The Albany Weekly News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1894 Page: 2 of 2
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Royal Biikwhntu,
Tor generations it has been the
'custom to mix the batter for buck-
wheat calces with yeast or emptyings.
retaining a portion of the batter left
over from olle morning to raise the
cake for the following day.
If kept, too warm or not used
promptly, this batter become* exces-
sively sour and objectionable. Buck-
wheat cakes raised by this moans are
more often sour or heavy than light
, and sweet. If eaten daily they dis-
tress the stomach and cause skin
eruptions and itching.
( Instead of the old-fashioned way we
have been making buckwheat cakes
this winter with Royal Baking Powder,
mixing the batter fresh daily, and
find the result wonderfully satisfac-
tory. They are uniformly light and
sweet, more palatable and wholesome,
and can be eaten continuously without
the slightest digestive inconvenience,
liesides they are mixed and baked in
a moment, requiring no time to rise.
Following is the receipt used:
Two cups of pure buckwheat flour
(not "prepared" or mixed); one cup
of wheat Hour, two tablespoons of
Koyal liaking Powder and one-half
teaspoonful of salt, all sifted well to-
gether. Mix with milk into a thin
batter and bake at once on a hot
griddle. Once properly tested from
this recipe, no othor buckwheat will
find its way to your table.—Domestic
Cookery.
A I)eoeptio;i.
Many shoo stores and some shoe
factories now make it a point to pre-
vent women from finding out what
size shoes they are buying. That
seems curious, but it grows out of a
peculiarity of womankind which gives
the shoo clerks a great deal of trouble.
They say that the majority of women
will not try a shoe that is the right
size. They nearly all want them to
be too small. It often happens that u
woman buys a shoe which she has de-
clared to be the most comfortable she
ever put on her feet. Then she gets
home and sees the number, or sees it
before the purchase is wrapped up,
and if is a shade larger than she has
been in the habit of buying she will
not take the purchase. On this ac-
count there has grown up a custom ol
marking shoes with a cipher system,
which only the manufacturer and
dealer can understand. The result is
that many women are more wisely
shod than ever they were before.
Voratcllins the Weather.
Many country people in Italy fore-
tell the weather by means of a lecch
in an open-mouthed bottle partly
filled with water. The water must
be changed once a week and a spoon-
ful of blood poured in it about as often.
\\ hen the weather is good the leech
will remain coiled up at the bottom of
the bottle. Whenever rain is near at
hand it will creep up to the top and stay
there until the weather is settled
again. If wind is imminent it will be
very restless and dart about in the
water as though in pain, while before
a thunder storm it will appear to be
in convulsions. It is so generally
trusted that at haying time and other
seasons w h 'n line weather is .import-
ant the leech is one of the most useful
members of the household.
The Boatswain's Whist'c.
Nothing on board a United States !
man of war strikes the visiting lands- I
man more forcibly than the seemingly
almost constant sound of the boat-
swain's whistle. That instrument
sends its thin and wandering strain
of music up and down the deck every
few minutes from sunrise to sunset.
This means that somebody is busy all
day long in one or another sort of
active duty requiring summons by
signal.
Rev. O. II. Power
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And I know that Hood's Sarsaparilla has had
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recommended it to my wife, who hap suffer-
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also with female weakness. In two years
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HUNDRED years
ago Sandy was a
boy ot IB. The
world Would have
moved round fas-
t e r and every-
thing pone
' smoothly could he
have had his turn
to rule.
Sandy's advice was the last thin;,
however, that Sandy's father, a grave
faced Scotchman, thought of asking.
Nobody, in fact, gave much attention
to his opinions, except Peter Small,
their hired man, who always agreed
with any one who talked with him.
Sandy's father had bought a large
tract of land in New Hampshire, and
had led a little band of settlers to lo-
cate upon it with himself. He was a
rich man for his place, bringing with
him a good supply of farm tools and
household wares, horses, cattle, sheep
and hogs.
The last were an insecure posses-
sion, for the woods were full of bears,
and every little while a pig was miss-
ing.
The bear question was one on which
Sandy had strong opinions. "I know,"
said he to Peter Small, "My father is
called a wise headed man, but it
seems to me like monstrous foolish-
ness the way things go on here. All
father talks about is of getting a new
road cut through to the main road
and of having houses finished before
winter. Now, first of all, we ought
to get rid of the bears. We ought to
have a bear hunt at least twice a
week, and have somebody keep watch
every night."
' Yes," said Peter Small, "it's dread-
ful needful to kill off the bears. Some
folks set traps."
"Let's we," said Sandy.
"No, Sandy, I hain't time," replied
Peter, leaning on the spade with
which he vras digging.
"Well, tell me how," said Sandy.
