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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-30
A Hungry Skeleton

1 was out on a hunt in the Adirondacks
in company with Rob Murden of the
treasury department.
Gentlemen" said Bill, the guide, as he
| lighted his pipe after the evening meal,
Il reckon III have to give you a yarn.
Last year l went down to Martins with
! party that was just going out, and ar
ter they'd paid me off l went in to see if
old Martin he'd any business for me. He
was tickled to death when he see me.
Bill, I've got big job for YOU
"'What kind of job?'
"'Why, to take sick man up the
lakes
81 don't like that kind of job says
l. Them chaps are mighty contrary,
and, like enough, he'd die up there just
to spite me-
"'You've got to take chances on that.
old chap; and if YOU take him up there
a month he'll give you $500
"'Whar is he"
Martin took me into a room in the
front of the house. and there sat 4 man
that looked as much like living skcl-
eton as any | ever see; but when | come
to look at the Teller l see he he'd more
life than 4 good many who didn't show
so much bone, and that very day | ker-
ried him down TO the boat, laid him on a
bed of balsam boughs up for'ard, and
/ away We went.
He kept up won erful for sick man.
l don't think l ever n man who was
so fur gone that showed so much vitality.
l kept the paddle going pretty brisk I'M
til bout 1 o'clock, and then l put into a
point, left him lying the bank and
built II lean for him to sleep under.
AFTER that ! caught six eight good
trout from a spring brook that run into
the lake, built Il fire. made some coffee
and was going to eat my supper, callli-
lating TO give him leetle suthing when
he was rested. | was jist going to pitch
in when he called me.
William, says he.
L amt none of your Williams. On
adager Bill, am. and nothing but it
Every well, Bill 1 feel as if 1 could
eat IA leetlc suthing.'
Il asked his pardon, and said 1 calki-
lated that man sick he was
wouldnt keer for Cruel.
81 don't want much, Bill. \ few of
| those trout, cup of coffee and any
other little triiies YOU can think of will
be good enough for me-
Il got up to wunst and set to work t.
catch some trout for myself, while SCI
the rest before him strip of birch
bark. | caught about many trout a.
l thought could get outside of com
Portable and put 'em in the pan, watch
ing them and calkilating what a good
tilne q nave when Unit living sheietoii
| called me ag'in.
Another cup of coffee, Bill, IL you
please
IL got up to give him the coffee. and
may / never kill another buck if he
hadn't stripped them eight trout as clean
as n whistle!
I'D like a few more trout he says.
4 amt got much appetite, Il poor sick
man like me. I'd give anything if l was
only healthy
Il went back and cooked some more
trout, but before l got 'em ready he was
singing out for n few of those nice
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-30
Finding the Diamonds
How a Maidservant Was the Means
of Restoring Lost Jewels.


1t was her system that made Mrs.
Robinson what she was. If a lie got
loose anywhere near, she was up and
after it with anything she could lay
her hands on.
She showed you that lying didn't pay
when she was concerned. \ lie turned
into a serpent as soon as it got out of
your mouth and you were glad to get
behind another.
Not to say that her system hadn't
its drawbacks. Every system has.
And the naked truth is sometimes an
awful thing-ten times more awful
than any lie you can think of at the
time.
When Susan Jones came, however,
Mrs. Robinson had her work cut out.
The girl lied like an eel-there was no
catching hold of her.
At first she just chirped out lies as
light hearted as bird. "Pleas'm ii
were the cat or anything that came
uppermOSt. But the cat had a way
of proving an alibi that astonished
Susan.
So Susan got as cautious as charity,
and it would have done your heart
good to see the two at it, for Mrs. Rob
inson had no sooner got the ferret of
truth into one hole than Susan was
out and in at another.
Any one else would have got sick
and disguised, but Mrs. Robinson
didn't
"For," said she, "the girl has her
good points, and I'll make a woman of
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-30

