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PART 11-PAGES 9 TO 16 TALES OF OLD TIME SPORTS. Famous Knights of the Green Cloth in Early California. Jack Gamblll and the Hand Organ In New Orleans. Vow Nod Proposed to a Tons to the So. Id tha Ufa or Jim I have had the question naked me more than once, Do yon think God ever made a gambler? My answer is that God makes men and they are whatever they choose to make themselves.

If they become gamblers that is tbeir own lookout. We had at one of our local theaters, within a few weeks, a very forcible and graphic impersonation of a pioneer sporting man in Mr. George Oabourne's Jack Mason. Nor do knowing many of the "sports" of the pioneer period, deem it an extravagant or overdrawn picture. Jack Mason was a type of the early times gambler who was satisfied with the legitimate percentage of a game which is comonted to be nearly 15 per cent in favor of the dealer.

That class of men antedated the era of the two-card box, the patent layont into which a card ie shoved to change its position from a winner to a loser, or the "reflector," by which the dealer can see every card which ho deals off to bis adversaries in the game. In pioneer days money wae so plenty and gambling so universal that there wae no great incentive for any man to cheat. If caught at it, he was liable to be shot or carved to death, for everybody carried weapons tben; or if no effort were made to resent the swindle publicly, tbe news would be passed from one man to another nntil the successful operator would be a marked man and nobody would play with him. So it behooved the sporte to play square and trust to the percentage in their favor. Speaking of percentage recalls a story that James L.

Fruett of St. Louis, who is still living at tbe advanced age of 70 years, used to tell on Col. Jack Gsmbill, who died iv San Franoisco last January: Jack came down to New Orleans from Northern Alabama and was one of the best all-around short card players that had ever been seen in the Crescent City, but outside of cards be was as green as a gonrd. One day he was walking down Camp etreet and suddenly came upon an Italian grinding away at a hand organ which was covered over with green cloth just like a faro table. Staring at tbe new-fangled jigger, Jack stood a moment when a gentleman came out of the bouse and, laying 25 cents upon the green cloth, walked away.

Jack stood still a moment and thon thought be would try his luck. He put down a hall dollar, which the dago swept into his pocket with a polite bow and then went on grinding away at the machine. Then Jack conoluded to go him double or quits, so be pot down a dollar, which the padrone also picked up. Then Jack put down $2, which went tbe same way. So Jack strightened up and says he: "Look a-yere, Mistopher; I'm a etranger in these parte aud I never played agin'thia game alore; but you will allow me to remark that I've gambled a good deal and I never yet saw a game in which tbe percentage was quite as Btrong in favor of the dealer." Kph Horn, the pioneer minstrel, was so infatuated witb gaming that he never oould go to bed as long as there was a light burning over a green cloth.

He had a boy of Jewish parentage named Henry Caban, whom be eupported, and tbe boy was quite an expense to him. One day in the old Arcade, old Horn sat with a solitary white chip in bis hand, last remainder of his $80 a week. He was hesitating whether to bet it or not, when np came Henry and said: "Hurry up, Kph, and make a winning bo we can go to dinner." "Me? Me make a winning with fonr bits You might as well talk about lowering a tire-proof sate out of a thirdstory window with a horsehair." Stephen B. Whipple waa tbe biggest of all the pioneer sporting men, a very quiet and affable man, a native of Rhode Island. He a man of great enterprise and took $100,000 worth of stock in the first telegraph line ever built in tbe state.

He owned the whole of the old "Diana" on Commercial Btreet and bad a.so private gaming rooms in a four-Btory granite building across tbe street. In lbOl be got into a coal mining speculation and discontinued all gambling operations. His palatial rooms he rented to William C. Ralston, who gave dinner parties there to which he invited any prominent eastern people who might be visiting San Francisco at tbe time. One night a very select company had just risen from the table, when suddenly tbe door opened aud in oame an odd-looking specimen of the average mountain gambler, who was dressed in the most outre style, and exclaimed "Whar's the tiger and the dealer? 1 want my revenge "Sir," Mr.

Ralaton, "these are viy private apartments, and you cor lainly can have no business with anybody here." "Wall, I lost $1300 agin Steve Whipple the last time I was in yera an' I want to git even," paid the sport. "These were et one time Mr. Whipple's club rooms," said the banker, "but I have leased them for purposes of private entertainment and there is no game dealt in the house, so I beg you will withdraw." me, pard," replied the raviner, "but I was in here four years ago and lost $1300. I'll go out, pard, that's all tight enough, but you'll allow me to remark thatl see jest the came folks in here now as there were then." Bill Briggs was a protege of Whipple's and a southerner by birth. After the war broke out the lines were very strongly defined between members of the Bporting fraternity.

