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The Springfield herald., 1897-05-28

The attention of mining men
throughout the entire West Is at
present being directed to the pla-
Ger diggings OF Bolivia, South
America. from which locality the
most afuflng reports come. If
YOU have any idea of trying your
fortunes in this country be sure
and consult with Messrs. Shepperd
& Cooper of the Chicago e. Alton
International Steamship Agency
in Cooper building, Denver, who
can give you correct and reliable
information as to the shortest, /,
quickest and cheapest way to
reach the gold fields and can book
you through from any point in the
West.
The Springfield herald., 1897-05-28

The senate has passed the Nor
gan Cuban resolutions, but it is
probable they will be defeated III
the house. No demonstration has
been made in Spain, by mobs, over
the fact. A year ago the passage
OF such resolutions would have re-
suited in our consulates being
stoned.
The Springfield herald., 1897-05-28

President and Mrs. Mckinley
will visit Salt Lake City, Utah, in
July, at the time of the jubilee
following the meeting Of the Trans
Mississippi Congress.
The Springfield herald., 1897-05-28
II is time n great city like Den

1t is time a great city like Den
yer purge herself of election
frauds. The special grand jury is
now after the crooked election
boards. There was two wemen
on each of these boards. Some OF
the men admit they were drunk.
Were the women following in the
same dizzy paths
The Springfield herald., 1897-05-28
AINAII \ nENNE,
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
US. Land omcc Lamar. Colo, May is Is

Soticcis hereby gwen that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intent ON
make final proof in support "f his claim, n, Il
that sail proof viii c made before. til
County Judge of Baca County. Colorado, at
SprinS Slcld. Colorado, on June % lS3T, vi;
WILLIAM j. HECKLER
II. Z. No. i2i0 for the + IL Sec. p, Twp. 90 s.
Rng. COW.
lie names the following witnesses to prov"
his continuous residence upon and cultivate II
Of, said land, viz:
Jacob G. Ward, Isaac Kcyscr, John Rcichen-
h ,ch and George IIecklcr, all Of Atlanta,
Colorado.
C.. Is. THoMAS. Register.
The Springfield herald., 1897-05-28

The queen of England has pass
ed her 10th birthday, and has been
on the throne since '37. Her reign
of nearly so years has been very
prosperous one.
The Springfield herald., 1897-05-28

commencement week at the
State University begins Sunday
at 2:45 p. m. with an address by
President Baker. 1t will end Fri
day with the graduating exercises
of the Preparatory School.
The Springfield herald., 1897-05-28

struciion on the La Junta and La
mar canal and is now operating
at Lamar, and Miss Devine is Il
resident of our city. They have
the DEMOCRATS best wishes for
their future happlness.-La Junta
Democrat.
The Springfield herald., 1897-05-28
Saturday evening at the parson

''"'"ff"y o'eIlfII 3 "0 trTc P"I"VH
age Rev. w. r.. Collet performed
the ceremony which made Earl NJ
Lee and Miss Anna Devine one.
Besides the witnesses only the
pastor and his family were pres
ent. Mr.. Lee is foreman of con
The Springfield herald., 1897-05-28

Some Of the American citizens
III Cuba have peculiar names.
Most OF them could be appropri-
ately pretiXed with Don.
The Springfield herald., 1897-05-28

One authority CLAIMS that less
than 1000 soldiers, Greeks and
Turks together, were killed i'll the
big war just closed.
The Springfield herald., 1897-05-28

Spain Is having much trouble at
home among her ministers. The
minister OF foreign affairs has re-
signed.
The Springfield herald., 1897-05-28

"Sockless Jerry" expects to
keep up with Gar Reed it will be
necessary for hlm to shed his shoes
also.
The Springfield herald., 1897-05-28

Greece should hereafter train
her soldiers to ride the bicycle.
They can get out of the way faster.
The Springfield herald., 1897-05-28
NOTICE roR PUBLICATION.
Land ONCE at Lamar, Colo. April

Land ONCE at Lamar, Colo. April %, 1897.
Notice Is hereby gwen that the following
named settler has led notice OF his intention
to AXE hnal proof In support of his claim. and
that said proof will he msdc before the Regis
ter or Receiver ut Lamar, Colorado, Oh June 9Th
1857. viz:
ALVAII \. DESNEY
II. F. No. 309I for the Lots 3, 4, and $. +.
y. W. Section 9. Twp 90 =. Rng 46 W.
lie names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land, viz:
Elmer Alexander, Marion Kr-c. William II.
Smart and William 4. Graham, all OF SPRING
field, Colorado.
c. u. THOMAS. Register
The Springfield herald., 1897-05-28
OFFICIAL PAPER OF BAcA COUNTY.
EDITOR AND pRopnIEToH

