Graham Leader. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 20, 1890 Page: 2 of 8
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Graham deader.
J. W. GRAVED, T’BorKirroR.
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l lu' fKi-inar a -bi?y should be allowed
to handle. tools uml fruioi't in tlo-lr
use. Who a ho becomes n futt-jjro wi)
fanner it will be a mutter of economy
of both time anil money il lie Ya'abhe to
mend implements and do a fair job of
carpentering or bi$e|tsmitLiuj'.
Western Kami: But white buttor
anil yellow butter sidy by side and tell
the consumer that one ia uriiii< illy col-
ored arid he will lake tie- «>>1 i
r-le 1**1‘J^»yy times in the 1.0 10,000. Let
nobody worry about the consumer
being deceived. Ho ia after thy
“yuller. ” . .
A11 intelligent farmer {{Ives the. -low-
fst prb'e at vihieh corn 11 ho raised
witln.'.t loss at the various yields per
aero. His estimate are aw follow*:
•sixty bushels to nere. IH cents: fifty
hushelSji 1<* eents forty bushels, rta
cents; thirtyfive bushdU, 22 cents
r thirty bushels, ,')0 cents.
GOULD TY EL PASO.
He Talks and Acts in a Plain4and
Peculiar Manner.
The Texas and Panific Railroad and Pacific
Express Robbed.
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The Public Think the \ethorltiee Have the Wrong
- Man Llndrr Arrest
Kiri*ll**fit !{#• f** r#*ti c* I tom 4.
' A little mninoni i in .tophi water wil.
soften and dense tiio skin.
Ilot fat Qr cutting hre.yi ' will soon
dull the edt»o of the sharpsttt knife.
A re 1-hot iron passed'pver old -putty
will »o ten it so it can bee isilv remov-
ed. \ _
Save the-jnic s that drain out of
roasts and slealpa to., add'to stock for
scu[.s and meat -aucc-i.
If the egg* you have to uao for frost-
...iu^ai-o ljpt quite as fresh as you could
desire, a pinph of saj.l would m..<?
rTiein”4i -at' -uffor,
if breakfast bacon or ham is Ip be
served,, for breaKT..st the ’fat" that is
drawn out in coblcintr stloUtd he used
forTry uqdu. accotupanytu- hominy or
Indian mush.
Yellow stains left by sewing
marhitif oil on -white oyrv be
■ElPaWiv Tex . March i f - Mr. Gontit
Is not idle while he is here. Jle has been'
taking Via the country very thoroughly tin
both sides of the river, it is not unlikely
that he wtll take drive out to I.anoria
before he leaves. Mr. Gould’s maimers
and conversation have made an excellent
impression on the citizens <>f Cl Paso with
whom he has eotnc in contact since lie ha,
^ i been fierc. If«• talks and acts in a plain,
j unassuming style, and scents anxious for
j nothing except ihfonnatioii.about KI Pash.
. He asks quesHdns iilsiut eveny thing, and
| is gathering a great deal of information
; aliout the resource - of the city. The gen-
j era I impression is thrl Rio result of his
I Visit Will he-at least the bthldUu; uf the A.
j K and P. track from Sierra Blanca tp El
1 iiso. 11(0 directors or the ’Texas and
Paeitic will meet at Hallos on April to.
1 lie information now lining gathered by
Air. f i on Id will doubtless form the lufsis for
action at that lime. I his afternoon Air.
C.uulfl and paHp.druve orft tu Port RU*»
ami the El Paso sine Iter. Mr. Gould ex-
preSsfa.. imitscif US «4©lig4f4©tl vviRt the
climate ot El.Paso,, notwithstanding that^
AA* weajlier has beep considerably below
par hero for the last few days. It Is not
jet decided when the party will leave.
-U ntv
removed by rubbing tine spot u'nh a
eloth wet with utuinonm before wa.sii-
i.ig with son [i.
mean
ipa.guU
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of oruCits and sweet oil, stand aside to
dry. When dry polish it with dry
crocus and chamois skin.
