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The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1899-02-04
SCANDAL THREATENED.

That there is something rotten
about the war department is every
dag becoming more apparent, in spite
OF the efforts made to keep down the
truth. The war investigating cem-
mission seems especially determined to
save the contractors who furnished the
bad beef, both refrigerated and canned,
Co our soldiers, by insisting that the
beef was good, in the face OF positive
evidence to the contrary. Another
proof OF the rottenuess of the war de
partment methods is furnished by the
assertions made by General Eagan's
friends, that he is willing to accept
seminal punishment as a result of his
court-martial for Safeguarding Gen.
Miles, and keep his mouth shut, but
chat if Mr. Mckinley fails to set aside
enou h of the finding of the court
martial to make his punishment NOM
iRal, lie will raise such scandal as
the country las not had for many
years. by telling everything he knows
about war contracts and these who
proEttei thereby. Eagan's plea be-
fere the court-nartial, of not guilty,
although acknowledging the use of the
dirty and disgusting language towards
Gen. Miles, and his clniia for protec-
tion under Mr. Mckinley's promise, is
believed to be the result of an under
standing, and the belief is streAgth
ened by his confident and nonchalent
hearing during the trial. A sporting
~ inclined army officer has offered to
bet ten to one that verdict of guilty
would not result in EA2an's dismissal
hoaA the army.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1899-02-04
-,FiRINa THE AMERICAN HEART.

The leading organs of the admins
1&ration seem to have had slip" At
All events, by = singular oneness of
opinion. "the situation in the Philip
pines is unsatisfactory and dangerous"
Soon a military point Of view" the
American forces in the archipelago
are at great disadvantage" ga
part of our army is hemmed up in Ma
mia, and ':another part is still more
closely shut in on transports in the
harbor of Iloilo," and all are .'con-
fronted by an enemy of superior num-
bers." And so the tilipinos are not
only enemies but are in superior num-
bers. 1t is good deal to admit that
they are not only enemies, but that
they are numerically tue stronger and
have the American army hemned III,
one wing os it in Manila and the
OTHER wing on transports in the Iloile
bay. For an ignorant, brsinless
horde of unrecegnized barbarians,
'twholly unfit for self government" the
Filipinos seem to be making q very
good showing.
But while it is literally true that
Otis is ''hemrAed up i'll Manila" and
Miller ''shut in on transports in lloi o
bay" the purpose of the admission OH
the part OF the administrations Or
gaus is to sire the American heart"
aud raise the cry con to the Philip
pines " The scheue will not work.
Ii the American heart gets on fire
1t will be with Indignation at the adj
misistration for getting the nation in
to such humiliating fix. However,
it is wise of the president to abandon
the absurd position that the majority
of the inhabitants OF the Philippines
are an ignorant, uncivilized tribe of
human beings. Just one Filipino in
Washington is keeping the admins
4ration stirred with anxiety all the
pinos let us announce the fact, and
admit at once that it will be NJ picnic.
The scheme co sire" Americans by
saying our armies OF occupation in the
philippines a,e ''hem,aed in" and
that the insult" must be avenged is
as vicious as it is contenptible. Ii it
is right, and if it is fully sanctioned 10y
Our declaration of independence that
tie Filipines have nSt an inaIienable
right to life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness, let Us go and make subjects
of them in short order. But if they
have rights that we ought to respect,
let US respect them, as liberty loving
people should.-Ex.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1899-02-04

LITE opening of tho Calabasas land
Efans to settlement is one OF the most
ifdpcrsans events in: TIE interest Of
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1899-02-04

NILEs' PAIN Pills. zone cont GoeS"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-09-04
A FEL0N'S LOVE.
BY HENRY W. NESTLED.
BY HENRY ". NEsPIELD.

been for her. And what have you
been doing OF late?"
Il have been working in the Ballarat
Mines" he replied-"doing fairly well.
By-the-by, sir, you will be surprised to
hear that am shortly going to be mar
ried again. ! cannot bear the solitary
life am leading now after the happy
years have experienced. l am going
TO marry my late wife's sister,"
In Victoria marriage with deceased
wife's sister is legal.
Some six months after this meeting
the gentleman received message from
Edward to come and see him. He had
met with an accident, having fallen
from ladder In one OF the mines, and
was an inmate OF the Balarat hospital.
Upon arriving at the hospital the
gentleman found to his distress that he
was too late. Edward Dent was dead.
And now fact transpired that quite
overwhelmed him with amazement.
The medical evidence went to prove
that the skilled laborer who for eight
years had worked upon his estate, and
who had undertaken the arduous toll
OF gold-mining for the last two years,
was a woman.
What became OF Edwards second
wife was never known-she disap-
peared.
Such are the facts. Whether the
commission OF some great crime In an
other land had led to the womans thus
concealing her identity is matter
which must for ever remain a mystery.
THE END.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-09-04
EpILoGuE.

