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' s- M- Gibson snd C. A. NkhoU.
Houeton Texas Wednesday Nov. 4 IMS.
A5 OTHERS SEE TEXA5.
. Only a few dan ago a dispatch from New
York told of the high regard for Texas en-
. tertained by that atoat original C rkh men.
'. Russell Sage. Tht financier whoa wealth
haa been amaased through carefulnesi and
extreme frugality rather thai aa result of
conscienceless campaign against the un-
wary waa quoted aa earing fiat he Ions mo
came to the crmeluakm that thia was a 8 tale
of magnificent promise and that Investments
Bade here would reeult arofltably. He and
tbe older Gould' he eaya war the only ones
among New York's rich men who enter-
taiued the same opinion. The others kept
way foam Texaa and laughed at Saga and
Gould. Bat Gould and Sage in rested here
Bad hoth wera amply repaid. '
"With Mr. Sage'a complimentary words
till freak in our minds. It If an the more
gratifying to read hack a glorification of
- Text as this taken from eome remmls-
cenaea of Edward Everett Halo tn the Out-
"' Physically Texas. is- a wnJiii and always
has fcecav since its written history began. ; I hare
never been in southern Mexico bat I think I
knew something of Mexico; and I hare seen
every State between New Brantwick and the Rio
Grande. I am qnite sore that Tens as hugs a
. regis as Franco has by far taw finest natarsl
airantages el any region hasten Labrador and
the Isthmus of Panama.
' II seems therefore a little oncer that While
Mexico ot itself weO settled by Europcsra. erea
in Cones' times and while there were Francs
" asea m Canada and Eagiishswn in Virginia ss
airy as Jamestown there were no Spanish set-
jliniHi of wider rang ten military posts in
the whaht of Texas. This is the snore queer be-
came yon find passages which show that intelli-
' sent people- knew how fine a country it was.
- Than aid'jodge Sews II so years ago has one
of his fine weird anions in Which be suggests
that the New Jerusalem wtB he established there.
I snsoose" the .truth to he Oat the Spanish
awrsrnoTS of Mexico were afraid of English and
American agnressian on the north and meant to
keep a desert between the Mississippi and their
la riew of the opinions ot these two fa-
mous ansa the on m great Inaneier. the
' other prominent tn the world of art and let-
' tors it la by no ntaaaa snrpriatng that th
whet world la haartng of tha advantage
of Texaa and that homeeeeker are com lag
kern ana aattttxer by tha tnoonwdn.' Onr
population ta tncreaatag a direct rath
with tha derelopment of our reaoorce and
th adrertlsemest of war marvelous poasi-
bli:t'arBtreaHl''lna graatewt State
la tha TJMoajo taa it wu he a tew
year nly antll we hare a targe population
than any other commonwealth. . "!
& Vswtlv 1 siI la Trireme .'
I 4
... TaauatASt wan in New York right in the face
of the adriee of Dr. Rfley of H 11 ants a. Which
resonds ana of Jeah Bnirngs snsient stsfnitioa
"Good advice dent cant aetata' an' Mat wath
As
' -ImV KaWlaKfct
Wrhat a
blow for Uf. Taylar! Until fmher :
Taylor arffl be at home tn friends in
Mr.
WHY IT SHOULD . CB NICAJIAQUA
. . Tha htemphis Coatmeretal Appeal which
haa long been aa adrocate aa thw hlieaxagna
' canal route and a pnrslstant fos "of the Pan
ama ateaU takes the Chlcsgb Tribune to task
tor annulling that tha onr thing; that can
t asid at faror of Nlearaga la that tt to
nearer tha ports of thia eotmtry and there
fore njornj conrcnlaat. ; . f;
Tha absurdity ot thia statement la full
aetnuaaUatcd by ear aataemad htemphis con-
temporary which dtea tha following reasons
Why the Nicarsgna roota ahoold ba preferred
orer the Panama project:
! m Nicaragua is arach nearer the TJnited States
tsjmn "siisnif.. " -t 1 .
s. Nicaragua is healthr. . Psnaaia haa
'".ntty termed the Ditch of Death because of the
misnnda wha hare already perished there from
rem. .V
x. The canal coimniision's.TeBortshooi that
e the Spanish eeenpetion 1 there hare been
ice as many carthiinshrs near tha Panama route
the Atcsvagua.
4. Soiling Teasels can go threwgh the Nicaragaa
'te eat hardly throogh the fanama.
V Tha Nicaiscua twnte can be bwitt
wiB take tea years to build the Banis dam at
. Nnragna will be the more eeonomicsl for
o -owAnws. whe will sate ana asnr at
-nt when bowad for ports on tha west eosst
; bonth Aaserics and s8 the ts pease aocraing
m f ne lose of one day.
t. 1 he Nicaragua canal can be bnilt far less
we are expected to oar for Pi
s. i tcaragua is in oar judgment mom feaair
Psnsma. r : ' -
. i nama has been a swindle frees the start.
- ioaoos haa beta spent an one-third
- rente and the most difficult engiarering
a the Bah is dans has not been tackled
. French engineers hare estimated that it
ft' from $300000000 to J4oo.ooo.ooo to
a it.. Nicaragua can he fmiihed for leas
nty can he obtained orer Nicaragua
Te of these assertions sare of course
"dh which to merely an expression
-a eaa ba soeceeefnlly eontrorerted
i on knows K better than tha adro-
t tha Panama plan. Semttor Morgan
: thia no plainly la his several dlscuv
f the matter during tha mat omgress.
' tra not the slightest room for doubt.
