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The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-08
FOR ALDERMAN

FOR ALDERMAN.
THE NEWS ls authorized to announce the
name NJ Mr. A. NJ GiiDble for re-ele ton for
the ottice of alderman for the 1hird ward.
Smyrna times., 1892-05-04
The Good Old Times,

Nearly everybody talks of 'the good
old times" 1t seems TO be a universal
failing to glorifY the past and to un-
derrate the present. But the moment
there is any critical comparison of ''the
good old times" with the blessed days
in which memory cheats us are quickly
dispelled. For example, less than a
century ago, DR.. King tells us, in an
interesting article on the "Curiosities
of Criminal Law" there were in Eng
land 223 otfenses punishable with
death, The people of this country
were heirs to this statutory savagery.
There are still unrepealed statutes in
Delaware, so repugnant to our present
ideas of justice and methods of living,
that they could not possibly be en-
forced. We have outgrown them, as
the freedom of thought and movement
and the breadth of personal liberty
has been enlarged. A relapse into the
conditions that hemmed in our fore
fathers in the good old times, would be
a long step backward toward the bar
barism from which our race originally
emerged.
Smyrna times., 1892-05-04
The Parting or the wovs

wilkins and Watkins were college
chums and close friends. They had
been hard students aud had taken little
outdoor exercise. When they shook
hands and said goodbye, at the end of
their college career, they were 10 i'm
paired health. Both had dyspepsia.
liver troubles and troublesome coughs.
Wilkins had plenty of money and
decided to travel for his health. Wat.
kins was poor II must go to work
for my living" said he, "but I'll try
the remedy that DIR. Robinson talks so
much about-Dr. Pierce's Golden Med.
ical Discovery"
In less than two years wilkins came
home in his coffin. Watkins. now in
the prime of his life, is bank president.
rich and respected, and weighs 200
pounds. THE Golden Medical Dis
eovery saved my life at critical time, :"
he often says, "Oh, If poor wilkins had
only tried it !" For weak lungs, spit.
ting of blood, all lingering coughs, and
consumption in its early stages, 1t is an
unequalled remedy.
Smyrna times., 1892-05-04

BIG FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA.-P
delphia was visited by big fire about
8 o'clock Wednesday night. The
Grand Central Theatre, on Walnut
street above Eighth was completely
destroyed for the fourth time. Besides
the Times annex, on Samson street.
together with several buildings on
Eighth street were totally or partially
destroyed. May persons were more or
less injured by the rush from the burn
ing theatre and seven burned to death.
The loss is estimated at about one mill
lion dollars. So furiously did the fire
rage the light was seen for miles,
Smyrna times., 1892-05-04

A West philadelphia bride-elect said
she was pot going to have any old
shoes thrown after her, but bad box
of brand new slippers sent home for
the use of guests who wanted to take a
complimentary SHE at her as she de-
parted,
Smyrna times., 1892-05-04
THE LOVERS oF PRETTY GIRLS.
TO CONCLUDE.

"And what, with all their failings,
do you think of girls nowadays9"
THAT they are as true, as lovable as
ever. Do not believe the rubbish that
Is talked about women becoming mer-
cenary and all that. They are as a
whole, the truest and best things there
are-good wives, good mothers-and
man must be very miserable who ia
not blessed by the light Of some sweet
girls face and presence.
Smyrna times., 1892-05-04
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Company.
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INTERE,T PAID on deposits of money as fol.
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mand, by check, same as banks 2lG per cent on
deposits payable after 10 days notice; 3 per
cent. on deposits payable after 30 days notice
Specia lrates for large sums to remain for year
or longer.
SPECIAL ATTENTION given to the accounts Of
Ladies, also to those of Executors, Administra.
tors, Trustees, Guardians and Receivers
The Company acts by authority of law as
Executor, Administrator. Guardian, Receiver and
Agent and executes trusts of every description.
Correspondence solicited and full information
furnished concerning any branch of the Com
pany's business. Send for pamphlet.
BENZ. NIELDg. JAS. B. CLARKsON.
President. Treas d Sec.
II. G. ROBINSON, JGO. S. ROSSELL,
vice President. Trust Officer.
DIRECTORS:
Benjamin Nields, JOS. II. Chandler n. D
Henry G.. Robinson, j. Davis Sisler
VIM. J. McClary, William NJ Field,
Phillip Plunkett, Charles E. Fritz
James Hart, Archibald A. Capelle,
Henry f. Dure, VIM. r. Brinckle,
VIM p. Bancroft Samuel G. Simmons
mayl4ly
Smyrna times., 1892-05-04

