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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-09

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by the vibration of some sounding body.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17
He Was Surprised.

Some three years ago an engineer on
the G. b. staked q friend to the
amount of $4,000 and sent him to the
KlOndike to make fortune.
The man departed with a promise that
he would be faithful in all promises
and that he would search all the ex-
IRENE north country in an
effort to find the hidden fortunes.
Months and months elapsed but
the engineer heard nothing of the
man he had given the money to.
A year elapsed and still no ward was
received. The engineer then lost all
hope of ever finding the man or the
money. Imagine his surprise when
the other day the man to whom the
engineer had loaned the $500 90 walk
ed up to him Cd the street and told him
that he had the $685. 90 and was ready
to pay it back. The engineer gasped for
breath for q moment and after recover
ing himself fully accepted the money
with many thanks. The man told the
story of his life in the Klondike re-
gions and how he was too busy to write
back here. He said that he had three
good claims up there and that as soon
as he found sale for them he would
divide the money he realized from the
sale with the engineer. It was the
biggest surprise the engineer has been
treated to since he was barefOoted
boy and he is congratulatiug himself
on his good fortune.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17
MUST HAVE DEEP WATER.
Commerce Imperatively Demands
Improving of Buffalo BAYOU,

Colonel w. r. Martin, superint end
ent of the Ell Paso division OF the
Southern Pacific railroad, le1t
Houston yesterday morning Tor
his home. In conversing with
Post reporter at the Central depot he
expressed a hope that congress would
comply with the growing demands OF
commerce by making ample and speedy
appropriations for the improvement OF
Buffalo BAYOU. cit has got to come,
he remarked. ''and the sooner the bet
ter. Houston has grown too big and
too nfuential to be thwarted In the
carving out of this great scheme.
Galveston is not prepared to take care
of the increasing volume that is wait
ing at our doors for transportation.
The section needs an outlet to the sea,
and deep water at Houston Is the To-
gicsl remedy. The expense OF build
ING ship channel here Is mere
bagatelle compared with the benefits
it would confer; and If the people OF
Manchester, England, can construct q
ship channel through high and dry
land from their city to the sea fifteen
miles in Qength) and make the enter
prise prof able and successful, as they
have done, it seems to me the United
States government should not hesitate
in depending and widening an inlet OF
the ocean that is already almost com
pleted by nature. Houston Post.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17

a chair. NOW, feel mere, ne saIu.
rointing to his left breast. The pulsa-
tions of a heart could be felt easily.
They came from the same place that ev-
erybody elses heart beats come from.
"Now feel here said the old man, in
dicating his right breast. Sure enough,
another beating, inst as clear and free
as the other, could De felt.
"Those are my two hearts, said the
old man, "and that's why I've lived SO
long. They have divided among them
the work of keeping this old body going.
I've got two breastbones and two sets
of ribs" explained King, Zone behind
the other. 1 can drop the rear ones down
over my stomach. The doctors say I'm
the only man in the world who can 90
it. l first noticed this when l was
ooy. special Philadelphia Press.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17

coat of ice formed on the Rio Grande
and it was used by great many who
wished to cross the line. Yesterday a
Mexican and his wife appeared on the
north bank of the river and after
viewing the situation for
short time the woman started to cross
in one direction and the man in an
other. AS usual the man used the best
Judgment and crossed the river all
right but the woman was not quite so
fortunate, When she reached point
in the middle of the river the ice gave
way and down she went with the US
ual female scream. The husband
looked on but offered to assistance, but
the Santa Fee bridge crew which was
working close by rushed to the rescue
of the distressed female with rope
and she was :soon landed safely on
terra fierma. She thanked her res
cuers very gracefully and cursed her
husband good and plenty.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17
An Interesting Character.

