NEW MEXICO. How It Came to be Annexed to the United States. Its Mixed Population of Spanish and Indians. The Territory now known as New Mexico was conquered by the Spaniards a little more than three centuries ago. No portion of our country bears so re - markably the stamp of antiq iity as does Now Mexico. Its chief city, San ta Fe, is said to be tho oldest in tho United States. After the war with Mexici, its Gov ernment ccdod to us in 1848 a tri-.cS of country which originally comprised Arizona and Southern Colorado. The present nroa of New Mexico is 122, 460 iquaro miles. The whole number of New Mexicans in tho United States is estimated at 300,000. Two entirely distinct races inhabit the Territory, aud these peoplo havo an interesting history. The original pos sessors of the land were Indians, sup posed to bo descended from tho Aztecs, or cliff-dwellers. "The Spanish took possession of thoir country one hundred years before the Pilgrim Fathers set tlioir feet on the shores of New England. Tho Puri tans and Pilgrims, the Dutch and the Quakers did not come for conquest; they came seeking freedom to worship God. •'Tho Spaniards curio for conquest and gold; and the old fortress of San Marco, at St. Augustine, built entirely by the labor of Indian slave, makes n strong contrast with the work of all tho other colouists just named, who set tled along tho Atlantic coast." Tho present population of New Mexi co cousiUs of a few families of pure Spanish blood, nud the Pueblo ludians, but tho largest portion is of mixed Spanish and Indian blood. These Indians were tillers of tho soil, and not nomadic. The Spaniards, hav ing learned that their lands were fer tile, and that mineral deposits of gold and silver had been found, determined to scizo this wealth and enslave the lu dians. Having succeeded in this, they subjected the people to abject slavery, and treated them with such cruelty that bloody revolts were the conscqmncc. This wronged people partially regained their freedom, but wero reduced in con sequent to the deopest poverty and degradation. In tho mountains near Santa Fe there were gold, silver and copper mines, and as tho Spaniards, who ruled the coun try, could uot wrest treasure from the natives, thoy forced them to dig and mine and smelt metals with tho crudest appliances. When, after years of toil, tho foieign yoko became unbearable, "fccrctly, and with tho utmost caution, the overthrow of tho oppressors was plannod. Swift runners traveled by hidden paths, in tho depths of night, from town to town, laid the case of their peoplo before their council of war riors aud wiso men, aud each Pueblo that joined tho conspiracy added a knot to a string the messengers car ried. "At last all was ready, a great blow wa> to be struck for liberty, and ono that would drivo tho hated Spaniards from tho home of tho Pueblo. One night during August, 1680, the signal fires sent their mossago across the land from loft/ mountain-tops and the hour had struck. The strangers' rule received its death-blow on that night, and the life-blood of many a valiant Spaniard dripped from dozens of wounds inflicted by their former slaves. The padres, too, became martyrs to their calling, and fell before their altars, to which they fled for safety." The ludians effectually closol the openings to tho mines that they had worked, and oblit erated all traces of shafts and tunnels. But their iudcpcndcaco was of short duratiou. D-»u Diego de Vargas Sapa tahiyan soon appcarod before Santa Fe and once moro subjugated the town, Iho Pueblos seeking shelter in the mountains and in tho ruins left by the cliff-builders; but they wero pursued, and again compelled to labor as peons (serfs). But although prior to 1630, the mine near San Lazaro had yielded good riches, only fourteen years later several expeditions failed to discover an entrance to it, today its site is un known. Aliout 1700 A. D., Santa Fe being settled by became the great trading city of the Southwest. It is described as an antiquated place, "a delightful place in which to rest and grow old without knowing it." The surrounding country gives evi dence that tho "silver fever of tho old Spaniards," still burns in the veina of their successors, for holes and shafts and tunnels may be seen in the earth, and rock outof which "some silver and lead have come, gold and copper out of others, disappointment out of the ma jority."