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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-10
Forfeited HIS BOND
Resident of JuareZ Failed to Apper
for Trial i-

Augustine Amparan, arrested some
weeks ago for the theft of bicycle
from the Tanner bicycle store, which
he endeavored to sell to j. r. McGib-
bon. forfeited his bond this
morning by not appearing in the
county court for trial when his case
was called.
The bond was for 5000 and was sign
ed by Max Weber and l. A. Barnes.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-10
Notice.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders and directors of the Ell Paso
Southern Railway company will be
held at the public office of said compa-
ny in the city of Ell Paso, Texas. on
Wednesday, the 18th day of April. 1899.
JOHN p. RAMSEY,
President.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-10

The third anniversary ball of the
Sons of Herman will be given at Chop
in hall Saturday night March 18th.
Tickets 81
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-10
SATISFIED
The Beef Inquiry Board Visited the
pdCkinu Houses.

inquiry visited the meat packing
houses today unaccompanied by Miles's
counsel and expressed themselves as
satisfied with the investigation.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-10

1 was granted letters testamentary by an
order of the county court of Ell Paso County
Texas, on March 10th, 1899, upon the estate Of
J. A. w. Veg farth, deceased. My residence
and post office address is El Paso Texas. All
persons having claims against said estate
must present the same within the time pres
crtbed by law.
G. e. KELLY, Executor.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-10

The county jailer went down to San
Elizario this afternoon after some jai
birds,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-10

The Santa Fe was two hours late 60
Ing out today on account of waiting
for the second section of the Raymond
Whitcomb excursion to come in from
Mexico.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-10
Society Meeting.

The Lsdies'TempleAid Society meets
at the residence of Mrs. Schloss Satur-
day, March 18th, at o. m.
HATTIE Schultz
Secretary
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-10

although he advertised for it.
The blade was very fine one and
was presented to him by his cousin, q
sea captain, who bought it in France.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-10

When you wish the Ell Paso Dairy
company ring up No. 1855.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-10

All my groceries 1 guarantee to be
strictly new and fresh, J. J. O'Neill
4O2 Mesa ave, Lambert's old stand.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-10

Both cattle and mining interests are
looking up at Ruidosa, N. M.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-10
BALL PLAYERS
Are Arriving Every Day at Hudson
Hot SPRINGS.

Chicago ball players are arriving at
Hudson Hot Springs, N. NJ, every day
now to practice for the coming season.
Ham LANCE, Chance, Donahue, De-
mond, Treadle, Everett, Mertes, Truman,
Callahan and Clark have arrived and
other mem bers of the team are expect
in few days.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-10

Tor SALE.-At auction. Ten car loads OF
brood mares and yearlings .wtll positively
be sold at public auction at California sale
stable corner Stanton and Overland streets.
Saturday March 18th at p. N: Sale positive
and without reserve for cash or bankable
notes. M. ], DARLING, Auctiopeer.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-10

COR SALE.--Phonograph complete with
I spring motor. hearing tubes. large horn
and doz records Will be sold for less than
one-third of cost. J. r. McGibbon, 800 Ell Pa
O street,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-10
FOR RENT

Tor RENT-A nicely furnished front room
7 north of track rs North Kansas.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-12-22

nothing less than a stroke OF genius to
think of anything SO appropriate and yet
so much out Of the ordinary.
John asks me to thank you-but 1 must
tell you the story. One evening last week
We had a little chatting dish party after
prayer meeting, and asked John to open
bottle of olives for me. Well, he broke
the small blade Of his knife trying to get
the cork out. He said: II live to get
downtown again I'm going to buy a cork
screw Fortunately. he had neglected to
buy one. and SO your gift seemed to come
straight from Providence. John is very
much pleased. Already he has found use
for It. as 1t happened that he wanted to
open a bottle Of household ammonia the
very first thing this morning.
"As for Fred's lovely books, thank good
ness you didn't send him any more story
books. John and I have been trying to
of reading. The Josephus ought to help
him in the study of his Sunday2school les
sons. We were pleased to observe that he
read it for about an hour this morning.
When you were out here last fall did
SIX for e SSs She insists 9hs ahs
did not but she must have done so, for how
could you have guessed that she wants
pieces Of silk above anything else in the
whole world? The perfectly lovely cravats
which you sent will more than complete
the quilt, and I think that mamma will
get some Of the extra pieces for herself.
Fred and Genevieve send love and kisses.
John insists that you come out to dinner
some Sunday very soon-next Sunday II
you can. After we received your presents
we were quite ashamed of the box we had
sent over to your hotel, but we will try
to make up the difference in heartfelt
gratitude. Don't forget. any Sunday.
Your loving sister.
KATHERINE"
1t would be needless to tell what Mr..
Sidney Payson thought of himself after
he received these letters.-George AIDE.
in Chicago Daily Record.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-12-22
DANGEROUS WORK.
The Dimculty of Coupling an Engine
to a Fast Express Train
in Motion.

