Alpine Avalanche. (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, September 28, 1900 Page: 2 of 12
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SWpiue ^ualanclje#
R. C. McKixxkt, Publisher.
ALPINE, t j ; TEXAS
Klmer JB. Adams, who presides over
the United Slates Court for the last-
ern District of Missouri, Is believed to
t* the wealthiest federal Judge In the
country, his fortune beta* estimated
at «600,000.
The abandoned farms, In Rhode\ Is-
land number 349, according to the
state’s officii] catalogue, but from tbit
fa* t It must not be Inferred that Rhode
Island, as a whole. Is In serious dan-
ger of going ont of tillage. Estimat-
ing each abandoned farm at 100 acres,
the 349 amount to but about 4 per
cent of the state's area.
The shirt waist man Is not new. Pres-
ent consideration of him has brought
to light an ordinance of Lincoln's Inn,
490 years old. “Urbanus Sylvan,” In
the lust Cornhlll, writes: "In 1606 there
Is a resolution of the bench that any
one ut the clerk's commons shall be
decorously clad, and not with his ahirt
In fade popull ultra dlploldem, I. e.,
sil< king out In public view beyond bis
doublet."
A professor of geology has found
n**r Moult lair, N J., fossil specimens
of a fish supposed to he millions of
years old. The fish belongs to the or-
der of ganoids, of which there are only
a few modern representatives. House-
keepers who think their fisherman Is
not furnishing wares aa fresh as they
desire can at least comfort themselves
with the knowledge that his Ice-box
contains nothing as old as this;
There Is a popular Impression that
microbes and germa of all klnda are
killed by Intense cold. Recent exper-
iments In the laboratory of Professor
I>ewar. the man who solidified hydro-
gen. shows that this Impression la er-
roneous. Many forma of bacteria were
subjected to the tremendous cold of
liquid air for an entire week without
Interruption, yet afterward they de-
veloped as vigorously as they would
bavs done If they bad not undergone
so frosty an experience.
Norma D4ora Is a girl who Uvea
with her father near the headquarter#
of the Guadeloupe in Texas, and baa
recently been rewarded for bravery
with a handsome silver-mounted re-
volver. presented by the Texas Cattle
association Her achievement was tbs
lassoing of a mountain lion and drag-
ging tt to Its death, as It was la tbs
set of attacking her father's cattle, on
tbs borders of the ranch. As she bad
no weapon on her parson, she wag
forced to depend upon bar lariat.
T7--__ Vre
According to ths Journal of German
Engineers, ths French railroad trains.
Instead of tbs English, hold ths first
place for speed,' eehedule time being
the beets for comparison. A regular
train between Parle and Amiens makes
the distance, tl miles, without stop,
la an hour and a quarter, or at the
rate of 96 miles an hour. The fastest
regular train In Orest Britain makes
90 ml las an hour, for a distance of
gnly It miles, between Perth and For-
fai. In Germany a greater speed than
69 miles an hour Is prohibited, but the
fastest regular train makes only 62
miles, between Wittenberg and Ham-
burg.
Vertical penmanship, adopted no
widely In the public schools a few
years ago, seems to be going out of
fashion. It la said to be alow to write
and not favored In commercial life.
The return to the Spencerian system
emphasises the project to erect a me-
morial library to Platt Spencer In Ue-
neva. O. Here. In a little log house,
the great penman taught many branch-
es, especially the beautiful handwrlt-
fl'OIlk
eHPE NOME
gambling rust
RIOT IM THE
MINING CftMP.....
lug which young and old came
afar to learn. Until the age of S,
Spencer bad never seen writing paper,
hut he had already traced hla charac-
ters In the sand of the river’s edge
bad on the berk of trees. Hla life was
full of hardships, but many a man
reared la luxury may well envy the
Inscription, "Poet, penman, educator,
rafcvmer. benefactor." engraved an hla
tomb by a grateful pupil.
A writer In the New York Euagivea
tgures to show that the problem of
procuring a sufBcient number of rail-
road lies causes the corporatloau in-
creasing perplexity. A mile of stand-
ard single-tv ask railroad requires
about 4.609 Use. and the average me
af a tie In estimated at about Are
yearn. The aaaaal requirement of the
Pennsylvania railroad for the part of
the system east of Pittsburg la nearly
1,199,909 tlsa The tie supply of all
the railways of the country represents
an aggregate impressive at oaae to the
beutaem tastlae! and to the tauLgtna-
tion. Under the beat conditions, and
making no allowance for Are and other
accidents, a plot of 1.000 acres and a
period of 90 yearn are required to pro-
goo# 1.900,900 tie#- Every line of rail-
road then become# an argument la
favor of preserving our forests from
Wildest, fiercest gambling |H going
cm these days In the wlnd-sweot nrap
of JJO.OOO men and 700 womeu on Cape
Nome, writes a correspondent. Vet-
eran miners who have followed the
fitful 'beckoniogs of fortune among all
the gold and silver camps from Chl-
bonhMa. ^lexJcQ, to Alaska,during more
than ftt-ycars. Hay they.never knew a
diiplloate of Nome's saturnalia of gim-
bllng.
