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VOL. IV.
HILLSBOROUGH, SIKRliA COUNTY, N. M., MAHCII 27, 1880.
NO. 5.
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STOCK BRANDS.
Ill nirT.
LIB on either oi
I 41 Im Hi sides
l nip off f'tflit and
u inler hJ(iw off left
car.
I. O. address:
Fa'ivicw, Sierra
t o.. N. M.
P. (). address:
Las Palouias, N. M.
Siorra Land and C'atllo Company.
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I " 1 I hp follow
I l I nw: Sou
Lm -l , OU lide
71" p
. 1 I ucroi
f J I UH('(1
p car n
The lirttfifl 1b used
on the left tide In
r i ti ir niHii
Rhniimxr,
ana t on
hin and
roHH me rump
rump mark la
in place of the
murk as record
p. Itt, Siorra Co. records.
S
Thf nlmve Is also onu of our brand for
StOCk OU III'1 ictl Kl(lf.
U. II. Hopper, (Jcnrntl MannRor.
N. S. Jackson, Hunch Manager.
P. O. udthess: Kingston, N. M.
Hunch on Indian
reek, piRlit mil
utli of Lake Val-
lirHiid on left
cattlp aim
r eiilo oi
lorne stock.
Ii It U. 1.4 '!
L;'fJVffifJ! LakcYallcy. N. M.
W. F. Ornoauu. If. A.
A r x f
jJWWS .wi . Itrntiri nsnd nn Ihn 9'2&f
J. JV. I.ewelling's Mark and Ilraiid. T ." ' u'" '''' "f cattle; K l I !1 'T
UT A IJ -flit on rluht par; f-Vf
Vy' i W ? iie-half Iff tear rut 11 I I if
1 l 1 (Jliicross the left and U i SamJ U 3s t-YT.I
V, ,, jluiider the .loop lu IsZ?--ZS"
Zjj'"ht' r ;rep,v- w-j7wordcn
, 1 r . rCj Klvplneh on left 1&p UULJ, M.
S. S. Ktailrj'. Hra.tu. Q LL ft "..rV,,,t ... D WW
t Brands used by8. jw T d notch In under lilt V.Vr A
.V S. and J. H. Stailpya jf of right ear, near U " 31
PyiWfSQ . ' ' . "v for branding Ihelr J0S,'V t iheheail. fc nil II
A A cHttle; lirunds on AfT ; I'. i. address: K ' Tt
-4 .I''''! "i'lei a"'! l"t n 'ft , ' Jfjf Lake Valley, N. M. ,,. ' . f 'A f
VI on lell shoulder. r1 : -
tS6 m
J,Wo"So?tho; -TsiP L Samuel (ireps.
. . uoiiniernranil,ulu I i f SI de of
w if ...B!!lfl nitti. 1 ii eilhi
O .3i 3T,!ilihea tLflP ..rand of rtJ
Ali I v ind erllni and - - - - nenliil Intlle to. . ..
M!jtK 1 hi the left shoulder - ued us aliove alut- Jaillt'S hlllt'llt.
-14 v if If ' mm t Itftnirn hi
.TS&t- v '-q-. J.': ll,t",, O ll,
CZt I under half prop in Jj)l oat -offlee: F Tilfl
VlV (10"V(. addreaa, I.as jNrV .
15 Bilfl'alniiias.Sierrafo., Tl.lfJL. - 15. I'll Iks
.... rassiiteiaM . .- watfirtva
S I(orsrs ,irml(,J -4lita44-r t?,
t4H -T" A liu Cllhtr shoulder. ' .......... .. "Z r
lfIJ"'"',"'ir'1' "v J. 11. Uuwimui.
vvl r JP 7-. V 1
O j mF&K
Seen ml tun Iimilnucz. ,atV j 1 v11 1 M
Jl B ' 3 "i"e hrnnd same Vv I
,i ii ?' 1 1 eul. only Binaller li, -
BftfTJ "' " " v TfiJ in left hiii. other t 4i'V I
t'' T 1 hraiul . r and -!
