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Denyjsu, Colo., Jan. 1, 11)03. Deak Kdioor: '* *. Christina!! hrts c'r ule an J gone and tl?e budutiful new year- arrived here about xk\o time iljy ^egan to tUwn on The TImks office and^he many readera in that vicinity tbisnaorniug. 1 hope Tim Times and all its readers enjoyed a m^rry ^Christmas and a happy pew year with many more to follow. W? had abont f>ur inches of snow last Sunday just before dav light, but hhve had beautiful 'Tmn^hine ev?r since, that is durmg'^ihe few hour? each day that tho sun is in sight of our land. Of course this is not at all a rare-occurcnco out hero but I can appreciate it' rnmJh more sir.ee I returned from the South, though 1 am sure none of tfie readers can have the faintest idea it is to be in a land where there is plenty of snow.' pleasant cool weather and absolutely no mud, bad roads or raiu 'for jiboOt six months each year, unless they have been out here long enough to lovo this ciimate. meat and tl if^evs iiioii. I beg t^ufdun fjr saying a few words about the Cbrist&arf prices on' - a few things out, here. As turkeys are a very essential feature of a big dinner out here,* there is oltvays 'a great demand for th*t kitid of bird. There seems to have been a corner on the: turkey ^lyjpeas. somoffijiore as they were very-scarce -out here, insomuch that the price went to 20c per pound and even higher, and some r :\ri : i c i - ^ i lnuiiiitu ruijuucu luur mrge cui'Kevs for their bounteous repast, for,w?hicb :^fc$*hey had to p*y ipore than sixteen / ~ dollars. I^ewd erf'one famify' who paid eighteen dollars and twenty cents for turkeysjor their Christinas dinner. That is not all, the meat trust has raised the price of all meats continuously until it is very high and no prospects of getting lower. There W88 an aged gentleman who came into the market a few days ago and aekedjfor some nice cuts of meat and the butcher topic the meat off the hook to wait .on * tie old gentle- : man, at the samA/tiue stating' the price of the-meat, whereupon the old man fell*backwards and was dead in less than^fivo miuutcs. A physician was at haiid in a very few minutes but could do no good. The dead body was taken away in the city ambulance and his death was attributed to heart failure. This is a solemn fact, but whether the prico of meat caused his death was a point the coroner's jury did not decide. MORE ABOUT IIUNTEIt'S BEND. Well I will onco more attempt to finith mV r?f ;i f.iar tViimva learned while at Hunter's Bond. I hud hoped to first tell somethiug of the Mexicans, but there is much regarding tho white people oi that place which, though perhaps may not be very interesting, yet it is of vital importance and niay> teach us a lesson which may be of benefit to eo\ae one. There was one habit of those people which made a very deep as well as lasting impression on the mind of your huoublo scribe. This habit of which I now speak was their non attendance ut church, though they had preaching two or three times aunonth at tho Decker Brunch Baptist church, yet there were very few who attended from this Bend,, though it "Would have hard'y been two miles for ?tho farthest of theto to have cSruc to the church, and ik might be well at this time to state that tho common renters of this locality are far better provided with . horses, carriages, buggies and wag* Ous uihu ,ure mo moat prosperous rentoi8 cf South Carol inn, yet with all their conveniences thoy do ?ot jjSjseem to tyke much interest in their life. There are whole 1hiu-> who -go in a body to the river f ?arly ftmhlHy morning and stay there why until nitht; they do this Sundujr ;*f.<.r , r.y.' jSunclay alt eaaimrr when the weathtj is /avornblof They s:iy llioy go <#tsre to gfct away from vhe heat of jj the broilifc; sun and spend a pleasant day iir the iM *of ,(tbe irets' along the banks of the river* , Cf in a finall fbnnty with a thin, low roof with a not sun shining down on it alj^ay. but there is a beautiful grove and lonely shade at the church, besides those who go to tho river for recreation every Sunday always take | their d-'>gs and guns. They say i these are to protect them in case a ferocious wild an'tnal should attuck . hem while enjoying the delight of the day. They take their fish hooks also, these they say aro for more pastime for the women and children r,o amUsc themselves to keep the day from becoming monotonous, while the ttjen are wandering along thev shores looking for amusement. They say it couM be no harm to fish any....... c.u ?:ii ?u ? i- . i nni oa mv iiS? will SUiUUUJ U1SC OUTing daylight. There are a great aiuiv who spend all day Sunday on the river who-don't take their family with thOm. Sometimes thero are Several in the crowd who go out duok hunting; ihey stir: very early even before day. Several times your correspondent was