1 ft not been for the game of politlca
was flared ao clererly and for th
cm af taw aeaators of both parties.
tjJten by eflogreaa would hara
tad on tbaae facta ratW than ot a
1 faror" few lobbyists and pelf-
t the expense of tha people.
mmer when Nlcangna's aslatoter
- ro-iaed through Texas on his way
tl of his country he expressed
1 an tnanriew with a rej
1 roat that Nicaragua would
b willing to outer Into ne.- - s h
na aa goon aa we are ready. I... at t
to aa tp be an nnduly optimlBtio w. TLa
to to any the gentieman la q sU'tti
speaking ttnofficially and there hi absolute
ly 00 reaaoa to bellere that Nicaragua WlU
await onr pleasure Indefinitely. 8ha haa
been playing second fiddle to Colombia Mr
a nog Ume and it would not ne 4t all awr-
prising If aha to Just a trifle haughty whan
we again attempt to rent with her It we
erer da " ' . .
This is a nolnt which the nrasldent will
do well to take Into consideration. There to
absolutelr no ex ran for thia interminable
delay on his part. The country wants action
and action it to going to hare ( . "
It would need eomelliing worse than a cast
ef negromania to make Pennsyiranii democratic.
And as there is nothing worse than negromania
the is still republican but by a reduced ma
jority.
Uvcls MaaTfc Habsa was so Jactly scared that
he is said to hare dreamed of red devils all
night 'v
.no. 11 ai mi 111 wmwasawanasasssaw. t-- . -'-
BE1TER PAY FOR CONSULS. ;
.. --wsnananaaBa- ' ' ' ' -"Jf1' i-'v-.w
In connection with the bill 'providing tor
the improvement of onr consular service
which will be placed before congress thlC
winter under the awpteea of the National
board of trade tt is not altogether Improb
able that aa attempt win be nude to ara
enacted legislation whereby the pay ot all
consuls will be increased.
. The Lodge bill providing for the reor
ganization of the service has already been
printed and commented on in these colnmns.
The Improvements suggested by and pro-
vided for in it contemplate no marked In-
crease in salsv its thief object apparently.
being to eliminate politics to as great a de-
gree as possible and pot all the consular
offices upon a civil service basis. All th
area holding office at tha Ume ot the pass
age of the bin it to provided are to ba given
no opportunity to take th examinations and
be reappointed. ..
With such wise provisions aa these being
made we fail to see the necessity for any
increase ia salaries despite th tact that
H. H. D. Fierce on of onr assistant aecre-1
tariea of state makes the positive declara-
tion after an extended trip abroad that
there to a crying need tor a higher fixed
rate of pay. As we see th matter th
amonata paid the consuls now are high
enough compared with th general gorem-
ment scale although as Mr. Pierce tuggesta
incidentally. It anight be an xceUeat plan
to raise the aalariee and have all teea col
lected by th coasuls turned into the treas
ury instead of being largely retained by th
officers themselves aa at present. The fee
system la never thoroughly aatisfactory and
there can be no doubt that nndar the present
arrangement ft to greatly abused in th con-
sular service. ; In many instances cxmaula
rert thre 'and four tlmea a much tm
teea aa their salaries amount to. a state of
affair 'h-hlck c4 hc4 potaibly proMe good
reaolta. Onr aoaaals are very Important
fartor!ttaW1lnrdal Ufa of the day ahd
ft to eaaentlal that the system nader which
they are appointed and do their work be
made aa nearly perfect aa poaslbla. .
However as w said before we are of th
oplatw that they are getting their propor-
tion of th amount paid oat by the govern-
ment for aervicea at vmrioua kinds but If a
higher fixed rat of pay could be established
and all feea sent direct to the treasury a
awterial betteneent might twsulL
1 Ir the repegshcaa gortrnor of MinadiisstUi
had worked that lobbyist for six thousand instead
of only three thnasand his election wools' doubt-
lew hare been anantmons " .
Tats ought to cure Theodore ef his color
blindness hot it want - Whom thenpsds would
kill they first make color blind.
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A LESSON FOR HEIRS.
There is a lesson for all heir In the ac-
tion of Otto Seidel of Indiana as related
la the following dispatch from Kort Wayne:
The win ot Edward Seidel whose estate
invoice at $22S090 waa filed thia after-
noon for probate. It puts aU the piopetty la
the name of th youngest awe. Otto hit
fathera favorite as truale. Th father
gar Otto a deed to property worth 125.000
which waa In an enereiope with th will.
In the preaene of all the heirs Otto for the
first time read th deed bat fearing it would
be a basis of family trouble he tor it up
aaying he would share equally with tha rent
The act coat him tost $20000." "
' The lost to obvious. But let us see what
he gained. . w
First of all aasuming that his relatives
were of the right sort h gained their ad
miration and respect; nent the applaoa
and commendation of the public except that
portion which pats money eTjove averythlng
else-he avoided possible HUgatloa and etv
sequtnt hard feeling between' th various
heirs and finally he may hav gained more
in actual cash than he lost Litigation of
thia sort la notoriously expensive and in th
end had Mr. Beldei kept his deed and fought
the matter out in the courts the lawyer
would probably have seen red considerably
tore that the f20v00 he lost by destroying
the instrument
80 on the whole we think Mr. Seidel
gained in the transaction. And we are very
strongly of the opinion that It would b
vastly bettor for all heirs to follow his ex
ample under eimilar circumstance thai
I making a practical application of 'the golden
rale and aaviag tot th estate thousands of
dollars which would -otherwise ba used to
defray legal expenses. '
Tat ufck or the dead seem to fee eouauy ac-
ceptable to tha fsemi which governs railway ac
cidents. One day it is a football team ia Indiana
which 1 wrecked the next it is a funeral pre
cession m norta urouna. . . '
" " " ni 1 X t "
hUsvLana my Uarylaadl -
Ths charve of fraud. swiiuUfne see.' tMks
against Morgan Schwab et al arast tickle thee
nnanricn aughUy. . . Ibert is a ant net
eef'"g va t' t ; a aKid was dots Bt
liU at) 00c.-: S '. "khI 'It call 1 swh
men frsmda and swi sa Is like throwing a
potata at a goat and seeing him turn "round and
eat it . ' 1 ; - . '.'! fc
Dsvsar is the best pMerosktr Tammany has
ever had '
I v OlMllll'llI Hi II. t . '
- Tax negroes who ohjact most strenuously is th
separate com part raertts in the cart are the ne-
groes who ride th least. The better clast ef
negroes realise that the separate com partner
ia a good thing tor both races and they have ae
sympathy with the troable-hnrrMrs of their race.
