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The state herald., 1894-03-09
HOW THEY GET DRINKS At Ell
PASO.
4 Boston Lawyer Tells = Story About
Silver Dollars In Texas.

A good story illustrating ono phase Of the
silver question was told by Lawyer Solomon
Lincoln at the recent ChristmAs dinner Of the
Merehant's Club, of which he 10 a member.
People living on the border between Mex
leo and the United States ought to BE- pretty
AFFAIR."" said he, with things a. they are In
tho vicinity Of Ell Paso, Texas.
SCI Paso 10 located on the Rio Grsndo. II
you cross that river you arc In Mexico. In
FL Paso an American silver dollar Is worth
100 cents, but II you 60 over Into Mexico 1t is
worth only IS cents.
IA Mexican silver dollar, on the other
hand, 10 subject to 4 discount Of 10 per cent.
in Ell Paso. 30 that there ia retaliation, you
when citizen Of Ell Paso Is thirsty he
steps Into barroom In his town and orders a
lemonade or something stronger, aud plRnks
down an American silver dollar on the coun-
ter.
"Thc drink 10 placed on the counter.
"After the customer has quenched his
thirst he picks up his change.
"This does not consist Of IS American
cents. Oh, no! The price Of the drink was
10 cents but the change consists Of q Mcxi-
-"r silver dollar worth but So cents.
.-n, 'he day the citizen Of FL Paso
srossc. lbs rive, an. -. IRE. " "'
eht town on business CT p'sA.-
!slit becomes thirsty sxain!
entering MeYicsu bsrroom hc stops up
to the counter and says:
"iWhiskyr am.
1.-THE drink "a placed on the bar and after
draining the g,ass the FL Paso man settles.
This time he pays fof h.s drink with Mexi-
eau silver dollar.
1.-THE Mexican bartender smiles dcpreclas'
ingly a. he gives the customer his change
an American silver dollar, worth, oil course,
but eighty five cents.
:, "Thsn the American crosses over to III
Paso agaiti,, Ne can 20 home and spend the
hight with his family OF he ean bny another
drink In his own town and get another hesl-
Gan silver dollar.
'.Hc can 40 back and forth all day, you
see, get all he wants TO drink and still have
asilyer dollar In his pocket. y...
at may DO an American or II may be n
Mexican silver dollar, II makes no difference
TO him.
as 1t any wonder that tho people OF III
Paso arc satisfied with the present status Of
tho silver estloni''-Boston Journal.
The state herald., 1894-03-09

Lower California. which somebod,
periodically threatens TO purchase nnd
bring under the territorial dominion OF
the United States, il the longest oi
North American peninsulas II Is oil
about the same aren as Florida II,
greatest length IL about 500 miles and
Its greatest width about ii5 miles
The whole peninsula is subtropical IL
climate and productions, and It's cx'
IRENE southern end is Just within the
torrid rome. The const line on gull
md ocean IN about /. 700 miles II
length. The population is sparse, and
the means OF communication are ~,
undsvelopcd that II Is one OF the most
remote regions In the civilized world
The gulf ports are almost unknown te
people Of thus country.
The state herald., 1894-03-09

This is our sleeping car rate on the
Phillips Rock Island tourist excursions
from Dcs Moincs to Los Angeles or
San Francisco, via Omaha, Lincoln
and the scenic route and Ogden. You
can go with Phillips, the best Of all
excursion managers, for he has each
party accompanied by special agent
who goes the entire trip with patrons.
These personally conducted excursions
leave Dcs Moincs once u week,
Wednesday.
We have also daily tourist car ser
vice, via our Southern route. through
the beautiful Indian Territory and
Fort Worth to Los Angeles and San
Francisco Apply TO Charles Kennedy
q. NV. Pass. ACT, Omaha, Neb.
JomS SEBASTIAN,
G. p. A, c. Il. !. & +. R'y, Chicago.
The state herald., 1894-03-09

