Evening Star Newspaper, June 21, 1898, Page 8

8 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1898—14 PAGES. ——— = = = ete eee S255 7 eae |¢ > Se a as as ee es yan Bee eeerrerreees ese eeatente ete eateetearenoeaconeetontetetorceetentenecenteneceatendeedeatoadeeceateeetesleetenteedecinteedety Ia t ae paicietaentcaties: DAWN OF PROSPERITY " Cit € W Si: | I ° al | Manicure. : in bei aa The Manicure Par- Dr, Parker Pray's 9 DAILY LETTER. $ Peis fron " | al aS ©) OY fale tn "Talet Dept. >| Revival of Important Industry in f= > fsa, Acne proprietors, wil ° mel and~ Emery . y Pennsylvania Avenue.) 2 in? Unina" dei | al als O al Board for 3c Rockbridge Gounty, Va. z pecs ¢ é | only ss A Sy assince! ely ae A Surpassingly Lovely £ = : . ° 2 = & 7% : 1 Shirt Waist d l 99 i] ti MEMORIES OF STONEWALL JACKSON The Plew Saddle Tennis Racquets. | 66 ra € a € eB) u (S Im. 3 —the Bicycle Saddle with The Spalding — Pim, SHOW. ; ~ e Crank as a Professor, but Une- “soft ego oes acme Campbell, Sears, Slocum é re of comfort. verywhere Tournament—all $8 Rac- seam erars |f rade ale D)ulletin. | quate as Gone i Le ek oer or help baying. 5 Lie eae, = ¢ 98c. $5. Waists $2 and § : HE “BUYERS” who were sent to the wholesale markets, to conclude GUESTS AT THE SPRINGS = So == ' $1. § 2 1S arrangements for This Annual Sale, all report that it has been asum- oe : h R h f f . . ; Bs I 53 mer season of “cheap goods,’ and that the manufacturers and import= — ¢ | sreciat comesiondence of THe Evening Star. € usS O is : : ¢ ROCKBRIDGE ALUM SPRINGS, = E3 ers are only overloaded with the high grade. ¢ Rockbridge Co., Va., June 21, 1808. th e J ume Sal e — se = : ore That the era of prosperity has reached ~ Siler Plated told Link cut | \ ISS PRENDER, the “buyer” of Hosiery and Knit é this section of the country ts evidenced by | 4 — ; Underwear, says: “I have secured some of the best Seer z oe iain ue nee ee aa 53 merchandise—in and out—continues unabated. It's the biggest 50) iat makes of Hermsdorf Black Hosiery, also Novelties in gress | er - mae . Se ae tun |% bargain event in Washington because we measure these qualities $3.50 Pique $ of5 2 French Plaids, etc. These, with superior Swiss Ribbed 47 lee ay 53 oe Hennes tances Say pen $ by-our high standard—and in spite of the fact that the present Skirts - - - = Vests, can be oftered in two lots, at less than the wholesale CaN 7 ts) | will-shorily be put in operation. . prices are pittances we arbitrarily exclude all but the very best Slightly soiled, but you wouldn't : pniaeg aad ons of iro: notice it The 39c Lot. The 25c Lot. win soon again’ be teraed out trom. i | We've Bought All the Boys’ Wool ee cee ee Sailor Suits t Some, richly Ms. : eats ae | : giishmen at a cost of between $1,250,000 and $1,500,000, but after operating it for some time the supply of ore in the neigh- orhood nearly gave out and the works were closed. Recently the magnificent property was purchased by a company of embroidered, Kf A leading maker had — nearly six hundred. You may rest sure they were worth buying or we wouldn’t saddle ourselves with such a quantity at this time. But we can offer them at about hali the actual value. They come in four grade: Also Lisle and AILsilk in black, white and colors. Che Miles of Best Silk Ribbons. ooondongeetoes Sosdontonsoeter teeter > aes Ohio men at less than one-sixth of the they'll go in four grades. Ka original cost. Tne new owners assert their = & intention to Blue 2nd Green Sailor Suits, with 2, Mr. God frey, the ‘‘buyer,” reports the purchase of 3,500 pieces--35,000 perate the furnace permanent- 1 2d Chapt. Seeseesenteeesetentent BS ly and have leased for a JS feuaeor BS even z 7 Ract 7 i i 7 