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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-19

will be represented by closed houses
on the latter date. There seems to be
40 good reason why the earlier date
should not be chosen for this work in
view OF the changed conditions. which
make an accurate count of population
impossible if made in June and later.
10 some other things governmental
methods have been made to confor N
to m Cd ern conditions and demands, and
it IL time demonstrating was included
in this list.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-19

THE conditions now remind me OF
the conditions in 1892 more than any
other time l have ever seen. ator
J. K. Jones, chairman of the democra-
tic national committee.
Senator Jones is correct. There has
never been such prosperity in the
United States since 1892 as in 1899
1900. 1t would be a mistake to make
any change now, as was done then.
Wage earners do not want four years
OF enforced idleness again.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-19

THERE is one thing quite certain
The American voters will not go &C
the polls with empty stomachs this
wear
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-19
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induces sum Der, brings appetite and
siren tn to those weakened by illness,
is the preparation of the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing Assn, which fact
guarantees its quality. Sold by all
druggists. Henry Pfaff, wholesale
dealer, FL Paso, Tex.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-19

WHEN American ships carry Amer
lean products so all parts of the world
the calamity orator will be an su-
dienceless individual.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-19

Mr.. MACRUM, former consul to Pre-
toria, has been Withdrawn from circu
lation as democratic campaign card
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-19

20 have a beautiful line of
g. Call and see them.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-19

THE southern section of Organism i
now experiencing an unpleasant attac
of 1O-cept cotton.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-19

IN preparing his speeches for this
year, Mr.. Bryan will have to exercise
rare care in order to avoid collisions
with his predictions of 1896.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-19

year.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-19

Cleanse the liver, purify the blood
invigorate the body by using DeWitt's
Little Early Risers. Thee famouslittle
pills always act promptly. Fred
Schaefer, druggist.
Il. Clark, Chauncey, Ga. says De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve cured him
of piles that had afflicted him for
twenty years. It Is alsO speedy cure
for skin diseases. Beware of dangerous
counterfeits. Fed Schsefer, druggist
81 think Del It's Little Early Ris-
ers are the pills IN the world, +"
says w. ~ .e, Happy Creek, Va
They ~ all obs tructious of the
liysl Pels, act quickly and never
8 d Schaefer, druggist.
20 have a beautiful line of
b. Call and see them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-12
A Boom.

From Harlem Life.
1.-The undertaken is very jolly this morn
Ing"
graduated last night"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-12
IRISH FARM LIFE
People Of Donegal Enjoy but Few
Comforts and No Lu1uries
A HARD STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE
But Their Hearts Are Light and
Their Pleasures Are Many.
DEVOUT AND HOSPITABLE

