Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 16, 1916, Page 2

rray's Boston Sto -~ WILLIMANTIC, CONN. Preliminary Showing '?nf New Wearing Apparel or Fall and Winter NEW FALL SUITS, NEW FALL COATS, NEW SKIRTS 4 AND NEW WAIST§ ARE HERE This store with its New Fall Goods coming in every day is ready to serve you with all kinds of wearing apparel, and help ;w furnish your home with all kinds of good Floor Covering and offer you the most reasonable prices on all needed articles. New Fall Suits and Coats For Early Wear Our showing of New Fall models developed in Serges, B braid trimmed or velvet trimmed uits represents adcloth, Gabardine and Poplin, fur trimmed, a wide choice of attractive Some are plain without fur trimmed, but all in good style, and are pricedat $20.00 and up to $33.00. New The New Fall Coats in sray, fur trimmed. suggest the and up to $29.50. new brown, fith their deep collar that can be closed enugly Fall Coats blue, black and mixtures, around the neck, plain or these attractive coats—$1250 vy in New Fall Coats at $17.50 At $17.50 we have an exceptis 1y good line of Warm Coat@suitable for Fall and Winter. They come in all wool mi: nd novelties, in gray, brown and_dark colors, aiso checks a stripe new cut and wide collar for only $17.50. 4 . New Waists to Go With Your New Fall Skirts Fall Suit New Fall Skirts in fine Woven pop- A New Tailored Waist e quite jlin, mannish serge, gabardine and addition to your New Fall Suit. 11 assortment. Taffeta Waists pavy blue, plain or striped, Be-chine in white maise, pink at $5.00 and $5.98. We have other Silk Waists in a large variety of pleasing stripes, fully worth $2.50—Special $1.98. Voile Waists, lace trimmed, cool and $1.50 stractive for week-ends, $1.00, ind $2.50. We Eve a wide variety of choice in our in olive green and and crepe- and Resh, all in neat and attractive models wool plaid, one style is made with a set-on belted yoke effect with pockets worked in a part of the voke, another has hip yoke effect with newest style at sides and fancy gathered back and still another style, new fancy pockets and belted yoke in red with small buttons, these all come in the latest Fall colors and are priced at $2.89 and up to $7.50. SRR set-on pockets front AND GET A $3.00 CARPET SWEEPER FOR ONLY 98¢ This $3.00 Steel Carpet Sweeper is one of the best offers ever made by this store. This Hygiene Steel Carpet Sweeper is much better than the ordinary wooden sweeper, because its special sanitary construction eliminates the harboring of disease germs. iuflt of steel, light weight, very easy to rum, strong and durable and will last for years. YOUR CHOICE AT 9gc. FALL LINENS Linen Lunch Cloths, Tray Cloths, Tea Cloths and Linen Towels All Linen Lunch Cioths, 36 inches, 45 inches and 50c and up to $4.00 each. Hemstitched All Linen Tr: 17x27 inches, 33c and 45c each. 54 inches Hemstitched_All Linen Tray Cloths, 20x30 inches, 75c each. Extra Fine German Linen Cloths, good size, hemstitched, neat and attractive patterns, §3.00 $3.50, $3.98 and $4.75 each. All Linen Huck Towels, 50c to $1.00 each. all All Linen Guest Towels, hemstitched mono- and scalloped with space for gram on some, 25c and 59c each. All Linen Damask Towels, large size with space for monogram on all hem, 89c each. All Linen Bureau Scarfs, hemstitch- v, 75¢ each. round, |2 scalloped, square. hemstitched or plain v Cloths, Tea $2.50, 200 size Table Linens, Napkins and All Linen Toweling 68-incii wide All Linen Table Dam- sk full bleached, 85c, 98c and $1.10 yard. 78-3uch wide Full Bleached All Linen Darask, $1.35, $1.50 and up to $225 a yard. 70-inch wide All Linen Damask, $1.35 a yard. Napkins to match at $4.00 a dozen. 66-inch wide Half Bleached Irish Linen, 75¢ and 85¢ a yard! 70-inch wide Half Bleached Irish Linen, $1.10 and $1.25 a yard. All Linen Napkins in neat patterns at 75c, $1.10 and $1.50 a dozen. Guest Toweling, all linen, 15 inches wide, plain or figured, 50c a yard, Huck-a-back Towellng, all linen, 18- inch and 20-inch wide, 50c a yard. back All Linen Toweling, de, 59¢ a yard, at in of THE H. C. MURRAY CO. You'ne e no fears. sharge for consultation. ‘Assistant Dor’t You Want Good Teeth? Doss the dread of the dental chair cause youto neglect them? ) By my method you can have your teeth filled, crowned or extracted ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT PAIN. ‘Consider These Other Features G STRICTEY!SANITARY OFFICE STERILIZED INSTRUMENTS, CLEAN LINEN, "LOWEST PRICES CONSISTENT WITH BEST WORK If these appeal to you, call for examination and estimate. Ne DR. F. C. JACKSON, Dentist 752 MAIN ST., WILLIMANTIC.: CONN, 9 a m to8p. m ASEPT!C DRINKING CUPS Sunday, 100 2~ Phone ¥4 The New Freedom. ' The next time the hired man wants raise in "‘:;, instead of going to g0 to 1 that proper thing for 16 Washingion ana Musical Taste. We may not agree with the pro- fessor of music at Chicago Univer- sity who says that the music of an to the you St. a cello like a cup of coffee, hut first winter concert usually gives the faint flaver of moth balls.