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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03

iterae lot did not note their treasures of the time when Spain great and her venturesome gentle Possibly these brothers of Corpus Christi dered this pale lttlefaced man. amused his exile with that to them had vaue for have said scholarship had died that coister.
 If 1t so, said Fenton, looking at suddenly.
 "Eh, what's so. Bob?' said Borden.
 tains back from Corpus Christi"
 H. said Borden, "stop your - lingo. No such
 "Luck" said I wearily. magnng my Listen said the little man. whose past say won
 Tn those days the Governor ruled Miguel Santos. Nay, Santos laid tribute of the Gov ernor and of all who passed and Miguel Santos wealth they blood stained'
 There others said Borden, dealing the cards.
 Listen said the other rather eagerly.
 But in his old age ren1orse seized Santos and he tired into the monastery of Corpus Christi where he led he made restitution day the treasure is hid in the greater than all the King of Spain ever had from Peru"
 "Eh" said Borden. I'd 1t. It's something Bob to know much you about languages
 But Fenton looked at both If he more. From the table he took piece of yelowed parchment held 1t against the candle
 . He seems to have been' said Borden. "a sort O. Capn Kidd. spose they've been dlggin diggn' in 'em mountains =
 Wait" said Fenton quietly. up there in the library of Corpus Christi there's pile ancient manuscripts of forgotten abbots things earthly except to the anti9uarian the historian. But they've Borden Now. I'd rather Sunday New York paper with i1le, the murders and divorces and politics. found some fun there nosing almost been able to forget" ~
 Well, wish I'd money"
 We'd go back. eh and buy up somebody" said Dor zen zen Wed nave a house on Fifth and another at ave our wives and darters dresses diamonds all listed in the papers ~ ~ daughters!' ~ 0 ~ anu
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Hes bit ticklish subjects said Borden. Well. go on with your yarn little 'un.
 Santos became Corpus Christi there's probably somewhere other about this pile of something Abbot Pedro Juan. knew he the Abbot of Santos time. So broke open the seal Then found this paper written by the dying Santos
 You don't say! Who'd have thought it?' Borden claimed
 Well what of t?" said Borden. Does he tell where the moneys to be had. We back to New York and paid in A few chances a cents.
 Listen you foo said Fenton eagerly. Here is what is written T. the monk Ambrose Miguel Santos do confess: When 70. security, behink myself the wicked shall be burned forever If that be indeed true to prepare have thought me of the treasure gained evly Should restore it to those whence had taken? women It has seemed to then, that should put this treasure away where should find It. know much-perhaps my soul the the under ground river had the casks carried. Then had wall the treasure there against the of the stream that light. Twenty worked at this; and watched door which opens you a certain spot When the work done the laborers poison and in the morning all lay dead God rest soul) One by
 'TIe the bodes?" Dorden leaning over. "aIl that stuff is buried up in 'em mountains?'
 cliff the underground dropped in, by Then returned to my followers. who guarded below, saying had other into Chihuahua And then I discharged all down mountain to the monastery and to the abbot sad would repent of my sins! First answered thou must give all l had scuandered it all.
 T said myself one has committed so abbot add to the burden For, time on l should lead life of of repentance Tn the cave of the river Then have gloated over the coers on the cliff in the Then voices have
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03

Krag-Jorgensen 30 caiber bullet to the big half-ton shells for battleships and coast defenses.
 Perhaps the smokeless powders the interest ing. One might be surprised, picking up lath ap- parenty made of dried glue. told grain of smokeless 13-inch gun. That style in which this powder is prepared for
 The stuff Is rolled out and into strips 32 inches long, Each strip is tough enough actual service
 lath It is brittle 1t takes to tear Little length size to facilitate combustion when the time
 For these strips tied into bundles about the size of the bore and when the bundle constituting the powder charge is quickly chuckd venient style of powder surely.
 Ii sounds odd to that these strips of smokeless powder would make ding wood but it's fact Blow up the house? Why no
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03

