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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
New Mexico.

The people of Old Albuquerque want
to vote binds for a new school house.
Optic.
A number of persons in Albuquerque
are suffering from Intermittent fever
at present.-Ex.
A postofice has been established at
Valencia, Valencis county, With Felix
Gurule as postmaster.-Ex.
Alexander V. Kleber has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Montezume, So
zorro county, vice Antonio Gampos,
resigned.
One and half million pounds of
wool were handled In Clayton this year
from the Union county focks.
burg Liberal.
Prof. Childs has been elected dean
of the faculty of the university of AL
buq1erque and Miss Josephine Parsons,
secretary.-New Mexico.
First Lieutenant Max Luna of the
Thirty-fourth United States volunteer
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09

Chicago for pumps and machinery to
sink by the hydraulic process.-Ex.
A capitalist of Phoenix has made
proposition that If the county would
tablish an automobile line between
Mesa, Tempe, and Phoenix.-Ex.
This is the Apache harvest season.
Fortu nately such q crop of acorns and
manzanita berries were never known
In Ptnals, and poor Louis Independent
OF the reservation can crow for once.
Globe Times.
The boxes for Prescott's free deliv-
cry system arrived this morning and
are now in custody of Postmast
Akers. They are seventeen in numbe
and are of the very latest style of such
boxes.-Journal Miner.
There is no doubt of the early COM
mencement of the building of the rail-
road to Nacossri, its ultimate destina-
ton being the Gulf of Mexico. This is
derived from high authority in this
connection, says the Bisbee Orb.
The superintendent of school funds
for the coming year for the various
school districts in the county Is as fol
lows: Prescott, $4,000; Jerome. a.
$40. Congress-, $4,000; Crmp Verde,
1910; and the balance from $500 to 400
each. The total levy is $37, $780,
Journal-Miner.
The Odd Fellow have just about COM
pleted their new lodge nall. Contrac-
finish the building COMPLETED some
time this coming week. While not SO
handsome building on the exterior,
the interior has been fitted up hand
somely and with an eye TO the convent
ences of fraternal societies.-Williams
News.
It is reported that the Denver & Rio
Grande will extend it's lines down
through Arizona near Phoenix. and
then almost in a straight line to San
Diego, crossing the Colorado river
through the New River;country. The
Denver & Rio Gran lie road already ex-
tends some distance south of Denver,
and.its owner and connections are look
ing for a Pacific coast outlet.-Minersl
Wealth.
A ray of hope for the revival of Tomb
stone Is found in the rumor that one
company will probably buy the several
old mining properties In that camp,
and provide the necessary pumping
plant to unwater the mines. It is now
more tnan Twelve years since opera
tions ceased owing to the destruction
of the big pumps by fire, and Tomb
stone has steadily declined until the
name OF the town and of it's newspaper,
the Epitaph, seem peculiarly appropri-
ate.--Silver Belt.
Arizona is experiencing q year of
unprecedented prosperity. The ma
tural resources of the territory never
responded 60 literally to the endeavors
of the people, nor was nature ever
more prodigal. Mines are .yielding an
aggregate of riches hitherto unattain-
ed, and capital is being plentifully sp-
piled to increase results. The ranges
have not been so verdant and velvety
in ten years; farmers and fruit grow
ers are harvesting tbountiful crops.
Prosperity is everywhere; let the peo-
pie rejoice. Arizona was never in bet
ter condition to urge her varied and
and inexhaustible resources before the
entire country. Vidette.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09

There's always hope while there's
One Minute Cough Cure. IAN at
tack of pneumonia left my lungs in bad
shape and I was near the first stages of
consumption. One Minute Cough Cure
completely cured me-" writes Helen
McHenry, Bismark, N. D. Gives instant
relief. Fred Schaefer, druggist.
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bright moon shone down upon the toiling
men, who, with wonderful celebrity, were
breaking out the junk's cargo and hurl-
ing it over our side. Such was their eX-
petition that in half an hour our decks
were almost impossible for the queer
looking boxes and bales and bundles of all
shapes disgorged from the junk'S hold.
