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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-23
JUF1EL MANSION
TO Be PRESERVED.

Resolutions were adopted yesterday
by the board Of public improvements
for the purchase at cost OF $4,000 Of
the historic Jume mansion, at l60th
street and the Harlem river, says the
New York Herald. Walter S, Logan,
for the Sons OF the American Revolu-
ton. and /, NJ Hall, for the Society for
the Preservation Of Historical Places Of
Interest, addressed the board In favor
Of making the mansion public possess
sion. 20 be preserved as nearly as posi-
bic In It's original condition.
Though the board last year refused to
approve the plan, 1t agreed yesterday
10 rescnd its former decision.
Mr. Logan said that the city had ap.
proved the policy u creating small
parks and he pointed out that the pur-
chase OF the mansion would give park
I'M a most advantageous location, be-
sides preserving a house which had
been the headquarters Of Gen. Wash
ingtOn and the residence Of Aaron Burr
u ask YOU 10 save this property now
while you have the opportunity OF do
ing so, said Mr.. Logan.
This building" said Mr., Han, rs the
only one now remaining which can be
Identified as having been used by Cen
Washington as his headquarters. The
houses which he occupied at No. l
cherry street and No ! Broadway have
been torn down. We believe the city
should take possession u the mansion
not only because Of its historic value.
but because il will benefit hundreds OF
thousands as a public park
About the mansion, and included II
the resolution for rs purchase, Is 6HSsl
square feet OF ground between l60th ana
i6snd streets the Edgecombe road and
.Iumel Terrace. The grounds are on
bIuN one hundred feet above the Har-
lem. The mansion was built In li5V. by
Roger Morris, a British colonel whc
married Mary Philllpse, Of this city. foi
whose hand Washington was said &c
have been an unsuccessful suitor
used the mansion as he
headquarters from June until October
IT7G Aaron Burr occupied the mansion
fer the revolution. and stephen Jumel
bought Il in 1900. Nine. Jumel lived In
he house until 1856. when she died
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and applied for pasturage The first
man asked offered his at $780, but oil
examining II We found the feed poor
and applied further The next man hau
a good pasture, which he offered at
! N,5O, not knowing what the first asked
We accepted, and soon led our horses
eating. But before long these men got
| together, and the first told the sec
ond what he would have been paid had
| his feed been good, Then the second
came TO us again, He said that he
had made a mistake. He could not tain
Spanish very WELL and that he should
have charged twenty reals instead OF
twelve reals He hoped We would take
the matter into consideration and pay
him the twenty But we could not
see II In that light. and after some
words the man became satisfied with
the twelve reals, and confessed that he
mad been talking TO the first man. He
was entirely satisfied when we assured
him that had we rented from the first
man we would have paid him only a
dollar.
Here, as I'm all other towns, was a
market, and here also as elsewhere, the
women were the vendors. They make
excellent saleswomen, and are sharp at
counting money. As there is much
spurious coin now in Mexico. every
piece is first thrown on a stone or
struck with another piece 10 ascertain
by the sound II II Is genuine. One pc
culiarity about these saleswOmen Is
this; Buying large quantities is dearer
than buying small, For instance six
tortillas are sold for medla-6 cents.
Should you orderiifty cents worth you
would, perhaps, get 46. We have often
had to pay 20 cents for 20 tortillas
when they sold three for three cents
Often, too, since leaving Tehuantipec,
corn has been dearer when we went for
II than when we asked the price. This
never happened among the Mayos or
Aztecs.
The houses in Hdalgo with one or
two exceptions are Of the same general
pattern and built Of the same material.
The sides are ofwoven willows plastered
with mud and whltewashed and the
root is matched with palm leaves. There
Is no window and no floor except the
one the ground furnishes. The town
has streets. but no fences, and every
body's pigs run at viii As we had
camped in town. one can imagine what
dlilculty we mad IN Keeping our camp
free OF these animals. AS for the ma
tives, they were kind and pleasant, and
showed us the greatest respect as we
mingled with them at night In the mar
ket or on the streets.
IN A FOREST OF PALMS.
The next morning, not alone our host,
but many neighbors came to see us OF,
and all wished us a pleasant trip on our
long Journey.
For four hours we Travelled through |
a forest OF palms beautiful trees that |
were almost as thick as trees could be |
except where the road was cut through. |
They are a sort Of fsn-leaf, though not |
the one our common fans are made |
from. The natives use them for build |
Ing and matching their houses, and |
quite a business Is carried on as the
leaves are shipped as far as Tehuante-
pee. The country is stilI level with a
gentle slope 10 the lagoons, and Is
crossed by many small streams flowing
rom the mountains on the north. The
and, 10 look at. appears rich and fer
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implies a refusal. Should the proffered
article be acceptable, without ado i is
taken, and the thanks given AFTER.
When, therefore, l said graelos, the
man was thunderstruck, and pulling
back, replied: What Thanksl SO you
say thanks?" But he was soon consoled
and drank a double draught to make up
for me.
HOT FOR MAN AND BEAST.