"I'll make one."
Peter, laying by his spade, sat down
on a log, and told Sandy how to take
some "springy" saplings and some
rope and a great stone, and arrange
them "Indian fashion" into a trap.
Sandy, after feeding time, set such
a trap beside the pen where the hogs,
for safety's sake, were kept confined.
What delight it would be to find a
caught bear in the morning.
But about midnight there was such
a sound of terrific squealing that
Sandy's father, the hired man and
Sandy himself all rushed out together.
They found some fallen poles, a rock
that had slipped and the little black
pig which had rooted out beneath the
pen, tangled up in a network of hair
bed cord.
"What's this? What is this?" asked
Sandy's father.
"It's Sandy's bear trap," said Peter
Small with a grin; and poor Sandy for
weeks after heard nothing but in-
quiries about bear skins and black
pigs and "his trap."
"Peter's always agreeing and agree-
ing—he might say he helped to plan
it," said Sandy to himself, a little bit-
terly.
But the time for roasting ears had
come, and the bears who never waited
for -oasting, then began to make dep-
redations on the corn.
"I've though t of a new plan," said
Sandy, going to Peter Small from
sheer force o£ habit. "You know tile
great scalding tub Cooper Brown made
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"I KNEW I COULD CATCH SOME BEARS."
that's out there by the barn? Well,
I'm going to shock up a lot of corn,
pile it all around it, lie down
in the tub, have father's gun close at
hand, and if the bear comes near, up
and shoot him before he can eat a
kernel! That's what I'm going to do."
"Well, Sandy, you're a wise one,"
said Peter, shaking his head ad-
miringly.
It was a lovely night, soft and clear,
Sandy lay curled up in the immense
tub, and heard the wind whispering
in the corn leaves, and saw above him
the great dippcr,aud now and then the
startling brightness of a shooting star.
The night air grew cooler—not too
cool, for Sandy had taken with him a
big woolen quilt, and lay with it
wrapped about him. Slowly the hours
moved, but never tho slightest sound
of bears broke the hush, only the
crickets piping in the weeds. He
began to feel sleepy and woke himself
by power of will, and then—and
then
It was full morning when he woke.
The sun shone brightly into the scald-
ing tub, and into his face. IIow fool-
ish he had been to think the bears
might come near!
Suddenly he heard some cne calling
"Sandy! Sandy!" It seemed like
Peter's voice, but why his tones so im-
ploring? Slowly he raised his head
and peeped over the edge of the tub.
What was it? What had happened?
All the shocks of corn were torn down,
?ulled apart, scattered everywhere,
'he ears lay half eaten all around.
Peter Small came up, his hair flying
and his face white. "Well, Sandy,
you've scart me this time!" he said.
'When I see how the bears had been
round, and I didn't see you, I was
afraid they'd dragged you off and
eaten you up, like as not, but why
didn't you shoot. Dursn't you fire?
"Durst to!" exclaimed Sandy, "Dur&t
to! I didn't see'cm."
"Not see 'em?" cried Peter, "you
don't moan to say you slept through
it?"
Sandy silently bowed his head. "I
guess you'd better not say anything
uboutit," he remarked at last.
"No, sartain," said Peter. "Folks
might laugh at you."
So Sandy gathered up the shocks of
corn and the scattered ears, and the
next night, as Peter advised, went to
his bed in the house.
Peter, after he was gone, brought
more shocks and put them round tho
tub, and, wrapped in his blanket, lay
down in it.
When morning camo ho called out
all tho household and showed a dead
bear, with a fat cub lying among the
corn. Two others had managed to
cscape.
"I knew I could ketch some bears.
I planned it up to watch in tho scaldr
ing tub," he said triumphantly.
"I don't like folks that are always
agreeing and agreeing; they're kind
of traps themselves," said Sandy
afterward.
Y
WELL WON;
Or, the Whaler's Wife,
ftfantucket Jack was in a melancholy
mood because there seemed to t>-j no
chance that he would over win May
Blossom, tho captain's daughter. The
preferred suitor w*» the mite, Boles,
K
who had made a record as a whaler
and stood high in favor.
So Jack longed for an opportunity
to distinguish himself and this Is how
it came: The crew had pursued a
whale of great value and almost killed
it, when they saw a squall coming on.
All the boats at once cut away to
seek the ship, but Jack was for hold-
ing on and refused to lose such a
prize. His crew deserted him and left
him to cope with the monster alone.
And now a truly desperate combat
took place. Alternately working the
light craft with skillful hand, and
plying his lance—with the spray all
around him—with the whale's flukes
whipping the air about his head, and
the white scroll of tho jaw occa-
sionally almost grasping the boat,
Jack fought desperately with this
'old king of the sea," so close
to him all the time that the
whale, the boat, the fishing lance
and the nimble form of the young
man, seemed almost blended into one.