A few drops of carbolic acid added
to mucilage or ink prevents mold. If
pn one© of carbolic acid he added to
ouch'gallon of whitewash applied to
ccllttr op dairy, it will not <mly jn-eL
xent room, hot- the dixneTT,rr7lT>!7: lai tiTs
often perceived In meats and milk
April 1 was OTtfered for the purpose of
fleeting a mayor and one aidennaii from
each of the three wards for full terms and
one alderman in ward X to 0it the iinyx
plred term ot J K sii*j-r>n. resigned.
Mj- Stinson Is a ramlidate foi mayor, i
Mr. W. V. Richardson, wlien asked by
the News reporter this im.ruing if there
wouTd lie any citizens carried from here to
Hal las on the 24th instant to the big cock-
ing main, said that lie would carry toii~or
a dozen of his own breed, the shawlneek
and the Irish black-breasted; also two-blue
reds bred by John L. Sherrod, of this
i (Harrison; county,
” 'sTi'opi About (jrapi vine. ,
^Gjk,vpi.vi.sk, Tex .March 1 t! — I; »!n-
he.iii rilnfng Inn- for about live days aud
the ground is wall >oftkl"l.4
The entiro oat erofrds.said to be k lied
The crop will no lm replant *d,as it is late
mid seed is sen h e .
\V lwiat is ih Mine emidlHtm and bids fair
jQ,TP??tKn fl wwt.ha* die ;
appeared entirely.
A grewt deal of sickness abounds here,
but is easily controlled. ,]£
Farmers saj tlm land Is in a fine condi
ti.on and they are hopeful of a good crop.
.Only the vtyy late,fruit is killed, it L«-
ing the first to bloom.
I In1 bu»ine" men of ttiis jiiarn are fon •
ing a joint stock company to build a Hour
Ing mid. They fib pc to have U lejdjc by
harvrit time.
Good roads is what flyn.people want.
Itklfroiil Mat.oa Hotrtwd.
, Hatiiii.. 1 c\,. March 14. The safe of
the Texas
kept in dump apartments.
To remove ink from paper, if not of
too long standing, wet n teuspoonful
___i'LsihivttlAiPsjSiJiiaa dJ'dUt oust
W ter to cover it. Pat (not rub) the
-spot gently for u few minutes, using u
soit cloth . wat with the mixture and
the ink will slowly disappear. If emo
application is not suilicient, try a sec-
’.uuiL—;-~rir '■
Willow chairs that havo- lost thoir
- natural c,olor can bo res Lor ml by using
a solution of chiorloG. (.lean cilno-
60 'tod chairs with salt or ammunrH."
and Warm water. Apply.it with a nail
brush, scrubbing it well, rinse With
cold wateT aud dry tboroughl/. ’ Wet
the under part of the seat, and when
dry-tt will become taut.
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•kerup-lluujc ,I{eeip*i.
L.t.M.i'X Cut (Jji Cl kFT.—Roast a-ietnon
witheut hurtling. When hot enough,
• "cut il and squeezo-out jotCCT, Which.can
bo awet tfeoeti totaafe. pose, a dessert
spoonful when cough is troublesome.
and the Pnci.lic express company at I’ut-
iiain last Saturday night of between $500
and tlOpCL (mi l n| the motley ln'ing that
of* .Hup liiltfutal I'umjiaity, jeert -.express
coni|iaiiy's amt a part individual funds.of
tlm agynt. ,J. \\\, Ctieek, the agent (if the
above companies, was arrested yesterday
and brought here on the afternoon train
charged ivilh the robbery. The robbery
was effected by the party entering through
the freight room of the depot; - then into
breakimr the amm
Out lor the Stuff. -s.
tirrrxrxTX. Tmr., Ttrarch 10.'—The
ixadodiee In this- « it)y Was the seem* of u
v«*ry In.id imrglary Saturday night. s«.v-
*' i‘:,T hi llu- mail I j 11 \ i •. were opened and
the mail either carried away or scattered on
tlm streets. The First national hank was
ttm greatest sufferer, as their box wn-j,
eoinplrtoly'emptied and exchange notes,
etc., were foun t on the streets and re-
turned to the bank It is impossible to
parties at tfiis time. a< the kind and quan-
tity °f mail taken can not he arrived at.
