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wapHr * ARIZONA'S UGLY REPTILE. ; HABITS OT THE FIB ROB AMD UNCAWNT QILA MON8TBR. IU Bits la DaaferoMi, ??d Men Hm j Pled From Wounds Inflicted by It?Becoming Scarce. W YTTH* Gils monster is s reptile I concerning which much hss J been said and lots of little i & stories hare beon written, but inhabits, nevertheless, aro not well known, even where it is moat frequent- ( lj found. It waa no uncommon sight | in former joars to see Mexican and In- { dinn boys trailing the hideous things , at the ends of strings along the streets , of towns and settlements in Arizona, taking care always to keop their baro ( feot ont of the way of tho uncanny- j looking lizard. Sometimes, too, Gila , monatera, strapped to a board liko | planked shad, would be offered for Halo at prices ranging from a modio vvmvw) wO testes (fifty Ocuih;, w 1iii | few or no buyers. In tho event that nobo<ly wanted to iuoroase his menagerie with one of the wicked looking beast*, it was generally stonod to death by its owners as a protest against its general usefulness. Sevoral years ago Gila monsters bocame somewhat in demand for Eastern collectors, and stuffed or in tho ilesh they command bettor prices now, largo specimens, presumably wanted for zoological gardens, being paid for at good figures. Strangely enough, since tho iutorcst in tho reptilo has grown it has beoomo somowliat scarce. Whatever may have been said about tho looks of the Gila monster, it is a repulsive, crawling, uueamiy reptile, JG rlinps not so ugly as many another ard?the iguana, for instance?but itinotively abhorred because it is so >w. Flight, being a matter of impo.ssility with the Gila monster, and as it lacks tho cunning to feign death, it rtsfiuf iiiwi.tuunrtlv uuuiitnn il Ik?1<] front when threatened with capture or injury, iwul that it known how to do in a manner which will make even thoso totally Ignorant of Lbo danger they run careful of too close an approach, i The length of the monsters uaually captured varies from one foot to two foot and a few inches, hut specimens a foot and a half in length are those most generally brought in. Of this the big conical tail forms one-third. The weight will avorrgc from three to five pounds. 'L'ho head is more luncoshaped than that of any other lizard found in Arizona, the consequence being that the narrow neek is very pronounecd and imparts to the heal while it moves something very much like the rattlesnake's performance. When attacked the (lila monster retreatsahout half its length ami crouches close t<? the ground, hub rearing head and nock in a fierce manner, while a black, forked tongue, over an inch in length, darts swiftly out of a mouth Abnormally wide and cavernous. At the same time it emits a hiss, jointly with a creaking noise which is made by scraping cither it j claws, which are pointed and sharp, or the rough scales w?.ithJu> 1u..?ik\i\ 1? ? stone* or LTiivcl fails to repulse the aggressor the 11ilit monster will not hesitate, when thoroughly angered, to make a snap at the too, ho it man or beast, ihit it will never attack anything that it doeo not require for food unless lirst interfered with. If cuoape ho near in the shape of a burrow in the ground or a hole in the rooks large enough for it,* accomodation, the monster will diserectly retire from view and roinaiu 1.: .1 1 . . :i i 1 uiuiu'it miii! niociiomy una retire!. Tf tho reptile manages to get ? grip with its horny mouth, us hunt and cutting us t hut of a snuppiug tint hi mid f111?*>I with sharp, needle-liko tooth, upon thn yielding llesh of mi aggressor, tho vice-like jaws ran only l.j pried apart hy great muscular action with Homo instrument. Tho wounds show uli tlio indications of blood poisouiuir by menu* of venom, thi Jimhs swell, failure of tho uorvoiu kybsoei becomes apparent, .and iluiti .Tay ensue unices prompt modioli M totvuwvt >?rlni.ri; relief. Yvos story t-ikkj. the hit* of tho if'}. IM lVV'JC*t>l* ii it ait \ if>help must be ohtaiuc 1 quickly, us several wcll-aulhent ioatcl eases have proved. Curiously enough, in tho case of men who hnvo ho vi bitt it was found tle.it those who wore strictly temperate reeoverod fur more quickly tliun those who wore in the habit of taking stimulants. It turned out also that, unlike many eases in which bites li??d been iiitiicicd by venomous snakes of tho North American species, whisky did not act us an antidote ut nil, rather aggravating the symptoms. E. L. Wotmorc, a taxidermist ol Tucson, who hns dissected mn.iv of these li/.nrds, says he has been unable to discover, where the venom which they undoubtedly inject into the wounds they produce comes from. In poisonous snakes it exudes from sues above the fangs, but in the (iiln monster tho closest investigation has failed to show ftllV such 1'hlfldn cum. I with the tooth. Undoubtedly it is tho saliva of tho monster, lubricating its sharp incisors, that produces tho chemical change in the blood. For that