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WAR DEC Li R ED!
NOT ON MEXICO, BUT ON HIGH PRICES
1 BY
C. S. BATTLE & BRQ!
WEST SIDE SQUARE M'KINNEY TEXAS.
FINEST 5c CIGAR I1T THE CITY!
TRY A BOX OF CERALINE.
Favorite Tea, In I lb. Packages. Purest Tea in
The Colorado Desert.
Daring Prospector Saw in that
Desolate Section.
-IN THE MARKET-
Cup and Saucer free with each package. Don't forget we are head-
quarters for anything in the grocery line and will mfeet any honorable
competition.
HARRY Q. SMITH, Ph. G.
JOS. E. JOHNSON, Ph. G.
SMITH & JOHNSON,
PHARMACISTS AND DRUGGISTS.
PURE DRUGS, CHEMICALS,
Perfumery, Soaps, Combs and Brushes, Xpilet Articles, Sta-^gBft
jggg^tionery of all kinds, Sponges, Shoulder Braces, Trusses, La-°@H
g@°rlies' Supporters and a fine lot of
TOBACCO & CIGARS.
jg^The public generally is invited to call and examine our=fsg&
ggjp^stock and learn our prices before purchasing elsewhere. We11^
f@ are here to sell and Will Not be undersold by any house
jggf North Texas. Prescriptions accurately compounded by first-^fga
j^pclass prescriptionists at all hours, day or night. Ji©""
jg^s° mpmher the place, JOHNSON BLOCK, 2nd door, S W cr.""©^
J. P, CROUCH & CO.
Are selling a great deal of
their Furniture at COST.
You will do well to call on
them the first opportunity
and see their stock of Fine
Furniture, Shades, Carpets,
Paintings, Und'takers' goods
They wish to reduce their
mmense stock of goods, as they are greatly overstocked.
Tmm CITT MILLS *
OBENSHAIN BROS. & COMPANY.
Manufacturers and Dealers in
FIOIIR, MEAL, BRAN and SHIPSTUFF
ALSO MILL FEED, PATENT ROLLER PROCESS-
M'KINNEY - - - - TEXAS.
jg@°"Correspondence Solicited.
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FASHIONABLE
MAKER.
South Tennessee Street, two
doors South of Rhine's Corner,
McKinney, Texas.
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G/A. FOOTE, H. M. MAKKIIAM, W. L. BOYD, J. L. WHITE,
President, Vice-President. Cashier, Ass't-Cashicr.
COLLIN GO. NATIONAL BANK
McKINNEY, TEX.\S.
PAID UP CAPITAL,
#100,000.
Loans made on approved col-
Deposijs Received. Exchange Bought and sold.
laterals. Collections receive the best attention.
DIRECTORS:
G. A. Foote, T. C. Goodner, H. M. Markham, W. L. Boyd,
Wilson, W. A. Rhea, J. A. Aston.
T. B.
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GRAINERS, PAPER HANGERS, DECORATORS,
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signs a specialty. 1
Few persons have a correct con-
ception of the immense area and
peculiar physical characteristics of
that barren portion of Southeastern
California known as Colorado
Desert. It embraces almost the
entire surface of San Bernardino
County and part of the counties of
Los Angelos, Inyo and Kern. In
other words, it has an aera of be-
tween 35,000 and 40,000 square
miles, or more than the combined
areas of New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Connecticutt and
New Jersey.
Some years ago a prospector
determined to extend his search
over that part of the desert that is
several hundred feet below the sea
level, and that is seldom, if ever,
visited by either white man or
Indian. With a supply of provis-
ions and canteens of water to last
for several days, and mounted up-
on a horse accustomed to priva-
tions, he struck out for the little
oasis of Indian Wells in a south-
erly direction, and for some time
climbed hills and traversed where
no signs of human presence were
met with.
The daring prospector gradually
worked his way southward for
many miles, until finally, stretched
out at the foot of the ridge, as far
as the eye could see, lay a perfectly
level valley. Its surface was seem-
ingly as smooth as a floor for miles
on miles, while its appearance was
of a most peculiar nature, being of
an ashy whiteness, and without a
rock or protuberance of any kind
to break the monotony of the dead
level.
