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BELTOS, BELL COUNTY, TBj
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' the Postoffloe In Belton as Second-class JUil Matter.
JOURNAL.
The renuirks^ncerm^th^Bclton
uprovement Asaoci* „ ^ and
natural advantog<*°f ®^ed in
Bell County, ^dihuve
this column, r ve elicited
" I on at home, wd *?*eeu
letters of inquiry from
_ The
men and Voperty owners
business meu r-^^- , ^
— 'li,e to rS; to
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1889.
) VOL. MIL NO. 33.
Or*
Like
1o cow a to"*
iorthecommonfe^-^^ observer,
evident to the mw t in_
only
* Jul rit* and trade center if omy ©. **«
iwui i-'fa'ts'
aTice that there im « . _n
Sp,'b?. jnr« "•
along the line. ^ ft a o-reat
" great abundance.
CADGBT
"Oh, PhQ.
Arthur to his
the best water in i asant and I himself-
cheap fuel, a mosj.. "What's the
healthy <*maf j a^faefhauSti-
tU*. nlentv of labor, an u«^
rfbuiltagao^j cheap
.agricultural
and is a fine market]
"Broken-
Arthur poinl
which looked, as
does, as if it
ate
" ft I
rain,
Smither
Southeast Corner of the Public Square,
COTTON MERCHANTS *nd wholesale
AND RETAIL U 11
AND GROCERIES.
This firm is doing a large and flourishing business and Lave many of the very best men
in Bell County dealing with them.
Their trade is constantly increasing, and all who deal with them will cordially endorse
them. Their motto
is, in all cases:
Good Goods, Honest Weights and Measures, and Polite and
Accommodating Treatment of Customers.
Having ample capital, they buy in large quantities from manufacturers and importers, and
get the lowest possible prices and freights. They keep always in stock all articles in the
FAMILY GROCERY LINE, and a SPLENDID STOCK of
HATS, BOOTS, SHOES, CLOTHING,
Men's Furnishing Goods, Dry Goods.
LADIES, NOTIO
Tr""in°fi
native produce.
WATER SUPPLY.
The city owns its own water sup-
ply. The source of supply is the
Leon River, a pure stream flowing
through the eastern suburbs of the
city. The water is taken at a point
above any possible source of con-
tamination. The water rates are
reasonable. The fire service is
thorough.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
The city is illuminated by electric-
ity. The system in use is tbe Heis-
ler, and answers every requirement
admirably.
BANKING FACILITIES.
Belton has two well-managed,
prosperous and popular banks. These
institutions are conservative and ac-
commodating, and handle the im-
mense cotton crop of this section
with perfect ease.
RAILWAY FACILITIES.
There are two railways running
into Belton—the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas and tbe Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe. Freight rates are as low
as at any point in the interior of the
State.
A COTTON MARKET.
The reputation of the Belton mar-
ket for high prices and fair dealing
is not by any means local, for cotton
comes here by wagon from all the
surrounding counties. Cotton mar-
keted here has won a reputation for
fineness of staple, care in handling
and packing, and Belton cotton goes
direct to Liverpool and to the eastern
mills. The compress does excellent
work, and that helps the market.
THE DRY GOODS TRADE.
While there is a large retail trade
of the various kinds of goods in this
line, and a constantly increasing
wholesale business with points as
much as one hundred miles distant,
a special feature is the sale of fine
gor"*" "ption. No houses
re varied or
•r goods and
houses
ated
t
Save money and time by patronizing the live and energetic
^szSMITHER & AUSTIE
hiiw -A*?«
ew
tiou and
IORJE&
toward tbaaea,
Ksofidr,
dd golden hair.
broken,
® S no tfaniahy amy
>1 be spofc^ -jr
4Y along?
— withered flowers
VWhwen.
^ the wave,
Vtre
J the rain come thither
ands by the sea;
gsBom and wither.
jrrer the lea.
- -hosom of death,
[raw breath.
t to show
ago.
—Janet Boss.
IS OWN TRAP.
oarl" said little
oral years Older than
the oar?"
oar in Phil's hand,
know an oar or stick
just where it en-
8V always delighted at
«P®w*i«r,'l>ota was a pebble which made
the little splash which Arthur heard.
"How, I believe 111 get my mooay,"he
said, a few minutes later. "We shall want it
np at the pavilion. Come here, gold!"
Be put his hand down in the water
presently took it out, showing Arthur the
money in it.
"Is it the very, wry same piece?" mfarf
Arthur, gazing at it in awe. *
"Look at it and see," said Phil, again hand-
ing it to him.
"It is!" ewJaimad Arthur. "The same
date, and there's a scratch on it Now, Cousin
Phil, do it again."
"Stop! stop I" cried Phil, as the child flung
the money into the lake.
But it was too late. The shining piece shot
like a son ray through the water and disap-
peared. Phil turned angrily upon Arthur.
'You little simpleton I What do you mean
by throwing away my money r he cried.
But, as Arthur stared in bewilderment, a
shout went up from the other boys which
brought to Phi] a full realization of the joke
having been mercilessly turned on him<* if
Loud andlong was the laughter which ran*
out from the boat load as Arthur alternately
gazed anxiously into the depths of the water
and then imploringly into his cousin's face
as if quite unable to believe that the money
would not come at his <- <n
Phil's discomfiture was complete as they
drew near the pavilion, where he had expect-
ed to feast his friends in royal style.
Instead of this, each boy was obliged to
ransack his pockets for change, and the en-
tire funds of the party made a very poor
showing for a picnic dinner.
