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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05
THE WORLDS DIAMONDS.
something About she Vast Wealth Tied
Up In Gems.

something About she Vast Wealth Tied
Up In Gems.
There is always something fascinat-
ing about the subject OF diamonds, and
rich and poor like to read about pre-
-eious stones, says Yenowlne's News 1t
is estimated that during the last TWEEN
ty-flve years the American people have
paid duty on at least S1SO,OOO,OOO worth
of diamonds ard other precious stones.
In 1893 alone they imported $l5,2OS,-
5G3 worth, but in 1894 there was
falling off owing to hard times, and
the total was only $4,S56,9S5. This
does not include uncut diamonds, oil
which we imported more than $1,000
900 worth in 1892, 100000 worth in
1898 and $5G6,267 worth in 1894. Dur
ing the last twenty-four years we have
imported s70S7 SIT worth of uncut dia
monds. In 1880 we imported only
Sl29 900 worth of uncut diamonds, and
in 1889 only S250,000 worth. The large
increase of late has been due to the
fact that a number Of American jew,
ers have opened diamond-cutting es-
Establishments. There are now fifteen
establishments in the United States
which employ from one to twenty men.
There are 1000 manufacturers In Eu-
rope and about 200 in the United
States who employ between 1000 and
5000 persons as cutters and polishers.
Perhaps $4,000 people are employed
in the diamond mines throughout the
world. We read that in past centur-
les 10000 people were working in some
single Indian mines at one time, and
perhaps that statement Is not exagger-
ated since by the aid of modern ma
chinery one miner can now accomplish
as much as twenty who used the prim-
tive methods. The total value of all
the diamonds in the world undoubted-
ly exceeds $1,000, 100000. There are
perhaps 5000 dealers in diamonds in
the world, who carry in their stock
stones worth perhaps $S5O,OOO,OOO. The
remainder are in the hands of private
individuals. To compare present con-
ditions with those of the past, it is
instructive to note the enormous in
crease in the production of diamonds
and the important industrial changes
wrought thereby, which have resulted
from the discovery and working of the
great South African mines. During
the last quarter century ten tons OF
diamonds, selling for more than $780,
100000 uncut and $6OO000o0O after
cutting, have been added to the
worlds wealth-an amount more than
twice as great as the value OF dia.
monds known to exist before.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05
PRlNTeRs. INK.

\ pleasant ad like pleasant face, Ia
is looked at twice.
Tho more you pay for space, the more
careful you should be in filling II.
The business that is not advertised
can run along for a time. so can a dog
with three legs.
Tho loudest voice is the easiest heard.
and the biggest ad. best displayed. at
tracts attention quickest.
Advertising is a feeder to business.
Never stop, Diet your business occa-
slonally, but never starve 1t.
Let me but write the ads OF a firm
aud I care not who pays it's bills"
would be an appropriate motto for some
aG-smiths.
The circular is the rifle of the sharp
shooter, which, II well-aimed, picks OF
n struggling soldier occasionally: but
The wen constructed newspaper adver-
tlsement is the Calling gun OF publicity
that inows all before Il.
The merchants who have shown their
enterprise ny advertising right nlong
through the dark days Of adversely.
crop failure and relief goods, are the
ones who will first feel the warm rays
of the rising sun of prosperity.
On Broadway the signs that are en-
tTely III cdpltdlH OutnunDer tnOse IN
small letters more than ten to one. de-
plte the fact that the lower case letters
'ok slngularly clear and tasteful
The Detroit journal publishes on each
Saturday list of the conspicuous
"catch-lines" from display ads appear
Ing in the Journal during the previous
week, and offers cash prizes to first
persons sending in correct list of the
names of the firms from whose ads the
quotations were taken.-Prlnters Ink
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05
BUSINESS MEN.