V'l "r,ttn1 .V"'"1 on rWil Karinark'a.eropan'i'i sJL'Vtil
. V I eatuuauu uureua. -T'. w milt liolh I It tier r.-r-is
jtmciiii rraiiKitn. a "aj . a II f re n .i : J
ftF""1" " V Horses branded Lfturridail Tafuja. y4
k .1 on left 8 du or left v Sill 1
.1 r -fl"'"- Wamo on eat- V iila fll
W 'I He. with the Hdril- ii .pjgfe Oi?'?S.lii -'i
-j-rtasfc I lion of ear mark, r r , - T
ArVll'1' It ear betna-split T , , , , KllbfU Shiver.
1ft jfj a and under lit. I 1 2r Hi-and for atoek v
mUgtJ .fJJ " I jfoii j UB,'U on right aide.
; lf
Herman (irolie & Fred Slian. kivt?L C ' HM ' P. o. address:
---i4;- fe 11 ' ' j Kalrview, Hlerra
BkSa . raltle branded Fraurlsro ApmlnfU. ajV f ' N. M.
, A A 'wiee. once on left v J .
v"1 1 -JX-TX .: lip and oni con left , .3 r 1 '
TV ' V i i d: alsoone thlrd j "' gftr.yg HZ4w2JL
)i .,fiSK. 4 'f eaeh eareut off. m . !"' NT "
lrf"rVl Hrnnd on 110"" IW IT A i jLJ Branded on riKht II v (.'r,,l,,i
IfT Wi; '" above ou left IB I A aide of hones and "
Yi 'i?9 v iJJI'-lioiilUer. If ti tiiltlu.
AJkSTarfit- afr- -v
John II. Alley. fciiV-L.f t" : Ilanife at. and
.... . ' X .? uronnd White Hoik
AC Jose Tafnya y (iarcla. aaV fprintr.
Oiip) .i 1 --iN v ' ' if" l I'. (I. address:
1, a Brand for cattle; f A Fii bake Valley, N. M.
J lrst on shoulder, Lt Jl -. df i
y, V J-.eond on side, "7 '."43" ' X tVJy-
ift - Jrllh'rd on hip. C.1 TT "1 T)
flJJ M. i cStoNro, I'erkins Sharon To.
Fui'Wita ("and lavio tliaves. iMjAa CK pi'" rrt '
y iVfadiiiu. El
IZ&'&g ' "'v X rfXs. ( i P.O. address:
S iTr I I ! 4 J Jfl Kalrview, Sierra
H ' Ptoek on left hip CkyPfigffl i" Brand used on left ICf Jtf 1 Co., N. M.
M I 3 and ear mark on " k f 'a hip of horses and wir tUt
lljhl1 VfI P'" ,d'lre88: William rotlon.
fe4JL JJ Illllshoro, N. M. jmj. .. (Qj
Mi:ry Ynplo. gjfcf ffi CC fsod eji right side.
i 1 .ki . If s Knr mark: Hound
A Kafael Olqilien. j I -Xy hole ill ea h ear.
sRrtpSAj mi. 4 ruy ""A w I. . aildresa :
?h T BVtf Lake Valley, N. M.
J Brand for Ptoek: g-frr u ui r i Pi
j3 H Kar marks propped J ! 1 J -if" aauirui
V" ji. "10 r,"nt and r (lnd used on
itfes'V f I lnifle bob to the 4, V , JT'ioi-sea, mules, cat- J w Tnt
iT Fallefu V j 'end burroa. - J" " law"
Sy iaa 1 gj aBV.iJ 1" Cattle branded on
j, Jill 1 w. " "
... 1. o u. kijiTi'awlJf 7 '7 . left hip. Some eat-
Welly & Minox. - fcl AUD j He on the ranaa
- Aulonlo Ilpei!. Vnl J "rthpd.",", brRnd-
VV 3 gftfcT Tlrand used on j,. i f'i rV
A 3 Earmarkinswal- T" I 5 but- Z&dJt t 3H
a?V I frk r'ght A T L i lU& branded on theVtt".' tlj
AJT V 4 -Ttt'X I p--a',,,rc: P.O. address: Grafton, N. M.