I think I've had enough of playing
Jokes^Phil said to himself as he thought
pity I Aadrr-jusas^
"Broken," tool"
astonishment and
they should break*J
"Very strange,"
restrain his laugh!
had been giving a
the dock and turni
with a face of
Walking up-.
it' W
led Arthur, in great
,y. "Why, how strange
as we get ashore!"
Phil, scarcely able to
as Arthur, to whom be
on the lake, sprang to
again to look at the oars
the house, while Phil
remained beh£ 4 ft > pull up his boat, still
laughing as he clU s > at his little cousin's mis-
take, Arthur met tl e hired man with a horse
and buggy.
"Are you going 1 a tbe station for Uncle
George!*' he asked.
"Yes. Jump in i t you want a ride."
Arthur needed i o urging. Ten minutes
later he was starin 5 with great interest at
the iron horse snonong up with its load oi
men glad to escape; from the smoke and heat
of the city. ,
"Bad news, Uncle George," he said, shak-
ing his head with the same grave face with
which he had viewed the oars. "The oars ar
broken."
"Oars broken P"'-
"Yes, both of them."
"How could that possibly happen?'
"I don't know. -Phil took me out in the
boat—itea jolly nice way to ride, doesn't
joggle a single bit—and just as we got bael
to shore the oars broke."
"Very strange," said bis uncle. "They art
new oars. Am you quite sure of what you
say, Arthur!" T
"Just as sore as I can be, uncle. I saw
them as plain as anything."
"Phil is expecting to take part in the row-
ing match to-morrow," said his uncle, lookii
perplexed. "Unless he has a pair of
oars he will be very much disappointed. In
order to make aire I bad better telegraph
into the city for a pah*."
"You have met with an accident, I hear,'
he said, as on reaching home he met his son.
"No, sir," said phil.
"Arthur tells me the oars are broken.'
"Ohl" Phil laughed. "He is the most
ridiculous little chap about believing every-
thing he is told."
"And why shouldn't he believe everything
ha is told*" asked his father, with some se-
verity. "Don't you expect to be believed?'
"But it w s jcrnly a little joke, don't you
see, father? He saw the bent appearance oi
the oars, the refraction at the edge of the
water, and whep be said they were broken 1
didn't tell him they were not."
"No. You intended the little fellow tc
believe what was not so. Stay—where are
you going?"
"To practice with the boys who are to row
with me. Barry Hill has sprained hiB wrist,
and can't row, so we have to put in all the
practice we cat 'this evening with a new
hand."
A Scotch Jeffreys.
Braxfield was a profound practical lawyer
and a powerful man; coarseand illiterate; of
debauched habits and grosser talk than suited
the taste even of his gross generation; utter-
ly devoid of judicial decorum, and though
pure in the administration of civil justice
where he was exposed 0 no temptations, with
no other conception o: principle in any politi-
cal case except that the upholding of his par-
ty was a duty attaching to his position. Over
the five weak men who sat beside him, this
'coarse and dexterous ruffian predominated
as he chose. "Bring me prisoners and 111
find you law," was said to be his common an-
swer to his friends, the accusers, when he
heard that they were hesitating. Except
civil and Scotch law, and probably two or
three works of indecency, it may be doubted
if he ever read a book in his life. His blam-
ableness far exceeds that of his brethren.
They were weak; he was strong. They were
frightened; he was not They followed; he,
the head of tbe court, led.—Lord Cockbum.
A38-CALIBBE PISTOL
S £. Jackson A Horse Trader Star-
tles the City.
let this one die on me."-
Golden Days.
A Sudden Fall In Value.
Stranger—Have you any choice lots on
hand?
Landowner—Yes, sir; yes, sir; something
fine I The nicest lots that ever laid outdoors!
There are two; all improvements, convenient
to cars, clear title, etc., etc. They are choice,
but I will make them fifteen hundred for
cash.
Stranger—Well, I'm not buying; Tm mak-
ing assessments—did you say fifteen hundred
each for those lots?
Landowner (hastily)—No, oh no, for the
two!
Stranger—Any more choice lots!
- Landowner—That's all; just about sold out,
—Epoch.
Bridges of Long Ago.
The first bridges were of wood, and the
earliest of which we have any account was
built in Rome 500 years B. C. The next was
erected by Julius Caesar for the passage of
his army across the Rhine. Trojan's great
bridge over the Danube, 4,470 feet long, was
made of timber, with stone piers. The Ro-
mans also built the first stone bridge, which
crossed the Tiber. Suspension bridges are of
remote origin. A Chinese one mentioned by
Kirchen was made of chains supporting a
roadway 830 feet in length, was built A D.
65, and is still to be seen. The first large
iron bridge was erected over the Severn in
1777.—Boston Budget
Only Two of Them.
The illlte- ~ ite-. in *he mountains
Tnw<i;<fc
a the
ver at
..ICS to
t e. Mcsar?
s.er of R='pcri
-ition to tb
«ler. -
who hiiiu-y ^endorse- --1 r" jnw the voice.
thorough understondiw for youn(, giri3 a«pa iar<*fe
. A.c!5n h" oncned at a nominaUbarse^ ^JOine from
^„Wr!fh^"evf^cia"vi- former
room, a"
ger cor
strumeut- Se acqulrinB ^
" *°u e
ipccial
pur-
0"!WEirLlNES.
is said of the dry
tbe pl'
statiot
given for 1.1
"But, fat^i
^ars.
i PhiL
to heaven
Fires Two Shots From a Blm-Flre Five
Shooter aed Bits Three People—Car-
rie ltoberts Severely and Perhaps
Fatally Wonuded.
At 1:30 yesterday afternoon, 8. E.
