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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-26

He added. however, that wages wee
prOportionately,hig and almost every
body there is making money.
There are some of the mearesl
thieves in Ell Paso that anv place 90
earth contains, ;" remarked E. w. Wales
the Ell Paso street commissioner yes
terday. ''Several days ago put out
two nice shade trees in the plaza aud
yesterday l missed one of them. l in
stituted search and where do You sup
pose found that tree? In an old va.
cant lot near the Plaza hotel. Now
the man who took that tree had nc
earthly use for it or he would have
taken it to his home and planted it"
This started him and he gave vent
to his wrath aroused by other similar
incidents. He says he has great deal
of trouble keeping meddlesome hands
off the trees and dirty feet off the pu b.
lie seats, $50 many people are al:
ways rea7y to modest something" said
Mr.. Wales, land l can ses nothing to
prompt 1t but pure cussedness."
Beliogrsphing ia "sun writing. F"
By the use of the heliograph the suns
rays are flashed over long distances.
The letters of the Morse telegraphic
code are used and communication is
com paratively easy on bright days.
The instrument that Ia now used to
transmit'h telegraph m essages is exceed
ingly simple. Il consists of a tripod
carrying a horizontal rod at the top.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25

as at present, will, with tho side wall
taken out and the hall enlarged, ex-
tend east aud west.
The body of the hall will seat 1900
persons. The number of delegates
and alternates will be more than 1900.
That leaves room on the main floor
for 200 persons-deputy sergeant-at-
arms, doork eepers and guests.
Rising on three sides Of the hall are
tiers of seats which will hold 1000
guests more. The stage could be
made to accommodate say 200 to 300
persons. But the committee hope to
seat 600 newspaper correspondents, as
we'll as the officers of the convention
and distinguished guests.
The sergeant at arms suffers most
under the new order of things. He
will be bombarded with applicati ms
for tickets which he caunot gil, and
every delegate is going to hold him
responsible for lis disappointment.
The sergeant-at-arms will be oyerrun
with applications for appointment,
because badge will admit the wearer
to the floor of the hall. When he
tries to fit 10, 200 visitors and clamor.
ing citizens into 500 seats he will find
his Office most uncomfortable.
The organized bodies which attend
national conventions will be bitterly
disappointed in the Convention Hall
arrangements at Philadelphia. Their
favorite performance Id to march into
hall headed by brass band and
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25
A MiSnolner.

Liberty Park" is the name OF
what was m ,ant to be pleasure re-
cor. in certain Georgia town. A COR
les ondent who went there for an af-
Ter loon's recreation, writes:
1.-Two policemen were stationed at
the gate. On entering I was con-
fronted with the following signs:
Keep Of the grass.
"'Fifty dollars fine for breaking
the shrubhery.'
"'One hundred dollars fine for in
terfering with the animals.
Fifty dollars fine for carving your
initials on tree.
"'Fifty dollars or two months in
Jail, for lettering around after the
gates are closed
Twenty-Five dollars for splitting
on the gravel walk.
"'Ten dollars, or thirty days, for
eating lunch on the grass.
"God help US all?" exclains our
pious correspondent, ''and save US
from sLibe ~ Park 1 was glad that
escaped with my life. One of my
companions is still missing; nnt 7
dare not venture back to institute a
search for hint Atlanta Constitu-
ton,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25

.cation, o year age, housed some of the
largest audiences that ever gathered
under roof in this country. It's acous-
tic properties have received especial
praise. Hon. Willism j. Bryan, who
last June addressed the Head Camp
of the Modern Woodmen Of America
in the hall, said later:
'It is hard to conceive how Convsn-
tion Hall could be improved upon fol
the purposes of large public gather
ings.''
Maurice Grau, whose grand Opera
company sang there November last to
record:breaking grand opera house
audiences; said:
''It is d wonderful structure, COM
plete in all its appointments, and has
no equal in America. while Dwight
L. Moody, the evangelist; who month
later faced in this hall some Of the
largest crowds that he had ever ad:
dressed, said from she platform:
ST came one thousand miles to find
the best hall T have ever spoken in. "
The leading hotels of the city are
the Coates, the Baltimore, the Mid
land, the Savoy, the Victoria and the
Washington, all of which are located
from three to ten blocks distant from
the hall. The Coates, which has al
ways been Mr.. Bryan's stopping place,
will, 1t is said; be made the headquar-
tiers of the National Committee.
The accompanying illustration
shows the Sioux Falls auditorium,
which has a seating capacity of about
5000. Had it not been for this build.
ing, which 10 the largest OF the. kind
in South Dakota, Sioux Falls would
not have been able to capture the ma
tional convention the Populist party;
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25
THE vEoETARIaNs,
When Abner Green, who many years

