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The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-08
COLORADO MOUNTAIN RATS.
Writer in the Century Tell. of tho rl.xu.

II. p. Ufford, writing in the June Gem
tury of out % Doors in Colorado" de-
scribes the mountain rat as the only
plague worse than the Canadian jay. pop
ulariy known as the camp robber." OF
the rat he says:
This fierce rodent Is nearly twice the
size of the Norway species. and IL al
ways ready for n fight. Besides his belli-
G9se t propensities. he is an arrant thief;
steal anything but a red-hot stove. He
does not steal to satisfy hunger alone: he
appears to be n kleptomaniac. Provoked
by the decredations OF an old Rraybcnrd
who haunted our cabin, l one day as
sisted In harrying his castle, where 1
found the following articles: -Four can
dies one partly burned. three intact;
seven nails. all sizes: one box Of pills:
one coffee-pot lid and one tin cup: two
pairs of socks; three handkerchiefs; one
bottle OF Ink; three empty phials: one
stick of giant powder with ten feet of
fuse; beans, rice and dried apples galore.
HIS spirit of mischief is strong az his
passion for stealing. and the honest
open bag Of beans and one of rice. he
Will not rest till he has made n clean
transfer OF all the beans to the rice bag,
and vice versa. | know that more than
once he has, during the night. filled one
or both of my boots with the cones OF
inc spruce tree. ] have heard. also. of a
Veracious prospector who. returning from
trip without coffee pot. frying pan and
bake oven. accounted for their absence by
declaring that the mountain rats had car
ried them on. and emphasized his nsscr-
tion by shooting through the leg OF the
skeptic who was SO injudiCious us TO
doubt the fact.
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ing that Of the Trans Mississippi le1.
position. Manufactures building Is
filled with . bewildering display. and
there Is demand for more space than
can be found. In the way of live cx-
hibits-that is. machinery In operation
1T Is probable that this cxposit!oS
will surpass. In extent and variety. all
previous efforts. Machinery Hall will
be fllcd with this exhibit. Silk weav-
ing from the beginning with the raw
silk TO the completion of the cloth:
the manufacture OF hats. from the raw
material to the finished article; In
short. hundred different articles OF
commerce being made II the same
time. and under one roof. In the .lcc.
tricity building will be seen all that
Ii latest and most interesting in eicc-
trlcal apparatus and appliances: dyna-
mos. telephone exchanges. exhibitions
of lighting. heating and cooking. In
brief. scores OF interesting and curious
things such rs can only he found In a
display Of this kind. and which must
be seen to be appreciated
The colonial exhibit will consis. OF
many interesting articles OF commerce,
industry. and manufacture. from our
foreign possessions. Implements OF ag-
culture. arms. vehicles. native dress
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oSTRiCHES IN CALIFORNIA.
Tho Experiment Has Proved Successful
and Profitable

The experiment OF ostrich culture In
California has proved satisfactory. An
ostrich ranch at South Pasadena, which
Is not only successful out profitable. to the
owner. was started about ls>, by Its pres
ent owner. who brought from Natal. Az
rica, to Galveston. Texas, forty-cight
birds OF both sexes. Six died from sea-
arrived In good condition. aud they have
nourishcd and are the ancestors OF "A dis
tinFuished nnd Interesting progeny, not
only here but also on farms In Arizona
Texas and South Carolina. II is estimut-
ed that there are about 3J0 ostriches In
this country outside OF California, In a
dofn~sticatcd condition, and between zoo
and 800 In California.
The principal business OF the ostrich
farmer and his principal profit Is in
gathering the feathers from his birds.
which are pluck.d every four months.
They are caught by lhssor, coffee bags
are pulled down over their heads and an
experienced man plucks the plumes. which
In the course OF nature would soon fall
o.. unless removed. Thcy nr. worth from
to to SEQ n pound, according to size.
Is removed from Its head and It is allowed
TO return To pasture.
II Is estimated that the female ostrich
VIII lay her own weight In eggs every
y"hr-that IL, about 20 pounds. Each egg
weighs about three pounds. and iS squpl |
In nlbumcn To about thirty hens eggs.
Their. Is quite a demand for them In the
local market for food. ns they taste .x-
nctly like ordinary eggs. II IL quite 1ifii-
The male nnd the f.mnl" birds alternate
In covering the nest and are not very
careful. lncuhaturs are mach better for
Matching purposes.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Some Of the Great Features of tho First
Greater America Exposition.
the SUPERB ELECTRICAL DISPLAY
From July to November the City Of
Omahs Will Welcome Visitors to .
Nagnincent Exhibition.

