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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-28

Beware of the fraudulent imita-
tons Of the original Postum Cereal
Grain coffee. Insist on Postum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-28

Subscribe for THE AoRUs.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24
A Boys Diary.

A mother describes in the Interior
how she came to look upo the rubbish
in her boys drawer as his unwritten
diary and the basis of his autobiog-
raphy. She said to him one day;
My son. your bureau drawer is full
of rubbish. You had better clear it
out"
Yes, that would be his great delight;
so we began.
"This horseshoe is Of no use"
"Oh, yes, it is. | found it under
~grandpa's corn crib, and he. let me have
il"
'These clamshells you'd better break
up for the hens"
why mamma, I got them on the
beach, you know, last summer"
and this faded ribbon-burn it up"
ooh, no! That was our class badge
for the last day of school, and 1 want to
keep it,"
Here is that old tin flute yet! Why
do you heap up such trash?"
THAT is a nice flute that Willie gave
me two Christmases ago. Didn't we
have a splendid time that day?'
well this bottle is good for moth
ing"
"Oh, yes, it is. That is the bottle /
used for a bobber when we went fish
ing at Green's Lake. A black bass
pulled that bottle way under water"
Then the mother thought that to de-
stroy these historical relics would be
to obliterate pleasant memories.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24
oreign office to their minister at Wash

foreign Office to their minister at Wash
ington, dated Oct. Is, 1865, and COM
m%unicated to Mr.. Seward on the goth
of the same month-was no more sat
isfactory, though in better tone, than
those which had preceded. In effect it
demanded a recognition by the United
States of the government of Macmillan
in Mexico as a condition precedent to
the recall of the French army.
The time had evidently arrived when
Napoleon must be informed in language
which could not be misunderstood what
was the real sentiment of the govern
ment and people of the United States
on the Mexican question. 1t was diff
cult, perhaps impossible, to express
that sentiment in official diplomatic
language that an emperor could afford
to receive from a friendly power. 1t
was therefore desirable that the disa-
greeable information be conveyed to
Napoleon in a way which would com
mand his full credence, and which he
vet need not regard as offensive. Mr..
Stewards explanation and instructions
to me, after several long conversations
on this subject, were summed up in the
words: II want you to get your legs
under Napoleon $ mahogany, aud tell
him that he must get out of Mexico
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

The following interesting but repul-
sive story is taken from the Indianapo-
lis Journal, where it appears as the talk
of a lady typewriter. 1t must be that
it is much exaggerated, but even SO it
may do good: If testimony concern
ing the prevalence Of masculine expec-
toration could be taken from typewrit-
ers, some startling revelations might
be made. | am in an office with seven
or eight alleged gentlemen, who all die
tate letters to me, and who all expec-
torate freely around me as | sit at nv
machine. After they have departed I
throw blotters on the floor all about.
to make my surroundings endurable.
Strange to say, not one of them has
ever noticed how my floor is strewn
with blotters, except in one instance.
when our president remarked. Miss
Mary, you use a great many blotters.a
My response was, Eyes, sir; / have to. "
The colored porter finally made out tho
reason of my conduct. He probably
appraised some of the men in the office.
for matters have been pleasanter for
me since. To all girls who have been
annoyed in this way, | earnestly rec
ommend the blotter system. To attract
attention to reform helps it on
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

Awkward contretemps on the stage
are more amusing to the audience than
to the actors. Some time since, when
"As You Like IT. was being performed,
Rosalind had just exclaimed: Look,
here comes a lover of mine," when in
waltzed a toncat attached to the es-
tablishment. Thomas had to be bun
died out by Orlando.
In an English theater not long ago a
fine dramatic effect was ruined by the
inopportune appearance on the stage
of a hard-looking Irish woman; who
calmly walked in from the wings and
presented a bill for washing to the
leading lady.
Joseph Jefferson tells how, on one
occasion during the last act of Meta
mora" two Indians who were pre-
pairing a sacrificial pile accidentally set
fire to a sponge saturated with spirits.
PUT it OUT bawled Forrest. The two
Indians went down on their knees and
blew the fire, with the result that they
singed each others hair and eyebrows
at every puff. One Indian VITA great
dignity babe them desist, and jumped
on the flaming sponge. The result was
that a fountain of burning alcohol
spurted up his leather legs. He danced
off the stage very unceremoniously. and
the curtain was lowered.-New York
Tribune.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

What Mr.. Paxton and wife Are Doing
In the Latin Quarter.