her.
And she succeeded, for Susan got
worn out by the sheer uSeleSSneSs of
the thing and at last shut down in dis
gust. After that the girl did not de-
part from the truth for six months,
and then she let off the awfulest lie
Mrs. Robinson had ever heard in her
born days. At least Mrs. Robinson
thought 1t was.
1t happened like this. One morning
when Susan was in the coal cellar she
found a lady's ring that daZzled your
eyes and took your breath away.
ITS one of them 3 cent things as
you can buy in any tinker's shop she
| said TO herself. Just a lot of rubbishy
| glass | don't believe it's worth both
ering about
She took it to her mistress, however.
Mrs. Robinson gave Il cry when she
saw the ring and started up with her
mouth open. 1T looks like one of the
rings mentioned in my grandmOther's
| inventory she said. Il shouldn't Won
der if it belongs to the lost set of dia-
mOndS''
Mrs. Robinson was n widow and liv-
ed with her brother John. Few men
could look wiser than Mr.. John when
he tried it. His spectacles made him
look like Solomon. When he came
home, he put them on and raked out
the inventory and placed his forefinger
on an exact description of the ring. 1t
was valued at 5000.
After they had all wondered awhile
they put on last years clothes, got
candles and went into the cellar; but
though they shifted the Goals about for
hours, they got nothing but their faces
BACKED. Mr.. Johns was the blacklist
When she had got herself washed
and busted, Mrs. Robinson put the
ring on and wore it till night. but be
fore retiring to rest she put it on her
toilet table in case 1t got lost in bed.
In the morning the ring was gone.
Susan took red face as soon as her
mistress came down stairs. Mrs. Rob
inson just stood still and looked at her
for moment, and then she said:
Susan. what have you done with the
ring"
Il never touched it. ma'am," was SUI
sans reply. and the girl sat right down
on her chest and burst into tears.
Then what are you crying for?' in
Quired her mistress.
But Susan sobbed on and said moth
ing.
III give you an hour to make up
your mind about it," said Mrs. Robin
son. ~ ou're not to do any work for
that time
Susan sat on the chest the whole 80
minutes and cried herself out Mrs
Robinson came down at the end of
that time and found her still glued to
the lid.
"Now, Susan, | want the solemn
TRUTH
"Yes'm."
"Where's the ring?'
"A1r. John took it, ma'am.''
"My brother?"
"Yes'm."
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-30
THE ROSE.

Lifting the quaint old casket's lid.
To while away an hour,
Among the yellow papers hid
/ found withered flower.
Its leaves ware pressed with tender caro-
Its petals chung together;
It breathed fragrance faint and rare
As OF the April weather
know not how it came my own
! prayed its giver pardon
So long ago its bloom had grown
In some forgotten garden.
But yet around it's withered leaves
Pathetic perfume fingers,
As II for some old days 1t grieye5
And soft, caressing fingers.
Twas once red and radiant rose,
Deep tinged and fiery embered,
But now a dream-perchance it knows
OF passion aforementioned.
Whose hand caressed thee, withered onef
What snowy bosom bore thee,
And whose the sigh that lived upon
Sweet lips OF scarlet DER thee?
An, who can tell The romance blent
With thee no tongue will sever
Thou ghost of some dead sentiment
lay thee back forever
Rowan Stevens in Ledger Monthly.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-30
SurpriAinS.

When Otis Skinner, the actor, played
an engagement in Memphis. his matinee
performance of The Liars was graced
by the patronage of the seasons most at
trnctive debutantes. After the curtain
went down. the manager escorted the de-
putantes back of the stage, where they
met and conversed with the actor.
I'VE enjoyed everything very much"
said one of them; but, do you know, Mr..
Skinner. we could scarcely hear a word
you said?''
"Now, that's certainly strange" replied
the actor. Il could hear everything you
ladies said.''-Memphis Scimitar.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-30
Water In the klOnd X e

The Dawson City Mater Works COM
pany has Introduced Il novel method OF
supplying its patrons during the cold
est months of the Elondikc winter
Over the hydrant of each person who
agrees to pay ST n week for the service
1t erects wooden house measuring six
feet in all three dimensions. Each of
these houses contains a small stove in
which the company keeps fire night
and day.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-04-21
TRACKS WASHED OUT.