II may be stated here that the incl
dents In this story are chiefly founded
upon facts. The following are the
facts:
In tho year 49, large sheep-owner
IN the colony OF Victoria engaged a
married couple for his station, which
was situated some hundreds OF miles
from the coast, far up in the Interior.
The man. who gave his name as Ed
ward Dent. proved sober and Indus
Grious fellow. and smart man at his
work. He was a capital plough-man,
amongst other qualifications. and took
several prizes for ploughing at neigh
boring contests. He was most agree
able mate" and was universally liked
BY all the other men on the place, be-
1ng OF lively disposition and first
rate concertina-player. The latter ac-
complishment Is much priced up In the
bush. where there Is such a scarcity OF
amusement.
His extraordinary affection for his
wffe was particularly noticeable. He
would not allow her to do anything In
the way OF manual labor, and after his
days work was done he was always to
BE- seen chopping up the wood for the
house and carrying up the next days
supply of water from the creek--in
TACT. doing all those little things which
most men out there generally leave
their wives TO do.
Edward Dent and his wife remained
upon this station for nearly eight
years. but one day. much to his mas
tsrs annoyance. he gave notice to
leave. He wanted to better himself.
ne said. and had an idea OF trying the
gold mines for a change.
For about eighteen months the gem
Glsman In whose employment he had
been heard nothing OF him. One day.
However. as he was strolIing down Col
aims street In Melbourne. he met Ed
ward Dent. and aceosted him.
He noticed that he was dressed In the
deepest mourning.
II am sorry" he remarked. ito see
rou with these outward signs OF grief
upon you, Edward. You have had
some lossf"
"Ay. SIR" replied Edward-"these
Black clothes very partially reflect the
grief within me. have lately lost my
Wifs."
Poor fellow" said his late master.
mo knew how great his affection had
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-09-04
'TLzrTra TO mrs. ,IsKHAn NO. 4a,sos]

fLxrrER TO MRS. PIEKHAn NO. 42,3o51
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-For two
wears felt tired and SO weak and dizzy
that some days / could hardly go
around the house. Backache and head
ache all the time and my food would
not digest and had such pains in the
womb and troubled with iercorrhea
and kidneys were affected.
"After birth of each child l grew
weaker, and hearing so much OF the
good you had done, wrote to you and
have taken six bottles of Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, one
box of Lozenges, one box of Liver Pills,
one package of Sanative Wash, and to-
day ! am feeling as well as l ever did.
When get up in the morning feel as
fresh as / did when girl and eat and
sleep well and do all of my work. IT
ever l feel weak again shall know
where to get my strength. l know
yourmedicine cured me. "-MRs. SALIVA
ARcHAMBo, CHARLEMoNT, MASS.
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
leled; for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and
for sometime past has had sole charge
of the correspondence department OF
her great business, treating by letter
as many as a hundred thousand ailing
women a year. All women who suffer
are invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham
at Lynn, Mass, for advice, which will
be promptly given without charge.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-09-04
TRIUMPH OF THE LADY BUG.

