to cover the mimh-r cn the ballot so Hint II. c.n not ho seen wi limit unfiurteninR: orcnt tinp open tlio pnrt so fastened down, nml shall then deposit the ballot in the. box. Tho Voter shnll mark ninl deliver his Imllot with out uniluo delay, nml shall quit tlio enclosed1 space ns soon lis his ballot has boon tic J ritrl, provided, t lint if nt nny timethu constitution of this Commonwealth shall eenso to require h:illots to ho numbered lut number shnll be marked on tho ballot ninli it shall ho deposited in tlio ballot-box by tint voter himself. TIMK OP MAIlKTNO LIMITED. Sno. ?t. No voter shall be allowed to oc cupy a voting shelf or compartment nlready occupied by iinolher.cxccot when t; i v i u p till help nllowod by section 27 of this act, nor to remnin within said compartment more than, throe minutes in case nil of such compart menln nre in use a id olh?r voters nro wait iuir to evec'iiiy the samo. , v.iter not an election oilier thill he nllowrd to reenter tho oimlosnl space after ho lias once left it ex cept to cilvo help us heroinafler d scribed. Kaeh rotor's name shall bo checked on tho votitiR cheek-list hv thontllcerhaviniicharh'e thereof as Boon ns ho has cat his vote in the mannor now provided by law. It shall be the duty of the jii,lro of rlertion to secure tho observance of the provisions of this sec tion, to keep order in the room in which the votlnjr is held, and to see that no more por sins ore a limited within the enclosed space than ore a1 lowed by this act. Kadi party which lias by its primary mectine!, caucus convention or board sent hi the proper ollice a certifleato of nomination, and each tiroup nfcitiiens which has sent to tho proper ot lieo a nominal ion p:i-r as provided in sec tions two and three of this net, thai! lie al lowed to appoint three electors to ret ns watchers t each voting place, without ex pense to tho county, one of whom shall ho allowed to remain the room out -ide of tho enclosed sp.ioo. Kadi watcher shall be pro vided witti a oc.rtilic.itc from tho county commissioners, or if the election he held in a township r.r borough, from the auditors of the mm, stating his name, tho names of the persons who have npp linte l him and the party or policy ho represents, mid no party or policy shall be represented by more than one watcher in tho same voting room at any one time. Watchers shall be requir ed lo allow their ceititicntes when requested to do so. Until tho pools are closed no per sons shall be allowed in the room outside of th said enclosed space except these watch ers, voters not exceeding lo at any one time, w ho are awniting their turn to prepare their v... .,.-, mm ,vm-i oiiimrs wnen reivssnrv fur tho preservation of the peace. No person wnon witmn tho voting room shall election eer or solicit votes for any party or candi date, nor shall any written or printed mat tor be posted up within the said room except as required by law. KO KXTKA LISTS ALLOWED. Sec. 23. No list or memorandum of tho uumes 01 voters except such lists as are ex pressly authorized by law shall be made, within t!m vrttitto 1... - . . ...v - ' o.mif, iin-m ii j not wi :iii or till fleer, nor shall any list or memorandum ot iiiv iiuuiuers inurKeil upon uic naitots uo uuuu ii Kept e.ucpi mien usis as are oxpress- Iv Attlhnri7p,l 1... Inn- . ..... .--. ,,, i io, jim ll inae liny voter may make a memorandum of the numoer oi ins own Pal ot and tlio watchers, ....... nuvi. nicir pou-uooKS aim clllllleiliro iisis. nucr me closing ol mo polls and lie fore the ballot boxes are opened all the lists1 rf ,-r.l n .. l.:.... .1 , .. i i 1 19 unmoors oi tiui ballots are rcc irded, as now required by law, shnll hn ri)nota1 I.. .... ... .1 .. - , US)..ai,llu OI'.IKU ..ll.Cn properly marked, and and the stubs of nil .,.v .,, m.