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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23
ITS PERILs ARE MANY.


Lake Superior Is an Exceedingly Treach
erous Body of Water.
From the Detroit Free Press: The
recent accident to the steamer Missoula
tends to show more clearly than any
thing that occurred the vast area OF
Lake Superior, and the possibility of a
Vessels crew reaching land after ship
wreck and yet being unheard of for a
couple of weeks after starting on a
voyage. The shores of Michigan, Wis
ccnsin and Minnesota on the big lake
ore trayersed by railways and tele-
graph lines, and the towns and small
settlements on the American side of the
lake, even to the islands, furnish ready
means of communication with the
larger cities; but not so on that part of
The Canadian shore north of the lakes,
where wilderness inhabited by few
fishermen and Indians exists. This is
especially true of the Canadian shore
just above Sault Ste. Marie, and for a
long stretch of country to the north and
cast Of the point where the Canadian
Pacific railway turns in to the shore of
the lake and traverses it on toward Port
Arthur and Fort William. When the
M.ssoula broke her shaft and was rem
cered helpless she was less than
twenty-five miles from Caribou island
on the course down toward Sault Ste.
Marie She was somewhat off the reg
ular course of vessels bound down from
the head of Lake Superior, but if she
had been able to make any Roadway
toward the Sault, or care for herself at
all on the course she was following, she
would have been picked up very soon
after the'lccident by some passing YES
sci. But a southerly wind drifted her
out of the course of even the few YES
sells trading to Canadian ports at the
head of the lakes, and she was working
over toward the widest part of the
Canadian north shore territory when
her crew was compelled to abandon her.
A glance at the chart will show that
Brule point, where the crew of the Mis-
-soula first made land, Is scarcely more
than seventy-five miles from Sault Ste
Marie, where 100000 tons of freight
passes through canal in a single sea-
sen, and yet the men in one of the Mis-
soula's yawl boats spent nearly two
gays working along the shore of the
d26lse before they found any more sign of
life than deserted fisherman's shanty,
III which they built a fire and dried
their wet clothing. The fishing season
has closed, but even fishermen are
scarce in this territory during the most
active periods, 1t is not strange, there
fore, TIT the men from the Missoula
we're nearly full week in finding means
Of communicating with the owners OF
the vessel after they had landed on the
dreary north shore of Lake Superior.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.-The house
will devote the coming week to APP
preparations unless motion is made
to recognize the Cuban belligerents.
1t is quite probable that the question
may be presented to the house in
some shape. The committee on for
eign affairs has as yet presented no
resolution on this subject, hut there
are many indications that the whole
question may be considered in the
house before long. The urgent mill
tary academy appropriation bills
which are ready to go make up the
regular work for the week.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23
HOUSE Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The house
spent yesterday in further debate upon
the pension appropriation bill. The
speakers, wjtha single exception, were
all republicans, and favored liberal
pensions and the change TO the exist
ing law proposed by the bill. Among
the speakers was John A. Walker,who
served with distinction in the Confed-
crate army from Manassas to Apo
mattox. He is the only republican
representative from Virginia. His
assurances of the good feeling that ex-
listed i'll the South toward the union
soldiers, and the lack of hostility
toward the pension system, was
warmly received ON both sides of the
house. 1t seems probable now that
the general debate on the pension bill
viii continue for several days.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

Ardmore to build for the government
court house in that town. The
court house and jails offered in the
other districts in the territory will
also be accepted, but at a rent some
what lower than the owners offer.
The department. has agreed to recon-
mend to congress the payment to the
representatives of the late Marshall
Stowe the amount of his salary to the
time of his DEATH Under the law he
could not get his salary. The same
thing occurs in the case of Mr.. Volhey
Walker, who was district attorney of
the Central district. He resigned be-
fore he was confirmed and received
no salary. The payment of 1T up to
the time of his resignation will be
asked for by the department of JUS
tice. There is no doubt that these
salaries will be paid.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23
Tho Now Metal Gluelnum.

