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The broad ax., 1897-05-29

DAYS and national celebrations. The
other entrances to the Cathedral, be-
side that facing the Plaza, are on each
side OF the building, and the heavy
oaken doors vie with the stucco-vork
around them In fantastic but sadly
soiled carvings. Over the altar, and al
lowing soft rays Of light to fall through
II upon the gaudy decorations within
the church, is a fnely-constructed
dome. almost as light and graceful as
that which Is reflected In the waters OF
the Arno. in far-away Italy. Yet time
has been very busy with the Chihuahua
Cathedral. II has nipped the noses
and ulucked the ears on many q statue
standing In the dusty inches, turned
the stucco-carvings dull and yellow.
eaten holes in the woodwork and
Clipped on the edges Of pillars and
corners. The ancient pile II dirty, too,
ana 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-
eeivable shape.
A stranger, unless acquainted, Sea
hut little Of the home life Of chIhua-
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knowledge Of Spanish being very lin
tied, the old woman explained by pan
tomime when her words failed to en-
tighten us. She showed US the room
she and her husband occupied. a little
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 once and then resumed
their play.
A chihuahua ox-cart is a familiar
vehicle in the city. II is patterned after
some design Of apparently a century
or two ago. and is SO big and lumber
ing that IL fills nearly the whole street,
and requires two yoke Of oxen to pull
IL. The wheels are made Of huge blocks
Of wood, and the wicker body Of the
affair looks as though II would last
forever. But then the cart is charac-
teristic, and, like the Anticipated pillow
of the Mexicans, is a curiosity which
will disappear, no doubt, before the
new order Of things, and the modern
regime introduced by the Americans
and their railways.
A Mexican Is a pretty good republi-
can. He loves show and pomp as much
as any royalist; and no matter how
small the town may be. one is sure to
find a company Of soldiers, a bard 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 Il 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.
81 should hate to attack a dozen of
them at once" said the man Of the pen
ell, but i don't think q half dozen
would trouble me-"
And, because / 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 one 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 holiday. At
night they each take q lantern-made
of tine and holding a tallow candle-a
long stan and a little whistle, and,
souatting 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
shriIly notes on their whistles at every
half hour marked on by the clock in
the cathedral.
The broad ax., 1897-05-29

The largest oak now standing In
England Is the "Cowthorpe," which
measures rs feet in elrczruference at
the ground. At one time this tree and
Cts branches covered more than an acre
Of space. The gigantic old "Parlia~
mentary Oak In Clipstone Park, Lon
don. II believed to b 1.5oo years old
The broad ax., 1897-05-29
A Dangerous LetharEy.

The forerunner Of a train Of evils which
too often eliminate fatally. Is inactivity or
lethargy Of the kidneys. Not only Is Brights
gerous integral disease Of the organs them
selves to be apprehended. but dropsical diff
fusions from the blood, rheumatism and
govt, are all traceable TO the non-removal
from the blood by the kidneys Of certain i'm
purities HOstetter's stomach Bitters de-
purates the blood. renders the kidneys active
and prevents their disease.
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the town is conferred, and they offer
at all hours of the day scenes as
strange and foreign as they are inter
esting and enjoyable. The market is
open from early morning until late at
night, and except at noon, when each
and every Mexican tradesman and
country rsnchero takes a restful siesta,
the multitudinous wares are Justify
called and eagerly offered for sale by
the misunderstanding owners, who sit
on rush mats beside their potatoes, ap-
pies, corn, pumpkins. pinons and deco
rated jars. The Market Place is with
In an Enclosure formed by the four
walls Of large building, and arched
entrances lead to It from the outside
streets. On the sidewalk-or, rather,
with their heads on the walks and their
bodies almost filling the narrow streets
stand long rows of burros. Their
heads droop and their eyes are closed
as though in sleep, while the crates
they have carried in from the country
are being emptied into large baskets
and carried inside. The animals are
not tied, for they seem to be imbued
with that Wis inertiae so Characteristic
or their masters. and would not run
away IL one of Virgins storms were to
strike them.
Passing through one of the large en-
frances the Market Place proper is
reached. In every direction piles Of
goods are exposed. consisting Of cigar
ros, pottery, onyx, fruits, vegetables,
corn, fowls, birds, beans, colored
prints, cheap jewelry, candy and the
thousand and one other articles too
numerous to mention and too varied to
remember. The place is perfect Bed
lam. Harsh, shrill voices are heard on
every side; packing and unpacking is
going briskly on; men stagger in
with heavy burdens; women are sort
ing and asserting, piling up and plac-
onions, fruits and potatoes, while
tlacos equal to a cent and a half) are
rapidly changed from hand to hand,
and their heavy blinking adds yet
another sound to the general pandemo-
MUM.
The Cathedral is the most elegant
building in the city, conspicuously ris-
ing far above all its surroundings, and
visible when one looks at the city from
the fields and meadows reaching far
away on-every side. The architecture
is decidedly Moorish, and the church,
built during the first quarter OF the
eighteenth century, is a fine old speci-
ment of adobe, stucco and wood-cary-
ing. II stands facing the Plaza, and the
facade. bordered on each side by two
high towers, is filled with elaborate
carvings, and inches holding time
SCARED images of saints and apostles.
Over the doorway there is an illuminat-
ed clock with a dull-sounding bell, on
which the hours and quarters are
struck throughout the entire day and
night. In the towers, which taper grad
ually to a diminutive dome from Just
above the solid masonry of the facade,
are hung half a dozen bells, the wild
tones Of which call the worshipers to
church, or give peals Of victory on fete
The broad ax., 1897-05-29

