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The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-25
A Young spaniard's Egotism.

1 The people of the Spanish capital are much amused at the egotistic estimate recently placed upon his attainments by young grandee. Among the in- teresting ceremonies at the Spanish court is the appearance before the queen regent at stated times of the in- heritors of the title of grandee, the most coveted distinction in the land. The ceremony is quaint. The new grandee, wearing his hat in the pres ence of royalty as mark of his rank, recounts the glorious deeds of his an- cestors and his own deeds as reasons for his assumption of the dignity. At the last reception the duke of Tarifa, the youngest son of the duchess of Medinaelli, was among the new gran dees. But when it came his turn to tell why he should be a grandee he re- counted with pride the fact that he had been graduated from the polytech- nicum as an engineer! The queen re- gent was not deeply impressed with the dukes qualifications, as many of his classmates surpassed him in attain mentS.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-25
NOTHING RAN IN THAT TOWN.
Alexandria, Va, Where Everything Has Been Dead Since the War.

Been Dead Since the War. ''I consider Alexandria, Va., the deadest town in the United States, re marked a Washington man to New York Tribune writer the other day. ''No doubt there are worse places to live in, but considering its opportuni- ties-it is only six miles from Wash ington-Alexandria really takes the palm for nonprogreSsiveness Thirty years ago the population was trifie larger than it is now, and ten years ago there was line of surface cars in the principal street I suppose the population grew too lazy even to ride in street car, however, for the cars are gone now and forgotten, except for bit of track here and there.
 "Last fall 1 went over to Alexandria from Washington one evening to make a call. It was dark and couldn't see the numbers on the houses. After fruitless search for some ten minutes along the silent street I noticed mid dle-aged man calmly smoking pipe on the front steps of house few doors away.
 OOS SciI1 do could, but will you kindly tell me which way the numbers run on this street?"
 ' He took his pipe out of his mouth, slowly knocked out the ashes and said: Just got ter town?'
 We'll, yes,' replied, little sur prised.
 "'Evenin' boat?'
 "'Yes'
 "'What number yer looking for?'
 'Forty-nine.'
 ''It's the other side, four doors be- low
 'I thanked him and turned to go.
 "'Hold on minnit, he called: what did you say about numbers runnin'?'
 T asked which way they ran in this street. said.
 '''Well, they don't run,' he rejoined, fumbling around for a match; they don't even walk. There hain't noth- ing run in this town sence the warr'
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-25
Out of His Element.

A rather vulgar parsonage, who had been created marquis a few r >nths previous to this story, managed to get himself invited to court ball in Italy. The new-iedged marquis could not contain himself for joy, and exhaled proud satisfaction at every pore. Cast ing an Olympian glance around the room, he chanced to spy among the ladies the tall, angular figure of an elderly matron, with compressed lips, as though afraid ofwasting her breath, and as lean as lath. She was lean ing on the arm of young gentleman. "Who is that nanny-goat?" said the noble lord to a gentleman who was standing beside him. And the latter replied with a knowing smile: That nanny-goat is the embassadress of S--, the mother of the kid who is giv- ing her his arm, and the wife of the old buck who has the honor of speaking with your excellency."
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-25
Countrv Gentleman.s surprise.

A story is told of a gentleman in the Kings county, England, who died only the other day full of years and hon. ors. When MT. Mooney of ''the Doom" paid his first visit to London very long ago-perhaps in the forties-he found himself with checkbool1, but no cash; and to put an end to the situation he turned into a well known bank, filled mp check, and presented it to the cashier, who told him that he would be delighted to pay it if pro perly in- dorsed, or if he were vouched for by one of their clients This could not be done offhand, and Mir. Mooney, who was quite parsonage in his coun- ty, representing fair estate and good family, added: But I'm Moon ey of the Doon" However, the cash fer. who in his way was wit, regret ted that he did not know such a gentle man, and that even if he were "Dooney of the Moon" he could not comply with his reuueSt
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-25
Not Safe to Jnt a Girl in Belgium.

