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VOL. IV.
IIILLSBOliOUGir, SIKKKA COUNTY, N. M., APIIIL 17, 188(5.
STOCK JBRAHDS.
J. W. lwellliir' Maik and Brand.
Urmds and ear
mirk, Kar murk
11 roe the left and
imler tin stoop iu
S, S. M.iil-y's Hrnml.
jf - f;. ami .1. II. Sin In s
.ie- r,. I.i-.iii.l.iiv llietr
" a a l.Mittii'i brands f
X A elt -do: ini'1 '"
ft - t -i:rn tuf lr nnulo
Ijt, jfj .in ii ll shoulder.
1'. (I. udclic-i-. Chloride. W. M.
t'r.ijsu.i &
1'laord orl left of
attic
Placed upon the
eft shoulder of
Morses.
Placed upon the
eft s'de of calves
,nd joiirlincrs and
,u the left shoulder
it horses.
Ilrand on left side,
itstraiglit barlirand
under half enm n
r ; ar !i t ear.soine with
split uhove enip in
eur.
I'. 11. address, Las
I'ulnniBa.SicrraCo.,
.V. At.
Thomas Abejlias.
Horses branded
in ed her shoulder.
I in ealtle, either
w!e. Any branded
wie.e, stone hrund,
i have sold.
St nnidi no Dumingaez.
I hand nflnd on
'iittio aud horses.
Ji.iirjjh I ranlJin.
Hor?e branded
mii left, a de or left
h p. iame on cat
tle, with the Addi
tion of ear mark,
left ear belnjj split
tind under bit.
a-,
Herman Urohe k Frf1 Shaw.
,"w!oe, mice on loft
up and onco on It1! t
a Jr; also one-third
t ah oar cut ofl.
Brand on hornws
is nbovu ou left
shoulder.
John lJ. A He j.
Ttrand for cattlo;
-Irst ou shoulder,
K'ond on aide,
third on hip.
Orattou, N. M
1'neblita Candelarlo CtiaTPs.
A r
Stock on left hip
and car mark on
both eara.
Marj Vnple.
Ilrand for stock:
Kar marks cropped
to the rifrbt and
I ngle bob to the
ett.
Wehj & Minox.
Kar mark In swal
low fork right ear.
Jobn Sullivan.
Rrond on Mock:
Kitr mark In a holo
hriUtrh lft rand
iewiap ou right ear.
James M. (jlroier.
Urand for stork
ticcd on left hip
ind finr-k, near th
-houider. KHrmnrk
under slope in each
i'. O. addrM:
Uke alley, N.M.
Felix bonuiles.
Brand used
stock on the
for
left
jde.
P O. addreaa:
Hillsboroturb, N.M.
c -c-j
V-
crises -
1
4 K.
v I 1
T
JWJ -N.
fx
W. F. Ornbauu.
Brand used on the
left side of cull Its
-plil on right ear;
ue halt left earcut
If.
i'. (). address:
illllnborougn, N. M.
B. N. U reply.
Five-Inch on left
skit: ends of both
ears cut off and a
notch in under aide
ot right ear, near
the lu ad.
1'. (. address:
Luke Valley, N. M.
William Cotton.
Stock brand tided
on right aide.
Houghton & Bono.
Cattle fold Inva
riably hear the
uounler brand, thus
Itrnnd of Conti
nental t attle Co.
used as aliovo slat
ed. Kanire headquar
ers of (illaaud Ued
.au on.
See 11 lack Ilange.
11 f roBtnfflc'
(j ration, N. M.
lloncll & Kead.
Horse brand same
is cut, only smaller
an left hip. Other
brand M I and
dewlap slit onee.
liar marks.cropand
split bntu Other
. nf marks as above
KsppridHii Tafoja.
Urand for stock
used on right side.
Francisco Apodaca.
Branded on rljrht
siile of horses and
cattlo.
