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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-08-22

Sliced watermelon on ice at Walkers,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-08-22

Cooked corned beef and boiled ham at
Walkers.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-06
TREASURE sTiL THERE
One Farmer Tlsat Was too Smart For
the Bunco-Steerer.


.There are folks who imagine that
every farmer is dead easy to swindle. !"
said the broad-shouldered agriculturist
while the lightning rod theory was un-
der discussion, but they make greae
mistake there. ANY travelling swindler
will find ten victims in town to one IN
the country. The farmer has to get
his eyeteeth cut early in the game or
lose his acres. There is hardly day
In the year that some one is not trying
to get tie better of him. and most or
us can see through a stone wall as wei
as any other class. Lord save We, but
Ill bet | turn down more rascals in
month than any lawyer, doctor or mer-
chant does in five years. DO you see
these Enuckles? Well. l bruised them
against fellows head only four days
ago. and IL was rather funny thing.
He was a well-dreSSed, soft-talking
stranger, and he drove UP to my place
and took me out to the barn for a r:i-
vate interview. ! rather expected he
wanted TO sell me a gold brick, but he
had a better thing. After good deal
of mystery he said:
mfr. Thimpson. there Is n treasure
Of 100000 In gold buried on your farm
and if you'll give me $1,000 I'll locate
the exact spot
s'rhat trick is as old as the hills. |
have turned il down twenty different
times. You see, they always want
their $1,000 in advance. Then they tell
you not 10 dig until the moon Is full,
and so have time To get away. When
they don't do IL that way they have a
box planted for you to dig up. There
t. L. 10 a
is taking IL to town to have II opened
the fakir is travelling the other way.
They won't wait for their thousand out
of the box, and always have good
reason why. This chap said the hun
dred thousand was stolen from bank
years before, and his conscience would
MT let him touch a coin. My con-
science didn't come into the deal at all
you know.
81 was Just getting over a boil on my
neck and was still feeling angry, and
l determined TO give that chap a les
son. He was willing to go with me and
point out the field in which the treas
urc was buried. He led the way across
the pasture TO n cornfield, and said 1t
was somewhere under the ten acres OF
soil He was asking me If could raise
the thousand when l let drive at him.
He went end over end and got up and
started on run. There was barbed
wire fence around the lot. with my old
dog holding the only gate. and we had
fun for about an hour. At least 1t was
fun for me. He had some spunk and
was n good runner. but he'll never for
get that hour as long as he lives. l
had been swindled on n patent gate,
Bohemian oats. parlor organ, Leg
horn chickens and other things, and !
made him pay up for all. When /
wanted q breathing spell the old dog
kept him on the run, and ! got his hat
and pieces of his coat. trousers ana
shirt nailed up on the barn door as n
warning to other chaps of his profes-
sion. He dropped wallet with $50 in
It and don't hardly think he'll come
back for It, think he'll head for the
West and new set Of people. and go
out of the buI led treasure business"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-06
ssMan, IT'S me-. ~

She was pretty child of four or five
summers, and she knew 1t, says the
New York Tribune. Her mother took
care that the fact should not escape
the observation of others and In this
she was ably seconded by the lit
tie miss. The other day the child was
on dress parade in Central Park, and
was naturally piqued at her failure 20
attract the attention of man who sat
reading on one of the benches in the
Mall. Two or three times she passed
him, and still he regarded ie- not. She
looked at him in amazemelt, and then.
with a look of mingled Incredibly and
determination, she went up to him
stamped her little foot on the pavement
and said. Man. it's met"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-06
DONTi WOMEN.

