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r>_ | ARIZONA'S UGLY REPTILE. HABITS OF TEE FIERCE AND UNCAM NT OILA MONSTER. ft* Blt? l? Dtngeroui, and Men Have J~Med Front Wounds Inflicted by ^ r - H? Becoming Scarce. ^ 1 ^HE Oila monster is a reptile I concerning which maeh has | been said and lots of littlo stories have been written, but | it^bnbits, nevertheless, are not well jg,' known, even where it is most frequently found. It whs no uneommon sight in former years to see Mexican and Indian boys trailing the hideous things at the ends of strings along the streets of towns and settlements iu Arizona, taking care always to keep thoir bare feot out of the way of the uncannylooking lizard. Sometimes, too, Gila monsters, strapped to a board liko planked shad, would be offered for sale at prices ranging from a modio (5 J > cents) to a toston (fifty conts), with few or no buyers. In the event that nobody wanted to increase his menagerie with one of the wicked loolting beasts, it was generally stoned to death toy its owners as a protest against its general usefulness. Several years ago Gila monsters bocamo somewhat in demand for Eastern collectors, and stuffed or in the flesh they command bettor prices now, largo specimens, presumably wanted for zoological gardens, being paid for at good figures. Strangely enough, since the interest in tho reptile has grown it has become somowlmt scarce. Whatever may have been said about tho looks of the Gila monster, it is a repulsive, crawling, uncanny reptile, perhaps not so ugly as many another lizard?the iguana, for instance?but instinctively abhorred because it is so *-^slow. Flight boinga matter of impossility with tho Gila monster, and as it lacks the cunning to feign death, it must necessarily assume u bold front when threatened with capture or injury, and that it knows how to do in n maimer which will make even those totally ignorant of tho danger they run careful of too close an approach. The length of the monsters usually captured varies from one foot to two feet and a few inches, but specimens a foot and a half in length are those most generally brought iu. Of this the big conical tail forms one-third. I Tho weight will averrgo from three to five pounds. Tho head is ;noro lanceshaped than that of any other lizard found iu Arizona, the consequence being that the narrow neck is very pronounced and imparts to tho head while it moves something very much like tho rattlesnake's performance. When attacked tho Gila monster retreats about half its length and crouches close to the ground, but roaring head and neck in a fierce manner, while a black, forked tongue, over an inch in length, darts swiftly out of a mouth alio w???lo ? ?.! A A. ...r.i.'i .Ii-iuy IT1MO nilM ITUYI I 1IUU3. -ill tho same timo it emits a hiss, jointly with u creaking noiso which is made by Boraping either its claws, which aro pointed ami sharp, or the rough scalc3 i it." luiii t.h?\ Mtonc.s or gravel fails to repulse the aggressor tho Gila monster will not hesitate, when thoroughly angered, to muke a suap at the loo, ho it man or beast, IJut it will never attack anything that it does not require for food unless first interfered with. If euoapo bo near in tho shape of a lmrrow in tho ground or a hole in the rocks large enough for its accomodation, tho monster will discreetly retire from view and rcmaiu hidden until tho enemy has retired. If the reptile manages to get a grip with its horny mouth, as hard and cutting as that of a snappiug turtle and tilled with sharp, needle-liko teeth, upon the yielding flesh of au aggressor, tho vice-like jaws can only bt pried apart by great muscular acting with some instrument. The won tub show ail the indications of blood poisoning by means of vouom, th( limbs swell, failure of tho uorvou* Kyatozn becomes apparent, and dentl tucme unless prompt inedioal M WvatOt brings relief. Vun story the bit* of *Sv? u l%anR?bl* iz kbA Iw-. help must be obtained quickly, as several well-authenticated eases have proved. Curiously enough, iu tho ease of men who have been bitten, it was found that those who wore strictly temperato recovered far more quickly than thoso who were in tho habit of taking stimulants. It turned out also that, unlike many oases in which bites 1 ii u??i ucuu iiiiiicieti i>y venomous snakes of tho North American species, wliiwky (lid not act as an antidote at all, rather aggravating tho symptoms. E. L. Wetmorc, a taxidermist of Tucson, who has dissected many of these lizards, says lie has been unable to discover, where tho vonom which they undoubtedly inject into the