In some of the Nevada canyons In
severe weather the jack rabbits freeze
70 death. huddled together in clusters.
vainlv trying to get q little warmth
ont ~ one another Then the Washoe
and Piute Indian hunters break them
- a lunches and food the market
vith them. They have bsen dang this
during the late cold snap
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Changed His Mules Name.

81 reckon" said the old eolored man, ''dat
I better change de name o. dat mule"
sit doesn't make much difference about
what you call a mule. does it?'
mo. But / likes to hab IL somethin'
'propriate. Did you ebbah hayah tell bout
circumstances ober which you had no con-
trOlT'
"Yes"
"well. OATS whut Use gwinter call I'm:
'Sukcumstances'r'-W Washington Star.
The broad ax., 1897-05-29

One Of the most picturesque old
sEns in Europe is lie Puy en- Vilay,
As capital Of the French Department
{ Hsute Loire. II is built in the form
Z an amphitheatre on the slopes Of
Aunt Anis. Growing the mount and
''stopping the houses is a vertical
fOot with a tabular summit, called
Aoeher de CorneiIle, or Comedies
lock" and on this are the ruins Of an
'ncient episcopal castle. OF still more
remarkable appearance, though much
less lofty, is the great natural curiosity
SHOWN in the accompanying illustra-
The broad ax., 1897-05-29

The editor Of this paper advises his
readers that a free package Of Peruviana,
the best kidney and liver cure on earth, will
be delivered FREE to any sufferer, IL writ
ten for promptly. PERUvIASA REMEDY Co.,
2o6 9th St, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The broad ax., 1897-05-29
chihuahua, Mexico, Letter)

HERE are three
places in Chihua-
hua which soon be-
C o m e favorite
haunts for strang-
ers-the Market
Place, the Cathe-
dral and the Plaza.
They are all with
In a stones throw
Of one another, but
In them the life Of
The broad ax., 1897-05-29
lnn,i Tah,r,a sid and Snek, Iour Lif, Itar.

70 quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
uetlc full Of life. nerve and yigor. take No
:O-Bac. the wOnder-wOrker. that makes
Cure guaranteed. Booklet and sample free.
Address Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or
sew York
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New York Lottery

49, .
from the California
coast that fisher
men at Santa Cata-
lima Island have
been having great
sport recently in
catching upon light
tackle the great
fish known to the
Pacific anglers as
the leaping tuna.
The broad ax., 1897-05-29
Unique Connecticut Eagles.