3os6 Tafoja J (iarcia.
rost-offlce:
Cuehlllo Nejrro,
Sew Mexico.
I'anuta lad ilia.
Brand used on left
hip of horses and
cattle.
P. O. address:
Hlllsboro, N. M.
Kufael Olquicn.
Brand used on
worses, mines, cat-
le and burros.
Autonlo Bpez.
Brand nsed on
horses, mules, bur
ros and cattle.
P.O. address:
Las Tolomas.
Ohmeu, Wolf & Olilsen.
Cattle brand used
n left side.
llcku V. Sansonj.
T. M. Monroe.
v aidra.
bjrp both ears.
P. O. addresa:
Fairview. Blerra
Co., N.M.
WO :
ra
Pfer i.- Caftlp branded on
a , de. Ear mark : L'n-
V J dor bit in left aqjl
al ria-ht crop.
V fL "I v- - ''ireaa:
jajfrajai i Fairview. tjierra
Jlj Co., N. M.
liliiirer.
r
1 1 on either or
sTsVa. I" 'Hi sides
t rop off right and i
under slope off left
ear. I
V. O. address: i
fairview, Sierra :
Co., N. M.
IV. J. Wordeu.
P. O. address:
I.as Palouias, N. M.
Sierra Land and Cattlo Company.
The brand is used
wiv on the lelt side In
a ihe tollowing niBn
I I j J : s '" h"iild','r
l .71 j ou side and V ou
. - b hit, ntid
tuorosa the rump.
lh runip mark is
UM'd In ilaee of ihe
ear mark asrecord-
ed In book
1U, Sierra Co. records.
The above Is also one of our brands for
stock on the left side.
K. II Hopper, fieneral Manager.
S. S. Jackson. Hunch Manager.
P. (). address: Kintrston, N. M.
SamiH'l (Jrepfr.
Hunch on Indian
Creek, eight miles
,outb of Lake al
ev. Ilrand on left
ide of cattle and
n either sido of
101'se rtoek.
1. n. atldreas:
Lake Valley, N. M.
.laincs Knlsbt.
,IK fconnected) ou
J eft thigh.
O. address:
Lake alley, N. M.
B. F. Turku.
This brand used
on the r gl side of
CHttle and on the
loft thigh on horses.
1. 11. address :
Lake Valley, N. M.
J. B. Bovvniuu.
Cattlebranded on
I lie leTl aide; horses
branded on Ihe left
1 p and a fewtiratid
d ou the right hip.
1. O. address:
Flainuu, Sierra,
Icouuly, N. M.
Lake
Valley Laud ami Live Mock to.
ff On caltlo, horses
aSK;Zi'i"d mules inn ng
" S jfwijrea W on theright
iriJf nip. n siiei'i rini
t9m r l.,..ra Un il,i half
clipp In the loft ear.
A. M. James.jeo'y
L. V. L. I.. S. Co.
P. O. address:
Lake Vallu, N. M.
Huben Shiver.
p, O. address:
Kairview, Sierra
Co., N. M.
II. F. "xibp.
Rango at and
around White Uock
Spring.
1. tl. address:
Lake Valley, N. M.
l'erkins, Sharon & Co,
W on left shoul
der. prfi on left
P. o. address:
Fairview, Sierra
Co., N. M.
William Cotton.
t'aed rot right sldo.
Ear mark: Hound
hole in each ear.
' P. O. address:
Lake Valley, N. M.
J. W. Tate.
Cattle branded on
left side. Horses on
left hip. Home cat
tle on . the range
marked and brand
ed thus;
branded on tho left.
P. O. addresn: Grafton, N. M.
J. W. Slater.
The above fsuned
for a rRnch and
road brand. Cattle
I branded on .eft
nlde. home cattle
Hrf. branded thua;
P. O. addrH:
Grafton, N. X.
connected,
used on
left tfalKh
a uoi e brand.
P. O- addreaa:
Grafton, N. M.