Belgian judges have never admitted the principle of monetary compensa- tion for breach of promise of marriage, but it has at last been established by a decision of the judges of the court of appeal, and there can be no doubt as to the meaning of their judgment The test case was that of young woman who, through her father, brought action against a young Dutch man residing in Brussels. The father obtained verdict for five thousand nine hundred francs damages, plus eight thousand francs for what was called moral prejudice" In their judgment the judges said that either of the two parties to an engagement might back out of it, although not at the last mo- ment. In the case cited the wedding day had actually been fixed.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-25
THEIR ORDER OF PRECEDENCE.
How the English Aristocracy Takes Rank A from Duke to Esquire.

from Duke to Esquire.
 It sometimes happens that in writ
 ing of the English nobility young au-
 thors are not quite familiar with their
 subject, and make mistakes concern
 ing the different steps or degrees in the
 peerage. Perhaps simple eXplana-
 tion of the matter may be found use-
 ful in clearing up loose conceptions.
 The highest-though not the oldest rank in Britain below royalty is that of duke. The first dukedom created slowed on Edward, the Black Prince, and it now appertains, as a matter of right, from the moment of his birth, to the eldest son of the reigning mon arch. The formal manner of address ing dulze-his style as it is techni- cally called-is ''his grace, the duke of i" so-and-so. A duke is the only no- bleman whom it is allowable in con- versation to address by the name of his rank, as, for instance, ''as was re- marking, duke" Next to duke comes marquis, or marquess, as the word is now more usually spelled. The word means lord of the marches or borders. A marquess is addressed as ''the most noble, the marqueSS," etc. The next degree below a marquess is an earl. It is distinctively English term, it's equivalent abroad being count, al- though, curiously enough, an earrs wife is known as a countess. An earl is addressed as ''the right honorable, the earl of, etc. After the earl comes the viscount. The name bears it's for eign origin on it's face, and was for merly applied to a person who acted as sheriff of county in the place of the count or earl. Like the earl he is ad- dressed as ''the right honorable, the viscount,'' etc. The lowest rank in the British peerage is that of baron, al- though in one, sense of the word every peer is baron. This arises from the fact that, according to the old feudal law, every man who possessed certain lands was called baron, and as a con- dition of his possessing them had to bring into the field certain number of armed men at the call of the sover- eign. Below the peerage are the baro- nets, knights and esquires. The latter title is now applied promiscuously; at law, however, there are only certain classes of the queens subjects entitled to this ancient and honorable appella- tion. These are sons of peers, and the eldest sons of the youngest sons of peers, and their eldest sons; the eldest sons of knights and their eldest sons; gentlemen specially created esquires by the queen; esquires of knights of the tbath; justices of the peace, and oth- CTS with similar ex-officio title and bar riSterS
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-25
sIay-Day on the Plains.

7 The 1st of May could happen twice a week on the plains without disturbing anybody much, for it is almost as easy for the Indian to move as to stay where he is, particularly as he makes his wife do the moving. The Indians tepee is merely cone of poles, light,
 branchless saplings, laid with their
 butts in circle and their tops bound together Around this is thrown a cover of canvas or dressed skin, with an opening at the top for the escape of smoke, and flap is left open at the side for door. When he moves it is only necessary to roll the canvas into a wad and tie it to the poles, which are strapped to a pony, with the heavy ends dragging on the ground
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-25
Stealing as Affected by Color.

At the Baltimore African Methodist Episcopal conference recently one brother insisted that his accounts were correct and that there was not deficit of fifty dollars, as alleged. ''Oh, brother, sit down; sit down. said Bishop Gaines. Nobody doubts your honesty. We don't believe you would take the money. Why, myself would as soon think of stealing as think you'd steal, and if I were going to steal I wouldn't take less than one million dollars. I would steal like white man and take a bank, or fac tory, or railroad. Then I'd divvy up with some smart lawyer to get ne out of the scrape. Colored folks ain't up to that yet. When they steal they take a pig or chicken, or some eggs or ar old hnrCa .;
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-25
WRITE WORSE THAN EVER.
Authors Progressing Backward Steadily
 in the Matter of Chirography.

