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MIRRAY'S PRIITIII HOUSE, volume XV. J 8UBSC*,P?£S &*adv3icV
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DENISON, TEXAS, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1897.
| ENTERED AT THE POSTOPPTCK AT DENISON, I
I TEX., AS SECOND-CLASS MAIL MATTER. i
NUMBER 48.
THE VISITING EDITORS.
The National Editorial Associa-
tion will meet in annual session at
Galveston Monday, the 15th inst.
Several hundred delegates will en-
ter the state over the Gulf, Colo-
rado and Santa Fe at Paris Sunday
evening, in two special trains. They
will be met by a reception commit-
tee appointed by the Texas Press
Association, in charge of a car of
welcome loaded with refreshments,
such as the average editor is koown
to enjoy. When L. Eppstein &
Son of this city learned of this ac-
tion on the part of the Texas editors,
they very generously placed at the
disposal of the chairman a case of
their justly celebrated “Old Roy-
alty,” with their compliments to
the visiting editors. E. Eppstein &
Co., of Sherman, were equally
thoughtful, for they forwarded Fri-
day night a case of that rare old
product of the distillery, Long Horn
Oub, as a testimonial of their ap-
preciation of the visit of so many
distinguished qnill-driveTs to our
great Estate. The Gazetteer as-
sures these gentlemen that their
thoughtful contribution to aid the
Texas newspaper men in extending
a cordial welcome to their guests
will be heartily appreciated by the
“boys.” ______________
The Dallas Pastor’s association
disapproves of the Sunday paper,
and calls on their people to neither
read it nor advertise in it. They
seem to forget that Sunday’s paper
is manufactured on Saturday, while
Sunday weric is done only on Mon-
day’s paper.—Johnson County Re-
view.
O, no! They do not forget,
neither are they ignorant of the fact.
Tp seek the destruction of the Sun-
day paper is simply a shrewd stroke
of policy. These Dallas pastors
have discovered that the newspaper
is a more entertaining preacher than
die average clergyman, of whom
they themselves are noteworthy ex-
amples, and they want to get rid of
their competitor, that’s all.
f?J
Rev. Chandler, of the Greenville
Pastor’s association, corroborates
the statement in another paragraph
in this issue, that it is not because of
the Sunday work done on the Sun-
day paper that the clergy want the
paper legislated against. At their
last week’s meeting Mr. Chandler
it reported by the Herald to have
used the folic ^ languge:
Rev. Chandler said it was not the
work done on the Sunday news-
aper to which he had objected,
siui he was aware of the fact
that pMt of the work on the Sunday
paper was done on Saturday night.
He said the reading of the Sunday
paper kept many people away from
cbnrch, and many who came could
not get their thoughts on the sermon
on acconnt of thinking over some-
thing read iB the paper. He said it
usually took the preacher the half
hour’s time allotted to him for his
sermon to get the Sunday news-
paper reader’s thoughts on what he
was saying.
If the clergy consider that the
reading of the Sunday paper is in-
jurious to their membership, of
course they have a perfect right to
discourage the reading of it. It it
only the disposition of some of these
gentlemen to deprive others who
think differently of the Sunday
paper that the Gazetteer object*
to. So far as certain objectionable
features are concerned, these fea-
tures are snrely as reprehensible in
the weekly paper as they are in a
Sunday edition.
INBTINUT IN ANIMALS.
Instinct and apparent reasoning in
animals has often been noticed and
commented on in literature.
The well known sagacity of the
horse and the dog is proverbial, and
many other animals, birds and fowls,
both wild and domestic, have come
in for their share of cunning knowl-
edge.
Common barn yard fowls, such
as geese, ducks and chickens, how-
ever, have seldom received any
general rating in the list. The
writer *! this can mention a case
whereeven chickens showed an in-
stinct that seemed merged into both
cunning and thought. I resided at
one time on a little shell island that
lies on the north side of the entrance
to a channel that separates Aransas
from Corpus Christi bay. The
Morgan line steamer passed through
this channel every week, while ply-
ing between Galveston and Rock-
port and Corpus Christi. Some-
times the week was lengthened out
and the days changed by running
aground or other unavoidable de-
lays. An old ship carpenter dwell-
ing on the island had a family keep-
ing house for him. I resided with
this family, who possed a number
of chickens. These chickens often
lengthened out their ration of feed
by picking up crabs, fiddlers and
minnows. When the steamer passed
through the channel the suction from
the screw threw a return wave on
the shore which stranded many min-
nows of different sizes. The chick-
ens would come running from all
parts of the island to catch these
small minnows before they were
again washed into the water. No
matter on what part of the island the
chickens were, they identified the
sound of* the steamer's screw, and
never failed to run to the same spot,
even when the time of arrival varied
one or more days. Large sailing
vessels often passed through, but
as they did not possess suction
power enough to throw out the
wave, the chickens paid no attention
to diem whatever.