reason it is believed that in tho balivary glands tho venom will bo found, but that is the extent of what is known of the Gila monster's dangerous power. JJy reason of its slowness tho monster's diet is necessarily limited. It is a climber, and as such has no dillieulty in robbing nests in which there are eggs or helpless young. It will also investigate the warreus of chipmunks ami cottontail rabbits and eat tho puppies. It does not interfere with other lizards; at least tt shows a complete indifference for horned toad a and for a sluggish l>!ac.; fellow, about six inches long, which it would have no dillieulty in catching. When kept in a cage tho Gila monitor is always fed on lien's eggs, tho shells of which it cracks, after which it very u *atly disposes of their contents. Last year W. L. Vail a prominent cattle raiser of this territory, espied a Gila monster sunning itself in the road while ho was riding to Pantanu on eback. Ho threw stones at it, and it was killed, when in reality, '""stunned, he tied it be carry along as a ?d of h.s journey 'ool for liin ' ad ror,0X | . ... - wad hold on like grim death. Its heed B?d to bo torn to piece* before the member could ha released. M?. Ysil iw hurried by a special train to Tuscon, and had a narrow o*oai>e. As it was, ho was laid up for a long time and buffered from tho effects of tho poison for ovor throe months. There is found on the edge of Death Valloy in California a lizard somewhat Jimilr." * '1' ' ?iuum|U more agile. It ia strictly a vegetarian. This follow is called the ehnokawalla by the Ooahnila Indians, who are said to Ixt v?r v fond of liia Hesh. The meat of this cousin of the drc?do<l mniwUr L? rery white, taste* like chicken, and \merieau* who have eaten it are not roported to have turned np their nose* it it Hut I doubt very much if a Mexican of the cliolo class or anybody also hero could bo induced to try a dish in which Oiln mounter wan tlio piece do resistance. Ah for Apaches, it is weU known that they bate fish and reptile* of all kindH and never eat them even if starving to death. ? San Francisco Ubronielo. A Muscular Magistrate. Jnrtgo Coleman, of Butte, may not bs a very largo man, sayH the Butts (Montana) Bystander, but when it comes to upholding the supremo powoi of the law lie looks uh largo uh an elephant. At least ho thinks Mr. Iteski, a Hungarian who is reported to have killed a man or two before corning to America, and, after spending eleven years in the penal institution of Hungary, left his native country for hi* country's good. Mr. ltoski's aesthetic taste not being united l>y 1 lie cooking of the partner, Mr. Vago, lio attempted to kill him. A warrant was sworn out, but the ofllcer failed to find Mr. Iteski. Vugo informed Judge Coleman that. Beski wuh gambling in the Combination. No officer being present at the time the judge concluded to make the arrest himself. Vago went out with him and pointed out the man wanted and then skipped out. The judge called Iteski outside and told him he had a warrant for his arrest. Ill response the llnuguviun pulled out a -1-4- 1 I ..4 I C 1. ... ..11 f 4 I. (MHiui, I>111< iii'itiii) lit: t'tiuiti uni: it in: iw ccived u "habeas corpim" under thenar, was disarmed mul marched up to court in double-quick time. Ah they were going up tho stairs wliicli led to the court ftoski pullcil iiuotlicr pistol, 11 forty-four (Jolt's saying, "Mo kill you now," attempted to shoot, hut again the judge whs too quick for hitu, mul, knocking him down, took tho second gun nwiiy from him, nud besides jjjiving him h good thumping, rend him 11 lecture on tho evils ol' attempting to obstruct tho course of justice, after which ho was escorted to tho courtroom, liis ease set for trial and then inarched down to the city jail. Upou being searched a belt of cartridges mid iiu eight inch dirk were taken from 11i111, in addition to tho two pistols Secured by t he judge. if any State in 1 tie Union has a nervier lawgiver than Judge (Jolemau we would like to hear from it. The judge can l>e found in his ollieo at all hours of the day or night. Appendicitis. Tills la not a new disease, but it is n comparatively new discovery. Our fathers knew nothing of it. That there was an "appendix," or litttlo blind pocket, attaolied to the human entrails, lias been known since unntomy lias boon studied, but it is probable that deaths from the drifting into this pocket of undigested substances were, until lately, attributed simply to "iullumiiuition of the bowels." But it is well recognized and admitted, now, that very many deaths do occur from the lodging of seeds and similur substances in t his peculiar litt le recess, and tin operation to extirpate it by cutting it ol? entirely is tho only remedy as yet known. Tho operation is generally successful, but is dangerous and sometimes has fatal results, as in several eases which have lately been brought to the public, notice. A learned physician, of rather radical views, queried, t lie other