Aboard the man-of-war crew and
officers were excited witnesses of this
combat. The shrouds, the booms and
all the sails were alive with blue
jackets, while even those aloft, stow-
ing canvas to prepare for the squall,
kept an eye upon the strange specta-
cle of this one brave man struggling
with so mighty an antagonist
All at once a ringing cheer rose
from the seamen as Jack, planting his
lance near the "lifespot," caused the
leviathan to spout blood. The move-
ments of the monster now were more
feeble; he swam round and round, his
spout becoming lower every moment;
aud finally, with one last, desperate
flurry, he rolled over stone dead.
An officer—the first lieutenant—
now sprang upon the ship's horse-
block and roared through his trumpet:
"Leave your whale and come aboard
here lively, ray man," pointing with
one hand, as he sooke, to the black
rack of the roaring, screaming squall
close aboard.
Hut Jack shook his head; for, having
obtained his prize he was resolved not
to run the risk of losing it.
"Ay, ay," remarked an old fore-
castle man; did ye ever see the like of
that chap's pluck? But Davy Jones
will be sure to swallow the lad in his
maw, though he's escaped that of
Johnny Whale."
A moment later along came the
squall, booming, shrieking and shroud-
ing Jack and his whale from sight in
the whirling rack.
The man-of-war was hurled far
from the spot, with the ends of her
lee main and foreyards. almost dipping
in the seething,hissing foam,aud,for a
quarter of an hour, the wind blew so
hard that the water was beaten down
flat.
At last, when tho squall had passed
far to leeward Captain Blossom and
his crew Watched in vain for the
daring yonng harpooner, who, instead
of returning to his ship, as Boles and
tho others had done, had refused to
cut and kept on after tho whale.
With pale cheeks and streaming eyes
May Blossom was among the watch-
ers. A mist lay upon the ocean in the
direction whore her lover was last
seen, and as the Meteor kept on Jack's
broken steering oar and the red wool-
len cap he had worn were discovered
and picked up.
"This tells the story," said the cap-
tain sadly.
Poor May gave a despairing cry,but
just then a shout was heard coming
from the mist, and the girl, with
flashing eyes, arched her neck and
reared her head like a young colt
"That was Jack!" she said.
And she was right. As the ship
forged on the wind partly blew aside
the misty curtain, showing the gallant
fellow standing bareheaded in
stern sheets of his boat By lashin;
the latter securely on the lee side of
the whale to the barbed irons sticking
in the body of the monster, he had
prevented the craft from swamping in
the squall. He was soon picked up,
when the captain, in his joy at secur-
ing so valuable a whale after he had
thought it was lost, fairly embraced
the young harpooner.
"I see now," said the skipper, "that
I mistook your character; that a quiet
man—a man of few words—may nave
as much energy and pluck as a noisy
one, and sometimes more. Boles was
for cutting from the whale, but you
held on, even in tho face of death.
You deserve a reward. Here it i&"
To the side of the young man ho
drew blushing May Blossom, now hap-
pier than words can express, and
placed her hand in that of brave Nan-
tucket Jack.
beauty in a flurry.
She
After She Bad Everything Fixed
Found fche Had Nothing Fixed.
It wanted about ten minutes of
train time, and the oars were already
pretty well filled. Some of the pas-
sengers were burled in newspapers;
some, divested of their surplus cloth-
ing, were lounging on their seats,
prepared for a long journey, for it
was a through express on the Boston
and Maine, says the Boston Herald.
The King; of Beasts.
Nevertheless if we quit heraldry for
act, and go by the testimony of trav-
elers and hunters, it is very doubtful
whether the lion deserves his magnifi-
cent reputation. It is his appoarance,
10 doubt, which has gained for him
;he appellation of "king of beasts,"
ivith all tho regal honor pertaining to
t. Certainly he looks "every inch a
ling." Nothing can be finer; the
lancy itself could conceive nothing
more fittingly representative of maj-
'fhe forward door of the ooach ssty than the full grown male lion,
opened suddenly; there was a rustle
of skirts and a rattle- of small bag-
gage, and a little girl appeared in
the doorway, followed and guided by
fazing with great yellow eyes, which
teem to know no fear, and the ample
konors of his shaggy mane wrapped
lound his massive front and forearms.
a young lady of prepossessing ap- He looks like the embodiment by na-
pearance. The little girl started up tur* of lordliness and magnanimity,
md ho has been adopted as such in all
the aisle, but was promptly recalled
by these breathless injunctions:
"Here, Jessie, Setter take this seat
right up front, you'll have it all to
literature and poetry from Homer and
iEsohylus down to the "lioncomique"
jf our music halls. Yet he is only
yourself; you can put the box down ;at—a great cat—after all, and those
An Antipodean Giant.
