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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-10-11

BRENNAN Tex, Oct. esterday
morning at Randle's Hill, six miles
southwest of the city, Smokes Allen,
q 14-year-old celored boy, while
monkeying with loaded double
barreled shotgun, accidentally dis
charged it, instantly killing his little
7-year-old brother, Everett, both sons
of Hugh Allen, The load of shot
took effect under the right arm at
close range and produced death in
stantly.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-10-11
70 work rHE BRAIN



an Unhealthy State.
For the healthy the nap in the
afternoon is not necessary and the
brain will not demand it. II a man
finds himself mapping at that time
either he has eaten too much at his
midday meal or his cerebral circu-
lation is feeble.
1t is the universal habit Of the pig
that is being fattened to sleep in his
Bty after his midday meal. Tho
working horse, on the other hand,
which gets nothing at midday but a
feed OF corn-a small but highly nu-
tritious meal-does not sleep at all
utter it. but is frosh and ready for
work in half an hour
One would like to persuade all
literary workers to work ia the day
md sleep at night, says the Chicago
Times They should mover go for
more than eight hours day. Early
rising would be good for most of
them. A cup Of coffee and piece
of toast Mt $50 o'clock might BIO fol-
lowed by an hours work from 10
b The whole hour between 8 aud .
should be devoted to a thoroughly
good breakfast and short walk.
Work from o to u.
Half an hour should then be spent
in gentle sauntering in tho fresh
air, and a light lunch should follow
say chop and bread, with II
modicum OF light pudding. From 1
to , pipe and Sumter, and at 2
Il cup OF black coffee. From , to /
work; ut cup OF afternoon tea,
and rest until > From > to z, or
$3.50. work, and ut 6:3) the real la.
bors OF the day should be over aud
completed.
At II good, woll-coolcd, appetiz-
ing, slowly eaten dinner followed by
one cup of black coffee, but no tea.
At l0:45 a small cup of cocoa and
ono or two pieces OF toast. At II
bed and sleep till 6 or ESQ. The
brain worker should not work more
than five days a week in this fashion.
lie should have two da1s OF leisure
in the week.
The first OF these should he de-
voted to brisk and thoroughly ia
tigulng exercise in tho omen air, and
the second to lolling, Longing, a
little light reading, and the like.
This is the kind OF life which
physiology would suggest for the
brain worker, aud in this scheme of
lifen there is neither place nor me-
,ossity for the afternoon nap.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-10-11

'Say, is this here the novel you
advised me to read?" said the cab
man to the librarian.
"Yes, replied the librarian. chat
is the one"
well" said the cabman, 'you
can just take it back. There's nine
people in the first four chapters who
hired cabs and each of 'em when he
got out flung his purse to the driver
Now when want that sort of litera-
ture I'll go to Jules Verne and get it
pure. Chicago Record.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-10-11

BRENNAN, Tex, Oct. Might be-
fore last white woman came in on
one of the Santa E'e trains and stopped
in the waiting room until the west
bound Central arrived. Shortly after
midnight she walked out of the wait
ing room to where Gate Waterman
Kit Locllett was sitting and, drawing
a pistol demanded money of him. 1t
is presumed the woman is demented.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-10-11
DANGERS OF THE MINES.


What the Men Have to Fear ANA race
for II Very Poor wage.
Great and mystically dreadful is
the earth from Il mines depth. Man
Is in the implacable grasp Of nature.
It has only to tighten slightly and
he is crushed like bug His loud
est shrek OF agony would be as i'm
potent as his final moan to bring
help from that fair land that lies,
like heaven, over his head. There is
an insidious silent enemy in the gas.
SAYS McClure's Magazine. If the
huge fanwheel on tho top of tho
earth should stop for brief period
there is certain death, and II panic
more terrible than am occurring
where the sun has shone cnsues
down under the tons OF rock
If u man may escape the gas, the
iooas, the "squeezes" of falling rock,
the cars shooting through little tun-
nels, the precarious elevators, the
hundred perlls, there usually comes
TO him an attack of "miner's asth-
ma, that slowly racks and shakes
him into the grave
Meanwhile he gets 80 day and
his laborer ~.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-10-11