The call boy is by far the most in
teresting of railroad employees. He is
ever watchful of his duties and as
general thing he must listen to the
trials and tribulations OF all the rail-
road men with whom he comes in con-
tact. He is hustled to the four points
of the compass in his efforts to get out
this crew or that crew for outgoing
trains. He forces his way through the
beating storms to arouse his men at all
hours of night, perhaps only to hear
harsh words for arOusing them from
their peaceful slum Der. Then, too, often
times after he has gone long distance
to call man and the weather Is not
exactly right the boy is told that he
must get another man. The call boy
then turns his face in anotherdlrect1on
and speeds away without murmur.
This is the life of the boys who are
employed by the railroad companies to
cali the crews and if there were ten
times the honor bestowed on them as
already is they would not then have
half that is due them.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17
CONKTJNG M'GARRY SUFFER- & DREHNER
LINK AND PIN.

conductor on the Santa Fe out of this
point. Not being exactly suited to the
trials and atribulations OF this
western country he went east
as far as Kansas City and there
secured employment. All these years
he has been looking out for a "better
half and at last found the object OF
his affection. He is going to the City
of Mexico to be married and j. j. Nc
Donald, who is to be the principal
witness to the marriage, told
a HERALD reporter this morning
that Mr.. Russell was'OgoinR to
the city of Mexico to marry girl with
whom he was we'll acquainted. He
said that Mr.. Russell's wife was one OF
the best to be found in the land. 'She
has worked on the extreme south ex-
tension OF the Mexican Central for the
last forty years." said he, land L am
more than convinced that she can well
provide for him; she has fought
many prize fights and the only
marks she carries are q wooden
leg and false teeth. In other respects
she is doing quite WE'LL" The bridal
party will spend only few days In the
City of Mexico and then go to San
Francisco, where they will spend a
few days and be at home to their
friends in Kansas City by January
first.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17
Goinu To Fort Apache.

The Santa Fe annex stock pen was
crowded with horses yesterday en-
route from San Antonio to Fort Apa-
che, Arizona. Two soldiers were in
charge of the elk cars which we're oc-
cupied by the horses and they were
very tired of their job. They said that
they had only brought 10 days rations
with them and that they were nearly
out of food. The weather they said
had been very bad and made life al
most not worth living. They fed the
horses here and said they would
again feed them at Albuquerque, and
then if DO delay was encountered they
would go to Fort Apache without again
being fed. The soldiers hope to be in
San Antonio by Christmas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17
Sparks From T he Engine.

F. B. McKercher, assistant general
manager of the Mexican Central, went
south over that line yesterday.
A car load of fine horses went across
the river Yesterday afternoon and will
be shipped to the City OF Mexico to j.
Il. Hampson, the railway msgnate
There were 80 transfer cars sent over
to the Mexican Central yesterday
afternoon among which were eleven
cars of coal and two car loads CT cattle.
J. J. Ryan, superintendent of motive
power of the Atlantic system, who has
been in the city for the past few days,
returned to Houston yesterday after
noon.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new railroad bridge over the Rio
Grande at this point. The pile driver
b as sunk pilings the entire width of the
river regardless of the bad weather
and high water.
All who knew anything concerning
the accident which happened to the
Mexican in the Santa Fee yards Thurs
day evening were ordered to make a
report of the same this morning. The
injured Mexican is getting along nice
ly at Hotel Dieu.
w. r. Wall, who has been for some
time past employed as night caller for
the G. H., has been promoted to day
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17
MAN WITH TWO HEARTS.

New Bedford (NIass1 Man Is n Won
derful Anatomical Specimen.
A man with two hearts and two sets
of ribs, to say nothing of a double
breastbone, is stopping in Plainfield, N.
J. His name is William King, and he
halls from New Bedford, Mass. He de-
clares that he has SO children and SO
many grandchildren and great grand
children that he has lost track of them.
He says he is over century old.
King has been written about in the
medical journals abroad for many years.
He is coal black negro. He arrived in
PIainfeld few days ago on visit to
his cousin, Thomas Martin, who is ward
en- of the Jail there. With him he
brought letters from half a dozen French
savants and from DR.. NJ. b. Long, of
the Massachusetts General hospital, who
vouched for the mans possession OF two
hearts and two breastbones.
A reporter saw King recently. He
was perfectly willing to talk about
himself and to show the marvellous
1uKo &C his anatomy. Barring his
.reast and his stomach. be sat dow !.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17

