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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22
NO LONGER EQUALS.
The Sad Romance of Mercedes Maginnis
and AIphonse OHoo1ihan.

and Alphonso OHooilhan.
Mercedes Maginnis drew herself up
proudly in front of Alphonse O'Hoolihan,
and with flashing eyes and reddening
cheeks exclaimed:
"This makes my rich southern blood
boill"
The young man was silent for mo-
ment, and then, without any show of
passion, returned:
"Ah, Mercedes, you can't be no more
sorry than what | am. 1t is fate. You
amt to blame. But we can't wipe out
the terrible truth"
"Alphonse O'Hoolihan, the beautiful
your face no more. Oncet I thought you
was noble. But the bitter truth has came
to me at last Goodby."
He hung his head and was unwilling to
depart
Mercedes, he said, "let us at least be
friends"
No." she answered, pointing to the
door. AFTER what has been said you
can't do nothing to undo it, The time
has came for us to part forever
"But," he pleaded, 'some day things
might get changed SO we would be equals
Is it my fault that Jour mother is only
a ragpicker2 Am I to blame If society
would wonder If the son of city dog
catcher was to get married to one in your
spear of lifeS Don't look at me with them
kind of glances, Mercedesl 1t breaks my
HEARTH
"And yit, she bitterly exclaimed, "you
said you loved me oncet."
eyes" he returned, holding his hands
out toward her, sit was the truth. love
you yit. Oh, l wisht my folks wasn't in
society Then / could marry the girl of
my choict. But their set would never
forgive them if they thought had went
outside of it for wife. My mother would
never be invited to no more of their par
ties and that would kill her."
She permitted him to take her hands in
his and he kissed her upon the ruby lips
until both were weary. Then he sadly de-
parted.
The beautiful girl sat down upon soap
box and permitted her tears to flow, while
oonvulsive sobs shook her tender form.
"Oh," she murmured to herself, II
wisht was dead If l could only git a
job. Then would be above him and he
would have to suffer- But I wouldn't be
as cruel as him. No, would defy society
I would"--
But at that moment Alphonse O'Hooli-
han returned, all out of breath, and catch
ing tho tender maiden in his arms, cried
Everything has came out all right
Mercedes You shall still be mine"
For long time she was too happy to
ask him what had brought about the
change, but at last she looked up inquir-
ingly, and he said:
"The old man lost his job this morning
on account of politics Oncet more we are
equals !"-Cleveland Leader.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22
The Flies.

The Flies.
Hear the flies! Buzzing flies!
In the morning ere we rise
How they buzzl
Feel the fuzz
And the tickle on their toes
As they gambol Ger your nose.
Or perhaps they play instead
Tag or tennis on your head
Polished head.
Note the restless, prickly pace
As they crawl all DER your face
Everywhere
They're cavorting, full Of glee.
Over your anatomy.
How you swear
As you pound your body sore,
Thirsting for the messly gore
OF the flies, beastly fses,
Flies, flies, flies. flies,
Flies, flies, flies
OF the blooming and presuming pesky
flies.
Note the impudence and gall
OF the flies.
Even in your mouth they Il crawl
In your eyes,
In your meat and in your drink.
In your mucilage and ink,
In all things beneath the skies
In the butter, in the pies.
Would you think
They could cause such endless muss,
Cause good Christian men to cuss-
Crss the flies?
Drive courageous to despair
Till they d madly pull their hairp
Sages wise
Have grown daffy from the flies,
From the humming, strumming flies
Flies, flies, flies, flies,
Flies, flies, flies
FROM annoying, sense destroying peslxy
flies.
New York Sunday World
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22
Read Down
West Bound
CHICAGO 4 CALIFORNIA LINE.