Whipple waa a outspoken union men and old Col. Jack Gambill was about the only one of the southern sports that stuck to lim. Briggs came from St. Kouis to lan Franuiscu overland, and was one uf he finest looking mou lever saw. ile lied of paralysis about four years ago.

wae a very shrewd aud sharp man, ut ol very defective education. i'at allagher, whom 1 iv New York st October, used to tell a story on Jriggs to the effect that Briggs one day Jsts2o by betting that St. Louis waa a Jigger city than New York. After the deciiion bad been given againit him Briggg wanted to play even, to be bet the fellow $40 that New York was the biggest city in the world, which he also lost, of course. Jack Uambill used to tell a etory about a fellow named Dan, who was a most notorious cheat and could not play fair at any game in the world.

"1 raw Dan the other day," said old Jack," and he was sitting down to a table all alone by himself and playing a game of solitaire. And do you know, he hadn't sat there five minutes before he began nudging the leg of the table to play in with him." Abner Gentry, well known here and in Fresno, could hardly be called a pioneer sporting man, although be arrived in the state in 1860, when a small hoy. He was as brave as a lion and as odd as he was oourageoue. lie died in Ban Francisco about two years ago. During the palmy days of the (Jomstock, "Ab" waa the highest roller in Virginia City.

One night Judge Et. 8. Mesick came into Mentry's game with a big Back of twenties in his band and asked "Mr. Gentry, what is the limit of this game?" "Your conscience," replied Mr. Gentry, quietly.

Several years ago, when "Ab" was dealing a game down on Main street, near the opera house, a young man employed in one of our largest mercantile concerns got so infatuated with the game that he played off all wages. From that he began to piller hia employer's cash. One night he came in and lost $1-0, after which he went out aud came back with $200 more. This he also lost. Again be went out aud came back with $180, which shared a similar fate.

He started out once more, with bis face as pale as death. Calling a hired dealer to the chair, Gentry went out and followed him. He saw him go into tbe Btore and nnlock the safe. Theyoung man brought in $100 more and it in less than half a deal. There was nothing ahead of him but flight or suicide.

He called Gentry aside and asked him in a hoarse voice "Ab, will you loan me $49 for a week or ten days?" "Certainly, but just wait a minute. By tbe way, how much are you a loser this evening?" asked Gentry. "Six hundred dollars, to a cent," was tbe leply. Gentry went over and nnlocked the safe, took out $600, and then led the young man down to a well-known restaurant, whore he called for a private room. Ringing the bell he sent for a bottle of champagne.

"Here's to your redemption," he said with a curious leer. "What do you mean?" asked the young fellow. "I mean that I am going to do better by you than you aaked," said Gentry, "for you asked me for $40, and lam going to give you back what you havo lost tonight, on your word of honor as a man that you will never play faro again. Here's your $SOO. Go put it back in the safe, and if I ever hear of your going into a gambling house again, I will inform your employers of it.

Now, go and don't ever darken my doors again. Good-by and good luck to you." Gentry's action in this matter caused a dissolution of his relations with hie partners. Ho went hence to Fresno and, in eight months, was "stone broke." He got down to San Francisco where Rose Carroll gave him a place at $8 a day till he was paralyzed in November, 1891. Stricken down by the blow that palsied every nerve, the big giant lay on his bed as helpless as any infant might be. Meanwhile the young confidential clerk, having profited by tho wholesome lesson taught him, had behaved himself well and was finally admitted to a partnership.

Disliking to call upon other gambling men for aid, big hearted "Ab" Gentry, now a hopeless cripple, got a friend to write back to the young merchant for aid. He received in return a money order for $50. The next week Geutry died and I suppose the merchant now breathes freely again, "Such is life in tbe far west." Edward B. Ragadale, who was interested in the Bella Union when it was a publio Kursaal, in now living in Baltimore at the advanced age of 80 yoars. He could write a very enjoyable book of his experiences in Ualiiornia, for they were manifold indeed.

Thoy toll very funny story about old Ned and a Dutch gambler named Johnny Otto, now more than 20 years dead. Otto bated to loae money and waa frequently accused of being addicted to cheating. and be opened a game in Benicia the winter ol 1854, just before the caoital was moved to Sacramento. Otto went to bed one night at 11 o'clock, leaving Ragadale and a hired man named Moss dealing for a very light game. Shortly after his retirement in camo Senator Bill Hawks, VI Turner, Col E.

D. Baker (afterwards United States senator from Oregon), David Bagley, Charley Fairfax, and a dozen other political of that period. They piled up their checks as high as they would etand, and the bank closed $4500 loser at la. m. When Otto came down in tbe morning Ragsdale was Bmuking a cigar as coolly as if nothing had happened.

