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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-12-07
About Ugly Mem

"The older | get, said writer
in the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat. "the more certain | become
that personal beauty has nothing
to do with romantic love, mean
on the part of women. l saw an
example on the street car just
nova creature as exquisite as
morning in May openly moon
ing over fellow ugly enough to
scare coyote out of the land
lands. There was no sort of doubt
morning | rushed off to interview
she gazed up into his misfit mug
would have boiled six gallons Of
liquid air. He took it nonchal-
antly, the rascal. and didn't seem
to appreciate his luck. But that's
the way of it, the world over.
Your radiantly beautiful women
generally lose their hearts to men
who could give a gargoyle points
on plainness, and I'll bet if the
truth was known Paris was home
ly enough to break camera. If he
had been a handsome chappie
Helen would have stuck to her
hubby and Troy wouldn't have
fallen. But what / started out to
say was this: There is a total
lack of reciprocity in the game,
and it's the rarest thing in the
world for a good-looking man to
become enamored of a homely
woman. When he does you can
generally bet that his vision has
been impaired by her cold cash.
So if it wasn't for the inexplica-
bic penchant of Beauty for the
Beast the race of ugly folks would
soon become extinct, and the
world would be perpetuated ex-
clusively by the types of Venus
and Apollo. Perhaps it's better,
however, the way it isl
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-12-07
The story Of Ponce.

Ponce is an old story today. In
its history is fairy tale which
has the merit of being true. In
the years when time went slowAr
a page lounged through the leis-
ures of Ferdinand's court. lie
was young, impudent and abomi-
nably good looking. a princess
smiled and beckoned. That was
enough. There and then he was
sent to another world, to a bet
ter one, to the tropics which Co
lumbus had founded. He landed
at Boriquen, assisted with easy
gallantiy in eliminating the ma
tives, assisted also in gathering
the gold which they left. Mean
while Boriquen had been christ
ened Porto Rico. incidentally
the page had grown old. Whether
he regretted the princess is prob
lematic. That he missed his good
looks is. clear. In an effort to re-
cover them he took trip. The
story of Ell Dorado has not yet
been told. But another story,
equally if not more seductive, was
current then. 1t was to the effect
that somewhere near by were the
fountains Of eternal youth. In
search of these waters he sailed.
The land which he reached was
so rich in flowers that he called
it Florida. But of the waters
not q trace. And yet, may it not
be that the legend of them typi-
fed fame? For it was that which
he did find. His name was Ponce
de Leon, and it was he who found.
cd Ponee.-Waverly Magazine.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-12-07
FOODS pills arc the favorlto cathartlc.
A striking example of corrupt Chin


A striking example of corrupt Chin
ese methods has just been brought to
light. The taotai Of Shanghai and i'm
perial director of railroads was sum-
moned to Picking by the emperor for a
conference on important affairs OF
state. At the outer gate of the city he
was told his baggage would be contis-
Gated if he did not pay thirty Thousand
taels duty. Much of his baggage being
contraband articles which it was not
lawful to take into the city, he paid the
money. At the inner gate he was SINH
larly stopped, and mulcted in the sum
of twenty thousand Saelg. So 1t cost
him nearly thirty-two thousand dollars
to get into the city in compliance with
the emperor's order. No wonder. We
say, that under such system China IS
in the process Of hopeless decay! Yea,
and if corruption is condoned even in
the least degree in our own land may
we not be in danger Of like fate I'M
less we mend our ways?
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-12-07
A BRIDES SORROW.
shO Had Lost Her own porieolly Low
ly Name.

