A HEKO OF THE FREE ZONE, UTE AND ADVENTURES OE THE INFAMOUS CORTINA. Still Living in * Hale Old Age and t Highly Esteemed by the Mexican I Government. A Fort Davis (Texas) correspondent of the New York Times says that the Rio Grande (pronounced Reo Grandee) is a dry, sandy trough eleven months out of the twelve, and rascals committing dep redations on this sido can e«sily skip I"cH)ss into what is known as the "Zona Libre," or Free Zone, and be safe from both Governments. This little belt of nondescript soil, stretching along the Rio Grande on the "Mexican side for sixty miles or more, is and has been for years the safe refuge or retreat for all the cutthroats and outlaws of th» Southwest. Steal a horse, mur der a man, rob a train, or commit some other deviltry, and all they had to do to be safe was simply to cross the Rio Grande dry shod and hide themselves amid the mountainous rocks of "Zona Libre." To give an idea of what a man can do in thfc country and escape hanging it is only necessary to recite a few experiences of Juan Nepucemo Cortina, who is now alive; hearty and well, prospering under the fostering care of the Mexican Gov ernment. This old rascal, gray and aged in crime now, is a born bandit and mur derer, and the catalogue of black crimes charged against him would alone be suf ficient to fill a good sized volume. He ilways had an inherent hatred for citizens of the United States, and especially for Texans. No red handed Apache or any athcr savage or Indian has ever caused to our countrymen one-tenth of the sorrow and mis i'y that this villain has. In his face may yet be discovered the avaricious, malignant, cruel sneer which has been a true exponent of his living sbara'«tcr for all the years of his life. When the war with Mexico broke out Cortino was a stalwart voung fellow, who took possession of nearly ail the Lower Rio Grande country and carried on a deadly guerrilla warfare against our peo ple. lie was, I believe, really commis aioned by the Mexican Government as a spy and assassin. He began his career under this commission in April, IS4C, by ambushing ;:*d shooting in cold blood Colonel Tmenian Cross, Assistant Quar tervncctcr General, United States Army. Colonel Cross was a veteran of 1815, and deserved a better fate than fell to his lot. Cortina's next exploit was to trap Lieutenant Tneodore H. Porter, Fourth United States lafani.ry, and a handful of —and slaughter them without mercy. The record would be too long and dismal to follow him through the war. For prisoners to fall into his hands meant sure "When the Mexican war closed the guerrilla settled down, nominally to ranching and farming, but his true occu pation was horse stealing and the run ning off of stock. When he stole from Americans a market was found for his »*' inder on the opposite side of the Rio Grande at Matamoras, Cindad Victoria, and other towns of the Mexican States of Tamaulipas. When he despoiled his own countrymen the animals were crossed over and driven far inland into Texas, princi pally to Goliad, which was then a flourishing frontier settlement on the Lower San Antonio liiver. His skill at Toping was remarkable, aud his horse manship was superb. None of that day could equal him in either of these ac complishments. An old Texan ranger, '.vho is himself pretty well along in years, thus speaks of Cortina in his palmy days: "I knew the fellow well. He could handle the lariat better thau any cowboy the Northwest or Southwest has ever produced, and as to his nerve, why with all his wickedness I must say that he was the nerviest and quickest man with a shooter I ever saw. One day in Browns ville (old Brown was a tough town then) Cortina was standing in the door of a saloon smoking a cigar and apparently looking at nothing, yet his eagle eye covered everything and everybody in sight. His waist was a perfect arsenal of firearms, and among others I noticed a large, double-barreled, old-fashioned horse pistol, which was stuck con veniently in front and within easy reach fur quick use. "A row sprang up at the other end of the town which created some excitement. A Mexican came running down the street, and at his heels the City Marshal with pistol cocked, who called for the fugitive to halt. The pursuer stopped, leveled his big pistol and fired. The Mexican fell, winged, but not very badly hurt. Cortina stood quietly looking on and made no move to interfere until the Mexican tumbled heels over head in the dust. Then he threw away the cigar he had been smoking, walked over to the Marshal, cursed him in Spanish, drew his pistol like a flash, and shot the officer in the face. Then leaping on the nearest horse (it was not his own), with revolver in hand, he rode out of town, veiling defiance at all Americans, but especially at Texans. "In the night he collected thirty des peradoes from somewhere, armed them to the teeth, and dashing back into the town at daylight rode to the Browns ville Jail, determined to liberate every criminal and horse thief therein confined. Of Johnson, the jailer, they demanded