day, iu a conversation with medical associates, whether ft would not become necessary, some time in tho future, to oporuto upon all new-born babies, and cut out the appendix from their bowels during infancy, to save them future danger and trouble. Hut. he was, surely, rather ahead of hisage, and his friends suggested that ho was boeoiuiug a surgical "erauk." But it is certain that a great many poop!e are more careful tliauliiuy need to bo iu swallowing tho seeds and pits of fruits. Some go so far us to take tho seeds out of grapes, lemons, etc.. before eating. Thus does science, always peering into the secrets of Uidnvn 1 I ir ?oni*i> .... . . C I HHiiiiv, |'Ui j/i'ninu y uua u un ui I1UW dongors thut threaten life.?New York News. The Dangerous Ni.tmog. Oases lire not infrequently reported ill which children, und sometimes grown persons, are poisoned l>y tho freo ueo of nutmegs, it not being gen* or Ally known that this article of common household use is really a deadly poison. This is true, in fact, of most common condiments. But when misused, these urtieles, such as pepper, capsicum, etc., are so obnoxious to the taste, excepting when taken in very minute quantities, thut the consumer is warned m a very positive manner before he has had an opportunity to do himself serious injury. This is not tho case, however, with tho nutmeg. This nut, which contains a poisonous priuciplo of a very deadly character, amy be consumed without incoii* vcnicnco iu quantities suflicicnt to prodtico fatal consequences; and It. is urprisiug not thut death oecasiona iy occurs from its use, but that deaths arc not more fn queiit. A fatal ease has been recently reported in which a hoy of eight years fell into a comatose condition after eating two nutmegs and died within twelve hours.?Albany Express. Horses lor the Army Abroad. Tn Prussia, France and Austria cavalry and other horses fur the urruy are bred in stables owned by the Govern* merit. Every stallion must puss tho severest veteriiuiry examination. They are allowed to servo approved mares belonging to farmers and breeders. If the colts from these mares eomo up to the required standard, then tho ftov ernmerit buys them to e lueato them for cavalry horses.?New York World. *"?' ?? ? ' - I?M??W THE BELIE OF LIBERTY. Ring out, O bells of liberty' King oat with Jojr and mirth, y? And Mud the rapture of your <hlroc? the 8 A roan'! the listening earth ; wliic Ring loud nn<l nlw that all may hag- petw Tha fettrnd and the frw? tie* s Tha voice that stirred our fathers' eotdL voter The voloo of liberty. BUtnl of C JUu?) uui, u I win I iuik uuw BttniU) Kicll A purer, holler chime, coun And send the echoes of your strain Is *(1 Far up the hill* of Time < tell 1 Ring, ring with clear, prophetic voice profl The biles that yet shall he? is to Hoy to the earth, "Rejoice, rejoice! Coat For love Is liberty P* (lont ? a Hta Ring, tuneful bells, ring sw-'et nn I clear visio A hymn of pruyor rmd praise who! That tlod will guide us year by year |>u (] Through His nppolntod ways. cists Ring, ring harmonious to His will? <1u|m For only those nre free road' Who In the love of God fialflll 1I?|UC Ills law of liberty. one < ?Ida ??'. iejuheui, in Youth's Companion. to ut T| III'MOK OF TIIK DAY. for l kind Old ns tho liills Tlio dales. aide, Made to order?The waitress. ' state Two wrongs make lawyers write. brou Alive and kicking?Thodisappoiutod of tl ofllco-ttcokur. mice The buzz-aaw in always ready to OU\. take a hand in. A burning question-?Wuh there any dcav insurance??New ifork Journal. rules Little wonder that one of tho billiard- have bulla in so rod. It ia often kissed. nutlu Upon the Kay excursion boat that That Halls by town met thlnknt fraet Tbey Hay that (hiplil always has upon A couunutation ticket. punli ? WaHblipcton Htar. ro(j The law's dolayK nro not inanifeHted penu in the presentation of lawyers' bills.? l'uek. i }H ..i i i lnkei Smugglers are eccentric people; n.,tu they avoid tho regular customs.? us jj Truth. uro % Kvery man is a groat baby if he can tlieii find the right one to cry to. ?Atchison that (llobe, Hinal "Well, f do declare!" Haid Tlioinas wl,,l> Jefferson, as he signed tho Declaration ' of Independence. - l'uek. I,MJI ' true "I will now get into my coat of , mail," remarked the letter when it saw Sain the stamped envelope. Washington I Indi sn.... I ?|wl ' Of what arc von thinking?" its ' Of nothing," suhl she. ,.j,ic "Oli, thank yon," said Cliolly, ' ... "For thinking of me." .. Washington st'ir, '*'"1 Calient? "Doctor, is them any euro u'!? cure for dandruff?" Doittor i'h, cultivate ii buhl head."?LXe'troit Free Cress. S Wliilc tlio elevator man gives many f a fellow a lift, he doesn't hesitato to l'U! run a eliao down. ? Philadelphia lleeord. *l*] a si "Do you think tlusMroHH niakcH mo tjl(. look older?" Clerk- " I don't ace how it possibly could, ma'ani."