wounds they produeo coiues from. In poisonous snakes it exudes from sacs above the fangs, but in tho Gila monster tho closest investigation has failed to show any such glands connected with tho tooth. Undoubtedly it is the saliva of tho monster, lubricating its sharp incisors, that produces the chemical change in the blood. For that reason it is beliovcd that in tho salivary glunds the venom will be found, but that is the extent of what is known of tho Gila monster's dangerous power. .By reason of its slowness the monster's diet is necessarily limited. It is a climber, and as such has no difficulty in robbing nests in which thero aro eggs or helpless young. It will also investigate the warrens of chipmunks and cottontail rabbits and eat the puppies. It does not interfere with other lizards; at least it shows a complete l indifference for horned toads and for a sluggish black fellow, about six inches long, which it would liavo no difllculty in catching. When kept in a cage the Oils monster is always fed on hen's eggs, the shells of which it crocks, after which it very neatly disposes of their con' tents. Lost year W. h. Vail a prominent cattle raiser of this territory, ospiod a Gila monster sunning itself iu the road ! while ho was riding to Pantana on -eback. Ho throw stonos at it, and - it was killed, when in reality, stunned, ho tied it bo- ! o carry along as a id of h?s journey 'eel for hia ^ h^d re- ' ife -- , and hold on liko grim doAth. Its head had to bo torn to pieces before tlio member could be released. Mr. Vail wa? hurried by n special train to 'Puscon, and had a narrow esoapc. As it was, ho was laid up for a long time and uftered from the ofleets of the poison for over throe months. Thoro is fonnd on tho edgo of "Death Valley in California a lizard somewhat similar to the Gila monster, although more agile. It is strictly a vegetarian. This fellow is called tho chuokawalla by tho Coaliuila Indians, who are said to Ik* very fond of his flesh. Tho meat of this cousin of the dreaded monster is very white, tastes like chicken, and Americaua who have eaten it are not reported to have turned up their noses at it. But I doubt very much if a Mexican of tho cholo class or anybody olse hero could bo induced to try u dish in which Gila monster was the piece da resistance. As for Apaches, it is well known that they lrato fish and reptiles of all kinds and never eat them even if starving to death.?San Francisco Chronicle. A Muscular Magistrate. Jndgo Coleman, of Butte, may not be a very large man, says tho Butte (Montana) Bystander, but when it comes to upholding tho supremo powei of the law he looks as large as an elephant. At least so thinks Mr. Roski, a Hungarian who is reported to have killed ft niftn or two boforo eomiDg to America, and, nftor spending eleven years in the pennl institution of Hungary, left his uativo country for lale country's good. Mr. Roski's aesthetic taste not being suited by the cooking of the partner, Mr. Vago, he attempted to kill him. A warrant was sworn out, but the ofll* cer failed to find Mr. Re.ski. Vago informed Judge Coleman that Reski was gambling in the Combination. No ollicer being present at the time the judgo concluded to mako the arrest himself. Vago went out with hiiu and pointed out the man wanted and then skipped out. The judgo called Reski outsido and told him he had a warrant for his arrest, fn response the Hungarian pulled out a pistol, but before he could use it he received a 4 'habeas corpus" under the car, waa disarmed and marched up to eourt in double-quick time. As they were -going up the stairs which led to the court Reski pulled another pistol, a forty-four Colt's saying, "Mo kill you now," attempted to shoot, but again the judge was too quick for him, and, knocking him down, took tho second gun away from him, and besides giving him a good thumping, read him a lecture on the evils of attempting to obstruct tho eonrso of justice, after which he was escorted to the courtroom, his case set for trial and then marched down to the city jail. Upon being searched a belt of cartridges and an ciglit-inch dirk were taken from him, in addition to the two pistols secured by the judgo. If any State in tho Union has a nervier lawgiver than Judgo Coleman we would like to hear from it. The judge can be found in his ollice ut all houre of the day or night. Appendicitis. I xiiih is not a new disease, but it is n comparatively new discovery. Our j fathers know nothing of it. That there was an "appendix," or litttlo blind pocket, attached to the human entrails, lias been known Hinco anatomy lias