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Her Startling Remark.

From Stray Stories.
IL wish l were yon star" he said, dream
lily.
$50 do t. she returned. promptly, he
roically swallowing yawn.
"And why, dear one?" he asked; impul-
siveiy. why do you wish / were yon
brilliant orb"
Because" she replied. in cold matter
of-fact tones. because yon brilliant orb is
just 1.76O91 miles away"
And he faded silently out like q mist be-
fore summer sun.
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Sp,;mn the prejudice which naturally grew
ont Of the civil war.
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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-24
AT THE MYAR
Thedrle's Original Nashville Stu
dents Comma.

During the many tours of this cele.
brated company they have attained
exceptional success: for, While they
were not b first comapny of Jubilee
Singers, their manner OF pe~rmormance
was original.
They present the negroas he appears
in his church and camp meetings, and
alsoin the songs of the cabin home and
Of tie plantation. Their music is
weird, melodious and striking; it en-
chants an audience. sometimes TO such
an extent it is with difficulty the sing
ers leave the stage at ali, on account
of recalls.
The entire company will appear in q
programme replete with all the latest
Jubilee Melodies. as we'll as plsnia-
ton, River aud Csbin songs. When
desired, q portion Of the programme
will be given Ia p'autation costume. AT
the Myar opera house Tue sday, March
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-24

VIC oLAS
"This has been the gayest win ter ri
Paso has ever had" aid one of her
matrons. Besides perfect weather
we have had all sorts of equipments,
dinners, dances, receptions, conc erss,
theatres. and hardly a wink of beauty
sleep could we get aud we've worn out
all of our party frocks and | am really
glad it is over though l enjoyed every
minute of 1t aud went TO everything
teas, dinners, dances, teas, dinners,
concerts, teas, dinners, dances. from
Christmas till Lent"
Ell Paso can thank her many bright
stars that she has her gOOdly portion
of queer, eccentric people. Neither
adjective fits exactly, neither is quite
kind enough. We ought TO be graceful
to and for thu eccentric ones. Most of
n~eighbors, have as nearly the same
things to eat as they DO and try to
furnish our parlors as much like a
better one a few doors away, as pos
sible. And we t-y TO curb our
thoughts TO keep them well within
the bounds Of the usual. We are
afraid that our neighbors will not
understand us, II we don't.
We ara deadly afraid OF being thought
QuESE. w W. 10 = W tOti II
truth of what we think OF people or
their actions, nor to dress nor ID eat
exactly as We please for fear we NJ a
get into the trouble of being considered
u al. Altogether. public opinion aud
the conveptionalities have the whip
hand over US ard lash Us into O pretty.
fair, II highly m-onotonous average
Therefore it is q relief to have some
people who take the risk, who do @
keep their parlors after a certain set
form, nor wear their clothes after the
one model, nor mould their o J~inions TO
suit the towns little moment. So Ell
Paso gossips over her few chos.n ones
who de part from the beaten paths aod
stray where fancy chooses, comb their
hair a. they please and keep what
hours and eat what foods and indulge
in what day dreams suit them. L, for
one, am devoutiy thankful for the
queer ones Of our city. Couventionali-
the greatest good for the greatest
number. It is lot c0nventiouBlity's
fault that people let themselves be so
snuffed out by its requirements. One
grows w5ary OF his fellow men and wO-
men when theV make themselves too
much alike. Ia Il ideal condition con-
We tionaiities are mastered-nCt the
masters. The map have done better
with common law than the women
have with their convention alities. Com
mon law is MT perfect,
bat it approximates the great
eet liberty, only restr,c ing one
ID ans liberty tosive another's. HO -
ever, of conventionalties, the women
have wrought ruling. ttas are some
times cruel, sometimes letters, and
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-24