Since the Institution of the first
primitive fair for the exchange Of
wares among ancient tradesmen, 1t
has been grander and more interesting
than Its immediate predecessors. The
Greater America Exposition will be no
exception to this rule. In the variety
and novelty of its educational and
amusement features it will without
question surpass the exposition of 1898.
Its exhibits are not only more numer-
Gus, but more novel and instructive
than were those Of a year ago. The
amusement concessions, also more nu-
merous, present many novelties and
all are grander in design and proper
ttons than those OF any former exposi-
ton. The illuminations and pyro:ech-
nical displays will be upon a scale of
magnincence heretofore not attempted.
and line Of special features and days
Is contemplated Of almost sensational
interest.
One Of the crowning features of
the exposition is the electrical illumi-
nation. The display OF last year was
conceded to be the most effective ever
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siberian H.,l~a, rro.p.rinr,

.Advlcos from St Petersburg state tha,
the siberian railroad-in the sections al.
ready CumpictDd-ih to be rolall with ~
pound rails, the si.pound rails first used
being too light, The reason Is given ~
the following official statement:
''Th. lncrcas" OF the traffic ON N. east
ctn and stlll more on the western section
Of the siberian railroad has surpassed all
expectation, Its construction was orig
innlly planned on economical lines, hu,
the p-ssimist forecasts of iittl. or no
movement Tor some years to come AT.
being falfinri by the facts, r.ycrythinl;
Was calculated for not NOR" than three
pairs OF trains p"r tw"nty-faur houra.
whereas thor" ar" already eight pairr.
besides th" bi.Mr-kly express from Mos.
cow to krasnoNodsE. The last year !
unfflc returns Of the Western Sib"rian
section show 5JhHn passengers nearly
5000 tons VI freight and tup 90 peasant
'miEfhntn Last winter. although Ga
new trucks were added and 0oo old ONES
narrowed, there Nut an accumulation OF
's"' truck loads Of goods for which no
means nf trlnBport could be- found. of
IN" 5000 tons carried over the railway
IA 10, moro than ssltJ tons consisted u
cereals"
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WHY DO you BLUSH,

The LAtest Theory Il That There Are
Two Closely Allied Causes for It
The general idea that blushing IL due
to fullness Of blood in the brain IL In
correct. according to the new theory
OF = French expert. It arises from the
relaxation Of the arteries Of the face.
neck and breast. thus allowing an ex-
ira quantity OF blood to rush to tho
skin. These arteries have in their walls
layer Of rings Of muscular fber. which
contract or relax according to the con-
dition 6 the patient, and SO permit
the arteries to become more or less
full Of blood. When they are extra
full. which occurs In weakness. the pa
tient blushes. There are two closely
allied causes Of blushing. One is
named "ereuthopobia:" that Is the or
dinary cause-weakness. and the ex-
treme sensitiveness and other condi-
tions caused by 1t. The other is des-
ignated "erythrophobia." and Is the
fear that one will blush unconsciously
At awkward moments. The latter is
= peculiar form OF the disease. The
individual In question. although not
given to blushing. becoming gradually
possessed with fear that he will do
SO. at some inopportune time. and this
fear grows upon him until 1t complete
ly masters him and makes him grow
red In the face when there is not the
slightest reason for It.
At the most simple questions the
color rises. and he is placed in the
most absurd situation. He is looked
upon with suspicion. because other
people accept his confusion as con-
sciousness Of guilt: he recognizes the
fact. and Of course his condition grows
worse. Weakness is responsible In
this case also for the deplorable state
Of things. for when the sufferer is
taken In hand and he gets "braced up"
he smiles at his former fears. It must
be very strong emotion that causes
hush to come to the face Of really
healthy man or woman. Whatever
they may feel they will not show 1t
any more than they will show fear
when confronted by great danger. In
the latter case there is no doubt about
the danger: 1t Is fully understood that
there may be feeling OF fear within.
but 1t is not shown by the face. A
similar remark applies to the sense OF
shame under reproach. That feeling
will not be betrayed by a blush. be-
cause the individual Is not afflicted by
the disease.
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tn" appointment of W. g. Hayes ns
iocomotiN" superintendent Of the Bni,i.
more nnd Ohio railroad WIN be- FOL,
lowed 10y n distinct change In the plan
of overseeing locomotives In service
The positions uf supervisors OF cn,
slncs and trains hny" b""n abolished
ana travelling engineers substituted,
who VIII rrpori Ia the new official AZ
Mt Clare. baltimore. The rund has
been divided Into III" following sub
divisions nni n travelling engineer Ne
pointed FOR each; Philadelphia Ia
Washington. baltimore to brunswick
brunswick 10 Cumberland: Cumbcr
land To Grafton; Grafton Ia Bcnwoo.
aud fnrkersburg. ritt-burg to cum
bcrlnnd nnd Wheeling: Wheeling tc
snndnsky md branches: Chicns" Il
Akron. I'll" plan I. expected To pro
ducr economical results with an i'm
proved service. a
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CLOSE AT HAND.

