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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07

Those who have made study of
bird habits say that birds of almost
all sorts are rather the friends than
the enemies of farmers and garden
ers. Not only do the song birds by
destroying insects earn their right to
eat few berries, but even the crow
that generations of farmers have
scared and killed, is said to prefer
insects to corn and often to be in tho
very act of destroying pests when
farmers suppose him to be malicious
ly bent on undoing the work OF the
sOWer
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May 31.-An
extensive deal in land was closed here
yesterday, involving 100000 acres
of land lying on the Rio Grande in the
Mexican states of Coahuila and Chi
huahua The land was sold by ex-
Gov. Gonzales OF Chihuahua to the
Mexican coffee, cotton and colonial
ton company, with headquarters
here, and represented by j. S. Nc
Namara. w. II. Ellis, who is inter-
ested in Mexican colonization schemes,
will colonize 10000 negroes on part
OF the land.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07

1t is matter of singular interest
that Japan is now manufacturing
modern war material for the use of
Western nations. Six guns manu-
featured at the Japanese arsenal at
Osaka have been supplied to the Port
uguese government. A month or so
since a British firm took the first
stops in the establishment OF a
matchmaking concern in Japan for
the manufacture by Japanese work
mon of watches for Western markets.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07

The waters OF Cape Horn have never
been unvisited by storms for MOI Q
than a week or two at stretch
within the memory of man, Stand
ing on the outpost of the world Cape
Horn is the meeting place of cur
rents of very different temperatures,
from the icy cold waters of the Ant
article drift to the Brazilian and Pc
ruvian return currents The pre-
vailing winds are from the north
west and west, and these coming
from the warm regions of the Pacific,
condeuse into fogs, which the sailors
call Cape Horn blankets and
which are the sure forerunners OF
storms. The extremely low level to
which the glaciers of TERRA del
Fuego descend, the perpetual con
collation. of the subsoil, the meeting
OF conflicting winds of very different
temperatures, are all direct or in
direct causes combining to make this
the most consistently stormy region
OF the rld,-Pearson's Weekly.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07
GROUND IN PIECES.
JOHN SULLIVAN RUN OVER BY
A TRAIN
At Henderson, and Foarfuily MunEtsd.
A Most Remarkable Accident at Cnld-
weii-A Man Found Dead at Fort
Worth In - BOX CIR.

ATHENS, Tex, June Yesterday
morning as the 3 o'clock west bound
passenger train was pulling out from
here the engineer saw mangled mass
of flesh and blood lying on the track
just below the yard and in front of the
Methodist church. The train was
stopped and the conductor came back
to town and hunted up Deputy Sheriff
X. Richardson and reported the dis
covery. lie went to the scene and
found the body to be that OF John
Sullivan, painter, who lived near
the railroad track, about 800 yards
from the depot. The body was taken
from the track by Deputy Richardson
and the train crew and laid upon a
plank and the passenger train moved
on. Justice Adams was notified and
an inquest was held The verdict
was that he came to his death by be-
ing run over by a north bound Cotton
Belt extra freight train, which passed
here yesterday morning about 1:15
o'clock.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07

Fort WORTH, TeS., June Aired
Miller, aged about 23 years and I'M
employed, was found dead in a Fort
Worth and Rio Grande railway box
car at 1880 yesterday afternoon. Close
by his side was found box labeled
morphine. About nine-tenths of its
contents was gone. He was first seen
by John Sicklar, who reported the
find to the police. Coroner Kennedy
rendered verdict in accordance with
the facts as started.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07

RocKDALE, Tex, June "A ro-
mantle marriage occurred Tuesday
evening, May 30, the contracting par
ties being G. X. Stribbling and Miss
Mary Copeland, daughter of Rev. w
L. Copeland, both OF this city. The
parties drove out to Little river
bridge, near Cameron, where they
were met by Judge Il. B. Muse and
City attorney L. A. Wallace, and the
knot was tied under big oak tree
Six years ago Mr.. Stribbling's broth
er, now deceased, was married under
the same tree.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07

