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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-13

The Vault or Ms Skull and Five Ribs Gone and
Logs fractured.

From the Chicago Tribune.
with a Uranium largely OF silver. minus fvo
ribs on the left side. his heart shifted to the
right OF his anatomy, and with dozens OF minor
physical peculiartties. attested by scars from
wounds and surgeons knives, yet full OF vitality
and cheerfulness. George Burns. an inmate OF
tho County Hospital. 10 n curiosity. Tho man
has Just recovered from an operation performed
by Drs. Ranger and Murphy three weeks ago.
The last operation performed on Burns was to
extract a mimic ball, which he had carried In
his breast since the battle OF Antietam. The
missile, which weighed one and q quarter
ounces, was taken out, and with II a piece OF
Burns's breastbonc, measuring 2 by 4 inches.
Burns was born III Massachusetts,, and Is 80
years Old, He WAS the Captain In u MlssachI Il.
sets cylmen when wounded at Antietam.
When able TO get out again he was transferred
TO the navy. His present home Is Cincinnati, ..
Almost The entire vault OF Burns's skull Is
missing and in place Of the bone he has IA silver
plate I by u inches. Over this plate the scalp
has grown. and u casual glance would fail 10
reveal any lack OF hony structure. Besides this
remarkable brain covering Burns, lacks. az
stated, Ave ribs on the left side. and his heart ID
shifted 10 the extreme right side OF the body.
Another remarkable feature Ia that Burns has
carried hts SILVER, skull for over ten years, and
engineer. In 1887 Burns was employed AZ
engineer on the steamship Savannah, which
piled between Boston and Florida. In January
OF that year the savannah was wrecked. Burns
was In the engine room when the steamer struck
4 rock. When the shock came Burns was
| thrown into the whirling machinery. When he
was rescued lie was discovered. however, and
he was removed TO Philadelphia. II was then
learned that both his legs were fractured, his
right arm broken, and I've ribs were crushed, one
OF which penetrated bis left lunT. Last, but moi
least, the top OF his skull WAS crushed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-13
How 20 Cure Snoring.

Mr.. Brazzle OF Brooklyn was looking decidedly
pleased the other morning when a friend met
ambling along toward the bridge.
All" exclaimed tho friend. you seem TO
have come in on u sunbeam this morning"
mo. no." responded Mr.. Brazzle; but I'm
feeling as good as IL I had. have been expert
menting with a theory OF mine that 10 proving
TO be Il success and will eventually, I think. be a
boon to mankind. and Incidentally, l may add.
to womankind. Ever since I've been grown I
have had the vociferous habit OF snoring. 1t
doesn't make much difference what position I
take IN BED, when 70 to sieep the snore is
TO persons in adjoining rooms, and at lightly
constructed summer hotels 1t almost results In a
toned to 1T. but she has got me studied SO now
that she can stop me In a moment by tapping on
However, Ihave within the past three months
been experimenting with myself. and / am de-
lighted with my success. In, reading something
that by the exercise OF the mind the habit OF
snoring might be overcome. knew what peo-
50 o after a ca Careful i}nvveestigsattiiolnn Of the m mater I
began a course in mind cure Tor my snoring.
Every night when I went 10 bed ] set my mind
firmly upon waking just as soon as the snoring
began 10 be pronounced. ! knew that II was
just as loud 10 my ear as It was to any one else's.
10 1t by the force OF mental energy.
During the day would put myself in posi-
t tnG TO sleep 1a, where Iaer ! WHpld la be sure to snoTe.
up with the first sound. Asleep. lying down
when the muscles were relaxed, It was more
when i was sound asleep. Last night l slept
without disturbing any one all night, and I
walked myself four times by my own snoring.
Now. 4 / go on improving as have with prac.
ticc, the time will soon come that while Tmay
snorc i will he only for a moment and will never
thing. sir, not only for me, but for all sufferers,
and l sincerely hope that Others who try the
mind cure for snoring will meet with as good
success as / have met with, az | am sure they
will II they will put their minds on II sleeping
and waking and never let up trying. By the
admitted that his neighbors had told they had
heard he did.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-13