awakened much earlier than he wished Sunday morning by the sounds of a tremendous volley of shots which rang forth upon the early morning breeze liko there might be the array of the Potomac marching up the Colorado river, but as the heat of the sun becomes more Intense the battle would seem to waive until all would be quiet once more along the river. There seems to be several reasons for the practice the people buvo accustomed themselves to, also there are several rea sons why these people do not attend church more regularly. I am going to state some things .entirely from memory, and should there bo errors I beg pardou of tlia many readers of ille Times. It is not tho names, dates or amounts that I shall vouch for but it is the system and its evil influences, which I shall try to. bring to light. There is not at all times harmony even in the best families. There seems to be a contention among the Foreign Missionaries or Missionary Board. I should have said of Texas Baptists. There are two men who feel themselves quite able to handle all the affairs of the Missionary department, one, I th'mk, was Gantt the other Crosby. unpopular system of foreign mission hoard, There arose a question sometime' ago about the pietbod of distribution of thp missionary funds.. Orto held that too much money was spent to pay the large salaries of those officers of the boards, the other held that the system was all right or was as good as they could get. However, the breech has been widoning until the membership all over the State has become thoroughly alive to the question and were very much worried over the outcome. While the evidence wus being produced by both factions one party produced evidence that at the present rate of missionary collections and going through the different boards as at present provided, if one dollar be sent from this country to some-of tho foreign countries there would be but very little of it left when it reached the foreign country. I think there .would only bo seven cents, or in other words there is onlv 9 * about ' seven per cent, that ever reaches destination. However, theso allegations have had a great tendency to make the members think for them selves aud is causing much controversy at many places that I have visited. Some of tho most reliable, trustworthy and devout Baptists that I have evov met have positively refused to ever give an\ thing more to bo handled by tho boards as formerly. Nearly all the preachers want tie old system to continue, and at one time lone of 'the nreaehcrs after going back* for several years to prove his conversion and high calling by a letter he had signed (supnosely) by a very noteworthy Texas preacher, lie then proceeded with his sermon from the text: "Can a man rob God, yes, yo have robbed me ,Jn tithes, etc." < The preacher went on to say that he was called of God to that work and all mint give their tithes, lie J)ftame very fierce in his don onptratiohs of ?H who would not give at bnfo 83 that ir all might be sent :it onne to the hoard, though this preacher knew there were some in the congregation who would no* al'low'the board to handle what'they would give, , Finally he got rnoro desperate and rolled at the top of his vowe, yyou are not r^gttog I am Standing herein God's place for [ am God's authorized agent." but he did not scare those who held a different opinion to himself. Your scribe glories in ihe steadfastness of j his opponents in this matter. TIIE MEXICANS OF THE 15END. Well next will be the Mexicans. They are very scarce on this side of the river during the winter-and early spring, there being only a few fmflios who stay in the Bend ull the time, but south of the river and up the river three or fmr miles there is quite a large settlement of them, hut they do not adapt themselves to the American ideas or ways of living very readily, they hold to th'-ir ancient ideas almost universally. It will be1 remembered that they are not a Spanish race hut they are a Mongrel race, having descended from the original American Indians and the early Spanish settlers. They are from several tribes of Indians. The readers will remember that some of the Indians are very dark in color; while others are -of a copper color. Well just so with these Mexicans, > there are some very light, even nqieh lighteV'than a full blood Indian and there are others that are as black as a full blood Kansas or Sackinfox Indian. These Mexicans have many of the traits of the Indians also many of the Spanish, but they never, under any consideration, want to be classed as Indians or their Indian resemblance spoken of. They consider the Spanish far superior to other people and their glory and pride is their Spanish blood. They possess one characteristic which is prevalent inboth theSpanish and Indian character namely, that of treachery, though tliey do not semi