Don't write to q woman, when the roof
leaks. Write to q carpenter. Don't
write to woman when the water pipe
bursts. Write to a plumber. Don't write
to woman when you are sick, write to q
doctor. But why such superfiuous ad-
vice? Simply to call attention to the
fact that women" who are not qualified
physicians offer medical advice, in adver-
tisements worded in such a deceptive
manner that YOU are apt to overlook the
important fact that the woman is not a
physician.
The great success Of DR.. r. V. Pierce.
in treating and curing diseases of women
has led to limitations of his methods, es-
pecially his offer of free consultation
by letter to all sick women. AT the head
of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical In
stitute, of Buffalo, N ", and with an ex-
Perience of over thirty years, DR.. Pierce
has achieved the position of the chief
of specialists in the treatment of worn-
ans diseases. There is no living ply
stefan, male or female, who can show an
equal record of over half-a-million wori-
ell treated and ninety-eight per cent. of
cures. Write TO the doctor. Your letter
will be read in private, answered in pri-
vate and its statements held as sacredly
confidential. To assure the exclusion of
a third party from this correspondence.
every letter is sent sealed in plain en-
velope, bearing no advertising or print
ing upon it. Address DR.. K. V. Pierce,
lnvalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
Buffalo, n. Y.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-06
Jack Not Always Victim.

A shining master named Millet put
n sailor aboard the British freight
steamship Beltor, Just before she left
her Brooklyn pier for Fernandina.
Milltt had received an advance note
from the agents of the ship for SIS,
the amount of the sailors wages for
one month The note was payable
after the ship sailed. provided, Of
course. that the sailor should be
aboard. Feeling sure of his man, Mil
LET paid him $40. his share of the adj
vance money. The other ST represent
ing lacks expenses for board and other
things. the shipping master retained.
Jacks baggage was put aboard and
he appeared to be ready for the voy-
age. A moment after he got the
money. however. he climbed over the
ship's side and went running up the
pier. Millct saw him and started after
him. After leaving the pier Jack ran
into n saloon. Millet came In painting
and saw Jack standing placidly up
against the bar drinking schooner OF
beer. A throng of longshorcmen were
doing likewise at Jacks expense. Mil
let said: "Come. man. hurry with your
drink: the ship is going to pull out In
moment"
Jack stared hard at Millct, and said:
"What ship are you talking aboutY
Millet asked Jack TO quit fooling and
come along. Jack looked indignant,
declared that he was an honest British
sailor, and had no recollection of hay
ing seen the shipping master before.
Then he grew warm and said he suS-
pected that Millet intended to "shang-
hail. him. but with the help of the
honest laboring men present he hoped
to prevent any such high-handed pro-
ceeding. The longshoremen growled
approvingly of Jacks sentiment. Mil
Lot began to get nervous. Jack invited
the bartender 10 fill 'em up again for
all hands. Millet saw there was not
much hope of getting Jack TO return
to the ship. so appealed to him to at
least give back the So. Jack said that
inasmuch as he had never seen the
shining master before. he did not see
how il was possible for him to have
any OF the shipping masters money.
The longshoremen growled again in
chorus and moved toward the shipping
master. who got out in a hurry. The
honest sailor was still setting 'em up
several hours later. and the longshore-
men were swearing that they would
see that nobody interferred with his
-
There are, il Is said. few more ver-
satile men in England than the Hon.
Alfred Lyttleton. At Cambridge he
won the equivalent of the five distinct
blues" and represented his varsity
in cricket. football, racquets. tennis
and athletic sports. He has represent
ed England on both cricket and foot
ball fields, and has been champion
tennis player for Is years. He is fur
Their q clever lawyer. rising politi-
clan and a good speaker and musician.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-06
THE SAILORS SLANG
Names That SaiIor.Nfen Use To Thei'
Mates While Abroad.