What Mr.. Paxton and Wife Are Doing
in the Latin Quarter.
The Rev. and Mrs, ]. d. Paxton OF
Philadelphia have lately moved ,nto
the Latin quarter OF Paris with tlD
hope OF working reformation. pronot-
Ing religion and advancing social stfc
among the American students, says q
Paris correspondent of the Pittstug
Commercial Gazette. DR.. and MIS-.
Paxton have rented a studio and apni J.
ment In the heart OF this quarter. Here
they entertain the students. Every
Thursday Mrs. Paxton has her at
homes. She and her husband receive
from 4 until 6 and from 5 until II p. n.
The most charming girls In the quarter
have become Mrs. Paxton's friends and
a bevy of them are always to be found
gathered around the hostess when she
entertains. Each week the gatherings
become larger and larger; few Of the
receptions are attended by less than
200 Americans. DR.. Paxton grasped
this fact, that a church was not the
place to attract students. He rented a
studio-one in which the students work
all week and which they are as familiar
with as they are with their own rooms.
There Is no formality connected with
these meetings. The students drift IN,
In their everyday clothes, and feel as
free as IL they had come to draw or
paint, as they do on week days. DR..
Paxton's addresses can hardly be called
sermons. They are more in order of
sociable talks, started with a text. He
always takes care to have instrumental
music and singing at these meetings.
Some of the ablest talent in Paris is
often to be found there. After the talk
Mrs. Paxton, assisted by some of the
girls, serves cake and lemonade to all
present. Here the students revel in
real American chocolate cake, dough-
nuts and ginger snaps such as they
have not tasted stree they left home.
The services bring the American girls,
most of whom have no homes in which
to receive, in social contact with the
American men. Mrs. Paxton is n of
the most popular women in the quar-
Ter. Another club for American girls
is soon to be started here. A wealthy
woman who for the present wishes to
withhold her name from the public
has given much study to the needs Of
young women who come here to study
singing and painting. She realizes that
they are not strong enough to stand
the h~ardships one encounters in a
French pension and is about to estab-
fish a club where American girls can
live for 5 francs a day. This sum
is to include everything. The girls
have to be equipped with references
from some well-known institute in
America stating that they are talented
and really students of some promise.
The club building has not yet been
chosen, but the patronesses believe
that everything will be ready for the
receation of guests by May.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

Every day some fresh source of food
supply is discovered. Adhesive stamps
have not hitherto been regarded as
nutritious; the ostrich prefers gold
watches for a steady diet, and the trav-
cling tinker's donkey has a reputation
for consuming any clean linen that
may be handy. A Hindoo paper, how
ever, gives an account of a curious in
cident that occurred at the residency
in q remote district in Ceylon a little
while 6 Mr.. Pieris, the official as
s~istant, placed on his table some judi
cial stamps to the value of about 200
rupees. While his attention was drawn
to something else his pet goat was
slowly but surely making a meal Of the
stamps. This was not discovered until
the goat had swallowed some so ru-
pees' worth of stamps. Immediately
the goats life was demanded as a pen
atty, and the stamps afterward taken
from its stomach were forwarded to
the commissions Stamp Collector.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