When Abner Green, who many years
Had courted Mary Runkins,
Resolved to test his hopeo and fears,
He thought himself '.somo pumk1ns.
But when the crucial moment came,
His face grew ..red's q beet
His hands hung Limp, his tongue grew iamss
He shufled With Ills feet.
In fact, hs felt, he later paid,
Like pretty small potatoes.
But Mary, though she blushed aS rea
AS ripening tomatoes,
Sat listening, demure and bland,
And "coolas cowcumber,"
While he grew .'hot as a pepper" and
His heart beats tried to number.
Now whether he or she at last
The question great propounded
cannot say; / only passed
Just as kiss resounded.
Sometimes to him, more oft to her
My judgment OF 1t leans,
But Mary always does aver
Thut he-"he didn't know beans.
Who cares n straw Though this thing has
Made gossips nudge and nod,
They live together, ,"happy rs
Two peas within a pod"
American AgricuIturist.
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Cereals In Algeria.

The growth of cereals has always
been the staple industry in Algeria;
but of late it has become eunremunera-
tive, and the returns both of European
and native culture are very small.
Even among Europeans agriculture is
in very elementary condition. No
forage is used save what grows spon-
taneously; no manure. or very little,
is put on the land; no cattle are kept
beyond what are required for plowing,
the land is impoverished, badly kept,
and full of weeds and noxious insects.
which smother and devour the crops.
Ninety eight per cent. of the land
sown every year is devoted to the
growth of cereals, and too little of it
to the rearing of cattle. The great
obstacles to agriculture are the un-
certainty of seasons and the imrossi-
bility of competing with such countries
as America, Russia. and India, where
land is abundant, and, in the last two
at least, labor is cheap.-Chambers'a q
Journal.
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SHOOTING STARS" A MIsNoMER.
But Lovers May still Be Elind to "Me-
teor's' Clailna.


Il is hardly necessary to say that
the shooting stars are not stars at all,
as the name seems to indicate, aud as
people sometimes think, writes Pro-
lessor Young in the New Lippincott.
This was the mistake Of sailor on o
British naval vessel who had been set
on watch during the star shower OF
1866 to count all the meteors he could
see in given fifteen minutes. When
his time was up he begged to be al
lowed minute longer, because" ne
said, 'I has my eye on q star that
wiggles awful and can't hold on much
longer.
Shooting stars aye only little masses
of matter-bits of rock or metal or
cloudlets OF dust and gas--which are
flying unresisted through space Just
as planets and comets do, in paths
which, within the limits of our solar
system are contl oiled by the attrac-
ton of the sun. They move with q
speed of several miles second, far
exceeding that of any military pro-
iectile, but are too small to be seen by
us except when they enter our atmos.
phere, and, becoming intensely heated
by the resistance they encounter,
light up and burn Tor moment; for
to use Lord Kelvin's expression, Q
body rushing through the air at such
an enormous velocity is during its
fight virtually Immersed in blow
pipe fame, having a temperature COM
parable with that of an electric arc. AS
a rule they are completely consumed
in the upper air, so that nothing
reaches the surface of the earth except,
perhaps, little ash, settling slowly
as an imperceptible Smoke" occa.
sionally, however, some mass larger
than usual survives in part the fiery
ordeal and its fragments fall to the
ground as specimens of the material
Of "other worlds than ours.
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HUMOROUS.