-i nr-el, WRe'iner Willi ll!l UlIU'e-li ballots and the ballnt-clieck-list shall also her enclosed In a sealed package properly desigj Dating tho voting place, which package shall a sent to tho proper office as required by law in the en'oorthc bsllots oast.and neillii er the said packsge nor the said lists of vot ers shall thereafter bo opened except by tho return Judges, or in the case of a contest, or upon tho order of a court of competent jur isdiction. Bkc. 20. No person other than tlio elect ion omeers shall take or remove any b illot from tho voting place. If any voter inadver cntly spoils a ballot ho nmv obtain ai otheti npoli returning the silod'ono The billots thus returned sha'l bo immediately cancel-: ed, and at the close of tho po'ls shall lie ci cured in an envelope, s olod and sent to tho iT-iper otlico as rcqnirod by law in tho caso if the ba'lots caL Urc. 27. If any voter declares to tho judt-a "f election that hv ratsoti of disability hede vros avistanccin tho preparation of his bal oi he shall to permitted hv the judge of lection to select u quulilieil voter of tlio "lection di-strict to aid him in tho pr-para-, 'inn of his ballot, such - preparation, beiu nailc In the noting coinpa'tnicnt. HOW BALLOTS AlU! il AT) 15 VOID. fkc. 25. If a voter marks moro names' '.en i thera nro persona to bo tleeUd to an illlce, or if for any reason it is imp issihlo to dermlne tho votn-g choice for any ollice tii bo filled his ha'lot gh.:!l not l.a counted for such, ollice. No ballot without tho oliiuiar endorsement shall, except as her. in ntliT wl provided, b j allowed to bs di p sited in tho ballot-box, and noun but ballots provid-, ed in aoeonlarci with tho provisions of this act shall bo count, d. Ha 1 U not marked, or improperly or defectively marked, shall bocndoisod ai def ioiivc but ahull bo pre served wi h the otner bullots. If any lvill.it appears to have been obtnined oilierwiso than as provided in this tct tho jude o portions slmll transmit such b illot to the district atdjrnoy without dclav, toclh-r with -wliatover infirmatiin ho' may have tonding to the doteLtion of tho person whe lon.Mite.1 die same. bee. a). Afwr tho polls ara closed tho lection officers only ahull remain in tlio voting room within the gunnl-rail, and a'.iall: there at oncj proceed, to count tho votes, inch counting shnll not bo adjourned or postponed until it Bhall have been fiillv oompletecl. A record an all li rat bo madu o'f tho number of the last ballot east: tho olli ccra in charge of the voting check-list shall in the prescuee of sjhe oilier ollhx-rs and watchers, count in it distinct an 1 and, bio voice the nNincs chocked on the s.iid Ui and announcotho wholo number tho'eor, and tho lists of voters; the stubs of bailota used and all unused ballots slu-.ll then bo scaled up as rociuired by section i'5 of i his aitt. Tho Uollot-box shall then heopei.tM by the jud . the bailota shall bo taken therefrom by tin' inspector disigna'evl by tho judj.v. ami audibly counted one by one hv tl.e jud-e and when the count is completed the whoh's number of ballots cist shad be nrinounc-d and the counting of the number of v..tc.t 10-' oeiTcd by ouch pemou voted for shall then; proowd. All bailota, iil'icr being removed from tho box, shall bo kept within tho unob rtructo.1 view of thosu present initio v .ti:i ' room, but out of their reach until thev uro li'ocot in the ballot-tox us rctiiir.M by"lavv full return shall be made in tho iiianno, uow provided by law of all vol ot cast and llu tal votes as soon as c.mnte.1 sh.4:i ba puu "clv ajinoimcccl. to rnKSKUVB Tim rEArtr;. H ahsll bo the duty of the polico ofllee rs oiiatables and deputy constables now re4 luIrcM by law to be present at the polls to remain within the voting room, but 'outside lie guardrail while tho votes arj bei'ie counted und to prescrvo order therein. No !rson except tho auid loaeo-olllcers when neceasary f.ir the preservation of the peace or persons acting by their authority f.,r the -ame end slmll enter the sp uy within the gnard-rail or coiuuiuiiieatc with any electior otlicer in any way alter loo polls are cl.e.i l'eiS countm- ef the votej are cum- i'i'i X: .,W1",:V'v''r i;' a' conl.e.-led eUc . ou h ribui.ul trying thu e,e shall d...-ide that the ballots u.-.,l m ,ie or more election districts nero by reus,,,, ,,f the, .million, ad htion, niuwjvllmu or misstatement ( ..neor more title, of oll.c a or names or residences of candidateH or puilits .r p :, ,-,.