years an imimense tract of and, in which | % 2 8 z $ yards--of Best Pure Silk Ribbons, and states that all the scarce colors are ie'iy tstown the best quality ot ore exists, | 4 = ; - in Alleghany county, about thirty miles | % : of the = included. : $| trom this place, and’ directly on the tine | ¥ Pee tS ete Fossoreee = 2 On referring to the Philadelphia Press of yesterday's issue, we learn a noted confrere is to have a] Of the Chesapeal Bee OD pao 12 ‘trimmed with Ited) Black and ee reer % recs s : 5 ‘ 5 abate Ss : 2% | which the ore which is now and in future eee An = similar great sale, quoting prices a little higher than prevailing here. Thus we can claim the best of | %] will be mined will be transported direct to eh eon P > imilar great sa ] Sf : anh = a5 — ar : < s ‘s “ a Mech ace tenten thie ® to 9 rth FS ~ BS ( ar e £ bargains. Of course we have no noticeable competition in Washington—not in Ribbons. This statement s me ae ae aponanin aber none $ er : Bs applies to iety as well as price. For instance: Best quality Corded Edge Double-face Satin Ribbons f | to be found anywhere south of Pittsburg. =z are here in every width and color of the season, with prices twenty per cent less than prevailing. And & Gucksomtas a aeolessor! zs % z Sein : S| mermer varie asnsion anatlen or ants weed dozen Star Shirt Waists Left at 25c. D Fuss % pee : : aes Verve broke o joys” Shirt Walst selling—and there's Just this . : Best 25c Ribbons, ouble-face Satin, % | tut was e soldier in the confederate army | 4 Smmparapiuin Hi ite ns . 3 , wey nn fii vit S It is the a Among this lot aks ene vecesie | and was inti ainted with Stone pest and za decade. Arong this lot We've received the £ é Hei Jacuson Tas wccslved a tethers ons = fo $1.75—but the sizes are badly broken—and getting wor ° second installment of the $ ( ¢ %| publishing house asking to be furnished end of that spring stock = ° ° | with a story of the eccentricities or pecu- —— f fine Carpetin=: 7 5 - é c - % | liarities of Jackson, as bls fine Carpetings. ae = 53 Plain Taffeta and Moire Silk Ribbons, in The warranted All-silk, Double-face Black | his visits to the Re Alum in the The Greatest of All Men’s ae SEEENUCES = white and the wanted and scarce shades of blues, Satin Ribbons, 29c instead of 38¢ yard for 33- 5 eee cnn rear wae hos : ¢ = pinks, etc. The quality and width generally sold inch. 35¢ instead of 50c for 4-inch. 45c instead & ivil war. dt. was Jackson's invariable Perhaps this batch of = ie 2 saa cs of 6sc for s-inct % | habit while a professor at the Virginia ° patterns will suit y s at 25¢ a yard, for only 17c. UKE LOIS Sane ary Institute in Lexington to spend his uit Sales I S uw suit you = ¢ = a : by $ tion at the Rockbridge Alum, and the J better than the other. a rae f te season eee = & Feney Rib- Sees pant dgetinb leh espeaata uate, Ribbons. Really not : se that he occupied is: stl standing The re aay ee oe etofore retailed at 2% e and Soe yard. ood Wa 3 be a yard. and is pointed out most reverently by any . boa The qualities are iden- = — = — —- ofthe older residents who abe 1 If you're not inseparably wedded to Blue tical—and we have & by the visitor to do so. The cottage is a arate = be he ; ceouped tlicmimilie sae + . ; quaint old frame structure, much resem- Serge—you can pick up a bargain. The rush for Sout See bg Miss Cassidy, the Parasol “buy- Mr. Heller has secured best bling an old-time country’ chureh, and serges has left us with too many Black, Blue and three bargain offerings : : = >, P : there 1s probably no other building like it ee > > ee bargain offerings— fe guaranteed Fountain Syringes i fi y viots a "assi . é = er,” has purchased so favorably