One of tho human wonders of tho
South Seas is a Victoria, New South
Wales, youth by the name of McLean.
He is now 17 years and a few months
old and weighs in the neighborhood
of 300 pounds. Ho is not a "human
mountain of fat," a "monster of obe-
Bity," or anything of that sort, hut
is a well-proportioned young man of
surpassing stature and great height.
On his seventeenth birthday he meas-
ured 8 feet and 8^ inches, and if he
keeps up bis regular yearly increase
of stature will far surpass in height
all modern giants. At the age of 12
ho was 5 feet 4 inches; at 18, 6 ieet 1
inch; at 14, 6 feet 9 inches; at 15, 7
feet 1} inches; at 16, 7 feet 8 inches,
and at 17, 8 feat 3i inches, as men>
tionod above.
there, then the bundle can go up
there (in the rack ove"head), the
sachel can stay right on the seat, so
that you can get what you want out
of it."
"Is the lunch in the sachel?"
asked the girl, timidly.
••No; guess the lunch is in the box.
I'd better take it out, too."
The young lady, flurried and ex-
cited, explored the large cardboard
box, fished out a small parcel, laid it
on tho seat and said;
"Better let it stay right here—
needn't mind putting it in the saoheL
Now let me see—oh, yes, you've got
your ticket; better put it whore you
can get it easily—yes."
Tho little girl's broad hat wasn't at
a good range with the seat and
she restead uneasily.
"Can't you sit comfortably thero?"
askod the other. "Let mo take off
your hat and put it on the soat in
front," and sho proceeded to do so
with great haste.
That done, sho stood a moment in
deep thought In the minds of the
other passengers thero seemed to be
a dead stillness in the car. The
young woman exclaimed:
"Oh, my, I had almost forgotten
to give you the chocks! Now, wasn't
that terrible?"
Everybody looked up. The old
gentleman with the banking-house
air peered over the top of his paper
with a frown, which gradually re-
laxed into an amused smile as ho
caught sight of the young woman—
a smile from which it could be in-
ferred that her attractiveness might
make her excusable, no matter if it
did interrupt his digestion of the
financial column. The young man
with the football hair and the wide-
rimmed derby crawled out of his
corner, looked up, and seemed half
angry with himself for not taking
an interest in the prepossessing party
before; and thereafter apparently be-
lieved that so much fluttering was
sufficient excuse for his gazing in
that direction without showing bad
taste. Several women exchanged
glances, which indicated that in
their opinion the young woman was
conscious of her charms, and that
they considered it all very amusing.
It was quite evident, indeed, that
nearly every one in the car agreed
them, no matter what additional
they might have about the
who know him in his native wilds give
i very different character of "felis
leo" from popular conceptions. We do
not wish to culminate a creature
j 30 intimately connected with British
itory, and so dignified in bearing and
behavior; for nobody can deny that
tho lion is a great gentleman in his
manners. Nevertheless, African
sportsmen relate that he can show
tiimself as cowardly as he is cruel;
that he will abandon his consort and
:ubs in a moment of extreme danger;
and that he scarcely ever charges
straight home upon anybody who,
irmed or unarmed, has the presence
jf mind to await his onset. He is de-
scribed as very nervous and very cun-
Ding, and dreading beyond everything
the superior prowess of the white
man. The early Dutch settlers at the
Uape speak of lions prowling around
the fort at night "in such numbers
is though they would tako it by
storm." Now one must go very far
into the African "veld" to see a lion,
and the strange fact is he has learned
the craft of silence and is seldom or
never heard to lift up his mighty
voice except in tho far wilderness
where the hunters have not come e.\-
jept singly. Thus it is written in an
African guide book: "Though his
footprints may frequently be seen
near the fountains of Lokaron and
Boatlanama, and ho will venture to
:arry away an ox from a wagon span
thereabouts, he rarely or never
makes his presence known by his
roar, having learned apparently that
it will only have the effect of fright-
jning off the few timid antelopes upon
which all hopes of replenishing his
larder depend; or, worse still, of be-
traying his posion to his inveterate
snemy and persecutor, man."
Zt th
the] 'wn3
jn<r^ fccatter.
The Form of Itlrd'i Kifgs.
Dr. Nicalsky of St Petersburg, at-
tributes the form of bird's eggs to
gravity. He thinks that every egg
not yet coated with a solid shell de-
parts from the spherical form and
elongates, simply because of pres-
sure on it by the walls of the ovary.