All cranks don't live In Kansas. In the
Connecticut House last week a bill to nne
the killers Of eagles was opposed BY Mr..
Main. of North StOnington, who said that
eagles get their teeth into everything they
can lay their hands On-"-BOston Journal.
The broad ax., 1897-05-29
MarrlaReahle

Ladies' or gentlemen wishing their descrip-
lions printed 10 May 9th No. Of Western
Corresponding Club paper. send IL with 1Oc.
No names published. HOnOrably conducted
500 Charles Building. Denver.
The broad ax., 1897-05-29

Those who find fault with the slow re-
turn Of prosperity are like most sick peO-
ple" Flows thatg' "Well. sick people
take ten years TO accumulate a disease. but
they always expect the doctor TO cure them
In a week"
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nee FOR ANGLERS
FISH WAITING TO BE
,cHT OFF CAPE ANN.

-. MsekereI Of Down East the
% the Famous Tuna That CALI
Tells Marvellous Tales About,
G BlgEsr.
The broad ax., 1897-05-29

srom has had 70 move TO q new boarding
house" what forF' ''Couldn't stand /
would % n they were the Greek govern
ment."
The broad ax., 1897-05-29

"Penjab seems such q ladylike novelist.
SIadylike? Why. he never wrote an I'm
proper line In his life"
The broad ax., 1897-05-29

George r. cot there beating carpet Ike a
mailman" SH0W did you get him TO do tip
81 told him he could take care Of tie baby
while beat the earpetR"
The broad ax., 1897-05-29

Mature is kind to us, after all" ''Why
do you say thatg'' Suppose real flowers
looked Ike the artificial ones"
The broad ax., 1897-05-29

hrst dnT's uss Of Dr.. khDs's Great Nerve RsstoreI
send Ger FREE $500 trial bottle and treatlss
The broad ax., 1897-05-29
No-ro-Bae for Fifty Cents.

, "well whom did you gossip about at your
whist club to-dayT" EVERY woman wac
there; we bad to play whist
The broad ax., 1897-05-29

ton. II Is known as the Rocher de
st. Michel, or ST. Michael's Rock This
is an isolated conical rock Of basaltic
tufa, rising abruptly from the margin
Of the River Borne to a height Of two
hundred and sixty-five feet, with a cir
conference at its base of 500 feet, and
at its top of from forty-fve to fifty feet.
The sides Of this remarkable rock are
almost perpendicular: but q winding
stair cut into the stone conducts to the
summit, which is surmounted by lit
tie Romanesque chapel Of the tenth
century.
The broad ax., 1897-05-29

4sT01er ts worried about his new tenants
s-What Is the matter with themT' The
moved In without asking him 20 repaper tn
tat"
The broad ax., 1897-05-29

MY wife Is rearing Bobby very carefully;
when he is tisObedient he goes to bed with
cut his dinner" isn't that rather severeF
mo; she always carries bis dinner up to
hint
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do ron know a good tonic for nervous
persons. Slmpkinsr' mo: what I want q
and Is a good tonic for people who have 70
live with them"
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una fishing grounds all winter, it is
|Ao' and they promise such sport this
pfing that number Of eastern sports
oen are said to be going to the Cali
The broad ax., 1897-05-29

"Your daughter Imogene 10 q perfect
/ she never does any work with her arma"
The broad ax., 1897-05-29

Ny doctor said would die. bot Piso's Cur
for Consumption cured me.-Amos Kelner
Cherry Valley, His. Nov. .. 1895
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cit does people good TO be talked about.
sswhy do you think SOP LIT gives then
the eonvictioa that IL Is wicked to gossip.
The broad ax., 1897-05-29
Mr.. SyInsIoyy,s soothing syr

"what is the family horseT' "It Is al
ancient beast that takes the whole family &
make II GO"
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nia coast to Try their luck with
"A The men who have fshed for
{ tanas declare that they have more
2 and 80 in them than 9 tsrpon Of
|esle their weight. and that they have
OAen more rods and run away with
|ofe lines than any other nah On the
|ahe coast.
y the eastern nportsmen are anxious
nave 60 At tuna fishing there does
seen to b any reason way they
0Old 80 to czFsornia to seareh for
The broad ax., 1897-05-29

"Do you think a girl ought to laugh at .
man who proposes to herr mot unless sAO
Ia earning k2-OOO a year herHelf."
The broad ax., 1897-05-29

ForehiLrsn tsethinE sofens thee ums reduces innAm
nntioa AIlAys pain. wind collie > cent? botfls
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GLIMPSE In MEXICO.
MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. OF
SOUTHERN NEioH6oRs.