The metal glucinum, says an electri-
cal contemporary, is emerging from its
position as a chemical rarity and is
coming to the front much as aluminium
did some years ago. 1t is even lighter
than aluminium, which is remarkable,
but its chief value consists in the fact
that its electrical conductivity is as
high as that OF silver and consequently
higher than that of copper. 1t is less
Gxtensible than iron and more durable.
AZ present its value is lis. 4d per pound,
which is prohibitive for large guam
titles, but this is only one-tenth of the
price of platinum, weight for weight,
and one Observation-Disclosures of
the price of platinum, volume for vol
ume.-Pan Mall Gazette.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23
Pun1ic Land Committee.

WASHINGTON, Jan 1S.-The house
committee ON public lands yesterday
agreed to report bill for the confir-
nation of all cash entries for public
lands subject to sale in Alabama, Miss
issippi and Arkansas as offered be-
tween the approval of the act of May
IA, 1888, and PRONUNCIATION May 20,
1888, where all requirements of the
law have been complied with, and
that all Cancelled entries where the
purchase money has not been refunded
to be reinstated. Also the bill to
repeal the law excluding the public
lands of Alabama from the operation
of the mineral land law. The house
committee on public lands also de-
oided to report to the house the free
home bill proposed by Chairman
Lacey of Iowa, which is practically a
revival of the old homestead laws.
Under this bill settler on Indian
lands that are opened to settlement
may acquire title to the lands without
paying for them by a residence OF
five years. If they desire to secure
their title before the expiration oftive
years they will be able to do so by
paying the rates fixed by the govern
ment.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Legislation
for the five civilized tribes of Indians
of the Indian Territory is likely to alb
sorb considerable attentian from the
house committee on Indian affairs this
session. Yesterday Chairman Sher-
man of the committee selected sub.
committee to have charge of all legis-
lation relating to the Indian Territory,
composed of delegate Flynn of Okla
homa as chairman, Messrs. Gamble of
South Dakota, Wilson of Ohio, Little
of Ohio, Owens of Kentucky. When
bill to charter another railroad
company to pass across Oklahoma was
proposed in the committee meeting
yesterday Mr.. Flynn gave notice that
ne would in the future oppose all
grants of right of way to railroads
from Oklahoma and Indian Territory
unless there was satisfactory Gssur-
anoies that the companies were acting
in good faith and that the roads
would be built
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23
seuate Forecast.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The pre-
sent indications are that the time of
the senate will be divided this week
between the discussion of the Monroe
doctrine and finance, tho former be-
ing based on the Davis resolution.
Several senators, including Teller,
Daniel, Cockrell and White, will speak
on the silver bill during the week and
the probabilities are that the con-
sideration of the silver bill will
not be concluded when the end of the
week is reached. No vote will be
secured until the Utah senator's take
their seats, but it will come soon after
that time. The silver Substitute is the
unfinished business, which tact gives
it precedence over all business after
O'Clock, thus rendering it impossi-
bic 10 take up the Monroe doctrine
during the morning hours unless by
general consent.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-For the
past ninety days the mint at New Or
leans has been virtually closed by the
retirment of its employees. The
Louisiana congressman, have been dill
gent 10 get them reinstated and now
they have secured from the secretary
the promise that this:wil,be done, as the
the mint at that place will be put in
full operation for the coinage of silver
dollars within the next sixty days.
The secretary says that the silver
dollars which he found in the treas
ury vault when he came in Office
had been reduced to about 81 S,000,-
900 and that more have to be coined
in order to take up the Sherman notes
which may be presented for redemp-
ton in silver. 1t is estimated that
when Mr.. Carlisle came into office
there was about $4,000 of these dol
lars in the vaults. The reduction has
been made by the redemption of the
Sherman notes in this coin. When
the notes mentioned are redeemed in
silver they are at once destroyed, but
when they are redeemed in gold they
are reissued again, so from these facts
it would seem that at least $9,000,000
of the original Sherman notes have
been redeemed and destroyed.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-At the
meeting of the senate committee on
foreign relations yesterday the reso-
luton prepared by Senator Davis de-
filming the attitude of the country to-
ward foreign encroachments on the
western hemishere, in accordance with
the Monroe doctrine was reported to
the committee. The resolution was
discussed at some length, but final
consideration OF it was postponed un-
til next Friday, when special meet
ing of the committee will be held to
consider the resolution and the entire
subject which it conveys.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE con-
sideration of the silver bond bill pro-
ceeded in the senate yesterday, with
Mr.. PETER continuing his speech be-
gun Wednesday. Interest in the dis
cussion has begun to flag, as was evil
dent by the scant attendance on the
floor and in thu galleries. AS yet no
suggestion has been made as to
bringing the measure.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23
pemocratic National Oonrention

