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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
On0 Form S.f Eu0tikpn.

There is no class of people that is 50
uncomfortable to live with as the thin
skinned individuals who have what are
called feelings and whose hyper-sensi-
tive natures are continually on the look
out for grievances or, fancied neglect or
unkindEess Oh the part of those with
whom they are thrown in contact. 1t is
a form of egotism that is not generally
recognized as such, but which, never
theless, is as self-centered as the conceit
which springs from vanity, which may
be more arrogant, but is hardly less pro-
voking. In fact, the latter is generally
accompanied by cheerful disposition,
which is the natural result of self-confi-
dence, and which renders the owner a
much more pleasant companion than the
morbid individual, who is continually
feeling misunderstood, and whose self
depreciation is often aggravating to the
last degree. It is impossible to argue
with these people. The Irish Biddy, who
complains of those who are .'insultin' of
her" is not more utterly unreasonable
and irritating than the meek, aggrieyed
spirit who goes about with sad face
and unhealthy self-communing, brooiing
over tr'ihes until they assume exaggerated
proportions. The fact of the matter is
that in this workaday, practical world
the less one thinks about ones self and
ones feelings the better, and the best
chance Of happiness lies in forgetting our,
own individuality altogether and living
for others.-New York Tribune III
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
Cuba Once Held by the British.

sOsS OsAOS AAOA>A W DAAC DAAtaShs
The last time Spain met a foreign foe
in Cuba was when England and France
We're engaged in the "scvell-yeare' war;"
in 1868, Spain, like fool, medtlled in
what was no concern of hers and resolved
to help France: Charles III. of Spain
thought that England was gaining too
great a colonial ascendency. He had seen
England deprive the French of Canada
and destroy the French power in India
he had seen England maintain her SUI
premacy on the seas by the victories at
Lagos and Quiberon bay. He thought
England was getting too powerful, SO
Spain launched herself into the war in
January, 1852. In seven months she
found herself pretty we'll humbled.
Among other losses, Havana had been
conquered. The English, under Lord AL
! bemarle, began operations against Ha-
vana, in June, 1862, with Il fleet of POO
vessels and an army of 1900 men. OPP
posed to them We're the Spanish fortifi-
cations and Spanish army of 27,6OO
| men. The defense of Havana was des-
| perate and Moro castle was not taken un-
| til July 80 after nearly two months of
| fighting, and the city of Havana did not
| capitulate until two weeks LATER on Au-
gust IA. 1t is said that the victors divided
spoils from the city to the value of
$3,6SO,OOO The. city and adjacent coun-
| try remained i'll the hands of the English
! until restored to Spain in February, 1763,
| under the treaty of Paris.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
Traiuing Of Children.

Ouc VI lue SduueSt lectures or lie in
the modern Vanity Fair is the bringing
up of the children of parents who are
either too much engrossed in their own
pleasures or too ignorant of the require
ments of really well-bred society. to nav
proper attention to the care of their off
spring. So much license is allowed to
many of these little ones from the mo-
ment of their graduation from the nur-
sery, says Munsey's Magazine, that at
up the pleasures that should have been so
husbanded as to last them until the close
of their teens.
A benevolent gentleman of mature
years, while strolling on the shore at
Newport, happened to pass two children,
aged 10 and II, respectively, whose
mother is woman Of great social pre-
were seated on the warm, dry sand, in
charge of the German-Swiss nurse, who
was engaged in her daily task of running
their chances of every speaking French
with a decent accent.
"Ah," exclaimed the kindly old gentle
man, as he stopped to stroke one of the
curly heads, II suppose you are having a
lovely time this summer, playing all day
on the beach, and growing fat and strong.
And do you collect the sea shells. my lit
tie ones, as your grandfather and used
to when we were boys together?"
The child of today looked up into the
kind old face above her with an air of
disdain, and made answer:
1--WE don't collect sea shells, Ruth and
I; we collect old silver"
Ola Letters Versus Gossip.
II have been looking over old family
letters all this dreary afternoon" she
said, drawing up Il luXuriously-stuffed
Srsr Iftvf 70 &En md irIS
other to the man who had dropped in to
tea. "and it has given ME the shivers!
am gladder than you can think that you
came in to interrupt me. 1t seems so
strange and weird to read the words ac-
tually pcnned by those who are dead and
gone, speaking of their daily human life,
with it's small interests and anXieties, all
so insignificant now, and of their loves
and hopes and everyday responsibilities,
general cheerfulness and lighter vein of
correspondence, there is always the mi
nor note Of human suffering-illness, dis
#aster, dea tn. tleclare, as j sat alone,
hearing only the faint cracking Of the
paper as opened the letters folded long
since by unseen hands, and read of the
old familiar people who have passed out
OF my existence into the Silent Land,
l felt as if life We're too sad for words,
and that ], too, was il ghost of the past,
standing on the brink of the great sea
whose shores are covered with the wreck
age of human hopes and ambitions. is
life worth the living?' l said to myself,
feeling bluer than indigo.
"Just then the maid brought up your
card and said tea was ready. Oh, 1 can
not tell you how comfortable and human
it sounded! There are some lovely hot
buttered scenes in the kitchen. Will you
ring for them? Thanks, so much. After
all, the world is very nice place to be
in. Mary, bring the tea-table close to
the fire: and now, Mr.. Brown, do tell me
all the latest gossip!'-New York Trib.
une.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
He'd Look for tho Ca.