— Louis Globe-Democrat. R e o oboe tastes llke a lemon and that of WILLIMANTIC OFFICE, 67 Church St. ‘Telephone 210-2. HARRY SKYLER ACQUITTED OF CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER Hartford ,Chauffeur Not Held Respon- sible for Death of Samuel A. Rock- well of Windsor. Harry Skyler, the twenty-four-year- old chauffeur from Hartford, who has been on trial in this city charged with manslaughter, as a result of a collis- fon between an automobile and a trolley car on Main street in this city on May 20, in which S. A. Rockwell of Windsor was so seriously injured that he died the following morning in St. Joseph's hospital in_ this city, was acquitted by the jury Friday af- ternoon after they had been out less than an hour. Skyler, and with reason, was elated at his acquittal and about all those in the court room felt the same. While the death was an unfortunate affair those who had followed the evidence closely and #new the facts in the case realized that from a legal stand- point Skyler would be acquitted. Even the state, through its attorneys, had sympathy for the accused, admitted in _the arguments to the jur Lawyer Searls, the state’s attorney, made a forcible argument for thc state. Lawyer Thomas J. Kelley, who assisted State’s Attorney Searls in the prosecution of the case, made a fine plea. Former Attorney General Wil- liam A. King, counsel for the defend- ant, made a plea which was interest- ing as based upon his presentation of the facts in the case. Judge Reed’s charge to the jury took up thirty minutes. He reviewed the case and told the jury what the iaw relative to the present case. The informal jury ballot stood ten votes for acquittal, and one blank, while one voted in favor of guilt. HUSBAND SEEKS DIVORCE Alexander B, Riddell, of Sterling, Claims Wife Drank—Admits He Drank With Her—Decision Reserved At the short calendar session of the 'superior court on Friday morning with Judge Joel H. Reed on the bench the ~ uncontested divorce suit of Alexander B. Riddell of Sterling against his wife, Annie Rid- dell, was taken up. Lawyer Thomas 3. Kelley of this city appeared for petitioner. Intolerable crueity the ground upon which the based his claim for said that he married She acquired the drin years azo conditions came ur able and he left her. Four uf his six children went to_the county home at Putnam. When Judge Reed guestion- ed Riddell he admitted that he had been intoxicated with his w dell further said that his now living with another man i Plainfield. Decision was reserved in the case. Mansfield Falls Into Line. The schools of the town of field will not open until Uet. cause of infantile paralysis. There is | only one_c: of the disease in the town of Mansfield but in view of the fact that the Windham schools do not open until Oct the Mansfield au- thorities felt that it mizht be advis- able to defer the opening of thelr echools to the same date. Pumps Being Used. The city of Willimantic, in order to | get its supply of city water, is obliged at present 1o undergo the expense of operating the steam pumps. The pumps are being operated about sever out of the twentyifour hours of the day. All season there has been plen- ty of water but now it is getting low. Contract Awarded. John L. Leonard, Jr. Maurice Leonad, who recently b the v: uable piece of res it the o ner of Main a1d *Walnut streets the purpose of er~cting a equipped garage, have sive tract for the construction of the building to Charles Larrabee and the Arm of Doyle and Murphy. Mr. La rabee will build the foundations. firm of Doyle and Mu the brick and wood wo; Ing wilk front on Main_ street one story high, 50 by 150 fr MOOSUP Noted About the Sunday Services. will be Matters Village— Mrs. John Midgley has been in Bos- ton on business Miss Clara West has returned to her home in Moosup for a days. Many local people attended King Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA BALDWIN REFRIGERATORS In offering this line of Re- frigerators we feel we have a winner. - The