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Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

mining camps and last but worst OF
all have caught the gold fever
There is only one possible means OF
escape from this fever-stay away from
mining camp. 1t is a mad disease
The insidious germ creeps upon its
victim in the dark and clutches him
when he is not looking. 1t is more per-
sistent and all-pervading than any
mcrobe known to medical science.
The people Of Nevada are gamblers
They play for high stakes and they win
or lose, as the case may be, with q
laugh. Money comes easily and it goes
easily. Gold has different standard in
the mining camp than in any other part
or the world. 1t will procure few COM
forts, for there are few to be had
People do not go there to enjoy life;
they go there to make money. When
the days gamble in the mines or in
the brokers' office is done there is little
to turn to but the roulette wheel,
the faro bank or the crap game. The
man who wins wants to win more, and
the man who loses wants to try once
more just to break even. The dealer
gets rich.
Meets Bad Man of Desert
man WHO COIIleS early TO WdlCD
remains late to play. Few if any are
immune. One night 1 stood by the rou-
lette lable and saw Jack Kane lose
$4,000 a one whirl. He drew a roll of
bills fr an his pocket, and when those
we're gone he had a checkbook at
hand Ffe is known as one of the typi-
cal "bad men" of the desert, and is now
on bond charged with killing a man and
manning two others In shooting
scrape a few weeks ago.
He is big man with a round, red
face, the typical miners dress, big
sombroro and a Lright green ribbon
lknotted around. his neck. Earlier in
the day had been talking to him, little
suspecting the reputation he bears.
Come on over to Rhyolite with me.
There's more doing over there than at
Beatty" When 1 declined his invita-
ton he pressed the question.
"Oh, come along" and as he spoke
he pulled roll of bills from his pocket,
fingered them for few minutes and
then put them back. Someone else
came up at that moment and he walked
off. Three hours later he came back
from Rhyolite f1ourishing his gun and
threatening to kill three men.
He calmed down with a little persua-
sion, and no one heard from him until
he appeared at the roulette wheel.
Killing Narrowly Averted
AS he lost the money there was an
angry scowl on his face, and he pulled
out check for $11. 900. The banker re-
fused to take so much and while the
two were arguing Tom Smith, who
lives 1t the Montgomery hotel and Is
one of the influential residents of the
camp, was holding the money. He Is a
small man, and one blow from the fist
OF the big fellow would have been suf-
was not dealing in blows. Enraged
because his money was not accepted, he
turned upon Mr.. Smith. pressed a gun
against his breast and was ready to
fire when another man standing near
grabb the arm and wrested the gun
from him. There we're two other men
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

mirrored twice. The master painter OF
the desert has made no duplicates.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-05-05
OF Interest to Women.

The vogue Of the tight-6tting
lingerie princess gown is undeni-
able and promises to be one of the
greatest favorites of the summer.
These dresses are exquisite ex-
amples of needle work, for the
main feature of the style is the
numerous insertions of lace or
embroidery, tiny clusters of tucks,
puffs, ETC., by which means the
gowns are both fitted and trimmed.
Fine white handkerchief lihen is
a favorite material for these gowns,
but sheer lawns. Swiss mulls and
organizes are also extensively used
i'll both white and pale colors.
One odd and pretty gown seen
lately was made of white silk null
combined with Pompadour null
with a white background. The
puffs were made of tne lowered
null and the tucked parts Of the
plain. The material used was one
of the bordered printed null and
the border part was used for the
Aounce with a full frill of lace on
the lower edge.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-05-05
Uncle AIec's Chops At Truth.