Weyler had better leave Cuba
and come over and lick Uncle Sam
lie probably thinks he can do it.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
chIMEsE nRlnns



OF the Celestial H1nndom.
There arc no ~drunkards in China,
neither is there an excise law. And
yet Il is as easy 4 get intoxicated IN
China as elsewhere. and perhaps easier,
for drinks are cheaper. Wines Of all
kinds have been known and drunk in
the Celestial Kingdom since the days
Of the Chau dynasty, some 1000 years
B. c. Everybody drank the fermented
grape juice In those days. and a gold
cure establishment would have coined
money had it existed.
Things went from bad to worse, uns
til one Of the emperors Of the Chau
dynasty went upon . protracted spree.
When be began to "see thingsH he
stopped short and reformed, and de-
manded reformation on the part OF his
subjects. He decreed the instant de-
struction Of all wine cellars, distil-
leries and saloons. Since then wine
made Of the grape has been unfashion-
able in China, and scarcely any is made
there or used.
Sherry, port and whisky have become
rather popular in China during the last
half century, but they are considered
as food, and only taken at and with
meals. Among the native beverages is
shoa-shing, q palish brown mixture,
the taste OF which suggests ripe hick-
Org nuts. It is served at all state BAN
quets and also at private dinners.
When cold it is cloudy; when warm it
grows clear, emitting q peculiarly
pleasant odor.
What shoa-shing Is to the upper
classes, sam-shul is to the masses. tits
made from rice and is its triple distill-
ate. Old sam-shul is very expensive
and tastes like old sherry.
Koa-ling is made from Mongolian
millet, and bears a family resemblance
to rye whisky. It is drunk only in
northern China, but has a large use In
the making of liquors. OF these lat
ter, ung-ka-peh or wo-shia-pi is the best
known. 1t is thick, oily and yellow,
and is a cross between yellow Chart
reuse and Benedictine. It's taste is
sweetish and aromatic, and it has a
great reputation as an appetizer.
other liquors made from koa-ling are
moo-qua, made of koa-ling and melon;
meu-kwai-loo, ying-toa and hundreds
of other drinks.
Then there is fun-chin, or raw alco-
hol, used for medical purposes. Fer
mented fruit juices and flower wine,
made by stepping petals or leaves, are
also common beverages. Geranium
wine is a horrible connection, while bay
leaf wine is the equivalent of the bay
rum used by our BARRIERS. All told,
there are some 1000 distinct drinks In
China, yet drunkards are almost un-
known.-N. Y. Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
NOT on RECORD.

~
No OmciRl Mention OF Queen vActO-
ria's birth.
Curiously enough, neither the birth,
baptism, nor confirmation of Queen
Victoria is a matter Of official public
record. One might suppose that, filed
away in its appointed place among the
state archives, there could be found a
document formally setting forth the
birth of the child who, though not heir
presumptive to the throne at the time
of her birth, was removed from IL by
only three degrees. But such is not
the s With regard to her birth,
all that was deemed necessary was its
announcement by the state officials
whose duty it was to be personally
cognizant of the fact.
In the huge Public Record building
in Chancery lane, wherein are jealousy
guarded the muniments of ancient
landed titles and the records of royal
treaties, one may see the marvelously
well-preserved Doomsday Book, which
Is the beginning of all things to the
English conveyancer; the solemn COM
pacts of cardinals, ENJOYS, ambassa-
doris, and ex-ministers; the priceless
records of royal prerogatives side by
side with the grants wrung from unwil-
ling monarchs to the growing power
of the people. There, also, are pre-
served, and with equal care, a multi
tude of writings which have no other
interest, despite their antiquity, than
that which comes from the fact that
they have to do with the trivial details
Of the most common incidents in the
lives of the kings and queens of Eng
land. But among them all there can be
found nc official OF other record of the
coming into existence of a certain
child, n Alexandria Victoria, who
was destined to become the first en-
press that ever sat upon an English
throne, to rule over a wider extent of
country than ever before comprised the
dominion of a sovereign, to count
among her willing subjects a greater
number of people and a wider diversity
of races than has ever acknowledged q
common scepter, and who has, finally,
in the closing decade of the nineteenth
century, completed a longer term of
continuous reign than has ever been al
loted to a queen in the worlds history.
Florence Hayward, in Century.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
Rnnknote Pnner.