that 5 ‘ : Sy j e Sy, in stence outside the Rockbridge Alum ancy Cheviots and Cassimeres and Tweeds—es- 7 * for the Cary 2 with latest improvements a e | Spx enlly mane = r 4 for the Carpets worth Gili: sauder sade lee tm ihe Re atest improveinents and three ks | eettioewaiter ofuthelatter tol ale eanrarien pecially in the grades up to $10. We meet age. hard rubber tubes, at least prices on record. states that leading pa historie: the of men who took a southern side in the conditions with conditions. duced in prices, thus: You're offered the Cee Ae te a a Ae he Be te te te ts te a a BS Ae Ae ee ae as ee te ~e < late unple ss are being prepared for | ¥ choice of six hu 0 ~ + © tor the Carpets worth $1.98 for $2.48 th $2.98 lots. 402 for 2-qn study by the children of the schools in choice Of six hundred of these $ fe 8 fo te lots. Sperone aud Virginia and ether! sputher states, and strictly first-class all-wool Suits 4 gs 9S for § o lotss Bee 1 that it is the wish of those having the mat- $ S: a = petoeere tS 1s phon a tuare are. ter in charge to inform rising genera- x in complete lots—Suits—every = c. * tion about Jackson's life at Rockbridge | & ae = 5 z 83° for the Velvet Carpets A ; re i Miura his] Baunta thes Habba ne sweIen = one of which we stand back P4 worth $1.25 , the cottage he occupied and everything | 4 3 ; : don't Summer Girls’ Dress Fabrics, etc Fie otaleh watt fac |B — ES =e . - 5 not only to children, but grown people. 3 ou dom want \3 9 2 5 Ask the old resident who was personally | 5 ‘3 —we'll cut and a $ with the “Professor” and he | ¥ Th Wh ] & 5 Py u that Jacks: vas the most | ¥ ee men Ss 9 eee id hold for later 3 Lovely Lawns, 12}c value, Foulard soc value + i cuanicnede vet cet sana atte ee € ance, b 3 livery. You can figur | e si aye ae Ye & | same man how he regarded Stone =x une mies. = S ep a an keris Ss i$ 40 inches, 5¢ yard. Silks, Tor 39c. xy ported een naat will be xex - Bicycle Suits. le Coats. Sa howe ts Shee ay 2, deed his eyes do no! vith te 4 ing now— just the diiter— i> 100 pieces just secured. Lovely designs and Largest and most advantageous purchase of % developed by the war on the side of the | & ence between — what % colors. Being 40 inches wide, only eight yards the season. 39¢ for 50c value. 4gc for 75 ${ ccntederacy + 2 they’re worth and what > tod {, fess ace dn look ai (Soa Oe es = 7s | tn conversation with many persons to | 35 % needed fora dress. 40 cents per dress. Loo value. 68¢ for $1 value. Art figures on grounds | wiom Js well kuown 4 MG Eth 1% for them where you'll see the crowd, on second of all colors. Second floor for them. Bs as Pcie has neo z sh patterns in Import- 2 = ) not one individ nits, all wool, all mew Remember, our Furni- z floor. pain tiitermentades varoniitun deen which was the the general's | ¥ tly "cut, re- : eae. yard for 19 lity Duck yard ity Crash; eces ergs iam ctice ean who did not | ¥ : k is always up- $ = 12Z¢ 35S aia forte ually AIEne C ¢ yard for : tn See Ane Tepontexa 00s scenauoeenrd $3.98 : $ eas : nl(See above for Silks.) | (Aristocratie bargains below.) + 5 ee Se EN [Pe ena is = aaa oral ee S meee delete ees on side the endent gentus | & everal differont pa ><] aes eae er? ° & | was Sherman. & wool Cheviot Bic Bicye — > S $ 4S d W 5a ek g good patt > tw ine “me di¢ Aristocratic Shirt Waists, Costumes an rappers. # Avicek ofa Hiant = ats i OR it ‘ 21 4 a | A few miles trom Rockbridge Alum are | $ So oe > — ~Waists ‘om a maker 23 . | the remains of what for forty years pre- | % BRE | Wass fom: amare stumes of pique, in % | vious to the close of the war were known | & whose only mistake was the : Bis ie sat a ecraaae ont ae 4 ies . etre, pai eee clusive