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The Springfield herald., 1899-03-31
BELLE VIEW

Springfield Is on boom, Dads
flocking his houses one in a place
Something is going to be did.
Girls, | can't help 1t, it you will
talk about Pete, IN my office at
nv desk 1t will crop out That
north flat dog is not built like the
Belle View dog, Your must be
key ed on b fiat, mine always has
hi. growl with him. He's the
barkenst dog you ever saw. |
tried to trade the bark off and
keep the dog but 1t wouldn't work
as the dog and bark refuse to part.
The sheriff, you say, was going
north like the wild geese. He
thought spring had come.
What has become OF the land
grabbers. If they don't come to
time why not sell to the citizens
and get it on the tax roll.
1t SHOWS cries the school girl
and has been at it for six months
Will 1T never let up. Mizer's tail
twister don't work in cloudy
weather.
Next Sunday ls Easter no set
tied weather or grass until after
Easter. Bows watch the hens
n est and invite me. A couple OF
dozen will do.
The Springfield herald., 1899-03-31
PRESERVING MILK.
Something About the Use of BOracie
Acid In This Nssessary
Matter.

A scientific journal states that bo-
raric acid is an excellent and harmless
preservative of milk, and that in guam
titles necessary to preservation ii. e.,
according to the length of time for
which it is desired to preserve the milk)
its presence cannot be detected either
by the sense OF taste or smell. Five
grains to the gallon will preserve the
milk from one to three days, accord
ing TO the care exercised in the cleans
ing of the containing vessels and the
temperature. 1t is somewhat surpris-
Ing that the innocuous substance
should have acquired an evil reputation
in the public mind. 1t is stated on good
authority that, although vague state
ments about.it of an injurious nature,
have from time to time been spread by
It's opponents, not a single instance OF
Injury to health by boracic acid has
been substantiated.
Within the last few months Dir. c.
Liebreich, director Of the royal
pharmaceutical institute, In Berlin.
snid, at the instigation OF Prof. Vir-
chow, he had carried on long series
of experiments with boracic acid, and
had convinced himself that it was id-
mirably adapted as food preservative,
and in the Quantities necessary for that
purpose it was quite harmless. He
added that neither in actual practice
nor according to authoritative litera-
ture had a case been known. 80 far As
he was aware, in which food prepared
or preserved with borax or boracic
,cid had exercised a deleterous effect
on the health bf auy Individual.
The Springfield herald., 1899-03-31
MODEL PRISONERS.
That IL What tho Keeper Of kinR
Sing Prison Says Of MUIR
dererO,

"What is the most dangerous class OF
criminals you have to deal with?"
asked Head Keeper Connaughton nj
Sing Sing prison recently. If there is
anything Mr.. Connaughton has become
thoroughly master of during his long
term of service at tho state prison it is
the study of the characteristics of the
various classes OF criminals who have
been placed in his charge. In fact, Mr.
Connaughton's friends assert tina, as
criminologist the head keeper at Sing
Sing can give cards and spades to any
expert, says New York exchange.
"As rule" answered the head keep
er, "people are under the impression
that murderers are the most dangerous
'boarders' we have, but the rule is di-
rectly the contrary. Almost without
exception the murderers are the model
prisoners of any Jail. The average
murderer previous to having commit
ted his awful crime has seldom, If ever
been in trouble or in Jail. The number
of murderers who have been crooks
is comparatively small. You'll find ii
the case that most murderers, even
while waiting trial, are on their gooo
behavior, hoping that by acting &c
they may draw sympathy to their de
fense."
Mr.. Connaughton said that the pris
oners who require constant and close
watching are the burglars, highway
men and confidence men.
"As matter of fact" added the head
keeper, those three classes are the
only really dangerous prisoners in
prison.
Mr.. Connaughton said that 500 mur'
derers were easier to look after thar
100 time-hardened "crooks."
The Springfield herald., 1899-03-31