One of the most serious criticisms
made of the department Of agriculture
several years ago by eastern newspa-
pers concerned the money 1t had spent
in bringing LADY bugs" from Austral-
la to "infest" California and Florida or
chards. But the lady bug (Novius car
dinalis) turned out to be one Of the
most satisfactory importations ever
mcde from the Antipodes, its habit OF
preying on the scale that was blight
ing fruit trees being the means of saw
ing to this state and Florida their
principal landed industries.
Now 1t appears that the little insect
has performed a like office for the cit
rus groves of Portugal. Specimens
sent to Lisbon from this state in 1896
have taken hold of the scale and are
discriminating 1t. Though but few of
the parasites survived the long jour
ney by rail and sea. their immense
fecundity enabled them in the course
OF two years to populate the groves
with millions OF their kind. AS re-
suit Portugal will be able soon to again
compete with Spain and Sicily for the
orange and lemon trade Of Europe.
The success of the effort to eradicate
the scale pest ought to be the means
OF keeping the department of agricul-
ture flush In funds for parasitical re-
search. 1t would be worth millions of
dollars every year to this country to
find a natural foe Of the potato bug,
of the curious pests that afflict grow
ing hops and OF insects that make a
pasture OF the bodies of domestic ami
mails and poultry. II every bane has
its antidote and every flea has small
err IDEAS to bite EN-" the bringing Of
the two together Is proper function
Of government. The way 1t has work.
cd In the matter Of scale pests. and the
to which the search for the
means Of exterminating them has gone.
tends to encourage efforts.
however costly. along related lines.
But II Is a quest in which all govern
ments may properly bear part, with
special reference to their own ento-
mological resources.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-09-04

American meats are indeed having
a hard time in the German empire,
due to the fact that the German farm
country take every opportunity to pre-
vent the sale of such meats. 1t Is not
practicable for them to get a law OF
actual prohibition passed, as they are
unable to prove that American meats
are dangerous to the health of the peo-
pie. but they insist on such restrictions
being made that the sale Of the meats
takes place under great difficulties and
frequently is made so expensive that
the buyers refuse it for that reason
alone.
United States Consul Barnes OF Co
logne says: Il learn that, for the last
fifteen years, there were officially con-
firmed in the kingdom of Prussia 1908
cases OF illness from trichinae. 207 OF
which resulted in death. OF these total
numbers there could be traced to the
eating of European meats, examined
In Germany and found to be free from
trichinae, 1922 cases and 1O2 deaths.
The remaining cases could also be
traced to European meat, but meat
that had not been examined. In not
one OF the above cases could 1t be
proved that the disease resulted from
the use of American sailed, picked or
timed meat. or of smoked sausage.
This statement holds good for all Ger
many. When in 1891 the
edict against sausage and pork prod
ucts from America was Cancelled, no
inspection Of sausage or picked pork
was required until July /, 1898. Since
then both products are subject to In
spection. This will result in the abb
solute exclusion of sausage and picked
pork or homeless hams from the Ger
man market. In the case of homeless
hams the cost OF inspection amounts
to $3.57 per 220 English pounds. Add
to this the duty, which is 1888 on 22O
pounds OF meat, and it Is seen that
the cost amounts to prohibition.
AS regards the inspection OF American
sausage, learn that three pieces are
taken for inspection purposes from
every two pounds of sausage. By this
means the sausage is much injured, II
not entirely ruined for selling pur-
poses, inasmuch as this process not
only has tendency to cause the meat
to become dry and hard, but the meat
bears plain evidences Of having been
which is not very f1atter-
ing testimonial as to its value for food.
On the other hand. German sausage
Is subjected to no such inspection aftei
1t is in shape for selling, as it Is In
spected before it is made up into COM
form or put on the market
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-09-04
Making the Horse.

Now is the time to remember that
the colt of the present is to be the
horse few years hence, and the kind
of horse he is to be depends largely
upon his Treatment now, says Farm,
Stock and Home. Good care, ample
food and judicious exercise are the es-
sentials at this time. By ample food
Is not meant overlooking. Some grain
should be fed during the summer, but
not so much that the little fellow will
be indisposed to eat freely of grass or
other bulky food, for the latter is nec-
essary to the proper development OF his
stomach and digestive organs. Two
pounds Of oats day should be given to
the colt after weaving, and he should
be allowed to learn to eat some even
before weaving. i. Vary the grain feed
with barley or even corn; and II occa-
sionally ground grain in thick slop is
given the effect will be good. But this
feeding should be moderate, and not
calculated to develop overmuch fat.
Exercise the colt should have, but that,
too. temporarily. Over-exertion would
1t Is we'll, also, to begin breaking or
educating the colt at an early age. Sc
cure its confidence by kind treatment
and gentle words, accustom 1t to
strange sights, to sudden noises and
other alarming things, enough to teach
1t that they are not dangerous, and
so begin to develop the mind as we'll as
. k< ~ hot 20
see command a good price later on.
Foot of the Horse.-The foot of a
horse is one of the most ingenious and
unexampled pieces OF mechanism in
animal structure. The hoof contains a
series Of vertical and thin laminae of
horn. amounting to about five hundred
and forming a complete lining to 1t.
In this are fitted as many laminae be-
longing to the CONN bone, while both
sets are elastic and adherent. The
edge of q Quire Of paper, inserted leaf
by leaf into another, will convey q suf-
ficient idea Of the arrangement. Thus
the weight OF the animal Is supported
by as many elastic springs as there are
In all the feet, amounting to
about four thousand. distributed In the
most secure manner, since every
spring Is acted on in an obliQue direc-
tion.-Ex.
A Big Pig.-What Is said to be tho
largest pig ever raieed was recently
In New York. The ami
MAJ was Jersey Red boar two and q
half years old. weighing alive 1909
pounds. The huge swine measured
over nine feet from tip of It's nose to
the end Of Its tail. 1t measures two
and half feet across the loin. two
and half feet across the hams. and
six feet In girth. This makes the hog
Ihree feet through. 1t is split at the
shoulder, and to look into the carcass
IS Ike looking into the crevice OF .
Provisioner.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-09-04
CHAPTER xvIIT.-(continued.)

