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The Van Buren press., 1898-01-22
ADVICE FROM HEADQUARTERS.
PaternaI Counsel to Daughter In
Love.

"Papa,' said the beautiful daughter
of the rich old widower, Il need your
advice. There is no woman I care to
go to, and 1 think you can help me out.
You went courting when you were
young, didn't you, papa? What a fool
ish question. OF course you did, or
you would never have married"
"Of course not" with suspicion of
a blush.
Did you ever get foolish, papa, and
want to hold hands or to get your arm
around her when you were out driving,
or coax her for just one kiss, or ask
her to lean her head against you so as
not to get tired or to keep warm?"
'Never did 1 make such a ninny of
myself" growled the old man, sturdily.
Then he mentally crossed himself and
whispered to his conscience that the
truth was not best.
81 was sure of it," exclaimed the girl,
triumphantly. 81 knew it, and I told
Dick that you never could have been
so soft And here the poor fellow has
been accusing me of being too cold and
too Indifferent. Too Internal Bos-
tonian,' he puts it in his blunt way"
"Dick," muttered the old gentleman
under his mustache, for his thoughts
had been upon a certain tow-headed
and callow youth with nothing to COM
mend him but a fat inheritance. "Are
you and Dick engaged?"
Not exactly, but neither of US will
ever marry anyone but the other"
81 see. Styles change, you know,
daughter, in courtship as In everything
else. would not reject-er-that is
would accept Dicks caresses, within
reason, not too often, nor too long, you
know" and the beautiful girl was con-
tent,-Detroit Free Press.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-22
COSTS G. FOOTBALL.
College Warriors Know What Cat'
md Bruises Mean.


Few persons realize how expensive
luxury football is to the four big uni
veTsities from monetary point OF view.
1t costs as much to handle, train and
prepare an eleven for a varsity contest
as it does to maintain a first-class rae
ing stable. The expense of fitting each
player is as great as fitting horse for
o turf classic. All the items of expense
are possibly not strictly necessary.
The medical item alone is interesting
as showing the extent to which the
preparation of team is now carried.
Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Pennsyl-
vania all retain physicians now during
the eight active weeks of the season.
These medical men drop their practice,
leave their homes and are constantly
with the team. They receive a regular
salary for their work; treat the ailment
of a player when they deem it only an
ordinary bruise or sprain and send
them to the best specialists in the coun-
try when any serious accident happens.
The physicians receive anywhere
from $500 to ST. 900 for the season and
the medicines and the liniments they
prescribe amount to at least $500 more.
The trappings of a football player form
another big item, and one which is in
creasing Just as the science of the game
is developed. A few years ago the only
guards known were those used for the
nose and shins. Now they have guards
for nearly every inch of a players body.
Most of them were invented by Prince
ton trainers and coaches and copied by
the other teams.
Had the harness maker of Princeton,
whose name is Dey, patented all the
leather devices which he has made for
different Tiger teams he could now re-
tire from business and live on royalties.
lie first made the head guard, the leath-
er pad to protect the shoulder and like
wise tile leather strips to protect the
thighs. All of these devices now are
made by manufacturers of sporting
goods and cost anywhere from 50 cents
to five dollars apiece.
The cost of equipping team with all
the latest paraphernalia from nose
guard to shoes amounts to about $3, 900
year. The blankets used by the subs,
the sweaters and moleslin breeches are
the most expensive articles of football
players wardrobe. The sweaters alone
cost about seven dollars apiece, and be-
come the property of the player when
he leaves college. The blankets are
worth about six dollars each, and an en-
tirely new set is bought about every
other year-N. Y. Press.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-22
ON HIS NATIVE NERVE.
And Thereby Secured n Coed business
Position.