Otto took up tho cash book to examine the receipts of the previous night. "Vat? Mem Gott! You lose $1500, Ned?" "Sb! Don't say a word," replied Ragedale, "it gives a tone to the game." Of tbe few old-time "sports" that survive, a few only have any money. Charley R3ed, who ie now paat ia proprietor of the Fairview Btock farm, near Gallatin, Term. Pat Gallagher, who would "right a bear and give him the first bite," ia iv New York, quite wealthy but nearly blind. B.

F. Cneatham, at one time the leading gambler of Stockton, became a noted genoral in the Confederate army and then amassed a fortune in tne agency oi McCormick'o reapers for Tenueseee and Alabama. Mark Littell, who left Sacromento with $70,000 and afterwards was a millionaire Btock-broker in New York, is cow living near that city, comparatively destitute. Stocks ruined him. Frank Jones, who was well known in Sacramento in the early days, is engaged in steamboat enterprises on the lakes.

Jim Gore, who dealt faro in Maryeville in oarly days, died in Chicago about two years ago and left a fortune of over $700,000, mostly amassed in the wholesale liquor business. Tbe most curious story 1 have ever heard oi ia that of Jim l'ruett. lle waa a school teacher in small Missouri town in 1K4.1, when vacation tune cama Oil, ami be went to St. I.Hits with sts mouths' wages iv his pocket, lie accompanied a liieud to tihl Tom tvateon's faro room, and rose penniless iv a few lioura. From that time he no longer "wielded the retributive birch," but kept on gambling till he became one of fie moat famous spirting men in America, lie was iv California from THE HERAIjD.

LOS ANGELES SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 1894. 1840 to 1853, and again from 1862 to 1807. About aix yeare ago the trustees nf a district lebool abont IB miles from St. Louis received an application for a teacher'e position, and out of 10 candidates selected a man of 72 years of age, who gave his name as James L. Fruett.

Some daya later one of the trustees called on him and asked him if he was Fruett, the gambler. "No, sir; I am Frnett, the school teacher. I was Fruett, the gambler, but for the rest of my life I propose never to touch a card again. I was a gambler 45 years, and I know the misery it entails upon every man who follows it." "You were quite well off atone time," fluid his questioner; "have you lost all your money that you now resume teaching?" "Not at all," replied Fruett, "on the contrary, here are certificates of deposit for $12,000 whioh is more money than I need to keep me for tbe rest of my life. No, I began to think matters all over and began to remember that the happiest portions of my life was when I taught a country school.

In abandoning a sporting life and resuming tbefirst vocation I ever followed, I am merely 1 coming back to first principles. My wife is 12 years dead and I have nothing else to live for." Mr. Pruett, at last accounts, was teaching his tenth term of school in that village, perfectly happy and contented. All the gay kaleidoscope of his sporting life forgotten he goes home from school to bis solitary little room, calmly awaiting the coming of a day that shall bring rest aud the end. The Old 'Vs.

TIDAL ACTION ON WELLS. Peculiar Subterranean Formation In There is a peculiar district, or rather a district over a peculiar subterranean formation in the Platte River valley, in Nebraska, involving more particularly the of Colfax, Butler and Polk. This is tbe region of tbe singular roaring wells, whose waters aleo rico and fall, a clearly defined tidal action. Of the three counties mentioned Polk leads, having 16 or 18 of these curiositioe. There are hours when the water will gradually rise, and during this time the wella exhale such a quantity of air as to make a strong current, which is accompanied by a roaring sound which can be heard to a considerable distance.

After a short interval of quiescence the ebb setts in, tbe water slowly falls, and the inhalation that in as if tbe air at the month of the well were in a mad ruah to follow the reoeding tide. From these facts an impression prevails in many minds that. Nebraska, Kansas and a portion of Indian territory rest on an immense subterranean sea. In eupport of tbia position it is alleged that square miles of land have disappeared in Kansas, leaving lakelets of unfathomable depth instead. While it is true that tbe other regions mentioned also occasionally exhibit wells having this roaring feature, there is nothing in this to sustain the view of an underground lake or sea, certainly not aa we understand these terms when they are applied to bodies of water on the snrface.

