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Show Eventful History. Mr. James II. Martlneau of Colonla Juarez, Mexico, who has been here for some time on a visit to his son Hon. L. It. Maitincau, and friends made dining his residence In his valley, has hadarathci Intcicstlng caiect. Mr. Martlncau believes that he Is one of tho oldest printers alive at the piescnt time, having been a "devil" In '40. He giadtiatod fiom that depaitmcnt, became a full-fledged composltoi and llnall) a picssmnn. handllngoncoftho Ilrst Hoc picsscs Installed In New Yoik city. Fiom New Yoik he wandered to Wisconsin aud engaged in a newspaper thcie, taking cliaigo of an old Adams press. When the war biokc out, though mulct age, ho enlisted, aud as stated b himself, "was led home by the eai." The music of the life nnd dium piovcd too much for him and he enlisted again at alatei date aud saw some active sei-vlce. sei-vlce. Mr. Martlncau final!) became a , c civil engineer, and laid the U. P. from Odgcn to Salt Lake. lie was also chief engineer of tho old Utah Noith-cm Noith-cm for flvo )cars, nnd has done considerable con-siderable engineering work in Idaho. The old man has traveled extensively, seen much of the world, and advises all travcleis not to miss a visit to to Mexico. "There Ms a remarkable sameness in customs, manners and dress in the different sections of the United States," said he "but once over the Mexican lino and )ou are practically In a dlllcicnt world. Thcie ate diffoient looking people, customs are cntholy different, lndust-' rlesdlffcient, languago not the same, the houses are different In fact there Is a complete change In ever) thing and it is alvva)s Interesting to the traveler." Mr. Martlneau expects to icmaln in Logan foi some tlmo )et. |