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A Coincidence.
I.ondon letter


The death of Lewis Carroll" the author
of Alice in Wonderland was quite unex-
pected to the public, as his illness was not
Known. Only yesterday by a coincidence
that in the trial scene frop Alice" thGre
was u parallel to the Dreyfus-E -Esterhazy
case. The quotation was as follows:
The King turned pale and shut his note
book hastily. Consider your verdict he
said to the jury in d low trembling voice.
There's more evidence to come yet,
please your Majesty, said the White Rab-
bit, jumping up in a great hurry, this pa
per has just been picked up
W hats in it?' said the Queen
I haven't opened it yet,' said the White
Rabbit, but it seems TO be letter written
by tha prisoner to--to somebody
" 1t must have been that said the King
unless it was written TO nobody, which
isn't usual you know
Who is it directed to?' said one of the
jurymen.
"'It isn't directed at ALL said the White
Rabbit; in fact, there's nothing written on
.'iIe unfolded the paper as he spoke and
added. 1t isn't letter after all; it's set
Are they in the prisoners handwrit-
ing?' asked another of the jurymen.
" No, they're not said the White Rab-
bit, and that's the Queerest thing about
it. CThe jury all looked puzzled.)
q He must have initiated somebody else s
hand said tho King. (Fhe jury all bright
ened up again.)
:" Please, your Majesty said the Knave
1 didn't write it, and they can't prove
did; there's no name signed TO the end
IF you didn't sign it, said the King,
must have meant some mischief or else
you'd have signed your name like an hon.
est man..
There was general clapping of hands
at this; il was the first really clever thing
the King had said that day.
That proves his guilt. said the Queen"
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Pensions for Veterans.

Certiflca.es have been issued to the fol-
lowing named Indianians:
Original-James Naylor Southport, Sc:
Aaron Price. Indianapolis. $S.
Additional-Simon p. Eversole, Bremen,
81 to &C.
Restoration and Increase-Joseph Green
(deceased), Plainfield, Sc to $17.
Restoration and ReiSsue-John S. Ballard
(deceased), Grandview, $12; John Probasco
Ovid, SIG.
Increase-Joseph- w. McNees. Farmland,
S6 to S17: Especial JAM 2W Charles S. Teush
Terre Haute IS to $l2; Thomas Keiffer,
Stone Bluff IS to $12; Joseph Meyers, Har-
mony, ST to $24; James H. Hnds National
Military Home. Grant, s. to $40; Randolph
s. Beck, Danville, SIC to $17; Hiram w
Dedman, Winslow, $12 to $l7; Jacob S. Rush,
Milford. Sc to SS; Enoch ID. Lamb, Chester
Vile $12 to $17; Abraham Allen, National
Military Home, Grant. Sc to S..
Reissue-Joseph Benham (deceased), :,
Plymouth IS; George Shavey, Noblesville
$12; Richard Slizer, Clark's Hill, $16.r
Original Widows, etc.-Sallie A. Green
Plainfield. IS. Susan +. Whitehouse Grand
view, IS; restoratio and reissue. Hester A
Gray. Ovid. $12; reissue. Sarah M. Benham,
Plymouth $l2
Mexican War Survivor-Increase, Thomas
Howard, Jeffersonville, IS to $i2.
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Snnrs nf Lihertx-

Robert Underwood Johnson departs from
his accustomed literary path, and, instead
OF collection of sentimental verse. offers
in this little volume various poetical writ
ings of a warlike character. An "Apostro-
phe to Greece" inscribed to the Greek peo-
pie on the seventy-fifth anniversary of their
independence, and the Song of the Modern
Greeks" lose, to some extent, their effect
when read after the comic opera war which
leaves Greece in so unheroic a position
though they were written previous to that
ever, of some very spirited paraphrases
from the Servian, the translations from
Zmai Iovanovich, Servia's popular poet be-
ing made by the scientist Nixola Tesla, and
put into English verse by Mr.. Johnson. AL
though there is a national interest in learn
ing something of this foreign poet, other oc-
casional poems in the authors usual field
will perhaps be best enjoyed. Century Com
pany publishers.
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with Feet to the Earth.