Zone of the most scientific pieces of
railroad running l ever saw" said John
Rutgers, former employe of a railroad
company, who has now given up rail-
reading, and is engaged in business at
Milwaukee, FUSED to be done on a road
running an hour and half train from
Philadelphia to this city, and as the
present speed of locomotives had not
then been attained it was somewhat
difficult to get engineers to make
it. The terrific speed maintained, to-
gether with the constant strain of anx-
iety throughout the run, told heavily
on mems nerves, and after taking the
train through few times they had
TO give it up. But to return to the SCI
entific work I started to tell you of.
To make such schedule every min
ute that could be saved was counted.
Princeton grade was one drawback to
the run. 1t was long and heavy, and an
inevitable delay always ensued there.
To stop and couple on another engine
would not help, matters, as the time
necessary for the stop more than
equaled the extra time required to
climb the grade. Finally they tried
coupling on the extra engine when
running at full speed, and the plan
worked to perfection as long as the
train was kept up. 1t was one of the
most beautiful pieces of work ever
saw. The extra engine would be rum
ming quietly along several miles from
the grade, and when the express came
in sight the speed of the extra would be
at once increased until it was greater
than that of the oncoming train. Then
little by little the engineer would de-
crease the speed and drop back until
engine and train would come together
as gently as a feather floats to earth.
A man stationed on the cowcatcher
would couple the two engines together.
and their united strength would whisk
the train up the grade with scarcely any
abatement of speed. The grade sur.
mounted, the forward engine would
then be uncoupled and would run for.
ward at top speed until it came to a
switch which was open and waitina
for it. Into this it would run, the
switch would be closed, and moment
later the fast express would thunder bv
on its way to its destination. It was a
pretty and scientific sight, and if you
realized the attendant danger a thrill.
ing one as well to watch."-N. Y. Trih.
une.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-12-22
WHY JIMMY RAN AWAY.
How He Made Two Young Hearts
Happy on a Christmas
Day.

"Why, Jimmy, where half you been?"
said Bessie, as her six-year-old little
brother came soberly into the room.
Mamma has been scared almos' to def
over you-'cause you ruined away. an
on Chris'mus day, too. don't see how
you could do It'll"
"Well, you don't, don't yuh? JUS
come over here in the corner where
nobody kin hear us an I'll tell yuh.
"You know las night when me and
papa was comm home from seeing
Santa Claus downtown. JUS as we
passed the alley seen Pete, the news
boy, an his little sister sittin' in their
box. You know I've .tor you, Bessie.
they lives in a dry goods box an they
amt got muffin but straw to sleep on.
An last night when we went by I saw
that they had tied strings to two O.
their shoes and hanged 'em up on to
the box. They didn't have no stockin's
I guess. An you know 1 jes' thought
Santa Claus would up an forget them
shoes, not KNOWN they was meant fer
stockin's, you know. So I JUS ran
down there and filed 'em full O. things
from our Christmas tree. They was
out, both sellin' papers, 1 think, but
waited aroun' the corner till they came
back, an say. Bessie, but they was aw-
fully tickled.''
"But why didn't you tell me. Jimmy,
an I'd Nv sent one of my dolls?"
ooh, 1 knew you would, Bessie, but
you wasn't aroun', so JUS took one
anyway an put it with lot O. my stuff.
don't care if did get scolded fer run.
MIN away."-Detroit Free Press.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-12-22