quality is the best and the prices low. | j\ Investigation of this line will \cost you nothing, and might| ibe to your advantage. $12.50 and Upwards JAY M. SHEPARD Succeeding Elmoro & Shepard FuneralDirectorandEmbalmer 60-62 North St., Willimantic Lady Assistant Tel. connection HIRAM N. FENN UNDERTAKER and EMBALMER, 62 Church 8t, Willimantic, Ct. Telephone Lady Assistant WHEN YOU WANT o put your bus- tness before the pubife,” there s no ‘medi Dbetter than through the ad- vertising columms of The tin, ton fair and others look forward with interest to the Brockton fair. Mrs. Andrews is having her house repaired inside and renovated. Sunday Services. Services in the Methodist church on Sunday will be morning service at 10.45; Sunday school at 12.16; even- ing service at 7; prayer meeting on T?‘;‘\uday evening next will' be at 7.30. In the Baptist church services will be at 10.45 a. m; Sunday school at 1215, and evening service at 7 p. m. All Hallows' church: Sunday masses at 7.30, 9 and 10.30 a. m. Vespers and benediction of most blessed sacra- ment at 3.30 p. m. , Frank E. Potter, Mrs. Olive W. Pot- ter and_ Miss Doris Potter spent Fri- day in Norwich on business. A list of the electors of the town of Plainfleld is posted in a conspicuous place. Dr. Downing has moved ali his au- tomobile stock to his garage on Main street from the one he recently occu- pied on Prospect street. JEWETT CITY Sermon Themes for Sunday—Death of Victor Sanc—French Club Team to Play at Plainfield. An Episcopal service will be con- ducted by Rev. F. Johns Bohanan of St. Andrew’s church, Greeneville on Sunday afternoon at half past three in_Slater Library hall. Rev. Samuel Thatcher's _morning subject on_ Sunday at the Methodist church is Man’s Relationship to God. The evening subject will be The Great Physician. The Epworth League will meet at 6 o'clock, with Miss Bessic McCluggage as leader. tev. J. A. Spidell exchanges pulpits with Rev. C. F. Nightingale of Moo- sup Sunday morning. Both pastors will speak _on Our State Convention. Rev pidell's evening subject is After Ye Have Suffered Awhile. Rev. Albert Donnell's morning topic at the Congregational church is Pray- er—It’s Meaning and Place. = The Christian Endeavor meeting in the evening will be led by Mrs. G. W. Em- The pastor’s subject is Gath- ering Sticks. OBITUARY. ctor Sanc. Vincent Sanc died Thursday at his home on the Howe farm in Canter- ury. He was 53 vears of age and leaves his wife, two sons and two daughters. The family came from New York to this farm. Home From Wedding Trip. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Robinson returned Friday morning from their wedding trip. Lily Blooms Early. Mrs. Edmund Herbert of Voluntown an Easter lily which was slipped last fall and now bears a beautiful blossom and larze bud. Starts for Detroi George E. Donnell, who has been iting, his parents, Rev. and M Albert*Donnell, for 4 month, left Fri- day- for eat Barrington, Mass., ) visit a classmate. From there he will g0 to Detroit, Mich., where he will be engaged in business. French Club to Play at Plainfield. _The French club will go to Plain- feld Sunday to play the second game in the seriés of three games with the Plainfield team. Jewett City won the first game, 5 to 3, and Plainnela will have to o some to score in t There will be several new players in the lineup of the French club team. Social and Personal. Miss Bertha Buteau of New York Is the guest of Mrs. J. H. McLaugh- in. Mi; same. Anita Raymond has returned to New Canaan after a visit of s eral weeks at her aunt's, Mrs. Burleson’s Miss Dorothea Burleson returned to New Britain Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Whitaker of Fall River were present at the Paul- | Strickland wedding Thursday evening, Mrs. Henry Rix and Mrs. Frances Tibbitts of Norwich have be: guests at Mrs. E. B. Cheney Peter Cooper and Miss B per are in New York at Wi per's, on account of Mr. health, Cooper's PLAINFIEL Class Elections at High School—Pro- | gram of Senior Recital—Guests at Wauregan Reception. The results of class election at the Plainfield High school follows: Sen- fors: Dewey Seguin, Central Village, { sident; Miss Pauline Mathewson, Central Village. vice president; secre- p tary, Miss Jennie Williams, Moos treasurer, Christopher Dean, Plai field; juniors, President, Richard Dag- gett, Moosup; vice president, Mit len” Gallup, Plainfigld; sccreta s Phillips Canterbury treasurer, Lawrence Burley, Plainfield. Sophomore class: President, An- drew Smith, Moosup; vice president