Train No. westbound, carries through
Pullman and tourist sleepers to Los An
geles and San Francisco.
No. 2 eastbound, carries same equip
ment to Kansas City and Chicago.
No. and are limited trains and stop
only at principal stations.
No. 20 eastbound, is local train, stops
at all stations, carries through sleepers
Ell Paso to Kansas City; chair cars Ell
Paso to Denver, via d. Il R. G. R. R. and
Trinidad through without change.
No. 81 westbound is local train, car
ries through sleepers to Ell Paso, connect
ing with trains for Mexico.
For information, time tables and litera-
ture pertaining to the Santa Fe Route,
call on or address,
81. 8. LUTz, Agent, Santa Fe.
w. J. BLACK, q. P. A., Topeka.
City Ticket Office, First National Bank
Building.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22
Rad For the Burglar.

Goodfellow (nearing .Iollyfellow's house
very late at night after a "time" at the
club)-I shay, Jollyfellow, che there.
There's burglar getting into your house
by zhe window
Jollyfellow-Sho he is Shay, wait a
(hic) little. My wife'll think he's me
and (hio) she'll half kill him.-New York
Waekly
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22

He-Din you hear about that Pennsylva-
mia woman who sued man for $1,000 for
one kiss' She-Yes, what homely GREAT
ure she must be. He-Homely Why SO?
She-Oh, of course, she just sued because
she wanted to advertise the fact that some
body had summoned up courage enough
to do it, and not because she was mad.
He then proceeded to take lunch.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22
A Queer Sign.

A Cleveland man who recently returned
from trip through England, winding up
with the jubilee week in London, was
asked what was the most curious thing he
saw when abroad.
swell" he answered, "the thing which
most forcihly appealed to my American
delight in the exaggerated form of humor
was a sign over Salvation Army bar
racks in Leeds. I stumbled upon it one
afternoon while strolling aimlessly about.
Here is literal copy of the inscription,
Souls Renovated While You Wait. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22
Liberal.

Sprocketts-Now, let's understand each
other before we start Oh this century run
together. OF course we are agreed that the
pedestrian has no rights the wheelman is
bound to respect?
De Scorch-Well, wouldn't put it
quite SO strong as that. The meanest hui
man being has right to six feet Of earth
and Christian burial New York Truth
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22
He Omitted the Hump.

"You have omitted the traditional hump
in making up for Richard" observed the
stage manager, with proper Difference
Certainly" rejoined the leading heavy
austerely. "If I've got to offer my king
dom for horse, don't care to appear
any more absurdly inconsistent than Is
necessary"
Even the countenance of the royal mis-
screant of York must not be made up too
hideously or it might be taken for u bicy-
Gle ace.-Detroit journal
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22

"Mamma, Uncle Hipsley has lost his
wife. hasn't hef"
Eyes, Johnny, long ago..
"Well, he's widower, isn't hep
eyes"
"And Uncle Peddiford has lost three
wives, hasn't her"
eyes"
"Then Uncle Peddiford is good deal
widower than Uncle Hipsley, isn't he,
ammap'-Chicago Tribune.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22
The Hateful Bachelor.

"Oh," twittered the sweet girl II have
Just been reading that 2 is also an unlucky
number, same as 49, I wonder if it is
true"
"Two is an unlucky number" said the
hateful bachelor, when it is made one."
indianapolis Journal.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22
The Ultimate OF Divisibility.

Suppose suggested the teacher, that you
take piece of beefsteak and cut it into
halves, then cut the halves into quarters,
the quarters into eighths, and the eighths
into sixteenths, into what could the
sixteenths be cut?
Hash, responded Tommy, whose mother
kept boarding house.
And the class in fractions was dismissed.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22

Tho Colorado Midland Railroad
Reaches the grsndest scenery in the
world, Ute Pass, Pixies Peak, Hsgerman
Pass and He'll Gate; many beautiful sum-
mer resorts; the most famous mining
camps, Cripple Greek, Leadville, Victor
and Aspen. II 10 the short and direct
route TO the fruit lands Of the Grand val
Icy, the Great Salt Lake and the "Golden
Gate.n Through Pullman sleepers and
shair oars on oil trains.
W. r. BArLnY,
0snr Pass. Agent, Denver, Colo.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22
Almost Criminal.