S. D. Moga.
Mr mnrk and
brand um! on cat
tle and hnnoi; rat
tle branded on rfKht
hip, hnrftcA on lef t
houider. Some cat
tle branded Ihul
'A" on f hip.
p. O. addna:
Grafton, N. M.
II. i.
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THE PHILOSOPHICAL TRAMP.
Mi rlnthlnir'a rnttir d you derlnre?
ell, ti t n, it run t be spoiled.
W w tu '1 rd e 1 ot 1 1 nen l-Hi ei"
My Itiit n t i.u l be nailed.
No credit bnve I, vmi believe?
'I Imt (tu t I dun I tot tret :
liul then, my tiietiJ. you'll pereolva,
I 1 an pot run in d bt.
r
No dinner hnve I had to-dayV
ill, nn. Akm'Ii you le r ifht;
l!tit I'll liHve no d
t r hot rd dieHiiiK to-n ftlit.
Nopleee lo aleepr Well. I'm content;
I e often Miked the t leet ;
HiM tiit-n ou )t, tow I pur no rent
And hto e 110 bill" tii inert.
"I w ll U il me toon to live this way?
Vitll, h Kh'Mild I reptiie?
Vmi, tiii. s ill d e, nir triune deeay,
Ait.i turn tu rtiiHt like nt.iie.
Pbonld we In dnit tog-ether dwelt,
'Jsaarh now ou're rtrenned in fine,
A entuiy hence no one cmilrt tell
W hirh were your bone, which mine.
Tbf thought brtnirs nolitee ft to me,
1 heujiti Miffer here I inuM;
'1 brie ttlmll be true eijiml-ty
S lieu He tire in the duel.
tUitton Ctntrirr.
I
I'.KTKOTJIAL MXCiS.
Tho Superetitiona In Circulation
RoKBrding; Them.
The jeweler' a patience wna eliliinjf
r:ipillv. He iliil hia verv liest to appear
tirliane ami suave, lint his eustoniern
su llied ili'tei niineil to tax his power of
endurance to their lit most limit. The
lady had no idea what she wanted.
Tin- pcntlcnmn was merely there in
the role of pa master whatever she
bought he would indorse with dollars
and ccnls. He had no ideas of his
own on the stilijeel, and offered no ad
vice. 'Whatever shall I get?" said the fair
cu.-toiiu'r presently, in accents of des
pair. "I declare if I had thought that
it. would lie so hard to choose an eri
fiH;ciiieiit rin; 1 would never have
hern eiiongeil.
The, pcnllcinnn appeared vexed at
this display of feminine vexation; the
jeweler smiled and rose to the occa
sion. I!as of amusement strurfred
thronjrh ihe misty annoyances which
had lu'cii clouding his genial counte
nance. "1 don't mind devoting half
an hour to an explanation of the signili
fanee of rings, he said, presently.
"Of course, I don't want to lose my
time, you Uuw "
It 'shall not he lost," interposed
John, hastily. "I promise that 1 will
buy a ring from you in uiy case. So
kindly advise my wifcjlhrrt is to be
Upon Ihe selection of u lilting one."
"Willi pleasure," said the jeweler,
fis he motioned his customers to seals.
'Of course you" know," he began,
"that, most of the superstitions at
tached to rings and the wearing of
lings date from the fifteenth Ttnd six
teenth centuries, and are popularly
supposed to be completely extinct nt,
the present enlightened time. There
never was such a mistake. King su
perstitious are ns rife to-day as they
ever have been, though no one would
dure, to confess that he believed in
them. 1 have scores of people, come to
in y shop armed with an array of facts
alleged facts, I should say concern
ing precious stones which would till an
octavo book without difficulty. The
other day a lady and gentleman came
in. They were in the same pleasant
relations which ahem! - 1 am pleased
lo observe in my present customers."