?Chicago car Inter-Ocean. Wl There in nothing a man hates worao than to have his wife call him into her no^ W\Y.. J'wve 8,1,1 He saw many sights at the Fair That others had failed to take In, cotr For lie |danted ids heel by mistake wit On a piece of soft orange skin. for Chicago Inter-Ocean. (jje Toucher "Do pease glow oil vines or on bushes?" I'upil (whoso father . keeps a milliliter hoarding-house) ? } " They comes in cans."?Hostou Trimscript. 0)5^ The Itloudc - "Of cotirso he thinks sul her an angel, wings and all." Tim fit, brunette "I guess I10does. She told tin me ho wauled her to lly with him."? me Troy I'ress. of "Move on, 1 here !" suit I the facetious policeman to a lounger near a Wester u J.^ Slate's prison ; "the Sheriff's the only man who is allowotl to linug about ' here."?Statesman. rU|, Dieksmitli "JIow do you aeconnl $1, for Miss Muelicush never having inur- for ried?" Kajoiies "Kasy enough. She's In too blamed stingy even to entertain a the proposal." buffalo Courier. r] "If money does talk," obsorvotl NV i Snobbs, the other night, "I would liko J>ri to ask the girl on the silver dollar why "d' she so persistently ami successfully '!'s f shuns inc."? I '11 ilfiilol i ill in Itcccrif hr<' "Vim's not. looking ??t till well for it |n,( mil it w ho's just I nick from 11 health re- u?p sort." "No. Thoy call it n health 0f r.'Hort because one leaves one's health hoii there." Kate Field's Washington. con In a French School: Teacher? Wrt "What is the matter, boys? You uro all covered with mud." Pupils? ,nv "Oh. sir. we've only boon playing the J Panama Canal game."?Journal Aiuus- cliii ant. of Jinks - "Do you approvo of marriago with a deceased wife's sister?" "'"J Pinks "Certainly I do." Jinks? ?. "And why, may 1 ask?" Pinks ? "Ho- |\*j" cause of the Huviug ill mothers-in-law." j|u, ? Funny Folks. jnt, "What 1 want, father," said tho isc: young inaii with the collego modal, "is doi: a wide Held." "(food !" exclaimedtho thi> old gentleman. "I always said you had ] horse sense, John ; take tho blind muh> tiei and ten acres." Detroit Free Press, pel, M otli< Hoarding Coin In India. Tho pooplo of India aro calculated "t( to liavo lioardod and put away, cither 27 ( in tho form of ornaments or concealed in hiding plaoos, over 300,000,000 * sterling of gold and silver In thirty ^ei years. It is a custom injurious to tho (lovolopmont of tho country, and ouu which helps to complicate tho silver question, for tho demand for gold and Its consequent, appreciation has helped to depreciate tho less precious metal, but what stops can ho takeu to remedy Juri tho existing state of affairs even Lord r*4' Roberts, in his recent speech to tho London Chamber of Coinmorco, did not venture to iudicato. Ho oontontcd himself with tho hopo that uomo decision would speedily be arrived at as to tho boat method of placing tho finances of India on a satisfactory footing, and ho abundantly allowed tho ' urgency of tho case, eloquently plead- om' ir.gthocauoo of Her Uttjeoiy's servants, civil and military, who maintain tho j sofoty of her cmpiro in conaidoration ?V of incomoa that doily?almoat hourly? 11,8 diminish in value.?Black and White. yul (list Tho Government of Bengal, India, nun is interesting itself in tho establish- li?wi mont of dairy farinsin connection with di tho lunatic asylums, one having boon 1'itl nuccesufully worked tfiuco 1889. ( wot ics and comments, is following ir? tbs provisions Itate liquor Taw of 8outh Csrolli li went Into offset oo July 1: D tries are to be established In con vhere the majority of the freehold * may petition for them. Th< Jen are limited to tea in tho coun hsrleston. three In the enuntv land and one in each of the otfc ties of the State. A commUsiot ^pointed by the Governor, who is iqiiors to dispensaries at 60 per c? t ovor net cost. The retail ousim bo guarded by a county Board rol, whilo the Governor, Controll rnl and Attorney-General constiti do Board having a general sup n. Cocktails, mint juleps and t o catalogue of fancy drinks aro ispensed over State bars, nnd dm who use alcohol must buy of t msarics at prescribed prices. Bn < cannot carry other than Sti >r?, and in caso of violation cv< connected with such carriago is h< ) iiubio U/ puuiauuieni. ik Russian inoujik, whoso enpnc tho absorption of vodki and otl s of fiery liquor is practically illim and who has hitherto spent a ct able portion of his existcnco ii of inebriety, has at length b( glit within tho sphere and influot 16 temperance movement. Temp societies have been formed throng the Kmjpiro. Inasmuch, howcv to moujik has some doubts as to 1 jr of keeping the pledge, he hns * orcd to bind himself with cast ir and penalties, Ho has arranged his pledge registered by the lo< initios, who, on the llrst occasl he rendors himself guilty of an ion of his promise, arc to impc i him n fine of three rubles ami diluent of niuetccu strokes of t For each succeeding oflonco t ity is to be doubled. the wildernesses about tho gri * the Indians are tame and go red and they are glad to get n j outers and guides for parties w going into