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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-02

Mrs. Harriet Evans, Hinsdale, Ill.
writes: 81 never fail to relieve my
children from Group at once by using
One Minute Cough Cure. 1 would not
feel safe without it," Quickly cures
coughs. colds, grippe and all throat
and lung diseases. Fred Schsefer,
druggist
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-02
lawyers.

THE New Orleans Picayune quotes,
as the best thing in the speech de-
livered by Col. Mills before the Texas
legislature, the following:
They tax occupations. How can q
man live without work, and they say
he can not work until he pays tax on
his occupation? When God handed
down the com mandments and said
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-02

Sick Headache absolutely and per-
manently cured by using Moki Tea, a
pleasant herb drink. Cures constipa-
ton and indigestion, makes you eat,
sleep, work and happy. Satisfaction
guaran teed or money back. 25 cts.
and so cts. M. H. Webb, druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-02
To Cure a Cold i'm One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Ia.
blets. All druggists refund money If II
fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has
B. Q. L. on each tablet.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-02

Lewis Ackermsn, Goshen, Ind, says:
"DeWitt's Little Early Risers always
bring certain relief cure my eadsche
and never grippe" They gently cleanse
and invigorate the bowels and liver.
Fred Schaefer, druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-02

the rife ball." is Great Britain g
thought today.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-02

TEXAS should rejoice today. 1t is
the anniversary of her independence.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-02

Pure linseed oil and white lead,
mixed paints at Twins.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-02
TO ADVERTISERS.

In order to insure proper changes in adver-
tising copy for'same should be at the bust
ness Office not later than 10 g. m
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-02
CURTAILIN6 OFFICIAL POWER.

By the recent act CT the legislE ture
of Mississippi, the governor of that
state is so shorn of patronage that he
has fewer offices at his disposal than
has the council of city of fifty thou
sand. 1t is provided that when a
vacancy shall occur in any state, dis
trict, county or municipal Office, a spe-
cial election shall be called to fill til e
office.
The Fort Worth Register we'll says
that 1.-THE tendency of the age is to-
ward a weakening of official power by
diminishing the number of appointive
Offices and increasing the number of
elective Offices" With the loss OF
patronage there are fewer official gifts
to distribute so as to purchase in
1uence for a further continuance in
office; there is less temptation urging
to corrupt use OF the appointing
power.
When positions in the public service
are filled by popular elections it is not
always the best men " no are preferred,
but at any rate the electors are not
Though second or third
class man may win over a much better,
the winner owes nothing to the man
above him, and will discharge his duty
to the public rather than devote his
efforts to keeping in power an
official to whom he owes his place.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-02

DR.. Finn will do an exclusive Office
practice at No. 100 Ell Paso street.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-02

LONDON sang her anthem yesterday.
The war will be resumed today.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-02
BY CARRIER,

The Daily HERALD is delivered oy carrier
in FL Paso, Texas, Juarez, Mexico. and at the
ElPaso smelling works, at fifteen cents Q5c)
Der week. or sixty cents (6oc) per month.
Subscribers falling to get the HERALD re-
gularly or promptly should call at the office
or telephone No. 115. All complaints will re-
ceive prompt attention.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-02
Pure Hygienic Water.

Made from distilled water. Ask
your family physician or druggist as to
purity and healthfulness of our ice,
Telephone No. IA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
VnIture.-nnd RnttIe.nakc..

When the international boundary
commission resurvcycd tho lines be-
tween the United States and Mexico.
there were naturalists in the party.
DR.. MeIrnS. who, with his assistants.
collected many specimens of birds and
mammals. tells of a fight In the air be-
tween n California vulture and n rat
tJesnake which he saw while exploring
the Cocopah mountains OF Lower Cal
ifornia.
It was i'm the early morning. The big
bird had seized the snake behind the
head and was struggling upward with
fits writing. deadly burden. The
snakes captor appeared aware that Its
victim was dangerous. The burden
was heavy. as the reptile was nearly
five feet long.
The grip OF the bird on the snakes
body was not of the best. The snake
seemed to be squirming from its cap
tors talons, At least sufficiently to en-
able il To strike. Its triangular head
was seen to recoiI and dart ut the mass
of feathers.
1t did this once or twice. and then.
with a shrek. the vulture dropped its
prey. The bird was probably 900 feet
or so above the observers. The aston
ishcd men were then treated TO a spec
tacle seldom seen. Few birds but
vulture could accomplish such feat.
The instant the snake escaped from
the birds clutches II dropped earth
ward like a shot and. like shot. the
bird dropped after IL. catching il in
midair with grip that caused death.
At any rate. the snake ceased TO wrig-
gle. and the vuIturc scared away to a
mountain peak TO devour its hard earn
ed meal.-Youth's Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16

