The Cameron Herald. (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 22, 1898 Page: 3 of 8
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THE WEEKLY HBKALDl CAMERON. TEXAS. 1HUR8DAY. DECEMBER 23. <M>8
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Don't Forget
• THAT-
Have added to their Hardware a
Tin Shop,
and are prepared to do all kinds of
*TIN WORK*
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OAS : PIPE : WORK.
\B, PALM, Tinner,
Cameron, : : : Texas.
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THE ACME STEAM LAUNDfiY
♦ ♦
A Laundry is one of the places of business tbat tum some queer
freaks, aud some things that are amusing. We have hae^dn«fm®r®fy
sviered ifc promptly, and the foUowing controyer8y took place.
"Helo! Is this the Acme Steam Laundry/
"Are you sure this is the main office of the Acme?'' states
" Yes; you can bank on it as;well as you can on tho United States
11''Well Mr. Houston took away my laundry this morning; amonjrst
U '? tufZia JoS? iTeffi'but the party insisted so that Itgt
■UKlhadlt opeuedr'^udge^ WeTl^tSs TtuSped
^isissss
SLSfkS ?eyes on your^logB when Hou.tJm 0.118 for your
laundry
A. E. SHARPE, Proprietor,
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.IND. M. HEFLEY, JNO. B. McLANE, T. F. HARDY,
President, Vice-President. Cashier.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK-
Cameron, Texas.
CAPITAL $75,000.
SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS. .$15,000.
- '<tr rjrtnf trotp
HOUSTON and GALVESTON,
and intermediate points
M.-.xing ounneotion *t Houston for
Kew wrleaua, Montgomery, Atlanta
ar,il all points north-east and south-
Milt. through ticket* on sale to ail
ointr
DIRECTORS
J no, M. IIefley. J. C. Reese, Jno. B. McLane, j.om Pi opijss
T. F. Hamuy..
S. A. & A. P. Railway
Mission ROUTE
To tiie Public.
Don't forget the S, A. & A. P. trains
leave Cameron every day at 7 a. m.,
and 6:30 p. m., for Waco and return
same day, giving you plenty ot time
in Waco to attend to your business
and also to have a big: time.
D. Kemp's is the bargain house;
call, got prices and bo convinced.
Staple groceries at a genuine cash
bargain at D. Kemp's.
Tr? Red """'•t tobacco; if not pleas-
ed youi niuucv will be refunded. 9-22
Chew Red Heart tobacco, each plug
warranted. 9-22
Look at that splendid line of Dar-
ling Stoves aud Ranges at Bryant &
Boud's Red Front Hardware.
Upholstering done
Bond's.
at Bryant &
11-26.
MONEY TO LEND ON LAND,
We are prepared to lend money on
land, renew and extend loans; land
notes bought and sold, low interest;
little delay; call and see Us.
Henderson, Streetman A Freeman.
8:25-tf.
Red Heart tobacco is the best chew
on earth for the money. 9-22
n>«4;*rc% t '<^ p
eron uaily at w:06 a. m., and
«: 10 a. m. for
fm " i.M I'UPT^TI y'uvl
^ i r< * IV
for Waco aud all points
. "... ,'1 TT ..
Daily at 0:10 p. m. and 1.40 a. m.
fttTInformation of any kind oh em
fully furnished. N«- trouble to n rri
*<«■«' ineft.iurie
P I IS V Aft*,
Agent S A. Sr A V R'v
E. J. MARTIN, G. P. A.,
Baa Antonio.
The ladies are invited to call at D.
Kemp's aud examine the nice line of
dress goodsjust received.
LOST,
One white and brown spotted pointer
pup; six months old; answers to
"Frank.'' Left home Saturday morn-
iug, November 26th. Had on collar
fastened with small brass lock when
left home. Return to S. G. BoyUs,
Cameron, and get reward. 12-1
Sowing machines repaired aud
made aa good as now at Bryant &
Bond's. 11-26.
WOODI WOOD!! WOOD!!!
Leave your orders at W. K. Dick-
inson'* Livery Stable for any and nil
kinds of wood. 'Phone 36. 1-8-tf.
Election Notice
IVJOTICE is hereby s^ven flint t])(.
IV r AMjKr' •«- Fl'ret Natf< d
hank ot < atneron will meet bi the
banking office on Tuesday, January
1 ' (V'T'tl i pii'ni • • r • if f>
an tiotuio lui iLit) ea uiug year, and to
transact such other business as may
come before the meeting.