-,r,.. soiited by theiu, so detective us to the , :'ioo in contest as lo bo calculnuM lomideid the voters in regard to any of tl1H eandelatcs nouiin:ite.l lor tl.e fa d cilice, and tha the deltslMMannldi..:! of the s, id bailota nmv .;ave ellccled tl.e iwilt of the entire el.viioii ferlhesal.l ofllco. the said Irlhuiial slinll de laro the election 1 1 be Invalid ns regards the said otlico, nnd shall report their decision lo tho Governor of tho i nmmon wealth. The Governor, on receiving the report ol tho said decision, shnll without delay cause n writ or writs of election for tho ollice In con-te-t to issue nnd nppolnt a day within four weeks from tho dsto cf the writ for the hold ing oi n new c lection to bo hold according to the provisions ol this act for the otlico in contest, DALI.0T3 CAS'T DB SUOVN. fee. Si. A voter who shall accent as here in otherwise provided allow his bnllot to be seen hv nnv person with an apparent inten tion of letting it be known how he if about to vote, or shall cast or attempt to cas any other ballot than the oflirial ballot which has been given to him by the proper election otlicer, or shall wilfully viofnto any other provision of this net or any person who sha'l interfere with any Voter when inside said enclosed space, or when marking his ballot, or who shall endeavor to induce nny voter before depositing his ballot to show how ho marks or bus marked hn bailor, or who, ex cept when lawfully commanded bv a return judge or a competent court, shall loosen, cut sir unfasten the omcr pasted down over the number on any ballot, shnll bo guilty of a misdemeanor nnd uion conviction shall bo sentenced to pay a tine not exceeding tin.' or ito undergo an Imprisonment for more than Mi roe months or both at the discretion of the c'oiirt. foe. 32. Any person who shall, prior to iUii election, wilfully deface or distrov nnv list of candidates lviMci in accordance" with the provisions of tlrs act, or who during an "icciion snail wniuiiy iieiaoe, tear down, rc miove or destroy any card of Instruction or hpe i'licn ballot printed or posted for the iu i"truc!ion of voters, or who shnll, during an election, wilfully remove or destroy any of the supplies conveniences furnished to ena ble a voter to prepare his ballot, or shall wil lfully hinder the voting of others, shnll be guilty of n misdemeanor and upon cotivic jion shall bo tpt.tenccd to pay a fine not ex ceeding $100, or to undergo an iinprisoin'cnt 'for not more than three months or both at the discretion of the court. tce. i 3. Any person w ho 6hall falsely make lr w ilfully deface Or destroy any certificate of nomination or nomination paper, or any part theioof.or any letter ol withdrawal or file any certificate of nomination or nomination paiier or letter of withdrawal, knowina the ;snmc or nny pnrt thereof to be falselv made, 'or w hoi-hall wilfully sign nny nomination papers as a quatiileJ elector, such person not beinir a qualilied elector, or snppios nny certilicuto of nomination or nomination paper, or any part thereof which has been duly filed, or forge or falselv make thootll cial endorsement on nnv bnllot, or wiifuliv desiroy or deface nny ballot, or wilfully de lay the delivery of any ballots, shall be guil ty of a misdemeanor, nnd upon conviction Miiill bo sentenced lo pay a tine not exceed ing fl,U.cj or to undergo an imprisonment for not more than ono year or both at the kiiscretion of the court. FOU FAILURE OF DUTY. S"c. 31. Any public offi.-er upon whom n duty is imposed by this act w hoshall negli gently or wilfully perform it in such a wai ns to hinder the obieets of this act or who shall negligoitly or wilfully violate any of wie provisions inereoi sunn oe guilty ol a misdemeanor and upon conviction shnll he sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding f l,(Xs) or io unuerp;.) an imprisonment tor not moro than one year or both at tho discretion of the court. 1 Sfc. 3o. Any printer employed by thn voiuiuifffioiiers oi any eoiiuiy or auditors or nny township or borough to print any ollic iiul hnllots, or any person engaged in" print ing the same who shall appropriate to him self or rivo or deliver or knowingly permit to be taken ony of snid ballots by "any other person than such coniini'sioncrs or auditors or th oir duly authorized agent, or shall wil fully print or muse to be printed any official ballot in nny other form than that pre-crib-e l by such commissioners or auditors, rr with nny other names thereon, or wilh tho 'mimes spelled otherwise than asdirected by them, or tho names or printing thereon ar ranged in any other way than that author ized and directed by thiB act, shall be guilty of n misdenieanor.nnd upon conviction sjiall be sentenced to pay a line not exceeding tl, (J0, or to undergo an imprisonment for not moro than rive years, or both.at the dis cretion ol tho court. ! Hec. 31. Any person other than an officer charged by law with the care of ballots, or a person