Copyright. 1900. by Seumus MacManus.)
Written for The Evening Star
Our average cottage has three apart
ments, a kitchen between two rooms. The
cave of the Matched roof is the height of a
tall man. The thatch Is oat straw bound
down to the under layer of tough turf
tscraws) by hidden rows of scollops of briar,
and then crossed and recrossed some scores
of times by straw ropes that interlace and
finally tie to pegs of fir and bog oak in
serted in the walls just under the caves.
Within the roomy kitchen. with its hard
ened and clean clay floor, the inside of the
roof with its scraw lining, and the cuppleS
and bacs of fir and oak tdug from the
depths of the peat bog) which support it
are exposed. A ladder is hung on pegs
along one side wall; a dresser, on which the
plates and bowls and mugs ranged and
on which also stand the wooden utensils,
piggins a few noggins and a few turned
beechen dishes. stands by the side of the
room door Under the big wide chimney
a fire of mixed peat and fir burns on the
hearth, and in all likelihood an oatcake
stands on end against gridllep hardening
by the fireSide. There are a couple of SioS-
togs tseats about eighteen inches high Of
plated straw by the fire, but, for the most
part the seats are four-legged stools, yet
there are also few chairs. bed, too,
stands in the kitchen. fitting into the out
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read for them from the weekly paper the
exciting news of the week before last The
fir spail is still in use to some extent but
its one-time contemporaries, the rush tight
tmade by dipping peeled rush in melted
crease and the homemade resin candle,
have passed away.
The parish beggar is a familiar figure
in the nightly Preside group. With his
SAN and bundles cast behind him he
monopolizes the warmest corner of the
hearth. and comforts him ike any prince!y
autocrat. For every cottage in Donegal
welcomes the poor and the homeless they
come and they go unquestioned. When
light threatens to fall on the beggarman
he bends his steps for the Warmest house
convenient, lifts the latch and walks in.
unbuckes his bags and lays them aside
with his staff. in token that he deigns 20
favor the house by supping with the fam
ly and stopping there for the night Ask
ing permission to stop is unknown ana
would he looked upon as irony or insult;
for everyone, good and bad in Donegal rec
ogniZes the undeniable right of them God
has left homeless to the shelter OF your
roof and a seat at your table. Ana the
beggarman acts the part of despot who
favors. rather than a guest who is favored.
He dictates to the household and, If neces-
sary. harangues and reprimands If due re-
spect is not paid to his words.
He's u Very Tyrant.
If he is one who makes profession of
q school education. he may occupy lei
sure hour by examining the children-'put-
tin them through their facin's"-in spelling
and calculating; and then lecture their
father and mother with scathing severity
for not keeping more closely at school such
discreditahle calculators. And finally, when
he considers it time, hS orders the house
hold on their knees whilst he leads them
in the long rosary-and when it is finished
dismisses them to bed, after which he
smokes at his leisure. rakes the fire when
he chooses, and stretches him on his own
shakedown (made of an armful of clean oat
straw by the fireside, at his leisure.
In every Donegal cottage, on every night
around the year, the mother Crowded. of
course, there is no tyrannical beggarman
to supersede herr leads the family in the
rosary before retiring TO bed; and at the
end of the rosary prays for all dead rela-
tives and friends: for the boys and girls in
America mentioning each by name and
beseeching God to guard and guide them
among the stranger. and bring them safely
home again: and for all who die in war or
at sea, and have none to pray for them
Afterward she rdkes the fire. that is.
completely covers the Goals with pile Of
ashes (Which preserves them alive till morn
ing) sweeps the hearth, cuts the sign of
the cross on it with the longs and lays
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shot formed purposely for this In the side
wall: the bed is covered with a neat patch
work quilt and is canopied overhead with
deal, papered later.
The Farm Buildings.
Outside the house, to the left. and at
right angles, runs the little row of cattle
byres and the fowl house; and to the right
are built the turf stack (Which contains
fifteen or twenty tons of peaD and the fir
stack with five or six tons of bog fir.
Attached to the cottage are four or five
acres of arabic land. and in addition the
run of some miles of mountain Din common
with the hundred other cottages in the
same district for sheep; a rental of $40 or
$50 year (Which is a very great sum to
the poor cottager in our mOuntains) is paid
to the landlord for this, and about SIS in
other taxes. 1t must be noted that the cot
tager bought this land from his predecessor
and paid 500 for it: yet lord who lives
in London and Paris and at Monte Carlo
owns it and thousand other farms. and
sports abroad all the dollars the cottager
can be made to save and pay to him.
The cottager owns two mich cows. three
or four growing cattle and (on the hilD a
couple of score of sheep worth about So
apiece. His whole stock is worth about
$3.50.
Meat n Rarity in Donegal.
The Donegal mountaineer can reckon on
that he has eaten mutton or beef. And
though the bean-autighe (housewife) owns
two score hens and ducks, an egg to a
meal in their cabin is rarity. On festive
occasions, or when neighbor Is helping
at the farm work, butter is INDUCED in.
One or two pigs are kept, yet the household
knows not the taste of pork or Irish bacon.
For an occasional Sunday or feast day din
ner, provided money be unusually plentiful,
a pound of American bacon, at 10 cents, is
bought; as our own Irish bacon costs Is
cents a pound. 1t is out Of question. The
breakfast is oaten porridge (stirabouD; the
dinner, potatoes boiled in their jackets and
eaten with milk and salt and occasionally
fish. And the supper again is usually of
potatoes. but sometimes Of porridge. We
have "a mouthful of tea" and oaten bread,
or soda bread, between meals once or twice
a day.
A favorite luxury with US is potato-bread.
for which the boiled potatoes are peeled and
mashed and baked with flour. " hen but
tered hot, this is luxury worth living for.
Another toothsome luxury is boxty-a bread
also made from the potato. which Is grated,
when raw, wrung through linen cloth till
all the water is expressed. and then baked
with -four. The result Is fit for kings Our
Donegal Gaelic poet. "Padraic." has COM
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sorely laden with worldly crosses and inno-
cent of the luxuries and the pleasures OF
the peoples Of other countries. 1t is q very
ridiculous assumption that they are there
fore to be pitied. Even the stranger who
has mingled with them little knows more
over that far from dreaming that they need
pity, the poorest and the most sorey tried
Of our people are ever extending that COM
modify to those who are better Off (accord-
Ing to the worlds rating). but VINO are
nevertheless very far from knowing the
happiness they enjoy, and from knowing
the beauties they know. And the secret
Of 1t all Is because the Celtic soul sets small
store upon material things save in SO far
as such are absolutely necessary; because
the Celt is a dreamer and a spiritualist:
because his temperament is optimistic and
enthusiastic. There are poor mountain
men whom I know whose ignorance-be-
cause 1t is scholastic and worldly ignorance
would be guffawed at by scholarly and
enlightened men, who Intellectually are not
worthy to unite their shoe latchets. and
who, moreover. are in heart wealth to those
poor men beggars to millionares.
Be the day black bright, the work slav-
ish or light. our people are ever. ever merry.
and have the kindly failte and genial joke
for the paSSer And out of ten such who
are soaked ard shivering on potato ridge
in March l can count more whose hearts
singing than in any ten times ten men
OF ease and affiuence in the mansions of
New York.
At night in the cottage. the mother spins
while the girls Sprlg or Knit. w elE1nS Is i
leading industry in Donegal and there are
thousands of cottages that have their hand
looms whereat the old man works and
sings when the day is over. We get our
own weaving material cheaply 50. But the
greater portion of the cloth woven is
brought to the fair and soid-at 20 to -
cents a yard-to dealers for export. Some
very handsome and very fancy cloths are
made the colors being got from heather
and MOSES, and lichens and leaves. and
banks of various trees From the shearinS
Of the wool off the Sleeps back on the
hills. till the presenting of the finished cloth
in the market, every necessary process is
done within the family. The Donegal home
spuns are perhaps. the finest in Ireland.
At Night in the Cottage.
At night the fire is often the only light i'll
the cottage. And with the aid of fir blocks
it makes a light both effective and CHEEKY,
a light that plays merrily with the gintins
delft and tins upon the dresser and makes
the big shadows leap up the walls and
culver over the cupples in the roof. For use
in particular occasions oil is now coming
into general use. but not long since the old
man nightly cut and seasoned long, slight
fir spails for casual use. He cut and dressed
the spails as he sat in the corner giving
his "reminiscences or telling tale to the
eager group that knitted or carded wool, or
rested from a hard days work, around the
fire. And afterward, by the spaiFs aid, he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-12
In the Bakery.