! Six months later Mrs. Keepers went to
Paris to find out what civilized people
were doing. and one of her first errandS
was to her dressmaker. He presented
himself with many expressions of pleas
ure at again meeting Il lady who appre-
ciatod the art of fine dressing.
''Madame." he said. you are a grand
patron. You know how to give encour-
gemen TO the artist" He lifted his
hand in demOnstrative gesture. and on it
cleaned an opal, quite large, the color of
a ripe pomegranate.
"Pardon, monsieur" said the lady Ian
guidlv. but | have the effrontery to envy
you the possession of a remarkable jewel.
VIII You kindly tell me how you came by
a ring so curiousT
1T came from your own country, ma
dame. and into my possession in a way
that-that relates to business. Such
things occur
Wi you tell me the story? I have a
reason for wanting to know
MADAME Will pardon me. 1t is bust
ness. 1t is PERSONAL
Mrs. Keepers half shut her pale blue
eyes.
Monsieur" she said softly, 81 require
to know. Please do not deny me again"
The Frenchman perceived that the GU
riosity was not idle.
MADAME insists? In confidence, then,
a lady of your city sent 1t to me. by my
consent. in payment of a bill-a bill
which had been unduly delayed in settle
ment.'
1t took not a little diplomacy to induce
the milliner to divulge the name of the
customer who had done this, but he yield
ed finally.
'It was Mrs. Richard Henry Sands"
said he.
Thank YOU" said Mrs. Keepers. w
will now talk OF my order"
An hour later she drove to the station
Of the Atlantic cable. and she sent three
messages. One was to Mrs. Sands, one
was to Mrs. HEREFORD. the widow; the last
was to her dearest friend, to whom she
gave instructions to call on every lady
who had been ut that unlucky luncheon
and tell the truth.
When she returned. three months later,
Mrs. Sands had gone west for a tour.
She was in Japan. it was said. and might
return by way of New York in a year or
two. As for the beautiful widow, she
had opened her doors and was extending
hospitality. She had been forgiven for
the sins she did not commit and the
beauty she could not help. Mrs. Keepers
wears the opal on her large, white hand
81 wear it to remind me of Il number of
things" she said. and the remark. though
vague. carried to certain listeners its own
Northumberland Tribunc.
JeweIry Marked by Tiny Numbers.
On every piece of worthy jewelry
there will be found a series of numbers
so fine that n glass is needed to cor
rectly read them. These numbers are
there to protect the owner in event of
loss. 1t is unkind to say 1t, but pawn
brokers have also adopted the number
ing scheme to protect themselves from
thieves. Every pawnbroker knows
where TO ook for these significant
numbers, and in the case of a rare bit
of jewelry it's travels from the factory
to store and from store to pawnbroker
and from shop to shop can be traced
with ~aggravating accuracy. - Detroit
Free Press.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-24

h eScapegoat


No one knew anything about the little
widow. She moved into the neighbOr-
hood without so much as a "by Your
leave Mrs. Clara HEREFORD was the in
s%cription on her cards. 1t looked strange
and unconventional. But by the time
the ladies had decided that such an in
scription was unusual they had called
and SO il was too late.
She had, fortunately or unfortunately.
a lovely face. with red gold hair. violet
eyes, q dazzling complexion and small.
conspicuous, perfect teeth. 1t is a little
suspicious for Il woman to be as beauti-
full as that. Still. Mrs. Richard Henry
Sands. the most exclusive woman in the
neighborhood. overlooked this splendor of
countenance and invited her to her first
luncheon of the winter.
The conversation turned on jewels.
Mrs. Keepers. n lazy looking blond. with
a delicious accent born of t~emperamental
Incidence. exhibited a new ring. 1t was
an opal, the color of a ripe pomcgranate,
set about with little diamonds. She told
its history, which was rather common
place.
You must invent a better story than
that for it cried the widow. and, hold
ing it up where the light would play pom
its fiorid splcndor, she devised Il wild and
romantic tale to suit it. The hostess,
who sat next to her, led the applause.
Al the conclusion OF the iuncneOn Mrs,
Keepers said as she arose:
But l must have my ring, or l shall
be leaving it. You nave it, dear Mrs.
Herford?"
The beautiful widow shook her head.
q gave the pretty thing to Mrs.
Sands" she said. Did I not, my good
hoSteSS?'
"To me? No, you did not hand the
ring to me. Mrs. HEREFORD. Perhaps it
was 70 tho to1u ON tha nfhnr eide oe 20, -
But that lady gave a flat denial. An
awkward pause came. Mrs. Keepers
smiled graciouSly.
You shall not wait here because of my
ring" she said, with her slow smile. ut
has been dropped. The servants will find
1t and bring it to me-"
But this gracious courtesy could not
put the lost jewel out of the minds of any
of the guests. The next hour was I'M
pleasant. Every one felt that in spite of
the unchanged p~oIiteneSs of the hostess
and the sweet anna bility of the owner
of the ring Mrs. HEREFORD was suspected.
She felt it too. There was a flash in
her eyes, and her lips We're strained
But she staid c~ourageously till the last.
BY tacit agreement the ladies called nc
more. She was biddcn to no more lunch
cons. She took solitary walks. went
alone to the matinee, sat alone by her
fire day in and day ont, till a pallor began
to dim the glow of that brilliant face and
the eyes acquired Il pathoS new to them.
Some of the women pitied her. One ven
tured to send her some flowers, but they
were, unfortunately. white ones. such az
are sent to the dead. When Mrs.
Keepers, the owner of the lost ring, pass
cd the old fashioned house where the
young widow lived. she made q point Of
looking the other way. But she uttered
no word of suspicion. 1t was her friends
who talked.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-24