Let 1t be seen by your dealings that
Christ goes to your place of business
with you every morning.
Have weights and measures that will
stand the light OF the burning throne.
BE as religious in your buying ana
selling as you are in your singing and
praying.
Let Holiness to the Lord" be the
sentiment going out with everything
you sell.
Don't advertise your religion on clrcu-
lars and billheads, but mix II with all
your dealings In way TO convince your
customers that you have something that
,sn't taught at commercial college.
Never do n questionable thing in or
Ter to make money. Money made in
at way costs too much. RAMS Horn.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05

DENIsoN, Tex, Nov. 29.-Al Bush
brakeman on the Lehigh Coal Gate
run, met with frightful death at
Coal Gate, 1. r., yesterday. Itappears
that his foot caught in the frog of n
track along which train was advanc-
ing. Before he could eXtricato him
self the locomotive was upon him and
literally split him III two from the
waist up. Hardened men who wit
messed the accident turned sick at the
sight and pronounced il the most hor-
riDle experience of their lives.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05

town, where they were living in tents
and engaged in picking cotton. The
assaulted man claims that the trouble
came about by his efforts to protect
his daughter FROM undue advances
by the other three lie was knocked
down with an axe, stabbed in the side
and breast, II severe cash was cut
across his throat and there WAS several
cuts on the face. An axe, cnse knife
and pocket knife arc in the hands of
the officers and show signs OF having
been in the butchery. The wounded
man seems to think he will die. His
wounds are dangerous, if not fatal
His name is Francisco Jimoncs. Tho
others are Selso Martene, Juan Aquila
aud Aasterne Lenente.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05
WOMAN AND MARRIAGE.
She Want. to Get More Than There

She Wants to Get More Than There Is
Mothers with daughters find it diff
cult to get any man to take them to his
bosom unless they are well endowed
with beauty or dollars, says the Satur-
day Review. The more eligible the
bachelor the less inclined is he to bar
ter his freedom for a few chaste smiles
and little practical Indifference. He
has acquired expensive tastes and an
aversion to self-denial which nothing
short OF a landed property lacking heirs
is strong enough to overcome. And
even with this inducement to marriage
he is likely to postpone 1t until the ad-
ventures of adolescence have lost their
SAVIOR. 1t Is true that he may, after 40,
become enamored of the matrimonial
idea, but whether or not he puts it into
effect will depend upon the balance,
both of his vitality and his fortune.
The woman, again, is actuated by diff
forent considerations. She is handl-
capped at the start by her numerical
superiority and the consciousness that
her pure and disnterested desire for
an establishment may fail of realiza-
ton through sheer lack of opportunity
TO extricate herself from the herd of SUI
perfluous women. Added to this, the
modern maid has thoroughly Broken
away from the belief that any husband
is better than no husband at all. The
reproach of spinsterhood has to great
extent passed away, and since 1t is now
not only possible but profitable for wo-
men to work many of them are more
disposed to take up profession than q
partner for life The critical faculty
has, moreover, been quickened by edu
cation, so that the demoiselle marlel
now bears little resemblance to the sim
pering innocent who accepted without
question the man of her mothers
choice. To-day proposals of marriage
are addressed to herself and answered
by herself, and she is more prone to re
lection than to acquiescence, for as
rule she is bent upon getting more on
of marriage than there is in 1t.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05

Houston, Tex, Dec, 2,-The cold
FLOODED assassination of Deputy Sher-
ifi Courts at Chareyville Saturday
night caused n storm wave of indig-
nation to sweep over the city. Law
loving and law abiding citizens were
deeply shocked as well rs righteously
indignant The crime was vigorous
ly denounced and the unknown as
sassin would have pulled for tall tim
Der had he heard the expressions in
all classes of society yesterday.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05

SAN ANGELO, Tex, Nov. 3O.--Last
night at Christoval, small village
twenty miles south of Angelo, John
Jones, a merchant, was shot twice by
burglar, Just as he entered his store
to resire for the night, in which he
kept his sleeping apartments. Mr..
Jones was brought to San Angelo for
medical treatment and will probably
recover, although the bullets pene-
through his neck. There is no clue
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05