81 explicitly said you should rub
your loins and the region of your
stomach with this brandy, and here
yon have gone and drun6 it"
Very true, doctor, but | never
was man much given to externals,
and Pm too old to begin now n-Flie'
gende Blaetter
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-10-11

AUSTIN, Tex, Oct. l.-William
Walters, an aged German, living seven
miles in the country, committed sui
eide yesterday. lie was seated in n
chair and placing the muzzle ola gun
to his head fired it with the ramrod.
Bad health and dependency account
for the act. Yesterday morning an
old man named j. A. Elder, living in
the tenth ward, shot himself in the
bowels with target rifle and is not
expected to survive the wound, Ills
mind is supposed to have been UNI
settled. He had invested all his money
in land and was unable to make the
balance payment.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-10-11

The following notice was found
posted at the gate OF II rural cemetery
NOT in Ireland, but near Dicppe, in
France.
Owing to the crowded condition Of
this cemetery only those living in the
commune will hereafter be buried
in itn-Youth Companion.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-10-11

CALDWELL, Tex, Oct. IA shoot
ing took place at Fraimville yesterday
in which one of Wash Woods boys
was painfully wounded. Horace Van
Meter shot at Joe Davis but missed
Davis and hit woods, who was not
implicated in the difficulty.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-10-11

DENTON, Tex, Oct. ga negro
named Mitchell was renting some
land from the Crutchfleld brothers,
near Pnrvin. Early yesterday morn
ing an alteration ensued between
Jim Crutchfeld and Mitchell and
Crutchfield was shot through the
heart, dying instantly. Marion then
interfered and was in turn shot by
Mitchell and mortally wounded lie
crawled into the house, procured his
pistol and shot Mitchell. Both men
died. Bad blood is stirred in that
neighborhood among the negroes and
more trouble will likely result.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-10-11

The report of Secretary Dibdin. OF
the British Royal Lifeboat institu-
tion. shows that the 304 lifeboats
owned by that company saved 1,056
lives last year and rescued thirty.
three vessels from destruction.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-10-11

YoRKTowN, Tex, Oct. 5.-Last
Wednesday the S-year-old child OF
Mr.. William Hoepin, who lives nine
miles west of town. fell from a stair
way about seven feet high, striking
the floor headforhmost, fracturing the
base of its skull. The child died yes
terday morning.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-10-11

JEFFERSON, Tex. Oct. Am a
wreck al Lodi yesterday on the log
road of Dun, Wortsborgh and Rand,
Isom Wilson's arm was badly torn
and broken in several places. He was
brought to Jefferson, his arm ampu-
tated and to-day he died from the eff
fects of the shock.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-10-11

PORT LAvACA, Tex, Oct. Zone
of the Oldest and most respected cit
liens of this county, Mr.. Louis Foes
ter, was shot this morning by Jim
Simms, manager of II. Clarks ranch,
and died at l o'clock yesterday after
noon. Simms came in and surren-
dered and is now in Jail.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-10-11

Squibbs-Cresus, the miser was
drowned last evening.
Hibbs-How did it happenP
Squibbs-He fell from steamboat.
/ reached down and asked him to give
me his hand He said he had nothing
to give, and sank.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-10-11

CuERo, Tex, Oct. 2.-As the excur-
sion train from Goliad was passing
Nursery station at a good rate ofspeed
few nights ago a young man named
William Forehand attempted to &c
off and in doing so was thrown head
long to the ground, receiving such
injuries as may prove fatal.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-10-11

SHERMAN, Tex, Oct. 3.-lt is
thought that there has been plot in
this county to assassinate Congress-
man Bailey. Yesterday he received a
telegram here from the Game vile
Register saying that sach was the
case. A responsible party in Denison
says at the Bailey-Browder debate in
Denison Saturday night a man sitting
in the audience made several very
suspicious movements as though he
intended to shoot Bailey while he was
talking TO the crowd. Bailey said
yesterday that he had heard of the
plot some time ago, but paid no atten-
tion to it, but it existed. His friends
have several times asked him to cease
meeting Browder. 1t is said that
Browder made the statement that he
had saved Bailey's life by placing him
self between the man in the gallery
and Bailey.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-10-11

