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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24

Last year the United States sent
over $Sl 100000 worth of goods into
Mexico This was nearly $7,OOO,0OO
more than the year before. The in
crease of late has been chiefly due to
large expectations OF machinery and
electrical supplies. Mexico buys a
good deal of her coal from this coun-
try, but the amount Is not likely to be
increased. as the factories in Mexico
are changing over from steam to cleo
trio power. The rivers are many in
number and every one is series of
waterfalls, owing to the hilliness Of
the country.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24
TILE POLAR RsAR.


Some OF HIS characteristics Described
by an Observsr.
The character of the polar bear is
curious mixture of cowardlce and
daring. for it will fly at the sight OF
man, but will often come close up to
the huts and sometimes even try to
enter them.
When met with in the water, baa s
are killed with harpoons On recelv-
ing the first wound. the animal utteje
loud roars selzes the weapon with his
teeth. pulls it out of the injured part
and hurls 1t far away Sometimes
but by no means invariably, 1t will
turn upon its assailant. Quick y 1t re-
ceives another spear or bird arrow
from second kayak man, agalnss
whom 1t turns after treating his weap-
on in the same manner. and some
times breaking It, and in this way the
struggle is continued until the bear is
overcome The most important pre-
csutionary rule which the hunters
have to observe is, when during the
fight the animal has dived. to keep .
in order that it may not
come up uuawares right under the
kayak. Its white CLEAN can always be
seen when 1t approaches the surface,
and there is time to get away II 1t be
coming too near. When a bear Is en-
countered in the water, or amid some
what scattered ice, its capture is con
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24

There are in the United States 7OO,-
900 acres of land devoted to tobacco,
of which 11,OOO' acres are In New Eng
land The annual yield of all kinds
in the country is about 5O0,OOO.O0O
pounds, of which New England raises
about 100000 The average yield
per acre throughout the country is TOO
pounds. but in New England it is LOO
pounds. 1t is interesting that all the
tobacco raised in the country belongs
to two or three botanical species, yet
there are more than go varieties grown
commercially--all OF them quite dis
tinct in shape, color, and quality of
leaf.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24

Some very important and valuable
antiquities have been unearthed re-
Gently at Cnossos, in the Gambia dis
trlct. by Mr.. Evans. who has under
taken archaeological excavations on a
very large scale in that neighborhood,
writes Canea (Crete) correspondent.
The principal find is piece OF work
resembling draughtboard and com
posed of natural crystal, ivory, gold
and silver This object has evoked the
admiration of everyone who has seen
it. 1t is 80 inches long and about half
as broad On its surface are to be seen
small. narrow placques made of crystal
and ivory. and between them. as If in
tended to join them. are thin strips OF
gold. There are also fourteen circular
gaps containing small ivory trays
pierced with holes.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24
ST. MARY,s ACADEMY.

We call the attention of our readers
to the advertisement OF St. Mary's
Academy, which appears in another
column of this paper. We do not need
to expatlate upon the scholastic advan-
tages of st. Marys, for the catalogue
of the school shows the scope Of work
included in its curriculum, which 10
Of the same high standard as that of
Vassar and Bryn Mawr, and is carried
out faithfully in the class rooms. We
simply emphasize the spirit OF earnest
devotion which makes every teacher
of. st. Mary's Loyalty strive to develop
each young girl attendant there into
the truest, noblest, and most intelligent
womanhood. Every advantage OF
equipment in the class rooms, Iabora-
tories and study rooms, every care in
the matter Of food and clothing, and
exceptional excellence OF climatic con-
ditlons-all these features are found at
St. Mary's, in the perfection of develop
ment only to be obtained by the con-
secration of devoted lives to educa-
tional Christian work in a spot IA
vored by the Lord.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24
(Trlnidad. col. Letter.l