You can safely touch match to piece of smokeess powder held in the hand It will simply burn rather slowly M with slight sputtering and with weird yellow smoke. less blaze, and if the small and flame very strong you blow the flame breath ana repeat the experiment.. And can safely whack the stun around of these tough would be an excellent thing spank bad little boy with.
 II whole magazine of this powder set afre and the door were open allow the to the der would simply burn up without exploding
 IL requires detonation explode the stuff and if there are detonators it is well to be
 A bundle of these gives half-ton shell ergy that would lift the batteshp Oregon eight of the water.
 , Smokeless powder put up many other forms
 ost or IL IS made into short. round cylinders with holes through them to facilitate combustion range from minute grains cartridges to
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flash Fguravely it spts its hands shoulder to the hauton shell. gives it hustles it along with increasing force until when the
 Black powder would show all its strength inside the in about three-thousandths O second brown powder uses about ry-thousandths in tng into full operation which shows eisurely and de- termined nature of Uncle Sans prize powder
 The difference between the powders arises almost wholly In the making of charcoal ''
 These powders nodded hexasunal blocks with hoes through them Their proportioned t ths eaores Of the different guns and big slow-fring las hey are built into round piles up in sacks Ihey are put up in haf-chargeS, would make sack bundle long that would he s cuil to handle and more break sniiI novisr aouno lh an uncomfortable skill and much prismauc powders. - " N AASA-iis .iiese
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03

THE accompanying illustrations show a few little
 grains of powder for Uncle Sam burn They | being rushed out by the down the Santa Cruz
 Mountains where the California Powder Works is
 hustlng to fill order for 100000 pounds of brown prismac and 200 o0 pounds of powder for the and navy.
 Quite different these from the grains that you for ducks and deer. The strange that Uncle uses Is rarely seen by the public and collection of pies would be very popular addition
 The great variety of odd and sizes is thing that commands the curious of who display Of government powder for the first time. and there Is besides lot of interesting the stun that propes all the havoc dealing projectes modern warfare. from the little. long. wicked human
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length for the heavier rapid-re guns for in which the cylinders packed tridges tied in sacks for the slow firing guns in which the powder is separated from the projectiIe
 These smokeless powders preparations of nitro glycerne and gnucotton treated with various and with many delicate manipulatons. firms i'm America have been able produce smokeless powder that will stand the tests and Uncle Sam a pt0 nd for it in lots
 The brown prismatc powders interesting too They made of the common black gunpowder-charcoal saltpeter sulphur-but their action Is wholly different Common black gunpoNder goes of all at once and all together The gun full strain of the shock before the shell time to 1S-inch gun. -
 But when charge of slow-purning brown powder Is deonated in it doesn't so off in an l-tempered
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dropped her anchor a boat load of men under command of as fine looking an ofncer as ever carried sword-all in IuIl dress, blue coat and white trousers, for the weather was warm-shot out rom the gunboat and made for the shore.
 AS they gained a footing on the wharf the officer gave the command:
 Attention. by fours; left oblioue: march. And they started to pull down the only Confederate flag in sight-that on the Custom House. The first step taken by the officer and he disappeared instantly from sight.
 He had stepped upon a covering of cotton seed and gone down in eighteen rect or water. A couple of his men caught him as he rose to the surface ana lifted him to solid footing, water, cotton seed and all
 Strengthening himself up he repeated ms command as quietly as if nothing unusual had occurred and started up the street, leaving trail of water and
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03
STUFF THAT MAKES HEROES,

\ s Captain Sigsbee, almost stunned N by the xplosion on the Maine, H rushed from his cabin, he was l ! met by q marine. who saluted
 -- '~'1v said.
 T have to report that the Maine Is blown up, sir
 An incident connected with the taking of New Orleans by FSrragut is brought
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03

cotton seed behind him.
 Such a shout as went up from that great crowdi It seemed more like friendly greeting than what had really been in their hearts to say.
 Such men are heroes, great and true.
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to mind by the coolness of the salute and report on the deck of the Name. Anticipating his coming the Confeda~ ates had destroyed everything that could be of value or comfort to the Union forces Great quantities of cot ton, cotton seed and sugar we~o h''-->e7 on the wharves, many of which, being Of wood, were also consumed, and the cotton seed falling through gave the water the appearance of solid ground
 There must have been 50, 900 people gathered down at the river to see the Yankees land'
 A moment after the first gunboat
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TOW I came to Corpus Christi in Sonora need not
 tell; and glad I need not for 1t is at the best
 6 shameful story. Yet there fancied could put 4 my past away. I those had wronged
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-21
1T WAS THE WRONG MAN.
The SOundly SlaEaberiEg Passenger
Was Awakened, BUt re Didn't
Thank tz,e Young Lady.