—Ntvt York Qbstrur. Not Tall Enough. History has recorded that a foreign princess to whom Henry VIIL of Eng. land offered his hand in marriage sent back the pointed answer that "if she had had two heads she would gladly hare placed one of them at his Majesty's disposal. " This allusion to the fate of Anne Boleyn and Katherlne Howard was a good specimen of the epigram matic smartness of that period; but, says Mr. David Korr, an equally creditable performance has been fur nished by our own ago. Just at tho time when vague reports were beginning to creep abroad that Germany was meditating a fresh ex tension ot her frontier at the expense of Holland, a Dutch official of high rank happened to be visiting the court of Berlin, where lie was handsomely entertnined. Among other spectacles got up to amuse him, a reviow was or ganized at Potsdam. "What does your Excjllcncy think of our soldiors?'* asked Prince Bis marck, as one of the regiments cams marching past in admirablo order. "They look as if they know how to fight," remarked tho visitor, gravely; "but they are not quite tall enough." The prince looked rather surprised at this disparaging criticism.* lie mide no answer, however, and several other legimcnts filed past in succession; but the Dutchman's verdict upon each and all wai still tho same: "Not tall enough." At length the Grenadiers of tho Guard made their appearance—a mag n.flcent bo ly of veterans, big and stalwart enough to have satisfied even the giant-loving father of Frederick ihe Great; but the inoxorablo critic merely said, "Fine soldiers, but not tall enough." Then Prince Bismarck fairly lost patience and rejoined, somewhat sharply, "Theso gronadiars are tho iinost meu in our whole army; may I ask what your Excellency is pleased to mean by saying that thoy arc not tall enough?" The Dutchman looked him full in tho face and replied, with significant emphasis, "I mean that wo can fl >od our country twelve feet deep." Missed a Fortune. Quincy Robinson related an incident of the early history of the oil regions recently which may givo the children of tho present generation a vaguo idea of the of tho transactions which took plucc when oil was $8 and $9 a barrel, and poor people gained a competency by scooping it off tho sur> faco of creeks or gathcrcl it from pools around tho tanks which had overflowed. The story as told by Mr. Robinson was as follows: "Within a month after Colohel Drake had struck tho first petroleum ever brought to tho surfacj in America by means of drilling, my father aa I tho father of m/ relative? hero bought a tract of land comprising 1280 acres ad joining the farm on whic'.i the Drake well was located, for $350,000. Not long afterward I was sitting in their office ono day—l remember it as dis tinctly as though it happened only yes terday—when an agent for an E istern syndicate walked in and offered SSOO, . 000 for the 1280 acres. Tho owner! looked at him rather incredulously for a moment, but before they could speak ho had counted out on tho table $500,- 000 in cash and drafts, which ho of fered for a deed of tho tract. I was appalled by the tight of the pilo, but my father and the father of those gen tlemen retired for consultatiou, and do. cided that if tho property was worth $500,000 it was worth $1,000,000, and the offer was refused. Their heirs still own the land, and now it, is valued at about $20,000. Where thoy could have got dollars wo could scarcely got nickels. Thus you can see what seem ingly fairy storie9 could be told of thoso days. They aro almost incomprehensi ble to the present generation, but they were red-hot facts." And a sigh of regrot that the offor had not been ac cepted went around tho circle. —Pitts burg Dispatch. Discovery of a Lost Mine. Samuel George and M. R. Brown of Cornucopia, Ore., have discovered the long-sought-for Stanton diggings in the Eagle rango of mountains. In 1805 Stanton brought into Biker City seveial ounces of p'acer gold, but refused to reveal the place from which it came. In a silcon row he killed a man and fie I fur his life, taking the secret of his dis covery with him. Many havj searched in vain for the tost diggings. Gaorga and Brown, however, accidentally stum bled in Gayapoo, into one of Stanton's old prospect holes, and upon investiga tion fabulously rich prospocts were found, and a pick, shovol and frying pan and several ounces "of gold, evi dently panned from a space of fifteen feet on bed rock, Active work will be prosecutod on tho diggings in ilia spiing.