b. F. Lamport took four horse
load of grain to the Miles ranc h
last week.
John. W. Bestv recently pur-
chased two quarters of land of
Mrs. hewitt on the Cimarron, just
above Applegate's ranch, for
$1,000.
Mr.. Beatty took bunch of hors
es from the Harmon ranch to his
pasture in Morton 90. last week.
A. A. Yowell has bought new
Windmill.
o. G. Konksl has returned from
Garrett, Okla, where he has been
teaching fir the past six months.
He will run his fathers farm this
year.
S. J. Komkel has purchased a
new lister.
f. Z. Lamport went up the Cim-
arron after a load OF baled alfalfa,
recently.
f. O. Myers is finishing the term
of sch ool IN the Stonington dis
trlct.
The Springfield herald., 1899-03-31
Everybody says 60.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won.
derful medical discovery of the age pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, net gently
and positively on kidneys, liver und bowels,
cure headache, foyer, labitual constipation
and bliousness. Plea5c buy and try a box
of G, g. g, to-day; 10, q. % cents. Sold and
guaranteed TO cnre by nil crns gists.
The Springfield herald., 1899-03-31
HELPING A HORSE TO GET UP.
Now York Truck Driver who
knew His Business.

The usual knot of people that had
gathered on the sidewalk to look on, as
people always do when horse falls
down, saw in this case something that
was new to at least some of them, sayr
the New York Sun. The horse, the of
one of pair hooked to truck, hGd
gone down on snow-covered and slip
perry asphalt pavement. The driver
cleared away all the harness, loosed all
the fastenings 90 that the horse
would have perfect freedom OF move
ment and then did the one thing that
was new. He got from the truck n big
piece of burlap taggihg and went back
TO the horses head and prepared to
place it under the horses feet. He
spread it under the horses Off fore foot
first, because that was the one he came
to first coming from the truck, arrang-
ing II on the ground close to the foo;
and then lifting the foot and leg and
pushing the burlap under ii. Then lie
went around the horses head to re-
peat the operation with the nigh foot,
and when he got all ready and had got
hold of the horses fopt to KIT 1t the
horse lifted his foot himself, while the
driver simply carried it forward 10 it's
proper place on the burlap. Then, with
this good, secure hold for his feet, he
horse got up on the slippery pavement
with no difficulty whatever, and the
driver hooked him up again and drove
on.
Level-headed driver; good horse,
The Springfield herald., 1899-03-31
A MIsFIT ASSIGNMENT.
An Engineer Whose Eneine.Room
Doors We're of Much Too
Limited Capacity.

A well-known chief engineer Of the
anvy who doesn't have to take any dust
from Gen. Shafter in the matter of av-
irdupois-tipping the scales, as he
does, at tritle more than 800 pounds
wns recently ordered to take charge OF
the mechanical department of one of
the smaller gunboats on the Pacific sta
ton. The engineer, says the Washing
Ton Post, didn't particularly like the
assignment, but it didn't worry him to
he point of suicide. He simply sat
down and made n sketch of the exceed
ingly narrow doors that lead into the
engine rooms of the gunboat to which
he was ordered, marking the dimen-
sions Of the doors in figures on the
sketch. Below his drawing of one Of
the engine-room doors this jolly chief
engineer made q neat sketch Of him
self, full figure, not exaggerating his
Falstaffian paunch trife. He. at
tached his own dimensions to feet and
inches, circumferentially, to this sketch
OF himself. Then he put the sketches
in an envelope and respectfully sub
mitted" them to the Bureau of naviga-
ton. 1t was q sort Of document that
occasionally makes q hit. The infer
ence to be drawn from the sketches
was so obvious-the imposibility of the
chief engineers passage through the
cngine-room doors of the ship to which
he was ordered was so apparent-that
the assignment wns recalled, and the
luconic chief engineer is liable to get a
flagship when the next batch OF steam
engineering assignments is made.
The Springfield herald., 1899-03-31
Joking with n Mummy