The praise of pedestrianism is sounded by
Charles M. Skinner in this little volume,
and in spite of the reign of the bicycle and
the tendency to make walking lost art, he
shows the decided advantages of this meth
cd of locomotion over any other, for lovers
of nature at least. He describes pleasant
jaunts in New England where most of his
tours have been made but he has visited
Europe, and gives some practical instruc-
ton al to the best method of procedure for
the traveller with little money Incidentally
he discourses upon the phenomena of plant
life as observed in his wanderings and ut
ters some botanical heresies; relates va
rOus incidents of travel and INDUCES in
philosophical reflections upon men and
things. One of the best chapters describes
the enjoyment of night prowls in city
an entertaining addition to the literature of
outdoor life Published by j. B. Lippin-
colt Company, Philadelphia,
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his boats and the handsome two-storied
house which is in course of construction,
built with bricks from England. As will
have been gathered, he leads simple life
chief or pose as other than he is-the friend
Of his people. Indeed, he is rather inclined
to throw down any barriers that may ex-
ladies born in the Islands, he desires that
they and the daughters of his family shall
wear dresses made of the same material
store Mr. Ross was in London on business
as lately as last winter 1t may be added
that the question of establishing a coaling
station for the ships of the British navy
at Cocos- Keeling has within the last ten
years been several times considered by the
admiralty.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-01-31

New York Letter.


I'm his habits Croker is the soul of tenn
perance and his private life is as pure as a
priests says his latest biographer. las
husband he is as tender and true. and to
Croker good woman is the thing on earth
most sacred. Once, on the occasion of a
scratch dinner, to which a score of men
had been hastily called Bourke Cochran as
the feast progressed was retailing for the
amusement of the others the fiction he had
told over the telephone to his wife as the
reason for his nonappearance that evening
at their own home dinner. While the others
laughed at what most men would agree was
q cheerful and justifiable trifle of deception
Croker sat regarding Cochran with an eye
of somber suspicion. Croker said nothing
then, but later as he and a friend were
vending homeward Croker exclaimed in a
sudden white heat: That settles it. | don't
want anything more TO do with that fellow
Cochran. Did you hear his story of how he
lied to his wife? When L find a man who
will lie to his wife l begin to wonder what
he will do to me- And never from that day
until a later one, when he became the open
avowed foe of Cochran and cast him out
of his seat in Congress and his place in
Tammany Hall as well, did he trust Cock
ran or take his keen eye off him.
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First studies in Music.

Samuel w. Cole. director of music in the
public schools of Brookline and Dedham.
Mass, has become convinced from long ex-
perience that little people have musical
rights of which they have been deprived,
and has issued this collection of songs and
studies by way of proving his theories. The
book is intended to be used in connection
with q series of charts published by him
for kindergarten use. and is intended to
encourage musical powers rather than to
teach technicalities. Silver, Burdette & Co.,
publishers Boston
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The Dagger and the Cross.

1t is a romantic tale that Joseph Hatton
has woven about such an unromantic event
as the visit OF the plague to the village
Of Eyam, in Derbyshire. He brings to that
remote hamlet in that far-past time art
and artists from Venice. and out of the as
socatiOn with the Italian visitors and the
simple rustics comes a series of tragic oc-
has taken three-fourths of the inhabitants
of the place. Piety and true love triumph
in the end, however. and the tale is less
gloomy than a brief outline might indicate
The story is told with considerable dramatic
power and the interest is we'll sustained
r r Eenno &, Co. New York.
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The Tinted venus.