— Portland Ortgonian. FEASLS OF THOUGHT. Hypocrisy is the necessary burden of ▼illainy. Confidence is a plant of slow growth In an aged bosom. It is much easier to moet with an error than to find the truth. How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds make ill deeds done. Be not immodest in urging your friend to disclose a secret. Be not hasty to believe flying reports to the disparagement of any. Base envy withers at another's joy and hates that excellence it cannot reach. Undertnko not to teach your equal in the art ho hitmelf profeises; it savors of arrogance. In your npparel, bo modest, and en deavor to accommodato nature, rather than to procure admiration. In writing, or speaking, give to every person his dpo title, according to his degree and the custom of tho place. There nre some people who aro out of sorts at every hand's turn for no legiti mate reason; bocauso tho sun ha* gone under a cloud, because they slopt badly or ate too heartily, but tho compnnion ablo person makes the best of every situation. If wo wait till wo shall bo ablo to do great thing 3 beforo using our faculties and opportunities, tho likelihood is that we shall do nothing. The great things are only dono now and then by a few, and then as the result of tho smaller ones dono beforehand. Domestic Metaphor. Mrs. Gruvatt—George, when we' were first ijiarried you called me your little duc t, didn't you? Mr. Gruvalt—Yes; but thing! have changed sinco then. Mrs. Gruvatt —I suppose tliey have. This morning you called mo an old hen ■—J-jjtoch. WE observe that somebody lias been writing to tho Philadelphia Press to inquire the names of the six most famous diamonds in the world. It is always wise when one is in search ol knowledge to apply to headquarters. "Why, then, did not this curious per son, instead of sending a letter to a newspaper, address his query to some representative hotel clerk of tho pe riod ? March April May Are the best montba la wblch to purify/our blood, Hood's Saroaparllla Is prepared from Ssrsspa. for at no other season does the system so much rllla. Dandelion, Mandrake. Dock. Juniper Berries neoi the aid of a reliable medicine like Hood's and other well-known vegetable remedies. In such Earsaparllla. as now. During the lonu, cold winter n peculiar manner as to derive tbe full medicinal the blood becomes thin and Impure, the body be- value of each. It will cure, when In the power of comes weak and tired, tbe appetite may be loot, medicine, scrofula, silt rheum, sores, bolls, plra- Hood s ftarsaf: arllla Is peculiarly adapted to purify pies, all humors, dyspepsia, biliousness, sick head and enrich Ibe Mood, to create a Rood appetite and ache. Indigestion, general debility, catarrh, rhen overcome that tired feellug. It has a larger sale matlsm, kidney and liver oomplalnts. It over than any other narsaparllla or blood purifier, and comes that excremo tired feeling caused by change It Increases In popularity every vear, for It 1s the of climate, season* or life, and Imparts llfs and strength to the wholi* system. Spring Medicine Blood Poison 'Karl yls St sprint I was very much run down, <'For years at Irregular Intervals in all seasons, I bad nervous headache, felt miserable and all that, suffered the Intolerable burning and Itching of I was very much benefited by Hood's Sarsaparllia blood poisoning by Ivy. It would break out on my and recommend It to my friends."