(Irlnldad, COL, Detter)
The queer-looking object illustrated
in this article is not hut nor Gala
boose, but an adobe oven such as is
commonly seen in Mexico and In our
own border states. This particular
oven is one of many similar to 1t in
Ell Moro, Col, near Trinidad. and 1t is
used by several families for all OF thei'
baking
While the bread, meats and pies are
being prepared, the oven is filled with
wood which is set on fire, but burns
very slowly, as the hole near the top
for the escape of the smoke is but
small, and there is little draft as the
door is closed as tightly as possible.
When it is thoroughly heated the fire
is raked out. the food put in quickly
and the door shut up again.
The baking is said to be very even
and always sure, so the natives have
some reason for clinging to this the
method of their ancestors, or rather
ancestresses; and it may be done with
cleanliness.
The word adobe as pronounced by
them is simply "dobe," the "a being
dropped entirely. 1t is also self-ex
planatory, meaning sun dried" This
baked clay is used for making houses
which are well suited to that sun.
baked country, for they are as cool
within as those built of stone, and OF
course. are much cheaper. Another
fortunate thing is that adobe houses
are quickly built. If it took six
months to put one up fear the half
breeds would prefer to go without.
Yet their Incidence is not without
some excuse, for the summers are very
long and torturously hot; besides one
often sees commodious, wsllhnished
adobe houses. vlne-covered and every
bit as attractive as the ordinary brick
cottage.
Both houses and ovens last for sew
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24
STONE in THE sLAppER.

My son has suffered with stone In
the bladder eight years. have taken
him to several watering places, also
to Cincinnati, New York, Chicago and
Nashville, where he was put under
eminent physicians, with no improve
ment; on the contrary, 1t was gradu-
ally getting larger, until lost all hope
of getting him cured, when | was told
OF Smiths Sure Kidney Cure. had
him try it, and to my surprise he De-
gan to improve at once, and he was
cured with two bottles. His general
health has improved wonderfully.
JOHN e. DEDMAN, Memphis, Tenn.
Price so cents For sale by all drug
gists.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24
A MEXICAN OVEN.

eral generations. If the latter should
burn out in spots all that the owner
has to do is to patch up the hole with
fresh clay, and borrow her neighbours
oven for one baking while it dries
Watching this simple mode of life, one
is forced to admit that civilization has
its disadvantages
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24

GARFIELD HEADACHE POWDERS ARE
THE BEST The ingredients are simple, and
carefully selected from remedies that arc
known to be harmless and effective. Send TO
Garfield Tea Co, Brooklyn, N Y, for samples
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24

The trusting shoemaker is apt to get
beaten out of his boots.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an intalllble
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. W. SAMUEL,
Ocean Grove N. j., Feb. IA, 1900.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24

Speech is silver, silence is golden
and cheek is brass.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24

Sure to be arrested! Any ache or
pain by Hamlin's famous Wizard Oil.
Your druggist sells it.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24
A MEXICAN OVEN.
AN OBJECT THAT IS EXCEED
INoLY USESUL.

It Clearly shows one Of tho Dlsadvau-
tages of what We Believe to 30 the
Higher Civnizatlon--Ths Food Ia Al
ways Well Cooked.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24

Logic evidently has legs, otherwise
it could not stand to reason.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24

The shorter the ice crop is-in winter
the longer the bill is in summer.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24

A lady writes, 81 do not consider 1t
safe to be without OXIDINE."
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24

Some men, no difference what time
they make, are always beaten.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24

9th houses and ovens last for sew
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
Facial Indication,

or the features of the face the nose
lasts longest, undergoing little change
with the lapse of years. The brow be-
comes wrinkled, and crows feet gather
round the eyes, which themselves
gradually grow dim as time rolls on;
cheeks lose the bloom which cosmetics
cannot replace, ana lips their fulness
and color. The chin, dimpled In youth,
develops Irregularities or globularitles,
as the case may be, and the eyebrows
become heavy with the crop of many
years growth. The nose shows no
mark comparable to these familiar ia
cial indications OF the approach Of old
age, and practically enjoys immunity
from the ravages which time makes
on the other features of the face.
Next to the nose, probably the ears. rs
a rule. show the fewest and least Obvi-
Gus signs of old age.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
Manager Masonic Temple.