A negro it a blacker tor siding In a negro coro-
sortmont and no whiter fog riding la a compart-
ment resswred for whites! and the negro whe
imagines that be will be take for a what per-
son if he sits among them b too foolish for
Htoastoa. He ought to go to Wastuagtoa. '
Toanaaoaa are devastating Kansas? Aunt
Carrie ts the rescne t
Tax negroes ahoold rtmemhtr that it waa the
Creator father than the street car eassneny who
separated the blacks from the whites. Inci-
dentally this would sis be a good thing for
itoooerelt to remember -
On. is running short at Laredo Soescbody
holler for Rockefeller. 1 .
' 1 n hi it'
' Tax peculiar thing about that New York bme-
amat house fire where twenty -fire Italians loot
their lives was th presence of a girl with such
a name as Msry Jane Quia in the outfit.
; Ta Geehet aittmint arc much disappointed
at the result in Kentucky.
Mis. Bustrm says the. men ef New York's
smart set are called men mainly because they
are not women. Wonder what ah would call
Harry Lehr who is neither.
lr Devcry received seventeen votes tn fir prc-
cincta how old it Ann? .
v .
i' Ksatj the St Louis boodler shcmld not get
aa wildly exciter the penitentiary doors have
not -yet been shut bun ecu any ef the Missouri
boodlers snd the world. - ...
Dxvtxr'a explanation has not yet beea handed
in bat it will doubtless be lurid.
...' .1 11 m 1. 1 11 n
Tut railroads appear to hare entered the lists
with football to see which trill achieve the most
killings. The suteawbile doesn't appear to be
in it at aA. 1
. . Alas! peer Devery I As regards Devery there
will be a great many I-toid-yoo-sos.
LiCBTninn never strikes twice in a place. The
instantaneous death of two of Texas ntixens
from lightning however at proof that ft doesn't
need to. - .
Com old Boston I ' One can overlook her love
for beans. Her democracy ia on straight
'.'5 " '
lr Mr. Roosevelt ever wins to the New Jera-
salem he will no doubt as he passes through the
gates of pearl exhort St. Peter ft be decent
Tai result in Ohio will scare that presidential
bee out of the bonnet of Tom Loftns Johnson.
It was a foregone conclusion that Mitchell's
success and fame weald caewt aim to get there
hit position. He now has appendicitis.
- Onr. ia locking at herself this morning and
saying: "Geo! what a tnae 1 must hare kadT
Now mob eld 'John L thinks he. would hav
made a good gladiator. At it was he has only
been; a gladly drinker. ' ' "'' ' ' ' "
Well that's the' last bit f advice New York
amy expect from Dr. Riley ot Houston. There
it
' New Jtsss couldn't help it That's where
erases are .bora. And she gets her politics where
she gets her dolhwa. '
hUvoa Low taking a tip from the popularity
of Sir Tom Upton is trying ts be a good loser.
But it hurts.
Is spite of hit efforts to stand perfectly pat
Hanna.was' wobbling some before -the returns
began coming in. ....
. TALK ABOUT THE r0T.
The Houston Post since it has gotten into ha
new heme aad pssrclsaaed new presses is rapidly
spreading out It is now as broad aa it it long
and stands at the head. Wjlit Rtutltr.
The Houston Post issues' a souvenir editioa
last week with pictures showing the different
departments of its new plant. The Post is now
ranked with ths best metropolitsn dailies and all
Texaa ia promt ef it. Ptmtall A'nri.
Aa illustrated editioa of The Houston Post
was seat eat recently ths was a beauty. It con-
tained a lengthy wrmt-p of its new home with
photos of each spmlaMiU. Beet daily in Texas
is mar opinion of The Post KneWy rVrtrj.
The Houston Poet mailed out Monday aa il-
lustrated description of its new building and all
its departments. . Modern newspaper perfection
mini to hare been the- purpose of The Post
in preparing its new home and the pictures snd
description as given in Monday's extra show the
paper has reached it Moody Cotritr.
The Houston Post's souvenir edition wat an
of the best gotten up of any ever issued fat the
State It was a model of typography snd splen-
did press work. Its story of what it takes to
gat oat a morning paper is graphically and cor-
rectly written aad could well be used by Pulitxcr
aa a tent book in hi school of jeornaltsiiL--i
Peru Nrwt. ' -
- The souvenir editioa of The Houston Post
reached this office last Monday and since then
we have spent most of our time reading it
learning how the big dailies are made the
write-up of each aad every department aad ef
the new building itself wss good snd the 0-
rastntiens aslandid. - The Post arts the pacts
Ntrman Sut. ' .
- furmy Prwhlbltiof) Buaineea.
j.. ... (Front the Belton News.)
It ia frnmy thing this prohibition bnjinest.