AUSTIN, Ten, Nov. 2S.-In the Fiji
,y-third district court to-day the cases
the state of Texas VS.. the Houston and
Texas Central and Galveston, Harris
burg end San Antonio railroads, suits
for the recovery of state school money
borrowed from the state by these two
roads before thk war, arguments for
the removal of these cases to the fed
eral courts wac heard. Judge Frank
p Morris presided and took the cases
under advisement. The state was
represented by Attorney Genera
Crane and the railroads by II. S. Low
cit, of Houston.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05

SULPHUR SPRINGS, Tex. Nov. 27.--
District Attorney Bennett has received
telegram from j. c. Fitzpatrick, in
spector OF first division, Chicago, Ill,
saying no has under arrest one Fetch
err. and asks the sheriff to come for
him Mt once. 1t will be remembered
that Fletcher ia charged with shooting
and killing one Drake on the night Of
October Is in the corridor Of the Gar
rison hotel. Sheriff Sherman leaves
tomorrow morning over the Cotton
Belt for the prisoner with extradition
papers.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05
LncnlNschooi raxns.

AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. 2s.-Reports re-
ceived vt the department ofeducation
indicate that for 1894-95, the last
school year, 700 school districts out
side of cities, towns and villages levied
local school taxes. the average rate
being 1875 cents on 800 OF taxable
values. The 700 districts are distrib-
uted among 1919 counties, and the
total amount of taxes assessed ia re-
ported at 1922, 439.62. These figures
indicate that the local school tax is
growing IN popular favor.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05

ArPLEBy, TEX, Nov. 2S.-rnero is
talk Of railroad running through the
following places; San Augustine,
Nacogdoches, Cherokee, McLennan,
Navarro, Hill, Ellis, johnson and Tur-
rant counties. 1t is probable that it
will be decided to issue bonds for its
construction, which will he put ON the
market, and, as soon rs money can be
realizod sufficient to begin the work,
construction of the road will once
more begin. There is a good deal of
ire right of way cleared, and some
grading has already been done, and
with anything like encouragement,
there is no question but that 1t will
be pushed right through to compile
ton.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05

KAUFMAN, Tex, Nov. ga few
mornings ago w. r. Evans, timer,
put quantity of powder into flew
that had becn partially clogged with
SCOT, paper, etc, placed plank over
the hole and struck a match to the
powder, thinking the explosion would
90 out at the top of the tlue. Instead
it blew the plank of, knocked Mr..
Evans down, burnt off his eyebrows
and lashes, burning severely his face,
neck and breast, and set his clothes on
fire. Parties standing near put out
the fire and carried Mr.. Evans home
and summoned medical aid. His ply
;ician says he will recover without
,eiious permanent injury to his eyes
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05

SANTA ANNA, Tex, Nov. 20.-L, l..
Woodland was shot and killed yester-
day on his farm about five miles south
of town. He was shot off his horse
with Winchester as he rode up TO
w. II. Shirley's house. Officers are
on the trail of the shooter, who was
travelling toward Brentwood.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05

SEALY, Tex, Nov. ga Mexican
was shot the other night in front of
Rice 4 Nec,ly's saloon OH Front street,
by some one ON horseback, 1t was
about o'clock, and raining. The
Mexican was very drunk aud says he
did not recognize the person who did
the shooting. The wound is not dan
gprous
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05

TEMPLE, Tex, Nov. S0.-Fournegro
boys have been arrested charged with
stealing cigars from the Temple book
and stationery company. They had
beep at it for some time ard their
plan was to steal who.e boxes and
dispose of same at ridiculously low
figures.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05

