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for the grand event Rather must relate the bitter
disappointment that to all of when the fool
ish Northerner refused 70 to live In the house
OF Carmencita's mother Mind you he wanted to take
the girl away from home--to set up an establishment
in another place. 1t preposterous Would he not
get along almost as cheap besides gaining a mother
and other relatives? We of the South believe in keep
ing families intact, but the gringo wanted sep
aration. Upon my solemn word, senior, 1 think his
bold contention, in the face OF all wishes,
most audacious Carmencta iHnpiored him to yield
the point. but he like adamant Although the
bans had been read, there nothing else for her
to do but break the engagement Spanish pride could
not endure such affront to family We would
have treated him like son, yet he spurned us, and
went his way. May the saints preserve from
knowing his like again"
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In the way of such marvels Of illusion as used to
be accredited to Hindoo magicians this has moth
ing to offer. His approach to them TO tie
a boy with a rope into a bunch with knees under
chin and around feet and pack him in a basket
barely big enough to hold him A cloth is thrown
over the prisoner and the dances around him in
hendish slee The beholder expects that the basket
is to be stabbed horribly with sword or that it will
be miracuously empted OF its occupant who viii come
running from the rear Of the theatre Our magicians
accomplish much as that, by means Of deceptive
parapheTnala and travellers have declared that such
feats done in India bare ground and with no
possibility of secret trapdoors hidden passages
But such wonder is wrought by this Hndoo of the
Pike. He rises only little above the plane of the
spiritualistc Anna Eva Fay and Davenport brothers
in their cabinets. When the cloth is taken of the
basket the boy springs up free from his bonds and
that is all.
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aCIIFe, peTCIeu WaDDIY
humps. as they on the stage An Uncle Toms
Cabin" street parade, with donkeys to carry its
Fesses the actors doubling in the band" and pack
Of barking bloodhounds, isn't 70 be considered in the
minute with that cavaleade. 1t was about five
minutes and came back with two or three hundred
ticket buyers.
performance without further charge lasted
quarter of an hour the open square. Kakirs gave
tricks at juggling. aerobate gave some feats of
strength the swordsmen had mock fight. gymnast
climbed rope to the top of tower, cut up monkey
shines there and all the while the noise or voices
pipes and drums grew louder. The persuader at the
entrance used magephone to make bis words heard.
At the end Of the outdoor show the dancing women
we're assembled a high platform beside the door
way Of the Theatre of Asia. and, while all else be
came silent-ke the stopping Of circus band for the
impressive announcement of some particularly peril
expOit-a man told of the things that would
make the stage performance marvellous. Admission
a quarter of dollar and cheap enough but
had seen that show and you had read about it
So quit the cafe and went across the square to the
Akoun Coffee and Smoking Parlors. They consisted
of dozen aleoves, each with dvan along three of
its sides and hanging Of sringed beads at the ront
to give suggestion of sensuous privacy while not
really shutting OF the view from the ante-room 1t
plain that the Mattresses not there for dali
lance. They pretty creatures. though, in tin
seied jackets and skirts with gay turbans on their
heads and wooden sandals their feet. The one
who served coffee and cigarettes to me affabIe,
but not cOquettish. She eleaT-eyed7 white
toOthed and altogether wholesome She said she was
80 years old and had worked at worlds fairs since she
IL. Her English good and her French and
German didn't sound bad, but decline to render an
opinion of her Russian. Would she smoke a cigar
cite? Oh yes thank you Would she keep the re-
mainder of the box, preferred cigars as habit2
Yes again. and this time thank you very much No
doubt she meant 20 sell those cigarettes to the next
customer and pocket the price She seemed cool
calm. thrifty person. and didn't scorn small tip II
you have tasted oriental coffee yon know haw raw
and granular it is. She brought II in metal cup so
tiny that didn't have to be apothecary to size
up its capacity at one fluid ounce. It was SO very
hot that. having become unwary through lrkewarm
coffee elsewhere, blistsred my tongue with it.
"Oh, sir be careful" said the woman you've
burnt yourself"
why recall the past:" asked; "and why didn't
you make II futnrity?
she didn't comprehend Just than natty girl
came out Of another acoye where she MAS attending
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Carmencita7"
1T gives great grief OF spirit senior, he replied
"to say that she afterwards became the wife of a
worthless scamp who refused to pay the rent,
and we all turned into the street Before year
the scoundrel sold that splendid piano and went to
Paris to drink absinthe in the cafes and dream the
idle dreams OF peasure-loying loafer Carmencita
is sister in the convent Of the Sacred Heart
SOME OBSERVATIONS OF PEDRO
Pedro's observations of the differences
between Northern and Southern customs quite
worth repeating: Il told, senior, that in your
country the young only take the ladies' to the
theatre but that they hire cab, and afterward pro-
vide supper, which is most exravagant, to say the
least Upon my sacred word why do you try to crowd
much entertainment into short evening? Would
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But the foreign look OF the place and manner of the
performers produce effect Of novelty. The walls
and ceilings of the hall covered by eastern rugs
of good texture, and to those that back the stage
fierce embIems of something other, probably di-
abosm are attached The chief fakiT has eyes that
shine from his brown face and his hair and beard
are matted black Even to his sleight-of-band with
the egg-bag commonplace in ITSELF he gives an air
of mysticism At side Of him squate gray old
piper who between blasts, makes Calculations OF
criticism. encouragement and finally Of exultation-
The fakr has a pipe, too, and blows II at critical
moments to summon the aid OF his familiar spirits.
To the dime exploits of eating glass and fire
he eontrives to give distinction. He crunches pOr
ton of very thin lumber grinding it TO podwer be-
tween his teech and really swallowing It His pre-
tense of greedy hunger is outfe, By way Of soace
after the odd meal he takes smoke that Is quite
as singular. He fills the stemiess bowl of a pipe
with what presumably is tobacco places it between
his lips with the open end outward lights it with
match and puffe away. The pipe warns him that he
win be burned and is alarmed when the glowing pipe
bowl disappears into his u1eush. Smoke and sparkle
are blown out profusely and finally lot of fame.
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BY franklin FyIes.