The assistance OF Louisville al
derman was invoked by Miguel
Sneider in the collection of claim Of
$40 against Meyer Bans. The latter's
brother courted Sarah Annis in vain.
Meyer loved her, too, and engaged
Snelder to court her for him. Miguel
says he spent three full days in the
effort before he obtained her consent
to sign a license application with
Bans Now the latter refuses to pay
and the alderman declines to compel
him to do so.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07

Houston, Tex, June 4.-Last night
a young man, win EIPH1e, was stabbed
by t. hknswn negro. ,,,,rA,-tE =
walking along BrazGs street Wien the
negro approached and stabbed him in
5he left breast. Gilmore walked sew
eral blocks after being cut and was
bleeding all the time. 1t is feared
that internal injury has been inflicted,
worse than appears to the exterior.
No arrest had been made up to a late
hour.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07

CALDWELL, Tex, June 4.-On the
Santa Fe railroad Saturday evening
a railroad man came very near losing
his life, He was brought to town and
treated by the railroad surgeon here.
The train was passing rapidly and
ran over the handle of an ak and
pitched 1t forty feet, the blade strik-
ing the mans right side and cutting
long cash, causing the bowels to
protrude.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07

CRowELL, Tex, June 2.-Oa the
Quanah road, three miles from this
place, George Holder was killed by
lightning. He and Robert Dean were
driving ten or twelve head of horses.
1t was raining very hard and the two
men were standing on their horses
within fifteen feet of each other Mr.
Bean received severe shock, but
recovered in few minutes. Holder
horse was also killed.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07

WACO, Tex, May 31.-Jimmy Mel
ton, a printer boy, while playing,
seized gripsack containing adyer-
Using matter belonging to Bejano d
Delgado, and while running let it fall,
when out fell the dead body of an in
FAINT apparently only few days old.
A negro boy had been distributing
posters from the gripsack, and it is
believed that when he put it down
somewhere the baby was put In 1T,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07

COLORADO, Tex, June 1.-The
sheepmen are much discouraged over
the outlook for their business. The
open range is very poor, and sheep
and wool bring next to nothing.
Several small lots of sheep have been
sold during the past week at 80 and
60 cents per head. Considerable wool
is being shipped, but owners can
draw only 81 cents per pound on it,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07
An old irish shilling.

George Russell, of Raywick, Ky. has
an Irish shilling which is probably
one of the first issues of that coin.
1t is family heirloom that has been
bequeathed to the Oldest son in his
family through successive genera
tions. 1t is silver and about the
size of our twenty-fve-cent currency.
Mr.. Russell has bequeathed it to his
son Kelly Russell, with its tradition.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07
N VI { ur T d5,


Cisco, Tex, May 31.-Tuesday eveSl
ming about shutdown A. p. Parks, liv-
ing three miles west of Rising Star, in
this (Eastland) county, was shot and
killed from the brush while blowing
in his field. A courier reached here
yesterday morning, and City Marshal
Eppler left Immediately for the scene
OF the killing. Parks was near the
end of the row he was blowing, His
little son was just ahead of him and had
turned his row when a load from a
shotgun was fired, striking Parks
in the head and killing him instantly.
The little boy did not see who fired
the shot. During the December term
OF the Eastland district court Parks
was the most important witness in the
trial OF the "mob cases. which grew
out OF the illegal executions in this
county in 1885. Parks swore that he
had been induced to join the mob
through fear, and that he stayed in it
in order that he might find out who
belonged to it, but never participated
in any of the hangings, and finally
drew out before the final disbandiug,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07
NOT ALLOWED TO REFORM.
How Mcn Are Compelled 20 Hemaln
Criminals.

