Alpine Avalanche. (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, June 15, 1900 Page: 2 of 8
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JUptne JLoalancife.
B. O. McKivnrr, Publish*.
TEXAS
ALPINE, * :
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Dr. Parkhum hu cone to Paris. Ho
<kjlt to be oblo to pick up conslder-
oblo n|<cbtwiB| material la that
town.
Tfca lighthouse at Corunna. Spain
k Mlmd to be the oldest one now
!• me. It van erected during to#
rdpi of Trajan, nod rebuilt In 1634.
America's corn kitchen is now In
successful operation at the Paris ex-
position. Perhaps In time even the
Parisians may be mode to "acknowl-
edge the corn.”
London’s old underground railway u
to he revolutionised by the use of elec-
tric motors. This will answer the ob-
jection as to smoke often urged against
the present system of underground
transit In London.
The Supreme court of Massachusetts
has recently derided that the drug-
gists of Boston must not sell cigars or
tobacco on Sunday. This Is the out-
come of a long contest waged against
them by the retail cigar dealers who
are not allowed to sell their goods on
that day. When they were debarred
from selling they nsturally protested
against the right of druggists to sell,
and the tight wblrb has been going
on for years bas resulted In their vic-
tory.
After two years of investigation In
nearly all the principal cities of the
union the United States Industrial
commission bas completed a report on
general labor laws which. It Is under-
stood. will recommend that labor laws
be made uniform throughout the
states. A digest of national and slate
labor legislation will be of great value
to the Industrial and political Interests
of the country, but when It comes to
specific recommendations In favor of
extending the labor laws of certain
uortbern atptes. put upon the statute
books for political purposes, to all the
states of the union, the commission
will be skating upon thin Ice.
It Is more than half a century since
the Mexican war closed, and this may
seem to be a rather late day to be
delimiting the boundary between the
two countries. The western half of
the frontier la not a natural boundary,
such as the Rio Gram> supplies, and
It was surveyed and marked by monu-
ments between II14K and 1656. but the
monuments were few In number and
not of permanent materials. The pres-
ent International boundary commis-
sion. appointed in 1691. reanrveyed thia
part of the boundary and marked It
with many monuments consisting of
hollow Iron posts filled with conerst*
Moon the work along the Rio Grande
will be completed and there wllf be no
further cause for dispute to the
frontier of the two cpnri^rtoiy
Whst Is known as the Grand Army
bill in pension legislation, provides
that pensions shall uot be refused to
widows whose Income does not exceed
$366 n year. The limit hitherto baa
baan $60 a year. Naturally a consid-
erable! Increase In the roll of pension-
ers would take place at once. It la te
be noted, too. that pensions to wldowa
last longeat. There was, for examp!#,
laat June one survivor of the war of
1$1S on th# pension rolls, but there are
3,600 wldowa of veterans of that war
•till drawing pensions. The Spanish
war and the war In the Philippines
are likely to furnish n goodly number
of claims for pensions, the number
now being estimated at 36,000. With
this increase and tha ax tension of the
scope of legislation. It does not appear
that wo have rssched "bottom" In Ike
business.
Tslsgrama to London papers con-
linns to show tbs rsmarkabls sprspd
of tbs bubonic plague In atleastadonan
parks of the world. Mars Is n sum-
mary: At Mauritian, two death* torn
trash caass. In Bombay tbs epldsmlc
baa become serious and Is spreading.
In Calcutta tbs same condition ax lata.
At Port Bald there have been two
deaths and the plague Is spreading. At
Teheran, Persia, since the outbreak of
tPs plague, there have been 300 deaths,
but the violence of tbs epidemic baa
boon modlted recently. In Ifnalla
from twenty to thirty deaths daily are
At Hongkong there kave
•fly-two frank cases to n fort-
t, and ninety-sight deaths siaoe
beginning of the year. At Mel-
two new casco ore reported.