Then they invaded the evil-scented cabin
and ransacked it's many hiding places,
finding numerous neatly bound parcels
wrapped in fine silky mating. And last
of all-they declared he must have sud-
denly been NATURALIZATION words to that
effect. they lighted upon a lad of probably
sixteen years of age. He showed no sur
prise. after the fatalistic fashion Of his
countrymen, but stood gravely before them
like some quaint Monaghan idol carved
out of yellow jade and ready for any for
tune that might await him. With scant
ceremony he, too was man-handled on
deck. for the command was urgent to fin
ish the work, the busy workers followed
him, and the junk was cast adrift.
Some sort of rough stowage was made of
the treasure trove thus peculiarly shipped.
and, the excitement that had sustained
their unusual eXertions having subsidized,
the tired crew flung themselves down any
where and slept slept like dead men, all
except the officer of the watch and the
hemsman. They had at first little to do
that might keep them from slumber, for
the wind had dropped to a stark calm,
which in those sheltered waters, remote
from the disturbing influence of any great
ocean swell left the ship almost perfectly
motionleSs. a huge silhouette against the
glowing surface of a silver lake. But pres
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the vessel stern foremost at q rate that
seemed out of all proportion to its force.
For a few moments the watch on deck
appeared to be stupid with surprise. Then
the skipper, reused by the unusual mo-
ton, rushed on deck, and his deep cultural
voice broke the spell as he issued abrupt
orders. All hands were soon busy getting
the vessel under control. shortening sail
and trimming yards. But to everybody
speechess amazement it was presently
found that, entagled alongside, lay small
junk. a craft OF some twenty to thirty
tons, upon whose deck no sign Of life was
visible. All hands crowded to the rail,
staring and muttering almost incoherent
comment upon this weird visitor that had
SO suddenly arisen. as it were, out Of the
void. AS usual, the skipper first recov-
cred his working wits, and ordered a cou-
pie Of the men to jump on board the junk
and investigate. They obeyed unquestion-
ingly, as was their won't and presently re-
ported that she was unnamed, but appar-
emily full to the matches Of assorted Chi
nese cargo in mats and boxes. The skip
per's voice took an exultant ring as he
ordered the vessel to be well secured along
side, and her contents to be transferred
on board Of with all possible dispatch
Meanwhile the strange mist had vanished
as suddenly as it had arisen, and the full
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from that of discussing the economic flu
ture of China Such a task would be in
definitely beyond my powers. besides being
utterly unnecessary and out of place here.
Besides. | do not really feel sufficiently
interested in the Chinese collectively. My
story is about a single Chinaman, who
played a very important part in my own
history and who well deserved far more
powerful testimony than any l am able to
bear to his virtues. Blu, first in order to
launch my story properly, / must premise
that in one of my vasrom voyages. while 1
was only a puny lad of thirteen, / was
flung ashore in Liverpool. penniless and
of course, friendless.
For many days | lived, or rather did not
die. by picking up bird-like such unvalued
tr:fies of food chance threw In my way
while l wandered about the docks, but as
there were many more experienced urchins
with sharper eyes than mine the same
keen quest, it may well be imagined that
old not wax overfat upon my findings.
Unfortunately, my seafaring instincts kept
me near the docks at all times where most
of my associates We're as hunger-bitten as
myself; had l gone up town l should prob
ably have Jared better. However, l had put
very keen edge upon my appetite, indeed.
one bitter November afternoon, when
prowling along the Coburg dock quay, l
was suddenly brought up all standing by a
most maddening smell of soup. With dilat-
and Immediately located its source as the
galley of a bark that lay near loading
must have looked hungry as / swiftly came
alongside of her. for the broad-faced cook
who was standing at his galley door swab-
bing his steaming face after his sultry So
jCurn within. presently caught sight of me-
and lifted a reckoning finger 1 was by his
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Australia's Black swan.
From Chamber Journal.

The native swan o. Australia is not the
very beautiful white bird which adorns so
many Of the English waters. but the more
variably an exhibit Of our geological gar
dens, and is noted more especially for Its
ferceness and strength. AS far appear
ance goes. the black swan is certainly not
as attractive as its more ornamental cousin,
neither would 1t lend so picturesque an adj
addition to an English landscape; but when
seen in its native state, sailing in large
focks peacefully, contentedly. and appar-
emily with perfect unanimity of inclination
on some sheltered lagoon. amid surround
ings Of rising country clothed with rich
heritage and thick virgin forests, its pres
ence and appearance is most impressive.
and causes one to feel that the beauties of
the scenery around would count for little
without the living complement of feathered
creatures so sedately and gracefully GID
ing along the waters surface.