When Nye was a boy, he and his
brother once had great time searching
of woods. The search was kept up for
days. Finally it had to be abandoned.
Everybody but the humorist forgot all
about it, and he said nothing of it to
any one for more than twenty years.
One day his brother-the same who had
helped in the search-got letter from
"Bill,' in which pending long trip to
Europe was described. The letter wound
up something like this: 'You see, I'm
going a long ways. and shall be away
some time. While I'm gone I shall keep
sharp lookout everywhere. Maybe I'll
find that darn calf. I've looked for it
everywhere in the United States without
success, and now I'm going to try the
Old World
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
A RaDidly Growing Plant

A plant that grows at the rate of nine
inches every twenty-four hours without
earth or water is Il curiosity in the pos
session of Capt. S. r. Vaughn of ha4
Reed street. Capt. Vaughn calls Ills
plant 'snake lily" 1t came to him
through a friend in Cochin China, and
when it first arrived at bulb it looked
like a huge Indian turnip. 1t lay during
the greater part of the winter in dark
closet, but recently it began to show
signs of awakening from it's long sleep.
Mrs. Vaughn knew the symptoms, for the
bulb has been in the family's possession
for several years now, and she had
watched it's successive bloomings and
witherings during that time. MIS-.
Vaughn took it out of it's hiding place
and set it in an ordinary peach basket
with nothing at all about it except some
newspapers. A mottled-green stalk
pushed it's way out of the top of the bulb
and grew at the amazing rate above NEIL
toned, until now it has reached the
height of 8 feet 1 inch, and is Just be-
ginning to wilt. OF this total height the
pistil or tongue issuing from the cup Of
the lily represents / feet l inch, Cub
and pistil are both of beautiful dark
maroon color. The flower and stalk will
gradually wither away and drop off the
bulb. The latter will then be planted in
earth, and in July and August will show
great umbrella-ike spread of foliage.
In September this, too, will wither, and
the bulb will 20 to sleep for the winter
Philadelphia Record.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
Why it Hiuaa its Head.

The male ostrich matches out the eggs.
looks after the brood, keeps his eyes open
for men. beasts and birds. and sounds a
loud, snorting, warning call when he sees
an enemy. The brood, when warned,
fade out of sight. Each chick squats
motionless. it's head in the sand. and its
body SO near in color to that of the sand
and scant heritage as to deceive even an
experienced hunter
Its body looks like gray desert bush.
and the gauchos-the cowboys of the
pampas-when searching for young os-
triches. examine every bush within many
rods of the spot where brood disap-
pears. Often what seems bush is found
to be in part or wholly young ostrich.
With its head up. the bird would be at
| once detected: with it's head in the sand,
it often escapes even the keen-eyed fox
Youths Companion.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-11
THE MOUNTAIN ROAD.
S H Buchanan Tells About the e. p
& N. E. Branch.

