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The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16

Prescott relative to improvements or
the fire alarm system was referred
to the fire committee.
The sanitary committee, mayor
and public improvement committees
were instructed TO advertise for bids
for the construction of the cottage
at Oakwood cemetery.
The street committee recon-.
mended that the city offer Messrs.
Edmonds and Johnson 5000 for
their interest in Eleventh street, the
same to be paid in notes. Adopted.
The mayor was authorized to
advertise for bids for paving North
Sixth street. The plans call for
rock and gravel
The special committee to examine
electric wires recommended that the
chief of the fire department require
that all trolley wires or heavily
charged wires be carefully guarded,
and that the laws governing the
electric system be enforced.
A petition for paving Morrow
street was granted.
The mayor was authorized to
borrow 1000 for the purpose of
carrying out sanitary regulations.
The request for a fire hydrant at
the corner Of Columbus and wenty
second streets, was referred to the
fire committee.
Adjourned.
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Tender steak and rossts at Crippen's,
corner Fifth and Franklin.

Opportunity and decision should
go hand in hand. Opportunity is a
sprightly sort of customer and has
to be quickly bound with decision
if you wish to profit by him. That
is TO say, that we employ only the
best artists, and our work is strictly
tirstciass in every sense of the word.
We were almost born here, live
here, spend money here, employ
people who spend all they make
here, and if we live long enough,
will die here.
KIRK & RREsING,
Merchant Tailors.
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Phone Lacy for McAIiSter Coal.

Mr.. w. D. jackson, the old
reliable photographers still making
pictures true to life, finished in the
highest style of art. Call and
examine specimens at ll2 North
Fifth street.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
The Modern Way

Commends itself to the we'll in
formed to do pleasantly and effect.
ually what was formerly done in the
crudest manner and disagreeably as
we'll. To cleanse the system and
break up colds, headaches and fevers
without unpleasant after effects, use
the delightful liquid laxative rem
edy, Syrup of Figs.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
Telephone Egan for Coal.
Lacy's Brier Creek Cool is all lump.

To our lady friends: Is your
hair falling out? If it liz, go to
Dismuke and get a bottle of "471l."
He will guarantee to stop it.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16

Good people of Waco, when you
want fruits, nuts, candies, cigars
and tobaccos, go to Quicksall IL
Kilgo's, corner Eighth and Austin.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16

A healthy skin eliminates the
microbes in the system. Hot baths
produce healthy action Of the skin.
Battle your families at the
ACCOMPLISHMENTS,
Cor. 4th and Mary.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
THE CITY COUNCIL
Request From the Cotton
Palace Directors.
sanitary Inspector Blessington Dismissed
Railway Flagmen Ordinance.

Aldermen Poage, Tibbs, Lacy,
Slaughter, Walters, King, Deaton
and Herbert answered to roll call at
the meeting of the city council last
night.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16

The handsomest variety of white
canvas, brown canvas, Russia calf and
dongoia ladies' low quarters are shown
at Sleeper, Clifton & Dukes
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
Telephone Egan for Coal.

Wants Contracts.
Will take contracts for furnishing
the sandy loan from the east bank
of the river for filing and grading
your yards, landscape gardening,
grass sodding and gravel hauling.
2. G. KIRKPATRICK,
COS South Eighth street.
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$500

To Dallas and return. The NJ.
X. and T, Railway will sell excur.
sion tickets to Dallas, March 18th
and 10th, good until March 22nd,
for return, for So. 90, account Hogg-
Clark Committee.
J. 4. SMITH, Ticket Agt.
NJ, X. 81 T. Railway
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1894-12-04

