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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15
He Wasn't Afraid.

At the battle of Spottsylvania during
the civil war I found a drummer boy
belonging to a Connecticut regiment
crouched down behind a log and cry
ing as if overcome with grief. He was
only ii years old. and it was his first
battle. and no one could blame him for
being upset.
Don't be afraid, Johnny. You'll
come out all right" said.
Il ain't-ain't afraid" he sobbed in
reply-"that is, I amt afraid Of being
hit"
"Then what's the matter?"
"N-nuthin, only if they want my
drum, why don't they come and take
Everything In drugs st Campbell 4
Irayson's.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15
VITAL MAGNETISM,

ney pot in such hurry that my eiho-r
knocked off my wife's eyeglasses. !
the car. too, in bowling to lady friel'
who, 1 fancied, looked highly anus /
at seeing me l brought down the hat
SO far that it banged into the flower
garden on the hat of the lady in front
of me.
When l got home, my wife said.
you'll have to practice little with
that hat before you are really CONNIE j:
faut.''
"Commy il nonsense | cried. I'm
going to take it back tomorrow"
And did.
/ suppose the dealer thinks borrow
ed it just to wear to the opera. But
don't care what he thinks.-Cieveland
Plain Dealer.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15
MY FIRST HIGH HAT.
A USEFUL AND ENTERTAINING STORY
FOR SPRIGS OF SOCIETY.

Conveying In a Delicate Manner the
Moral That a Novice Should Prac
tice Well In Private Before Wear.
ing a Plug Hat In Public.
1t was during opera week that my
wife said to me, you must have 8
high hat to wear with your dress
suit
L looked aghast. 1 had never worn
q high hat. l had never wanted to.
But, my DEAR" l exclaimed, I'D
look like blooming jay in a plug hat
MY head isn't the right style for it,"
You can get it shaped" said my
wife.
well. that I'll never do said frlu-
ly. I've worn this shape for a good
many years and
"Stupidr said my wife. Il meant
the hat"
OF course / knew she did. was
playing for time.
Anyway" l said, 81 couldn't keep i,
in order. I'd be forever rubbing it the
wrong way. And with this face
"You can have it ironed." said IN.
wife.
stared at her with dropping jaw.
"Oh, you know well enough" sale
she, that l meant the hat"
She was right OF course | knew.
"Well.'' i persisted. up in Chica-
the men wear golf caps with il.c.
dress suits. and tan shoes and tenn!
belts.'
How do you know" sharply fnpuiI
ed my wife. She lived in Chicago hv
fore the fire.
Il saw it in the funny columns o.
The Sunday Yawp." said.
Nevertheless" said she, you'll hav.
to wear high hat to the opera"
She knew she was right. l wore it.
1t was not a pleasant experience. OF
the way to the opera house l cOuldn
help a continual STOPPING. That ha
looked high enough to brush the gol.
leaf off the eternal stars. When the
conductor came along, he knocked j.
to an angle that made me look like {.
retired bartender. When l got out O
the car, l bumped the hat off agains'
the door casing. When l walked dow
the aisle, I carried the hat in wa,
that made my wife nudge me and say
agely ask IL l was taking up a collec
ton. When 1 put the hat under IN.
seat, n pretty girl in the seat benin,
me insisted upon playing a tattoo OF
the crown with her patent leather toes
The opera was the Marriage of Fl
caro-" and my wife, who bad neve.
heard the opera, presently whispered
''That air sounds strangely familiar"
Eyes, it does" / agreed.
"What is it?" she asked.
81 think it is called Where Did Yor
Get That HAITI" replied.
After the curtain fell 1 got the hat OF
wrong end to the front and for n mo
ment fancied my head suddenly anG
alarmingly swelled. But wife detected
the blunder. and ! reversed the chin
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15
UNCLE ElTS FABLES.
The story of the Clever Wolf and
the Foolish Sheep.