Jackson, a horse trader, appeared sudden-
ly on the side-walk east of the front ot
Mr. Sam Novich's dry goods and clothing
houae, No. 314 Austin Avenue, and after
some words Jaakson drew from his pants
pocket a 38 calibre iia.-fire five shoi t -r
and aiming point blank at Mr. Novioh
discharged the weapon, the bu let hittiog
Mr. Novice on the linger and parsing on
pierced tbe knee of Intle Rosa Boberts, a
colored girl, daughter of Rev. B. W.
Roberts, pastor of a col jred Methodist
congregation. Rosa was passing tl^e
front of Mr. Paul Datura's fruit store when
she met with the catastrophe which will
certainly cripple her for life and may
cause her death. The second shot was
tired at Mr. Novicb as he turned to retreat
into his place, and perhaps would have
killed him but for the fact that Fratk
wounds, a barber operating in the shop
next door, pulled Jackson just as Jack
son puiled the tiigger and in that way
disturbed the aim, so that the bullet, mis
sing Sir. Noyich, followed the direction
taken by the fii>t bullet, westward alone
the southisidewalk of Austin Avenue, hit-
an l°ye of Sanger
J2TQS.. in th« «n„~, ii,fllcljng a slight,
THE MOTIF OP THK MAN.
A careful inqtry in the courts will be
made and the evidence will a I Le b o ight
out. Statements now are ex par e and
ought not to prejudice anybody. It is
apparently the case^ha Jackson nad been
di it king heavily for a week, mixing his
liquors and drinking wi'hout regard to
time or place. He has also been fighting
a good deal. Tuesday night he fought
with Jim Shappard and got the worst of
it. Yesterday morning he fought with
John Brimmingham and in tbe second
fight Jackson conquered, but got bis shirt
torn. Wi;h much pride of conquest and
some of wardrobe Jackson now repaired
to Mr. Novich's place to procure gents'
furnishing goods, especially to get a new
shirt, and one of the salesmen soon
pleased him as to quality, and JacksoD
made haste to rtm ive the torn shiit in or-
der to try the fit of the Qther. This oper
ation he was about to undergo in full
eight of the front door, and on the polite
salesman's offering to show him to a
screen Jackson allowed his angry pas-
sions to rise and used terms perhaps per-
missable when a horse trade goes wronjr,
but amid surroundings of dry goods,
clothing, Bhirts and valices. It ended in
the trade being spoiled; Jackson departed
wearing his torn shirt, somewhat bitter at
heart and ready for another drink, which
he took, and afterwards took several
more. At noon Mr. Novich went to an
adjacent saloon and found Jackson in an
altercation, whereupon Novich admonish
ed Jackson, and the latter went off ai d
armed himself. The readers are already
acquainted with what followed—with the
shooting and its dire consequences, dire
at least to the poor little girl.
JACKSON ARRESTED.
After the shooting, which was done in a
listless, indifferent sort of fashion, Jack-
son went into the Iron Front, handed
his piot il to George Divis and was leav
ing tbe back way when Constable Lee
Jenkins and his assistant, W. W. Mahan,
met him and put bim under arrest. A
crowd gathered, and the officers named
reinforced by ex Sheriff Hirris. with
d'fflcuity prevented the lynching of their
prisoner" An infuriated fiiend of one of
the sufferers from Jackson's rim-fire pop,
with a heavy club, 9truck a furious blow
at Jackson's head, which Officer Mahan
caught on his arm, biuising the arm se-
verely .
ROSA ROBERTS
Li**'" Rosa, aged 10, the greatest suffer-
shooting, was hit in the cen
■knee pan, the bullet lodging
lltylfint, causing anguish be
Suppressing Historical Facte
To the Journal.
Mb. Editor :—I feel like thanking you
for your article entitled "Puritan Fanati
cwm. Mr. Breckenridge makes a very
good figure in a modern Congress, but
when he assumes the role of an f cclesias-
tical historian he excites the ridicule of
the school boys. That "compact" which
he eulogizes was simply a repetition of
English tyrany. The Puritans made the
church and the State one and the same
thing. They can e to New England to
obtain freedom for themselves, but to
fine, persecute and banish every oue who
did not agree with them. You can not
pnd these humiliating facts in our school
his'ories, but they are facts nevertheless,
the Massachusetts school book makers
are ashamed to write them, and the New
1 ork school rings will not put them in
print for fear their wares will not sell.
It is surprising that cur leading polili
ciaus show a lamentable ignorance of the
history of soul freedom and liberty of
conscience. A few years since Gov. Rob
erts refused to issue a proclamation for
I nanksgiving. The omission excited sur-
prise, which be of course anticipated Ue
saw a good chance lo publish a paper on
religious liberty, and he published it. It
was full of historical blunders. It sur
passed his famous book.
The history of religious freedom ia its
relation to our civil history and popular
government, would mskc.- a bookworth
reading. There are not many men who
have toe ability to write such a book, and
he few who could write it would very
likely lack the courage. Why, sir. yrm
may ask tt|e high school graduates of G
yes tan today wh^ ~
will blunder in their attempts to answer.
I have asked old graduates of Harvard
c. ll* ge who their first President was for
fourteen years, and why he was requested
to resign, and they have modestly con
fessed their ignorance. D.i you want me
to te'l you? Will you publiib my answer
if I reler you to the documents? It would
meke an interesting chapter in our liters
ry and religious history.
Breckinridge should have reminded his
audience of some incidents not in our
school histories—among tbem that day's
work of the Puritans, when they whipped
some of the Q iakers and locked up the
doors of the Baptist melting house.