Claire Dawley, Plainfield; secretary Ada_Marriott, Sterling; treasu er; Miss Helen Curran, Moosup. Freshman class: President, Clar- ence Salisbury, Moosup; vice presi- dent, Harry Denison, Moosup: secre- tary, Raymond Allen, Moosup; treas- urer, Waldo Tillinghast, Central Vil- lage. Senior Recital. The senior recital of the Sanford Music class will be held at St. Paul's hall, Monday. The program will con- sist of the following: Vocal trio, The Light of the Morning, Stultz, Misses Lee and Miss Nolan; piano, Schubert's [mpromptu, Miss Marion Lee; piano, Conzonetta, Raymond, Miss Oates: vocal (a) The Thing You Left done, (b) Just a Singin and a_ Sin gin, Miss Julia Lee; piano (a) Study for Left Hand from Oberon, (h) Orig- inal Arrangement of Familiar Airs, Miss Butterworth; plano, Valse Ca- price, Miss Nolan: vocal, Goodbye, Sweet Day, Miss Butterworth: piano, Valse Styrienne, Wollenhaup! Moreland; piano, Allegro, op 2 No. 1, Beethove pla- no, Entry of the Gladiators, Fred Coo- per (assisted by drums and bells); piano, Schumann’s Norelleten No. 1, Miss Moreland; piano (a) Rhapsodie Mignonne, (b) Minuet, Miss Yvonne Dumaine;’ piano, from The Surprise Symphony, Miss Alice Dumaine; waltz song, Silken Bands, Miss But- terworth ‘ana orchestra; march, On to Plattsburg, orchestra. A three-piece orchestra will settings speclally arranged for this program. “Phe orchestra is composed of Miss Sanford, piano; Mr. Krauss, violin: and Mr. Fletcher, drums. At Wauregan Reception. A number of Plainfield people at- tended the reception in honor of Mr, and Mrs. Robert Pellerin at Wauregan Friday evening. Some Baby, a New Yorw success, was played before a large audience at the Lily theatre Friday evening. play The Strenfious Question. What political eftects _will come from the course of the Presidens in the rallroad crisis, in view of its con- clusion, is being anxiously studied by the politicians _of both Springfield Republican. - parties.— P Chandler car to $1395 or $1495, but you are vitally interested in the foct that we don’t. | | Seven-Passenger Touring Car - Four-Passenger Roadster - = CHANDLER SIX It Wouldn’t Add to the Value to ‘ Increase the Price_ N line with general increase of motor car cation for an advance in Chandler Price. All material costs are advanced, labor is advanced. There is nothing that goes into the car or onto the car that costs less, but the price is still only $1295. We - believe our reasons for not advancing the excuse for advancement are based on so un $1295, £. 0. b. Cleveland, still buys tne greatest of all medium priced cars. i $1295 $1295 F. 0. B, Cleveland M. B. RING AUTO COMPANY 21 Chestnut Street \\\\\\_ E Phone 1290 CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY, CLEVELAND, OHI) prices, there would be every justifi- gn'ce in the face of eve merchandising principles. ! ! You are not especially interested as to why we don’t raise the conceivable rice of the Homes Quarantined—Mrs. Mary Wolfe Breaks Wrist by Fali-—Mrs. J. Al- bert Pierce Enters Backus Hospital. A quarantine has_been placed Officer Dr. C. I. Congdon on home of Paul Gley and Mrs. Rit- where the 1i-months-old child of and Mrs. Fritz Wilhelm has ta by Health the paralysis. The chila cre while its mother was away in Mancheste It was taken to the isolation ward in the hospital at New London. Health Of ficer Congdon has requested that par- ents and guardisns &eep their chil- dren on the Stonington side of the river and not let them attend the moving pictures. He hopes that the parents will heed this advice so that no strict quarantin will be nece: sary. Wrist Broken. Mary Wolfe fell at her home street, Thursday, and broke Congdon re- Mrs. Wolfe 1s 1l be some time le to use her Mrs. on Grz her wrist. duced the fracture. As over S0 vears old it W before she will be arm. Mother Il Conrad Rock and Louis Rock of Bridgeport have been called home by the serious illness of their mother, Mrs. Charles Rock of Dennison ave- nue. Mrs, Rock has been taken to Lawrence hospital for treatment. Enters Backus Hospital. #Mrs. J. Albert Pierce of Hizh sctreet was taken to Backus hospital in Nor- wich Thursday, for treatment. Noted Here and There. Bliss PIbexin Sl basmstirien from a visit in Guilford. William Godfrey and Godfrey are visiting in Mi Ne Miss Helen George and Miss Mil- dred Chapman have returned from Hartford where they were _brid maids at the wedding of Miss Dorothy Walkely, who formerly resided here. Mr. znd Mrs. Elwood Lathrop have returned from a visit in Stafford Spring: M Mary Cottrell