THAT was strange experience" ad.
mitted the travelling man when some
one had recalled the incident to him.
"Ill tell you OH the level that it con-
yerted me to the theory that there is
n destiny that shapes our end and that
the fellow who is willing to drift is not
such a ehump after all.
CAS- the boys say, [ was on my up
pers. No one questioned my ability
on the. road. / could sell goods tomen
who had no real use for them, and you'll
admit that to be the supreme test of
a drummer If | had one forte above
another, it was that of selling stoves.
l could get rid of hard coal burner
in a soft coal district and | could place
a consignment of wood stoves in the
middle of prairie district.
"One morning l walked up in the mod
ern Troy, of New York, without cent
and without job To most men the
situation would have been as cold as
polar expedition, but, as intimated,
I'm fatalist. After jollying the bar
tender for patriotic cocktail and the
barber for a shave, l went to the near
est stove factory. The clock struck
~ just as l entered the place. Before
the handsome young man at the desk
could say a word l had told him that
| was on time. think the remark was
the inspiration of an extremity.
"'We'll not stop to discuss terms at
this time he said You have an hour
In which to catch a train. Here's your
expense money. 1t is new route, but
il will serve to try you out l was
knocked daffy, but l took the money.
caught the train and sold stoves right
and left. In week / had letter from
the house asking who in the world
was and where l came from. The other
fellow, for whom was mistaken, had
shown up and claimed the job. But
they told me to fire away, and they
raised my salary. I'm with 'em yet
Detroit Free Press.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-22
When weyIer Was on the March.

When Weyler first took the field he
conducted his marches with a great
deal of military precision. His adj
vance guard consisted of picked ne
groes, qualified, it is claimed, by their
ferocious aspect. Behind this advance
guard rode himself and staff, followed
by another section of negro cavalry,
which formed his escort. Then came
a body of infantry, acting as a vanguard
to the artillery. After the artillery
came the impedimenta, or pack train,
protected by a rear guard of infantry,
then an extreme rear guard of cavalry
or guerrilleros. This is the usual for
nation of the main column, in addition
to which are the fanqueros, or wings,
consisting of guerrilla and infantry,
formed in about the same order. The
1anqueros, as the name signifies, are to
guard and fanks, and to scour the
country from right to left of the main
column, which invariably keeps to the
highway. Even these hanqueros, or
wings, in their work of destruction,
frequently shy the wooded portions of
the country, owing to the fear of an
ambush by lurking bands of rebels
DR.. Dawley. in Self-Culture.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-22
SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR. 2.
He Was Waiting to See What More
Trouble Life Contains.

YES" said a tall, sallowfaced, mel
ancholy looking man, attired in thin
pair of trousers, a fall overcoat, pair
of dilapidated shoes and last years
derby hat, 1--WE never had anything
but bad luck. I've worked hard all
my life and only made a bare living.
Ny health broke down years ago; most
of my friends have died off or moved
west I've got literary and artistic
tastes and can't crafty them. Every
thing I undertake to do is failure,
and | don't seem to be of any use in
this world"
"Have you no friends with political
influence enough to get some kind OF an
easy job for you?" inquired a we'll
dressed and prosperous-looking man.
1--WE tried that" said the miserable
man, shaking his head. Every time
get a position a political landslide
comes along, and l get thrown out of
the snap"
sWhy didn't you open an intelligence
office or start a real estate agency?"
asked a man in a fur cap and heavy
ulster ''That sort of business doesn't
require much capital
I've tried 'em both, my friends. Got
burnt out in the first business and a
partner ran off with the profits in the
other. No use"
ever try canvassing?" inquired an
other sympathetic acquaintance.
"Yes; often, Had a good suit of
clothes like yours ruined in that bust
ness by a vicious dog. Thrown down.
stairs once or twice. No use, man-1'm
not in it. Lastweek my pet parrot died,
yesterday morning lost quarter, and
to-day I've got an earaehe. That's the
way it always goes. If it isn't one trou-
bic it's another. There's only one thing
that keeps me from committing suicide
and ending the whole wretched bust
ness"
"What's that?'
Curiosity to know what blamed mis-
fortune is going to happen to me next." !"
Washington Star.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-22
DREAMS-THAT'S ALL.
h.fnv.snrlnr dream.

