THE FALL OF IYIORRO CASTLE
WXM ' occur simultaneously with the "Fall Of Prloos" at the Pee
luxuries and commoditiesf and the prices of FURNITURES will ple's Furniture & Carpet Co , War will raise the Prices of all
GRAND SPBCJAZSAJLZ3 beginning with Monday \vlth radical reductions necessarily all be HIGHER tho'lino than they are now * WI3 therefore arranged A.
you a list of price's that along simply to meet this
emergency must of necessity move you. HITHISftWARD. "Seven emergency of war offering
defend AMERICAN homes a gainst invasion of shoddy goods It is the Ultiwer . ncres of Furniture mobilized in our store readv to
of
the
PRICBS THAT F13AR NO ItIVAL , . The history of the world Itnows nonsuch Furniture World thus nrrayec/ , arm ed with GUTTING
quest of prices. This statement concentration of household articles such
cannot be refuted , as it is universally admitted that , nor a complete con
OURS is the
largest Furniture house
west of
Chicago.
ALL ADVERTISED GOODS ARE AS REPRESENTED .
This Drtsstr
\Vo solo
handsome arc agents
FlnUhed Leonard
( 'loanable
In
antique
Itcfrtncratvrit
or white
enameled positively the
best refrigerator
fine bavcl mudo. Finely fin
plate ished on the outside
mirror , uiul ins [ do. It has
Not imitations seven walls of asbestos
regular Sideboard ,
but palms , Corner bestos , olmreml ; ,
price this 810 board It run * Table Chiffonier Hand ferns etc. , tnat , jjrassos have , Chair Center etc. , not and tosvvoaior Is guaranteed
Solid Oak , bevel Imitation onyx Solid oak , five Pretty design actually Beautiful mahogany Table- mix flavors. Just
wcok Coinblimtlon
pinto mirror , one top , verypretty largo roomy sign , worth but which grown case niul Wiltlii Ilook- ; finished friunound - the refrigerator
druwcr velvet worth regular drawers , worth regular 81 arc UcHW.mnduforcur- Solid oak or mahogany want
, treated In fllk you one
lined w'irtli a upholstering
,
regular * 2V.00 ! * 7.00- regular $12.00 , this week to nuikc tliotn way talit ny ntilHh front , timho or Holld ? i > worth regular 810.00 Kitchen Sn/cf hogany finish , worth 913.50 ,
th is f this - _ _ , pvurlustlnu W oak , worth rcmil.ir this . Well finished , worth price this wcok
week. . . . t week 6.45 49o torn or palm * l.t.5ti , _ * r\ regular $7.fiO - this
tills week - ' . ! > ' this Wk wcok 5.5O this wnck. . . . -mt wcok . GO
Iron Beds In the Spring the * heart of woman
eently turns to thoughts of OUR EASY TERMS ' find Illy Sale of I'arlor
:
Beautiful Iron Bed bow extension foot rail
lar o brass knobs heavily lacqueied worth Carpets ' Furniture Sample * , f Stove Sale
We have
regular $1.1.00-prlce fGO On n bill of $ :0.00 : t'ne largest Crockery , Glassware We purchased nnd
have
thli week * $1.00 nnd Lamp Department In . new dNplflyed on Lnrg-e shipment of Stoves nnd Ranges or
per week . Omaha our
'
$4.00 tTi.unmoth
or
. right recoml
And per month. on floor
t'nlnklng the entire
of Carpets In Omaha. sam iginally Intended for a Salt
On a bill ot $20.00- our main floor. In order to make ple line of S. Knrpcn . . Uiku City firm
Another - this .Vt HIOJ. , No .
Iron Ued-nlcoly enameled brass means thinking of "The People's" good popu ' 154 to wns stopped by the shippers for reasons
regular $ . " . & 0-prlce this week . . . /f yj Carpets and "The ' " 11.25 per week or $3.00 per month. lar department even more popular we quote ufacturers 184 Mlc'iiipnti avenue , the lar fst man best known to them nnd sold to us at our
trimmings-very neat worth * * People's" store be On a bill of $30.00 these wonderfully low prices and defy the of fiood parlor furniture In pi Ice , which benellt we In turn give to our
of ing so closely Interwoven In the minds $1.50 per week or $6.00 per month. petition : com of United Slates. K\ny conceivable plfco customers. These prices aslong as the
the upholstered
public that the mention of one On furniture will bo offered goods last
a bill of $30.00 Dinner at :
Set
Draperies naturally sugpcsts the other. These $2.00 per week . 101 pieces French China beau the ridiculous prices mentioned below , nnd Steel Hange lined throughout with
or $ S.OO . heavy
prices speak for themselves per month. tifully decorated hundred ? of other
: on the pieces , whleYi sheets
ha\o of asbestos
Ilnest
very we \ all
Llm- steel
On - plates
bill . closely
a of
The ctoolco of the markets of the world- All Wool IiiKraln good weave pretty . $75.00- KCS China-set worth 140.00fffyao not spnre to quote. This enables us to riveted tocet'ner largo
' $2.25 square ovens all
pattern rlc'n per week or $9.00 pilce this make prices that
.
colorings /TOr per month. week . * & f- arc less than wholesale sizes with high shelves
all the newest patterns and colorings Lace , - or warming coa- !