In birds which keep a vertical posi-
tion when at rest, such as the falcon
and owl, the soft egg becomes short
through the bird's weight acting
against the ovarian pressure. In
birds which, like the grebe, are
nearly always swimming, the egg
lengthens, because tho weight of the
body acts in the same direction as
the ovarian compression.
He Went too Far.
They had not met for years.
"Do you remember," he asked,
"the little sapling we planted to-
gether as boy and girl?"
Her eyes softened at tho recollec-
tion.
"Yes," sho answered, "1 remember
it well."
"That sapling," he continued
dreamily, "must be a strong and
sturdy oak now I"
The softness all died out of her
eyes and conversation ceascd.
Just Exactly.
He was, perhaps, the most phleg-
matic and cautious servant in the
world.
"If I should send you to the cigar
store for a box of cigars," his mas-
ter said to him one day, "how long
will it take you to return?"
"Well," was the reply after a long
pause, "as near as I can judge, about
the same time it will take ma to go
there."
A Trade Secret.
"Why does your father shoot the
cats when it is so much easier to
drown them?" asked tho new boarder
of the landlord's little son.
"Yes; bulthen thocustomeis don't
find any shot in the stowed rabbit
unless he shoots the cats."—Texas
Sif tlng9.
TJie Fair Sex.
Little Dick—Why do they call wo-
men the fair sex? Some of 'em are
awful homely.
Littlo Dot—I s'poso it's 'eauso
why they're bonester than moo.
The train boy stopped ijj his ora-
tion on "The greatest magazine in
the world—just out," as the young
woman, looking at her watch, cried:
"Now, you remember what I said
•—you stay in this car till it stops—
now, remember, not the first time,
but stay in till the man comes and
says it doesn't go any further. Now
good-by, they'll meet you. Don't
forget to give them the checks—tell
them we are all well and will go up
soon—now I must go—good-by.
[Kisses.] I'll watch you from the
platform."
Three minutes and the train would
gtart.
The pretty young woman stopped
from the car to the platform, while
the young man with the foot-ball hair
mourned because she was not going
to tako the journey, instead of her
young charge.
Sho stood on the platform opposite
the window at which the young
charge sat, and she wore a perplexed
look as if sho were not satisfied that
everything had been looked out for.
Then she went out to the brakeman,
as if to relieve hor mind. In an in-
stanctsho was in the car again
more flurried than ever. Everybody
again looked up.
"Come, Jessie, quick! How stupid!
This is the wrong car, noxt one
ahead, he says," and she flushed
furiously, while the men smiled be-
hind their papers, the women gig-
gled right out, and tho train boy re-
sumed his oration on the "great and
only magazine of its kind in the
world—just out"
When she had got the little girl
and the bundles together and hurried
them out of the car, tho problem
which seemed to bother the passen-
gers who remained was:
"How will sho ever get the ohild
settled in her new quarters
the train starts."
Alontal Telepathy.
A prominent family of New Or-
leans, numbers among its members
i lady and her twin brother, a young
man who for the past few years has
been in business in New Zealand, but
who was recently expected home on a
visit to his sister. One evening lately
as the lady was sitting surrounded by
friends, she suddenly gave a piercing
cry and placing her hand to her side
tell fainting to the floor. On reviving
she declared that she had been sud-
ienly slabbed, just above the heart
jnd under the left arm, indicating the
spots. She was assured she was
laboring under the purest imagina-
tion, but was hard to convince that
sho had not been stabbed so plainly
bad she felt the knife enter her body,
l'hat night a little daughter was born
to her, and the child was found to be
marked on the identical spots where
the mother imagined she was injured.
I'ho marks on tho child looked as if
they might bo the cicatrix of old
knife wound. Tho next day a cable-
gram was received from friends of
tho twin brother in New Zealand, in-
forming the sister that he had been
stabbed to death by a native in a
quarrel, and the date given of the
j-oung man's death was that of the
night when the sister had felt the
pang of a knife entering her own
body. Future inquiry developed the
fact that the hour was also the same
and to complete the remarkable coin-
cident it was learned that ho was
stabbed twice, once over the heart
and once under tho left arm. Tho
lady believes that through her affinity
with her twin brother she felt his
j death the same instant he received it.
; l'he whole circumstance is fully
I vouched for and adds another to the
long list of mysteries.
Proverbs of Savages.
The proverbs of
Sympathetic Suffering.
Wiggs—What's the trouble,
man?
Waggs—Oh, I'm suffering from a
bad attack of Indigestion, that's all.
Wiggs—Been indiscreet abo»*
your diet, eh?