About all the pros teem to want is the insliea-
sble right to Injunct. ' As they both get what
they want awibody Items satisntsp' and aft hi
merry down where th Bndwetser fiowt. An
other fsanty thing abowt the hosineae is this:
If the twsawatiea of the erio-profubitiotustt that
probibitiea dees not proUbst ia corTest why
snoaid they oppose prohibitioa. And if the
contention ef pros that prohibhlos does prohibit
is sonnd why do they abuse pffieers dor not
stopping the sale of liquor? In fact when one
sits down and ponders over the arguments and
other things connected with the prohibition he
fanstoaiatiid. " t - ;
" ' Pr. Tabor 0tAnd4'
(From the Gonzales Incruirer.)
" No sntount of talk or simse a the pert of
papers or people win have ny Weight with the
people of Texas condemnhig the action of Oct
Tabor or the governor Auerantinliig Sen An-
tonio. It is a duty owed te the poop It of
Texaa. . - j . . ' . - V
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7 t-"r
tle V
"th K''"t.- Cost's new home it similar In
outmit and ex or to the one the Tunes will
build for risen nea Clarksrille Houstonises its
population and commercial importance a data
somewhat rep-.sa perhaps but sura. Certs-
vsiie Tiiw; . t (.-
The Post sincerely hopes that Clarktvilla will
soon he at urge aa Houston it new' and that the
Timet will then be housed in a ksmt similar to
that in Which The Post finds shelter. Enterpris-
ing cities aad gracious journals deserve the
area test success and of this variety are Clsrks-
rilb) tad the Timet.
All the business men arc in their shirt sleeves
ia the summer and a child should not be made
to swelter in snnerfiuout clothing just because el
a little fastidiews etiquette. And again there art
parents to pear- to afford coata for their off-
spring ia summer and then debar them from tha
public schools would be the height ef folly.
zirmaam Prtu . -.. -
It dots teem ritlieulpus that th school children
nf B renders should be forced to wear coats in
attending school. It it difficult to understand
what purpose tuck a rule serves. It seems to na
that the Uttfe eame should be allowed to go to
school natleat httless and barefooted If fcey
wished and that the only condition the school
authorities could rightfully impose weald be that
the Utile tost ahoold be kept data aad neat
' It it down to the question : Which do the peo-
ple ef El Pate prefer: Justice or a volunteer fire
department! We believe if it wat pat to a rate
a majority of the people would say: Give aa a
paid fire department It would not coat as arach
and it would be met efficient Bl Pais Timti.
It hat ate deaaeastrated in many dnea ef the
United States that; a paid fire department it in-
finitely superior to ens composed of me and
boys whe volunteer their services. Fire fighting
is n trade. It twaanres skill and a man is net
nremsa unto after he hat served a long ap-
prentireshisj. It ia difficult to acceatpliah tny-
thing la the way of tyrtcmatic organization in a
vohmtter corpa and discipline is almost im-
possible. The meat vital needs of a city next to
goad sanitation at an automatic fire alarm sys-
tem and an effictont paid fire elcpermrent
"7. .
What is the matter with San Augustine having
a business league f No doubt but what it ia
en of the very worst needed things that could
be thsaghl aV There should be some organiza-
tion m the bntlnsaa interests of the town. There
should be same meant of continaously soliciting
all the good things for the town that will re-
downd to the betterment of the town. A business
leaajue that it wide-awake and willing te fin the
legitimate end for which it was designed will do
all thia. ' There to nothing that prevents the
citizens from having this but to organise. We
want to do it and want it right now. San tf
tin Ctriler. -.
San Augustine snd every other town and. city
of Texas which haa not already an organisation
of tmsiaess men should take step at once to at
cure such an ergsaiisrion. Jennings La a assail
but prosperous town furnishes sn excellent ex-
ample as to th good results that are to be ob-
tained from business leagues and the like. Its
"psegrtsiirt swine" has worked wonders daring
the last year. ' " !
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. Why curse the health 0 facers and yellow fever
experts for dearer their duty? The health laws
were made to be. enforced and to preserve the
health ef the cassnary. and the health officers were
elected or appointed to execute th laws and
yet a great many good people make them serves
iwlicatoat by howling likt Costanches whenever
tha toferceaien of a law causes them a little in-
cmsrreaicBce. Law la not a respecter ef persons
and officers of the law ought net to be. AH
honor te the officer Whe fearieeaty and modestly
docs hit duty without fear of critrciam. The beat
way to tad eat whether a law m good or bad m
to enforce it-. Let the force be applied to "as
Strang ss th tow snd no stronger as weak as the
law and no weaker' but by all means enforce the
. lewNeratae zVaggrt . - - -
The Norman Nugget views the situation hv
telligcntry. Th State heshh officers in enforcing
the Quarantine laws art doing only what their
duty reemrea and what the people would de-
asaad. Health and life are the atoat important
amsioerttiona with every cotnanunity and if the
health officer did not enforce such laws the
various towns and chiet liable to infection from
nny source would establish a shotgun quarantine
and then proceed te have asid health officers im-
The Fort Worth Register -dee net beUewe in
faking the people with colored plates supposed
to have been printed by Ha entered press sad
Sella the public the work was done to the East
We d not think mock of the Colored supplements
may do all right for children and idiots-
Jfmmi IfrUt .
Despite the fact that the colored supplement
hat been aweepingly condemned by the Mineral
Wells Index n per cent f the leading papers
f the United States sre delighting their reader
with it every Sunday moraing or Saturday even-
ing.; It arast indeed be a grouchy individual
who can not gat a moment's smuaeraent from the
innocent wholesome humor of the jokes illus-
trated to color. Granting however that th
comic supplements appeal only to children "they
may still be said to be ef invaluable service. The
little enet play a large part in one's home fife
and there is scarcely a aunt fat this broad land
who would not infinitely rather have his chil-
dren happy than be happy . himself. Thia ia
paradoxical though because if matt knows ha
has made his "kids" happy kc to hapey himself.