Jones-I say. Miss Brown. how is
it that you are always out when l cslls
She-Oh, just luck.
Spunge-Tafk is cheap. Kostick-
You seem to think SO, from the way
you use my telephone.
She-That friend of yours is getting
too big for his bootsl He-What do
you mean? She-Why simply that
his hat doesn't fit him.
''When you hear book agent Try
his voice." remarked the Observer OF
Events and Things, '.you know at
once it is of some volume"
'Do you never wcrk?' said Mrs.
Subbubs to a tramp who asked for
handout '.Never, num-" was the
proud reply. II am an immune.
'.Do you think a young man should
marry on small income? "Oh, /
can see no objection to it, if he has
reached an understanding with her
father"
"Archie, dear, did you ever love
anybody before yoa met me?
thought I did, Flutie, hundred
times, but I see now I was only re.
hearsing."
Hark, hark, the dogs do bark,
The autos In line are seen!
Some with wires and some with steamr
And some with gasolene.
Little three.year-old Flossie saw g
man walking along the street with his
arm in sling. "Oh, mamma" she
exclaimed, tt.ethere goes a man with
his arm in hammock." +"
Conductor-We have missed the
connection, and will have, to wait at
this station six .hours. Ole Lady
(who is q little, nervous on the rail-
road We'll, I'm safe for six hours,
anyhow."
at wonder, if all men are FOOLS
snapped Mrs sEnpeck dEsing little.
domestic tiff the other morning.
Indeed my dear, : : epHsd; her hsIss'
labsnd 81 know q numbe oi men
WHO are sbachel lofs.s
The Daughter on Il you think Mr..
La ght is q finished gentleman, mann
ma? The Mother-Well, if he's not,
and your father comes down and finds
him in the parlor until after mid
night, some time. he will be.
George" said. the fair maid, ~
hope you will keep cool when you call
to interview papa" "You can bet l
will!' muttered the faint-hearted
youth. ''Why, it gives me chill to
even think about calling on him.
Here's the clock key, mamma" :"
said four-y old. Tommy, will that
do?" "Will 1t do for what, dearY
asked the astonished mother. ITO
wind yourself mp with" replied the
little fellow. 81 heard you tell the
doctor that you were all run down"
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knew Mhat She Wanted.

There was tall and naughty young
woman in provision store recently, 6
pretty girl who wore smart tailor
gown and an air OF great Importance.
It was obvious to the least observant
on-looker that she took herself and
her mission very seriously.
'.Have you a nice 'roundhouse'
steak?" she asked the butcher sweetly,
when he came forward to wait upon
her.
The mans face assumed beefy hue
itself, and he looked well-nigh apo
plectic as he replied, "No, miss,
haven't round steak.
''Then send me porterloin.
About seven pounds would be enough
I should think"
"Tenderloin is the best cut, miss;
suppose you take that?" suggested
the clerk, his face growing still red
der.
'sKindy send me what ordered, "
said the young woman with great dig
nifty; my mother-in-law is entirely
conyersant with the cuts OF beef, and
I am quite sure that's the name she
told me; and send 10 pounds of rice
with it.
Then she walked out Of the shop
with the pleased smile on her face OF
one who has found housekeeping the
merest child's play, while the specta-
tors murmured "bride" to each other
under their breath. Baltimore News
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25
Franklin the Printer.

F:ranklin's retirement from active
printing did not lessen his interest in
his trade, and every possible improve
ment i'm the art received attention
from him. Nothing proved
better the printers attachment for his
calling than On amusement of his dur
ing his diplomatic service in France.
In his own home he set up press
and types, all of which he or his SER
wants cast, and with them occasional
ly printed little bagatelles ard skits
of both his friends writing and his
own, usually in very small editions.
These printing materials, consisting
of a great variety of FONTS" he
brought with him on his return to
America, and sold Fifteen boks of
type" to Francis Childs, the New
York printer, and still more to Mat
thew Carey. The remainder he used
to establish his grandson, Benjamin
Franklin Bache, IN business as O
printer, the original occupation of
his grandfather"
Despite tho many honors that had
come to him, to the last he held him
self to be first and foremost printer,
he began his will 81, Benjamin
Franklin, Printer, late Minister Pleni.
potentiary from the United States
of America to the Court of France,
and now President of the State of
Pennsylvania" II was at his own re-
quest that "the Printers of the city,
with their Journeymen and Appren-
tices," were given q prominent posi-
ton in his funeral procession. The
Century.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25

which will be held May 9. On May
90 the Republicans of South Dakota
will also hold their State convention
in Sioux Falls for the purpose Of nomi-
mating Congressional and State ticket
and selecting delegates to the Repub-
lican National Convention at Philadel-
phia. The auditorium is new build
ing. Not until after delegation. of
Sioux Falls rustlers, in the fall of 1885,
succeeded in capturing onyentiea'
of the National Creamery-Buttermak-
ers' Association was the construction
of the building decided upon. The
structure is we'll arranged and'is COM
plete in all Its details.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25