criminals.
II q horse falls on the street, men
raise him up. II man stumbles on
lifo's pathway men are too apt to
epurn him and let him die. Those
who have done wrong and repented
often complain that the world is cold
and merciless. 1t may not seem SO
to those OF us who have received tho
golden mintage Of life, who have not
been under the worlds ban and dis
pleasure; bit bitter experience is
more able to testify OF these things
than we are Speaking to a crimi-
nal who bad served a sentence in one
OF our state prisons, Iasked him how
he did.
,r-v"I was guilty. bore the penalty
- my crime; but" he said, men
Tavoid me. If l sinned, suffered
But men are not satisfied to restore
me to their confidence"
"a jail birdw The title is the
mans doom all too often, He may
have given years of repentance for
the mad impulse Of a moment, but
an outcast once an outcast forever
in his life.
1t is difficult to make prison pun
ishment reformatory, but if difficult
it is not impossible. And charity
has no better, no more needed work
than to give man returning to So
cietY from felon's cell every chance
Many criminals are made so be-
cause we partly demand they shall be
criminals, says the New Y ork Ledger
We say You are a dog, pariah, in
whom | have no confidence, for whom
we have no respect Actions say
this. And when II man has no repu-
tation left to live and act for, he is
apt to slide down. We deprive him
OF a handspring of his morality.
1t is we'll to be wise in treating
the man who is down, but oh, don't
be over prudent! There is charity
which hesitates to relieve until the
opportunity is lost
IL stand here for the third time to
be sentenced because no man has
given me chance since first fell. ~
So said an apparently hardened
criminal to the judge of a state SUI
HFehs- GQurt.
-Es-1sS.Gs.slr and eve1u ~, y.
him, must have chance. Give it t.
him, to use If he will do so, to abuse
il still unreformed; but have it he
must, ere our duty to God and MAJ
is complete. And when nearing The
goal of life's journey, we look bacl
upon the way our feet have trodden
our greatest satisfaction will hove
around the place and time whore anC
when we helped the man who wa
down
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07
LINcoLN's FEE.
illustrates the scrupulous Honesty o.
the MARTYR President.

Illustrates the scrupuIous Honesty o.
the mArtvr President.
An Interesting anecdote OF Lin
coins scrupulous honesty as n lawyer
is related In Il recent mum Dor of the
Century.
Two men had been accused OF
murder, and the trial was being con-
Quoted before Judge David Davis,
one man being defended by Lincoln
and the other by Leonard SWEET, a
prominent lawyer of that day. The
judge and the two lawyers were per-
sonal friends, and meeting one even
ing in the rooms of the former, Lin
coin was moved to speak his opinion
frankly of the case in hand.
"We have been engaged in this
trial for two days" he said, land |
am satisfied that our clients are
guilty, and that the witnesses for
the state have told the truth. 1t is
my opinion that the best thing we
can do for our clients is to have them
come in tomorrow morning and
plead guilty to man slaughter, and
let Davis give them the lowest pun
ishment."
But Mr. SWEET did not concur in
this opinion, and declared his in
tention to continue fighting the case
to the last, adding that he had
evidence in reserve of which Lincoln
did not know, which would counter.
act the effect of that of the states
witnesses.
II don't care what evidence YOU
have got. Swett,n was the reply,
"the witnesses for the state have told
the truth, and the jury will believe
them.n
However, as SWEET would not con.
sent to plea Of guilty the trial went
on but when the time came for
arguments, Lincoln turned to him,
saying:
"Now, SWEET, 1 cannot argue this
case because our witnesses have been
lying, and l don't believe them.
You go on and make an argument.
SWEET did so, ana when the case
went to the jury, that body were of
his opinion, not Lincoln's, and the
accused were triumphantly acquitted.
But the next day Lincoln came to
his friend with a check in his hand,
and said to him quietly;
"Swett, here Is the five hundred
dollars which have received for de-
Tending one of these men. 1t all be-
longs to you; take it,
Five hundred dollars was an i'm
portant sum to Lincoln at that period
of his life, but feeling that had his
advice been followed his client would
have suffered, he wished Immediately
to pay over the money to the man
whose persistence in an opposite
course had saved him.
Whether the decision of the jury
had shaken his faith in the mans
/. fai+b itf the- mau'0 gull. < which.
4 his po4fs a,.' W. isstig hs%ts
was laid before the Co.. t-does not
directly appear; but at any rate, on
Mr.. Swett's determined refusal to ac-
cept the money it finally remained in
his hands.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07
Too Much Morphine.

