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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16

Home is here today. He is arrang'
ing to move 10 San Antonio. 1t is
with regret that his friends see him
go away, for he made one of the
best deputy sheriffs in the county,
Last Wednesday night the pub
lie school building in the McMur-
ray neighborhood below Sweet
Homo was burned (the work of an
incendiary). Harging is too light
u punishment for one who COM
mits such crime.
Jno. M. Green, q prominent
banker and lawyer of Yoakum Wis
tied the family of his father, Rev
Lee Green Saturday and Sunday.
Gen, A. P. Bagby has returlel
from Floresyille district court.
The excursion from here to San
Antonio last week was we'll patro-
nized last week; 157 tickets were
sold.
To.night at the Baptist church
commences the joint religious de-
bate between representations Of the
M, E. and Baptist churches, Such
discussions can not possibly be Of
any special benefit to anyone.
j. w. Bennett has returned FROM
az trip to his ranch in theSlower
part OF the county. He is graai.--
ally improving his land there and
will soon have one the finest
ranches in Texas.
Merchants nowadays are kept
busy waiting on their customers,
Considerable cotton is yet being
morketed.
Every day prairie schooners pass
through here burdened with PEG
pie who are bound for the prom
ised land, which they expect to
find in counties bordering on the
coast. Most of them come from FL
lis, Hill and neighboring counties,
where land is now so high priced
that it is almost impossible to
buy.
The Southwest Teachers Asso.
citation will meet in Halletsville in
January and every white teacher
in the county should make it con-
venient to attend. az much benefit
is to be derived from said meeting
If the teachers.
DR.. e. NJ. Rabb has returned
| from Houston, where he assisted In
organizing medical association.
County Tax collector, o, Il. East
is raking in the Almighty dollar
low-a.days and the city treasury is
yroaning on account of the heavy
Dad in it. IIalletsville is in 4
healthy condition financially and
,therwisc.
County attorney, VIM. Blakesiet
; preparing to file snit in the dis
riot court against delinquent tax
ayers In 1895. Under the pres
mt law the tax titles will be good
% il behoovcs everyone to pay VI
promptly, save costs and property
Che county tax collector is in hi
,iiice every day, ready-yes. anc
.nxious to accommodate those VIII,
/ lesire to pay up tho amount du'
IS their pro rata shown for runnin,
/ the government. y,
Evening star., 1896-07-18
A QUEER MANIA,
How Sicilian Monomaniac Diverted
Himself.

How Sicilian MonOmaniac Diverted
Himself.
From the London Standard
The Sicilian Prince Of Valguanera at the
beginning of this century was mono-
maniac Of rare description. He succeeded
to one of the largest fortunes in Eurone
his habits were studious and economical
he had no children; but, in spite of these
advantages for saving money, he contriyed
TO ruin himself. The prince had a fancy
Tor grotesqIe statues, with which he adorn-
cd the stately mansion of his forefathers
Many descriptions Of the place are extant.
lor II was renowned through Europe I'm
ITS day. Brydone visited it, and he has
left US a pleasant picture. Approaching
Dy noble avenue, one found the palac.
encircieo by an army" of monsters The
aosurdlty or the wretched imagination
which created them is not less astonishinp
than Its wonderful fertility" says Brydone
some We're compound of five or six ami
mais which have no resemblance in nature
In one instance the head of lion was set
upon the Leck of goose. with the body of
lizard, the eye Of a goat and the tall of a
fox. Upon the back Of this object stood
ahother with five or six heads and a grove
OF horns. There Is no kind of horn in the
Worid that he has not collected, and his
pleasure Is t. see them all fourishine on
the same skull" "
or such horrors there were 600 In the
o'oho0 dHo tue courtyard alone when Rry-
done saw the collection, and the prince
maintained regiment of sculptors who
were rewarded prcportionately TO their sue
cess IN designing new and Unparalleled
combinations. The effect upon a supersti-
tious peasantry may be imagined So se-
rious was the agitation that the govern.
ment OF Sicily threatened to demoiish the
Wondrous array several times but a Prince
OF Valguanera was not to be Offended in
those days without the gravest cause.
The inside OF the house was eccentric IN
another fashion Here the madman divert
ed himself with columns and arches ana
pyramids of cups and saucers, teapots and
the like cemented together. One column.
Tor instance. started from a great porcelain
vase OF shape familiar in bed rooms but
not elsewhere; the shaft was teapots with
the spouts protruding, graduated In size
up to capital Of flower pots. The omen
ings OF windows were encrusted in this
manner. the chimney pieces were loaded
up to the ceiling and the magnificent rooms
OF the palace were divided by fantastic
arches OF the same construction China
was rare and fine in Sicily at that day, and
most OF the pieces thus treated had great
value The princes bed room was q cham
Der or supreme horrors. Reptiles awful he
yond conception had their home there. in
termixed with pleasing busts and statues
which. II turned. showed a skeleton or a
n,deous representation of decrepitude We
nave never observed an allusion to these
things IN modern work of travel. Per-
haps the government destroyed them at
the princes death, beggared by his mania.
Evening star., 1896-07-18