Flood Situation on the Upper Wisconsin
Is Very Serious.
MILWAUKEE, April 20.-An Evening
Wisconsin special from Merrill, Wis,
says: The food situation on the Wis
consin river is very serious. The water
is rising rapidly, showing an increase
in height Of 9 inches in "a hours. 1t is
feared that 100000 feet of logs in a
boom will move into the river and carry
away several bridges along the
city limits. About five hundred
feet of the railroad track has been
washed out and several logging roads
have been entirely destroyed. Asmuch
water as possible is being held back
from the Tomahawk river by the Brad
ley dam, but it is feared the gates will
not be able to hold back the water
which if it breaks through means dire
disaster to all the saw mill interests,
Wausau, Wis, reports that the rain
has stopped and no more fear from flood
is entertained in that section. The
bridges are all tied down with cables.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-04-21
Canadian Pacific Agrees to Dis
continue the Payment of
Commissions
On Condition That Certain DIFF
ferences With Competitors
Be Settled.
Agreement the Result of q Meet
ing Between Presidents
"te.--S s'.-- u4sssss4$ss ~,
at Chicago.
uaEss;s.: =.

.H,'ss u
CHICAGO, April S0,-As a result Of q
meeting in this city between President
Shaughnessy and Vice President Nc
Nicoll Of the Canadian Pacific, Presi-
nent FELTON, of the Alton, Vice President
Morton Of. the Santa Fe, Vice President
Hanrahan of the Illinois Central, and
Vice President Hannaford of the North.
ern Pacific, the Canadian Pacific will on
May 1, stop paying commissions on
passenger business. Differences over
the question of paying commissions
have at times threatened to involve all
the transcontinental roads in rate
war. The Canadian Pacific is the last
road to agree to stop the practice, and
the agreement, it is understood, was
made on the condition that certain diff.
ferences it has with railroads of the
United States would be satisfactorily
adjusted,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-04-21
Like the Rest of Us,

George, DEAR" she said a night or
two before the wedding, do you think
it possible that our love and our mar
ried life can become the commonplace,
coldly practical love and life of the
married people we see around us? oh,
George, my heart would break if
thought SOP
"But it will not be So" said George
passionateIy. "We love each other too
tenderly, too fondly for that. Our love
is not of the ordinary kind, my darling,
and our lives will not be SO. All, no,
no, my angel; that can never be?
And the other day she said: Il say,
George, how would you like pork for
dinner with apple sauce? You would?
All right, then, and don't you forget
that feeding bottle for the baby or I'll
send you back after it, and mind that
you don't keep dinner waiting"
And he, with falling off Of the
passion of ten years ago, replied: "All
right, Lou, and l wish you'd sew
button on the back part Of those strip
ed trousers of mine. You'll find them
hanging oyer a chair in our room.
Don't have the pork as dry as last
time, and you watch the baby's cold.
That watering Of the eyes looks like
measles to me. Goodby. "-Pearson's
Magazine.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-04-21
TOmmy's Triumph.

please, sir" asked Tommy Of his
teacher what is meant by the 'sooth-
ing weedg"
"Does your father smoke, Tommy
asked the teacher.
eyes, sir" answered Tommy.
"And what does he smoker" asked
the teacher.
"Bacca" cried Tommy.
Tobacco, you mean, Tommy" cor
rected teacher. well, tobacco is often
called the soothing weed But it is
tobacco, Tommy, not 'bacca.' There is
no such word in the dictionary"
eyes, there is, SIR" cried Tommy.
You're mistaken, Tommy, there Is
not" said teacher severely. But" he
added, with a superior smile, eff you
can show me the word 'bacca' in an
English dictionary will let you home
an hour earlier than usual"
Tommy seized his dictionary, hastily
turned over the leaves and pointed tri-
umphantly to the word "bacca." "a
fruit having seeds"
Teacher floored and Tommy trium-
phant-London Answers.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-04-21
The "NeedIe's Eye"

A lady writes to me and asks what
is really meant by the needles eye"
in the parable Of the rich man. re-
member reading somewhere. that it was
the smallest gate that gave entrance
to the walled city of Jerusalem and
that loaded camel had to be stripped
Of it's burden and bend its knees to,
squeeze through. And so q rich man
had to give up his riches and come
to his knees before he could enter
heaven. 1t was just one Of the thou
sand proverbs that adorned the moral
teachings Of the Jews and the eastern
nations The writings of Job and Solo
mon and Confucius and Mohammed
abound in them.
In the Koran is found this provcrb,
''The impious man will find the gates
of heaven shut, and he can no more en-
ter than a camel can pass through a
needles eye" There is another in
the Koran which says, you will never
see a palm tree of gold nor an elephant
pass through a needles eye" These,
proverbs simply meant that it was i'm
possible. Strange to say, the world
has long since quit making proverbs.
All proverbs have come down to us,
even such as "a rolling stone gathers
no moss" "Poor Richard" left us a
few, such as GA penny saved is two
pence gained."-Bill Arp in Atlanta
Constitution.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-04-21
April Showers.