price this week fet/ On n bill ot $100- Austrlan on regular goods. cts finely finished
A Tapestry , Chenille nnd Silk Draperies all go Tapestry Brussels very heavy long $2.50 per week or $10.00 per month. handsome China decoration Dinner first Bet 101 pieces Wnrdiobc Couch covered In Cretans full out. We place on nnd sale well this made week through one ot
on sale at these low prices : wearing carpet ft fir * On a bill of $200.00 woith $30.00 pilce this class ware set width ' and length north JIC.CO Q 73 these magnificent ranges , worth rvKUlnr
Silk Curtains very elegant TO at * l > rlce er - $4.00 per weefc or $15.00 per month. week . J-O * Q no price t'nlsuek . * -r $ , " > 3.00 for our prlco this O > aj
Corner
worth $22.00 * * * Velvet Carpet beautiful designs and Enplls'n Dinner Set Chair mahogany finish frame Bro- week of t * -
soft effects In this grade a big bargain Hotels \ semi-porcelain pretty patterns on flno rntollc or silk tapestry upholsteting as Cook Stove made of very fine smoot'n cast
Tapestry Curtain ? good quality O U8 , J\.hoy wire underBliiited guaran sorted colors worth J10.00 ' , ings
gain r ,1 guaranteed
price this teed not a baker
. to ckackle ' perfect nicely
nicely fringed worth $1.00 or craze fGO price t'nIH week t
week While wo are , first of all , house fur- worth JIC.50 price this week . , t * Divan , oak tilmmcd worth regular $14.X ( > O & &
Chenille Portieres choice patterns o 8 Axmlnster Carpet exquisite nlsner ? , we would remind all hotel , res Toilet Sot Including or mahogany finish frame up- price this week - '
patterns- comWnet and hoMcrlnR In vcljur
worth $500 taurant nnd cover or tapestry full
dainty effects beautiful TKr * that boarding house keepers all pieces stippled Bold pretty decoration spring worth J15.UO prlco llange-C hole nnd reservoir the very finest
colors price this At- ' there 1s no. establishment . ft ao east Iron range made has mnpslvo U-lnch
Ruffled Muslin Curtains veryOS week - side this worthJIO.OO-prlcs this rf fia this we-k , W -
of
pretty worth 13.59 - * Matting closely woven this Is an ex vlde Chicago petter prepared to pio- week . If Divan Roman pattein mahosany finish ou'ii and nil p.irts closely fitted worth
you Instantly locular .
with $13.00 this
Brusaells Net Lace Curtains very X OS tremely good value TQt > order too small , none too an large outfit. No Banquet Lamp and Globe to match flno frame silk tapestry or silk velour cover week pilce Q/i , oa
handsome worth $9.00 , r * price this week J-\J ceive Immediate nnd to re Rochester buinei worth J7.CO o tt'J ing worth $22.00 prlco " //1JO Qnpollno
entirely Stove
satltfac- 2 burner
- price this this week --\J nnd step
Misfit- Ingrain tory . week . < * - - guaran
Carpet attention.
Irish Point Lace Curtains f > 48 big reduction good pattern- to Articles that en.ibtoi Hand with Aim Chair silk velour sent and back hand teed In t\ory respect worth rcgO 4O
worth $3.00 * ' lar In prlco from regu you furnish rooms cheap for Trans- Lamp pretty decorated base < mbioldered Inck mn'oogauy ular $11.50 price this week . . . . *
nlrcly
good price this U3 mlsslsslppl season. pressed bowl all complete north
ft
Nottingham Lace Curtains * 74 week " Matting $ l.00-prlce thla frame worth ? JO price Oven for pasollne stove very heavy close
worlni.7o * IQn week this week fitting doors-goid biker worth IV
Art Square Jute C 9 big bargain price this week xOv- , . f
Nottingham Lace Curtains- ' . - Roman Arm Chair quartered oak frame- regular $2.00 price this week . . *
wort'n
$4.50 price this - Wo
74 Cots are Sole
worth $1.50 week -j or"rt Agents for covered In medallion tapestrytt 75 Laundry Stove very heavy O O *
Genuine price this week e/OG worth 121.00 price this week . . - * - * worth $0.50 price this week . . . * *
tlercs wortli Japanese $1.00 Bamboo PorId * Sakal patterns Hug price beautiful this oriental week. . . J 70 Toilet Commodes wlt'n large Quids : Meal $ E ? Leather trimmings Uocker north Turklth . , mahogany or oak Quick Slp.il Blue Flam" Oil Stoves ft 1&
mirror
price this neck . . . . $37.00 price * > O < W worth $12.50 prlco this week . * - *
Rope Portieres O 7fl Fur Rugs lined extra large O 00 Wash Stands- this week *
worth $3.20 * blze price this week price this week - Positively t'no nncst Gasoline Stove made. Studpnt Rocker upholstered In finest velour We are Solo Agents for i '
6-4 Chenille Table Covers Df3n Oil Cloth nice small figure- Chairs More Quicki Meal * In USD right In Om.iha. ma'noR-any or oak tramc / O CU
worth $1.50 * OO worth 33c price this week 19o wood scat- th.in all the other maks comblmd. No worth $ i.00-prlcc this weekMtf JJey wood
price this week boot , no dirt , odor. ' Parlor Suit 3
no Don't pieces line
Drapery Fringe run your cook vtry mahogany TOils
TOf * Carpet Sweepers- Good sto\e . carriage Is so well known that It
blankets- \ nil llnl.shcd
summer when frame
I10 - beautiful silk
worth 33c J-is price this week you can buy a tapestry cov- m-eds no words to alllrm Its .