Nor is it by any means uncommon for a portion of the curiae; to sink irom eight, a case of this kind having recently occurred during tbe earthquake in Venezuela, in South America, and the "sunken country" in the vicinity of New Madrid, on the Mississippi river, having disappeared in tbe prolonged seismic disturbance of ISII-12. While it may not be generally known it is nevertheless- a fact that soma of Pennsylvania's gas wells havo exhibited the peculiar tidal tendency, and while in many instances the drill has penetrated below the ocean level it does not necessarily follow that any of these wells, either of water or gas, are in communication with the sea. What would seem far more probable is that these wells may commnicate with areas that have more or less connection with tbe mobile interior, and where we may logically infer that there is rlso a tidal manifestation. AH the Nobraska roaring welie extend down to a porous stratum, presumably surface in some former age, and it is probable that the water lying among the loose material of the former bed is in some way affocted by pressure exerted against it by the earth's internal tidee. When the recession takes place it is only natural that there should be a suction inward aud an expulsion when the flow sets in.

The occasional subsidence of surfaoes below water level can be readily accounted for apart from any theory of underground oceans, which is entirely untenable. But these remarkable wells are worthyof a more careful observation than they have yet Dispatoh. WHAT A CANNON BALL CAN DO. Chance Mint, In the Chilean War That Went 'through Irunclnda. In dwelling upon the wonder'til power of the guna of the Indiana, Albert Franklin Matthews, in an article upon The Involution of a Battleship, ia the Century for July, gives illustrations from tbe recent Chilean civil war, showing the effectiveness of the smaller eizea of breech loading rifle guna.

A shot weighing 250 pounda from an eight-inch gun of Fort Yaldivia, in Valpariao harbor, struck the cruiser Blanco Dncaiada above tne armor belt, pasted through the captain's cabin, took the pillow from under his bead, dropped hia head on the mattress with a thump, but without injuring a hair, passed through the open door into the mesa room, where it struck the floor and glanced to tbe ceiling. Then it went through a wooden bulkhead one inch thick into a room 25x 42 feet, where forty men were Bleeping in hammocks. It killed cix of them outright and wounded six others, three of whom died, after which it passed through a steel bulkhead five inches thick, and endod its course by striking a battery outside, in which it made a dent nearly two inches deep. It waa hllad witb Band. Had it released deadly gaaes no ono known what damage it might have done.

A 450-pound missile from a ten-inch gun in the same fort struck the same vessel on its eight-inch armor. It hit square on a bolt. The shell did not pierce tho armor, but burst outside the vessel. 11 drove the holt clear through, and in its flight the holt struck oh sightinch gun, completely dieabhug it. Such is the puwer of the HLuailer guns.

Card uf TltanM. We wish to extend our most heartfelt thanks to our many friends for their kindness in our late bereavement. Mil AND Mas. J. tji.

Go ODMAN, W. Rich veds. LITTLE RODS AND BIG FISH. Piscatorial Sport at Santa Catalina. A Fish Bill of Fare That Would Tempt a Soman Emperor.

Am lotere.tluß; or Summer Life and al This Itla of tha West. Special Correspondence of tho BSSAIA Avalon, July strike has not rescbed Avalon, except in the case of sea bass. They struck probably for dif- ferent bait this week and few have been caught, giving way to yellow taii and barracuda, thotlgh morning tbe local fishermen brought in some magnificent sea basa; one weighing 40 another 35 and another 25. Dr. Fitzpatrick has caught five so far on a light rod, and, as the fish ie not so active as the yellow tail, be describes it as famous sport.

Mr. H. Csllender of Los Angeles has carried off the honors this week in the fishing line. He used a 12-ouoco lance wood rod with nearly 500 feet of the finest line, and has brought in fine catches of yellow tail, rock basa and barracuda. Yesterday he landed iv front of tbe with 150 pounds of fish.

One yellow tail weighed 26 pounds and some of the rock bass ran up to eight. This is magnificent sport, and the fisherman received an ovation. He fished from Seal rocks to Church rock. Frofessor and Madam Kosewald of San Francisco, who have been at the Metropola for two weeks, had an exciting experience yesterday. They were fishing off Church rock, having two light rods out and a hand line, the latter being worked by the fisherman.

Suddenly a yellow tail struck the hand line, which was passed to Professor Kosewald so that he could take the list), tbe boatman taking the rod. At this moment a fish struck the rod and the boatman exchanged rods with Madam Kosewald that she might have tne pleasure of catching the fish. Just as the exchange was being made a fish of mighiy proportiona struck the other rod, and then began a piscatorial pandemonium. Each fish was big enough to tow the boat, and soon all three were having a triangular duel, hauling in different directions, and it took about three minutes for tbe three fishea to make a combination that reduced those three linen to total wrecks. The loss was estimated at 500 feet of line, three hooks and 60 or 70 pounds of yellow tail.