At Sidney 16$ cases and Ifty-four
tenths have been reported. The mayor
hi poping IS cento o head for rata,
which arc believed to canoe the spread
of the dieses* m Nona*. Mew Onto-
den In. the plagoe to raging, and there
have been $$$ deaths. At Brisbane
there have been three cnees; at Perth
owe tenth; Auckland the mam. In
Ajnoc the plages has been eng-
ines the middle of March, nag
ham hem tony deaths in two
RAILROAD PASSKW
ProsaO llw Bala off TbU Oaca
Wichita (Kan.) Cor# Chicago Inter
Ocean: This la the true story of the
undoing of n Kansas fanner, and bis
particular case baa many a duplicate
In v^e Sunflower state. Politics was
bU Nemesis, and hla love for a rail-
road pass led him Into all the trouble.
John Butter new wax a prosperous Ger-
amn farmer of the Third district. He
had a fine farm, and It was well
stocked with blooded cattle and good
boraes. He worked hard and prosper*
ed. He bad a pleasant home and some
promising children. The neighbors
pointed him out as a happy soul. That
was ten years ago. In those days a
tall man, flashily dressed, visited the
town where Butternew lived. He wore
diamonds and carried n pocketful of
annual passes over the big railroads.
The sight of these yasses was Butter-
uew’s undoing. "Why should I not
carry passes?” Butternew asked him-
self. ”1 could travel then and have n
good time for nothing." The politi-
cian told the plain old farmer It was
easy to be elected to office, and that
passes would then come from all side*
Bo Butternew entered the race for
congress and was elected. He forgot
to count the cost In enemies and
money, but he got the passes. Then
he commenced to travel. He neglected
the farm to see the sights In Chicago,
simply because he could ride on the
train free, he paid big botel bills at
Oalvintpn and St. Paul, for the aame
Visa son. and he rode to Topeka twice
a week. Just to experience the sensa-
tion of riding for nothing. Time sped
by. The time for the renewal of the
passes came around. Butternew liked
the office, even If It was a losing thing
financially, so be announced hrimaelf
as a candidate for re-election. He got
the nomination by a scratch. Hla op-
ponent, a wealthy man. spent lota of
money In the campaign, and Butter-
new was forced to mortgage hla home
to raise the cash to fight him with.
The race was clos^. but Butternew was
defeated, and his passes were taken
up. fly this time Butternew had the
traln-rldlng mafia. He could not stay
at home. Instead of trying to retrieve
Ills fallen fortunes he neglected busi-
ness. and all the spare money he had
was used In trying to get back In pol-
itics. Hut his power was last. For-
tune was against him. Last weak tha
sheriff sold his homestead under mort-
gage foreclosure. Butternew la a wan-
derer. his family is destitute, and he
still clings to political hope.
VISITOR KICKS ON CLOCKS.
Ha Calls AU
ru'biu
Liars.
"A public clock Is a .public liar, at
least in Chicago," said countryman
to the hotel clerk yesterday. "By com-
paring the clock across the street with
the clock In the store on the next
block, where I went to make some pur-
chases. I arrived at the hotel door
fifteen minutes before'1 started from
the store, and. according to your clock,
it took me twelve minutes to walk
aross the rotunda to your desk." "How
does your watch compare with our
clock?” asked the clerk. "I don’t
know, ft stopped awhile ago of its
own accord. Got disgusted, I guess,
trying to conform to the way your
city clocks do business. No self-re-
specting watch would try to run
along with your public clocks. But
your clocks are no more uncertain,
no more untruthful than some men I
have had dealings with tn this town.
However. 1 should not complain of the
Ways and customs of your city folk,
for ) lived here live years n long time
ago and made enongh moggy to buy
as good a farm aa you will And la
Wisconsin.” ”1 did not suppose you
had aver lived In a city n whole week
at n time to your life,” observed the
parted-hls-halr-ln-the-mlddle clerk.
"No? Well. I have and they used to
Ily 1 had the sharpest private detec-
tive agency that this town ever had.
And. eay, Mr. Clerk, the next time I
come to town you needn’t bother to
tell the houeo watchman to tee that
none of the boys ‘work that old hay-
seed.’ Chicago Chronicle.
