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$te 'fyovtvW. HARRY WATSON,EDITOR AND rEOPBIETOE.FRIDAY, - - - JUNE 24,'o'-'/$*%■Democratic County TicketRepresentative, IIou. H. H. PORTER, Probate Judge,A. H. BROWX Clerk,JOHN FIGERT. Treasurer,JOHN L. KENNEDY.Sheriff, GEORGE W. GOUDY. Recorder,Daniel wyss.Prosecutor,J. FOSTER WILKIN, Commissioner,H. B. KEFFER. Infirmary Director, PHILIP LAIIM. Sr.ZOAH.Zoar is said to have become almost totally Americanized. A close and accurate observer of men and customs has recently given us the result of his investigation. German is still spoken, but perhaps with little more readiness than English. Steam is used in mechanic appliances. The furniture in the Zoar Hotel is modern, carpet covers the floors of the dinning rooms, parlors, and bed-rooms. This is a radical chango. Thirty years ago the furniture was of antique Dutch pattern ; carpets were rare, but the floors were scoured perfectly white and clean—everything was scoured, even to the shovel handle and door knob; clocks had broad, sanguine, healthy faces. But now, everything is changed. Zoar is a wreck, but not a wreck that the eye can see. History and sociology must be understood and applied in order to see the wreck. In vain does the tourist expect an “old dutch dinner.” The hotel people know as little as bimself of an old dutch meal.Everything shows to the reflecting mind that the vandal spirit of the Ajaglo-American is at work. The American branch of the English people is a fighting, a conquering principle in the world’s history and a ruU ing principle in Ibe world’s paroscope.The American branch of the German people is au impressible, yielding people. They are a weaker nationality—a very strong genus founded on anything else than the aggregate of specific traits. The nationale of the American people is the aggregate of individual traits.This is a war of blood and temperament—a social problem, solved by the subtlo mathematics life. It is the language-—wc the words—of thoughts of which our thoughts take not conn usance. No better opportunity for studying these phenomena can be found than at Zoar. Theyseem as if awaking from a Cy Y.. i r- ilnm t lt;rOyU,i!i»gW inkle sleep. They are 1 *i«- k]:; .d on endless beds of ruin*from the realm of tradition and j ent* °f aA kinds. The temperature of catchiDg fire from the electricity of i s,me of tliese sPri’ngs run as high as 130 the American atmosphere merge in j ^c8rces Fahrenheit, in which an egg can to modern, 19th century life.The Zoar Hotel is the vortex of the : mysterious whirlpool. Ladies andana family from WMisville; Col Frames, of Carrollton, an audience of ladies and gentlemen from Minerva, and a crowd of yahoos of both sexes from Del Roy. We met people from Canton, Massillon, Cleveland, Colum-bus, Pittsburgh and Zoar. We also met our friend Dr. hidester, of Massillon, and Mr. Hester, who is engaged in surveying the Wheeling Valley Railroad.We should like to speak of the garden, church, dairy, wash-house, etc., but shall omit until we describe the government and administration of authority at Zoar, at which time we will also speak of its committees and their work.las Vegas, New Mexico.Friend Harry:—Las Vegas is one of the ancient and celebrated cities of New Mexico. It now consists of two towns,the old and new, separated by the Galli-s river, a small mountain fcueam that fed by the numerous springs and small water courses that have their origin ’ at JJthc base of the mountains which surround the city on all sides, except where intersected by the A: T. F. railroad, which passes through it a Southwesterly direction. The old town, Las Vegas, is like all the old Spanish or Mexican cities, built of abode, or, as I would call them, mud huts, in the center of which is a Grand Plaza or Square, around which is loca ted the best buildings; and it is always the center of trade and attraction. The own was located by the railroad company and is built in modern style; and, although but a few months old bids fair to outstripe it in population and every branch of trade and business n a short time. To prevent this, and as tar as possible equalize the centers of trade, street railroads connecting the places arc now in operation. Vegas is a good trade center, at which most of the cattle and sheep men who occupy a large portion of the sur« rounding country, as well as many mining camps, now becoming quite numer-in the mountains, do all their busi-. No one seems to know the popu lation of the place, and it is very difficult to estimate it, especially in the old town, but is supposed to be from five to thousand. From the rapid growth of the new town, it will undoubtedly be double that in a few months. To the north and northwest of the city is range of mountains, and, like all the foot hills of the Rockies, are irregular in shape and formation. The highest peak of this range is called Gray’s Peak, lifting its ragged head up into the clouds oyer 6,000 feet above the sea level, also known as Hermit mountain, t called by the Mexicans, El Solitario’ and has its tradition and name of wonder and curiosity, as at one time, years ago it was the home of a Hermit, who lived on its solitary summit. He subsisted on wbat he could find on the top and around its summits, and what the people of the country saw proper to take to him until his death. There is said to be a spring and cave on the top of this peak, which served him with water and shelter. Undoubtedly Las Vegas will be a large city at some future