family party of father, mother and daughter, and
l stared at her
You think she is pretty, eh?" the woman re-
marked
q wasn't looking at her face replied, but at
her straight front Are East Indian girls adopting
fashionable corsets?"
'She didn't come from India and the real ma
tive wriggled herself Just enough 10 show that her
own figure wasn't under eonstraint They've hired
her here in st. Louis She is AL don't know
what"
sorry find it out, because everything else that
saw in the whole plaee-outside of the restaurant
seemed genuine Asiate. That straightfrOnt oetorOOn
was out OF harmony. Surmising that she might inn
pulsively do cakewak, FASTENED out Of the Akoun
Coffee and Smoking ParlOrs.
Night had fallen ere this in British India The
SQUARE lighted by thousand electric bulbs. which
outlined turrets and towers, and the space
thronged by people who had in since the parade
Of an hour before 1t a cosmopolitan assemblage
The majority were Americans of course, and others
belonged to countries whose faces and clothes are
not dstinguishably different from own and who
only betrayed themselves foreigners when they
spoke Several young men wore the uniform of the
United States marine belonging to the governments
naval exhibit Two sailors from the fe-preserving
station sauntered in, like jaees in port with girls
their party of jefferson guards the police
or the fair hadn't changed their soldier clothes on
coming of duty and taking Mattresses and sales
girls around to the sights More of Intentionally
given to the scene however by the japanese and
Cinnamon. at leisure because their shows on the
Pike had not been completed; by spying delegates
from rival oriental exhibitions and especially by
American Indians selected for the fair impressive
examples of stole aBorigines and fully costumed
for their parts.
A side street led out Of the square and i that
found such incongruities an East Indian woman
who read palms in the American manz=-, another
who pretended TO go into the American style of trance
to tell fortunes and most cisenchanting of ALL three
Fellah barenders selling beer under the sgnboard of
a famous American brewing company.
By this time the performance in the Theatre of
Asia had concluded with an announcement from the
stage by oriental orator more vOubIe and Droms-
sorry than any ringmaster in a circus extoIling the
minstrel concert TO be given Immediately after the
principal entertainment The boomer asserted that
lifelong regret would be the consequence of falling
go right across the square to the Theatre Royal,
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St Louis, July 20.
- EFT us spend an evening in British India the
Pike restaurant has balcony overlooking
public square in Calcutta and there I seated
myself for a supper Across the way the theatre
of India Next door to that was the Akcun Coffee and
Smoking Parlors Further along in the midst of
booths of traffic in oriental the Royal the
atre On the pavement eight sadded camels crouched
soft mats while their drivers stood ready TO let
people ride. But II only o'clock, which was too
early for many visitors. The square occupied by
hardly any others than those who looked though
they were native there and TO the manner born
Swarthy men and women strolled and lounged- Boys
and girls played. Doubtless the variety costumes
indicated the different castles and employments but
knew only that they were East Indian aad that the
sight OF them made my imagination convince me, al
most that was in Calcutta. But disillusion came
speedily. An American waiter brought it There was
naught oriental about that fellow. He was OF the