In the morning early (Feb. ls we
were on the road, and It behooved us
to start early for the hot sun soon
made travelling painful both to man ana
beast. Our road was on the lowlands,
not many feet above sea level, and led
around the large lagoons east OF the
city. on both sides OF us were walls OF
heavy timber, which at times seemed 10
shut out every breath Of air Just as
we began to think that further travel
ing would be impossible until evening
a wind started up to our relief.
IN AN INDIAN VILLAGE.
At 2 p. m. We came to little In
dian village called Union de Hidalgo
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the Pacific by the river Mescalapa 1t
was "A most inviting camp, Our tents
were under wide spreading trees There
was for a back ground a thicket, for
the foreground the brook, with water
as clear as those Of Cottonwood canyon
Time and again we congratulated our
selves, but our congratulations changed
before night into something else. The
woods were full of wood -ticks. Our
tents, our rugs, our bedclothes became
covered, and soon ticks were crawling
on our bodies Some of us were forced
from our tents and had to sleep on the
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tile and capable OF producing abund-
ance. Not much is cultivated but that
which Is yields we'll After leaving the
pelms. we came gradually to grass
lands and IN a few miles reached the
foothills where grass was abundant
Towards evening we passed through the
little town OF Niltipec and came one
league further to a ranch where we
found feed and water.
AN UNFRIENDLY TOWN.
Nltipec Is a Mexican village, we
have passed the Indians and have
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I we had yet experienced. Zig gag went
the trail, first on one side then on the
other, but always down, down. our
poor animals We're heartily tired Of
such roads when they reached the bot
| tom. Here we were In another OF
| the valleys similar TO the one we had
| just left. Broken hills were every
where covered with a luyuriant growth
Of dry grass and leatless trees.
At O'Clock We reached the little VIII
lage OF San Bartolo. a village OF Zapo-
tee Indians unmiSed with any foreign
blood. Their houses were principally
stone or adobe walls with matched
roofs There We're no windows but
OFTEN two doors. Before the house. or
al one side, bowery shaded the yard
and furnished the living place for the
family during the day. There was an
attempt at streets, but outside OF the
main road the attempt was usually a
failure.
Great numbers oflitte children PLAYED
In the streets. some with scant clothing
many without any, but all happy. re-
CARELESS Of their dress or want of dress
Under large tree a dozen old women
had tortlllas and bananas for sale, and
when they saw that We would buy were
eager to show their goods to the best
advantage. Across the street more
than a dozen men were mixing mortar
Tor a new house close by They were
In il with their feet tromping around.
and occasionally singing.
AN ORIGINAL SUGAR MILL.
Along the road before entering town
We saw one Of the original sugar mills.
perhaps the one from which our present
modern mills have developed. Two
horses with rude saddles on their backs
serving the same purpose as our collars
furnished the power. Three upright
wooden rollers with wooden cOgs
crushed the cane, but II was necessary
TO pass the cane through a half dozen
times and In just the right quantity or
the desired results would not be- pro-
duced. The boiling house was shed
close by, and for pans large earthen
ollas were used. The Juice was boiled
In one ola until II was about the con-
sistency ~ molasses, when IL was al |
lowed TO cool partially. but all the time |
was stirred vigorously with stick. |
Lastly. IL was run into moulds cut I'm /
log, each mould holding about a pound |
and half and a cake selling for |
cents The men attended 20 the crush. |
ANN ~ VIZ NNit' anu Nfi' iN'htNlflk u tIlt I
sugar while the women looked after the |
boiling and the selling. The product /
you could hardly call II sugar. re-.
sembles very much our maple sugar,
and Is not bad to the taste
AN INTERESTING PEOPLE
The people Interested US very much.
They are Intelligent, well formed. with
regular, though somewhat heavy fea-
lures. and are rather inclined 10 be
short and stout The majority OF them
could not be called bad looking, and
many would pass for good looking. The
men dress In the ordinary loose blouse
81 white factory with pants Of the same
We did not see any foreign
made clothing The women wear lit
tie jacket reaching not quite to the
waist and without sleeves and skirt
formed OF loose piece Of cloth doubled
around the waist and tucked In at the
corners. Both Jacket and skirt are
Usually OF oolored calico or cloth, with
ed and yellow predominating. We sew !
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except along the banks Of streams. The
grass which through here is
abundant is dry and parched; the trees
have shed their leaves, though frost
never reaches Them and the under
brush even looks dead. But weeks
rain viii refreshen everything, and
make the whole country look like a
paradise. on the very top Of the
mountains we found spring Of pure
cool water, and cool water Is great
luxury in this country at any time.
The descent on this side was three
thousand feet. and was the steepest
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Brigham Young Academy Scientific Expedition Has Entered The Country So
Designated Book Of Mormon HisyPhent Cuffs Description Of
Some Strange Interesting Encounters the Central
American Border Line.
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MIXED BLOOD HERE.