IT was the last suburban train for
that evening, and when the girl stepped
aboard of it she saw before her man
whom she knew. Later, seated in the
car, she noticed him sleeping soundly,
some distance in front Of her, with his
head on the back of the seat. AS his
station drew near she became decidedly
nervous on his account, says the Chi
cago Times-Herald.
"That gentleman asleep over there
ought to get off at Kenwood," she told
the conductor, presently, and the Off
cial reluctantly yielded to her persua-
sion, and aroused the slumbering pas
senger.
young lady says you ought to get
off here" he explained briefly, and the
erstwhile sleeper lazily turned & cham
pagne-fushed face about.
"What in thunder does it matter to
her where I get off?" he demanded,
noisily.
And the girl nearly tainted where she
sat; fer ii was the wrong man.
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-21
GREELEY AS AN ORATOR.
The Famous Editor Had Many Pc
cuIiGrities. Eut Always Said
Something Good.

Mr.. Greeley was not an orator in any
scholastic sense. He had poor and
somewhat squeaking voice; be knew
nothing of gestures, and he could not
take an orators pose, which'adQs such
emphasis to the matter and argument
to be set forth. Not all his years OF
practice On the platform and on public
occasions ever changed his habits and
methods as Il speaker, and he ended as
poorly equipped in the respects named
for the vocation as when be began. But
he had one prime quality, without
which all the others are exploited in
vain. He invariably had something to
say, and he said it in such clear and
wholesome English. with such SINGER
ity. that he was an orator in spite of all
tine rules, says Harper's Magazine.
TC state it briefly, of all the eminent
speakers | have introduced-and more
than once-there was not one who gave
better satisfaction, different and nota
bic as they were. than Horace Greeley
as a consequence, he came to me often
est, and wore the best. We might or
might not agree with some of his pc
.culiar premises, as when he says: 'FThe
moment drop of alcohol is received
into the human stomach that moment
the stomach recognizes deadly enc
my;" but he set his audience thinking,
61d Illuminated his theme.
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-21
HIS EXILE AT AN END.
After Many Years Executive Ciemen-
cy Is Exercised in 81 Singular
Case in South Carolina.

Gov. ElleTbe has pardoned l.. T. Cor
bett, a member of one Of the best fam.
lilies III South Carolina, and NOW a citi.
zen Of San Francisco, Cal. La the spring
Of 1886 young Corbett, then lad OF Is,
was experimenting & store on his ia
TIERS plantation in Sumter county. 1t
was charged that the boy sold liquor to
the negroes, and, having no license,
prosecution followed. The boy fled the
country, without giving any intimation
Of his intentions. Immediately aftet-
ward he was tried, convicted and in his
absence sealed sentence was left by
Judge Kershaw, who has since died. 1t
has never been opened.
1t now transpires that young Corbett
went to Colorado. where he worked
hard and met with success. Then he
went to California and prosperity fol-
lowed him. lie then married and is now
highly respected citizen in his new
home, and a deacon in the Presbyterian
church.
Some time ago he heard of lis con-
viction and then of the failing health
of his father and mother. Ee wished 10
return TO see his parents alive. brr the
sentence stood in his path. When the
people about his home heard Of the cir
cumstances they prepared strong petit
tion. Gov. Ellerhe granted pardon
within an hour after the receipt of the
petition. The self-banished young man
was telegraphed to hasten across the
continent.
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-21
TOO MUCH PLOT.