Professor Kosewald is a member of the Bohemian clnb, but it ia doubtful it he ever indulged in high jinks exactly like this. Later the party took some fish. Captain Fowler of the Second cavalry and his young son have taken come fine fish, the latter two yellow tail on a very light rod and amall fine A yellow tail rod has appeared, but to my mind it is too stiff. Any light, pliable rod will answer, and the lighter the better, a large reel for 400 or 500 feet of line being a saving measure. As an illustration a party from the metropolis went out yesterday to Seal rocks.

The outfit wae an eight-ounce split bamboo, fitted with an oil silk trout line and a multiplying reel, and a 12-ounce baas rod, long and slender. A iady wielded the split bamboo and the idea was to see how large a fish could be taken on the rode that had hitherto been used on trout and black baas in the east. Off Seal rocka, when the water assumes a rich opaline hue, the fun began, and soon the eight-ounce rod waa in service. The fish ran clear away with 50 feet, then was rounded op deftly, the little rod standing tbe strain in fine shape, ite fine movement in tbe desperate rushes evidently tiring the fish. A dozen times tbe barracuda wis gotten to the surface and as many tiinea went away, finally making a deep dive which, owing to the ightnese of the rod.

made it difficult to raiae, but he was finally brought i within reach of tho gaff and landed, and found to weigh between eight and nine pounds, a notable catch for co light a rod, that had hitherto been devoted to email trout. The tight between rod and fish took about 30 minutes, and was fine sport and an exhibi! tion of ekill on the part of the lady. A line catch of large barracuda was taken in thia way. Fishing for big game with a light rod ie a science and an art, and a good teat ut the lisuerman's head and nerve, as a alight "rattle" and the line is broken, as it is not very large. In hand-line fishing, of course, a large, coarse line is used.

A was served at the Metropole a few since not on the mono. A large octopus waa caught and a purtion cooked for a gentleman, who pronounced it excellent, resembling abalone. In point of fact, in France and Italy the octopus is considered a great delicacy, and in New York the Fish club give a dinner each year in which many of the strange animals of the sea are served. Such a dinner could easily be arraugod at Catalina, and tbe following might be included iv the bill of fare: Snarks' fins. This is a Chinese delicacy, 50,000 being annually caught in the Malay archipelauo alone.

Sua urchins. This is an animal about the size of an egg, covered with spines five or six inches in length, a most uncanny object; yot in north of France schimus edulis is a luxury. Professor Koeewald of San Francisco brought in a very large a few days ago, and kept it alive iv the Metropole office for Borne time, where it attracted ua little attention. Trepang, several kinds being found off Avalon in deep w.ntor, could also be served. This is also a chine bon bonche.

The writer remembers tasting it at a famous fish club dinner in New York. Its color waa so called elephant; breath and the taate old Bhoe. Then comes the murra, the hideous sea eel of these waters, (hat ie really a fine eating fish. In the days of tbe old Unman epicures it was served in stews and fed with human flesh to give it a flavor, In the north of France mcruets the sea anemone ia a delicacy of the gonrmande. The nooks and about the Avalon rot-ka abound in them, so grilled eea anemone, the famous disti of epicures, could be served hare.

tlie anemone is a corai animal without tne coral, it might be called boned coral, stuffed with champignons, and smothered iv chap.is or Burgundy. Then there is the abalone, served iv its own beuiitiitil shell, aud various fish not generally seen on menus, all of which would make a banquet that would linger long in the memory and in all probability play havoc wiih tbe digestion. Santa Catalina ii really bat little known. Kamore ol warm weather reach Avalon, bat here it is delightfully cool. There are more people at the Metropole this week than the same time last year; more cottages rented and more people on the island so tbe strike which seems to have affected nearly every resort baa not touched Catalina.

It is interesting to note that there is a number of railroad men here vory sensibly going fishing until all aire improve. LETTER BAG. Tlkrald nniler this heading prints communications, but does not assume responsibility lor the sentiments Soma (joerlea. Editors Herald reflecting upon the sermons delivered in the churches last Sunday and various newspaper articles, it has occurred to mo that there hea been a great doal of unnecessary and vapid talk about the "majesty of the law," "allegiance to the government," in consequence of which I am constrained to some inquiries. Should a law, or laws, manifestly unjust in their practical application be upheld? Why not more discussion of the laws, the circumstances of their origin, and their elfeots, to discover where tbe injustice lies and what the remedy Why all thie apathy in regard to the underlying present discontent? They have been accumulating many years; things do not happen by chance either in the physical or moral world, and present conditions are but the climax of a long series of wrongs safely intrenched in the laws we are expected to uphold by men who have been either wufully ignorant and nearsighted or imtrue to tbeir posts as to the interests of their fellowmen.