caller and he went to work this morn
ing in that capacity. Mr.. Wall is q
favorite am ong the railroad men and
he was being congratulated today on
all sides.
A train consisting of ten cars OF hogs
will arrived over the Santa Fe tomor-
row morning. They will be inspected
and sent across the river to be shipped
to Morris g. Butt at the city OF Mex
leo. This is the third train that has
passed through his point for Morris q
Butt within the last three weeks.
A car load OF Christmas trees arriv-
ed over the G.. 81. yesterday from San
Antonio to be distributed among the
heads of the various departments On
this end of the line. They are of a
very fine quality of trees and are great
ly appreciated by those who received
them. The G. H. company does this
every year and the heads of the depart
ments feel very grateful to the COM
pany for so doing.
N. II. Parsons, the genial auditor
and general superintendent of the X.
G. & E. P, was circulating among his
many friends today with his pockets
lined with cigars. When questioned
as to the cause of all his hilarity he in
variably informed the questlOner that
it was nine-pound boy and that the
mother was doing fine. He was con-
graduated on all sides on his good for
tune with the best wishes for the
future of all concerned.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17
Balance All.

There wac q new club organized at
the G. h. shops yesterday and it will
be christened the ''Sunset Social
Club in a few davs. IL has been
decided to give a grand masquerade
ball on new years eve and the party
invited TO this event will be limited to
forty couples. The boys propose to
make out list Of the men they wish
to have present on that occasion and
have it completed by the noon OF the
Both day of this month. No one will
be allowed on the floor who Is not
masked except the floor managers and
all the dancers will be compelled
to remove their masks at IL O'Clock.
There will be committee at the door
and all will be requested to lift their
masks at this point 80 IS to satisfy the
doorkeeper that they have been invited
and that their names are on the list.
/ The boys will spare no pains in maxim
| this dance grand success aud invita-.
| tions will be issued SO as to give all
ample time to prepare their costumes.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17
Getting the Pass Business Down to
a Fine Point.

For the ensuing year the falIroHu
companies, through their pass agree
ment, are endeavoriug to reduce the
issuance offree transportation to a fine
point.
The following Is q synopsis OF the
agreement on the subject recently en-
tered into by the Western trunk line
roads.
The intent of this agreement is, to
limit the issuance OF free transporta-
tion-which is understood to include
not only annual and time passes, but
also trip passes, trip tlckets, mleags
and al lother forms of free or raduced
Observation-Disclosures far as the same can
be done with due regard to the In
terests of the roads composing this or
ranization, and it is distinctly UNDER
stood and agreed that no free or re-
duced transportation shall be issued
to influence the securing or routing OF
business. >,
No annual, time or trip passes shall
he issued to employees of foreign roads
or their families, including members
of this agreement, unless request Is
signed by the president, vice president,
general manager or general super1n-
PENDENT Notice to this effect, which
shall also include request upon con-
Meeting lines not to honor applications
for employees or their families, OF ROADS
parties hereto, unless signed by an
officer of the rank indicated, to be pre-
pared by the chairman and sent in
dividualiy by members to other roads.
No annual, time or trip passes shall
be issued to representatives OF street
or cable railway companies; no repre-
sentatives of foreign lines occupying
the position of coal sales agents or coal
agents, or those engaged in other COM
mercial business; nor to representa-
tives of refrigerator, tank liue and 9TH
err private car companies. not owned
or controlled by railroad companies.
Un,ess special reasons therefor are
furnished the committee, exchanges OF
annual, time or trip passes will not be
made with railway lines of less than
fifty miles (unless a direct connection
and lines of less than 100 miles will
not be granted more than three an.
nuals.
Business men or shippers, or those
in position to inhueDce business, shall
not furnished transportation as bonds
men or as directors in local or Ruxlila
nv companies; nor shall shippers of an
kind be placed on the pay rolls OF eth
er company party hereto, for the pur
pose or with the result OF furnishing
them with transportation. Should an!
company find itself unable to conform
strictly to the foregoing rule regard
ing bondsmen and directors, 1t shall
report it's disabilities to the local com
mittee and confer with interested lines
to the end that such transportation
shall be reduced to a minimum.
Inasmuch as it is the gractice o
aome presidentsf vice presidents gen
eral managers and general superinten
ents to have their signatures 1.-the
graphed upon requests for annual, tim
or trip passes, the same to be recogni7
ed oniy when countersigned by an Of
fioisl designated. such as assistant
presid~ Mt general managers assistant
etc.-Globe Democrar.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17
HOLIDAY Excursion Rates. "