known as the plac,ta. The only door
way is the large n opening directly
into the street, and which ia Wide and
high enough for any sized cart or car
rlage to be driven through into the
court. The house we had the good for
tune to examine was evidently the
abode OF a wealthy family. for there
were servants scattered all over the
place, and our guide was apparently
an old family dependent who took
great pride in her family and their
home. Emerging from the hallway
which we entered first on coming from
the street. the court was reached, and
there we found a fountain and plants
and some flowers. There was nc roof
to the placita. and the drawing rooms.
bedrooms and various other apart
ments opened into 1t, so that when
one is once within the court he Is prac-
tically in the whole house. And II ever
a house is a mans castle, as Blackstone
so strongly insists, then surely a Mexi-
can house is a w~ell-guarded castle. The
~" NAhuoNo thdt opch oA eho o1ASoeo
are heavily barred with iron, and in
stead Of the gardens being around the
house. the houses are around. the gar
dens. The rooms into which we glanced
had floors made of brick and covered
with rugs. while furniture had a very
American appearance. 1t was the
court, however, which we both liked
the best, and In which we fingered the
longest. Shut off from the street as
1t was, a restful quiet fingered about
the place, disturbed only by the drip
ping of the water in the fountain. Our
knowledge Of Spanish being very linn
tied, the old m explained by pan
tomime when her words failed to en-
tighten us. She showed us the room
she and her husband occupied. a little
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

closet sort Of place leading from the
placita, and in the door of which sat
a couple Of dark-eyed children, who
glanced at us lace and then resumed
their play.
A Chihuahua Ux-cart is a familiar
vehicle in the city. 1t is patterned after
some design Of apparently a century
or two ago, and is so big and lumber
ing that it fills nearly the whole street.
and requires two yoke Of oxen to pull
it. The wheels are made of huge blocks
of wood, and the wicker body of the
affair looks as though it would last
forever. But then the cart is charac-
teristic, and, like the antiquated pillow
of the Mexicans, is a curiosity which
will disappear, no doubt, before tbs
new order of things, and the modern
regime introduced by the Americans
and their railways.
A Mexican is a pretty good republi-
an. He loves show and pomp as much
as any royalist; and no matter how
small the town may be, one is sure to
find q company of soldiers, a band OF
music, and very many, yet diminutive
policemen. In chihuahua the Eleventh
Regiment barrack consists of a large
building north of the Plaza, and going
in and coming out of the spacious place
one may see varying members of rath-
er shabbily dressed soldiers. who
march to different parts of the city
for no other reason-so it seems-than
to show themselves to the inhabitants.
The uniform is usually a dirty-white
set of garments, and the men seem to
have little idea of military precision
But a Mexican policeman is the most
attractive parsonage, and the one con-
corning whom the greatest mystery ex-
lists.
Il should hate to attack a dozen of
them at once" said the man of the pen-
Gil, "but I don't think a half dozen
would trouble me-"
And, because I agreed with him. his
words went undisputed. The fact is
the referred-to men are not only very
short and fat and altogether chubby
looking, but they have an innocent.
childlike appearance, which dispossess-
es any n at once of any idea that
they are at all formidable. During the
day they sun themselves at the street
corners and on the benches Of the
Plaza, and look for all the world like
good little boys out for a holiday. At
night they each take a lantern-made
of tine and holding a talIow Candida
long staff and a little whistle. and.
squatting down in the middle Of the
street, at short distances apart, watch
the hours of darkness roll away to
meet those of light, and only giving
evidence that they are alive by blowing
shrilly notes on their whistles at every
half hour marked off by the clock in
the cathedral.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24
n CATHEDRAL.

corners. The ancient pile is dirty. too,
and long, dark stains extend down the
facade and circle around the towers.
while the weather-vanes on the dome
are bent and twisted into every con-
ceivable shape.
A stranger, unless acquainted, sees
but little Of the home life of Chihua-
hua. The houses we wanted to enter
were apparently SO inaccessible, with
iron bars at the windows, and SO many
servants stood at the door, that we
abandoned any intention we may have
had, and were well-nigh discouraged
about seeing the inside Of one. when.
by chance, the artist stumbled upon a
place into which we we're ushered by
a w~hitehaired old domestic. who in
formed us that the family had gone to
the States on a visit, and that we might
walk into the placita. There is an
UNMARRIED rnlaM followed In hnildina
Mexican houses. They are all Of white
washed adobe. ore story high, and are
erected arorad a large open square,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24
GIRLS PLAN TRADES.