8. n. Buchanan, of the firm of Blu
chanan and Powers, has returned from
the Sacramento country where he has
been since last June engaged in build
ing the bridges for the mountain
branch road of the Ell Paso and North
eastern.
The road is 10 miles in length and
extends from Alsmogordo to within
three quarters of mile of the saddle.
From that point q line 81 miles in
length belonging to the Alamogordo
lumber company has been built to tap
the heavy timber near the summit OF
the mountain. It is reported that
trains will be running over the noun
tain road by next Monday.
the branch line, but passengers will
be allowed to ride on the heavy mate
rial and lumber trains.
Contractor Buchanan says he has
not yet fully completed his contract in
the mountains, but will return in q
daysor two to finish bridge work for
the short line of the lumber company.
He says the mountain country is rapid
ly settling up and many claims are be-
ing filed by homesteaders.
Most OF thes people, he asse rss, rare
taking up timber lands and expect to
make money by selling the timber to
the lumber company.
From other sources it was learned
that the company owns only about 5000
acres of timber land and
acquired most of this by
Purchasing land certificates from
Mexican war veterans. Most
of the land belongs to the govern
ment and can only be had by home
seekers. For this reason the time will
come when those who own -tractsrof
timber land in the mountains will reap
fortunes by the sale of the timber.
Mr.. Buchanan says the
inmate OF the mountains great
Apefited him and his wife.
ned considerable Gesh and en-
est of lhealth during their
resnal. file says that
/Ren far better than Ell
aelf.relieved of.chro-
he brscing climate
is 1900 feet.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-11
FOR THE BENEFIT Of
Burker's Orphans Home

OF Dallas, Texas. This is one of the
largest institutions of its kind in the
world. Children from all denomina-
lions and no denomination taken; all
classes help in its support; over 300
(children to be fed daily and clothed for
ipter; cold weather on; home deeply
debt: HELP! or children will 90
Try, naked and cold.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH,
Ell Paso, Texas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-11

Patronage hangs on a
thread: that thread is yOwS
satisfaction. Treat you hon.
estly and it's as strong as a
cable; abuse your confidence
and it may snap like a cob.
web. We are SfSiUing to
bsiZd cables; therefore we
handle teas and cOfees
imported by Chase g.
SanbOvss. This name means
a great deal in these days Of
cheap eUerything; it is a
name that brings you a
guarantee and satisfaction
that no other line of tea and
coffee will produce.
CHAS. F. SLACK & co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-11

; The testimony OF one popular attor-
ney echoes the expression of many:
Ell PASO, Nov. 9Th 1898.
81 listened with great pleasure last
evening to the lecture of Mr.. A. n.
Postel, entitled "A Trip to Jerusalem.
The stereoptican views with which it
was illustrated are superbly beautiful
and the lecture is one of high order,
and such as will interest, instruct, and
entertain any intelligent audience.
s'MILLARD PATTERSON"
This lecture is repeated by request.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-11

Hchild selling i've adults or ten chill
ets will receive one free. Adults
IN 10c. Children can obtain tickets
he following places: Young Mems
ksOcfation; Springer's Furniture
urry'S Grocery Stoee. Tickets
Paso Novelty Works. 317 San
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14
Auction Sale of Furniture.

On next Saturday afternoon, at 3
O'Clock at residence No. 7l2 North
Oregon street will be solid at Auction,
the entire contents of said residep ce,
consisting of elegant chamb suits,
shades, 'parlor and dining chairs,
wardrobes, extension 'able, couch,
hall-tree, stoves, kitchen furniture,
and other households goods, formerly
used by the occupants of said residence.
All good as new. Only used three
months. This is grand opportunity
to get just what you need at bargain.
Terms cash. Sale will commence
promptly at 3 o'clock p. M. Saturday,
April 10TH 1898
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14
Reception and Musical.

