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y£\V MEXICO'S WONDERS.
pROiD SFS TO BECOMi THE
11 v.OHLD’S S ANITA RID M.
About its Climate—lts Soil is
nt :. erfui lr Pro-uctive— It is Grow
ldly and Its People Are Fros
mg and Happy-Other Points of
perous
fvixo >*■ M., March 16.—1 tis the good
beast of the westerner, both the
the exotic, that a man having
Ea osted of the independence, the free
tto unconventionalism of the life of
dC>!! ’ - £ wUI never again be satisfied with
tn '* TS ‘ a llized habits and customs of the
U ' < *^ at be may promise himself a few
***, o{ hard work and harder living on
frontier, and then return to enjoy the
*“. a of bis toil in the beloved baunt of his
tb- but that he invariably finds nimself
Sled for the old life, and the east-and
T that term westerners include every
on the sunrise side of the Rocky
mountains— too cramped and penny saving,
ad after a brief trial he comes back, bag
*3 baggage, to the plains or the sunny sea
T e cf the Pacific and ever afterward
[‘s himself up to laudations of the west.
Ld this is true in large measure.
i citizen of this territory some six
months ago returned to his old home in
Pennsylvania. A few days agi he
Lned up among his former tow nsmen at
Kf place of business. “I couldn’t stand
teeast again," be said. “I want the sun
lit instead of murky, winter darkness; I
.art si ace, air. elbow room and breathing
mom, and so I’ve come back to stay.
everything seems small
r d narrow beyond the Rockies; salaries
•re small work is more unretnunerative,
it i a man is old and gray before his own
industry has accumulated a home and a
tune business.” So it is that the rank and
die 0 f the east comes out to make the bone
cd sinew of the west.
If we lock at the maps of ten or fifteen
tears we see here and there, sparsely
mattered, a dot of a town for New Mexico
end Arizins; nothing is told of them; they
ere iu a trackless wilderness, unknown save
to a troop of Uncle Sam’s blue-coats scur
rying ever the plains, or to the Indians,
who lit their signal fires in the fastnesses of
the mountains. To-day those towns are pros
perous little cities, grown up as western
towns do, in the night, like ;tbe
s'-rintural gourd, filled with a busy, enter
prising population which is continually
latching uew schemes of improvement and
progress and setting great enterprises on
00l It is all as different, as possible from
the dear, old-lashioned. sleepy little ham
lets back on the other side of the continen
tal divide, where every one lives like one
familv, has grown up and married and died
together and birth and death mark the only
changes. Here there is
ALWAYS A RUSH AND BUSTLE
and vague suspicion of wonderful improve
ments going on. A town out here does not
grow into a city by slow gradations, but
bv leaps and bounds, as becomes the young
giants of the Occident. In the center of the
New Mexican farming lands, with the in
estimable advantages of the fine irrigation
of the Rio Grande district, is Albuquerque,
the old town and the new—the former a
huddle of Mexican adobe structures, the lat
ter a vigorous young offshoot which over
shadows the old nucleus and is full of
American grit and go; built up with fine
churches and schools and public and private
structures of handsome stone and brick
and boastiug that distinctive feature of civ
ilization-street cars. Los Cruces, in the
Mesilla valley, is buried in the spring in the
dappled bloom of its teeming orchards, for
it is one of the most successful fruit grow
ing sections of the entire southwest.
DEMING, ON THE HIGH, BROAD PLATEAU
as level as the palm of one’s hand,
is the ‘‘city with a future” pre-emi
nently. It is at the junction of
several important railroads and is
b idding another. It is also in the heart of
the cattle ranges, and ! eing on the borders
rf o and Mexico commnuds a thriving trade
from that quarter. Silver City, the county
seat of Grant county, is a picturesque town
banging on the mountain aides like an air
pis t; it is really an overgrown mining
camp, for its rich mineral surroundings
have made it the prosperous little city it is
today. Leaving out the interesting old
capital city and the famous town of the Hot
Springs, Los Vegas—those mentioned are
the representative town3 of the territory,
stirring, active, brisk in business and begin
ning to speak for themselves in the busy
centers of t he east.