entrusted by any such ollieor with toe csre of the same for a puriioso required by law, who shall bavo in his pos-.cs.sinu ;o;itside tho voting room any ollicml balliV ior any person who shall mnko or have in posscfsion any counterfeit of an olliciul bel ;lot, shall be guilty of o misdemeanor and upon c mviction vhall be sentenced to pay a lino not exceeding 1,000 or to undergo "an imprisonment for not moro than ono year or botli at tho discretion of tho court. Hko. 37. Section 13 of an act entitled "An aci relating to the elections of this Com 'inonwoaUh," approved tho 21 dnv of July, section 2U of the act entitled "A further isupp'.oruont to an act entitle 1 'An act to in 'cornoratx the city of I'lulnd. lphio,' approv ed the lit day of' Kobniary, 1-kM, and nil ;laws and parts of laws inconsistent herewiih shall bo und tho sumo hereby are re pealed. l'atldinsr the In step. A Iti.ly, who was crossing Fourteen Hi iitivct, in taking juuticiiliir euro that her nkirts were not Boiled liv contact with the mini, exposed to view n foot which at first (rhince seemed to lie lieautifiilly funned. It was noticeable, however, that the bc-mity lasted only while the p tmoii was in liiolion. Wheii kIio remained Htimdiutf her feet looked ns if there were hunches, like bunions, on. the iiif tcji. Tlm wrihr mentioned his oli-.cn atioiis. in tlio family circle, nnd was promptly informed hv a fem inine il lative that tho feet which hud itttiactod his attention had lieen cov ered by n .shoe w ith a padded instep, lie was a!,o told that all ladies like to have it hi-li instep; that it is consid ered almost a requisite of lie.mty. In order to aseeit d-i how such fic titious uiiicudiiicut to the works of nature, wiim accomplished, and how l-'i lierally tho practice of ptddiie; in steps was carried on. n visit of inquire was paid to one of the ii shoo store's on Sixth avenue. A philosophical ladv floor-walker was quite willing to tell all shu knew ulmut it. "Of course, all ladies like to have a hioji inst.-p," slio said, "and we can and do furnish them to the order of those to whom natitiv has Kieti a H it, ungainly foot. How is it done? Simply enouoli, I assure you. When a lady has her foot incus ured for a nail-of' sin u .u ,.ll,.-, , ; liiinle for n certain amount of fullness across tint instep, mid a hi'li, upward and vi-rvstiiV ..i-r.. tu i.. i.. ...... ... mu.iu n.-iH eon the heel and the hall of the foot, tin) heel being imiilo lii-h and set well for ward. A little mid of .l.oil.l,, cl.;..i-,.... of sheepskin, In tween which is a stull' iiiif of felt or citlon, is then placed on the iiistell. the i leu. is .li-...i, , and when it is 1. niton,., I tl, l... us hiVli an insteiiiiH ,,,,1.1 ,. ii. t .. A year or h i iio.i wo had many calls for shoes made i:i this way, but lately tho rap-,, for llciu lias eon .ideral.ly niiidej- i.ueu. .m j orK J !;((.. JSVKSTolt KlilSiiN' is no, ,..! na ui-. iliJI that he Would K'ivo till llid falllu to tic na oi uw iieiitufi-s. THE MEXICANS; A LOOK ATOCIt SISTKlt ItKrVO- mc ami iircit oi)i rnopiiii Artrr ofTIiU Century ,V Wonderful C'limnle Hoses mid 8lrnwtH'rrloj the Year Hound l'lclur-ct-qun Mexico, UK most foreitrn country in C'hristeu dom, says Frank O. Carpetter in the Washington Slur, can be n s, reached in a I'tiHnum sleeper and the only water that PlSf t itecils to bo crossed is v ivVtv'i- ..ii'"; t'nc rug.'cd little river known as tho Hio (.Trande. Mexico is n A'iK I of 'i'lTerent eivil- V , (5 ( Jzatioti from eurs. Itc flip, a lleonle .are a oeonln ii, , , r. ... U e n rlvca and 1 find it one of the trnngest .-n- countries uf tho world. Wo know very litttleof Mcxic3. I'ros cott crvc us a picture of the country iu the lime of tho Monti zumas. l'ussin! travelers have written tho impressions thr.t panic to ihem w hile looking out of cxpicss trains Koin:j nt th ralo of forty miles an hour, nud w e have a hazy idea of the republic un a sort of a tuil to tlie Vnitcd States. It is supposed that there iue nlioitt 11,(100,001) people in tlio re public, but they hive never been nccur aicly counted, and tho most of them are of a character and race about which tho world knows nothing. The men ktown as Mexicans are the rulini; cias and the-:e are numbered by thousands instead of million'.' The real people of Mexico are tho Aztecs, millions up m millions of whom havc not a drop ot Spanish blood in them, an J many of whom possess no