boon studied, but it is probable that deaths from the drifting into this pocket of undigested substances were, until lately, attributed simply to "iullammation of the bowels." But it is well recognized and admitted, now, that very many deaths do occur from the lodging of seeds and similar substances in thispeouliar little recess, and an operation to extirpate it by cutting it olT entirely is tlio only remedy as yet known. The operation is generally successful, but is dangerous and sometimes has fatal results, as in several cases which havo latoly boon brought to the public notice. A learned physician, of rather radical views, queried, tho other day, in a conversation with medical associates, wliothor It would not become necessary, some time in the future, to operate upon all new-born babies, and cut out the appendix from their bowels during infancy, to save them future danger and trouble. But he was, surely, rather ahead of his ago, and his friends suggested that he was becoming a surgical "crank." But it is certain that a great many people are more caroful than they neod to bo in swallowing tho seeds and pits of fruits. Some go so far as to take tho seeds out of grapes, lemons, eto., boforo eating. Thus does scionco, always peering into tho secrets of nature, perpetually warn us of now dangors that threaten life.?Now York Nowa. The Dangerous Ni.tmeg. Cases are not infrequently reported in which children, and somotimos grown persons, are poisoned by tho freo uso of nutmegs, it not being generally known that this article of common household uso is really a doadly poison. This is true, in fact, of most , oommon condiments. But when misused, these articles, snch as peppor, capsicum, etc., arc so obnoxious to tho l,. ..Is. 1 i-'? - itinvu, iMqjuu^ triieu IHKl'll 111 VOl'y minute quantities, that tho consumer is warned in a vory positive manner beforo ho has had an opportunity to do himself serious injury. This is not ' tho cose, however, with tho nutmog. This nut, which contains a poisonous prineiplo of a very deadly character, may ho consumed without incon* ] venicnco in quantities sufllciont to produco fatal consequences; and it is surprising not that death occasionally ' occurs from its use, but that doaths | are not more frequent. A fatal case has been recontly reported in which a ' boy of eight years foil into a comatose j condition after eating two nutmegs ' and died within twelvo hours.?Albany 1 Express. Horses for the Army Abroad. : In Prussia, France and Austria cav airy and other horses for the army are I bred in stables owned by tho Oovern? ( ment. Every stallion must pass tho ( Beverest veterinary examination. They ( are allowed to serve approved mares '( belonging to farmers end breeders. If the colts from theso mares come up to tho required standard, then tho Oov- ' eminent buys them to o locate them 1 [or cavalry horses.?New York World. * THE BELLS OF LIBERTY, ' Ring out, 0 bolls ot llborty' Ring out with joy and mirth. 1 And send tho rapture of your chlmoa the Around tho listening oarth ; wli Ring loud and clear that all may boor? pel Tho lettered and tho froo? tie The voice that stirred our fathom* south vol The voioo of llborty. nu of Ring out, O bolls! ring onoe again, A puror, holler chlmo, c0 And send tho eohoos of your strain |8 Far up the hills of Time ; so! Ring, ring with oloar, prophotlc volca pr Tho bliss that yet shall bo ? is 8ny to tho earth, "Rejoice, rojolco! C< For love Is liberty!" 0< a ! Ring, tuneful bells, ring sweet an.l clear v| A hymn of prayer and praise w That God will guide us year by year ^ Through His appointed ways. pi Ring, ring harmonious to His will? di For only those are frae ro Who in tho lovo of God fulfill lb Ills law of llborty. 01 ?Ida W. Bouhum, In Youth's Companion. to IIDlttOR OF THE DAY. fo ki Old ns tho hills?Tho dales. n) Made to order?Tho wai tress. Bt Two wrongs make lawyers writo. hi aiivp mid Kicking? x no msappoiniou 01 oflice-sccker. ,u Tho buzz-saw is always ready to ?' take a hand in. ^ A burning question?Was there any ,i, insurance??New York Jonrnal. j-i Litt le wonder that ono of tho billiard- hi balls is so rod. It is ofton kissed. n' Upon tho ?ay excursion boat That sails by town and thicket " They say that ftapld always has 11 A commutation ticket. p ?Washington Btar. u The law's delays nro not manifested n in tho i?reaouttttiou of lawyers' bills.? Puck. ? ]f Smugglers nro eccentric pcoplo; they avoid tho regular customs.? a, Truth. ni Every man is a great baby if ho can tl find tho right ono to cry to.?Atchison tl Globe. ?" "Well, I do declare!" said Thomas 01 Jefferson, as ho signed tho Declaration of Independence.?Puck. "1 will now get into my coat of ? mail," remarked the letter when it saw ? the stamped envelop.?Washington Ii Star. tl ' Of what nro you thinking?" it "Of nothing," -mid sho. c "Oh, thank you," said Cliolly, "For thinking of me." ?Washington Star. " Patient?"Doctor, is there any suro " euro for dandruff?" Doctor?"Yes, v cultivate a bald hoad."