tives. He had promised his sister that
he would remember every one in the
list. But he was under no obligation
to give presents which would be well
come and appropriate. Why not give
to each of his relatives some present
which would be entirely useless, inap-
propriate and superfuous? 1t would
serve them right for involving him in
the fool performances of the Christ
mas season. It would be a burlesque
on the whole foolish custom of Christ
mas giving. 1t would irritate and puz-
zle his relatives and probably deepen
their hatred of him. At any rate, it
would be a satire on silly tradition,
and, thank goodness, it wouldn't be con-
ventional.
" Mr.. Sidney Payson went in to the first
department store and found himself at
the book counter.
"Have you any work which would be
appropriate for an elderly gentleman
of studious habits and deep religious
convictions he asked.
eve have here the works of Flavius
Josephus in two Volumes" replied the
young woman.
"All right; I'll take Them" he said.
Il want them for my nephew Fred. He
likes Indian stories.''
The salesgirl looked at him wonder
ingly.
'Now, then, want a love story" said
Mr.. Payson. II have a maiden sister
who is president of Browning club
and writes essays about Ibsen. want
to give her a book that tells about a
girl named Mabel who is loved by Sir
Ronald Something-or-Other. Give me
a book that is full Of hugs and kisses
and heaving bosoms and all that sort
of rot. Get just as far away from Ibsen
and Howells and Henry James as you
can possibly get"
Here is book that all the girls in
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that's good. want eight of them
oh, any eight will do. I want them
for a small niece of mine-a little girl
about six years old"
Without indicating the least surprise
the salesman wrapped up the cravats.
NEY PAYSON IN ACKNOWLEDGMEN
OF HIS CHRISTMAS PRESENTS:
Chicago. ILL.,. Dec. N.-Dear Brother:
Pardon me for not having acknowledged
the receipt OF your Christmas present. The
fact is that since the skates came 1 have
been devoting SO much Of my time to the
reacQuiring of one of my early accomplish
ments that I have not had much time for
writing. I wish could express to you the
delight felt when opened the box and
saw that you had sent me pair of skates.
1t was just as If yen had said to me: VIII.
my boy, some people may think that you
are getting on in years, but 1 know that
you're just the same as ever I suddenly
remembered that the presents which l had
been receiving for several Christmases
were intended for an old man. I have re-
ceived easy-chairs, slippers, muff1ers,
smoking jackets and the like. When re-
ceived the pair OF skates from you l felt
that 20 years had been lifted off of my
shoulders How in the world did you ever
happen to think of them? Did you really
believe that my skating days were not
over? Well, they're not. I went to the
pond in Washington park on Christmas
day and had more fun for two hours than
I've had in six months. My ankles were
rather weak and fell down twice, FORUM
ately without any serious damage to my
self or the ice, but managed to get around
and before left skated with MASKING
pretty girl. WE'LL Sid. have you to thank.
I never would have ventured on skates
again If it had not been for the beautiful
pair which you sent me. I was little
stiff yesterday, but this morning went
out again and had dandy time. I owe the
renewal of my youth to you. Thank you
many times, and believe me to be, as ever.
your affectionate brother.
"WILLIAM."
Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 26.-Dear Brother:
The secret is out! I suspected it all the
time. 1t is needless for you to offer denial.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-12-22