The Msxican's Home Il His Castle IN
Every Sense OF the WOrd-Cathedral
&C chihuahua and Market PIAee-rhe
Lumberiag On Carts-
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LsapoR HABIT PosETTVELr crHxu

Home rreat@ent-Written guarantee Eiven-no
Medicine Co H0rnellsville. \. r. MenuOn mis- PAPER
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AL
Druggists refund the money Il IL fails 10 cure sc
The broad ax., 1897-05-29

Hairs Catarrh Cure
/ constitutional cure. Price, &c.
The broad ax., 1897-05-29

Educate Your Bowels with CascarseA.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forevee.
1oc- II = &C. fail. druggists refund money.
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color in nv a
read this and who suffer from Of
kndwi DO as IA and be cured"
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-08
TRACKING A CHILD.
Beaowing That a Bloodhound l. Not Al
ways Fierce Beast

So many terrible stories II the feroc.
ity of bloodhounds have been told that
it is refreshing 10 read true story Of u
chase by a bloodhound u which the
hunter and the hunted were equally
satisfied 1t is vouched for by a writer
IN Good Words, who bad II from an
eyewitness
The bloodhound was ENJOYING stroll
with his master on the sands If Weston
super Mare, quietly following tn horse
his owner rode. Neither was thinking
of a chase. In fact nothing seemed fur
ther from the character Of the dog than
a desire to interfere with any human
being. The group Of pleasure seekers
scattered over the sands saw nothing
unusual in him, nor did the poor dis
tracted woman who ran from one group
to another frantieally asking for tidIngs
Of a lest child. Nobody knew anything
Of the missing boy, and when in her
desperation she approached the gentle
man on the horse he also shock hIs head
But though be knew nothing of her
boy, he was not SO sure that n could
not help her find him He ahghted from
his horse and thrusting ms arm through
the bride ~tent over the hound, putting
both hands carelessly round has head.
Then he took from the woman some.
thing that looked like child's hat and
held 1t toward the dog, talking to him
the while. The hound shifted and whined
mournfully, as if unwilling to leave his
master. Soon, however, he lifted his
head in the air, uttered a short, sharp
bark or bay and began shifting about the
sands.
For minute or two he followed the
scent in a zigzag fashion, and then.
with long loud bay turned off at an
amazing pace, ran in straight line
across the sands, crossed the parade,
and, haying as he went, turned down Il
side street
That was an exciting chase-the field
the streets Of populous watering place
and the game lost child. The loud
voice of the dog could be heard in the
distance, guiding those who followed
The mothers feet were swift. hut She
could not keep up with the dog On he
went till he had run his prey to ground
Then he stopped and fawned upon the
little lad, who WAS overjoyed to find so
friendly IA playmate When the mother
came up, hunter and hunted were tHe
best Of friends, So much SO that neither
was willing 10 part with the other
The gentleman had mere than once r.
summon his dog before he would con
sent to leave the child. As for the hov
he could not be led away while tine dog
remained, and after the hound had dis
appeared he was still heard 10 nurmur
Il would like that dear doerle for ny
own -
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-08
The New Electric Plant.

The SGowhegan Electric Light Com
pany has large sized job under way in
the construction of a power house and
the necessary work to get ready to trans
fer their operations TO their recent pur-
chase.
The work is under direction of super
intendent jerome Abby. The earth ex-
caYations have been completed already,
and y. & II. h. Reed have taken the
rock work and are busily at work blast
ing and getting ready to construct the
flume and the passage way for the
shafting from the wheels to the main
building in which the electrical machin-
cry will be located. This passage will
be lao feet long and, in a portion of il
some IL 10 Is feet of blasting in the
solid ledge is necessary.
Two 500 h, p. wheels will be set, in
the flume 10 be constructed of stone.
The shaft is t 3-s in. in diameter and
with the heavy iron setting weighs many
tons. The betting will be under the
main floor the electrical machinery will
be upon the main floor and of the most
modern improved kinds
The main building will be of brick
37X64 feet, two stories, and the boiler
house attached for the steam plant will
also be of brick 27xG0 #. additional.
The chimney for steam plant will be
about - feet high. A $50 h. p. boiler
will be placed at first and space left for
an additional boiler. The engine is to
be large enough for present and pro-
spectiye uses, in emergencies only, in
case of freshet or extreme low water.
Tue construction and fitting up of this
plant IS job of magnitude involving
large expenditure, estimated from $50
000 to $40 900. The structure will be
material accession TO the mill property
of our town, substantial and of pleasing
design and the development of the water
power will add several hundred h. p. to
the present power of the privilege, here
tofore occupied by l., w. Weston Il Co,
exclusively as a lumber mill. 1t is ex-
peeted that it will be sufficient for the
electric plant and the lumber mill as
well.
The wet weather has been very I'M
favorable for tie work thus far but good
progress has been made and with favor
able weather the foundation will be
completed early and the work pushed
along vigorously. It's an all summers
Job in any event.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-08
SAERlDAN'S FIRST RIDE.
A John Gilpin Performance Which Showed
Young Phils Pluck.