Why SO Many DramatiGed Eove1s
Have neen Complete Failures.
Several recent failures, or narrow es-
capcs, of promising new plays teach
again the old lesson that so few dramat-
lists learn. In every case-too much
plot, says the New York World.
The dramatist too often forgets that
he is not a novelist, and tries to please
the people by giving them entangle-
ments ard mysteries. And the people
are puzzled, irritatcd and wearied The
plot set down in outline seems simple
enough. But when the actors try to
put it into pantomime it becomes te-
dious or incomprehensible
A moments thought will make it
clear that plot is very small considera-
tion in the construction of play The
simpler it is the better, so little does it
amount to that the pleasure got from
seeing play is not Gessened by know
ing the plot in advance.
The draInatist wants situation. The
less plot he has to use to carry them
and make them probable the better his
chances of success.
This is the reason why failure lies in
wait for dramatized novels. The very
element that makes the novel popular
makes the play dreary bore.
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-21
woMAN's PROGRESS IN JAPAN.
The Emperor and the Empress Both
Believers In 8Iodern Ideas.

The Emperor and the Empress Both
Believers In Modern Ideas.
At last the women of Japan are be-
ginning to get their inning, The GIN
peror himself is interested in their ad-
vaacement. He hopes in time that they
will attain the same position enjoyed
by the women CT Europe and America.
The first step he took toward this ad-
vancement was to abolish stained teeth
and shaved eyebrows. Next, on the
twenty-ffth anniversary of his mar
riage he introduced the idea Of the cell
cbration of silver wedding into his
country. On this occasion he gave
a big feast and received countless pres
ents. His female subjects were delight
ed at this, and said that no empress had
ever been SO honored, says the New
York Sun.
The empress of Japan, Fusaka, is
by no means kept in the background by
her husband. She shares his throne,
and is consulted on matters of national
Importance. More than this, she pre-
sides at his table, and this is an honor
accorded to none of her predecessors.
The empress, from aHaccounts, is quite
an up-to-date woman, and has proven
herself worthy of all her privileges. She
is an active patroness of the Toxic
women's hospital, which is conducted
on the most modern scientific princi-
pies. She is also quite an athlete, and
has a model gymnasium, erected solely
for her benefit, in the palace. She prac-
tices there every day, and is also fond
of riding. Who knows but in time
she may take to the bicycle? The en-
peror has dedicated to her many Of his
most beautiful poems, which show that
the bravest deeds have been inspired
by feminine beauty. She is even more
interested in the advancement of her
sex than he is.
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-21
FRENCH AND GERMAN TRADE.
Comparative Statistics That present
q Very DascOurrginG Ootiook
for France.

Under the title Of "The German Tn
Aasion," NJ. Jules Roche, formerly
French minister of commerce and in
dustry. writing in the Paris Figaro,
draws very discouraging picture of
the present position of French com
Iaerce. Taking the statistics OF the
custom-house administration just pub
lished for 1897. he shows that the inn
ports last year amounted TO 4,0CO,o00,0C0
francs. and the exports TO 3,G76.000,000
francs, which was an increase compared
with 1896 of POI 100000 francs in the
imports, and 275,O0O.0OO francs in the
exports. NJ. Jules Roche admits the
progress is considerable, but he con-
tends that 10 form just opinion OF
the commercial situation of France il
is requisite to compare it with that of
other nations. and especially Germany
Taking the year following the Franco
lrussian war as starting point foi
his comparison, NJ. Jules Roche points
out that in 1872 the exports of France
amounted to 3.762. 100000 francs, and
those ofGermany to 2.900.D00.000 francs
In 1886, however, the exports of France
were only 3.4O1.COO.OOo francs. while
those of Germany had increased to
1892. 100000 francs. Consequently, be-
tween 1872 and the end of 1896 the ex-
ports of Germany had increased by
1892. 100000 francs, and those of France
had diminished by 36i 100000 francs
that is to say, an increase of over Go
per cent. for Germany, and decrease
of nearly ten per cent. for France.
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-21
MAGGIE WAS WILLING.
Somehow This Did Not Cheer the
Cleveland Man, However,