Virginia City's reckless gaming a
g< n'^Htloii ngo was decorous In com-
parison; Tombstone's and l^eadville's
plunges Into faro and keno were puny
by the side of Nome's; Cripple Cie -k's
hottest and most dissolute era of
gambling was temperate alongside
that of Nome, and even Dawson never
had anywhere nenr the capital In-vest-
ed In big gambling halls ami all man-
ner of games to seduce miner's gold.
No such large assemblage of gamblers
of many nations and all degrees of
proficiency was ever seen, at least up
and down the Pacific coast, like that
now gathered in Alaska's newest gold
camp..
No other class of men Is at all like
gold miners for nr.ad, incessant gam-
bling The grim, primitive life among
the rigged hills and blasted gulches,
tne hard manual labor, the absence of
softening Influences of home and clvll-
testlon. lead miners to seek recrea-
tion In hard excesses and desperate
gaming What most men do at Nome
may he summed up In three words —
mining, gambling and drinking.
A multitude of the miners work In
the beach sands and gulches like
Rends, live In dirty frayed tents and
vile hilts, and gamble their every
speck of gold dust ut u sitting. Day
and night, week after week and month
after month, with never a pause, the
Nome miners ure chancing the dearly
gotten gold. The faro dealers’ chips
are always clicking, the little balls
ceaselessly rattle in the revolving rou-
lette wheels, the craps men are ever
throwing huge dice and ahoutlng the
results, the stud poker tables shuffle
and deal at the little round, green
tables, and the policy men hold hourly
drawings.
Sometimes the great. barn-like
gambling halls are each crowded with
J00 and 600 absorbed, anxious and
desperate men and women toying with
capricious luck. Several times the
restless, eager crowds have fought
mortal flshts for chances at the gam-
ing tables. Time and again a miner
has lost all his gatherings of gold
through a whole season by a whirl of
a roulette wheel, and men have wag-
e-red pounds of gold upon the turn of
a card. Sometimes . murders 1 occur
among the frenzied players, and half
the rows of the crazy camp start In
the gambling halls
Kotighly estimated, some COO men
are at Nome solely to conduct gam-
bling, and to connect schemes for al-
luring gold dual an? money from the
swarming miners. The gambling fra-
ternity has been recruited from every
city In America, from cities In Eu-
rope. from Australia and South Am-
erica. ‘‘Lucky” Baldwin Is installed
there with twenty salaried gamblers
In the employ of a syndicate of men
who have made thousands of dollars
In other western mining fields. Jacob
Westfall of New York. Is running a
flashy place, equipped with almost
every sort of popular gambling game
and device. Chicago. Buffalo, Pitta-
burg. St. Ixiuls and New Orleans each
has a quota of gamesters at Nome,
while every community on the Pacific
coast has some representation among
tne fraternity gathered to feed upon
the gold diggers In the Alasffan camp.
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Europe in the
Pacific
HOLLAND COMES
NEXT TO ENGLAND
IN THE VALUE
OF HER POSSESSIONS
The Pacific ocean. westward of Ha-
waii and the Marquesas, Is like u fed-
eration of European nations on Aslu-
llc soil, united by the free commerce of
the seas, says Alnslee's Mugsslne. The
nations vary In atse. strength and Im-
portance. as the atatrs of Europe or
vl til" American Union. Or$*t Britain
Commands the held with a landed area
of nearly 3,260,000 square miles. Poor
Spain's once magnificent empire la
shrunk to lens than 60 square mtlea. a
smaller total than belongs to black
King George of the Tongas. Holland,
the country from which emanated the
doughty Boers, own# over 735.000
square miles, settled with nearly eight
times as many people as Inhabit the
larger area owned by Great Britain.
Germany, the new.ctvlllxcr among the
nations, has dominance over more
than 100,000 square miles, and ubout
aa many people aa there are mllea.
