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Another "ricb fad was made in Southern California, where we'll borer undertook a contract to re- ceiye $100 an irch for every inch of water, f not less than 50 inches were developed. In case of failure he was to get nothing. He struck a big flow of water and will receive over $10, ,000 for few mon ths' work.
 Near San Bernaroino, Cal, an : other remarkable flow was discover ed. At depth of about 300 feet water gushed up like rom a geyser, and the owner of the well has leased a part ot the water to Ri2erside water company, for the summer season, at the rate of $60 a day
 These discoveries go to con6l m the contention that much of much of this country is underlined by subterranean rivers and lakes. Water can be found most anywhere at depth of about 800 feet, and at Alamogordo, N. M., at a depth of twenty and thirty feet The possi- bility of irrigating ranches on the desert plains by boring wells and installing wind mills is now being seriously discussed. This, believe. will be possible and practicable ln some sections at least Certain it is that if sufficient quantities of water for irrigating purposes are ever discovered, this section will surpass in fertility the famed valley of the Nile.
 Notwithstanding the scarcity and in many instances total absence of water. the hills aud mountains and plains and plateaus are fairly alive with birds, wild animals and the most poisonous reptiles. How these fowls, animals and reptiles live ap paren tly without water, except in the rainy season, whicE begins in July and continues until September, and when less water falls than dur ing the same period in Arkansas, Is a profound mystery, 1 have repeat edIy asked the question but have not yet found one person who cotld answer it. Yet there are birds Of all kirds. including the quail; rep tiles. such as rattle-snakes. hzzaros and gila. monsters (the bite of which is very poisonous but the skin of which is very vaIuabIe), and wild animals from the bear and squirrel of the woods TO the gopnPrs and Jack rabbits of the desert plains Even that king of birds, the eagle proud emblem of two Republics and whose golden image led the inn perial troops of Napoleon alike 10 victory and de.eat-the great Amer. ican eagle indorses this country by his presence, for as we drove out from Tucson to Oracle the otker day across the desert plain, up flew an eagle from the cactus bushes and proudly and majestically sailed away.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-06-07
7 GREAT QUESTION IN z GREAT SOUTH
 YVES
ONCE MEXICAN SOIL
Aeouired by the Treaty of Hidalgo--Great Profit
 in Well-Boring.
oo.respondence of the Graphic:

correspondence of the Graphic:
 .olo Ariz May 30.-Probably
 If the Graphio's readers who
 been perusing from time to
 nv letters to the paper have
 ssoroJ at the large number of
 ,ans m this country-Arizona,
 Mexico and Southwest Texas.
 as, be surprising at first, but it
 5ot be upon reflection. It must
 smembered that this was once ,oae aeil-and that 1t came into
 ooesession of the United States
 .Eo end of their war with Mexico, sas under the Democratic expau- administration of James K.
 s that the territory was acquir-
 Ii was ceded to the United ..Ip, in I848 by the treaty of |s1aIupe HidaIgo, and if l remem- < correetly, Senator Ambrose H. Hapr. of Arkansas, was one of the African commissioners. By this 'ssty a half million square miles of |ritory was added to Uncle Sam's main at an expense of fifteen mil ss dollars, which is less than the #inIey administration paid for ls privilege of taking Spain's place |sbe Philippines and chasing the BiDinos. Then, as now, New Eog- Id was opposed 10 war, and o9- ked not only the war with Mexlco, | the acquisition of territory erefrom. But New England soon Ind out that she was only o1e lit corner of tbis big country, as has so often learned since Out he territory thus acquired, the s tes of California, U Utah, Nevada, goming and Colorado, and the rritories of Arizona and New ,xico have been formed
 But it was the last territory ac- fred by a Democratic administra- h. Jefferson had previously ide the Louisiana purchase and ,nroe had purchased Florida; and tn the exception of the purchase Alaska and the annexation of the Iwaiian islands, Democratic Pres ,nts have added every acre of soil at has been added to our National mmoa wealth from the liberation the original Thir teen Colonies 70 present time.
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This country (Arizona, New Mexi- 2, Southwest Texas and a part of alitornia), is a vast desert, and the Feat question is water. h Arizo-
 a the average rainfall is less than { inches per annum. W herever 'ater can be secured, by irrigation
 q otherwise, the soil blossoms like De rose. The land is exceedingly Prtile, producing alike the products the temperate and semi-tropic paes. In the Salt River valley sur punding Phoenix, the lime, lemon, gange, date, aoricot, peach, pome- Fanate, and almost every other Fult and vegetable grow. Wherev- there is sufficient water, nearly Verything will grow luxuriantly natcan be planted.
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D'gglng for water is more pro6ta- PIe Sometimes than digging for gold I the kiondike. Prospecting for Fa'er and developing wells is be- sonlng quite profitable industry Il lals section, and several prospec- ,ofs have already struck it rich. '" hast of Yuma-which $ sa q by None to be next door to Hades- Fnefe no water was supposed to p"eIl, well-contractors at a depth \ 0oO feet struck an apparently in sNnaustiole supply of water. The p0" IS so great that experts who pave Investigated it, believe that an vuuergrourd lake has been discoV- 3'ea. In developing this supply of 1a'er the con tractors have cleared A0eut $50, 900.
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rhe ort,toricai ass citation hay arrangea an interesting sub ieet fot M.n.GsA evening. inc sub- ice is, Re-el1ed thnI greed and self ishne~s has done more to pro4ote tiTili3atiaa thaa= charity.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-03-25