— MßS. J. M. legs. In my throat and eyes. Last spring I took TAVUJR, 1119 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. O. Hood's Rsrsaparllla ns a blood purifier, with no "Hood i Sarsaparllla bas cured me of salt thought of It at a special remedy for Ivy poisoning, rheum, which I have had fcr years. I do think but It has effected a permanent and thorough cure." It Is a splendid medicine. I am 4(1 years of age — CALVIK T. SCRUTS, Went worth, X. H. and my sktn Is Just ss smooth and fair as a piece "I had bolls all over my neck and back, troubling of gla-«. I have six children, and when anything Is me so much that I could not. turn my head around the trouble with them the first thing I go for Is nor stoop over. Rood's Sarsaparllla cured mo In Hood s Sarsaparllla."—Mns. I.IM-T CI.AP.K, South two wesks. I think It Is the best bloo.l purifier."— Norwalk, Conn. DAXIEL RK*D, Kansai City, Mo. Hood's Sarsaparilla fold by all druggists. #1; six for gl. Prepared only I Sold by all druggists, gl; six for as. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD A CO.. Ixiwell, MasL by C. 1. HOOD A CO., Ixjwell, Mass. 100 Poses One Dollar I 100 Doaea One Dollar DAD WAY'S II RTLTL* RELIEF. ] THE GREAT CONQUEROR OF PAIN, For Sprain*, Bratfiet, Backache, Pain In JK V J llie Chest or Bllarrh«ea. Colic, Spasms, Nausea, Fainting Spells. Nervous ness, Sleeplessness are relieved instantly, \ and oulckly cured by taking inwnrdly 'iO to fit) drops in half a tumbler of water. 50c. a bottle. All Druggists. DADWAY'S «■ if. ( ?i >uc .b AS M || - ONUC GENTLEMEN. | I b# 111 VS BEST IK THE WORLD. 1 Imm ■ OTHER SPECIALTIES FOR GENTLEMEN, LADIES, MISSES and BOYS, v "nmbiefThe HaTe'iu n ii'd' "lie,l'°lll e'diolnj * on « genuine unlog* nam, and orice are la the w.rld for the Cure of all Disorder. Stamped on bottom. Sold everywhere. :.i • _ fy Send address on postal for valuable in- LIVER, STOMACH OR OOWELS. "»"X, Taken according to dlrecElon. Ehey will ■ re.Eoro healEh and renew vitality. N Y N D—® Price 2ft cti. a Box. Sold by all Pruygiati. g Aiaviigßiau asa jasassfa Ely's Cream Pilot * RIVES KZLIEF AT OXCE FOR II LOW PRICE RAILROAD LANDS FT COLD IN HEAD ITITJ FREE Government L.ANDB. CI RES Ij. Jff/J Dakota, Montane, Idaho, Washington end Orecon. - I «Elin CAB publicstloni with maps describing the ATA DD U W yMi ■ SERD roll hest Agricultural, Graxlng and Tim « II H Pig ber Lands now open to Settlers. Heat free, Adfiresi Apply Balm Into eacb nostril. ■LM'GLV CHAS. DS LAMDORR. 'S?" Pa^RU^" ELY BROS., M Worren St.. N. V. L ""' w " -'- 1 "' r "" 1 ' •. r a» ABAC HY, Uooic-iceepiniitMiaeii for jh« A ff%| 11 ij /,{.•« £'P ,jr Certain and If UMC ArithmaHo, Shurt-}iAUii,at j IIHIIIM r , mi, f ft Jho Wori«t |#r. flthoroughly tai;at by MAIU Circular* fro*. IFI iwlfl . HENS, Lebanon, O llryant's i'olle*o, Main St., N. V. IMPROVED (EXCELSIOR INCUDATOR C D A 7E D AXLE I! 11A liC lie dc icc Progress. It u yery Important in this age of vut mate rial progress that a remady be pleasing to the taste and to the eye, eaatly taken, acceptable to tbe stomach and healthy In Ha nature and effects. Possessing these qnallttee. Syrup of Figs Is the one perfect laxative and meet gen. tie diuretic known. ST. LOUIS is the terminus of twenty-seven railroads. A Remedy for tke lslusis. A remedy recommended for patients afflicted with the Influenza Is Kemp's Balsam, the spe cific for Coughs and Colds, which ts especially adapted to diseases of tho throat and lungs. Do not wait for the first symptoms of the dls -1 ease before securing the remedy, but get a bot tle and keep it on hand for use the moment It Is needed. If neglected the influenza has a tendency to brins on pneumonia. All drug gists sell the Balsam. ■ Is Iceland there are no prisons and no offi cers answering to our policemen. Deafness Can't be Cared By local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There Is only one way to cure Deafness, and that is by con stitutional remedies. Deafness Is caused bv an inflamed condition of the mucous lining oc the Eustachian Tube. When this tuba gets in flamed you have a rumbling sound or Imper fect hearing, and when it Is entirely closed Deafness ii the result, and unless the inflam ' ination can be taken out and this tube restored ( to Its normal condition, hearing will be de ' 6troyed forever; nine