AMMAN, n French protcctoratc IL
Asia, has silver coin that weighs NJ
much o. ai(ccn United States dollars
Tho largest gold coin In circulation |,
the "ioof." which also belongs to III,
oricnt~i French colony mentioned
above. This monster gold disk vii
weigh IN much ~ as5 American gole
dollars and. although wcighty and
Awkwardly large. nrc considered valu
able property. The gold piece which
comes next In size 10 the "loof' IN III,
'obang" Of Japan. n coin containing
about si7 worth Of pure gold.
The state herald., 1894-03-09

Three cat. Of n species said 10 bc nm
known were discovered recently In III,
spirc Of church nj brighton. Mass
The eats are covered with n cont o.
long. shaggy fur. their teeth are ionf
and ARE almost lilsc iusks, On thu
nose II each II large ,uft 81 hair re-
Acmbling n tuah, They ARE very agile
and tpripg from raftcr 10 raf,cr Will
tbr rbsn nf n ruiitrel
The state herald., 1894-03-09

Al n prayer meeting In Northern
Maine almplo.lool,ing follow arose
aud said II would like you TO pray
for my brother. lilo went away two
weeks ago and We haven't heard
from him since, don't know Just
whore he is. but you needn't pray
down below bangor"
The state herald., 1894-03-09

Interesting psychological expert.
mcnts by the aid of mechanical appa.
raius are In progress Mt Yale. Hereto
fore all the experiments performed
have been upon persons laboring nm.
der Authorizations, confined TO the
sense Of temperature. As soon as mp.
paratus can be provided persons sub.
jected to Authorizations of hearing
and sight will be experimental upon,
and thus new field for original In
vestigation opened. Again, people un.
der abnormal conditions will be treat.
cd, such Ms persons thoroughly hypnot.
lied or asleep, or insane persons, the
latter including those suffering from
monomania and kindred mental htsssa,
. which asrs =
!
The state herald., 1894-03-09

he can review visitors and watch the
preparation Of his meals at the same
time. The subjects seem to be con-
tent with his manner OF administra-
tion, and admire the democratic
spirit manifested in his choice Of q
throne room. ~
The state herald., 1894-03-09

Western 1hoator Manager What
play arc you going 10 givo mop
Advance ARont-1cn Nights In q
liarroom.
"Any goodP"
ANY goodl Why. sir. our com.
pany carries n 80. 900 bar Judge.
The state herald., 1894-03-09

Tcaehcr-what state Ia called tn,
Hay stn,e7
Kentucky.
Wrong"
well. that's where the bay horsci
come from, anyway"
The state herald., 1894-03-09

These beautiful pictures arc now ready for
delivery In ten complete parts-l6 pictures
comprising each part--and the whole set can
be secured by the payment OF One Dollar,
sent to gro II. HEAYroRD, Gsncral Passen-
ger Agent Chicago, Milwaukee, q 81. Paul
n,iiwa,, Chicago, ILL.,, and the py,rtfoiios Of
pictures will be sent, free OF expense, ~ mall,
10 subscribers
Refnittances should be made by draft, mon"
cy order or registered letter
The state herald., 1894-03-09

Parties desiring TO either buy or sell news-
papers Will find II To their advantage to cor
respond with j. s. Temple, Box l6il, Denver,
Colo
The state herald., 1894-03-09

sweden aud norway Prince ousia,
duke Of WerDlpnd. son of the king
is5s-sunuy South.
The state herald., 1894-03-09

sord two 2ccnt stamps To The Road Pub
fishing Co., Denver, Colo, and ges sample
copy OF The Road and one OF their great Eng
llah Octopus mnps free.
The state herald., 1894-03-09

Judge Duffy. 10 witness-wha, is
your faiherp
Witness IL N dond
"Nonsansel moan what was h.
before no diedPr
Alive. Texas Siftlngs
The state herald., 1894-03-09