The story of the Clever Wolf and
the Foolish Sheep.
4 Wolf who had made up his mind to
have mutton for dinner approached q
flock Of Sheep to find the Rams ready
tackled.
"Ah, friends" he exclaimed, after
surveying the situation 'Iet me COM
pliment you on your brave array.
Had come as an enemy, you would
surely have made things hot for me.
As l happened to be passing this way
and have a little time on my hands, let
me show you a trick
Don't think to cajole u.s. warned
the leader Of the flock.
ooh. no, no! How many Of you can
do this?"
And the Wolf stood on his head and
kicked his feet in the air and boosted
that he had never yet met n sheep who
could do this trick.
1T looks easy" remarked the bell
wcther.
81 know 1 can do it," added a fat
Eve.
Let us prove that the Wolf is
boaster," said the leader, and next
moment n hundred sheep were trying
to stand on their heads. This action
broke up their formation and brought
confusion, and the Wolf dashed in and
bore a fine lamb away to his lair.
Moral.-Always figure on the gun be-
ing loaded and take no chances.
NJ QUAD.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

Neglect is the short step so many
take from q cough or cold TO consump o.
ton. The early use of One Minute
Cough Cure prevents consumption. 1t
Ia tho only harmless remedy tt at gives
results. 1t cures ali throat
and lung troubles. Children all like
it and mothers endorse It. Fred Schae-
fer, druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15
FOR SALE-MINING PROPERTY.

GOLD MINE in Mexico, price OF mine ca n be
u extracted from property in two months.
A bargain A. NJ. LOOMS, 21T San Antonio
street. Real Estate, Rental collections and
Insurance.
Tor Loo Shares Of the Orion Mining
stock at 30 cents per share. Company's
price 81 90 per share. Campbell & Wiel-
lyman Wells Fargo Building
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

n lots Ochoa street between Wyoming and
y Boulevard and between Boulevard and
Montana. John A. Happier, Real Estate
Mills Building.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

A BARGAIN-Three houses, two lots rents
~ SIS per month; price $500: easy terms;
special price for cash Mark Miller. real
estate and insurance, Delaware building
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15
FOR sALE-IMPROvED RESIDENCE
PROPERTY

coz 6ALE-A five room prick residence
7 with tw } lots 26xt2O feet each. Price $780,
Mark Miller, Real Estate. 100 Mesa Ave.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

COB SALE-One acre improved property on
main street in Tularosa: good dwelling,
corral, orchard. water zig hts, etc. Ell Paso
Co., E. PaSo, T. xas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

eighty ONE FEET fronting park west of
Z Buckler Square; desirable location, as
this block will not be nsed for school pur.
poses. Horace B. Stevens. Real Estate and
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

COR SALE-New ix-room brick cot aRe on
I Mort Kansas street, lots 4oxl20 feet.
Price 50 COO. part cash, balance I. g 3 and
year payments Mark Miller, Real Estate
and ns nrance. 1o9 Mesa Ave.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15
FOR SALE-RANCH PROPERTY

COR SALE-6O acres all in fruit, beonRs to
Martin Perolio. Ia miles below Y-leta on
county road. Apply TO Campbell & Wielig-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15
FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS

4 ARGE SAFE for sale. w. T. Hixson
L Co Ill San Antonio St.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

COR SALE-2 lots, 4-room frame house,
good location, $500, part cash. balance
In monthly paymea ats. Mark Miller, Real
Estate and insurance. log Mesa Ave.
COR SALES room brick dwelling, 26xl20
7 feet for S2lOOnO. Rents for SS5 90 per
month. A. NJ. Loomis, 217 San Antonio
street Real Estate Rental Collections and
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

COR SALE-A fine cattle ranch near Aho
Pass. twenty miles from iver: also mer-
cAptile business with hotel accom- mod atoms.
Address OSCAR GOEBEL, Belen. N. Nj.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

COR SALE-An excellent country practice
7 for q ply stefan, which might be doubled
by an energetic. rugged man; toR ether with
three acres with fruit, dwelling and out
country D ace; either the good will or the
properly Is worth more than viii buy both
Ell PAso Com Dercial Co.. 300 Mills Bldg, I'll
Paso, Texas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

COUTHFAST QUARTER of block on Mesa
y avenue, north of MIR kraksuer's new man
sion; ideal location for large house. Horace
B. Stevens. Real Estate an d Insurance.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

lots on Kansas street between Montana
q and RIO 8rande. John A Happier, Real
Estate, Mills Building.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

COR sALE-One Chiem, Boyd White four
7 mole drv press brick machine in good
condition; cheap. Mark Miller, Real Estate
and Insurance 100 Mesa Ave.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

COR sALE-so acres miles east of l.. Luz:
7 orchard, : springs and large open range
all about: party fenced; very cheap. Ell
Paso Go mnercial Co.. Ell Paso, Texas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