Why, sir, I can remember when the
Methodists could not hire a school house
on the banks of the Connecticut River in
which to preach the gospel. I believe
that in some of the relations of life retri-
bution comes on this side of the judg-
ment. In other words, chickens come
home to roost. The Boston people have
been stirred up of late, bccause a school
history which gave a true account of the
■massacre of St. Bartholomew had been
kicked out of the common schools by the
request of the Jesuits. And that same
history treated the history of Roger Wil-
liams very gingerly. L.
Perhaps you
MEN'S LOW-CUT
u
20 Per Cent. Less
THAN ACTUAL COST,
AT HAMMERSMITH'S
North Side Square, Belton, Texas.
To Get DRUGS, FRESH and First Quality
THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES, CO TO
R. H. HEFLEY & CO.
Nigro Corner
BELTON,
Arlfleleti.
Fine Soap*' Brushcs'Tol,et Sets, Toilet
Oruea
All tfa« preparations of Mrrnnry. All the
yrfP?™lonaof Optum. All the preparations ..r
-Quinine. AII the prppa-atloug ,.f Soda. All
t 'tlP standard limits. All the
^.1? • -° rtf Phar"" '*'Po*1a. All the Drugs
remedial ^ ^aculty- Sveryth.t* known ,o
PfoprTetory Mt'ulciuos.
All the leading, best known and popular Pa-
tent Medicines.
Prescriptions.
Tills department Is fully equipped and presided
over by the proprietor, who is a graduate of a
tirst-class srbool of pharmacy.
°f h« d all the favorite extract--
ToSrtArtlSi ID*rtlCColoRne- To,,utSoaps.
Notions.
tul,K^^wSf^ae°fa"
Finally.
If you ilou't see what you want, as-k for It.
What is saw OI the dry goods
business applies also to groceries
hardware, furniture, saddlery, etc.'
etc. Retail and wholesale stocks are
large, and specially choice goods, not
found outside the large cities, are
[ features in these establishments.'
CHURCHES.
Our five magnificent houses of
worship—Methodist, Baptist, Pres-
byterian, Episcopal and Christian-
demonstrate that our people are de-
votional and liberal. Each have ex-
cellent pastors and there is not
more moral people on the face of the
globe.
SCHOOLS.
Baylor Female College, under the
patronage of the Baptists of Texas,
and of which that eminent educator,
Dr. John Hill Luther, is President;
Belton Male Academy, under the
immediate control of Prof. Chas. H
Wedemeyer, who, to quote Prof.
Fontaine of the State University, "is
an accomplished gentleman and en-
thusiastic teacher;" the Public Fiee
Schools, under the Superintendencv
of Prof. J. P. Kinnard, a scholarly
gentleman and progressive teacher;
three music schools, all managed by
competent instructors; a kindergar-
ten school, presided over by excel-
lent teachers; these are the educa-
tional advantages offered by Belton.
CONCLUSION.
The object of this article is not to
give a full description of the town's
resources, but only to indicate the
sort of community we have to those
seeking a place of residence or in-
vestment. We again invite all in
search of health, homes, investments
and wealth to stop within our gates.
We bid j-ou welcome to the most
prosperous little city in the country
and_to_one of the healthiest sections
on earth. For furttae^nrornfaSa
address Geo. Robinson, Secretary
and Treasurer of the Belton Improve J
ment Association
i "It is your own doing, sfr- ■ .mar|
will learn tome day that it is not
thing to impose upon an innocen . ,
child becaZ^ S ^ a***8 of thmk
tog you are to bo trusted." i^int,
may be the means of ourjddetoang
the race," grumbled PhU. as he took his y
it was only after much difficulty
"r
fowing mateh S * said, but certain .1
PhU wj^eterate tease and a^ptaya
in, and no trouble 1" 1110 Perpetra
worked upon hH fancy, with the
Pot of gold attha foot of the rf nbo.w'-
without letting «nT one know, the child hao
made his way across a meadow and through
a bit of woodland towards the foot of a hill,
where he was air the glowing colors touched
the earth. . .
But they all gone, and twilight had
fallen by tbe tine he emerged from the woexfc.
Still, the raiubow had been there, and he
spent some tur 9 hunting for the pot of gold,
which might still be there.
At last, tryi( to find his way back chroii0t
the woods, he Lcame confused and wandered
far out of the {ay towards home.
who wanted to go w w ^ -r ■
lean mountaineer rose, pointed a long, bray
fiTer at Small, and said: "It 'pears parson,
thft you and me's the only fellers standm. !
- San Francisco Argonaut.
A Cbang® of Base.
"Eats!" called a boy to a crowd of excur-
sionists on the city hall steps the other day
"Hev voul" exclaimed an old man as he
rose up.' "Which sort-muskratsor thecom-
™ - Oh^Siestnuts I" replied the boy as ne
P8^That's mighty funny," said the man as he
"Something must have
llOflU I)r. Robert Brown was
The idogest Fire
ASSetS,$3gHig tube and will endeav-
—r^Tiimb and life of his pa'ient-
TEXAS Blfeaughter of Rev. B. W. Rob, I
*%res.Kelder of the Ausiin district,
r'ican Methodist Episcopal Church
Dlrl Roads.