The following story was told by the
Rev. j. T. Headley, historian and biog-
rapher Of many Of the heroes of the war,
In regard to boyhood experience of
General Sheridan:
At five years Of age he was playing
near his home when some lads came
along and amused themselves with the
wide awake boy. a horse was feeding
in an adjacent lot
phil would you like a rider" they
said to him.
ayes. Give me one.
In few moments the boy was on the
animals back. The sudden and uncere-
monious mounting of the young rider
startled the stced, and away he ran.
Whoa! Nhoal" shouted the lads,
but in vain.
Over the fence the animal sprang,
and once on the highway it was John
Gilpin performance. Phil chung to the
name, while the sobered authors of the
race turned pale with apprehension of
a tragic end to it, expecting to see him
dashed to the earth and killed. But
out of sight vanished both steed and
rider, and miles soon interviewed be-
tween the two parties.
Suddenly the horse turned into the
shed of a tavern, where its owner had
frequently stopped in his travels. Men
came out, and, recognizing the horse,
questioned the boy. One of the curious
company, after securing the foaming
animal, which had neither saddle nar
bride, inquired of the uuternhcd Phi.
"Who taught you to rlde2'
Nobody. answered the hey.
"Did no one teach you how to sat ON
horse?' asked another
ooh, yes Bill Seymour told mo 10
hold on with my knees and did.
"Wasn t you friRhtenedz'
"Nary bit wanted Ia 20 farther,
but the horse wouldn't 60.
"Ain't You soreY'
"Kinder, tut III be better tomorrow,
and then II ride back home
THAT boy said tn questimer.
"has pluck enough to ho an Indian
hunter "
The owner Of the nag turned up not
long afterward, in search If his proper
ty. He SAID that the animal was 81
cious and bad thrown more than ON,
experienced horseman. - Nov York
Trihuup
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-08
The Colby Students.

With some young men who appear to
be graduates in vandalism il appears
illiterate 10 visit neighboriug town as
a gentleman. Could their parents have
witnessed their vandalism in Skowhegan
list night and wee small hours of the
morning they must be proud of their
progress in educational matters at Colby.
Wateryille must breathe easier If only
for one night, the town painters We're
taking their outing in Skowhegau. II
Wateryille is proud OF them what must
be expected of outsiders. who will find
all movable property piled up in the
streets or cast over the river banks
Eggs will be stored fer their pertaining
when next they come, Remember =
Portland Argus.
We supposed the Colby freshmen on
their visit here upon the occasion re-
ferred TO above made less noise than
usual, and we have heard of no destruc-
ton of property or abuse of person.
There was more noise made than appears,
to one not imbued with the college
spirit, to be absolutely necessary, and
some of their antics appeared to us
silly, but we have heard of no specific
cases of violation of law, Our theory is
that college boys should be treated like
other people. If they violate law or
create disturbance they should be sub
jeeted to due process Of law and be
punished. If they disturbed the peace
or destroyed property in Skowhegan,
they ought TO have been arrested and
made to pay the full penalty. The Ar
gus correspondent, however, purposes
another method. He condemns viola-
ton of law and vandalism but pre-
poses TO remedy it by further violation
and the meanest kind of an outrage. We
have lawyers and officers of the law to
meet cases of Illegal acts. 1t is late in
the day TO recommend the rotten egg
process 5 remedy.