goodness.
price this week Quick Mai at these prices. All Quick xicali erlnp n sortcd patterns
OO-'W
'
- Springs wheels
Head Rests , and all
Hassocka tunning
guaranteed. woith $ fO gear guar
Pillows > rlce this +
Notwithstanding j week *
per pair- what otlu'is .
worth 73c , prlco this week 90c anteed. We place on sale II vy wood Car
advertise Overstuffed
may , Parlor
Couch Covers- price this week we are SOLK agents. Wo SMlt consisting of 5 riage , elegantly
- Stair Carpet extra heavy- Bowl piaco on sale a Quick Meal Gasoline Stove , large pieces assorted colors of silk tapes upholstcicd and very flno
and
worth $8.50 18c Pitcher- . parasol , worth $10. < .iO prlco O-a
price this week price this week G5c worth lo.M-pilce tVil * w ek O 1W try covering full spring very handsome this week . < -
'
only . , * * wortli $75.00 price this > 5 O ao -
week BIG VARIKTV OP GO CARTS.
Building for
merly occu
pied by the
Morse Dry.
Qoods Co.
Building ? formerly- occupied by Morse Dry Goods
OVER THE PERUVIAN DESERT
Feature of Life and Death on the Great
South American Sahara ,
REGION OF SXELETONS AND MUMMIES
, \VoniIorful Trnvellmr Simdlilll
AmnnHT the Itiiltm of the lucov -
Valley Where Oattuu Grow *
ou Tree * .
PACA91IAYO , Peru , May 2. I have Just
turned from a ride across the desert of
"I'cru In a handcar. There la at this point
a railroad which goes over this great South
American Sahara on Us way up the Jeque-
tepequo valley. The officers of the road
loaned me a car made at Kalamazoo for the
trip , and a couple ot native Peruvians fur
nished the motive power. With them behind
nd 'Mr. Rudolph D. Kauffmann , a young
American who lives here , and myself la
front wo rode out from tbe shore and wound
tor miles In and out over these wonderful
1'cruvlan sanda which lie at the foot of the
Andes , Now and then wo flopped to ex
amine the black volcanic rock with which
much of the desert la covered , and again we
vent off to photograph the traveling sand
hills which I shall describe further on. Since
then I have spent much time on the desert.
I have ridden for miles over It on horse
back and have visited the queer little towns
which are found In the ehort Irrigated val-
lejo which run here and there through it.
Thla desert extends fiom the borders ol
Ecuador 2,000 mlka southward , along the
Pacific coasts of Peru and Chile. It U as
long as the distance from New York to Salt
Lake City , and in no place more than eighty
miles wide. I have seen something ot the
other gicat deserts of the world. From the
top of the pyramids I have looked over the
dreary white rocks and sands of Egypt ; 1
have sailed along the deserts ot Arabia In
going through the Red sa , and from the
aiount of Ollv ( have cast my eyee over the
bleak wastes between Jerusalem and the
Jordan. I have traveled extensively over the
dutity plains and rocky highlands of our west
crn territories , and have had my eyes daz
lied by the alkali deserts of Mexico. Thla
Peruvian desert U like nothing el re In the
world. Its formation Is a wonder to the
average man.
HOW THE DESERT WAS MADE.
I can explain It best by saying that the
atmosphere forms the clothing ot the earth
nd that old mother earth works well only
when tier clothe. ? are decidedly wet. Th'
mountains are great clothes wringers , which
squeeze tbe rain out of tbo air an4 by tbe
difference la temperature CMUIO it to fal
upon the land. The Andes kiss the sky a
higher points than any other mountains on
the globe , with the single exception ot th
Himalayas. Tbe direction of .the wln < lo
which iwecp over South America U euch
tbat they all come from the east. I am r.o\\
not a far from tbe equator as I was fen
weeks' ago , when I wadol through the troul
cat mud amid the dense vegetation ot tb
Uthmua of PMUIDB. Tbe sun la continual ! )
drawing up vapor from tbe e In front o
me , but ( he wlnda are carrying U norlfi
urtrd and westward , and the lr we have I
the cool , dry , ratalee * ozone wblcb iweep
down upon tu from tbe Andei. Tnk ? al
tarted on from tbe west coant ot Africa
Am It wept over the Atlantic It pumpei
/ttitlf'full of water id when It reached th
" coast ot Brazil U wai well loaded. Ai I
"crossed tbe continent It dropped ( to inoUture
feeding the jsreat rlvew of lower Soutl
.Aoieric and covering the land with tropl
cl verdure. It dropped more and more aa I
climbed up tbe eMtein elopte of tbe Andes
uatll whin U reached tbe top It left | ti Us
' water there in the form ot snow. Tbe rc ul
to thai I | of tbe water that comco down t
, the wt t coast to ( root the rnelt'ng of th
tBOWTtita' ! eoough to lorai a river her
nd there through tfco resert , and it li In tbe
alleys ot theee rivers that you find the liab.
table part , ? of the coast region of Peru and
ortheru Chill.