A singlar object, a mile or more
from the foot of the hill, attracted
his attention. He shaded his eyes
with his hat brim and looked again
and again at it. If that were the
ocean instead of a desert at his
feet, he would surely say that a
vessel lay at anchor there. Surely
no rock ever existed that so much
resembled the handiwork of man.
What could it be ?
Slowly he rode down the hill-
side, determined upon getting a
closer view of the strange object.
At last the level was reached and
there, less than a mile away, lay
what was unquestionably the worn
and battered hulk of an ancient
vessel. The stumps of the masts
still remained, while the high stern
and peculiar shape of the entire
ship betokened its ancient origin
The bulwarks seemed to have
been partly carried away, probably
by the falling of the masts, whose
stumps projected ten or fifteen feet
above the deck. But otherwise
all the contour of the old hulk was
perfect, though of a design vastly
different from any that had ever
been seen by the astonished dis-
coverer.
The prospector, with all his fac-
ulties, bent upon a close examina-
tion of this strange apparition in
the desert, urged his horse forward
but the ground broke beneath his
weight, and then it was seen that
the entire surface was but a crust
an inch or more in thickness,
but not of sufficient strength to
bear the weight of horse and rider.
Underneath this crust was a dark
colored mixture of mud and water
Horse and rider approached
nearer and nearer, but finally the
poor animal sank so deeply in the
ooze that it became apparent that
it was impossible to advance an-
other step in the direction of the
vessel, which now seemed almost
within pistol-shot.
Reluctantly the horse's head was
turned toward the shore, which
was finally reached after a hard
struggle. The prospector dis-
mounted and cast about for some
means of reaching the wreck
which his imagination had by this
time freighted with all manner of
wealth. He attempted to make
his way over the crust on foot, but
he found that it gave way almost
as readily as under the horse's
hoofs, and so was obliged to
abandon the attempt. Unable to
devise any means for satisfying
his curiosity by setting foot on
the long deserted deck that lay
so temptingly near, he at last re-
luctantly decided to make haste
for the nearest settlement and
there organize a well equipped
expedition with every appliance
necessary for reaching and making
a thorough search for the stranded
hulk.
But on turning to his horse a
most pitiable sight was seen. The
poor animal's legs were raw and
bleeding for the entire distance
that had come in contact with the
muddy deposit beneath the sur-
face crust, and an examination
showed that this deposit was so
highly impregnated, with alkali
that it had eaten the horse's limbs
almost to the bone, and conse-
quently he was in no condition for
further travel. The only thing to
be done was mercifully to put the
poor creature out of his suffering,
and a pistol ball soon ended the
life of the faithful beast. The
prospector was now left on foot to
contend with the multitudinous and
almost insurmountable difficulties
that confronted him.
Imagine his condition; his horse
dead, himself lost, and with scant
supplies of water and food. How-
ever, he knew the general direc-
tion in which the old road across
the desert lay, and he knew, too,
that if his strength only held out
and he traveled far enough to the
north he was certain to reach as-
sistance in time. He reached a
station three days after and his
life was saved.
When he recovered so as to be
able to travel he was carried by
stage to the San Bernardine Valley,
where he soon regained his j
strength, and then imparted to a
few friends the strange discovery
that he had made upon his trip.
Among others, the writer was
told of the wonderful stranded
ship, and curiosity was aroused to
the utmost. Many theories were
advanced to account for its pres-
ence there. The most plausable
explanation, and one easily within
the bounds of belief, was that a
long time ago some hardy mariner
sailed northward along the Mexi-
can coast on a voyage of discovery.
Fearing to venture on unknown
seas, he hugged the shore, never
losing sight of land. When the
Gulf of California was reached, in-
stead of following the ocean line
he entered the gulf, the southern
extremity of the peninsula now
known as Lower California not be-
ing in sight of the mainland oppo-
site. Sailing on, and up the gulf,
which unmistakably at one time
extended much further northward
than it now does, and had arms
reaching up to what is now known
as the Colorado Desert, the vessel,
missing the mouth of the Colorado
River, was finally driven by storm
or ran ashore where the prospector
found it centuries later.
The writer, whose curiosity was
greatly stimulated by the tale,
consulted one of the old padres
about it, and from him learned
that in certain ancient historical
volumes in his possession he had
found an account of how some
vessels laden with gold and all
manner of valuable commodities
in transit from the East Indies
has been dispatched to the north-
ward from Acapulco during the
sixteenth century, in the expecta-
tion that a route would be found
by which the valuable cargo might
Sioux City Sensation.