The day II long. and the day Is hard,
We are tired of the march and of Keep
Ing guard.
Tired 81 the sense Of a fight to be won,
OF days to live through, and Of work to
Be done.
Tired Of ourselves and of being alone.
And all the while, did we only see,
We walk in the Lords own company;
We night. but tbs he who nerves our orm
As turns the arrows which else might
And out Of the storm he brings a calm.
Tho work which We count 30 hard to do,
Mc makes 4 easy. for he works. too;
The days that are long to live are his.
bit Of his bright eternities,
And close to our need his helping II.
Oh. eyes that were holden. and blinded
And saS5h. no glimpse of tho guiding
Oh. deaf. deaf ears, which did not hear
The heavenly garment trailing near!
Oh. faithless heart. which dared to fear!
Susan Coolidge.
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mile race track which has been buff
on the north tract and where races will
be run at night. This is to be one Of
the novel features Of the exposition.
Enough to say that the experience
Of last year has been utilized to the
full. that the dark places have been
touched as with the wand of a wiz
ard. and that Electrical superintend-
ent Rustin has prepared n fairy scene
brilliant and gorgeous beyond compar-
ison.
In the mater OF exhibits the First
Greater America Colonial Exposition
has been most fortunate. When the
exposition was first talked of some
doubt was expressed as to the possibil-
ity Of securing sufiicient number Of
attractive exhibits to fill the immense
buildings, but that doubt has been OBJ
scured by the necessity of economizing
space In order that all who applied
might be accommodated. The United
States government building contains
special exhibit. The vntire contents
Of the famous Libby Prison War Mu-
scum are displayed. 1t is composed Of
the relics Of the wars Of this nation,
and Is Of great historical importance
and value. In one part OF the building
will be shown an immense collection
OF the relics and trophies of the late
war with Spain: the campaign in Gu
ba and Porto Rico. Froin the Philip
pine Islands will come four car leads
Of curious and Interesting exhibits,
relics OF Dewey's famous victory, tro-
phies Of the war in and shout Manila,
and interesting objects collected from
various parts Of the islands. In addi-
tion to all this will be tn, regular gov
ernment exhibit Of lifesaving appara-
tus. ETC., and In a corner of the build
ing the fisheries exhibit will be shown
The display in all the principal
buildings gives promise OF far surpass-
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GATHERING OPIUM,

There is revolution In opium pack
Ing in India which 1t is calculated will
save the growers $5.ooO.O 900 a year.
Formerly. on taking the opium from
the cultivators. 1t used to be placed In
earthenware jars. and these Jars were
packed with straw Into wicker bas-
kets. This antIquated method will,
however. be seen no more. for the Jar
system is being replaced by packing
the opium In cloth and gunny bags. 1t
has undergone = preliminary test Of
two years in one sub-agency. and Is
BOW being given 4 crucial test by be-
ing tried side by side with the Jar
plan. half the opium Of this season
being packed In jars and half In bags.
There Is little doubt. however. a. to
The nnal opinion.
Tho advantages arc obvious-frst,
no breakaGes can occur. and there IL
much less lost by the amount Of opium
sticking or adhering to the sides. In
the latter case It Is estimated that one
pound per jar is saved: while about s
per cent is lost In breaksges. or about
four pounds per jar. There Is. there
fore. 4 saving of about hve pounds per
jar. and as each sub-axcncy sends
about $4,000 jars. tho saving amounts
70 1000 pounds.
A chest OF opium Weighing l2s
pounds sells for 1000 rupees at least,
20 that the saving In one sub agency
alone comes to 1900. 900 rupees, which
Il the present rate Of exchange may
b taken to be equal TO 4tOO. 900. There
are hve sub-a4enclcs In Bengal, and
probably the same number In the
northwestern provinces. which gives 4
total Of $4,000. 900. to which II II added
the saving In freight. owing to the
bags being loaded In several layers In
. railway truck, instead Of only one
layer Of jars. We get nearly 5000, 900.
Tho refreshment stalls for the hun.
dreds Of cuitivators who bring In their
produce are interesting. Their simple
wants are easily satisfied. and the
greater part Of the rcfreshmcnt pro-
vided consists OF n mixture OF parchcd
barley and grain ground 10 powder,
mixed with little coarsc sugar. These
small farmers live on very little and
make = great deal Of money ON their
opium.
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PASSION FOR DovLlEs.
WasAIngtoa Ladies' suRer From Klspto
maniac.