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE DEM
ocratic National convention will be
held in the city of Chicago on July
z. That was the decision reached
Yesterday by the National democratic
committee after an interesting and
at times exciting session, which con-
tinued until IL o'clock last night.
There was considerable difference Of
opinion as to the time for holding the
convention, one proposition advanced
by Allen G. Thurman of Ohio, who
had the proxy of the New Mexico
member, being to hold it June 2, two
weeks before the republican conven-
ton and the other by Hugh Wallace
OF Washington State to hold it July
Z. The committee decided upon the
latter date by a vote Of 32 to 10. ST.
Louis, Chicago. Cincinnati and Now
York were after the convention and
Chicago was decided upon by the
twenty-ninth ballot.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23
Named by narard rnrlor.

Mount Clair, in Montgomery county,
Pennsylvania, was named by Bayard
Taylor during the course of a spring
day ramble in 1S47 Taylor's assocla-
ton with the place should be sufficient
to inclte desire to spell the name as
he spelled It, The railroad company
spells It Mount Claire" which spelling
originally must have been a blind guess
by somebody who, perhaps, thought that
it wasn't correct. 1T was near enough
10 pass.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

People overlooked the Importance of
permanently beneficial effects and We're
satisfied with transient action; but now
that it is generally known that Syrup of
Figs will permanently cure habitual con-
stipation, well-informed people will not buy
other lnxatives, which act for a time, but
finally inIure the system.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

CAMERON. Tex, Jan. 14.-Sherifi
John II. Dicket and Deputy John ID.
Womack arrived yesterday from
North Texas, having in custody GA.
Dawson, w. r. Clark, J. @. Thomas
and G. l.. Smith, all charged with
burning house here in October.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The bond
silver bill was further considered in
the senate yesterday, but without APP
preciable approach to conclusion of
the debate. Mr.. Butler of North Car
DINA spoke for two hours in opposi-
ton to bond issues and in favor or
silver legislation. The early hours of
the session brought out an extended
controversy over pension discrimina-
tions. Mr.. Lodge sought to pass a
bill granting pension to the widow
Of General Cogswell. but Mr.. Allen
led a vigorous opposition, claiming
that the widows of the generals were
being Disseminated against the wild
ows of plain soldiers. The bill was
finally passed. Mr.. Mills offered
resolution declaratory against the pol
icy of the government of the issue of
bonds, favoring Ntpeedy extinction
of the national Spd for the coin-
age. of the silvsf 6dllton'in the treas
urv.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23
oliver KING BARLEY, 11o Bu. FnH

ACRE
The barley wonder. Yields right
along on poor, good or indifferent soils
so to 100 bus. per acre That pays at
zoe, busholl
Salzors mammoth catalogue 10 full Of
good things, Silver Mine Oats yielded
2Oe bushels in 1895. It will do better in
1896. Hurrah for Teosinte, Sand Vetoh,
spurry and Giant Glover and lots Of
grasses and clovers they offer. 35
packages earliest vegetables s1.OO.
If you will cut this ont and sSnd
it with 1Oc postage to the John A. SAL
ger Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, you will
get free ten grain and grass samples,
including barley, etc., and their NAM
moth catalogue. Catalogue alone &c. for
mailing WIN.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