December "a, %, %, 81. January l
and the "Ssnta Fee Route'' will sell
round trip tickets to all points on their
line in New Mexico at rate of one fare.
with return limit January fourth.
Call at City Ticket Office, or depot.
F. B, HOUGHTON.
General Agent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17

"There goes the bravest man In the
army" said the old Kaiser Wilhelm on the
battlefield of Sadowa, as a pale young OIL
Ger cheered his men on to the charge. He
is terribly afraid of being shot, and he
knows 1t, but he loves his duty and coun-
trv more than his personal safety, and
that is what makes him lead his men on
so calamity"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17
A Severe Accident.

Ray Pollard was severely injured
yesterday by being struck with piece
of timber which he was running
through the planning mill at Buchanan
& Powers mill.
The piece of wood jumped backward
and struck him on the leg above the
knee, injecting a very severe bruise.
Pollard WAS out this morning but
walked with q pronounced limp.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17

Two sizes copper bottom WAS hoilers
Is and IS cents.
Copper rim tea kettle 60 cents.
Granite tea kettle -
Of. granite dish pan 40 cents.
IA Of so
Granite wash basin Is I"
FOSTER, Rec, 402 Mesa.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17
Notice to Contractors:

Plans and specifications for the new
City Hall building will be ready for
contractors on Friday. Dec. %, 1898.
Maydwell & McClintOck. Rooms
% & "a Sheldon Block.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17
ALonu Lost FaVorlte.

There arrived in the city today
great favorite in railroad circles OF
eighteen yeas ago. His name Is Fred
Russell and IN 1881 he was fsvorite
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17

Oysters in every style is specially
at Smiths Creamery
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17

POSTAL s M
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17

w. r. Wall, who has been for come
time past employed as night caller for
the G.. H, has been promoted to day
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-02-23

thing about the pleasure it gave him to
aid a relative of his distinguished
friend at Washington.
"At that time | was very fond of a
snowy uniform, and it vexed my child
ish mind to see my friend the general
always dressed so shabbily. His staff
officers presented better appearance,
and some of them were really gorgeous
in their spectacular rig.
'"The other boys and the negroes
agreed with me that the commander
must be in very hard luck or he would
certainly dress better. Still, l was
then convinced that he was wonder
fully wise man. With my pockets full
of his loaf sugar, which had surrepti-
tiously abstracted from the pantry,
would have been ungrateful if l had
formed any other opinion.
sherman left the city and marched
onward through the Carolinas, and
that ended the war.
"No, never saw him again. Ny fa
ther died, and lived in different places
my work keeping me so busy that
had no time to think of the general OF
anybody else not connected with my
immediate business. wish now that
l had seen him before he passed away
AS it is, l can only recall him as he ap
peared to my boyish and wondering
eyes, under circumstances which die
not give me an opportunity to study
him. No matter what may be said o.
his conduct in war, cannot help lik
Ing him. He was a good friend, jus
when we most needed one."-Chicagt
Times-Herald.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-02-23
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Baggage checked through 10 destination. On
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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-02-23
RoNEY MEREDITH.
A Soldier Boy Who Was Not Easily
Scnred.