Mates Mniie ADTOaus
Our sailors having acquired a re
Markable slang of their own, as viii
be seen by the following, which are In
daily use on board:
The boatswain is Tommy" or tom
NJ Pipes"
The carpenter is "Chippy."
An able seaman a "jarbee."
A stoker is "cinder knotter."
The Master-at-Arms Chief Of Policel
is the ''jaunty."
His assistants ships corporals) are
called "crushers."
A carpenters crew is q wood spoil
err
A cooper is called Jimmy Bungs."
The ships steward assistant. dusty
The captain of the hold, 'tanky."
The boatswain's mate. "buffer."
\ bandman is wind jammer."
The sick bayman is ''poultice mix.
err
The painter, Putty"
The sailmaker. Sails"
Signalman, Bunting TosSer," and
the drummer, sticks"
Biscuits are ''hard tack" and pre-
served meat, Fanny Adams" ii is al
SO referred 70 as ''soup and bully"
the copper Is copper rattle" while
plum pudding is plum DUFF or "hGgy
dowdy"
To be asked by messmate to pass
the lighthouse" is simply n request
for the pepperboX; similar request
for "gibby" means spoon.
To hear man being SMASHED
means that he has lost his petty officer
rating, while to hear that he got a
lift expresses the opposte-that he
has received promotion.
A man breaking his leave Is said to
be "stething it," and If after punish
ment he Is heard to upbraid himself for
his folly. he is said to be 'hogging the
cat" Long may your big jib draw"
conveys to a messmate all the possible
good you can wish him; while IN
stretch you along like Yankee main
tack has far different meaning.
Cooking a chest like half-pay adj
nirap' is often used to describe the
bulk of a person who is considered to
be putting on side.
70 be told that you look like IA billy
goat in stays" is not n compliment.
TO spin cuff is to tell a story. and
to be told to cut the latter signifies
you are to stop and generally to go on
with the job in hand.
The order to "heave round" look
suippery," or 'shake leg" means
you are to make haste.
10 "top your boom" or 'shove orr is
TO leave the company you may be con-
yersing with
While the modern expression, well,
YOU take the cake" is now often used,
It's equivalent, well. you paul my cap
stan still may be heard.
TO be told to buck up and take a
chilly" is an iptimation for you to
shake yourself together especially so
IL the person in question has had a
cooking day"-a drop too much. The
sun is said to be lover and foreyard'
when referring to anyone not sober,
and to hear of so-andSo having "rolled
up" means that he is dead.
"RaCgie" doesn't sound very select,
but such is the expression used on the
lower deck. Once man takes lik-
inc To one man more than the remand
or OF the ships company. they at once
become known as 'raggies"
Naval proverbs are interesting. but
not very expressive. For instance,
First on the topsail and last in the
beef skid is that expression made con-
corning smart seaman.
Pick him up and pipe clay him and
he'll do again." is often used to express
that marine has slipped down lad
der leading to the lower deck.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-06
HetrnYino Pens.

"Eilled by letter" was the signifi-
cant heading OF Havana newspaper
over an article telling of Minister
De Lome's fall. This legent would he
an appropriate eptaph over the politi-
cal graves of many public men. The
rivalry between Hamilton, the leader
dc facto of the Federal party and
Adams, the leader de jure, melted
Hamilton's letter during the campaign
of 1916, arraigning Adams, which was
one of the causes of the rupture and
overthrow of that party and the
triumph of Jefferson and the Democ-
racy. Hamilton's letters attacking
Burr were the cause Of the duel in
which Hamilton lost his life.
Jefferson's letter to his old neighbor,
Mazzel, in 1876, In which, by pretty
plain implication. he traduced Wash
ington and other men whom the Ameri
can people honored, kept Jefferson de-
nying and explaining for many years,
his historic letter to Van Buren, on this
subject having been written shortly
before his death and twenty eight
years after the MaZzel epistle was pen
ned The reservation and publication
of Jefferson's "Anas,' or dairy. which
Is really sort of letter to posterity,
with its spiteful assaults on the
memory of Hamilton and other emin-
ent men, showed an amazing lack OF
discernment on Jefferson's part, and
has called out from all his creditors
and biagraphers excuses which accuse.
"Never write letter." said Talley-
rand, land never burn one that you
receive" If Nicholas Biddle had OBJ
served the first part of this injunction
the fate of the United States bank,
over which be presided, would prob
ably have been different Jackson
would not have been able to perform
that second labor of Hercules in STAY
ing the bank hydra" and the politics
of the '30s would have lost one Of its
most picturesque episodes.
An interesting and usually level
headed parsonage, Biddle, had what
.Juyenal called an "incurable itch for
writing" and this led him and his in
stitution to their doom. defeated Clay
and the national Republican party in
1892, and, as one of the consequences
of the banks overthrow, brought on
the panic of 1897. The "Rhea letter.
precipitated the contest of 1890 be-
tween Jackson and Calhoun out Of the
line of succession to Jackson's poll
teal heir, dwarfted Calhoun from a
national to n local figure, and turned
him to the partisan metaphysics out
of which were evolved notification and
that morbid and wire drawn political
philosophy in defense of slavery that
brought or the war which destroyed
slavery.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-06


