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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-09-20

of Ourtown, Wis, whose portrait appears
above, writes II have been troubled for
years with scrofula causing open legs and
sweliings Of the neck--a tumor weighing
several pounds upon my neck caused me
considerable worry aud anxi ty-l con-
suited physicians for miles around and the
many scars on my neck show how often
they felt obliged to cut and lance it,
hal three holes In my right leg and in
spite of constant treatment could get only
temporary relief A friend having used
ysur Swadish Essence as God purifier
urged me- to try it; Gid so and after taking
the first bottle felt the change in my entire
system. have not had Il doctor since.
The tntuor soon dried up, nv neck is now
of normal size, my legs nre all healed up,
and in every way ! am q. Eound q man as
Uncle Sam can ever Want TO drive the
Spnpiards out of Cubn
| shall never permit my family to Go
without this great household remedy as it
saves SO mIny doctor bills throughout the
year.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-09-20

Ell Paso, Tex, Sept 9.-The court at
Juarez. Mex, has completed the hear
ing of John Keeton, wanted at Coleman
Junction, Tex, to answer an indict-
ment for attempted train robbery and
completely in the killing of the fireman
at The same time, and The prisoner will
be surrendered to the United States au-
thorities within a few days Keeton
has been in Jail at Juarez for several
months and from the first expressed
Willingness to return to Texas and stand
trial.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-09-20

Houston, Sept 0. Receipts are be-
ginning to fall off at the country towns,
evidencing the fact that farmers are
holding their cotton for better prices
The drouth continues in north and
central Texas and the prospect for a
top,crop is now sosslimthat it need not
be counted ON, An estimate of $500,
600 ibales for Texas is now regarded as
conservative and many guessers are
cutting it as low as 2.3n0,O00. Several
representatives Of Liverpool firms are
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-09-20

Jackson, Miss. Sept. 1.-THE state
board of health Sunday night declared
the state of Mississippi quarantined
against New Orleans effective Monday
at noon. The quarantine does not apply
to freight and no funligation Of the
mails will be required. All passengers
trains will carry inspectors under the
supervision OF the marine hospital serv
ice and will be somewhat delayed.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-09-20

Great Britain and the United States
bear the whole responsibility for the
failure of the peace conference to do
anything Of practical nature AL
though 1t was well known that there
was no chance Of preventing war;
there was at least the prospect of rob
bling war Of its most horrible features.
Great Britain and the United States
in claiming the liberty to aggravate
the terrors of war, have behaved like
regular brigands. -Paris PaDer.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-09-20

simla, Sept, 9.-The troops here are
holding themselves in readiness, having
been warned they will be ordered to en-
bark for South Africa. Transports are
being engaged and it is expected that
the first regiment will start within 10
days. the scheme for their removal is
perfectly matured.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-09-20
Ten Thousand British Soldiers Will
Go TO South Africa.
ENGLAND'S REFUSAL.
An Ultimatum TO Go to The TransyaaI
Declining to Relinquish Suze-
rainty-English Cabinet
" Connects Actions.

London, Sept o. tt is understood
that the result Of the cabinet meeting
established three facts: Parliament will
not be summoned The reserves will
not be called out. Ten thousand troops
will be sent to South Africa.
A reporter of the Associated Press has
learned that a strongly wordcd dispatch
has been sent to The Transvaal which
will be published Immediately on it's de-
livery there
No official account has been issued Of
Fridays cabinet meeting Apd it is high
liz imp Z a,aassu I|n11.siia.,
mitted to appear. From Authoritative
sources we are ina positionlto state with
what we believe to be substantial accu
racy, the result of their momentous de-
liber atoms. There is every reason to
believe that Mr.. Chamberlain's dispatch
was found to contain telling eXposi-
ton of the British case with point
blank refusal to entertain the Boer pro-
posal that England should relinquish
suzerainty over The Transvaal and a
pertinent reminder that the offer of a
joint inquiry into the franchise propo-
eals cannot remain open infinitely.
Though not an ultimatnm in form, the
dispatch will be one in effect, since it
may be expected to contain astrong hint
that 70 answer will be accepted which
is evasive or unfevorable in any essen
tial condition.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-09-20