The sssertioo that idiots' tastes ran to comi
supplements is tee psychological for off-hand die
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
(From the New York Press.) -
Campaign pledges art niton a indigestible at
tket securities. - -
Blue-stocking women don't eeem to wear them
mere than anybody else.
While the eld beau ia deliberating whether to
areas a girl' finger the yecmg one has-hustled
along with aa armful of hags.
rill man who is feeling bad the morning after
only had th presence of mind to pat k right his
wife wiU be sympathetic with his depression erer
the business. outlook.
. It's curious how moderate aa expense dollsr
day for drinks seems wken yon pay it out in
quarters snd hew evlovtinaate a water tax hill of
$a for a year when yen pay it eat to a lump
Lymn 'laytrta ' ; '
' (From thc'Ltrede Tbnes.)
v That immortal too of San Antonio that heavy
brigade of citizen- fever rxperts wb made the
heroic charge on Corernor Ltnham and Stat
Health Officer George R. Taber last.. Monday
night reminds one of these citizens ef the great
city ef New York whe to wonderfully tomressed
the mind of the youthful Waabington Irving:
"We bar great men is our own country'' sayt
the Fsthcr ef Americas literature ; "at city
but hat fc quota. I hare waaxkred assess; them
ht my time and been almost withered by the
hade into whieh they east me for nothing it as
baleful t a small man as th shadow of a great
one" . From the warlike alarrunta that bar
iseaed .from that meeting of those 600 yellow
fever expert the ordinary ' mudsills ef the
Alamo City havw andoabtcd'y ere thia sought
tboir htiee .
(Br J. M. Lewis.)
" NOT .WORTH TKE 1 l'JZ.
' . He togged tweet Phyllis f til's.
' The harvest moon thoue t. y . !
' ! t They to had wandered far in blue
And had reached home or nearly
And overcoming his bt
' - He dared the precipice '' -
' Of her ditdtin and Hid : "Good night"
And asked hat for a kiwi
' A bird off somewhere ki the gloom
' Crooned softly to enettter) '
'" And wafted through the n!;.ht't perfmaa
Where shadows seemed ta smother
' The mellow moonbeam's silver bght '
. A frog croaked wsy off yonder ;
' He begged t kits with ki good night
' And Phyllil looked her wonder. - "
He begged a kiss JetW h said; .
But PhyDis" eurlt were shaking! . -
.She smiled at him and shook her
He thought hit heart wat breaking
. Just oner Just anel and still he
" " And kept Insistent pother; .-'
Bw) Phyllis said and (hook her keed .
"Jast one to ate much bother t" -
- HER SLANG. f .
' "Maria1' aaid Smith springing wide-twake at
midnight "did yon hear that frog crenkP.
"I should my I did" was the petulant reply
ef hit better half who had beta weeing sleep for
in hour or two "aad if vr-doeea'l stop sooa aad
permit me to deep I'm afraid III croak"
" HIS SECOND CHILDHOOD -'
"I wish to get a hood for myt little) girt
this ia Just the thing."
"Why that is toe small for yea little
Mr. Punker."
"No it isn't! new little girl at
Ah.
girl
this it what ye might sail my
. OF COURSE
. Now Taeeday't com and Tuesday't aped
i And you're forgot the thing yen said;
Forgotten all you prophesied and shortly
I will f . . . A .
t To where men talk ef how things went.
And when their breath hat all been
YeulL thumbs in armholes atrut uwond
and
says "I told yo t. .
AT MIDNIGHTS HOLY HOUR.
"I understand you are a lover ef fiction?"
"Yon are wrong" replied Mrs Clubman "X
hear lots of It but tm aot a lover of it4 ;
HE DOESN'T.
The good eld winter time
- The good eld winter time.
The woodman wears s happy saute . .-
A smile almost sublime.
The ice man wears a woeful look. '
His face is like a crime;
But the ice men doesn't eat much ice;
" In the good old winter time.
" a longer'&eason.'
. "Did you toy Southern girls are sets
"Ne: I said peek-a-boo waists at worn
m the South than in th North." '
WAS PULLED. ' . ' .
"What caused your hair to fall eat?" .-
It didn't fan out replied Henpeek sadly.
The editor of Alkali Eye regard quarantine aa
useless. He keeps his hide so full ef "apple
jack" that "yellow jack has no terrors for him.
Skrmmn Cewner.
Yep; but th' health officer says' we iroghtar be
fumigated; but we shall fight agin a as long aa
we kin cling to a berX Hell be tryia' ttr make
us take a hath next iAlhaH Eyt.
The freckles will pass off with the tun when
the cold weather comes. Chsra Rtvirw.
What win FHzsinuaons be without frecklw?
It is a long lane that hat a trunmgvfsip.
Uii Asxwrdsr.
And a straight one. . -
Exchanges say that a Chicago woman it trying
to hare her husband arrested because he would
not kiss her. If she win divorce that cold blooded
heathen and marry h Southern gtiinaitn we will
guarantee that she wfll aot bare that horrifying
experience any mors. Llswe rVran. f
" Bet yon never saw a Chicago woman. '
' A Sherman man is at work en flying mschine
and ansMwmces that ke will fly to the World'a
Fair at St Louis. His marhinc will he hug
enough to accommodate fire or six passengers.
Some one else amy hare ear sesrt -Chcroswr
Ctmty Baxntr.
Went yea feel embarrassed awing areuad with-
out it? u
1 ClevalaneTa Fopularity.
if row the Nashville Newt.)
Mr. Bryan's recent eomrseat on Mr Cleve-
land's appearance in Chicago has attracted con-
eiderabie attention at a cutting and almost
epigrammatic characterisation ef the ex-president's
qualificationa for such occasions but it
was more tasn that It will be remembered that
Mr. Bryan observed that a bettor speaker eouid
be chosen for a nonpartisan occasion than Mr.