The customs inspectors, who have charge
of the examination of baggage and the
searching of vessels at the various docks.
are nearly all Of them experienced men and
perfectly familiar with all the tricks to
which snugglers resort. They know when
to look for diamonds or other valuable ar
ticles: have an eye which carefully meas
ures the capacity Of trunks. so as to detect
false bottoms: are sometimes somewhat af-
fectionate in embracing passengers whose
clothing seems too bulky: are careful stu
dents of human nature, and can discern in
the appearance of satisfaction with which
a passengers observes the process Uf ex-
animation whether anything has been omit
ted in the search.
Not infreGuently diamonds are found con-
cealed In false calves In false shoe soles
and heels. and IN thousand other places
about the person, particularly in the hair
of women. where. wrapped in tissue paper
just the color of the hair. they are securely
fastened with silk thread. 1t used to be a
common thing for smugglers to bring over
diamonds in Edam cheese. silks. laces and
shawls packed in bales of hops. Iron tubing
Evening star., 1896-07-18
Stocking Pocket in Evidence.

Stocking Pocket i'm Evidence.
From the Chicago Tribune.
It is proverbial that a woman's ability
IN dispensing with pockets altogether In
comparable only to her fertility in suggest
ing ur heard-of places for the pocket when
she decides to adopt this convenience. Tho
newest and most obscure position for
pocket is ones stocking. With her va,r-
ables stowed away in pocket woven to
the outside Of the stocking leg the new
woman feels exceedingly secure. 1t r.
claimed that this scheme has Its defects.
that a pocket so situated is impossihIe az
access. but no woman with q proper ne-
spect for the traditions of her sex would
expect pocket to be within reach
The pocket attached to stockings desion
ed for indoor wear is usually of a CONTRAST
ing shade, and is elaborately embro;der-
ed. 1t is also placed near the top of the
stocking. The wheelwoman, however has
also adopted the new fad. As she is likely
to wear boomers which fasten tightly
about her knee. her stocking pocket is
placed just below the knee. She can tuck
away In this silken case a very fat budget
OF valuables, and be sure that they are
safe. And unless she wears leggins the
pocket Is not inaccessible. The wheeiwo-
men who have realized the advantages Of
the stocking pocket, however, have dk-
carded ieggins. and wear in their stead
nigh bicycle boots, which lace I'D the front
and back, and are. therefore, cool, flexible
and comfortable. The stocking pocket has
apparently come to stay.
Evening star., 1896-07-18

modesty that has been prolific Of weakness
and disease. Pour out of every 1--WE women
In America are not perfect women in the
sense of being perfectly healthy. They are
not perfectly equipped for the performances
OF the duties Of wifehood and motherhood.
Their training has made them feel that il Ia
better to suffer in silence than to tell of
their trouble and be cured.
The doctors are much to blame for this.
because when treating the diseases pccu.
harly feminine they invariably insist on ex.
animation and local treatment. That these
things are generally absolutely unnecessary
has been proven by the wonderful success
OF Or. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, II In
Q positive specific for all forms of female
weakness and disease. It puri6es, strength.
ems and regulates the organs distinctively
feminine, restoring them to a state of per.
feet health, and in so doing cures four -iifths
OF all the illness of women, for almost ali
womanly illnesses spring from this one
cause.
Any woman who wants to know just how
to use the Favorite Prescription, and lust
what methods will be surely successful In
her case, may have the desired inform matiou.
free Of cost If she will write to DR.. r. v.
Pierce, chief consulting physician of the
lnvalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute.
Buffalo, n.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the only know.
cure ior constipation, bliousness heart burn and
attendant ills. There are many tempornry NJ.
nefs from these troubles but only one cure. The
Pellets do NOT gripe cause any other IN,
pseasantness Druggists sell then-7S cents.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
THE "FAME'' DIDN'T SLIT.
MacMOnnfes' West Point Statue Gives
Way TO Another.