The Times Democrat reviews a receDt
book on "Road Legislation for the Ameri
can States," written by Professor Jeuks
and published under direction of the
American Economic association. Profes-
sor Jenks cites the single state of Illinois
to bhow our neglect in the important mat-
ter of road building. He says in thai
State, where some very caref il estimates
have been made, it is found that a full
load can be carried on tbe wagon roads
three months during the year, two thirds
of a load three months, and half a load
six months. Good dirt roads there would
reduce the cost of hauling one-hair, and
good permanent roads of macadam, three
fourths. The defective highways tbe
State now possesses coEt it an extra $15,-
340 230 for hauling, and depreciates the
value of its farms $1(>0,000,1>00. In other
words, if it had a good system of roads
the farmers would be benefitted $160,000,-
000 in the value of their farms, and save
$15,300,000 annually in hauling, a goo i
interest on $255,000,000. According to
the Times-Democrat Professor Jenks re-
views the legislation and system of other
countries—particularly France and Eng-
land, which have such magnificent high
ways—and by comparison with the sys£
tems prevailing in the severa) Slates lays
down the following suggestions as tl e
best suiieiit^bis country:
^ rouii^ or
*T"fE(ra|
pikes.
turn
,is- ;i - u- -^9 t-
hut one man-rose.' Then Sam asked th< H
togeTat Small, and said: "It 'pears, parson, | ies, dutiful and obedient. The wri er
this article has frequently hadoccarion to
observe the deportment of Rosa and is
pleased to state that she is an e*cepnona
lv good child.
J 8. E. JACKSON.
Jackson came to Waco from Belton
About two years ago he shot Bob Wilker
sou colored, and was tried in the a.s
trict court of Bell County at last Janua
ry's term, with a yerdict of not gul.ty
He bas respectable relations in
will be defended by D. H. Hardy,
Justice Harrison fixed Jacksonib
. Hnwn MJiain. "oomeiuuis i jusucu : ... tlit
^ fc that bov all of a sudden to cau*e him I 40500 and he went 10 nil in defhUlt.
struck that boy «u1* ^ nlliek..._Detroit! *:„i;midarv hearing will take place
to change bis
Free Press.
E=q.
bail at
His
next
opinion so quick."—Detroit 1 prelimidary hearing
Tuesday.
. 1 MESSRS. NOVIcn AND LYOKS.
girl has jilted him. | „ m„rr-lmLt of txcelleot Btand
"di^-Whatmakesyou thin^ ^ J Noyfeh meiwhoB««^
*Whv he's out under the trees looking for i0g
that pipe be threw away last mouth.—Bur- I
lingtou Free Frees.
A TRAMP PIUMTER.
H
BRUGrS, PATEST
E. D. FERGUSON,
, IEBICDTES,
TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY, ETC.
Low Prices. Courteous Treatment.
Prescriptions Carefully atid Accurately Compounded.
O-ive Ua a Call. T^VTn*.T -■
Opposite Postoffice, BELTON. JOHN H. HERRON,
Fresh Goods.
The National Banks.
Returns furnished from all !he States
under a call from the comptroller of the
currency up to May 13 of this year p-.
sent some interesting figures Bv this te-
port it appears there are 3206 "natioia
banks In the S:ates and Terniories of tl«
tnion. The total capital reach-s th« a~
tounding figures of ^599,472 742! Tlu-e
banks have a t Hal surplus of $1!«.7I6 170
and undivided profits amounting to -
000.000. The deposits, individual ami
otherwise r.ach $1 469.000 OOO-n.-ariy a
billion and a haif. The total circuit*ion
is $131,200,00. while the total lialiili it.8
and resources balance at $2 904 900 000—
almost three billions of dollars In Tt x
as there are 110 national back*, more than
three times as manv as in any other South
ern State except Kentucky, and nearly
twice as many as are in Kentucky The
capital of Texas banks reaches $12 923
840, over three times as much as thai i.'i
any other Southern State except Keniut kv
and lenneseee. In Tenneesee there are
'he8e banks with a capital <■{
f11 8o5 000 In Kentucky, includli g the
City of Louisville, the number of nation-
al banks Is seventy-two hut the capital is
greater than thai of the Texas banks bv
about $1,000,000 in round numbers. The
deposits in the Texas national banks
reach slightly over $17 700.000 The
Texas surplus is $2.937,170.—Houston
Jt oat.
I11 the hoi
Phil aided in
child, he full
up his bad hi
But a bad
foolish enougl
know to our
overcome.
The very ne:
thur's gloss of
which exactly!
and watched
to make It
to do so.
"What's thi
"Why, it's
melt," said
lamp in his s;
"Oh, I can d
With a little
spirited away t
slipping a lumi
solved it with f
What a way
* xclaimed Artf
iii
,'d like to i
V> Great laP1
"It will!
could
hich followed, during which
alarmed search for the lost
,lved within himself to givt
bit as most of us who ait
to' foster and nourish one,
MSt, is not an easy thing tc
evening he slipped into Ar
fragment of marble.
led a lump of sugar,
lw suppressed glee his efforts
tlve and his surprise at failing
matter?" at length asked Phil,
raeer 1 cant make this sugai
holding up the white
"Pve tried and tried."
t in a minute!" said Phil,
ight of hand movement he
„ marble out of sight, and,
of sugar into the glass, dis-
tew turns of the spoon.
fellow you are, rhil:
" ejga.
g.SS.— 0"""
■RroiN Texas, Aug 0.—W. H Bussey,
tramp primer, attempted to board a
moving freight train night before last and
had his foot mashed neaily «it. He
„°M li. re .....I b-1 "
u'
WklowithfiUDd 1 he i. <•(
1) .ck to a section house and stopped o
lie known and
and tried
trom hi, leg by m-ishmg
Hc <lUlndifflc™t°to find out where his
and then communication
made a mislead
was
..iends lived.
ty tte
reioice that his life was spued. The
wounds received by MesBrs Lyons and
Novich are entirely trivial. Jackson will
probable discover before it is o«r h
ever, that Macbeth had been made ac.
nuainted wi'h life when he said. It n
the attempt, and not the deed, con
founds."