Cleveland adding that the latter represented ae
party but stood Only for himself. Beneath and
aeyond the very just and trenchant criticism of
Mr; Cleveland's eccentric political career which
Mr. Bryaa.has here eanretsed with so much
suavity aad point there is toV whether the
speaker so intended it or not hint at th secret
ef the undeniable hold which Grovcr Cleveland
hss apon the American people. '
We do not refer her to the support and in-
dorsement extended Mr. Cleveland by political
tioneescripts and. bolters ' for whom be stands
as a kind of weight which may be trusted to
hold bach demecrscy from anything like a real
and concrete application ef Its' principles. Neither
are. we considering sack nonpartiaaa faro as ia
?'rea Mr. Cleveland by paper hke the New
oefc Sun who boom him as matter of busi-
ness for their awners. - This insincere aad selfish
following whiU it must be considered in weigh-
ing the political strength ef Mr. Clevdsnd doe
not represent the tort ef popularity which we are
considering at present r Tn many democrats wha
disapprove kit courst and condemn his record
and who would resolutely appose hi candidacy
be ttitl standi for something very like a great
aunt and kit epmiont tarry a certaia weight of
their own. His name too nndauhtodly com-
mands respect from republican speakers and
organs of the most stalwart description.
' In the first place Grovcr Cleveland always
talks common sense oa aoaaartitaa occasions
and that quality in this country ia always at ths
highest premium: With ao rhetorical grace or
eswtoricsl charm be pleases the people and Im-
presses them on aknost any topic because hie
appeal is that of common sent to common
sense. Then there is in kit mental snd verbal
processes something ponderous and weighty
which carries with it the unforated judgment
and vague tkinkingt'of large number. To
these who arc accustomed ts tot someone dot
do their thinking tuck figures are always ha
preesive the very eumbrousnets of their utter-
ancet appearing aa evidences ef great weight and
the stubbornness ef error having the semblance
of the deepest conviction. - '
Thus; briefly analysed may be conceded cer-
tain elements of popular strength which it were
idle to deny Grovcr Cleveland. Had he but ob-
served the moot ordinary principles ef party
honor and political honesty he mi;M has k-"t
the domination of the demor tic f "y w".
.-t I T 1. '.
1 ; I th V e. J- .
. A wemta caaue i.llii ef tin cabin aad
shaded her fa-e ' I. 1 Lint 'to heep t!ic
drifting enow o tit r-tt at tks looked UP
and down Big 1 . -. t at tail and gaunt
and flat-chea.ed s - a r; her nnty hair
wat brushed Mrs! t i !. .1 high forehead
revcalinr the d-p I- t a. a ther by tJm
and trouble; and t; 4 w-e crows' feet at th
.corners of th .- s 1 htd wrlnklet about th
thin lips now a t u!y eompretsed M to give
patera and fr''''.: g exrettioft to the face.
The wind howh: g down the gulch slapped ami
snapped the folds of her calico skirl at a flag
Is whipped to th b eesi' disclosing that the
wu shod In' coarse high-tottped towaida boots.
Her spare frame her fretful sullen face with
its deep-furrowed lihtt tod flinty eyes her en-
vironmentall these were eloquent ot ft life ef
poverty of trials and ditappointrntatt tad drudg-
ery. Except for the glint of her eye and the
bold masculine poise of tht bead which gave
one the impression that slur wat defying Fate
with the words "I'm down7but I'm not dead
.yet"--except far these th would have bee ta
object of pity . .
"Billy Bey f 0
' : Shouted through a trumpet mad at her bands
the cry went scurrying down the wind to the
bluff at Cataract Crossing waste the echoes
taught up the strident tones lad sent them rico
ehettlng in and out of gorges and down into th
Boulder rslley.. .. .
. "Yen BiUy Boy! IH tear your dratted hid
afr you if you don't com in here an' rustle
me eomt mndun'tl" the screamed.
"Yen let Billy Boy alone yo Betty Arm Har-
iri" earn in a half-groan from the tibia. "Ill
rustle them kindiin's-myself "'.
"You'll rustle cm 1" th cried scornfully
"Yeal". at her has band came to the door tha
Stump of his left arm swathed in bloody bandages.
"Yeal A man that don't know enougk to handle
dynamite thout blowin' himself tst ' - Well"
emphatlcariy "you sre a daaut fool you BUI
Haalhl You'd to t-choppin' hf your foot off
neat yea would. Yea-jes' git right back indoors
yon else yon'U be takin' cold an' gittin' lock-
jaw an' 111 he pt to it aarder'n ever to bury
yon. Git m thereyee. i Illmatle them kindlia'i
myself Jet' aa I .hart to 'do everythin' else my-'
self. If I were took down yo BUI Haztit the
whole outfit weald starve to death that'a what
it would. And the tbere'd be a lazy hammicks
ef a boy sad a worthless man lest in the world
to there would." t ''''
"Dent yen fret none "bout Marvin' ya Betsy
An Haziit" the man said softly aa he turned
back lata the house. God Almighty ain't a-goin'
te tot us" . -
"Quit that I" the screamed! ' "I'm tired hearin'
"bout your Gad Almighty an' WhM he ain't a-
1 goto' to do There tint no such pcraon. ' Thtrt
aint aothin' but keth-heU all the mat mi every
wkcrta . Det you talk to
Born or) the wind from the head of the gulch
came the thia voice of child tinging blithely:
' "My imsne it nje Bowtrs; .
My brother't name fs Ike; - '
We came from ola Missou-ri-ee
-' All the wsy from Pike" -
'I "Aa' blame sorry I aia we didn't May there"
the woman said breaking in on the song at the
turned to her husbsnd. "We'd never hare left
there bat for your erazinest bout .these here
gold diggin't an' welt never do no good till -we
git back." .