Were we upholding the lawa of George 111. when we engaged in that little tea party in Boston harbor? Were we npholding the majesty of tbe British law when we uttered with a vox populi: "Taxation without representation ie unjust?" Were we voicing allegiance to our iormer government in our Declaration of Independence, or was it a higher, deeper law that bad found utterance? Slavery was once recognized in our constitution and upheld by the Minutes of tbe land. Did the might of law make it right? No; tbe people addressed themselves to its solution and alter the struggle tbe law was adjusted to a different principle. Lot us talk about order and a peacable settlement, but but let us hear less about the majesty of laws that have created and allowed such monstrous inequalities and special privileges. Let us boar more of ways and means for the speedy adjustment of law and government, to the eternal principles of justice and right.

Ii men sow wheat they will reap heat; if corn, tbey will reap, not wheat, but corn. If they sow corruption iv government shall they not reap the same? Tbe eternal law of cause and effect ia not mocked, neither does God sleep so long as injustice is done to the "least of these my brethren." It ie a question of the evolution of more society and government and must continue so to be amid struggle aud contending forces of right and wrong, until as a body politic and eucial we roaliza that if one member suffer tbe whole body shall likewise sillier; that whatever io an injury to one should be the concern of all; that all material is but an uncurtain dream so long as tuis is unrecognized. So let uo not be let the nation stand still, if need be, and wait on justice to tbe "least of these." This is called a Christian nation, and I read in a book much used by it: "Lord, when saw we thee an hungered and fed thee?" The immortal answer: "Inasmuch as ye have done it to the least of these my brethren ye have done it unto me." was not a poetio effusion from a master's lips, but a statement of a principle as broad as iile itself; and we art being made to realize our unity, our brotherhood, ea never before. California fruits have suffered, to be sure, but neither California fruits nor tbeir equivalents are of more importance than the great questions of equality of privilege or the love which says: if my brother sutler the tyranny of unjust conditions, I will stand with him and bear his burdens until lilted. It is my firm belief that the country people generally would rather that a car wheel did not turn for 10 years than that things should go on at tne present rate of inflate.l and unjust use of capital to the detriment and oppression of labor, and no doubt money would be more evenly distributed at the end of that time.

Apropos of this, is the remark of a farmer (not a l'opulist either), "to help the boys in their struggle fora principle, I will give, if need be, my pear crop and $I'JO iv coin," and it expresses a large sentiment in the country districts. The brotherhood of capital is pretty well understood and organized with trusts and corporations. Shall we say to it Godspeed, and in the brotherhood of labor behold all at once a terrible menace to free government? not tha one a natural, yea, an inevitable outcome ol the other? If Mr. Pullman and his brotherhood of trusts may (indirectly) dictate to tbe great public, why not accord -Mr. Dabs and his brotherhood tha same privilege? They are coequal, correlative extremes, aiming at equilibrium.

The one monster, capital, at the top, with talons clutched deep into the hearts and habits oi men and affairs; the other, labor, at the bottom, Hweatiug great drops of blood in its efforts to escape the grasp of its captor. Wosp, bewail and pray as we may, the struggle will go on until we reat.zj more fully nature's treat law of brotherhood, unity. Let us listen to her voice, for her laws are inviolable, and the individual or nation attempting to cheat her Buffer pain or degeneration. She is a stern mistress, yet at her heart are peace and love; her warning is like a mother's chiding: "Be oarelul, child you are your brother's keeper." Let us coma cloee to her breast and learn of her, for tbe divine speaks through f.er and tells ua that the majesty of the law is justice. Mhs.

D. E. Stuklk, Compton. A horse kickod 11. S.

Sbafer, of the Freemyer House, Middleburg, N. on tha knee, which laid him up in bed and caused the knee jiint to become stiff. A friend recoiutueuded him to use Chamberlain's l'aiu Balm, which lie did, anil in two date was able to be around. bnufer has recjiutueuded it to ma others and says it is excellent tor any i kind of a vise or spra n. This sanw remedy is also famous rheumatism.

For sale by Off A Fourth and Spring street, 1. North Jlnin street. PART 11-PAGESJI TO THE NEW LINE FROM UTAH. A Vast Country to Be Opened for Settlement. A Correspondent's Recent Trip to Southern Nevada.

What the Bulletins; of the Ballroad Will Do for Lm Angelee anil Southern Califtfrnia. The following interesting article waa written by a gentleman who just returned from a trip over the proposed line of the Southern Nevada railroad to St. George, Utah i What must aoon become one of the greatest fruit growing sections of the western country, the only thing necessary to put thia promising country iv prominence is the completion of a railroad. In making a trip from Southern Utah the country to Loa Angeles we through some of the finest agricultural and Iruit lands that we have ever seen, and why such valuable land should still be open to the home or land seeker at government pricea we did not understand, but alter making tbe trip across tbe country we can readily understand. By making special inquiry we find that until very recently tuis lend has been over a hundred miles from railroad, and that while this country is but little known to the outside world it hae been noted by parties traveling across tbe country as far back as Wben General Fremont in crossing these beautiful valleys makes special note oi their ricbneas, and when the Mormons made tbeir choice of lands, selected on land in these beautiful valleys, and went to a great expense in starting little fruit ranches, and in several places starting towns and building good stone buildinge, and expending many hundred thousand doilare.