New York TeRderloin type with Pike lapsesinto i'm
peTtinenee. He didn't call me Sahib nor did he sa-
laam. He threw down a bill of fare and brusQuely
asked me what I'd have
81 course wanted dish suitable to eat in that
far eastern atmosphere All. yes. there chicken
with curry price 81. ordered that. Well, got some
meat that had been chicken once. but in my opinion
il had stayed alive long enough to become hen
rooster. The style OF the service may be judged by
the fact that the napkin wasn't linen cotton.
but stamped paper of the kind you get at New York
nickel lunch counters However, the dish was hot
with peppered curry powder and almost liked it.
And didn't mind the dollar, because it was buying
also view Of what was going on in the square be-
low.
4 procession was formed for a foray to capture
people wko had begun to throng the Pike and bring
them through the quarter-dollar gateway into Cal
eUta The leaders were swordsmen who ciashed blades
and made outcres, Behind them stslked tall, dark
grim in a priestly robe. Next were four noise
makers Ny pen won't write the word musician in
connection with those ppe-bowers and drum whaek-
ers They made tuneless yet Tythme din that could
be heard quarter Of mile distant at the Louisiana
monument, where Sousa's band was giving concert
Sousa plays My Louisiana Lou and "On the Aiama."
which may be deemed historically appropriate 20 do
Z honor OF requirement Of French ard Spanish
territory, but can't help thinking that when he gives
Tagtime Bedalia it is to compete with that Asiatic
din. Back Of the pipeTs and dTummers came all the
Tnen and boys who perform in the two theatres and
finally the couchee-eoueEee women mounted on the
eight eamels The gait Of the camel is very agiatng
70 his rider and those muscle dancers were about as
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The better half of the show in the Theatre Royal
vas given by ten gymRasts, men and boys A big
fellow with muscles that buged his bare shoulders
and arms swung heavy club. studded with sharp
knives to perforate his brown hide If he gave them
chance TO. Two husky chaps had wrestling match
which was SNOWY by Encouragement, yet a sin
cereiy aTduous encounter. A bout with bToadswords
had the lively characteristics of reality touched
up with sham
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"Oh, yes" said an attache to me, they do their
best for they paid after each performance, and
the winner gets twice much the loser"
Three boys, pretty little chaps and naked except for
breecheloths slightly in feats Of eontortiOn
since the beautiful Rose Julian twisted and looped
herself in the variety shows had performer in
that line who wasn't painful to look at tose Julian
you know, subsequently married Bob Fitzsimmons
the pugilist and literally stuck close TO him in his
fghts.)
These Asatic lads like her in not seeming
to be swapping muscles or breaking joints: also in
being able to smile with air Of comfort while under
torture. They used along with adult acrcbats
in forming human pyramids, to the tops Of which they
gave odd functions. For amusing finish a sedan
outfit made up OF two strong athletes for the
carriers and several others shaped the vehicle
which had two Of the young contoroniss arched for
its roof and the ttlest of them for passenger That
was the exit Of the company.
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Out in the square found the procession just COM
fng IN from another street parade with fresh round
up of sightseers
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Latin 6irIs lave corns on Their EIbow.
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SWARTS NOTES.