H. L. Levett, a Theatre Manager, Held
for the Assassination of Rev. Had-
dock, the Prohibition Cham-
pion.
Be Conservative.
Chicago, Oct. 7.—A sensational
turn was given to-day to the as-
sassination in Sioux City, on the
3rd of last August, of Rev. Geo.
C. H. Haddock, the well-known
Presbyterian minister and prohibi-
tion champion, by the surrender
of H. L. Levett, manager of Hav-
ard Theatre, Sioux City, who had
been indicted by the coroner's
jury of that city for conspiracy
and complicity in the crime. For
more than a week Attorney D. W.
Wood, of Sioux City, has been in
this city incognito following out
clews relating to the crime. On
Monday, in consequence, of cer-
tain developments, F* T. Better,
known as Frank Adams, tele-
graphed Levett, who was in
Mobile, Ala., organizing a theatri-
cal company, which was to start
! Monday, urging him to come here.
He at once complied, and on
reaching here surrendered at 11
o'clock to Mr. Wood. He left on
the noon train for Sioux City. It
is understood that he is fully ac-
quainted with the assassination
plot in all its details, and while
not knowing who actually perform-
ed the deed, has knowledge of the
party to whom it was assigned for
execution. Levett declines to talk
fully, pending his appearance in
court, but Mr. Wood says that
while he is not the murderer, he
will make important disclosures.
A Daring Robbery.
Chicago, Oct. 8.—An unknown
thief threw a handful of hot pep-
per into the eyes of Tom Donnel-
be taken directly to Spain instead j ly, a diamond broker at 118 Dear-
of being transported across the born street, last night, and then
wilds of Mexico and reshipped on robbed the place of a tray of dia-
the Atlantic coast. These ships; monds valued at between $4000
had never after been heard from, and 36000. It was while the streets
and they disappeared as myste- were crowded that the thief enter-
riously from sight as the mirage ed the place. He was well dress-
of the desert. ! ed. In the store at the time were
It was entirely within the Donnelly and his clerk. They
bounds of reason to suppose that were about closing up the store
one of these galleons, mistaking for the night, but had not taken
the Gulf of California for the
wished for passage, had finally
been lost in what is now the
desert. At all events there is
enough to show that perhaps no
more than three hundred years
have elapsed since the residence
the diamonds and other valuables
from the case. Donnelly was near
the window fronting on Dearborn
street and the clerk was in the
rear of the store. When the man
entered the door Donnelly arose
from his seat and walked towards
of the waters of the gulf to their a chair containing several trays of
present bounds, and hence it re- diamonds. The fellow asked to
quires no violent stretch of the ; to be shown some diamonds. The
imagination to identify the wreck tray was heavily laden with bril-
with one of the lost vessels and to Hants taken from the case and
load it with an imperishable store placed on the glass counter for in-
of gold and silver. ; spection. While examining with
Thtee or four enthusiastic souls the left hand the fellow drew his
were enlisted, and it was proposed right hand from his overcoat pock-
to make a systematic effort to j et and dashed a pound of pepper
reach the wreck. It was finally
decided that the only feasible plan
for overcoming the obstacles pre-
sented by the crust and the alkali
of the valley was to employ broad,
flat-bottomed boats made of sheet-
iron, such as duck-hunters occa-
sionally use. These are made in
sections and easily transported
long distances. A supply of light
but strong rope was to be taken,
and it was thought that it would
be possible to "pole" the boat
over the crust to the wreck with-
out breaking through, since it
would present a broad, resistant
surface and sustain considerable
weight.
Calculations were made as to
the amount of food and water
necessary for the party and the
teams that would be required to
haul the outfit to the desired spot,
and the entire plan seemed most
feasible. But the fact that for at
least three days the discoverer
had been suffering so severely as
to be unable to tell in what direc-
tion he had been wandering after
leaving the scene of the wreck;
that he had taken little notice of
the course followed in reaching it,
thereby rendering the retracing of
his steps exceedingly problemati-
cal, and that during that very sea-
son no less than fifteen persons
were known to have lost their
lives on the desert, led finally to
the abandonment of the scheme.
So the vessel lies there unvisited
to this day, awaiting the advent
of some daring adventurer that is
willing to risk his life in the
search.