to be more than either of their ancestors. They hold themselves aloof from all ather humanity. They take it as the highest insult to be classed'with a negro ! though [some of them are as black j as any negro you could find, yet their hair is always straight, coarse and usually black as jet. It is a very strange sight to see a lot of them together where some are as black as a negro and some are very white. I saw some with blue eyes and light hair with rosy cheeks. Light hair, blue eyes and rosy checks are a very grave disgrace to any of their people though they can still be one with them if they adhere to all their theories, doctrines and rules but to have kinky hair is a disgaace which iliey will not tolerate at all and all who are parties to such a disgrace ure immediately ostracized forever from their comuiuuion. They are all strict Roman Catholics and have nothing to do .with any one else except as a matter of business. They come over in tho Rend in great numbers durirg the fall of the year when wages are good. Each one cirries Lis whole outfit for living, cooking and sleeping, though often there is a doz mi or more in a gang and all oc<*lpy one or two rooms yet each cooks for himself alone. Sometimes there are women with tbet gang and they hre respected just the same as tho men and no more. They seem to bevery agreeable among themselves and can live on almost as little as a Chinaman. If one of their gang is not treated right every one w ill pack up and all leave in a body. I shall have to wait until next time to* tell you of the burial of n Mexican. With best wishes to Tin: Times and all its readers. \Yr. G. Bailey. ALARMED BY THE OIL OUTLOOK. Dealers Look to Two States Now For The High Grade IJItiml 11 n at?Unprecedented F*fin res. Alexandria? Ind.?Special-rrludinna oil-field men are jubilant oyer the increase in price of Indiana oil to the unprecedented fignre of$L04 per barrel. The operators are confident that the top has not yot been i i m XT i. _ J .. i reaen-u. nra itovcmuerrTFTTFimr exceeded production over 320,000 barrels unci tho total shipments from the tv.d States?Indiana uud Ohio? foi that month reached 2 443,040 barrels. Tim runs from tho woils loathe two States was but 2 112,122 birrels. Pennsylvania was drawn o,i in addition for 500,000 barrels. Thft.1 theso fiturea , viV6 srt the '''^ 'V'.. ^' and the oil rami lure s?v that t'rar concern has raised the price to stimulate prrduc ion. Despite the fact thfit the number of producit g wells har muhipl'ed many times in the lost few years the big wells aro a tiring of triepr-t. Although winter has hindered drilling sduiewh-ir, and made it miserable work, yet with the increased pay ?<J the driller?, the work will go on, ?? there is still much un lrilled territory vet in tire ?tate. * i FALl.INH SHORT. The West Virginia field is filing shorty so far as l.;gh-g?ade illuminuting oil is concerned, and all eu>s aie turned to ihe two States, Indiana and Ohio, f.r that^class of oil now. The coal strike has boomed the oil market, and brought out many ways of burning oil foul, which will result in the producers and pipeline companies bidding oil out of reach of fuel purposes. Every nvaihi'ole rig and s'riug of tools that can be manned is at work in the Alexandria, Marion and Geneva (Indiana) fields, but with them all going reserve stocks will have to be drawn on for a supply to meet the increased demand for a time, at least, and on the common theory of supply and demand Indiana oil m iy go to ?1.2o per barrel htiorc rimer is over. Export oil men sty that in Indiana less than T,000,000 barrels of Indiana oil is in stock, unrefined, while in the last year the Indiana fi-dd has contribute to ibe refineries f<?r immediate use 2,705,270 barrels. This means a lart?e amount of eanital _ O" * ~ 1 brought into the State, ami nearly all of which h ?s again been invested by the operators lor b ases, strings of tools, rigs and machinery, etc., for the "oil habit," like the gambling habit, leads a man on with expectations untii he either breaks the game or is broken, and is rarely satisfied to quit without moderated winnings. ALEXANDRIA FIELDS. In the Alexandria*^ old alone two deals have been undo recently whereby an operator in each instance dosed out a lease i"r an cnortnoui sum, the two deals aggregating ?150,000, which sum the seller at once tied up in [new leases and machinery with which to develop it. The wagc3 paid in Indiana the last year and the royalties which the farmers have received (in most cases one eighth of the gross product) have reached the enormous sum of ?6,5.06,223.35, or an average per month of ?605,111, which is divided among not to exceed 10 counties, the three, Madison, Grant and Adauts, getting the major portion, with Blackford, Randolph, Delaware coming in for cfuitc a sum each. This money goes