NhAi LIN n -tNohtiiiutdsj
One OF the men fell--it was Sullivan.
Rolling over on the hillside. he lay
still. shot through the forehead. NO
more lightning rum would he dis
pence at the charge OF one shilling per
-nobbler;" no more unwary bushmen
would he waylay and rob OF their hard
earned chequcsl Sulliyan's long ca
eoer OF vice was closed forever and now
he would have to settle longer score
dan ever he had chalked up against
his customers in all his life-a score
such as rogues OF his type never expect
TO be called upon TO pay.
"Come on, lads!" cried the trooper.
Fire: but spare the woman II you
can"
At that moment the door was thrown
open and a woman appeared, firing
ave or six shots from revolver upon
the besicging party.
Rushing into close quarters, and mr.
ing at random. the hut was speedily
gained possession OF. and then the fight
was over.
Stretched upon the floor In corner,
shot through the heart, lay Tom
Baynes; while leaning against the wall
beside him stood the woman. MORALLY
wounded. but still at bay.
With yell OF triumph William Luke
threw himself upon the dead man; but
suddenly he drew back with an excla-
nation OF intense amazement. Then
he tore open the wooden shirt upon the
body.
Good heavens" he cried. "it's
woman; and, as live. 1t is Anne bod
sonl'
The rest OF the men crowded into the
hat, and a hush Of horror fell upon
them. while the hunted creature lean
lAS against the wall watched them and
clutched at the rough bark slabs In the
agony Of death. presently gasping-
Yes, yes-it Is Anne Dodson; true
90 me--true TO the last! You've won
the game. Bill Luke; you will get the
reward; but l. Edward Bartlett, Will
never hang for the murder OF your
brother. or--or-the old man at Froy-
ues! The coins-the gold coins-they
arc buried--buried beneath Ali"
Az the voice ceased the woman's
BLACK wig slipped and fell of; there
was = duh gurgling sound as OF one
for breath. and. with wild
glance around him. Edward Bartlett
fell forward. across the body OF the
girl who had loved him, dead!
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-09-04

Miss Ida M. Tarbell will give in Mo
Clure's Magazine for September an &C
count of Lincoln's funeral-an event alone
in its kind, since almost every man, wo-
man and child in the North was a personal
mourner, and people stood day and night,
in rain and shine, along the railroad in an
almost continuous line from Washington
to Springfield, to view the passing funeral
train and testify their generation and
grief
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-09-04