VIII / be changed in the twinklin of
| an eye and made as purity as the rest
of 'em:''
Something like a smile fitted over
the face of Mr.. Gallup. but il was prob
| ably caused by the article he was read
ing.
And about the music. Samuel? 1
can't play on no harp without lessons.
l have never even seen a harp. When
we was first married, l used to play
On the accordion fur you. but it was
awful poor playin, and you soon get
sick Of il. Is it goin TO be expected
that l kin fly right up to heaven and
begin playin on a harp the very first
thing? II 1t is. then | dunno as
want TO die. l never could a-bear havin
folks laugh at me. And the singin,
Samuel-the singin! My voice Is crack
ed. and I sing through my nose. and is
that goin TO do up there? l s'pose I
could walk around with a robe on and
talk and visit. but l can't sing nor
play, and they needn't expect IL. Sam
uel, shall we talk about whether you'd
better take a second wife or not
Sometimes 1 think you had, and some
times l think you hadn't. What do
you Think
Mr.. Gallup turned from the ham
mock article TO one on natural gas In
Ohio. and he extended his legs again
and prepared to digest it thoroughly.
1t might have occurred to him that
Mrs. Gallup was in the room and that
she or some one else was taking TO
him, but he answered not. Ten min
utes had gone by when he finished the
article and looked up and around as if
he had suddenly missed something.
Mrs. Gallup lay curled up Oh the
lounge fast asleep, and in the cor
ner of each eye still gIistened a big
tear. NJ. QUAD.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
FOLDED TRANSFERS.
They Increase Conductors Work
and Are Trying to His Temper.

''Some people have no sympathy for
street car conductors said one of their
number after he had had peculiarly
lively time in making change and Civ
ing and collecting transfers. says the
New York Times.
Now" continued the conductor,
there is one little matter that would
save us lots of trouble if the people
would only bear it in mind. and that is
the way they hand in their transfers
Some men and few women know
enough to hand us the little strips Of
paper just as they receive them-that
is, spread out in such a way that we
can glance ut them. see that they are
all right and then place them with the
package. already collected. The ma
jority of people don't do this. and as n
rule the women are the worst of the
lot
when 4 woman gets n transfer. she
folds 1t up into as small Il space as
possible and then slows it away i'll her
purse. When the time comes to collect
this from her. she fishes the wad of pa
per out of the purse, hands it to the
conductor and sits back in her seat
content with what she has done.
1.-THE conductor has to unfold this
piece of paper to see if 1t is really the
proper transfer. This takes time, and
when there are dozen women on the
car all doing the same thing the poor
conductor has more than ne can do to
keep his temper. Men as rule don't
fold their transfers, but content them
selves with showing the slips into their
pockets and then producing a crumpled
piece of paper when it is called for.
tossing ii to the conductor, who has to
smooth it into shape.
The same people would never think
of handing in railroad or theatcr tick
ct in the same way"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16

The Italian city of Artena. situated
about 10 miles from Rome. is known as
the City of Crime. Ever since the Six
teenth century every criminal who has
escaped from prison or done his time
has emigrated to Artena. and today
practically every inhabitapt is crimi-
nal or the child of criminals. Every
family takes the law into its own
hands. and it is reported not day
passes without many murders being
committed in the streets. The Italian
authorities have now come to hook up
on Artena as hopeless and remark that
it is far better that criminals should
kill criminals than that innocent per-
sons should be their victims. 1t is said
that on one occasion when % murders
had been committed in that city in one
day the fact was reported in one of the
Italian papers in the following terms:
"Since our last issue ca hours before)
there have been % sudden deaths In
Artena," and no further notice of the
murders was taken or expected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
why Fr.nlnn DID Not write IT. =