There la another habitable region further
ip In the mountains , between the two ranges
f the Anjcs , whlcli here run almost parallel
nd a wild strip on the eastern slope , which
rill , by means of tbo railroads ol tbo future ,
ome time be one of the most productive
arts of the glebe. Peru altogether la a very
argo country. It would make more than
line states the size of New York. It runs
rotn north to south tn the shape of a great
vedge , which , if laid upon the surface ot
ur country , would go as far south as New
Orleans , at which polDl It would be about a
vide ai3 the distance between New York and
Vcfihlngton.
THD TRAVELING SANDS OF PERU.
Ono of the wonders ofthis desert Is Ita
raveling san4 hills. Dack of nhero I now
m there are great mounds containing hua-
reds upon hundreds of tons of flno gray
and. These mounds are alwayi moving on-
, -ard under the Influence ot the winds. They
re In the shape of a perfect crescent anil
heir little grains , not so large as a mut
ant seed , are ever rolling up , up and over
ho top of the crescent , going always toward
he north. They climb over hills , they make
heir way through valleys , as uneasy but as
toady la thc'i march ism too WatdcrlDk
'ow. Here at Pacasmayo there Is a railroad
vhlch crosses the desert on Ita way up tbe
'equetepeque ' valley. When It was built the
'nglncers thought nothing of these sand
hills , which were far to the southward. The
sands , however , are no respecters of rail-
roadi. They moved onward and swallowed
up tbe track so tbat U had to be taken up
and relald ou the other Bide of them. In the
rldo which I took on the "hand car up tha
valley I saw one place where a mound ot
sand containing some thousand of ton * was
encroaching upon the track. A stream of
water from ttfeNrlver bad beta let In through
a ditch at tbe aide in a vain attempt to carry
away the land , and men were at work shovel
ing the dirt away from the rails. As I
passei I saw the sand coming down In a
stream like tbat of thick molasses , and I
could ice that It was almost Impoistble to
conquer It ,
This morning I went out and took photo
graphs of some of these moviag hills. I
climbed to the top ot one ot them , expecting
to find myself sinking down to my neck In
the rend. I discovered , on the contrary , tl.at
the hills were quite bard , and that even , my
slices were not covered by s&nd. Some of
three sand hllte arc stopped on their course
by what Is known as the algorobu bushes
or trees. They gather about them , making
hills , which spot the desert In places with
, patches of green. There are , 5011 Vnow , no
'roads hero uuch as wo have at home. Tbe
chief animal * used tc ) carry freight are don
keys , mules and horses , though the latter
are mostly for riding. The wa > s across the
dcsort are bridle wins , and the people go
long distance ? . Sometimes one of these movIng - ,
Ing sand hills covers up the paths , a storm
iprcads the sand over them and travelers
are lost. No stranger could travel over this
Desert without a guide , who generally di
rects his course by the stars at night and
during tbe day by the wind , which always
blows from the south. I can Imagine no
moro terrible place In which to lose your
bearings than this desert. You might travel
for dajs without finding anything to eat or
drink. You would see the long line of skele
tons of animal * which bad been lost , upon
some of which the galllnasos or buz/ards
might be still picking et their bones. I
passed a cord or so of human skulls , many
bones of donkeys and cattle during a ro
c-cut rlJe across the desert , and at one point
ctopped by a pile ot skeletons which bad
been dug up from an Inca ruin and left
there to bleach.
SMALL CHANCES FOR UNDERTAKERS.
It U a curious thing ; that there arc no b
imelli on tbe desert. Fle h does not rot t ,
nd you could leave a dead chicken In your
back yard at Pacasraayo and never get a
smell. The air U so dry that It tucks all
of tbe Juices out ot anything left on the
landi. A tbort distance 'north ot here ti the
valley ot the Pluru river , which has tbe
ume surrounding * . Not long since * trav
eler , In passing trough this valley , saw an'
open coffin In tbe cemetery , and within It'of
tbe body of a dead priest clothed In nothing
but a purple shirt and white cotto.i draw- !
cri. Tbo bodwti lying clone out under
the hot sun of the tropics , and the man
who was a devout Catholic , offered to bury
It , expressing great Indignation that one of
fathers should be so treated. The priest
of the town , .however , refused < to permit anyd
thing of tbo Iknd , saying : "My dear sir
you do not understand. That U the body
ot my friend , which I hava put out there
to dry , so that I may send him to his family
In Guayaquil. "
This dryne&s of the air Is the cause of the
mummies ot Peru being1 found In such gooJ
preservation. There are plenty of mummies
to be had hero , and every now and then ono
Is dug up In the excavation of the ruined
cities of the Indians , who had pacsesalon cf
the country when the Spaniards came. 'I ho
mummies are found in a slttling posture
wrapped in cloth and tied up with strings.