the keys. " 'Come and get them,' said Johnson, holding them out with his left hand. One of the Mexicans spurred forward, and as he was about to take the keys the jailer phot him. Then retreating, he opened fire on the gang, but thirty revolvers rid dled him with bullets, and the outlaws hacked his body to pieces with their sa bres. Cortina released the inmates of the jail, who were nearly all Mexicans of the worst type. One of the latter had a grudge against the prison blacksmith, Morris, for no other reason than because he had forged the fellow's fetters. Morris was called from his bed and ordered to knock the shackles off of all of them,and when he had finished this unwelcome job the prisoner mentioned deliberately blew the poor blacksmith's brains out. "Quite Ik number of were mur- der«d befo.'e bis day's work was dose ar>u many stores were robbed." As a matter of fact, this outrage out -1 lawed Cortina, that is, as far as the Unite: States and Texas were concerned; b". Cortina was equal to the occasion, tor actually conceived by way of retaliation the bold scheme of invading Texas on o'l own hook, not to acquire plunder aocl spoil, but to gain territory. The release'" criminals joined his band, which numbered more than a full infantry regiment of the present day. Considering the sparsely settled condition of the country this side of the river, and the nature and temper of Cortina's outfit, the expedition was calculated to do a vast deal of misclaef before it could be finally crushed. The United States Government had a brave officer—a Captain of the regular army—on duty near Brownville, and he, calling in the assistance of rangers (rang ers were free lance troopers -which the Lone Star State still keeps in existence and organization), follewed Cortina up the river, and near the spot where the pres ent fort Ringgold stands met Cortina and his mounted rascals in fair fight and •'smashed" them out of existence in one engagement. This Captain lived to be come a general officer in the Civil War, winning many brevets for brave and meri torious action on the field of battle. His name was Samuel P. Heintzelman. The outlaw jumped back across the river, and, of course, was safe from either extradition, or pursuit. "When Maximilian came t'.oug to attempt the conquest of Mexico Cortina was soon in the saddle and practicing guerilla war fare against the usurper. He actually performed great service for the homo Government, and in return received % commission as full Brigadier General iy the Meuican Army. Soon afterward he became Governor of the State of Tamau lipas, and when holding this exalter 1 position he encouraged the worst men in his province to raid across the Rio Grande and steal cattle and sheep from the Americans. While he was Governor of Tamaulipaa the Grand Jurv at Brownsville at one sitting indicted him no less than twenty seven times for murder, each one being j a new and personal bill against the Mexi- | can Governor for separate offenses. But | the Mexican Government, as well ad- \ vanccd and as fair and just as it is to- I day, cannot see in this arch rascal very ! much to condemn, for he is now roaming : the streets of Mexico a free man nntl ; without restraint, while the result and I effect of his crimes againe* African; i will not be forgoltc- nor overcome Jir years to come. WISE WOIIDS. Merit is born with men; happy those with whom it dies. The greatest truths arc the simplest— so arc the greatest men. The only way of setting the will free is to deliver it from wilfulness. Generosity, wrong placed, becometh a vice; a princely*mind will undo a private family. Everybody must care for his neighbor's opinion, whether he cares for his neigh bor or not. If we did not take great pains and were not at great expense to corrupt our na ture, our nature would never corrupt us. The principal point of good breeding is to suit our behavior to three several degrees of men—our superiors, our equals, and those below us. Never live in hope or expectation while your arms are folded. God helps those that, help themselves. Providence smiles on those who put their shoulders to the wheel that propels to wealth and happi ness. The censure of our fellow-men, which we are so prone to esteem a proof of our superior wisdom, is too often only the evidence of the conceit that would mag nify self, and of the malignity or envy that would detract from others. If you cannot be happy in one way, be in another, and this facility of disposi tion wants but little aid from philosophy, for health and good humor are almost the whole affair. Many run about after felicity, like an absent man hunting for his hat while it is in his hand or on his head. A Mammoth Building Buildings eight and ten stories, and some even twelve and fourteen stories high,arc no uncommon sight in our large cities. And among these mammoth struc tures is one which is now being erected in Chicago by a firm of well-known pub lishers of that city. It is to be ten stories in hight above the basement, and the frame is to be entirely of steel—a novelty in the way of building. It will contain fifteen miles of steel railway; twelve miles of steam pipe; seven acres of floors, the boards of which, if laid end to end, would reach from Albany to Boston, some 200 miles. If the cement used in the building were in barrels piled one upon another,the pile would be two miles high, and the plaster used in the build ing would cover an ordinary street for more than a mile. In the whole struc ture there will be some 3700 tons of steel. The building, when finished, will probably be unequaled in the West.