Prominent jewellers now affirm that the dia'
mond solitaire earring "a going out This
will be cheering news TO ears that have never
been able to get them.
The state herald., 1894-03-09

Tho word ''polaglo" means ''of or
pertaining TO tho soa" Tho usual
method Of taking seals has boon to
kill them when on shore. so that
only tho.3 1ik3st valuable Tor their
fur should DO slaughtered. Seal
poaehcrs In tho Bohring sea hayo
shot tho animals while swimming.
claiming they had right TO do ~ II
beyond tho tbrco.milo limit from
shore.
The state herald., 1894-03-09

shilsJs,'s Consumption Cure
], .sAi on a ruaraite~. ~ r,r,- lnrirs.nt tonsnrI-
ton IL !, the IL ID CDixh Caro- . eta. Dct>- 4 sila
The state herald., 1894-03-09

In lower New York you must eat beef has
to becfhashionablc.
The state herald., 1894-03-09

A profanc Frenchman ''becgars' dcserip-
ton
The state herald., 1894-03-09
100 worid's FAIR Photo. for 81.

"with bloodicss lips the villain glared AT
herr His eyes, doubtless, were otherwise
oecupIcd
The state herald., 1894-03-09

DrsrErsIA, impaired digestion, weak stom-
ach, and constipation will be Instantly re-
licyed by BeeehAm's Pills. p cents a box.
The state herald., 1894-03-09

III" Ufh"F IN" Sh"nId 10 NFfrstrd,
Phonoyman-i- this tho gloyo coun
tcrp
Clerk Yes sir
Phoncyman-And you n, gloves
hcrcp
Clcrk-Ycs
rhonoymnn-woil. amt you liable
10 DO arrested for countorfciting
Texas slftlngh
The state herald., 1894-03-09

When good idea strikes n musician II !.
only proper that he should maze note Of It,
The state herald., 1894-03-09

A man engaged In selling the elixir
OF LIFE IN Boston was Arrested for wife
beating recently. She says elixir within M
inch Of her iife.m
The state herald., 1894-03-09

rfnnson's Magic Corn SAT-
wafrHdScd 10 eore or mon,y refln. - AM
Jour druggist fof n Price Is oenis
out OF pocket-;h- modern billiard ta-
The state herald., 1894-03-09

THE Tnno.r.-" Brorn's bronchial Trorhrs''
act directly on the organ. OF the voice They
have an extraordinary effect In all disorders
OF the throat
The state herald., 1894-03-09

G.P.A.c RI&p. R'y, Chicago.
The state herald., 1894-03-09

~ MoNG ALL Till
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-24
SICK ROOM DAINTIES.

Beef Omelet-Scrape piece Of lean
tough beef with a dull knife until you
have pulp enough to equal the bulk of an
egg. With this pulp mix thoroughly a
tablespoonful OF cream and a WeIl-beaten
egg. Season to taste. Pour into a we'll
buttered hot spider and cook more or less.
as preferred.
Apple Toddy-BOil large, juicy pippin
in quart of water and when it has brOk-
en- to pieces drain off the water While it
is still boiling hot add a glass Of fine old
whisky, a little lemon juice and sweeten
to taste. Take hot ct bedtime for in
fuenza.
Tapioca Jelly-Take one cup Of tapioca,
three cups of cold water, juice of lemon
and a pinch of the grated peel. Soak the
tapiOca in the water four hours. Set
within a saucepan of boiling water, pour
more lukeWarm water over the tapiOca
if it has absorbed too much of the liquid,
and heat, stirring frequently. If too
thick after it begins to clear, put in a
very little boiling water. When quite
clear put in the sugar and lemon. Sweet
en- to taste. Pour into moulds. Eat cold,
with cream favored with rose water and
Sweetened.
Steamed Oysters half a dozen
large oysters in q saucer. Place the saucer
in q steamer and over a kettle Of boiling
water. Cook for about five minutes. Sea
son with salt, pepper and butter and serve
on warm dish with Il toasted cracker.
Whipped Cream-This makes a very
delicious dessert for an invalid, served
simply with a wafer biscuit or very thin
around a center of wine jelly or stewed
fI.11it
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-24
SCIATIC RHEUMATISM.