Waggs—-Yes; I had bread and mint
at the restaurant for lunch the other
day and the man who sat opposite to
me at the table had plain lobster
Boused in vinegar. I've been suffer-
ing pangs of agony ever since.
savage races are
generally pointed and pithy. The
Basutos say, "The thief catches him-
self"; the Yorubas, "Ho who injures
another injures himself"; the Wolofs,
"llefore healing others heal yourself."
In Accra they say, "Nobody is twice
a fool"; among the Ojl, "The moon
dees not grow full in a day," "The
poor man has no friends." A Pashto
proverb says, "A feather does not
stick without gum." Others are:
"A crab does not bring forth a bird,"
"A razor cannot shavo itself," "Cross
before j the river before you abuse the croco-
j dile," "Truth is only spoken by a
i strong man or a fool," "Perseverance
j always triumphs," "The thread fol-
lows the needle," "Preparation is bet-
ter than afterthought"
rlalu in Her Tastes.
you fond of orohids,
Mt-s.
"Are
Fly hi?"
Mro Flyhi—Well, I'm rathei plain
in my tastes, and don't caro for any
fancy dishes much—Chicago Inter
Qoaao.
MARKETS.
New Yobs, Feb. 13.
Cottos—Middling 7 15-10
Wiibat—No. 2 red 55
Cobs—No. 2 35
ST. LOUIS.
CoTtos—Middling 7')^
Wheat—No. 2red 52%
Coax—No. 2 82%
CHICAGO.
Catti.b—Stockers 4 25
Hotjs—Mised 5 30
Sheep—Westerns 3 00
Wheat—No. 2 56
C'OKN—No. 2 34%
Pork—New mess $11 85
I.ABn—Prime steam 7 25
Ba< on—Short ribs
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle—Stackers
Hogs—All grades
\Vheat- No. 2 red
Corn—No. 2 mixed
NEW ORLEANS.
Cotton—Mldd ing
GALVESTON.
Cotton—Middling
PALLAS.
Cattle—Steers
Hoas—Choice...
6 1734
3 60 |
5 20 !
53 j
81 I
7X
7 5-16
2 03
5 03
' IJhuf—Choice. SM
KNOWLEDGE
Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly usea. The many, who live bet-
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
the world's best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas-
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax-
ative; effectually cleansing the Bystem,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
ana permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid-
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak-
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug-
gists in 50c anif$I bottles, but it is man-
ufactured by tho California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if ofiered.
Freak, of Lightning.
There aro cases reported where
persons struck by lightning had small
holes bored in tho skull but otherwise
they were not marked. In others In-
stances victims have been horribly
burned, or even dismembered or dis-
emboweled. There have been cases
where a stroke of lightning has cut off
a man's ear, or shaved his hair and
beard clean, and not hurt him in any
other way. Tho most notable instance
of this sort occurred in Mobile, Ala.,
on June 23 of last year. A negro
struck by lightning found after he had
recovered consciousness that ho had
one completely white arm. The rest
of his body was as black as usual.
Blindness, deafness and total or par-
tial paralysis are frequent consequen-
ces of lightning strokes. Sometimes
the lightning selects a single object on
a man's person and assails that with-
out apparently touching the man him-
self. Coins have been melted until
they stuck together in a man's pocket,
while he suffered no ill consequences,
Keys, watchcs and watch chains, met-
al cartridges, and eyeglass frames have
been more or less damaged, while the
persons who wore them were almost
uninjured. Thero have been many
cases where clothing has been almost
demolished without injury to the wear-
er. Iron tacks have been pulled out
of shoes and rubber boots have been
destroyed frequently. Tho brass eye.
lets were torn out of a German man's
shoes, but he felt only a slight harm-
less shock. Houses and ships are of-
ten struck and set on fire. Powder
magazines, petroleum tanks and nitro-
glycerine deposits have been exploded
by lightning and innumerable trees
shattered. A hollow tree in which a
hen was sitting on eggs was struck
and shattered to splinttors, but tho
hen, although badly scared, was un-
hurt, and the eggs were unbroken.
There is no record of a baloon ever
having' been struck in mid-air.
Forgotten Wealth.
Two men uprooting peach trees on
the farm of Mrs. Kichard Diehl near
Chfestertown, Md., on the eastern
shore, unearthed the other day an
iron pot containing $150 in old coin
an open-face silver watch, doubtless
the forgotton treasure of somoone,
buried when many persons were hoard-
ing coin during the period of inflated
currency.
Nearlnff the Grave.
In old age infirmities and weakness hasten
to close the gap between us and the grave.