Q3js2J S 91 Las Toloraas. . 77 k!, ,
" -.Xi5rft4i The above Is used
John Sullivan. -" Vr f,,r raneh and
X OllUlCU, Wolf k Olllsen. VyF'M " road brand, rattle
X v i . 9 brandpd on left
j (V s-2 1 ) iiiiv on the ranges
C 1 IP 1 J Brand on stopk: "jrW"', "' I arebrsrvted thus:
i VVy -flKnr mark Is a hole tJs flA rf'Xfl K'Sa'J
I'hrotiirh leftearand 4. J VV .'JI r'"1'' brand used f yjfl p ' r,
X "t I iewiupon right ear. ylm left aide. rP"f. l-Cj I J r'J.
tiSir AD,'llfcJ P.O..,lrZ:
James iM. Urovor. S V. Sanso,.,. ""iVkv
"VftTm 1 rv Brand for stoek -X I4i f eonneeted,
, 7 a"S'd on left hi 11 'ytnSl " fattle branded on Vi. - VsnJf'H rO!f used on
f II 1 ind baek. noar the -ie V.ar mark : fn- 'rif.'Tl LSI ! thigh
X 11 ; -boulder. Earmark V A br bit in iett aud f'f A a Home brand.
V I under slope in each tt .? nyht crop. bKI U
WtV f l.ar. V k P-O-"1 dress: P.O. address:
Jr YJi P.O. address: AaT.Xl hairvlew, Sierra if fit Urafton, N. XI.
Jfjjl Lake Valley. N.M. Co., N. il. -jjUjjJ.
r- Felix Uonzales. 1. M. Monroe. ' ' s7."mIZ
4-' kf r-
I U jX' n ,Le K" JnA- J-'rp both ears. f V -H
V ,MPV, ? address: X. " p. O. address: J f j
VHillsboro.igfa, N.M- JT irview .Sierra
SILENT SOUNDS.
Toil do not heiir It? I'ntn nui
TI111 m ii't low sound eomes eetiselessly;
I And, tloat uir, tloodi the earth and sky
j W th tender tone,
i Vim do not hear the n llp heat,
, 1'poii the l,,r, of childish feet
01 Uh'I Unit 1 read the Wowery street
Of Heaven alone.
Snorn. at noon, at eve. at nluht,
1 near me putter, soft and liuht.
And catch the niit ol hIiiks, snow whit,
About my door,
And on the silent air is borne
'l lie voice that troin niv world whs torn
That tell me. comfort less, to mourn.
For evermore.
Pometimes Horns up from out the street
The ho.ii-h liiiiuhter. bird like, sweet
1 turn, forgetfully, togreet.
My darling lair;
fort us I he ripple of the stream,
ItrccFc -k.sscii lieucaih the moon's pale beam,
ii". puniiK'' rem (linn 11 seemi
if he 1
A mi 1
not there.
Ah, no: von can not hear his call:
Vou etch no laugh, nurlivlit liml lull ;
1 am Ins mm her thai is all;
A ml He u ho said :
"I will not leave thee desolate."
Has, somehow, luowil the bonds of fate
And left a.lar the golden gtitn
Which hub's my dead
JViflic II ilt Jfrlfv, iii frank l.rtHt't.
THE SWEDISH DIET.
Opening It With Improssive Royal
Ceremonies.
.IK leonnectedlon
ft thigh.
P. O. ad dress:
.aki; Valley, N. M.
This brnnd used
on the rig1 side of 1
ciiltie and on the I
lelt thigh 011 horses.
P. l. address:
Lake Valley, N. M.
Cattle branded on
I he left side; horses
I'runded on Ihn left
inpand a Icwbrund-
d ou the right hip.
11. address:
Fliiinan, Hlerra
'ounty, N. M.
Live Mock t o.
f On cattle, horses
jrvLiiiid mules the tig.
a1.", ire s Won the right
hiti. On sheep and
hogs an under half
clipp In the loft ear.
A V. .liuues.Sec'y
I,. V. L. It 1.. 8. t'o.
P. O. address:
Lake Valley, N. M.
My mark and
brand used on cat
tle aud horses; cat
tle branded on right
hip. horses on Iett
shoulder. Some cat
tle branded thus
"A" on left hip.