Of Erin was another boat that had to have
when they read, Just below The Bard's name, the
following statement;
"CapAcity OF boat-19b tons.
Capacity OF cooks quarts.
Jock Kelley used to run q boat mp the canal
late in. the fall loaded with cabbage, which he
Cousina. Jock informed the public as TO what
his boat carried by painting on the storm:
Large cabbages. Cargo, s,oOi head, countin' the
cooks."
Capt, Bill Decker, who had married a widder,
and, as folks said, rather got tho worst end Of
the bargain, kind o. carried out the truth of the
the bow OF his boat. these warnin' words:
Mind your eye, boys, the cook'aa wilder"
Mike Hilferty was one of the innocentest
young chaps that ever yanked a tiller or chu9ked
along the Twclve-mile level, and one night. his
boat bein' laid up there, he came In from calm
S cscT tSe E son; enS o' hi. q cal Sn Sad ga said d'' to H him. sF TSs
chum promised that he wouldn't never tell mono
O. the boys. but when Door Mikes captain two or
the boat the s%tartlin, warnin', Don't touch me,
Mike; I'm ticklish.' Mike know''d that his ,chum
had fSS G Giysn h him s W * and Soa ne ti IT., M the %S canal ala p Sn
There was a little chap that run a boat on
thought he was a little better than the ordinary
run OF boatmen, and he didn't lose no chance Of
liner shop. and then he sweIied UP so that the
boys expected to SEQ him bust. Tim Flanagan
hit an idee, havin' list got a new boat, and he
called her the Big Fcelin' Charley. Charley was
the front name Of the stuck.up boatmRn. After
the name Tim painted this notice: Give mo
room. My daughters q milliner.' Little Char
ley seen the point, and he dropped down moro
than thirty pegs right away, and SO Tim painted
the name and motto out and christened his boat
the ConQuering Hero.
Them was good old days." concluded the
veteran, as he got the signal to come up with his
boat. and the boys had snap In EN-, But the
poets and the jokers Is all gone, and there amt
no sentiment nor fun no more. 1 believe Ill
quit boatin' this season and 20 into somethin'
lively. You don't know of no undertaken that
wants to hire q hearse driver, do you y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-13
LONDON TAGS HAVE TALUE.
Old Clothes Men willing to Pay for the Mark -
the English Tailor.

Tho old clothes man refused absolutely to
give more than Is cents for the cutaway coat
"Rut." demonstrated the customer, you
offered me 81 for the sack coat, and the cutaway
is worth about four times as much rs the sack"
"The sack has the tag OF the London maker on
It," explained tho dealer. That makes the
difference"
docs 1t - retorted tho customer.
"Ill always give half a dollar more for a coat
with n London tag on 1t than for one without"
said the dealer. ~ can always sell 1t quicker
and better"
You'll be doing pretty well II the tag helps
you to sell that coat at any price, remarked the
customer. surveying the ancient and dilapt
dated garment.
THAT coat or some other coat" returned the
dealer. lyon see. the tags the thing. There
are "a lot OF Engllshpen in New York who can't
afford TO get their clothes In London, but would
rather starvo than wear anything but London
clothes; and there are some Americans horo
who have lived in London so long that nothing
American suits them. and who would go back
there tomorrow II they had money enough.
Thes' mel, como Into ray. f'ace and see II coat
with one Of these tags on Il, and ! tell them IT'S
a mistt thats como TO me and they buy IL and
go away happy, so the tag is really worth more
" You can buy genuine stTSdiyariGs labels for
cas,omo IN NV %%h y0 GSn i9g YOU u go e to IGat m sn.a t fos
your genuine London clothes tagsi You would
That's 80" replied the dealer. II think 1
have heard 1t said hat some dealers do go TO the
Stradivarips man for thoir tags; but that's no
reason why we shouldn't be glad 10 get n tag
like this when Ne have u chance. Somehow il
gives n better air OF reality. It's worth more,
anyhow.
u wonder" proceeded the, customer, "wheth:
err tho tag was H.. thing | pald for when I
bought that coat. Tho coat never ttted me, 10
kept ripping and tearing, and Ill the furnish
ings about IL were OF poor quality. The only
reason why anybody should respect 1t at all was
that IL was English
That's the way with English clothes, - an
swercd the dealer. "rhcy may not b. anything
in the way OF CLONES; Dut they have the Tags"
Make II a dollar for the sack coat, said the
customer. 30 patriotic"
Cant afford il. replied the dealer. Seven
ty.hye ceuts i an awful big price
AN right" concluded the customer. Take
IL. And, say, what did you SAY was this address
OF that man who sold the ttgs T.
II didn't say, returned the dealer.
We'll. tell me it,
met much. said the dealer with a chueklA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-13
sn.,u,. ..4oOv Numbers s4s.