A delightful reception and mu steal
was given last evening by Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Fink at their Magoffin Avenue r.
sidence, complimentary to Mr.. Court
Kellogg and bride nee Miss Laura
Fink.
The musical program was made up
of both vocal and Instrumental selec-
tiOns, and was very enjoyable. Mr.
Manning, sweeUvoiced Calforn la
tenor, rendered a couple of beautiful
solos in which his pleasing voice was
heard to ADVANTAGE A melOdious duet
for soprano and bai i'one, given by
Miss l. lila Trumbull aud Tom Weston,
was marked feature of the evening
and their voices ended WE'LL Miss
Trum BULLS pleasing voice was also
heard IN solJ later in the even
ing.
The second part of the program
opened with piano solo by Prof Jos
eph Smith. The selection was a f1orid
arrangement of airs from "Martha,"
aud was aged with tie brilliancy that
professor is
A barcarole arranged for ladies
voices, and a charming bit of melody,
by the way, was admirably sung by
Mr.. Howe, Mrs. Fink and Miss Maude
DOsn.
In addition to the foregoing, solos
were given by Miss Doau, Mr.. Mold
and Mr.. ClintOck, Miss Kate Moore
officiating as accompapist with her
usual excellency.
At reasonable hour choice refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14
Havana itself for some time to c

Havana itself for some time to come
promises to be the most $50 at, d com
munity in the world. PROBABLY II
there is no outbreak-and none is prob
able, at personal---very. little news OF
what is happening may be transmitted
to the outside world. Nothing is per-
mitted to b. known of what is going
on in either Madrid or Washingto
till General Blanco is ready to have it
known. The contents of Presi den t
Nick nley's message and the su bse-
auent &C, ion of congress will proba bly,
be withheld for a week. The suthori-
ties have already reached the point
not only of in ticating what the news
pa pers shall not publish, but also Of
furnishing "Opy for them.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14
MOre..Marshals Needed.

United States Marshal Siebricht
leaves San Antonio next Wed. e day
for Columbus, Ohio, where he viii
take batch of government prisoners
for incarceration there, and Will then
continue on to Washington with an
interesting purpose IN vie~-and that
purpose is to give the Texas border
much needed protection from SNUG
glers. The United States marshal for
this district has at present but eighJ
deputies, stationed as follows: One
each at Ell Paso, Shafter, Eagle Pass,
Laredo, Rio Grande, Brownsville.
Austin and San Antonio; and this lit
tie force is expected to stay the tide of
smuggling along 1000 miles of river.
True there, are about forty river
guards connected with the customs
service along the Texas border, but
thamn shall says they are largely,
fl e nature of their business
brin0ipg them into the LOVES, 60 that
thsS cannot give the protection that
ed'exi sencies of the occasion requit e.
Martial Slebricht will Ask the
department OF justice to give him at
least forty men whom he can distribute
at strategic points. He could find en-
ployment for much larger force, but
that is all he will ask for at present
He says complaints have become con-
slant from employers, laborers, mer
chants and cltlzcns, generally alOug
the river, of the great amount of snug
Cling successfully carried on. The
SNUG Cling of liquor gives the greatest
trouble, as for instance, at the smeltei
settlement, above this city, where
Chihuahua, New Mexico and Texas
come tos ether. The greatest watch
fuluess Is necessary at this exposed
poiLt, and Marshal SIebrlgcht would
ike to station a trus worthy man there
permanently. Manager Simpson, o.
the smelter, " as at the msrshai's Of
flee this morning with complaint
about the smuggling of meScAl from
the Mexican side, resulting 10 getting
his men drunk when their services
were needed at the works. If smuggling
liquor up there could be stopped, there
would be much less trouble.
The marshal has also been informed
that down in the Garlic country and
further up the river, organized band
of smugglerS are in constant operation,
ana at least forty or fifty skitfs are i,
use down there to facilitate smuggling
operations. In fact operations have
become so open and the violslors o.
the law so bOlu that the latter 60 about
their work in armed gangs and success.
fully defy arrest. Liquor, saddles
blankets, cattle and many othe
articles are brought over ana disposed
of without the payment of duties. IL
the face of such competition, loca
merchants find their safes restricted,
and lawful trade is beginning to be
seriously damaged. There Is enous
caval y along the b, rder to stop
smuggling, if they could only be put to
that class of work. But troops Can only
be used to repel invasion, and the most
open violations of the customs laws
may be carried on right under The
noses of the troops and yet they can do
nothing. Mexico is wiser than this,
and uses her troops freely to back up
the customs authorities.
Marshal Siebricht hopes to be able
to get the assistance needed, and the
best wishes of all law aud orde,> LOVING
people will be with him in his efforts.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14