Husband-"My dear, when do you
begin Overwhelmingly Wife-"Next
Monday, Hubby" Husband-"I think
I'll have to run out of town next Sun
day for week or ten days"
Smyrna times., 1892-05-04

Thirty thousand horses were sayed
from most labOrious work, last year, by
the application Of electricity to street
ears. Some of them are enjoying the
soft snap Of drawing junk carts,
Smyrna times., 1892-05-04
PLAIN GIRLS
DO you believe in the reputed alli-
ance of beauty and wit ?"
is 1t your own experience ?"
must say it is not"


must say it is not"
No, of course it it is not. The
pretty girl is not necessarily born a
1901, out the men seem to cOnspire to
make her such, and they make so
much of her simply because she is
pretty, that she comes in time to con-
slider tlat prettiness is everything.
She comes to think that YES" and
No." and Really !" are enough for
the man she cOndescends to utter them
to, and some men are foolish enough
to vow to her that they are over
whelmed by her saying so much. The
plain girl. on the other hand, is on the
watch to discover the bent of mans
sympathies. She sets herself the task
OF discovering his hobbies, and most
often succeeds. l have known MANY
such girls simply to run a wav with
mems hearts by mere sympathy of
heart and mind"
But such cases are rare"
mo indeed, they are not, and such
girls get the best husbands too-the
very best-except those who fall to
the lot of girls who are at the same
time pretty, sensible and also symDa-
thetic."
"Such qualifications are not often
found combined"
Sometimes one discovers them. but
men do their very best in the case of
the pretty girl, to destroy her sense
ana her sensibility, as ! have said
AS no THE JEALOUSY OF GIRLS.
DO you not find pretty girls verv
jealous of one another, and Yerv much
inclined to say disagreeable things of
each other ?' l asked.
Eyes, certainly, but not more so
than men are. You must remember
that all girls want to get married tits
n fact, whatever pack of geese NAV
say to the contrary, and to certain
extent every other woman is a rival.
You must not expect two pretty girls.
moving in the same society, to be fond
of each other. Take the case of two
artists or two literary men, who meet
in the sams circle, Are they the best
OF friends. Not a bit of it. | have
seen something beth of men and wOm-
en-, and do not hesitate to saw that
men are most jealous creatures. and
they indulge in a good deal of malic.
ious talk, too, behind one another's
back"
THE LOVERS OF PRETTY GIRLS.
$50 you find the pretty girl a diff
cult person to get married."
ITO get we'll married, very much
more troublesome than many palmer
girls. 1t is true they would often get
married quickly enough, did l not
step in with adviGe-married to lust
the biggest fool that presented him
self. You see 1t Is the least sensible
fellow who pushes himself forward and
says silly things which pleas a young
girls vanity. He VOWS and swears and
adores as he puts it, while a sensible
young fellow, who means every word
he says, seems 20 hang back because
he does not express himself in such a
aowery fashion,"
Smyrna times., 1892-05-04
As TO PRETTY GIRLS.
MY FACE IS MY FORTUNE, SIR ="
SHE SAID.
Are Not Plain Girls Better off.