A Gay-sprlng dream,
A wall On the wind, baby's call,
a bundle of life In wondrous shawl,
Chubby and red and dimpled and small
A petit king.
This tiny thing.
For his tiny kingdom to install
A dream-that's all.
morning dream,
OF roseate, ravishing hope and light,
And bouyant life and promise bright,
OF youthful joy and keen delight,
OF ardent love-
And smiles above,
And a heart for Cupid to enthrall-
dream-that's all.
midday dream,
Ambitions S blazing, zenith sun,
Laurels and palms and honors won.
And the road to riches well begun,
A noble name,
fitful Fame
And Fortune, slaves at beck and call
a dream-thats all.
A twilight dream,
Shadows and silence and fading light,
And dying day and falling night.
A hush and an ending, and failing sight
A creeping chill,
Then all is STILL
And the dark comes down like a solemn
pail
A dream-that's ALL
midnight dream
Dust and ashes, shattered vase,
A crumbling flower, pale, sad face,
A wild, weird silence Ger the place,
stifled breath,
Then darkness, death,
And a long, black wait for the judgment
call
A dream-that's all.
ID. G.. Blekers, in Atlanta Constitution.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-22
His ChIcl,cna Now.

Uncle Ephraim-Ain' dem de kur-
ners chickins you got dar2
Little Ephraim-No. Dey's mine.
Don you tell me no lie. boy; dem
cb.ckins look mighty s'picious like
6ty's lurners chickins."
"I ain gwine ter tell no lie bout 'em.
Dey wuz de kurnel's ehickins oncet.
but possession is nine parts OF de law.
Dey's mine now."-Up To Date.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-22

know. That's what they say, but
guess it's partly cause some of the men
was in the same company with him in
the war; and seeing he's governor and
they know him, it makes 'em feel pretty
big.
Anyway, l heard a man say so; but
then, he's always saying something that
amt nice. He said the governor
wouldn't come when the committee
wrote to him about it; and when the
answer came that he had too many en-
gagements he just smiled and said: L
tcld you So
'And they felt awful discouraged,
and papa felt so bad just thought I'd
come and see about it. l thought if |
could see the governor and tell him
about it, perhaps he'd come after all.
| don't suppose he will, though, seeing
I'm only little girl"
"He might" the governor suggest
ed, looking beyond her out of the win
dow. "He might not have under
stood, you know; for he gets a good
many invitations to go TO places, and
probably he didn't realize how much
you wanted him."
The childs face frightened. "Oh,
we do want him awfully," she cried;
"and we'd make lots of money, know.
And 1 thought perhaps he'd bring his
little girl along with him, and we'd
show her round. We're going to have
ice cream, you know. Don't you s'pcse
she'd like to Gomez"
A murmur of voices in the outer
office, and gruff voice calling:
"Sadie!" precluded any answer to this
query.
Its Sam," said the child, slipping
out of her chair, "and he's come for
me, and / shan't see the governor.
Now, amt that just too bad!' Big
tears rolled down her cheeks. "And-
I'm-so-disappointed," she sobbed.
II might tell him for YOU" the gov
ernor said, drawing her toward him.
you've told me all about it, SO that |
understand perfectly, and I'll see that
he knows all about it, and I'll send you
word tomorrow"
"Will you, really?" The child's
voice trembled with eagerness. "You
aren't teasing, are you, seeing I'm n
little girl?"
NO he assured her, gravely.
"Honest Injun That's what you say
when you mean it, isn't it? thought
So" as the child nodded. That's
what my little girl makes me say some
times. Well, now you run along with
Sam, and be sure to go to the post
office tomorrow, so as to know wheth-
er the governor will come. I'm pretty
sure he will" he added, as she vanished
+ho o,,4or o.Gfaa
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-22
Who CaU SayR

"He is a man Of the right kind of
mettle," said the naughty beauty. az
intend to marry him, too" Perhaps,
since he had just returned from the
Klondike, the stuff she referred TO was
the yellow metal. Who can say2-Cin-
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-22
Not Vet NJ the Angelic STAGE,

She-Now that we have been married
two years, do you think am an angel
yet?
He (sighlng)-No. not yet-Boston
Post.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-22