worst enemy of manual labor in the
world Is manual labor itself.
THAT Is one of the first problems an
Office.buildlng manager comes up
against. He Is ambitious to make his
building pay He wishes to avoid ac-
cidents aud unpleasant public notorie.
ty. He must meet the competition of
other buildings. He perhaps has to
face the fact that his building was not
located on u popular site: that its In.
terlOr design has many faults. and that
the strength Of his own character Is
going to count more for success than
anything about the structure. He
would rather have II the other way,
but conditions must be met rs they
are. He engages his labor. He takes
It In with the hope that It will think
for itself: that It Is prepared to prove
that IL II capable of independent and
intelligent action: that 1t Is sober: that
Il avoids debts; that II Is not pickering
fault-finding nor given to petty teal-
Ousies and meannesses. He hopes that
1t has not the aching desire to quit
work the Instant the whistle blows:
that II has not Il hundred relatives
each with u disease and each needing
care. He prnys that he can go to his
home confident that his suborlinates
will work with the same courage and
intelligence when he il absent that he
employs when present. After II few
experiments he finds that out of ten
men employed two will meet these re-
Iuirements and eight will fall short
lie cannot avoid employing the eight
and he must make good their short
cOmings by work and supervision of
his own. I have been. all my life. an
lndulgent friend of labor. but I find
that. generally speaking. labor knifes
Itself. II Is In the childish state yet,
and that Is one of the most serious
things the manager of building has
to contend with. 1t may be said that
the wages paid In office buildings do
not invite the best labor to come for
ward. can say In reply to this that
any iirst-class labOring man who enters
IN office building In any capacity with
the determination to master all OF It's
details, u man who avoids liquor. who
pays his bills. who must not tiirt with
every woman that looks at him, who
works overtime, who holds his tongue,
reads the best literature. dresses neatly
when of duty and labOrs One.half as
hard rs any business man does will In
five years time be the manager of the
building with II good salary and n life
job. Directors. stockholders. bond
holders. tinanciers want such men and
are willing to pny for them. Labor.
SO far. Is very slow In furnishing them.
when the building manager Is salts.
fled that he will never solve tine labor
problem himself and that he must
make the best of u bad situation, he
cOnfrOnts the problem of the tenants.
II labor has not already brought this
about the tenants will-making the
manager ut times u red ant on u hot
rock. No man that ever paid rent be-
lieved that he was getting all his rental
fee called for 1t Il the managers
duty to convince him kindly II pOssi-
bic, fOrcibly II necessary, that he Is
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27

getting all that particular building will
give him and a little more than he
would get anywhere else. If he can
be convinced of that-not by deception,
but with the plain truth-there Is not
much danger of his cancelng his lease
and going elsewhere. Most tenants
have Il great desire to he confidential
with a building manager. They have
troubles of their own, aud while the
cOnfiding of these in the manager gives
him labors for which he never receives
Il cent of pay. he cannot avoid them IL
lie desires to make his property pay.
He becomes not only a father confcssor.
but also a confidential adviser. and the
stronger his relations are in this ca.
pacity with the tenant the more apt
the tenant Is to think that the building.
like heaven, Is his home.
IL do not agree with the proposition
that most tenants intend to he dishon-
est think their honesty Is of ms high
II quality as might be found anywhere
else. The conduct of tenants often
depends Il great deal on the conduct of
those In charge of u building. If an
office building Is dishonesty managed
or y being looted. as has been the case
In Chicago and elsewhere. the tenant
Is very apt to know 1t and take advan-
tage of 1t. Hut quasi criminals. dis.
honest tenants. swindleis. rarely seek
an office building where they think a
strong effort Is being made to conduct
the same above board. I find In my
own dealings with tenants that the ma
jorlty intend to do what Is right and
are Just as proud Of u good name aud
clean actions as the manager himself.
'Of course In every building there
are tenants that. II their service was
rendered them on silver platters and
hey walked to their offices on velvet
carpets. would, not be satisfied. The
cheapest. easiest way to handle them
II to get rid of them-get them out as
soon as possible. The class of tenants
upon whom It Is necessary to use an
ax In order to teach them what IL right
Is very small. I consider that Chicago
has made the skyscraper manager and
produced u class of men that cannot
be discounted anywhere. Most Of them
came into the work untried. AMI they
have had to conquer themselves the
problems which have arisen. There
has been some bad management. but
II was unavoidable. There have been
no precedcnts to work upon. and the
managers have had to grope their way.
But the average skyscraper Of the city
Is conducted with u thOroughness of
detail. a fidelity to the interests of the
investors that Is remarkable. can
hest evidence this by referring to the
successful labOrs of managers like Mr..
Waller Of the ROokery, Mr.. Fellows Of
the Reliance and Mr.. Grower Of the
Unity. but no skyscraper can be made
to pay In which the manager sits In
a cushioned chair. takes his ease and
calculates on providence or something
else taking care of his tenants and the
public. 1t Is a position In which only
unccaslng and practical labor can he
effective In producing profitable re-
suits. may say that 1t is far easier
to feed u twO.headed calf or tame Il
wild hyena than to make skyscraper
pay and pay well. Record Herald.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
MANA0iN0 4 CHiCA0O SKY.
SCRAPER.