Everything flourished until a call from tbeir leader, Brigham Young, ordering them all back into Utah. This caused inanv a sad heart, and it waa only with many a tear and sad regret that they gave up tbeir bright prospects and little homes. We visited a number of the, old that were then started. I believe it wae about the year 1873 that these valleys were vacated by the Mormone. A few of the families did not go, and a few of the places started are now occupied by more recent settlers, and on these ranches is where we saw some of the finest fruit orchards and vineyards, with beautiful fields of grain and green pastures with hundreds of fine Btock grazing, that led us to fall in love and become infatuated with this beautiful country.

After leaving St. George, in Southwestern Utah, we first reached the Virgin and Umdy valleys. valleys are fertile, but more broken, and are thinly settled. A special feature of the Virgin is its rich deposits oi pure crystal salt, so pure and clear that yon would think it was glass. After a day's travel by way of California, pass, where two lines of railroads aie surveyed through, wa came Into what is known as the Las Vegas valley, a term used by tho Spsniards to signify fertile or marshy plains.

Here we find a large basin, or volley, surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges, and about tho confer of the valley the are two well-improved ranches that would do the eye of any farmer or fruit grower good. And from the great variety of choice fruit grown on ranches, and its early maturity and abundant yield, we would say this ie the place to raise fruit; that is, when this country ie supplied with railroads. There is plenty of good rich land in this valley etiil open to entry. Our next stop wae made iv what ia known aa Pahrump valley. Here we found about the same kiud oi a vailey as the a large, fertile land, with but a few ranches.

We understand that this valley has recently been bought up; but after making a trip across this country and finding bo great a variety of resources in minerals, und a country that some day certainly will become great fruit section ou account of ita richness of soil, plenty oi water and most perfect climate for raising and curing all kinds of fruitu, we wonder why a railroad has not pierced this rich and promising land. Hut we find to our delight thut this long-felt want will soon he supplied, we learn through the land r'epartment of the Southern Nevada Railroad company, located in tbe Stimson block, this city, who are now pointing out the resourcea along their line and the land in the valleys ntioned, that a railroad will soon be completed through country. "SMUGGLED GARTERS. They Were Ailnrned With Diaraontlii an.l On the promise of seeing aomeihing new, if not startling, I accompanied an acquaintance meet an iucoming Bteauier from Ilurope. My acquaintance had informed me thut bia cousin was bringk-'g over goods of very great value, and 1 expected that consideranle trouble I would be consumed in examining and appraising the atticlus.

"couain" I was an attractive young lady aud looked rosy und healthy as ehe tripped down the gang plank. Shu had had a delightj fill voyage, and had been good enough to bring only two trunki, These were found, an inspector made a hasty examination of the eon cuts, saw that thoy were only ordinary wearing apparel, chalked the backs ami we etarted off. We went up town and made for a good reatauriin'. The interesting email talk Of travelers fillod in tbn time until we three were Beated at a table aud the order given for luncheon. The lady eat next to the wall.

suppose everything is all right, Julie?" asked my ineud indeed," aha replied, smiling triuuipliF.nily. "1 promised to show this gentleman something." he Baid. "There's no dan ger that anybody will calch on, bo ii you've no objection He paused. She blushed furiously ana repliod: "Well, 1 don't know that I care, but it's unusual." Then shu reached down toward the 1 lioor on the side next the wall, end, of COUtte, don't know exactly what eho dm, but when her hand appeared again it wae close 1 over something. She hold it toward me, enyln "Open -in bunds ami oarfitul," I did she told me, and laid upon my a nurter hat luirly hitsotl I with 1 toon ntiH 10-ik uun hibuo.vd: "em Slrenixhlnri vigorously, while ber companion smiled approval, and remarked: "I shall keep that interesting piece of ribbon.

It saves me several thousand dollars in duties." "There's another like it," said the fair cousin; "but 1 guess I won't take tbatoff." Tne other, of courae, was not on the side next the wall. "You have to get a cab now for your curiosity," she added, "for that article was worn for use as well as profit, and if I it might come down, and that wouldn't be pleasant." And after luncheon the happy smugglers went away in a Constitution. A CLEVER OCULIST. Tha Manner Which Ha Exposed aa Intaiiilecl Frandt Hera ie an interesting account oi very clever bit of detective work by am oculist. It appears that in a large factory, in which were employed leveral hundred persons, one of the workmen in wielding his hammer allowed it to slip from his hand.