France, with less than one-tenth of
Germany’s land, is at some of the
most Important points of strategy and
at the point of greatest travel. Sev-
eral independent states He In the
midst of the federation, as Swltserland
does In Kuro|»e; several others In the
unhappy suxeralnted position of the
Transvaal in South Africa.
If all the inlands could be put Into
a continuous body of land they would
form a most heterogeneous empire.
They would Include. In addition to Eu-
ropean peoples with their various po-
Httcal and social systems, a tangle of
aborigines, a confusion of. savages and
aeml-ctvIlUed cultivates of the soil
and commonwealth: an emporium or
producta more dlverslfled than a basar
on a midway plalaanre, a mystery of
traditions aa Inexplicable aa the origin
of the American Indians. Profoundly
forsated In the Dutch Weat Indies, ths
Islands become In western Australia
more barren than the lava beds ot
eastern Oregon, and more Irredeema-
ble than the uppermost wilds of Brit-
ish Columbia. Fertile, balmy and
luxurious In the beautiful lands ot
New Zealand. FIJI, Samoa and Tahiti,
they are transformed Into uninhabited
roral reefs or Into hot and malarial
beds of struggle In the guano-corerea
or copra-producing dots on the map
north and c.:et of the1 line drawn from
tha Philippines to New Guinea and
through Samoa to the Society Island#
twelve names have been called the
performer shakes the hat, mixing the
slips, and has one drawn by some one
In the audience. The name is noted
and the paper burned. The ashea are
then rubbed on the performer’s fore-
arm. and the chosen name is revealed
in red letter?. Before doing the trick
the performer writes the name of aome
prominent person, any George Wash-
ington, on hla arm with milk, using
a match or a toothpick, or with a piece
of damp aoap, pointed flne. "But how
does the performer know what name
will be chosen?” you ask. Simply be-
cause only one name la used. On each
slip, as the audience calls off the va-
rious names, he writes the words
“George Washington." In a group of
celebrities the name of George Wash-
ington Is almost certain to be men-
tioned. As the hat contains slips on
which are written the same name there
Is no question as to what name will
he drawn. The rest Is easy. At this
time names of presidential candidates
might he (ailed for. In like manner
names of animals, birds, trees, flowers
or the names of countries can be used.
garniture for Boy’s Room.
Of course, John’s room does not
w.int a tea-table, but he does want a
< osk and a lounge aa badly aa hla sla-
ter. Not a lounge with an elegant,
dainty cover, ruffled pillows, etc., but
a leather c.mch or a rattan divan, with
Every mother possesses information of vital value to her
young daughter. That daughter is a precious legacy, and
the responsibility for her future is largehr in the hands of the
mother. The mysterious change that develops the thought-
less girl into the thoughtful woman should nnd the motner
on the watch day and night. As she cares for the physical
well-being of her daughter, so will the woman be, and her
children also.
When the young girl’s thoughts become sluggish, when
■he experiences headaches, dizziness, faintness, and exhibits
an abnormal disposition to sleep, pains in the back and lower
limbs, eyes dim, desire for solitude, and a dislike for the
society of other girls, when she is a mystery to herself and
friends, then the mother should go to her aid promptly. At
such a time the greatest aid to nature is Lyola E. Pink-
ham’s Vegetable Compound. It prepares the young
m for the coming change, and is the surest reliance in
lour of trial.
are practical proof
women.
system
this h<
of Mrs
The following letters from Miss Good ai
Irs. Pinkham’s efficient advice to young
Miss Oood asks Mrs. Pink ham for Help.
June ltth, 1900.
• Dana Mas. Pikxbam :—I have oeen very much bothered for aome
time with my monthly periods being irregular. I will tell you all about
it, and put myself in your care, for I have heard so much of you. Bach
month menstruation would become leaa and lean, until It entirely stopped
for *ii month*, mod now it hu stopped again. I have become very ner-
voua aud of a very bad color. I am a young girl and have always had to
I work very hard. I would be very much pleaaed If
you would tell me what to do.”—Miss Pxau Oood,
Cor. 90th Avenue and Yealar Way. Seattle, Waah.
Tha Happy Result.
February 10th, 1900.