From NiltIpec to town called Ia
panctepec, our road led up valley
which gradually closed In until 1t be-
came a canyon. Crossing a divide we
came out again into a beautiful val
ley. which gradually slopes TO the
ocean. In this valley IL the second
town named above, IL Is a well built
Mexican town with a hotel. a church.
and several we'll kept stores. and con-
tains perhaps about 1,500 inhabitants.
There Is a mixture OF bloods here, and
the negro blood is not wanting. In
fact, from Niltipec to our present camp
we find traces of the African, who were
brought in here as slaves many years
ago, But the most interesting point
on our journey since leaving Tehuante-
pee Is the valley OF Tapana, as IL Is
called. The mountains enclose II on
three sides. a stream Of water irrlgates
its fields. and produces on the banks
trees OF various kinds and Of gigantic
The mountain slopes are
covered with trees, some IN bloom there,
lust starting their leaves OF green.
The scene was beautiful from the top
OF the mountain. which we climbed on
leaving The valley, especially when the
ocean also came In view,
SLAUGHTER OF WOOD TICKS.
Saturday night we camped on a small
stream which emptles Its waters into
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-23
BEFORE ENTERING CENTRAL
AMERICA.

Juchitan, Oaxaca, Mex. Feb. Is. 1901.
--On the morning OF February 18th We
were up by daylight, but failed 20
make the accustomed early start as one
Of our mules Panguitch, was lost. The
animal had been turned on n noun
tain close to the town and We feared
for a while the Indians had stolen her
but about II o'clock We found Ser and
were soon on the road again Much
has been said to us about thleyery
among the Indians and Mexicans. but
so far our animals have never been
molested though many times they
might easily have been, as in this case
at san Carlos.
For five miles our road was down
gulch. then we turned and went up out
OF the valley by climbing mountain
two thousand feet high, | call this
a valley because the mountains on the
south and on the north are higher than
those between. The valley Is very rough
and very dry at this time OF the year
The whole country st present IL dry
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-23