Business Courtesy.
In visiting business offices one
meets a great variety of persons.
Most are kind, courteous, and ac-
commodating; others are fair to
medium in these respects ; another
class—fortunately very small—are
in ill humor nearly all the time,
full of gruffness, and cranky, hav-
ing much of the nature of such
unpleasant and fretful animals as
bears and porcupines; a fourth
class are languid and indifferent
to their replies to civil questions,
and are apt to be tinctured more
or less with a sort of supercilious-
ness and a well developed self-
importance. These persons ap-
pear to think that if they would
unbend, throw off their awful
dignity, and try to be accommo-
dating, they would not be esti-
mated at their true worth and im-
portance. This class is generally
composed of young men who
have more conceit than good
sense, and requires a good many
years for some of them to get
cured, the time required for a
cure depending on the vigor of
their mental constitution. The
newspaper man has met all these
characters and "sized them up,"
and can pigeon-hole them as rap-
idly as a postal clerk can pigeon-
hole letters.
into Donnelley's eyes, completely
blinding him. He at once fell
back on the counter. The pepper
burned him frightfully, and for an
hour afterward he was unable to
open his eyes. Alter blinding
Donnelly the thief helped himself
to the gems and made his escape
out of the partly open doors.
Numa L. Seely lived with his
parents in Cincinnati until his
mother died and his father aban-
doned him. Then he went to
work for a farmer in Indiana, and
while there stole a few dollars and
bought a coat. He was sent to
the penitentiary for three years.
Now Gov. Gray has pardoned him
because influential citizens of
Cincinnati, including Gov. For-
aker, have asked him to, and
because the boy is heir to a fine
property in that city.
Editor Crosby, of the Daily Ad-
vertiser, of Boston, has a smart
setter. The other day a lady
walking through the fields near
where Mr. Crosby was spending
his vacation lost her watch. The
setter was made to smell the lady's
pocket," and then told to "bring
dead bird." He ranged the field
in fine form, and finally came to a
stand at a little turf of grass. When
his master came up he found the
watch ticking under the dog's re-
liable nose.
To the close observator of cur-
rent happenings touching almost
every question of general interest,
the people generally seem to be
divided, more or less, into three
classes. One class rush forward
into fanaticism, and grasping a
theory, press their views to that
extreme, from which calmer judg-
ments recoil and where collapse
usually overtakes them. Those
composing this class are not spe-
cially retarders of progress, but
are often too progressive for the
best public interest.
Their neglect to consider the
collateral issues bearing upon the
questions considered not infre-
quently leads to a kind of cyclonic
disturbance in the public senti-
ment, which proves to be epheme-
ral, and but opens the way for
proper advancement. These are
sometimes denominated pioneers
of thought.
Another class numbers in their
ranks those who are always mouth-
ing, censuring, grumbling, com-
plaining, opposing and prophesy-
ing failure, death and destruction
to any projected enterprise that is
the outgrowth of public spirited-
ness and that promises beneficial
results. They seem to see no good
in anything, and appear ready, at
any fancied provocation, to turn
their ire loose upon everything,
every purpose and every project
that does not bend to, and accord
with their own way of thinking.
These are evidently retarders to
progress, obstacles to enterprise,
and drawbacks to general thrift.
Fortunately for those who are ev-
er ready to aid in any enterprise
that promises to enhance general
interest, this class is not sufficient-
ly strong in numbers in America
to stem the tide that beats against
them, but they have been a part
of the people from the time to
which the memory of man runneth
not.
There is a third class compris-
ing a majority of the people, who
occupy tht happy mean of conser-
vatism, and who run not after, nor
cater to the fanatical ideas of eith-
er of the extreme classes above
mentioned. This conservative
class proceeds under the dictates
of a calm judgment, study thor-
oughly and deliberately decide is-
sues and tributaries bearing upon
all questions of progress and pub-
lic interest, and calculate wisely
upon results, contingent or remote,
likely to grow out of" their acts.
Having done this, they establish
themselves firmly as the conserva-
tors of what is right and proper,
and, with readiness to throw their
power and influence to the advo-
cacy and promotion of whatever
promises to be of public utility, to
produce individual and collective
benefit, and to bring weal to their
state, county or community. These
are the conservators of community
interests, of business thrift and en-
terprise, are promoters of morals
and the firmer pillars of church
and state, and are not obstructors
of that which redounds to the gen-
eral good. Hence it behooves
each and every individual desirous
of promoting their own interest,
to be if possible, always conserva-
tive.—[Marietta Journal.