J'. O. address;
Oration, n. U,
Tim Diet answers to the American
l onjrirss, Demo; coini)i.seil of two
Cluiiniiers. 'J'lic secoml l lianilier lias
two lililiilreil mill lift v meiuliers, elei'tcd
cverv two years, wliile the lirst Cliaiil
licr lias (itie lnimlicil and lifiv, clecleil
every four years. In aiipeiirancti lliev
reseiulile very mitoli any tlolilieralivi'
body selecteil from the niass of llie
people. Many of them have the air of
well-to-do business men or fanners,
while: here and there you ran pick out
a professional man from the pealer
case in his lirttrinir and his readiness
in ileliale. Altojrrlhcr, however, they
nre a solid, substantial it 11 tl worthy
lookino; body of men. The openino; iif
the Diet, or lfiksdaj;, as it is called itr
f-nvcilish, is always an important evnl,
unci is attended with frreat ceremonv,
us it is the one occasion of the year in
which the Kinjr assumes the ' clown
mid scepter, mid, ( lad in his kindly
robes, ascends the silver throne anil
personally delivers the opctiinir ad
dress. Out) also sees, provided he be
fortunate enough to lie invited to be
present, all that is ceremonial and im
pressive in a roval court, lit addition
to the KIiii; and his family, the open
ino; ceremonies are nl tended by the
state Ministers, all the principal olli
eers of the palace, the loadiiifr ollicers
of the army and navy, the chamber
lains, nlteiidanls, tfontlentcn-in-wail-itif:
and the diplomatic corps. Karli
individual man is in uniform, gay in
brilliant colors anil trappings, 'and
many of them having Ihelr breasts
covered with decorations earned for
meritorious: ocrviccs in their country's
interest. The ceremony always takes
place in the grand hall iif the palace, a
room built expressly for the purpose,
which, upon tint occasion of yesterday,
was tilled with as brilliant a gathering
of ladies and gentlemen as a most
formal and ceremonious court could
bring together. There was. nothiny
simple about it, but, upon the con
trary, it w as as imposing and impress
ive as human display could make it,
presenting a spectacle at once novel
and interesting.
At eleven o'clock in the morning the
two Chamber attended church in a
body, and upon the conclusion of di
vine service repaired to the hall, where
they awaited the coming of the King.
My invitation required me to be pres
ent at twelve o'clock, and knowing
that an invitation' from a Kinir means a
command, 1 was prompt in my attend
ance, although it was a full iialf hour
before the trumpets sounded the ap
proach of his Majesty, and we re
paired to the gallery in the hall re
served for our accommodation. Tin
evidences of the coining event were to
be seen by the great crowds of people
on the streets leading to the palace,
and in and about the court. I have
often been impressed with thu orderly
conduct 01 a mveiusii crowd. I hey
are a quiet, well-behaved and orderly
people, making no sign of approval or
disapproval, but quietly satisfying
tlieir inordinate curiosity by silently
standing and looking at what tuny be
seen. Jf there is any enthusiasm it, is
all pent up and never permitted to un
cork itself after the fashion of Ameri
cans. The stairway leading from the court
to the room in which I was received is
abroad, winding one, and on this oc
casion contained two rows of uni
formed guards, with crested helmets,
at a present arms. Through this line
of soldiery the visitors passed to a
spacious; reception room adjoining the
great hall. In this room were sta
tioned tho gentlemen-in-wailing, in
brilliant colored uniforms, w ho waited
the approach of the royal procession,
and preceded it to the hall. Every or
der is by rank aud precedent, atid as
every one knows his or her place there
is 111) confusion or scrambling for van
tage places. The hall is about sixty
by two hundred feet, with a small gal
lery on either side. It displays a very
coiiimc.uu.iuic economy at us in
terior. It is severely plain and
unpretentious. Aside from two
heroic statutes in marble one of Ous
tavus Adolphus and otic of (Justavus
III. there are no works of art to re
lieve the barrenness of its while walls,
without it js the frieze, which is in
plaster has relief. The throne stands
at one end on a dais raised four steps
from the level of the Hoor, and above
is suspended a canopy of faded green
velvet, plentifully adorned with crowns
in gold. The floor and steps of the
dais were covered with black tapestry,
also licsjirinkled w ith crowns in yellow.