the woods. That much r wild nature remains with the they prefer life in the open air 1 pay to steady and rcinuncrat! loyment in towns. Oceasionaily t mm will bo found who has hail ill education, this being especin among the Miibways, a good numi ivhom have Ween schooled at Ha ite Marie, Mich. Among the West iain, accustomed to tho freedom plains, education is only transient influence, and a story is told < :f's son who, after being grndua Ii honors at Hampton, was fount itaiia living in a .wigwam and go ut in buckskin, feathers, ami bun illy indifferent to whatever chart1 ili/.ed life may have had for him. ki KKTAitY liokc Smith oil horseh ust becoming so familiar a liguro Washington streets that people 1 ost ceased to turn anil look at it of a Cabinet ollicer riding alon nart gallop instead of following wake of his colleagues and goiii| 1 from his Department in the olll riages provided for the purj len the Secretary lirat rode up to lite IIouso in this style to attend C meeting, his appearance creatu< ill amount of excitement among wds of newsjiapcr men and stran ridor. The saddlchorse is a fuvi h the Secretary, who had him broi the purpose from his home orgin. Tiikuk is a general idea that the I nt's salary of $50,000 a year is all receives. This is n mistake. In ion to this the President receives i i to pay the salaries of his olerks >ordfnates. His private secretary 250, his assistant secretary $2, ; stenographer gets $1,800, each ol ssongors $1,200, steward $1,N00, tho two doorkeepers $1,200, \v ler employes are paid in proport iVii to the man who takes care of s, who receives $801. In addi 000 is allowed for incidentals, > stationery and carpets; $12,.10C mirs and refurnishing, $2,500 for I 000 for the greenhouse, aud $15, the stable, gas and other ineidcnl all, tho President and his house country over $125,000. I'll k (Jovornmont Building at irld's Fair still continues to lit nclpal placo of attraction for t crested in the study of the natl tory and development. That found seats for the tired and wi ite and soldierly guards, and an u cdoin, witliout the taunting si hese are for sale,"or tho annoyinu the catalogue veudcr, may constl no of the reasons why people seel iliues and remain longer within lis. it is the only building whirl icessionairo hns not boon permit tc ado. ingenious general information no has been set up in a railway sta Melbourne, Australia. By presi brent electric buttons the follow >ng other things will appear: A he best hotels in the eity, a liHt ol ys at the theatres, with their s, a list of the omnibus routes cab fares to the various point rest. The principle of the macl ipable of indefinite expansion; ibtlosa it will soon be introduced i oountry. n this oountry 2,500 women are p ng medicine, 275 preaching thu ( more than 6,000 managing p :es, and over 5,000,000 earning it dent incomes. Since IBS'! ent Ollice has granted over 2 nuts to women, and in New York H)0 women support their husband T is estimated that 1,500.000 w< e telegraphed from New Bed Ing the Borden trial by the two t phic companies ami over the apt ??. The cost to the newspapers, 'graphing alone, was at least $ t is said HO,000 jKJrsonB dio pre lily in (Jreat Britain every year i>v ireel intlucnce of intoxioating drii \i destitution, accident, violeuo lase, and that 4t),(H)0 are Xilled ai by Um direct influence of intaok; * * Far Can (Ffttnaii Voice be Heo t is said that 8t, Authouv of Pa< o preached a sermon at Bruges t distinctly hoard ihreo miles aw Gregory avers that ho heard 'brute 1 prayer of Fedimus a 1 anoe, tuid Bt. liouoro heard nt s? ?g by the nicake v. hen t jovered tho burial places of tyrs Fusoian, Vietonus and C i, alt'tough separated front them Stan- V) "which OOllld have l>cen ? s^ort of seven uxllos."?8t. L<, iuh) .0. \ IFROM THE FAB ANTIPODES. \tw i i M tKWW OTTTK WALM A* TBI the WOUOV WAIM. Um U- P* in- fila EtMWt Conceded to Bo Oaeef wel >?r the Omi of Mm> Kxhlbltlon?Oroot sir DUplay of MInerali mhI Wool. t"T la tho nntreml mdiot. so far. lcr j of oil visitors, that tho exhibits ier JL 'rom Near Booth Wales are not ^ to t only exceptionally Interesting and ^ at Comprehensive in scope, but that they j_ ess AMI in many instances those of oars- ?. I of fal pretentious oountries whose govern- i? j rr- meat appropriations were nearly , j ito double the sum voted by the oolonial cr- authorities to aid the New South Wales m. h? exhibit. to Despite the fact that tho output ? 