All about here I eee the vestiges ot the works
of the Incas. They had a civilization on the
average higher than that of Peru today. They
cultivated a vast deal more of the land and
their Irlgatlon Works Included thousands
of acres , which are now desert. I wont , the
other day , up through the desert to the old
Inca ruins of Jequetcpeque. I doubt whether
any of you have ever heird of them. Still
they mark the elte of what must have once
been a populous city. They are situated high
up above the lands ulhich are now Irrigated
by the little river which flows near them.
Just below the ruins are the remains of
, what were once Inca fortifications , great
mounds of sun-dried bricks , the ruins of
which arc still about 200 feet high. The re
mains of the city are. In the heart of the
desert. They cover several Inindred tcres ,
and the walls , In many places , higher than
your head , still stand , while within them the
outlines of tbe ( aousts can be plainly ecen.
In the center of tbe city there Is a large
mound , probablythe elte of an Inca palace ,
or of a temple devoted to the vestal virgins
of the eun. I rode my horco up to the top of
this mound , and In my mlnd'a eye could
easily repeople the , ruined streets below me.-
All about me were bits of pottery , the
broken dishes of that great nation of tbe
pest. Here you could eee the outlines of a
squire and there the remains of a. largo
hotiEo , wcikli may have been tbe.realdcoce . of
ono of the rich nobility from whom the
Spaniards got their gold.
PERU'S LONG DHY SPELL.
Notwithstanding this pact ot the Paclfla
ccaet has bad no rain for a long time , thi
pcoplo .are expecting It thla year. Do you
know why ? It Is because It docs rain here
almost regularly every eeven years , and the
last big shower was in 1891. There was
a ehower seven years before that , and I
am told tbat about every seven , eight or
nine years there In a period 'of a week or
more thai the rain pours donn , , and as It
touches the earth vegetation almost In
stantaneously springs up. Almost within
night tbe desert becomes 'covered with
green. There are great fields of green
crass , and flowers by the thousands come
out in blccsom. There arc plants which
wo have only In bet boue3s and flowera
more brilliant than any we know. Tills
vegetation often lasts but a few days. It
has , however , been known to continue &
month , and at Its height tbe cattle ar
driven from tbe Irrigated valleys out upon
the dreert to feed , The seeds of all sorts
of plants , trees and flowers ceem to keep
perfectly In the hot , dry eand , end to be
ready to Jump into life If touched wl'.h
moisture. I doubt , In fact. If there la a
more fertile soil on tbe globe than tbat of
the desert of Peru. It eeema to t > e > fully
equal to that which borders the Nile val
ley , and wherever It can be Irrigated It
produces In many Instances two crops a year.
Planting goce on here all tbe year aroun.1
in the Irrigated valleys. nd I see corn
drorped in tbe same neighborhood where It
is almost ripe enough for huaklng.
FAUMINQ IN NORTHERN PERU.
Tbo only cultivated porticos of the coast
region of Peru are , as I have stated , the
little valleys ot the rivers fid by tbe An-
don r\na \ rnd mows. There , are on the
cojot ot Peru about forty of these vallcjn ,
which tlie water ha < v cut out ot the dtncrt.
At the eul of m ny of them you find little
towns , which form the ports of tbe country
and in the Interior there are numeroui vti-
vlages and s'nall cltlea. Tbe capital ot Pe.-u ,
an'Lima ( ( pronounced Lee-ma ) , U In the valley
tbe Rlmac river , Pulta , where e flnt
stupped onour way louth , U ibe port for
tbo valley At tbe Flora river and Uere wo
are near tbe mouth of the Je
, . (1 ( Hekctepeke ) river. At the different portu
north of here wo took on thousands of bags
11 | of rice , boxes ot tobacco and quantities of
t eklcis and hides. As I write this I can see
droves of ns fat cattle as any which are
, ever shipped to Chicago being driven out
upon the pier to be loaded for Lima and the
pordj further couth and when walking out
this morning I took photographs of the fat
beeves as they were swung by a derrick
high up In the air and dropped Into the
lighter. In which they were taken to the
steamer In the harbar.
WHERE'RED ' COTTON GROWS ON TREES.
This Is not the best cotton raising section
of Peru , but In every ride which I take Into
the country I see bushes and trees lining the
streams and Irrigating ditches white \yllh
cotton bolls. This Is the natural home of
the cotton plant , and It Is the one place In
the. woild where I have found cotton grow
ing on trees. There are trees of cotton in
Peru fifteen and more feet high , which pro
duce two or three crops of cotton a year ,
from ten to twenty years. There U a little
hotel hero which has a cotton tree In Ita
back yard. The cotton from the tree Is suf
ficient , tbe landlord says , to pay for all the
eggs consumed In the hotel. This native
Peruvian cotton Is not white , like our cotton.
It Is of different shades of brown , some being
quite tawny and some decidedly red In color.
The white cotton Is also raised.
The finest quality of rough Peruvian cotton
Is raised In the department of Plura , juet
north of where I now am. It grows In the
river valeya ! after the feyen years' rain ,
which Is much heavier than at Pacaimayo.