''Well," said one at the baardir g
house table, ''for my part, L think the
best thing the women OF our town
could do would be to try to get FL Paso
Eel Paso would be thrice benefit
ed" said the MAJ OF affairs, ''prRcticsl-
", moral.y'aud aestheticslly."
1.-The sidewalks are wretched,"
unused the young lady. Eat night no
matter how carefully high L lift my
feet, | am always stubbing my toes,
o no matter how much | glide along,
[ wrench my ankles in the holes.
Gr%acefulness IL utterly out OF the
question and my feet and temper are
both sadly out of repair as a con-
sequence Of trying to go to and from
church and dances and dinners, at
night"
Il wonder why Ell P4so has such
Sidewalks said al easterner TO whom
good sidewalks had always seemed a
matter of course.
because Ell Paso takes advantage
of her dryness and hard sandy soil. Ia
other cities one would sink knee deep
in the mud for half the year, il there
were no sidewalks at all. Here Mother
Earth is pretty nearly good enough and
the citizens ont think concrete side
walks q vital necessity, the
man of affairs.
well, it is not only the sfde wslkless
places that 1 complain OF, but where
there are sidewalks they are even
worse. The plank sidewalks have
loose ends, protruding spikes, gaps,
bumps and every possible iniquity yet
dreamed of for pathways. The poor
Pilgrim, had he been forced to tread
his entire way over E. Paso sidewalks,
would have found almos as many
sloughs and pitfalls for his body and
soul, as he did 10 Bupyan's imagina-
ton"
GOOD sidewalks would be good fer
FL Paso's MORALS" said the newspaper
woman. "a neat sidewalk encourages
neat dooryards, with neat docryards 1t
is but one step higher to neat back
stairs, and in a generation or two more
of such glorious evolution, every 81
Paso soap dish would be neat, and
Marion Harland says that the hall
mark of a tidy housewife is clean soap
dishes. Besides, bad sidewalks ca
courage profanity as well as uatidi1ess.
Good sidewalks would make us broad
er-mirded. One uuo philo5Oph'zs
when every step must be watched
after. Strangers abOminate BAD side
walks. The old resident, fully per
suaded OF the many virtues Of his city,
NAV tolerate the side walks as p lover
~tolerstes a mole on his sweethesrt's
cheek, but strangers see the defect and
turn from u gates and thus we lose
the chance of including their worlds in
our city"
THE women ought to see It So"
urged the one who had begun the con-
versation. we'll never be g real city
till we are deceatly side-walked and
curb stoned. No one will see to it If
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-24
ShopIifterS Held.

