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Evening star., 1900-10-06
WAS A GREAT SWIMMER.
Sailor Fought AlbatrOss Forty Min
utes in the Indian Ocean.


utes in the Indian Ocean.
From the Chicago Chronicle.
A marvellous story of life saving and the
greatest feat of swimming on record is told
by the captain and sailors of the ship A. J.
Fuller. recently at Seattle harbor After the
sailors came ashore the story was handed
from mouth to mouth until it reached pro-
portions that sounded very improbable. An
investigation of the facts, however proves
| remarkably skillful management of the YES
sci, the officers of which performed a feat
that could hardly be repeated after hun
dred efforts, and the wonderful swimming
of a sailor whose only name recorded in the
log book is Antonio This man left the ves-
sci in the orient. deeming his voyage suf-
ficient education in the dangers of naviga-
ton When interviewed aboard the ship,
Captain Nichols said:
"The real story l think is remarkable
enough, without any one adding to 1t. 1t
Philadelphia to Japan. We were in the In
dian waters on January 10, at o'clock p.
m, in latitude 43. 20 south. longitude 40 90
east. The weather was thick and drizzly,
with northeast wind driving the vessel at
the rate of seven knots. Through some
carelessness a sailor named Antonio fell
from the jibboom overheard. He had
scarcely been in the water a minute before
the vessel hove to for an effort to find him
If he was still above water In fifteen min
utes' time a boat was going aStern In
charge of the third mate and two Seamen,
but we soon concluded that, although he
was not visible, he must be more than
mile astern. After the boat had been out
about five minutes the weather became so
thick we could not three times the
length of the ship. We put about and went
in the direction the man had fallen In. We
could find nothing of the boat, which had
lost its bearings and gone off on the wrong
tack While searching for either the boat
or the man we spied him swimming in the
water with a flock Of albatross pecking at
stances anything but comfortable. We were
so close on him we had no time to lower
away a boat before passing him, so We low
cred a rope from the main rigging and
swung him to the deck. There is not one
chance in hundred that this feat could be
performed again, which is one of the first
remarkable circumstances to be remem-
bered.
You may well imagine our astonishment
when we found that, although he had been
swimming for forty-five minutes, he had on
heavy clothing, suit of oil clothes and a
pair of rubber boots. 1 asked hirl why he
had not shaken these off. but the scars
where he had been pecked at by the alba
tross spoke for themselves. You know an
albatross is about four feet from tip to
tip of wing. They follow a vessel and pick
up anything it drops. man is no excep-
ton to this rule. They made it so lively
for Antonio he. had no time to do anything
but tread water and keep fighting them Off
That is the true story, and the waterfront
rumor Of fight with sharks Is all bosh."
Evening star., 1900-10-06
Angels to Help the Boxers.

In most of the placards which are now be-
ing distributed 1t is stated that the heavenly
powers are sending down multitudes of
spirits to help the Chinese drive out the
foreigners. These spirits are supposed to
enter the bodies OK the Boxers, and until 1t
was actually tested every Boxer thought
that this possession rendered him invulner-
able and invincible. One. for instance, to
prove that he could not be killed, took a
revolver and shot himself In the breast.
Unfortunately the bullet missed the spirit
and killed the man. Another is said to have
put six shots into himself and remained
unharmed.
The placards state that the war Is a
heavenly one and that 1t will take three
years before the foreigners are driven out
of China. There are to be no more for
egners after 1903.
One Of the worst features is the teaching
of the children. Companies Of child Boxers
have been organized In nearly every town
and district, and they may be seen going
through the evolutions Of the society. They
Evening star., 1900-10-06
Many Lines of Business.
From the Philadelphia Record.

An Illinois paper contains the following
comprehensive "ad:" II take great pleas
ure in announcing to the people of Yelling
ton and the surrounding country that have
purchased the N. j. Barritt stock Of furni-
ture, and will not only enlarge the stock,
but will put in a full line Of undertakers 8
goods am a licensed embalmer and will
attend calls night and day; will furnish a
funeral car when desired. also do all
kinds of repairing and make screens. I am
also an attorney and notary public and will
give legal advice and draw legal papers OF
all kinds. Farm loans a speciality. So
licit q share Of your patronage and invite
you to call and get acquainted. Robert
Nell, Wellington, ILL.,"
Evening star., 1900-10-06
GfuOcO Piano.