At such times the rivers flood the country ,
bringing down rich slime from the moun
tains , and when the rains have ceat-ed every
one starts to planting cotton. The demand
for labor U such that many people go there
at the time of the ralna for the work which
they know will be needed. The wages paid
are from 25 to 30 cents for a day of ten
hours. Raising this cotton may be called the
luxury of agriculture. The soil la to rich
that the plants do not need manuring or til
lage. The ground is not ploughed , but holes
are dug for the cotton seeds with a epadc ,
and the t > ecds covered up. A plant soon
sprouts and the planters know they are turo
of three good crops within the next year
or so. The first crop matures 1n nine months
and the others follow. After thrao three
crops there are. Irregular crops from the same
plant or tree for a number of years. The
trceu gow to a height of' ' fifteen feet and
more. All that U ncceeeary is to keep them
tilmmed and pick tba cotton. In the lancia
along the river which can be irrigated the
crops are regular , and from two to three
crops a year are common. The cottcn ilp-
ens. In fact , throughout meat of the yesr ,
and you tee buds , blossoms and cotton'
wool on the fane tree at the came
time. In the irrigated lands the cotton
yields 300 and 4001 pounds to the acre , and
It Is estimated thaUth * growing and ballliig
cost about $1 goldrper bale. This cotton
Is very valuable. It now brings 13 cents a
pound , and ha brought as high as 23 cents.
It outsells any other cottcn ou earth , for It
Is used as wool. Tbe fiber Is moro like wool
than cotton , gnl whcault is ginned It would
easily pacs for wool. I It U used by the manu
facturers of hats , hoalry ant underwear to
mix with wcol , and is said to give the
articles into which..Itt goes finer luster , a
better finish , and UN render them less liable
to shrink. Toe nbeeas > | ongcr than any other ,
except the Sea l Un4 and the 'Egyptian
cottcu. I am toldrtbat the area In which
It will grow U limited. Peru li now raising
considerable white cotton. Tbe first seed
plan-ted came , I amtold , from Egypt , and
the product hi said to be very god.
6UNDET ON THE WESTERN PACIFIC.
I almcst despair cf giving you a picture
of the country along these little Irrigated
valleys of fern. Nature has painted thlogi
differently here than In any other part ot
the world. Now you Imagine yourself In
Egypt ; at tbe. next tep you think of the
highlands ot ( Mexico , nd &lln are In south
ern California or on tbe Pacific coast of
Ail * . The "very ky U different. I am
stopping here with iMr. D 'H. Kauffmann , an
Ohio man , who came to South America
twenty odd y rs go , and who now has the
largest shipping' ' and Importing buslneea ot
this part of .Peru. 'His houie Is oj tbe
beach and waves roll In with a surf like
that ot Atlantic City or Cape May. Every
evening-the un § ets upon tbe waters be
fore u In blaze oi color men as I have
never < * fl wb r TM Uate are mor
gorgeous than those of the Indian oceatt , and
moro soft and beautiful than those ot
Italy or Greece. Such colors have never
J been put cm canvas , ami such scenic effects
are unknown lu our part of the world. The
changes of the sun at Its setting are wonder
ful. It looks twice as large In this clear
air as at home , and as It sinks down to
ward the sea the waters seem to pull it to
their surface , so that It assumes the form
of a'ballpen , the lower end of which ftg
slowly submerged. A moment later the top
spreads out aud you have a great goUen
dome resting on the dark blue horizon . It
sinks lower , and the waters turn to gold
and silver and to the meat delicate tint } ot
purple ami ! re-d to match the soft bright
colors of the skies. Last night , just before
the sun went do n , we had double rain
bows In the Andes , though there was no
sign ot rain here ou the coast. The air Is
so clear that you can see .twice as far as In ! \
the- eastern parts of the United States , and
though It Is uow midsummer the heat is not
oppressive , ana we have a steady sea
breeze every afternoon. There Is oo betfw
climate anywhere than this , ami nature ,
notwithstanding the desert , has done much
for northern Peru.
A LAND OP FRUITS.
I have never been In a land that has bo
many varieties of fruits. We bad nine dif
ferent klnda at our dinner , al'l ' of which were
raised near here. There are oranges , ba
nanas , limes and lemons growing almost side
by sldo with peaches , applea and peais. There
are grapes as hard and as lut'olous ' as those
of California ; cherries , plums , dates and flga.
There are watermelons and miukmcfons ,
guavaH , mangoes and cherries. We have also
the alligator pear , which has a fleah that
looks and tastes not unlike fresh butter and
Is eaten with salt. Then there are the palta ,
the turn bo and the r.apaya , and In same
places there are cocwnut and other epecles
of pa'im ' trees. In every little town and at
every railroad station there are women ped
dling fruit , and the prices are uch that you
can buy all that you can cat for a very
few cent ! . ' . Tbe coffee I drink here Is made'
from berries which come from the coffee ,
plants of a plantation nearby , and the sugar
with which It Is sweetened Is ground out on
a sugar plantation not ten miles away. Our
milk and butter come from the coua on Mr.
Kauffmanu'a plantation , and we have all sorts
of vegetables from the markets of I'ascay-
mayo and the farms nearby.
FRANK 0. CARPENTER ,
GOSSIP AI10UTOTiU IT.OI'I.K.
Judge Samuel Rico of Alabama , \vho _ died
recently , was one of the most vehement se"-
cesslonists In the state. After the war no
became a republican , and one day , while
maWnj , ' a bitter speech In a little town In
the state , a countryman asked him If ha
did not make a speech theie In ISfil. The
Judge said ho did. "And didn't you fncn
say , " continued the countryman , "that the
Yanks wouldn't fight and that we could
whip them with popguns ? " "yes , " replied
the judge , "I did say that , but you see tVicy
would not tight us that way. "
r General Wnlker , congressman from Vlr-
flnla , had a body servant , Henry Jackson ,
who followed him faltlifully during the war.