About 10000 umbrellas are left in
London public conveyances every
year.
The largest building is the Coliseum
Mt Rome 1t is 615 feet in greatest d.
ameter and 120 feet high.
The dentine OF the teeth Is permeat-
ed by tiny canals 1-12, 000th of an inch
in diameter.
Reed pens. shaped after the fashion
of quill pens, have been found in Egyp-
tian tombs dating probably from p
500 B. C.
In Germany new houses are being
supplied with floors made of COM
pressed paper. They are soft to step
on, and having no cracks of any kind,
harbor no dust.
A bill is pending in the Michigan
legislature to license, at S. each, every
man who wants to drink liquor. He
must carry his license with him and
present 1t when a drink is ordered.
There is one portion of the human
body which continues to increase in
size throughout life, and does not cease
with the attainment of maturity. This
is the crystalline lens of the eye.
Turkey has been engaged in war So
years of the present century, consid-
erably more than one-third of the
time; Spain comes next. with 81 years,
of war; France has q years, Russia
"a Italy %, England 81, Austria II.
Holland IA, Germany l3, Sweden TO-
Portugal 10. Denmark 8.
A Topsham, Me-, man a few days
ago had the pleasure of using, taking
money from and adding few stitches
TO a pocketbook SO years old. 1t was
bought in the town of Bowdoin in the
year 1916 and II has been in almost
constant use every day since. When
the war of the rebellion broke out ii
was carried on the battlefield many
DAYS by its present owner.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-06
letter, saIt-Rheum and Eczema

The intense itching and smarting Incl
dent TO these diseases is instantly allayed
by applying Chamberlain Eye and
Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases
have been permanently cured by it. 1t
is equally efficient tor itching piles AM
favorite remedy for sore nipples, chap
ped hands. chilblains. frost bites and
chronic sore eyes. 25cts per box. For
sale by Feldmeyer Bros, City Drug
Store
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-06
Difference

ne ,.uring the nUnes lnOOn5-YOu
don't know how lonely my bachelor life
was; how unbearabe the evenings
were when / would have to sit alone
in my dreary den and sew on buttons
She-Your evenings went be dreary
now, love. I can sit by yoa and thread
your needle.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-06

DR.. Cady's Coadifion RosOae,y, are just
what horse needs when in bad condition
Tonic. blood purifier and vermifuge.
They are not food but medicine ard the
best in use TO put horse in prime con-
dition. Price IS cts per package. For
sale by Feldmeyer Bros. City Drug
Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-06
RATES or AuvERrssING.

s,ne .quare. six lines int insertion ~ 90;
subsequent insertions 80 Gents sp ciaI rates
YertiscrE.
Local notices and political or personal
communications. Is cents per lime; subsequent
Insertions. IL cents per line.
Ordinary marriage announcements. twenty
ave cents. Obituary notices will be charged
tor Al on s-half the usual rates Of advertising.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-16

u is not known at this time just what
military companies Will take part IN the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-16
payIand orph.n,. home.

Since the last report made the Bayland
Orphans Home has had the following con-
tributions, viz: Texas lodge No. /,
knights OF Pythias, by the hands Of p.
Hsrdcastle, SIS; packages OF clothing from
Mrs. Herman T. Keller. Mrs. Moran, Mrs.
Pareira and Mrs. Randolph; fruit from
Mrs. T. w. House. Mrs. Randolph,
with her friends, will provide material
and cotton for thirty quilts. Miss Alice
Dumble and her friends will aid in fur
nishlng the reception room In the annex
to the main building referred to In last
report. The sick room or hospital needs
furniture and 1T is hoped our generous
people Will supply this. AS had been sug-
gested, number have taken pleasant
drive to the home and viewed the build
ing improvements made and noted the
lack of furniture in the new apartments.
Tho request for good reading books has
not been responded to thus far. Books
that have been read and no longer needed
by grown-up sons and daughters and lying
idly on the shelves. can be spared by
families throughout the city, and be great
ly appreciated by the bright, Intelligent
boys and girls of the home. They can
be sent TO the Cotton Exchange and will
be cared for by Mr.. G. w. Kidd, or In his
absence gladly received by Mr.. d. Il. War
ner secretary. Speaking in the interest
OF Bayland Orphans Home. about which
there are so many clustering and hal
lowed memories, an affecting incident
happened when the devoted Mrs. De
Pelchin was It's matron that should be
matter of record, being 30 characteristic
OF the noble hearted women. Two lady
friends, workers calling on her found
baby by her side, month old. With
her sanity ways she possessed fund of
quiet humor. and to the query as TO the
infants genoalogy with a twinkle in her
eye, she responded: ut has no ancestry"
II was enough for her to know that the
child was human being and had a living
soul to be saved or lost. She knew her
duty and she did 1t. This is told as a
memorial OF her. G.W.K.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-16
Texas Real Estate Association.