element of nature in common with the Sianinri'?, the hulf-bioult or with their civilization. Most of these Indiana spea!v Spin, ish, but Hny have thcirown touguei i.s well, nnd it is said there arc at least Jo'.l ililUrcnt l iaiccis used by t'ueru in (lilTcicnt parts of Mexico. In some parts ol this country jou will find uothimr but il-.C!0 Imlini'.s, and Senator Ilc.irst.a year or so n jo, traveled over sonic of the back districts of Mexico whera ho was the first white r.i:;;) the people had ever seen. Tl.cy ie:;ni'ilcd him us a great curiosity. rair.Kl him on their shoulders fur miles nud delighted iu clninsr him honor. The word Indian yives no proper idea, of tht'fc Aztecs of the r.iucteenth century. They arc itolhinj; like cur Indians in ap pearance or civilization. They aro as ud ruLccd as the lowest clapsis of many part's of Europe, und they have manuers and civilization peculiarly their own. They have shown themselves possible of Treat development, mid somo of the most f.rikiiif mea ia Mexican history have come from them. Juarez was an Indian; IlidaJtfowns an Indian; and the President of Mexico to-day Scnor Diaz lias some Indian blood in his veins. The Congress of Mexico is largely made up of the dc FCjiiilnuts of the Aztecs, em) it is be lieved by many that the futuro possibili ties of Mexico ore to come from this race. The pure Spaniards of Mexico nro few, mid tin y nnd tlio people of mixed Indian i.nd Spanish blood make up, it is said, h.-s than ime-hulf ol the whole popula tion. Still it is from them that the w hole country has been jiirljfe l in tha pas:, auj it remains to bu seen w'hat the i i!i i.'iicj of railroads an 1 tlio consequent development will have or. the masses. T.ie best .irt of Mexico has not been prospected as yet by tho miners. A min ing engineer who has been traveling In the southern rttitcs of the country tells ir.s that the great mines of the future lie i;: tin? south lather than iu tbo north. Stili the north has bc;n worked for nes, and gold and silver are turned out thcro by the millions of dollars' worth every year, l'.ven fie northern miniiipr tedious are comparatively little known, and Col. llivin.-', a well-known American miner, win owns valuable prjpjrty in t!rj State of Guatiahuato, tells me that he has ob t iiue l n concession for a Philadelphia syndicate to some wonderfully ri:h but nnkuowu gold territory oa the western coast of the country. The agricultural resources of Mexico are ns little known nud have been as little tested us its mines, and there is enough uutille 1 laud here to feed tho whole United States if il were cultivated. Just no-.v cuHeo plant-j ing is beins largely undcrtakea an l new t iiijfiir and eoflce fields are bciuj pi intcd ia a number of the States. America knows but Utile of the Mexico of thj present. They would consider it an evidence .if i'.rnord'i"e if a Mexican bad never heard of the mimes of nny 0119 of tliu United Stat:s, but ninety-nine Americans out of ono hundred cannot name, without lookini; at the Keornphy, live out of tho twenty-seven States Whiclt make up this (rrcat republic, and tha m i nority of theni look upon the wholo country as about as large us otiu of our nic.dium-sLy.od Slates. The fact is Ms ico is about in large ns the United S'ates, including Al.'is'ia, and it is six times as larfje ai tlre.i Ili-itaiii. It is more tuart three times r.s lartro us Gcriiu.uy. aud you couIJ h re threa cotuttrtes as bi as Vauce ii-.bi 1,. of it. Aor.i's tlio top of it, where, iikv 4 siroas htiru. it is t: Ct'Tt OP MKXICAN l'LATKAU. ened to tho United Stnton, It is as lonir as Indianapolis Is distant from Now York City, nnd a lino drawn from tho root of tho horn nt California cntercorncrcd across it to its tip nt Guntemaln would bo as lonjj ns tho distance from New York to Denver. Tho horu la about 150 miles wide at tho bottom or tip, and about 800 miles wido at Its roots where it joins on to is. In its curve it em braces the Gulf of Mexico, nnd tho Pa cific Ocean washes its other sido. It is not a smooth horn by any menus. Grout mountnins Ho all along its top, and this top is a vast rolling table-loud, the most of which is a mile nbovo tho sett. I had imagined this prcat Mexican plateau, which runs from tho north to the south throughout tho entire country, to bo a flat. It is rolling nud is made tip of des ert wastes, rich vallrys nnd of mountains which have for tho