In the Bakery.
From the Chicago News
Jaggst"Did you ever see cakD walk?''
Waggs-"No; but I've seen a crackeg
box"
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memorated the delights of boXty in a
charming humorous ode.
EnrichinE the Soil.
Our staple crops are potatoes and oats,
and cabbage is practically the only other
raised A couple of acres of ground are
left under these and the remainder goes to
grass. Near the seacoaSt, the seaweeds
wrack and liach are the chief manures en-
ployed. AS the landlords domain in Ire
land extends over the sea itself, he has APP
portioned the rocky strand wherein the
wrack grows between the several tenants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-12

manures with the ashes. AS most of the
arabic land in our mountains is peaty, 1t
burns well after 1t has been exposed TO
couple of weeks of dry weather. A lew
live Goals are laid down. and the dry mold
heaped over them and, as this mold
takes fire and smoiders, still more is heaped
upon it. These heaps burn for weeks to-
gether. At the one time there may be from
one score to four score such fires in one
little field: So on a fine day in April. it is
not strange to see thousand little smoke
spirals curling up all over the bosom OF
small valley.
The spade is the universal implement Of
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Early in Ware February and March,. taxi
ing advantage of the far-recedinS spring
tides. the men and women. boys and girls
are on the strand at 1aybreak, and, fol-
lowing the receding tide cut down the
wrack with big knives. and carry it TO the
shore in creels. The iiach which grows IN
great blades six and eight feet long, is got
an rocks far out to sea-rockS that are sell
dom or never bared-and it must be gone
for in boats and cut. and pulled with
knives and hooks fixed at the end of long
poles
Further inland. where the cottager has
not wrack or liach, he burns the land and
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tillage. In the odd instance in which
horse is employed for carrying manure, he
den in creels with hinged bottoms. In the
spring and in the harvest most of the wo-
men have to take their part in the field
work-the lighter parts of the work only
where every able-bodied male migrates for
portion of the year to Scotland to earn
the rent. the women must do both the
heavier and the lighter.
Hearts Are Light in Donegal.
Because our people are very poor and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-12
Hail Death With .JOy.