New Bedford, Mass, is said to be
the wealthicst city of its size in the
United States, and most of lis CAPITAL.
which IS estimntel at 500, 900, O0O
came from blubbcr and tho bones OF
whales. The business began rs early
as l751, and reached its height in
1850, when there wero nearly GOD
vessels going ont IRON that port with
moro than 10, sailors and repre-
senting an Investment OF more than
$i2, 900. The catch that year was
worth nearly SI000,OO0, for then oil
sold for S2.75 gallon and whaleboue
for SO pound. But now the whales
in the Northern Atlantic are almost
eXterminntcd, aud the only places
whore it is worth while TO hunt them
are down around the antarctic circle
and among the seal islands of the
North Pacific. Many old whulers have
been turned into sealcrs, and now sail
from San Francisco and Portland in
stead OF New Bedford Now there are
only thir.y-fyc ships from this port
engaged in the trade, and less than
300 men. With the competition of pc
trolcum, oil is worth only siXty-seven
and half cents gallon, and whale
bone has been largely replaced, MS
most OF you know, by motnl.c apuli.
nnces that make the form divine
dIvincr still.
The most valuable catch ever made
by whaIeship was that of tho On
ward, Captain Allen, which arrived in
New Bedford after forty-one months
cruise with a cargo worth over S275.
OO), oil which the captains share was
$4,000. The total value Of the whole
product OF the whale brought in.o
New Bedford during the tfty-two
years for which record has been
kept is more than slf5, 900, 900.
The average ship, carrying u crew
oil thirty hands, used to cost about
$4,000 the ships were owned by
companies which supplied provisions
and clothing and all the necessities OF
the voyage, and advanced certain
sums OF money for the captain and his
crew to leave for the support o their
families while they wcro away. No
wages were paid TO either the officers
or the sailors but each had his share
in the proceeds OF the voyage, anl the
balance was divided among the stock
holders whom they returned. Tho
captains and mates were hardy New
Englnnders, but the crows were mostly
Portuguese from the Canary. Madeira
nut AzOro Islands tCaiclgo Record.
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have beer exnotly nine deaths due to
lightning. During the same period
twenty three persons died of frost
bite. The chances are there fore about
three to one IN favor of dying from
frost bites as against being struck by
lightning. As matter of fact there
is scarcely n cause of accidental death
reported, which in the order of things
might fall to the average person, that
mas so few deaths accredited to it a.
lightning. The chances of death arc
from suicide about coo, from sun
stroke about go, from murder about
40 to one of death by Lightning. One
Is infinitely more liable to tJe by step
ping Oh n nail, or 10y being struck by
II falling tree or safe, or being run
over 10y vehicles in the streets New
York Herald.
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Bar1arr.C2.

The agreeable tartness Of ne bar
berry fruit, which makes it SO gen
orally and so highly esteemed, Is due
to the presence Of malic acid, IA sub
stance found also in the foliage. Be
sides being made into preserves and
jellies, the ripe fruit is cdndied or may
be dried like raisins. While yet green
the berries are sometimes picked rs II
substitute for capers. Burberry pre-
serve il, moreover, often used as the
basis Of II refreshing summer drink
n sort of "barberryade. Finally, it
is reported that in our Western States
the fruit of Berberis aquifoiium and
certain other native species is made to
yield upon fermentation au agreeable
wine.
But, for nil their ntiractiveness TO
us, the berries seem TO b. les in favor
with Dir IS than are many fruits which
we care nothing for. SO long rs the
moro succulent or less acid fruits arc
to be obtained. birds visit the bar
berry but little. When winter comes,
however, they are glad enough to profit
by the barberry's offer of something
to eat, and the bright scarlet clusters
do not dangle in vain. Popular Sci
encc Monthly.
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TO do, this telling them. Oh, cool
heaven ! there's his mother"
And l turned only in time to catch
M:s. French in my arms.
They buried poor Frank next day.
and of course there was no wedding in
the house. The Wedding dresses and
the feast were hurried out of sight,
and IN the presence of that bereavcI
mother l forgot my own sorrow in u
grea or woe.
In the twilight sat near the win
dow, looking out into the street and
watching the home ward going crowd,
when hand touched my shoulder
and, turning, ! saw Fanny French in
her deep mourning. Her face was
tear stained, yet she was more like the
old Fanny than L had seen her for
weeks.
81 must tell You something, Fred, &"
sac said. "You remember the night
the night walked out with Mr.. Van
Duzer?"
"Remember it?" | answered with
Il glance.
"Iou have thought very i'll of me
ever since, she said, "aud Ihave been
very wretched. Oh, Fred, I'm not
even sure TINT | did right; but 1 sac.
rliiccd myself, my own happiness, /
think it would have been my life. also,
for poor Frank and my dear mother.
Frank had robbed Mr.. Van Duzer-
The is dea now, remember; try not
to feel harshly to him) aud Mr.. Van
Duzcr told me so that night
Il know where he is, he said. Il
can arrest him for grand larceny to-.
morrow; but | will never harm or dis.
Grace him if you will be my wife. If
You refuse nae, | shall do my worst.
ooh, Fred, how pleaded with that
man. He had heart Of stone. / told
him could not love HIM. | told him
all the truth
I've had my way in most thiugs,
he said; Il mean to have it in this. Re
member, YOU ruin your brother, and
perhaps kill your mother, who loves
him better than She does you, if you
are obstinate.
"Anl [ knew he spoke the truth +;
and loved them So, and | promised
60 he his wife"
| took her little hand in mine; it
was cold a. ice.
Fanny" [ sail, "now---how is it
now"
"Mr. Van Duzar's power is gone.
He cannot harm dead Frank, or my
mother through him, she sobjel.
"Oh, Fred, since poor papa died |
have felt as though | must always
bear the shock of every blow, aud it
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w ELL BE IIAPPY.