Wherever his master went Henry went tco.
One day last week an od | decrepit negro
ambled along t'ne corridor of the house and
Inquired for General Walker , of Virginia.
A few minutes later there was an afTi-ctlni ;
meet In K In the corridor , ns General Walker
embraced the old negro as affectionately as
If he had been a brother. He had not seen
the old man for fully ten years.
General Sir Herbert Kitchener , who has
won fame by Yits campaigns In the Soudan
nnd especially by the completeness of his
victory ut the ftattle of Atbara , Is about 47
years of ase. He entered the Egyptian
eerv.'cj In 1874 , nnd has pa-tlclpnted In neaily
all the fighting against the dervish power
since the fanatical horde of fno mahdl first
bt-camo formidable. In this campaign he
has thad as chief adviser that remarkable
man. Slatln Pusha , who was with Gordon
at K'nartoum , and who was held a captive
In the Soudan for thirteen years. Slutln
Pasha's Intimate knowledge of all the
Soudanese tribes , tlielr language nnd ways .
has rendered him Invaluable to the British
general.
Of all Justices on the supreme court bench
perYiaps Justice Harlan Is the most courtly ,
but this does not prevent him administering
severe rebuke when occasion dcmuhdx. The
Justice delivers two lectures wwkly at
Columbia university. One afternoon re
cently n late arrival among the students
brought with him an extra edition of an
evening paper , which , on taking his seat , 'no
eagerly scanned for war news. Justice Har
lan did not choose to tolerate such inatten
tion , so after pausing for a moment or two
In 'his ' remarks ho said In cold tones : "I
hope I do not disturb the young gentleman
who Is rending his paper. " Tno student In
stantly put his paper out of sight , and for
the remainder of the lecture Justice Harlan
had no marc attentive listener.
Of James Rurscll Lohell and hlnvclf , W.
W , Story was fond of relating this tale :
"Lowell and I .were very angry with
Webster for staying In old Tyler's cabinet ,
and ns ho I-UIP to speak In Faneull hall on
the evening1 of September SO , 18-12 , we de
termined to go In ( from the. Harvard law
school ) sind hoot at him In order to show him
tr.at he had Incurred our displeasure. There
were 3,000 people there , nnd we felt sure
that they < wouldi hoctwith us , young as we
were. But wo reckoned without our host
Air. Webster , beautifully dressed , stepped
forward. His great ryes looked , ns I sJiall
always' think , directly at me. We both be
came ns cold as Ice and as rerpoctful as
Indian coolies. Ii sapi Jamca turn pale. He
said I wns livid. And nhcn the1 great
creature began that most beautiful exordium
our scorn turned to deepest admiration ,
from abject ccntempt to belief and approba
tion. "
"Deacon" Richard Smith , the vf > toran Ohio
Journalist , who died last wi-ek. at his home
In Cincinnati , was born 'In. Ireland of Scot-
tl = h ancestry In 1823. In 1SU he > came to
this country nnd went nt once to "Cincinnati ,
whe-re. ho begun work an a caivfmter. Ho
possessed a f.ilr education and n large
amount of ambition nnd It was not Ions be
fore ho got ( nto a circle of powerful
paper men nnd made1 many fa t friends.
Through their influcno ? and that of a num
ber of business men. he was appointed
superintendent of the Cincinnati Chamber of
Commerce , nerving In that capacity from
1S43 to ISKi. In the tetter svar ha derided
to devote alt his time to journalism , which
profession ho had entered In 1840 ns a mem
ber of the staff of the Gazette. The venr
before ho reslgnd from the Chamber of Com
merce , ho bought an lnt > r t In the Gazette
nnd from that time until Its consolidation
with Murnt Halstend'g paper , the
Commercial , In JSS3 , ih'ei ' was the
chief editorial writer. During1 theco
years * ho gained larpo political In
fluence nnd a reputation In the west na a
Journalist almost JIB great as IlalstciuVri.
After the consolidation of the two paper" ,
Mr , Smith became buslne manager of the
Commercial-Gazette , a position he occupied
until Mr. Halstead went to New York , when
he amumc < l ffcnernl control. In HD1 hs rc-
fumtd editorial -work. For many years ho
was a director of the * old Western Asscolated
presfl and at HIP time of his d'nth ' aj a
nitlmbfT of the Cincinnati Board of Su
pervisors.
Tim OII SOI.II1KU .MUSKS.
IIcnrN for tlio Flrxt Time tlmt Tin'--
Sot n I'liUe for Him Will IP Gone.
"I bear * only the other day , " said the old
soldier to the 'Now York Sun man , "that at
every meal time all Iho time I was away In
the army In the civil war a plate and .1 K'.ilfc
and fork were net for mo at the table at
home. .Many a time , If I had only known It ,
while I was falling Into line at the cook's
fire at the end of the company street , with
my tin plate and tin cup In my hand to get
the pork and hard broad an } coffee , or what It
ever wo might have to eat , better or wor e ,
they were setting a plate for me on the table to
at home. They entertained me there In spirit
If they could not In flesh , and how glad thor
would have been to sec me lt down at the
table.
