The Caldwell News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, June 4, 1897 Page: 3 of 8
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Diary of aw Ofltoe Heetor.
WitaliinKtun I'oat.
March 2—Jupt arrived. Wwh<
ington is a nice town. Wonder
if it wouldn't be m well to stay
.■here M to go abrotd?
March 4—8*w Msjor M ?Kinley
inaugurated. We folks who nom-
inated htm will be all right now.
Think I had better take an assist*
•ant secretaryship. The adminis-
tration wants good men who know
something about politios. Baside*,
I am getting to like Washington.
March 8—Big orowd at the
White House. They ought to give
the president time to settle him-
self. Have sold my excursion
ticket and will stay awhile. Too
many people make a hotel uncom-
fortable. Have found a good
boarding house.
March 11—Shook hands with
the President in the But room
and told him I would call on a
matter of business in a few days.
He seemed pleas-d.
March 15—Went to the oapitol
and found Sanator X. He was
«our. Sai'i the whole state wa*
here ohasing him. Asked me
what I wanted and said, "better
go for something in reach," May-
be an auditorehip would be the
thing.
March 20—Went to the White
House, but chap at Porter's door
wouldn't let ma in. Said it was
after hours. He ought to be fired.
March 23—Took my papers to the
White House today. Thought I'd
wait and have a private talk with
the president, but Secretary Por-
ter said I'd have to go along with
the rest. What an ill-iranü?red
set they were. Klbowed me right
along just because they saw the
president wanted to talk with me.
Will have ta go back and finish
our conversation.
March 27 — Got some more
money from home.
April 8—Saw Mark Hanna after
waiting five brurs. Atked him
why my lett r had not been ans-
wered. He naid be was getting
■400 a day and his secretaries would
catch up some time next year. I
always thought Hanna was over-
estimated. Now I know it. |
April 5—Had an interview with
the president. WAj last in line
ao they could not push me along. '
When I told him of my services to
the party he replied, "Oh, yes,"
and lor me to file my papers in the
state ^department. Said he bad
many good friends in Indiana and
hoped they would be patient. Can
he have forgotten that I am not
from Indiana? Probably the tariff
is worrying him. Shameful the
way the senate is acting.
April 3—Borrowed a little more
money. Washington is an ex-
pensive town to live in.
April 11—Senator X. says all
the auditorships were mortgaged
before the election, but he will en-
dorse me for a special agency or
chief clerkship if I can find one
>that isn't und-r the civil service
law.
April 12— D-n the civil service
law.
April 17—Didn't know there
were bo many good positions
abroad. Ought to have gone for
one of them in the first place.
That state department list is a
.gruat thing. Think I will start
with Antwerp and check off a tew
that will suit me. Wonder where
loan negotiate a small loan?
April 19— Got in to see the
president and told him I could
best serve the administration and
the party abroad. He said, "Oh,
and to file my papers in the
poet office department, and he
hoped his friends in Massachusetts
would be patient. What made
him think I was from Massachu-
setts. I suppose he gete mixed
sometimes.
April 20—Senator X. says there
is one chanoe in a million of gat-
ting a oonsulate, but if 1 will oon-
centrate on Ztown, be and the del*
egation will do what they can.
Salary, 91000; fees, $87.
April 21—Have concentrated on
Ztown. Got in the line today just
for a moment to tell the presidsnt
it would suit me. He said. "Oh,
yes," and to file my papers in the
treasury department, and he hoped
his friends in Minnesota would be
patient until he could get around
to them. Queer he should think
I was irom Minnesota.
April 96—The ingratitude of
that man MoKinleyl He has
nominated Jones for consul to
Ztown, when he knew I had oon-
oentrated on it. What it Jones
anyhow?
April 27—1 am going home.
Senator X. has got me a pass.
Will send for my trunk later. I
tremble for the future of this ad-
ministration.
Wum It Murder or Suicide?
Itruros IMlot. Muy ¡¡Htli.
On last Wednesday afternoon
Marnball and Horace Dansby were
at the farm of M¿. Dansby in th*
Bracos bottom and while walking
along the river bank they were
horrified at finding the badly de-
composed remains of a man hang
ing to a small willow tree just on
the river's brink. Upon returning
to town they notified the officers,
and on the following day Sheriff
Nunn and Justice of the Peaoe
Closs went down to investigate the
matter and hold an inquest. At
first the body was thought to be
that of a negro, but investigutiou
proved it tb be the remains of a
Bohemian by the name of Peter
Zapelak wh> lived in Burleson
county. The tiee to which he was
bung whs a email willow, and the
ropu used wan a small cotton rope
and looked like part of a plow line.