It is a matter Of comparatively little
their immense flocks, but the true difficulty
Is to get them within gunshot range; and
in hunting the black swan 1T must be re-
membered that the sport Is not simply
pleasure and a pastme-the birds are
sought after for very practical purpose.
and their acquisition is of considerable
value. 1t seems hardly needful to refer to
their down, but 1t may be mentioned that
that obtained from the breast of these
black swans Is exceptionally beautiful ana
snowy white, the outer and coarser black
feathers being removed before the down it
self is exposed. Although the extent OF one
breast Is small. the covering is 50 WONDER
fully thick and spreading that 1t can pc
divided up into many yards length or the
finest and softest swansdown
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pear. But the upshot of our interview was
that he introduced me to the skipper
burly North German. who, looking stolidly
down upon me between the regular puffs of
smoke from his big pipe, said:
We'll, poy ju drinks ju like du komm In
a Cherman scheep, heinz"
1 faltered out a few words. not very CO.
herently, I'm afraid for the prospect Of
| getting any ship at all was just like
! glimpse of heaven to me. Fortunately for
! my hopes, Captain Strauss was man OF
| he resumed: "All righdt, We yoost loosd
leede Engelsch poy lige you. He pin init
| me more as elm jeer, CABIN poy, una mem
wife lige him fiery veil Ju do so goot as
him. you vas all rlghdt. vat Ju Gull Jorsei-
luf. heinz"
tom. SIR" I answered promptly
IVA, den calls you Dahn. Dat oder
| poy We calls Dahn, und so ju comes all DER
same for him. aind id?'
That seemed to settle the matter, for he
turned away abruptly and was gone !
FASTENED to my friend the cook and told
him what the skipper had said. with the
result that in another five minutes was
busy laying the cloth for dinner In the
cabin as if 1 had been the original Dan
just come back. A pretty fair-haired little
girl Of about ten years of age watched me
curiously from a state room door with
the frank, straightforward curiosity OF a
child. and I, boy-lke was on my mettle
| to show her how we'll could do my work.
Presently she came forward and spoke to
could only smile feebly and look foolish,
whereupon she indignantly snapped out
'Schoufskopf' and ran away. She returned
almost directly with her mother a buxom,
placid looking dame of about thirty-five who
addressed me in a dignitied tone. Again
l was in a hole, for she spoke only Ger
man also. and if ever poor urchn felt
nonpussed | did This drawback made my
berth an uncomfortable one at first. but
with such opportunities as l had and such
a powerful inducement to spur me on l
soon picked up enough to understand what
was said to NE and to make some suit
able reply.
The vessel was a smart-looking. we'll
found Bark of about 600 tons called the
Bitten of Rostock and carried crew of
fourteen all told. Each of the other thir-
teen was a master of mine, and seldom al
lowed an opportunity to slip of asserting
his authority, while the shippers wife and
daughter evidently believed that l ought
to be perpetually in motion. Consequently
my berth was sinecure, and whatever
my qualifications may have been have no
doubt | earned my food and the tiny TRAN
gular lair under the companion ladder.
wherein | crept-I was going to say when
my work done-hut a rather better
term to would be in the short interval
between jobs.
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CHAPTER II.
The Bitten Meets the Haunted Junk.

Now, the story of the next nine months
Ion board the Bitten is by means de-
void of interest but I have an uneasy feel
ing that l have already tried the readers
patience enough with necessary prelimnar-
les to the story of You Sing. After call
ing al several ports in South America
looking in at Algoa bay, visiting Banjoe-
wangie and Cheribon, we finally appeared
to have settled down as Chinese coaster,
trading between all sorts of out-of- the-way
ports for native consignees and carrying
queer assortment of merchandise. Finally
we found ourselves at Annoy under char
ter for Iloilo, with a full cargo of Chinese
notions Owing, I suppose, to the docility
of the German crew and the high state of
discipline maintained on board, we still car
ried the same crew that we left England
with; but / must say that while l admired
the good seamanship displayed by the skip
per and his officers 1 was heartily weary
of my lot on board. I had never become
favorite, not even with the little girl.