The real aristocracy OF Spain Ia limited TO the
GAS Erandees, many OF them untitled. who enjoy
innumerable privileges. including those OF re-
manning seated and covered In the presence Of
royalty, and OF access TO tho sovereign at, all
~ diffcult to obtain. for 1t 10 necessary 70 prove
along line OF blue blooded ancestry. unsnllisd
either on the paternal OF on the maternal side ~
comforting the 0raRdeFa IL termed an alnlOhada,
and 10 extremely rare. Queen Christina has held
we're but three during the reign OF King Alfonso
XII.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-13
A BOSS
Tale or . Man who ut tho End OF Time DID
Not FORGET TO Attend to Business.

49, .--. ,.--...
""'
ITO me-" remarked q man OF more or less
brokerly appearance in manner and cut OF
clothes, the Advertising methods resorted TO
by business men all over tho country are aston
ishing In their intelligence. stupidity, ingenuity,
and commonplaceness. I mean by that that,
while some of them aeem to be satisfe cd with tho
yN.Se-,- ~
money returns OF the Oldest chestnutsi In tne
newspapers, there arc others who are advertis-
ing .oiulhouses' never sa.isneu uhlee y
ing something ne" IN inc pronotion Oh Ii pu"
licity of the wares they have to SELL"
"s' y" Ioo
like a New England Yankee once removed,
MANY vo.r. and that 7 have c;rcum,svigated
10. .nN. ,n"-.r"SN
rious things from baking powder to steam en-
Gives In thosa tr,ns 7 nav. observsd .on,e thinos
li.e IN { en Ain
quite well worth the remembering, out certainty
the most unusual bit of advertising I ever heard
- o.uo r,dar uv roti.. dr-,r, a ~, 7 mad.
last year through northwestern Texas.
"In a trip made there some three years pre-
Viously had met a local character whom tney
him at the hotel supper table. for he boarded at
-. 80, !. 49,, 49, ~ -. "a
the oesf motel IN the Town. iouho mat no mao
come from my native town In Massachusetts,
- 'Da 80. 10. Oo,.ho. =, vs
there, forty years before. when neither OF us
was more than ten years old. Though Thomp-
~. - :. - "a =.
only a re" Eastern meh "outu 10 pFouu oi' no
was q good worker, and as the agent OF an arms
Misunderstanding comnany in the East. with n
.an,ti.. -
aHen 10 i've Wsll sna "ear ZOO ui5' III
course ne gamoieo oetween tlHies nno oiu oua
}oos Oh various ktnus, IuI .ne RLonss 'npso
mad shot several men ane was accustdneo 10 re-
marx tnat ne mao 70 40, no" M .hen Al Ia
business 10 snow the merits o INC eoous ns
handled. and ne aiwa!s said that ne "o9ia
rather DC horsew nlppSd tnhn shoota man Win
any H.nrs gun tnan ,uS. = "a bs 0S me- m anS
lo!a!ty nat anael Lnu.h MS popuiari., n
WAS nrst'cIass a'ertisSinen u ~ "eapous.
men reminus inc that Inompson was nc
never lt an opportun,ty escape MAJ ne eouia
use or.nisGur II nn IN az and mhay
norse one attern4oh on n MAN s.ree. !" mHsn
the oNhsr cpnpla'hheuu; lIon,pson pai y, ~ t.Theo
newspapers on MS guns as rnhaway sTeySntivs:
aan"ines I'M a. ao y s;da s,snn Ia inotn,S % q
nre ia a store OF a s'h s.aeo., nj sihn ~ t oa
turnihk IN VI W W y s sh ~ eN"rI kir to
noise soon had the crowd out and the papers next
gay .HIa NJ a"ou' a. nopgo > san aion q H. sn ns s "i
IRE atarn5 II VI ~ I'M ne oehCt
inc Prsacner wnS Hms so,nS 10 pieatn - snos
Iund II ne wouiu say .na1 .he u ea h haa
wi,h one ns T ~ a,'ns N"0 '
" -- ..
but am DEPRESSING. HIS greatest adyer.
but surely coming: When ! tohnd l was going
. IN onip s o nv Ma ro'nd t% v h%ss
interesting, and he had insisted when we parted
that n I ever came that way again I must he
sure and give him a chance to make II pleasant
- ~"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-13
COLT THOMPSON.
He Was a Good Man.
Massachusetts, Sent Him 10 Texas,

