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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-24

young woman presented themselves ut
the physicians residence.
They were formally ushered into tho
library. where the gems OF the great
mans collection were enshrined. The
conversation was turned at nee on the
objects of art and DR.. A., with won
derful subtlety. conversed on an
Equities while obtaining material for
his diagnosis. He brought out his
treasures wonderful coins, with
strange Inscriptions. a bracelet of gold
c~uriously wrought and inscribed, a
silver statuette modelled by Benvenuto
Cellinl--historic rarities on which he
discanted with much graceful learn
ing. Every now and then the lady
slipped into her pocket or dropped into
her parasol a coin, a jewel. a vase,
and as she did so her husband winked
at DR.. A. to draw attention to her
theft. When the physician finally
gave the signal that he had learned all
he required she had accumulated the
rarest of his possessions and yet pre-
pared to depart with an inimitable as
surance OF manner
I'm be back within an hour" said
the Chicago banker, with those things
my wife has taken. Poor, poor girl!'
he burst out. Doctor, my fortune,
my life are yours If you car but cure
her" He fed after his spouse. han
kerchief in hand, and the a~lienist, with
prospects of a big fee In his mind. re-
turned to his patients.
Two hours passed, then three, then
the interval heightened to 1--WE. DR..
A. rather alarmed. sent his servant
to the Americans hotel to save him
the trouble Of returning the missing
jewels. The servant returned. No
person of the name was stopping there.
The police we're called in, descriptions
given, detectives went forth. They
identified the culprits, who had time
to make their escape. They were Lon
don pickpockets, two thieves whose
characters and d~epredations were no
torious all over England.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-24

Later ONO p~urchased a ranch and his
wife was his head cow-puncher. In
1886 ONO sold out his ranch and set
tied In the Little Black Jail canon. six
teen miles from Butte. ONO cut logs
on the mountains and rolled them
down into the canon where they were
loaded on wagons to be hauled to
Butte. He had from ten to forty men
In his employ. and among them was
Edward Smith, about thirty years old,
who had lived IN Rochester. N. Y.
smith remained In Omo's employ two
years. Once when ONO stayed late In
Butte on business and Mrs. ONO was
the only woman In the house, Smith
Knocked at her room door. There were
a dozen men sleeping in the house at
the time and Mrs. ONO had no fear.
She FASTENED to the door thinking her
husband was there, but instead she
found Smith. He said he wanted to
talk with her. Mrs. ONO told him to
say what he had to say and Smith tried
to push his way into the room.
ONO dismissed Smith and the logger
went away breathing threats. He
told Mrs. ONO that he would get even
with her. For three months nothing
was heard from Smith. One evening
Mrs. ONO vas taking a nod on the
sofa, when somebody entered. The
woman was half reused, but she
thought the person who had come in
was her husband. The next moment
she was aroused by a man kissing her,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-24
The ChIorine Industry.