"It has always been curious puzzle
why Franklin. the man of ripe age, or
commanding distinction and of APPROX
ed literarz. skill. was not selected to
write the Declaration instead of Thorn
as jefferson, then only 33 years old and
comparatively unknown" says John
Gilmer Speed in The Saturday Even
ing Post. 1T could not be that Frank
lin was passed by because he had done
everything in his power to avert the
war and reconcile the differences be-
tween the colonies and the mother
country. for all wise men i'll the colo
MES did all that honor permitted in
that direction until the die was cast.
No: it was not fear of E'ranklin's ear
nestness in the cause of the colonies.
1t was probably the fear of tranklin's
humOr.
"He was not only the greatest man
Of his time. but he was one of the
greatest humorists of any time. And
SO his associates were possibly afraid
that he would put a joke in the Decla-
ration and passed him by and selected
the Iank young Virginian with the free
kled face.
AS it was. Franklin did have his
joke for when the members of con-
greSS were about to sign the Declara-
ton Hancock. whose earneStness is eX-
pressed in the bold signature which
comes first. said in his own earnest
way: We must be unanimous. There
must be no pulling different ways. We
must all hang together.
Yes replied Franklin: we mnst
hang together. or we shall be pretty
sure to hang separately
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
Ruskin DIdn't Like Hugo.

Did you ever read The Hunchback
OF Notre Dame?' l believe it to be
simply the most disgusting book ever
written by man, and on the whole to
have caused more brutality and evil
than any other French writing with
which am acquainted. Balzac Is sen.
sual. but lie is an artist Of the highest
touch and n philosopher even in his
sensuality. Eugene Sue paints virtue
as we'll as vice. Dumas is absurd and
useless. but interesting; Beranger bias
phemous. but witty; George Sand i'm
moral. but elegant. But for pure. dull,
virtueless. stupid, deadly poison read
Victor Hugo.-RuSkin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
nnldnRaA.

1t has been found on study OF 300
cases of loss of hair that badness pre-
walls most with unmarried men. which
is contrary to the general belief. The
worries of the bachelor may be fewer,
but they are more trying to the scalp
than are the multitudinOus cares Of
the man of family. Most bald people
are found to lead indoor lives, and al
most all of them belong to the intel
lecuIal class. Usually the loss of hair
begins before the thirtieth year. In
woman Ii usually constitutes a gen
eral thinning; IN men 1t affects the top
OF the head. Diseases that affect the
general nutrition of the body are like
iy TO thin the hair. Heredity is a
factor. IL one has baldheadcd an
cestors, all the drugs of the pharma-
copPia will not bring out flowing locks.
-ArgOnaut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
A Divinity student Routed.

zone day we were travelling across
the plains in the cabOOse of II freight
train writes Rev. Cyrus Townsend
Brady of his experiences as "A Mis-
siOnary In the Great West in The La
dies Home Journal. "A young divinity
student was with us. He was one of
the ambitious kind of divinity students
who wreck a parish or two when they
begin and finally drift upon the eccle-
siastical bargain counter. He was
ready to argue about anything with
anybody.
"A greasy. dilapidated looking tramp
came into the cabOose at one of the
stations ut the end of division and
presently engaged in a heated discus
sion with the young theologue on the
disadvantages of education. He main
tanned the affirmative that the less q
man knew and the less education he
had the happier he was-with So much
skill and adroitnesS and showed such
mastery or logic and literature that he
routed the poor bOy-horse, foot and
dra goonS-SO effectively that the young
man rose aud went out on the platform
to hide his chagrin. leaving the sup
posed tramp chuckling over his pipe in
huge enjoyment ut his easy victory.
The bishop had listened without say
Ing a word, and when the student left
he turned to the, man and inquired
sharply. What college DO you come
from. SIR Yale" answered the man
without thinking. The unlucky admis-
sion destroyed the mans argument. for
he was living example of the fallacy
OF his own proposition"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
Robbed the Grave

