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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-12
THEY MARCHED ALONG DANCING AS THEY WENT

was deeply craven the queer device OF
power, for which our fathers worshipped
him. He returns from time to time to
mourn over these ruins, and hates him
who dares to desecrate them. Pitch
your tents at least a hundred yards
away, and forbear to prowl amid these
fallen walls and pillars
DON GARCIA TAKES THE STONE.
Just to oblige the Indians who wait
ed TO see If there was any likelihood of
their warning being sighted, Don Gar
cia, who was of an intensely skepti-
cal nature, gave orders to recamp about
quarter Of a mile off The Indians
being thanked by the polite dom then
departed in fine humor, jingling some
coins which he had forced upon them
The night passed without event, and in
the morning. Don Garcia resumed his ex-
ploration OF the ruined temple with more
feryor than ever After vain attempts
10 ind any secreted treasures. or to read
the inscription on the stone. the desire
seized him to transport this relic to his
home, where he might study it at lei
sure
His halfbreed servants. who had
been infected by the tale of the Indian,
were filed with alarm when their mas
ter spoke of his plan, and earnestly be-
sought him not to attempt the sacrilege.
This was to no avail Don Garcia seem
ed to be oddly obstinate in his resolve
u possess the stone of the dead hand
He forthwith sent to the nearest town
for the needful means for its displace-
mept and transportation. The affair was
carried through with, despite the re-
newed remonstrances of the Indians,
who collected in great throngs, and the
stone was conveyed to the country
house of Don Garcia's people, near
Guadalajara The Fonseca fam
lily, who all happened to be staying there
for the season, warmly congratulated
Don Garcia when he arrived, upon his
rare piece of baggage. The family were
all pretty much of the same mental cali
Der. and cracked lots of jokes on the
credulity of the Indians. Finally. an
idea struck the don that the stone of the
dead hand would be brilliant addition
to the facade of the villa The family
eagerly concurring, masons were sent for,
and the stone was established in the
masonry, just over the front portal.
SCENE OF TWO MURDERS.
About a month after this episode a
wave of horror swept over the fair old
town of Guadalajara, where it was
learned that the Villa Fonseca had been
the scene of two frightful murders. Ii
seems that one balmy evening, just after
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-12
RAILROAD RATES AND INJUNC
TI0NS.
Asheville Citizen.

ASheVllle Citizen.
Inc Washington Star points out that
the lowest possible rates for any service
depending on public support not only in
creases business, but increases profits as
well, and the fact has often been shown
in many different ways. One of the
most conclusive instances is furnished
by the recent experience of the japanese
government, in the matter of the rail
way lines of that country, which it owns
and manages. The department having
them I'M charge decided some time ago
to increase the rates of fare by one-third
the Old charges being Il half cent, a
cent and cent and a half per mile, for
third, second and first-claSs passengers
respectively. The result, greatly to the
surprise of the authorities, was an imme-
date and marked loss, instead of a gain,
both In receipts and net profits.
We doubt, however, if this demOnstra-
ton from Japan will take off the rail-
way rate straw that is breaking the
Asheyille camers back. When there is
no competition the charge is generally
"all that the traffic will bear" There
is no competition 10 Asheville, and the
charge is the very last cent that the
traffic will bear. All business and enter
prise must hold up it's hands while its
pockets are turned wrong Side out for
"all that the traffic will bear" But
when it comes to paying taxes to the
State on a ridiculously low valuation of
railway property, that's a different mat
ter, and Federal court is appealed to.
Moreover, possibly to make a grim
joke, every folder of the Southern Rail
way has a quotation from Lloyd Brice
on 1.-THE Effect of Unremunerative Rail
way Rates" This is the only funny
thing about the folders of the Southern,
but it is funny enough to leayen the
whole folder and give it right of way
as a comic publication.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-12