(a) This is very risky, considering that Black has
not Casted yet, and will therefore be able to as
sumo the attack at once on the Kings side.
OBJ There need to Castle just yet. ORC
would have yielded at once embarrassing at
tack. Owing to Blacks slow proceedings 1t is
White who takes the initiative.
(c) Irreparahle loss Of time. PRS at was
the right continuation of the attack.
Cd, This well-timed counter demonstration In the
center just saves Blacks game.
(e) All this is very pretty. but White is Just
move behind owing to his fourteenth move.
~ Blacks cool view Of the apparently very
threatening situation is justified by the result
Not only does he escape all danger, but he emerges
from the following critical complication with a
Pawn TO the good.
tgJ Bringing about the end game the winning
Of which only be question of time and
routine.
Evening star., 1900-10-06
IN CHESS CIRCLES.

The playing in the continuous tourney Of
the Washington Chess Club for the month
Of September produced 522 games. The
games and averages of those who played at
least twelve games-the minimum to come
in for the prizes awarded-are here given:
Evening star., 1900-10-06

The Comfortable Wire Hammocks.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Wire hammocks are late introduction
and are pronounced to be of exceptional
comfort by those who use them. They are
light and have a certain springiness like
the woven wire mattresses that is agree
able.
Evening star., 1900-10-06

The big correspondence tourney arranged
by the Pillsbury National Correspondence
Association, to be started by the new year,
and known as the twentieth century cor
respondence tourney, has fifty entrants.
and the big match arranged between the
east and the west has siXty-four.
When Pillsbury returned from Europe
with his handsome Sevres vase part of his
second prize at Paris, the custom house
held him up and gave him some trouble in
getting it through.
Marshall has a match with Hymns at the
Manhattan Club
Two games are given this week to illus
trate the time-honored opening known as
GiuOco Pian:. (Je-o-ker); our word ''Yoker'
is derived therefrom. The name is of Ital-
ian origin, and means the slow game. 1t
Is slow like all the others If good play is
opposed to good play, but IL you make a
mistake in this opening with the right man.
he will make you see stars just the same
as may be seen from the first of the fol-
lowing examples:
The following fine example Of this open
ing shows Steinitz at his best The ending
is beautiful and bewildering. With all his
pieces prise, 1t Is difficult to see why he
has not fatally endangered his own posi-
ton, delicate looking as 1T is. Why he has
not must be sought for in the reasons why
his able opponent cannot find a time to
take advantage of the apparent situation.
Evening star., 1900-10-06
Improbable Game.
From the New York Weekly.

City Sportsman-"Any game here?'
Jerseyman-"Plenty o. snipe."
"Snipe! It doesn't pay to hunt them; too
small"
''Too small ter cook?'
'"Too small to hit"
Evening star., 1900-10-06

/ are boys and girls between ten and twenty
| years of age. They are taught that the
| only salvation OF China is to get rid of the
| foreigners and that the Lord is to aid them.
| FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Evening star., 1900-10-06

During the week Messrs F. B. Walker
and V. Sournin took a try at game. each
playing blindfold and produced the follow
ing very creditable effort, Mr.. Walker
win In ernnd Styla.
Evening star., 1900-10-06
Impressed on Her Memory.

the Inul6nNp0IIB
Its been four years. now" said tho de-
serted lady, ''since he left me and his hap
py home. ! remember 1t Just a. well a.
yesterday. how he stood at the door hold
ing 1t open till six dies got In the house,
Evening star., 1900-10-06

A ton Of SCOT results from the burning
Of 100 tons Of coal.
Evening star., 1900-10-06
Does Cutting Promote Growth of Hair?