How Promincnt Kentuckiau suffered
with It-His Cure Marvellous One.
Few men in Kentucky arc better known
than Hon. John NJ. Rice, Of Louisa, Law
renee County, late Circuit Judge of the
Sixteenth Judicial District Of Kentucky,
and few mon in that or any other State
have passed through more remark BILE
experience and live to tell the tale
About six years ago he was attacked
with sciatic rheumatism, which developed
so fast that he soon lost all control of his
legs His whole system became deranged
and he was indeed a physical wreck The
muscles OF his limbs were reduced by
atrophy TO mere strings, and he felt that
his life was gradually wearing away.
Eminent physicians ware consulted and all
known means of relief employed without
avail, and 1t indeed seemed as though
Kentucky was to lose one of her most
valued citizens
1t was at this tine that Judge Rice first
heard Of DR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. He promptly applied them to his
own case, and a result he is to- day d
well The effect of the Pills was
marvellous. Judge Rice regained the power
of his limbs, his appetite returned, and
nature again performed her functions
properly. The above case was inves tig ated
and vouched for by the COvington Post,
and stands as one of the most remark able
cures known in the annals of medicine
No discovery liz medicine has created
more discussion, both in medical circles
and in the newspapers, than DR. Williams
Pink Pills The many remarkable stories
that have been published of the cures eff
fected by these pills have brought them
into the greatest prominence both ia this
country and abroad. They have been an
alyZed by some of the most eminent chem
lists and it has been ascertaiued that they
are an unfailing specific for such dis
eases as locomotor ataxia, partial paraly-
sis, ST Nitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia,
rheumatism. nervous headache, the atteI
effects of la grippe, palpitation of the
heart, pale and sallow com pleXionS, that
tired feeling resulting from nervous pros
tration; all diseases resulting from WITH
ated humors in the blood such as scrofula,
chronic erysipelas, etc They are also
specific for troubles peculiar to females.
such as suppressions, Irregularities and all
forms of weakness
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-24
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

At Weis, III Upper Austria, natural gas
tit for illuminating and heating has been
discovered.
Two thousand frogs were recently i'm
ported into England by the Duke of
Bedford to clear his pond of parasites.
A bill granting liberty of worship to all
religious denominations has just been
passed by the House of the Magnates in
Hungary.
Mrs. Oiphant. the novelist, has Just
lost her last surviving SON. Though a
chronic invalid he held the place of sub
librarian at Windsor castle, and wrote
for the Spectator and other literary
papers
Tennyson's biography, now being pre-
pared by his son, will not be ready for
two or three years. A great deal of
material has had to be sifted and ar
ranged, including $4,000 letters, many
of which have been lent.
Capt. Mahan's visit to England was
followed at once by the establishment
volume has just been published. 1t is
The State Papers Relating to the De
feat of the Spanish Armada, Ammo 1888
Edited by j. X. Laighton, NJ. A, L.
n"
A ''tell-tale'' milk jug has just been
devised in England. 1t is a glass meas
ure, graduated at every quarter pint
Below the pint and half pint marks three
lines are etched showing the thickness
of cream which should appear in milk
of average quality, in good and in very
good milk, thus measuring both quantity
and quality.
To repress drunkenness the governor of
St Petersburg has just ordered that the
names and addresses of all persons found
intoxicated in the streets, regardless of
rank or sex, shall be posted in certain pub
lie places In the city and also printed in
the Official Gazette. Fifty years ago they
were compelled to sweep the streets for
number of hours, under the eye Of the pc
lice.
In 1869. the year of the opening Of the
Suez canal. the tonnage of ships entered
at Hong Kong was 2,500.000; three years
later it had risen to 3,S00.000; last year
it was I,lG .02o; the total tonnage en-
tered and cleared being II, $40, Ia This
places Hong Kong first in the list of the
ports of the British Empire though Lon
don and Liverpool run it pretty close.
Fifty years ago, when coded to England
by the treaty of Nankin in 1912, it was
a desolate island.
Mr.. Mohun. the American consular
agent to the Congo Free State, who re-
Gently brought to Belgium the details of
Emin Pasha's assassination, explored the
unknown stretch of the Congo from Kas,
Songo to Ankoro. at the junction of the
Luapula a distance of 135 kilometres,
for 10 of which the river is impra cticable
for navigation owing to the rapids In
some parts the banks rise 70 a height of
1000 to 1900 meters. In one place the
river narrows to 90 meters, rushing
through great rocks of black granite,
while giant needles of quartz rise from the
He'll Gate. Above the river becomes
once more navigable Mr. Mohun sue
ceeded in reaching the junction with the
Lukuga which flows out of Lake Tan
ganyika, which had not been done before.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-24
Prize for a Bull.