Energetic Young Women Devise ways
for Increasing Their Incomes.
There are three girls in town who
have an idea Of doing something for a
living, says a writer In Harper's Bazaar.
It Is a perfect craze now among young
women who want to increase their ~
comes-or make incomes for Them
selves, rather-to 60 to work, n wntt
a blessed thing It is when they are cs7
pable OF so doing. These girls nave
realized for a long time the necessity
Of some place where n could senu a
skirt to be freshly bound In a sho'l
space OF time. So they are thinking So
riously Of starting a skirt binding NJ
ISOLATION, limited" Their plan is :"
take a room and commence by tneri-
selves doing the work. They propose
TO send out cards to all their friends
announcing that any skirt sent to them
will be cleaned, brushed. refaced apd
rebound for the small sum OF VI and re-
turned the same day. For instance, II
you send your skirt to them at . q 'clcck
in the morning, soiled, braid worn out
and In a generally disreputable condi-
ton, you may have 1t back again In
time for the afternoon. What a boon
it will be IL they are able to carry out
their intentionsl OF course, as is al
ways the case In such ventures, a GER
tain amount of capital is necessary, and
the girls do not want to run any great
risks, not being sure of success. Even
II they start with no workwoman 10
help them they must pay a MONTHS
rent in advance and employ a girl 70
fetch and carry for them. They need
encouragement, and every one VINO
knows them hopes they will get II.
Still another girl is going into trade, or
hopes to, rather. She lives in the coun-
try, rot many miles from town, and
she Is trying to induce her father 20
invest in an incubator for her, and her
great desire is to raise spring chickens
for private sale. She is working to get
orders now from her circle of acquaint-
ances, and if she manages 10 get
enough to warrant a start perhaps sne
may be able to induce her father TO
buy an incubator for her. She wants
orders from families to supply them
twice a week, so all her friends must
be very fond OF chicken or else she
will not succeed. But who does not
like really good spring chickens. II
they are more than skin and bone? In
cubator chickens are sad little things,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24
F~rightfully Unlucky.

For those who believe In tho fatali-
ty Of the number thirteen. the Ameri-
can quarter-dollar is about the most
unlucky article they a carry on their
persons. On this coin there are thir-
teen stars, thirteen letters in tho scroll
which the eagle holds in It's claws,
thirteen feathers compose ia wings,
thirteen feathers are IA it, Sai!. there
are Thirteen parallel linzz on shs
shield, thirteen horizontal sssipaz. ih1gS
teen arrowheads, and Fsirtoen ieitagz "
the word "quarter-dc ar
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

Original men are not contented to be
governed by tradition. They think for
themselves, and the result often is that
they succeed where others fail. A cer-
tain Paris photographer never says to
a lady customer, Now. look pleasant.
madam, If you please" He knows a
formula infinitely better than that. In.
the most natural manner in the world
he remarks: ut is unnecessary to ask
madam to look pleasant: she could not
look otherwise" Then click goes the
camera, aud the result is never in
doubt.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