When the mockin' birds quit singin', an tho
snow is on the srounI,
Wo can hear tho bells a-r.ncin'. while tho
llddles swcetly SCUM
Then, hurrah for life an laughter. in the
sprngtimo or the fall,
In the here or the hereafter, we'll be happy
one an all
When tho green has loft tho meadows, an
the valleys lookin' bare;
When thcsunshne comes a-shiycr.n' through
the ilno an frosty ait.
Then raise your hallelu.oI! IL tho crops is
bi; or small
Thcrc'il be still enough to keep us mighty
happy-one an ali!
Wen bo sns,n' on the hilltop, wen be
s!ns.n' on tho plain;
Won be- happy in the sunshine an content
ga in the rain;
Then hnrrah Tor lifo an laughter, in the
spriugtime or tho fall!
In the hero an tho hereafter well be happy
-onc an all
y. L. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution.
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Imnensc OnanlitIes Needed.

As eleven years Is said to be the life
of the average steel rail, tho 10000,
600 tons now in use in the United
States must sooner or later make way
for others. These renewals involve an
annual replacement OF not less than
I,727,272 tons. Recent railroad econo-
mics have compelled an abatement of
pun chases, and renewals have only
been made where absolutely necessary.
This postponement, however, can reach
its danger line. and large contracts for
new rails must soon be in order. There
can be no doubt that the steel rail in.
dustry viii have its share in the near
. revival of business prosperity. Lit
erary Digest,
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Trolley vs.. Gable.

In e recent discussion on electric
railroading, an instructive compare.
son OF the relative efficiency Of cleo.
tricity and the cable for power trans.
mission was thus embodied In figures.
y steel cable one and onc-half inches
in diameter, travelling twelve miles an
hour, can transmit nearly 1000 horse.
power. a copper wire with O section
of one square inch will carry an cleo.
iric current Of 10000 volts. at 1000
ampcre 90 the square inch, and such
O current is now being Transmitted in
this country. This is equal to 10, 900
horsepower, which is enough to i'm.
stautly rupture six cables such as are
ordinarily used in cable traffic
Boston transcript.
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FDOi OF Aninals.

Though animals are classed as car.
nivorous and gramiLivorus, says Nee.
hans Monthly, it is being demonstra.
ted that many, equally with man. oc.
casionsliy mix their food. Even
CANNES in perfectly wild condition
have been known to diet on Indian
corn, when animal food mss been scarce.
Among birds many woodpeckers,
though they have Il structure specially
adapted to probation on insects. are
fond OF vegetable sweets, AMI the Bal.
timore oriole may be often seen search.
ing flowers for nectar The sap suck
ers' holes in many TIRE e. are well known,
though those VINO holl to the strict
lines between the u ,rDivOra aud car
nivOrI contend taat the holes are
bored in search Of insects, which the
experience eutOmo'osist knows are
not there The lover OF natural his
tory j, well aware uf many instances
in which one creature manages to live
on the labor OF another, and u CORE
spondent OF Science speaks of the aid
TO the humming bird of which this
reference TO the sap sucker reminds
one. He says the holes these birds
make in the sugar birches and naples
are frequentcd later on by the hum.
ming bird, which makes rich repast
Jn the sugary liquid which flows from
the holes.
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$3.50 in Advance
CURIOUS FACTS.