T. F. HARDY, Cashier.
"A flol'*/ 'uvea h a dollar made."
Pee Bryant & Poud before buying
anything in hardware or fnrnitare
They will soto 70a money. u.2«.
THIS AKD THAT.
Crabs can see and smell, but can*
not hear.
▲t least one-third of the earth li
composed of oxygen.
Croesus, of ancient times, pos-
sessed about £4,000,000.
Flour, pressed into bricks, is In use
in the army to facilitate transporta-
tion.
It is ihe habit of arctic dogs to bur-
row under the snow, curl up into the
smallest possible bulk, and thus sleep.
Nickel, which has of late become
a very important metal, is practically
supplied by two countries only—New
Caledonia and Canada.
The grape cure, which is popular in
southern Europe, was advocated en-
thusiastically by medical writers as
early as the tenth century.
In the Crimean war 95,015 lives
were sacrificed, and at Borodino,
when the French and Russians fought,
78,000 men were left dead on the bat-
tlefield.
A physician asserts that the pain
of neuralgia, if superficial, can be re-
lieved by throwing a beam' from a
bright arc light npon the affected
part.
In California thero were experi-
ments in storing raisins so as to nave
them as free from seeds as the ordi-
nary currant. Success has followed,
till now, seeded raisins are becoming
an important item among the fruit in-
dustries of California.
The first article mado in aluminum
was a baby's rattle intended for the
infant prince imperial of France, in
1856. Its lightness, brightness and
ring fitted it admirably for 6uch a
nose, but only a prince could af-
such a rattle in tnose days.
An improved pencil has the sheath
onen at the rear end for the insertion
of a push-rod to force the lead down
through the tip of the sheath, which
is formed of Blightly contracted fric-
tion jaws to grip the lead, the rear of
the pencil being cut oft as the lead ia
used.
The first double-decked ship built
in England was the Great Ham, con-
structed in 1509, by order of Henry
VII. It was 1,000 tons burden, ana
cost £14,000, a sum worth more in
those days than £120,000 now. At
that time 60 tons to 100 tons was the
usual burdea of merchant ships. The
Great Harry was burned by accident.
FRENCH SUPERSTITIONS.
Are Almost Numberless, Especially Re-
garding Deaths and funerals.
The French superstitions regard-
inm ^natlis and funerals ore. oil hi\t
while driving you will have an acci-
dent before your drive is over unless
you turn back," they say. Many a
gambler en route for Monte Carlo will
not gamble that day if he meets a fu-
neral; others will bet only at rouge et
noir, and persistently on the black.
The peasants have at least a hundred
superstitions about bees. They be-
lieve (and did not Virgil, too, or did
he but chronicle it of his contem-
poraries?) that bees are bred of dead
men's bone and flesh. This 6eemsto
be one of the oldest superstitions, for
on the very old tomb at Aries (found
in the world-famous Alyscamp) is
this inscription: "This has become
the home of unhallowed beeB."
The peasant pharmacopoeia of
France is wonderful—most wonder-
ful. Wine is au ingredient of ever
prescription. In fever cases it is
ways the predominant one. The
French peasant's faith in fermented
grape juice is truly beautiful. If his
children are stricken with the meael
he gives them beaker® of wine, we!
sweetened with honey and highly
spiced with pepper. For a severe cold
he administers a quart of red wine
jand a melted tallow candle mixed.
For scarlet and brain fever he gives
eggs, white wine and soot, well beat-
en together. Not all their supersti-
tions fire curious—some are pathetic.
A mother, for instance, often buries
her dead child with its favorite toy
<)r her own beautiful hair in the coffin,
"that it may not feel quite alone."
Trolley Bars of Aluminum.
A number of German electric street
railways are discarding tho familiar
trolley on overhead linesforastirrup-
ehaped sliding bar made of aluminum,
having a V-shaped section and filled
with grease, or in some cases with a
bearing surface of whito metal. The
aluminum bars will run for more than
5,000 miles, and tliey occasion much
less wear on the trolley wire, particu-
larly on curves. In Dresden tho
round copper wire used, with a di-
ameter of 8 mm. (one-third of an
inch approximately), had a bearing
surface of 3 mm. wide worn 011 its
lower side soon after the opening of
th line, and this has shown but slight
increase since. In four years' time
the wire has undergonean average de-
r,.,. f * .. . . - ,. • . P . , V,1 1
i/A wuo'. 4. • Ui ii'M " L J will
amount on straight portons of the
Toad to nearly 1 mm. on curves.—
Boston Transcript.