Sappointed sergesnt-at-arms of the Re-
publican National Convention, is q
man of acknowledged ability for or
sganization and executive work. In
the handling of political conventions
Ehe1 is already experienced, having
been assistant sergeant-at-arms of the
Republican National Convention at
Chicago in 1885,; at Minneapolis in
1922 and in St. Louis Id 1896: Mr.:
Iyiswell Is a Wisconsin man by birth;
and is now forty-eight.years old:
Convention Hall; Kansas City;
where the National Democratic Con-
Yention will be held July .4th; is stu:
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of 1926, 900, which.was raised entirely
iby public subscription. 1t occupies
!a piece of ground 314 by 2GO feet in
extent, is two stories high and is
built Of native stone, cream brick and
terra Gotta. The first story is of the
Renaissance style of architecture, and
the second story is Of Peristyle form,
with groups and columns. The build
,siins issof bridge struction, With
iofts q Column, the roof being sup
ported by great steel girders that
span its 200 feet of breadth. Its gen
eral seating arrangement is modelled
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25
ustrtche. in South Africa.

Cstriches have only recently been
dome esticated in South Africa. Only
so were in captivity in 1865; ten
years later there were 81, 751 being
cared for in Cape Colony, and in 1897,
937, 9Sr. The true wild bird still ex-
lists north of the Vaal and Orange
River, but is rapidly diminishing in
numbers, being eagerly hunted for it's
feathers, which de uand n higher price
than those of the domesticated breth-
ron
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25

In the reign of Edward III, there
were eminent clothiers and wooden
weavers, whose family name was Blan-
ket. They were the first persons who
manufactured that comfortable mate
rial which has.ev since been called
by their name, and which was then
used for peasants clothing.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

In-one of the Pacific Islands the
natives have peculiar Christmas GUS
tom. Every Christmas day they offer
up sacri6ces, butin whose honor they
have not the faintest idea. It.is sup-:
posed to be a.relic of some mission
ary teaching, as these natives are still
heathens.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25
saby's Birthday preser

Mrs. Lash-What did you get baby
for birthday present?
Mrs. Rash--1 took four dollars and
ninety-nine cents out of the little
darling's bank and bought him this
lovely lamp for the drawing room.
Boston Beacon,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25

capable of holding moro than $4,000
people. The arena alone seats 1000.
To each side of the arena and under
the first balcony are numerous com
mittee rooms, which have their sepa-
rate street entrances. The building
has no stairways, the upper seatings
being reached by means of inclined
planes. Separate exits are used for
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25

Thinking that Wide World readers
would like to know what became OF
Jacko, we instructed Mr.. Frederick
Bolton, the authors father, to make
inquiries about the ape at tho Palace,
New Brighton. We append Mr.. Boil
toms report:
'sI made my way there and found
the place closed during the daytime,
it being the off season, but I hunted
up the caretaker. I explained to him
what I was after.
'His reply was: 4 should think I
do remember the brute. You see that
fnger?' he went on, showing me q
mutilated finger-the middle finger of
his right hand. I was going my
rounds one day and was trying the
gate of his cage when he sprang at me
like lightning and had my finger in
his ugly mouth like a wise before I
knew what he was up to. You can
see for yourself. sir, the mess he made
of it. Another time, continued the
caretaker, the brute got out of his
cage, and it took all the fellows about
the place to cage him again. When
he first came they put him. in with the
other monkeys, but he killed number
of them, SO he was placed in special
cage by, himself. About 12 months
ago he got SO full of rheumatism that
they drowned him.
"tHow high did he stand?' I asked.
We'll, sir,' replied my informant,
you seldom saw him stretched full
length, but he was, should say, from
three feetto three feet six inches. :"
Wide World Magazine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25