A Worcester man tells the Gazette
of tha, city that when visiting The Brit
ish museum some time ago he stuck
postage stamp on the mummy case of
Cleopatra. 81 was all alone" he says.
NO one was looking, and stood there
gazing at the mummy case and think
ing over the stories, when l put my
hand in my pocket md felt the postage
stamp. l could not help it. Tie
thought OF the mummy thousands of
years old and the brand-new stamp of
the brand-new country was too much.
I hastily. whispered in the ear of the
efIigy: Why is this stamp like An
thopy? Give it up? Because it's stuck
on you slapped 1t on the case aud
started out to establish an alibi as
quickly ss possible"
The Springfield herald., 1899-03-31
SWORD IN A WINDOW.
Philadelphia Present Ahead
of Time.

Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley
was walking down the avenue with an
old friend, also naval officer, and they
were looking in the shop windows in a
very democratic manner, when the adj
miral happened TO glance in the win
dow of well-known jewelry firm, and
his attention was attracted to mag
nificent gold sword, says a Philadelphia
paper. .a
The two gentlemen stopped and
looked in the window at the sword for
few minutes and read the card which
was near it announcing that this
miral Schley in Philadelphia on the goth
inst"
LET us go in and see It," said Schley.
And in they went. The jeweler. was
ntar the door and he recognized the
hero of Santiago at once. The sword
and case were taken out of the window
and placed on top of a showcase, where
the admiral could examine 1t closely.
His face was beaming with delight a.
lie handled it, and outside there WAS
gathering a large crowd of men, wom-
en and children, whose faces were also
beaming, but they were not looking at
the sword. They were studying every
move and change of expression in
Sehley's face. He did not seem TO no.
tice them. and after examining the
sword and accompanying belt carefully
for about Is minutes he and his naval
friend walked OF, with a great crowd
following closely.
The Springfield herald., 1899-03-31
ner Humble beginning.

Rosa Bonheur earned her first money
in copying the paintings of old mas
tiers, working early and late, helping to
support her family. Her first animal
picture was a goat, which pleased her
so much that she gave up copying and
took up animal painting. Models being
loo expensive for the slender purse of
the young artist, she would tramp miles
TO farm, cnrryiLg menger lunch in
her pocket, TO sketch an animal. When
only 10 years old she sent her first pic
tnre TO an art exhibition, and at once
was pronounced genius.
The Springfield herald., 1899-03-31
A MEDICAL STORY.
The Singular Revival of . Man Who
Was to All Appearances
Perfectly Dead.

1t has been remarked by people who
have noted the wonderful advance
made in surgery within the last ten
years that the science of medicine has
not improved with equal rapidity. The
average medical man cannot effect
much where disease has once appeared.
He may keep it in check to a certain
extent, he may prevent the patient from
being badly nursed, but at most he can
but assist nature to the best of his
power. Be opinion what it will and the
sense Of confidence has much to do with
the matter, the story told in Mem
ories Of the Late Henry Reeve, C. B.,
D. C. L." is worth repeating, says the
Kansas City Star.
Sir Matthew Terney was summoned
to the duke of Newcastle, who was
dangerously i'll with typhus fever. It
was about the year 1923, and although
he Travelled as fast as post horses per-
mitted Tierney was informed on ar
riving that the duke had been dead for
two hours. AT the first glance at the
body, which wns already laid out, he
thought life was extinct. At the Sec
ond he doubted, and ut the end of the
third he cried out: Bring me up a
bucket of brandy!" They tore the
clothes Off the body and swathed 1t
in sheet saturated with brandy, and
then resorted to friction with brandy.
In rather more than an hour symptoms
of life began to manifest themselves,
and in two hours the duke was able to
swallow. He recovered and lived 25
years atterward. The story reads like
fiction, but doctors who are not afraid
to try experiments in desperate cases
frequently effect what may be termed
miraclea
The Springfield herald., 1899-03-31

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The Springfield herald., 1899-03-31

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y The special features and illustrations the Mors
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published especially readcrt
who have not the opportunity daily paper
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BY special made time friend:
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The Springfield herald., 1899-03-31
Local and Personal.