OLD AND WEALTHY FAMILY.
About the middle of the last century
there dwelt near the city of Guadala-
jara, in Southern Mexico, well-known
and wealthy family of the name OF
Fonseca. 1t consisted of four members
at the period alluded to. These were
the widow Sonora Fonseca. her two
children. Don Garcia and Donna Laura,
and a niece. The family were of aris-
tocratic Spanish origin and moved in
the best social circles Don Garcia was
a young man of about thirty. and was
noted for his kind and joyial disposition.
He was, however, of exemplary habits
and had a fine head for business. He
managed all the affairs pertaining to
his mothers large estate some twenty
miles outside of the city where he lived.
and did large and thriving trade in
cattle on his own account The bust
ness required him to make frequent and
lengthy trips to all parts of Mexico,
even the widest and most remote, for
Don Garcia had an eagle eye for new
fields of enterprise.
1T was upon one of these trips that
Don Garcia met with the prelude co as
fearful fate as was ever melted out to
mortal.
Being upon a journey one autumn
amid the mountains of Michoacan, the
somewhat eccentric itinerary of the don
brought him one evening to a wild and
nearly unknown portion Of the province,
where he had heard there were some
fine cattle to be cheaply bought from the
Indians, who were the sole jewellers III
that region. Upon arriving, he elected
TO pitch camp for the night in a small
and uninhabited valley just on the edge
of the Indian country.
The valley, which was utterly I'M
known to the don and his party, proved
of rare interest. being strewn with inn
posing ruins, which covered an expanse
OF about two miles in width by nine in
length. The little valley seemed to
have been the site Of a rich but meagerly
populated town, which seemed to have
been founded in the time of the Toltecs.
being later submerged by the wave of
Aztec invasion.
DEVICE OF A WHITEHEAD HAND.
I'm the heart of the town Don Garcia
came upon the remains OF a highly dec
GRATED and massive building. Whether
the ruins of temple, palace, or treas
ury. it was impossible to say The
arch Of the main entrance however.
still stood and the keystone Of the edi-
fee was triangular block OF some
igneous stone, weighing, perhaps, some
eighty pounds. Upon the lava-stone
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"In my humble estimation, Mexico is
the inmost shrine of the spirit of ro-
NANCE" remarked Mr.. William Moran
cy, of New Orleans, to the Washington
Post. 1T is par excellence the domain
of the multi-colored marvellous, and is
equally fitted to be the arena for the
man of action or the Mecca of the
dreamer"
1T is out of my opulent experience
that | award this honor to the land of
Montezuma. | know its people, Ian
ghage, history, and customs to a deep
degree. Aside from the brilliant show
ing Mexico makes from a mere material
standpoint. | want to say right here
that there is many a weird and fantas-
tic thread woven by the fates into the
texture of this land and people which
emeshes the real with the unreal
When you are taking your chocolate
in the bright morning, Won won't hear
to anything uncanny about Mexico, out
side of musty chronicles, hut wait I'M
i'll the twilight hour is upon You, and you
will swear that from peak to peak and
coast to coast the ancient empire of the
Aztec is the roosting place for phan-
tastes as well as the cradle of all which
is gorgeous but bizarre in flesh and
blood.
ITO Illustrate Mexican romance just
where it merges into the occult, | will
tell you the story of the House of the
Dead Hand You are the devil himselfy
if You can tell where the fact leaves Oft
and the fancy begins. The story was told
to me by a high ecclesiastic of the Cath
ollie church in Mexico City. The mar
rator was a man of sterling reliability,
and his tale was corroborated by the
statements of several other people of
good standing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-12
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ASaNatiOn Boom In Matabeleland
A Tale ofMusic That Temporarily Charmed
in South Africa.
BY FRANK NORRIS.
AUTHOR OF "M'TIGUE" AND "BLlX."
Copyright, 1899, by Frank Norris.)