F AiR im: s
UNIMPROVED LANDS,
HOUSES AND LOTS!
FOR SALE BY
s\ m, TmoMw&om i
OFFICE, Johnson Block, Room 3, Up Stairs.
FARMS.
lit. The place inquired for l v most all home seekers, acres llue prairie land; :i 11 enclosed
with fence; .'10 acres in cultivation, with a very fair house, water, and timber fur firewood
Such places are now scarce; at $12 per acre and time on part A bargain worth looking
after.
112. A splendid residence place in the town ot Melissa, consisting of a dwelling of 10
porches, out-houses, etc., well, shade trees, orchard and about f acres of land, situated i
the business part of town and now uscdas a hoarding house. Will sell at very I w figure
swap for a good farm of equal value. An excellent place to locate IV r educational purposes
ins,
10.V 33 1-3 acres tine laud and splendid timber, 2 1-2 miles w
A good chance for some live worker of limited mean-.
]0:>. One of the best farms in Collin County, about 12 miles southwi
miles north of Lebanon; 310 acres prairie, 2.">of timber, l.">o acres in
pastures. An excellent two storv house of ."i rooms, out huihiin
f McKinney, at $12 per acre.
st of McKinney, and 3
Motivation, Itio'acres in
, line barn 50x02 feet.
^ltlllltl * f ti iUS, ©111 ' I
Orchard of pears, peaches, plums, grapes,
information call at my ollice, Itoon. No.
etc. Soil lirst-cla-s throughout. 1<
•Johnson lllock, Mcliinnev, Texas.
91. A gooil farm of 117 acres, one half mile from Verona, «>." i
picket fence, lots, crib, splendid orchard, good water, 'to
postollice, etc.. l'rice $2,000, with good terms, and a litth
i cultivation, inclosed by a good
, close to church, school, store,
better for all cash.
. 3."i acres timbered land two miles southeast of McKinney, line laud for a little farm and
timber to pay for it, at $10 per acre.
71. A line farm of 200 acres, 100 in cultivation, 20 in pasture, ami St
good two story farm house and outbuildings, with excellent w t<
class fdace in the immediate vicinity of church and school. I'ric
70. A 73 acre farm, 2 1-2 miles northeast of St. Paul and 2 miles east
acn s in cultivation, 43 under fence; house, good water, good range
at $1000.
58. A 200acre faint, "i miles west of McKinney, 150 acres under fenet
timber. Price $:(,2."i0, one half cash, balance on long time.
in prairie and timber. A
l\ etc. Altogether a llrst-
• $17.50 per acre.
f Willow Springs ."S
line laud and low price,
120 in cultivation, 10 of
1152 acres grazing and farming lands in Callahan county, at $1.50 per
li acres of land in the west part of McKinney not far from the college
, lit; 2-.'! acres, on which is
wire fence; price 81,000.
sniders Lake
l land and much line limbe'tiieer good new
11. A farm of 150 acreE; loo in cultivation, 4 miles from tonn; a first-class place. Price $2,500.
HOUSES AND LOTS.
117. A nice residence of 5 rooms, near (.'apt. Hoard's, ve
bargain in McKinney at $000— the Mrs. Ailed property.
110, The Walker homestead and three.lots on Tennessee street,
easy reacli of the bi.sicess part of the city. Want to sell this pro|
•iod farm.
irable, and probably the best
>'orth of the square and In
•rty very soon or swap it for
115, Block No 1, in Tucker addition, on Colli
sale in MeKiuuey.
street. The finest building block now fo
A line two story dwelling of s rooms and out buildin
dance of excellent water, bearing fruit trees, garden,
stable, se
• Lot I si I
10!t. A house of 5 rooms bit a small lot, immediately south ■
lixed and offered at very low ligures, in facta bargain for so
■ f the
.rood :
< hristaiu
. home.
A u ahuu-
;• $3000.
hurch, neatly
llo. A 4 room house on a 1-2 acre lot on lfradley street,
with cistern, fruit trees, stable, walks, etc. Well K
short distance
till, and at the
north of the college
low rale of $1000.