The United States government has its
bank notes printed on paper made by a
private firm, the pulp being a mixture
of linen, cotton and silk, the silk threads
coming into prominence after passing
through the printing machine. There
are some nine kinds of Bank Of England
notes, all of them printed on somewhat
similar paper, but they are now always
in two or three colors in Scotland.
French notes are of paper that has hair
in its pulp, the hairs coming out so
strongly when photographed as to rem
der any attempt at forgery on that line
impossible. While some nations use
colored inks, the only ink used by the
United States is black, characterized as
a wonderfully hard and dry prepare
ton, and said to be manufactured in a
special manner from naphtha smoke
San Francisco Argonaut.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
pIoMEEas IN FoUR sTATEs.

Saw the Beginning Of Oregon, CALI
~fOrnfa, Washington and Idaho.
Mrs. Julia A. McCarver, who died in
Tacoma, Wash, a few days ago, had the
distinction of being a pioneer in four
of the Pacific coast states-Oregon, Cal
i~fornia, Washington and Idaho. Gen.
McCarver had the additional distinction
of being an Iowa pioneer, he going at
an early day to hat state from Ken.
lucky and establishing the town Of
Burlington.
McCarver took an active part in the
Indian war troubles, when he acquired
the title Of general. He was also a mem
Der of the provincial Legislature before
the recognition of the formation Of
Oregon as a territory Of the United
States. He had a fine farm at Oregon
City. With Burnett he e~ndeavored to
establish a town a few miles below
Portland, which they called Linnton,
after Senator Linn, of Missouri. Before
accomplishing much gold was discov-
cred in California, and both men Joined
in the rush Of Oregonians for that state.
There they interested themselves in the
establishment of the city of Sacra-
mento. McCarver was a member Of
C~alifornia's first constitutional CON
vention.
Mrs. McCarver followed her husband
to California in the spring of 1S4o, re-
naming there until fall. She sailed for
Portland on a vessel commanded by
Capt. Irving, father of Capt. John Irv-
ing, the head Of the Canadian Pacific
Navigation company, Of British Column
bia. Unable to get into the Columbia
river, after repeated and long-con.
tinued efforts, the vessel was compelled
to make for Puget sound. Mrs. Nc
Carver was landed at Nisqually, from
which Hudson Bay post she went on
horseback and canoe to her Willamette
valley home. She and her family lived
there and at Portland until they moved
to Idaho City in the gold-mining excite
ment of 1S61-62, and when what is now
Idaho was a part of Washington terri.
tory Returning to Portland, where
they lived three more years, theymoyed
to Puget sound in 1868, locating on
Commencement bay, where Gen. Nc
Carver secured large bodies of land and
founded the town of Tacoma. He died
in April 1s74.-Portland Oregonian.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
Amend OF noaton.

II never before realized what a grand
and glorious country you have out
here" said Mr.. Estheet to Miss Alkalye,
the belle of a Montana town. "What
glorious expanses of prairiel What
life and health and strength in the
air! What cerulean blue in the sky
above! What lights and shadows as
the sun goes down behind the western
hills! What tints of rose paling into
soft purple touched with amberl Is
1t not exquisite, Miss Alkalye?"
eyes," replied she, softly, "that's
right. We can knock the socks of
Boston when it comes to sunsets."-N.
Y. Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
A SIMPLE REMEDY.
The Use of sweet Spirit OF Niter
Recommended.

The Use of Sweet Spirit OF NIter
Recommended.
One remedy which can be used with
great frequency and often with great
benefit in household medicine is that
which is popularity known as the sweet
spirit Of inter, which is employed, as
many persons know, for the purpose OF
allaying moderate fever and nervous
excitement, particularly when these
symptoms arise in young children. 1t
is given to a child in a dose of from ten
to twenty drops, generally in cold
water, and this may be repeated every
two hours during the night. AS a rule
it tends to- increase the activity of the
kidneys and also the activity of the
skim SO that as the temperature falls
the child frequently breaks out into a
slight perspiration. These doses, or
ones which are slightly larger, are en-
tirely harmless in practically every
disease which win be met with, and it
Is only when very large doses, amount
ing to several teaspoonfuls, are given
ct once that sweet spirit of inter has
the power Of doing great harm. In
the dose Of an ounce or two given by
mistake it has caused death, SO that it
cannot be considered an absolutely in
drug in any quantity.
It is a curious fact that if given in
very cold water, and when the patient
Is lightly covered, sweet spirit OF inter
viii act chiefly on the kidneys, whereas
IL it is given in a hot lemonade to which
has beenaddeda little whisky or brandy,
and if at the same time the patient is
warmly covered in bed, it will very
frequently produce q profuse sweat and
50 viii tend TO break up forming cold.
This drug should be bought in small
quantities and a fresh supply obtained
each time it is needed, as it is a remedy
which loses its medicinal activity if it
Is exposed to light and air for any con-
siderable period of time; moreover the
cork in a bottle Of sweet spirit of inter
very soon becomes imperfect and as a
result the medicine loses its value.-A.
y. Hare, M. D., In Chautauquan.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
Hungnrfnn Weddtnr Giftn.