THE FUN OF IT.
The performance was a melo drama, the
traeic ti le being the wonnd the lit'le eirl
received. That little sufferer chains the
pen when facetia arises, hAt l unchineU.
was there, all the same. The shoo cr
with his rim-fire smokMg, K'lZlnP llb0"1 'n.
"a "din fashion, scarcely con^c ous of
bis deed; Mr. P.Lyon stalking across
he si reel uttering mea«n_e 1 tonesofpain,
Mr. Novich shak.i-g M finger®"; f" hf-
•lbout for some oue to hind up hi.
wour.dsand bring him another horse;
2 The classification of roads into first,
secotd and third class. , , .
3 The county boards . classify the
roads and determine the amount 10 be
exoended on them. . .. .
4 The employment of a civil engineer,
to have general supervision of the roads,
'"SSnrf the county into road
Ji6 ' The appointment of a commissioner
in each district to work the roads in ac
cordance with the instructions of the
°T!"te?-tDbe done by regular
"'9"kSfgW.;T£r. b«MM. E,
tra laxes might be worked out to adva
sage, especially if teams could bL largely
U' 9 ^Permission to borrow money to make
permanent roads ander strict ^nd^
lions. It might be wise in w.me States
for tbe State to grant subsides for
PU10° A state engineer to have charge of
anv state ways to be constructed, to have
general superintendence of all the roadfc
fn'the Stat'? and to whom the county ea-
Rira mauer'f such paramount impor-
tanttte Americans ought to consider
•hat their road system as now 111 vogue,
is a failure, and that no permanently
good results are
The completion and dedication of the
-National Monument to the Forefathers,
* . Mass., the corner stone of
which was laid thirty years ago, cives
timeliness to^he well written and beauti-
folly illustrated article on "The Pilgrim
Fathers, which leads off this number of
Frank Leslie s Popular Monthly. Arthurs
V. Abbott interestingly describes the new
cantilever bridge over the Hudson River
at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. "The Military '
Road of the Caucasus." by P. J. Popoff <
gives a picturesque acc u t of th ■ mar- '
velous highway of Russia's Asi n con-*
quests. Other illustrated articles are "I;*
US—'Acadian Land;" "Turecne." Louts*.
A1V s great general, etc. The new liter- ,
ary department begun in this number
promises to be a valuable feature.
From the mass of good things in the
August Eclectic, a selection is difficult;
but as every body is interested in their
Pi?81?? we" being, the article on art of
I he Prolonging Life,' and 'The Mystc-
nes of Malaria*' will probably interest the
greatest number of readers.
The August Century is a veritable mid-
summer holiday number full of out door
life and enjoyments. The Pemells have
* Profusely illustrated article on the Eng
ash River Thames, and the group of
"painter-engravers,' plead for the rights
of wood engraving as an art of itself. The
specimens produced are marvels of tkili,
showing that the artists Kingsley, Clos-
son and Divis are masters of their art.
The landscapes they present, and several
nne portraits by French, together w;th
the three engravings after Fra Angelice
by Cole, and the portrait of 'I'tnnyson bv
Johnson, taken together, represent the
art at its best. The papers upon the
poison of serpents. Air. Kennan's dis-
tressing account of the Kara prisoD, re-
lieved by a tribute to one humane and be
«oic Russian Official. 'Artist Wander-
iags among the Cbeyennes,' with some
unfavorable comment upon the present
raode of educating a few boys to le.apse
into savagery, and also a word in favor of
placing thi Indians under the War De-
partment, are tbe most noliceable in a
number of unusual interest.
The Atlantic muk«s amends for its lack
of verse in July, by printing several pages
it in the August number. The an-
acement lhat it is from tbe pen of
most ijc.ieworiuy^rffl^^fe'^fli^SVthe^
lishefftin many months. The subject of
tte poem is the gold fishes as the poet
saw them when a child, as he sees them
now, and tbe analogy betwefeD the theo
ries which gold fishes have (if they have
aay), as to the curious appearances out-
side their little sphere, and man's theories
about the occurrences which take place
outside his universe. A review of Emer-
son's Concord life by bis son, will be read
with interest.
The August Forum has as usual, abun-
dant food for tbe thoughtful. Either of the
articles 'Government by Aliens" by Bish-
op Coxe, or 'The Transformation of New
England' by Prof. Bartlett is enough to
give oue the blues, and both together
plunges him into utter hopelessness for
our country's welfare. 'I he Bishop sees
only disaster to our political well being
from the hordes of foreigners which are
Hooding our shores, and tbe Professor
discovers that the spread of Romau Cath-
olicism is extinguishing in the old New
England character which has made New
Englaud and the Ucited States what they
are, and without which there i6 little hope
for the future. We look forward to sub
sequent issi es of the magaziue with a
hopefulness born of experience, feeling
assured that the editor will discover some
equally distinguished Americans who will
cheer us with a more optimistic view of
the situation.
Tbe politicians on all sules will find
Speaker Carlisle's review of Mr. Harri-
son's administration lull of subjects for
arg'imeut.
The complete story in Lippincott's for
tuis month, is a clever story called "An
Invention of the Enemy," which makes
tuu of Civil Service examinations, and in-
troduces the reader into the inner woik-
iiigs of the Patent Office. If one could
choose such a biographer as George W.
(JhilJs, it would never have been said
that the chance of having one's history
toid, added a new horror to death, for he
remembers only that about his subjects
which is good for pleasing; consequently
his 'Recollections' of which part is pub-
lished this month, makes very agreeable
reading.