?Detroit Free C Press. While tho elevator man gives many >' a fellow a lift, he doesn't hesitate to 1 run a chap down*?Philadelphia llecord. 8 "Do you think this*drcBB makes mo look older?" Cleric? "I don't sec how it possibly could, ma'am."?Chicugo Inter-Ocean. Thoro is nothing a man hatcB worso than to have l\is wito call hiiu into her h?,ve a Ho saw many sights at tho Fair That others had fallod to take In, For ho planted his ii/ooi by mistako On a piece of soft orange skin. - Chicago Iutcr-Ocoan. Teacher?"Do peasn grow on vines or on bushes?" Pupil (whoso father keeps a summer boarding-house)? "They comes in cans."?Boston Transcript. Tho Blonde?"Of conrso ho thinks her an angel, wings and all." Tho Brunette--"! guess ho docs. She told ine he wanted her to Hy with him."? Troy Press. "Move on, there !" said tho facetious ( policeman to a lounger noar a Western State's prison : "tho Sheriff's tho onlv ? - - J I man who is allowed to hang about n hore."?Statesman. r Dieksmith?"How do you aeconnl I for Miss Mnohcash never having mar- f riod?" Kujonea?"Easy enough. She's I too blamed stingy even to entertain a t proposal."?Buffalo Courier. "If moiioy does talk," obsorvod N Snobbs, the other night, "I would liko J1 to ask tho girl on the silver dollar why 11 she so persistently and successfully ^ shuns mo."?Philadelphia Record. h "Van's not looking at all well for a Jj man who's just back from a health re- n sort." "No. Thoy call it a health 0 resort because one loaves one's health gi there."?Kate Fiold's Washington. c In a French School: Teaohcr? w "What is tho matter, boys? You aro Cl all covered with mud." Pupils? "Oh, sir, we've only been playing tbo Panama Canal game."?Journal Amus- cl ant. o Jinks?"Do you approvo of marriago with a deceased wife's sister?" Ul Binks? "Certainly I do." Jinks?- ?' "And why, may I ask?" Binks?"BeCHiise of the saving in mothers-in-law." ?Funny Folks. "What I want, father," Baid tho is young man with the collogo medal, "is di a wide field." "Good!" exclaimed the tl old gcntloman. "I always said you had horse sense, John ; tako the blind mulo ti and ten acres."?Detroit Free Press. p< n of Hoarding Coin in India. P( Tho pooplo of India are oalonlated ' to havo hoardod and pnt away, either 21 in tho form of ornaments or conoealed in hiding placos, over 800,000,000 sterling of gold and silver in thirty J years. It is a custom injurious to the lovolopraont of the country, and one ? whioh helps to complicate tho silver ^ question, for the demand for gold and ^ Its consequent appreciation has helped bo depreciate the less preoions metal, but what steps can bo takou to romody J" me existing state of affairs evou Lord j? Roberts, in his recent speech to the 7? London Chamber of Commerce, did not venture to indicate. He oontented ? himself with the hope that some decision would speedily be arrived at as to the best method of placing the jj( finances of India on a satisfactory footing, and he abundantly showed the irgonoy of tho case, eloquently plead- on ng the cause of Her Majesty's servants, wfl civil and military, who maintain the iftfety of her ompire in consideration 9*; >f incomes that daily?almost hourly? , Hminish in value. ?Black and White. du Tho Qovornment of Bengal, India, mo s interesting itself in tho establish- ti* cent of dairy farmsin oonnection with * < he lunatio asylums, one having been Ni uooesefuUy worked fdnoe 1889. Be N NOTES AND CONMBNT8. Pi rn? following are the provisions of " i State liquor Taw of South Carolina, iich went Into effect on July 1: Disisurics are to be established in coun- Tl s where the majority of the freeholder tore may petition for them. Their mbers are limited to ten in tho county Charleston, three in tho county of 1 chiand and one in each of the other I unties of the State. A commissioner J appointed by the Governor, who is to ' 6 II liquors to dispensaries at 50 per cent 04 ofit over net cost. The retail business to bo guarded by a county Board of t* >ntrol, whilo the Governor, Controller- m [moral and Attorney-General constitute d< Slate Board having a general super-- MV sion. Cocktails, mint juleps and tho 0, holo catalogue of fancy drinks aro to ! dispensed over State bars, and drug- ^ sts who use alcohol must buy of tno spcnsarics at prescribed prices. Railads cannot carry other than Stnto piors, and in caso of violation every 111 io connected with such carriage is held Cl > bo liablo to punishment. ** a Tiir Russian moujik, whose capacity it >r the absorption of vodki and other ci inds of ftory liquor is practically illimit- hi >lc, and who has hitherto spent a cou- r; derablo portion of his cxistcnco in a ate of inebriety, has at length been c] rought within tho sphcro and influence ^ f the temperance movement. Temper- J ico societies have l>ocn formed through- ? nt tho Empire. Inasmuch, however, 8' i tho moujik has some doubts as to lib 1 ower of keeping tho pledge, he has en- o: eavored to bind himself .-with cast-iron 1> lies and pcnnltics. lie lias arranged to w avc his plodgo registered by the local a ithoritics, who, on the lirst occasion int he renders himself guilty of an in- fi actiou of his promise, aro to impose n pon him a fine of three rubles and n c< uuishmcnt of niuetecu strokes of the ^ >d. For each succeeding ofTcnco the \ cnalty is to bo doubled. n Is the wildernesses about the great u ikes the Indians aro taiuo and good ? ntured aud they arc glad to get a job s hunters and guides for parties who 3 re going into me woous. i nac inucn 01 p lieir wild nature remains with them; 1< mt they prefer life in the open air at h null pay to steady and remunerative ]i mployment in towns. Occasionally one B f them will be found who hns had a f bcral education, this being especially c ue among tho OiibwaySj a good number T I whom havo been schooled at Sault B ainto Marie, Mich. Among the Western r ihIhuis, accustomed to tho freedom of lie plains, education is only transient in s influonco, and a story is told of a c ldef's son who, after being graduated ? rith honors at Hampton, was found in J lontaua living in a wigwam and going * bout in buckskin, feathers, and bends, * ,-holly indifferent to whatever charm a i ivili/.ed life may have had for him. a Secretary Hoke Buiith on horseback j i fast becoming so familiar a figure on j he Washington stroots that people have (most eensod to turn and look at the J ight of n Cabinet oflicer riding along at , smart gallop instead of following in ( he wnko of his colleagues and going to * md from his Department in the official * iarriages provided for the purpose. * iVhen the Secrotary first rode up to the 1 iVhite IIouso in this stylo to attend Cubl- 1 tot meeting, his Hp[>eutanco created no ? mall amount of excitement among tho i ;iowdg yf jp.95?',fj>?pcr men and strangers ( orridor. Tlio saddlehorse is a favorite ( vith tlic Secretary, who hud hiiu brought ; or tho purpose from his home iu . ieorgia. There is a general idea that the Pres- < dent's salary of #50,000 a year is all that to receives. This is a mistako. In ad- 1 litlon to this the President receives #50,- i 64 to pay tho salaries of his olerks and j ubordfnatcs. Ills private secretary has { Ml,260, his assistant secretary #2,250, t he stenogrnjihor gets ^1,800, each of five t nessongers #1,200, steward 11,800, each ) if the two doorkeopers #1,200, whilo c ither employes are paid in proportion, * lown to tho man who takes care of the ires, who roceives #804. In nddltion J '8,000 is nllowed for incidentals, such j a stationery and carpets; #12,600 for " cpnirs and refurnishing, #2,500 for fuel, >4,000 for the greenhouso, and #15,000 I or tho stable, gas and other incidentals. ^ n all, tho President and his house cost i ho country over #125,000. ^ The Government Building nt the ? Vfiptd'u Voir ?f!ll ! ? ? .. *. .... ohm iiruilllllUS IU 1)0 1110 ' rincl pal place of attraction for those utcrested in the study of the nation's j istory and development. That hero ' re found scats for the tired and weary, 1 olite and soldierly guards, and an air of ^ rcedom, without the taunting signs, 1 These are for sale,"or the annoying cry ( f the catalogue vender, may constitute c omo of the reasons why people seek its e onflnos and remain longer within its rails. It is the only building which the * onccssionaire has not been permit tod to ( avade. ? An ingenious general information ma- I liiac has been set up in a railway station > f Melbourne, Australia. By pressing i ilforcnt electric buttons the following ? aiong other things will apponr: A list c f the best hotels in the city, a list of the t lays at tho theatres, with their play B ills, a list of the omnibus routes and c to cab fares to the various points of y itcrest. The principle of the machine ? capable of indoAnite