"She was about to present hint with
a ring, which she insisted that he
should accept. He hud declined sev
eral times upon the ground that it was
not customary fur a lady to present a
gentleman with a ring. But she was
adamant, and he was forced to comply
with her reipiest. it appears that he
lived a very dissipated life, and that
she was quite aware of tho fact. She
selected a sapphire ring from the ease I
showed to her. It was the only one
there, and she put it on his linger with
out anv hesitation.
" 'Vear that, 'she said, 'for my sake.'
"'1 know what you mean,' he said,
coloring vividly and growing fxtremely
indignant. 'I know something about
the meaning of rings, and let me tell
you, Kstella, that 1 do not appreciate
the generosity which prompts you to
offer me this
" -Wear it,' she said hotly, 'or I will
break the engagement. If you know
what it means, so much the better. If
you do not I shall never tell you be
quite sure of that. Accept that. 1 ask
it as tho very greatest favor you can do
me.' "
"What did she mean?" asked the
lady customer, much interested.
"Remember, 1 am only telling you
this for for recreation,,' stammered
the jeweler, "lon't imagine that I
mean to insinuate anything. A sap
phire ring is supposed to possess very
great moral power. No man would
dare to wear one in any haunt of dissi
pation if he had any knowledge of the
subject. Should he be indiscreet
enough to do so, his action will at once
become known to the one whom he
holds dearest. Now, you may suppose
that sensible people wouldn t believe
such a story. But they do hundreds
of them, I can assure you. Tho sap
phire is also supposed to signify piety
Hnd godliness. In the omen times
clergymen were very partial to the
stuu and it. was considered (piite ap
propriate for them to wear it in a ring.
Kvery one knows that opals are con
sidered exceedingly unlucky," con
tinued the jeweler. "I don't
believe that superstition will ever
be overcome," lie said, emphatic
ally. "Ask any jeweler in New York
City, and he will tell you that he sells
so few opals that his stock rarely con
tains but half a dozen. I never sell
any, I tell you frankly; and it is a
great pity, for in my opinion there is
no more" Is'autiful stone, l'eoplo say
that in time the taint will be forgotten,
and that opals will be as popular as
diamonds and pearls. I don't believe
it. Strange to say, the belief in the
tinluckiness of opals does not date
from ancient times. The Greeks wore
tlu m in preference to any other stone.
They used to imagine them to be frag
l ii iit.x broken from the car of l'lio lnis
Thus an opal was supposed to possess
'lie power of liestowing the gift of
foresight upon the owner; of acting as
nil antidote to poison; of relieving
melancholy; of diking away melan
choly, and of bringing lovers together.
Now' that is all changed. Von will
find men of the world and women of
education to tell you that nn opal fore
shadows misfortune, that coming
events can be foreseen by the bright
ness or dullness of the stone, and Hint
the constant thought of this fatal at
tribute brings sorrow and anxiely to
the owner."
'I don't think I'll have an opal.
John," said the lady customer, cling
ing slightly lo the gentleman's arm.
"l'shawf" said John, "what have
old Koman and Knglish superstitions
got to do with brand new America?
But as you choose."
"ltubics are more suited for young
lovers," continued the jeweler, placid
ly, lie omitted to state that they
were also more expensive. "The peo
ple of the Burmese L'mpire believe
that a ruby is a human soul just aUnit
lo enter the sacred precincts of Bud
dha, and consequently in the last stage
of transmigration. A ruby is the em
blem of Ihe most passionate and ab
sorbing love. The lady placed her
hand gently upon a large ring set with
the rosy si ones. The gentleman more
practically examined the lijruroson the
ticket attached lo it. A ruby in the.
old days of chivalry was supposed lo
lend a knight to conquest, to cause ob
stacles to licit away, and to inspire
him with bravery and zeal, ll also
kept his honor sustained and his char
acter without a blemish."
"You want one of those, John dear,
cooed tin- lady.
