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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-14
without Honor in Hi Own Country.
Warman in the New Lippincott

Cy Warman in the New Lippincott.
One warm midsummer day Steve found
himself seated under the old Baldwin
apple tree, with the half hull of a red
hearted watermelon in his lap. Old Mr..
B., busy with the other half, paused now
and then to ask Steve about his new job,
how many cigars he smoked In a day,
what they cost, and what he paid for his
clothes. Presently he wanted to know
what they called his boy on the road
conductor, brakeman or what?
They call me the general freight agent,
father, said Steve.
That's a mighty big name, Steve.
Yes father, it's rather a big job too,
for me.
But ye don't do it all, Steve. Ye must
have hands to help you load and unload?
Oh yes, l have a lot Of holp.
And the company pays en- all"
Yes.
How much do they pay you, Steve
two dollars a day?
Steve almost strangled OF a piece CT
core, and the old gentleman saw that he
had guessed too low.
Three, he ventured.
More than that father.
Ye don't mean to say they pay we as
much as 6-e-v-e?
Yes, father; more than twenty-five.
The old man let the empty hull fall
between his knees, stared at his boy and
whistled.
Say, Steve, he asked earnestly, ar ye
woth it?
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-14

During the winter Of 1897 Mr.. James
Reed, one of the leading citizens and
merchants of Clay, Clay county, w. Va,
struck his leg against a cake Of ice in
such q manner as. to bruise it severely.
1t became'very much swollen and panied
him so badly that he could not walk
without the aid of crutches. He was
treated by physicians, also used several
kinds of liniment and two and a half
gallons of whiskey in bathing it, but
nothing gave any relief until he began
using C%hamberlain's Pain Balm. This
brought almost a complete cure in a
weeks time and he believes that had he
not used this remedy his leg would have
had to be amputated. Pain Balm IS
unequaled for sprains, bruises and
rheumatism. For sale by A. G. ireland.
, 1899-05-05
Achievements of Ancients.

White glass, Of extreme purity, was
known to the Chinese 1900 years ago
for they were then already using astro:
nomical instruments of which the lens.
es were presumably glass. Colored
glass goes still farther back. In some
of the most ancient tombs scarabs OF
glass have been found, initiating rubies,
emeralds, s%apphires and other precious
stones, and the glass beads found
broadcast In three parts of the globe
were quite possibly passed off by Phoe-
nician traders upon the coniding bar.
barians as jewels of great value. Ac-
cording to Psychologists the Egyptians
made sham jewels of glass at least
5000 or 5000 years B. c.
, 1899-05-05
A Needle Through a Coin.

can apparent mechanical impossible
lty may be accomplished by simple
means, using a copper cent, and a cork
with a common cambria needle as &C
cessories," writes magician Harry KEEL
lar, describing "How l Do My Tricks
in the Ladies' Home Journal. AN.
nounc that you will drive a small
needle through a coin, and few will be
ready to accept your statement, yet
it is very simple, and any one can dc
it. Take a copper coin, place it upon
two small blocks of wood, leaving a
very narrow open space between the
blocks. Now, having selected a good,
sound cork. force the needle through II
until the point just appears at the other
end. Break off the portion of the head
Of the needle showing above the top OF
the cork. Place the cork upon the coin
and strike 1t a fair, smart blow with q
hammer. The needle will be driven
entirely through the penny by a single
blow"
, 1899-05-05
PEOPLE We LIVE WITH.
We Are Slaves TO Their wilkins and
Caprioes-Ungenerous Traits.