"There are ten big buildings in Chi.
cago," said Capt. Edward williams,
manager Of the Masonic Temple. to Il
Record-Herald man. ''in which the STU
perlntendents of the same daily control
more people. come In contact with more
human beings in one way and anOth.
err. than there Is population In KeOkuk.
East st. Louis. Council Bluffs. Spring.
field, ILL.,, or any Of the cities of the
United States having from 10000 to
10000 population. In less than a sin.
gle week more people pass In aud out
of structures like the Masonic Temple,
the Monadnock. the, Marquette and
the ROokcry than the total number of
people In ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
And the managers of these buildings
are responsible to stockholders, bond
holders and the public for the safe care
Of every one Of these people while on
his floors.
1.-THE Mayor Of a 10000 population
city thinks he IL u parsonage. As u
matter Of fact II he gave one.half the
attention to the needs Of his cOnstitu-
ents that Is demanded of an Office
building superintendent he would be a
winged angel with the moral GER
tainty OF being reelected every year
until the end Of the world. ] have
no desire to eXaggcrate the Importance
of a building manager. Self-advertis-
ing Is never to be desired, hut within
ten years Chicago has created u new
profession for wlde.a wake. alert. diplo-
matte men-thnt of managing sky
sctapers-and since you ask for infOr-
nation, I will tell you what know
about 1t. a syndicate Of wealthy men,
or a combination of moderately we'll
tO-dO people. unite the contents OF
their pOcketbOOks and pay for the
building Of a structure costing from
$SOO.OOO 10 x3,OOO.OOO and having from
ten to twenty-five stories. They make
a modern building Of lt-mOdern at the
time Il was constructed. Their part Of
the work Ia the easiest thing In the
whole business.
"When the building Is completed u
board Of directors takes charge OF 1t,
and they In turn engage q manager.
II he Is engaged with any intelligence
at all he Is taken for his knowledge of
electricity. steam. elevators. plumbing,
carpenterlng. painting. bookkeeping,
flnanclcrlng, janltor work. thing. mar
BILE finishes. decorating. uphOlstering,
human nature and few other things
The more he specifically knows OF
these propositions the better his
chances Of making the building pay.
The less he knows the more certain
the directory Is of facing an annual
deficit and u lot Of explanations that
explain nothing.
ut would not be necessary for the
manager OF the average office building
to have much knowledge on these sub
jects II the human labor he Is com
PEELED to employ were One.half what II
Is represented to he In works Of fiction
ard newspaper editorials. But as II
was In the beginning and probably VIII
be for u few hundred years more. the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
without bridge or Tunnel.