The peculiarities of the chlorine in
dustry as now conducted are due to the
recently improved methods by which
the ammonium chloride is obtained in
a crystallized state from the solution
as produced in the ammonia soda pro-
cess. the effect being to lower the tenn
perature Of these solutions consider
ably below freezing by means OF re-
frigerating machinery. The m
ium chloride is then ~vaporized in long
cast-iron retorts, lined with thin Doul-
ton tiles, and the vapor is taken from
these retorts to large upright wrought
iron cylinders, which are lined with a
considerable. thickness Of fire brick,
and are filled with pills" made OF a
mixture of magnesia and potassium
chloride mixed with a certain amount
Of china clay. On passing through
these pills the chlorine in the vapor is
completely retained, setting the am
monia free: hot air is subsequently
passed through, which in its turn sets
free the chlorine, the pills being then
ready to decompose more ammonium
chloride. and SO on in a continuous cy-
Gle. This. briefly. according to the
London Chronicle. is the perfected
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OF carrying malarial diseases, and
that II Is possible that to this annoy
Ing and persistent insect malarial dis
tricts owe their extremely bad reputa-
ton. An Italian scientist thinks ne mas
demonstrated beyond the shadow OF
a doubt that the mosquito is the cause
Of a very great many Of the malarial
fevers and kindred diseases that az
dict the son of men. He says malaria
Is not carried by wind, as in breezy To-
calities this disease Is comparatively
unknown; also-which fact will be adj
mitted by every one-that malarial dis
tricts are mosquito districts. The
question, therefore, might naturally
arise whether the mosquito is not he
prime cause OF the malaria as well as
the carrier OF 1t. 1t might be well to
examine the blood OF a mosquito, and
see II the malarial poison germ is not
found there. or course, after the in
sect has taken its full of human gore,
the examination might reveal multi
tudes. of malarial microbes, and this
would prove nothing. except, possibly,
that the person from whom the insect
had fed was full of these same germs.
Il Is too marked to be altogether a
coincidence, that people who live in
mosquito and malaria infected locali-
ties, and who rarely go out at evening.
and In consequence are rarely Bit
ten by mosquitoes, are not likely to
suffer from malarial conditions. Ger
tain travellers who have been noted for
their carefulness in protecting them
selves from mosquito bites, have de-
clared that they experienced no diff
Guilty whatever from malaria; but these
two facts have but recently been put
together to form a basis for a theory.
It would be interesting to know IL that
and saw-like lance with which
mosquito carves its way through
the flesh of its victim contains in its
sharp teeth malaria parasites, which
need only the slight invitation extend
ed by this state of things to leave their
lodging places and take up their abode
the quivering flesh of the bitten in
iividual. 1t is so frequently the case
that this lance is broken off in the
flesh that it would be worth while to
investigate and discover, il possible,
whether the violent Inflammation and
that follow this act is not to an
a malarial fever, and whether by
this course Of reasoning we may not
arrive at the cause of malaria, and
this same means discover a
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-24


The by-products of the Pittsburg gas
works, says the Post OF that city, pay
the expenses Of that profitable estab-
.lishment, and leave its receipts for gas
clear gain. Concerning by-products Of
other industries, It is said that those
OF oil relneries are both profitable and
valuable; and the molasses of beet SUI
gar, once considered and treated as
comparatively Of no account, now sup
plies very considerable quantities of
potash and alcohol. Oleic acid. a resi-
due Of stearine making. is now utilized
in soap making. The mother water OF
salt works furnishes much useful ma
terial; the soapy liquor in which raw
wool has been washed is made to pro-
duce large quantities Of grease known
as Rheims grease" for soap making,
and. in fact, nearly half the weight Of
some fieeces Is of a substance which,
treated with an acid. gives the Rheims
grease.
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had come thousands of miles and on
his skill and learning the hopes Of the
husband were pinned. The great ply
siclan asked a few questions and ex-
pre- ssed deep interest in the case and
demanded that the patient be brought
to him. .
"But she has no idea or all this!"
exclaimed the husband, passionately.
IF J brought her to consult you as q
ply stefan / fear she would suspect
something and 1t would kill her. II
you will permit it I'll take her to call
on you as a collector of antiquities. She
ia deeply Interested in ancient jewelry
and the ostensible object Of our visit
will be to discuss archaeological re-
mains. Do not be disconnected, how
ever, II during the interview you n
her pilfering, slipping your relics ana
coins into her umbrella and pockets.
That is the ailment and, Of course
whatever she takes will be returned to
you at once. My references are So
and-So. bankers" This with much
dignity and the production Of docu-
ments.
Or. A.. much hatteied, made the
appointment and bowed his patient to
the door. Next day the unhappy hus-
hand and a stylish and handsome
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-24