From the Collector.
The figure OF Fame" modelled by Fred
erick MacMonnies for the battle monument
at West Point, is the occasion of a mild
commotion In the artistic camp. The great
smart OF the monument was erected on
trophy Point In memory Of the officers anJ
eniisted men OF the United States regular
army who were killed or died of wounds
received In action during the civil war.
Esery omcer In the service contributed a
sixth OF his pay for one month TO the COM
patn. tnat had been appointed at West
Ioiht. and at the end OF the month go ,sp
nAo peen raised. 1t was nearly thirty
years later when the first stone was la,d
A., monoiithic shaft of splendid propor-
H eions rises 10 almost height OF eighty feet
spot. on 'he
me figure which is to surmount ,ba
whole Is supposed to be the crowning glory
y. - .ne monument 1t fs this figure soon 10
oe unveiled. that has caused the trouhIe
Frederick MacMonn.es was selected IN
LAKE ,ahe ~ It's name was to be Fam" "
w heh the committee who had the matter
riy.d fs se viewed the figure, after fl had ar
ineo from France, there was consider bio
o-ssausiaction expressed, but after a 60
sultauon with the architects. the tipurs
Wss placed on its lofty PEDESTAL on the az.
OF OLD Fort Shelbourne S
A date had been set for the u,,.a,,;,,,,
ceremonies, but the officers found fai,i,
WIN Win Fame" and the date was postponsd
senoIemen In charge of the matter de-
s ctaIed that the figure had not been desip.,-
ed Ior SO lofty a pedestal Pane" VS.
My pronounced a failure, and M,c-
Monnies received an order for . ns,,ra :,
Victory" " "sure OF
This displacement of one NJ m. e,..
SUI nta.ues ever constructed by Mr.. Ma.Mon.
n,es mas caused much public comment Tho
s s,a.ue OF Victory" which will soou d.
noo,teo, IN lis place. though dignifed and
10 lend the same inspiration or surpetp ,hs
Ndnle lorce as the figure IL replaces
-. .ronaoly the only approac to motive q,
.r,s ia''er Is military ignorance of the fin,
Evening star., 1896-07-18

manner. and the explanation Of the phs-
nou1enon u obviousN
Careful study of .mAny supposed cases of
death from lightning has lately revealed
the fact that this force seldom kills per-
sens outright, but reduces them to a state
OF suspended animation. If they are left
in this state unaidsd they viii generally
die. When the clothing is wet from per-
spiration or rain. aseis usually the case in
summer. the bulk OF the current produces
face and not entering the body. The re-
suit is usually the Ifudden arrest OF the
breathing and the heating Of the heart,
caused by the excitement Of the nerve GEN.
ters controlling these. By artiflcially caus-
ing the breath and heart to continue phys
icians can now, In MOST instances, rewind
the machine Of life and set it to ticking
once more. ,3,
Evening star., 1896-07-18
A Wheel Of silver and Ivory.

From q London Letter.
I ahve just heard Of an infatuated and
plutocratfc bridegroom who has presented
his pretty little wife Of a few weeks with
a bicycle that is an edition de luxe OF q
most ultra-sumptuous description. This
creation in wheels has Its frame and
forks overlaid with silver openwork; the
ivory handles are decorated with silver
and there are jade knobs at the ends
Part OF ITS equipment are a solid silver
cyclometer, a silver watch and bell and a
solid silver lamp with cut crystal side
lights. The mud guard Is silver-mounted
and strung with the finest silk. What
kind Of frock will be the fortunate owner
of this magnificent machine consider
fit to wear when she mounts its white
kid-covered saddle? 1 can think only
Of a gown Of ivory white alpaca, silky and
glistening, lined with deep dead white silk,
and with a white kid belt trimmed with
silver about her waist, and q hat Of white
felt. with no trimming except q band Of
silk and a snowy Quill feather to break the
outline OF Its graceful Alpine shape.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
IS A BIFURCATED BEING.
Woman, Having Two Movable Lers
Should Dress AccordinEly.