American Spectator.
You don need ter pick up no
sorro: hit'll ketch on anyhow jes'
like er cockle-burr.
Some folks am optinusses till
dey set in iudgmen on der
neighbo's; an some is pessimisses
ontwel dey gifts t'thinkin 90 dey-
sells.
All know dat a po' niggah wild
a good appetite am bettah off dan
a miIlionaih what CANT look er
mess of vittles in de eye.
All would raddah take NAH
chances wild a a'd-hahted man dan
wifi sof-headed one.
All an got no dollhouse fowahs
an All ain got no di' mons; but
de daisies an de stahs am all
mine.
Borrowin' money all borrowin'
truble am alike; 'ceppin' dat Wen
yo' borrows yo' gifts much an mo
dan ernuff to glib away.
De folks what worries cause dey
ain got huff money am de ve'y
ones what'd carry on cause dey
had too much.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-05-05
Reading Biographies as a Stimulus

We cannot help living in some
degree the lives of heroes who are
constantly in our minds. Our char
acters are constantly being shap-
ed, and moulded by the suggestions
which are thus held.
The most helpful life stories for
the average youth are not the
meteoric ones. the unaccountable
ones, the astonishing ones like
those of Napoleon, Oliver Crow
well. and Julius Caesar.
The great stars of the race dazzle
most boys. They admire, but they
do not feel that they can initiate
them. They like to read their lives,
but they do not get the helpfuluess
and the encouragement from them
that they do FROM reading the lives
of those who have not startled the
world to much.
1t is the triumph OF the ordinary
ability which is most helpful as an
inspiration and encouragement.
The life of Lincoln has been an in
fnitely greater inspiration to the
world than the life of Napoleon or
that of Julius Caesar S. Mar
den in Success MaQazine.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-05-05
Excursion Notice.

Account meeting Great Council
of Texas, Improved Order Red
Men at Waco, Nay ] to II, the
Gulf Coast Line well sell May 5,
good for return to May y, 1906,
at Sl6.S5 for round trip. Children
one half adult fare.
Account meeting Cath Ollie
Knights OF America, Corpus
Christi. May s, 1905, viii sell round
trip tickets on May I. good for re-
turn 70 May II, 1906, at S4.75.
No reduction in these rates for
children. G. 7. PORTER, Agt.
Eliminate political ignorance and
there would be no political bosses.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-05-05
Notice.

Send in your orders for copies
of THF HERALD Immigration and
Souvenir edition. They are going
fast and the supply will soon be
exhausted. Price 10 cents each.
Nothing jolts an ignoramus so
hard as being forced to say 1
don't know"
No one who does not enjoy work
can truly enjoy anything else
President Raymond
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-05-05

Congressman Lacey of Iowa,
made a speech on the tariff a few
days ago and John Sharp Williams
next got the floor. 1t used to
be said of the Bourbois, " began
the Mississippian, that they never
learned anything and never forgot
anything. Under that definition
my friend from Iowa is certainly
entitled to claim at least Bourbon
royalty. Something about him re-
minds me of the mule that used to
travel round and round in a ring
turning a mill down in Tennessee.
He kept it up year after year until
he got old and blind. Then one
night the mill burned down but
the next day the old mule that
couldn't see anything at all went
back to his place and began to
walk round and that ring and his
countenance bore an expression of
good natured com AGENCY that
his happiness. -Ex.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-05-05
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness if caused by an inAamed condi-
ton of the mucous lining of the Eustach-
ian Tube. When this tube is inhaned
you have rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed,
Deafness is the result, and unless the
can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an infatned con
.Gtion of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured be Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
TakeHall sFamily Pills for constipation
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-05-05
Red River Philosophy.

1t takes born diplomat to yield
gracefully to the inevitable.
If love would only remain blind
after marriage-but fudgel
Bait your hook with iattery if
you would catch silly women.
The arrival of new girl baby
means another domestic cry-sis.
Too many men sit down in
saloons and wait for something to
turn up.
The women of this country
should erect monument to the
memory of the man who invented
mirrors.
Perhaps men are as deceitful as
women in some things, but they
never attempt to transform a yawn
into smile.
1t has been said that the drum
was the first musical instrument in
use, but how any one discovered
that it is a musical instrument is
still a mystery .-Denison Herald.
Justice Pickering of Springfield
does not believe in cheap labor.
The other day be married a couple
and Indignantly spurned a tender
OF Sf.25 for his services. l never
paid any more than that for get
ting married, said the bridegroom.
But am not dealing in cut-rate
marriage services. the justice re-
piled. Then the bridegroom offer
ed to make it S1.50. The justice
remained adamant. He said his
rate was 81, and that the bride
groom must produce. Amt 1
worth S2?" asked the bridegroom,
and with a heavy sigh he paid full
fare, but warned the justice that
he would never come to him any
more to get married.-Jefferson
City Tribune.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-05-05