Does Cutting Promote Growth of Hairs
From the Literary Digest.
This question is answered by the Frank
furter Wochenblatt in this wise: 1T is
believed by laymen and professional hair
dressers that cutting largely increases the
growth of the hair. This belief begins with
the involuntary comparison of the hair with
plant. AS grass that is often cut short
grows again and becomes thicker, so, it is
believed, the hair should do when 1t is cut.
This comparison, however is false one.
A developed hair is a perfectly formed mass
of horn which has nothing further to do with
the case in which the hair rests than to
receive from it from below further growth
and to be held firmly by it. In this
mass Of horn, as in the nails of the fingers
anG the toes, there is no longer any sap in
circulation; this mass, so to speak, is a
product which cannot be quickened and
strengthened by new nourishment because
the latter cannot enter it. On the other
hand, what happens in a blade of grass is
totally different. The blade of grass is a
netW ork of fine ducts in which is constantly
circulating the nourishment which the blade
draws from the root; 1t presents, in con-
trast with the dead body of the hair a
living, vegetating substance which has q
most intimate connection with the condi-
ton of its root, and which dries up infalli-
bly, when 1t Is separated from its root,
while the hair will remain unaffected for
thousands OF years after its papilla has
Wlthefed away we neeQ cite only one lr-
resistible proof Of this, the hair on the
heads of mummies. The root Of the hair
as long as 1T exists can produce a new hair
when the old hair has fallen out while the
root of many plant gives existence to one
sprout only and then together with it de-
clines and dies. The more a hair is dis
turbed in its natural growth by continually
cutting of its ends the less rest its papilla,
the real producer OF the hair, finds: the
papilIa, being constantly melted to excess
i've production, wavers finally in its ac-
tivity, decays and dies. For this reason q
woman with a bald head is never OK seldom
seen, as the natural and very slow process
of the growth Of a woman's hair Is not dis
turbed. The individual hair reaches def
mite length; after years 1t falls out OF itself,
and a new hair begins to appear as soon as
the papilla has had time to rest itself
thoroughly and to prepare itself for the
process of a new growth. These are the
reasons which lead to the obviously valid
conclusion that cutting the hair is rather
Injurious than useful.
Evening star., 1900-10-06
HOW ZULU WOMEN SEW.
what Distance From PrfmeyaI
Maids to the Sewing Circle.


Maids to the Sewing Circle!
From Stray Stories
The skill of the Zulu of South Africa in
sewing fur is a household word in Soptb
Africa, and some of the other tribes conn
pete with them. The needle employed is
widely different from that used by the or
binary needlewomen. In the first place il
has no eye; in the second, it is like a
skewer, pointed at one end and thick at the
other.
The thread is not Of cotton, but is made
OF the sinews of various animals the hest
being made from the sinews in the neck of
giraffe. 1t is stiff inelastic with a great
tendency to "kink" and tangle itself up
with anything near it. Before being used
1t is steeped in hot water until ii is ouite
soft, and is then beaten between two
smooth stones, which causes it to separate
into faments, which can thus be obtained
OF any strength and thickness. Thus the
seamstress has a considerable amount of
labor before she commences with the real
work in hand.
Finally she squats on the ground (for no
native stands to work or do anything else
who can possibly help it, and taking her
needle, boreS two holes in the edges of the
rug or garment on which she is working
The thread is then pushed through with the
butt OF the needle, drawn tight, and two
more holes are made with a like result the
skeWer progressing very slowly compared
Will all I@h6hSH HeeuleWonldn, out last
enough for a country where time is of no
value whatever.
The skin upon which the seamstress is
working is dampened with water before she
commences, and as the damp thread and
hide dry out it brings the work very close
ly together. This is carefully attended to,
and the work is not allowed to get dry
until finished, when the seamstress lays it
fiat upon the ground, pulling it this way
and that and mixing and arranging the
hair for several hours, until, the skin be-
ing generally dry, it is impossible to find
the joint or hem with the naked eye.
Evening star., 1900-10-06
Oppose the missionaries.

The high officials of China realize that the
missionaries are their enemies. They know
tf corrupt methods cannot endure with
the western civilization. and they fear to
lose their Jobs. They have been at the
Evening star., 1900-10-06
Studying the Senses.


to the inhalation. By manipulating the
device. while an indicator registers the de-
gree OF entrance point Is reached where
the subject ceases to appreciate the odor
His acuteness of smell thus be accu-
rately measured and compared with that
of other persons. The writer was lately
shown a remarkable device for comparing
the powers of discrimination between diff
ferent odors and tastes. 1t was known as
the "Smell and taste piano." Fifteen hun
dred odors and as many tastes were bottled
in phials, arranged in a sort of scale SIM
liar odors and tastes being grouped to-
gether. The subject who began at one end
of the series and smeled or tasted his way
to the other could scarcely appreciate diff
ferences as he progressed. But when the
two end bottles-one containing violet
water and the other aSafoetida-were COM
pared the contrast was vivid. Those acute
in the sense of smell could discern when
ever a new bottle was applied to their
noses, while those dulled in the sense would
declare that similar and different perfumes
were but repetitions Of the same. Applying
the test to taste, straws were used to con-
vey small particles of the liquid to the
tongue.
are several by the way-are measured by
many devices. What appears to be q
huge "granddaddy-long-le with each
leg suspending a cork disk. differing in
weight by a meager degree from that next
it, measures sensitiveness to weight. To
measure the skins sensibility to locality.
what appears to be a minute shoemaker s
scale, with sharp ivory points, Is held
are made to coincide. Then they are grad
ually drawn further and further apart q
new contact with the skin being made
after each alteration. To the obtuse the
two points feel like one. until. perhaps. an
tinctly feel two points while they are per-
haps but a quarter or eighth Of an inch
apart. A similar device, one Of whose
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-08
san MARCIAL,