" Dill Mas. Pixxxix :—I cannot praise Lydia
E. Pink ham’a Vegetable Compound enough. It is
Just simply wonderful the change your medicine
baa made in me. I feel like another person. My
work Is now a pleasure to me, while before using
medicine it wna a burden. To-day I am a
I think if more women
mm
healthy and happy girl,
would use your vegetable Compound there would ha
laaa suffering in the world. 1 cannot express the
relief I hnve experienced by using Lydia E. Plnk-
ham’s Vegetable Compound.”—Mim Pea hi. Good,
Ml» FfAkl COOP 1 “2;th Av7ou;«d ^; JfZE
*5000
REWARD
watch will b« paid to any perw-n who
testimonial is not grnuine, or was
Owing to the fget that some skeptical
people have from lime to time questioaed
tha aenninencm of the testimonial letters
ws are constantly publishing, we have
Benk, of Lynn, Maes., $5,000,
ds|»sitsd with the National City
L>n
_ rnuine, or was publi
writer's special permission.—Lydia E. Pihkmam Mbuicihs Co.
o can akow lhatibe above
blished before obtaini
liaising ths
Ths Qwarns WaeMugtew titsh.
Here la au excellent trick, which
can be executed with little dlScultj:
The performer baa a number of slips
of pap*» on bla table, and he asks sev-
eral persona to call out the name of a
famous man. Aa the name* are called
out the performer writes them down
oa separate slips folds each slip, and
drop# It into a hat. When ten or
cushions which have plenty of feath-
ers, but no ruffles. This couch
would, I fancy, have many a
tale to tell lu after year# were
It permitted to relate the number of
’nlr castles built, surrounded by Its
coay pillows, of what la to be done
"when 1 am a man." for a boy has
Juat as many dreams aa a girl; they
differ from each other In quality ra-
ther than quantity. The deak,
too. should be there—and there
la no reuaon why It should not,
for the very thing he want# can bn
bought for 96 or 910— for then there
will be a place for him to wrestle with
the “composition Send.” and a place
to keep hla school notes nnd party In-
vitation#
rtly Named fwr H#»Uag#aa.
The prosperous and growing city of
Huntington. W. Va.. was named after
the late Collli P. Huntington, who pro-
jected the place, and aome thirty years
ago purchased tka land upon which It
la situated. He subsequently conveyed
the property to the Central Land com-
pany. a corporation In which he was
chief stockholder and of which ha was
special receiver at the time of hla
death.
A glance nt the handsome Septem-
ber number of ‘'Success” reveals the
fact that people occupying the foot-
hills of fame are receiving attention
as well as those “excelsiors" who
huve climbed the Jungfraus and the
Matterliorns. Well. It la a matter <>'
degree. this success-winning, and
there are so many of us on the> way
up that this attitude of “Success" is
comforting. It Is like an alpenstock
lu the hands of the ftmbittous climber.
Tt la worthy of note, too. that one
of the principal features In the maga-
slne this month la the story of John
Burroughs, the author and devotee of
nature, who Is "rich without money,"
having enough to live on, but flndlug
unalloyed pleasure In the study of
the woods and fields.** Success” main-
tains stoutly,—and that la one of Its
gieatcst charms—that a man with
nothing but money la a beggar In the
males of civilisation.
\y Sawyer’s
Ponmtl
Slickers
Wamuitsd Waterproof.
Sawyer's Kxrelalar Bna4 Pommel Slickers
aflbrd complete protection to boib rider and
■addle. Made extra long and wide In the skirt,
ring a dry scat lor rider. Kaally converted
coat. Bvorr «nrwo#»
Insuring a dry i
a walklni
railed waterproof. I-ook*lor i
If your dealer does not have Kneel-
■tor Broad, write for catalogue.
N. M. SAWYER a SON. Solo (Mrs.
fast Cambridge. Mats.
There are now thirteen cable lines j
act »ss the Atlantic in successful op- ■
err Ion. yet the charge for sending
■nonages remain what It baa been for
twi uly years or more—25 cents a word
for commercial messages, and 10 cents
a word for press dispatches.
$100.00 IN GOLD
For the first Case of Chills and Fever
that Roans’ Blub Chill. Curb will not
care. The first do## breaks the ohills and
three doaas will cure. 95a Guaranteed.
FAULTLESS
v STARCH ;.;
, ;» b : if 1 °FIN!
There are now thirteen cable lines
aero## the Atlantic In successful op-
eration. yet the charge for aendlng I '
messages remains what It baa been W. N. U. HOU9TON, NO. 38. 1800
for twenty years or more—25 cents a
word for commercial messages, and
10 centa a word for press dispatches.
When searched, a New York beggar
was found to have 631 cents In hla
coat, lie had collected them In less
than hair a day. At this rate hla In-
come would he 93.COO a year.
Wkk.es Answering Advertisements Kindly
Mention This Paper.
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McKinney, R. C. Alpine Avalanche. (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, September 28, 1900, newspaper, September 28, 1900; Alpine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth803293/m1/2/?q=land: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library (Archives of the Big Bend).