date. The Hot Springs, of which you have heard so much of, raising at the base of the mountains only five or six miles from the city, is bound to make it a favorite resort. As far back tradition goes these springs have been noted for their medical properties* Indians and Mexicans visited them hundreds of years ago, bringing with them the lame, blind and sick to be cured. The water is singularly clear and tasteless, and I am told that after full analysis has been proved to contain greater medical properties than those of any other water known. What makes the water so hot no one has ever been ab!1 to find out to a certainity, but isms sUnder No (MoeSO SOONE1I AMgentlemen from the city, greenhorns from the country could be Been, Germans, everybody. Herr Ruof is apparently a very slow man, but do not jump at conclusions. He can do as much work in a day as a dozen of us can do. He pays attention to everybody. He knows ail about the stables and the hundreds of horses that are sometimes there kind and polite, after his fashion, and does it all and presents his bills with out either blushing or sweating. His coterie of cooks and waiters are just like him. They seem to work wonderfully slow, yet they do a wonderful amount of labor in a wonderfully quiet way— the quiet will strike you first. They still wear their dresses with’ long skirts and short waists, but we should like it better were they to adhere more closely to the old German styles . Last Sabbath day |Fahrenheit, be cooked in a few minutes. These springs are in the hands of a company of capitalists, who live in Boston. They building the finest of hotels toaccomodate the invalids and sick who are constantly coming to the springs. I expect to visit the mines in a day or so, then will give you a little on mining. Hoping to hear from you either by paper or letter,I remain respectfully,E. Helmiieich.June 10th, 1881.OLDchanged its title. Iten shigh sounding titl Stupendous Aggreg show the Greet Eq International. It 1 the German Allied as it has been in thlt;OLD JUiI have always ding to the nan lse I love it. andYou all know 11 are superfluous. M always been the I have to-day a largeNEW phi:Just forDo not get cannot be cl3XTFOURTH OF JUL 2 EXCURSIONS1-IBERAI, RATES.The National Holiday has lost of its interest to the American people, although the manner of its observance has undergone some change. Those who can possibly leave home devote the day to visiting friends and relatives, or to witness the celebrations in the large cities.The Pennsylvania Compauy, operating Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne Chicago Railway, Cleveland Pittsburgh R. R., Erie Pittsburgh R. E., Ashtabula Pittsburgh R’y., and North Westone hundred and fifty people took 11“ ?'f, ^ T. 1augurated the “Fourth of July Excur-dinner at one sitting in the dinning room of the Zoar Hotel, yet there was no clashing and banging of waiters—nothing broken—not a loud £Ound—and not a wailer sweat—yet everybody bad all they wanted to cat without waiting till it was cooked. Everything wag order—in theory and practice. The onJy sin committed by the Zoar Hotel i3 its coffee . We had good cofiec for supper on last Thurs day evening. This put us in good spirit ; but when the morning cup came—there came wrath. It was the lowest, meanest, most miserable, wretched, pale, soapy, slappy specimen—oh, it must never be given us again. When the coffee is good we cannot grumble at the bills—when it is like what we found on Friday morning we grumble at every good thing God has made. We bet Mein Herr Ruof don’t like such coffee him-•elf, Eh?We met at Zoar last Sabbath, the following persons: Supt.Wallace, John Strichmacher and wife, Andrew Deis and wife, Phil. Deis and wife, Dr. Moffait and wife, from Dover; Mr. Purry wife and daughter, Miss O’Donnell, Miss Mathews, Mr. Was earn and friend,and increased patronage each year testifies to their growing populari-ly. This year it is the intention to sell a Special Excursion Ticket, for use of children between five and twelve years of age, at one half the usual excursion rates, in order to enable entire families to make an Excursion by rail to city or county, at little expense.Excursion tickets will be sold to and from all stations on lines operated by Pennsylvania Company on July 2d, 3d and 4tb, good to return until July 5th, 18SI inclusive.Call on nearest agent of Pennsylvania Company’s lines for excursion rates, time-tables and information.SteamCOOKING Iacquiring Vexalio Steamer It Has No 1 fifty, as an Evapo any other in market creasing demand. I making Jellies c., .Dover Busin:WANTED.A good blacksmith cafind steady employment and good wages by ap plying to the undersigned at Black Band station, Deardorff postoffice. One who speaks both German and English preferred.Godfrey Flaneteu.from the “Hub”; Senator Willow same place.The Young Clyde Stallion, “ Baron Keir, ” can be found at the Dover Fair Grounds during the season. He is three years old and weighs 1450 pounds. Horsemen will do well to call and examine this colt before breeding elsewhere. Terms easy.T. A. Miller, owner and keeper.Scott’s Hiatoge can be found atJULIUS RIC JEWELER and deale J Silverware, Gold P ments etc. Repairing ry manner, and at reasANDREW G MANUFACTURER lt;lfilogna, Sausage, MJOSEPH B JJOVER ^Marble Woifurnished on short noti prices. Work warrant any in the market.HARGEB IIARDWARE Deale Olron a specialty. ( tory streets.STUTZ!CELEBlWECISA SPECI
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