16 lots near Mesa garden on Boulevard.
~ ,'erto and Prospect ave- John A. ii ap-
per- Rea Estate. Mills SutldiDg
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

COUTH FRONT on Missouri st.; lot 4Ox104;
= near Florence ST.; close in. Horace b.
Stevens Real Estate and Insurance
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

o . LOTS on North Florence ST., cor
y 10 ner; $3.50 per lot; terms. Horace b.
stevens Real Estate and Insurance,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15
Ell PASO DAILY HERALD. FRIDAY. JUNE Is, 1900.
The Hera1d'S
POPULAR
WANTS.;
FOR SALE-UNIMPROvED RESI-
DENCE PROPERTY

ONE LOT on Florence. nea Missouri. Hor-
~ ace b. Stevens Real Estate and Insurance
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

LOTS corner OF Arizona and Florence
t streets; south front; $500 per lot; two cor
ner lots for 500; easy terms. Horace b.
Stevens. Real Estate and InsurAnce.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

OOX5O NEE Sarsen iSu teS
Horace B. stevens, Real Estate and Insur-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15
FOR SALE-IMPROvED RESIDENCE
PROPERTY-EAST END

y LOTS COR. Ocsavia. Ochoa and Franklin
Z Sts.; 9 frame houses renting So each; only
5000. Jro. Julian, Real Estate and Insur-
auce, lie San Francisco st.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

Conveying In a Delicate Manner the
Moral That a Novice Should Prac
tice Well In Private Before Wear.
ing a Plug Hat In Public.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

COUR ROOM COTTAGE on San Antonio
T at, with modern Improvements, very de-
sirable home; cheap for cash. Horace b.
Stevens, Real Estate and Insurance.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15
FOR sALE-ROOMING HOUSES

COR SALE-21 room rooming house; AL the
rooms now occupied. Price $3.50 Mark
Miller Real estate 100 Mesa Ave.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-04-26
BRYAN IN THE NORTHWEST.

Mr.. Bryan Is doing the Pacific
northwest states. He is making many
speeches but is getting small attention.
The reason is that he is not a thinker.
His speech is chaff. Nothing he is say
ing or eve has said will be remember
ed. His speeches will have no place in
the history of our literature or states
manship. Who will be quoting Mr..
Bryan fifty years hence. or who except
the special student of our politics will
know that he ever existed? He Is con-
tributing nothing to the sum of human
knowledge. All that he says is merely
superficial, and only darkens counsel.
He has ready and easy speech, but
never goes TO the bottom OF anything,
and what he says is not propagation OF
truth that lives to perish never" but
Is uttered merely for the temporary In
terests or purposes OF personal and
party politics. Men of sound thought
and rational purpose are not with him.
He presents nothing that appeals 20
them. They see nothing in him but
m%ultifarious superficiality. This is the
country's estimate Of Mr.. Bryan
Portland Oregonian.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-04-26
s.yAN STANDS BY SILVER.

w n Curtis writes the chicago iNec-
ord from Washington as follows:
Col Rryaa declines to accept the al,
vice recently rendered him by Oswald
Ottendorfer. the eminent editor Oh .ho
New York Stats Zeitung and a repre-
sentative gold-bug Democrat. MOI Ions
80 That gentleman addressed o BY
an a letter suggesting that ne LIS
command the almost unanimous ue
man vote throughout the united shs
~ the next congressional election IL ne
would only drop the silver issue anu
confne himself to anti-expan3clon anu
the trusts: but Mr.. 0ttendorfer warneu
him tbat the readoption of the Cnica-
~ n,atform would deprive him OF the
support of that class. s,,ona IN
Mr. Rryan has written a rrienu ~
washington to explain that. Wndie ne
has tbe highest respect for Mr.. otten.
dorfer. in order TO follow Tue ~
that gentleman it would De ration
to repudiate his most sacred oo,i s,s
10 the people, and he wouia ra'nei that
sor defeat than betray them IN tnaa
rarv n~articular. Col. Bryan afsue'
,haf The enactment of the goid-stah0
I'D currency law last month does ho'
otter the eternal principles of the ZEN.
nra,ic marty nor perrnit 1t to depar'
500 its n,aip duty. The people de,
mand CHEAP. silver money, ana ne
oontiuna 10 proclaim their dehahus
from the housetop no matter W. ~ NAV
islation the Republican pa, ,,,shas
enact in opposition 10
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-04-26
BUTLER is PLAYING DOUBLE.