10 Justice Spencer's office yesterday
afternoon the two Mexican women who
with a male companion, have been
looting the local stores, were bound
over to appeal before the grand jury,
with bonds fixed at $3.50 in each case.
Tne attorney for the defendants
waived preliminary examinations, and
they were remanded to the custody OF
the sheriff, to remain in his care until
the superior court attends to their
cases.
The evidence against them is most
and every day brings new
revelations that show the extent of
their operations TO be greater than eX-
pected.
Among the miscellaneous collection
OF property recovered at their Jusrez
h adquarters was a lap robe, valued at
300, which Henry Pfalf identified
as one he missed since last Sunday.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-24
INSURANCE RATES
A New Tariff Goes Into Effect April
lst And May Affect FL pasO But
the Agents Here Have Not Yet
Been Advised

A dispatch from San Antonio says:
A new tariff of rates on fire insurance
has just gone into effect for southwest
Texas. This tariff applies only on re-
sidences and is made effective April ].
1t provides for an average reduction
of about 80 per cent, but Toe not APP
ply to existing contracts. The reduc
tions are as follows: Brick buildings.
tin roof, from 60c to 45c per 800;
brick, single roof, from roc TO 55c:
frame, shingle roof, from 81 to 75c: and
frame, tin roof, from S5c to 20.
1t is not definitely known as yet
whether or not this rate will apply to
Ell Paso as there are a number OF fine
distinctions made 10 these matters.
The various insurance agents In the
city expect to receive advices in the
near future.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-24

often sitting and only for the very in
telligent can they be truly guards for
liberty. 1t is @ thing to comment upon,
bat not to cure in a day. The conven-
tionalities must be, and must be obeyed
by most of US. Until the women them
selves reach a higher plano of i~ntelli-
geuce, the conventionalit'es as they are
today are the best that could be. And
today the world of beauty in our
and in every phase of life, is much
nearer ours than it was for our grand
mothers, but our grand children will
not envy our day-their's will be so
much better.
Said the Theosophical Woman.
when you talk of the world of beau
ty, want to put In my say. The world
Of beauty, purity and perfection is not
body. You know B%rowning's
LET Us not always say
Spite of this flesh today,
l strove. made head, Rained ground
upon the whole;
As the bird wings q sings,
Let US Cry, all good things
Are ours, nor soul helps flesh more
o than flesh helps soul.
81 think people have made a great
mistake In regarding the body as a
drag and a burden to the spirit. We
not achieve the higher things
until we have learned to use the body
as q temple. to be built fairly, used
holly and kept fresh and fair and
clean. This denying the virtue and
use Of the body leads to many wrongs
and illa. Women ought t regard
sickness and disease as q shame in
stead OF taking a certain bsdly hidden
pride IN it,"
women are always hunting mar
said the Man Of Affairs.
"Do o know what Mark Twain
said OF women?' said the Gent
Of Women.
mo" chorused the others.
Woman Is al ways at the bottom OF
deviltry and the top OF charity l
think Of 1T when people try to genera
lie about our :, Y and that is about all
there is to it alter all the arguments
are in"
ELSIE MCELROY SLATER
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-24
MOnitiCn.

Notice is hereby given, that there
seized in this custom district, for
violetion of the custom laws, one dark
brown geldiug pony, branded on left
shoulder % and Spanish brand on left
thigh, which will be sold in front OF
the Custom House, Friday, March 30th
1900, at 10 a. M. Any one CLAIMING
the above is required to appear within
the time required by law.
MOSES DILLON COLLECTION
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-24
For the Better Half
Written for the HElAID.

the women don't"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-24
For Over Fifty Years.

Mrs. Wiuslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softeus the gums,
allays all pain, cnres wind collie and IS
the best remedy for diarrhoea, twenty
i've cents a bottle.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-24
Money To Loan.