styles, have been as the California furnaces, from which im- | Stock Ties. production of too expensive secured to distribute at mense quantities of iron were for a long | ¥ Sak ok wads ack dn: Wack eae 4 ents as 5 radac 5 sates shippec ichmond a ew! ut & ie Seam Ax : garments. He has a surplus of 59 q4lolforchoice Miss Wallinestord time shipped to Richmond and elsewhere i sec scons: SS OAK Gea dozen. We and you secure bargains mt . : ? boats, before the completion of the Chesa- ' 6 pier epost tee 2 the buyer, sa “They were made peake and Ohio railroad. Here during the and fancy Madras Ascots, They're 60 as follows: esl A AD? 5 war the confederate government got most | % values. Your choice for to retail at $6.50. of its supplies for the manufacture of can- eS = : non and other munitions of war at. the Furniture, Carpets, Draperies, $1.98 for $2.50 Value. $1.15 for $1.50 Wrappers. Tredegar tron works, Richmond, Va; Char- ¢ D5 > : ther citic » foun- & PA. AVE. aNp sr sr. $ (7 Made of best pique, chambray, gingham, OS Made of sheer dimity In lovely designs and £ ipcaveal eniietentl is of the war | 2 : nadras and cheviot, in colors as indelibl pos lors. Erencl yle, w wo rifles ove s disaster up¢ tors és; - retention etteteceeetntee een ee ¥ e ra fs =a Aiaes Ba ss = F ip E ae e as BS 3) a ore é | disaster upon the Seis of £ pees etais ibeeg ple to produce. Note these with tucked s. shoulder. Lace trimmed istie effects. Thowe 4 ° , © Satine & . eee ee sap apres Ras aa Sige wing to aey $ fort Wear wil stay aad 3 25 Ladies’ Serge Suits. YA Chance to Buy ( ‘The style and fit will tell you that these are another Afteen cents and'secure one of these. $ , also, from here is the | % 1A Chance to Buy Pianos. ristocratle bargains. ¢ | farm swned by the McCormicks of Chi- | % = a e art « é y { a ire $ | cao, @ magnificent estate of about 400 £ Not everything that’s offered us—but every- Ge tae Cut Glace ie Dicces) thing that’s worthy of a place in our regular stock. a o $ aa 1 ted the blacksmith shop where Mr. 2 This discrimination in the face of greatly reduced nae : ae Beets & | McCormick made his experiments, which Reet ts SE meer os et fags “sceeien HEY look like cut gla: They are reall the be: t of imitation, < later resulied in the perfect machine. ‘The $ paces is unique —but it is Saks like. These 2 made to sell at 25c to 50c. The bow! like the picture is a 50c piece. ¢ | eld shop SB eopey cree lene repay enacts is uits are Blue and Black Cheviot Serges, war- And here are Cake Stands, Water Pitchers, Celery Trays, Cake | farmer, who is employed by the owners of | ranted, strictly tailor-made, with the new single- Plates, Flower Va Syrup Pitchers, Oil Jug ] Sugar z the property for the purpose. Be breasted top coat effect, loose front, strap seams; Bowls, Cream Pitchers, all marvelously like cut glass. Choice for ¥ ie ee a ee " fee $ skirt finished with the strap seams—lined _ all Sci ee no ee BS ee Or Br eereny erreecucns 210 1Ue through with extra heavy pure silk taffeta, in Y= ec ciree eine ¢ % | found in the entire south is a large hunting <5 5 ae > ord ae pane _______ $ | estate called Nimrod Hall, a few miles from Turquoise, Black, Garnet and Cardinal, They're Stationery. % | this place. It is owned by a Mr. Watson, Suits that should be in every wardrobe—and in- PALAIS ROYA L 13c wma —un $ [8% Boslisnrcen, who ts himselt a great stead of $25, 9 fertve MTV ine) | ject of fast horses, tine dows. and hunting. that they would viting Pax lt is said by his friends that Mr. Watson have cost a lit- onto OI4.75 styles. fo Barrens i : : = = = = Gand Eleventh Sts. te cor Eaves HE oa ah ee aR a tle earlier—now ener | most delightful visiting place