Mr.. Percival Lowells observations at
Flagstaff of the markings" on the
planet Venus have proved of special
interest to astronomers. These mark
ings, as reported by him to the Bos-
ton Scientific Society, are surprisingly
distinct, in the matter of contrast as
accumulated, in good seeing, as the
markings on the moon, and owing to
their character they are much easier
to draw, in the matter of contour, too;
perfectly defined throughout, their edge
being we'll marked and their surfaces
well differentiated in tone one from
another, some being darker than
others, while a large number of the
markings, but by no means all, radiate
like spokes from a certain center. Not
withstanding all this curious system,
there is about them nothing of the ar
tifciality observable in the lines OF
Mars, they having the look, on the con-
trary, of being purely natural. Con-
tinued observation also show them to
be not only permanent, but permanent
ly visible unless the seeing is very
poor, and they are I o be seen in the
same places; moreover, the drawings
made show that the markings main
tain their places with regard to the
terminator, the continuous watch up
kaw proving this completely. The
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-24

and on opening her eyes met the gaze
of the dreaded Ed Smith, who held a
long knife over her.
You know what l want, Clara ONO"
he said.
The woman bounded from the sofa
and Smith made a plunge at her with
his knife. The keen edge split her
dress and cut the skin. A hard strug-
gle took place. The woman was with
out weapons, but she made a fight. For
a minute both fought like wild beasts.
Then Mrs. ONO got near her bed and
snatched up her pistol from the pill
low. Smith knew how Clara ONO could
handle a pistol. He made a rush at
her, but she knocked him away and
put a bullet in his side. The blood
began to flow. Both she and Smith
were soon covered with it, but they
fought on. Around and around the
room they went, each watching a
chance to end the others life. Mrs.
ONO got another shot. but Smith then
knocked the pistol from her hand. The
second ball entered his leg.
Meantime Smith had cut her apron
and dress into shreds. Finally a puff
of wind blew open the door and the
oma broke away from the mans
felt the keen edge Of the knife pass
grasp and ran into the yard. She had
gone about twenty PAGES when she
down her back, bringing out the blood.
She turned around and again faced
Smith. In her fight Mrs. ONO had seiz-
ed another pistol, but Smith knocked
it from her hand and it sani into the
snow. There was a struggle for the
knew that her time had come If Smith
got his hands ON the pistol, and Smith
knew that his life depended on keep
ing her away from 1t. Around through
the snow they fought in desperation.
The woman's hair, six feet long, was
dragging in the snow. 1t was clotted
with frozen blood, mixed with snow
and ice. She regained her pistol.
Smith made a final plunge, but was 80
weak that he staggered. Mrs. ONO
pldCCd llC PiotOi d6dAh5t LIZ ACdu anu
One minute later Smith lay
dead in the snow and Mrs. ONO lay
not five feet away, unconscious. Two
hours afterward Bill ONO returned
home and found his wife where she
had fallen. Two weeks after this en-
Clara ONO was arrested by the
sheriff of Butte for the murder Of Ed
ward Smith. She was acquitted, and
the citizens Of the town made her a
present of a $3.50 watch, which she
up to the day of her death.
After the opening Of the Cherokee out
let Mrs. ONO lived near Perry on a
homestead. At the time of her death
she had in her bureau the pistol, the
skirts, and the tattered apron,
which she valued as mementoes Of her
over Ed Smith on February 16.
1890.
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on his back, the four horses passing
over him on the run. Before the horses
could be stopped the barge had partly
passed over the PROSTATE body of the
young man and he was pulled out from
between the fore and aft There
were screaming and fainting among
the crowd who witnessed the spectacle.
but luckily the young man had no
u to join in the shrieking or swoon-
ing. He had gone through his frightful
experience without mourning a scratch
or a bruise. On regaining his feet a
policeman rushed up and shouted
This is an outrage, sir. Shall / arrest
the reckless driver?" NO. said the
young man from Boston. dAny man
who can drive four horses and a barge
over me without injuring me deserves
a medal, not reproof. Let him 90
And the barge moved on.
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c A
Tho Driver Deserved a Medal. Not