The climate of the southwest uplands,like
toe climate of California, is the strong
point of the country. In a fair sense, a lit
tle of it goes a long way, and there is a
great deal of it, especially in 'the spring,
the winter, for the most part, is an intensi
fied autumn, so to SDeak; a long, lingering,
balmy October, with only now and then a
spurt of bad weather to emphasize the gen
eral smoothness of the winter. These brill
iant skies are seldom clouded. The sun
pours down a perpetual glare of light until
one sighs for an overcast day, aud then
when it comas sighs more impatiently for
the sunshine again. Now and then, between
November and March, a wintry storm
sweeps down from the north with a rattling
(lash of hail and a scurry of snow, blotting
out the scarred mountains and working
havoc with the drifting cattle on the opeu
p ains ; but it is soon over and gone, and
even the cowboys who rue the ranges in
u e storm soon forget its severity. But it
is with
THE OPENING OF THE SPRING
w?H° a iu** souls of man are tried
in j them, for then the spring winds set
In and blow, with hardly one day’s inter
“ fr °m the latter end of February
butrha la3 h I T ° blow is nothin g in itself,
hut the whole surface of the country is a fine
rt!!r,,r?!? ng sa!ld ‘ aad this shifts places
. j entlr ° spring season. It rises
fh „ u d ! the at nosphere, and rolls across
trite* tv lk . dot ! ee wavts ° f smoke; it pene
viUuLMf s * a “?, hest houses, and floats in a
anri el, c 1 d ‘ Ailing the eyes, nose and ears,
thine fnrH? the Q ’ r P assa F es ; it does every
th ‘h„ ° f t ,ree mont bs that can exasperate
human u" aad make profane the
ward u tongue ‘ Then it quiets down t>
meet- i* U ? e nd becomes the mildest and
cli,nate *‘ About July, in a well
for hilt season > the summer-rain3 set in,
worth m re . rae ®hered. there are no rains
nenl *° mg the year round except in
it ith °r, three months of summer. Then
is Ilf ,2?. th® anxious heart of the cattle man
~r aw#. u P.m rejoicing, for the rich native
hi S rtM Pr ‘ Dgu P luxuriantly, and he sees
the™ H 6 Krow ng f *t for the market But
until times when the rains hold off
drono-ht t, k?? lPer ’ aad the land parches with
take- ’ "hole surface of the country
ba™ a ? un ‘ gra - v hue to the feet of the
thirst ock T mountains. The cattle die of
their , and Bt arvation on the ranges, and
at *thi JW J ler3 wr ‘ n K 1 heir bauds in dismay
face ie .| ghoat of famine staring them in the
will’r „ir en ’ P er haps, the long-delayed rains
antmr? me °, n aad continue late into the
the sk! 0 ’ a c nd the country will be saved by
the skin of us teetn.
with THK NEW **xican summer,
108' " high as
wm.u i a a frequently 114 degrees,
nanil 1 v ‘"supportable were it accom
easte-i ’ moisture and sultriness of an
bret-700 6u mmer; but here the western
RtrokV~ aDd the majority of our winds,
siirin? ° r gen tle, come from the west —
at ever y evening with the regularity
rn _f a breezes, and the nights are deliciously
nhor„ At fhis altitude —nearly 5,000 feet
eT ®i—there is the sharpest con
t between sun and shade; one may be
a S alive exposed to the sun, but on
■Wi?P!? g ,j ato the shade one is almost
liu t the great health feature of
ihv.' - ,le ‘ 8 its dryness. When the
Lt- aaD * ot the east shall come to a
_acquaintance with this southwest
Uv.u i’, these wide, wind-swept
b*e lands of New Mexico will become the
sanitarium of the world. The greater part
of the business interests of the terri ory are
conducted by men who came out here as a
last resort, feeble invalids, wasted with
hemorrhages and all forms of throat and
lung troubles, and whom the climate has
made over again.
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE
who are bound to stay and help build up the
country, for they find it simply impossible
to stand the variable climates of the east.
The dry air cure for consumption is a late
fad of the doctors; behold! here is the cure
at our very doors, free to any who will take
it. The atmospheric purity and dryness
may be seen anywhere on tne plains where
animals are dying here and there. Instead
of noisome and pestilential putrefaction
ensuing, the atmosphere, wonderful
chemist that it is, takes up the remains and
desiccates them. In a brief while there is
only a heat) of w hite bones; the rest is an
impalpable powder. In the household this
same dry air has its disadvantages. It
crumbles the glue in the furniture ami the
picture frames fall apart. Upon an average
of every six months the glue-pot is called
into service in the shop as well as the home.