'l'carls are greatly in request among
ladies about to be married." resumed
the jeweler, not noticing the interrup
tion. "1'earls have always been the
particular emblems of purity, I suppose
on account of their color. They are
also credited with representing mod
esty, a virtue which, I believe, is gen
erally admired. Jn IVi'siu to this day
people Jffl'poso them to be spots of
water dniich have by some means en
terell the oyster and become crystal
i.eil there. ' l'carls and diamonds are
the most popular stones to-day among
all classes. They are also"
"The most expensive," said the gen
tleman promptly.
"Oh, no, sir,A continued the jeweler,
becoming business-like involuntarily.
"Here are some splendid stones, white
and without Haw, which I can sell you
for 1 beg your pardon. 1 forgot that
1 was in the midst of a discourse."
"An emerald that, has no flaw in it,"
he resumed in his calmest manner, "is
typical of the purest love. Some peo
ple say that, as few such emeralds can
lie found, purest love is necessarily
rare."
"Oh, John!" said the ladv bashfully.
"You are. not. obliged to believe that
unless you like. An emerald was
always thought to possess the power of
discovering treachery in the shape of
alleged friends. The Itomuns believed
that serpents would become blind it
they merely looked upon an emerald,
anil that every other object of contempt
and detestation would fall, over
whelmed, in its presence. The emerald
is popular iu courtship and in marriage.
After marriage it is supposed to bring
harmony into the household, and to
further 'domestic joys in every possible
way. The amethyst, iu the days of
chivalry, was believed to have great
power Kir good in battles. The wearer
wits rendered brave, far-seeing ami
honorable. The amethyst was also said
to destroy the craving for intoxicating
liquors, which, you see, was as prev
alent, in those days as in these - or
nearly so. I have often wondered why
some of the modern temperance so
cieties have never patronized ibis
wholesome slone-even if only for the
sake of old traditions. The (irecks
nnd Homans used to believe that agates
insured good health and n long and
prosperous life. Agales were also
supposed to be able to render
their wearers invisible. The stones
are. not very popular to-day. darnels,
which are cheap anil pretty the gen
tleman smiled affably at this; the lady
closed her eyes and wouldn't look at a
garnet are invariably thought to bring
cheerfulness nnd ability to hold one's
own in the world. Coral has always
been supposed to act as a health
giver." "Is that why children who aro cut
ting their teeth are always given coral
to bite?" asked the feminine customer
sagaciously.
"I'recisely. The custom still, as you
say, survives, and it is a remnant of the
old belief, l'eoplo to-day say they
don't believe any such thing, and that
l!( V give coral to Iheir children mere
ly because it is hard. But there Bre
scores of substanoesaBqually hard and
not nearly as expensive. In the Mid
dle Ages nearly every one that was
blessed by the sovereign had some
healing power. Imagine to-day how
strange it would be to see Queen Vic
toria blessing gems and handing them
to the people.
"I suppose if that were done in Eng
land," said the male customer, "some
Anglomania! would bring it to this
country, and our Legislature would be
forced to vest healing power in the
President of the I'niteu States."
The lady customer had by this time
become tired of ring lore as expounded
by the monotonous accents of tho jew
eler. She selected tho ruby ring, w hich
happened to tie the most, expensive
trinket in the case. "I am sorry it
costs so much, John," she said apolo
getically. "That is not the reason
why I chose it, I assure you. 1 take
it simply because it expresses ahem!
passionate love. That's all, dear."
Tho gentleman coughed and seemed
to feel very acutely tbc fact that pas
sionate love cost so much to express,
but he said nothing.
"Why do we always wear wedding
and engagement rings on the fourth
finger? 7ie asked as they were about
to leave tho jeweler's shop?
"The reason is," said the smiling
jpwelcr, "that in olden times a nerve
was popularly supposed to run from
the fourth linger directly to the heart.
It used to be called the healing finger,
and physicians invariably used it when
they mixed their medicines."