The man's hands were not tied,
and his feet wtre touching the
ground These facts created a sus-
picion in the minds oi the officers
and they were not long in arriving
at the conclusion tht>t the oianhad
V-een iaurdered before he was tied
to the tree. Sheriff Nunn immed-
iately began to investigate the mat-
ter and had soon secured enough
fact* to confirm his suspicions.
Tom Bianski and Peter Zulkoski
were arrested and jailed, but on a
preliminary trial Saturday, Zul-
koeki was discharged and Bianski
waa released on a $50 bond. The
real facts are still in the dark, but
it is nevertheless true that a hor-
rible orime hat been committed in
our county, and The Pilot hopes
to ste the guilty patties yet
brought to justice.
I'a.mmciHuratlnar Vcrlilnr'i Heath.
A queer i'uu'iMiuu coinmemoratiou
in thnt of the aunivcrKary of I'uul Vcr-
Initio's «leatli by a iruuts in the most
r.rUtocratlc cJiurch oí the Faubourg St.
Ucriunin Sainte Ciotide. There ia noth-
ing in common in the place and the 1
works of the wretched life of the Bo-
hemian poet.
Aaatrlaa Lite Inaaraaee.
In Austria the mail who loses both hi*
liauda in a u accidcnt can claim the whole
of his life inauranoe money on the
ground that he haa loa* the means of
maintaining himaelf. Lose of the rigbt
hard reduce* (She claim from70 to80per
cent, otf tibe total.
POÓR BARONET .
Soria mt Tl*a Ave Alwsjrs Caaiag
to Oriel.
Mr. Labouehare'a aareaatio reference
to thlaloweat rank of the English hered-
itary titled order, "baronet* and the
criminal olaaaea," aeema ao very, very
apt, «aya a recent London letter in an
exchange, liaroneta lnaiat upon going
wrong all the time. There are at least
a half-dozen alwolutely dlareputable
baronet* prowling about the Strand at
thia moment, cadging for shilling*, free
meala and free drinks. If they can
manage to preserve a decent outward
appearance existence la not ao difficult.
Their title* appeal to the man who
baa never been on familiar term* with
' anything in the shape of a title before.
But the delight of knowing "a noble-
man" aoon paaaee when the succeasion
of email loan* and general sponging is
realised. One of the worst of the dla-
reputable baronet apeeiee now in evi-
dence in London, and more or leea in
ths gutter, is tías asme man who a few
yesrs ago wis in the United 8tatea act-
ing as advance agent or something aim-
ilar for a theatrical company. Chicago,
Philadelphia and other cltiea remem-
ber the gentleman. Bis various swin-
dle* are es remarkable as they are in-
genious.
DRUNKEN BEE&
■asiblebee* That Gave Bvtteaee mt
Foillns Reason*.
T. L. William*, in a note in the Jour-
nal of Botany, points out certain facta
about bumblebees which will be of in-
terest to some humana. Be says that
these insect* often get drunk. Their
intoxico ting- tipple is the honey pro-
duced by the crowded flowers of the
capitulate heads of aertain* composltse
and dip* ague toe. When the stage of in-
toxication is reached it Lb indicated by
rolling on the back, striking the legs
wildly in the air, and general helpless-
ness.
The bee* rapidly recovered from the
effects, and in most oases were eager
to repeat the debauch; but one indi-
vidual which had been shut up in a
vaaculum with copious supplies of cen-
taurea Bcabioüa manifested the next
morning a praiseworthy remorse and
diBgust, raising its head and forelegs
as high as it could above the plants,
then hurrying away as soon as released.
The most dissolute species is the neuter
of borobu* lapiderius. The remoreo
probably indicates the presence of ttie
hcodochc, which in the highest animal
of all is so provocative of good rer "
tiosa. - r „
Sot tíaiiir of Arson.
It would seem absurd to state that •
man who burns down his own house
ia not guilty of arson, yet such is the
case in South Carolina common law,
and a recent supreme court decision
has disclosed that according to law a
man can willfully destroy his own prop-
erty by fire.
Spring on the Shear*.
In a recently-patented attachment
for automatically oj>cninp a pair of
shears the shank of one blade is made
wide and has a coiled spring extending
from it to the opposite handle.
Kept Unlet liter After.