An open space some forty feet square,
immediately in front of the throne,
was enclosed by a small railing, and
this space was covered with a rich
Turkish rug. Tho members sat in (he
auditorium on raised seats, the lirst
Cliamlicrto the right and the second
I to the left of the large aisle running
from the open space to the rear of the
' rovw. lu th.9 gullvry opposite q tj,,.
one it was niv privilege to occupy sat
the Crown 1'rincess and the ladies of
the court. She is a most gracious and
amiable woman, greatly admired by all
classes for the extreme sweetness and
benignity of her disposition As each
member of the court passed into the
hall and took his appointed place, he
paused for a moment, looked up at the
I'rinccss, and saluted her affi'r the mil
itary fashiou, which was recognized by
a gentle inclination of the head. After
all of the Ministers, ollicers, etc., had
tiled in a detachment of guards, known
as Charles XI I. satalites, marched in
and were placed in thu aisle spoken o
above. lliev wore dark-blue frock
uniforms, surfaced with yellow, with
yellow-trimmed hats aud gauntlet
gloves ot the same sallnm hue. rol
lowing these came the pages, bare
headed, dressed in green silk uniforms,
with while stockings, clasped by a blue
ribbon at the knee. Two heralds camo
next, hearing maces, followed by the
attendants on Prince Eugenic," the
youngest son. who headed the roval
procession, the l'l'ince wore around
his shoulders a long robe of blue vel
vet, ornamented with crowns, and a
crown upon his head. His three elder
brothers came next in order, wciirini!
similar mantles, the tails of w hich were
borne by the chamberlains, the
Crown Prince liiinr distiniruished
by having two, ' while but one
performed this ollice for the other
princes. They took their seats on
either side of the throne, and as soon
as they were sealed the grand master
of ceremonies, with his mace, camo in,
followed by the King and bis attemt
iiuls. His Majesty wore a scarlet vel
vet robe trimmed with ermine, with a
large ermine collar about his shoulders
upon his head was a crow 11 set in liri
Hants, rubies 11 11 1 1 sappriiivs, while in
his right hand he carried a scepter, aud
in Ins iett. a roll of manuscript. 1 hree
chamberlains bore up his robe whil
others accompanied him on either side
As soon as he hud taken his sent upon
the throne the inaee-beiirer struck the
floor once, turned to the King, made a
low how, when his Majesty without
furl her formalily iinfoldiil his miinii
script and commenced to read his ad
dress, The Kinir has a mii'rnilicont
voice, and brought some little dra
inalie cll'eet into his reading, which
from the opening sentence of "(Jood
l.eutlemen and Swedish men," to its
close was listened to with marked at
tention. The readiuir did not occunv
more than lifleen minutes, idler which
the respective presidents of the two
Chambers made brief responses, th
graiiu master 01 ceremonies again sa
luted the King, turned to the members
of the Diet, struck the floor with his
mace, and Ihe ceremony was at an end.
The order of departure was the same
as observed in cnlering the hall each
person again saluting the King and
Crown Princess.
The personal appearance of the King
adds very much to the dignity of this
very formal ceremony. In stature he is
six feet two inches, well proportioned,
and bears himself with an ease and
gracc.which, while in some degree nalu
ral, has been supplemented by his long
military training. It was very notice
able that in all litis brilliant gathering
of men who have passed their lives in
the atmosphere of the court, he was by
far the most gracious and kingly in his
presence of them all. I can nlako 110
comparisons, but 1 involuntarily re
called the lnagnilieent manner if Ed
win Forrest as the only thing approach
ing the real scene being enacted under
my eyes. All in all it was a spectacle
never to be forgotten. It was the
pomp and circumstance of royalty giv
ing expression to its imposing charac
ter 011 the one hand, aud an exhibition
of loyal adherence to Ihe a Hairs of the
country on the oilier. A generous, cour
teous anil intelligent people, they are
fortunate in having a King thoroughly
111 sympathy wilh their national aspira
tions. niiiiinKiKiiis ,11111 rum.
COUNTRY TEACHERS.
The lli plorslile Sl.i'e of s, liool-lloii.in la
Many Kural lll.trkts.
A teacher who has lately been travel
ing through the country was forcibly
impressed with tho need of calling tho
attention of teachers and school olliecra
to the condition of country school
house and grounds. The latter in
most cases are the very picture of des
olation. Treeless, fence impaired, gate,
hanging on one hinge, last year's
weed, telling the story of carelessness,
when not trodden down, house mien
underneath and in every w ay less worth of diamonds and other precious
cared for than a thrifty fanner's barn-' stones.