in self defense. to make that declaration
which has been banging back for 80
long.
You remember that exotic novel,
"Via Lucis,' which your able reviewer
"slatod" 60 numerically come months
ego. but which made quite sensation
here? hear from Rome that the au-
thoress was married recently to her
publisher, Mr.. William Heinemann.
Among the guests at the wedding was
Mr.. Whistler, who had come from Paris
specially for the occasion. The brides
real name was Magda Stuart Sindici.
Her father was formerly an officer in the
Italian army, and her mother is first
cousin Of the Duke OF Berwick. That
ducal family descends from the Royal
Stuarts. The first Duke was an illegiti.
mate son OF James II. Msgda Heine.
mann Tor "Kassanda Vivaris," to give
her the literary title) is only two.and.
twenty. Her remarkable book was
written while she was yet In her teens.
The death Of the amiab!e Countess of
Seton is much regretted. You re.
member that she lost her husband not
long ego and that her son. the young
Earl, is confined in q private asylum.
Her death is the more sad az, contrary
to all expectations, the young heir is
getting we'll, and the doctors confidently
predict his return to perfect sanity and
to active life. His alteration was caus.
ed by an injury to the head. the result
OF fall from his horse, not by any brain
disease. l wonder whether the fair
young girl, whose engagement to him
was 80 sadly broken off, will welcome
him back.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-03-25
SWIFTEST RACING EAST AND
WEST

II you would travel rapidly. and with
comfort and ease. please note that the
North Western line and its connections
provide the fastest service to eastern
cities. and many hours the fastest TO
western points named below: To Buf.
falo 80 hours, New York 45, Boston as,
Ogden 81. Salt Lake 33. San Francisco
62. Portland GO. Why not save your.
self weary hours OF travelling by getting
tickets via the North WesternY
AS. FIELDING, @. T. A,
III South 10th street.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-03-25
London Letter.

The engagement 10 announced of Lady
Sybil Beauclerck, niece Of tho Countess
Of Mimic (wife Of the Governor G eneral
OF Canada, to Mr.. VIM. F. Lascelles, OF
Scots Guards. aide.de camp to the Gov.
ernor.General. Lady Sybil is the
younger daughter Of the late Duke Of
st. Adams by his fret wife, and is there.
fore descendant Of Charles II and Nell
Gwynne. Mr.. Laecelles is the elder son
OF Sir Francis Lascelles, British Ambas.
sador to Berlin. Bis mother, who died
few years ago, was daughter Of Sir
Joseph Olliffe, celebrated physician in
Paris in the days Of the second Empire,
whom Alphonse Daudet cruelty m align
ed under the name Of DR.. Jenkins in
lie Nabab.' Another engagement an.
nounced from Canada lie that OF Miss
Sykes. niece Of Colonel Straubenzie, to
an Englishman named Falls.
Interest in the matrimc nisl prospects
Of Lord Crewe increases every day. He
10 forty.one; Lady Margaret Primrose
was eighteen on January let. The day
Of her birth lie responsible fol her hav.
ing been christened Margaret Etrenns
New Years gift.) When che becomes
Countess Of Crewe she will chaperone a
step-daughter only Ave months younger
than herself. Lord Crewe is not only q
strikirgly handsome man, with winning
manners and an expression OF gentle
melsn choly befittipg bis past sorrows,
but he is also a poet Of the gentle.
dreamy order. advise your fair read.
ers to get bis "Stray Verses" published
when he was Lord Houghton. His frat
wife, VIII ,m he married when he was
twenty-five, was Graham, Of Netherby.
She inherited great beauty from her
grandmother, the mad Duchess Of
Somerset, who sixty years ago, then
Lady Seymour, was the Queen Of Beauty
at the Eglinton tournament. The
Duchess was granddaughter Of Rich
ard Brinsley Sheridan and the lovely
Betty Linley. Seven years after her
marriage Lady Houghton died, leaving
her disconsolated husband with three
daughters and son. The boy died at
the ago OF seven. So the "preux cheva.
lier" has had bis troubles. BY way Of
distraction he went In srdentl, for
political life. and became Mr.. Glad
stones Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland; but
40 he held the post during tho heat Of
the Home Rule controversy, he found
himself boycotted by Dublin society.
II rumor is to be believed, Lord Crewes
political convictions cost him moro than
mere popularity; they caused him bit
ter heart ache. He had conceived an
affection for the lovely daughter Of a
proud old house welded to Tory tradi.
tons. For while society speculated
as to which would be tho stronger, the
personal magnetism OF the man or the
cut-snd dried opinions Of the beauty's
family. How the romance ended l
do not know, but Lord Crewe suddenly
withdrew from the field. Those who
should know say that he never ventured
\ to put the decisive question; but that he
deemed himself repulsed is evident to
all who know the poem, written in that
eventtul year. wherein he tells his lady
that he "shall watch her footsteps down
the road" and adds: IT'LL you turn and
beckon l stand and watt" That. how.
ever. was nine years ago.
No one would guess. to see them, that
he and Lady PEGGY" have 90 many
The Press., 1899-04-20
Number 3.