sho Had Lost Her own rorieoty Love.
ly Name.
ehe mao Deen married Just two weeks
anu cruel tate lad torn him away from
her Tor two whole hours, Gays the New
lorK commercial Advertiser. She hA1
Planned what she would DO. She had
new BOOK and box Of candy and
some emHroidery and she nobiy re-
soiVed to bid him good-by cheerfuiiy
ana not nave teor-stained eyes when
ne returned either. She rode down TO
'he station with him and he kissed
ner sood-by. She watched him geti'lo
lhe Train and her eyes grew misty.
Two hours! II he missed the train he
might De gone two hours and twenty
minutes what did he want to see that
hofrld lawyer for, anyhow? Surely a
lawsuit, even one that involved money,
was small matter to take him away
from his bride of fortnight The
traln moved slowly out of the station
lie STOOD on the platform, waving his
nat and throwing kisses TO her, OBJ
livious of the amusement of the bag
gagemen on the station platform. She
watched the train swing around the
curve and cross the bridge Suppose
the bridge should break? The train
would plunge into the river and he
would be drowned. But the rumble
was far off now. The bridge was
crossed in safety. She wished she had
not married. She had always thought
that widows must feel that way. What
was the use Of marrying only to be
bereft OF ones husband? She had
been very happy as girl. Very happy,
lndeed. Why had she given up her
care-free existence to be the lonely
VIE OF a man who cared more for
money and lawyers than he did for
her? why had she done it? Simply
TO please him, because it was easier to
comply imam refuse. a boy whizzins
ny on bicycle stopped and handed her
letter. she looked at the superscrip-
tion, Mrs sidney Willis" and groaned
III spirit, Even her name, her pretty
aritocratic name of which all her
family was SO proud, was gone. How
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-12-07

w. S. Knights dry goods store
at Denison, was damaged $1,000
worth by fire.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-12-07
TEXAS STOCK NOTES.

Fall clipped Texas sheep sold
last week in St. Louis at 1915 to
1895, and averaged IS to 50
pounds.
The Texas-fed cattle are now
going to the big markets. Several
train loads were received in 81.
Louis last week.
Texas andKsndian Territory
calves last week, l64 to 306-pound
average, sold at $500 to $40 per
head in st. Louis, with the bulk
at 1925 to 1925.
During last week. at St. Louis
the full loads of the Texas and
Indian Territory COWS and heifers
sold at $2.35 to 1925, with the
bulk at 50. 10 to $500.
According to a statement Of
arrivals by railroads, Chicago re-
ceived 4467 cars of Texas cattle
during the quarantine season, or
2118 cars less than were received
during the corresponding period
year ago.
The best prices paid in the
Tepas division of the St. Louis
market last week were for meal
fed steers; 1002-pounds average
sole at 81, 20, l064-pounds average
at $4.15 and 10S3-pounds average
at $4, The best grass steers aver
aged S95 and 925 pounds and
brought $3.50.
Joe Ericsson Of Abilene reached
the stock yards at Fort Worth in
charge of fifteen full blood Here
ford bulls purchased at Armour's
Missouri ranch. The animals
were bought by Mr.. Ericsson for
Swenson Bros, the New York
bankers, who have a ranch in
Jones county. Texas, where they
will be bred to full blood stock.
They are splendid looking cattle
and cost 1925 a head.
DR.. ]. f. Connoway, the Mis-
souri, veterinarian, has made his
report on the Texas calves which
were recently dipped at the Ma
tional yards at st. Louis for Geo.
Richardson. The doctor said in
his report that the effects of the
dipping were not serious, that
there was no damage from inhal-
ing the fluid, that no pneumonia
or other lung trouble occurred, thai
the ticks were all killed, and that
the cattle We're rendered incap-
able of communicating Texa'
fever to native cattle.
w. S. Knights dry goods store
at Denison, was damaged $1,000
I l. L..
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-12-07
WHEN WELCOME is WORN OUT
Tactful Hints of Hosts who Are weary
of Guests.