noblemen, says a Spokane correspond
ent OF the San Francisco Examiner.
The Victoria cross had been bestowed
on many less entitled to 1t than Hefus-
worth and there is no doubt that This
brave deed will be recognized by the
bestowal of a similar honor should the
brave hero survive the injuries that
he received In saving the lives of hts
comrades. 1t was the shaft of this
Young America mine at Rossland camp
that Jem Smith and Frank Conson
came so near meeting with q frightfHl
death, which must have been certain
n swift but for the prompt ann
heroic act Of their comrade above, who
In saving their lives did so at the risk
of his own. Smith and Conson were
working at the bottom OF a narrow
shaft, at a depth Of nearly $50 feet,
engaged In loading ore into an iron
bound bucket, while Jim Hemsworth's
duty consisted In hauling the bucket to
the surface by means Of a windlass.
The heavy bucket, filled with ore, had
almost reached the top of the shaft
when the iron crank of the windlass
suddenly snapped in two like a bit of
pine, hurting Hemsworth to the
ground. Springing to his feet, half
dazed by the blow, Hemsworth saw
the wlndlass whirling around at a
~frightful rate of speed as the loaded
bucket shot down the shaft upon the
men below. He had not a second to
lose. There was just one chance to
save them and he took that chance.
Jumping forward, he threw his body
upon the cogs of the whirling wind
lass, thrusting his arms and shoulders
between the swiftly-revolving wheels.
With an awful jerk the loaded bucket
stopped just above the heads of the
two terrified miners far down in the
shaft. Pale as death and with the
blood flowing from him in streams and
suffering intense agony he never ut
tered a cry CT even a sound as the
jaws Of the wheels ~pinioned him fast,
as in a wise. Superintendent Shields
witnessed the accident from a short
distance away. but so Mortified was
he at the sight that for a moment he
stood as if paralyzed. Quickly recov.
ering his faculties he rushed to Hens.
worth's aid and in a twinkling had
blocked the machinery and caused
Hemsworth to be released from his
p~erilous position. AS Hemsworth stag
gered back and was about to fall
Shields caught him in his arms, at the
same time exclaiming: MY God, Jim,
this is awful ooh, what's the diff
ference" answered the plucky fellow,
80 long as | saved the boys?" 1t was
mo- long, however, before the intense
pain he suffered, together with the loEc
of blood, began to have it's effect On
Hemsworth's powerful constitution and
he became too weak to stand. A lit.
ter was hastily formed by men who
had by this time arrived. Tenderly the
wounded man was placed upon it and
with the utmost care Hemsworth was
carried to R%ossland, a mile away, and
placed on a cot in the hospital. His
wounds were dressed and the injured
man made as comfortable as could be
under the circumstances. The attend
ing physicians are at this time unable
to state how seriously Hemsworth's in
juries are likely to result, but unless
he is hurt internally they hope to ave
his life. His arms, however, in all
likelihood, will have to be amputated
at the shoulder.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24
though. However, they may taste just
as good.
A Glimpse of Darwin.


Prof. Haeckel has given the fol-
lowing charming description of OAR
win and his home surroundings in his
late years. "In Darwin's own carriage,
which he thoughtfully sent for my con
venience to the railway station, / drove
n sunny morning in October through
the graceful, billy landscape OF Kent,
that with the checxered foliage of it's
woods, with it's stretches Of purple
heath, yellow broom and evergreen
oaks was arrayed in its fairest autumn
al dress. AS the carriage drew up in
front Of Darwin's pleasant country
house clad in a vesture of ivy and m
powered in elms, there stepped out to
meet me from the shady porch. over
grown with creeping plants, the great
naturalist himself-a tall and vener-
able figure, with the broad shoulders
Of an Atlas supporting a world of
thought; his Jupiter-like forehead
highly furrowed with the plough of
mental labor; his kindly, mild eyes
looking forth under the shadow Of
prominent brows, his amiable mouth
surrounded by a copious silver-white
beard. The cordial, prepossessing ex-
preston OF the whole face, the gentle,
mild voice, the, slow, deliberate ut
terance, the natural and native train
OF ideas which marked his conversa-
ton, captivated my whole heart in the
first hour Of our meeting, just as his
great work had formerly, on my first
reading It, taken my whole under
standing by storm. | fancied d lofty
world sage out OF Hellenic antiquity
a Socrates or Aristotle-stood before
me-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24
THE way.
This world IL an a neeting show,
A round OF toll and care;
The circus nlwnyn comes, you know,
When we haven't cash TO spare.


A correspondent writes. ~ wal drunk
on and Off for over twenty years, drunk
when / had money, sober when l had none.
Many dear friends ! lost, and number
gave me good advice TO no purpose; but,
thank GOD an n hand came at last In
ed your marvellous remedy, ''Anti-Jag,n
TO me without my knowledge or consent.
] am now saved and completely tranS-
formed from a worthless fellow to a sober
and respected citizen"
II "Anti-Jag" cannot be had at your
druggist, it will be mailed IN plain wrapper
with full directions how to give secretly,
on receipt Of One Dollar, by the Renova
Chemical Co., 90 Broadway, New York, or
they win gladly mail full particulars free.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24

Hans Anderson is an old soldier who
claims to be the only surviving mem
her Of the crew Of the monitor, when
she bested the Merrimac. He has been
talking a great deal about the mis-
management of the Monitor during
that memorable fight. There are a
dozen of the crew surviving, and An
derson's claim to distinction on that
account have been thoroughly riddled
by the eastern press. His claims Of
mismanagement are secuted as absurd.
It is said Anderson is looking for an
increase in pension.