"Kvery thing is old about rings ex
cept their prices," grumbled John as
lie left the shop, "and they always keep
paco with the times." A. J". 7mes.
inVINGTON HOME.
A Fairy- Liut nn the Hudson for Hie Kins;
of Wall Silreet.
Seven tears ago (icorgc. lawson
Merritt, a' merchant of this city, prided
himself on v.hat lie thought the most
beautiful and thoroughly equipped
summer residence in this country. It
was located at Irvington, on the east
bank of the Hudson mid about a mile
from the depot. What was then known
ns the Merritt estate is now known as
the Jay Gould estate, and could its
former proprietor, now dead, awake to
life he would scarcely recognize his
ideal home.
In WHO Jav Gould became struck
with the magnificent f tho property
and purchased it. Since the day it
passed into his hands he has la-en con
tinually backing nature with capital
until he has Miceeedi d in creating ono
of the loveliest sites in the world. The
estate now covers (according to the
books of the supervisors) .Mil acres of
the most eligible and fertile land in
Westchester County. Of this about
'.Mil acres are woodland nnd the rest
devoted to lawns and light farming.
It is said that the purchasing price
paid by Mr. Gould for the estate was in
the neighborhood of ..'0r),(K0, ami that
he can dispose of the property any day
for live times that amount,, or t1.0(Kl,
WJO. Tluifliouse of the king of tin.inco
is built fti (oil hie style, and in ilsvlf is
not pai'licularly striking. It faces tho
river from a distance of tUHNl feet, and
the view commanding is at once grand
and picturesque. It contains twenty
rooms, beside a basement of I hi! dimen
sions of the bouse, Not until entering
the house is the visitor fully impressed
w ith the swav that its owner miist have
iu the financial world.
Axminster and Moquet .cat) cts and
velvet tapestry cover the Hours, and
frescoing of the most delicate and ex
pensive patterns decks the walls and
ceilings.
Ou the second floor is Mr. Gould's
pride, Ihe art gallery. It extends the
entire depth of t lie house, and has the
full benefit of the setting sun. In It is
hung a most tidy fortune in paintings,
by Ihe most celebrated masters. Bric-a-brac
is everywhere prevalent, and
nothing is wanting to make such n
home as only a many-times itiillionairo
can afford. ' Surrounding the bouse is
a graceful, wavy lawn of ninety-tivo
acres, kept with faultless care, and
marred only by the siiigln macada
mized roadway lending from the main
road to the bouse, a distance of nearly
a quarter of a mile, 'i he grounds ant
separated from the road by a polished
stone fence, nearly four feet high.
Proceeding toward the river, tbn
next object to attract one'j attention
are Mr. Gould's hothouses, nineteen vu
number, and comprising combimd
about, tmi) feet in length and 4M in
width. In these can be found every
description of flower that grows ou tho
face of the globe. From there Mr..
Gould relishes grapes up lo February
1, eats si raw berries of his own growing
to top off his Christmas dinner, and
takes the pits out of his own peaches
on April Find s Pay.
The hothouses and their contents
are valued at .f'-'.'iO.tMMI. Underneath
the hothouses is a miuiatiiri'cllar only
)ii,7i feet in length, in which are stored
articles of vegetation to which a cellar
is indispensable. Here are also roots
which are used to decorate the house
in on mass of green foliage. Mr.
Gould w ill make allidav it that lie does
not use oleomargarine, because his
twenty-four head of thoroughbred cat
tle supply him with the choicest
of butler and milk to which water
is a stranger. Twenty four horses
do llie farm work and supply tho
members of the family with all the out-of-door
enjoyment they wish. Poultry
abounds ami of the choicest breeds. It
is said that one of Jay Gould's greatest
delights is to rise early and with his
youngest son, Frank, watch the pro
cess of feeding the chicks. Highly men
have been employed constantly for the
past year, ami for their wages receive
nine dollars per week, or a grand total
of iJli.KKil per month. It requires ten
pair of hands to look afler the house
work beside the French chief who pre
sides over the destinies of cuisine. 1'ho
chambermaids', housekeeper's and gov
erness' w ages amount to (j, 1(1(1 monthly,
and the gentleman who wears the white
cap and prepares crcme de volaillo
f;rows fat oyer $i')0 per month, or 'i0
ess than the other ten put together.