Jackson, Miss, Sept 1l.'-One ease oil
yellow fever in Jackson was officially
reporte to the state board OF healrh
Sunday afternoon. This patient is d.
P. Porter, city clerk. DR.. Murray OF
the Marine hospital service, confirms
the diagnosis and in his report to Sur
geon General Wyman says that the
case is of very malignant type and
the patient is not expected to live.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-09-20

Austin, Sept. 9--The water in Lake
Mcdonald continues to fall. Itai now
almost eightfeet below the crest of the
dam, and RS q result the city is in dark
ness, the stresTtowers not being lighted.
If the water continues to fall private
water and light consumers will be cut
off and the electric cars will stop.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-09-20

Washington. Sept. IL DR.. Altree OF
the Marine hospital service, reports a
death from yellow fever at Port Tampa
City, Fla, an autopsy renders it certain
that the original diagnosis of the fever
was correct DR. Trotter, at Port Tampa,
says there is panicky feeling there.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-09-20

Corsioana, Tex, Sept Sheriff AL
len and Marshal Cole bothreceived tele
g1aph messages statinglthat there hae
baeu 8 killing near Long ,Prairis. south
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-09-20

London, Sept. 0.-The correspondent
of The Times at New Castle, Natal, says
there would be little surprise there il
the Beers assumed the ggressive imme.
diately 1t is matter of astonish1nent
that so few British troops are in the
country, especially on the western
border
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-09-20

New York, Sept. o. special to The
Press from Newport says that James b.
Eustis, former ambassador to France, Is
seriously i'll in his Newport villa and
there are some doubts expressed as &,
his recovery. He has pneumonia.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-09-20

Chicago, Sept. II. Delegates are al
ready beginning to arrive to attend tn,
sessions Of the conference on Trusts ant
combinations which begins Wednesday
Chairman Martin Knapp Of the inter
state commerce commission is the frs
prominent participant to register.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-09-20

New York Sept. II. The Mallory
line steamer San Marcos, from Key
West Sept. H. arrived at quarantine
here All are well.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-09-20

Paris, Tex, Sept. g. REV. Charles
Hoover, pastor of the Baptist church at
Blossom, died of typhoid fever. The de-
ceased was born in Mayfield Ky, but
reared in Lamar county. He was 35
years old and stood high in the councils
Of his denomination.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-09-20

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE marine
hospital service here has an official dis
patch from Key West giving the total
OF yellow fever cases reported up tc
date as los with 10 deaths The deten
ton camp at Dry Tortugas is now in OPP
GRAFTON and refugees are being received
and cared for there
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-09-20

Lima, Sept. o. --Senor Eduardo Ro-
mano, former senator for Arequipa, has
been inauyurated rs president Of the
republic of Peru for the term of four
years in succession to Senior Nicolas
Pierola. The city is quiet.
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Ui5Ca and GGEGrOGS Proposition Made tt9 RSadGrS Of this
Pepper The Best Medicine In The Known World
vl!I DO Sent Free 10 EV0ry Reader Who
\ IS Sick or kllRg.

and all Diseases Arising from Impure Bscd Such as nhaaMa
sN Sick RoadaCho Bllcusnass, Liver Complaint BaokoA
Isrvoas DlsoaaOs as Well as Diseases Peculiar to Wamo
Spnald Chancs thai Must be Promptly Seized Eothirg Ls
YES Ever Before offered The Public by Reliable House.
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WePAY GHs sGqR WEEK I sS S%sa rans ss
STARK NURSERY, Louisiana, no.
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it evident
going to their firms h. oahle While reduced The estimate
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-09
TO Saw inClR CREDIT.
Winning Tricks Thrt Have Been
Played by Merchants.