expansion; and . aubtless it will soon be introduced io lis oountry. In this oountry 2,500 women are prac- ? cing medicine, 275 preaching the Qos> _ ji, more man 6,000 managing post- 4 flees, and over 8,000,000 earning indo- * indent income#. Sinco 1880 the J1 stent Office has granted over 3,S00 * itonta to women, and in New York city ! r,000 women support their husbands. * It is estimated that 1,600,000 words * ere telographed from Now Bedford t. iring the Borden trial by the two tole- , aphlc companies and over tho special 7Iran The cost to the newspapers. for J legraphing alono, was at least $79,. Y s It is said 80,000 persons die preask rely in Orcat Britain every year oy the I 0 direct influence of intoxioating drlcl*^ _ am destitution, accident, violence or k1 ease, and that 40,000 are hilled am- * iy by the direct influence of in temper- J. m Far Can Italian Yolee be Heard f ^ It is said that St. Anthony of Padna h co proachod a sermon at Bruges that e, m distinctly heard three miles away, ?' . Gregory avers thai he heard tht lobrnted prayer of Fedimns a like q itanoej and St. Honore heard the ^ nut sung by the monks when they 0< icoverad the burial places of the dj krtyrs jFnsoian, Viotorius and Genn, although separated from them by t? listanao "which oonld have been bsit p, tlo nbJrri of seven miles,"?9b bow in 7 ' " I r * Mthe far antipodes, t nr BOOTH WALKS AT THB tl WORLD'S FAIR |] p lb Exhibit Conceded to Be One of * the Gems of the Kxhlbltton?Greet ? Display of Minerals and Wool. ^ rT Is the nnirersal verdict, so far, ^ I of all visitors, that the exhibits I from Now- South Wales are not r only exceptionally interesting end Ulprehensive in soope, but that they x pol in many instances those of save* ? 1 protentious countries whose govern- j, ent appropriations were nearly > >uble the sum voted by the oolonial ithorities to aid the New South Wales n ihibit. ^ Despite the fact that the output j ora the mines has amounted to up* ard of >450,000,000 in the last forty 3 are, it may be said that the develop- o ent of the minoral resources of the p >lony is still in its infancy, and that u lido from the prinoipal metals, the mntry possesses enormous wealth in a deposits of other minerals of gen- u ral utility of which Now South Wales ? as not yet reaped the benefit. The ch specimens shown in the mining seoon of opals and other prooiotis stonos t oquontly speak of the productive elds that yet await the open sesame r the capitalist, while big nnggets of uld, tons of rioli, silver-bearing I uartz and pyramids of tin and copper j res provo conclusively that a oountry ossessing such resources can safoly f eather tlio financial storms that it is ] b present experiencing. Another vast source of wealth found i the oolony is suggested by the ] mssivo arches composod of blooks of j oal which form one of the most inning exuiimn in iao new ooux-u Scales Beotion. Distributed over an ' rca of 24,000 squaro miles, coal 1b ow tho most valnnblo minoral produot f tho colony, which up to date has aisod 60,000,000 tons, valued at 143,000,000. Tho incrcasoin tho oxort of coal continuos every year, not post among th* colony's customers j eing tho Pacific slope, which imports irgoly from Now South Wales. Some plondid sections of coal, showing tho ull thickness of tho seam worked, aro xhibited, tho oxcellont quality of rhich is apparout to tho moBt nn- 1 killed observer. In addition to this lonmotallic mineral are shown valuable pocimcns of petroloum-oil-cannel oal, from which kcrosono oil and thor products aro manufactured. Jumpier, of building stono, marble, , prioks and pottery clays aro a part of ho exhibit that lend additional testinony to tho 6tory of the colony's realth in minerals. Tho most imposing *c?l>o*o of the Jew South Wales display in tho minng building is a graceful shaft, purporting to bo of solid silvor, which owcrs obovo the oxibits of tin and topper ores piled in pyramidial form it its base. This beautiful silver trophy s one of the exhibits of tho Broken dill Proprietory Silvor Mining Company, whose marvelously rioh mines in ;ho Barrior ranges havo been tho wonlei .~f the last decado. The yield has issayed all tho way from 20,000 to )0,000 ounces of silver to the ton. MM,?