for “people ies Oecee oe a apeeetetetetectecetetet eteteteteeeets £ | who like that kind of recreation, and in the Seeetetedetetntedeeetetetetetet = SS Sse hunting season sportsmen from every part soeteeteegenhe ostoetectestesteslertontertontontoctedtoctoeti es ee se t BARGAINS IN HUM = => - : === —EES SE of the United States and da go there. : ic ert aaa Why cui iSite aren Sion te o A CHINESE ADVERTI It is said there are more wild deer within : CRACKS: {WIEE:-7COMPENE) tera ae suns aren ee eens u the preserve than at any other place on the A Ss an Om an | Te tler, Cambridge "p : of American continent. Browil: Claveisacy Obie cuseAs Atevarlante|| onc aad eae The season at the Rockbridge has not 9 . Bani TORBAEC "6. I a ee OS been formally opened as yet, but there are ‘6 > >> rowass ee hor on | 2! y York ew fa ls, any ‘Saks’ Corner. Leading Bicyclists to Race at the Park Cycle BE. C. Bald, [uffalo, N From the New York a few families at the hotels, and many oth- 5 iccar an a ike i Ky.; H. As a testimonial to the progress of the | rs from Washington and elsewhere have | $ scuptnintetntnteteetntentntntettnintnietnietieneneans aGioe Shiese tour englis ‘an | eDBaged accommodations from the time o! Raises ts bs : open a Club Meet. cules toward peugien and American | their arrival, which, they state, will be SeIae ———s oe ways it is interesting to note their appre- Among those who may be named EQUIPPING THE ARMY MULE. They are trained to follow a bell, worn by ee ——-—- 1% ciation of the value of advertising in | a Lewis, wife of Representative Jas. a horse, white preferred, as being more Naeem | Numerous Entries in the Various | pines F. English in the columns of their news- | H. Lewis of the state of Washington, | pacing Is a Science and an Expert «They are not contined in any \ E etna wn as son, England. pabers| jrhe tole winegnotice |whichway=i|he ooer ne men ope oliener Stier ne aa at It Makes Money. Way except when first put into the train: qd H Events to Be Run | Half-mile handicap, _ professional—Wm. | peared recently in a’ Chinese paper pub- States Senator John J, Ingalls of Kansas | From the Boston Journal. then any straying from it is punished very + i Afternoon and Evening. | Sims, Fred Sims, Tom Cooper, arthur cle lished in a district where there are many | and fam! Senator McEnery and family | packers are engaged in sorting out mules} place and that it is best to keep it. oer D } | diner, Jas 1. Bowler. Tom Butler, Dr. A. | English residents, may leave a trifle to | of Louisiana, Dr. Ayres, Mrs. Cotterill, Mrs. for their use and fitting the pack furni-| Each man’ with a train carties a dia- ( SS i a udd, jr. | be desired in the’ way of expresston, but | A. B. Williams and family, all of Washini- i fitted | mond-shaped leather 1 \ > : sreditable aster ;| ture. Most of the mules will be fitted ped leather blind with leather \ it shows a creditable effort to master the | ton, besides many others from near-by cords attached to the ends and lenotten ‘ast yourself over a red-hot 3] preparations are being carried on for the ; difficulties of a foreign tongue. It runs: | cities. (with tiie Mexican eyereso) wales $0} petlien Git za tipmcks toro te ee ee han you can buy an (Fo cae ciit meet amnureday? acterucent and Te oicetonn0n Boulay, Rene | “vor Sale by private contract without | While the buildings at Rockbridge are | preferred to the saddle with “tree and saw-| Feiner: If a ps lead the mule out of the } ete ee evening, given by the Park Cycle Club, on Jack Robertson. Z reserve.—4 Ponies Cavendish, Tag, Sally | models of comfort and elegance, those fea- | jyck.” trail, blindfold him with this blind, rear- } on In an inst ‘ x y Soha the | .Pwo-mile handicap, professional—Wm. | and a white Griffin.