William M. Rvarta, one of the most
honored men In the legal profession,
was paid n toe of $360,000 for giving a
legal opinion which In expressed In
Just one little word of three letter*
’•Ten” woe the wprd. and the opinion
was rendered upon the request of n
great corporation which had n difficul-
ty on hand Involving millions and
threatening the existence of the cor-
porate body. The question wan wholly
one of the correct interpretation of
the law. and when the regular attor-
ney for the corporation put thto vital-
ly important oueattaw to tha great law-
yer. with the previous understanding
that the interested parties would abide
by hla doctahm. win or loss, Mr. av-
erts sat burled In thought tor n min-
ute. and then gaewsee6 in one wood,
"Ye*” Hie bill Mw that on* word wan
tJMt.000. and the corporation paid It
without n mono or. Hit " ——-
to ba entirely
PASSING OF CAHARA.
ONCE A CENTER OF SOUTHERN
CHIVALRY.
with the woeML
family deserted Cabab*
8tc
A once famous southern city has
passed Into history. In the early half
of the century Cahaba was the capi-
tal of Alabama and the social center of
the magnificent chivalry of the south.
Now it la n heap of rain* A few
cabins occupied by negroes, one grand
old mansion, tour stately columns ris-
ing out of the midst of a cotton field,
a desolate graveyard where the
willows droop Over neglected graves,
scores of grand fountains over which
glorious magnolia trees cast their
scented shade.jffaat piles of brick and
mortar drapodMp tha Cherokee rose,
and crumbling waits over which bloom-
laden vines grasp, form the present
monument that marks the site of the
former beantlfal, wealthy and thriving
city. Cahaba la one of the unwritten
tragedies of the civil war. lt fell with
the aristocracy'of the slave owner. Hi
ruins mark the path of progress, and
on auch ruins the new aouth la build-
ing up an even grander clvlI>stlon.
Cahaba. the center of culture and
learning and society In the south .stood
on the north hank of the Alabama riv-
er. 10 miles west of Selma.-this , city
which sapped the life out of the old
capital. ‘When Cahaba flourished
Selma was "Moore’s Bluff.”
In 1818, when Alabama was asking
for the right of statehood, the territo-
rial legislature, being assured the ter-
ritory would be adniltted. appointed a
committee to select a site for a new
capital, near the center of the state.
The territorial capital was at Hunts-
ville. The committee. In February,
1818, visited the place where the Ca-
haba and Alabama 'rivers meet. The
site seemed an Ideal one. It was In
the center of the famous “black belt.”
the finest cotton district In all the
south, and the land rolled gracefully
back from the top of the high bluff,
seventy feet above the Alabama river.
The committee reported, and on No-
vember 16. 1818, the legislature passed
in act making Cahaba the permanent
capital of the state. Gov. Bibb, In ac-
cordance with Instructions, laid off
1.620 acres of land, and on December
3. 1810, the city was Incorporated.
Within a year the town had risen to
the position of one of the first cities of
the state. The state house, erected 100
yards back from the edge of the bluff,
formed the center, and almost before
the stores had been finished the plant-
ers began to erect magnificent houses.
The town was In the center of the
south. Three miles below the town
stood the Matthews mansion surround-
ed by 10,000 acres of grand cotton land,
producing almost a bale to the acre.
To the east were the Hunter, the Jones
and other mansions, and within the ra-
dius of a few miles lived many fami-
lies of the southern arostleracy whose
country seats rivaled In elegance the
feudal castles of England. Across the
river were other great families, and
Cahaba soon became the social center
of that section of the south. In the
winter It was the social capital of
Dixie. In 1824. Lafayette, then making
Ing a tour of the United States, visited
the city and the splendor of hla recep-
tion was not Surpassed - by any other
city. Nowhere was the generous hos-
pitality of the south more fully ex-
emplified than her*. During the ses-
sions of the legislature every cftlsen
Of Cahaba kept open house and the
beauties of Dixie flocked there to dance
on the waxed floor* The gallants-
and the great men oame to gamble and
drink, for Cahaba. like many of those
old southern elites, was n lively place.