From the Bee.
Frank Meyers has relieved Engineer
HOLMAN on the Rincon pusher.
Edwin Martin was Q passenger for
Pittsburg TO be absent one month. Mrs.
Martin came TO town with her husband
and has returned to Rosedsle.
The largest log b%uIlding In the hose
dale camp is o going up. 1t sdjoins
the store OF the Magdalena people. Y. G.
Selmsn Is the constructor, but to what
purpose It will be applied by him has not
been stated.
Last Saturday morning, about 1890,
the law Office Of Hon. Elfego Bsca, in 3D.
zorro, was ruined by fire, which origin
ated In a room adjoining 1t. Mr.. Bsca's
valuable law library was rendered almost
worthless. We understand its value was
partially protected by Insurance.
Thursday morning a lady manager ar
rived for the San Marciai Harvey house.
This Is Its irst lady manager. Mr.. Pey.
ton. who has only been here but a few
weeks. takes charge OF a larger house.
Nr. and Mrs. Peyton prove to be very nice
people aud vi regret their going away.
Mrs. Alex. Cruiok1h ,nk, Misi Agatha
Black. Miss Edith Niles, W. P. Sugg, X.
J. Nisbet and Fred We'll composed the
party from San Msrcisl that attended
the bail at socorro last Monday night.
DR.. Kittrell was master OF ceremonies,
and a splendid evenings amusement was
the outcome.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-08
ktatA's tiLts,
DELEGATE ftfst fn ~iurOdus.d soma
Good Measures,

StNs 49, NhsN tNAA
Good Measures.
Special Correspondence.
Washington, Jan. 4 Mr.. Perea intro.
duced the following bills;
A bill to subject the Atlantic 8 Pacific
railroad, % the Santa Ne Pacific rail.
road. passing through New Mexico, TO
taxation. Referred To the committee on
territories and ordered printed.
A bill for the relief Of woolQrowers
and stockmen In New Mexico. Referred
TO the committee on public lands and
ordered to be printed.
A bill to confirm 10 the City Of Albu.
querque, In the county Of Bsrnslillo and
territory OF New Mexico. the "villa do
Albuquerque land grant; and providing
for the settlement Of titles therein, and
for other purposes. Referred TO the
committee on public lands and ordered
TO be printed.
Provides ex.oficio recorder shall give
deeds a. now OF record, fee % cents, or
mayor and clerk; or II suit pending, dis
trict clerk all same fee. Persons may
have number Of lots included In one
deed. Bxempts land In confirmed grant
across Bio Grande.
A bill TO settle the title to real estate
In the city OF Santa Ne, New Mexico.
1, N. B,
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-08
IA Q. hollds, tima, saTsNans IA

there Ia o. holiday timss, advertising IA
necessary 10 lay bsfOfe tbs putliO hs
tbShes tbs, Is sittp then u maze pbf'
chsses al q particular time when They
might other wise postpone them.
Advertising the year round Ia the nd.
vertising that pays. when the people
are prone to buy merchants must an.
nounce their offerings II they are 10 get
their fair share OF the money the people
will spend. When the people are not In
q buying fever the desire to buy must be
cultivated by merchants giving reason
why there should be buying. To Guilt
yate this desire the CT srinss must be
ready for the people and the people must
be told OF these offerings BY advertise
menta.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-08