A startling incident is narrated by
John Oliver, of Philadelphia, as fol
lows: Il was in an awful condition.
Ny skin was almost yellow, eyes
sunken, tongue coated, pain continu-
ally in back and sides. no appetite,
growing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given me up. Then l
was advised to use Electric bitters; to
my great Joy, the first bottle made a
decided Improvement. L continued
their use for three weeks, and m
now well man. / know they robbed
the grave of another victim.n No
one should fail to try them. Only so
cents, guaranteed, at Hartz & Ulle-
meyers drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
Fnnr TN One

An English officer in Malta stopped
in riding to ask n native the way. He
was answered by a shrug of the shout
ders and mo speak English"
You're a fool then" said the officer.
But the man knew enough English to
ask:
DO you understand MalteseT
mo"
do you know Arabic?"
NO"
DO you know Italian?"
No"
do you know Greek?"
NO"
Then you four fools. only oner'-
Youths Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
HER "sUSPlCION CURE"
1t Made Life One Lingering Honey
moon For Mrs. Jones' Adviser.

| 1t Made Life One Lingering Honey
moon For Mrs. Jones Adviser.
81 would be quite happy If my hus-
band would not spend so much of his
time at his club" said Mrs. Jones. with
| sigh.
why don't you try the suspicion
cure?'' said her intimate friend.
What in the name of Susan Il. An
thony Is the suspicion cureT' asked
Mrs. Jones IN amaZelnent.
We'll. my husband got in the habit
Of spending his evenings at his club,
and l worried over 1t for some time be-
fore l hit upon plan to keep him at
home. At first l pleaded with him,
telling him how lonely l was at home
when he was away, but he would only
laugh and promise 70 he home early.
which meant midnight or later. Then
l changed my tactics. Instead Of ask
ing him to remain at home urged him
10 go to his club. The way he raised
his eyebrows the first time | suggested
it showed me L was on the right tack
and resolved to keep it up. One night
when lie came home for dinner he an
nounced that he had a severe headache
and would remain home for the even
ing l opposed the idea and pointed
out that an evening at his club would
cause him to forget his headache and
do 1t good. He gave ME hard look.
but acted on the suggestion and left
for his club. Something told me that
he would be back within an hour, so l
made an elaborate toilet and waited
for him TO return. He came home, as |
expected. with the plea that his head
was worse and that he couldn't stand
the noise ut the club. | condoled with
him and ignored his question concern
ing my elaborate toilet. He hasn't
been away for all evening since. 1t is
almost like the old honeymoon. only he
appears TO have something on his mind
that he is not entirely satisfied about"
London Answers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16

She X new Her Time For Departure
For the Other World Had Come,
and She Was Anxious to Become an
Angel, but There Were Drawback
Copyright. 1900. by c. z. Lewis.I
Mr.. Gallup had finished his supper,
removed his coat and shoes and sat
down in the rocking chair TO read the
copy of The Chemung County Gazette
he had brought home from the post
office when Mrs. Gallup dropped down
On the lounge with sigh and began:
Samuel. IL you could spare a dyin
woman three or four minits of your
time l should Ike to talk 10 you. /
know you don't like to be bothered
when you are readin, and l wouldn't
say a word II 1t was only bile on my
leg or one OF my back aches. but It's
more serious than that. Samuel-fur
more serious"
Mr.. Gallup stretched his legs out to
their fullest extent and made his toes
crack. but he never looked up from his
paper.
Il don't want to give you no sudden
SHOCK" continued Mrs. Gallup as the
tears began to stream down her cheeks
and her nose to twitch. but It's my
duty to tell you. so you Kin prepare
yourself. Samuel. you'll be a widow
before Saturday night! Tonight Is
Tuesday night. Before shutdown on
Saturday night the funeral will be
over. III be an angel, and you'll be free
to go out somewhere every evenin and
play checkers. DO you hear me, Sam
uel?'
Mr.. Gallup may or may not have
heard her, but If he did he paid not the
slightest attention.
Yes; I've got my call to CO." she re-
sumed as she wiped her eyes on her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16