It lias been stated tha t a bank burglar1
can so heat the walls of a safo witih an
electric current m to l>e. able to get in-
cide without waiting more than a few
minute*. Certain, laboratory experi-
ments lend some sanction to such a no-
tion, but electrical journals pooh-pooh
it. It is much easier to talk about steal-
ing electricity from live trolley and
hfjbting wires than it ia to do it — that
is, with safety. The Electrical Engi-
neer, after pointing out some otherdiffi-
cutties in the way of such operations,
remarks that "men can ta>e :\nd have
tnken the current from supply maims
even more -than is required for melting
tbrough safes, though in numerous in-
stances the parties maintained perfect
alienee about it ever afterward."
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A Cnrlona Compliment.
Recently the attorney-general of
Belgium, in the course of an eloquent
sfK-ecli, paid the folowing curious com-
pliment to the soporific power of the
Belgian press: "In the evening, when
sleep flies from our agitated eyelids,
deaf to all our appeals, refractory to
our wishes, what immense assistance
we derive from the attentive reading
of some grave and deep leading article,
such a* many a high-toned journal en-
riches its columns with. Under its
soothing influence a salutary repoSs
closes in upon us, and the enchanted
cup of the queen of night pours down
upon us its treasures, in obedience to
the mysterious, power ot the pr<
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RIFUOSS,
Watches,
Clocks,
Jewelry
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Watoh Work a Specialty.
No Charges for Engraving.
CALDWELL. - - TEXAS
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J. D. STOKES,
—Dealer in—
Carriages,
Buggies,
Hacks and
Buckboards
By the car load.
Call and see me on prices.
J. ID. STOKES.
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Caldwell
Txaa.
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A POOR MAN
wb*n la n**tf of s inadicto, cannot afford
to experiment Be want* aomethln* good.
SEVERA'S BALSAM
OF UFE ^
ranke blata sbov* AL& XXDIOnna TX
CUKXS . . .
Constipation, Dyspepsia.
Stomsch Troubles, Indigestion,
Biliousness sod all Liver Disorders.
STIFFNESS OF MUSCLES
and Joists. Ntiwslqis. Bscksdw.
sod Rheumstism yield si oses to
the msgk isflusscs of
SEVERA'S ST.
aOTNARO'S OIL
IBB WONDERFUL
PAIR SOOTHER.
tot wm it or root household.
FJKICE, SS Ota.
PBICB, 7S Ota.
'if it; SW
- S$a
For h!o by Stone & Hitchcock.
Standard
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m
$•: i
A.. Hotii^L
I banele all kiudB of Plow Points; also Cultivators, which I Bell
cheep for CASH.
849 -VICK\S FLORAL GUIDE - 189
Utatulard í
all that'
Catalogue. Contain
I. Always Reliable,
The Guide
}'
One packet either Wonderful Branch
ing Aster, New Japan Horning
and YOUR CHOICE J Glory or Pansy Choice mixed for
Two packet* 33c., three packets SSe. Full retail price 45 cts.
'15c
niacins shsS or the Soith.
Along the coast of Florida and Geor-
gia ths musical notes of what the old
fiahermen osll the "alnging shad" are
often heard. They differ from the com-
mon shad ' «ocLng smaller, pnd also in
the formation of their mouths. Their
slnplng i* pleasant at flrat, but soon
prows monotonous, owing to the fact
that it is a constant repetition of the
aame sounds. - —-
There ia a beautiful rich piece
of land containing 185 acres eitu-
ated about 1 mile northwest from
Yellow Prairie which can be had
at a low figure by calling at this
office. Will sell for oash or on
time, or trade for Caldwell oity
property. Call at the Nkwh-
Chronicle office.
When you want first-class job
work of any kind, come to the
Nkws-Chronici.b office and you
will b« satisfied with the result.
Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine which tells
how to ijtow Plniil*, Flowers and Vegetables, nnd Is up
to date on these subjects, for 3 months, the Guido and
One packet of Seeds (named above) for 25 cents.
Tenth Porsca sanding an Order as ¿boro will rooeivd a
Coupon gcod for 50 outs' worth of Seeds,
a packet at
Wbfu onhring (tata wher yr.u ■ thia ad*, and wa vtU
Choice Wiwcr Hccda free.
JAMES VICK'S SONS,
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
D MONTHLY MAGAZINE !
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Rust & Joiner. The Caldwell News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, June 4, 1897, newspaper, June 4, 1897; Caldwell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth169156/m1/3/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library.