At the recent annual meeting OF the
Christian Endeayor societies Of the terri
tory, held In this city, resolutions were
adopted requesting officials TO enforce
the Sunday closing law. The Democrat,
In q lengthy editorial commenting on
the resolutions, attempted TO show that II
was not the duty Of the district Judge
aud the county officials 10 enforce the
penalties OF the territorial statute re-
gsrding the closing OF saloons. and
claimed that II resItd with the city OH.
cials 10 enforce the ststu es 10 this mu-
~nicipslity.
The editorial aroused much comment,
and the Democrat 10 an article yesterday
morning hedges and urges that II Is bet.
ter TO pay no attention TO the law and
have peace. II says;
0at OF respect for the doctrines and
ordinances OF the dominant religion OF
the land, and the coDsclences OF q ma
jority OF a people, every good citix 3n,
whether Christian or Pagan, Jew or
Gentle, would be I'd to see every mar
abstain from his customary occupa
ton on the 1rst day Of the week, com.
monty called ounosy, anu ooseIvs tne
.o his rae, of hodv and mind. w,iSoos
disturbing the mental or physical com.
posture Of bis neighbor. But without
intention or desire 70 40 violence 70
nsIobSo,s' va are conyincad thsra ars
mani worse things than a lack Of pious
respect for the first day OF the week. and
M Of these Is an attempt TO enforce such
respect through an appeal to the criminal
law. A resort to force for the purpose OF
correcting mems consciences is always un.
Christian and never successful. and when
resorted TO In q peacesble community,
invariably results In stirring up turmoil
and bad blood, aud the worst passions OF
men, and makes the last state OF that
community much worse than the Arst,
Let us enforce the doctrines OF Christian
ity by q more vigorous use OF the weap.
ons given us by the divine founder OF
our religion, and II we fail by these
means we may know that the fault ia In
US, and not In the system TO which VIZ
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-08
THE LOVE OF DIRT,

An eastern newspaper. commenting
upon the indispOsitIon Of mankind gen
orally 10 submit to sanitary innovation,
refers 70 the population Of HAVANA Cuba,
n the most inconigible on earth. The
American military authorities who have
been running that city for some time
have insisted upon sewering, %sorubbing.
deodoriziDg and sterilizing the town. and
on all sides the people are objscting TO
the process and making iDyidious COM
PARSONS between the methods Of the
American health officers and the tyranny
Of the Spanish ts~x.gslherers. Evidently
they think II was easier TO get along
with the Spanisrds than IL Is now with
the Americans, since they are being
made the victims Of cleaning up pro
cssses, which they regard with holy hor.
ror. Indeed, n nesspaper openly de-
clares that they prefer to be left undis'
turbsd with their afth and death rate
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-08
CUBAN PRISONS,

Dispatches from Havana state that
among the many reforms which General
Wood proposes to institute In the island
Is Q thorough ovsrhauling and reform Of
the prison system. II is hardly neces.
sAry 10 say that the Geld for reform In
this regard Is q large and inviting one
The prison system" In Cuba has for q
long period OF yea,s--so long. indeed
that the memory Of man runneth not Il
the contrary--bsen a blot upon c~iviiizs,
ton, aud q black rap roach to the nation
that has been responsible all these years
for the terrible abuses that have beer
perpetrated and perpetusted.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-08

Last Tuesday evening, Miss JAMIE
Robertson, sister Of Prof. ". W. Robert
son, OF this city, met with the misfor.
tune to lose her house and all OF her be-
lodgings by are. Miss Robertson, who
Ia teaching school at Cooks Peak, had
left her house for but a few moments.
when she discovered that the building
was In flames. The structure being OF
wood burned 30 rapidly that nothing was
saved. The ire Is thought to have been
caused by q over heated stove. Miss Rob-
ertson was In town this week buying q
new outft.-Dsming Headlight.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-08
Electsd.

The New Mexico Town company and
the Bio Grande Land company met FRI
day afternoon in the directors room Of
the First National Bank. Santa Fs.
Those In attendance we're Judge II. L
Waldo. Col. X. X. Twitchell. Supt. j. K.
Hurley. United States Attorney W. B.
Childers. Col. X. W. Dobson. Hon. II. A.
Manzsnares and Maj. h. j. Palen. The
resignation Of J.. j. Frey a. director In
the two companies was accepted. and II.
U. Nudge. general manager OF the Santa
Ne Railroad company, was elected diroc.
tor In Mr.. Frey's place.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-08
Inc Air D.y pic,ci. R.oo.

There Ia a movement on foot to prohibit
six day bicycle races, on the ground that
they are brutal. No doubt the long
period Of exhaustion the contestants I'M
dergo Is rninous to the constitution.
But are not things done every day that
are equally SOP Take for example the
man who neglects his stomach. This
means impoverished blood. weakness and
debility. There IL only n way to get
good health. and that Ia by taking Hos
testetter's Stomach Bitters. This won
derful medicine aids digestion, tones the
system. and ills the veins with rich red
blood. IL cures b~iliousness, constipation,
dyspepsia and nervousness. Ii has been
the standard medicine OF the American
people for fifty years. See that a private
revenue stamp covers neck OF bottle.