Happily scientific research and pharmacal
skill have allied themselves in furnishing us
a reliable means of Ameliorating the ailments
incident to declining years, and of renewing
waning physical energy. Its name is Hos-
tetter's Stomach Hitters, a widely compre-
hensive remedy in disease, and an inestima-
ble blessing to the elderly, the feeble and the
convalescent. Rheumatic ailments, trouble
with the kidneys aud lumbago are among the
more common ailments of the af»ed. These
aro effectually counteracted by the Bitters,
which is likewise a prevention and curative
of malarial complaints, dyspepsia, consti-
pation and biliousness. It is highly pro-
motive of appetite, sleep and the acquisition
of vigor.
There is less misery in being cheated than
in that kind of wisdom which perceives, or
thinks it perceives, that all mankind are
cheats.
Howuro of Ointmenta for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,
As mercury will surely destroy the sense oC
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through''tho mu-
cous surfaces. Such articles sluBild novel*
. JVoi
orn repu-
tney will
good you can possibly
derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., To-
ledo, O., contains no mercury, aud is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. In
buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you got
tho genuine. It is taken internally, and
made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney &
Co. Testimonials free.
hy druggists, price 75c per bottle.
In the arithmetic of heaven nothing
counts but love.
For the relief and cure of a cold in the
head there is more potency in Ely's Cream
Balm than in anything else it is possible to
prescribe. This preparation has for years
past been making a brilliant success as a
remedy for cold in the head, catarrh and
ha> fever. Used in the initial stages of
these complaints Cream Balm prevents any
serious development of the symptoms,
while almost numberless cases are on re-
cord of radical cures after all other treat-
ments have proved of no avail.
Some people are too kind to tell the truth.
If you ask one of them to lend you a dollar
ho will declare he hasn't a cent.
A Whale's Strength.
Sir William Turner, the eminent
anatomist of the University of Edin-
burgh, Scotland, with the aid of a
Glasgow shipbuilder, has been mak-
ing some calculations as to the
strength of a whale. The size and
dimensions of a great whale stranded
some time since on the Scotch coast
furnished the necessary data. This
whale was 80 feet long, 20 feet across
the flanges of the tail, and weighed
105,000 pounds. The professor cal-
culates that to attain a speed of
twelve miles an hour, an ordinary
rate for a whale, the the animal
would havo to exert 145 horse power.
He Staek to It.
In the shifting movement of this 1
restless country some people have yet
been content to abide by the ancestral
roof tree. Dr. George Adam died at i
Canaan, Conn., a few days ago at th« |
age of 81 years, in tho same house in j
which he was born and in which h» j
had lived all his life.
Keep Salvation Oil in the gymnasium. It
A Phonomnn.w
The prevalence of crimson colors in
certain fishes on tho New England
coast on portions of which scarlet and
crimson seaweeds abound, is explain-
ed by Prof. J. Brown Goodo by the
red pigment derived by the crusta-
ceans from the seaweeds they devour,
and which in turn form tho food of
the iishes.
Ladies needing a tonic, or children who
want building up, should take Brown's Iron
Bitters. It is pleasnnt to tako, cures Mala-
ria, Indigestion, Biliousness and Liver Com-
plaints, make the Blood rich and pure.
is a sovereign remedy for cuts, stnrns. <
bruises and sprains, to which acrobat? and j
athletes are liable at all time5}. It is th* ]
greatest cure on earth for pain, zb v;t#k
Keep cool and you can always commjnd
everybody.
Numerous unsolicited testimonials daily 1
received by Its proprietors clearly demon- 1
state the fact that the reputation of Dr.
Bull's Cough tfyrup, the infallible cure for
ull affections of tho throat and chest, has
suffered no diminution in tho last quarter
of a century.
Discretion in speech is more powerful
than eloquence.
Tiie principal causes of sick iieadacl/e,
biliousness and cold chills are found in the
stomach and liver. Cured by Baecham'a 9
Pills. 1
A woman is more a woman that is a wife,
and more a wife that is a mother.
God has never made gold enough to make
one selfish man rich.
100 IUJS. WHEAT FROM TWO ACfeKS
This remarkable yield was reported
by Frank Close, Minnesota, on two
acres of Marvel Spring Wheat. Speak-
ing of this wheat, this new sort takes
the cake. It is the greatest cropping
spring wheat in the world. Farmers
who tried it the past season believe
seventy-five to one hundred bushels
can be grown from one acre* and are
going to get this yield for 1804. At
such yield wheat pays 30c a bushel.
ISalzer is the largest grower of vegeta-
ble and farm seed in the world.
U16 1IIJS. H L.UH. OATS FIIOM 1 liUS, SEKI>.
This remarkable, plmost, unheard-of,
v ioid w as reported by Frank Winter,
of Montana, who planted one bushel of
Great Northern Oats, carefully tilled
and irrigated same, and believes that
in 1894 he can grow from one tos. of
Great Northern Oats three hundred
bushels. It's a wonderful oat.
ir You Will Cut This Out and S^nd It.