* 9 AAVXAAIV. iblo nature aro shown from tho Brokon FfiH mines down to the famous ind less remunerative oros of moro econtly opened districts. A collection >f silver oros in glass cases owned by he Deportment of Minos and Agriouliuro at Sydney is particularly good, as s tho collection of silver blook specinons, also tho property of the New iJouth Wales Government. A bar nugjot of virgin gold, weighing twentylix pounds, and valned at 96000, will >e an interesting object to many. An>ther piece of gold quartz, found in iho Mother Shipton reef at a depth of unety feot from tho surfaoo, containng 208.83 ounces of gold is valued at >5020. Visitors to tho mining building, especially those hailing from Doadwood, vill be greatly attracted by the fine lisplaj of tin ores from New South Video. The approximating area of ho tin fields in the colony is placed tt 5, 440.080 aores, while the value of ho total production up to a year ag? amounted to about $50,000,000. The ore pas hitherto boon obtained in tho bed* >f water courses, and it is separated rora tho gravel ipy sluioing. In somo ocalities extremely rioh deposits of (rift tin havo been found in the bods >f ancient streams at a dopth of from ilxty to 200 feet below the surface. Tho value of the production of copper in New South Wales in 1801 was pver a million of dollars. maV<n? a .otal valuo of $80,100,000 since tho uinoral was first mined in tho oolonv, 1 good collootion of antimony, buh nuth and mercnry ores is also exhibit* k1, as well as iron ores, the latter ihiefly of brown tematite, with some nagnetio chromo And manganese pooimens. So far, the development >t tho iron resources of the colony has j een slow, bat a large and exoeeding- 1 Lrioh field awaits the exploration of | q investor and capitalist. In addition to the excellent display if preoions and other minerals already | numerated a fine exhibit is made of lative diamond, opal, garnet, ruby, apphire, topaz and emerald speoiaens, all of wbioh are most attraotivoy arranged in oases. In fact, the enire court is extromoly well adapted to o the reoeption of visitors and the arangement of the exhibits could oaroely be improved. It is not ft roach of courtesy to other exhibitors o stato what is generally ooneeded, I hat the best all-around exhibit in the nil ding of mines and mininor U fnnmi a that court over which loats the ight bluo flag of New South Wales. The backbone, the mainstayof the ommerce of New South Walee, is rool, and in the northeast oorner of | tie Agricultural Building i? shown a ery complete exhibit of the great < taple. Considerable ingenuity has J en displayed by Superintendent < [udson in erecting arches formed of ' ales of wool, the produot appearing * i tho shape of panels where the bales ave been denuded of their outer oovring. Pillars, oomposed of solid bales, but upon tho main aisles. Two pvrraids of flne and middle Australian icrino wool are reared at the north ad south ends of the seotlon, in the instruction of whioh nearly two Iran* red bales have been utilized. Grouped round them aro long show oases confining the competitive and nonoom* ?tHive wool exhibits, the whole form* ig a very flne display.?Chicago erald. ? ^ wo Hatched Brilliants Worth *$00,000, At the Imperial Institute, London. ie ]?*inoe of Walee lately inspected t?o splendid Mylchreeat diamonds, a air of msgnlfloent brilliants which rere fonndin Ha Toit's pan mine, Umberly, Booth Africa, in 1885, by J. I lylohroosk Originally the weight of he stone was 109| karats, but it was left in two and out regardless of roight, so as to secure the perfection f brilliancy. This work, together rith cutting and polishing, was dona J n London, and the brilliants are said j 0 be the finest pair in existence; fo* t is the opinion of experts that there b no other pair of brilliants of the ame size out from the same stone, plxey are a oomplete match and their ?lue is placed at $500,000.?Jewelyre* leview. Par* aaS Wholeiom* Quality Dtruuonds to pabllo approval tho California quid laxative remedy, Syrup of Pics. It Is leajKuit to the taste and by acting gently on i>e kidney, liver and bowels to cleanse tho syaMn effectually. It promotes the health and urn fort of all who use It, and with millions It I 1 tho beet and only remedy. ' Tns BrooWyni are worse Off for URohSM h|m any Of ? &eagae club* W# Care Rapture. No matter of bow long standing. Writs tor free treatise, testimonials, etc., to 8. J. Uollsnsworth A Co.. Owego, Tioga Co., N. T. Frioe $1; by mall, SlA&. Tns pltohorB bar* lost nlore fh aCsursai ^isjj in sffidenof by the inoreosed p(tohug Ladles needing a tonic, or ohlldran whs rant building up, should tako Brown s Iron Bitter*. It is pleasant to tako, euros Malaria Indigestion, BUIousnoaa and Liver Complaints, nakts the Blood rloh and pure. Th* Now England clubs are all crying for rifchtfts. Impaired digestion cured by Beecham's Pills. Beecbam's?no others. 