past 200 years been furuishiutr a great part of tho gold and silver of the world. Mexico is n land of rood-sized pities. Its capital, which is nwny ut the south, has more than 300,000 inhabitants. Gnuditlnhnra has 100,000, nnd there are n number of towns, tho names of which are practically unknown to us, which have twenty-live thousand nnd upward. It is a land of many climates. Alons; the coast you have the tropics with nil of their rich vegetation, their fruits, nnd nlt 1 learn, their tigers and tarantulas. Iu tho higher mountain regions it is cold, but on thiB Mexican plateau you find tho ideal climate of the world. This plateau constitutes tho greater part of Mexico, nnd this may bo called tho climate of Mexico, Here the climate is tho perfec tion of a pleasant June in Ohio tho year around. The air is ns pure ns that which sweeps over Egypt from tho desert in winter time, nnd south Italy nnd Greece, cau furnish no mure beautiful skies thau these. Think of a country where tho crops prow iu luxuriant greenne-ss nil the year. Where tho rose grows into trees and flowers bloom forever. I saw yesterday men hnrvcstiug crops iu one end of a field while other men were planting tho same crops at tho other. Upon parts of this plateau strawberries nre ripe during every week of tho year nnd everything seems to grow nt nuy tune It is planted. The rule about Silao is two crops of wheat from tho same ground a year nud I eee that in harvesting the whent is culled, root nnd nil, from tho ground, and this air and tun form tho only man ure. This part of the Mexican plateau is Hke a garden. Thcro is somo imita tion, but in many places the crops grow without it. nnd I rode for miles Tester- day through lauds which were as "rich as guano and as black as tho rich soil that makes glad the valley of tho Nile. The lands along the const arc, I am told, even richer than thee uplands and tho bcauti ful vailcy in which Mexico City is located is one of the garden spot of the world. Mexico City is about 7000 feet above tho tea. Tho Mexican plateau is not, however, by nuy mentis all green. Thcro are vast deserts like those of Arizona and Nevada, and in coming hero through tho great State of Chihuahua on the Mexican Cen tral llailroad I traveled for two davs through a blinding bluzo of dunty sand in which tho only green thing was tho cactus, which grows there iu nil its beauty ami iu all its ugliness. These deserts are in some places lit for grazing and Mexicans tell me that on them arc. to be the great cattle-raising grounds of tho future. Vast tracts of then will be re deemed by irrigation nnd thousands of acres have already been reclaimed. Tho land when irrigated makes splendid cnt ton ground, ntid one trattt produced 87, 000 bales last year. A number of new companies itro now being formed and Americans arc largely interested in them. The low lauds which slope from tho plateau down to the coast do no; need irrigation. They have an immeuso rain fall during the rainy season und vegeta t.on grows as rank us that of the jungles of India. Tl.e whole of this country partn'.ces of tho Orient. The moment you cross the Hio Graudo you are In tho lauds of the romantic eat rather than in the practical west. The Rir, the sKy nod nature are those of Palestine in spring time, nail the architecture reminds you now of Moorish Spain and again of the mud huts of Egypt. .The people are among the most picturctpie on tho globe. Every man is a fit subject for a painting, and tho American artist, Mr. Church, who has speut seven winters in Egypt sketeh ing, suvs he finds Mexico a much moro fertile field thsn tho well-worked coun tries of Europe. As soou ns I crossed the Itio Grande I saw at every station lus-ry brigand-like men, with handsome dark faces shining out from great som breros, the crowns of whicu came to it pniutta foot ubovo their heads, nnd the brims of which seemed to bo a foot wido all around. These hats were gorgeous in their silver and gold trimmings. Some of them had ropes of silver around them almost as thick as vour wrist, and thev iu.iiicu univ a pure. 01 tuo SfUtteriug coi tunics of thtso Mexican dudes, Th clothes below them alioue with silvrr but tons and braid. The pantaloons of sum. of the men were strined with silvei v . I - Mr si 'V-'.V1 AX AZTC M-Att;! buckles, while to the wa.st of each, fastened by a Uather bait filled with car Uidgea, hung a big silver -mouutcd