'I received letter the other day."
said the major, announcing the death
of Bony Meredith. He was one OF the
most earnest, and at the same time one
of the drollest men in the company.
His zeal and loyalty were like the re-
ligious zeal and devotion of the old
Roundheads, and yet he was one of
the most picturesque swearers in the
regiment. He always looked like a
man in poor health, and yet he had
more courage and endurance than most
men in splendid health. His coun-
tenance was of the most serious cast,
but he had a keen sense q; humor,
manifesting itself in twinkle OF the
eye and curl of the lips that gave him
the reputation of wag.
81 remember him in scores of cases
where his courage was of the finest,
but on first thought he comes into my
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-02-23
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
SHERMAN IN SAVANNAH.
A Southern Mans RecOIlectiOns of
the Great Soldier.

A Southern Mans RecOIIectiOns of
the Great Soldier.
Frank L. Stanton, the popular Geor-
gia poet, always speaks up for Gen.
Sherman when he hears any severe
criticism of that famous commanders
methods.
The story told by Stanton has never
found its way into print, but it de
serves place among the minor Incl
dents and "reminiscences of the war
period.
"When Savannah fell" said Stanton,
II was little chap about eight years
cid. The confusion and tumult in the
streets frightened me, and was afraid
to go very far from the house.
Young as l was, understood that
something very serious had occurred.
I1stead of seeing confederate soldiers
parading the streets with a few fed
eral prisoners, l saw thousands of fed
erals swarming through the town, and
they had a great many confederates
under guard.
"The situation had been reversed;
that was plain, even to a child.
"My father was very i'll, in the last
stages of consumption, and my mother
was worn out with anxiety and the
cares of the household. Our neighbors
were panic-stricken and everybody
seemed to be expecting some awful
calamity.
"Penned up there as we had been for
q long time, without supplies and with
out any money except worthless con-
federate currency, the outlook was
gloomy enough. How was my sick fa-
ther to get the things he needed? That
was the problem with my mother.
Somebody told Gen. Sherman about
my father, and mentioned the fact
that he was a kinsman of very dis
tnguished and powerful officer on the
union side.
"One day when entered my fathers
room 1 found three federal officers sit
ting there in pleasant conversation
with the invalid and my mother.
81 was scared and started to run,
but one of the strangers, middle-aged
man with roughly trimmed brown
beard, called me back. He asked my
name, and before / knew it had me on
his knee, and he said so many nice
things to me that took quite fancy
to him.
"He was Gen. Sherman, and he had
called with two of his staff officers to
see my father. When the visitors left
the general told my mother at the door
that he knew all about the inconven,
iences Of siege, and insisted upon
sending from the army stores some
| thing that would suit sick man.
"Under the circumstances such an Of
fer could not be declined. 1t was 9
| picnic for the children of the family
1 can tell you.
"After that, while the general wa;
in the city something was sent to the
house every day. Brandy, wine, LOAF
sugar, lemons, beef, chickens, coffee
vegetables, and don't know what else
came in generous quantities. We had &
plenty for the family and for ouf
nearest neighbors.
'Nor was that all. The general SEN
one of the best physicians in the hos
pital service, and the last days of my
father were made far more comfortable
than we had hoped for under the ad
verse conditions Of those dark days.
Gen. Sherman came to the hous'
once more before he left Savannah.
cannot remember what he said, bu
lie was sympathetic, and he said some
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-02-23

Mrs. Figg-Tommy. I am horrified.
To think that you would cut the cats
tail off! Is that living up to the golden
rule?
Tommy-Course it is. If I had a tail
I'd want somebody to cut II off.,-ln'
dianapolis Journal.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-02-23
Bishop McCabe, of New York, on Dr.
James Headache Powders.

Bishop McCabe, OF New York, on Dr.
James Headache Powders.
with regard to DR.. James Headache
Powders, have no hesitation in COM
mending them to suffers from headache.
They relieve pain speedily, and 1 have
never known anyone to be harmed by
their use have been great suffer
from headache In my life, but have
almost gotten rid Of it by the constant
use Of hot water and fruit, and by doing
without coffee. The DR.. James Head
ache Powders have, however, greatly re-
lieved me at times. and l never allow
myself to be without them, and have
recommended them to others freely.
G. G. McCABE,"
For sale by j. W. HOughtOn.