We Are Slaves TO Their whims and
caprioes-Un9snerous Traits.
one Of the hardships OF life Is the fact
that we have to bear SO many. ~unneces1
sary unplsasantnesses and ore the VIC
tins Of 30 many proftless and useless
tragedies, that are none the less bitter
because they T so little and sordid.
Do as we may, we cannot emancipate
ourselves from our surroundings, and
even the freest Of us are slaves 10 the
whtms and caprices of those with
whom we live.
Not long ago a gentleman was tell
Ing a story about q friend, whose wife.
although a good woman, was n Of
those uncomfortable creatures who are
forever fretting and nagglng all about
her. At last the gardener, unable to
stand II. any longer, gave notice and
quit, but..as he was departing he stopped
by the gallery. where his master was
entertaining several friends. Good
bye, sor," said he, touching his hat.
"rm sorry for yer, sor. I can lave; yer
can't"
Surely such q story voices much of
the pathos Of our common experience.
There are SO many times, there are SO
many places that we can't leave. It is
the people to whom we are tied by a
thousand bonds Of affection, OF mutual
Interest of duty and responsibility;
who have our happiness In their keep
ing, and oh, the pity of 1t! they are SO
careless of their trust, and we have no
recourse. We can't leave.
There Is in reality no more ungen-
erous trait In human nature than this
taking advantage of the utter helpless
ness of those of our own household.
They can't throw up their Jobs and
quit. They are bound to stay on and
endure US, and we trade upon 1t.
Think of the young girls you have
known whs put forth every attraction
to captivate a man, and then, as soon
as the marriage ceremony was over,
subsidized into l~istless slovens. It was
as much as to say: "Oh, well, he can't
leave now, and I won't bother any more
to try to please" Think of the men
you have known who were veritable
Prince Charmings In their counting
days, but who, once married, would
speak to their wives In a way they
would not dare to have used to a good
cook who could give warning and leave.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
, 1899-05-05
roposed to > Queen.

The an Of makdngrasproposal OF mar
rage &g queen is one In which It Is
40 disgfs be for, any of US to plead ig-
and inexperience. A, resident
Of Malta has thus addressed one of the
dusky queens of the South Pacific ISL
ands:
/ "Her Gracious Queen: I hope you
will most willing excuse me for having
1.-THE impudence to write TO. you In this
manner, and the reason for my doing
so is, when I was reading the paper
yesterday I read about the steamship
Bonanza being drifted on your island,
and the women under you began to
select husbands from the crew, and
that you, my queen, wanted for a hus-
band a man that would love you and
make you happy. I have been think
ing the matter over, and I have come to
the conclusion that If you will have me
for a husband, write back and let me
know; also that you should send me the
money for my passage out, 30 as I can
come to you, and I will repay you the
money when I get to you. If, my
queen, I will suit you, write back and
let me know as soo as possible; also
send me a paper note for f23 or f25,
and I viii come at once"
If the Maltese gentlemen wonders
why he received no reply to the bust
ness like proposal, 1t may interest him
to know that 1t never reached her
majesty. His letter was opened by the
head chief, who handed 1t to the prin-
'cipal white trader, who posted it to his
Sydney firm, who In its turn sent It to
the Sydney Daily Telegraph. The
'postmarks showed that. 1t had passed
through London, Queensland. Sydney,
'Samaral and Observation-Disclosures
Chronicle.
, 1899-05-05
HAvANA.s FOURTH or JULY.
How q Photographer Gained a Snap
Shot of a Mob.

A4uW - 0OtukAapAG 0aAlDA oa8P
Shot of a Mot.
On the morning of the Fourth OF July
the populace of Havana hurried down
70 the shore at the sea end OF the city.
From the fortress of La Punta to the
suburb of Vedado the beach was black
with a shouting, singing, laughing, Do
praising people. 1t was the most excit-
ing morning the Cuban capital had
known since the beginning Of the block
ade. The vast multitude was expect
ant, eager, as impatient and as fran
dcally excited as q mob Of Latins is
bound to be. What was the cause of
all this excitement? Why was this
throng, three miles long, gathered at
the sea edge with gaze bent upon the
horizon? Now you will chuckle-the
Havana newspapers had that morning
published %full-page accounts of how the
Spanish feet, on the morning of the day
previous, July 8, had come out Of San
tiago harbor, how Cervera had attacked
the American feet, and how he had
sunk or destroyed every one of Samp-
sons. and Schley's ships. The report
added that the Spanish feet was on the
way to Havana, and now, this morning,
the people of the capital were momen-
tarily expecting to see Ceryera's ships
appear on the horizon. Down upon this
expectant throng came Gomez Carerra-
If you have been In Havana In recent
months 1 need not add that Gomez Is
a photographer. Fully 30 per cen Of
the photographs of scenes In Havana,
printed In SO many American periodi-
calls during last year, were made by
small fortune selling his pictures at
purse-breaking prices to Yankee news
paper correspondents.
Gomez set up his camer near the
Punta, where the throng was thickest.
His lens pointed directly at the throng's
back. He made ready, was about to
photograph the throng's back, when
suddenly a series of piercing cries rent
the air, cries from the rear. The throng
turned-and at that moment Gomez Ca
rerra uncapped his lens and made a
photograph Of the throng's face. The
photographer is very proud Of that par
ticular picture, for it shows a throng Of
people all startled and bewildered,
faces full of a hang-dog expression,
Jaws dropping, scowls. For the pierre
ing cries were: Extra! La Lucha"
This extra issued by the leading news
paper of Havana, was no larger than a
handful, but it told the populace that
Cervera's fleet could moi arrive off Ha-
vana that morning, as all the Spanish
ships were at the bottom of the sea.
Gomez himself told me this story, and
added that when the populace realized
the real import of La Lucha's extra the
mightiest curse yer heard in Havana
went up to the skies; and the throng
Ioafed homeward, thoroughly angry
and disgusted with the Spanish admin
stration, Cervera, ct al.-Leslie's Week
, 1899-05-05
The Wbrst Case ofAIi.