"Wherever wo were , fci camp or on tbo
march , and whether we ha * much or little ,
my plate was always laid for me at homo
just the same. I wonder If It woulfl have
helped me If I had known it ; If I could have "
eaten in spirit , as they entertained me ? And
I can hear them now , after all those years ,
when they bad swuethlng tbat I particularly
like. } , laying :
" Wow David would like this , If ho were
hero.1 ' Do
"Dear , dearl How glad I am I got back. " All
Iliiaklln'M Arnica Halve.
THE BEST SALVE In the world for CuU ,
Drulwn , Sorea , Ulcers , Salt Ithciim , Fever
Soret , Tetter , Chopped Hands , Chilblain * ,
Cores end all Skin Eruptions , and positively
cur 1'Ilrn. or no pay required. It U guar-
tntecd to Klve perfect satisfaction or tnonoy
refunded. Price 25 centi per box. For tale
y Kubn & Co.
Jnmes rtursell Low fII.
Tihey are slaves who fear to speak
For the fallen nnd t'ne weak ;
Thi-y are slaves who will not choose
Hatred , scofllng and abuse
Hathcr than In silence shrink
From the truth they needs must think ;
They arc slaves who dnro not bo
In the rltfiit wlt'n two or three.
Is true freedom but to break
Fetters for our own dear sake ,
And , with leathern hearts , forget
That we owe mankind a debt ?
No ! true freedom Is to share
All the chains our brothers wear ,
And with 'ncart and ihand to bo
Earnest to make others free.
TOLD OUT OF OOUUT.
Judge The witness says he saw you tak
the watc'n out of the pocket of the com
plainant and hand It to another man. What
have you to say to that ?
Prisoner Doesn't that prove that I didn't
mean anything wrong ? I only did It for a
pastime. See ?
A Scandinavian lawyer who was defending
some boys for stealing a Jugof whisky ,
said to t'no Jury : "Yentllemen of tde-yury : \J
There Is yust two tings In dls case , a yus
and a yap. First come the yug nnd then1
the yap. The yug and the yag make all the
trouble. "
"I only took n little money. " pleaded the )
prisoner ; "Just enough to set married on ,
your honor. " '
"To get married ! "
on exclaimed the Jus
tice.
"YH , your 'nonor ; that wns my only rea
son. "
"Well , If that's the only plea you have to
mnko. I'll have to let the law take Its course.
Anxiety to get Into trouble Is certainly no
excuse for crime. "
The man In the pouthvvest had stolen thd
horse beyond the neradventure of a doubt ,
for he had been taken wlt'n the horse umlur
him nnd the owner's namu was on tha
blnnkvjt. Under tbe clrcumatanccs he should
have been thankful tlmt VIP had been
granted even so much n.s a trial by a Judpo
on a so.ip box , because many such offend
ers , with far leBs evidence of guilt , hud
bren swung up to the nearest telegraph
polo on slg > 'it. Rut this one Yiad had a trial
and the verdict had been duly announced.
"GentP , " remarked the Judge , who was at
tired In a red flannel shirt nnd sand-colored
pantaloons , "take the prlHontr. "
The eager crowd made a rush for him ,
w'nen n lawyer from the effete east , wiio
was present by the merest accident , shouted
to the Judro :
'VStop this business. You are acting con
trary to the law. "
The Judge , being a yood natured fellow
and a gentleman by Instinct , stopped It a
requested. -
,
'What's that t "io gent says ? " ho asked.
"Tnls procedure Is contrary to the law , " '
replied the lawyer. I
"What law ? " snld the Judge In surprise.
The accepted law of the land. " ,
I reckon not , " mulled the Judge.
But I tell you It is , " persisted the law
yer.
yer."Aw , KO Janple yourself , " exclaimed the
Judge. "Don't I know law ? Law Is n rule
of action presorlblnK what Is rlR'nt and pro
hibiting what Is vvronp. Now. mister , " nndi
ho continued In a less friendly tone , "If
you air ready tn tell these here rents that
U wrong to hang a. man frr ihoss stealln *
you 'nave got the prrmlxxlon of the court
do It , but the court nln't going1 to be re
sponsible fer what happens to a man with )
them senterments. "
The crowd assented to this proportion
with n shout of admiration for t'ne Judge
and the legal luminary from the east with *
drew with more or less precipitance.
wiux WK AIM : OLD.
"Wlwn w arc old" the said , "When MO nr
old '
Our llvwt shall flow together , * lde by rides
Together shall1 we watch eternity' unfold
Whatever Ills our present path belldc. '
not ityisp'Ur , dear ; keep your bruvii heart
strong ; ,
of the sorrows that Wnd you shall b
told
Here. In my arms , secure from every wrong ;
When wo nrr old , my darllne , ihcn Wf'r *
old , "
Rwtlnc In rafety nnd far away from rtn.
Wheredeath's dark curtain can never b
unrol'cd ,
There- shall I Join you and gladly cnttr liv
Where love awaits m nnd never can KTOWI
old. I1BMJ3 WIIvLBV QUB. ,