Should Dress AccordinRly.
From the New York Press.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton ridicules the idea
that woman doesn't look well on a bi-
cycle. mo woman could look worse on a
wheel than a man bent at an angle of 4b
degrees, and with coat-tails flying" she
declares AS for dress she does not doubt
that In time women will look pretty and
graceful in long stockings knickerbockers
right-fitting sacks and military caps
Il like trig vessel in a storm, with all
sails reefed. They will, as an object les
son. illustrate a great natural law; that
woman Is bifurcated animal, and does
not run. as she seems to the ordinary OBJ
server, like a churn on casters, pyramid
m shape from waist downward. A being
with two legs, for free motion, must Of
necessity have bifurcated garments This
revelation of legs has been a great shock
10 some sensitive souls, and the debates
on the question Of what women should
wear have been as hysterical as on the
first point, should she be permitted to ride
at all?
'.As she decided the first for herself, and
deflantly rode off in the face of her oppo-
nents, she will decide the second point and
wear what she pleases, gradually making
changes in dress and wheels, as added
comfort and convenience demand: and pop
ular preju1fces must yield her undisputed
sway III tnls new neld OF activity, just as
they have other strongholds f1cm time to
time in the past"
She believes in allowing women to ride on
Sunday without criticism. II they prefer q
ten miles ride in the open air to the close
atmosphere Of a church. OF to an easy
chair at their own f1reside. perusins the
Sunday papers, say: Go on the wheel by
all means. The Sabbath was made for man
and not man for the Sabbath No ra-
t1onal pleasure on that day should be for
hidden. Young men end women confined
In schools and workshops during the week
must appreciate a day Of freedom in such
exhilarating exercise in the open air. The
rational Idea of Sunday is simply a day of
rest and recreation, q change from the
regular routine and employments of our
everyday working world.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
To Stop Bleeding With an Electric
Current.


From the Boston Evening Transcript
Mr.. Lawson TAFT has invented an electric
haemostat. an instrument whereby the
electric current Is applied for the arrest Of
bleeding. The principle Of the instrument
is the generation of heat by the resistance
to the current offered by certain metals.
and the coagulation Of all albuminous It's
sues by temperatures at or above $50 de-
grees Fahrenheit. A platinum wire is in
closed in the blades Of pair of steel for
cepS, or any other requisite instrument, the
wire being isolated by a bed of burned pipe
clay. A current of suitable voltage is turn
ed on. the artery seized and compressed.
ard in a few seconds its tissues are SO CO.
agulated and its walls agglutinated that
further passage of blood is rendered impos-
sible. The necessity for lgature is thus
removed, and a new and completely effec-
tive method is placed in the hands Of the
surgeon for the treatment Of surface ooz-
ing.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
Not the Same.

From Texas Siftings
Wife-'George. didn't you say you wers
TIE heaviest batter I'm the nine last sum-
mer?"
Husband-"Yes, dear"
Wife-"Well, would you mind beating a
carpet for me for about half an bour.''
Evening star., 1896-07-18

small provincial paper in England re-.
ieffihs 10 man who had a reputation for
a careless toilet, announced as follows,
Mr. Makeup will wash himself before hs
assumes the office Of parish clerk" On
s .s tnis, Makeup was furious, and he
made thus: Mr.. Makeup requests us TO
oeny that he will wash hin self before he
assumes the office of parish clerk
Evening star., 1896-07-18
Ingenious Devices for OutWitting the
Customs Inspectors.
FROM 4 LOAF OF BREAD TO 4 BIBLE
John Chinaman is the Most Adept,
and Opium is His Specially.
DIAN MONDS AND SILK

N ALL COUNTRIES
where customs duties
are high the occupa-
ton of smuggling Is a
lively and dangerous
one. Professional
smugglers are gen.
orally men of a high
order of intellect. and
when e n g a g e d In
stealing rom t n e
government display a
great deal Of cum
ming, activity. refine
ment and quick wit.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
Women in the

Women in the
far East are edu,
Gated to q life
Of pure sensual.
ity. Wrong, Of
course, but the
other extreme 10
nearly as bad.
c ntiu ually
b q N "a erin 4
a " ay on the
idea that any,
thing connected
with the repro
ductiou of the
human species
10 of necessity
bad and degrad-
ing has had. in
civilized coun.
tries, the effect
of keeping wo-
men in ignor.
ance and of de.
i.~1@-.- g.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
Greater Danger From Thunderbolts
in the Country Than the City.
DEGREE OF POWER IN 4 FLASH
Explanation of What is Termed
Lightning Photography
SUSPENDED ANIMATION

TATIsTICS COL
leoted for the past
five years show that
country people are in
five times as great q
danger from light
ming death as city
people. A statistical
inquiry m a d 9 last
summer in Germany
8 h ow q t h a t tele-
phone. telegraph and
trolley wires in large
cities greatly dimin-
The record-union., 1896-03-23
Fair oaks Wood.