The town of Mayfair was in state a.
great excitement. The grand army
was to hold a big fair, and the govern
or was to be present. He was actually
coming, despite his former refusal.
A big official-looking document had
come to the chairman of the commit
tee, saying that on further considera-
ton, the governor had decided to give
himself the pleasure of opening the
fair and, furthermore, he should
bring two members of his staff with
| him.
Sadie had heard of it with great joy;
but it was no news to her. for she had
received note from her casual friend
at the state house; and this she treas
ured, and slept with it under her pillow
every night
At last the night of the fair came,
and the hall was crowded so there was
scarce space left for the entrance of
| the governor and his escort when he
| should come. Sadie's father was one
of them. They had gone to the sta
tion to meet him.
There was thrill of expectancy all
through the crowd, and eyes were kept
anxiously at the door.
Sadie edged to the center of the hall, ,
and clasped and unclasped her hands
nervously. Her cheeks were flushed
and her eyes shone.
The people about the door were
crowding back Two men in uniform,
with gold lace, appeared in the door
way. The governor would come next.
A burst of music from the band.
The people were moving excitedly. But
where was the governor? She looked
in vain for more gold lace. Perhaps
he would wear purple robe, such as
kings wore.
Why, there was the man she had
| talked to at the state house. She
gave happy laugh. How nicel He
had come too.
She started forward to meet him, and
he turned toward the eager child, n
bright smile illuminating his handsome
face. But the crowd held her back
'Wait till the governor has passed, -
some one said.
THE governor" She drew a quick
breath. Could he be the governor?
Why, she had talked to him the same
as If he were any common man. What
must he think of her? He couldn't be
angry, surely, because he had come.
Yes, he really had come, for all the
people were pointing toward him and
whispering
He seemed to be looking toward her.
She shrank back shyly; but his kindly
eyes had caught sight of the little fig
ure, and he smiled and held out his
| hand.
So, unconscious of the throng of
amazed onlookers, and seeing only his
kindly face, she slipped from her place
and ran to him; and together up the
hall, through the cheering crowd, they
passed-Sadie and the governor of
the state, hand in hand.-N. Y. Inde-
pendent.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-22
A PERFECT FLOOR COVERING.
Mating in Both Winter and Summer
Answers All Requirements.

AhSWcTN Al
If only all housekeepers knew the
value and comfort of mating, how
much worry and work would be saved,
how many dull houses would look
CHEEKY. If you own your home and have
hardwood floors, thank kindly destiny
and dismiss the subject. But if you live
in a rented house, or cannot afford
hard floors, if, for any reason, you are
considering the subject of floor cover
ings, pause long before passing over the
advantages of mating. 1t is clean,
fresh and easily cared for. 1t is per-
feet floor covering in summer and an
excellent background for rugs in win
ter-from the cheapest to the richest
adding to the cheerfulness of room,
Welding all accumulated dust to light
brushing, possessing, indeed, almost
every advantage that floor covering
can have, with no disadvantages. In
making a move or refitting house
every yard of it can be utilized. 1t is
easily renovated Thy soap and salt wa
teri, and can be matched or pieced, us
ing the whole or parts in two rooms to
make one good complete room. Last
ly, it is cheap, its growing popularity
having so encouraged its manufacture
or importation that it is to be had al
most everywhere in great variety at
moderate cost. To sum up its merits,
mating gives a house a fresh, clean
feeling. a sense of cheerfulness that no
other floor covering gives. Its soft, new
coverings make it available in the most
carefully studied color schemes; 1t is
pleasant to walk upon, is n practical
protest against dust and microbes is,
in fact, both wholesome and satis-
factory Philadelphia Times.
Stand and shinel Lift up thy face
10 the divine airs. Reflect the light
Perchance only this is required of thee.
Prove thy willingness to serve, and
that thy service is a labor of love, and
broader opportunities for the more in
terror action Of the spirit viii open out
10 thee.-Trinlties and Sanctities.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-22
Doing the Right Thing.

Some people are gifted with the pow
er of doing the right thing in the right
way and at the right time. They are
kind, gentle, sympathetic and re-
sponsive. They think of others. They
anticipate danger and point it out,
They are on the lookout for service and
ready to perform it. They make it
easier for those about them to be good
and to do good. They hesitate not to
lend helping hand at every oppor'
tunity They speak the encouraging
word. They straighten out the tangles
that perplex and annoy companions.
They smooth rough places, They go
out of their way to relieve distress or
to supply a need. In their presence the
day passes pleasantly. Away from them
things look drearier and burdens grow
heavier. Welcome and blessed are life's
helpers.-netroit Free Press.
All visible things are emblems;
what thou seest is not there on its own
account-strictly taken, is not there at
ALL Matter exists only spiritually, and
TO represent some idea, and body IL
torih,-1homas Carlyle.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-27