WasAlngt0a Ladies' Su1eY From . KlSpto
maniac.
The upper crust of Washington 3d.
clety In Just now agitated by q little
sensation. 1t Is a trining matter, to
be sure, but 1t Involves q mystery and
the good name Of one Of the prominent
women In the diplomatic corps. Last
winter several ladies who gave fine
dinners and luncheons missed doylies
Some of them were Of expensive en-
broidery, others Of rich lace, and,
while they are little. useless orna-
iuents, q set represents a good deal Of
money. and to lose one Of set Is to
make the others practically useless, as
everybody knows. 1t Is common at
state dinners to call in caterers. who
provide the table attendants, and many
a serious consultation took place be-
tween fashionable caterers and hospi-
table women over the disappearance Of
these doylies. which, of course, was
charged to the servants. Finally the
leading caterer of the capital called the
attention Of one Of the cabinet ladies'
to singular coincidence.
Doyliee had been missed at every one
Of half dozen dinners and luncheons
he had served where the wife Of GER
tain foreign minister had been guest
None had ever disappeared when she
was not present. 1t was n startling
suggestion that would not do to re-
peat. The lady might be klepto-
maniac, but to accuse her OF stealing
would cause international complica-
tons for which nobody cared to as
sumo the responsibility. The caterers
whose walters had been accused held
q conference. They decided among
themselves that the woman referred to
was guilty. but dared not accuse her
even to exculpate themselves: so they
devised a novel scheme. and when
they found her name on dinner card
they removed the valuable doyly from
her plate At the table and substituted
one Of those cheap paper Affairs that
you md In the restaurants. The ruse
was successful. There was no more
complaint.
Three or four months passed by. The
incident was almost forgotten, when n
matronly woman. evidently OF Irish
blood. who declined to give her name,
called at the residences Of the vice
president, several members OF the
Cabinet and diplomatic corps and at
private houses where the upper cult are
frequently entertained. and inquired II
the lady OF the house had missed any
Of her doylies last winter: II SO. would
she kindly get the pattern. When 4
sample was brought the mysterious
visitor retired into corner, with an
apology. and pretty soon handed back
the sample with the missing piece Of
lace or embroidery. In this way nearly
all Of the missing doylies have been
returned without any further explana-
tiou. although the general understand.
Ing is that their recovery is due to the
confessional Of the Catholic church.
Chicago Record.
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x..A,.s ,.-,,.-. sr.. mo....

The American soldiers In tho Philip.
p!ncs have some diniculty sometimes
IN reading letters from home. THE
boys were all anxious to read their
letter." writes one Of them. but tho
question was hos to obtain u iiKht.
Our squad thought they had solved tho
difaculty with somc gum oil In \ dish
and a rag. but no sooner had We 20,
. good light burning than tho buiicts
besxn singing around " At q xrca,
rate. The light wus put out. 1 had
plenty Of matches. however. and I
adopted another scheme. covered my
bead with u poncho and scratched
matches Till the letter was read. al.
though almost sufYocatcd Ia dolnr
60" ... -
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A Chance for Houscnalds.

They have a curious custom at Gull
ford. England. On Easter Monday all OF
the maid servants in St Paul's parish
meet at the vestry room and throw dice
for fund OF Gl2 Us. which Is the interest
upon legacy left by a woman as long
ago as the earlier part of the seventeenth
century. She was herself "A housemaid
and saved her earnings, which at the time
sum and were Invested in consols. Ii woa
intrusted to the vestry OF that parish as
a permanent fund. and she provided In
her will that all OF the housemaids in
the parish who had served five years or
more in the same household and had
never In their lives been employed in inns,
alehouscs or other drinking places, and
were of good character and reputc should
meet on Easter Monday and east lots for
the money. The girl throwing the hishes I
number receives two-thlrLs OF the whole,
the second highest receives the other
third, and II there should be tic the
money Is divided.
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What q Little Faith Did
{ FOR MRS. ROCKWELL.
lLIrrr, TO MRS. rrxz.An no. es.sa.]