It flew half way across the room and strnek fellow workman in tbe left eye. The) man averred that his sight was blinded by the blow, although a careful exam- I luation failed to reveal any in-jury, there being not a scratch visible, lit brought a suit in the courts for compensation lor ttie loss of half of his eyesight, and reiusad all oilers of compromise. Under the law the owner of the factory was responsible for an injury resuiting from an accirjent of this kind, and although he believed that the man was shamming and that the whole case was an attempt at swindling, he had about made up his mind that he would be compelled to pay the claim. Tha day of the trial arrived, and in open court an eminent oculist retained for the defense examined the alleged injured member and gave it as hie opinion that it wae aa good as the right eye. Upon the plaintiff 's loud protest of his inability to see with his left eye, tbe oculist proved him a perjurer and satisfied the court and jury of the falsity of bis claim.

And how do you suppose he did itT Why, simply by knowing that the colors green and red combined make black. He procured a black card on which a few words were written with green ink. Then the plaintiff was ordered to pat on a pair of spectacles with two different glasses, the one for the right eye being red and tbe oue for the left eye consisting of ordinary glass. Then the card was handed him and he wae ordered to read the writing on it. This he did I without hesitation and the cheat was at 1 once exposed.

The sound right eye, fi ted with tbe red glass, was unable to distinguish the green writing on the black eurface of the card, while the left eye, which he pretended was sightless, was the one with which the reading had to be Telegraph. GLIMPSES IN BOSTON. Favorable Opinion of the of In teraat. The Boston Herald says of Glimpaes: Thsre ia a new work issued by the Historical Publishing company of Philadelphia. It has the rather ambitious design of showing all the important natural sconery in North America.

From what we have seen of the series the publisher's claim that it is the bust work of the kind exUnt eeams fairly substantiated. The illustrations are well executed nnd the choice ol scenery lin excellent The text accompanying ia I full of ctrefully prepared information, Taking it altogether the book is one that no person desiring to keep well in! formed should be without. NOTKB ON GI.IMPSK.t. There is a staad.iy increasing demand for Glimpses. Semomber to show Glimpses to yoor friends aid tell them the by which tiie bonk may ne obtained.

I A good binding will be ready when the series ia completed. All the port: folioa to No. 22 nre ready for delivery at the llsu.u.n nfiice. Watkins one of the most famine resorts nf New York, ia fully illuetn ed in 22. Views of the Thousand ialnn.le of tha St.

Lawrence river appear iv No. 22. Be sure aud the coupons. NEW ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE. Many Faaturns In an Engine I'xtr, Itullt In There i 3 an electric locomotive in course of construction iv Boston, according to the Transcript, which promises to meet nil the requirements for propelling railroad trains.

It is an eight horse power machine, and it is unique. Tho distinctive feature of the invention is the substitution ol a piston and cylinder iv place of the usual ro- I tarv motor for the application of power, Tho cylinder is much lower than for stesm purposed, and has in its interior a series of magneta The passes entirely through the cylinder, with cross! nt either end. On the piston within the cylinder is a series of armatures of peculiar cnstruction. On the axle of tho driving wheels nre commutators. wtiose function is to apply and cat cff I the elsctnc current, just as tbe eccentrics control the Bteaut of a steam engine.

It ie practicable to run the machine at 200 revolutions oi the nxlo per minute, i and with a driving wheel feet iv diameter and the crank pin 3 leet from the center there would be a -foot stroke uudoraiuil hood of power. Ibe mai chine ie adapted to receive the electric i current either by a trolley wne, a third rail iv the track or from a storage battery. Thn Arbitration Otmstion. Editors Hbrai.d is cla msd by some that the act authorizing a hoird of arbitration to settle troubles between railroad corporations and their employees doea not to the present strike, bocauee the difficulty ia between Pullman and his employees. It ia not I denied that tho difficnlty originated bej tweeu Pullman and his employees, bur, I it is now also bet we in the railroads and their employees.

The dispute between them is whether the railroads shall carry on interstate commerci) with man care or without Pullman cars. This is the question to arbitrate, ami certainly comes under the act of congress for that purpose. J. W. P.

To nuke hatr ftrow a natural color, tMidllcsi ii'jd keep tlio sctlp iielllliy lla.r IP-tiewer was invented uuu hsu i nred itself buccimUul. Dr. I'aitcr, dentist. in street. I it fm.

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