John Gibson of Central was busi-
ness visitor in the valley last Thursday.
James Wiley Of Central transacted
business in Swarts one day last week.
James Colson and son D. Colson are
spending few days at the Hot springs
this week.
W. Heberling transacted business in
our town last Friday.
Mrs. NJ. Sherman was a Swarts visit.
or last Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. Sherman made a business
trip to San Lorenzo last Friday.
Villain Carman was up from the N
A N ranch on business last Friday.
Frank Tustin was a business visitor
in our town one day last week.
Miss Carmelita Swarts and Murl Nc
Manus spent last Sunday at San Juan.
Miss Brown was visitor in our town
one day last week.
Misses McKinn and Rodriguez went
up to San Jose on business last Tues
day.
Sim Holstein Of the Ma N ranch
passed through here one day last week
going mp the river on business.
Misses Sadie and Minnie Swarts md
brother George were San Juan visitors
one day last week.
Mrs. Edward Kimmick and daughter
Ida were visitors at the home of Mrs.
McManus one day last week.
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SERIOUS AFFAIR.
Young Boy Burned to Death While
Acting Clown in Show at
Villa NueVa.

Last Friday case came up in Judge
Pennington's court which bid fair to be
OF considerable in trust, the charge be-
ing that of murder, but thers was no
evidence to support the charge, so the
case was dismissed leaning only the
fact that through a deplorable accident
a young boy by the name of Bar:olo
Herrera had been burned to death
while acting down at a show being Civ
en- on Saturday night before: during
the progress of the show and when the
Herrera was near one of this torch
lamps was thrown from the post on
which it stood and the gasaline which
it contained spilled on the boys cloths,
in a moment, and before anything
could be done to save him he was en-
veoped in flame and before the fire
could be extinguished had been so seri-
ously burned that he only survived
short time.
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EDUCATIONAL DAY.
Great Educational Rally at the Meth
Odist Church. Fine Program at
Evening Services.

Next Sunday, May lst., has been set
aside as educational day at the Method
ist church, and special program has
been prepared for that day.
The pastor will deliver a sermon on
the subject in the morning, and in the
evening program of short speaches
interspersed with good music will be
rendered.
1t is the intention to make these ser
vices of special interest to both teach
ers and scholars, as well as the gener.
al public, and a cordial invitation is
extended to all to attend.
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Il. j. Swarts and son Mckinley have
just returned from an extended busi-
ness trip through other parts of the
county.
Mrs. +. Swarts and daughters Katie
and A d d lie and son Fred spent
the day at the home Of p. Jimenez last
Thursday.
A dance was given at Allison's hall
last Saturday evening, by the American
people Of the valley. The attendance
was large, and all reported fine time.
Messrs. Flynn and Belden of Central
have started blacksmith shop here in
the valley and are getting good trade.
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At public meeting of the citizens
Silver City held last Wednesday, IT
was decided to raise bonus of 81. 500
as an inducement for the Chatham
Copper company to remove its smelt
ing plant from the Burro mountains to
this point The money was subscribed
within two hours, and the proposition
is now under advisement by the officers
OF the company with every prospect
of its acceptance.
The newly elected city officials will
enter upon their duties next Monday.
1t is understood that Councilman elect
r. II. Boulware will not qualify and it
is therefore likely that a special elec.
tion will have to be held to choose his
successor.
Range conditions in this section are
not nearly as bad as reported in the
territorial press The cattle are going
through the season in fair shape. and
the losses up to date have been little
or nothing. Unless the rainy season is
later than usual, Grant county stock
man will have no complaint to make.
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TEACHERS ATTENTION.

The Luna county teachers institute
will begin its sessions Monday. May ID.
and will continue two weeks. Miss
Ella P. Quincy, of the Deming public
schools will act as conductor. The
statute requires that all teachers who
expect to teach in the territory shall
attend, each year, teachers institute
A number of teachers from outside of
the county have indicsted their inten-
ton to attend the Luna county normal,
and all progressive teachers will give
their earnest support TO all such work.
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Corn planting is mostly done in this
part Of the valley,
Cattle are very poor in this region
now and we look for heavy loss If there
is not rain soon.
The peach crop has been injured by
frost and will be very light; almost as
light as the Democratic vote.
Apples are all right as yet and, as
usual, the Mimbres valley will come to
the front with a crop that will be a
wonder to people from other parts of
the world.
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DEMINC VICTORIOUS.
Last Sundays Game Won by Score
Of 10 20 Is.