Brides in Alfoeld, Lower Hungary,
have been deprived of their wedding
gifts by the government health authori-
ties. 1t was a custom of the place for
brides to wash with soap and to comb
the heads of all guests, they in turn
throwing coins into the basin. The re-
suit, according to the doctors, was the
spreading of disease, and an epidemic
of ophthalmia led the government to put
a sudden stop to the custom-Chicaga
Inter Ocean.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
-INauLAR EEATs 81 MAGIC.
Of the Tricks OF = chicago
Ama<ow-


me Of h Tricks OF = Chicago
Amateur.
One Of my best friends in Chicago
ID the travelling man, SIS a magician.
is a great man in magic, too, but the
Drld has never heard Of him, for he is
30 a professional. He deals in magic
srely as a pastime. He is as clever at
the tricks ss any man on the stage,
d he dabbles in all the departments of
E occult. Casting horoscopes is easy
: him. and he is away up in slate
riting, hypnotism and m~ind-reading.
Zone night last summer he and l
pre- strolling around on the North side,
sting old places we used to know,
gether, and late in the evening we
opped into a police station, where
z desk sergeant was an old acquaint-
Ice. We stood out on the pavement,
boxing and talking, and finally the
SIX sergeant asked our friend to do
netting in his art for the ~entertain-
ent of the crowd.
sHe modestly declined, in that man
!, you know, which suggested that he
Fly needed urging. The policemen
DIVIDED about and everybody put in
! request for a trick. Finally he
elded, and looking about, as if in
h1ubt what to do, his eyes rested on the
htrol wagon, standing in the center
the stable, the horses in their stalls
either side. There was only a dim
int in the stable and the headlight on
he front Of the wagon shone on our
bees.
"All eyes followed his. We gazed
lently on the ~bull's-eye on the patrol
lagoon. The magician said: Twill give
pu an example of the power of mind
yer matter. I will make that wagon
pine up to me by willingit to do so.'
"He struck an attitude, made a few
yengali-like grabs in the air in the
ERECTION Of the wagon, and darn my
uttons il that wagon didn't move up
owly until the tongue touched his
andl Well, you never saw such an
stonished party Of men as those po-
cemen, and 1t made my scalp creep
was so mysterious and uncanny.
Before they recovered from their
stonishment he babe them goodnight,
ook my arm and hurried me away.
Vhen I collected my thoughts I said:
Pee here, how on earth did you do
hat2 I've seen you do a good many
ricks, but that's the best I ever saw.
Come, give up
Eyes, that's a great feat he replied,
mpressively, and 1 don't do it often,
or the strain on me is awful. Ny pulse
s up to 14O right this minute. Now,
Cll tell you in confidence how L did
That, You noticed Joe Mills in the
crowd there when we first anne up,
your
YES
We'll, Joe is my helper in some Of
my best acts, and he was here tonight
by arrangement. When you asked me
to do something I. held back, you Re.
member, and while you were all urging
me Joe was sneaking around into the
rear of the stable, and when / finally
made the clutch for the wagon Joe die
the pushing and my brain power die
the rest, and the wagon moved right
up. See? Oh, there are things il
occultism, my boy, that you never
dreamed ON. Y. Mail and Express
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
b Very Lnteat.

"Here's a case that bothers me-" said
the assistant physician in the insane
asylum.
"What is it?" asked his chief.
"The patient sees things, yet l am in
formed he has never taken a drop Of
liquor in his life"
''That's all right. Put him in the air
ship ward."-Philadelphia North Amer
lean.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
Pnnned Tomatoea.