"A' well never gH back till I strike it ye
Betsy Ann Haxlit" the man aaid mournfully.
The blithe song from up the gulch degenerated
tote a ahtjn whistle and presently there came
ftosadermg through tht anew a weazened little
w
twice made him itt aominee. Aa it is despite
compliment t and boom be could ao taere get
the democratic nomination tha the bum obscure
ma of th party-and in the coming National
convention hit nam Will b "ft hitting and
reproach." "Onr deeds are our doomsmm" and
when Grovcr Cleveland aude thM bond deal with
Wall street when be betrayed the party which
had twice honored kirn h sold sis birthright of
party confidence te tht mewey power for a mesa
f potlag. ' t '
Our President '
(From th Memphis ComsaerciatppeaL)
Twenty-firM At Harvard college. -Twenty
second In Europe .
Twenty-third Campaigning "as nominee for
State legistotsva - -
s Twsnty-fourth Mtrnber of New York legiala-
ture. 1 ' . 1; f '1 a ' v
Twenty-fifth Member vf New York legisla-
ture. .....
Twenty-sixth Member of 'New York leglsls-
tare f ' 1 f
Twenty-eeventh-Oq ranch in (North Dakota.
' Twenty-eigbth Campaign Ihg as republican
candidate for mayor ef New York.
Twenty-ninth Working on hit "Life of Gou-
torncur Morris."
Thirtieth Working on first volume of hit
"Whining of the West." ' -
Thirty-first Member National civil service
Thirty-second Working 00 kit "History of
New York" i . '
. Third-third Civil service commitsioa. '
' Thirty-fourth Civil service eomnussion.
Thirty-fifth Civil terriet commission. 1 '
Thirty-sixth Civil service commission. '
Thirty-seventh PrssM ent New Ybrk board of
police cormniasiorief.
Thirty-eighth Pitsident New York board of
police temmieaienera. m i . r .-
. Thirty-ninth Assistant 'secretary ef the navy.
Fortieth Campaigning as republican candidate
for governor ef NeW York. f 1
. - Forty-first Governor ef Ne York.
Forty-secorsi Csrapsigning for vice president
of the United State. .4 . '
Ferry-third President of the United States.
. Forty-fourth President ef the United State.
Chkat f WowM.
From this it appears that I nlatutn of the
twenty-four years since' Mr. Roosevelt became
voter he has been In politic ;or In office Dur'
log four-fifths I of bit life sine bt wss grew
he hat either been holding or chasing an offica
TkU tntHles him to bt tolled iOrpkeut C Kerr
par excelletce of tHis generation. ; '
NW twPnt ttarnp. r-
. (From tbi Btldmor Sup) '
The "lag" pott stamp which ha been in
as for about tix months will soon be super-
sndbd by a new duign known gt tht "tbieM"
postage stamp. The hurt of engraving to new
making tha pistes each containing 400 designs
from which tht supply of 4oeeeoeee ef a-ceat
atarnpt for the ncxt ycar WiU be prmtsd. ; -v -i.
In me new design the central figure is of
soarss. Washington ef the Stuart type aimilar
in general way to the-portrait upon the stamp
now In. us. . The lint of th engraving are
bowerer aot qnitt to close together and the
euros experts assert that to regular net the
red ink will not be to tpt to fill up th shading
and produce th cfircti that hav made the cur-
rent qtanrp objection lis. -
Tbe'frsme or bsd ground of tht design it a
shield tfe lower part of waieh 1st bee Battened
so st to permit its conforming te tht oath ate of
. the ttarnp. The tir-tr third of tht design cam
prises the bra fie d with Mart in whit. In-
stead ef thirteen Start there art only four fully
risilile although thrt points ot 11 mtny stars
snay bt sn peer' ( I f'."n b ..ind the letters
"United S'atee ' ." . "
TKt r e "V. . ' s of l . S aaid
v of n .e ye- .. ry t a
in one hand a- i a wl i" " "
"li'i htre you arc you luipl" s i li s
... t yoo mean by .mosey in' off in t
;n I nwd yon here for the cHnres?"
"Heard tht doe my -p net.i-l i
aiak him new blood mid Billy W.
ul!v "so I jet went wt to gtt tome.". -
t"Meatl" ecboed hit mother eeornfully. R
-thall Aa'yo a-wasiia' ef ea'tridges rl t
money whe yea could jet' well k-'l 1
blame ole fool-hena with a club. You 1 .
Boy I've a notion to swat you good an hard.
. Tain't no fool-hen" said th young hf r
stoutly and proudly. "It'l a blue grouse; tlt 1
what it It ye Betsy Ann Htolit" y -' -r
"That's Jet' what It it" said hie father e
mining th bird "An' a good fat one too .
. "How. the arm feelin' yt Billr"- tha fc
asked looking anxiously into hit father' ffe-
" Tain't the arm that hurts ma -BiUy Boy"
hit father replied with a grim attempt at a
smile.' w"It'i th place where th arm was that t
J'Ruttl them fclndlin'dj laid Betty Anw Hat-
lit sternly t . - . " . -.
At the boy turned away to do her bidding
taB figure Its arm twinging Hire th' shutters
ot wind mill came around the eabin in ft
great swirl of snow and tttgftred the
"It't el Roger McCafrery BIlly'Boy ttouted .
to bit pap. "An where may yo be a-goin" to
hell-bent for TecHonf" he inquired l th new-
comer. . . - 4 . ' " . ' .