(which struck mo as a pretty good ah YER
tissment In itself. but not comparable from a
business standpoint. with that other one writ
ten on a white stone in the blood OF a New Eng
lander among the hills OF Texas"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-06
LEGISLATIVE CHAT.

Aus,in Texas March The uror.osi, ION
,. ~ ~,
o.''Ae1 /" 4Ae ''s' " st't'4' Ha's "su
with reference 10 the regulation of tile
Confederate home rnanarclucnt hy A change
a, ,ea s,s...s .,..s+.,,,..,. lie ,.,,,.5,,,. ~
.eePubiY N iAAti WIFE me !cgisiaiorS' IS
well as WITH scu'c O. f25 leading iLAn Of
The STATE I,1.C;5,erlir- Hort ex-f;nyr-oor
Ross ana General cah-g of Dallas have
Interested sherpseiy,s nnd whom the urou-
C. time arrives VIII st...ar ON inc .rene
IN sumner, 81 the rrs,r,e,s It31u ur Ltrpow-
ski Of Houstos member o. DISH bowling
ca,tp. Is Al me caoltoi for ,l,e uurpase ~
rtstinr som. n,.asi.r, ihr.iirh n i.s.ls-
f.re frr rcEef q tha et-ssif.e~s ~ .he
t.ut what me Confederate rsr,ue al oyrr
TtxGs ar eudeArurirs 30 accomplish las
Do been ir's7aita in us lf2e merit pr
i-if-4e"AAi is ,-i"i'ifi' ls' rafe'tF ana
s-lS ID "'s raves ~ els Confederate vel
rFANh WAC are 4h pSr3 elFl1lnN lAuees Hil-
Aa'7Ai's' Sna some tAAt are nor iAF 4pnNe
tbF I,osiiDA OF aeJets p0N'flN' . lew Jays
slo ~ AithN"AAl AAti q hltAnrr 81 the
muse H'iup'rs ana ,Ae 1'rh'i " me con-
lsfsp'e as VIZ 70 ." presenter eb4"stNS
tAe o'sls 'i'ution o' me stare 80 as 70 A'ip"
sira'i pehSipn 10 we oid soldiers VINO
VEN 20 the CONFEDERATE Tehha from CHS
Tue woi"slllon 10 ehAhse Tue constitution
Ana 10, ilninsd'@'e rene A''o'hrl ll' as ure
Of The Cep,edersfe bon'e ana d@j,y@- "a ~.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-06
THE DAY AT THE
CAPITAL OF TEXAS.
Two Good Speeches Were Made Against the Evans
Assignment Bill
The Sentiment for Short Session Growing
the Bill Transferring the Direct Tax Fund University
Fnnd--Bils Signed BY the Governor.