One of the surgeons of a hospital
asked an Irish help which he consider
ed the most dangerous of the many
cases then On the hospital.
"That. sir" said Patrick, as he point.
ed TO a case of surgical instruments ly.
ing ON the table.-Ex.
, 1899-05-05
How to Save Labor in Spring Clean

Spring cleaning is no longer the labor
1t was in the days of our grand
mothers. Women understand how to
save themselves by the use of modern
conveniences. When beginning the
work everything should be in readi-
ness-tacks, hammers, brooms, with a
supply of Ivory Soap (Which is the
best for all cleaning purposes), lime,
ammonia, carbolic acid. Good wealth
er should be selected, and only one or
two rooms cleaned at a time; air and
sunshine should be freely admitted.
ELIZA R. PARKER.
, 1899-05-05
Beauty Is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, Csc, Soc.
, 1899-05-05
Selfish.

"Why do you prosperous men always
say that the ladder of success is made
up of broken rounds 2" I
"Well-they do it so that other fel.
lows won't try to crawl up after
them"
, 1899-05-05
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your life Away

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full Of life, nerve and vigor, take No!To'
Bac, the wonder worker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran.
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
, 1899-05-05
The Usual Way.

Mrs. Bongtong proud mother of the
accomplished girl graduate)-I hope,
Alice, that you addressed that French
count in his native tongue. What did
de say in reply?
Alice-He apologized and said he was
sorry, but he understood nothing but
Crench.-Boston Traveller.
, 1899-05-05
His Plan.

Don't you run away" said the
friend of the accused cashier. Flight
Is confession
well" said the cashier, ST guess I'll
make a clean breast of it by taking the
train for Canada."-Puck.
, 1899-05-05
To Stop Hemorrnare.

To stop bleeding from the lungs take
a t~easpoonful of table salt and swal.
low it dry. Keep perfectly quiet, in a
recumbent position, until a physician
arrives.
, 1899-05-05
snburpan -Advantages.

Miss Green-Why did Brown move
into such a lonesome part of the u
try?
Mrs. Posted-So that the neighbors
wouldn't hear him q%uarreling with his
wife.-Toledo Bee.
, 1899-05-05
One in the Family.

"And now, children, what Is a GEN.
.urion? Well, Willie?"
please, ma'am, my brother is one"
"Your brother is one?'
Eyes, ma'am; he made a century last
Saturday."@Cleveland Plaindealer.
, 1899-05-05
Practical 3eauty.

isn't thds a handsome new collection
basketT' asked the sexton.
"Oh, yes" replied the minister, 'it's
passable."-North American.
, 1899-05-05

Halls Catarrh Cure is a liquid and Is taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood ana
mucous surfaces of the system. Write Tor les-
timonials. free. Manufactured by
T. ]. CHENEY q Co. Toledo, y.
, 1899-05-05

Every mar is the father of his own
works; and a fine family of failures
some men are raising.
, 1899-05-05