WASHINGTON, Jan, 16.-Judge
Kilgore was at the department OF
justice yesterday and reports that it
has been agreed to the proposition Of
the firm of WolYerton 81 Jcmison of
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that can not be cured
by HALLS Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY g. CO., Props,
Toledo, o.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business trans
actions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West g Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
o. Wolding, Kinnan & Marvin, Whole.
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Price, rs cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

For Christmas, California has an
ice palace in one end and a flower
show in the other
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

A Norway, Me-. man is in Jail to
assert the sacred principle that he
would not pay $3.50 taxes.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

After woman has tried up bum
die there is no string left in the honse
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

Walking would often be pleasure
1t not for the These pests are easily re.
moved with Hlndorcorns loc. at druggists
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

The street accidents of London
amount to about $500 a year--nearly
ten a day.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23
WASHINGTON TOPICS.
SOME QUESTIONS TO RECEIVE
ATTENTION.

Tho Cuban Belligerents May Come Up
For Discussion in the House While
The Senate VIII Talk Monroe Doc
trine-Other Matters.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

Chewing gum costs the people of
this country S20,000,0U0 year.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

''HnnsOn's Magic Corn SaIve.r
Warranted to money refunded, Ask your
druggist for it. Price 10 cents.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

A sad sight in this world Is an old
hen trying to plume herself to look
chic
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23

If the Baby Is Cutting Teeth.
10 sure snd that old and well-tried remedy Mrs
SOOTHING sYRuP for Children Teethinz.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-06
Siam Snpphire Mines.

The Palm mines are spread over an
area six miles by two and consist of
ID mining villages, the chief of which
are Baw Taxa and Baw Dineo. These
two are more than four miles apart, but
they are joined by an excellent road cut
through the forest and we'll drained.
Sapphires are found all over this dis
trict. The whole countryside is riddled
with holes sunk i'll the red soil down to
the sapphire layer. Formerly the stones
were found quite near the surface, but
these places have long since been ex-
hausted, although the Blrmese still
continue to turn over the old heaps III
the firm conviction that precious stones
grow. Now the stones are found ut q
depth Of from 10 TO 20 feet III red
dish, gravelly layer OF varying thick
ness UP to IS inches. The pit sunk is
usually some feet i'll diameter and
either square or circular. Soil Is raised
in bamboo baskets attached to the end
Of a balanced lever, and when the sap
phire layer is reached the stratum Is
carried to the nearest water and washed
carefully for stones Not more than one
shaft III three pays for its working ex-
penses, but when the sapphire layer is
struck the profits may be large indeed.
1t is all question of luck TO dig and
work out one shaft occupies two or three
men one month. Two or three Burmese
generally go into partnership and hire
Laos miners to work for them and sink
the shaft at the rate ticals (2s. Sd.
per Is inches. Occasionally sapphires
Of considerable value reward the miner,
but the sapphires of Palm are of more
commercial value because OF their guam
tity than because OF their intrinsic ex-
! cellence II london Iimcs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-06
National Flowers.

Until q flower has played an impor-
tant part in some great historical event,
as did the thistle of Scotland and the
shamrock of Ireland, or until 1t has
been surrounded by overwhelming SEN
timent through close and continued as
ISOLATION with some distinguished and
widely beloved man or woman, as was
the case with the cornflower of Ger
many and the violet of France, it is idle
to propose any flower as national en-
blem. If, for instance, Lincoln or Gar
field had been passionately fond of a
particular flower, carried it about con-
tinuously, had it when the assassin s
bullet was fired and kept it in the hand
or by the bedside when the end came,
then that flower, whether it was indig-
enous to this country or imported from
the old world, might. without legis-
lative enactment, without any urging
on the part of individuals or associa-
tions, have become the national flower.
Under such circumstances it is not hard
to believe that even the blossom of a
plant, before generally esteemed nox-
ious weed, might be taken up and given
the place of honor without word OF
| protest from any one. These are the on
| ly conditions under which the people
of the United States or Of any other
country are likely to look upon any par
ticular flower as q national emblem. -
Ithaca Democrat.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-06