Bad weather.
Miser & Whitaker lost COW
this week, by being killed by the
wolves.
W. II. Steigelman has gone to
Rocky Ford after tomatoes etc.
TOR Wheeler.
Miss Marsh will teach a three
months school, during the sum
ner, in the Keyser district.
Examination for diplomas for
ehtering high school is being held
today and will continue tomorrow
Glen Konkel and his sister Del
pha; " Stonlngton, attended the
school entertainment here Wed
hssdsy evening.
The entertainment Wednesday
evening passed off very pleasant
~, and, considering the short
time taken for preparation, was
very good.
Those taking tho examine alton
for diplomas here are: Chas. Al
len, Warren Steigelman, Winnie
Cole, Robert Homsher, May Gre
ham and Mary Bray.
y. A. Fairbank, who owns q
large ranch south OF Villas, but re-
,ides I'D Jssksonvill, Ill, has been
nominated for MAYOR ofthat place
Oh the Republican ticket.
The Springfield School closed
Wednesday. The term has been
: prosperous one for tie scholars
and the patrons are well pleased
with tbs work of Miss Marsh.
Reeds the mining man, who
vert to Carrlso last week to in
.Pestlgate the mlnes.. returned the
drst Of the week. He says the in
dicatlons are that 'ffge body OF
copper ore is there somewhere.
But he says he found no true leads
and the ore NAV be OF great depth.
=, |. N. and Frank Cady, of Cam
den, ILL.,, arrived in town SATURDAY.
and are stopping with ii. Tanker
sies. They started from Illinois
last fall in covered sprlng wagon
and have driven Through by way
pf the Indian Territory. /. N. is
here looking after his l.orses that
Hre running on the range.
Not'so af Meeting.
r. The annual meeting of the Bent
county Stockgrowers' association
Will be held in Las Animas, Colo
,rado, on Monday, April 10, 1899,
for the election of officers and the
traAssction OF general business.
All members are requested to at.
tend, VIM. g. Russell, Sec.
The Springfield herald., 1899-03-31
rnten1Ing nn Invention.

1t costs about $4,000 to patent an in
ren'ion all over tho world. There are
o. countries in which patent can be
protected,
The Springfield herald., 1899-03-31
SOUTH EAST BAcA.

g., It is reported that the Bolce
Hattle Co. have lost about 200
fead of cattle this winter.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
CITY Me VS. In hitIEr.

Commissioner of Tie Revenue Ma
gruder Jones did not arrive from Rich
mona Yesterday as expected. He VIII
come next Saturday.
The business Meas Association viii
hold an important meeting Monday
night.
Ernest Farthing, who was recently
operated on for appendicitis at the Old
Dominion Hospital in Richmond. ar
rived home, last night. he is rapidly
recovering his normal health.
The New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk Railroad Cumpany's new twin
screw steamer Pennsylvania. now
building at the Roach shipyards u.
Chester. Pa, will be launched shortly.
Her builders expect to have her in ser
vice by the first of February
Mr. and Mrs. John Y. Tarrant who
Mere married in Richmond early in the
week. arrived in the city yesterday To
make their home here.
Cparinten Gent Redung, of The Union
Gospel Mission will condllst the se.N
ices this morning at inr G'nest-
nut Avenue Methodist, church. ana in
the evening Rev. W. T. +. Glen Will
preach.
LAT a conference in Richmond Fri
putting III a great amount Is rack for
the Chesa peakc and Chic .lrtWeen Gov
ington ANA Charleston. ana the E'ncs-
apeake and Ohio officials il was decd-
cd TO double the line between CovinG.
ton and Dunlop. and between Glade
and Meadow Creek. There is a great
deal Of double track on the -Sap4akr
and Ohio through the West Virginia
t.Ga! fields
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TIE CHRlSTMAStDITION.
BUSINESS MEN ARE ALIVE TO us
MERITS.
4 cnEutZe in IT. Magnificent A.lv.I tlsiHs
Medium. liner. ASH In he size Of tn.
Paper blade Nece.s.,