earthquake. The thunder OF the ele.
less revelers The earth opened In
great assures, and closed again like
the jaws OF mighty trap. And in
closing it gripped many OF its victims
in the middle, leaving their hands
above ground. Then came the awful
sliding, grinding noise OF the city, built
upon its foundations of sand. sank in
to the caressing embrace OF the sea,
which forever closed upon its wicked
ness and will forever keep its dread
secrets.
The shock came close on to midday.
The air was hot and sultry. The sky
was without cloud. A great still
ness seemed to hover over the city, and
then, without warning, the earth trem-
bled. Men and women left their
houses and ran into the streets, only
to meet death in the bowels Of earth
or in the hidden recesses OF the sea.
In his annals OF jamaica" publish
ed in 1928, Rev. George Wilson Bridges
quotes from letter written by one OF
the survivors, rector-two or three
days after the disaster, which is in
part as follows:
After I had been at church reading,
which I did every day since was rec
tor of this place, to keep up some show
of religion, and was gone to a place
hard by the church where the mer-
chants meet, and where the president
of the council was, who came into my
company and engaged me to take a
glass of NORWOOD wine as a whet
before dinner, he being my very good
friend, I stayed with him, upon which
he lighted a pipe Of tobacco, which
he was pretty long in taking, and not
being willing to leave him before 1t
was out, this determined me from go
ing to dinner to one Captain Roden's,
whittier l was invited, whose house,
upon the first conclusion, sunk into
the earth, and then into the sea with
his wife and family, and some that
were come to dine with him. Had l
been there had been lost. But to re-
turn to the president and his pipe OF
before that was out I found
the ground rolling under my feet, upon
which I said to him, Lord, sir, what
is that? He replied, being very
grave man, 1t is an earthquake. Be
not afraid; it will soon be over"
Despite the presidents assurance. he
and was never heard OF
again Continuing, the rector wrote:
II made toward Morgan's Fort, because
/ thought to be there securist from fall
ing houses, but as I was going l saw
the earth open and swallow up null
titude of people, and the sea mounting
In upon them over the Notifications.
Moreover, the large and famous bury
ing ground was destroyed, and the sea
washed away the carcasses. The har-
Dor was covered with dead bodies, float
ing up and down.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-09-04
A SUNKEN CITY.

In the beautiful lharbor OF Kingston.
Jamaica, few fathoms under water,
sleeps the sunken city OF Port Royal,
which was destroyed by an earthquake
IN 1852. On a cloudless, still day,
when the surface of the sea Is perfect
iy smooth. the ruins OF the phantom
city may be plainly seen in the depths
OF the transparent water.
The spire OF the old cathedral Is the
most prominent object. In the clear
water you can see the fishes laziIy
swimming In and out among the ruined
turrets. more suggestive OF owls and
bats than OF the flnny inhabitants of
the sea. Occasionally glimpses can be
had OF the ruins OF other buildings
buildings which for more than two CEN
turtles have kept their CHASTITY secrets
and will keep them until the end of
time.
Down there. In that peaceful depth,
lie the bones of three thousand men,
women and children. carried down into
the sea with their homes on that awful
June day In 1892. An earthquake. sud
denly and without warning, smote the
profiigate city of Port Royal, which
sid into the sea- The waters opened
and swallowed 1t up, and there, beneath
the silent waves. was hidden the wick
edness and debauchery OF community
described by historians as being almost
without parallel.
After the earthquake the town was
rebuilt. only to be completely destroy
ed by fire In 1903. On August 22, 1922,
1t was swept into the sea by hurri-
cane. 1t was once more reconstructed,
but again. in 1915, II was reduced to
ashes. and as recently as 1880 1t was
visited by another hurricane. Every
disaster was attended by great loss of
life.
The city OF Port Royal was original
ly built upon narrow strip OF land
out into the sea, which &C
counts for its strange disappearance
at the time OF the earthquake. Like
the house OF the foolishman Of Biblical
lore. which was builded upon the sand.
II literally slid into the water when
the earthquake shock came.
Previous to that fateful 7th day of
June. 1892. Port Royal had been known
rs "the finest town In the West Indies, |
and the richest spot in the world" II |
was, az It now Is. British colony, but |
here was little either In It's govern
ment or It's customs of British moral
ty. We are told that 1t was q place
II luxurious debau.nery; that In their
sxcesses the colonists rivaled the prof.
igates of ancient Rome.
Buccaneering and piracy were REQ
,gnixsd Industries. The treasure ships
II Spain were legitimate prey. The
riches of Mexico and Peru were levied
upon, and the people Of Jamaica were
rolling In wealth and splsndor.
Vice and debauchery held sway. Bac-
,hanalian rsvels which might put to
Ihame the jewellers In the Orient were
II nightly occurrence. There was no
1irtus.
And ike the crack OF doom came the
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-09-04

Are necessarily people Of sxosllent tuds.
mont, taste and refinement. In travelin~
they demand tho best service obtsinsbls
and the uberality with which they pat
roniss the Union Pacific II one Of the bess
proofs of that limos superiority. Tckst
once, void Stand" POI Main street