There is certain Cleveland man
who fondly imagines he has an excel
lent memory. He never carries letters
around in his pockets, and he is pretty
good at leaving orders at the grocer's.
Occasionally he gets his wife to ask
him concerning the events of the day
and he makes a good record when cate
chised. Somebody told him that was
the way Thurlow Weed improved a bad
memory, and he finds it an excellent ex-
ercise. Not long ago he had tele-
phone put in his house. and frequently
uses it. Another strong point with
him is his alleged memory for tele-
phone numbers. He has repeated them
over so many times that the numbers
which he is likely to use he can spin
off in lively style. But his overweening
confidence in his ability in this direc-
ton brought him to grief.
He was in his Office a few davs ago
and wanted to call up a particular
friend. He knows that this friend al
ways answers his phone in person, and
when he had rung up. and given the
number he began to talk as soon as he
was sure somebody was at the other
end.
Hello, George" he said, show are
you? How are things? Say. George,
let's take in the Fitzsimmors show to-
night Wen have little supper first
and then go over. I've got things fixed
SO can get away and nobody be any the
wiser. [ told Maggie we were busy on
partial inventory and that if l wasn't
home at seven o'clock she would know
that business detained ne, ha, ha! She
believes anything her trusted cid dhubby
wants to tell her. viii you go, old
boy? If you will cali for me at six"
He paused for an answer and his
breath. Before he could catch the lat
ter, he gasped again. A shrill fem
inine voice rang in his ear.
"Yes," said the shrill voice, ''I'll 60"
'Wh-what's that?" he stammered.
81 say I'll CO." said the shrill voice.
"And I'll call for you at five"
With spasmodic gesture the man
with the memory rang off,
''Merciful Juuter!" he groaned, that
was my wife's voice!"
He rubbed his head distractedly.
What did it mean? Then he under
stood it all. lie had. in moment of
criminal forgetfulness rung up his own
phone instead of his friends.
His marvellous memory had played
him a scurvy triok.-Clevcland Plain
Dealer,
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-21
Too Much Realism.

An enterprising young Portuguese
composer, who dreams of founding a
new school, has introduced a new in
strument into the orchestra. 1t is
pistol. In realistic instrumento-de-
scriptive" opera from his pen, played at
one of the minor theaters of Lisbon, the
audience, after hearing strange sounds
from the ordinary instruments, were
startled by the loud report of pistol
going off. There was a rush to the doors,
as it was thought some anarchist was
present. In vain did the young COM
poser come forward to explain that he
had devised a new artistic method of
musical description. A number of per-
sons were trampled upon in the rush,
and more or less injured. The Lisbon
newspapers advise their readers to keep
away from performances of the mas
terpieces of the new genius, on the
ground that another time an instru~
mento-descriptive battle scene may in
troduce real cannon balls and bomb
shells.-London News.
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-21
PRICE CN EIS HEAD.
And the St=hnGe Thin 3 About 1t Was
HIS Being Asked to Pay
1t Himself.

A Georgia farmer so pleased patent
medicine firm with a certificate he had
given as TO the merits Of the particular
nostrum that they offered to have his
picture painted, with the certificate, on
the town hall. The farmer was tickled
with the idea, and regularly sat to the
artist until the latter had transferred
his rugged lineaments TO the weather
boarding of the most prominent build
ing in town. The picture was full
length, says the Atlanta Constitution.
Shortly afterward a cyclone strolled
by aud scattered the to.9n hall to the
four corners of the country. People in
different localities picked up sections of
the farmers portrait, which had been
blown their way. and one man, knowing
how the farmer deplored the disaster.
wrote him as follows: I'm sorry the
cyclone blowed yer pictur' so far, but
I've got good news fer you; Bill Jinkins
found yer left leg, Mart Wilkins is got
hunk o yer back, Dan Jones found yer
right arm, an I understan' that Sister
Molly Brown is got t'other arm, like
wise yer right les All the pieces seen
fit together good. What | wants ter
know now is how much will you give
fer yer head?"
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-21
Worried over n Dollar.

whats the matter, Brinkerton? e?
You look as if you had something seri-
Gus on your mind"
81 have" he replied, ''I'm worried,
badly worried. I found dollar in my
Sunday breeches this morning"
you're the first man I ever saw that
worried over the finding of money he
didn't know he had"
"But, wait; you don't understand me.
I can't make up my mind yhether for
got the dollar, Or whether my wife
slipped it in there to try me. She has
been accusing me for some time past
of keeping things from her. Now, if I
were to blow this money in without
saying anything to her about it, and it
should turn out that she had played a
trick on me, my finish would be well
worth writing up. One ths other hand,
if [ go to her and confess that found
it she'll simply take the dollar. l
wouldn't have had this happen for so
cents. Boston Herald.