The preliminary report on the in
come account of the railways of the
United States for the year ended June
20, 1897, prepared under the auspices
of the Interstate Commerce commits
sion, has just made it's appearance.
The number of lines represented in the
report is 743, whose total mileage on
the date named was 1901 q decrease
of 1855 miles from the numoer cover
ed in the report for the previous year:
This accounts for about 81 per cent OF
the total railway mileage of the United
States. From passenger service the
roads earned 1914 ,S59 $40; from Fights,
$773, 59S ,253. The otner earnings, such
a car mileage aad switching charges,
rents and interest on investments,
amounted to S28, 155, 484. The gross
-arnipgs for the year were 81 JIG, 6l3,-
254. The operating expenses amount
ed to $747, 562, 1893. The gross earnings
per mile of roads was S62O2, decrease
of Sl1S per mile from the earnings OF
1896. The net earnings were $2O50 per
mile, as against $2072 in 1896. Mile
earnings have steadily decreased since
1898, in which year the gross earnings
we're $7213, and net earnings S24O4
During the year there were paid in the
way of fixed charges, interest on bonds,
for d vidends and surplus for the year.
The dividends declared amounted to
S57 ,290, $40, showing a deficit of 81 ,412,-
399 in the income account of the rail
ways as whole. Against this, how.
ever, it should be stated that the de-
auctions from the income. account pre-
viously mentioned included about $780,
100000 of divid ndsa paid upon the
stock of leased lines and rentals.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-27
Transient Fame.

The cold fact is, says q writer in
Lippincott's, that the great m ass of re-
putations, in literature as elsewhere,
are small affairs, and transient At
that; comets rather than stars, and
not especially brilliant while they re-
main above the horizon. Like ''our
little systems'' of theology, met
taphysics or what not, "they have
their day and cease to be-" and while
they last they generally cause less stir
than did the little systems.
Something was done in commem-
orasion Of Thomas Haynes Bayly
Q797-l839), ''the most popular English
cong writer of his age" after Tom
Moore; his lyrics were known in every
drawing room fifty years ago, but how
of him? Somebody the other day call
ed attention to tho fact that Philip
James Bailey, author of the brilliant
If erratic ''Festus" 1887 is still liv-
ing; this was q surprise to the super
fluous veterans who had read the book
and remembered it. Yet these two were
in their time larger figures than most
of our living poets. So perishsble and
perfidio us q thing is fame. The young
writer whose heart swells with in
nocent joy at beholdiug his first eff
fusious in print may fondly fancy
himself on the high road to immortal
ity. He is q pathetic spectacle to his
seniors, reminding them of the
Old man in a boat
Who cried, I'm afloat, I'm afoat!"
Alas, many have hosted on what
seemed full tide OF renown, only to
be stranded before their voyage had
run q lifetime.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-27
Hair and Nativity.
From Harper's Bazar.

From Harper BaZar.
Commercial travellers, and no men it
is said are bettor judges of character,
claim that they can always tell to what
part OF the country man belongs, aod
this by looking only to his hair. They
say that in Kentucky the hair is worn
long behind, SO long that it is caught
over the ears permitting thu oft-re-
peated gesture of smoothing it with
the fingers as the wesrer talks to you.
The ends are cut square, and the fash
ion requires certain amount of DO
made to keep it in place: this gloss is
imperative. In Indiana, they claim,
it is worn equally as long, but with
the ends curled in about the neck al
West, across the Rockies, and in the
south west, specially in Texas-where
BARRIERS are scarce, or were scarce
when the fashion was set-the hair q
worn cowboy fashion, loose over the
shoulders, the untrimmed ends flying
in the winds. In the eastern states.
however, and along the whole caste,
border of the country, except in North
Carolina where among the Corncrak-
short, especially behind, where it is
shingled evenly from the top of the
head to the neck.
Hotel clerks add to this knowledge
of the hair, one of the wearer's shoes.
1t makes all the differencein the.world
whether they are square. pointed or
round. Each fashion proclaims q dis
trict of it's own Patent leather shoes
with extremely pointed toes b long to
the South; while people from the
North and.the West wear square toes
aud heavy soles. These fashions, how
ever, are due more to climatic condi-
tiOus than to local tastes
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-27

Ell Paso to Santa Rosalis, Mexico:
First class fare S21, Mexican money.
Tickets good for 90 days. Stop over
allowed.