PRECIOUS STONES.
The Inslgnllleant Quantity of Gems Found.'
In This Country. I
It is a remarkable circumstance that,
although this country is so rich in!
its mineral resources, and the world,
draws from us a great part of its sup
ply of the precious metals, we have, soj
far.discovered here only an insignificant
quantity of precious atones. The total
value of the gems proper mined in tho
United States In 1884 was less that
f ,i'),(XKl, and yet we imported during
tho same year uioro that fl.000,000
yard. Now enter the simple room.
The furniture, consisting of a couple
dozen box seats. In which the children
are almost hidden from view, is ar
ranged without order or system. An
gular. Nlraight-liacke4niid seeming bet
ter c ilcit tut i'l lo punish criminals in,
rather than comfortable seating for
school children, a single broken chair
(how happens it that the chair is al
ways broken?) a single box-desk per
forming the ollice of a teacher's table,
a broom, a poker and a half-hotti inless
coal scuttle, sifling its conlenls on thu
Moor, constitute Ihe furnishing of Ihe
room. Now Irtuk about you. The
plastering hns fallen oil in patches and
iias been 'so bolclted and daubed 01 er,
that it is hard to distinguish the orig
inal from the patches. The stove is as
iunoceul of blacking as a pih. of old
iron, and the crooked stove-pi e seems
hanging overhead like Damocles' sword
by a hair; two window light tire sup
plied by shingles, a third by 1. sheet of
looUcap paper, and others open or
stitlVeil with rags.
If boy culture was half so well un
ib slood as pig culture, or was deemed
half as prolilable, the school-rooins ami
premises would lie the most attractive
places to be found in village or com
munity. Send a boy to such a school,
taught by a new teacher every term,
let him return each evening to a book
less lit'esiile, where he hears of nothing
but corn ami eallle, and where no pains
are taken to furnish him will) innocent
amusements, and then wonder why he
seeks Ihe city as soon its he ciin cut tho
proverbial apron strings!
One great reform is demanded.
Farmers can easily understand the
advantage of keeping the same hired
help from season to season. Why does
not the same common sense guide
them in the employment of teachers'
There is scarcely a school district to Im
found thai is not able to employ a man
or woman for eight months in llie year.
Then let theiii lind the right oni-, let
him make his I te in the district and
be made to feel that his work is a per
manent one by paying him living
wages and by assisting iiim, and tiller
ing the needed cucoiirageincut, and
give him to understand that a part of
his work is to keep the premises in an
attractive covditiou, and furnish him
the needed assistance In performing bis
duly.
School ollicers are not bound to dis
miss a teacher for every complaint
they hear, (ienerally, it is best to
kindly point out their faulls, and let
them remain, when faulls me real.
ieaciii'is try hard to please. Their
curse Is, they are subject to the crili
cism ami their reputal ion is in tho
hands of those who know the ouitlities
01 a uiiii can 11 good ileal belter than
that of a teacher, and whose ignorance
of the whole subject they are called
upon to manage, fairly staled, would
make 11 volume on the theory and art
of education.- A", f'. VunnMI, in Cur
rent.
A FAMOUS DINNER.
HE HIT THE CASE.
Proved
A Kind tientleninii Whose Writing
Htm to Itp a Murrfcil Man.
A stranger was yesterday wriling n
letter at the desk in the corridor of the
post-ollicc when a woman with a postal
card in one hand and the other tied up
in a handkerchief came walking up
and eyed him in a wistful manner.
"Ah! you want to write a card,
madam," he observed.
'I don't believe I can, sir. I liavo n
letter from my husband, who is in
Cincinnati, aud i w ant to let him know
1 got it."
"I see. t'ive me the card his name
is r
"Peter Jones, sir."
'Exactly. Peter Jones, Esq., Cin
cinnati, O. Now then."
lie turned the card over and rapidly
wrote:
"Mr. Jones Your letter, the lirst
for three weeks, is at hand, and the
two dollar bill has been noted. I am
half sick, out of wood and provisions,
ami tired ot lying to the landlord.
Either come home and attend to busi
ness or chang.i your name to No (Jood
and never dare to address tun again. I
am, sir, your patient, but determined
wife." '
He read it to her in a we.ll-inoilulated
voice, and she held up her well hand
and exclaimed:
"Oh! thanks! That's beautiful. Vhv,
I couldn't have done so well in a week!