II see," said Mr.. Kites, "that in Alaska
they have to melt the ice to get at the
gold"
"Dear me-" exclaimed Mrs. Hites,
"isn't that awfully wastefull" York
journal
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22
A la Carte.

Mrs. Nooly Reech-No We have no
trouble in disposing Of our kitchen refuse.
The Caller-What do you do with itp
Mrs. Nooly Reech-A private garbage
man removes 1t every day a La cart.-Pitts-
burg Chronicle Telegraph
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22

Isee eggs are SIT dozen in the Klcn.
dixie. That looks encouraging for our
profession, said the comedian.
Well, there are worse things to be met
with in our profession than eggs, said the
tragedan; there are frosts, my boy, frosts!
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22
A Razor In Her Hair.

in Lexington, KY, negro girl was ar
rested for carrying a razor in her hair
"What were you doing with that razor?"
asked the recorder.
~ warn't doin nuthin wild 1T when dey
kotohed me-" she said. II wuz jest
a-lookin fer a lady dat didn't like AT
lanta Constitution.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22
A Degenerate Scion.

Helen Ito herself)-I have now been
alone with Herr Won Felsenstein half an
hour and yet he has not robbed me of one
kiss. Yet he claims to be descendant Of
the robber barons -Flegende Blatter.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22
From One Point of View.

The two girls strolled by the sad sea
waves
"Shall we go in bathingP" asked one.
"What's the use?" demanded the other.
"There isn't man on the beach. Chi.
cago Post
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22
busting the Parlor.

Mistress-What in the world are you
putting ashes on the floor for, Bridget?
Bridget-Shure, ma am, an didn't yez
say to doost the parlor?-Brooklyn Life.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22
Reduced Rates.

The Santa Fe Route now offers the
following low rates to points on or
reached via their lines: City of Mexico,
$67.7O for the round trip, tickets good
for return passage, nine month; to San
Diego and Los Angeles. $3.50; to San
Francisco, $3.50 good for return passage
month; TO Phoenix, Ariz, $46.25, limit
6 month; Las Vegas Hot Springs $500,
limited 20 days. Gall on agents for parti-
culars.
WI. Bl.oK, g. P. A.
Topeka, Kas,
n. 8 Lutte, AGEKr,
Santa Fe, N. M
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22

Here's the story of young woman who
kept on taking laudanum to relieve the
toothache until YesP What? Until she
relieved il. All! When is the funeral to be
held?
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22
Not Speaking For the Remote Future.

NOT Speaking FOr the KemOte FuCure'
Felix-Do you mean that you can never
be mine, Angelinep
Angeline-Well, won't go so far as
that, Mr.. Turndown. am going to marry
another, but one never knows, you know.
philadelphia North American.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22
Tennessee Centennial and Intcrna.
tional Exposition, Nashville,
Tenn, May L to OctO-

For the above occasion the Santa Fe
route has placed on sale tickets to Nash
vile and return at rate of $67.15; these
tickets will be on sale daily until October
Is, 1897 good to return until November,
7, 1897. For particulars call on agents of
the Santa Fe route.
H. s. LUrz, Agent,
". J. BLACK, G. P. A. Santa Fe, N. NJ.
Topeka, Kas.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-22
What He Was Doing.

Clergyman-My boy, do you know it's
wicked to fish on the Sabbath
Youngster-I isn't flshin. I'm teach
ing this ere wurm to swim.-Tit-Bits
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-07