That this is a dangerous world to be
pretty in may be true, but if so, tits a
truth that doesn't scare the girls.
they will read the following article
from London TTt-Bits with perfect
equananimity
People who have thought about the
matter, (says the Tit Bits writer.
must have often wondered how it is
mat so many pretty girls make unfor-
tunate matches and fail in securing
such happy lot as their less attrac.
tive sisters. Is it because pretty girls
have peculiar failings?
had a conversation concerning
TINS some time ago with an elderly
lady friend. l mentioned to her thai
the prettiest girls were often those
wDo seemed the most unfortunate in
marriage.
You are quite right" she said.
Pretty girls have especial weaknesses.
Not only have they the failings of
ordinary girls but in addition theV fre-
quently acquire others peculiar to
prettiness."
What are those ?"
In the first place, pretty girls are
proud. They have every temptation
to become arrogant. Men lie down
for them to put their feet on their
necks. Perhaps only a few women
FULLY recognize how foolish men are
over pretty girls"
THOUGHTLEss GIRLS.
Il dare say" remarked, that YOU
lind some girls very thoughtless."
Yes, and the more so the Drettier
they are. 1t is natural. When q girl
IS pretty she is spoiled both at home
and abroad Every one is eager to
anticipate her wishes and when girl
is surrounded by those who think for
her, she naturally doesn't think for
herself. The other day for instance. a
friend OF mine left home without
Wrap-the sun was shining brightly
when she left-and while she was at =
friends 1t commenced to snow. One of
the gentlemen went out and actually
bought a wrap. 1t must have cost him
hVe gulneas and was a direct encOur-
agement of thOughtlessness, as / have
said"
And having so much attention
shown her, does not a girl Lecome
very selfish ?'
OF course there is danger of her
becoming SO and many do. 1t is a
common thing for girls to tax their
purses selfshly for unneces
sary dresses"
THE DANGER OF UsELEssNEss.
what other danger is there attached
to prettiness ?"
The danger of useiessness. OF being
good for nothing but to be looked AT
ou VIII, | dare say, have noticed .
mat very often at a party a pretty
girl can do nothing-neither sing. plav |
nor converse as the palmer girls can.
\ ou know, although some men do not
Ihihk SO, women are pretty quick at
the state of affairs, and the
plain girl very often recognizes the
TACT that she is PLAIN, and that her
want OF personal attractions must be
made up for by something else. So
she learns to sing, to play, to converse.
ana ID know all about hOusework. and
Dy such means she succeeds in making
her way, and becoming to sensible
young fellows There are few still. Won
znow) more attractive than the pretty
girl. ! would often see a young fellow
who would yawn at the end Of five
minutes chat with the belle of the
party, cOnversing with some girl of
ess attractions for an hour or so to.
yether"
Smyrna times., 1892-05-04
| have met bow daintv maiden.

I have met my dainty maiden.
Her name is Miss Dora, and by this
time we are very good friends. She
has told me about her old home and
about Ned. She is to be Ned's wife
some day-sOme day great way of.
for he is very poor. She wouldn't tell
anyone but me for worlds. for he works
"oh, SO hard, but the money Just won't
come" am the only woman she can
talk with in the city, for she knows no
one here.
Smyrna times., 1892-05-04

Tonight Miss Dora and I met on
the porch. Something in her face, as
the hall light fell upon it, made me
offer her my hand with my goodnight.
Without speaking she came with me
into my room.
"What is it?" l asked. "Anything
you can tell nae? ?"
She threw herself down beside NV
chair, burying her face in my arm,
and felt how she struggled not to
cry.
Poor little girl. Poor, lonely little
woman. ! took her in my arms, wait
ing until she spoke to me.
1t will seem such trifling, / sup
pose, yes it is spelling everything for
Ned and me. 1t is only that we have
no place to CO."
"No place to go?" I thought puz-
zled.
mo place where we can talk" she
said, as II answering my unspoken
question. There is only the hall, and
It seems $3.50 brazen to stand there
talking while all the boarders are pas
sing in and out. Yet we do Il, and
every day we grow little more care
less and--it ought not to, but it is tax
ing away the sacredness Of our-loye.
She did not say the word "loven
but It formed on her lips and in her
eyes.
Smyrna times., 1892-05-04

Of late Miss Dora, and by this time
we are very good friends. She did
not do that at Rrst, and ! cannot help
feeling disappointment in her that
she does it now. 1t seems less delicate
and dainty than | thought her; vet
why should dislike her? she has the
dearest voice, low, liquid-I would
write womanly, but it is such a big
mOtherly word for my little maiden.
yet it fits all over apd about her, as
my great padded cosy fits over my tiny
porcelain teapot.
Though the voices are both low l
hear every word. Maybe it makes me
more lonely than usual, and l can be
very, very lonely if l do not work
hard to be happy. Perhaps it is selfish
but | wish they would go away. It
brings something into my heart that
hurts and-I told you 1 am a silly old
lady.
This door of mine makes things
worse. A great lodging-house crack
has taken residence within it, and
the latch has way of slipping that
must be remedied at once. A semi-de-
taGhed condition is the worst possible
thing for both doors and people, Have
you never noticed your half free folk
take thousand liberties your wholly
free ones never dream of?
Smyrna times., 1892-05-04
PIE and chesse

which have been unable to touch for years.
The English language does not contain words
enough 70 permit me TO express the praise
IL w9ul9 o. IKE 70 give to Hoods Sarsaparlla."
Smyrna times., 1892-05-04
4 Good Voucher