Tactful Hints OF Hosts who Are Weary
of Guests.
An Ohio host wearied out of all en-
durarce by the persistency of his guest,
chose as his medium the family prayer
after breakfast, and sais: 30 Lord,
bless our visiting brother, who will
leave us on the 10 o'clock train this
morning" I prefer the subtler and
more reverent method OF another
Ohioan, the father of William Dean
Howells, the novelist His practice
was, when a visitor had worn out his
welcome to be called away on bust
ness and to say to lis guest: 81 sup
pose you will not be here when 1 re-
turn, so / will wish you good by"
Excellent and highly appreciated by
the boys was the formula used by DR..
Vaughn, when, as headmaster of Har-
row school, he had to entertain the
highest form in the school in patches
at breakfast. Commiserating the bash
fulness of the lads who did not know
how to leave and yet wanted to do so,
the doctor would say--apropos of moth
ing: Must you so? Can't you stay?"
This was the signal for departure.
admire very heartily the transportation
of laundering narrator, who, in tell
ing this story, gave the formula as
Cant you go? Must you etay?' A
fellow feeling makes one wondrous
kind to this revised version.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-12-07
W. N. U.HoUsToN. NO. 50. 1898

When Answering Advertisements Kindly
Mention This Paper.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-12-07
Could She rnlIsi

Can she talk. cd man2 Can she2
Why, last summer, in the mountains,
she didn't even let the echo have tho
last werd."-Puck
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-12-07

Bon Bon Baking Powder is as good ns its
name indicates, once tried always used
You save money by using Bon Bon
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-12-07
GOVERNOR-ELECT SAVERS.


in honorof Governor Elect Sayers
at Dallas last Saturday evening.
In response to the toast, "TeXas
from Business Standpoint" af-
ter a few Introductory remarks,
he said:
"But as was said by the chair
man his evening, the future is
now presented to us for the de-
velopment of our soreign com
mcrce. | am not in favor of ter
ritorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT to the eX-
tent of embracing the Philippine
islands within the territorial juris-
dictlon of this government, but |
am in favor of an active and ag-
gressive policy that will compen-
safe our people for the labor eX-
pended by them that has produced
the products OF this country.
Texas is more benehciency situa-
ted than any other state in the
Union. We have to our south
wet an immense eXpanse of water
that up to this day has been
scarcely utilized. With the CON
struction of the Nicaragua canal,
which, in my Judgment will be
completed within the next five
years, the Gulf of Mexico ought
to become white with the sails of
commerce and become the Medi-
terranean of the western henl-
isphere. For ten years past, or
for almost ever since | have been
member of congress, | have been
willing and ready to cast my vote
for the construction of that great
commercial enterprise, and it is to
me proud satisfaction that as
the days of my repre- sentatlon in
part Of this great state are coming
to close, that great enterprise
will be entered upon, and in my
judgment completed within less
than five years from this day.
When that is done, when the
two oceans are linked together by
the great canal and the COM
merce of the east pouring into the
Gulf of Mexico and the products
of the south and west of this great
country are seeking an outlet
through it, what pos ton is Texas
to occupy during the coming
years? / feel that in addressing
TINS audience tonight that | can
safely predict that we will avail
ourselves of the opportunities and
advantages that will be presented
to us and when all this country
of ours, only one-third of it re-
duced to cultivation, will realize
the greatest benefit possible and
it's people will increase in wealth
and its population be enhanced
from 100000 to 10000, 900
of people in less than fifteen
years.
"There is no future for the
man that grows cotton unless our
commercial advantages are de-
yeloped. The man that depends
on cultivation can't live on Alp
4ent cotton. What ought he to
do? Get out all our great lines
of commerce, water as we'll as in
llnd, and in addition to that,
supplement them with manufac-
lures. No people ever became
rich or independent without
manufactures. We can't. Do
we propose to stand idly by and
permit our remaining southern
states to get the manufactures?
While we grow the raw material
alone we will be growing poorer
and they will be getting richer.
Three million bales of cotton and
not $4,000 manufactured within
our state, Cattle, almost count
less in numbers, and but two
shoe factories within our limits.
You say we can't manufacture?
| AIrI----..Ao nj. :. .---I- 1 q Nh
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-12-07
The closer you get to some people
the more distant they are.

About the easiest thing in the wcrli
is not to become q millionaire.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-12-07

Lawyers are go plentiful that but few
criminals get chance to plead guilty.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-12-07
Reflections of a Bachelor.