the store say is very good" replied the
young woman. 1t is called 'Virgie's
Betrothal; or, the Stranger at Birch
wood Manor It's by Imogene Sybil
Beauclerc."
IF it's what it sounds to be it's just
what I want" said Mr.. Paysors showing
his teeth at the young woman with a
devilish glee. "You say the girls here
in the store like it?''
Eyes; Miss Simmons, in the hand
kerchief-box department, says it's just
grand"
"All right. I'll take it,
He felt his happiness rising as he
went out of the store. His joy shone in
his face as he stood at the skate coun-
ter.
81 have brother who is 46 years old
and rather fat" he said to the sales
man. II don't suppose he's been on
the ice in 25 years. He wears a No. 9
shoe. Give me pair of skates for him"
A few minutes later he stood at the
silk counter.
''\Vhat are those things?" he asked,
pointing to some gayly colored silks
folded in boxes.
"Those are scarfs."
"Well, if you've got one that has all
the colors of the rainbow in it I'll take
it. ] want one with lots of yellow and
red and green in it. / want something
that you can hear across the street.
You see, have a sister who prides her
self on her quiet taste. Her costumes
are marked by what you call 'unobtru-
sive elegance Well, think she'd die
rather than wear one of those things,
SO want the biggest and noisiest one
in the whole lott
The girl didn't know what to make
of Mr.. Payson's strange remarks, but
she was too busy to be kept wondering.
Mr.. Payson's sisters husband is the
president of church temperance So
ciety, so Mr.. Payson bought him buck
horn corkscrew.
There was one more present to buy.
LET me see," said Mr.. Payson. "What
is there that could be of no earthly use
to girl six years old?"
Even as he spoke his eye fell on a
| sign: Bargain sale of neckwear."
| 81 don't believe she would care for
cravats." he said. 81 think I'll buy some
for her"
He saw box of large cravats marked
"25 cents each."
"Why are these so cheap?" he asked
"Well, to tell the truth, they're out
of STYLE"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-12-22
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Refreshments are not served at par
ties because guests are hungry, but be-
cause people drop their reserve wnen
eating begins and become soclaDie'
A firm in America is turning out
large quantities of paper tiles when
are used for roofing. They are re-
ported to be hard and tough, and the
glazing appears to be of the nature OF
Japanese lac. They are said to be ex-
ceedingly cheap, and can be fashioned
in any color or shape to suit the pur-
chaser.
According to official reports the
weight of paid mail matter original
ing in Chicago during the IS days be-
when the mails were officially weighed
by the government, was 1852 tons
Counting government free mail,
pouches and sacks, the total weight
was 1916 tons. During the same Pc
Rod the postal receipts from stamps
and postal cards was $663,94S.
1t is proposed owing to the number
of accidents that occur each year that
the Maine legislature pass law pro-
hibiting the wearing by hunters OF
buff-colored clothes which may be mis-
taken at distance for a deer. Ordi-
nary hunting clothes are the worst
possible thing for a man to wear in
the northern woods. Accidents have
been most frequent and several hun
ters are killed annually, often being
shot by their friends, who think they
see a deer.
Great Salt lake is receding on ac-
count of the excessive drain made
upon it by irrigation enterprises. This
take is not fed by underground
springs, but by the Jordan and other
rivers, and when the waters of these
streams are intercepted by irrigation
purposes the water supply of the Salt
AXE is, of course, diminished so that
the evaporation which is constantly
going on is not made up by a new
supply. In time it looks as if the lake
will be only bed of dry salt.
The director of the meteorological
observatory on Mount Blanc has been
considering the advisability of INSTALL
ng the Marconi wireless telegraphy
system upon the mountain. The ordi-
Gary: system of. telegraphy is used nor
mally, but the great snow drifts have
played havoc with the telegraph wires.
It is believed that the wireless system
of telegraphy would prove not only
valuable from scientific point of
view, but would also increase the
safety of travellers upon the noun
tain.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-12-22
Sharp Reply of a Woman Doctor

DIR. Emily Blackwell, one of the pio-
neers of her sex in medicine, heard a
young physician deliver fierce dia-
tribe against opening the doors of the
profession to women. When he ceased,
she asked: "Will you please tell me
one reason why they should not prac-
tice medicine?" Certainly, madam;
they haven't the muscle, the Drawn, the
physical strength" 81 see, sir. Your
conception of sick room is slaughter
house; mine is ."-Cleveland Leader.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-12-22
Fittingly Rebuked.