Once upon a time is a familiar
beginning for fairy stories, and
after a man has been once upon
time he beigns to tell them TO
his wife.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-05-05
We Solicit. the Patronage of All
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OUR FUNDS are protected in a
hre-proof vault and by the
best safes to be obtained; and are
further covered by insurance
against burglary or daylight rob-
berry. Our officers are under bond
in the best surety companies.
People who intrust their money
to bank have right to know its
financial strength. We recognize
this right and will cheerfully fur
nish any depositor statement of
our condition any day in the year.
Absolute safety is the best thing
we have to offer, and upon this ba-
sis your account is solicited.
The new age., 1906-12-08
.S196.554.1O1 S41.S 49,
SPOILED HIS PLAN.
Worm Wrecked Michigan Mans
Crop of Railroad Ties.

Worm Wrecked Michigan Mans
Crop of Railroad Ties.
The best laid plans Of mice and men
go often wrong. DR.. A. II. Sauerman,
who lives a few miles east Of Union
City, Mich, conceived a plan a few
years ago whereby he expected to make
fortune. He planted quite tract Of
land of yellow locust trees, setting
them close together in rows, the tract
containing something like $4,000 thrifty
young trees. Their growth was hast
ened by frequent cultivation, good fer
tilizing and irrigation and they attain
ed a most thrifty growth until last
autumn.
DIR. Sauerman's idea was to care for
these trees for few years until they
had reached a sufficient growth to be
used for railroad ties, when they were
to be marketed and the tract of ground
replanted again to trees. An inyesti-
CATION showed that a small worm was
creating havoc with the trees, boring
into the trunks and in some cases
weakening the trees so that they fell
over in a strong wind. And thus the
genial doctors visions of a fortune
have gone -glimmerlng.-Man
Times
The new age., 1906-12-08
Table Mustard.

Common, ordinary, everyday table
mustard obtained its name in remark
ably curious way. 1t Is said that Philip,
Duke of Burgundy, granted to Dijon
some armorial bearings on which was
the motto, "MouIt me tGrde."
This was later carved in stone arch
way of the city, but as the years went
by the central word became efraced. A
certain firm In the city was engaged
in the manufacture of sinapi, which
was the former name for mustard, and,
wishing to label its products with the
city arms, copied the incomplete motto.
Thus, ignorant people seeing the
name "mouIt-tGrde" on the Jars. fell
into the custom of calling the contents
by that title. In time "mOult-tGrde"
was contracted to moutarde (mustard).
The new age., 1906-12-08
LIE FooL AND lis MONEY.
Some Schemes of wildcat Promoters
for Parting the Two.

Some Schemes of wildcat Promoters
for Parting the Two.
The fact that one Of the firms of
pseudo-bankers infesting lower Broad
way has been taking the fools money
for FIVE years is an Indication of Its
success, says Success.
Now half dozen mushroom 'bank-
ing" houses, with elaborately furnished
quarters In New York, and branch Of
fees in all the larger towns in this
country and Canada and even abroad,
are using this ingenious scheme to sell
spurious mining, oil and manufactu-
ring stocks.
The house most successful at the
game has forty branch offices here and
abroad, besides agents in many small
er towns 1t brings out a new COM
pany every little while and sells the
stock usually by the mail order and
agency system.
Years Of experience have given
these parasite promoters an invaluable
sucker list"-little investors all over
the country whose financial credulity
has not been shaken by repeated loss
es- These "investors"-wage earners,
country merchants, clergymen, teach
ers and other professional men-are
reached through circulars and letters.
The first stocks sold by this house
paid cash dividends for while, and
the investors" who were doubling and
tripling their savings bank incomes
spread the glad tidings among their
friends. The cash dividends were fol-
lowed by scrip dividends-ln some
cases by no dividends at all. The
stockholders who complained too loud
ly were offered in exchange for their
unsatisfactory stocks other stocks in
new companies brought out by the
house.
A trust fund" established "for the
protection of investors" Is made up,
supposedly, of sound mining stocks,
and when an investor gets tired of one
spurious stock he can send it in and
exchange it for something else. This,
Of course, Is just as spurious, but 1t
keeps the victim quiet for a while.
He Is advised to hold the stock un-
til the mine strikes the expected bo-
nanza ore, when the stock will rapidly
increase In value. In this manner the
house manages to keep its dupes quiet
for many months and to sell them
more stock besides
The new age., 1906-12-08
Hauntinw Notes.