The man who has no past
hasn't generally much future.
1t is probable that babies do
not have souls until after they
get through having teeth.
There are about as many men
whose mustaches curl naturally
as there are women who are
shaped the same as their corsets
are. sh
Take any story and put baby
and a death scene in it and the
women will CRY over it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-26
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Alex. Laselle and daughter Ger
trude, of Detroit who. are spending the
summer with Mrs. Fred Fletcher OF
Smith street have gone to Old Orchard
for week.
John Trust Sickle of Chicago and
Miss Emily c. Russy of Detroit wero
married Thursday at Alma, Mich. The
bride is a daughter of Mrs. Gustavus A.
de Russy, widow of General dc Russy,
U. S. a.
;. Capt. Winfield S. Edgerly, Seventh U.
S. cavalry, formerly military instructor
at the University Of Maine, has been
made a lieutenant colonel of volunteers,
and is about to be examined for promo
ton to the position of inspector general.
Miss Wells, a member of thu editorial
staff of the Lowell Citizen, was in Port.
land yesterday. She is spending her va.
cation at Prouts Neck.
Ex-Gov. Hendee and wife, Rev. G. N.
Kellogg and wife and 6. *. Currier an6
wife, all of Morrisville, VT, are stoppin.
at the Leayitt cottage, Long Island. Fix
Gov. Hendee will be remem bered b.
some Of the older business men of Port
land as one Of tho pioneers in the Port
land & Ogdensburg railroad enterprise
Of nearly 80 years ago.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-26
SERVING THEIR COUNTRY.

The following list of Free Masons who
are at Chickamauga with the Maine vol
unteers has been compiled:
Col. Lucius H. Kendall, Biddeford,
Dunlap lodge, York chapter, Maine coun.
Gil.
Major B. Frank Bradbury, Norway,
brigade surgeon, Oxford lodge, Union
chapter, Oxford council, Portland com.
mandery. Maine Consistory, Grand ?. c.
W. of Grand council.
Lieut. Charles E. Davis, Portland, act
ing assistant adjutant general, Portland
lodge, Greenleaf chapter, Portland coun
Oil and St. Alban commandery.
Lieut.. Frank B. Harris, Biddeford, act
ing brigade quartermaster, Dunlap lodge
Co. M-Capt. Charles S. Carleton
Westbrook. Warren Phillips lodge, Eagl
chapter.
Lieut.. F. A. Hobbs, Westbrook, Warner
Phillips lodge.
Sergt. James W. Graham, Westbrook,
Warren Phillips lodge, Eagle chapter.
Co. B-Priyate Arthur Fl. Berry, Port
land, Ancient Landmark lodge.
Private James L. Aver, Portland
Portland lodge.
Co. D-Private Merton l.. Kimball
Norway, Junior warden, Oxford lodge.
Gen. Charles P. Mattocks, brigadiel
commander, Portland lodge.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-26
HEARD FIVE WITNESSES.
Committee on Pol ce Inves;ig ating Charges
& ga nst Officer Phillips.

The city council committee on police
was in session three ho.rs yesterday af-
ternoon, making an investigation of the
charges against Officer William II.
Phillips, who was suspended by Marshal
Sylvester, last Friday, on complaint Of
Mrs. Cora B. leighton, keeper of resta-
urant on Commercial street.
The investigation was conducted in
private. Five witnesses were examined.
Mrs. Leighton, the complaint, was given
a lengthy examination. Her story, in
brief, was that Officer Phillips, who had
calledsat her restaurant Wednesday night,
accompanied by Officer Haggett, and ar
rested Boston ledger, used insulting
language to her and handled her rough
ly, and that he demanded $40, and when
she showed him that she had but S. he
took S. of it, Mrs. Leighton is the won.
an who was bound over in the municipal
court Monday on charge of liquor sell.
ing.
Officer Phillips, the accused, was under
examination long time. His story is
said to be general denial Of her accu
sation. Officer Haggett and Deputy
Marshal Sterling were also examined. The
fifth witness was the young man who
piloted the intoxicated stranger to Mrs
Leightons lodging house.
Tho committee will continue its inves
tigation today, beginning its session a
1890.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-26
HARBOR NOTES.