i Authors Progressing Backward Steadily | in the Matter of Chirography. ] It is true that handwriting is grow
 ing worse and worse all the world over. This is the statement of Mir. Jackson in his Theory and Practice of Hand writing" Official reports seem to con- firm MT. Jackson's belief. On the other hand, as pointed out by the Bos- ton News, persons of considerable ex- perience in reading literary manu- scripts and examination papers of the higher orders can hardly agree with him. As rule, the manuscripts of novels and of examination papers are legible and even rather pleasing. The exceptions are scarcely per cent. in examination papers; in novels an au- thor foolishly sends in a mere rough draft, with erasions and additions tackled on by pins or waste ends of postage-stamp paper. But these exam pies of handwriting are the work, ex- cept as regards many novels, of rather highly-educated persons, and they throw no light on the hands of people far from literacy. The letters of serv- ant girls and of other people without aspirations to culture are often penned in excellent and characteristic hands, and, on the whole, we do not think that the age writes i'll, as a general rule. Naturally people who have to write great quantities of ''copy" for the press or for other purposes find their hands, if Roman and fine at first, gradually disappearing in scrawl due to fatigue. A number of popular and prolific authors are suffering from writers cramp," and their hands must have been degenerating in the progress of the malady.
 To do the work with the minimum of fatigue is the auth or's object and certainly it seems as if the men and women with the most slovenly hands suffer least from writer's cramp. MT. Jackson, however, thinks that writing is very bad, that it's badness is due to bad teaching, promiscuously selected models Che prefers examples on the blackboard to headlines) and, above all, the error is in sloping as opposed to perpendicular or vertical writing. The natural man, he thinks, sits up right to his work and would write per pendicular, but for the prevalence of sloping copies. From these comes the habit of sprawling sideways at the desk and that habit is bad for the eyes, bad for the spine, bad for discipline in the school (as it facilitates tattling), and, finally, bad for the handwriting. The slope keeps on running down hill till it loses itself in an indecipherable scrawl.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-25
Prophets in Java.

There is good deal of profit in the prophet business in Java. A prophet of that island has been paid four hun dred dollars a year for the last fifteen years flor not predicting tidal wave which will sweep clear over the island" But, after all, he can't be very enterprising. With the amount of credulity ready at hand to work upon, he could get one thousand dol lars year just as easily as not.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-25
NOT AN EXPERT AT KNITTING.
Queen Victoria's Effort Aroused the Con-
 tempt of the Highland Woman.

Queen Victoria's Effort Aroused the Con-
 tempt of the Highland Woman.
 It was back in the sixties, and the queen was staying with the first wife of the late duke of Sutherland at Dun- robin castle, when one day, as related by London Society, she took long morning walk, attended by only one of her ladies. The morning was de- lightful one and the ladies soon found themselves nearly four miles from the castle. Coming to little cottage they saw an old woman knitting stockings by the door and asked her permission to enter and sit down to rest them selves, which was accorded with all the hospitality of the highlands. The old woman, resuming her knitting, began to chat about her son Donald, who had just joined highland regiment. ''I'l be thinkin', moo, that you fine leddies come a the way frae Lunnon maybe" she said, looking at the two milk drain CTS. The sovereign nodded assent. ''Weel, when he gae back, aiblins, yell pr'aps tell Donald ye just had wee bit O sup with his ould mither." The queen wrote the name and the number of his regiment down in her tablets, and not long afterwards Donald be- came sergeant. But when the queeu rose to go she asked to look at the tar tan stocking the old woman was knit ting. The stocking was handed over, and her majesty tried the three-corner stitch, which she had been steadily 411~ L Il 1-J minutes, and soon got the skein into hopeless tangle. The hieland mither, looking at her disdainfully, said: ''Leddy, it is to be hoped that your gud man buys his stockings ready made"
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-24
THE WHISPERER.

"I'll tell you," said prominent
citizen this morning, "this town
needs bigger police force. l have
nothing to say against the present
force, except that it is too small
1t cannot possibly aft ,rd adequate
protection over so many square
miles Of territory as are embraced
in Waco's corporate boundaries.
believe the men now on the force
to be capable, iii ;ient and willing,
but they are not omnlpresent, and
their spreading powers have a limit.
What are we gong to do about
these constantly recurring bur
glaries? How are we to guard
against the repetition of the Friday
night horror? The best way is to
increase the police force and to urge
all the members to extreme activity
until Waco is made 80 hot for the
-vldoer that he will give it wide
berth. / know the increase of the
police force means increase in cost,
but In such a matter we cannot
IF )rd to economic. The additional
cost of fourteen more patrolmen
would be about *l2, 600 year, and
for my part, as taxpayer, l am
willing to stand the raise"
81 am glad to see the Waco peo-
pie waking up to the importance Of
the Cotton Palace" said Nv
York drummer at the P,cifo hotel
this morning. 81 have been over a
good deol of the country since the
Cotton Palace matter has been
talked of, and believe have
heard more people talk about Waco
in that time than in the five years
previous that | have been coming
here. Waco is the greatest inland
,tton market in the world, ia thu
greatest cotton growing state, and
is the natural place for an exhibi.
ton of that kind. 1t would draw a
great many people here, a~d would
pat the name Of Waco in the mouths
of Thousands wto now do not know
how TO pronounce it,"
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-24
In The Meat House.