is spending a few days in New York. Walter Phillips of Phoenix, R. I, Is the guest of his uncle, John Phil- lips. Lester Coughlin of New York spending a few days in town. is Miss Grace Taylor is visiting in Hartford. Mrs. Sarah Weightman and Miss Alice Weimes, who have been at the home of William H. Barber for a fe weeks, have left for a v their brother, Dr. E. C. Chipman and fam- ily in New London, before returning to_their homes in Brooklyn, N. Y. Floya Conklin is visiting in Hart- ford, Miss Marguerite Green of Ashaway, R. I, is the guest of her brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Bergen I. Green on_Broadway. John Gilbert has left the employ of H. M. Fitch to enter the office of the Rossie Velvet Co. Frank Smith has taken his place in Fitch's store. New York in May started 229 new ‘bufldings, valued at $36,237,395. %ALTIC buildi did g the annex to the Baltic mills not work Friday owing to the rain. Miss Anna Bibeau who has been spending five weeks’ vacation in Mon- treal, has returned to her home on Main street. Peter Duquette has returned home aft spending a month in Canada. While there Mr. Dugquette visited Three Rivers, Bartholomew, Que- bec and Montres Mr. and Mrs. John H. entertaining Mrs. Andrew Clarke awd daughter, Agnes and Tiss Annie Byrne of Brooklyn, W. Clayton Pothier of New London was a Baltic visitor Friday. Wil 11 was a Mystic visi- Michae] Coughlin exhibited to his friends I'riday potatoes grown by him averaging one pound nine ounces to one pound 14 ounces each. They were the largest shown in this section this season. Levi Fortler has finished work at Portelance and W Mr. Fortier contemplates entering the_employ of a New York wholesale Arug house as traveling salesmap. Iis many friends wish him success in his new field of endeavor. Miss Ethel Brown spent Friday with Willimantic_friends. Miss Imelda_Hi seph’s hospital Turtle Branded 1865 Found. Thomas Hussey, employed by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company, saw a _turtle crawling along the tracks Friday, about a mile east of the station and Mr. Hussey captured the snapper. This turtle weighed about 50 pounds and had the initials A. D. engraved on its back and the year 1365 stamp- ed mear its head. Mr. Hussey donated the turtle to a friend. A gang of men who have been thrashing oats for G. A. Cote, have completed_the work. David Radcliffe has returned to work after a short iliness. Sigurd Swanson was in Providence Friday. Sunday at Methodist Church. At the Baltic Methodist Episcopal church there will be services at 10 o'~ clock - tomorrow (Sunday). Sunday school at 12 o'clock. A meeting of the Junior league will be held at 5 and the Epworth League will hold a meeting at § o'clock. In the pvening there Will be prayer meeting at 7. . Jo- Big Girders Set at New Theatre— ifty Pound Turtle Branded 1865 Found—Rain Delays Builders. Workmen for the tional Tron | | Works company of Hartford are in | town ecting_iron at the New theatre. Friday girders were set, each weigh ur o | Cable lines were across {ailroad street and hydraulic jacks raised the girders into position. M Jodoin expects the work on the thea- tre to prosress rapidly, as work has | been suspended, awaiting the arrival of shipments of steel. Village Briefs. [ A number of workmen who are NATIVE LIFE AS FOUND IN MEXICO Stery of The Peons They Are Known to Americans Who Lived | Amongst Them. as (Special to The Bulletin.) Washington, D. C. Sept. 15.—A striking picture of native life in Guan- uato, the treasure chest of mercurial Mexico, is siven in a communication to the National Geographic Sociel Frank H. Probert, a part of which released today from the _society’s Washington headquarters. Mr. Pro- Dert reveals the Mexican peons as they are known only to the American who has lived among them. “Leaving the walled inclosure of the railroad yards,” sdys the writer, “one looks down on the apparently cramped and crowded city of Guanajuato, tl capital of the richest of the southt central states of Mexico. Hard by, to the right, is the bull-ring, the scene on Sundays and fiestas of farcical combats between two-legged brutes and four-legged beasts. In the soft sunshine of summer daj the first vista of the city is striking indeed. Churches of magnificent prc Portions; ancient and modern archi- tectures ‘strangely blended in the same cdifice; stately buildings; imposin markefs, stores of all descriptio and dwelling places, rudely bare, sly_colored with neutral tints calsomine, their grated windows open doors exhibiting