Hollow glass building bricks are in
use
Martinique gives the world bananas
and sugar.
Werchojdnsk, Siberia, is the coolest
known spot on earth
\ Missouri frog iarmcr contends
that frogs have language
Scholars, generally. agree that the
tale of William Tell is n myth.
New Orleans once attempted to
light its streets with cotton seed oil.
A New York man has had the same
carpet stolen three times during the
last three monthsA
Bananas are so plentiful in Mar;i-
nique that big bunch may be bought
for Que cent. The same sizel bunch
in New York would bring dollar at
retail
The infant sen otter. when removed
from parental care, dies of either
grief or starvation So far it has been
impossible to raise il to maturity by
human hand.
Louis Lewiston, of San Francisco,
has the largest and most valuable col.
lection of stamps in the United States.
He has %, 900 varieties, and he values
them at $4,000
One of the Legislative districts of
Connecticut casts 10 votes and has
one member OF the Legislature. New
Haven, II city of 2,0O) inhabitants,
has but two members.
An earn of corn was gathered near
Rock Hill, 5. c., the other day, which
measured eleven inches in length,
nine in circumference, and had 1000
grains IN twenty rows.
Natives of certain parts of Norway
regard eight rs nh uulucky number,
aud have rs much aversion to sitting
at dinner with eight persons rs some
people here would with thirteen.
Tho old house originally occupied
by tho first John Jacob Aston as Il
dwelling, Mt 49, Broadway, Now York
City, was sold the other day for $500 =
600. 1t is TO he demolished to make
way for huge modern structure.
At Hcppner, Oregon, three little
girls, the eldest but eleven wears of
age, have caught this year in traps
1861 squirrels. Their father also shot
AMI trapped over 1000 of the little
pests, and, through the efforts of all,
his crop was saved.
a lineal descendant of Peregrinc
White, the first white child born in
New England, she having been born
within the limits of Cape Cod on board
the Mayiowcr, November ~, 1920,
20. S. J, is living in Clinton, Mass. He
IS ninety years old, being the fifth
generation removed from Pcregrine.
He still engages actively in farm work
and seems to have n long lease of life
yet to run.
\ San Francisco fisherman has cat
that IS said to love water az much "a
other cats love rug in front of
CRATE fire. When he goes fishing the
cat lies quietly III the boat and does
not appear to mind how wet ne gets.
When the seine with its load of live
fish is hauled in the cat SEXES the
largest one, trying TO shake it as he
would n mouse He does IL entirely
for sport, IS he never attempts - eat
the large fish, and lives almost wholly
ON tine smaller fish used for bait
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Among the recent improvements
made 100 the London West India Docks
Us new entrance lock, $50 feet long.
with at-.i.orm depth OF thirty feet OF
water over the stills, connecting the
river with the basin, and allowing tho
larger vessels which 50 up tho Thames
to enter the docks. I'm letting in the
water novel device is used 60 prevent
cross currents Tho water is admitted
through openings ut the bottom ofthe
dock, covered by metal disks, rs in a
bath. Nov York Press.
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ADVERTISING RArrs.

Advertisements will Be inserted a enc dollaA
per square tor the first insertion and AfSy
cents for each subsequent insertion
cents line. and no notice inserted for L.
than one dollar.
Legal advertisements will b inserted a
me rates allowed By law and will, In all cases.
Se onsged 70 the attorney, and payment viii
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CHAhoks FOR ANNoUNCKMRNrs.-Fo
county ohhceIs, IS; State and Congress, $40.
Terms for can ling advertisements made
kn1vn on application to the publisher.
Dispatch. E1-Orders by mail viii receive
2romps attention.
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SOW AND THEN
We're the girls OF long ago

We're the girls OF long ago
SO much better than today
Grandma seems TO think they wera.
For often hear her say.
Smooth your hair behind your car.
You are growing careless. dear;
GrIndmamma did not do So
Five and sixty years ago"
That she was so stifr and prm
can't well believe, in truth;
orthat all her time was spent
Sewing patchwork in her youth
II she quite recalled that day
don't thinS that she would say,
"Grnndmamma did not do SO
Five and sixty years ago"
Shall |. in far distant years,
When my youth has passed away.
Say TO others. "Ah, my dears.
Things have altcr,l since nay day.
Rumplel clothes AN l frowsy cur!s-
What is coming over girls?
Granimamm1 did no. do So
Eve and sky years ago?'
: -Cornelia Redmond. IN Happen Chance.
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just after the last Russo-Curkish
War, the author of can Enplishmap
in Paris happened TO have some
business to transact with we'll
known maker OF surgical appliances.
and, while ne and friend were tall,.
ing to one Of the members oftho firm.
they noticed n number of wooden legs
being packed for consignmentto Con
stantinople. Rather an eloquent
protest against the war;" said tho
member of the firm, pointing to tho
cases.
YES replied Mr.. Vandam' IS
friend, "they are stump speeches. -
Argonaut
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4 Pomolo .ical lYnnier.