An annual ''Zwiebel market" or
onion market is held in Bern, and once
a year the peasants come from far and
near to purchase stock of onions for
the twelvemonth, and, in fact, it has
grown to be a custom on zwiebel mar
ket day for everybody, rich and poor, to
buy onions; if not for use. then for the
custom of the thing
On Saturday night the onions ar
rive. Great boxes, baskets and barrels
of onions line one side of the longest
main street of the city, from the station
directly through the long arcaded ave-
nue. as far as the arcades extend-about
mile. All day Sunday the onions re-
main in the street, covered with cloths
of every description, ana early Monday
morning the sale begins. For two days
every one you meet has at least string
of onions, and one walks the entire
length of the market and weeps.
A few days later come the dances
Every saloon and hall is decorated, and
the young peasants, girls and lads, come
to town and make merry. Every "wirt-
schaft' is crowded with a pushing,
jostling throng of plump and ruddy
faced peasants, drinking, dancing and
'hiring out There are no brawls,
only perhaps parties of merry pumpkins
walking through the streets at 1 and
o'clock in the morning and yodeling,
without melody, at the top of their
strong voices. Chicago Record.
The Press., 1899-04-20
ONLY A STORY.

The afternoon sun blazed down on
the brown roof of the little railway sta
ton, and a train puffed forth great bill
lows of black smoke into the white heat
ed air. A group of listless, lounging
farmers was outlined against the un-
painted wall of the depot, the stolid
look of Indifference upon their faces
seeming to make them akin to the
shriveled grass and dropping clover
That they were really hopeless was not
without cause. The summer had been
hot and wretched and desolate. The
corn had dried before it came to tassel,
the wheat had rusted and the meadows
Drowned before the haying time.
Caine Denton took off his jaunty
straw hat and leaned from the window.
His quick eye took note of the express
sionless faces of the 1oungers and their
attitude of hopelessness. "Poor devilsr>
he murmured to himself. "Wonder
what they have to live for anyway r
The keen eye moved on past the un-
painted bui idings to the hot glare OF
the sandy road. A child stood thrusting
her little bare feet into the dust and
watching him shyly under the shadow
of her sunbonnet. Caine whistled softly
under his braath-he loved a child-and
was rewarded by shy smile, quickly
suppressed by the insertion of two little
brown fingers between the red lips.
1.-The only bit of brightness in the land
scape,'' he thought, and as the train
1nlN ,c1x f,r Nd SEo1,1 0yy
that is gone and he leaned back in
his seat wearily.
He was a handsome fellow, women
would say-and really they are the
Judges the world most honors-the
breadth of his shoulders and the depth
of his chest making one forget that he
was a little short in stature Perfectly
formed, with the muscles OF a gladiator,
he was delight to the eye. Then his
face, clear cut, with high, noble fore
bead crowned with soft, wavy, brown
hair, the firm, square chin, the keen
blue eyes full of fire and intelligence
under straight dark brows, was remark
ably pleasing One studying it would
say, ''He is financier, practical, firm
born to success, but in the mouth
there was a contradiction of this-a
certain full Tipped tenderness which in
dicated struggle with passion, the
kind which finrs reason to the winds
and gloats in possession.
Was there anything wanting in his
life that was necessary to happiness
No, the world would say. Wealth, sta
tion, hosts of friends, were his. Yes,
and love- All children loved him and
many women. He had sown good SEED
and trought many a broken life out OF
darkness into light.
He had never married-the reason
perhaps, because of the nonappearanct
of his ideal. Several years ago he haG
met woman, and several times during
the progress of their acquaintance hi
had imagined that he loved her. There
was in her Aashos Of intellect +h"+ h
The Press., 1899-04-20