"Um. The last editor here had a
great run of luck, l understand"
''Bet yer life he did, pard. Beat
the hanging committee nearly half er
mile"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01
RIQTOUS SICILIANS.
They Burn and Pillage in the City
Of 0astelvetrano.
MANY PRISONERS SET AT LIBERTY


The Mob, Headed by Party OF Road
makers. Break Down the Prison Doors
md the oonvicts Rush TO Freedom.
Finally Dispersed; by Troops.
PALERMo, Jan. LIT would seem that
the rioting and disorder which has pro-
vailed In several parts OF Sicily for some
time past is not yet at an end, and the ar
rival Of strong reinforcements OF troops is
anxiousIy awaited by all law abiding citi-
Eens.
At Trapani, not far from this city, news
has been received of fresh riot, and II Is
said that the reports In circulation have
so excited ths people OF Trapan that dis
order is anticipated at that place,
The latest riot occurred at Castelye-
trano. a town OF 10000 inhabitants, si.u-
ated about thirty miles from Trapani. IL
appears TINT at given signal large body
OF roadmakers suddenly left work mud at
tucked the octroi station. The men were
evidently prepared for the outbreak, as
they secured possession of number of
reyolyers, heavy sticks and poles, to which
pixies or knives were attached. The road
makers organized into a column and
marched on the octroi station, burned the
sentry bones. and two OF ti.e iocai ousroi
offices, after plentifully sprinkling them
with the oil, and then set fire 10 the cen
tral octroi Offices. the tax offices and the
record Offices. destroying all the archives
and doing other damage.
TheSvhole town was soon In terrible
uproar. the pearcnblc citizens flying for
their lives or locking themselves in their
residences, which they promptly barri-
eaded and prepared to defend to the ut
most with such means as they had at
their command. ~
The mob, in the meanwhile, had broken
into a number Of wine shops and rolled
the barrels OF wine and spirits out into
the streets They soon drank themselves
into state Of madness, and were ready
for further acts Of violence.
At signal from the leaders the column
was reformed, and yelling like madmen
and greatly reinforced by the lawless ele-
ment of the town, the roadmakers led the
way 70 Mnndemental prison which they
attacked with stones and sledge ham
mers, and in spite OF the gallant defense
made by the authorities forced down the
doors. They severely handled the de-
tenders of the prison and succeeded In
liberating all the prisoners. who soon
Joined with the mob in imbibing the
stolen liquors and acts OF violence.
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01
TEhRIaLE QuADRueLE TRAGEDY


OMAHA, Jan. ion marble slabs ut the
city morgue lie the charred remains OF
the family Of John Cummings Father.
mother, bab By and grandmother are there,
awaiting the outcome of the inquiry
which Coroner Maui has begun into the
causes Of the tragedy which startled the
city yesterday.
Cummings has beon In III health for
some time, and according TO l2-year-oid
Tommy Fox, who was present, he dolib-
orately set fire TO his own house and
rnused tho death of his motherin-law, his
wife and his t-rear-old baby In the flames.
The little boy tells straightforward
story, and when asked how the fire origin
ated he said:
''Cummings was sitting on the edge Of
the bed in roar room. whore Mrs. Cum
mings also was with the baby. Another
person In the room was Mrs. Fox, the
mother Of Mrs, Cummings, There was a
fuss about something and Cummings up
set the lamp and ciosed the door. compel
Ing the inmates to stay there. They cried,
but he refused TO let any OF them OUT
Others testify that for some time past
there has been much carousing 10 tho
family, and Cummings. despite his III
ness, was frequently Intoxicated.
The police are working on the case, but
have developed nothing to dispute the
evidence that Cummings committed tho
crime while In ilt of Insane rage
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