Those merchants who desire reprcSen-
tution in the Christmas eiitipn OF the
Daily Press, will find il to their advan-
taga TO send their ads in as soon as pos
sihle. 1t viii be Impossible for the at
vertising agents OF the paper to can
upon al Of the business men Of the oitS
ana these WHO MiSn 20 advertise in this
issue q the paper should not wait but
should make arrangements at once
With the office
The sooner this is done. the Better
il will be for the merchant and for the
paper, as time is needed To get al:yer-
iiSementS up in attractive shape.
The business men who wish COZ les Of
The paper for distribution s1ou Il also
send in their names ana the number of
papers desired. il or5er that they may
receive prompt service when the paper
is out. AS a SPECIAL quality of rapc,. Will
be used for this edition. it is neccsSarg
70 know approximately What the 6cal
demand viii BE-, beforehand. Patrons
Of the laper are requested 10 bear this
fact in nini.
The merchants and business men
generally of the city seem Thoroughly
alive u III" tine opportunity offered
them for advertising in This Chris; m s
edition. ana are sen.iaS in their auNsr-
tisements rapidly. No up-to-aa,e. wida
awake, business man can afford ~ neg
lect ;:lis nance. w1i@El is undou3i@d, !
tlle best ever offered him for placing
his business claims before th,. public.
The ,-li;ion viii be even more estbo-
rate than At first planned. 1t Will con-
tain not less tnan forty-four Eagts, in
stead Of twenty eight. This increase
has been foun.l necessary in order u
NEE; the augmented scope Of the local
Department and The increasing demand
Tor SPACE On the part of the advertising
publi..
7 nc w,'ite-ups sill bc the mos, com
pleie, ana the cuts the finest and II. st
pertinent ever pl.bl is he'd, here The a
per inS@ed will bc complete dcscrip-
tion Of The city's manifold Industries
ana PHASES. leaving ~ feature unGc-
SrribcG
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Or Ins+r-.. t our Auh.cr.hc y

\ number Of our Subscribers ;trt. Oh
'achHS to the payment of their az
cunts ana refusing to pay same on the
lea that they have missed their paper
toni time to time.
We are using our utmost cndeavor
2 supplying the Daily Press promptly
. subscribers and our instruction to
ne carriers is TO place the paper. as
ar as possible, in recertaclcs provided
or them and We believe The case is q
are one when The carrier negIects to
leliver the paper.
There are niischievous boys who re-
move these papers from residences af-
er delivery by The carrier and if thu.
lhscrlher does not report to the oiFic,.
:tN'nS missed the paper we have no
Ely to know bu, that they have bean
unp!ioi. We would respectfully urge
ipon the subscriber to report ali in
ianccs Of this kind Or any other rreg-
!ia1ltlrs in nur delivery service coming
their notice, at once.
=. G.. SMITH,
Manager Circulation.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
ANOTHER CHAPTER
Added 10 The Volume OF Crime
in Bloud!ield.
REGULAR SATURDAY KILLING
Three Bullets Put Into One Man and One
Iato Another, All for the Sake of Two
Bones" Both Of Them Not
Worth Price of q Bullet.
REGULAR SATURDAY KILLING