Last Sunday the ball tossers of the
Pass City came up to test their ability
with the Yellow Kids. A good crowd
went out to the park to see the game
and root for either side when they made
good play, and they rooted, for the
playing was good from start to finish.
The visitors put up a strong fight and
did themselves credit but the Kids met
them at every turn and came out three
points ahead, thus giving one game to
each team and leaving an opening for
a sharp contest in the near future.
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SILVER

Horace Moses left last week on a
short business trip to California.
Samuel Lindauer, of Silver City
spent a couple of days in Deming last
week.
C. W. Medler a we'll known and
popular young business man of Albu-
querque, was in Silver City over Sun
day.
George McSherry, Of the Lower
Mmbres, was business visitor III 81
yer City last Week.
A game of base ball was played here
Sunday afternoon between the Silver
City and Fort Bayard teams.
Rev. and Mrs. John R. Gass left
last week on short pleasure trip to
southern California.
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue
A. j. Loomis was in Silver City last
week on official business, departing on
Sundays train.
Mrs. Samuel l.. Burnside, formerly
of Deming but now of Los Angeles, is
visiting her sons, John l.. and W. F.,
in this city.
The socially inclined Of Pinos Altos
gave masquerade ball in Pinos Altos
Saturday evening, which was we'll att
ended and a thorough success.
Clarance Bayne has gone to Clifton,
where he has accented good position
with one of the big companies operat-
ing there.
The Odd Fellow and Rebekah lod-
ges of this city, enjoyably and appro-
priately celebrated the S5th anniver-
sary of the founding Of that order in
America last evening.
County Commissioner j. G. Cureton
left Sunday evenining for California
where he will remain for a cobple of
months, combine busines with pleasure.
Julius Swartz left last week for the
Hot Sprins, Ark, to take the baths
for rheumatic troubles, and will visit
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition be-
fore his return.
Prof. Hugh A. Owen, of the normal
school, has gone to st. Louis, where he
will be in charge of New Mexico's edu-
cationa exhibit during the big fair,
Mrs. Sam. W. Age, who has been at
the famous Battlecreek sanitarium for
the past two months, returned home
Friday, much improved in health as
result of the treatment received
there.
Probate Clerk Walton has received
notification from the land Office at Las
Cruces of the withdrawal Of five town.
ships in the Burro mountains, presum-
ably preparatory to the creation of an
other forest reserve in Grant county.
George H. Nye, one of the old time
residents of Grant county, died at the
Ladies hospital, in this ely, last Tues
day morning, after lingering illness
He was 66 years of age, and is surviv-
ed by a wife and son residing in Wash.
ington.
A. f. Dawson and Herbert w. Daw-
son, who for some time past have been
interested in mining and stores at San
Ia Rita, left with their families last
week for Colorado, where they will en-
gage in the general mercantile busi-
ness.
The amount of revenue required from
Grant county for territorial purposes
for the fifty sixth fisical year has been
fixed by the Territorial Auditor at
S29, ,453, ,46, The amount levied for
territorial purposes last year was $46,
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HONE MISSIONS.

The home mission society of the
Methodist church will meet at the home
of Mrs. l.. H. Brown tomorrow after
noon at 8 o'clock. A cordial invitation
is extended to all to attend this meet
ing.
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DWYER DOTS.

Mrs. M. Dwyer was a Deming visit
or last Friday.
Walter l.. Russell drove down to
Deming one day last week.
Water is quite scarce in this region
just now.
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"A typographical error is a hard
thing to find in the pi oof, says
Kansas paper, "but in the printed
and completed paper it looms mp like
fat lady in a group of vegetarians.
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REPAIR SHOP

Guns, revolvers, sewing machines and
typewriters repaired. Thirty years
experience. Knives, shears and razors
sharpened. Key fitting a speciality.
Allison Building under the new Odd
Fellows hall.