1 have known M Warren D. Wenz for
many years and can Youch for him gs \ man
OF Veracity and one well known about here
lh2Ve sold him several bottles OF
Smyrna times., 1892-05-04

Hoods SaFsapariiIa
during the past few months" ID. Il. PARr-
RIDGE, Druggist, Geneva, N. Y.
Hoods Pills Cure Liver Ills
Smyrna times., 1892-05-04

l am going away, not for few days,
not for visit. Miss Dora is to have
my rooms altogether, and in my new
home there are Easter lilies blooming
everywhere. LOUISE PALMER.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19

raised and receiving pan out) by an up
ward sliding door. Here slat shelf is
made to receive meats. etc. Tae space
below the slat shelf and receiving pan
is for Jars of butter, etc. The door for
filling tl.e icehouse is above the brick
work. On each side of the ice door are
brackets for holding table-shelf, hinged
to left-hsnd bracket, and easily turned
up out of the way. In building the up
per part if possible have the .cehouse
proper built of brick. cemented; the top
ceiled, painted and cracks puttied. Then
build an outer space around leaving an
air cham her.
The roof goes on. leaving an ar cham
Der over the ceiled top. A double wall
of boards filed with sawdust does very
well in place of brick and cement, but
the air chamber is always needed The
receiving pan keeps our great American
fruit. the PIE, finer than any place ever
tried. and is so handy for the hungry
milk boy.-Prairic Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19

find anything there. Believe me. there
is nothing in the safe, except the por-
trait of ny grandmother"
Now, you just come along, Stein,
said the burglar IN chief. We'll soon
see what's in the safe. And, mind-frst
sign of any nonsense and I'll shoot
sure as my name is"
Mr.. Stein huddled on some clothes,
andOal1 three descended to the study.
The safe was in front of them. The
key was soon applied to the lock, and
the safe was opened. As Mr.. Stein had
said, there was absolutely nothing
whatever inside, except the miniature.
81 told you SOP said Mr.. Stein, re-
proachfully.
The two robbers cursed and swOre.
Bill took the miniature off the peg it
occupied in the safe and put it in his
pocket. Stein shouldn't have the por-
trait, he said, till he fulfilled his prom
Use about the diamonds
Il am quite ready to keep my prom
ise,' said Mr.. Stein. Follow me, and I
will show you where the diamonds are. :"
Holding a candle before him, he led
theNway to the cellar. The cellar door
was unlocked and they all entered.
Don't see any diamonds here" COM
planned the chief villain. ''Out with
them, Stein, and look smart about it,"
The merchant reached his hand out
to the back of a bin and drew forth. APP
parently, a magnum of Meet & Chan
dons imperial sec.
Here you are, geutleme np' he said,
unscrewing the neck of the false bottle.
and disclosing to their astonished gaze
the packet of diamonds within. Ibid /
not promise?"
.'Good business-eh, Bill? Stein, my
| boy. you're trump! Are all the other
magnums here champagne, or only dia-
monds?"
The merchant taughed. ''There are
no more diamonds, he said. You can
see for yourselves. Bat if you will
bring up magnum of champagne with
you, we'll breach it to your good
health"
| The men agreed, and they took
glasses out of the pantry on their way
| up.
| Haven't you a friend in the garden
outsider inquired Mr.. Stein. with a
! laugh. GCall him in; we may as well
all drink together. And he opened the
Moet and began pouring it ont
| Bill went to the front door, and passed
SlGQal 10 the accom- oilce WaCcnlng
without, who promptly joined the party
and took his glass, as invited. All
the three wore masks; they were safe
| from the chance of recognition. The
magnum of champagne was soon dis
posed of. and Mr.. Stein generously of.
fered to ''stand another" The offer,
however, was refused.
NO, Stein, my boy! That little game
won't dol I'VE like your fiz, but we like
your diamonds better!''
Besides, we've got to tie you up, n
| interposed Bill.
''T1e me-up! What for?"
Just little precaution, Stein. only
a bit O. rope round your wrists, and an
other bit round your ankles, and a
handkerchief over your mouth We're
sorry to inconvenience you, but bust.
ness is business" And they proceeded
accordingly.
Having tied and gagged the unfor-
tunate diamond merchant, they babe
him good night, and wished him luck
in future. They were on the point OF
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19
To Tan a Sheepskfn.