chaTniW: of vkstte ^
Tu Smith County Granted Parties Charged
With Murder-
Mar«ii.\u„ Tex. Much 10.— Friday
was the day set for the trial of the state
■ g.on-i U . T. S. K11 •-1 ami <' K M e;Kli-
ersliy, charged witli the iimpler of Alex-
ander l*o|K*. Tlie c»)se was (Tilled, wlwn-
toe defendant asked for a change of
venue, stating In a -petition to tic- court
by the defendants' attorney that the de-
fendants.could not get u.falr triaf in tliis
county. This pctilion was accoin|i:uiie<t
-Aty an affidavit signed In wjvera] parties,
which also claltMe I That t'n-y cOTtld not
get a fair and imn;ytml trial in 'this
county. This was miswyfK'il hj a counter
affidavit Tlie. court then began taking
evidence from citizens"in viirious portions
(d the cotintj to ascertain vyhether or pot
a fair tliul could lie hllifc.
Alter cxaiiuuingquitv wiiiiuber of wit-
nesses in regard tu whether or not W. T.
S. Keller and C. K. W’eatlicishyA'oiild get
a fair trial in this county flic court decid-
ed to allow a change of' venue to Smith
county. Transcript and papers were
ordered to he in Tyler by the 19th, during
the present term of court in that city.
Ruth sides seem to lie satisfied with the
location and tlie publie -generally- are of
the impivssibn that justice will bo done
there,
Ceftri, ( reps uml Politics.
Faiitpnsi.ty Tex. „ March 18 —District
court adjiirucii/im.1 week mid for tlie first
dime there wits not a single felony convic-
tion. Crimeh-ecins to be■<ferretediy on tlm
wane In this c(.unity, .is tic- g'and jin', re-
furife<l only eight hills,-two of wliich wefe
for misdemeanors,
— The eunn4' baa been btesso.1 with an
abundaiico of rani and i|' tin; wcatlier
should now turn off fair for a few weeks
planting would he pushed with a vfm.
This district has a numerous crop of ase
_ 1‘Lraiits for congressional honors,___viz;
and so uring the combination of tip* safe
opened it and took the money. Mr,
Check on arriving here and fiud.
ing the other parties not ready
ifet exarton*.... Uhii ... swut. .phuual
iimjer a 81000 bond to iappear at the
JusticeVronrt. Air. Cheek lias borne a
good, reputation since ho has lived in this
sectioiL He is a man of familj- and has
always boen considered a highniinded,
.honorable gentleman during Ids residence
Messrs. Long and IVrkins from Cherokee,
Kitrell from Leon,'TLunniage from Andwr
The entrauee to tin, box was affected Tiehl from Robertson. Folk Iriim
Lorn' th(i outSkb: by some means. No
rlew as to the guilty parties.-
.. s Keopuig In (In' kwim.
AVkatiikiifori), Tex., March 12.—The
uew stone block on Urn north side of fhe
square is now about completed, except
the Interior work, which will be pushed
on . rapidly. On every side of the city L«ie next friend of-Thomas Klrbyt a ininorj from the Iftkw'Tg^ the miniinit nf t ha
15 years uf age, hies a suit against the” Moifnfniris.—VVi<|e Awn ke
new cottages, and
seen, while many are in course of erection
and new contracts are being let daily.
B iliiont anything to -er-eato a- Ikmiih,
Weatherford is kix-plng in the swim with
tbcmiit progio»sivo cities--of- -’4 ex ns-
xvitl he heard from near tlie head of the
procession.
Attempts .Suicide,,.
Longview, Tex., March 12.—To-day,•
about noon, Wick Blanton, about ly years
Freestone, Martin (old IwwdVh from lien-
derson and soniebnefroni Houston. Also
three candidates for state senator, viz:
Steel, Richardson aud bimpkinx
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Heavy liamage Suit.
1 • -\ i.vrs ni.n, Tex., Much 12. - In tlm
district court yesterday George* Kirby, fcg
Undo Sam’s DbrderLln#.