Great noher gflMflg flourished, and
and
the
bricks hauled op the river to Selma.
In 1866 by popular vote the county
seat was removed to Selma, and each
succeeding year brought added ruins
to the fated city. Four years ago the
final chapter ended when the town
site was sold for $660 to Henry Free-
man, an ex-alave. 81nee then Major
Cliff Kirkpatrick has booght the land
and still holds tt.
are printed to tha
United States than In England. Franco
drinking was the chief enjoyment of
the men. Below the culture and the
brilliancy of that old aouthora cou»t
were atorles of heartbreaks, of young
men ruined, and never a winter passed
without duels between the lords of the
land. Not until 1846 was a church
built 4n Cahaba. and that church, built
mainly by the efforts of MaJ. Craig as
a worshiping place for all creed* still
stand* Afterward there was ap Epis-
copal church, a Baptist church* Cum-
berland church sal a Presbyterian
church. The original church still
stands above the ruins of the Ether*
and the negroes who hold the lands
worship there. The decline of CUhabo
really began with UN commencement
of the civil war. Almost to a man the
citterns went to the front. Trade al-
most caaaod and Cahaba wap p ntrlefe-
cactty. Meal war did not approach tba
city, but U suffered aa severely la the
end an If It bad bee* burned. The
moot southern price* of On Pouted
a racy wen aatabPahad bora during tbe
war, and |p Urn etosbato maay u Yan-
kee soMtar dtod. After toe war there
aad the while paopto bspaa
Palma and other ffittod •
ssllee ap the river.'
a through railroad.
PRONOUNCING BOER NAMES.
and Graaffrelnot (accented on the last
syllable). Vryburg (Fray burg) and
Vryheld (Fraybade). The last two
also Illustrate the sound of which Is
always given to Initial v in Dutch,
other tn stances of which are the fam-
ily namca Vllllen (FUl-yee or Flll-jee)
and VHJoea (FUtyune or Flll-June). It
will bo observed that alternative pro-
imnclaMohs ore allowed of the J In
both them name* IB literary Dutch
thin consonant Is like the English y,
but at tha Cape there is a strong ten-
dency to' give It the same sound ns J
la Eaglttb. Cronje, therefore, may ho
called Crna-Jny, or, preferably. Cron-
yay. and Joubert either Jaw-bear or
You-bear. Sptou hop, of doubtful
tome, to called 8pewa hop or. flpuao
hop.—Booth Africa
It N told of CoL Hare, who to now
tha commander of tha Thirty-third
iSflltoiBt to tha Philippine* bat who
formerly led tbe Seventh cavalry, that
when ho first arrived In Manila ha'was
asked by Q«* Otto bow maay sharp-
Ita 'bad la hla cimmesd
suld OaL Hon, after
$
M$» sbarpabpotara aad about
Tart Tri-
PARACHUTE FALL
Circes M»a Seya It la OoaUa and Be#
"Coming down from the clouds in a
parachute Is like a dream,” sold a cir-
cus balloon artist "Ever dream' of
falling from a high place? You come
down, alight quietly and "awake and
you’re not hurt. Well, that’s the para-
chute drop over again. No, there Is no
danger. A parachute eon be guided
readily on tbe down trip, hut you cant
steer a ballNin. TO guide a parachute
out of harm’s way a- practiced hand
can tilt it one way or the other, spill
out air and thus work It to where you
want to land, or to avoid watev, trees,
chimneys or church spires. Circus
ascensions are generally made In the
evening. When the sun goes down the
wind goes vp. The balloon then
shoots Into the air and the parachute
drops back on the circus lot or not far
away. A balloon la made of four-cent
muslin and weighs about 600 pounds.
A parachute la made of eigbt-ccut
muslin. There la much more danger
In coming down In a balloon. When
It strikes tbe earth It’s like a big ball
and bounds up again, taking you with
It. Not long ago In McKeesport,
Penn., I came down In a balloon be-
cause the parachute would not let go.