AS soon as the skin is removed from
the carcass spread it out smoothly on
the ground, hair side down; rub in a
mixture of powdered alum and table
salt. This mixture should consist. Of
one-third aium and two-thirds salt
After a thorough rubbing sprinkle
mixture over the skin TO the depth of a
quarter OF an inch. then fold the skin
up carefully and put in q cellar or some
tolerably dampplace, where it should re-
main for ten or twelve days-oAt the end
of this time take it out, and while moist
stretch it tightly to an old door or a
table of boards, being careful to tack it
at every point and corner; now give it
a hard rubbing with corn meal for half
an hour daily for four or five days If
corn meal cannot be procured rlSe per-
fectly dry sand. but be very careful to
sift it so that only the finest may be
used on the skin. By this rubbing the
skin is made as soft as wished: the
more it is rubbed the softer it viii be-
come.-Colman's Eural World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19

cts, the seeds to be tested. numbering
25, so or 100 of each sort, are placed
within the muslin trough and the bot
tom of the pan covered to the depth of
half an inch with water slightly
warmed. The lower edges of the pock-
cts coming in contact with water keeps
the seed sufficiently moist by means of
capillary attraction. The pan is then
covered with thick pane of glass and
set close to window. The date that the
test is begun and closed is carefully
noted, as well as the per cent. of the
seeds that have terminated. In this
way the number of seeds required to
produce good stand can be deter
mined.
For use on the farm for determining
the vitality of corn, grass. clover and
other seeds, any comparatively shallow
pan or an ordinary bread pan will an
swer the purpose. When using a pan
Of this kind the ends of the galvanized
or painted iron wires can rest on the
upper edges of the sides. An ordinary
The necessary ventilation will then be
secured and the proper degree of heat
and moisture retained.
IL Inc pau Is SUpPlleO Win tepiu
water occasionally the plants will con-
tinue to grow, and the pockets through
which the roots will have penetrated
before the season for planting has ar
rived can, after the wires are with
drawn, be subdivided with a pair of
scissors and be transplanted with
pieces of cloth, and their growth will
thereafter be continuous, if the season
and other necessary conditions are at
all favorable. By this method the pur-
chase of worthless and inferior seeds
can be obviated and the proper amount
of grass and other seeds to sow to the
acre may be determined definitely, al
though one-quarter or one-third the
seed possesses no vitality whatever. n
simple seed-testing apparatus of this
character would in many instances
save the replanting of a field of corn,
when the germ in the seed had been de-
stroyed by the sudden and extreme
changes from mild damp weather to
that of extremely dry and intensely
cold.
The failure to obtain a good ''catch''
Or stand is almost invariably attrib
uted to the season Or other causes than
the real one, which in many cases is
that of injured or worthless seed
Farm and Fireside.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19
THE FARMING WORLD.
FARMERS SEED TESTER.

The Apparatus Csess by the Z. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The accompanying engraving repre-
sents the seed-testing apparatus which
has been in constant use in the seed di-
vision of the United States department
of agriculture since September, 1855.
1t consists of heavy block-tin pan
II inches in length by IL inches in
width and ~ inches in depth. 1t is
painted inside and out Two and one
eighth inches from the bottom is a
ledge, half an inch in width, soldered
to the sides. It is upon these that the
ends of the brass rods rest and support
the V-shaped pockets in which the seed
is placed to determine its vitality. The
pockets reach nearly to the bottom of
the pan. They are held in position by
No brass wires 11& inches in length.
They are passed through the hemmed
edges of the pockets and project half
an inch beyond the ends To make a
pocket, take two strips of unbleached
thin muslin, each 10L by 21a inches,
and turn hem on each piece seven-six-
teeuth of an inch in width, through
which the supporting wires are to be
passed, and then stitch the two pieces
together ~ inches from the unhemmed
edges. About twenty pockets will be
sufficient for one. pan. After slipping
in the wires and moistening the pock-