There is no other juvenile magazine
lhat so fully fills the bill as Wide-A YVakc.
The current number is well up to the
standard, although the amusement sub'
given unusual promiuence. Am*
Langs' article on iishing in Twee'7
Yarrow is very entertaining and pr-
ly illustrated." The directions for nu
bread, found in Sallie Joy. White's >'■
on 'Cooking in the Public Schi
worth the cost of many ;
lion.
The A
tory has for a frontispiece^^ line porn
of Alex. Hamilton. The leadiog ar"
if a history of the Mechanics' and T -t'
mens' Society of New York; a be.
ins'itution now in its second cento
editor pays a glowing tr ibute to V
1} Hayes, which will lie read \vm
est by the admirers of that csiiniabF
The Home Maker becomes each 1
more and more indispensable i*C.
regulated household, t amily 1: •—
but be better by the prcseoccuil
of such an influence as is exer.«,v.„_
publications a« this, and it is "nt^l
1 ■ '-'signs that our people^
support to so many magazines the ob>
if which is to uit.k
lite more worth li*
ing.
for August,
likely to be accomplished
..ught to be based on ®odernjdea .e ^
In Harper's Magazine for A'
leading article is by Theodore t 'iil'1.
the Kremlin and Russian Art. wdh tl.us
trationsby Messrs. Nichols & ^ h,l!®tfr"1^
It is a valuable exposition of one of the
most iutcreti'ing and least km^wn arcbr
fciurtl subjects in the world. There is a
new poem by Mr. Dobson, and a history
of photography by Mr. Cbampnev
admirable literary arlist, Mi-s Wilkius,
has a charming story; and the variety f
literary miscellany, history, poetry, n
mance, criticism and humor, which is _
ways found in this great magar.ioe. is r. t
W A glance at the table of contents of the
August numbers of The Art Interchange
exit1 tins its popularity in the studio of
SS UJK 'S*
i ig statement,
county today.
Vast something newer than tne st
i F^vot when Pharaoh "c^le-
,rk on the pyramid
ordB confiscated the
,.J oiir boat's crew a picnic
,11 Phil to his father, one
. . a fine row for us, and I
0 -Iheir dinners at the new pa-
vilion at the h^ie o£ the lake. We U be very
careful and be f home in good time. Can
go?" MlO
J
"I think you
are a trustwrftv
"Can ArthuJ
"Yes."
It was a mo
glancing oars tf
over the blue,
sunshine. '
Arthur's fati
listened to thr
not long befi
in his favorite*
stories, convuk
icealed men
ceht child belu
After awhl'
gold piece whi
provide the enj
Now,
something
into the lake iui,IE
I want it." ^urfie «t
Arthur's bRyft&d!
sober faith.
many strang&^s shoi
his being abl9 (heir tei
"You look -'J0®* °™
ting it into
Yes, I e
after gravelygi
MWea PrM
Phil made r |
.may," said his father "You
ttJiy set of boys, I think.
f go with us?"
^ry load which, with brightly
•ad quick moving boat, gbdod
•"water on a morning full ot
„ beamed with delight as be
chat and laughter, and it was
„ Phil began amusing himsell
* way by telling preposterous
fling the other boys with half
Hment at seeing how the inno-
^ved every word be heard,
u pha took from his pocket a
-h his father had given him to
' rtainment for hia-friends.
■ he said, Ji^show you
seeing. I can throw this
it up again as soon as
Bartlett.
Mrs John Kimbrough of Rogers is vh-
itinMgrM'S.VVL.AuS,has8moved into the
N M,sTr" B of Summers Mi'
ww visiting Mrs. Ii.P.Talley in Bartlet
h"ir. Phillips, late of Missouri has rent
ed the house now occupied by Smiiner
Aus i , & Co . where he will soon open a
slock of saddlery and harnes^ N^w fjr
a ha; k. a tin shop and a lartc ho ci.
The Democrat.
Mr. WU«r.o« lu * Gloomy Mood
Pfrhnos we m iy palely ay tha
a^BSir-trs
would hesitate and turn back were lU
for the consuming desire to exc. 1 wnicn
impels the toiler onward, and_never per
^ilah'^r,^brWhe'mi"sendeav,r,s
accompli-hed will he forget what he 1 as
suffered"? Can success, I nine, gl r> • *
I t^rate the pangs of doubt he ore felt.
Louisville Courier J..urnal.
a fa. man. mouthy as Falstaff when dan-
LrisTmplorab e.palid with fear,plunging
about like a bippop-.tamus seekingcover
the yelling crowd; the clouds of du. .
and in the background Lee Jenkins,
imperturbable front, s-'rr.unded
ild mob, rallying his force and
back the lync er<. made up
with
by a
beating
a show
worth a fee, and-alas! the <*
1 he little girl spoils it all —Waco Di),
August 7
Th* Cotton Crop of Te*a*.
The report that Texas will raise 2.000 -
000 bales of cotton this yearjf the wgath-
irnfunues lavoiable
longer, is worthy of
notice. All
out the hands" to w
or other feudatory - ,rih,Ite lo
labor of their vill-'ins as a rude tnbate
the state —Waco Day.
A Falling Off l« Immlgratlo...
The number of immigrants arr,T'"£ '
1h!B c .untry during the
phenominKlty sma.l, and ' geemf
ine half year does no better
nrobable—the total arrivals for lbSJ
will be the smalkst for a <ieca<le.