Allowing that tho live slock are self
supporting, Gould's expenses, exclu
sive of his house in this city, his yacht
and hundreds of other asiiles, are at
Irvington, Si.W.HD per dnv, or U,
oKi.fiG per month and KlS.iy.l.fli a
year. Since tho advent of Jav Gould
at Irvington he has not onfy spent
thousands of dollars in beautifying the
place, which is an ornament to the
iM'ttutiful village, but has been no less
industrious in improving its sanitary
condition. For years there has lieen a
swam)) right, in the heart of the village,
which has been the source of malaria
and other obnoxious diseases. Re
cently Mr. Gould purchased it, and is
now engaged in draining it by the aid
of a tunnel at an enormous expense.
Five thousand feet of piling have al
ready Im-cii driveu at. a cost of double
tho price paid for the land. When tho
Gould family is not augmented bv
friends it include": Mr nnd Mrs. Gnub!,
their two daughters. Helen and Annie,
aged sixteen and nine, nnd the four
sons, George, Kdwin, Howard and
Frank. A'. '. Journal.
Fashion notes Brakemen will be
sorry to learn that "trains" are to be
made unusually long. Light-footed
people will hear with pleasure that
"illuminated leather is fashionable."
Bald-headed men will worry a little
over the statement that "during the
summer hair will tie worn high on the
head." The gentleman who owns but
one red flannel shirt will hear with
sorrow that "underclothing is now
frequently mads of silk, and is more
elalNiralely trimmed than ever."
Young gentlemen of limited means
will be depresied when they read "Col
lars will lie higher than ever this
spring." Farmers w ho wish afashioi
able fastening to the barn door must
remenifar that "large buttons still
prevail." llijion f irHo.Nivi fiulUMm.
QUEER APPETITES.
tome of (lie "Mellcucle" Consumed In Va
rious Paris of the World.
The old saying that what is one man's
! meat is another man's poison is real
. ized in the opposite tnstei of people,
j The Englishman will not ent a squirrel
but will gloat over a meal of barnacles
! and periwinkles, tho latter a species of
sea-snail that adheres to tho rocks,
' The Hollander relishes a feast of de
' eayed shark, yet looks with horror on
bread and butter. The Japanese have
a prejudice against milk and beef, hut
! will enjoy stewed or roasted rat, The
I Turks shudder at tho thought of eating
I oysters. The Digger Indians of the
! Pacific slope rejoiced in the great locust
swarms of 1876 as a gracious dispensa
, lion of the Great Spirit, and laid in a
store of dried locust powder sufficient
to last them for several years. The
French will eat frogs, snails and the
diseased livors of geese, but draw
the line at alligators. Bttckland de
clared the tastu of boa constrictor
good, and much like veal. Sir Robert
Schoinberg found monkey very palata
ble, though he says that lieforn being
carved it looked" disagreeably like a
roust child. Quass, the fermented
cabbage water of the Russians, is
their popular tipple. It is described
as resembling a mixture of stale fish
and soapsuds in taste, yet, next
to beer, it has more votaries than
any other fermented beverage. A tal
low candle washed down with quass
forms a meal that it would lie bard to
to !e thankful for. In Canton and other
Chinese cities rats are sold at the rale
of two dollars a down, and the hind
quarters of dogs aro hung up in tha
butchers' shops alongside of mutton
and lamb, but command a higher price.