81 WINS a graf sufferer from Heart Disease. The
disease was so great confined to bed for days.
often thought could hail death with joy. No
physician could give me relief. procured bottle
Of Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Heart; the first dose
gave me almost instant relief. l have taken four
bottles l never felt better in my life."-Mrs. Mar
garet Smith, Brussels, Ont. Sold by F. 8. WILL
JAMS, 9th and 3 sts.: EDMONDS & WILLIAMS.
"a and Pa. ave. u
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Alice-'I do wish Edgar wouldn't asso-
ciate with Doctors
Mamma-"Why. daughter?"
"Oh, some doctor he knows has told him
where his appendix is and now he thinks
he's got a pain in it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-12
A Great Difference.

Great Difference.
From the Chicago News.
GERRY Pontoon, tell us something about
Oliver Cromwell"
(which version, ma'am?
81 don't understand.
Magazine or history?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-12

the tongs lengthwise by it. to ward of evil
things, and then retires to peaceful sum-
hers SEUMAS MacMANUS
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04

TIE St. Louis Glohe-D emocra is unquestionably one of the great
 est ot American newspapers
 has C ,rrespondenls every ywher'
 and covers every field of news. foreign and domestic. Il IS strictly republican politics, but is, abovr ali, A Newspaper, and ougE.t to br in every home daring he imper
 tant presidential campaign of 1900 The price hy mall, daily, including Sunday, is e6 per year. Daily. without Sunday, $4 per year. Sunday, only, Sz per year. Week lv, issned in semi weekly sections s2 per ear, The latter edition IS d big semi-weekiy paper, almost equal to the average weekly. II net only gives all the news, but also great variety of interesting and instructive reading matte, for eve y member of the family. Write for free sample copies to the Globe printing G. St. Louis, Mo
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04

is to Dc immediately extended into the Melville zinc district. The two general managers have had experts in tho Arkansas dis
 tries, who claim hat the region around YeIlvilIe is the richest m the world Melville is seventy miles from West Plains, Mo, the nearest railroad station
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04

GEN LAWToN's army associates were wise in pushing that appeal tor subscriptions to a fund for his widow and children while tho matter was fresh. Americans are not unappreciative, but they are almighty torgettul, even of heroes.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04

ONE of the most remarkab 't featnres of the South African war is the almost entire absence ot news fl om inside the Boer lines E erybody would like to know To what extent the army of the Boers is composed of outsiders, but no body does
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04
LAND OFFICE AT HARRISON, ARK.

Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim. and that said proof will be made before the Regis fer and Receiver at Iarri sul, Ark :, on Nov, 2l sa9 viz:J mes " Moneold, II -0i63 forth EB Sw and " Sc, Sec 33, ip k, lt 22 W He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and Cultivation of said land. viz: James Bynun T Cisco. Hen " Bynnm Of Osage. Ark 4 ltekard of Comp ton, Ark.
 JoHN ", RrIiINGToN. Register
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04

WHEN ad duts abandon the use of intoxlcanls in their Christmas celebrations and infamable mate rial for the costumes of children who parlake in entertainments there will be less holiday mourn mo
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04
t,ss=-,s.ra,.-ses.---s ..ss.i' ''s',ssvsz

TIE Porto Rie,ssa--'ttso U s. savcromcM has oiHcioJafly decid- ed :hat ir mus, be written ''Pnerto, z st we require time 10 break old s,ablis-are jgal i Iil'ie too apt in \ . pling eur had customs; at their sirs election thoy did log oi aud qlent voting
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04