10 pan tomatoes cut the tomatoes
into halves, place them in a baking
pan, skin side down, sprinkle lightly
with salt and pepper, and put in the
center of each a tiny bit of butter. Bake
slowly until soft. Dish, and add to the
liquor in the pan one pint of milk.
Moisten two level tablespoonfuls of
Hour with a little cold milk; add it to
the pan and stir constantly until boil
ing. Add a teaspoonful of salt, a dash
of pepper, and pour it over the tor
matoes. Garnish with squares of toast
and serYe.-Iadies' Home Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07

~-Reading, Pa, has a baby IL inches
long that weighs w pounds.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07

Sucu no DISdlus "A BTGdO QTedu rose IN
Lennox Marvin's heart. True, he
clasped the one oma he had loved
to his breast, but it was only her life
less form. He rained mad kisses upon
cheek, lip and brow, called her the thou
sand names his heart had so often ST.
lently uttered, implored for but one
little sign in answer, chafed the cold
hands, breathed his breath into the
parted mouth, until at last a futtering
sigh escaped the lips; the eyes, looking
like violets wet with dew, opened soft
ly and met the gaze of the man who held
her. "Yes, Helen, you are lying power
lessinh his arms whomyouso hate. Spurn
me, cor me if you will; only let me
feel you live; only let me know your
sweet form is somewhere on this wide
earth, and I will not grieve you by my
presence. Why, oh, my darling-why
could you not love me?-I, who have
loved you all these years-who would
so willingly lay down my life to win
one answering word Of love"
The words burst from the mans
white lips almost unconsciously. Was
she dreaming? Was it deaths waking?
In the eyes which met hers she read
only truth, and when stronger she
heard all the explanation of the past,
the mistake of a father who had not
known his chill's heart, and her W
after error. She looked into Lennox
Marvin's face with the sweet confidence
of a child shining through unbidden
tears, and the next moment her head
was drawn down to the heart which was
to be her shelter forevermore.--N. z,
| Ledger,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07

Hi Hayrake-Yes, this a fine rain, an
I'd like ter see it rain fer two days more.
1t would help crops a heap.
81 Haymow-What are We raisin'-
bullfrogs er water lilies?-N. Y. Truth.
The telephone which extends over
the longest route is that between Dos
ton and st. Louis, a distance Of 1.400
miles.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
Professional Conter,n4.

Il hyahs dat de gemman you wucka
fob is er fine picture painter"
"Yas," replied Erastus, Pinkley; che
kin paint pictures good 'nough. But
yoh orter see de way he done slop de
whitewash aroun' when he tried ter
kalsomine de
Star.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
TWINKLES.

She began 10 think that III least She might
be a great novelist. At any rate She felt
sure that somewhere ahead Of her stretched
4 career and as her twenty first birthday
approached she announced 70 her startled
parents her intention of going To London
i'll search OF ii. rhereupon ensued a series
OF domestic >ccncS such ~ have been com
mon OF late in the homes OF England,
wherein the parents play the part OF the
apprchensive hen, the daughter that of the
adventurous duckling The duckiing i'll
variably gains its point and 50 i, WAS
with Eva Norrington. Having refuted
argument and resisted perSu" sion for a GER
tain number of weeks Eva obtained a
grudging consent 10 her departure. The
townspeople knew not whether to admire
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ICED HIS WIFE

OF disapprove. But they had read IN novels
"t young Ladies' who took their lives and
latchkcyS into their own hands. became
famous, and married respectfully after all.
80 during the weeks OF preparation for her
campaign, Eva became something ot a
Inquire III local society, and more than one
dihncr-prty WAS given III her honor. ~
well rs plentiful advice Is to the necessary
precautions against London guile, AMI
many recipes for guarding against the
colds induced by the logs that intcNt the
metropolis.
Eva VAS almost happy Tor She had the
hoPciulncSs of youth and beauty, and All
The eNmara,ion OF taking her htc INT" her
hands and lA,hontug it ~ she would
with none Ia raise objections 10 the pro
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14

cess. She would have been quite happy
but tor Allan craig. I.r A.H Craig
whenever he heard tia, Eya Wl, cent on
going to H. lon to make ut,.. .or her
self. promptly oifcrtd her h', "Nn tor
substitute 1t WAS , good enough name
and AT the foot OF q chcck i, na~ generally
respected. A. Allan Craig had ..'e.' stepped
into hi, father business a- estate agent
and Wa, prospecting Eva ".- H'"'urbed'
but She turned not aside trom htr proleci-
Eva had mapped out hcr '.e a"d A!@n
craig was not included iu ,,ie .Aeme.
\, She sat lingering her ic'..r ,n her bed
room. she wen, over the pn.as scene III
her mind. The details; i,H .a.d only in'
crease the delight OF the ....e. For E'@
had learned during the pa. .e'r mat nap