No man has ever begun to be per-
feet till he has learned that life Is
for duty and not for pleasure.
, 1899-05-05

The grave is the end of ambition.
Light thoughts are often heavy
enough to drag men down.
, 1899-05-05

It is sometimes a sign of cowardice
to keep silent, and sometimes a sign
of foolishness to speak.
, 1899-05-05

We have not been without Piso's Cure for
Consumption for 20 years.-LizzIE tERREL.
Camp ST. Harrisburg. Pa. May 4. 1884.
, 1899-05-05

Laziness is the deadliest of all dis
eases, for the disease itself prevents
one from taking the remedy.
, 1899-05-05

Every true achievement has within
1t the seed of something better than it
self.
, 1899-05-05

A heart without love in 1t is colder
than a hearth without a fire.
, 1899-05-05
Delights of Suburban Life.

my wife made me learn Rudyard
Kipling's RecessionaI' by heart"
"WhyT'
"She said Lest we forget refrain
might remind me of the errands l had
to go."-Cleveland P~laindealer.
, 1899-05-05

No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weah
men strong. blood pure. Soc. 81. All druggists
, 1899-05-05

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reducing infiamma-
ton. allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c a bottle.
, 1899-05-05

To work is not only a duty, but a
great privilege.
, 1899-05-05

Thou wilt always rejoice in the eve.
ming if thou spend the day profitably.
, 1899-05-05

Set your ideals high. First think
them out, then live them out.
, 1899-05-05
Educate Your Bowels With cascarets.

Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever
l0c, 25c. If c.. c. c.. fail, druggists refund money
, 1899-05-05

To Cure Constipation Forever.
rake cascarets Candy cathartic. l0c or 25c.
ffC c. c. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
, 1899-05-05

To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
Druggi ISIS refund money If It fails 70 cure. 20
, 1899-05-05
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYuA OF FIGS manufactured by the
SYRUP Gn@lustrake.
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling n
to overcome habitual constipation per-
m~anently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE KY. NEW YORK. N. z.
For sale by all Druggists Price SOC. per bottle.
, 1899-05-05

cure Guaranteed by DIR. j. B. MAYER. 1918

ARCH ST., PHILA.. PA. Ease at once; no
operation or delay from business. Consultation
free. Endorsements OF physicians, ladies and
prominent citizens. Send tor circular. ONCE
hours 8 A. M. to l P. M.
, 1899-05-05
PAINFUL PERIODS NO MORE

n IRIS. GEORGE OSMUN, of Belvidere, Warren Co.. N. J.. writes
v Suffering a had from weakness irregularities and backsche
for several years, a release from this suffering was q blessing. OIL
how wish more suffering women would accept your kind offer and be relieved.
There is nc need for women to suffer. Mrs Pinkhams advice and lydia D.
, 1899-05-05

NIANTED-CAse of bad health that R-I-P-A-NS
w will not benefit. Send 5 cts. to Ripans Chemical
Co., New York, fer;1 10 samples and 1000 testimonials
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-25
ro Obtain Adeouate Gas suprIx.

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
Great suffering and inconvenience have
been the experience of thousands of citi-
zens of this city since winter began by rea-
son of the inadequate supply of at least one
of our natural gas companies. AS no rem
edy has been proposed, I suggest the follow
ing, believing it can be made effective: Let
the Legislature pass a law making it UNI
lawful to transport within the limits of any
city natural gas at a lower pressure than
three ounces or a greater pressure than eight
ounces through low pressure gas mains to
which service pipes and house connections
are attached. Such measure can be sus-
tanned under the police power of the State,
and would compel gas companies to in
crease their supply of gas to a point suf-
ficient to give proper service. There is
abundant gas in the field for domestic use
for many years to come for indianapolis
if proper-sized mains were used to trans
port it from the field to the city.
JEFFERSON H. CLAYPOOL.
Indianapolis, Jan. %.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-25