The prize of one guinea recently offered
for the most amusing bull has been
awarded for the following specimen:
4 certain politician, lately condemning
the government for their recent policy
concerning the income tax, is reported to
have said: They'll keep cutting the wool
off the sheep that lays the golden eggs I'M
I'll they pump it dry
Below are some of the best cOmpeti-
tons sent in:
Extract from speech made at meet
ing to promote total abstinence: THE
glorious work will never be accomplished
until the good ship Temperance shall sail
from one end of the land to the other,
and with cry of Victory: at each step
she takes, shall plant her banner in every
city, town and village in the United King
DOM
An Irishman, in the midst of a TRADE
against landlords and capitalists. declared
that If these men were landed on an I'M
inhabited island, they wouldn't be there
half an hour before they would have their
hands IN the pockets of the naked saw
ages.
Only 4 few weeks ago a lecturer at a
big meeting gave utterance to the follow
ing: All along the untrodden paths of
the future we can see the hidden foot
prints of an unseen Hand
I'VE pursue the shadow. the bubble
bursts and leaves the ashes in our hands"
One of the regulations of the West Bos-
ton (Eng) Bridge company reads:
And the said proprietors shall meet
annually on the first Tuesday of June,
provided the same does not fall on a Sun
day
An orator at one of the University
III. ons bore off the palm of merit when he
declared that ''the British lion, whether it
is roaming the deserts of India or climb
ing the forests of Canada. viii not draw
IN its horns nor retire into its shell. lid
Bits
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-24
Value of Canals.

ST. Louis Globe Democrat: France
has spent over 100000, 900 on her ca
nails since 1914. The French rivers are
navigable for an aggregate of 1850 miles,
and connect with 1000 miles of canals,
1000 miles of canalized rivers and Sc
miles of ship canals, forming a network
Since the last war With Germany, in
spite of it's heavy taxation for other pur-
poses, France has spent $73,0O0,0O0 on
its canal system. No tolls are charged
except on few old leased canals, and
these are to be made free as soon as pos
sible. It is the belief of French econo-
mists that the national canal investment
is worth to the country at least 3 per
cent q year. and it is certain the people
would not part with them for any con
SidpratiOn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-24
THE CHINAMAN'S AIM.
Experts in Preventing Waste and Making
q Little Go q Good Way.