~ was a great sufferer from female
weakness and had no strength. 1t was
impossible for me to attend to my
household duties. I had tried every
thing and many doctors, but found NO
relief.
My sister advised me to try Lydia
z. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound,
which l did; before using all Of one
bottle felt better. kept on with il
and to my great surprise am cured.
All who suffer from female complaints
should give it a trial. ROCK
WELL, 1909 S. DIVISION ST., GRAND
RAPIDS, Mich.
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and ornaments. products, plants and
fruits. arc few Of tho many interest
ing things now ON tho way from Gu.
ba. Porto Rico. Hawaiian islands. and
the far on Philippines. A large num-
Der Of the natives Of these several H..
lands Of tho seas VIII In nj the rxpos.-
ton. and will doubtless make ono Of
tho most interesting features Of tho
great exhibition,
To those who are Interested In tho
national question OF imperialism the
villages of the native Islanders will b~
At once a revelation and . source os
varied Information. Whether tho Fiji.
pino II capable of scif-govcrnment or
whether II II safe To otter his country
4 place In tho aistrrhood of states arc
questions best answered after a care.
fui study Of thr man himself. In tho
native village hc will live ~ In his
island home. His dress. manners. Gus.
toms. ceremonies and religious oh.
servancrs will not be added 20 nor dc.
trRrted from. and tho daily occupation
by which he lives whoa at home will
be faithfully adhered to. A. hc Ia
across tho sra 40 will he b~ In his VII.
laxe NJ tho exposition. and those who
earnestly seek ~nilxhteument on
vsxlns question will ~ surely md Il
here NJ In those seal sirt Islands Of q
tropic cline.
Every one who visited the Worlds
Fair recalls the Btreeta oe Cairo with
its rich and elaborate architecture and
fnraishinss. For the as1t time aincs
he CoiumbiAn Hxpoaitloa this amuse.
meat attractioa will ~ shown this
summer at The GREATER America Expo.
sitsoa II Omaha with a1l q The lea.
eures, fusnishinGs aaA o0oels ehal
nasksl ~ row faasue Deeseatatiee
q CoSeo0A
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The Indian hand from Tucson. Aris..
will bs In attendance at the Expcsl.
tion.
The Union Metallic Cartridge Co. Of
Bridgeport. Conn. will occupy 1000
feet Of space In Machinery and Flee
tricity buildings with an elaborate ex-
hitit In q monster glass and fnxtog-
any show case forty feet long. sixteen
feet wide and about ~ high. This
case h beins made at cost of eiS 900
for the company's exhibit Ut Paris.
but win b. shown arut at Omaha. The
Interior h divided Into compartments
By ane Preach plate miFrorr and mid.
way II ~ isugth TIE case u plcfesd
BY ~ arched passage way which y II.
luainatsA With nany eo,oesd electric
ligAss tat .DseSeet sAsir rsys over tAs
o8olosS.
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From . Grateful Newark Woman.

"Whcn l wrote to you / was verv
sick, had not been well for two years.
The doctors did not seem to help me,
and enc said l could not live three
months. had womb trouble, falling,
ulcers, kidney and bladder trouble.
There seemed to be such n drawing
and burning pain in my bowels that 1
could not rest anywhere. After using
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Sanativc Wash and follow
ing your advice, feel well again and
stronger than ever. My bowels feel as il
they had been made over new. With
many thanks for your help, ! remain,
L. G., "A ANN ST, NEWARK, n. j."
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RAcked nv kcputntiou,

The Union Pacific has added new mod.
ern equipment to its service both east
and west from Denver, and gives even
better satisfaction to Its patrons than In
the past. 1t stands without IA rival as the
quickest and most elegant route. with
accommodations to accommodate all
classes OF passengers. Only one night tc
Chicago. st. Louis and St. Paul and over
ten hours saved between Denver and the
Pacific coast Ticket office 81 18th street
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lkHA4skAlaI II.

Hicks-It's all right induigins In q
little hyperbols when you are max.
Ing lore 70 = woman; but there's such
. thing - overriding Il. wicks-As for
sxampis, liicks-Why. Dubirupp. He
has been married thres timea. and he
told Miss kwarry tho other evening
tAA& she was the hrst woman hs ever
ioved.-Boston 1'ranscript.
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DO Your Fee, Ash. and s.,,,

Shake into your shoes. Aliens Foot
Ease, q powder for the feet 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns. Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, N, Y,
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How to Make Money,

We want an agent In every town to take
subscriptions for Georges Weekly Gor-
mcrly The Road. Liberal terms, Write
for particulars. lnClusc 2c stamp FOR
sample copies. Herbert George. Editor.
l.. o. Drawer 1924. Denver, colo.