The edible birds' nests of the Chinese;
aro worth twice their weight in silver,
the finest variety selling for as much
as thirty dollars a pound. The negroes
of the U'est Indies eat baked snakes
and palm worms fried in their own fat,
but they can not be induced to eat
slewed rabbits. In Mexico parrot
are eaten, but they are rather tough.
Tho Guachos of tli6 Badda Oriental aro
in the habit of hunting skunks for the
sake of their flesh, in Kaskaskia, a
town on the Mississippi, "Musical
Jack," or fried rattlesnakes decap
itated and skinned, and showing a
meat as firm and white as a chicken, is
a standard dish. The octopus, or devil
fish, when boiled and then rousted, is
eaten in Corsica and esteemed a great
delicacy. In the Paeilio Islands and
West Indies, lizards' eggs are
eaten with great gusto. The
natives of tho Antilles eat alli
gator eggs, and tho eggs of the tur
tle are popular everywhere, though up
to tho commencement of the last cclit
urv turtle was only eaten by the poor
of "Jamaica. Ants'aro eaten by various
nations. In Brazil they are served
with a resinous sauce, and in Africa
they are stewed with grease or bulter.
The East Indians catch them in pits
and carefully wash them in hnndfuls
like raisins. In Slum a curry of ants'
eggs is a costly luxury. Tho Ceylonese
eat the bees after robbing them of their
honey. Caterpillars and spiders aro
dainties to tho African bushnum. After
they httvo wound the silk from the
cocoon tho Chinese eat the chrysalis of
Ihe silk worm. Spiders roasted are A
sort of dessert with tho New Caledon
ians. The Viennese are tho great snail
eaters iu the world. The town of Ulm,
on the Danube, is the principal place
where snails aro fattened for the mar
ket. Those which are fattened on
strawberries command the highest
price, while sixty thousand aro an
nually exported from tho isle of Crete.
Tho Great African snail, that attains
a length of eight inches, is converted
into soup. Cock's combs are consid
ered a delicacy in tlie Paris restaurants,
while tho Briton swallows shrimps in
their entirety. XJneer, Quaint and
Quiizieal.
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A NEW DODGE.
Ulllllna- I nllrd Stales Coins to Advertise
lusineas Kiiterprises.
Complaints have been made to the
Secretary of tho Treasury that mer
chants, in tho West particularly, have
inaugurated a novel system of advertis
ing and using Uuited States coins as
medium of circulation. A small label
containing tho name and business of
the advertiser was pasted on both sides
of silver dollars, halves and quarters,
and thus made it difficult to detect
spurious money. Secret service agents
were instructed to investigate tho
matter, and as a result of their in
quiries a number of merchants have
been detected and reported to the de
partment. Some of them since the
matter was discovered have addressed
communications to the Treasury De
partment asking to bo Informed what
section of tho statutes they have been
violating by using tho coins of the
United Mates in this way. Iu response
a general circular will be prepared to
the f fleet that such a practice, origi
nates and fosters an evil which pre
vents the free circulation of the coins
of the United States and temporarily
impairs their value. Thus a public
convenience is turned into a public nui
sance, and there is nothing to prevent
counterfeiters from utilizing such a
medium for Hooding the country with
Hiiuiioim com. NuW Lual aUchtiuU haa .
been directed to it, an earnest and sys
tematic effort will be made to break ui '
this practice, and if mvessary the of-
fenders will bp taken into court and
prosecuted on a charge of being privy
to circulating counterfeit money. Sev
eral silver dollars thus defaced are now
on exhibition at tho Treasury l)epart
nient, and when dropped on a marble
counter they give a dull, flat sound as
though composed of plaster. It is be
lieved that the evil has only begun, and
that prompt and decisive measures will
uproot it, and especially when it is
shown to be a drawback rather than an
impetus to business on account of se
curing "makers of queer niouoy."
Washington l"ost.
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Whaling has infected the inhabit
ants of all the villages about East
hampton. Long Island,' as w ith a fever,
owing to recent successes iu catching
the spoutera off that coast. X J'. San.
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