tar toward making up the general propp rity of the country at lar ge in these sections, the farmer dividing it between the merchants and substantial improvements ou bis far in, while the di\llers and oil well men themselves are great spenders, and leave u trail of money wherever they go. The eitics have profited much hv it in many cases. The farmers with oil royalties have come to tot n to live in state or else have put up substantial business blocks. Alexandria has bad a do/am such cases withiu the last year. The shipments of oil since January 1, lD02, have reached 10.010,471 biiire's, for which has been paid $8,03?,?D1.9-1; this for Indiana alone. This is tho amount that the pipe lines have received lor the oil, with an additional 20 cents per bairel for pipeage fees. This btings the total receipt for 11 months .of last year up to $11,057,080.11. LESS THAN HALF This-sum, largo as it appears, is less than half the amount the refiner gets for the oil when it is put on the mar ket. in its vnrinm fnrin > which in ? elude para dine, grcyxses, gasoline* anil a dozen other by-products, the aggregate total, value of which will alinoftt equal that of 'he main product, refined petroleum of commerce. The oil fields have almost become worthless for farming purposes, being occupied by derrick's, uttered with pipe, tanks and other tools, the faruis criss-crossed with ditches and blockaded with power rods pumping wells from.ull over a 10-ncro true: from a centra', point, whilo the roads have suffered even nioro. All over Muilison county thp highways are cut up with " , ' !U V>^'1 dmort impassible front heavy hml tng. wliilo the small impis*ihle it.iro been spoiled for firm purposes an?l the pa-.torag -i of r it'U* made itnponible b; thr? sal* u r r and oil refine from v.ciK no i .f'or the oil era i t p-isMed the *c"ri* o v m i require years of work and the expenditure of many <1 illurs to ] nr it back into iir^t Cons i*??-?isi?jr ?Ii ? tion again, but tlie ewners that they arc jrettin^ mtuy ;itno-< rr market value per year in r. v 1 i.s. and that there i-t nothing 1 st :f i * never reclaimed for farms.?'D o l'nquirer. LOCK HART " L AC ON IC 3 .* The Yankee Iloida the Foil ut Toeknrt. There is a peculiar bug of the roach family that has taken it.s abode uinoi)^ us that deserves more than si passing notice. They i*iv commonly known as Vanky bugs but how they came to wear such si historic name is more thin 1 can teli Jsuno say they v.-ere shipped from Yunkecdom in some boxes of merchandise. lie that as it may they have been ut Lockhart f<>r several years and do not show any si^ns of surrendering. In habits they arc oiiiuivercus and every dong they eat appears to agree with them. Arsenic, stricma, catholic acid and tobacco, one at a time or uli mixed together, is eaten with avidity and'with impunity.. They appear proof against all the exterminators and to get rid of one it is necessary to crush him. In size th<>y arc'something like half an ir.eh long and one-fourth of an inch in width. Self preservation appears to lie well developed in ibeir cranium. One might expose a dozen or more to the light and they will disappear almost linmddiatcly ?and you can't tell where they are gone. Throw hot water on them and they will whirl over and kick around I ut instead of shedding their mortal c -i! they will shed their coat and vest anu are gone. Their fecundity is great as it is 1 said by those who have tried the on- '' pcriinent that you may put one in a 1 bottle and cork him up that in a 1 short time the bottle Will be half full. Their young appear to be able to take care ot themselves at a very early age and need not take a special course in deviltry. In habits they arc very industrious and are. able to put in twenty-foir. 1 hours in each duv and s~ven days in a week without seemingly being ! wearied. They generally choose 1 for their habitation a place near the 1 safe where plenty rations can be se- 1 cured and shelter can be had from outside attack. I Iu religion they mint be congre- ' gationulistic iri their views us they : are very fond of congregating to- * get her. 1 In politics they have the same J views as the radical party that ruled South Carolina iu the early seven? c ties, from the fact they appropriate 11 all in sight to their own use. I 8 There was a family some time ago ! 