who seemed to take a delight in initiating
her father and mother by calling me
strange-sounding Teutonic names of oppro-
brium. And was beaten regularly. not ap-
parently from any innate brutality, but
from sheer force of habit as London cos
termonger beats his faithful donkey. The
only thing that made life at all tolerable
was that l was fairly well fed, and enjoyed
robust health, while l never lost the hope
that in some Of our wanderings should
happen into an English port, where might
be able to run away. That blissful idea l
kept steadily before as a beacon light
to cheer me on. Happily, dread of losing
my wages in such event did not trouble
me. because I had none to lose. 1 did not
stipulate for any when I joined.
1t a lovely night that we swung
clear of Annoy harbor, and, catching
light land breeze, headed across the straits
toward Formosa. Many fishing sampans
were dotted about the sleeping sea, maxi
ing little sepia splashes the wide white
wake of the moon. Little care was taken
to avoid running them down, nor did they
seem to feel any great anxiety as to wheth-
err we did not. and a consequence
we occasionally graZed closely past one and
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emily it dawned upon the mate who was in
charge of the deck, that although the YES
sci had certainly not travelled more than a
mile since the junk was cast adrift, that
strange craft was nowhere to be seen. And,
stern martinez though he was, the con-
seriousness of something uncanny about the
recent business stole through him, shrink
ing his skin and making his mouth dry,
until for relief he sought the helmsman
and entered into conversation with him on
the subject. That worthy, stolid, I'M
emotional Dutchman named Pfeiffer, scan
ned the whole of the palpita ting brightness
around before he would assent to the
mates theory of any sudden disappearance
of our late companion, but having done so
and failed to discover the smallest speck
against that dazzling surface he, too was
fam to admit that the thing was not COM
forting. Right glad were those two men
when the Unfortunately long watch was
over. and the sharp busness-like notes Of
the bell seemed to dissipate in some meas
ure the chilling atmosphere of mystery
that hemmed them in. To the second mate
the retiring officer said nothing of his fears,
but fastened below. hurriedly scratched
perfunctory note or two on the log-slate
and bundled "all standing" l. g., dressed
as he was. into his bunk, pulling the upper
feather bed right over his head. as If to
shut out the terror that was heavy upon
him. Slowly the remainder of the night
passed away. but when at last the tiny
suggestion of paleness along the eastern
horizon gave the first Indication Of the
slightest had occurred to increase the
mystery whose environment all felt more
or less keenly. AS the advancing glory of
the new day dispelled the deep purple Of
the night, the awakening crew recalled as
II 1t had been a lifetime ago the strange
happening Of the past few hours. But 1t was
not until the clear light was fully come
that the significance of the whole affair
was manifest For there, seated upon a
mat-bound case, stamped all over with red
Chops" was the Chinese youth, whose ex-
istence had up till now been unnoticed
since he was first bundled on board I'm
passive as wooden image he looked as II
the position he had held throughout the
night had left him unwearied, and, to all
appearance, the strange and sudden change
in his environment possessed for him no
meaning whatever. But now, when the
surly looking mate approached him and
| looked him over with evident distate he
| slid of his perch, and. kneeling at the off,
GERS feet he kissed the deck thrice in man
| ifest token Of his entire submission to
| whatever fate might be dealt out to him.
The mate stood silently looking down upon
him, as II hardly able to decide what to do
| with him. While this curious little episode
was being enacted the skipper appeared,
and fastening to the mates side addressed
| the sroveling celestial in what he supposed
to be the only possible medium Of commun-
ication-"pidgfn" English-which, coupled
| to German accent. was the Queerest jar
| gon conceivable.
'Vell," he said. ''vot pelons you pidgin,
heyt You savvy work. one dimef"
Lifting bio yellow mask Of . taco. but
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CHAPTER I.



Regarded collectively the Chinese may
safely be classified under the head OF I'M
pleasant races. Most people who have had
personal dealings with them will doubtless
admit that. while there are to be discovered
among them a tiny sprinkling of really de-
cent men and women, taken by and large
they are. to westerns at any rate anath-
ema. And yet, when due allowance IS
made for environment. for hereditary pc
culiarfties of many strange kinds, for which,
of course, the individual is in way re-
spOnsible. 1t may not be too bold an asser-
ton that the Chinese are a people who only
need little real leadership on western
lines to become truly great nation. They
possess all the necessary qualifications for
such a splendid future, and few of the
drawbacks. Many virtues that are among
us only inCulcated by much laborious tut
ton are with the Chinese sui generis. No
one will deny that they know how to die.