apron. "I've had rheumatic. fever.
consumption and heart disease. and
many and many time I've expected
to go. but | have never felt like this
before. My heart goes funk, funk.
funk, my lungs seem to lie hitchln
around. and now and then my breath
shuts off on me the same as if l had
got caught in hole in the fence Mrs
Watkins was took this very way be-
fore she died, and so was Mr. Comfort
1t may come tonight. or it may he de-
layed till tomorrer, but within n day
or two I'll be an angel. You won't
blame me fur dyin. will you. Samuel"
Mr.. Gallup turned his paper over.
pulled in his feet and crossed his legs,
but made no reply.
Folks can't help dyin. Samuel-that
is, l. can't. l hate TO 90 before I've
made the soft soap and put up the fall
pickles. but l can't help myself 1t
was so with Mrs. Watkins. She had
the soap grease all ready and was all
ready to dye rags fur Il new carpet, but
when Gabriel's horn sounded she had
to spread her wings. You'll miss the
soft soap. Samuel, fur you're great
hand To wash up. and you'll miss the
pickles. fur you love sour things. but
will you miss me-"
Mr.. Gallup held the paper In his left
hand and reached down his right to
scratch his heel through his sock. but
he was dumb. Mrs. Gallup looked at
him through her tears for a time and
then choked down q sob and said:
We'll. il you don't miss me / can't
help it. I've allus had hot water ready
when you wanted to wash your feet.
and you've never found me without
stickin salve fur sore fingers. I've
nursed you through collie and sot up
with you through fever. You've never
had TO tell me my bread WAS heavy or
the biscuit tasted of saleratus. And
when I'm laid away. Samuel, you'll re-
member that l wore the same bonnet
and shawl fur 21 years and that
allus made a pair OF shoes last three
years. Haven't l done purity well all
things consideredY'
Mr.. Gallup might have agreed with
her. but If he did he didn't say so
aloud. He crossed his legs the other
way and scratched the other heel. aud
when Mrs. Gallup could restrain her
tears she observed:
some wives would. Samuel. When l
am gone. you'll find your shirts aud
socks and everything in the usual
place. and YOU won't have to sew on
button. Ill even scald out the teapot
and scour out the dishpan If l have
time. II angels can look down from
heaven. then | want TO look down and
see that I've left everything in order.
| want 10 ask you about angels. Sam
uel. Are they all old or young angels.
or are they sorter mixed up? VIII
he set back 30 or 40 years, or will be
an old woman angeI?"
She looked directly at Mr.. Gallup
and waited for 4 reply, but he was
reading how to make 4 hammock out
of a -four barrel. and he paid no heed
TO the question.
And are all angels purity. SamuelT'
she continued after awhile I've new
er been purity since ! was baby and
fell out OF the winder. bur il I've got
to be an angel l want my face made
over as soon as get up there. I'm not
goin to be p'inted our fur my homeH-
ness as ! ty around. If l was, l know
Id make Up faces at some Of 'em.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
An IncreduIou. LawmaLer.

1t Is recalled that when the protector
of the railroad up Mount Washington
sought a charter from the New Hamp-
shire legislature one of the lawmakers,
in his speech on the subject, said,
Give the fool permission. but he might
as well ask for railroad to the noon
But the railroad is still running 10 the
Tip Top HouSe-Buffalo Commercial
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
Knew what She Wa. About.

Mother-Miss Catchem has a lovely
voice, and you know it. Why did you
ask her to sing for Mr.. RichfeIIo?
Daughter latter Mr.. RichfeIlO)-See
that mirror in front of the piano?
Yes
well. Mr.. RichfelIo sits right in
range where he can see her face. She
looks like whitewashed chimpanzee
when she sings."-Pearson's Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
He Had Her,

1t Is related that when the young
man who afterward became General
Fremont ran away with and married
Jessie. Tom Benton. the great senator.
made terrible threats of what he would
do to the young man. He would give
him roasts and bullets and hades. TO all
of which Mrs. Benton quietly remark
ed. You had better give him Jessie,
my doar"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16

1t is unlawful for a Chinese woman
to walk on the city walls of Peking,
but it is an exercise in which the
Americans and Europeans indulge
without objection upon days when
they are open to the public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16

A married man says that a wife
should be like roast lamb-tender and
sweet. nicely dressed. but without
sauce.-Cbicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16

When a man approaches you and
begins telling how honest he Is, hold
your hands on your pocketbook.-Atch-
tson Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
To Cure . Cold In One Day

To Cure Cold In One Day
take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
If it fails TO cure. E. W. Groves
signature on each boy. Price Csc