AS TO THE FERTILITY OF THE SOIL.
Its powers of production in the face of most
forbidding appearance—that deserves a
chapter to itself. Suffice it to say that out
of these sand heaps fruits and vegetables
are grown that shame even the productions
of California, that El Dorado of vegetable
miracles. Such is the vast, sunny land
which is clamoring for statehood and call
ing for settlers in the same day, invitiug the
tourist, the speculator, the invalid, the hor
ticulturist, even the farmer; aad truly he
might go farther and tare worse.
Coyle Douglas.
MEN AND WOMEN RIDKSS.
The Ways of the Equestrians in New
York,
(Copyright.)
New York, March 2L —Many think that
the end of what is technically known as the
“riding season” in New York comes at a
time of year when riding is most pleasant.
Just as the trees are getting ready to push
out their green leaves, the “smart set” is off
for London to enjoy the season there, and
those who remain disperse not long after for
their summer homes. The luxuriant green
of summer will not shelter many riders in
the leafy park lanes.
It is becoming almost the rule, however,
that riders take their mounts with them to
the seashore or mountains. The city stable
men have an easy time of it during the hot
months, such of them as do not follow the
throng to Newport or Lenox. In the park
the sameness palls upon one, in spite of the
beauty of the bridle path, by constant rep
etition. In the country there is a variety of
new points of view to be taken, so that mo
notony need not be feared, for a time at
least, and monotouy is not the spice of life.
Proper form in costume aud equipment is
important for the rider, whether in city or
country, for every one who mounts a horse
invites criticism and attracts the attention
ten-fold as much as the occupant of a car
riage can do. Form in New York is not a
slavish imitation of London fashions. The
habit of wearing a Prince Albert coat, so
commoD in Rotten row, has never caught
on on this side of the water, nor do equestri
ennes sport mannish high silk hats, here as
there. Men riders who wish to be correct
wear in the park cutaway coats—a frock is
admissible—tall silk hats, white ties, dark
gloves and long trousers, not commonly
black. The trousers are made longer than
for walking purposes, and are often fur
nished with a black strap extending in a
loop under the shoes to hold them down.
Boots are never worn except in deep mud.
The one mark which hopelessly gives away
the greenhorn is his proud assu option of a
pair of huge top boots reaching to his
knees. Old bands in town leave that sort
of display to the riding masters, whose one
distinguishing mark is the boot.
Hot weather and country surroundings
bring some relaxation of the strict rules of
costume. Far from the maddening crowd
one may sport a straw hat or a slouch, go
gioveless for the sake of the tan, or even
don boots, though many elderly riders pre
serve their city form wherever they go.
It is surprising, by the way, what a large
number of men well along in years still
cling to the saddle. Bishop Potter’s erect
and portly form is seen on the bridle path
almost every weekday in the park. R. L.
Cutting is more thau portly. If he were a
poor man be would be called fat, yet he is
indefatigable in the saddle. Mayor Grant
and Par.: Commissioner Hampden Robb are
fine specimens of sturdy, bearded middle
aged men in the saddle. The mayor keeps
in his private stable a gray and a chestnut
saddle horse and rides either as the mood
takes him.
It might at first seem that in the severe
simplicity of woman’s riding habits there
would be little chance for the tailor’s art or
for variety, but any woman knows better.
The best habits are tailor made, of course,
and most of the great dressmaking houses
keep horses—fiery wooden ones which do
not kick—which ladies mount while their
robes are being arranged. The cost of a
proper habit is never below SIOO, and may
run considerably higher. Ti e commonest
material is broadcloth, the color black, bot
tle green or dark blue for winter use in the
para. Iu the summer browns and grays are
more favored, aud a touch of scarlet —
which you must never call scarlet but pink,
because that's English—in the vest or in the
tie. Shirt fronts stiffly starched were worn
to some extent last year, and will he used
even more this summer. The hat in the
park is the derby slightly feminized, if the
term is adtnissable, by the addition of a soft
ribbon bow of the same color on the left
side. There is said to be a teudency toward
more flashy and daring color combinations
in riding habits, but the wise will still
avoid them.
From time immemorial physicians have
recommended riding for women, and other
physicians have deplored the one-sided de
velopment of the bodv that comes of much
use of the side saddle. Mabel Jenness, a
clever teacoer of physical culture, created
something of a sensat'on some time ago by
promising to ride through the park en cava
lier with divided skirts, one division on the
left side of the horse and the other division
on the right side, but she never did it.