Our Trad* with tho Philippines.
pearfble dMLth
whm For
brevities o run.
no reason why child-
inrth should be a period
of nata and dread. Sev-
eral months before a
woman becomes a
mother she should
herself for
critical ordeal,
ere is a prepara-
1 tion made which is
intended for this
purpose alone.
The name of
this wonderful
preparation is
It is a
lint men I
to be ap-
plied ex-
ternally.
It relaxes
the mus-
cles and re-
lloves ths
distension,
gives elastici-
ty to ever^
organ 00
cernod in
childbirth, and
takes n way all
danger and
nearly all suffer-
ing. Best result*
follow if the
remedy is used
during the whole
period or preg-
nancy. It is the
only remedy of the
kind in the world
that is endorsed by
physicians.
$1 per bottle at all
drug stores, or eent
by mail on receipt
of price.
Free Books con-
taining invaluable in-
formation for all women,
will be sent to any ad-
dress npon application to
The Bratf (Id Regulator Co*
Atlanta, 8a.
HE COULDN'T HALF RIDE.
The Gawky-Looking Individual Fooled
the Smart Young Tourist
"I s'poso if I should try to ride that
machine I should break my neckP"
said a gawky-looking fellow, sitting
on a box in front of the country shop,
as he looked at ths bicycle which a
wheelman on tour had rested against
a wall.
"No, you wouldn't," replied the bi-
cyclist. winking at the bystanders.
"If s the easiest thing in the world to
do. Anybody can ride one of those
machines."
"I want to know," exclaimed the
fawkv-looking youth, "do you think
could stay on if I got on?"
"I know you could."
"And make her go?"
"Of course."
"You're trying to fool me."
"Don't you want to try it?"
And the tourist in knickerbockero
alylv onoe «± tha,Infer-
"How do youkeep from faHingon
the blessed thing?"
"All that you nave to do is to climb
on, start it going, and keep going.
Take it out and get on."
The gawky chap took hold of the
bioycle awkwardly and trundled it
out into the middle of the road.
"It isn't quite as good a one as I've
^ot at home," he said, as he mounted
it and started down tho road at a rat-
tling pace, "but I can follow direc-
tions on it; I can start it and keep it
going. It's only four miles to the
next town: I'll be waiting for you
thero; good-by."
And the smart young tourist in
knickers trudged after him on foot.—
Tit-Bits.
COMPOSITION ON WAR.
A Small
Boy's ■ Ideas on
Conflict
the Present
written oy ram iiarper, the «-year-
ld son of William Hudson Harper,
>1 Evanston, 111., ana printed in tat
An essay on the present war be-
tween the United States and Spain,
written by Paul Harder, the i*-year-
0""
0:
Index, is as follows:
"This war is prty sirius, and this
why It is. beekas at flrat ^ou no the
panish Minister swor at Mukinerly
and aid not apolugis for such a long
time. And the next sirius thing waa
Maen, and I should like to of seen
grate elcsplosion. And then the
the! ,
that grate eksplosion.
Starveing Cyobtns are prty
And now we have beegun the war and
give them away."—-Town Topics.
Evidence of Weakness.—"But," mi
dear count, do you not think EngHia
a strong language?" "Ach, it via ra
eesee gebroken binl"—Detroit Jonir«j
T-al.
Superb.—"How do you like xrurj
rendition of the oration on the deauu
of Caesar?" "Great. Enough to in,*
cite any mob."—Philadelphia Norm
American.
Bess—"Oh, I know how I look. My
looking-glass always tells me tha
truth." Kate—"Tho looking-glaaij
doesn't show much tact, does it?*;
—Boston Transcript.
"My husband has all the virtues btrii
one," remarked tho wife of a strugi
gling young doctor. "What is thatr*
asked her sympathetic friend. "Pa-
iients," replied the young wife.-—
Pearson's.
The Tenor—"That confounded,
dog of yours, madam, howls every
time I sing." The Typewriter—"Sd
he does, poor little fellow 1 His nervee
are gradually being ruined."—Cincin-
nati Enquire?;.