Do nny of our people ever <piery
how tin* dTvidiffJf line between tli^
United iStutoH and the Dominion of
frtiniuja i« mnrked, uiuihow traveler*
ip thone wild regions northwest o#
the (ireat laikes enn tell when they
ntep from the domains of Uncle Sam
into those of Queen \ ietoria? T’or
many years tluMpiest ion iyf boundary
between the United States and the
possessions of (.trout Britnjri was dis-
cussed, and ut labt. nt thcconvcn-tion
of London, held in 1818., the fotty-
ninth punillej of north latitude was •
decided upon. A pnrnllelot latitude,
however, being: an ininginnry line, is
a very poor {fitide to a traveler, so
the next thing: U> do was to^murk
that line so that nIHvho pnsned that
way should know where.it Was k>-
ct,» ted.
AceortTfhply tlie country in that
vicinity imis mifveyod, and monu
meats were set up at ■even niiic intei-
vais, the British placing: one between
everv two of mirs. ■ Ttio:i> extend
from the Luke of tlie Woods (o tlie
Kooky Mountains. Where the line
enters forests, the timber iscutdown,
and tlie ground cleared a rod- wide;
where if’crosses small lakes, stone
cairns have been built, sometimes
being; eighteen licet under water and
eight above; , in other places, eurt.h
mounds, seven by fourteen feet, have
been built. The most of these nioti
ugU.‘Ht.s. wliieh number .‘IKS in all,Tire,
of iron. It was found that tlie most
solid wooden posts wore not proof ^
against the r;tutgfM of the Indtnnw.
prairie fires and the Weather, so that
nothing but ipon would ilo>
These pillars are hollow irott (’ust-*
iiigs, lifted over Solid cedar posts,
nnd wrell bolted through, and are
'kTirTkloT ir fee Um Tl i e’grRTniTl ""TTreTA fb
eight feet high.iMghtinehes sijnare at
base and fotir at the top. and upon
tire the inscriptions cast In letters
two inches high; “Convention of —
London” and “October 20, 1818.”
the pillars weigh 2HT pounds each”
and were made at Detroit, Mich. 8o
you see I ncle Sam’s border-lino is
very distinctly marked till the way
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway
company for S-»000 for personal injuries,
Alleging hi Ilia petition that on Dec. 2,
1882, young Thomaut Kirby was fordt^jx
In tlie we-t. HIS friends uwl ,-veii Raw tempted Ut commit tnficide bv taking 28
who knew his reputation, hut did not cents worth of morphine..which -was dis^
covered immediately and medical men
succeeded in getting the most of ft, out,
but enough remained to make yoftnster
very slcepy._ If,, wmr’itustled i.hmit for
several htmrs and is now alj light: The
cause was a little disagreement with his
rathe*.—
not
know hirn jiersonariy; were greatly sur-
prised uppn learning of his arrest on this
charge. The money that the robber' ac-
cuted.belonging to the evtire-.!' compatij’
was that wl|h whjch tlie weekly rejiort of
the eviircss company was to to* made, and
the agent's Intention was te make the ie-
T«»rt and for^vard the money Sunday. The
public generally ttiiuk tlie company has
the wrong loan for fhe- ndd*r-ry.
bot of Court Trial*. I-
La It EDO, Tex., II ircil 13._Messrs.
(iHAHAM ( KACKKICM.—()l)C (Jllifut i\t \i 4 f .
ihiC,wwL r* i f Moutero’ and Mi^cdas, chief
gi'aliain llu dr. quo t.aiilespooufljl qi
'kugar, oiio-haIf fi-uiftpoonful of salt, orm
T- o-l.onor.K hr- baking |.ow,Ye,“; f 7
Iii'bh.'owo'infuls#0f buttor, milk-.to ninkte
P !” ' 'ei0:.- K:.' .id BllffutCs.
■Roll thin and bake ton' minutes.
rr,-i \m <m Tautau Bi'< i it. —One
quart of Hour, one pint of milk; (wJd
butter bulf tne si/.o of at; ogg to the
four, two tcaspdon.fuls of cream of t r-
1ar,‘aml otj.e of s’Ma; then add the milk:
rVf police^ all of San Luis I’otosi. Mexico.