25 cents a box. Hnocntd is pitching great ball foir Loafs' villa. Itov. H. P. Carson, Scotland, Dak., says': ' Two bottles of Hall's Catarrh Cure completey cured my llltlo girl." Hold by Druggistis,75c. Ehbbt has supplanted Harry as Pittsburgh Winning pltohor. ., Mirny mnom ?n brokon down from owrvrork or household oaroe. Brown's Iron Bitten rebuilds tho system. aids digestion, removes exoees of bile, and cures miliaria. A splendid tonic for women and children. Tub Plttsburga are the noisiest coaohcrs ever gathered into one team. If oflllotod with sore eyes use Dr.Tmuio Thomp. son's Eye-water. Druggists sell at ?So.por bottlo Highest of all in Leavening P< A V. ABSOiJL "G erman Syrup" Just a bad cold, and a hacking iough. We all suffer that way sometimes. How to get rid of them is the study. Listen?" I am n Ranchman and Stock Raiser. My life is rough and exposed. I meet all weathers in the Colorado mountains. I sometimes take colds. Often they are severe. I have used German Syrup five years for these. A few doses will cure them at any stage. The last one I had was stopped in 24 hours. It is infallible." Tames A. Lee, JefFerson, Col. * ? SWIFT'S SPECIFIC :: For rcnovaUng the entire system, eliminating all Poisons from tbe Blood, whether of scrofulous or malarial origin, this preparation has no equal. 4f5BEI33te. ^1^ "For eighteen months I bad an ? eating sore on my tongne. 1 was treated by liest local physicians, hut m obtained no relief; the sore graduully grew worse. 1 finally U>ok 8- 8. B, and was entirely cured after using a few bottles." C. 1). McLbmokb. Henderson. Texas. S Treatise on Hloott and Bkin Diseases mailed free. Th* Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Oa. Do Hat Bo ' ff-sadl**ooasussr M|t (or so tta I or gia? paeasgs wltt svsry prsEaa. | A N A U FA Ml LV M DlCINK M dnnMior asut \>r mall. Bos {frUiilTta. rtaCfoftbozM),*. CO.. T-fh. I HEN3 YOUR OWN HARNESS IflT ) gl ? H THOMSON'S Mill SLOTTED CLINCH RIVET8. JTo toots rrqnlroA. Oftly a hftnmir noodod to Mti 'KJ oUnoh (tuns ftftftUr and ftftUfcly, loarttf Mm ellnsft ibooiatoly ??ootfc. Mftftftlrfftc no holo to bo mado la bo toatbor nor ftorr fer Iho AiroU. Tboy aro alrou, wftfh >< torablo. Milllona now la boo. Ia onf&o, ftnlfbrm or aooortod, pat op la boxoo. ?siizzjvii*jxa:si "Msas* JUDSON L. THOMSON MFG. 00.. wnma, uai. a 5SSS5t5ft*4pftopiftB[ wbo b?vft Inacft *r Aotfe- M ft,ikotld?M rtss'ftOsnfor Oossuspttoa. II feM oftoot I I Iv M1MM J MM srwralsw. M>. J ^ "TBT II Hood's^ Cures t" I Km glad to rNorn* mend Hood's SarsaparUla and Hood's Pills. I bars suffered very muob "sick Headache, After taklns six bottles of Wood's Sarsaparllla and two boxes of Hood's Pills, I am oorsd of that terrible dlseaao. 1 know Hood's Sarflapnrilla is lbs best medicine I srer took." Mrs. H. M. tiATTiw, Pine Valley. N. Y. Get HOOD'S. 'Heed's Pills cure liver Ilia. ? cents per box. SoH Foundation Ltjlnf. Soveru1 novel features of oonstruotion will appear in the new building of the Manhattan Life Insurance Com- 1 pany, in coarse of ereotion in lowep Broadway, New York. The great atruoturo will have a steel skeleton frame, and will tower aloft to an elevation of 800 feet above the curb-line. The supporting piers of tho building are to be sunk to bed rook by what iff known as the pnoumatio process. Tho reason for the employment of this plan is that the soil is a fine sand for U depth of about fifty feet overlying tho rook. It would be a great risk to build so heavy a structuro on the sand, and to excavate to such a depth would ver f likely result in undormining neighbor* ing buildings, especially as the soil id very wet. The dilfioulty is to be overcome by sinking pneumatic steel caissons, fifteen in number, by tho samo means that aro ofteu employed in laying the foundations for bridge^ and whfqh was need in conneotion with both towers of the Brooklyn Bridge* When the caissons reaoh bed rook the workmen inside level tho rook so as' to give a firm bearing, and then fill iq with conorote so that tho space from the top to the bottom of the caissons is solidly filled, and upon these piers in turn will be placed huge cantalevera from which will be built up tho skeleton steel struoture of the building. ?> Builder and Trader. To Raise a Drowned Man. Tho host way to raise the body of ivowned man is to take a number of half-gallon jars, fill them with nnslaoked limo and water and drop them in the river in tho placo where the body ia supposod to bo. Each will explode with a loud report, and if the body id I wuyivliero near It is sure to rise. Dwcr.?Latest U. S. Gov't Report. 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