To the Editor of the Indianapolis journal:
In an editorial under the caption of Bills
not prepared by members" published in the
Journal of last Friday, it was stated, among
other things, that the present tax law was
prepared outside of the General Assembly
"by some gentlemen who had never been
members of the General Assembly" Know
ing the Journal would not purposey mis-
state facts in regard to the origin and prep
aration of so important a measure as our
tax law and thereby rob most honorable
gentleman of the reward due to it's author
ship, / deem it my duty to ask the publica-
ton of what know to be the truth in re-
gard to the matter. A joint committee,
composed of members of the finance COM
mittee of the Senate and the ways and
means committee of the House, was charged
with the duty of preparing and reporting to
the General Assembly new tax law; at a
meeting of this committee, after some gen.
eral discussion, Senator T. E. Howard, now
ex-Judge Howard a member of this joint
committee from the Senate, was appointed
to prepare a draft of a bill to be reported
at a future meeting. After some three
weeks of unremitting labor Senator Howard
reported what is now, with some few
amendments, the present tax law, and the
same was approved by the joint committee
and reported to the Assembly, where after
protracted debate in both houses, with
few unimportant amendments, it was passed
substantially as originally prepared by Sen
ator Howard. There was, however, one
feature engrafted on the original draft of
the bill which was not the work of Judge
Howard and may have been prepared OUT
side of the Legislature-that providing for
the paying of all railroad taxes into the
State treasury, which was stricken out on
motion of Judge Howard to save the bill
from defeat
| was a member of the joint committee
above mentioned which reported the BILL
xnr.,e. ut re ar knnV
lively as all the other members of that
joint committee do that Judge Howard is
the real author of our present tax law, and
not some gentleman outside of the Legisla-
ture. l have it also from Judge Howard
himself that he was not assisted by any
one in preparing the original draft of the
bill which he reported to the joint commit
tee, and which, with comparatively few
amendments, was subsequently passed.
These are, in brief, the facts concerning the
preparation of the tax law of 1891, and to
Judge Howard belongs rightfully the claim
to the authorship of the statute known as
the tax law.
JEFFERSON II. CLAYPOOL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-25
.PoPv Arson STRIKES our.
Can't Get Baseball Franchise, but
Plays Billiards.
Chicago News.


The grand old man, Capt. Adrian c. An
son, will not break into the Western or the
big league again. The combination against
him is a trifie too strong In regard to the
securing of a franchise in the Western, Ban
Johnson has informed him there is none
for sale. In regard to the possible placing
of a Western league team in Chicago it
would be Jim Hart and the Chicago club
officials that owned the franchise rather
than Adrian c.. Arson.
A q. Spaulding Will say nothing in regard
to the charges that he has thrown down
his old friend the captain. 1t was thought
that Anson's remarks were hastily made
soon after his failure and that whatever
breach there is between Arson and Spald-
ing will soon be healed.
A. G. Arson last night at Mussey's sue
ceeded in making forty points at three
cushion caToms while j. A. Thatcher es-
saying to score fifty, only put thirty-six
buttons on the string. The game was for
SIS a side, the ex-ball player backing HIM
self, while the losing end was made up OF Il
w by the player, 80 contributed by Mus
sey and $40 by some amateurs who are bad
judges Of billiard experts. Arson led all the
way. Thatchers best stage was thirty
against thirty-three and here Lloyd Jevne
Offering even money for s. on the loser was
accommodated by the captain. After the
game Arson said. II played badly" The
tools were perfect. Some scores of three
cushion lovers we're in attendance
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-25

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FLORA, Ind, Jan. 22-Miss Maud Wheel
er, daughter of James NJ. Wheeler. a promi-
nent business man of this place, is in re-
ceipt of a letter relating to a dream, which
is regarded as remarkable, Miss Wheeler
lies at her fathers home in a hopeless con-
dition-a victim of consumption. The letter
is from an old schoolmate with whom she
became acquainted while attending college
at North Manchester, and who is ignorant
of Miss Wheeler's condition. The writer of
the letter now lives at Nappanee, Ind. The
letter is as follows:
Dear Friend: | had a dream the other
night about you, over which l am consid-
erably worried, so / thought / would write
and tell you about it, | dreamed / APP
preached a snow white bed upon which you
were lying, and flowers were streWn all
about you. When 1 went to speak to you
some one gently touched me the arm and
said, That is Maud, she is dead. "