SAN MARCOS, Tex, June l. Harris
Dougherty, commercial traveller for a
Memphis, Tenn, firm. but whose
home is at Thorndale, Tex, took
twenty grains of morphine at the
Phoeni:: hotel and died about II
o'clock yesterday morning. Supposed
to be suicide.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07

AS showing how easily London
shopkeepers are taken in, Miss Hal
liday, young lady Of 20, Of no oc
cupation, and with no visible means
of subsistence, has just passed hei
examination IN bankruptcy with
$40, 600 liabilities and mo assets.n
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07

EAGLE PASS, Tex, June 1T. G.
San Miguel, one of the most extensive
stock handlers in Maverick county,
was arrested Thursday night on a
charge OF being Implicated in the
smuggling of 1000 head of cattle
while he was in the United States
custom service. He is out under
bond
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07

The discovery has been made by
German phisiologist that the milk {
inebriate mothsrs contains a smaI
amount of alcohol, and it is his be
lief that such mothers communicat
to their offspring a desire for stimu
lants,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07

SHERMAN, Tex, May S1.-Mrs.
Teurman of Pottsboro, who had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Davis, in
East Sherman, was painfully injured
In a runaway yesterday. One arm
was broken and she was the recipient
Of several other injuries.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07
TEXAS NEWS BRIEFS.


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tbgoo ~ bNt 40 r, sl ,,a ~ ,,,a. All
narties arc colored 0 80 wa
FN' ''~9 - y No'o' GU
Of the Stato We Elio op 3D. Ed ir WI To T,o
send cb.raod WIFI tbo ,sWndar Of
Mics Rnd,s miniti,ra4o o,nd at+or
bsing ont forty.tbroo borrs 80 rotrrnod
n voTdjct NJ ,nI,rda,. in tho saaood DO.
cree and nlacod tbo r,nishr,ant Of a
Sentence 81 twertv years i,nnrisor'
ment for each,
Tha oi.,. oo,,,,,,, ., p, p..,
creed thai no woman shah he allowed
TO wall, or ride in the streets NJ that
citv wearing what is known as tho
divided skirt. The conncilmen de-
clared the nractice which has tbreat-
ened to become an endemic in cer-
tain circles. to he indecont and de-
moralilino.
Rocentlv at Ronban tho rrrrrs ot
the waterwor,xs were set A. worl, tn
iii the standnine Everytbing worleG
smootbIy mill about forty foet Of
water was in tho nine when tho ,noin
LEADING into tho ,ine brrs+ Haninn
no extra main Work is susnende5
Temporarily until nine can he nro-
cured
In response to an inquiry from the
railroad commission. tho attorney
generals Office has ruled that the act
establishing the commission repeals
article 425l of the revised statutes.
which prescribes maximum freight
rates. The commission will now pro
ceed tn make aS-Ganeral- merchandise
)tarit'
The iudpmeut of the district court
In the case of Pauline V. Gonzales VS..
the city of Galveston for $4,000 with
interest. amounting in the aggregate
to 50. $50. So. has been affirmed by the
civil court of appeals, and process has
neen issued 10 carry INTO eHeco inc
judgment against the CITY
Recently, near Sealy, Austin county,
w. j. Brown, a brakeman on the
Santa Fe, had leg and an arm
cut Off. He was riding on the pilot of
the engine and fell off and two box
cars ran over MIN lie leaves Il
young wile' his parents i've IN
Temple
Cron nrosneots are good both for
corn and cotton Mt Jacksonville Cher
olkee county. The neach crop now is
about one-fourth of n oropi None
have been shipped yet, as the May
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-07

IoRDoX, Tox., Juno -. W. MOI
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-06-23
Improved knitting Machines.