Experts IN preventing waste ana Making
Little Go Good Way.
'The Chinese are the most economical
people in the world" said Albert T.
Trenwaite of Sacramento at the Riggs
house last night Mr. Trenwaite spent
number of years in China and left the
country just previous to the declaration
OF war. They are experts in preventing
waste and making a little go a great
way. The national diet consists of rice,
beans, vegetables and millet. They eat
quantities of fish, but only enjoy meat on
festival occasions. Two cents day can
secure good wholesome food in abund-
ance for laborer and many families
don aXpend more than that for their
daily necessities. This is made possible
by the perfection to which the Chinese
nave brought the science of cooking.
Absolutely nothing is wasted. Only the
smallest portions of meals are left and
the dogs and cats of Cinnamon show
what starvation ratiOns they get. They
are not particular regarding their pal
ates. Cattle which die of disease are
cut up and sold just the same as those
which are slaughtered. The cooking
utensils are all made with exceedingly
thin bottoms in order that the contents
may be cooked with the least expenditure
OF fuel. There is always a fuel famine
IN China. 1t consists mostly of stalks
and roots of crops and the children
SatIler tnem. Iney PICK up every straw,
weed and leaf
In the fall and winter boys climb the
trees and beat off the leaves, which are
gathered up for fuel and manure is used
copiously, professional manure gatherers
going all over the country. When you
give a Chinaman your old clothes their
usefulness fairly begins and a Chinese
woman will exercise economy in her
dress that would make Il Mennonite
stare, Soap is an unknown quantity
among the poor Cinnamon and water is
too valuable to waste for washing the
skin, consequently the Chinese lower
classes are the dirtiest intelligent people
on the face Of the earth. Where there
are two rooms both are lighted by the
same lamp placed in hole in the divid-
ing wall between the apartments. To
do something with nothing is the ultima
thule of a Chinamans desire, and he
, comes pretty near accomplishing it, l can
tell you. Washington Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-24

In nothing is the student of American
folk-speech SO liable to error as in as
signing geographical limits to a word or
phrase. The English local dialects were
pretty thoroughly mixed. One gained a
little more dominance in one place, an
other in another, but the stray provincial
term is prone to turn up in places the
most unexpected Tote has long been
regarded as a word of African origin.
confined to certain regions where negroes
abound. A few years ago G. A Steph-
ems, in story, mentioned an 'Old tote
road" in Maine. | wrote to inquire, and
he told me that certain old portage roads,
now abandoned, bore that name. [ find
the word used in "Remonstrance"
from the people of Gloucester county,
Va. preserved in the public record office
in London. This paper bears date 1877,
when there were four times as many
white bond servants as negroes in Vir-
ginia. Tote" appears to have been a
we'll understood English word in the Sew
enteenth century. 1t meant then, as
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-24
A Woman Shoots a Bear.

A correspondent writes from Saranac
Lake, n. Y, under date of October 4:
Mrs. William A. Denison. the beautiful
and accomplished wife of William A.
Denison, one of the proprietors of the
Berkeley House, formerly of Red Bank,
\. j.. killed the largest bear of the sea
son about midnight last night. In com
pany with friends Mr.. and Mrs. DenisOn
are camping on Dry channel. near Flood
wood pond. Last night, after retiring,
fierce growls were heard just outside the
tent. Mrs Denison slipped OF a dress
ing gown and peeping out saw a big
black bear paving at the side of the tent.
Grasping her rifle she noiselessly glided
out of the tent ard took aim. The eyes
of the ferocious animal glistened about
ten feet away. He was about to spring
when the plucky lady sent a bullet
through his brain, lodging in the spinal
column. Bruin was dead"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-24
Halls Catarrh Cure.
Is taken internally. Price 10 cents.
To Decrease Air Resistance.

Forty locomotives have just been built
for the PARISH ns-Mediterranean road,
which marks a new departure in con-
struction. The engines are Of compound
type with four cylinders and two immense
driving wheels coupled. The novelty con-
sists in shielding all the parts offering
resistance to the air, the smokestack
cab and freboX, with plates inclined at
an angle of forty-fve degrees to the road
bed, which make the engine resemble the
ram of an ironclad. Experiment has
shown that in doubling the speed of an
express train the resistance on the front
of the engine is multiplied more than six
times