arcadssoand connecting buildings are
mostly of wood, with brick walls, so.
that the three connected buildings'
make one mammoth exhibition hall Of
1000 feet in length by 400 feetiin.
width. The entiresareaso of the main
building is 1872 90 o;squerelf feet. It's
divided ;nto six sections, which can;
be readily converted irto one vast;
auditorium, the length of which, in
stead of extending north and south,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25

somewhat upon the plan of the Metro.
politan Opera House, New York. The
floor space is divided into arena,
arena balcony, balcony and roof gar
den, boxes skirting the arena and the
arena balcony. The stage is situated
in the center of the arena. The total
seating capacity is nearly o,ooo, and
with standing room the building is
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25

the Populists will decide their plano q
campaign at Sioux Falls, South Da-
kota, en- May. 9th. ~ s:.
The main Philadelphia Export Ex7f
position Building, in which the Re-
publican National Convention Of 1900
will be held, is built of structural
steel and brick, with plaster facing
zand staff ornamentations. It will, at
"a comparatively small cost, be con:
verted into a convention hall that will
seat several thousand persons. THE
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION HALL PHILADELPHIA.

ated at Thirteenth and Central streets,
four blocks from the retail district Of
the city. It has been classed by
travelers as one of the largest and
most perfectly constructed, auditori-
Eums in existence.
The building was erected at a cost
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25
.oooooSoSoS

Final arrangem ents for the political
national conventions which will sig;
t1alize this year have, been made. The
Republicans will meet In Philadel-
phia on J une 10Th, the Democrats will
gather at Kansas City on July 4th and
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25

Men exposed to the rigors of the
Alaskan winter never wear moustaches.
They wear full boards to protect their
throats and faces, but keep their
upper lips clean shaven. The mois-
tnre from the breath congeals so
rapidly that moustache becomes i'm
bedded in solid cake of ice and the
face is frozen in short time.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25
1nrrnloR or HAL1 WHERE aEpupIIcANs Will MEET:

the balconies aud roof garden, anc it
Iis, estimated that the hall can be
emptied at the rate of 5000 people a
minute. :.
Convention Hall has, since its dedi-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25
"Did you ever figure up on it?"

strokes we take during day." said a
barber IN one of the larger downtown
shops.
"Did you ever figure up on it?"
eyes, I've been taking up an aver
age for the last three weeks, replied
the barber, "aud I've surprised my.
self with the figures. L find 1 aver
age 400 strokes of the razor for each
man shaved. 1 took 1923 strokes on
one man, and several of my customers
who have stiff boards 1un up 700 and
800 strokes. Then there are tender
faces that I shave only once over, aud
they take, perhaps, only ESQ strokes.
I shave on the average twenty-one
and half men day. One day L
shaved thirty-seven and another only
fourteen. New York Mail and Ex-
press. V
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25

with banners flying. There will be
not room at Philadelphia for any
brass band except the one hired 70
fill the pauses between the speeches.
George n. Wiawell, who has been
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25
cour, 1ntcrrupto ! by an Owl.

A large screech owl flew through 9
window into the circuit court room at
Muncie, Ind, the other day and
stopped proceedings 1t Few straight
for Miss Maud Pugh. the writing
clerk, who screamed and fed. The
session at once broke ur, and the
Jurors and baiGff, l.. L. starr, started
10 catch the bird. Starr caushsit, but
in doing so was viciou y cawed on
his hands. Other persons we'e also
clawed. Several articles thrown at
the owl by pers, us fearing an attack
went flying helter. ske ter and al ed
to the confusion. Judge lie er ad,
iourned court until neAt day. Gin
cinnati Enqui. .er.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25

a bird Is working all day long
Beside my window In the tree,
AND, toiang, sings q happy song
Asong that has q note for mel
The VIVID and rair ut night destroy
The work OF yesterday. but Joy
Is In the work the builder sings
While setting matters straight
S. 1t does not idly fold its wings,
And mourn.it dismal fate.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25

Monte Carlo is in Monaco, a princi,
pality of Europe, now virtually under
French control, located ia rue south
ern part of France on the Mediterrp
pean seq.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-25
400 Strokes to Shave a Man.

eft is wonderful how many razor
strokes we take during day" said a
barber In one of the larger downtown