You must surely be a married man
yourself!''
She trotted away to mail it, and went
out of the otliee with a smile all over
her face. lltlrtril Free J'ixkS.
Once a shepherd, caught out upon
the hills by night, built a tiro under
the lee of a pile of stones that ho had
tossed together. The heat split some
of the stones, aid in the morning the
man saw withiu one of the cracks a
piece of shining .diver ore. That hap
pened in Peru, and thus was discovered
the mines of the Cerro de Pasco, which
have yielded four hundred million dol
lars. llii-tlim llmtiji't.
A ls.y will grow fat on what will
kill a horse. At least, a valuable
horsedied of fright in Miclbvvillc, Ky.,
the other day when some "boys were
letting off fire-crackers. f'anrcra'
JiuiHv JuurraU
How the l-'imie of a Oreat Artist's Kilter.
tilluiiieut Spread Over iMirnpe.
Many tales were told of Madame Eo
iiriin s extravagance; but her own ac
count of an entertainment which sho
gave, and which was a subject of cud-
less remark, showed how little she mer
ited censure in that instance, at least.
She relates that she had invited a milli
ner 01 inenns mr an evening 10 listen
to tho reading of a poet. In the after
noon, wtitie iter uromcr read to Iter an
account of an ancient ('recian dinner,
which even gave the rules for cooking,
Madame Ee lirun determined upon im
provising a Oreek supper for her guests.
She lirst instructed her cook as lo the
preparation of the food, and then bor
rowed from a dealer, whom she knew.
some enps, vases ami lamps, and ar
ranged her studio with the effect which
an artist knows how lo make.
Among her guests were several beau
tiful women, and they all wore cos
tumes as much like the old (Jreek cos
tumes as was possible in thu short lime
for preparation. Madame Lo Hrttu
wore the white blouse in which she
always painted, and added a veil and
crow 11 of (lowers. Her lilt le daughter
and another child were dressed as pages,
and carried entiqttc vases. A canopy
was hung above tho tabic, and the
guests were placed 111 picturesque atti
tudes, and the whole effect was such
that when tho later comers reached
tho door of the supper-room they
had a delightful surprise. It was as if
they had been transported to another
age anil ciime; a tiivek song was
chanted to the music of the lyre: and
when homy, iapes and other lii.shca
were served after the (Jreek manner,
the enchantment was complete; a
member of the company recited odes
from a (ircek poet, of ancient times,
and all pa.-w-ed oil' delightfully.
The fame of this novel allair spread
all over Paris, and its magnificence
and its cost were said to be marvelous.
Some of the court ladies asked Madama
Le IJrun to repeat it, but she refused,
and they were disturbed by it. Tho
King was told that tho supper cost
twenty thousand francs, but one of t.hn
p-iillemen who had been present tobl
ids Majesty the truth. However, the
sum was swelled to forty thousand by
the time the story reached ltome,
Madame Le lirun writes: "At Vienna
the Harmless de SlrogonolV told 1110
that 1 lyid spent sixty thousand francs
for my Creek supper; that at St. Pe
tersburg the price was at length fixed
at eighty thousand francs; and thu
truth is that the supper cost me about
fifteen francs." Clara i'miinc Vkiif
ffU, itt tt, XkMm,
The subject is elaborately treated by.
George F. Kunz In a repent volume on
"The Mineral Itesources of thu United
Stales," published by the (Jovernmeut,
and his paper contains an array of
j facts of very groat aud peculiar in
terest. 1
Diamonds, it seems, have been found
in various parts of the country, but
chiefly in California and North Caro
lina, though the largest diamond yet
discovered here was dug up by a "la
borer, thirty or more years ago, in
Manchester, Va. This "alone, not at
first recognized, weighed originally
2.'! carats, aud when reduced by
culling, 11 11-lti carats, and it was
deemed so valuable that at one time
!fui,(NK was loaned on if, though now,
because of its undesirable ctilor and
certain imperfections, it is not worth
more than u twentieth part of that suit).