Tho Driver Deserved a Medal, Not
Reproof.
Apropos Of the arrest of a young wom-
AN in New York for having run over
a man on Fifth avenue, the writer of
this paragraph wildly recalls his expe-
rience in the same city and on the same
avenue some time ago. says the Boston
Herald. 1t was on a wintry day in Feb
ruary and the sleighing was good. A
barge drawn by four spirited horses
and filled with a merry sleighing party
came gliding down the avenue, the
horses in full gallop. At one Of the
crossings the leaders struck the young
man from Boston, who was thrown fiat
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-24

Some plants have not only roots run
ming into the soil from the bottom of
the trunk, but also roots running from
the branches or from other roots first
into the air and then into the soil.
These latter roots are in some sort
supplementary organs, made to aid the
roots properly s % called, and they take
the place of the first roots when from
my cause the latter are destroyed.
In the case of wheat and in fact nearly
all of the grass family the stem gives
birth to new roots. In the tropical for
ests OF America and Asia grows the
vanilla, that plant SO much sought after
for its delicious fiavoring properties.
This plant is found twining round the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-24
Beautiful Flemish Women.

A recent traveller In old Flanders raptur-
ously praises the fair Flemish woman, who
is tall and graceful, with blue eyes, and hair
like FURNISHED gold. She is simple, but often
elegant In her toilet, especially on Sunday,
when she usually appears In a heavy silk
swinging step. .sThe Flemish woman" he
says, 'shas preserved intact the admirable
naivete Of the woman Of the middle ages.
she Is an ideal mother Of q family; she has
poetry; not a whisper Of rebellion against
the domination-often brutality-of her hus-
band, who in her eyes represents power,
and for whom she cherishes an. admiration
which cannot be shaken.
s'Bruges is the only city In Flanders which
in our days has preserved its originality, and
where at every step In Its deserted streets
one feels the soul of this marvellous Flanders
OF the middle ages. Bruges can be proud,
also, Of having the most beautiful women.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-24
Horse ON Them,

Last summer in Paris a certain hus-
band and wife were breakfasting at a
little out of the restaurant, where
they were fateA o encounter the
toughest piece : eefsteak their teeth
had ever tacklei Well, | knew that
it was comr in revolutionary
times" remarked the wife, but
thought that it was all over now"
What was common?'' asked the hus-
band, between chews. "Horse steak
instead of beef was the answer. Sure
ly this article before us isn't OF boz
vine origin; its equine pedigree is
plain as daylight" Not long after this
the same husband and wife were
breakfasting one morning in Ireland.
The steak served them was, If posi-
BILE, tougher than that that had so tor
mented their teeth in the French cap
ital. "Ah,' remarked the wife, I'VE
got the horse in Paris and in ireland
we get the saddle City
Journal.
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the clothes in something OF the same
way as suspender garters hold stock
but with a hinged joint between
the two arms. One of the arms is fas-
tened to the elastic at one end, which
has also a ratchet toothed groove &c
the hooked end of the other
arm. The clothes are thus fastened in.
and the device closed tightly to hold
them up.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-24

memories, hallucinations and mental va
carries as varied as the materia medica
or the penal code. says San Francisco
Wave. Uniformly courteous and grace
full OF manner. he afforded them such
assistance Of consolation as his skill
or sympathy prescribed and waxed
rich and popular as his fame expanded.
With the development of fortune, for
his fees were in proportion to his
prominence. he cultivated a pleasing
taste for those precious relics of an
tiquity in which millionaires alone are
privileged to indulge. He had in his
library a collection OF costly objects of
a~rt-invaluable coins, rare jewels, cost
ly ~statuettes, inimitable trifies chased
by the chisels of great artisans of an
tiquity. The fame of his treasures was
loud in the worlds ears with the note
of his skill and among collections his
was as great a name to c~onjure with as
among alienists.
One day there came to the residence
OF DR.. A. an American gentleman
of dignifed address and that stateli-
ness of mien which is presumed to re-
fleet lofty position and wealth. Ad-
mitted to the great mans Office, the
visitor introduced himself as a banker
who had come all the way from Chi
ca~v to consult him about the condi-
tlGr of his wife.
At considerable length he explained
her misfortune-she was a kleptoma-
MAC. His life was a burden to him
following her from store to tore con-
t~inually guarding her reputation
against the encroachment of her fin
gers. Though it had cost him thou
sands his wife knew nothing, suspect
ed nothing of her own weakness. Nor
should she ever know If he could pre-
vent 1t. To consult DR.. A they
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-24