Were it possible to teach them how to live,
such revolution would be felt in the prog
ress of the world as it has never yet wit
messed. OF course, this does not touch the
vast question to whether such a resur-
rection of China is to be welcomed or
dreaded.
int in ic far
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side in two bounds, and before / had quite
realized my good fortune l was loading up
at a great rate from a comfortably sized
dish of plum soup. My bensfactor said
nothing as the eager spoonfuls passed, but
lolied against the door placidly regarding
me with much the same expression as one
would q hungry dog with a just-discovered
bone. When at last l was well distended
he asked me few questions in a queer
broken English that / Immediately recog
nized as the German version. What was /?
Where did 1 come from? Would I like to
go to scar and so on. Eagerly and hope
fully 1 answered him, much to his amaze
ment. for. like every other seaman I fell in
with in those days. he found 1t hard TO be-
Iieve that ! had already been nearly two
years at sea, 20 small and weak did I ap-
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1t Pays to Be Cheerful.
From the Philadelphia Record.


manufacturer of Kensington tells this
true tale: Fifteen years ago 1 was very
rich, but ten years ago there came a time
when it seemed that I'd surely fall. One
day when smash appeared certainty
walked down Chestnut street toward the
wool warehouses, blue. blue as indigo. On
a corner 1 went in and hit one. 1t was
big drink to take. but needed 1t. 1t cheer
ed me I'D. Just then man 1 knew came
in and said: Say, Bill. what makes you
always look so cheerful? Don't you ever
have any trouble at ALL? oh, yes said I,
jollying a little; but to look blue doesn't
do any good etc. Well this fellow said,
I tell you what I'm going to do. I've got
s25, 600 lying idle. and I'm going to get you
to invest it for me- You're so well on,
so lucky in business always and so blamed
cheerful, I'm sure nothing ever fails with
you, and 1 want you to invest this money
any way you please. and l won't even ask
you how you did invest IT. Well. I took
this mans money. It was Just the amount
my tottering business needed. A year later
times and prices were vastly better, and I
paid the SIS, 600 back with interest at-what
do you think?-nine per cent"
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New Occupation for a Dog.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
Bicyclists riding in the country not MANY
miles from New York have recently been
startled by hearing the barking Of a dog in
fields which they were passing They in
variably put spurs to their pedals, as 1t
were, and got out Of the way as quickly
as possible. This had occurred to certain
party of cyclists so frequently that one of
them, holder than the rest, dismounted to
investigate He found in the center Of a
newly planted field a small shade thatch.
and near by a stake to which was attached
rope, at the other end Of which a collie
dog was prancing and barking. There was
not human being in sight. and the dog
could certainly not have been confined there
with the idea of soaring away tramps, for
his antics showed that he was overjoyed to
behold the stranger. AS the sun was very
hot In the field. the bicyclist concluded to
rest while under the thatch still marvel
ing at the situation of his canine acquain-
lance. few moments later a lonesome
Cav, cav, cav" was heard in the air
The dog at once became attentive; he lay
close to the ground, with his head cooked
on one side. A family of crows presently
alighted in the field, but before they could
begin their meal the dog was up and at
them. The mystery was then explained
The collie was used as a scarecrow, and
most effective one he proved to be-
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looked down curiously upon the passive
figures sitting in their frail craft like roost-
ing sea birds upon floating log Without
any actual damage to them we gradually
drew clear of their cruising ground and
hauling to the southwark a little, stood
gently for Cape South, the wind still
very light and the weather perfect. But
suddenly we ran into a strange heavy mist
that obscured all the sea around US and
yet did not have that wetness that usu-
ally characterizes the clinging vapor of
the sea fog. Through this Opaque veil
we glided as If sailing in cloudland. a ST.
lence enwrapping US as II we had been
mystertously changed into a ghostly ship
and crew. Then a quick. strong blast of
wind burst out Of the bruno right ahead,
throwing all the sails aback and driyiuS