SAN ANGELO, Tex, Dec. alvin
House, Il school boy 10 years of aye,
committed suic de by hanging himself
with birdie ruin to mequit tree in
Sterling county last Tuesday. lie at
tended the Mulberry school. The
school master threatened to chastise
him and rather than submit he rode
oil on his horse aud took his own
life.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05

HOUsToN, Tex, Dec. Especial
officer Cliff Ellison Yesterday arrested
Ihomos n. Goodwin, alias L. l..
Black. alias Il. Gale, and locked him
up on charges of burglary and theft
aturday night Mr.. Clarence Guerin-
ger, one of the pruprietors ofthe New
llutchins House, notified Officer Eli
son that there had been several rooms
in the house robbed of different arti-
cles aud he desired him to take the
case in hand. The result was yester-
day the arrest OF Goodwin, Of Black
or Gale, which ever may be his name.
The man came to the hotel Friday and
registered as Thomas l.. Black of st.
Louis aud was assigned to room 854.
lie was guest of the house until
yesterday. Officer Ellison recovered
m Ovorcoat which had been stolen
and his prisoner was identified as the
person who had disposed Of it.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05

FORr WORTH, Tex, Nov. 30.--The
north bound Fort Worth and Denver
passenger that left here Thursday
morning at 11.45 was held up by two
masked men at point five miles
north of Childress night before last a
few minutes before eight o'clock. Al
most nothing of the affair beyond the
bare fact that it occurred is known
here. AT the general office they know
two things-that two men held up the
passenger and that they got absolutely
nothing. The would-be robbers could
uot open the express car and no at
tempt was made to modest the pas
sengers A telegram has been re-
ceived here from j. V. Goode, general
superintendent OF the road, dated from
Childress, saying that the authorities
are on the trail of the robbers and
have located them. Childress is in
the heart of the territory supposed
to be under the special watch of Cap.
tain Mcdonald and his rangers and
they will follow the trail with eager
ness.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05

MARSHALL Tex, Nov. 29.-Bob
BrOdenaX, negro, was arrested and
jailed, charged with the murder of
Alex Goolsby, who was todnd ON the
Texas and Pacific track last Sunday
week.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05

McGREGoR, Tex, Noy. 27.-Three
Mexlcans are in the lookup to-day
charged with assault with intent to
another Mexican on farm
last night three or fonr miles from
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05
Surely.

Chollie-Youah daughtah has con-
sented to NAVY me. an-er-I'd like to
know If there is any insanity in your
family?
Old Gentleman (emphatically)-There
must bel-Truth.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05

GEoRGETowN, Tex, Nov. a.
Robert Reddick was arrested and
jailed under a charge OF burglarizing
railroad car at Taylor few days
ago.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-12-05
SCIIO0LBOY SUICIDES.
PREFERRED DEATH TO CHAS It's.
ING BY HIS TEACHER.

HnnGcd Himself with Bride Rein to
nietqute rroe-A Man with Several
AItasos Arrested ON Change of bur
gary in Houston,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-17
NOTES.

The title of M. Ludovic Halevy's new
novel is "Deux Jeunes Files.
Shakspeare's plays have been translated
into the Armenian language, and the trans
lation will soon be published in Russia.
The sum of 10000 pesetas $4,000 has been
collected in Spanish America for a monu-
ment to the female poet, Donna Conception
del Arenal.
Miss Katherine Pearson Woods. author of
.'Metzerott, Shoemaker" is writing a novel
of the first century, which is to involve
the question of Christianity and social re-
form.
Mrs. Humphrey Wards novelette,, THE
Story of Bessie Costrell," will be begun in
Scribner's Magazine for May. Its scene is
laid among the laboring people of an Eng
lish village and is a very intense and dra-
matte story.
According to Mr.. Cross. in his memoir
of his wife. the reason she took the name
of George Eliot was, as she explains IL,
Because George was Mr., Lewes's Christian
name and Eliot was a good, mouth-hll-n g,
easily-pronounced word"
A bulky book relating MIR. III. III. Staniey's
EARLY Travels and Adventures is to be
published this spring by the scribners. Mr..
Stanley has been busy with this book for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-17