0 who moved out and a certain man j v fell heir to his house. It being a i 1 brick house ho had it white w ished i and the overhead ceiling painted | The bugs being in the ascendency ! the bouse was fumigated with burn- j iiig sulphur, tar, feathers and the walls washed with carbolic acid arrd i < other unsavory disinfectants. The j ? bugs merely moved out to the wood niie and whiled away the time in con 1 genial chat so to speak until the , house was tencntable arfd asserted their rights. That man stood guard j with a bush while- his wife mixed up dough for the family tncal but he j j was not able to keep thorn one of the ! j fray and ho was nn active man and j , it was a had day for bugs at that, j j Tho hugs charged them and they j, \roro ;ib!o fi> sl'iml nnrl ft , ,1 urul took up (jti'irNTP in the hotel leaving ! ( their household goods behind. In a ; < few d ?ys he got reinforcements and ! < moved out hia goods to other quarters 1 llo.MO. i Livery Jtolitc of fihnmbcrliin'a Cot:till Remedy Warranted, We guarantee every bottle of ChamherUin's Cough Remedy and will re- | fund the money to any one who is not satisfied after using two-thirds of the contents. This in 1lv? best remedy in ! ! the world for la grippe, coughs, colds, I croup and whooping cough and is i I pleasant to take. It, prevents! I any tendency of a cold to result j in pneumonia. For salo by F, C. Duke, I Druggist, . j - AS TO COMPETITIVE TELEPHONES. Mr. V, (?. Spcitrittm Gives Some I'oihis irding the two System* ? /" 3'clephuiies. I invc?'fieri been asked q'ledtions by iliov? inu-rtsied in good mid tilion n? t( < -plume service regard rig the telephone system* trout a < insir?i ivf standpoint. At er uiakm_; a close t.b?ei va'i 01 atid buying ii'ii cnm ctod with ilie bu-it.e.-s for s?venil years, 1 can speak !r??m a knowltdgn born of familiarly wiih the most intricate workings of ilio -ysteius, and I am compelled to give an adveiae opinion to the independent svs'em. Fir.-t, lr<<ui tiie reason that onstructi' ii of well equipped exchanges are very costly, and the maintenance of same efficiency etc., v\;;! abs ?rb m ?st if not all of the rniks iiih-.iujf from their conduct, leaving no reserve fund repairs, or increase of efficiency, etc. The funds arc necessarily so low that only icexperienced men can be se.-ured at the salary paid, thereby giving a <;:a<lo ' f service that will naturally cause di.-aatipfiction upon the part of ubscribers. This failure to meet t H o < xnect items . of the subscribers brings about the very conditions most embarrassing to even larger institutions, and are a wet blanket t > those who have entered the struggle for existence handicapped. Second, the low rates at which most of them are compelled to work under are entirely insufficient to meet the ( demands made upon them by the business and social world, which demands are more imperious with each year of its existence. Third, I have sMil such companies organized with o... r..? ' ? 0 i > iiwni iuuv.ii lu- uvuiiijf ruousana dollars, doing for awhile a dividend paving business, but eventually, when the necessity at ises for extension or repairs, are confronted with an insi 'niliettit fund on hand with which t> efleet sauv. J he dividends, if there be any, having been paid into 1 he hands of stock holders, who from i disposition to look for continued proceeds without additionil investment, than the original contribution, fail to respond to the needs of these xchangos, when such response is a iua'ter of vital importance. Thus tve soon see an abandoned exchange, and a non-paying investment. It is needless to enter upon a statistical expose of the workings of the j independent telephone system, for I an sure there would be very little interest in such to any one, and I take it that there is small use in carrying coals to new castles. Having been manager of the independent telephone company at Union for some time, I feel that 1 would be tadiy remiss were I to fail in exressing rny highest appreciation of he many and continued evidences >f open hearted generosity, and soiciti ms interest, that have been ac? :ovded mo by the people of Union luring my stay among them. I asutejhem one and all that the memiry of my short stay in their-inidsf, sin ever remain one ot the records roasurcd in a truly grateful heait. It. G. Sl'KAKMAN. The Hews From Grindall. Kind Klitor:?C.irhtmaa lias n< w saiiifi In a . ! >iu\ 1 i aod n-ouud ibis i otion it passed oil quietly, as it iiould p? si at all times, yet ia many in?taucei it :s otherwise. Sjveral days ago Mr. Clem McWhirter, svbo now resides ia Texas, same to his old home oa a visit after oeing gone 27 years. 1 ? in father in iv -d from hero while ho (Clem) was jilt it small hoy. lis went in th<j ^oino ia which iia w. s born but could lot rameraber anything, but said it folt like homo. ILo hat before iho < a as lirep'sc?. he vuwjd the same light, walk'd the s.mo pjtliia ai d 1 rank from too anno stream of his child haul dayi. Mr. Mick Gtult. jii ? of Tub Times' c irrts^ondeuts, was one in the mini her who went aroiud with Mr. McWnirter. ^an .M < . ,) >, Lrtotii an?1 Mien Jmette Worthy uoro j>inei iu !i ?fv tpntrh rnony S today, IXjc. 28, 1M)2. We ^ w ah ih?:n fi happy life. T?i?oa ia r\ hvgiling youug rrai. I wish Tiik Times a long life ao<l *08!}'* ?ar8y RSsar* li| T?\a famous little pi Ms ^ > ^ .v; J