Played by Merchants.
The modern system of business makes it
absolutely essential for man to be ablcto
obtain credit, and his success in this re
spcct depends on his known integrity
with rcgula'' payment.
When a large business house has been
FOR years in the habit of paying regularly
on II certain day every month"; the creditors
would receive shock if the money on one
occasion We're n few days late, and the rep
utation Of the house for imprcgnablo sta
bility might roluiyC some injury.
1t j. therefore not surprising TO hear
that tricks have been rcsortcd TO by the
heads of big firms in order to avoid the
mischief which mOmcntary pressure
mi ght cause.
In one case a firm which required few
days extra to admit Of their meeting their
monthly liabilitc, sent ont all their
checks in the ordinary manner, but by a
pretended error they were loft unsigned.
OF course they were promptly sent back
with II letter in each case calling attention
to the omission After IL days delay the
checks were again sent out with letters
apologizng for the mistake But, to the
Were again found to be unsigned They
were of course sent back again. Another
delay cnsucd, but this time they were re-
turned signed. About four days We're
thus gained, and the reputation Of he firm
remained unshakcn.
In a similar case man pretended to he
too i'll 10 sign his checks. and, though usu-
ally most straightforward he had to i'm
pose on the doctor who attended him and
to take n quantity Of physic for an imag-
mary complaint But he recovered with
remarkable suddcnncSs when II large re-
mittanco was paid in to his banking &c
count
a story is told OF firm consisting Of IA
thcr ana son in temporary difficulties.
They suffered much anxiety because they
could not meet large bill on the day it
fell due.
Great however, was the JOY of tho son
when u Junior partner in the firm which
held the bill came to say that his senior
had gone ON the continent and had taken
with him the key of the safe in which the
bill was locked. He asked for IA check for
the amount Of the bill, for which he would
give n fun explanatory receipt. and he
promised that the bill would be delivered
up in II week g. Two
Before the o'r had been quito finished
the son, who Wa, quick To ~cc he drift of
matters, asked the creditor to wait mo-
mcnt while lie went to consult his books.
He went to Lis fathers private office, re
lated the circumstances in a. tcw urds as
possible, and said:
"Fathcr go 10 Brighton OF once
He ca'." beck ana heard the story out
He then said ho r'gr tt'd very much the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-09

again; then, saluting the brigadier and
his men, wished them good night and
even added littlo gesture, rather
hooking, in the direction of the arrest
cd man. prddcs made an angry, almos
menacing movement toward Bernar
let. The guards standing about pullc
him back, while the plump, smilm
little man, car"ssiHg his sandy mu
tache and humming tune, went o.
into the street.
one would have taken NJ. Bernardo
Tor happy little bourgeois, going hon
from some theater through the desertc
street and repeating verse from som
vaudeville, rather than "A police spy wi
had just secured a prize. He wake
quickly, he walked gayly. He reachc.
his home, where Nine. Bcrnardet al
ways rosy and pleasant, awaited hin
and whore his three little girls wer,
sleeping. He felt that, like the Romal
emperor, he had not lost his day.
He again hummed the quatrain, and
although not in loud tone still it
sounded like faroff fanfare of victory
in the gray fog of this Paris night.
GRO BE CONTINUED
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-09