Two more Texans have had their lit
tie dispute and have gone the way OF
all flesh. Postmaster Benson Golf, OF
Fannin has a daughter whom Edwin
Pitts local merchant became enam-
ored of and would have welded. Golf
would have none of it, and kicked Pitts
off his front steps. Shortly after
:'they met by chance" in the post Of
fee, pull. d their shooting irons and
started in on q target practir e. Golf
was shot through the heart, and i'm
mediately died, and Pitts was shot
through the liver, following Golf to
the banks of the Styx two hours later.
The occurrence is much regretted in
Fanuin circles. Golf was so years old
and leaves six mostly grown children.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14

Charles H. Fo xler, special guard of
the Wells Fargo Express company, re-
turned from the west last n ght, after a
twelve days pursuit Of the Grant
train robbers. "For the time ing"
said Mr.. Fowler, :'the bandits have
left the country west of this city, and 1
think the railroad will have no trou-
BILE from this enng for some time to
come "-Albuoueroue.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14
Railroad Election.

The Ell Paso Southern held it's Sec
ond meeting and election yerterday at
it's Office in this city. The election for
directors resulted as follows: j. p.
Ramsey, E. w. Mead, j. Il. McKinnell,
J. T. Logan, A. F. Higgins, Scion
HUMPHREYS, S. B. Agnew.
The prospects of the road were con-
S dered very promising, as the amount
of business haudled between Ell PasO
and Juarez is stea jily increasing.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14
Cheap Fuel For Cooking Stoves.

Before making your arrangements
for summer cooking We wish to call
attention to the economy of using
ssuve gasoline. Five gallons Of stove
gasoline is equivalent to 1000 cubic
feet coal gas. Stove gasoline is sold
in this city five gallons for q .OO).
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14

One of the most marked cases of ema-
citation that ever occurred in this town,
was seen at Ross Morgue today. 1t was
The cadaver of II. B. Alley, originally
from West Virginia, who had both
consumption and rheumatism, which
inally carried him off last mig ht at the
sisters hospital. Alley has been
wheeling himself about n chair sell
ug pencils and has been up and down
the railroad lines peddling, he was
very hard looking spectacle. The
body was then literally skin and bone,
With the flesh tissue entirely gone, SO
hat the body's weight could hardly
asve been over 40 lbs.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14

Little Allen Wagenfehr. the ten
years old son of Mr.. Herman Wagon
tehr fell from pile of old ties yester-
day, breaking mis- leg just above the
ankle. He has been taken to Pecos
for surgical treatment.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14

Bushong & Feldman are having a
big run on that new size platino photo,
at 81 so per dozen. RENE mber that
affer the 10Th you cannot get these
photos at any price.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14
Attention Sons of Hermann.

You are earnestly requested to at
tend our special meeting Friday,
April 10th: ins' a!lation ,of officers.
JOAN HOFELD, Scribe.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14

The FL Paso Bulldog and Real Es-
tate com pany deed d to A. w. Dell
t III st, lot IA in block 22O of the Ca mp
oeu adul ion. Consideration So25.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14

G. S. Kerl an old time Texas & Pa
ifc conductor, but now ticket pun
cher on the Mexican Central from
City of Mexico TO SilaO came in with
toe family yesterday from Columbus,
Texas, on his way back 10 his duties.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14

Eight cars of cattle and horses went
south today to Chihuahua for General
rerrazas J.C. Burke took the con-
5ignment down.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14

Large lots of machinery, castings
and water pipes are going south into
the republic
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14

Ten cars of machinery arrived today
over the Santa Fee for Strauss, kuhu &
Co of the City OF Mexico.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14

The Santa Fe company made their
first tran sfer, over the new r o Gcande,
Sierra Madre and Pac tic bridge t.day.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14

The San Antonio brewing people
ire ere :ting 30x6n feet cold storage
plant at tue cJrn-r of Kansas and
Main streets.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14

Buy your coal from "O'Brien Coal
Co )" the agents and direct shippers
from the Cerrillos mines. Phone 8.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Welch left for Chi
huahua this afternoon on their bridal
tOnr.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14

A marriage license was issued this
morning to Crispin Nevarry to weo
Mis- Eulogia Lopez.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14

j. w. Herndon left for Chihuahu VA
today to take charge of some rich
mineral properties near that city.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-14
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
If 10 fails to cure.