'K" from tho mines has amounted to upwurd of $450,000,000 in the last f^rty t years, it may do nam tuat tn? develop- cbn ment of the mineral roeoarees of tne ]iqT) ,]*l colony is still in its infancy, and that SuiuC from tuv piiuuijMu inoiuis, the country possesses enorinons wealth in ity its deposits of other minerals of gen- t?"1 >or oral utility of which Now Honth Walos 'it- has not yet reaped the benefit. The ,u" rich specimens shown in the miningseo- 1 1 a tion of o}>als and other preoious stonos thf !CD eloquently speak of the productive l( 0 fields that yet await tho open sesame of tho capitalist, while big nuggets of y or Ruld, tons of rich, silver-bearing 1,1^ quartz and pyramids of tin and copper ftri 7n. ores prove conclusively that a country on possessing such resources can safely to wcathor tho financial storms that it is i-al at presont experiencing, on Another vast source of wealth found in- in the colony is suggested by tho Bit so luitSHivo arches composed of blocks of I a conl which form ono of the most ho t-trikiug exhibits in tho New South 1 h? "Wales section. Distributed over an area of 24,000 squaro miles, coal is i, Buti now tho most valnablo mineral product I*111 l(Hj oT tho colony, which up to date has ^ job raised 60,000,000 tons, valued at yii ho 8140,000,000. Tlio incrcaso in tho oxi of port of coal continues every year, not tt It in; least among tli? colony's customers ,ylc at being tho Pacific slopo, which imports ivc largely from New South Wales. Somo j >n? splendid sections of coal, showing tho wli ' 11 full thickness of tho scam worked, aro l>y exhibited, tho oxcellcnt quality of lR'r which is apparout to tho most un- ter u skilled observer. In addition to tills ""J ' nonmotallio mineral are shown valuable t in specimens of potroloum-oil-cannel u coal, from which kcroseuo oil nnd Wv< other products aro manufactured. \ jn Samples of building stone, marble, ? ,ing bricks and pottery clays are n inirt of kIk, tho exhibit that loud additional tostiii a mony to tho story of tho colony's wealth in minerals. Tho most imposing foaturo of tho " New South Wales display in tho minon ing building is a graceful shaft, imr"the l,ori'uK ?i solid silver, wulch at i?wera obovo tho oxibits of tin and r i,i coppo* ores piled in pyrnmidial form to at its base. This beautiful silver trophy is one of tho oxhibits of tho Brokon Hill Proprietary Silvor Mining Comthe pany, whoso marvelously rich mines in lubl- tho Barrier ruugos have been tliowon1 no dor of tho last decade. Tho yield has tho assayed all tho way from 20,000 to gera 00,000 ounces of silver to tho ton. r ji ' v* j' ? v. a - 0 . noti aa! tr. . *1 eblo nature aro shown from tho Brokon "K'd Hill miuos down to tlio less famous 11 and loss remunerative oros of moro rocoutly opened districts. A collection ?reH- of silver ores In glass cases ownod by that tho Department of Mines aud Agriculnd turo at Sydney is partioularly good, as M0,- is tho collection of silver blook speciaiul mens, also tho property of tho Now I..>u O xi. r\ x xi * , ik.o uuuiu uitiuiuuvvrumuuf. a our nug? l 2-~?0, got of virgiu gold, weighing twenty- t live six pounds, and valued at $0000, will H each ho an interesting object to many. An- r !lll? other piece of gold quartz, found in v u,n'( tho Mother Sliipton roof at a depth of I l<; ninety feet from tho surface, contain- a ing '-408.83 ounces of gold ia valued at ? ! for A"'020- d fuel Visitors to tho miuing building, ca- *] QOQ pecially tlioso hailing from Doadwood, 2 lala. will bo greatly attracted by tho lino ^ cost display of tin ores from Now South Wales. Tho approximating area of t] , tho tin fields iu tho colony is placed , t|^, at -r>, 140.080 uoreH, whilo tho value of hose production up to a year agv on'a amounted to about $50,000,000. Tho ore hero hitherto boon obtained in tho beds ury, water courses, and it is separated lr 0f from tho gravel by sluicing. In somo gns, localities oxtremely rioh deposits of ; cry drift tin havo been found in the bods tuto of ancient streams at a dopth of from < its sixty to 200 feet below tho surface. ,fs T?iO value of the production of cop* ?the per ju JJow Bouth Wales in 1891 was id to over a million of dollars, making a total value of 830.100.00rt since the ma- mineral was first mined in the colony, tion A good collection of antimony, bis- " sing muth and mercury ores is also exhibit- a 'ing ed, os woll as iron ores, tbo latter 9 li^t chiefly of brown tematito, with some Ej t'ic magnetic chronic and manganese 3 |day ppeciniens. So far, tho dovelopmout 8 Ul"j of tho iron resources of tho colony has S S Of ?1 l...A ? 1 J 1' Mvvu civtT| i/tm (% mi It 1114 UAUCOUID^" 51 lln? lv rich fluid awaits tho exploration of 1 thy inycHtor and capitalist. ' J In addition to tho excellent display , of precious and other minerals already j s IftC" ouuiuerated a lino exhibit is made of nativo diamond, opal, garnet, ruby, " ,,7, . sapphiro, topaz and emerald spool- { tjie mens, all of which are most attractivo- J 500 lv arranged in casus. In fact, the en- i 'city tiro court is extremely well adapted to ( H to the reception of ylsitors and the or- ] rangemeut of tho exhibits could ( ards scarcely bo improved. It is not a ' broach of courtesy to othor exhibitors ? to state what is generally concodod, W for that tho best all-around exhibit in tho building of mines and mining is found '* in that court over which floats tho light blue flag of New South Wales. inaa* Tho backbone, tho mainstay of tho t^* commerce of Now South Wales, is wool, aud in the northeast ooruor of / ' tho Agricultural Building is shown a j very complete exhibit of tho gToat ?n staple. Considerable ingenuity has been displayed by Superintendent ? Hudson in erecting arches formod of .. bales of wool, tho product appearing ,!l iu tho shape of panels wlicro tho balos ' hia liave been denuded of their outer covhat cring. Pillars, composed of solid bales, ay. abut upon tho main aisles. Two pyrtht amiils of fine and middle Australian like merino wool are reared at tho north the and south ends of tho section, in the ?