Wash away the filth and waste
that have accumulated during winter.
In like manner Hoods Sarsaparilla
expels from the blood impurities that
have been deposited during the sea-
son when there has been but little
perspiration and perhaps constant
confinement in impure and vitiated
air. 1t is boon to tired mothers,
housekeepers, teachers and others
who spend their time indoors.
1t gives the blood richness and
vitality, fitting it to nourish and
strengthen the nerves, muscles and
all the great organs of the body. 1t
cures all spring humoTs and banishes
that tired feeling. 1t is the best
medicine money can buy for all dis
eases caused by impure or impover-
ished blood. You should begin tax
ing it today.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-04-21
CLIMATE AND CROP BULLETIN OF
THE WEATHER BUREAU.
For the Week Ending April 10, 1000.

Snow fell on the 18th and 18th in
the southern half of the state, the
largest amounts being from 4 to z
inches in the extreme Southeast.
This snow melted very rapidly, end
the water from it nearly all passed
into the soil, making it wet where
TIE snow was the heaviest. Freezing
temperatures occurred in all sections
nearly every night, and there were
no high day temperatures. Seeding
has gone on rapidly, except in the
Southeast, where the snow and cold
have caused much delay; in few
southeastern counties all field work
was practicallY stopped after the 10th.
In western, central and northern por-
tons, wheat seeding is nearing com
pletion, and oat seeding is begun;
few have seeded little barley, and a
few have seeded small areas of flaw.
In central and northern portions the
soil has been in the condition for the
seed, but in parts of the South some
seed has been sown in very wet soil.
The freezing at night does not seem
to have delayed work seriously, ex-
in the southeast. Rain is needed in
the northern half of the state to pre-
vent disturbance of the seed bed by
high winds. In some sections winter
wheat and the clover are badly winter
FILLED, but in others the winters
snow has afforded good protection.
The early sown wheat is said to be
sprouting nicely, and in Mobiles
county it is coming up we'll.
T. S. OUTRAM,
Section Director.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-04-21
London Believes Abdul Hamid
Will Heed Warning From
America.
At the Same Time 1t Will Be
Interesting to Watch
the Game.
Fourth Collective Note of the
Powers Sent to the
Porte.

LONDON, April 20.-Keen interest is
manifested here in the threatened &C.
ton of the United States against
Turkey, particularly in view Of the sui
tan's recalcitrancy in reference to the
increase of the customs duties. The
fourth collective note of the embassies
objecting to the increase of 8 per cent
in the duties on account of the bad con-
dition of Turkish finances, without
previous understanding with the pow
ers was handed to the Turkish govern
ment Wednesday, but Turkey main
tains such firm attitude that the sus-
picion is growing that some covert
intrigue is frustrating the effect of the
notes.
The St. James Gazette says: cit will
be interesting to watch the game Of
procrastination, to which Europe is not
unaccustomed, being played with the
United States. America has entered
the European arena and apparently has
no intention of standing any humbug
from the Turks. Why should she? The
Eastern question has no terrors for
power with whole ocean between her.
self and the Balkans. The president
thinks the sultan has had grace enough.
But if America sets foot in Asia Minor,
perhaps she will find that neither Rus
STA nor Germany will be uninterested
spectators. From ourselves she will
get nothing but sympathy and good
will"
The Pail Mall Gazette says: "Abdul
and the steam roller are quite used to
lodging around each other without
damage to anybody, but the brusque
hurry of the American government
must be rather disconcerting. These
Americans, SO far from playing game,
are positively talking of Selling
Smyrna.
The papers generally think Abdul
Hamid will pay up.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-04-21
Wonderful Fish.