A circular knitting machine of in
genious construction has been brought
to notice by Philadelphia inventor.
At the completion of q stocking. the
machine Is stopped by the pattern
chain, to allow ribbed top to be ran
upon the needles, the driving pulley
being moved into gear with the driv.
ing shnft, and the leg is knit. Follow
ing this, lug on the pattern chain
starts the cam carrying wheel, whose
cams control or actuate the mechan-
isms for changing from circular to
back-and forth knitting, for throwing
in the thickening thread, and for
bringing into operation the fashioning
devices-and. contrari wise, for knitting
the heel and then the foot the toe
being then formed in the same manner
as the heel, whereupon the machine
stops The mechanisms actuated by
the pattern chain lug to stop the ma.
chine are ingeniously locked by
swinging lever which is first engaged
and swung aside, whereupon devices
adapted to stopping the apparatus are
engaged and moved by the lug. The
inclines of the sinkers partly draw the
thread in forming the stitch, enabling
the inclination of the stitch cams to
be lessened.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-06-23
A Sim Pile an Easily Cleaned Filter

The filter shown in the illustration
is designed for either high or low
pressure, and is especially adapted for
altering water for drinking purposes,
being arranged to facilitate the thor
ough cleaning of the iiltering material
whenever necessary. Tho cylindrical
casing is closed by heads connected by
screw bolts. Rods extending up q
short distance from the lower head
support ring on which is seated re-
voluble screen on u vertical shaft
whose lower end turns in step on
the upper side of the lower head. The
screen is readily removable, being
held between collar and jam nut on
the shaft, on whose upper end is q
hand wheel, by which the screw may
be revolved, collar secured on the
shaft by a set screw abuttiug against
the under side of the upper head, and
preventing the screen from being un-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-06-23
Nice to Know.

Some new summer afghans resemble
lace counterpanes, being squares Of
boiling cloth, tucked and finished
with lace insertion and lining Of
silk or satin of any pretty color
When 1t becomes necessary to wash
the carriage put teaspoonful of salt
into lukewarm water and use this in
connection with soap and small
scrubbing brush. The salt prevents the
reeds from turning yellow.
1t will not at all surprise anyone
should real old lace altar cloths from
over the sea appear in certain sumptu-
GUS baby carriages on the avenue, ire
placing the gorgeous embroidered
white broadcloths and squares of royal
ermine which have done duty through
cold weather
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-06-23
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug"
gists in 50c and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-06-23
Rome for Hating.

The transmission of power by ropes
has been largely resorted to in Eng
and, the preference being given to
what is known as the Lambeth cotton
rope, which is made of four strands.
the center or core of each strand be-
ing punched and slightly twisted, the
outside of the strand having cover
ing of yarns that are firmly twisted
The four strands are further laid with
a core in the center to form a rope and
twisted the same as any four-stranded
rope. In this way n rope is formed
possessing extreme flexibility, and tho
flbers will not break by bending on
each other when run on pulleys, tho
rope also standing elongation or
stretching some twelve inches in a
length of fifty inches before breaking.
The cost of, this kind of rope is but
one-fifth that of the best oak tanned
leather belting-thnt is, the rope to
develop given amount of power costs
only one fifth as much as the best
quality of betting to do the same
work. The life of such rope is said to
be from twelve to fourteen years, or,
If run on pulleys p roperly grooved and
of suitable size, will last much longer
larger pulleys giving much better re-
suits than smaller ones 1t is urged
that the reason why the English sys-
tenn Of rope transmission has not been
developed to greater extent in other
countries is the inadequate under
standing of the method prevalent