*>7 construction of which nearly two huntho drcd bales have been utilized. Grouped fen- around them aro long show cases coiv 1 by taining tho competitive and noncombut potitivo wool exhii>its, the whole form- 1 >ui? mg a vory lluo display.?Chicago Herald. HHi?flWNWwtMMMi* I TJaa Twnw<>! TndtHnU. TiOndoOL I fa OQ irViaoe of Wales lately inspected splendid Mylchreent diamond*, a r of magntfloeot brilliants which /7 AH re found in Do Toil's pan min^ U WrZ nberly, Booth Africa, in 1986, by J. I J* lohreeel Originally the weight of tt i stone wee 199J karats, but ^it was Lght* so as to secure the ]perfection ' /JJHX brilliancy. This work, together h catting and polishing, was dons ?" London, and the brillianta are said ((be best n iw. (ho fltiMt mir in existence; for , Utnu. Hi k the opinion of experts that there Um*' f 20 other peir of brilliant? of the * ? ae size out from the same stone, e* are e complete m?toh end thoir 1 ? ue is pieced et $500,000.?JewyivfV Sever* view. tion will ? ' of the M Per* a ad Wk?l?un? Qualify teojr, in uneads to pebllo approval the California Broadwa Id laxativo remedy, Syrup of Ftgi. It I* struotun eant to the t??t? and by actios gently oa frame, ft kidney, liver end bowela to cleanse the eye- ^ 0 efToctoally, tt promotes the health and ?4^1v!| ifort of all who one It, and with millions It fr? 10 best and only remedy. known treason f< is that dopth ol ? rook. It W* Car* Itaptnr*. BO hoavj to matter of how long standing. Writ* to exCftV frs* treat lea. testimonials, etc., toS. J. 1:. I lens worth A Co.. Owego, tloga CX?^ N. T. "keiy r< os 91; by mall. $Ll&. lng bull mm pltohotS hard lost more & aoattraojf tt In Offldlenoy by the Increased pitoiunst como I tanoA ~ caissons ftdlss needing a tonic, or children who m at building up, should take Browns Iron laying tors. It Is pleasant to tako, euros Malaria and whi igeotloa, Biliousness and Liver Complaint*. , , iCfS*Blood rloh and pure. both tot 'mm New England clubs are all crying for ^^ykme giro s A npalred digestion cured br Beecham's with CO la Beecham's?no others. 25 conts a box. ^op IxmciMo Is pitching great ball for Louis- '8 solidl le. , in turn ' 1 " from w ev. II. 1\ Carson, Scotland, Dak., says': o*a wo ltottlesof Hall's Catarrh Cure complete- r~ Uied my itltle girl." Sold by DruggiBts,75c. Builder SnniT has supplanted Thrry as Pittsburg's inlng pitch or. , ' : Tho V lany persons are brokon down fiom over- *.own(l| rk or household cares. Brown's Iron Bits rebuilds tho system, aids digestion, re- ntlll-gal ivos excess of bile, and cures miliaria. A i;m,? ,?n onald tonio for women and children. ? . river 111 Pub Pittsburg* aro tho nolslcet coaoher* BU1)?08t et gathered Into ono team. .* ,* . 0 with a 1 sflltctcd with soro eyes use Dr-Imuic Thomn. | ftUy wilt i'u Eyo-wutcr.Druggtsts sell at 25c.per bottlo J Highest of all in Leavening Power.? ABSOLUTE! 'Germanic Syrup" w Just a bad cold, auoTa hacking ? < ough. We all suffer that way some- j Do Yo imes. How to get rid of them Is he study. Listen?"Iam a Ranch aan and Stock Raiser. My life is {in*' ough and exposed. I meet all * ireathers in the Colorado mountains. * sometimes take colds. Often they Smimiti ro severe. I have used German roV.-^i >yrup five years for these. A few ul"1 oses will cure them at any stage. 1Z> ?he last one I had was stopped in 4 nours. it is lmaiiiDie." James L I*ee, Jefferson, Col. <? Z ? ? |?^ SWIFT'S SPECIFIC :: For renovating the entire system, of?s^> eliminating all l'oisona from tho Mood, whether of scrofulous or ma- e timk larlal origin, this preparation haa no equal. |lllita,| dgEBsMfe "For eighteen months I ha<l an 1,?rl rt Tk eating sore on my tongue. 1 was treated hy heat local physicians, hut ? m. Contained no relief; the soro gradu ally grew worso. 1 finally took I v1 8. 8. R, ami was entirely cureil after using 51 a few bottles." ' . C. 11. McLkmorb, Henderson, Texas. f O Treatise on lllood and Bkln Dla- J j,|H> j oases mailed free. ? (lenuli ^ ?