I nearly came down In a big stack of
a blast furnace, but the hot air drove
the balloon away. After that I never
intrusted tbe parachute arrangements
to any one. but attended to it myself.
The rppe that secures the parachute la
cut with a knife. The aeronaut drops
fully 100 feet before that parachute be-
gins to fill. It must fill. If you’re up
high enough. There are several hun-
dred parachute men In tbe business
and the accidents are less In ratio than
railroad casualties. Our business Is
new at that. After awhile the ratio
will be less. A man can’t Bheke out a
parackkte if It don’t open. A man In
the alrlla simply powerless. Invaria-
bly thelfall la bead first. When the
parachute begins to fill the descent is
less rapid, and finally when tha para-
chute has gradually filled It'bulges out
with a pop. Then the aeronaut climbs
on to hla trapese and guides the para-
chute to a safe landing. In seven
cases out of ten you can lai)d back on
the lot where you started from. The
first performers must have bad nerve
to make the drop. Now It Is a reg-
ular .business, not considered hazard-
ous at all. The hardest work Is to
bring back the balloon with a wagon.
Sometimes It tears la the trees, or
wherever It may land when not 1q
open.”—New York Sun.
SwOsHis la Water TravoL
Experiments have proven that van-
eele fitted with propellers which imi-
tate the fish’s tin, develop remarkable
power. It will cease a revolution to
water travel. Men gradually learn
that Nature’s ways art beet One
cause of tbe remarkable success of
Hoetetter’e Btomach Bitters Is the
fact that It Is a sure care for consti-
pation. Indigestion, dyspepsia and bll*
lousnea*/ •
/—-. ’ *•--
Lent Is the fast season, yet it la us-
ually considered slow.
Trr Va—*#■ «■ TmI
A ssIlaNp Asnlev seep -doss has the seam
proportion of jaedictos; no choking if;
Life Is worth living so long as there
to anybody worth loving.
To HmmMh
Is by the way of purifying the blood. Germs
and Imparities In tbe Mood cause disease
and sickness. Expelling these ItnpurlUsa
removes tbe disease. Mood’s Sarsaparilla
doss this and tt doss mem. It makes the
Mood vfeb by Increasing and vitalising the
rsd globules and giving tt power to trans-
mit to toe organ* nerves and muscles toe
iinlflmsnt tir*r*—* *~ '**g—*—*
ABSOLUTE
SECURITY.
Genuine
Carter’s
Little Liver Pills.
1 Mfnntun a1
Vrjrbarg la Coifed Vrojrbarg, Kroger Is
Knar.
Of the four different ways of pro-
nouncing Kruger’s name which are
current. No. 1. Kroojer, Is a vulgar er-
ror; No. 2, Krooger, with hard g, as
in "gold," is possible; No. 3, Kreegar,
where the ee Is aa attempt at the
French vowel sound, Is perhaps the
most aristocratic; while No. 4. Kreei
(rhyming with Frere) in which the.g
entirely disappears. Is the one most
frequently heard among the Cape
Dutch themselves. The name of the
other president, Steyn, Is pronounced
"fltnln,” and the same sound to given
to the diphthong el or ey, and also to
the vowel y. wherever theep occur in
Dutch woods. Examples are Leyds
(Lalda), Belts (Rates), Hofmeyer, the
names Bloamtouteln (Btoo—ftmtewai
Sand-blinded sufferers who
have not heard of the
efficacy of
Mitchells Eye Salve
should
know thst this reliable
Salve is in constant de-
ydkand wherever the com-
/ plaint is prevalent.
Price 25 cents. All druggists.
MALL ft RUCKEL,
RraYsr*. IS4* Leeds*
AULT LESS
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ima# Ymsaa tut SMner mo. nan*
IMS MM uTrmZS:
Write ter terms. «. ». AadeneaACo.StBEIa
tt. Data* ttwae.
W. 3* U. HOUSTON, NO. 34. 1900
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