ignatlus Donnelly in the Representa-,
1--WE: The position of Marion Butls,
Is, at the present time, most extraor.
binary. He is laboring to turn owe,
the Peoples party of this country tc
the Democrats; at the same time. in
his home paper, the Caucasian, he Ii
denouncing the Democratic party In
the strongest terms, and is forming q
combination with the Republicans OF
North Carolina to return him to the
United States Senate. 1t was by the
Republican vote that he was first
elected to the Senate.
He is carrying water on both should.
ers and Is ready to sell out all parties
for his personal profit. We quote the
following from an lakewood. N. Y, cor
respondent, in the last issue of the
Missouri World. According to this
statement Butler avows his hostility
TO Bryan at the very time that he is
trying to deliver the corpse of the PEG.
pies party to him:
Marion Butler, in defining his posi-
ton soon after the election of 1899
said:
THE announcement nov comes that
Mr.. Bryan declares he will continue to
fight the battle of reform. 1t is well
perhaps, that he will do so. He is an
able leader and it may be none can be
found to equal him. But great events
can be evolved within the next -four
years, and speaking now for the Peo-
pies party of North Carolina, and We
believe for the nation, we take the lib
erty of serving notice on Mr.. Bryan
that If he desires to head the reform
forces Of the Peoples party in che next
fight he must do so under some other
name than that of Democrat. That
name has become a reproach and a
stencil among the people, and it will
not be supported any more now Oh
hereafter.
Democrats had charge ofthe govern
meat for nearly four years, and they
played the people false-grossly and
brutally false. In the campaign just
closed the Peoples party Joined theil
forces with the Democrats and the
Democrats again played the people
false-grossly and brutally false. We
are done with them now and forever
and also with any man who seeks to
lead the people hereafter under any
thing that may bear the name or have
the smirch of the word Democrat on
it,"
If any PopuIist can read the above
and then glance Over the proceedings
of the Lincoln, Neb., conference, and
then hesitate as to his action in the
future, as to the fusion or middle Of
the-road movement his case is certain
ly hopeless. The song of the siren has
muddled his brain and he IS simply
the voting machine of the men strug'
Cling for a place at the pie counter
-Irven Shoemaker.
Butler is undoubtedly the MachiaveI
Of our American politics-subtile, slip,
perry, unreliable and tricky-but al-
ways for Butler.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-04-26
WORK OF POSTAL SERVICE.
Immens. Labor Involved In Sorting aud
Transmitting the Malls.

There Is no department of public
service with which the individual citi-
gen, regardless of sex, politics and re-
ligion, is more intimately connected
than the postal service. There were
handled by railway postal clerks dur
ing the year 7,118,422, $40 pieces OF
first-class matter, and 6,223, 569,SS5
pieces of all other class matter, maxi
ing a total of 1881, 992, 725 pieces,
which includes 5~19,S70,465 pieces of
city mail separated in railway post
offices. This amount of mail is an
increase of between A and 5 per cent
over the railway postal clerks 1866
SAT packages and cases of registered
matter, l,063. 049 through registered
pouches and 60T, 1872 inner registered
sacks, making in all 1887, 05S. There
were 1,312,3Ss errors made by the
clerks in distributing this matter.
which is over 10000 correct to every
one made. Under the head of mikes
(matter so illegibly or improperly
addressed that it could not be deliv-
cred in the wav it stood) there were
embraced IA, sos, 0S5 pieces. al COM
pared with 13, 503, 4s6 of last year, an
increase of 1902, 500 pieces. Seven mil
lion seven hundred and twenty-four
thousand nine hundred and forty-six
pieces were returned to writer's or cor
rected and forwarded to destination.
the rest being sent to the dead letter
office for disposition. Examinations
are held every year to test the knowl-
edge of the clerks as to their duties.
During 1899 there were 20,194 exam
nations of regular and probationary
clerks, comprising 22.O32, Ale cards.
with an average per cent correct of
9S.71, as against $3.50 the yea previ-
Gus. In addition to the same there
were 2,0S2 examinations of substi-
tutes; number of cards handled, 1,918.-
III; per cent correct, 9S.43.-Cincin-
natl Commercial Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-04-26
ORIGIN OF FAMILIAR CUSTOMS
Many Things People DO Without Know
log the Reason why.