cases out of ten ars caused by catarrh, which Is nothing but an In flamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by Catarrh) that we cannot euro by taking Hall's Catarrh Cure. Bend for circulars, free. „ F. J. Cnr.NKT A Co., Toledo, O. 0T Sold by Druggists, 75c. THE Bank of France has atpre3ent $250,000,- 000 in gold in its cellars. A Woman In the Case. There always is. She is the power behind the throne, A woman's influence over the man who loves her is often absolute. To wie d so great a power to guide, strengthen and help her husband, a woman's mind should be clear and healthy. It cannot be if she is suffering ; from any functional derangement. How ninny a home Is made unhippy because sh! ' who should be its life and light Is a wretched, i dcprcs ed, morbid inva'ld! Wive', mothers and daughters, why suffer from "female com ; plaints" which are sapping your lives away, I when Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription will renew your health and gladden those about j you'/ It has restoied happiness to many a sad ! dened life. Why endure martyrdom when re j lease is so easy? In its special field there never was a restorative like the "Favorite Pre ! scription." To cleanse the stomach, liver and system I {enerally, use Dr. Pierce's Pellets. 25 cents. 1 SEVEXTY-ONH towns and cities in Indiana I are using natural gas. : Tlx l rcru brut inn/ to know whether or not Dobbins's Electric Soap Is as pood as it is said i to be, is to try it umirAr/. It can't deceive yo«. Be sure to get no imitation. There are lots of : them. Ask your grocer Jor just one bar. SAVINGS IIANKS are rapidly increasing In popularity in India. Croup—Children"* I, lves Saved. HAVEHSTRAW, N. Y. "This Is lo certify that I have used for ten years Dr. To bios' Venetian Liniment, and luring that tiino I have not paid $3 for doc < tors' bills. I have used it for pains and aches, lysentery, sore throats, cuts and burns, and by its use have saved several children's lives : when attacked by croup. Tothe public Isay, . Dnly try it and you will find Its value." JonN T. ROBERTS. SolJ by all druggists at &> and 90 cents. City and Form Mortgages, 1200 and upward, with insured title, for sale i by Minnesota Title and Trust Company. Mln- I neapolis, Minn. Capital, $630,000. Guaranty | v und tmOUO. Stockholder/ liability ILOOO.Oji. Rich, fragrant, tine. "Tansfll's Punch." «I WILL FIGHT IT OUT ON THIS LINE IF IT TAKES ALL SUMMER." The bull-dog is not an animal to be only be accomplished by a pertistenl admired, yet he possesses one trait that use of this wonderful remedy for a at least entitles him to our respect, reasonable length of time. When so His tenacity of purpose U proverbial, used, it conouers the worst cases of It makes him a formidable adversary. Salt-rheum, Eczema, Tetter, Eryalpe- A like trait has often enabled man to las, Scalp diseases, and all manner of overcome great obstacles and win vie- blood-taints, no matter of how long tory under the most trying circum- standing, or from whatever cause they stances. In fact, it is only by tenacity have arisen. All Scrofulous affections, of purpose and Indomitable Will-power, as Old Sores, or Ulcers, White Swell that many of life's battles are brought ings. Hip - joint Disease, Enlarged to a successful termination. Glands and Tumors disappear under Disease, like man's more material a protracted use of this greatest of eneinies, Is often an obstinate adver- blood-purifiers. Bary, and it is only by the most de- "Golden Medical Discovery" Is the termined persistency in the use of the only blood medicine, among the scores best remedy that victory is attained that are advertised, possessed of such over it. While Dr. Pierce's Golden Med- potih've curative properties as to war ical Discovery is guaranteed to benefit rant its proprietors in selling it, as they or cure in all diseases for which it is are doing, through druggists, u.ftdcr a recommended, yet in ailments of long positive guarantee of benefit or cure standing, which are usually alike slow in every case , or money p.ild for It will in their inception and progress, the cure be promptly refunded! WORLD'S DlS must likewise be effected by flow dc- PENSART MEDICAI. ASSOCIATION, Pro grees and regular stages. This can prietors, No. 663 Main St., Buffalo, N.Y. I' \ C OrrMRBD for an incurable oaae of the proprietor* of DR. •AGEB'CATARHH REMED/ BTMFTOMII OF CATARRH. Headache, obstruction of nose, discharge* Br foiling into throat, sometime* profuse, watery, and acrid, at other*.' thick, M Vi J tenacious, raucous, purulent, bloody, putrid and offensive; eyea weak, rin*- .