Yes, il r0S certainly drunken man.
Paradis- Poissonsiere. small hotel used
by commercial travellers and merchants
of the second class He had been in Paris
only month.
Where was he from? He said that he
came from sydney, where he was con-
nected with commercial house, or,
rather, ne had given up the situation to
como 10 Paris to seek his fortune. But
while speaking of sydney he had in his
rather rambling answers let fall the
name of Bucnos Ayrcs, and Bcrnardet
remembered that BucnOS Ayres was the
place where NJ. Revere had been French
consul The officer paid no attention to
this at the time, for what good: Prades'
real examination would he conducted by
NJ. Ginory. He (Bernardct) was not an
, examining magistrate. He was the fer
ret who hunted out criminals.
THIS PradeS was stupetied, then furi-
Gus, when, the examination over, he
learned that he was not to be immedi-
arely set at liberty.
What! An absurd quarrel, a collision
without wound, III IL street i'll Paris
was sufficient to ho!d a man and make
him pass th night in the station house,
with all the vagabonds of both sexes col
lectcd there
You may bemoan your fate to your
self tomorrow morning, said Bernar-
Diet.
In the meantime they searched this
nan, who, very pale, making visihly
powerful efforts to control himself, bit
ing his lips and his black beard, while
they examined his pocketbool, while
they looked at Il Spanish knife with II
short blade which he had (Bernardet
had OWNED it mt the time Of his arrest)
i'll his right pocket.
The pOcketbuok revealed nothing. 1t
contained some receipted weekly bills
of the hotel in the Rue de Paradis, some
envelopes without letters. without
stamps and bearing the name "Charles
Prades, merchant" two bank bills of
100 francs and nothing more
Bernardet very simply asked Prades
how it was that he had upon his person
addressed letters which he evidently
had not received, as they We're not
stamped, He replied;
They are not letters They are ad-
dresses which give instead of visiting
cards, AS / have not had time to procure
cards.
Then the addresses are in your writ
ing"
Eyes, - Prades answered.
Tho police officer looked at them
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to him: See That is how Rovcrc must
look -
At this moment Dagonin and his
comrade appeared on the scene and laid
vigorous hands on them BOTH. Tho
young man made quick, instructive
movement toward his right pocket,
where, no doubt, he kept revolver or
knife. Bcrnardet seized his wrist. He
twisted it and said
"Do nothing rash ~
The young man was very strong, but
the huge Dagonin had herculean biceps
and tho other man did not lack muscles.
Fright, moreover, seemed to paralyze
this tall, young gallant, who, as he
saw that he was being hustled toward
police station, demanded:
Have you arrested me, and Why"
First for having struck mo-, Ber-
nardot replied, still bareheaded and to
whom ganin now handed his soiled
hat, saying to him:
as this yours, NJ Bernardct;'
Bcrnardct recognized in his own
quarter! That was glory
The man seemed TO wish to defend
himself and still struggled but one re-
mark Of Dagonin 5 seemed to pacify
him:
mo rebellion There is nothing Sc
rious about your arrest Do not make it
worse
The young man really believed that
it was only slight matter and he
would be liberated at once. The only
I,,+ l. l.,
intoxicated man, suddenly become So
ber' had spoken to him as he did few
moments before in tho cabaret.
The four men walked quickly along
in the shadow Of the buildings, through
the almost deserted streets, where the
shopkeepers were putting out their
lights and closing up their shops.
Scarcely any one who met them would
have realized that three of these men
We're taking the fourth to police sta
ton.
i tricolor flag hoated over door
lighted by red lantern. The four men
entered the place and found themselves
i'll narrow, warm hall whore tho
agents of the police Were either sleep
, ing on benches or reading around the
stove by the light Of the gas Jets above
their heads
Bemardct looking dolefully at his
broken and soiled hat, begged the young
man to give his name and address to
the chief Of the post. The young man
then quickly understood that his ques-
TONER of the Cabaret du Squelette had
caught him in trap. He looked at him
with an expression of violent anger,
OF concentrated rage.
Then he said:
My name: What do you want of
that: / am an honest man. Why did
you arrest me? What does it meant
"Your name?' repeated Bernardet
The man hcsitated.
con, well, | am called Prades. Does
| that help you any,
The man wrote: "Pradcs, P-r-a de 5
with an accent. Prades. First name?"
Charles, if you wish. -
"Oh,' said Bernardet, noticing the
slight difference i'll the tone Of his an
swer owe wish nothing. We wish on
ly tho truth %
81 have told it, "
Charles prades furnished some further
information i'll regard to himself He
was staying at hotel in the Rue de
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-09