"Riches hah wings," remarked tlva
old colored man, philosophical!?,
"Y-a-s," answered Mr. Erastus Pint-
ley, "but dat doesn' make de real
thing. Dey isn' chicken."—Wash-
ington Star.
' He Knew.—Elderly Spinster (ta
young reprobate, who has been swears
ing)—"O! how can you use sucfl
dreadful language? Do you kno^
what becomes of little boye who dd
so?" Billy—"Yes'm; they get ten
be keb-drivers!"—Fun.
Careers Open to an English LorcL—•
Lord StonyoToke—"It's time, Clary
ence, that you were thinking abovq
a career." Dutiful Son—■" I Willi*
guided by you. father. Shall t ftt
into the churcn, study for the bal.
enter the army, or marry an heirestr"
—Odds and Ends.
British trade with the
last year was $9,984,690
. )ineo
that of the
many brave comrads will dide forther
country. Prhaps ther will not bee a
man in the towfi, and meny a muther
will mourn lor her husbands. Ded lay
they on the batifld, and ther stand ther
muthers weeping for ther huzbans.
They take the wanded to tho hospitl
and the ded to the graves. And meny
Spanish ships will single, and feew
American ships will singk, and wo
shall fito tho Spanyrds ou land and
sea. And our fln^ waves over the
i' ilupeensilens this day and are army."
The last page of tho manuscript was
embellished with drawings of one bat-
tleship with the stars and stripes fly-
ing from itsmasthead. Anotherman-
of war is shown just coming into sight.
Wh«r« Her Anri W«rr>
Miss Parvenu (just home from
fibroad)—There wf> "Venus do
ALuj. ahe wtu v:?ry iovuly, bussne
had no arms.
Miss Geraldine Parvenu (who
st ayed at home)—Did you look on the
door of her coach?—Detroit Journal.
DRY LAND SEA CAVB.
Queer
Greek's
Things in a Downtown
Little Shop.
Right off the busiest part of tho
financial center of New York i* a
queer little place which will repay the
curiosity seeker for the few momenta
he may spend in trying to locate it.
;Its existence in that locality empha-
sizes the remark one often hears that
:one really never knows the city he
lives in or the people with whom he
ornstone
a glass case wifh a few dj^y relics
its battered interior which seems at
;one time to have been on speaking
terms with the sponge, but to have
passed now into the stage ,of final
enmity. >
By this introduction you will fin^
yourself in a small underground room
which looks like a sea cave or what
'a sea cave should look like, if it fol-
lows received traditiong. From slen-
,der wires hang huge porcupine fiah!
with popping eyes, bristling with
•sharp points, in company with a stiff-1,
! backed crocodile. This is tho recep-.
tion committee. Having made your1
ibow to them, your eyes are caught by*
(the strange treasure heaped about on
•shelves, in cases or cupboards^
wherever there is space that can be
utilized. ^
Great branching coral sprays in all
jits different forms, the tiny red cora^
for jewelry, the brain coral whose con-
volutions resemble the windings of
our overworked gray matter; sponge!
from the Mediterranean sea and fit
dian ocean, some silky, some crusted
with shells and other sea matter]
enormous shells of mother-of-pearl:
land shells which are found only u
the interior and have never seen thtf
sea, notwithstanding the hum of tne
ocean is heard if you hold them to
the ear.
One of the most beautiful of the'
exhibits is a case filled with what onej
would term sea chrysanthemums—I
rounded shells about the size of chrys-
anthemums in their glorified form,'
with thorny spikes all over, corre-
sponding to the color of the flowerJ
rose, green, red, brown, cream, all
tints and shades. These are from the
deep waters about the Philippines,'
and the Greek name by which they arei
known to scientist* means "thorn
covered." Thero arc black-eyed Su-
sans, sea beans of different color and
sizes, and great spider and scorpion
chells from <he East Indies, with '
their beautiful enamelled surfaces,
the work of the animal which inhabits
them.
All these treasures just a stone'a
throw from Wall street! They are
presided over by a taciturn Greek,
who admits in n moment of confidence
il.at nPh ox, c uf four brothers, all
engaged in dtifcp sea work, and has
many interesting stories to tell about!
them. He supplies art museums^
dealers and men with fads who havtf
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McAnally, Oscar F. The Cameron Herald. (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 22, 1898, newspaper, December 22, 1898; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth233507/m1/3/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.