*— Detroit Free Press. The First Great Railroad Accident. The first great railroad accident occurred on the Great Western Road of England in 1841. A train was rushing along when a mass of earth and stones fell from the embankment and obstructed the way. Eight persons were killed and many wounded. TheCoronor's jury re turned a verdict of "accidental death in all cases and a deodand of SSOOO, an engine, tender and carriages." The old common law provided that when any personal chattel was the cause of death it rhould be forfeited to the King. Part of this act was not enforced in later years, but a heavy fine was imposed on the owners of any chattel doing personal ihjuiy to the King's subjects. This law was observed as late as 1847, when Parliament abolished the practice.— Do* troit Fret PTIH NEWS ANl> NOTES FOB WOMEN. Women's sphere broadens daily. ! Colored mantles are very stylish. Black with pale colors is regarded with favor by milliners. Chocolate goat button shoes are much affected by young misses. In perfumes just now Chinese scents are said to be especially prized. Amber is replacing tortoise shell as an ornament for the hair in England. Venetian lace for summer toilets will be largely used as an ornamentation. Mrs. John A. Logan intends to found a training school for female servants. The Empress of Austria is known as the best royal housekeeper in Europe. Waterproofs now have two immense i envelope pockets, an idea welcomed by \ all. Parasols are being made very large, to | relieve the immense dimensions of straw ! hats. The garden hat of the moment delights in a garniture of freshly plucked blos soms. The seven hundredth female physician in Russia has just passed her exami nation. Ouida, the novelist, uses on her hair and eyebrows scept that costs S3O an ounce. Miss Catharine Bruce has given $20,- 000 to the New York Free Circulating Library. Miss Mary Howe, of Brattleboro, Vt., is spoken of by a Boston journal as an other Gerster. Plain toilets call for a plaid parasol, and so a great many are now seen upoa the promenade. A great many half-shoes of lilac suade kid arc worn at patcs,musicales and day light-at-homes. Bead embroidery and passamenterie are again finding favor as trimming for evening toilets. Fine frillings of tulle and crepe are worn about the neck and sleeves of the Henry 11. gowns. The tendency to close clinging skirts becomes morj and more apparent as tht season advances. A woman laid the corner stone for the Monticeilo Seminary for girls, at God frey, 111., recently. Mary Schculey, of Pittsburgh. Penn., has given a site for the Western Pennsyl vania Blind Asylum. Mattilliuc, a new fabric of fine mat ting, wears well and comes in pretty pat terns. It is popular. Ivory bells are the very newest whime of fashion; they are both an expensive and elegant ornament. A young woman in San Francisco re cently died of erysipelas superinduced by the piercing of the ears. Beautiful indeed arc the newest para sols. They are painted and represent scenes and a variety of flowers. The low-cut necks of last season will not obtain this year. Wc have gone back again to very high collars. In the use of gilt and silver passemen terie medalions of embroidery are used to finish the ends that hook or turn over. Miss Jennie Clarke, of Casey, Texas, has just received the first check in het career. It was for $1,000,000 left by an uncle. Steet braiding and steel embriiiderj an; even more popular than gold or silver, showing the popularity of gray shades in everything. A young Southern woman who is at taining some promineuce as a writer, is Miss Louise Meyer, a daughter of General Adolpli Meyer. A good pian to cure frowning is to tie a tight, smooth band or broad ribbon about the forehead when writing, study ing or sewing. Combination gowns are to be seen in tan and brown, green and gray, green and pink, and gold and white. The latter are dazzling. When Mrs. Harrison is in evening dress she arranges her hair in a very high twist and powders it, which is wonder fully becoming to her. Mme. Carnot, wife of the President of France, gave each of four hundred chil dren a savings bank book with $lO de posit on Christmas Day. A uew idea in hose is to make them wide at the toes instead of narrow. This shape conforms to the natural foot and Kives ease and comfort. The l(g-of-muttoii sleeves are la mode with heavy materials. Gauzes, crape and spangled net are prettier puffed with band* of pearl or ribbon between. If you want a dress bonnet buy a