—The 3 "first named | tures which perhaps most attract the no- sists, first, of two or more thick] range his load, remove the leather and ala ( AM sizes of its 1 mile board track, on the | sins Fred Sime, J. B. Bowler, Dr. A. J. | ponies are quite, hacks and will carry a | tice of the visitor are the springs. In one | _ It consists, first, % to ness | low him tp taiein his fellewe bee bee Se Cerduit road. The leading bicycle cracks | Brown, V Throop, Mudd, jr., F. | Lady also a Dinghy with masts, sails and | portion of the grounds are four springs, | felt blankets, folded large enough to_ s ie is never Appliance xchange, 1424 N. Y. Ave. JeDn2ne B eee Copper- Old Sor dK RE CHICAG« M OF HIP CHCNG LUNG & CO. 110 w., will have a full cssortment of Sre- re fire as Water ducks, ete., a candles, flower pots, 30,00)-bax, Jelé-3e* | i { of the country have entered, and the racing ought to be lively and interesting. In all there are six events on the program; and the number of entrants have necessitated the holding of trial he ‘The trials and mi-finals will be held in the afternoon, commencing at 4 o'clock, and continued until everything is ready for the finals. The final events will be run off In the evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. C. Bald, the celebrated crack, is in the city, having arrived yesterday. A number of the other racers are expected today, and by tomorrow every one of the circuit fol- lowers will be in town. Bald is especially pleased with the new track, and expresses the opinion that it will be a record breaker. In the ore-mile professional championship there are eighteen men entered, including some of the foreign riders whe are racing “Ker; |i this country this season. Among the number ere Leon Boulay and Rene Cavally frem Paris, the two fast men who are al- most invincible as a tandem team. Jack Robertson, the English crack, is also in the bunch, while the leading racers of this country will race alongside of them. The full lst of entrants is as follows: One-mile professional national champion- A. McF: d, O. L. Stevens, Owen Kim- ble, H. B. Freeman, E- 8. Aker, Earl Kiser, Jay Eaton, Leon Boulay, Rene Cavally, J. Robertson. District of Columbia championship, one mile, amateur—E. L. Wilson, Lee Counsel- man, H. I. Dodge, W. W. Pittman, W. H. Farrington, G. E. Smith, R, B. Reddington, C. J. Mueller, John Hill, H. Z. Greer, E. R. Wood, John J. Fister. One-mile open, amateur—G. Halstead, E. l.. Wilson, Lee Counse!man, H. I. Dodge, Cc. E. Ganse, W. W. Pittman, Fred Schade, W. H._ Farrington, G. E. Smith, H. Z. Greer, H. Butts and Jno. J. Fister. Half-miie handicap, amateur—G. Hals- tead, E. L. Wilson, L. Counselman, H. I. Dodge, C. E. Ganse, W. W. Pittman, Fred Schade, W. H. Farrington, G. E. Smith, W. A. Bolden, R. B. Reddington, C. J. Mueller, John Hill, J. E. Alexander, H. Z. Greer, H. Butts, E. R. Wood, H. Pritchard, Ray Cogswell, Wm. Brearley, Jno. J. Fister and N. H. Mannakee. Came From Harlem. From Puck. Officer—“Is there suffictent coal to last through the day?” Naval recrult—“I don’t know, sir; I'll ask janitor.” cars complete.” H SEES GS Do Mules Hlave Seasickness? From the St. Louis Republic. “Do government mules get seasick?” This was the Interesting and somewhat novel question propounded by Lieut. Col. G. C. Smith, the head of the quartermas- ter’s department in this city, yesterday upon the receipt of a telegraphic order from Washington to immediately ship 120 mules to San Francisco to go with the retnforce- ments to be sent to Rear Admiral Dewey. The mules are on their way to the Pacific coast by this time. Upon their arrival