The California diamonds, found itt
fifteen or twenty different places, tho
most prolific, being Cherokee Flats,
I tn t to County, are of all the colors
known in tho stone, white, yellow,
straw, and rose, hut they are generally
very small, ranging in value from teii
to fifty dollars each. The largest, dis
covered at French Corral, weighed
seven and onc-qunrter carats, and
many are unearthed whose value in the
rough is not less than one hundred dol
lars. Diamonds are also found in
North Carolina, in association wilh the
flexible sand stone, called ilacoltitnite,
which is peculiar to that Stale, where,
too, sapphires of notable brilliancy
have appeared. A sapphire found at
Jeuks' Mine, in Franklin County, isono
of the finest known specimens of the
emerald green variety, and because of
ils great rarity is probably worth 0110
thousand dollars.
Fine specimens of crysoberyl, a stono
w hich sometimes is almost equal in ap
pearance lo the yellow diamond, and is
principally obtained in ltnizil and Cey
lon, have been found in different parts
of New England, New York, and the
Southern States, and the spinel, a
beautiful gem, which is often sold for
Oriental ruby, is distributed the same
way. The best crystals of topnx como
from the PlatleMounfitins In Colorado,
one of these, weighing one hundred and
twenty-five carats, being an extraor
dinarily line gcui. Only insignificant
quantities of emeralds and beryls have
been found within our boundaries, but
garnets, which, although smaller, are
equal to the best of Africa and Cey
lon, am discovered on the Col
orado river plateau. The amethyst
is quite common in New England, and
appears in several places 111 tho South
ern States. One specimen, found near
Cheshire, in ( 'onnecticu t, rivals in color
the best auiethvst of Siberia, but the
most remarkable native amethyst is
that lately deposited ill the National
Museum by Dr. Lucas. It is a turtle
shaped, prehistoric cut ling, i !S-4 inches
in length, 2 inches in witllh, and 1 1-2
inches in thickness, is transparent and
flawless. ,
Of all Ihe gem stone's, however, tho
greatest revenue, in 1SK ten thousand
dollars, comes from smoky quartz, tho
finest specimens of which are found at
Hear Creek, in Colorado. There are
also many beautiful examples of tho
less valuable stones which arc in de
mand for cabinet collections, such as
the green feldspar, or Amazon stone,
found at Pike's Peak.
lint, so far, comparatively liltle at
tention has been paid to the search for
precious stones 111 Ihe United Slates,
though tlieir use is much more general
among our people than among those
of other countries. Very likely if the
hunt, was pursued methodically and
persistently wo should not be sending'
millions abroad annually to buy dia
monds, sapphires, rubies, emeralds and
other brilliant, and beautiful slum's for
the adornment of our women, and to
lend additional glory to the hotel clerk.
Yet, however great the resitllsolilained
from such a search, the actual profit
derived from the industry would prob
ably fail to justify fltid properly rew ard
Ihe labor expended upon it. V. 1".
Sun.
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HUMAN SKIN,
Various Instances In Which It, Has lteeu
I'tllUed by llnokbliidprs.
Following the example of Mr. Jo
seph Zachnsilorf, who lately bound
two Elzevir editions in human skin.
another London binder has executed
an order to incase a copy of Hans Hol
bein's "Dance of Death'' in tho same
ghastly integument, certainly a very
appropriate covering for this' work.
These are not the only instances,
however, in which tho casing of tho
"liUUI.ili fol ill ii iiu;" h.ls been ul . u.v ii.
Iij the library nt Mcxborough House,
near Methley, Yorkshire, there were
formerly two books, Sir John Cheek's
"Hurt of Sedition" and llrailhwaile's
"Arcadian Princess," both bound in.
tho prepared skin of Marv liateniau,
"the Yorkshire witch," who w as exe
cuted early in the beginning of this
century for murder; but these wera
among those which disappeared dur
ing the cataloguing of the library for ,
sale, w hen one of the former Earls of .
McxUirough was in dillieullies. Yet
another instance. When the writer
was last in Paris he was shown, small
book by a dealer, who "solemnly
avowed it was bound in a portion of
the skin of tbii notorious Jennet do
Couvray, and which he valmd at ona
thousand francs, and for authentica
tion of which he produced a long pedi
grce. Villi Mull (inzrtte.
A chemist has discovered an ex
tract from tar two hundml and thirty
tiU4C tweeter UhU sUjffi.. V.. J'i i's
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