There was peculiar sound from the
direction of the woods as the member
of the Birdlovers' Society sat IN the
window of her friends country home
one summer afternoon.
She quickly took her small BIRD
Guide from her ever-present bag. ana
rapidly turned the leaves. At last she
paused with a smile of satisfaction,
and listened, with her finger between
two leaves of the little book, till the
sound came again.
When it was repeated an expression
Of doubt fitted across her features, but
still she was hopeful.
"You probably know many OF the
bird notes, living so near the woods
and in such a quiet spot" she said to
her friend "Can you tell me what
bird that is?'
"That," said her friend, briefly. SIS
our goat We shall have to move him
farther or"
The new age., 1906-12-08
Tbo.e KindIy Persons.

It happened in railway station.
The baby cried and cried and cried.
Perhaps he desires his bottle" sug-
gested a fatherly looking old party.
"He has not been raised on the bot
tle," cuttingly replied the handsome
young woman who held the infant.
The baby's shrieks grew terrific. He
made unmistakable signs that he want
ed his dinner.
BEG pardon, ma'am," said the elder,
ly party. "but may suggest that you
er-permit the child to-er-take nour-
ishment"
"This baby belongs to my sister" re.
piled the young lady, blushing furious
ly, "and she won't be here for half an
hour. I'm holding it for her."-Louis
vile Courier-Journal.
The new age., 1906-12-08
Beware OF OIntmenrs for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury

as mercurv will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn wnen entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Suca articles sLould never pc uSeo
except on prescri ptions from reputable phy-
sicians, as the damags they will do is ten fold
to the good you can posi- oily de rive from them.
Hall 8 Catarrh Cure, manufactured Iy +. !.
Cheney q Co., Toledo, O.. contains no mercury
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the system:
In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you gel
the genuine. 1t is taken internally, ana IN maae
in Toledo. Ohio, by F. ]. Cheney q Co. Testi-
monials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The new age., 1906-12-08
There's Nothing New.

The Chinese had the printing press
When Moses was boy.
And printed all the news, guess,
About the fall of Troy.
The things that ours we proudly CALI
Machines to reap and SOW
The Chinese knew about them all
Six thousand years ago.
Gunpowder, paper, Ice cream, steel
They knew about each one
Before the Roman placed his heel
The conquered world upon.
They hit on everything, 'twould seem,
And I've no doubt, o, no,
Some Chinese poet used this thpms
Six thousand years agoI
Courier Journal
The new age., 1906-12-08
The original POROUS plaster.

It's Allcock's, first introduced to the peo-
pc sixty years ago, and today undoubted-
IL has the largest ale of any external m
edy millions be NJ sold annually through
out the whole civilized world. There have
been imi aiions, to be sure, but never has
there been one to even compare with All
cock's-the worlds standard external rem
coy.
For weak back, cold on he chest or
any | cal pain the result of taking cold or
oyerstran, the els not ng we know of to
compare with this famous plaster.
The new age., 1906-12-08

not do housework, and for two years
did not get out of the house. The kid.
ney secretions were irregular, and
doctors were not helping me. Doan's
Kidney Pills brought me quick relief,
and finally cured me. They saved my
life."
Sold by all dealers. 30 cents box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The new age., 1906-12-08

troubles. My back
panied me terribly
Every turn or move
caused sharp shoot
ing pains. Ny eye
sight was poor, dark
spots appeared be
fore me, and l had
dizzy spells. For
ten years l could
The new age., 1906-12-08
Ph,1o1or,calIy Loxical.