Kate Field, who has pluck enough for any
thing, privately expressed an interest in the
same undertaking, but her int-rest never
led to action. It would he difficult to try
the experiment. Albert B. Cohn, of th*
Central Park Riding Academy, where
Bishop Potter and many others keep t .eir
mounts, tell* me that he wouldn’t let a
woman ,o out of his stable mounted astride,
and mo3t other riding teachers would not be
less particular. It’s hard to see why the
proposition is essentially objectionable
when made in the name of health, but the
masters won’t have it. society won’t have it
and there’s no more use in talking about it
than in discussing a lunar railway. It’s too
advanced for the times.
Some relief for women a-ho wish to ride
without getting as one-sided as a spellbin
der is promised, however, by the reversible
side saddle. The recention invent is very
much like any.other side saddle,except that
the two pummels, instead of being fixed,
screw into the saddle on either side. The
screw holes are closed, when not use.byplugs
covered with leather like the saddle. To
transfer tee pommels, girth and stirrups
from one side to the other is the work of
about two minutes. Mr. Cohen says it seems
decidedly awkward to a woman on first
mounting with tne left knee forward and
the right foot in the stirrup, but it isn’t like
learning to ride over again. They soon get
jised to it. The custom of the owner of
such a saddle is to change sides every day.
Comparatively few women are using these
saddle* yet, but their u-e stands a good deal
better chance of becoming general than
does the Mabel Jen iess plan.
The riding clubs of New York are legion.
Some of the best known practicing at the
Central Park Acaiemy are the Acadia,
Freundschaft and Park Riding clubs. The
drills aud evolutions of some of these clubs
are decidedly In cresting, though one would
suppose that more pure pleasure could be
bot in th* open air than on the tan bark
floor of a ridi. g academy.
And tvho ride*} Everybody who can af-
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1891.
ford it, and who knows what's worth while
—John Rogers, the manager of Minnie
Palmer until lately; George Mein way, Gus
tav Schwab, Charles Ia ier.M. H. Hamers
ley. J. Q. A. Ward t‘ie sculptor. Mrs. Moss,
wife of he theatrical man. is an expert.ai and
Miss dauenter of the palace cr.r
man, is another. Miss Seligman, the bant
er's daughter, and Miss Dittenhoefer, tie
lawyer's, ride. Mrs. Howland. Mrs. Mar
tinsen, Mrs. S. I. Mayer. Elsie Leslie, the
child actress, and Mrs. Dexter A. Loomis
are among the clever equestrienne* But a
catalogue w i uld be as long as it would be
uninteresting.
Obviously, riding is an amusement for
the rich. The habit may cost from one
hundred dollars up, and two a year are re
quired. It wouldn’t be wise to try to get a
horse for much less than SSJO, and of
course it is easy to pay more. The cost is
in the long run greater if you hire. To
board a horse oos:s about as much to board
a man. If you belong to a riding club,
there are incidental expenses. A thousand
for the fii-st year aud half as much thereaf
ter, a little more for a woman and a little
less for a man. is about the cost of riding in
the city. It’s hardly a tbiug for clerks and
carpenters, but those who have tried it
say it’s worth every cent it costs.
JohnL. Heaton.
UNWELCOME PEOPLE.
Human Frailties Pertinently Described
By the Editorial Parson.
From, the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Those who point out to us our own faults.
Those who always take their troubles
along and leave their joys behind.
Those who neglect their own business to
attend to that of other people.
Those who stay too long when we are
busy.
Those who have a hobby that they ride to
death.
Those who always want to talk about
things in which we take no interest.
Those who come to dinner when not ex
pected.
Those who never have anything to talk
about hut themselves and the weather.
Those who have a chronic desire to bor
row money.
Fussy people who have a large idea of
their own importance.
Those who talk too loud.
Those who do not talk loud enough.
Those who ask us so many questions that
they discover our ignorance.
Those who are overly positive about
things of small importance.
Tnose who come at the very time when
we wish they had stayed at home. *
Those who embarrass us with too much
politeness.
Those who agree to everything we sav,
and never have any opinion of their own on
any subject.
Those who always say, “I do so and so,”
“I think so and so.”
Brnln-workers, keep your heads clear and
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