a dead or withered hand of over life
size. The grewsome carving portrayed
the fieshlesS member with the palm
open. and the fingers spread and curv-
ing upward. The exact gesture one
would use in invoking a blessing or a
curse was suggested by the craven hand.
The art shown in the work was wonder
ful-no anatomical sculptor could have
done better. Just beneath the hand
were some odd hieroglyphics, which the
don Judged to be of the earliest Toltec.
don Garcia was much struck by the
device, and was equally puzzled by
the Inscription. After supper. having or
dered the tents to be set up near by, the
don Law down on the turf just under
the arch. with his attendants grouped
about him. and employed himself in
putting upon a huge cigar.
'.He was abruptly aroused from his
musings upon the ruins by the approach
of n number of Indians who eyinced
by their manner that they We're iii a
state of great excitement. The don.
who was widely and greatly popular
among the Indians, rose, and, speaking
in their own lingo, inquired what it was
they desired.
THE chief of the newcomers pro-
ceeted to inform Don Garcia that his
safety was the object of this intrusion.
With tone of intense horror, and
speaking vehemently, he implored the
senior to change the site of his camp,
which lay but a few feet from the arch.
These ruins are haunted after night
fall. senor,' said he. For thousand
years and more. a temple stood here,
wherein dwelt an evil spirit. the cacique
over ten thousand devils. The temple Is
no more, the spirit abides elsewhere, but
above your head lies the seal of the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-12
SCREAME
WITH eczema
Baby's Skin Red and Raw. Doc
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Oct. z, 1898. Kansas City, Kan.
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by the bishop of the diocese to have the
villa RACED. This was done amid the
exorcisms of priests and the sprinkling
of holy water, and the stone of the dead
hama was rolled into a deep pit and
buried from sight. No evil consequences
are known to have followed this last
undertaking. At all events, the demon
has slumbered for "a century and a
half"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-12
Hidden Beauty

In Egypt the custom is for Princesses
to hide their beauty by covering
the lower part of the face with veil.
In America the beauty of many of
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-12

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CRIMES
DEMON.

In the meantime, grave doubts be-
gan TO agitate the public mind as to the
origin of the mysterious murders. These
We're at the first chiefly set on foot by
certain weird and persisted mutterings
of the Indians. who from the first had
been certain that the Fonseca family
had been the objects of the wrath of n
demon, who had long been fealfrl fac
tor in the religious faith Of their fore
fathers. They spread the story of Don
Garolais sacrilege far and Vide and
many accepted it. TO ciinch the matter.
it was claimed that supernatural
phenomena were visible nightly at the
deserted villa, and the whole country
side fell into a state of terror.
while i'm Spain Don Garcia received
Il letter from home stating that Juan
Lobo had emerged from his hair and had
again been lowering about his former
haunts. A Wild thirst for vengeance
again seized him at the news. and he lost
no time in embarking for Mexico, resolv-
ing. il possible, to run the outlaw to
earth.
upon getting home, Don Garcia col
lected a band of trusty followers and
ed his headquarters. having heard that
the bandit was lurking in the hills some
few miles away.
THE night after the arrival of Don
Garcia his followers were reused from
their slumbers by al series of fearful
outcries, which came from the don's
chamber Selling their weapons and
without pausing to dress, the men hur-
ried to the rescue.
IMPRINT OF BLOODY FINGERS
''ro their utmost horror they found
Don Garcia lying dead upon the floor
He had been strangled, hut in addition
his body was a mass of wounds and had
been PARTLY dismembered. There was
no sign of the murderer to be found save
the bloody imprint of mOnstrous fingers
on the white wall of the chamber The
only window in the room, and a second
door, We're firmly Fastened from the in.
side The door by which the men enter
ed they had been compelled to burst
open. Thus no exit for mortal assas,
sin was apparent. With sudden access
of hideous fear the men gasped out 'El
diablo esta con nosotros' and fled from
the house into the night
1T is but fair to Juan Lobo to state
that upon being captured by the au-
thorities short time after this he proved
to the satisfaction of all his entire inno-
cence in regard to the Fonseca murders,
though he was promptly hanged for
highway robbery.
After this period the villa fell into
|such evil repute that the church took a
hand III the matter. Upon the inherit
ance of the property by remote rela-
tive of the family, the superstitious and
ldevout young heir was easily persuaded
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Raleigh, N. c., October 26, 1899.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-17