-m Tim Swift Specific Co., 1 5 Mjn" 'Vwy Atlanta, Ga. Al 5 Wakki H B 8 rlth Hastes, InifflcH aad Paint* which (tain the I IU ands. Injure the tron and burn red. I The ItUtnc flan Stove Polish is Brilliant, Odor- I aes. Durabts, and the consumer pays for no tin I >r glass package with every purchase. I IN.IOlAb MMILY MIDIOINB Tor 1 ndlfeellon. lllllousness. wlleadachts ConitlpnUon, lied L'oeaplexlee, Uffwaalve Itreelh, tnd ell disorders of the eioioach. x?nR^H Liver end Bowels, /vtT'tdD^^wl . RIPAN8 iABULE8 a/ You oo Jrt gently yet promptly. Perfect end kno' llgestlnn follows Ihrlr u??, Hold eulEvKv von raun by drugftst* or sent hy mell. Iiot lHF^ ] 5 vials),7tc. Package ft boxes), *?. I I?!! ' For free samples addicts oy other) rMKMlOAI^CO,, Now York. J yQ(j y IEND YOUR OWN" HARNESS srtft WITH somethln THOMSON'S tflH fflwi . ~ y&jjEto3E?34 ;,lf< SLOTTED $25'w? CLINCH RIVETS. (Co loot* required. Only a hammer needed to drlre d cinch ihfoi easily and quickly, tearing the clinch so'.utely nv> th. Requiring no ho e to be inide In gaAfa ?leather nor hurr for the Riveta. They are afronar, nab and dorable, Mllllonl novr In use. All i(U?e. uniform or assorted, put up In hotes. tsk rear dealer for them, or srnd tOo. In / imps for a box of 100, assorted slxat. Man fd by _ f.. JUDSON L. THOMSON MFQ. CO.. /Ml WAtTHAH, MAU. gfl Ooaeansptleae and people m I- r ?hohsr???! !:cj!sr Aou- H| the I'.nil | me, ebould aee PUo'oCure for ^B lion u> re H Consumption. II bae sired It toll* H thousands. It has not lo]nr- <*gK* ami ^B a<l on*. U Is not bad to taae. ^B breeding m it le the keeleongb syrup. ^B elmtiiil ki 3 Bold arerrwhere. B< ui i*> fcWegMHv'Jiijmama 9 ? '' ^-'v;T ![ Z /.. 'i d's^ Cures mend Hood's tlirnsr Wk \ UUudHoodtPOk I ft bar* saffrrrd wry md ' w1 lirHbwnn X L J] Slok Hexlaehf. JJ After taklac six bottle* ot food's Bores ps ft Ho < mrM' urn twv wan ? u?m M|Lri mils. I am oared of tbat terrible iHsiom I kaow Hood's Sarsspnrilla la kedlcln* I srer took." Mat H. M. as Valley, N. Y. Get HOOP'I. til* ears liver Ills. K cents par box. ' Tel Foundation Laying; J novel featured of oonstrooappear in the new building anhattan Life Insurance Com- ? coarse of erection in lower y, New York. The greek 9 will here a steel skeleton nd will tower aloft to an eleva* 800 feet above the curb-line, porting piers of the building 9 sunk to bed rock by what it m the pnenmatio process. The or the employment of this plan the soil is a fine sand for * * about fifty feet overlying the would be a great risk to build r a structure on the sand, and ate to such a depth would very >sult in undormining neighbor* dings, especially as the soil is t. The difficulty is to be over>v sinking pneumatio steel , fifteen in number, by the tans that aro often employed in the foundations for bridge^ qh was used in connection with vers of tho Brooklyn Bridget 10 caissons reach bed rook the n inside level tho rock so as to rm bearing, and then fill in norete so that the space from to the bottom of the caissons y filled, and upon tlioso piers will be placed huge cantalovers hioh will bo built up tho skolel structure of the building. ?? and Trader. 'o liaise a Dronncd Man. (est way to raise tho bodv of a tl man is to take a number of Ion jars, fill tbom with unslacked 1 A 4rt fli d U WUlUi IMUl UiU^I vuvuui ** tbo place wliero the body ie >d to 1k>. Each will explode loud report, and if tho body il ire near it is euro to rise. Latest U. S. Gov't Report E&RingT Powder LY PURE IC PIID r n SEND for FUKK Circular. IE UUflCII J. N. Kloln.Hellevlllo.N. J. pPATINO thlnx for umti In our PHOTOI hRAre rAirir.T ItkcftRim, other FloI turoa and Frame*. Add re**. Dept. M, ry Jr tip., 41 to ?3 Jetferaon St., Chicago, i|W|>|a-Yoiiiih' man ncqualatod with I fa lithe grocery uml liquor trade on * I fa Vsslnry mid commission. Address c cigar Co.,an I'allsndu Av.,JerBoy City,N.J. u Sleep Peacefully f * " IT IS HARD TO FIGHT I ftcrattpi 50 make n fortune out of notli ri, bmmuvi' dono II?nay, ?lo II dally; q Ih i-? oe done liy porsoverliiKly hearing ly rebukes for Inexperience until wo K"l" i from experience. ? those who "survive the struggle " will J thai their success Is largely to lie nttrlhil- ? Hie |H'retii|ilory dlx- pline they have en ii|m>ii theniselves of moderation, exercise iCND SI.KKP. For sound sleep a * ilgrim \ pring i . _i s / * i v^vjl ; l>rlmo requisite. It nerds only to bo *0011 ruo appreciation of lt? peculiar qunlltlct a INOI.K8CKNO&. mode of highly tempered stool wire, Ik the 4CTION of KAKK, and will Inst it I.IKK Ho warn of ohi'A|> inailo common wire q ons, " for tlioy am not what they seem." a Illicit at No. SI Warren Street, Now York; Inmillon Place. 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It was written by Afnnn who |>llt nd, and time, nod money to making a suehlrki-n raising?not a* a |instlme, tuit as a -and If you will profit i>y his twenty.-flve ak, you cutt save many Chicks annually, " Hams I'hiclcrnt." e your I'owls eain dollnrs for you. The ? Mfi hat y/.-t , able io dcn-ci irouoie 111 ^Bt try Yard a . 11*111 us It npiKinr*, and know medy It. lids tssik will teach you. liow to delect mid cure disease; to feed for ^^Bw also for fat touliiit; which fowls to save for purposes; aud everything. Indeed, you tow on this snbjtx't t > make It profitable *tpaid for twenty live cents In stamps. took Publishing House, i d i I.kon ann St.. N. V. City. 8. N. U.-:w i