re- :! ''.0' rolver. At many of the ttationi men dressed iu this manner would gallop up on horses at gorgeously nppsralod, ana across tho country we saw J10 nd thfln troops of cavalry dnh(ug over the fluids. The costumes of tho common pcoplo woro fully as tilcturcsiiuo, and both man and women presoiited rare blt of -color and reminded ns ot the dance ot tbo natioui is a spectacular extravaganza. The lower classes of tho men of Mexi 00 dress in cotton, but they wear blank ets of all the colors of the rainbow about their shoulders and they drape theso around themselves in ft way that adds dignity and grneo to them. Many of these blankets ure of red flannel nnd If you will take a blanket of this sort and throw it nrourul your shoulders and over your back somo morning ns you hop out ot bed in your snow-whito pajamas, you w-ill get some idea of tho Mexicau lieon. Your hair, however, must bo ns black us the wing of the raven; you must staiu your fnco with walnut juice, and put oa your head one of tiicso gorgeous som breros in a more or lcs dilapidated con dition. You must get ft pieco of dirty solo lcnther bo largo fhat your foot can stand in it and leave a half iuch of space all around and tie this to your fest with leather strips, first cracking your heels nnd blacking the solos of your feet until they look nure rough and tough than the leather itself. After you hnvo dono this you will present a faint carirtvturo of the Aztec of Jb'.ll. You nre now, however, only tho Aztec nt rest. The Aztec at work is a dillorcnt matter, and OltOUP Of l'KONS. - you will see him hero in in many differ ent occupations ns nra possessed by his brother fellow in tho land of Egypt. He carries tho heavy burdens of tho country upon his back. He lugs about Mexican beer in pig skins ns the Ben galee water carrier carries the water ho has for sale, und you eee him 111 a hun dred dilTcrcut feirms on every street and iu every one ho is a now picture. The women tire ns strange at the men, though their plumage is less gny". Those of the wealthier f lasses aro dressed iu black, and tho crowd ot ono of tho cathedrals looks ns though a plaguo had struck tho town nnd all tho women were in mourning. In theso interior cities of Mexico the better class women wear no hats nud their heads aro cither bare or covered with a black shawl, out of which their olive-complexioncd faces shine and their dark lustrous eyes look at you with a strange wonder. Thero is uo greater beautitlur than black, nnd I believe theso Mexican and Spanish women get a great part of their reputa tion for beauty from tho clothes they wear. At first sight they appear hand sonic, but a close examination results in the discovery that tho most of them are rather homely than otherwise and that many nro decidedly ugly. Tho Indian women are much prettier than their wealthier lister. They have a stiikiug beauty wheu under nge, but after thirty grow old rapidly, ntid hard work and poor food make them wrinkled and old tit thirty-five. They jiro more pictur esque thau tho higher classes, nnd their dress takes you ugaiu back to the east. They oftcu wear dark bluo cottons and about their heads they, drape a cotton shawl or reboso, so that only tho upper lit' 1 f cf the face shows. Home ot them wenr bright red shirts nud white waists and many ot them go barefooted. Tlio childrcu of tho Aztecs are more or less naked, generally more in tho back dij- tricts. The clothes of all ure ns n rule cleanlier than those of other people's iu i the tame condition of poverty, aud the self respect which they possessed (when under Montezuma they wcro the most civilized people ou this continent) clings to them still, uud many students of Mexican questions believe they am a people with a future. The Oldest Llvluj Twills". Tho oldest t wins no w living jn tho United States are Mrs. Lovica Mnttesou nnd Mrs. bully Clark, born at IbitSaud, Yc, in 1 KOSi, and conse quently eighty-nine years ol bl'u at t.10 V 1 j. present time. Their ,t!rj parents, name 1 Plsk, f-WV hud twelve children f?VsVS Lf 'N. five boys und eeveQV-,J.: girls several of whom ' ' v died, but none below MP, m TTE40tf the ae of eighty, whia ono y.v tn 1,1 ninety-seven. The fiit"ai.r (v i ut ninety live and Mrs. Full at ninety-two. Mrs. Mi.tesou has atle.i.laj t0 tlla s;B;i for fifty years mil sAl ministers t tlio iftictrl. Sji hit fiyt c:iildre.i nal lives with one of tjln surviving three at Angola, N. Y. Her rf t( memory is lemarkabln 'B'Pf H"d 8llu wonder i'S'V'' ful st,,ck of reiuinis V'J V t"eiices.Mrs.