issues and Democratic weather. What .
winter this has been.-Phiiadelphsa In
qtirer.
When any one makes a glazing bungle
of a thing nowadays II is popular to speak
of IL as a Observation-Disclosures North
American.
You say we must try and get along with
only necessities. and here you come home
from your club in a cab" "TEa's a-neces-
sty."-L8fe.
II wonder why taxes are generally due
in March?v said the suburban. It's easier
TO raise the wind then, l suppose-'-Har-
rer's Eazar.
1t will be In order for one Gresham to
rise up and claim the glory for the settle
ment OF the Eastern war.-Phiiadelphia
North American.
IL has finally been admitted that. the
Sould women folks cried at the wedding.
What the use of being rich. anyway
Detroit Tribune.
1t is hard to persuade the man who wears
a dress suit only once or twice a year that
everybody In the ball room isn't looking at
h,m.-Someryille journal.
Dr. P~arkhurst could win q victory from
Ta.nmany, but he courts defeat when he
sets out to tell woman what is her proper
sphere.-Buffalo Express.
Although they say men care nothing for
fashion. notice how they laugh at a man
wearing u hat of a style three or four
years old.-Atchison Globe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-17
THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN.
A Home Paper Tells How Sympathetic
His Imperial Majesty Is.

Tokyo Sun.
field to fight against at present. Is not the
Manchurfan cavalry, but the coid Weatner;
Enthusiastic with a thirst for victory, and
have marched onward far into the interior
of the hostile land with unabated vigor' M
defiance Of the severity of the weather. AS
stated whe I'm this magazine, they
have Of course. suffered more or less from
the excessive cold, but they have STOOD "
far better thai we anticipated. a part OF
f fnr Coats taken from the enemy. after the
fall of Port Arthur, and Dr. lshiguro' SUI
geon-general of the army, states in his open
letter that all soldiers ave peen pr esnnsi
shirts and other warm equipments as q
nrotection. Since the beginning OF the war
II, L. M. the Emperor mas oeeh vsr IONS t tht
his loyal armies have been suffer1ng. olnco
his arrival at the general headquarters IN
Hiroshima, he has been at ~ tha ons lruas
duty of conducting military OPERATIONS ia
Corea and China. He does not waste q
moment, denying himself even exs en shsring
the sufferings OF his soldiers In the nelo.
II is said that on the LIST Of January. when
the mobiles and high officials waited on MIN
tions. his Majesty ordered one OF the cham
berlainss to bring him 81 suit OF clotncs
similar to that worn by the soldlers OF
second rank. This he put on himself. and
thus attired walked about the garden TOT
some hours until he felt almost Irozsa.
Turning round to his attendants. ne salu'
"The sufferings of our loyal armies are pc
vond our imagination. May every effort be
made to tighten their hardships. Inese
words may convey an IDEA OF no uesp SIS
nificance to other nationalities, but TO the
.Japanese such heartfelt words or sympa-
thy from the throne are enough 70 reuouple
the spirit of patriotism and the ENTHUSIASM
10 fight in their Emperors cause. Love OF
country plus the feeling OF loyaity consul
tute true Japanese PATRIOTISM
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-17


subject with the opinion that "a limited
number Of convicts can be worked sue
cessfully is now an established fact"
General Stone believes that prison la
Dor can be hest utilized in preparing
the material for macadamizing roads.
which will require a large number of
men when making good roads becomes
an institution. Many States, he says,
are now arranging to establish supply
camps for road material at which State
conyicts can be worked. In California
it has been found that by the use of
prison labor road material can be pre-
pared n put on the ground for 20
cents a cubic yard. and pay all the ex-
penses of the prison out of the receipts.
In a volume on road building General
Stone will elaborate the methods of util-
izinS convict labor in road building.