II d recently proposed scheme can be
made to work, trains are to cross the
English Channel without bridge or a
tunnel. 1t Is to build submarine
track one hundred feet wide along the
bottom from Dover to Calais. and to
run a kind OF tower upon 1t by cleo
tricity.> The top of the tower would
b. Il platform five hundred feet long
by Atty feet wide. A little railroad
on this principle running between
Brighton and Nottingham has been
wrecked more than once by storms,
The estimated cost Is seventy million
dollars,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
Great Surprise.

1t will surprise Americans to learn
that they, and not the English are the
greatest beef-eaters In the world. Our
average consumption Is 175 pounds of
meat Il year. The English come next.
with an average OF little over 40
pounds. The French eat only half as
much meat as the English, and the PEG.
pie Of Germany, Austria aud Italy still
less.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
MRS. JESSIE M. ROPER.

Wife Of Gallant Com nsandcr Who Met
Hcr0's Death mt Manila.
Mrs. Roper, wife Of the lieutepant.
commander who met hero's death
while trying to save his men from the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27

MRS. JESSIE n. ROPER.
burning gunbOat Petrol. Is one of the
most popular women Of the navy. She
followed her husband all over the
world.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-15

II IL tnree-cornereu ngnt Tor the
United States marshalship. and the
way this contest Ia going on.
though there has not been engaged a
single brass band by the hunters of
the place, shows the interest taken in
the politics of the Islands There are
three distinct elements in the strug-
gle.
The latest candidate for the field is
the man who will have the backing
of the Grand Army, and his fight is
being made right merrily. 1t was at
a caucus held early in the week that
the G. A. II. decided to put a candi-
date in the race. The veterans had
decided that they were entitled to
something good. and they wanted the
first place open. At first there was
only one candidate for the endorse
ment of the local post This was the
commander, w. l.. Eaton. 1t was not
the first time he had sought to get
into the public employment. He took
the civil service examination for place
under the customs department. and
his name is now on the list of eligibles
But there seems to be a more popu-
lar man with the comrades, and when
the question was put to vote it was
found that with practical unanimity
the members of the order had decided
to put in the field for the place, Fred
of the Islands, son of former United
States Consul Turrell, and is well
known in the city. He has many
friends, but his candidacy is supposed
by his friends to have all the more
strength in that Tom Fitch, who is
alleged to be back of him with might
and main, is a personal friend of Pres
ident Roosevelt. Upon this fact rests
much of the hope of the Grand Army
men that their n nIilnta "a.
successful one.
The application of Mr.. Turrell has
gone forward, and there are good en-
dorsements with il. which will be re-
inforced on the Mainland by friends
who are close up in the councils of the
nation and of the party.
The fight of the incumbent, T. r.
Hendry, was made at once, and was
thorough The federal court officials
and the Republican organization toin-
ed In the endorsements, and there were
many others who added the weight of
their names.
Still another candidate Is said to be
in the field with heavy weight behind
him, and this is Charles b. Wilson. 1t
Is said that the trip of Colonel Samuel
Parker to the East will have much
to do with the candidacy of Marshal
Wilson, and those who believe that the
President will take this opportunity to
show his disposition towards the Ha-
waiians, are very hopeful that the race
will be to Wilson.
Among the men who have watched
the affairs of the Territory. however,
there Is a well-founded opinion that
there will be no federal officials chosen
from among the local candidates. They
believe that there will be sent here a
new man, one chosen because of the
backing he has from among the men
who have in the past taken much in
terest in the affairs of the Territory.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-15
Has King Edward Cancer?

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Concerning the
report that the illness of King Edward
is caused by cancer of the throat, the
London correspondent of the World
cables:
The report from Copenhagen followed
close upon the visit to King Edward at
the Danish royal palace at Fredens-
berg of Sir Felix Semon, the noted
throat specialist who was summoned
from London and who was recently ad e.
ded to the staff OF Royal physicians
with the title of Physician Extraordin-
airy. 1t was noticed that the mys-
FERROUS throat trouble had affected the
Kings voice. making it husky, and 1t
was saiG he had been forbidden to make
any more public speeches. He also cut
his consumption of cigars down to three
a day.