there they will be at once loaded onto a steamer bound for the Philippines. The trip across the Pacific ocean will take the mules nearly half way around the woSi, the ocean voyage alone being 7,500 miles in a straight line from San Francisco, This being the case, Col. Smith naturally felt solicitous about the mules, and wanted to know whether they were likely to get seasick. For, though the quartermaster's department has been handling mules for many years, there was but one man in the place who could throw any light on. the matter. He had it from a horse an@ mule trader that mules never seasick, but hofses do. + all bubbling from solid rock, side by side, each noted for its medicinal virtues, and the analysis of each showing that it is entirely different from either of the oth- ers. A Local Celebrity. ‘The Rockbridge ‘and Goshen railroad, with which Rockbridge Alum Springs is con- nected with the Chesapeake and Ohio's main line at Goshen, a twenty-five-minute run, is @ unique, up-to-date road which traverses a picturesque valley between giant mountains. In some portions of the route the grade reaches 175 feet to the mile. Mr. James A. Frazier, who is largely interested in many of the leading enter- prises in this and other counties, is not only the owner of the Rockbridge Alum Springs property, but is the president, vice presi- dent, general manager, general superin- tendent, secretary, treasurer and managing director of the railway company. Outside of the employes who are engaged in keep- ing the roadbed up to a proper state of ef- ficiency and the agents of the line, the only other employes of the road are Capt. J. W. Davis, conductor; G. L. Wrenn, eer, and William H. , fireman. Even with this small force the road enjoys a large Dasiness, and eee not owe a dollar. It no outstanding bonds, and consequent- ly there are no fixed charges of that kind. cover the mule from shoulder to rump. Over this is placed a huge pair of leather bags united by a broad band of the same material, the cavities stuffed with soft hay. This is girthed to the mule by a cinch nearly a foot in width, which is drawn as tightly as possible by a strong man, pulling with both hands and with a foot against the animal’s ribs to give him a greater purchase. On each side of the spine the articles to be carried are placed and lash- ed by a rope about fifty feet in length, which has at one end a broad webbing belt to pass under the belly, as was done with the others. Another “squeezing” is given and the rope is crossed in different direc- tions over the load, tightened at every efossing, and finally fastened in a knot loosed by one pulled. “Packing” is a science, commands good wages. 1 have known a “chief packer” fo be paid a salary of $150 per month on the frontier, and his services were worth the money paid. The duty is taught to cavalrymen as part of their drill, and many of the soldiers become very ex- pert in it. At a pack drill of the 9th Cav- alry a few days before it left Montana one company packed its mule in one min- ute and fifty-four seconds, and others were but little slower. ri Thirty mules generally constitute a and as such struck when started, and ck les never misused by goéd packers, '® “*® —-—_-+e- An Indication, From the Cincinnati Enquirer. “He,” said the fond but firm father, “ts, I fear, a young man of extravagant tastes. “Yes,” the daughter admitted, “he wants me for a wife.” ._ + Weary William—“Did you tell de ol’ girl back at de house dat ye was a escaped re- concentrado from Cuba?” Wandering Tank. ‘es; but it didn’t do no good. She jest sald dat she s’posed J Was 80 used ter goin’ wit'out anyt'ing ter much.”"—Puck. eat dat I didn’t mind it "