In Purcell's great church music.
which is far better known than his secu-
lar work, he is still full Of respect for
his works he is also still dramatic, but
dramatic with difference. He was far
too great man not 10 see the fine dis
tinction, which foolish people nowadays
are apt TO ignore. between sacred music
and secular; far too great not To realize
that, although sacred music must excite
nearly all the emotions excited by secu-
lar music, or it becomes formal and un-
human, yet ii must excite them with
different object and from different
motive or it becomes sensational and
sentimental. Many English church COM
posers have fallen into the first error
and written music which, as Mr.. Bar
rett says, "is like char for dryness and
unlike chaff for heaviness. Many for
eign composers have fallen into the Sec
ond-Rossini, for example. Rosslnl's
remark that he "knew only two kinds OF
music good and bad, Is exactly what
might have been expected from the
composer of his 'Stabat Mater. " But
Purcell steers noble course between
inc TWO tAlIcnlCs III ilS oiiA
in his great "Te Deum, the original
manuscript of which has been lately re-
covered by DR.. Bridge, we have the
finest work of English church music as
well as perhaps the finest work OF the
master himself.
His connection with Westminster
abbey was not the only post of honor
he held lie was also organist OF the
Chapel royal and composer III ordinary
to the king, and all this at 20. Besides
these regular appointments, we hear OF
him playing elsewhere-at the Temple
church, for instance, on that exquisite
organ, which, for chastened and refined
beauty has scarcely an equal. AT the
famous contest between the organ build
ers Harris and Smith which lasted for
a twelvemonth and became so violent
that one night the friends of Harris
crept i'll and cut the bellows OF Smith S
organ, Purcell was employed to play for
Smith Perhaps it was partly owing to
him that the instrument was finally
chosen by Judge Jeffreys instead of the
one by Harris. Temple Bar.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-06
Air In the Bones of Birds.

1t is often said by persons who are
not well enough acquainted with the
science of ornithology to know whether
they speak the truth or not that the
bones Of the turkey vulture are hollow
air chambers, so constructed as to admit
of continuous fight with but slight eff
fort on the part of the bird. OF late
years it has become the general belief
that the bones OF almost all varieties of
birds are simply air cylinders and that
the lordly turkey vulture and the condor
are not better provided for i'll that par
ticular than a host of smaller birds.
In order to get some scientific light
on the subject, Dr. Crisp dissected 90
species of birds, great and small, but
found only - III which the wing bones
were hollow, and only one, the sparrow
hawk, appeared to have the bony air
chambers perforated. In 3S others ex-
amined by the doctor there were nc
signs of air in the bones, although in
this list there were several birds of long
and rapid flight. Dr. Crisp conclusions
are that there are but few birds which
have been provided with natural all
chambers, and that III cases where the
provision is made it is not of such ma
terial benefit as has been generally sup
| posed. st. Louis Republic.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-06

1t is great victory gloriously won!
The national honor is sustained; the
natl onal sovereignty Enthusiastically re-
asserted by the American people. "A
mighty protest against the debasement
of our currency, against the reputation
of honest debts, against the prostitution
of the federal courts, and against the
infamous ante-war doctrine of state
supremacy, has been registered at the
polls. In its spotless purity, high above
the reach of those who would lower II
in humble submission TO the state OF
mob rule, the old flag still waves 'o'el
the land of the free and the home of the
brave" thanks to Almighty God, the
Republican party and patriotic Demo-
Gratis. Proclaim it to the world that as
q nation we still command the respect
and admiration of all nations; that oul
honor and credit are preserved and IN
sured against all threats or conspiracies
present or future.