Messrs. Editors: We have contracted
to plant over 500 acres of fruit this
year. This land had to be all cleared
Of wood and prepared for the same.
By reason of SO doing, we have on hand
between 5000 and 1000 cords of wood,
said to be, by those who have seen it
and are judges, the best wood ever cut
in that vicinity. We realize that we
must sell this wood at a sacrifice in or
der to get rid of it. About one-half is
live oak and half four-foot wood. The
live oak is scattered through the white
oak, a purchaser getting about an equal
portion of both.
We take this means OF informing the
public of the fact that we are going to
offer this wood at prices never before
offered in this city and will deliver it
to any place in the city in quantities of
two cords or more at the price of So 80
per cord for stove wood This includes
white and live oak mixed; 50 60 per
cord for four-foot wood. Those who
wish to purchase must deposit the
money with us as we cannot afford, at
this low price, to send cut collectors.
Leave your orders and deposits at our
Office and we will have it delivered at
once to you. Respectfully yours,
Edwin K Alsip & Co.,
1915 Fourth street.
The record-union., 1896-03-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Transactions Recorded Since the Last
Report.

Philip Wolf, Jr., to city of Sacramento
East 10 feet of lot 2, and west 10 feet
OF lot 3, r, S, Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets, as an alley.
n. Dingley to city of Sacramento
South 56 feet 524 inches of the west 10
feet of the east 100 feet Of lot 4, H, 1,
Front and Second streets.
State of California to Mary G. Cog
geshall and P. w. Cohen (patent-
Swamp Land Survey No. 292.
NJ. L. Peters and Kate A. Waters to
e. K Alsip and r. T. Devlin-Half- acre
lot GA, subdivision B of Oak Park.
Rosine Frey to Philip Wolf, Jr.-
South half of lot 8, y, 0, Twentieth and
Twenty first streets.
Margaret L. Hoover to Charles F.
Wright-Lots Z and s, 1, ], Twenty
sixth and Twenty streets.
Mary E. Gregory to same-Lots 6 and
q, ], K, Twenty-seventh and Twenty
eighth streets; lots 1, 3, 4 and 6, J, K,
Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth streets;
lots 1, 3 and west half of lot 2, ], K,
Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh
streets.
Florentin Julier to R. T. Mitchell
West half of lot 8, o. P, Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets.
The record-union., 1896-03-23
New
Spring Silks.

Striped All-Silk Tafetas, in pink
and green, SOC yard.
Persia India Silks in the new color
ings, 48c yard.
All-Silk Surahs in rich tartan and
fancy plaids, soc yard.
The choicest Silks in the market at
CSC, from our recent special sale. in
Guiding dark and light shades, such
as the new green, old blue and other
decidedly new combinations. For
waists, dress trimmings, and combin-
ing with any weave of black goods,
these Silks make new and effective
trimming. CSC yard.
A few pieces more of our fine
quality heavy Black Satin Brocade
for skirts and waists. Special price,
79c yard.
Black Gros de Londres Silk in ex-
quisite large floral and scroll pat
terms, the latest designs in the mar
ket, csc yard.
One lot of extra quality Black
French Gros Grain Silk, rich, lus-
trous finish; make that cannot fail
to wear well. 81 48 yard.
The record-union., 1896-03-23
FOR GOOD ROADS.
State Highway Commissioners to Ad
dress Citfzens This Evening.

state Highway Commissioners TO Ad-
dress Citizens This Evening.
A public meeting will be held this
evening at Smiths Hall on Seventh
street, between K and L, which all citi-
zens are urged to attend. 1t is called
TO hear from the Commissioners of the
State Bureau of Highways, who have
just completed their visitation of all the
counties of the State.
The meeting is called by the Capital
City Wheelmen-not as wheelmen' S
meeting, but because of the desire gen.
orally expressed that such meeting
should be held, and that some organiza-
tion should move in the matter of call
ing it. Accordingly the club very prop
erly and at its own expense has ar
ranged for to-night's assemblage and
has invited the Commissioners to be
present and address it.
This was public-s spirited, and it re-
mains for the citizens 70 manifest like
spirit by attending in large numbers.
California communities would be in
finitely gamers if more of these town
meetings" were held to discuss the do
nestle affairs of local Government and
the economies relating thereto. Out OF
respect for the assembly of tonight
there will be no meeting Of the wheel
men at their clubroom this evening.
They have issued neat circular letter
to several hundred citizens urging
attendance, and request that it be said
that the same appeal is made to all,
whether they received the letter or not
1t is an appeal that is public-spirited
and ought to meet with generous re-
sponse. Every taxpayer is deeply, inn
Inediately interested In all such gather
ings, and ought to realize that his per-
sonal interests are involved in all such
gatherings