JAMESTOWN, N. Y, Jan. 1.--Cails for aid
spon the poormaster and the aid societies
ineresss daily. The situation is alarming,
and IL the many manufacturing industries
do not begin operations soon, so as to give
work TO the thousands of hands that were
employed In them there is no telling what
ths outcome will be. poormaster Arend
has nearly two hundred families under
his care at present. The sum of 600
appropriated to care for the poor is ex-
hauntad
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

thlTIMoRK, Jan. i.-Three persons were
Neesntly killed by a New York express
fxfa at patuxent. on the Baltimore and
fotosnac railrond, eighteen miles from this
city. The victims were an aged couple,
Thomas p. varley and his wife, of Patux-
emit, and their 1o-yearold grandson.
child Of @. B. varley Meyers, manager of
the Hale Thorp Improvement company, Of
this city. The little boy was visiting his
grandparents, md all were In carriage
on their way to the house OF a friend. The
oarriage was struck with terrific violence
and smashed into kindling wood. The re-
mains Of Mrs. varley were gathered up In
. wheelbarrow.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

BALTIMORE, Jan. 1.-Beginning today
400 men heretofore employed by the Mary
land Steel company at Sparrows' Point
will be out of work for an indefinite
period. These men comprised the entire
working force of the Bessemer steel and
rail mills. It is feared that the discharge
will result in much suffering. The men
say that they do not expect the works to
start again.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

NEW YORK, Jan, l.-Justices of the Peace
Newton and Sutherland, of Gravesend,
with John Y. McKane, were arrested on
an order issued by Justice Cullen on new
warrants There are eleven indictments
against McKane and two each against the
Others. All the indicted found bonds
men, and were released on bail James
Murphy, McKane's private secretary, has
also been indicted. -
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

CHICAGO. Jan. 1.-The police department.
took new stand last night on the subject
OF street celebrations. The closing hour
of the old and the first Of the new year
have always been made tho time for
general hurrah. Chief of POLICE Brennan
two days ago issued an order prohibiting
the noise. but rs enforcement was not an
unqualified success There were ten tin
horns for every policeman, and the sup.
preston was in about that proportion.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

COLUMBIA, Pa, Jan. Thomas Nc
Guire, who claims to live in Pittsburg,
walked in the front door of residence in
the business portion Of town on the main
street. in broad daylight, and going To the
third floor. took Sos worth OF clothing.
He was discovered and pursued, when he
turned on bis pursuers and cut several Of
them with razor. He was finally cap
tured and locked up.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

wmKEsDARRE, Pa, Jan. 1.--John Sar-
ALA, dsmented Polander committed
suicide at his homo In Plymouth town
ship yesterday by hanging. He left let
ter In which he stated that the misfor-
tunes OF the year Of '93 were more than ho
could stand. He lost his home by fire, his
family deserted him, and the world in
general was against him. He had taken
in mines and lost heavily.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01
nInldoon nrst HIs Mateh.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. lat the Olympic the
ater last night Martin Muldoon, Of Bel
fast, N, Y, met Barney McFadden, of st.
Louls.i in Greco Roman wrestling match.
at los pounds, was to throw Nc
Fadden, 14s, twice In an hour. He failed
to secure fall. The match was for $500,
of which 800 went to the loser,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

PlrIBDuRe. Jan. l.---Max zoerner. aged
50 years. was found dying on the Fort
Wayne railroad bridge last night, with a
bullet hole In his head, Ha was conscious,
and claimed tnns no had been shot by q
highwayman and robbed Of 5000 The
bridge watchman says no one was near
Zoerner when the shot was fired, and he
thinks ii was an attempt at suicide.
Zoerner will probably die.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

PROVIDENCE, Jan. 1.-Nothing has been
heard of the missing teller, William Aus
tin Bennett, of the Globe National bank.
1t has been found that one OF his novel
schemes to get money was TO destroy
original checks sent in from deposltors,
make out new ones for smaller amounts
and draw a check in his own favor for the
balance. He would credit the depositor
in the pass book for the correct amount,
and would credit him for the less amount
in the bank books. E
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.---Miss Marie Mant,
the young woman of Camden, N. j., who
shocked society by given an original in
terpretation Of skirt dance at recent
kirmess had in Camden, has, despite the
vigorous objection of her father, mother
and ten sisters. signed a contract to pre-
sent her dance on the New York stage.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