ble- The knife passed through the back
of the gamblers hand. through the
carus underneath and stood quivering
in the wooden table. The victim gave
a shrek of agony which brought every
one to his feet In the seconds silence
which followed the first outcry the
quiet. tense voice OF the man who
threw the knife was heard saying:
You'll find six cards in that hand. and
he was right Little sympathy was
wasted on the gambler. and he was
hustled out to find a doctor the best he
could by himself. He was barred from
the tables of the camp from that night
and soon drifted out of town.
The buffalo hunters used to come
into the little towns along the Yellow
stone river in the spring and drink and
play stud until their hard earned money
was gone. While it lasted times were
lively around the stud tables. The
game was such ansapparent good thing
for the house that it Jed TO the first
legislation in the west against gam
bling. A law was passed in Montana
making it a misdemeanor to play per-
centage stud. The law defined the
game as being one where one man dealt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-17

table, or buried This was called the
card in the hole Every man put up
his ante after looking at his hole card
if he thought it was good ienough. The
next card was dealt face up, and the
man with the highest card in sight led
the betting, the others staying in or
out, as they saw fit. The other three
cards were then dealt, all face up. the
man with the best hand in sight doing
the betting after each card was
dropped At the end the whole thing
depended upon what a player might
have in the hole A man with three
aces in sight was no better than the
man with three kings, for the latter
might have a fourth king in the hole
On the other hand, the holder of the
three aces in sight might have a fourth
in the hole and 'cinch hand
TT was a great game to draw man
on, for if he had a good hole card or
something in sight he hated TO let go.
so if the other fellow was betting pref
ty strong on leading hand it became
quite expensive before the fifth card
was dealt This was a great game for
Cinnamon in the mining camps, and it
was a queer crowd at the table you'd
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-17

cause all the cards laid on the table,
and a man couldn't monkey with them
very easily. There was a hard-up gam
bier dropped into a big house in Butte
one night and bought chips with his
last S.. He anted away nearly a 4 of
his stack and was getting desperate
when he saw a chance to slip a card
from hand near by which had been
abandoned, but in the interest of the
game had not been gathered up. He
concealed this card in his hand and on
pretense of looking at his hole card
looked at both. 1t was the one he need
ed His intention was to slip the first
hole card away the first chance he got
Unfortunately for him he was playing
against a wiid-eyed, desperate looking
chap who held them for the first time
that night the best hand in sight. This
fellow was watching the other players
like hawk and something in the
movement of the hands of the gam
bier with the six cards attracted his at
tention. He watched the other a mo-
ment and then suddenly rising in his
chair he drew a big buffalo. skinning
knife from his belt and without warn
ing pinned that mans hand to the ia
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-17

There have been games of stud po-
ker running in Kansas City within the
past few years, but / don't know of
any now. The law got after them very
hard. and then the percentage was too
big in favor of the house. The game
in its prime was played where there
was licensed gambling. Then one man,
an employee of the house. dealt all the
time. played hand himself and ran
the bank as well. This give the house
a chance to manipulate the cards If it
could, ii gave the dealer the advantage
of always playing from a big stack of
chips and every time a pair showed up
chip went into the hole in the CEN
ter of the table. Four or five fellows
could sit down to a game with S. apiece
and intascpuple OF hours all the money
originally in sight had gone into that
hole as percentage. 1t was a great
graft, the old sport remarked, regret
fully.
THE game of stud poker" he con-
tinued, was played like any other
game of poker, so far as the values of
the cards are concerned, and the diff
ference was all in the dealing. The
first card was dealt face down on the