Mountain Ho aquattin ap there by the tun-
sel" Mr. .McCsffrry vantgtd to toy between
gatps for breath.' "Great big an." '
'Let it May ther. blast yea" said Betty Aae
Haslit sharply. ' "We aint tojt ae stotv"
- "Dea't mind kcr; you Roger" said BOL aVt
been ent here in the mountains so long sht
don't know no better.' What bowt that lion
you?" .--. t t -r ' J14 Ik . m '
t "Want to get your Winchester to kill it with" ;
Mr. McCgffcry pented. 1 ' ..
"Can't nave it"; snapped . Beuy Ann Hatlit
"Ca'tridge coat money aa we ain't got awn -ta
throw "way. : Git to hcH oaten this you." -'
v "But it's gnat big an" MeCeff ery arotasved.
"Hide't worth tea dollars if it't worth ttnt"
"Say that again you Roger" Billy Boy inter-
rupted. k
' "Hide't worth teft dollars" Mr. McCaffery re-
pea ted with tn emphatic shake ef the head.
"That's a heap of money jet' now" Bill Haz-
iit taid regretfully. "With I was ia ahepq to .go .
out an' git it" '
"Gimme the gun an III git tt- Mr. McCafery
JtrlrgJ. 1 ' 1 '' :i; ' ''
: "You Roger McCaffery' laid Betty Ann Has-
lit fiercely. "Do you know that you're a-beggia'I
Aikin' of ut to girt you ten dousrs or th
es'tridget to git it with which Is jes' the time
an' we'ent ss damned poor that 1MB cant hare
the doctor but enctl You jet" git you."
' "Yon Roger com in an' git the gun" said .
Bin. "Of course you can tor it Caaet I
ain't fit to do it ain't ne reason why h shouldn't
you Betty Ann Hatlit" 1
"I ain't a-beggin'" ssid Mr. McCaffery indig-
nantly. "I ain't that kind you woman. 1 lea' 1
wanted to git it for Bill ss that he could tell it
Now you grt V fussm' an' a-cuttin' op an'
chances is it'll be gone. Bill is sure in hard
rock yon Betsy Ann Haxlit 'Tart be sort aiat
bad no harder luck than marryla you."
Betsy Ann gapeed for. breath. "You ye n
liarl" the laid.
"Here you Roger. I don't tow that" Bill
interrupted ; eagrily. "Betsy Ann Haxlit s all
right only .the hke of you don't understand
her. ou talk to me you; never mind hat.
There's Vba ran behind the bed.'
i . . . (Concluded ttrmorroir.)
t i-
eeeee e eeeeee.
death and' tto value in lettert appears very
simtlsr to thst in the current stamp. The die.
tinguithing features ef difference in the present
ttarnp and the new design lie in the improved
photograph of Washington and the atonomunent
of the flags and substitution ef a great shield -therefor.
. .
wm i"
. I V Fifteen-Cent Cotton.
! (From tke Jacksonville Fla Times-Union.)
; The world's visible supply of cetto remain
lets thanijt hat been at the time day. ia tuny
years as the fallowing table shows:
J .-.stoioog I igqfi.. ".jcoog
Ipoz.. .M6sot 1897.' tlMol
01 WS.TST 9..-..-...sj74t
' J Ifitf. ..... . . .StsfU55
M .3414080 i94 .MM4S
The total number ef bales ef the present crop
Marketed to date is 6ojooo behind thM of list
year at the asms time and 160000 behind that
of year before last Week by week now the re-
ceipts are falling below those of last year and '
the enormous crop thM wis talked of Is shown
to be an impossibility. . Tht following table
shows the total movement up to the dee of the
rnuay nearest VATOoer and u total crap
for the last tea years :
Movement
to Oct st.
e.090.373
so6tr
. t.yoMid
.. azyipod
aseosa ;
'.375.339
. a66oJ5
'. I.Mtlli 1
Total
" Crop
1
1003
pot .....
ipti
Ipso ..
189
1898
t8y
ispd
tJ7j.a
ieeote
ojSjzt
: M34ltJ
IMrtrtt
tt.lapAP
Js74
M$y34fi
.toMlf
1S94 . .-.
4437
So we aee that ontv ones in -imm
crop marketed by the present date been a malt
as wax 01 me prcaetn year ana teen to total
crop was only y.ijrj bales.. .
Th talk of boU weevil and other damage to
cotton wat scouted by men who had financially
interested themselres to depress the price of cot-
ton. .The mill men were active In the effort and
ven th secretary ef agriculture eorrtributed hi
chare to the success of tht best campaign. The
reault it that cotton wu forced doer and ia
ttiU selling for mock test than it it worth aad
th southern planters are suffering loss at a'
result Th teceipti f the crop indktte the
truth' of th ttotcntentt of ditastcr. It Joi.k
now sto if tht crop will bt rather below tha
abov to.ooo.ooo.balea when the world deroand
ttooooo. .Befor the next crop it placed oa
the market cotton wilt Mil for 11 cents a peund.
and the manufaeturert will be foolish if they d
net take It to fast as they tan gM k new thai
the price it below to. it ....
. Reason and Health. ' .
' (From tttt Navasott Examiner.)" ' . ' '
Th Houston Peat very clearly nratcntl tf
different conditions of Houston and San Aatoai
ti'to why the yellow fever should not be al-
lowed a foothold there. Tht ttmotpherle eon&
tie and altitude are radloally different k com.
mends the health authorities for' applied regula-
tions and puts life and health above sordid co.
mercialina. There is really ao one to 100! 1
to really want the quarantine lifted and tie
thrieka in the air are ratmly te gain whit f
fttttntio from ft careless public
Intaraatlng Rtvtlatton.
" rProm .the' Van Alatyne Leader.)
A few rtenthi age tht Dalits Newt st;-
that it vfss a democratic piper. That was
kind to its reader for they ksd no whe
of detormming that fact Wt don't k-w v
thlt wtt hot t' : k it wat tb-T. t' t
Fort Worth R i 1 ntobet i
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