Tho Texas State Real Estate association.
an organization which was born at Houston
during the last Texas Fruit. Flower and
Vegetable Festival. Will hold It's frst an
nual meeting at Waco. June Is and IL.
The enterprlsing business men of the en-
ergetic city of Waco are now raising
money necessary to make this convention
one of the most successful ever held in
tho State,
Nj. G. S. Penheld of this city is presi-
dent of the association and recently at
tended a meeting of the executive com
mittee, which took preparatory steps rel
alive to the meeting of the convention In
that city next June. To Post reporter
Mr.. Penfeld said; 1T appears to me that
every conservative business man is con-
WINGED that real estate bought In Texas
upon conservative and practical basis
can not help but bring very large returns
The growth OF the State in all OF It's diff
ferent interests will be very large during
the next ten years, but this growth can
be greatly Increased by we'll organizSl
and effective association. l hope to see
the convention at Waco great success,
and certainly the commercial organlza-
tons and newspapers of the State should
do everything possible to make this
movement success.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-16
A PILLOW SALE.

For the coming San Jaointo celebration
very toractive and taking" idea has
been originated by the Ladies' Aid society
OF the Central Christian church. who will
give pillow sslo'' on the goth and elst
at Sll Many street the object of the sale
being to rafso funds for the purchase of a
new carpet for the church.
The ladies OF this society will have more
than a hundred fancy pillows and sofa
cushions OF various sizes and styles. from
the daintiest silk to tho laundry giug-
hams, for sale at all prices, aud the COM
mittees In charge wish II thoroughly un-
derstood that no exhorbitant prices will
mAifsahi.
The hail will be made very attractive
with decorations. draperies. chairs. divans
and hammociSs. and all the ladies Of Hous-
eau 'Allo sul 10 sls5n5 ana So HON so 'uol
requested 10 drop in and see tho display,
which Will be full worthy OF IA VISIT.
In connection with the pillow sale the
ladies will serve sandwiches and coffee.
cream and cake.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-16
After Eight Attemnts.

Yesterday morning at 6 o'clock the fire
department was called to the corner OF
Mckinney and st. Emanuel streets. The
blaze was an old Clubhouse used as a stor-
age room for shavings and has long been
source or annoyance 10 the Are boys,
this being the eighth run which they have
made to this place. The building was
totally destroyed
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-16
Dates for DETERMINATIONS.

The board of examiners for the city OF
Houston had meeting yesterday to nx
the dates for the examination OF teachers
applying for city certificates for the en-
suing year. The following dates we're
agreed upon: April 20. special examlna.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-16

ton In botany June Z, re-examination:
June and 3 general examination. in
GLIDING applicants for supernumerary.
primary intermediate. High school and
permanent certificates; July and 8. gem
ersl examination: September 8. re-oxami-
nation; September and g. general ex-
animation.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-16

San Jacinto parade, but that the military
end will be taken care Of cannot be doubt
ed. Houston has for years been famous
as the homo OF military spirit. The fa-
nous Houston Light Guard won . reputa-
ton which was not even confined by
the two oceans. but spread all over the
civilized world and then there are other
companies here that are equal to any IN
the South. and certainly the soldier part
Of the parade will not be lacking
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-16

The best evidence OF interest In the
flower parade was manifested yesterday
during the rain. Ladies' were tslephoninn
and calling upon tbir friends in different
parts of the city, asking that flowers te
saved fot tho occasion of the fower pa
rade April 20. This most beautiful feat
ure OF the San Jacinto celebration % in
the hands of the ladies'.