BROOKLYN, Jan. LIN response to an
alarm of fire engine Il turned out. Driver
Jack Farrell and Philip MeDonough, a
fireman. sat together on the front seat.
As the engine rounded into Sumner ave.
nue. from De kalb avenue trolley car
dashed into it. McDonough was thrown
from the engine. and the wheels of tho
engine passed over him. mangling him In
a horrible manner. The other men were
only slightly injured.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

WILKEspARRE, Pa, Jan. l.-Agents for
the Brazilian governments have secured
about dozsp Grand Army veterans 10
this county for service In Brazil. Tbs
hsn are Experienced soldiers, and vail
receive $50 per month.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

BERLIN, Jan. 1.-The German cruiser
Princess Wilhelm, carrying 5S5 men, has
been ordered 70 the Cameroons from VIII.
helmshaven. The newspapers regard this
as a sign that matters In the camsroons
are far more serious than dispatches repre-
sent them to be.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

ROME, Jan. THE newspapers here ex-
press much indignation at the acquittal
at Anguleme. France. of the French
workmen and others In the Aieue- Morte's
riots, where over score Of Italian work
men were killed and many others terribly
beaten and severely injured.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. 1.--Business men
in the upper part OF Laokawanna county
are vigorously agitating county dismem-
berLAent They want to create Q new
county out Of portions Of Lackawanna,
Susquehanna and Wayne. The proposed
county will be about as large as Lacka-
wanna comfy. and will contain such
thriving places as Csrbondsle, Forrest
City, Wamart. Archibald, Jermyy
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

ko Win you mm6dintely.1 =
wer pf service In any wayY'
Asheo geo. You to order me ono 81
y. WI sn.' not intcnd to use
~ .@ses oszslsfss. g ss In, but this is work
Of necsssity." y wa yaava s..,..u
!, 1ne woro pe1o @ aildren Jennie and
Ky swo younseas -, half dead with
sSeru' lnru NJ ~ " sns ~: 10 be found.
I5qsl 15lsn.. tne'r nurse 2 ums, they had
.uSa. .-ea.ins tne NOISE pre sery and prob
siyps S,t s.l s'o"n iroia t1o we been con
sDsy 49, ,sslia 8, 70 return yon know,
Is q sweet. thoughtful child olh, -,ao sa,.s
Der sisters. Robbie, DR.. n,,,,s* x ? ?
has never been very bright oi 4, ,,s,,.x
II Tsuppose, said Grenvil1ej l;n'. ;va -
confusion, "you will hardly bsN H. 80 Z
protegesY'
How unlike this hesitation to Jasu
natural impulsive gsnerosityi WIN
could IT mean unless the knowledge ID
his part that hisinterest and labor might
soon be 50 separated from his northern
friends that he would be snable to share
their generous carea7
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

HELENA, Mont. Jan. 1.--Enginser Dem
mis- ]. Delay and Fireman John Regap,
who were injured In . Northern Pacific
wreck near Boulder. Colo, on Saturday,
died in the hospital here.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

.t..sz-a..s .lSar quickly re-
,s AiUuD i,assd sa..sp, sas,Sssss s5s asa .asaly
cured BY fNpAPo. the great hindoo Remedy. sold
with written Of cure bt nc fef aee samps Al
aFess 0fiIEnTAL AEnInAL CO.. chirnso. III
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

DxsvER, Jan. 1.-The Denver Savings
bank, which suecumbed to the panic Of
last July only after stubborn fight, will
reopen for business tomorrow. The Peo-
pis's Savings bank has abandoned the at
tempt to resume, and will pay dividend
Of 10 per cent on se55, 900 Of proven claims
&an,orraxv
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01

BsrpcRPoRr, Conn, Jan. i.-Nathaniel
w, Wheeler, president of the Wheeler and
Wilson Sewing Machine company, died at
sis home in this city at the age Of 70. He
leaves a fortune estimated at $500, 900.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01
MAGNETIC NERy||

Il sold with uJI
guarantee 10 ta1
ness, Hcnd da1h an
Neuralgia andWnkc
fuinese caused by1r
cesaiyeu8suf 0p{rln
Tobarco and Afoo
h0l. Mental Ilouro-