(Jhi;k lives with her rhil.lt en ut V!T" , fV Hamburg, N. Y., und P.:s.Vt-X f.Yshe is hearty aud vig. r'jf?j.$ll' orous. Living but ' tlil-'M 'j twenty miles apart tho sisters uro often mp.s. ?V".:tc. together nnd they never fr.il to inset on thir birthday, w'.iie'.i is plea.tatly colubrata 1 eva.'y year. Tho n-JXt old'jit living t.vins iu this CJ'iutry wcrj b rn in Ojrmnny in 1801 and no v r-sido in St. C'loul, Miuu. Chiciju 1 A:ihl. A largo fit woodchtick made hio way into tlie dining room of Mrs. ros ter on front tit tit, iiiehmond Me., the other day, where he w:;a captured, and ta now in a cage. SMILES OFCOflTENTMENT ISSUED FROM THS PENS OP VARIOUS HUMORISTS. pleasant Incidents Oocrarrtn( th World OTr-H7lti(r thai Arc- CiiMrtat ta th Old or Yonnf Joket tt vctrbad tTlU Enjoy HcMtdlns- " ilrak Vp In now. I Vlnh tor goodness," said Mr. Evtv linn Tollivor, "tjah ain no use er tryin' toh ter Lab no soahabilitr whon folks is so berry thin-skinned an' olTonsiblo." "While do mnttnh?" inquired Eve lina's mothor. "Didn' de ahadder paiitlemines dnt yoh vus givin' 1m night oomo off all right?" "Dey stahtod spleudid. I wn Jnno and obrybody did say that it was gran". Hut Susie Jenkins lied for to walk out in front ob do sheet ob do orginco. ' tSho wns ao black dat obrybody took 'er foh her own shsddcr an' slio got mad an' bus' up do pahty."--Washington i'otif. Frven rnllc.ru. Mistress lid ony ono call whilol was out? Now Girl Yis mum, foivo loddios an two gltitlonion. "Vhero are their cards?" "Thore was uo need o' thim lavio1' any." "Why not, I honlel liko lo know?" I Ot was at homo." ' "Yon?" "lis mum. They cnllod on me. mum. Hired d Smith's Good Kcict. a T)elegnto I hope to ife tha day ' w hen all shall bn eijual, nnd ono tnau is ns good as another. l'at So do I, begorra 1 nnd then III soon show BonnU McCarthy I'm m bettor man than ho is. Judye. ' i A Job for the I'hnmplon. Ambitious 'Wifo You wero tho cham pion football player at college, woreu't yon? Mook Husband Y-e-s, m'dear. Why? "Oh, nothing, nothing. Only that ten-a-wpok clerk is in the parlor with our daughter again." Xew York. Weekly. If Kxcdloil. "Always strive to oxcell, tny boy.C.' said the wise old man, patting bim 011 the baok, "and it will load you to suo toss iu lifo." The bright littlo fellow novor forgot tho injunction. When bo grow to man hood bo becamo tho most skillful counteffcitor in the oountry, and h died iu prison, greatly lauiontod its financial circles. Mm pis a 11 r. Prisoner Bo you think you can got . mo off ? Lawyer Easily enonp.li. I will provo to tho court that you aro o lunatic, and you will be sent to an asylum. "Hut how am I to got out of the asylum?" "I will provo to tho (superintendent that you are not a lunatic. "i Street d bmith's Good Aeit. lsnnldil lluuie Comforts. English Lord (in American palaoe car) letch mo a can of hot Wat ah an' mo rug. l'onorDis car um healed by team, tab. "Te'rn off the beat nn' fetch mo a can of hot walah an' 1110 rug." Street di Smith' (juud Kews. llolll llulo.l It Sho Whew I If I'd known you'd smoke a horrid pipe I never would have marriod yon. "He If I'd known I couldn't smoka rtigurs and support a woman, too, I cover would liavo married you. A'eio York Weekly. llliodlont to CJrdora, TIo8tos Miss lluckshuw, lot no in trodnee the Hon. Mr. Ooldmedal. Mr. Olodmedal (iinnintnre but rising slatosman) Howdy, Miss ltaekshawl I believe I've been appointed by tho the steering committee to take yM out to auppor. (Jurer Molsos. First Guest (ut grand ball) Hark, im't that the champagne popping in the suppor-room? Second Guest No; I gTie.es it's the young couples iu tbo conservatory. A'eto York Weekly. Would Iteinemlirr lllm. Barber Have I ever shaved you be fore ? Victim Gracious 1 I guess not; do you think I would come to you a socoud lino 1 Ni t Fxoclly a Sritreciaiv. Pm goin' ter sink this 'ere figger an rea 'f 1 can't keep them dinged dog fish off'n my eyeterbeda. Judyi Mcroty a pi'petator. "What ofilce are you a candidate for?" inquired the reporter, who was making his busty rounds of the polling-places. "Mo?" exclaimed the rrun leaning up agaiust tho door-franio. "Thnoderl 1 ain't running tor anything. I was bora la tLis oountij. Til trial. nl t 1
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