Four Massachusetts, yachts the Hero,
Lillian, Roudina and Cirrus, were in the
harbor yesterday. The steam yacht
Eleanor is also here on her way from Bar
Harbor to New York.
Schooner Oliver Schofeld. Captain
Brockway, arrived yesterday from South
River. She brought a cargo of clay for
the Winslow pottery.
The Amy Wixon W i'll leave today on
her last sword fishing trip of the season.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-26
MEETING OF TIE ALDERMEN.

A special meeting of the board of Mayor
and Aldermen was held yesterday after
noon. Alderman Dow was absent. In
the absence Of City Clerk Dyer, Alderman
Merrill acted as clerk. The petition OF
Thomas Shannahan tor license to blast
rocks with powder and dynamite on Con-
gfess street, near the northeast corner OF
Oak street, was granted unanimously
The following petitions were referred
to the committee on new wooden build.
ings with power: of the trustees of State
street church for permission to erect an
addition; of Marks q Earl to erect a
brick building at Nos. 10 and 81 Pleasant
street, and A. r. Wright to erect an ad.
dition to dwelling at II Carleton street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-26
THEY YEARN FOR PORTLAND.
How the Connecticut Volunteers Are Get
ting on at Camp Alger.

The following abstract from q letter
from member of company Z, Connecti-
cut volunteers, shows that the boys have
not forgotten Portland:
Old Brutus, the big mestim which Mr..
Cashier of the Vest End hotel presented
to us, is with us here in Camp Alger. He
seems to stand it pretty we'll, though the
heat takes hold of him as it does Of us.
He either stays with us or Co. f, but he
q ways wants to head the procession, no
matter which company has he head of the
line. think we are getting used to the
heat now though we feel it quite forcibly
about noon. They drill US pretty hard
here, three hours in the forenoon and one
hour in the afternoon, but it is all for our
good, [ suppose.
We have a good many strange expert
ences here and see many queer sights,
queer to US northernerS at least. They
have two black fellows opposite now and
it is as good as circus to hear them play
and sing. They are typical darkies and
for a while it is amusing to watch them
and listen to them. Then the mule teams
furnish amusement for US New England
boys, where horse can't go too fast for
US.
The camp is laid out in an open field
where corn WAS planted last year, and the
field has not been touched since We can
not see the other camps, but Alger proper
is about two and a half miles from here,
where it is more thickly populated There
are about 25,0 600 men in the camp at
present. The first Jersey is one side of
us and the eighth Pennsylvania the
other but neither is in sight. There is
one main street and all the company
streets branch from that; the kitchens in
the rear and the Off GERS tents across the
main street opposite their several COM
panies. I miss the good Maine water but
they are driving good wells and one Just
q few steps from our street will be ready
for us in a few days. They are down 80
feet now and can draw about l-2 gallons
a minuts but they will keep on until
five gallons can be drawn per minute.
They say the water is pure but we have
to be careful at first, as has been proved
The nearest we'll is third of milo
away and now We have to bring water
from there; we shall appreciate our vel
when we get it,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-26
FAITH INSTEAD OF cRUTcHEs.

The Biddeford papers last evening
published an account of a wonderful
case of healing, which took place in ST..
Joseph's Catholic church, yesterday.
Miss Amanda Romea. who received an
injury to her knee two years ago, and has
used crutches ever since, received holy
communion from one of the priests, yes
tefday, spent some time in prayer at the
altar andthen, leaving her clutches in the
church, she walked home unaided. She
said she had been praying for nine days
to ST. Anne, that her lameness might be
cured
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-26
GALA DAY AT PEAKS TODAY.

Today the Lewiston and Auburn grocers
will make their annual excursion to
Peaks Island. The party VIII come to the
city over the Maine Central railroad and
take the steamers of the Casco Bay linz
for the islands. Baseball by two well
known clubs, fat mans race, potato race
tug Of war. boxing match, and other
athletic sports for prizes will be INDUCED
in. Band concerts and dancing in the
new hall during the day. Dinner will be
served at the Peaks Island house.