Is 1t not surprising what a number
of little things We do without knowing
the reason? Why, for instance, do
widows wear caps? Perhaps you may
say because they make them look pref
ty and interesting. But the real rea-
son is that when the Romans were in
England they shaved their heads as a
sign of mourning. OF course. a wom-
an couldn't let herself be seen with a
bald head, SO she made herself a pretty
cap. And now, though the necessity
of wearing 1t has passed away, the cap
remains. Why do we have bows on
the left side of our hats? In olden
times, when men were much in the
open air, and hats couldn't be bought
for half a dollar, Ii was the habit to
tie a cord around the crown and let
the ends fall on the left side to be
grasped on the arising of a squall.
They fell on the left side so they might
be grasped by the left hand. the right
usually being more usefully engaged.
Later on the ends got to be tied in a
bow, and later still they became use
less, yet the bow has remained and
will probably remain till the next del
uge or something of that sort. What
is the meaning of the crosses or KS on
a barrel of beer? They signify degrees
of quality nowadays. But originally
they were put on by those ancient
monks as a sort OF trade mark. They
were crossed those days and meant a
sort of oath on the cross, worn by
the manufacturer that his barrel con-
tanned good liquor. Why are bells
tolled for the dead? This has become
so familiar a practice that a funeral
without 1t would appear un-Christian.
Yet the reason Is quite ~barbarous.
Bells were tolled long g when peo-
pie were being buried in order to
brighten away evil spirits who live in
the air. Why do fair ladies break a
bottle of wine on the ship they are
christening? Merely another survival
Of barbaric custom. In the days OF
sacrifice to the gods 1t wss customary
to get some poor victim when a boat
was being launched and to cut his
throat over the prov, so that his blood
baptized 1t. Why are dignitaries deaf
ened by a salute when they visit a for
eign port? 1t seems a curious sort of
welcome, this firing of OF guns, but 1t
seems the custom arose In a very reas-
enable way. Originally a town or a
warship fired off their guns on the
approach of important and friendly
strangers to show that they had such
faith in the visitors peaceful inten-
tions they didn't think it necessary to
keep their guns loaded. Why do we
sometimes throw a shoe after a bride?
The reason is not very complimentary.
From OF old 1t has been the habit of
mothers to chastize their children with
a shoe. Hence the custom arose OF the
father of a bride making a present to
the bridegroom of a shoe as sign that
it was to be his right to keep her in
order.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-04-26
PETTIGREW A FALSE PROPHET
CFrom an editorial in the Chamber

(ErOm an BulIUlldi III ~
lain, S. D., Register:)
Howard Democrat: The Republican
Chamberlain Register says Mr.. Petit
grew will have much to explain this
fall. especially in regard to the price
of wheat and oats" Well, what a
frost. What is the price OF wheat in
Chamberlain, pray?
Yes. we reiterate that Mr.. Pettigref
will have much to explain this fall. and
NOT alone about the price of wheat and
oats. In 1896, the gentleman predict
cd hat the farmers of this state would
receive only 20 cents a bushel for
wheat if free silver failed to carry. He
made that statement all owe the state.
az course Mr.. Pettigrew's statement re-
ferred to the average price OF wheat In
the state and on that basis the m
of Rrule county should now be receiv-
inc about 1Oc or i2c a bushel for their
1900 crop. Instead of such being the
case they have received from 45c to
&c per bushel at this point for their
last years crop, and that in 2oO-cent
dollars as Mr.. Pettigrew termed them
4 comparison of prices paid at this
n,ace for wheat In 1896 while Mr.. Pet
tigrew was making his dire predictions,
with the prices prevailing up TO and
Including May 1898, will show how
mich foundation there was for Mr.. Pet
tigrew's 2O-cent wheat prophecy.
THE highest price paid for wheat
here in 1895 beginning August /, was
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-04-26
VOICE FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE
ROAD.

1t begins to look very much like the
Peoples party national convention, to
be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, OF May 9,
would mark an epoch in American his
tory. At this writing it gives promise
of being one of the biggest conventions
ever held in the United States. Every
state and territory in the union will
send delegates to the convention and
it will attract more attention than any
national convention held this year. II
the work of the convention results in
uniting the reform forces of the coun-
try and we believe 1t will, the old
mossback party candidates will real
ize that they are in a closely contested
race that it will take a canvass of the
votes to decide who is winner.-Peo-
pies Voice, Norman, Okla.