| sands Of the creek bank. Sunday was
not day of rest TO US, 1t was day Of
killing ticks.
Yesterday and today we have Travelled
through large valley or plateau, some
what broken and rolling, but covered
with grass and pasturage and dotted
with haciendas and ranches Along
the banks OF the streams are fields OF
cane, and almost every hacienda has
its little sugar mill in which the brown
substance called panochi is made. To-
night we are camped at one of these
haciendas, at the foot Of a mountain
which tomorrow we shall climb as we
leave the valley on our way to Chlapa.
II is stock ranch. and works about
700 men, mostly Indians. About nine
o'clock, after some OF the boys had re-
tired and Others were writing In their
tents we heard voices, voices Of In
dams In whispers, who had come into
camp unobserved. This was unusual.
In fact, II had never before occurred.
and naturally we wondered what IL
could mean. But before we could ask,
sweet strains Of music filled the air.
as the intruders played some Mexican
tune. They were musicians, and had
come 20 serenade u.s. The instrument
was xylophone, about ten feet long
and shaped like a parlor grand piano,
having sounding tubes just under each
slot, There were four players each
taking his part and in the stiffness OF
the evening In the soft tropical moon
light, the music had a most pleasing
effect. Our feelings can be best mag
lned. We are strangers in a strange
land. and are among a people thought
to be treacherous and mean. And this
people feeling kindly towards us. quiet
ly come TO our camp and play the
tunes that they love and that reminds
us OF tunes az home and of home that
we love, Whatever may happen on
this trip, whatever success or satisfao-
tion we may attain we shall never for.
get the picture we saw this night on
the hacienda San Ricardo. The beauti-
ful moonlight, the mountains In the
distance, the wide spreading trees. and
the four dusky Lamanites creating with
the hand OF master sweet strains OF
music.
We shall reach Chlapa In two days.
and the ruins near san Barioleme In
anof her VNpek
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A NEW DISH.

We had a woman make what 10 rs
was a new dish. and this served for
breakfast II was kind Of eruel. made
from the ground corn. and seasoned
WIN eggs and peppers. An was ready
"hen We reached the town the next
morning on our way, and IL took but
a Few moments 10 tie up, so In the
niue matched hut with a mud noof,
which had been especially cleanedIor
the occasion, and drink our Cruel out
on gourd or dish. We aimed 10 so
by way OF the river. but taking the
otner road. bore down 10 the south
ward, and after a very heavy day
through the mountains. came at dusk 10
a httle ranch four leagues from Te-
huanupec. Here We could purchase
nothing. Five bundles Of fodder and
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| reached again mixture OF bloods.
| among which we see much of the negro
| blood. We did not stay In Niltipec. We
did not like the people nor the spirit
Of the town. There was not that friend
] ly feeling, or rather sociable feeling,
! though several were anxious to rent us
! pasturage, but at high figures. At the
| little ranch we were made just as COM
Portable as we could have been in the
town, and we felt that our things were
much safer
AN EDUCATED TRAMP.
I have spoken once or twice OF our
meeting tramps. The lame German
from Salvador, two men who thought
they had met us before, and the Ameri-
can tramp in Amazoc; but at this
ranch one visited us that exceeds them
all. He was well dressed In a linen suit
with cork helmet, and good tan
leather shoes On his back was q sup
ply Of food. He was a man of educa-
ton. in fact spoke Italian, his native
tongue, German. French, Spanish and
broken English, and was well acquaint-
ed with many countries and men. On
foot most Of the way and alone, this
man had come from Buenos Ayres, In
the Argentine Republic, He had taken
shin a short distance along the coast
OF Venezuela and from Panama to
Costa Rico, but otherwise he had walked
all the way. He had been about a
year on the road At present he aimed
for Mexico, thence by foot, to the
United states. We could not under
stand HE object clearly but were not
long I'm discovering that he was little
unbalanced. He had found silk
spider which he would Introduce In
Italy. and thus make his fortune, and
would introduce also In his native land
the plantain After taking supper
with us. he babe US good bye" an
swering our invitation TO stay all night
by the remark, 81 set for my task this
day to reach Niltipec, and | must do
IT,"
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TWO NATIONS WILL BECOME RECoNCLED HERE

Relation Da FoM AN
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-16
To JudRe an Opal.