Lovers of humor will thank Harper &
Brothers for bringing out new edition OF
"The Tinted Venus" by f. Anstey. When
the story was first published. several years
ago. the drollery of the plot and the clever
ness with which 1t was related made II very
popular. The humor is of the kind that
lasts and the story would stand a second
edition even without the Illustrations by
Bernard Partridge. They not only fit the
hGmor of the story. but illustrate it in a
way that distinctly emphasizes the aim Of
the author
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where women Are E0ual.
Blanche Willis Howard, in Golfers Week
ly.

BIdIlCHt " IIIlS I1OWdiI, III NUIIItT " eek
~.
Let us give Goliath his due. Men editors
do not exclude women's work On the con-
trary If women send in their copy on time.
it is printed as punctualty as the mems.
1t glares at you with the self-same in
eXorabie rigidity. Nevermore NAV YOU ex-
tract from 1t a superfiuous "ahd which,
or u spit infinitive.' Your punctuation
upon which you pride yourself-is SO trans
planted that you with CONSERVATION per-
ceive you are the responsible author of a
strangers sentiments. The accents on your
foreign words are omitted or turned the
wrong way AS Liver Pills" and Beef
Suet' in mammoth letters deface a pastor
al landscape, so do huge sensational head
ings which your soul loathes, rudely check
the purling flow of your limpld patitudes.
You are treated precisely like the men. In
these respects a stony impartiality obtains
in editorial SanctumS
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.Jimtx npd Others.

"Jimty' IS an evolution of James T., Jim
T., Jimty. He is the son of ruined Vir-
ginian and comes to New York to seek
work a strong feature of the story is the
mingled nobility and worthlessness of the
old man. The description of him is a cap
ital piece of character sketching and the
character of Jimty is also well drawn The
other stories which make up the volume
eleven i'll number, have a flavor of prosper
Gus farm life and are replete with funny
situations ana dialogue. The author is
Margaret Sutton Briscoe. New York: Har-
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Characterization. hunor and bright dia-
logue are the salient features of this story
by A. p Rudg;e. A prince of some princi-
pality in eastern Europe, apparently in pur-
suit of q Russian lady he has met there
He becomes secretary TO an NJ. p and on
the latters behalf investigates the social
conditions of the East End. Here he meets
The lady. and their friendship ripens into
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-01-31

love. They become the victims of some sort
of political conspiracy, but eventually ar
rive at safety and marriage. 1t is bright
story and well written. Harper s. Brothers.
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New orleans Democrat.
No said the rich old bachelor, ''I never
could find time to marry"
We'll, replied the young woman with
the sharp tongue. Il am not surprised to
hear you say 50. 1t certainly would have
taken good while 10 persuade any girl to
have You.v
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-01-31

Seven safeguards against consumption are
united in Hale's Honey of Horehound and
Tar. 1t Gains the most violent cough and
cures the worst cold in few hours, and
averts ali danger Sold by all druggists
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in l minute
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-01-31

Has been used over fifty years by millions Of
rtOtheTs for their children while teething with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child, sofens the
gums allays pain, cures wind collie regulates the
bowels. and is the best remedy for diarrhea
whether arising from tcething or other causes
For sale by druggists IN every part Of the world
Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup 25 cents bottle.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-28
From New Zealand.

REEFTON, New Zealand, Nov. %, 1896.
1 am very pleased to state that since
took the agency of Cham berlain's
medicines the sale has been very large,
more especially of the Cough Remedyd
In two years 1 have sold more of this
particular remedy than of all other
makes for the previous five years. AS
to its efficacy, have been informed by
scores of persons of the good results
they have received from it, and know
its value from the use of it in my own
hosuehOld. 1t is so pleasant to take
that we have to place the bottle beyond
the reach of the children.
E. J. SCANTLEBURY,
For sale by all druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-28
New Mexico.