Money loaned on all kinds of collat-
eral security, at low rate of interest, at
Sambrano's, 40l-403 Ell Paso street.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-24

The HERALD sells fresh news. We
sell fresh goods at the Tourist Grocery,
1U5 My tie Ave.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-08

icousin. 1lfs. w 3. RockhilL tor ! fsw
days. Mn. Emery expects % s. toE
ChicASo from = ANA Tor 9 visit o. sfeW
days.
f Miss Marie Moessner. Of wxterlooss
arrived Ia the city Saturday evening
was the guest over night Of Dr.. and
Mrs. A. y. Bryant. Miss Moessner was
sen route TO her home from New York.
where she has just graduated In q
training school for nurses.
Miss Madge Reilly left this morning
for. Peoria, where she will remain for q
few; days visit In attendance at the
corn carnival On her return she Will
stop ~ Mlscatine. where she will spend
a few days as the guest OF her cousin.
Mr.. Ted Flynn, formerly OF this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-08
FOOT BALL CANE As TIE.
Marshaiitown ana waterloo Plays
Tie Game ~ waterloo SnturCaay.

Marshalltown and waterloo Plays
Tie Game at waterloo SATURDAY..
The foot ball game between the elev-s
ems Of Waterloo and Marshalltown, high,
schools played at Waterloo Saturday,
resulted IN a tie, s to s. The Marshall-s
town team put up q much better game.
than it did a week ago, when It met
State Center. and on the offensive play
ing did very well. Its work on the de-
fensive, however, was still a little weak,
and efforts will be made, thru the prac-s
tice Of this week. to make still better
showing in the return game with State
Center next Saturday. Waterloo made
the first touchdown. in the first half
but failed at goal. In the second half,
by criss-cross play with right end
and left half, Burroughs carrying the
ball, a fifty-yard run was made and a
scored for Marshalltown.
Sieg tried for goal but also
failed. The fumbling, which was
omnlpresent in the initial game Of
the season, with State Center, was
eliminated Saturday. and hut one
tumble was made. On the other hand
fumbling proved its Water
loo. for at one time, when the ball was
within one yard OF the coveted goal line
q tumble was made and Marshalltown!
secured the ball and saved the day
Frank Parsons, who had an arm injured
in the recent game with the Rhodes
Carmean employees, which was won by.
the high school team by score OF to
o. had the same arm hurt early in the
game and had to be retired. He re-
manned over in Waterloo until this
morning. His injury is not at all se-l
rious and 1t Is not expected that he will
be kept out OF the game this season.
The teams are very well balanced. as
the score indicated. each eleven having
a number OF green players this year.
The crowd in attendance at the game
was very small. Mr.. j. Harlan Rush. Of
Waterloo. and Mr.. ]. F. Reed. OF the
high school, acted as referees and um-
pires
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-08
Dr.. Bay. Wood ury block.
Fresh oysters In every style q Sun.

ASN3 0V1 VOIys OAOS1As
Fresh oysters In every style q Sun,
dell's cafe. Il
!, New !. watkins skirts Just in. Banna-
Adamsoon keeps the new music. 9th.
ers keep the chestnuts.
New dress goods, new jackets. new
icoliarettes and new capes at sLee & Benz
iedict's.
There u an impression OF exclusive
ness about cur line of overcoatings and
suittngs just received from New York
by Hopkins. the popular tailor.
Mrs. I. w. vertz is lying quite
dangerously III at her home, as the res
suit of the bursting Of a blood vessel
in the head. She is somewhat improved
today, but is still very weak.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Gross have given
up their flat and are boarding with Mr..
and Mrs. +. H. Swival at No. 1041s
North Center street. they expect their
new home at 300 North First street to
Miss Florence McKinnon, who has
been in the city during the recent term
of the district court, returned :satur-
day evening to her home in Cedar
Rapids. Miss McKinnon's next work
will be in the court of Tama county.
Mrs. James Carleton received a tele-
gram this morning from Mineral Point,
Ohio, announcing that her father, John
Myers, man over 20 years of age. was
killed Sundaysas the result Of a railway.
accident. No further particulars were
given. Mrs. Carleton will leave tonight
at 11:25 o'clock for Mineral Point TO be
present at the funeral, which will be
conducted Wednesday afternoon.