#W toff in ears, deafnesa; offensive breath; smell and taste impaired, and *wi ■V* * era! debility. Only a few of these symptoms likely to be present at once. Dr. ftace's Remedy cures the worat cases. Only 50 oenta. Sold by dmrarisM. everywhere. " |»tt. KORHI.Ett'S FAVOKITK COLIC MIXTURE for all domeotlc OU, Jiort Vtalsr I horte*. ISAAC MOSKS dt BHO^ 1 rooklyn, Arte York. \ tale and L'xchatujc Stable», Kaatoti. P* GRATEFUL-COMFORTING. | Cheap Land in Kansas nnncufl finnf) A .«^«rir."«AVirß , 5 I xTfco^kT?r; ■i m ■ II Kansas, and It wlli bring you Information worta ■■l I Ifllllllhundreds of dollar*. Cheap Lands! Enormous 111 I II II WW il Cropo! Biff Profit*! Parties with II Me nw*iey QDCAI/CACT can hare a fine farm with rich •oil, capable of pro- DntAJvr Ao»- during wonderful crops. One peuny wllh hire sti ffly a thorough knowledge of the natural lawt gate. Opportunities will be lost by delay! Land which gorern the operations of digestion and nutri- sure to advance in spring. If you want a good tlou, and by a careful application of the flue proper- Map of Kansas send Ave cents in stamps. ties of well-selected Cocoa, Mr. Eppi has provfde.l ■ '■ " - our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured bev- N Y N U—9 erage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills. ■■ ■ ■ It Is by the Judicious use of such articles of diet ag* asn ag ■ gag Jum t% iv.iTlUHlllii that a constitution may be gradually built up until I ■ Bii NVP 1 la WM*lilnfUll| D.C» strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Prosecutes Qlfllm*. Hundreds or subtle maladies are floating around us ■ Xjata Principal li&mlnsr V. 8. Pension Bureau, ready to attack wherever there Is a weak point. I 3 yrs In last war, IS adjudicating claims, atty slatfe We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping our- "• AMD IN (ITHBRS FITJT 1 . ARLLIN ALL UIIIMO TAIL JAMES KITS dk CO., Homceopathio Chemists. CONSULT DK. I.tIBB, I'M Nerth Flftesalh IXISDO*, KNOLAKO. Htreet, Philadelphia. Twenty years' I xper ence '■ j . " . a In special diseases; cures the worstcases 01 Nervous MfHI WOWPIWf 111 I \vm Complaints, Blood Poisoning, Blotches, Eruptions, | jlfttl Bn\ rHAI Rl rYVJis l Piles, Catarrh, Ulcers, Sores, Impaired Memory, LAJDURU Deapwdency, Dimness of Vision, Lung, Liver, trnTaCOMBININSSANTICLESvL. Stomach. Kidney (Brlght's Dlseosei; confidential, ytr/ja nr riiOMiTimr I trc«ll or write for <|uestlon list anil book. Ty**ft|fr aM i pre.v. " * give the system a chance to «esver tons A " And alt Disorders of the Wand strength. They are THROAT AND LUNQS. gestlve Organs, It is likewise _ „ ~r/.r by all Druggists Prl^ll .00 Ue. l>r. Schenck's New Book For Sale by all Druggists. Price 26 cts. per Uittle. Dr. Schenck's Book on Lungs, Liver and Stomach per lio*; 3 boxes for W> rte.; or sent by on Consumption and Its Dora, mailed free. Aildress, mail, postage free, on receipt of prke. mailed fjrse. Address Or. J.H.Schtnck A Sea. PhUa. Dr. J. H. Scbenck A Sen.Phllsdelplilm Pa. Or. I.H.tchaach A Saw.Hitta. ■ OISO'B itEMEDV FOB CAlAitßtt.—Heft, iiaslest to use. a Cheapest. Itellef la immediate. A cure is certain. For Cold In the Head it has 110 equal. particle \ nostrils. Price, SOr. Sold by drunlsts or sent by mat). __ Address, K. T. HA«KLTIWB. Warren Ps. "MURRAY" 566.95 BUGGIES «C 112 5.95 HARNESS THE lilt l*THEWe*tbl_A] j/fts, |THC IEST IN THE WQRIS All goods sold direct to the con* 1 ■ | Mora "Murray" fittgglea and suuier. No • 1 Pools" or "Trusts ! TT~rIT^ 1 Harueaa sold laat year than any K'.,?. 1 !. ?.% " (■' ■ /other two make, combined, goods'ofely oil their world-Ve : j«hlch provealhaUh»lrsap-rlo» Downed merits and low prices, j y/ |qu»lltlwnt apprtclafd.