"When l was young man." quoth
Officer Fayette Jones, 'from a stand
point of years, l used to trade mules oc-
|casionally. One day had dispute
with a man to whom had sold an ami
NAL about its speed. We were unable to
agree between ourselves, so we called
in an old codger who talked with a
drawl and used almost as much tobacco
as he raised. We stated the question
to him, Which is the faster of the
mules2' He asked to be taken to the
stable and stood there watching the
mules eat. He chawed and looked, and
looked and chawed. We wondered what
be could tell about their speed simply
by looking at them, but finally he
pointed out the mule l had sold and
said, That air the fastest of them
mules.
How do you know?' we asked in
one breath.
Well, he replied, that FOUNDER
one takes two chaws to t'other's one an
eff one mule chaws faster than t'other
it's natural that he's faster critter.
LIT was philosophy that I've never
forgotten, and now whenever l want
to know the relative speed of horses
or mules l judge en- by the way they
chew "-Paducah Sun.
The Press., 1899-04-20

Cocoanut shells make excellent fuel
The enorme us amount of oil they con-
tain causes them to take fire at once.
Many hotel keepers in England recog-
nize the fact and buy large quantities
of them to mix with coal as fire lighters.
The Press., 1899-04-20
Doctors Never Disagree

On one point-that celery is natures own
remedy for all nerve diseases. The purest
and best celery preparation in the world
lie Cleveland's Celery Compound Tea. 1t
cures all nerve troubles, indigestion, con-
stipation, liver and kidney diseases, and
all skin diseases and eruptions. 1t puri-
fies the blood and tones up the whole sys-
tenn. w. ID. Head, Stafford Springs,
and G. L. Phillips, South Coventry,
Druggists, will give you free trial pack.
AXE. Large packages, 90 cents. 2
The Press., 1899-04-20
Black Dress Goods.
Gloves for Spring.

The public of Springfield
and Western Massachusetts
looks to this store for its new
Spring Gloves, and we never
disappoint. This year we
present a much larger assort-
ment than ever. 1t is un-
matchable, incompatible in
Western New England, we
think. Every sort, and every
quality offered is tried. and
proved, and we pronounce
them all in every way worthy
of your confidence.
"Our Own"-Imported glace kid glove-a usual
81 quality in most stores-all the new spring
ShaQeS,. ''toC.
"Juliette"-Our magnificent "Juliette"-a real
French glace kid glove, absolutely perfect nt-
ting, and equal to any $1.50 glove OUTSIDE the
store-an the new spring shades-2-clasp, ana
Only...... ''FA'"o
Four other sorts at 81 per pair
2-clasp Chamois,
| 2-clasp heavy Mocha,
| 4-hook Foster, "William" special quality. The
Eabove in all the best spring shades. :;N. u
The Press., 1899-04-20
Now for the Great
|Dress-Making
Season.