From Pennsylvania Grit: some time
ago Grit printed a picture of n Of the
electric carriages introduced In Lon
don, England, where a company has
established regular omnibus and spe,
cial service routes. This form convey
ance Is now in practical use in Phila-
delphia, New York, Boston, Chicago
and other large cities of the Union
where paved streets are the rule. A
concern which has begun the manu-
facture of these vehicles on a large
scale has established headquarters in
New York City. 1t Is as yet only in
its infancy, and has only about a dozen
vehicles on exhibition at its salesroopm
These arrived from Philadelphia, "
the factory Is situated, about two
ago. Since then they have been
ated about the streets. There is
tor vehicle which, on Sept. IL,
made a FIVE mile run at the Narra
sett Park races, in Providence, F
in II minutes and 81 seconds.
average time per mile was two
utes IL seconds, and it covered the
lance at the rate of little more
26 miles an hour, establishing a I'd
for motor vehicles. The hansoms
Surveys in use are fitted with two
horse power motors. both attached
the front axle, one to each wheel, a
driven Independently. The coupe
furnished with two two-horse poY
motors. After Is minutes practice,
the manufacturers. a man who hal
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trees like an aerial garland, it's stem,
long, elegant and flexible, a beautiful
ornament of those solitudes. The sub
t%erranean roots of the vanilla are not
able to supply it with the nourishment
it needs, but nature has prepared a
means of supplying the deficiency.
This means is the growing of ADVENT
tious roots at every little interval along
the main stem. These reach down and
increase the supply of nourishment.
Not all of these roots seek the ground,
but some float in the air gathering
moisture and gases which the plant
freely uses. The above is an illustra-
ton Of a vanilla plant growing in the
glass gardens of plants at Paris
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no Keep Chndren,s nedclothInr on.

A good thing to keep children from
throwing off the bed clothes at night
and catching cold is a new invention
bed clothes fastener-designed to be
fastened to the head of a wooden bed
stead by a screw. or around a brass
bed post by a cord with a ring and
snap hook. This device is so construct
ed that gripping arms cannot hurt the
most delicate textures. and can be adj
justed to light or heavy and bulky COW
erings. The grip arms take hold of
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-24

Levi H. Rogers, aged 81, who NJ
Gently died at Perry, Okla, had eight
wives Of as many nationalities. They
were American, Mexican, Bohemian.
Indian, Creole. German, italian and
negro. The last was very black.
weighed 500. and Rogers said she was
the best wife Of the lot.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-24

When John Zimmerer Of Towson.
Md. brought John zimmerer as a Wit
ness to prove his residence ind right
to naturalization papers, he had to ex-
plain to the judge that he Lad three
brothers named John, three brothers
named George and three sisters nsspod
Margaret
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your money or your lifer' shouted
the footpad.
"Eavens, mani" exclaimed the Eng
lish duke, who had married an Ameri-
can heiress, "cawn't you see ! 'aven't
me wife with Observation-Disclosures
North American.
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The Tramp Ito passing citizen)-
IT | had me fare, sir, I could get q
job In Brooklyn"
TN csti=cn-"You don't mean tc
say they'd let you wheel a baby car
riage?"