■havrucpit Bro'OjfTitTrom TTiaFleTfy Slider
arrest to New Laredo. Mexico, to stand
trial before the Mexican federal court lor
alleged connection with the Pinkerton
Zarembn Latner affair in which, it is
chiirjcd that the three tirst named parties
In ttoflrtlon of the laws of'that country
delivered the latter to the Affitricim
by the conductor while tlie train'yeas run-
ning a( the fate of tliirty miles an hour,
coming into Galveston, and while between
Alvin and Hitchcock. It is ‘ further al-
leged that by tiio fall llu- young man was
old, son of a pVoniinciit attorney heir, at- s°b>Jnred a? to periiiui'ientlj lose the use
of an arm. He was rendered insensible
Sayjng Good Bye.
Kvery new and then, a« wejourney
4o*oh -iv- passenger train ~Kt TttgtTt Lhrsiugh this \ afr-from thrv*cnrdir ta'
mix soft and hake quickly. ‘You can
- not fail having good biscuit with# th'is
rcci]>e. 1
r ,Omon T-hJa Ts made b^fry-
iug sliced onions in butter,and turning
boiling water over lltoim To «ix good
si/.otl Onions allow a gallon of boiling
water and add parsley,also popper and
salt to taste. Serve with a slice oP
fried n light brown in each ' by the bat
bread
jilatcc
(Jai me.u. OutiiuLE Cakes.—To a
pint of~5old oatmeal inu.sh.stir in about
hhlf -M—cup of Imt water (usra only
enough to iuoislen it and beat smooth'). '
iwUliorltibk Zuremba. who idaitns to be
nn Americfn citizen and who has appeal-
ed to Secretary Blaine through the Atbcri-
cun piinister in Mexico for-relief, is now-
,on trial in Now Laredo.
A cold norther and dry weather pre-
vails.
The cor,template.! special April term
of the district court has been abandoned
C At fie K«Hiiifl-|<p |*r(“p:ir«!iniu.
Haskele, Tex., ’Mtirch 18. The cattle-,
m< n are getting ready to begin the spring
rmihd-fips the latter part of this inoHlE
mnklhrneJffkS’ ^d>old j The cattlUhave gone through the winter
nnlk to. make « thin batter, one. to ,- I ..........J? . ... r
sj.oon of baking poWdor, ono^Tlf Vun ■hiUl f? b‘’fore- Thw loss wil‘ ",,t
of Hour; if thgy break in baking add *' 1 ^<>Cni’ *?, fiU:t tl ^ ^'WParaHvoly'
more Hour. Bake-on a griddle. ^ nothing. Contractors
- . f) i, A.\ ( ■ K
butter, one eo
---httrUeup of fnllk,’ two cups of Hour, two
leiispobnfuls of baking powder and
the grated rind of ono oningo. ’ Bake'
in two layers. Stir powdered sugar
into the orange juice utgil, quite thick,
and spread it, ta-^wesMvthc rakes when
eool. Ice" the leg,,with a white icing
flavored with orange-lidxver water or
cover It With orange quarters thickly
T covered with powdered sugar.
CuEAxiKb Kggs. — Boil pm eggs
twenty minutes. Tako ono pint of
cream, one tables poonfHl of corri-
stivcoh or flour, and one tablespodnful
^ of buttor. Mix tKe butter and corn-
s torch together until smooth and
light. When the cream bolls stir Four
tablespoonfuls of it jnto the butter and
cornstarch, and whetr this is well
■sfked stb -4t into the boiling awmi
Season to taete, uml cook eight min-‘
utes. Shell egg*, place them on a hot
dish, pour the- sauce over them and
‘serve immediately.
are already XiUing
cup of.] or'lpr~t far yearling- .ml leers; tlip deniaTid
W1T^- aueiiu. Xu Iw wii-ritcr and grenter ttinff here-
tofore, and we hope for better prices this
year than lost
Prospectors arc not as numerous now as
a few days ago, hut still -quite a number
are coming in and buying town property.
Our town growing’’quite rapidly, com-
paratively Sneaking.