Austin March 5The
plentiful
and uccessuL
The
complimentary exchanged After they
which
iuens reached
Mr. land
convincing and
colleagues vsib Affected
ed tonight backbone
Williamson ahest reply
Mes Ward promise he will
denosh OF
Fisher and with
argument as he has already 10
The M Of
fund hand March o fund
s
the quick the
legislature
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-06
THE SENATE.

| Austin. Texas. March 5.-After the usual
opening preliminaries. the introduction o,
| several bills. etc, the special order for to-
day was called, senate bill No. 1876. by Mr..
Tilett defining what shall be legal tender
| In the payment of debts and declaring void
all stipulations and provisions for payment
of debts in any particular coin. The ma
jority committee report offered several
amendments. limiting such transactions to
between citizens of this State
A minority report was read from Mr.. Tur-
ney. Mr.. Beall. Mr.. Kerr and MIR. Bowser.
who questioned the constitutioualty of
such an act, and recommended that il do
not pass
Mr.. Bcall offered a motion to substitute
the minority for the majority report. which
carried by a vote of 10 to 10, and the bill
was killed.
The regular order was suspended and
senate bill No. 1853, relating to tho approval
of bonds of county officials made by sur
ely ompanies. was called up and passed to
engrossment.
Mr.. Kerr called up his bill relating to
the apprehension of lunatics. and 1t was
ordered engrossed.
Senate bill No. 1907, transferring the di-
rect tax fund to the available university
fund. was called up by Mr.. Stone. on its
final passage. There is a direct conflict
between senate bill No 100 and the one in
,roduced by Mr. Cough yesterday morning
which measure transfers the direct tax fund
TO the general revenue fund and extending
the time for claims against it until March
1899
Mr.. Cough and Mr.. Linn spoke for
postponement of the bill. contendine that
the fund had come to the Sta.e from the
general government as a trust fund with
limit of claims fixed. to March lSal. which
the State could extend. If desired. and
which was the purpose of the bill intro
duced yesterday.
Mr.. Bcall spoke against postponement.
He considered that the fund was the prop
erty OF the State. which. by legislative act
could make such disposition of IL as it
wished to- but it by no means belonged to
the general revenue alone. He spoke at
some length on the origin of the fund and
briefly, but earnestly, reviewed the acts of
benefactors of the university and particu
larly George w breckenridge, whose do
nation hal heen applied to other purposes
than the permanent university fund without
reference to the constitutional provisions OF
the latter fund.
Mr. Dibrell contcnded that such appro-
pri atoms to the university are prohibited by
the constitution.
MIR. Goss took Issue with him.
Mr.. Turncy Mr.. Presler. Mr.. Greer and
others spoke favorably to the bill; Mr.. Col
quit opposed.
MIR. Alice favored the bill and Senator
Darwin opposed 1t on the ground OF its
uuconstitutionaliIy. and when the previous
question was ordered the bill passed by
nearly unanimous vote.
The senate then adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-06

Austin Texas, March 5-Senate commit
tees reported favorably en- the following to-
day:
Internal improvements Colqultt's bill,
preventing railroad companies from eneag-
Ing in any business other than that nro
vided for in their charter, ana to prevent
their officials, agents or employees from
competing with other citizens In the car
rage OF commodities or merchandise over
the railroad with which they arc conr.c,
ed; Harris house bill, granting TO corno-
rations power TO construct and mainteir
union depots; Colquitt's bill preyenting
railroad corporations from charging rrc,t,
err or less rates than that fixed by III,
iaiiroad commission; Colquitts bill making
me finding of facts In trials before the
ral'rohd commission prima facie evidence
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-06