The khediyc, SAYS the Leeds Mercury,
is furious at the IDEA of the sirlar assun-
ing the title of Lord khartum--an act
which he regards "a q direct afrunt to
himself, and ii is said he has already
offered strong remOnstranCc TO Lord
Salisbury on the subject, There are those
who say that if the fortunes of the day
had gone somewhat differently at Omdur-
man the khCdiy2, who hates the calm as
surancC of the sirdar even moro than he
rcscntS the tutrlngc of Lord Cromer,
would not have been inconsolable Iii,
highncss has never been on good terms
with Sir Herbert Kitchener, and if he had
his way some one cl,c would have had
the honor Of conducting the campaign
against the khalifa. When he was told
that the -irdrr was likely To take the title
of Lord Kitchener OF khnrtum, he broke
into cXclamations OF annoyance but the
later new, that Sir Herbert Kitchener
boldly proposed to call himself Lord
Khartum throw him into n fury, and he
stigmatizcd the proposal as prcsumptuous
and inrolent.
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He rdlkcd orcr ana seated hjmSCf at tic
conn ShdpCd TAME.
70 SEQ you dcliqucsce. Are thcro any
married people here? 1t is only qucs-
tion Of tasting in advance the pleasul :;
of a widowhood. Would YOU like II roo
your husband disappear, my sister? Nv
brother, do You wish to see your vito
dccompoSc? Sacrifice yourselves | beg
of You Come, come up hcrel Death
awaits your
They laughed, but here and there a
laugh sounded styidont or hysterical.
The laugh did not ring true, but had
the sound Of cracked crystal No one
stirred This parody of death affected
even these hardened spectators,
son, we'll, my friends, there is ca
davcr belonging to the establishment
which we can use. 1t is pity. \ ION
may readily understand that we do not
take the dead for companions.
AS no one among the spectators would
enter the coffin the manager, with Il
gesture, ordered one Of the supernumer.
aries Of the cabaret to enter. From an
open door tho tiguranJ glided across the
stage and entered the coffin, standing
uprl ght Tho manager wrapped him
about with u shroud, leaving only the
pale face Of the pretended dead man ex-
posed above this Whiteness. The man
smiled.
"Ho laughs, messicurs, he laughs
still" said the manager. "You will
soon see him pay for that laugh, Rome
Tit ct mourut, as B0ssuet said.
Some of the audience shouted APP
plauso to this quotation from famous
author Bernardct did not listen, He
was studying from Il corner of his eye
his neighbours face. The man gaZod
with "a sort Of fascination at this fantas-
tic performance which was taking place
before him. He frowned; he bit his
lips; his eyes We're almost ferOcious in
expression. The tigurant III the coffin
continued to laugh.
"Look, lock koenly," went on the
manager "You Will see your brother
dcmatorialize after becoming changed
in color. The flesh will disappear, and
Yru Will see his skeleton Think, think,
my brothers. this Is the fate which
awaits you perhaps suCn on going away
from here. TAlllk of the various illness
as and deaths by accident. which await
you. Ccntampiaie the magic spectacle
Ifiered by the Cabaret du Squeietto ant
remember that you are dust and that +.
lust you must return Make wisely thi.
reflection, which tho intoxicated ma
made to another man in like condition
but asleep, And ,hat is how | shall b,
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his order and lighted another candle
which he placed where its rays fell di-
rcctly on the young man : face Thus
Boruardet was able TO study him at hls
case The palo face, with Its expression
uneasy and slightly intense, struck Der
nardet at once That white face with
its black beard, with Its cleaning eyes
was not to be passed by with Il casual
glance The waiter placed "a glass of
brandy before him. he placed his ell
bows ON the table and leaned his chin
upon his hands. He was evidently not
habitue Of the place nor Il resident of
the quarter There was something for
eign about his appearance His glance
was steady, as that of one who searches
the horizon, looks at running water
contenplates the sea, asking for some
good luck of the unknown
lit would be strange, thought Der.
nardot, "if d simple hat and no other
clew should put us upon the track OF
The man for whom we are searching &"
AT once, with the ingenuity of a mas
ter Of dramatic art, the agent began to
plot and TO put into action what law
yers, pleading and turning and twisting
Il cause thi, way and that, call an eff
feet He waited until the manager in
formed them that thcy were about to
pass into the cave of death and gave
them all an invitation into the adjuin-
ing hall then, protiting by the general
movement he approached the unknown,
and almost shoulder to shoulder, he
walked along beside him, through II
barrow, dark passage to Il little room,
whcro on narrow stage, stood upright
an empty coffin.
1t was a dolcful spectacle which tho
Cabaret du Squclotte tthe wineshop Of
the sBclct9n) offered to its clientele Of
idle loung'rs and morbid curiosity Sock
ers attracted to its halls by these eXhi-
billions. Bcrnardct knew it all very
well, and he knew by just what play of
lights, what common chemical Illumi-
nations they gave to the lockers on the
sinister illuSion of the decomposition of
corpse i'll its marrow home. This phah-
tasmaIuria, To which the people from
the boulevard came III order to he
amused, No hau seen many 'llileS Ill INC
llt'Ie lh'"''rS III inc laira III NcuillS'
Inc proprietor Oh the canaret h'd rN'
p'alhV' IL 10 MN nc H"' oeeli curious
ana very Keen ""ouV II, ana 80 ne lol-
lowed tho crowd into this little hall to
look once more at the image of man
in the coffin He knew we'll to what
purpose be could put 1t. Inc place was
lulL Men ana women were stahdinS