by its golden hair Mary Lamb gave her
Latin lessons. Charles Lamb Is quoted as
solemnly declaring that ''he never stam-
mered when he told a lie Mrs Cowden
Clarke heard Felix Mendelssohn improylse
for Nine. Malibran, and attended the first
night of Weber's "Oberon-' of the great
actors and actresses of the day there are
also many "reminiscences and anecdotes
Edmund kean, MGnden, Liston- the elder
Matthews, Miss Kelly. Mrs. Davenport,
Charles and Fanny Kemble and others.
Mrs. Cowden Clarke was present at many
first nights. including several of Douglas
Jerrolds plays; and she saw the author
himself in the principal character of THE
Painter OF Ghent.' which he took for the
first few nights. She also saw Listens first
appearance in Paul Pry." one OF his great
est hits She was at the Olympic when
Nine. Vestris appeared as Orpheus. clad in
the smallest amount of clothing l had ever
then seen worn upon the stage. Coleridge
she saw but once. while he was with the
Colmans at Highgate. when I was in
troduced to him as Vincent Novelties eldest
daughter, Coleridge was struck by my faith
er'S name. knowing it TO be that Of a
musician, and forthwith plunged into a fer
vent and eloquent praise of music. branch
ing into explanation OF an idea he had.
that the creation of the universe must have
been accompanied by a grand, prevailing
harmony OF spheral music"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-07
HIS VISION is PERVERTED.
A Boy Who Writes Backward, but
Sees 1t as If Written Correctly.
New York Herald.

New York Herald.
A remarkable case of what. for want of
a better name. is termed perveted vision is
just now attracting much attention in
North Adams Mass. The victim of this
strange malady is John Ghidotti, "A six
year-old boy who attends the public schools
of that city. Physically and mentally. so lar
as scientists and physicians can determine.
he in no way differs from other boys OF
his age. except that IL is practically impos-
sible for him to write IN the ordinary man
ner He uses his left hand. writing from
right TO left. forming his letters and sem
This regularity of the boy was noticed as
soon as he began TO take writing lessons.
He learned the letters quickly, and wrote
rapidly for one so young. but his writing
was invariably in the reverse order
Starting from the wrong side of the page
he would cover his copybook with char,
acterS which looked unlike anything called
writing. but II the page was held before a
mirror the reflection was perfectly legible
and appeared like ordinary writing. Strange
10 say. ne makes figures in the proper
manner. Yet he cannot explain the differ
ence between writing figures from LETT to
right and letters just the reverse. IL seems
Impossible TO teach this c4hd that there
is anything peculiar about his chirography.
and he persists that his handwriting Is
like that of any other person.
one may guide his right hand over line
of CODY in the proper manner, but the mo-
ment his hand is released he instantly
changes the pencil TO his ieft hand and and
,ookng-slass fashion.
Another peculiar feature of this perverted
vision is that apparently he has no dihi-
ulty I'm reading the handwriting OF other
PERSONS although there is such q difference
letween his own and that OF others HIS
eacher, Miss Alice g. Buckley. says that
re evidently tries very hard 10 do as be Is
old but Il is as difficult for him TO write
n the ordinary manner as X would be for
mother to practice his unique method SIZE
annot make mp her mind whether his diff
Iculty comes from n defect in his eyes or
from the fact that he is left handed. b
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-07
HAS NO FEAR OF SNAKES.
Maryland Man Who Allows Poisonous
Reptiles to Bite Him.