The Lewis Brothers. living IL miles
east of Deming, are bus1ly engaged
hauling nay to town and loading 1t for
shipments to California. They have a
contract for their entire crop and at
very satisfactory prices, 1t is under
stood.-Deming Headlight.
Geo. Barney has sold out his soda
water works to Gregory Page, who
will continue IL in the future, and his
water works to Harry Simpson the ex-
transfer man. George Is an old time
resident of Gallup and all will be sorry
to learn that Winslow has some attrac-
ton for him and he will leave us on
Decemb Der L. He will remove his fam
lily as soon after as possible. Gallup
Cleaner.
| The Commercial club has been re-
sponsible for many of the most charm
ing functions ever given in Albuquer-
que, and last nights ball will rank as
one of the very pleasantest OF them.
Fully 100 guests were present. and the
carefully arranged dance program of
IA numbers was greatly enjoyed. Deli
ciOus refreshment were served before
the gathering broke, which some time
later than midnigh
| Democrat.
The smallpox scare of last week has
passed over. 1t was stated that Zuni
was full of smallpox and consequently
several of the people who left for the
Shaloko dance had turned back. 1t 10
true that few turned back, but Pal
mer Ketner and Geo. 81. Wells, accom-
panied by their wives, continued to
| Zuni and Witnessed the dance but no
smallpox. 1t was found, however, that
q negro at the Summit mine was sick
with it, but he was guarded and qua
rantined and consequently there are
no more ceses of that deadly diseuse.-
Gallup Cleaner.
John A. Fulton, LAGRANGE, ILL.,,
and Edward A. Pearson, Albuquerque,
have been in Cerillos for several days.
These gentlemen are prominent civil
engineers and their presence here has
to do with prospecting for additional
water supply. The former gentleman,
accompanied by w. G. Ashdown, sup
erintendent of the water company, in
vestigated the possibilities of San
Marcus arroyo last Wednesday. The
project of sinking another artesian
we'll at Madrid seems to be taking new
life. It is supposed that the failure o.
the water supply in the old well was
due to the tapping of the same stream
of water in one of the miues.-Cerrillo'
Register.
Two cases of smallpox developed fl
the children of Mr.. Dominique, who
lives on the south side, several week!
ago, but the matter was kept so qui e
that it did not become general.
known until last Friday. By tina
time the children had so nearly recov
cred that it was deemed useless to tax
them to the pest house. 1t remain
to be seen how many cases will b
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-28
Neighbour
J hood Notes.
Texas.

Texas.
The mayor of San Juan de Porto
Rico has resigned. The mayor OF San
tiago de Cuba has not resigned. He is
q "Reminiscences Register.
Quite a number of we'll drilling out
fits are in this country now but there
are not yet enough to keep up without
work.-Fort Stockton Exchange.
Col. Luther r. Hare has received
telegram from Adjutaut General Cor
bin saying that no more Texas troops
would be mustered out.-Austin Tri-
bune.
Hon. Geo. w. Finger, commissioner
the following. "Applications for po-
sitioss in the land Office received after
this date will not be consid ered, as l
will make up my list of appointees from
applications already received.-Austin
Tribune.
The jury empanelled in the county
court yesterday afternoon to try e. P.
Haigler on the charge of violating the
election law by keeping open his sa-
loon on Tuesday, Nov. 8, which was
election day, assessed his punishment
at fine of 5000. The law fixes the
fine at from 800 to $500.-Austin Tri-
bune.
A Cameron, Texas, dispatch says:
| Last Saturday it was reported that q
| negro in town had smallpox and on
| Sunday evening the common report
among the citizens was that there
we're twelve cases in town, and on the
authority of the city officials q mum Der
of yellow flags were hung out at the
residences where lived the victims of
the supposed disease.
John Waters, aged 26, living near
Marlin, shot himself and died In few
hours. Waters went home and told
| his mother to prepare supper, then
placed it to his breast 10 discharging
it he moved the gun little and the
load entered his breast and right arm.
Il don't want to live any longer" he
| said when asked his reason for shoot
ing himself.-Exchange.
A Paris, Tex, special to the San An.
tosio Express says: When the north
bound Midland pulled into Cooper
last night st. $50 John Wilson citi'
zen of that place. boarded 1t and just
after he took his seat another party en-
tered and began firing, putting five
bullets into his head and neck
killing him instantly. The train was
delayed until an inquest was held
Wilson: Is from Hope, Ark, where hii
family Is now visiting.
A private soldier WIS detected yes
terday afternoon at the Mahucke hotel
by the colored porter in the act OF
coming down the stairway with clock
in his hands which he had stolen from
one of the halls. The porter asked
him where he wss going and tried to
stop him but the soldier threw the
clock at the negroes head and then
dashed out OF the house and up the
street with the porter and several
others in pursuit. The fellow escaped
however.-San Antonio Light.
A Fort Worth, Tex, dispatch says
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-28