104. A new house on Chestnut street, in the south part of town,
cistern, smoke-house, crib, some young fruit trees. Lot 2(iox2(«i
verv low.
\\ itli 3 i
Prop,
and porch, a
ood and price
Two business lots near the depot at a very reasonable pric
One of the handsomest and best houses of live roon
0 blocks from the square, near the Baptist Church. T!
intended change o business location. Price $1,5o:i.
in M< Kinney,
beautiful plai
New and<
1 is for salt
■mplete,
>w iug lo
irehard. crib, well.
3-4 mile from the
nl. A two acre lot well improved, with lions
square. Very cheap at $f<oo.
4!t. Some va liable unimproved property, adjoining the railroad and dep< t grounds.
47. Four lots in T. T. Bradley Addition, north of the college.
10. A 1 residence property, well improved, located on the highest hill in the town,
acres attached; will suit some subst mtial man who would locate here to educate his
Price $2,500.
17. A good lot and house in Short's Addition, 5 rooms, a high
23" I have some other tracts lor sale not described here.
about 4
tainil v.
location. l'rice $1 ,'kki.
Buyers and Sellers are invited to call and see us.
Respectfully,
F. M. Thompson.
THE SHOE STO
Willie Gordon, a twelve-year-old
boy of Winnipeg, was arrested on
a charge of stealing hens, and
after two days' imprisonment was
tried and acquitted. He felt the
disgrace of the imprisonment
keenly, and when the boys made
fun of him decided to kill himself.
He did not like to die alone, but,
after vainly trying to induce a
companion to take poison with
him, swallowed a large dose of
strychnine and died.
Two citizens of Georgetown
were arrested recently for break-
ing the Sabbath by doing carpen-
ter work. The complainant said
in court that the noise of the ham-
mers disturbed his wife's religious
meditations, and the judge, after
looking up the law, found that for
white men the punishment was a
fine of five dollars, and for negroes
not more than thirty-nine lashes.
He fined the men, who were white,
#i each.
A man who was thought to be a
saloon spotter, asked for whisky
m an Olneyville, R. I., saloon the
other day. "Oh yes, I'll give you
some fine whisky," said the bar-
tender, as he hit the man between
the eyes, laying him on the floor.
The man never said a word, but
the fact that he didn't, and that he
has made no complaint, makes the
bartender certain that he was right
in his diagnosis of the case.
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There was a suggestion for leg-
islators and educators in Mr. Pow
derlv's remarks concerning the ig-
norance of foreigners and their
children, of our history and con-
stitution. So lately emancipated
from tne tyrannies of old monarch-
ies, they fall readily a prey to the
seductive arguments of the social-
ist, and fail to understand that
liberty is not license, nor a repre-
sentative government, anarchy. In
the minds of the native-born, the
true ideas of Democracy prevail,
as from childhood they have ab-
sorbed much of the spirit of true
freedom, but it is necessary t©
teach others, and it is the part of
right reason to see that they are
instructed by those who under-
stand and are loyal to our institu-
tions.
He Earned the Money.
Two or three years ago Phil Ar-
mour saw a negro porter in a pal-
ance car industriously trying to
spell out words in a well-thumbed
reader whenever he had a mo-
ment's leisure. He bacame inter-
ested in the boy, and offered him
$25 if he'd read six lines before
the train reached its destination.
The porter by hard work earned
the money, and now he is a
student in Oberlin College, sent
there by the generous Chicago
packer.
Four little children, the eldest
11 years old, were gathering
hazlenuts the other day near At-
lanta, when their pet terrier began
snapping at them. The eldest, a
girl, at once concluded that the
dog was mad, and, at the risk of
her life, grabbed the animal by the
neck and held it until her brother
got a rope, made a slip knot, threw
it over the dog's head and fasten-
ed it to a tree. Then the little
girl threw the dog from her and
ran. The terrier proved to have
a genuine case of hydrophobia.
Anarchist Neebe, in his reasons
why sentence of death should not
be pronounced on him, said that
in the State of Illinois and in the
year 1886 eight men had lost faith
in human progress. He, of course,
alluded to the eight convicted an-
archists. The short pullup of him-
self and comrades by the law is
calculated to make him feel that
the road is rather rocky for pro-
gressive people of his kind.
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Thompson, Clinton. The McKinney Gazette. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1886, newspaper, October 14, 1886; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth192223/m1/4/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.