An expert on opal mining has recent
ly explained how the opal is judged as
to quality and deslrability. First, he
says, color is of the greatest impor-
tance. Red fire, or red in combination
with yellow, blue and green, are the
best. Blue by itself is quite valueless,
and the green opal is not of great value
unless the color is very vivid and the
pattern very good. The color must be
true-that Is to say, it must not run in
streaks or patches, alternating with a
colorless or inferior quality.
Pattern Is described as being an i'm
portant factor, the several varieties be-
known as pin fire" when the grain is
very small, harlequin" when the color
is all in small squares, the more reg
ular the better, and the flash fire" or
flash opal" when the color shows rs a
single flash OF in very large pattern.
Harlequin is the most common and is
also popularity considered the most
beautiful. When the squares of color
are regular and show as distinct, mi
mute checks Of red, yellow, blue and
green, it is considered magnificent.
Some stones show better on edge than
on top.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-16
An object Lesson to Grant.


This story is told of the first time
Grant ever had charge of large body
of men sent out to give battle. He was
colonel in the early part of 1862, de-
tailed to 60 to the relief Of an Illinois
regiment, supposed to be surrounded
by Confederates at Pal yra, Mo-, but
when he arrived the regiment had re.
lieved itself by retiring. Grant then
went out to Florida, in the same state,
and as the regiment toiled over the hill
beyond which the enemy was supposed
to be in waiting Grant says he would
have "given anything to be back again
in Illinois,"
At the top Of the hill, instead Of
troops drawn up in battle array, Grant
saw deserted camp. ut occurred to
me at once that Harris had been as
much afraid Of me as had been Of
him." said Grant. "From that event to
the close of the war never experienc-
ed trepidation upon confronting an en-
envy, though always felt more or less
anxiety. never forgot that he had as
much reason to fear my forces as
had his" Syracuse Post-Standard.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-16
Turned the Tables.

A lecturer was once descantiDg on
the superiority of nature over art when
an irreverent listener in the audience
fired that old question at him:
How would you look. sir. without
your wig?"
young man." instantly replied the
lecturer. pointing his finger at him,
''you have furnished me an apt illus
tration for my argument. My bald
ness can be traced to the artificial hab-
Its Of our modern civilization, while
the wig am wearlng"--here he raised
his voice till the windows shook--''is
made of natural hairv'
The audience testified its apprec.a-
ton of the point by loud applause, and
the speaker was not interrupted again.
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vitality before the hour of her trial, and
when that time comes her very weakness
increases her sufferings and prolongs
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is born, the mother has no strength to
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happy motherhood is good health.
THE SECRET OF HEALTHY MOTHERHOOD
lies largely in the proper preparation for
the great physical strain and drain which
women undergo at such time. A proper
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nerves tranquil and the temper even it
will encourage the appetite and give
restful sleep. 1t will enable the mother
to actively engage in her household
duties until the time of the baby's ad-
vent, and give her strength to give her
child.
Because it does all this and more
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the use of DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
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ery,'" writes Mrs. E. H. Newton, Of
Vanburen, Aroostook Co., Maine. vMy
baby was born in May, 1896, and for
weeks after was delirious. My friends
did not know whether would live or
die. The doctor in attendance did not
give much encouragement, and said that
If I did get we'll would never live
through another such period. When I
consulted you in April, 1899, was in
poor health had been sick all winter,
and to add to my trouble, was on the
road to what the doctor said would end
my days. / was almost discouraged !;
did not expect any help, but thought the
end was only matter of time, and--oh |
my two poor, little, motherless children.