Assuming that we are walking on
the ocean bottom at the depth Of over
mile, we move cautiously along in
water icy cold and suddenly are con-
fronted with q blaze of light and find
ourselves in a field Of light givers.
Imagine a o,rnfieId with stalks from
two to four feet in height, the tips
cleaning with light and waving gently
| to and fro. Such an appearance the
fields of umbellularia present.
Above this forest of living lights
strange and weird fish are passing
which we recognize as forms that have
been dredged from great depths by the
Albatross, the Challenger and others.
One, the chiasmodon, dashes by emit
ting light from it's own body, and, won
der of wonders! we see it seize fish
five times it's own bulk and draw it.
self over it like a glove. Its jaws by
special arrangement separate, and
the mouth is a cavern of india rubber
like possibilities. A similar fish, mala-
costeus, is of rich black velvet hue,
and as it poises we see upon it's head
two large lights One emits a golden
light, the other throws out fitful green
rays which have some hidden mean,
ing in the economy of nature. Some
of the fish seem to be literal mouths.
Such is the eurypharnyx, or pelican
fish. The mouth is enormous, the bones
Of the jaw being attached TO- the skull
by movable joints, so that it has enor-
nous powers of Observation-Disclosures
Charles r. Holder.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-04-21
Don't Give cfp the Ship.

When the demon Of disease has per.
sued you to the very brink of despair,
don't give up the ship. When the
long, sleepless nights of restless tor
ture and the days of worry and care
aud pain have shut out the last ray
Of hope and your tired brain would
welcome death as grateful deliv-
erer, don't give up. Others have
fuffered as long as you and still have
sound relief. Mrs. Dora Lesley, South
Whitley, Indiana, writes:
II used to have numb spells that
would last for hours; had pains all
over mybody; had no appetite and
I would lose my mind. After suffer-
ing this way for years my health was
finally restored with q few bottles of
the DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine."
DR.. Miles Nervine is sold at all
drug stores on positive guarantee.
Write for free advice and booklet to
d.: Miles Medical Co., Elkhsrt, 1pd.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-04-21
MADE A SETTLEMENT.

Kentucky Miners Will Return to Work
With an Advance in Wages.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 2O.-The follow
ing telegram has been received at the
headquarters of the United Mine Work
ers from G.. W. Purcell, national board
member at Central City, KY:
eve have made settlement at 10 2-3
per cent advance. Semi-monthly pay
day"
The advance is for all the miners who
have been on strike in the Central Ken
lucky field. 1t is now thought at head
quarters that the Jellioo (Tenn.) min
ers will get settlement soon and re-
turn to work. The Kentucky advance
is not equal to that given at the INDIAN
apolis interstate agreement made JAN
uary last
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-04-21
A DOMESTIC EPISODE.
The Wife's Artistic Decoration of
the Little Drawing Room.

The Wife's Artistic Decoration of
the Little Drawing Room.
When he got home that night, she
confronted him at the door, and he
gasped with horror She was not
dressed for dinner, and she had one
arm in sling. Both thumbs were
done up in huge bandages. There was
towel tied around her tousled head
and cut over one of her eyes The
odor of liniment was heavy on the air.
For heavens sake what has hap
pened?' he asked.
Without a word she led the way into
the little drawing room. Over the
cushioned couch oriental draperies had
been dispersed artistically with spears
and armor, forming a beautiful, coy
corner. A lamp, burning dimly, hung
in the center.
81 put it up myself today" she said.
Il had grown tired waiting for you TO
do it, and the decorators wanted $50"
He seated himself luxuriously among
the pillows.
"How on earth did you manage it
alone?" he asked, with exaggerated adj
miration and wonder. He knew just
how it was done. He had always had
to put it up himself before this.
ooh, just piece of lead pipe, few
tacks and a paper Of pins" she said
simply, yet proudly. 81 only fell off
the stepladder twice."
There were almost tears in his voice
when he spoke. 1t really touched him
to see her standing there bandaged like
broken down race horse. Besides
that, no one knew how he had dreaded
the task of putting it up himself.
"Ah," he said, when will we men
realize what priceless treasure we
gain when we win the love Of true
woman
He stretched out his arms affection
ately toward her, and the entire thing
collapsed about his head with crash.
Kate Masterson in Life.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-04-21

King Edward III of England was
great epicure but a selfish one. While
he gorged himself with a multitude Of
servants eating meat or fish more than
once day and ordained by law that
none Of his subjects should have at
dinner or supper more than two courses
nor above three dishes for each course.