New YORK Herald.
The only man in the world who does not
fear a snake bite, and upon whom the
venom OF serpents apparently has no effect
is William +. Wilmer, whose home is in
Wolfsville. Md. His performances with
copperheads. rattlers and viperS q con-
slant source CT wonder and amaZement to
all who know him. and even to his lifelong
friends there is large element of mystery
about the man and his strange power over
snakes. He takes great pride in this re-
spect. and when among strangers ii is "a
favorite form OF amusement with him 10
hunt up some ugly looking specimen of the
serpent family--the more deadly the better
IL fits his purpose-and TO let the reptile
sink its venomous fangs in his bare arm
Recently while on a visit in the noun
tains of western Pennsylvania. a half dozen
spotted vipers were found in bunch under
a stone. Rolling up the sleeve OF his coat
until his arm was bare TO the elbow Wit
mer proceeded with his other hand TO take
the largest and usliest looking viper by
the tail, and. shaking him apart from the
rest of the snakes. swung him about until
he was thoroughly enraSed. He then al
lowed the viper TO sink its teeth in his
arm.
Then one by one the other vipers were
picked up and allowed to seize the arm.
until there were a full half dozen of the
spotted writing things hanging from Wit
mer's flesh AID writing themselves about
the arm in a very frenzy of rage. When the
spectators were sufficiently horrihed the
man took the snakes. one by one. by the
tai, and. shaking them loose from his arm.
killed them by swapping them like the lash
of = whip
For the rest of the day no one would have
been surprised to the man drop dead
at any moment, but, on the contrary. he
seemed among the lveliest OF the party.
There was no swelling of the arm nor any
numbness OF the flesh. the only trace of
the exhibition being a number of tiny red
spots on the arm. which looked as if a
needle had punctured the flesh. Those were
the marks of the snakes tangs.
Wilmer himself says of the strange pc
culiarity which he possesses that IL is some
thing inherited from his ancestors. one in
each generation back as far as ne knows
having had this same immunity from the
poison of venomous reptiles. u do not try
TO explain it, said he: ''all / know is that
[ have no fear OF snake bites. and although
/ have been bitten hundreds of times
never felt the slightest III effects from any
OF them.
1T is only pastime for me to hunt and
catch the most deadly serpents. and a Pc
culiar feature of 1t is that once a snake
has bitten me / have no difficulty In tanning
il. In fact, at home / have a number OF
pet rattlers and copperheadS, which know
me and will come wher / call them, just
like dog. I seem to have the same power
over animals and have yet 10 meet the
| first wild animal I cannot tame"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-07
TREES ON A TOWER.
Only Instance Known Is at Green's
burg, Ind.
Leslie's Weekly.


Probably one of the most peculiar things
of nature is a grove of trees growing from
the apex OF the courthouse tower at
Greensburg. Ind. This is the only thing of
this kind in existence. except in England.
where the top of the parish church
tower. in Bicknolier. Somersetshire. is n
yew tree. now four feet high and still grow
ing in hardy fashion. IL is generally be-
lieved that the tree owes its origin to a
seed dropped by bird, although some claim
that it was purpoSely planted in the earth
and mortar between the stones. The tree
was first noticed about eight years ago.
The existence of the trees on the Green's
cling owing to the fact that there are
none of their species within several miles.
and their place of ha5itation is entirely de-
For thirty years trees have been growing
on the tower. although the oldest now
standing has not lived through more than
twenty years.
The building was erected i'm the early
sixties. 1t stands in the center of the
public square, ON a gradual elevation OF
perhaps ten miles around in the surround
ing country. and a grove of naples sur
rounds the famous temple of justice. max
ing one OF the most beautiful parks 10 be
Fever since the first tree In this grove
made its appearance, ample nourishment
reached the roots of the beautiful speci-
mems of the large-toothed aspen tPopulus
grandidentata) growing i'm the crevices of
the tower. which Is built principally of
hewn blocks of Limestone Creeping
heavy layers of hard rock. the sprouts
continued 10 flourish. Even during the
droughts OF recent years. when all vegeta-
ton In the neighborlOod was suffering and
dying. the trees continued 10 thrive and
wave their branches TO the hot winds not
wthstanding the fact that their abode, de-
void OF moisture, so high i'm the air, was
always hotter i'm the heated season than
that of other vegetation. and the large
stones would be so hot that the birds could
not alight upon them.
Like all other trees of this family. which
includes the willows and poplars, the seeds
are very small and clothed with a long,
silky down. As there are no known trees
OF this species nearer than Kentucky,
across the Ohio. more than fifty miles
away. il is supposed the seeds were carried
by birds and lodged between the rocks,
where they naturally propagaied In the
meager amount of dust and moisture gath
cred there.
The first tree appeared on the uppermosi
part of the tower about the year 1856. and
soon. the astonishment OF the entire
town. assumed a speedy growth. About q
year after. on n different part Of the tower
| a second one was observed TO be- growing
while il was followed by another. With
! the scant moisture. and almost devoid OF
| any earthly matter whatever, the roots
wedged between the stones. their growth
L continued until ihe largest attained