N~>/S"NS~AA'
We have the materials, the
dress goods, the Innings, the
silks, the trimmings-bigger
and better stocks than you've
ever chosen from in SPRING
field before, and everything
astonishingly low priced.
Look through the list-bet-
ter look over the goods. 49,.
COlOred Dress Goods.
VENETIAN CLOTHS, so inches wide, newest.
and most fashionable things in all the wanted
colors, per yard. ......................75c.
STEAMED, SPONGED AND SHRUNK SERQES,
so inches wide, all the best spring ,colors,: per
STEAMED, SPONGED and SHRUNK CHEvIoT
SERGE, so inches wide best colors, yd., LOO
ALL-WoOL FRENCH HENRIETTAS, 45 inches
Hwide, in the best spring colors, per yd.,' 75c.
FRENCH POPLIN, A inches wide, in gray,
olive, beaver, myrtle, castor, navy, brown,
FRENCH vIGOREAUX SUITING, plain, check
Eed and diagonal effects, all the leading colors,
IA inches wide, per yard, d,.................S7c.
INDIA TWILL sUITING, so inches wide, soft
FANCY SUITING, 46 inches wide, In brown,
castor, myrtle, olive, gray and navy shades
per yaru, ...................... ..SlU
BROADCLOTH, A big variety OF shades, includ-
ing almost everything, so and "a inches wide,
per ydIu, ............ .pAVU Sloo.
GRANITE sUITING, so inches wide, in every
leading color,.. observation-disclosures ..Sl'oo
MELTONETTE SUITING, splendid for bicycle
suits, Sc inches wide, solid effects, yd., 5Oc
ALL-WOOL BICYCLE SUITING, tasteful pat
terms consisting Of small checks and stripes,
so inches wide, per YARD, rd,.................75c.
| FANCY SCOTCH SUITINGS, for bicycle Co.'S
| TUNES, Scotch tweeds and herringbone effects,
SO inches wide, per yard, ..........$1 to $3.50
DOUBLE FACED sUITING, very latest thing
for bicycle suits, taStefulest effects, So inches
| wide, $1.75-50 inches wide, $1.50.
Black Dress Goods.
VERY LARGE ASSORTMENT OF BLACK
| CREPON DRESS FABRICS, comprising al.
most everything in high luster brocaded and
blister effects, AZ to 46 inches wide, at PEI
yar0. .'.'..%A W %o'
FRENCH COATING SERGE, SO inches wide
very nice 75c quality, at per yard. ...... 5sc.
EXTENSIVE LINES OF BLACK ZIBOLENES
| Armures Brocades, Diagonals, Poplfns, Pru
| nolIaS and Vanatian Cloths
The Press., 1899-04-20
forbes . aleaiiare's
SUITS,
CAPES,
JACKETS, f~7sf
MILLINERY,
SILK WAISTS.
{ g&Sz%<SN& N&AI&1&>&S@A
Snrfnpffeld Aurfl IReQ

Elegance and beauty and
worth, surprising all former
displays. Double the stocks
we had any former season and
double the space we had for
showing them.
Here to-day-Nearly seven
hundred Choice Trimmed
Hats, So to $35 each; several
hundred Women's Tailored
Suits, $1o to SIPS each; sew
eral hundred handsome spring
Jackets and Capes, SIS to $50
each; two hundred new, Silk
Waists, SIS to $50 EACH. 'v~
The Press., 1899-04-20
A Com asnercial Vin&e.

A little JOY street boy was taken tc
church for the first time few Sundays
ago. He had been repeatedly cautioned
to sit still and keep quiet. His obedience
was most commendable, and when i,
came time to pass the contribution boz
he was intrusted with the family dona
tion. Instead of silently placing the
money where it belonged he held it be
fore the eyes of the officiating collector
that he might plainly see it.
That's good, my little fellow.
came the response with view to pass.
ing the incident over without embar-
rassment.
Course it's good. but I'm payin
for all three. Is they any change com,
in ?'--Detroit Free Press
The Press., 1899-04-20

The leaf of creeping moss found in
the West Indies known as the life
plant, is absolutely indestructible by
any means except immersion in boiling
water or the application Of redhot
The Press., 1899-04-20

During the siege of Paris no fewer
than %, 600, 900 letters sailed out Of the
city in the "a balloons dispatched be-
tween the 10th of September, 1870, and
tho oath Of .Tapuarv 1871
The Press., 1899-04-20

WORKING N1aHT AND DAY.-The busi-
est and mightiest little thing that ever
was made is DIR. Kings New Life Pills.
Every pill is sugar-coated globule OF
health, that changes weakness into
strength, listlessness into energy, BRAIN
fat into mental power. They're wonder
full In building up the health. Only 25c.
per box 3
Sold by A. G. Eaton, Druggist.
The largest price ever asked and paid
for single pearl was $3.50, 600. which
was the value Of the great Tavernier
pearl 1t is the largest and most perfect
| gem of its kind known 1t is exactly
two inches in length and oval shaped
Grain 0 Brings Relief
To the coffee drinker. Coffee drinking is a habi
that is universally INDUCED in and almost a
universally injurious. Have you tried Grain-O
1t is almost like coffee, but the effects are jus
the opposite. Coffee upsets the stomach, ruin
the digestion, effects the heart and disturbs tn
whole nervous system. Grain-O tones up tn
stomach, aids digestion and strengthens tn
nerves. 10 and 25c. per package
The Press., 1899-04-20
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

r Ill. REED, Attorney at Law, office
- In stafford National Bank Building, East
Main-St.
The Press., 1899-04-20

On the irst railways candle stuck
in a station house window meant
s'stop." Its absence was a signal to go
The Press., 1899-04-20

1t is chance of years to buy good,
6rst-class Clothing for a small figure.
Examine all the so-called sales, and
come to us and be convinced you can
get more for your money than at any
place in Tolland County.