The colored regulars in the Philip
pines appear to be as quick at repartee
as they are prompt to obey orders. A
black sergeant who was hailed by a
breezy western volunteer: "Well, mig.
what are you going to do here?" re.
piled: "We're going to take up the
white mans burden, 1 suppose" and
the conversation drifted into other
channels.
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Sometimes when you have acted the cynic
1 have almost believed that you were sim
cere until have observed in you some
thing which told me that underneath your
assumed Indifference there was a genial
current Of the romantic sentiment OF the
youth and the lover. How can I be In
doubt after receiving your little book-a
love story?
81 knew. Sidney dear. that you would re-
member me at Christmas. You have al
ways been the soul of thoughtfulness, es-
pecially to those Of us who understood you.
/ must confess, however, that I expected
you to do the deadly conventional thing
and send me something heavy and serious.
I knew it would be book. All of my
friends send me books. That comes of
being president Of a literary club. But
you are the only one, Sidney, who had the
rare and kindly. judgment to appeal to the
woman and not to the club president. Be
cause 1 am interested in a serious literary
movement it need not follow that 1 want
my whole life to be overshadowed by the
giants Of the literary kingdom. Although
1 would not dare confess it to Mrs. Peabody
or Mrs. Hutchens, there are times when
/ like to spend an afternoon with an old
fashioned love story.
"You are a bachelor, Sidney, and 1 have
long since ceased to flush at the casual
mention of old maid 1t was not for us
to know the bitter-sweet experiences Of
courtship and marriage, and you will re-
MEMBER tndt we nave SOLuetiiueS pllleu lue
infatuation of sweethearts and have felt
rather superior in our freedom. And yet,
Sidney, if we chose to be perfectly candid
with each other, 1 dare say that both Of
us would confess to having known some
thing about that which men call love.
We might confess that we had felt it's
subtle influence. We might even admit
that sometimes we pause in our lonely
lives and wonder what, might have been
and whether it would not have been better.
after all. I am afraid that I am writing
like a sentimental schoolgirl, but you must
know that have been reading your charm
ing little book, and it has come to me as a
message from you. Is it not really con-
fession, Sidney?
You have made me very happy, dear
brother. feel more closely drawn to you
than at any time since we were all to-
gether at Christmas, at the old home on
loving sister,
GERTRUDE"
Chicago, Ill. Dec. 25-Dear Brother:
Greetings to you from the happiest house.
hold in Chicago. thanks to a generous
Santa Claus in the gu1se of Uncle Sidney.
I must begin by thanking you on my own
account. How in the world did you ever
learn that Roman colors mad come in
again? 1 have always heard that men did
not follow the styles and could Eot be
trusted to select anything for woman.
, but it is libel, a base libel, for the scarf
which you sent is quite the most beautiful
thing I have received this Christmas.
have 1t draped over the large picture in tho
parlor, and it is the envy Of every one who
has been in to-day. A thousand. thousand
thanks, dear Sidney. 1t was perfectly
sweet Of you to remember me, and call 1t
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Mrs. Goodman-It was very lovely of
Aunt Laura to send you such nice and
expensive present. A house jacket is
just what you needed.
Mr.. Goodman-That's all right, per-
haps; but it makes me feel like a cheap
affair when I remember 1 sent her ONLY
a measly box of toilet soap.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-12-22
Thi. Happened in Pitt.burxh.

Hotel Guest (as fire alarm sounds,-
Does the fire department here have
any difficulty in locating fire?
Landlord-Not any more than in
any other city, suppose. But WIN
do you ask?
'Well, it's so smoky here don't az.
how they ever find the fire."-Chicapo
Evening News.
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Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 26.-Dear Brother:
The secret Is out! I suspected it all the
time. It is needless for you to offer denial.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-03-30
Money in Sweet Potatoes.

1insolnton Journal.
Calvin and Luther shrum, two live
and progressive farmers OF this town
sklp, have demonstrated that there is
big money to be made in raising sweet
potatoes. Last year they raised 1,O4O
bushels on three acres of land. OF
this crop they fed 200 bushels of the
smaller potatoes and those bruised Or
cut in harvesting, to their horses, COWS
and stock, and say that as stock food
they find the potato better than corn.
OF the remainder of the crop, 600
bushels were stored in specially con-
s.ructed potato house for market in.
TIC spring and 200 bushels for their
own use were stored in cellars. The
house used for storage has double walls
twelve inches apart on the sides and
Overhead, filled in between with dry
sawdust. The flour is raised ten inches
and carefully packed down and covered
with cement. In this house the DO
tatoes keep perfectly sound all winter.
The Messrs. Shrum did not begin sell
ling potatoes until the middle of Feb
rusry and are finding ready sale for
them at 10 cants per bushel. They
will make about $3.50 in money from
their three-acre potato field after sup
plying their families and saving 200
bushels OF corn.