Somebody entered the meat mar.
ket of j. G. Crippen, corner of
Fifth and franklin streets, last
night. Entrance was effected
through small wiodow on the
south side, and exit was made
through the back door, both being
left open. Whether anything was
taken could not be discovered, as
there was great deal of meat and
lard in the house, and much could
be removed Without beng missed.
1t is possible the ombination of
the safe had been trifed with, as i:
vas very hard to get it to work this
morning.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-24
NO new DEVELOPMENTS.
Mystery Sill Envelopes the Murder Of
Last Friday Night.

The mystery that has enveloped
the murder of Mr.. Lipshitz, and
the serious wounding of his wife,
remains impenetrab,e.
A startling rumor became current
this morning, to the eff ect that a
man had come in and given himself
up, confessing TO participation in
the crime, and telling who were his
accomplices. The rumor was with
out foundation, az no self surrender
or confession has been made, Meth.
er has any new arrest occurred or
any clue appeared.
Mrs. Lipshilz continues to i'm
prove ana there seems no reason to
doubt her ultimate recovery. s.
far, however, she has ga d nothing
That could aid 10 ferreting out the
perpetrators OF the crime.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-24
We Told You 80.

Those handsome ties exhibited in
the show windows of the j. Hansel
Wood Clothing company attrao,
the attention of passers by. They
are beauties and worth twice the
money asked for them, % cents
take you choice. D>n't forget that
they are still offsring their stock of
clothing and Water underwear at a
20 per cent. reduction. This means
cut almost in the middle. The
cold weather is upon US and now is
the time to buy.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-24
Transfers Of Real Estate.

Transfers of real estate reported
by Waco Abstract and Investment
Company, room II, Provident
Building Waco, Texas, Jan. "a,
1894;
Calhoun Shelton to Tennessee
and Alfred Thompson, l21 acres M
J Curniel league, $3.50.
II A McGnee to Nelson G Chap.
man, J acre La Vega grant, $500.
E R,tan to Mrs Mary A Malone,
l60xl65 feet, farm lot 90, 1920.
G Raeter ct I'll. to Ii kueter,
part Galindo leagues to perfect
title.
w W Lastinger to c c Lastin.
ger, lots 9 and 3, block 2, Provident
addition, $500.
Sc Wilkinson to NJ Clymer,
acre L Prultt survey at E Idly, $3.50
Samuel Colcord ct ul to A K
b esford. lots 8, 9 and 10, block
Is, Pfovident addition, $685..
Chas Banister to David Miller,
part of section E La Vega grant,
$500.
w Henahaw ct ux. to w E
Milton, 7oxlso feet, South Fourth
street, $24oS so.
w co Bryan to ] c O'Bryan,
. tract NJ Barrett survey, McGr,
gor, $500.
J G O'Bryan to w w Hall, part
OF M Barrett survey, 1910
J c O'Bryan to Z J J Zipfer
lots 3 and 4 block 2, w &
O'Bryan's addition to M.Gregor,
$40
w w and Anna r Plattenburg
to John A L'ppard, 81 /! acres La
Vega grant, 1892 20.
+ Nj WORKMAN ct al. to j V
Smith, part lot 8, Morrow survey,
$4,000.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-24
The Blizzard.

The cold wave tina. reached Waco
last night is the most severe,
in fact the first real bra ling breeze
of the year. At o'clock this
morning the m'ronry exposed to the
wind registered s degrees above
zero.
The wafer in Waco creek, which
rose nearly two feet yesterday on
account of the heavy rainfall, was
a solid sheet of ice this morning.
The fountain in the city hall
yard presents beautiful appear.
snce today. 1t had been left run.
ming during the night and is walled
in by thick c)vering Of ice, resem-
bling massive cry sta ,over.i un. By
bright stalactites.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-24
ReIaelIyi.