There was a tima when the pr spen i
-f ibis country was more or less (.aigen
hv the number of 'lies, arrivals, and
when a bad year for l f0D
deemed almost as unforiu .a e
hemes the
of the beautiful throughout the
Wbiie condt cied on the plans of the hip 1-
est art, it is at the same lime so practical
tha' a person of artistic las.es and a m- d
of ski 1 cpn m-'ke it useful. 1 he
Aucu«t .5rd, is
sme
f an
leiim #
c lured supplement for
a ,-impie sludy of wild rose". Hit
number gives hints for the maki.ig
old time entrance hall. ^
Aueust 17 h, 1ms a st 'dy of a bunch ot
pansies, and plans for an ext -nsive sittinf,
room and lied chamber.
as bad
That time has long since passed
CaXw« low
worse off it
Tiic True Source of Wwll'1*
An Alabama piper has been impressing
upon its people that the true source of
wealth is the profit, arising fr m th- li.
^hed product of the raw article in anv
V-wJ&S Ei 'Sr., 'S ts
-or Two week
more than passing
the'southem states together
did not raise more than 2.000 000 bales in
anv year before 1840. and the mark.of
3 000.000 bales was no. touched u
S. .rM.r2.0™7741«.
ket^Mhe Uoi'ed1Sutes absorbs fie
K ««P of only -e.uithern state.
"%yes turned upon him in
"" had seen his cousin do so
_ that he had no doubt of
1 do as he said.
■fully at it," said Phil, put-
hand. "so that you can to
piece, and no trick about it
mow it again," said Arthur,
^mining it.
VI There she goes!"
^ttion to throw the jieoe into
9lewap«p<r Sfnddla.
Cobsicasa, Tex., July 00.—There is
11 in the new paper camp
Messrs Lewis & Whipkey leased
thev claim, un'il September
& Co. txjiect to
August 1.
Lewis <fc Wh'paey
here.
the Co-irier
takecharge'of the'property on
since wl.ich year ii has grailualiy incTcas
e l with some fluctuations, to . 07
V , ;„ ,oqo The cotton consumption
hales in 1888. 1 ne c
of the U: i ed Sta-es in 188< 88 was
2 530 000 bales, so that it is t asily pract^
M for Texas aione to supply J««
demand in this countrv- 100700 was
cot-
Z Mh?™ 'musY find their market abroad
—Charleston News and C mrter.
Sullivan Before Judge Campbell.
Jackson, Miss., August 5—SuHtvans
friend® who earnestly protested aga -
and there remained until this
11 o'clock When a hearing was Dan iw
110 Judge Campbell, of the Supreme
B " of habeas corpus. The
now recogn
Slates can get along very
immigration, and is none the
tbe an ivala are few
li in hiT^lbi i;rrl"'V 't"lt
ihi^ar is due t . the change in pubbc
sent.ment on th.s very subject. The d.
cussi m in Cong.ess; the report of
,imit immizrauon. tevef pn ^J^t
di ion of many per-
arrriyed
probably become circulated
Europe and convinced people
America i* not altogether the
<1C|? wmild'seem"1 therefore, that the very
/lit enaction of ibis m i"er, and m .re pr,
posal to amend our imm^rati^n ™
uralizition laws have bad Ihe ^
reducing immigration . proposed
ductions from tuis arc that the r P
laws would still m >re seriously cbeca i"
tide of population p' uring in
. o Times Democrat
lhat makes a section rich, but
ed product ready for popular use
wheat producer may earn a good
hood and become comfortably
ins old a«e, but at last it
flouring miil magnate
"** ' * ' * 11 .
an?T not the
The
live li-
the
on im-
in^egarVtrf the condi ion .
there that
"olden lan«i
trom Eu
rope.
Corrections^
To tbe Journal.
"t1 transfer their influence to__Belton.
accurate
did
reau
:ra i£iiCii
lure bis furni'ure
tiiirds of the cost
airgregate of 1 "
To raise wh< a: *
m Minnesota i.
The
hich it be
use all cany
wu' n
A
are used for a mixed school
the pr. a
that becomes ihe
millionaire The timber iy:iOB_Ii*^-5
SiTmanufactTcfncb* an?T not the man
who furnishes the raw lumber la all
hese cases the man who is conten'sm-
r v to cet out thejraw maieilal| and part
wUh it has not timed half the money
hat can be got "Ut of the prod act
-iubs< quent processes l y *
mep ready for its ultimate
a certain amounl of pr'lit «i;U them, yt
which the original producer is not o, U
Te, rived, but wl.i h he often nayf
le buys back ^ „
-nan sells a <>g • $ r6c ,ll(;
SaKMi'"''he log cnabks Ti:n ,0 l«y the bu-
but he is short two 1 .es
If he couid learn to manu-
he would save two
A"d so it is wi'h the
lividu ils—'heenmmnnity.
I) .kota and buy it back
fn.m Minnesota . 1 H '"r i' togive half of
PXo ra^eWc";'t >n 1 ia Texas ard'lmy
C1 ,th from New E igland, is to give teM
^H"a"d9^yWbrotm«8^
['!i'!.r0inF^erv community should be able
are arrang*"* ^ lf ia nilt known
as yet^'/ what nam^it will circulate.
fore
juiige ru^ed that Sumvsn musl repa^Mo
van and party leave this evening at o J)
via Meridian :o appear before Justice Car
ter tomorrow.
D A not her very common and unpardona-
bl
«\uralThTte writer sh.mld 1 ave wri-ten
Baptists. Tbe time has not come when
U-achers may refer their
daily or weikly sheets
pure English*
t . lay ?r'
town
students to the
for examples oi
L
This i-f a simple econonj
ihat every commur ity
S^y&A'Se
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