A queer case OF natural cross.fertili-
zation is reported from Aniou, France.
A grapevine, which grows in close
proximity t. a large apple tree of the
russell variety, has developed fnll
bunch OF small apples on the stem
which is usually set with grapes. There
arc twenty-nine of these queer grape.
apples in all, and they are 50 thickly
set upon the stem that many of them,
all in fact, except those growing ut
tine ends, arc mashed out of shape, so
that they are almost angular ~ corn.
grains. Each of these freaks has its
blossom end like true apples and,
in the fine specimens which have been
examined, eleven poorly developed ap
pleseeds were found. The pomologIsts
of Europe are greatly excited over the
publication OF the facts relating to
this queer case, as they appeared in La
Nature, and many who have never at
tended meeting of the Imperial Po-
theological Society, will do so this year
IN order To hear the curiosity dis.
cussed. Those who have ever paid any
attention TO fruit culture. aud know
how entirely dissimilar the blossoms
OF grapevine and apple trees are, will
naturally doubt the genuineness of
this ireak.-Detroit Free Press.
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Earnesiness.

Without earnestness no man is ever
great, or does really great things. He
may be the cleverest of men, he may
be brilliant. entertaining, popular,
but he will want weight. No soul-
moving picture was ever painted that
had lot in il she depths Of shadow. -
Detroit Free Press,
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truthiuIncss, and OF the new boardcr'e
reliability.
But she had been very pretty--onc
OF those women who flourish under a
course OF luXury and petting, aud wilt
under misfortune, like dollhouse flow
crs under neglect
The late Mr.. Freuch-that is. his
portrnlt--hunG in the opposite recess
lie had been very fond of his wife. and
she of him; but that he had never been
prosperous | gathered non the fact
that on his death she hal taken TO
Keeping boarders, and that she was in
the habit of saying, with Sigh,
That 1t was very imprudent for two
poor people to marry each other"
The adage was not agreeable to me
but | was very fond of Mrs. French.
she had been so kir . TO me. When I
first went there, almost stranger, |
had been very i'll, and Mrs. French
had nursod me well again, and had
put no ''cXtras" in The b;l, but had
patted me on the head and said. "No.
child. va Ike any one else to do the
Same by Frank, if he were i'll, g" when
spoke of recompcnse And from
was NOT TO her. ''''' = u
Frank WINS inst n,yo.c I,or,1..,,.
younr fellow selfish ~ r,r.l,I aa.,I.1
be, who used all his mothers surplus
cash for kid gloves nuI cigars. and.
with good salary, was always in dcbt.
lie was dissipated, too, and once |
heard sobbing, and stumbling, ana
Whispering in the crtry. and mel
that M I,r,,,.t, al ~ '',.' .
loting Master FrauI, To hi
Fanny was only .cya,,to,, ,,+
pretty NJ he, mofbsr b1I t.,.,. 1,,I
with "a r,ca ,,,..,. a., I,..' 49,, -.
bv trouble and anxiety Sb. ,..,,.
born to bsur II mil Il, hon. Il III
A cheerful. brigLt.rncod Girl viii -
habit Of ebouIdcrin, thn Lous.l,.,'5
responsibilities MS if Tho, wcro L,,.
own uropertv.
! hccan bv tb;ui,i,,. bcr +t., ,,ioo.t
r,irl under the SIM AMI mil H.. foII
ing desperately in love with ber
/ was Junior clork Of priro G.
PuTrr's, with pro,nis, ~ rrono,io,
had barely enor,b +, Ii,n o,. H..
French knew cxqcf,v how ,,,,cL
had heard her sov so ,r,n,. t;,,a., ti.,t
poor people should newer mo,-r.
each other" tblt . felt ,rr,iJ sba
meant sumethiug personal. Once -,
the receipt OF wedding cards. She re-
marked thlt cit cost somotbin,. =,
star. i'm lie" and or,a,,d
I looked love Mt Fannv and ootod
it to the best of NV obiiity Lilt 80, 80
nothing Anytime was better than n
Il