Remenyi, the gIea,est of living
violinists, will be here next Monday
evening at the cosy little Goggan
Hall, over Goggan Bros. music
store. AS Patti is to singers, 80 is
Remenyi to violinists, aud in years
to come it will be accounted a
privilege for one to be able to say
81 have heard him." This is no
adver Using gush but veritable
truth, and Waco, both musical and
unmuslcal, should attend his con
cert.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-24
THE EVENING NEWS, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY a. 1894.
Didn't See Waco.

The party of Nor'h Texans e2-
pected to arrive in Waco yesterday
morning didn't get here till last
night, and, as they left on the
Arausss Pass this morning, had no
opportunity of seeing the Central
City. Most of them stayed in tt 9
sleeper, the bad weather deterrin g
them from making trip up town.
They will possibly see Waco on
their return trip.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-24
Will Be Heard in Waco.

Emma Carleton, one Of the par.
ties charged with the murder of
w. A. Binkley and A. II. Jones at
Cameron, Texas, which occurred
last week, will have a habeas cor
pus hearing next Friday in Waco
before Judge Goodrich She is now
under 81 ,00o bond. Defendant is
represented by k!ngsbury q Kings.
curry.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-24
Notice..

The Columbian Exhibition com
pany have cancelled their engage
ment with the ladies of st. Paul't
Guild. Anyone wishing then
money refunded can have then
tickets redeemed at haf price by
calling on Mr.. G. l.. Johnson, a,
lumber yard of Cameron & Co.
the performance being half over
when the accident happens on
Saturday night. This proposition
is open until the goth.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-24
In Olden Times.

People overlooked the importance
Of permanently beneficial effects
and were satisfied with transient
action; but now that it is generally
known that Syrup of Figs will per.
manently cure habitual constipation,
~ell.informed people will not buy
other laxatlves, which act for a
time, but finally irjare the system.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-24
A NARROW ESCAPED
How it Happened.

The following remarkable event in .,,,..
fe will interest the reader: Fora ion@ t ,au!
had terrible pain at my heart, wheh ,', aS,l
tered almost incessantlly. had no apne mis
and could not sleep. / would he con ppeI,ls
TO sit up in bed and bech gas from nv vt e,d'.a
ach until | thought every minute w9u Il,Ya =
my last. There was feeling OF opnr"sss
about my heart, and was afraid 10 d,snaee
full breath. | couldn't sweep a room wiz,
out sitting down and resting; but t S,,s
God, by the help OF New Heart ure ali II, ,l!s
is past and feel like another woman I ~
fore using the New Heart Cure had ta! !.
different so-called remedies and been tr ,.,s
ny doctors without any benefit until ny
both discouraged and Disguised. Nv husb,J
bought me bottle OF DR.. Miles New Hem
Cure and am happy to say lnever regretS
II, as now have n splendid appetite ,sS
sleo y We'll. weighed rs pounds When r.
gan tah. = the remedy, ana now weigh ,Is
It's effect in my case has Teen truly marys.
Gus 1t far SURPRISES any other medicns 4
have ever taken or any benefit eve, M
ceivel from physicians. - Mrs. Harry Stan
Pottsville, Pa, October 70 1902,
DR. Miles New Heart Cure is sold on ma|
tive guarantee by all druggists or by the h
Miles Medical Co. Ekhart, Ind, on recepti|
price, 81 per bottle, six bottles s., express pN|
paid This great discovery by an emrssad|
specialist in heart disease contains ueIlhs|
opiates nor dangerous drugs,
Sod by All druggist.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-24

There is no mistake about it,
Kirk d Reesing can give you fit
that will be comfortable and at the
same time look elegant. They carry
full line of the latest patterns
20 around and give them your or.
der and try one of their fits, you
Will find them at 3143 Austin
street.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-24
In THE COURTS.
Happenings in The Temples Of Justice.
Today.

A slight civil suit is being tried
in Judge Goodrich's court today.
The following suits were filed in
Judge SCOTS court:
w. r. Schrib w. Annie Scbrib,
divorce Plaintiff alleges abandon.
ment and adultery.
First National Bank vs.. Sam II.
Smith, ct al. of R)ckport. The
suit is brought to recover indebted
ness evid need by promissory
note for $3.50