Mrs. Gayboy-That's where you are
wrong. You don't seem to understand
the use of words. If thing il round
it can't be any "rounder."
Mr.. Gayboy-Then there is no such
thing as a "rounder." Thanks, dear.
You won't call me one again, will you?
The new age., 1906-12-08
JAPAN TO OWN RAILROADS.
Nation to Pay Double the Cost of the
Private Lines.

Nation to Pay Double the Cost of the
Private Lines.
Now that the japanese government
has undertaken to nationallze seven
teen private railways, having a total
of 2,887 miles of line, at cost of 421,-
100000 yen ($21U,OOO,OOO). or about
$4,000 a mile, the latest annual report
of lchiji Yamanouchi, director of the
imperial bureau of railways of Japan,
for the fiscal year ended March 81,
1905, becomes Of the highest historical
and comparative value.
The total mileage open for traffic In
1905 was 4,693, divided as follows !:
Government railways, 1.461 miles; pri-
vate railways, 1922 miles. This showed
an increase of nearly 1913 miles over
1904.
Calculating the Japanese yen at 80
cents commercially 1913 cents), the
cost of construction of the mileage
was:
Cost. Per mile.
Government rail-
ways ..... ....$ 76051, $40 $50, 2,054
Private railways :. 120,502.452 37,284
Totals ...... .$196,554, ,101 $41. 1882
1t will be perceived that the Japan
ese government now pays almost dou-
BILE the original cost of constructing
the private railways, and there Is no
suggestion Of graft or excessive valu-
alton In the transaction. The price
paid was twenty times the average OF
the net earnings from operation for
1902, 1903 and 1904, divided by the
cost of construction and multiplied by
the paid-up capital.-Railway Age.
The new age., 1906-12-08

Girl-What made you tell on me
when l was whispering in school?
Boy-Because you wern't whispering
loud enough so could hear what you
we're talking about. = Detroit Free
prosa
The new age., 1906-12-08
TEN YEARS OF PAIN.

Unable To Do Even Housework Be-
cause of Kidney Troubles.
Mrs. Margaret Emmerich, of Clinton
st., Napoleon, o., says: "For fifteen
years l was great sufferer from kidney
The new age., 1906-12-08
Uncle Allen.

"I suppose there is such a person as
tbe foolkiller," mused Uncle Allen
Sparks, "but he has either retired from
business or he's hopelessly behind on his
orders"
The new age., 1906-12-08

rETo ST. Vitus' Dance ana all Nervous Diseases
FIN permanently cured by Dr. Kllne's Great
Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE 81 trial bottle and
Treatise DR.. R II. H.Kline. Id 931 Arch 81, Phna-,Pa
The new age., 1906-12-08
Recompense.

''They say that suburban life Is not
30 bad"
"No; suppose not. We must re-
member that great deal Of the suburb
antics time is spent in the city."-Pitts-
burg Post.
The new age., 1906-12-08

The Hungarian House of Representa-
Gives is the largest in the world. 1t has
151 members.
The new age., 1906-12-08

Ninety per cent of the wealth Of the
United States is held by 10 per cent OF
the people.
The new age., 1906-12-08

Mothers viii find Mrs. Winnow's Soothing
Syrup the best remedy to use for their children
during the teething period.
The new age., 1906-12-08
Hoods SarsapariIla

which neutralizes the acidity OF the blood
and builds up the whole system.
In usual liquid form or in chocolated
tablets known as Sarsatabs. 100 doses 81.
The new age., 1906-12-08
Rheumatism

Is one of the constitutional diseases. 1t
Imanifests itself In local aches and palms,
inflamed joints and stiff muscles,-but 1t
cannot be cured by local applications.
1t requires constitutional treatment, and
the best is a course Of the great blood puri-
flying and tonic medicine
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