With fie postage to John A. Salzer
Seed Company, LaCrosse, Wis., you
will receive sample package of above
oats and their mammoth farm seed
catalogue, or with 7c postage you get
catalogue with pack Marvel Spring
Wheat. w
A Goliath in brains is sometimes not over
knee high in grace.
Somebody's Good.
To make our own troubles tho means of
helping the troubles of others is a noble
effort ior good. A well illustrated instance
of this kindly sympathy is shown in a letter
from Mr. Enoch L. Hanscom, School Agent,
Marshfleld, Me., an old Union soldier. Ho
says: "It may do somebody some good to
state, I am a man of (50 and when 40 had a
bad knee aud rheumatism set in. I was lame
three years and very bad most of the time.
1 got Wt. Jacobs Oil and put it on three
times and it made a cure. I am now in
good health."
There is no fairer sight in this world than
sincere piety in an humble home.
No Suffer Remedy can be had for
Coughs and Colds, or any trouble of tho
Throat, than ilJJrown1ft Jfroiuhial Troches
Price 23 cts. bold only in boxes.
"llanKon'ii Mtig'.c Corn Salve.
iiuiiitun • v tini mil
Warranted to cure or money refunded,
druggist Tor it. Price 15 cents.
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One of the greatest pleasures in this lifi 1
is to havo a plenty to do, and db it.
Mant persons are broken dowtt from
overwork or household cares. Brown't
Iron Bitters rebuilds the system, aids diges-
tion, removes excess of bile, and cures
malaria. a splendid tonic for womini and
children.
Tho man who would be a leade* mtwpt
nover keep the procession waiting.
Shlloli'rt Consumption Car*
Is sold oti a guarantee. It cures Incipient Consupuji
U. It is the best Cough Cure. 25.cta.,30cta. ft 9k:\
the best Couffb Cure. 25.cta.,30ct». ft I
th«
A competency may be defined as
amount a man is competent to get.
Walter Bakeu & Co., the largest Cocoa
and Chocolate Manufacturers on this conti-
nent, have carried olT the highest honors at
the World's Columbian Exposition. Thw
received from tho Board of Judges the hign.
est awards (medals and diplomas) on all tht
articles contained in their exhibit, namely:
breakfast cocoa, premium No. 1 chocolate,
German sweet chocolate, Tari.Vrs chocolate,
cocOa butter.
The judges state in their report that these
products are characterized by "excellent
flavor," "purity of material enployed," antfM
"uniform, even composition, indicating
great caro in point of mechanical prepara-
tion."
A co\\ of Miss Parloa's "Choice Receipts"
will be sent free to any housekeeper on ap-
plication, by mail or otherwise, to Walter
Baker & Co., Dorchester, Mass.
What little I know of other people I
have found out by studying myself.
Dr. J. A. Hunter, Specialist.
In diseasffio of the Throat, Lunap and
Heart, Catarrh and Deafhtjss. 81p Mala
streeet, Dallas, Tex. Send for pamphlet*
Poverty may excuse a shabby coat, but U
is no excuse for shabby morals.
Preaching aimed at tho head seldom
strikes the heart.
Have You Asthma?
Dr. R. Schiffmann.St. Paul, Minn., will mail
a trial package of "Schiffmann's Asthma Cure"
free to any sufferer. He advertises by giving
it away. Never fails to give instant relief in
worst cases and cures where others fail. Name
this paper and send address for a free trial
package.
Marriage is a lottery in which overy ono
draws a prize.
Carbuncles Large as Hen's Eggst *
Mrs. Nannie Gouldman, of BculahvUtU*
King William Co., I'a., writes as follow*:
" For about eight or ten years icy father.
Col. T. U. Fogg, of West Point, Va., was iaia
up with carbuncles* the worst that I ever saw,
lie tried everything he heard of, hia doctor
could do nothing for
him. Had six or
seven carbuncles at a
tfrne,as large as hen'# t
eggs. Ho got so weak
anu suffered io muoh
he could not walk a
stop. In 1873 he baa
his bed put in the
middle or his room
and got on it to die.
No one expected hin*
to get well. He sa*r
Dr. Three's Goldea
Modioli Discovery
advised for all blood
disorders. Before ha
had taken balf-a»
bottle o* * Discov-
ery' thoy began to
? . _ tirely curb® him.
s now 78 years old. ftnd enjoys goo^J
Col. T. U. Fooa.
go away. Two botfc a entirely cure# hiln. Ha
Is now 78 years old. And enjoys gooJJpgadtb.r^^v
PIERCE—«CURE
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in 00 hours of tho same trouble, ard^only took
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Don't fail to ask for Crove's, and
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