fillet of velvet bands, two or three in number, with a bunch of flowers on top and a swarm of butterflies hovering over It. Tho Princess Bismarck is described as the model of a practical, methodical German matron, with an eye to every de tail of household management and econ omy. It is said Mrs. Langtry is making a vigorous attempt to bring in the Jersey again, but so far without success. Jer seys may be comfortable, but have long ceased to be stylish. Miss.Tulia Wheeler, daughter of General Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama, is one of the pets of Washington society. She ia a pretty girl, with blue eyes, light-brown hair and a clear complexion. A fashionable visiting card in Berlin ia an African importation. It is a leaf of the silver poplar, which keeps its color when dried and can be easily written upon. It delights fashionable Berlin under the name of ' 'Emin Pasha'a visit ing rard." A young lady recently Invented a new fashion for weddings that may be taken up by members of the fair sex who ar« crowded with engagements. Unable to appear at her friend's wedding, she had her photograph specially taken for the occasion, and this portrait, with appro priate good wishes, greeted the bride on the morning of the eventful day. Little and Big Lqcil Fees. The late Sunset Cox got $25 for his first law caso, and Henry Clay's first fee amounted to just fifteen shillings. Rep resentative Holman, the noted econo mist, learned how to skimp the Govern ment by skimping his stomach to fit the size of a country Hoosier's legal salary, and John Allen, the funny man from Mississippi, made his first jokes before the bar. Speaking of the investments of legal earnings, some of the big for tunes have come from fees in kind which have been retained and have grown into millions. The late David Davis died a millionaire. The bulk of his fortune came from some lands about Chicago which he was given for legal services when he was a young man, and when the lands were supposed to be worth practically nothing, lie held to them, and the city grew and the lands grew with it, unttl they brought him in hun dreds of thousands of dollnrs instead of • few hundred dollars. It is so with many of the cases that come before many of the Washington courts and be fore the departments. Patent lawyers accept sometimes interests in the patents they secure, and one of the rich men of Wellington is a patent lawyer named Anthony Pullock,who manages the Good year rubber patents. The land claims that come before Congress amount to millions of dollars, and when a lobby lawyer gets one through, on the con dition that he is to receive one-half or one-third, he makes a big strike or nothing.— Chicago Pout. The Land of Paper. The string with which the articles you buy are fustencd is made of paper in Ja pan. Do you want a piece of string? Tear a sheet of paper, roll it between your fingers; it requires a strong wrist to break it. The handkerchief thrown away after use is paper! The partitions divid ing the houses are paper! The pane through which an eye looks nt you is pa per! The method is very simple. One finger is passed through the paper—that is all! When one has had a good look a small piece is stuck on this opening with groin of rice. The yakonnine hat passing is pa|>er; the porter's cloak, who carries his burden, singing a cadence, through the rain; the garment of the boatman who conducts you on board; the tobacco pouch, cigar case—all are paper! Those elegant flowers ornamenting the beauti ful hair of the Japanese ladies, and those robe collars, which are taken for crape— paper!—Neit York Journal. All Infant's Long Journey Alone, Little two-year-old Hinghill Larsen holds the record as the youngest im migrant ever landed alone in New York. The pretty little tot, who was born in 1888 in Stockholm, has traveled from there to New York to meet her father, who is employed in Newark, N. J. She had with her letters written in Swedish. Euglish and French,asking the ship's offi cers and railway officials to take the little one in charge and see that she reached Newark. The stewardess of theAurania during the passage across the Atlantic saw that the wee traveler was well pro vided for, and at the Ilarge Office Matron Strickland sent the little one safely on her way to find h>»V 'Vr in.Newark.— Times-Democrat. A Great Trotter's Shoes. The shoes worn by Maud S. are kept in Mr. Robert Bonder's writing desk. Two of the pair in which the beautiful trotter made her last record are displayed in a wall cabinet and have a value of $">00 each. Mr. Bonner has had numer ous requests to rattle them off at church and charity fairs, but preferred always to give his check for their value rather than part with either.— New York World. Sir X'rrr'x free, will be sent by Crititin Co., I*lillu.., Pa., to any one in U. S. or I unmix, post ure l>al THAT CAN BE RELIED ON BE UP 3XTQt to SpUt! Not tO DlSCOlOr! ——-——-----J BEARS THIS MARK. NEEDS NO LAUNDERING. CAN BE WIPED CLEAN IN A MOMENT. 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