Austin, Texas. March 5.-.The publication
oil the speech of Representative Smith of
Colorado county and the extended debate on
the assignment bill necessarily crowded out
mention Of the very crclitable disDlav gath =
ered by the colOred member and exhibited
as q concrete argument in favor of colored
university The laundering of a branch
university for coored youth as contemplat
ed in the constitution was dependent unon
the degree OF advancement made by the
race. smith undertook to show by his ex-
hlu't mat the negro had great native and
acquired talent and to Judge by the ey-
pTeSslons heard early in the week his ar.
sunent was effective A brief description
VI WIS novelty In the lire Of a Legislative
ffGlnent may interest The Posts readers
ihe automatic car coupler of Jake Smith
81 iuling easily leads in point OF interest
ana Importance. This is really. unless all
sishs iail, an invention OF great merit and
ingenuity He has succeeded in convin, Sing
one legislature and public generally from
me SHOW of his model that he has solved
tho automatic car coupler problem No,
only did he grab this body. but after ok
uniting the model to the railroad commits
son Judge Reagan sent the old man away
happy by giving him all unqualified indorse
ment
In the mechanical line n set Of home
made tools the work Of Ed Morton. a col
orcd man living in Austin. deserves honor
able mention.
Mrs G. NJ. Brooks pictures, three in
number, We're so artistic as to raise doubt
whether the work was that of a colored
artist.
In the line Of literature Smith had gath
cred several books, his>s rical dramatic and
lldaetlc, The chief OF wEich were "raynes
history Of African Methodism," "Crog
man Talk for the Times" "Easton's
Drama pessalines" and paul Laurence
punbars Poems"
The pictures OF the homes and public
buildings Of the village Of O,klard proved
an eve opener as 10 negro possibilities ia
the way OF acquiring property aud accom-
modating themselves to elegant surround
ings Very few persons either white or
black, would have thought that such a
showing could have been made in a very
small country settlement away from tho
railroad. The whole went very far to CON
vince the members, especially those who
are naturally kindly disposed to the race
that the time lad come for n higher insti.
tuition where negroes could be trained If
work out the salvation Of their race.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-06
BILLS AND PETITIONS.

The following bills. petitions ~
ais were introduced In the house 'an
ing. !. o,,A
Protest from citizens Of ComssN
Eastland counties against tne unu
lions sf said counties for inc c'''
new counties. .r.s,,, -
Protect from citizens Of frsn a., X
against the restoration OF cI'n IVA ~
dirtion 10 the county court Of sag ~ ~
Petition from citizens OF ira 80 3
asking ;or passage OF an ae' S
rers lien on cotton ginned. -. ~
Petition from citizens Of Lavaa \, ~ 4.
praying for passage Of bill stopp pm 80 !,
mai transfer OF per cent Of tns ~ XIX NJ
emf school fund to the available I'm y
Nv Greer and Rudd--Biii 70 s,s, "a
taking Of fish from above toe sss az
by hook and line, and 10 p'V
CERTAIN p t Word and stamper--'ill % w! ~
a more efficient road system '0'
"" Rv uensley-Bill prohibiting ~ i y
ceration of convicts over ~
in the state reformatory. 49,, ejti,as .
i" By Kirk-Five petitions IN, .lcI and ~
.yaca county, both 10 favor .orrt i q
i 10 uains the time Of holding w.
Third judicial district l
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-06
NEW BILLS.
NEW BILLS,
The followinw bills were introduced

The followinw bills were introduced in
he senate this morning:
BY Linn Of Wharton-Bill to authorize
the Galveston. La Porte and Houston rail
way to acquire by purchase or lease con
troll of the Galveston and Western l.ittle
Susie).
BY Greer-Bil requiring passenger trains
of railroads to stop at county seats through
which the road passes.
BY Neal tby request Bill regulating the
place of holding elections in cities and
towns.
by Dibrell (by requesu-Bill to regulate
local option elections
BY Dbrsll (by requesD--Bill to provide
for the appointment of board of commits
sioners OF public charities of the State.