We have *ome little railroad excitement,
.but know nothing definite yet
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Shot in the K
Navasota, Tex., March S.’^^ews has
reached here that Major Jones had killed
Kufus Tratt at TIeklefast In this county
•©me days agOj Prau was shot iri'W eye
and died immediately, Jones was placed
bnder groo bond. AlUjamcexned were
JuUln|i,'frttlu I airtlrlO.
FATnMi'T.iT. ff>T. TT.'inHr FT t.'.irvy
Tracy, rcjifescntutlvc -it>f‘ the National
Farmers’ Alliance, delivered a lecture in
the courthouse to a htrgo audience of
farmere and otler ^tlzeifsT “Q. c. Kirven
nod •i. If. A. Uilk alau uauki w*u«‘e»*- >
marks.
The examining trial uf Ben Reynolds,
charged witli shooting John M Hon, re-
sulted in his discharge from custody;
Melton i#*lq»t yet dead, 'hilt is considered j
ln-a very dangerous cofktUiou.
Sertlon >I< n ffrlil l!|».
Got nrirsvaite. Tex., March ’12.—Two
section men were held up last night near
the \\ hiker hotel by four unknown parties
and relieved of 818. ,
Rut little woi k lias been dome on our
courthouse the pa?d week,
A rrangemeuts have.been completed to
•organize a strung knights of pythias"lodge
nt this place in a short time.
To Ilavo a ('otton Compress.
Tayi.hr. Tex.. March 12. -The. Taylor
cotton press is nis»w an assured fiu-t. To-
day the grounds were laid off ami the pre-
ITmlnaTies arranged for its construction-at
once. A charter liayjif^fbeen obtained,
pii organization was effected with John R.
Hoxie, president- F. L. Welch treasurer
and B. Garry manager.
for some time, and when be recovered'
ami became able to walk he went' to the
ho us© of a stranger U here hr remained
-sevcjiil days without medical attention
j and until rent for by tlie- plaintiff. *
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Tvi.ek, Tex., March 1 A.—List night a
shooting occurred ,at the 1 wo Brothers
salotih on west Ferguson street; Mr.
lr.TuisT T3UJ ":up(*y 7'17y-
Cliailcs Rretano. Five shots were tire by
Bretaiio. ou y oijc of which took ‘rfff'Ct.
The hall -truck in tin* mu-.de ot the left
arm and rangfuU upward, lodging some--.
1aepe sjaamyldzir .'TV-.-docUas
probed f(»r the hall Imt lulled, U> lind- iL
I he wound is not serious. Rrclano vx as
arrested. ' ». - f
District ennft is Hj session and yow en-
gaged in di-.|.qsjng of ihe eriiuiual docket
Tm. case of 1 !m- -ta'r of Texas \s Kel-
ler ami „ Heathn+iy, charged' w ith tiio
m«pier of Alex Pupa and assault with in-
tent to kill W. P. Pope and James Tut1-
ner, has |>cen moved to this comity and
set Tor trial on the loth Inst,
I'liiia 1 stule» District Court.
Gkaiiam, Tex., March, *13.—United
toegrocs
« .r«n*ll Mutter*.
Marshall, Tex., March 13.— At the
Fetrolar monthly meeting of tl& olty eoua-
fil lost night an election to be hob* oh
EbiwBCTWrT^.’/TUTuf'c^ -!5in jasit
Saturday at the PLtitas, ranch, in this
county, Jesus >>olis committed sutcjde by
shooting himself through the left breast
wRh a ivincliester. Financial troubles
nnd mental alxTration is file Onlyt cause
assigned for the rash act.
Killed by an Otflrrr.
Peco? City, Tex., March J2.— An un,
known Mexican was arrested last night
nbout 10.o’clock while attempting to break
inth the depot, by Officer, W. E. Wctr.
When pear the .jail the prisoner assaulted
Weir with a rock, and Weir In self-defense
•hot him in the head, killing him inatantlv.
1
Suites M irstia! George Knight has leased
tlie Bell house, a commodious hotel, and
will occupy R With his rteputtes. prisoners
nnd pethaps the jurors, (,’npt, McMUf-
Widi a detachment of state troops.