Boodield has a.ile.! anothrr CORY
chapter 70 her volume Of crime.
Two men were Shot there !asS night
one Of them possibly fatally.
One Of these men is Walter Robinson
The other is Buddie Boldn. 1ne man
who did the shooting is But,aie Eowlks
All three are negroes.
From what can ic learned the fray
started over q game o. craps. or, as
as one q the negroes over In re e%-
pressed il last night. "dey nlu trouble
uber az. bones Al, OF ;he dc: Ills arr.
not obtainab!e. the eye-witnc:ses 70
the shooting being reluctant in testify
ing.
i, appears. however. tnat TIE trouble
started in the saloon Of Emmett l'uWlks
just below the Lucy Coleman. From
information gathered on the spot. Rob
iAson started |" walk OUT with TWO Gica
in his hand. HuGdi. F'sUtkeS told him
not TO take tine dice aa;ay This maze
Robinson mac and ne |luit: OF his 60 t
announ, ing his desire 70 tisht. Eowllles
it Seems was unwilling 10 ace '!n.GoG2t.
Robinson. The two men walked out y
the saloon together one story has it
that Robinson hit Fowll.es in the back
and knockc5t him down: that T'ow,kcs
rising 20 his feet. began firing. An
other states that F3wlkes began firing
When he got outside bes3ra kabinSSn
made any attack on him.
However. this may be. when t>oWi.les
stopped firing. Robinson WIS yang on
t!l+. ground with three bullets in his
body. one in ,ihe abdomen. one in The
groin and third in his left leg above
the knee. toidin was shot il t.le RICH,
leg above he knee.
It was stated last night that Robin
sons injuries We're Very s..r.ous. From
another source. the information GENES
that he is likely to recover. Perhaps
no one really knows. rs ther. is no.
thing 50 tre.,cherous rs a hulic; WuiluI
in the abdomen.
Shortly after the shooting I'un}kas
gave himself UP % Constable. Edwards
who carried him before Justice Eharl,
Robinson. The mugistrAtr b.;il,d til,
prisoner in the sum OF $3.50
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.A'rI.NNI'A. Nov. 25.-Cicneral Nelson
\. Miles who arrived here last night.
vent on an official lou" Of inspection
II r'r!t Mcpherson today. Since the
BEGINNING Of his tour in the south ana
Vest Gen. Miles has found the army
'osts IN good condition and is pleased
with his visit.
When asked What Ii. Thought wou,d
oe the result OF the Boer and British
var he did not hesitate u say that
england would eventually win, but n.
Emphasized the fact that victory would
&c bought With 4 great sacrifice of lives;
md property.
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Officers '"r Plant system i.t"-. Chosen.


Il3N ISIc.5l' gI11-)
CHARLESTON, S. g.. NOV. 25.-Tne
annual meeting Of the Charleston ana
saNannah Green Pond ana Walteri,oro.
Ashley River and Walre,Doru and ,Nes-
"ln Railroads Wer" held here today.
These lines are part of the Plant sys-
-eln. The reports made We're Of the
most satisfactory nature. Al! old off
ials We're reelected except that Maj
. 5. Gadsden, Of this city. VAS chosen
president of ali the lines mentioned
me meetings we:c attended by Pres
lent K. 6. Erwin, Col. Is. W. Vrt.n..
md President II. NJ. F'lagler and other
officials and directors
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
DRofrsD DEAD IN LOUISVILLE.
edgar X ~. Fr-tla VI ,rAG-r I. "a 4 st. /
Il. IL. Su,',,,.lr S'r!tke.i.

Ci3E Te'egrn ui,.O
LOUISVILLE, Ky. &o. 23.-E.jlG Al
Hill. traffic manager Of the Lnui:y He
Henderson ANA 81. Louis lsaiyo;,,i
dropped dead nt heart isaasc toi;.y
While walking IN Fourth avenue.
Mr.. Eil Was - Years Of age. He WAS
native of Richmond. Va For = NUM-
n If vars he was traffic manager If
he Zig Four. with headquarters; 1t
@Nelani. Later he held All Important
nasi;ion With thu Cort!aGe trus, in New
york. Five Years ago ne was :,pnuint y.tl
sr;liiic manager Of the Henderson route.