to all sparsely furnished interior where b beast and human eat and live togetk er. The sordid squalor of the many contrasts strikingly with the oppres- sive opulence of the few. “The cobblestone streets are crook- ed and narcow; so narrow, in fact that caballeros must take to the sid walk to permit of the passing of any kind of vehicle. The dingy tram-cars are drawn by relays of mules, three abreast, beaten into subjection by the stinging lash or coaxed into action by the curses of the youthful drivers, whose vernacular is wonderfully ey pressive and profane indeed, I doubt if anything but a mule can really ap- preciate the dept hof fecling and ir- resistible persuasiveness of the vile expressions. “What strange sights one can see in these main arteries of the city! I have set my camera on_the balcony of my room at the Woods Hotel and Wil snap what passes by, At first, a herd of patient plodding burros load- ed down with slabs of the pale green sandstone, quarried nearby and used for building purposes; a legless crip- ple shuffies along on a board, propell- ing himself fith his hands; a cargader trots along tirelessly with his awk- ward burden, in this case a sewing machine; more burros overloaded with charcoal; another pack struggles un- der the weight of sacked ore from the mines; still another bearing grain to the market, and the street car de- manding londlv a clear track: a fun- oral procession where laughing chil- dren carry a baby's casket, swaying from side to side. to the accompani- ment of anything but appropriate mu- sic, and bebind the mourners in si- lent_solemnity. “Strangely = superstitious are thes People. Grossiv jenarant, constant of and the their faith, pathetic in their simplicity, kindly and respectful, their life is epi- tomized in the verse: “ et the world slide, let the world £0; A fig for care and a fig for woe! If I can’t pay, why I can owe, And death makes equal the high and low.’ Tis Easter Sunday morning. I am dawn 1t early by the toot- nied by the s viols andd es s sounds are sawn from their ngs; by the shuffling of sandaled feet over the stones of the street, and by the babel of voices of passing peons. Church bells clang, sirens scream, whistles wildly mingle in the melody of merriment; for is not this day when Judas Iscariot 1s to be hung in efigy.” “A grotesque dummy figure is pa- raded through the town, followed by the jeering and cheering crowds. whe have risen early to give expression to screeche: their righteous indignation against the betrayer. After circling the city the procession halts, Judas is promptly vanked by the ropes from the bearers and i dangles mid air, a sorry sight, n, cursed, condemned, consign- ed to everlasting purgatory, to which place, at sunset, he is sent by the ex- plosion of ynamite concealed in his carcass. Ribaldry rung riot as the day advances, and night falls on an ex- hausted though happy people. What matters if the prison is overcrowded that night, or that the supply of pul- que or mescal is depleted almost to the degree of exhaustion? “To the -casual visitor from the states the habits and customs of these lowly people are strange, but fascinat- ing. They do not need our commis- eration or sympath: they are content in_ their mode of living, and who shall say that they are the less happy or human in their habitat than many of us? “The Mexican peon knows that he is born to serve, as did the old south- ern darky, and caste or class distinee tion is emphasized on all occasions, The mozo rides silently behind the lordly cabaliero; the peon woman steps into the street ‘and bows her head as the padre passes: in the plaza on Sun. day evenings, when the melody of martial music fills the alr, the upper classes parade in ome direction, while the peons syrate as an outer ring in the opposite direction. As a class they are fndustrious and skillful if the time element is eliminated. “The peon miner is a competent workman when unhampered by mod. ern machines and has a ‘nose’ for ore that is truly remarkable. Ag tillers of the soil their methods are primi- tive but productive; they stifl use oxen and the wooden plow share, ana the flelds are fenced with imberishable dry-rock walls. Jn the making of pot- tery and basketry they execl: in tan ning hides, saddlery and the working of metalsthey are inimitable. The Women, too, can grind corn on a me- tate, cook fortillas ana frijoles, raise families, launder olothes on & rock near the creek, make. the most ex- quisite laces and the finest of work with equal skill” b