Clime i'll yesterday arternoon and at
once reported to .tin* United States, mar-
shal for duty. Sudge Pardee is ex-
Pflfr'L to arrive during’ the
week, and It is said Hon. Jack Evans will
aKo be hertx If the parties charged with
crimes committed in. Young county , are
tried a special veniie of over 200
ill fort, ZA\ ill 1)C rdfttMv Tlm plvll
cases on the • docket are few in
number and will be disposed of
in It short.time. The criminal dbeket will
Imi set for Thursday.
1 Three Toe* Ampatated.
JEFrEHsoa, Tex., March 19.— Mr.
Robert Castleberry gw his foot: very badly
mashed to-day at Clark, Bolce A Colle-
mer’t mill, necessitating the amputation
of thraa of hit tern
N*w (.oiirtliouip,
Ci.rriK, Tex.. March 12 —An orddr Was
paused Jo-day by the cchnmlssioners’ court
to organize Hah coujity. Thcffl wns an
attempt made by an attorney to defeat the
oigaulzai ion, and to-night, a delegation
came UP fiom Salisbury to protest ngalnst
It It was thought It was a protest from
the railroad influeuce to defeat the organU
ration. Tlie subject will be brought up
agafn to-morrow and the organization may
tilt ■ ' . . ' ■
About a dozen contractors are her* for
the purpose of suhinltting plans and
Qcations for a new courthouse for
oonnty. The flans wUl be
day, and at an early dal
house will adorn this cl
the prove, it be nines necessary for
UBt-o pny good-hv.- QenerallyJt i*.'
said in saslneHs and with n siprlv
Wo tyring the Fiand of the departing
friend, the sorrowful fouris nr.1 slieij^ .
then the liellriny^s and the trainfroes
round tlie curve. This is the ^ood-
by that sticks in the throat like a
larpe three cornered tump and pre-
sistefltly refuses to be swallowed.
After this kind ol a farewell we go
h->mr feelinr that soniethinjr h;ts
Lfotie out of life. \\ e nn* like t lie man
who puts hts foot for anotlter step
at tlie end of a datd< stairway and
hfets- *on+dt-niy. thnUit ihff*t. there.
Then there is'the farewell Jtha^gjw
(■aid with a hihmotis gJui^jcle of joy.
W c sav tf trrthc bitl qolleetor. whom
\ye have with us ahvayJtso' hove had
Tor ii ToTut liriie. We huv it to the
bore. The yMfiff^dWTgo ‘ the man
a ho reads the exrbnnffew and'to the
writer wtio'invariably refers-to a
bear ns bruin.
;riie sweetest pood-bv is that ofthe
girl at her fat her s trout g ite, when
only you,and r and the twinkling
stars are present. To somo of us it
is only a memory that >vill remain
fresh and green long afwr we Uat*
passed Hint callow age. The sad-
dest good-by is the one that is said
by the side bl an |open grave.—\Na«
tiOnal Weekly.
j fly. ’ <
The Balls Wore Hollow.
Yesterday morning n man went in-
to John Donnelly's place tm Adams
street, picked up a qaarrel with
•John, find, pulling from bk over-
coat poeket. whut looked like a com.
position pool ball, he threw it a%
the big mirror behind tho bar. Johfc
yelled and (Jodged.^but the ball r%•
founded and fell to the floor doing
no barm. It won light and hollow,,
being constructed uf colored eellu-
i'ii’ a heavy, solid
bnU. The same man had a pboket
Bill qf these bogus balls. He
went up to Tom Foley’s rooms
and *hoWed them to Tom. Well
Torn had nn idea. He called the
young fellow who mans ljis pool
table and he whispered in his ear.
1 hen be handed him a bosket JHlsd-
w|th. these celluloid balls. Thg
yotmg»an took them, placed' them
in the triangle On the table, and
then Tom waited for a fame. A boat,
l.o c,ock «> c*ra« two kazoos dooI
players from a wholssal# house ne*
by. One of them had to *n>ust” and
(^Jtoed away with the eolid baft.
VV hen it hit tbebottow oefloToTd bads
°vV.w ^roo«- fttoof 7
them W on tables whsrs othsrswsfs
billiards, whfls tbs rest ran
...«»# th. Hoor -ChSH.
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