Fine line of Crepe paper at Twins.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-28

Fourteen we'll known Texans, under the
leadership of Lieut. Gates, of Dallas
county, recently mem bers of the First
Texas volunteers, leave tonight for
Cuba to do police service for the gov
ernment. There will be % mounted
men stationed between Matanzas and
Havana, of which the fifteen Texas
men stationed between Matanzas and
be paid S43. so per month by the gov
eminent and furnished horse, board
and ratiOns.
Saturday night the Corpus Christi
fire department passed resolution to
disbsnd Immediately after they cele-
brate their twepty-seventh ami
S Nov. 30. 'n insufficient t. support On
the part of some of the citizens
is the reason assigned for the re-
solution. The department has about
eighty mem bers, and is one OF the
finest volunteer companies in Texas. it
having won many prizes. An effort
will be made to induce the department
to reconsider the resolutiOn.-Po La
vacaene.
Legislature prohibiting the shipment
by railway or express of all kinds OF
wild game, with the exception of wild
ducks and geese. This caused q big
decrease in the slaughter of deer, quail
and wild turkeys by market hunters,
and the protected game has multi
piled very rapidly during the past two
years that the law has been in effect.
Deer and wild turkeys have again be-
come plentiful throughout the western
part of the state, and quail are so
numerous that sportsmen find but
little pleasure in hunting and killing
them.-Exchange
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-28

developed from exposure to these two.
We are no alsrmist, but if we could
los that would brighten them into
protecting their families from the
threatening scOurge, we would gladly
do So AS matters now stand nothing
but heroic measures will stamp out the
disease. If it is possible to discover
the persons that have been exposed to
the Dominique cases: they should be
quarsntined.-Cer Register.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-28

. going out of it,
that it is hardly
worth while to
be here at ALL"
If a man and q
p b il soph er
. comes to this
con Il u 81 o n,
what must be the
natural conclusion
of the thousands
of S u f feri n g
n who undergo
4 %0~<-ra - hrirn
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-28
For Over Fifty Years.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
oeen used for children teething II
soothes the child, softsns the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie and IL
the remedy best for diarrhoea.
twenty-five cents q bottle.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-28
NO. 22O
THE STATE OF TEXAS

Eli + STATE OF TEXAS.
To the Sheriff or any Constable of FL Paso
County, Greeting:
Helen Baylor Jones Lee, administrators of
the estate of Frank L. Jones' deceased, hay
ing filed in the County Court her final ac-
count of the condition of the estate of said
Frank L. Jones, together with an application
to be discharged from said administrative
ship, You are hereby commanded, that by
publication of this writ for at least twenty
days in a newspaper printed in tho County Of
FL PasO. you give due notice to all persons
interested in the account for final settlement
OF said estate, to appear and contest the
same II they see proper, on or before the
January term, 1899, of said County Court,
commencing and to be holden at the court
house of said County, in the city of FL Paso
Texas. on the I'd day of January. A. D., 1899,
when said account and application will be
considered by said Court.
80 Given under my hand and seal of
LIS. said Court, at my office in the city
- of III Paso, Texas, this I'D day Of
November. A. D.. 1898. PARK w. PITMAN,
Clerk County Court FL Paso County, Tex.
By A. Amanda. Deputy.
A true copy, certify:
J. ii. BOONE,
Sheriff of Ell Paso County Texas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-28

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