EVEN scoffers admit that the late Dwight L Moody, the evange- list, was great power tor good iu this country, which is the high est tribute that could be paid to the memory ot any man.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04

r oegiqs z look as thoagh Gen. Joe Nhee.eY would be wise to hold on ta his army commlssi on, ;s. II K fae frpa certain that he will b. allowed 10 be sworn in as Il eae. Der If con4re g.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04

MoNTAaA < supreme court has distagred ] 3 Welcome, q lawyer, for tr!be.y in c-e0eetjon wilh the election of " A. Clarke to the U $ senate Il s pow up to the senate,
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04

GEN WooD, the new military governor of Cuba, displayed his usual shrewduess when he started out by seccring the support of Maximo Gomez, !ato commander- in-chiet ot he Cuban army Wood has head shock full of common sense
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04
MR. ANDREW CARNEGHA' s

MR. ANDREW CARNEG1A's amt eX- pansr9n views will be forgiven by the strongest expansion>ts Is among the II ,000 employees of tho Carne gia steel Go. who receive an ad vance of wages for d Christmas gift.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04
LAND OFFICEAT HARRISON Ark
 nnn 1900

Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proofin support ot his claim, and that said proof will be made before he Register and Receiver at Harrison, Ark on Jan, I9, 1900 viz: susan Graves. II E. No 22l5 for the X D Ne sec. 20, T 2i. N k2 w
 He names the following witnesses to prove his contiHous residence upon and cutiyatcn of said land viz; James Tate, Char'eY franlih, Jelf Carey Ed Beebe, all of Omaha, Ark.
 JOIN 1 WOkrnINGTUN. Regis ster
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04

; SOD n-ls,w ot James E Keen, the Wal Street Speeulator, is Sas, pectp q oi hnving started the rumors which trough, atdu, tho recent stock panic rl Wall street, which k sad t0 hate netted Keene aaE at..l nliiIions in proaLs.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04

FoEMga President Cole of the Globe Nanonut Bank of Boston, who is under arrest tor embezzle
 meui, is eFideof,y not Il chrap man; he owes the bank $500, ,000.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04

NOBODY has tried to rub it in on Hon. Tbomas B. Reed by sug- grsting him as a cand dat" for Vice President
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04
LAND OFFICE AT HARRISON, ARK

Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his inteation 10 make final proof in support oi his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Register and Receiver at Harrison, Ark on Jan, D, 1900 viz: Stephen D. Jones, II E No Z0t2i for the Sw Sc, Sec 26, Nv Ne Sec 5 Ip l9, \ lt p W
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous reside ce upon and cultivation of said land, viz: Byrd Nance, Of Batavia. rll R A Price NJ C Eastman, Charley Mills 0f Car rollton Ark. JonN l. WoRTHISGTcN, Register.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04

Ir is an easy thing to turn over Dew and cleap page at the open ing ot the year; the difficulty lies in keeping t clean.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04

TEE su5tide ot a writer of jokes for mrnalreis and commodlanS tcruiShrs auo'har proof that the occupapon ot professional "fan n.y. nan jsa dangerons one.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04

ExPANs1oN doeSn'l appear to be a part5 question in Ala bama, Ar kansas, and Tennessee, where rromiaent dem o4ra3s are advocat ing 1t.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04
-ss ers.-,ssEs,as.ay

BHcAg>E E many New Year re- formations are transient IS no seasou for not trying to make e yours permanent.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04

JOHN BuLLs Chrislmas was not as merry as il might have been, but he IS hoping tor great happl ness early ,n the new year
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04
!5 60 Reward.

will pay $5 % tpr ;ntorn.ation leading to the arrest and conyi@- tion of any person gn1lty of in- iNrying the telephone wire, hy cutting it. falling lroes on il, or breaking the inSolators.
 CnAS. si MoRRIs. Jan. l2 lS97 Manager
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-01-04
LAND OFFICE AT HARRISON. Ark,

Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intenton to make final proofin support Of his claim, aud that said proof will made before the Register and Receiver at Harrison, Ark On Jan g. lao0. viz; William k. Dickens H. E. No lS74O for the WIZ Ne, Sec 29, T I53 R 22 W,
 lie names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation Of, said land viz: Frank Beck, A H Rich, James Wells apd $ P. Beck all of Denver, Ark JohN W0kThINGa0N, Regis er.