E. M. B.
War oil Tioket Scalpers.
Congressman Sherman, of New
York, has introduced a bill to pro-
hibit the business of scalping rail-
road ticket?; and to punish the
agents who undertake it. Nearly all
of the leading newspapers of the
United States have arrayed them-
selves against the iniquitous, unjust
Sherman bill.
The simple truth of the matter is
that “ticket j scalping” is a business
as legitimate; and reputable as sell-
ing town lotd, or even as running a
railroad. Congress has no more
right to interfere with it than to stop
traffic in coupon bonds. Selline
tickets outside of railroad offices at
reduced rates, or even giving them
away, does ;not, and should not,
constitute a ' punishable offense, the
Honorable Mr. Sherman t<* the
contrary notwithstanding.
The New York Work World
says:
It is not thle first time efforts have
been made to legislate “cut railway
tickets” out of existence. But, like
similar bills iin the past, this one
will run foul of the United States
Constitutionj it will contravene
statute law in the states; it will cut
across the dictates of common sense,
and it will have its life crushed out
by hostile public opinion.
The Herald joins with the World:
But the tickets are not forgeries,
and the railway companies are in
no wise defrauded by their trans-
mission from one to another. It is
everywhere regarded as an honor
able business, - and Mr. Sherman’s
law will fait, as it ought to do,
when it comes to be fairly discussed
by the press and the people.
Petitions against the Sherman bill
are being circulated throughout
Texas and ate receiving thousands
of signatures »f prominent citizens.
LITERARY.
j HEBREW CHRISTIAN M YTHOLOfi Y•
The Truth Seeker Publishing Co. ha*
just brought out a book which is pretty
certain to attract attention, not so much
on account of originality as for the bold-
ness with which it attacks popular opli
ions, and the vast amonnt of authorities
Balance Sale
WHITE FRONT
BAUKWOODB STORIES.
Prof. Brooks, director of Smith
observatory at Geneva, N. Y-, a
nounces that t&e great sun spot of
Jajreary, after ita passage around
the sari, has again come into view
by rotation and can be seen with the
naked eye through a smoked glass.
The spot will be more prominent In
the course of a week as it nears the
sun’s disc.
The presidential vote was offici
ally counted last Wednesday, and
McKinley and Hobart declared the
next president and vice president of
tbe United States of America.
Judge Harris of the seventeenth
district, has ruled that tbe state anti
missegination law does not apply
to the inter-marriage of negroes and
Chinamen, tbe abject of tbe law
being to prevent die deterrioration
of the Caucasian race only.
POOR DR. GRANT.
A dispatch trom Sherman to the
Houston Post, which was probably
inspired by Dr. John Grant, states
that tbe Doctor is so annoyed by
office seekers that he has taken to
tbe woods. That the Doctor is
bordering on tbe verge of destrac-
tion, may be inferred from the fol-
lowing:
From all over this big state and
every nation in the Indian Territory,
they come with their petitions, their
recommendations and their memori-
als, their claims, peculiar and su-
perior, for the federal offices at the
disposal of tbe national committee-
man. ^
Dr. John Grant has bad no peace
from these office seekers, day or
night, during tbe past six months.
They come singly, in couples and in
squads of three and four and five.
They are very much in earnest, and
they do not fail to impress Dr.
Grant with their earnestness. They
want all kinds of offices, from a
little bit of a postoffice to the very
highest federal gift in the state.
Some of them camp with Dr. Grant
two or three days. Some of them
have made aa many as half a dozen
visits to him since the election.
Dr. John Grant has had to steal
away from his office and out of
town to get away from the office
seekers and attend to other pressing
business. As to the memorials and
petitions of his supplicants, he has a
barn full of them, and he will not
forget them, nor will tbe national
committeeman’s indorsement for an
office be given recklessly or without
due deliberation.
Green will, no doubt, laugh in
his sleeve when be reads tbe above.
The truth is, that Grant has nothing
to do with the giving away of tbe
loaves and fishes. This is so well
recognized in Denison, that those
who had pinned their faith to tbe
Doctor, are in sore distress over tbe
turn of affairs. If you want an of-
fice tbe poatoffice address is “E. H.
R. Green, Terrell, Tex.” He, and
he alone, can do anything for you.
It is well known that the Dr. Gra
aeL
devotees will receive but little con-
sideration at the handa of State
Chairman Green.
The editor/ is placed under obli
gation to Owen McCarthy, jr., for
an invitation to attend tbe annual
celebration of tbe Austin College
Literary Society of tbe A. ft M
College on Waahington’s birthday.
Mr. McCarty's name appears on
the programme in a debate. Tbe
question is, Resolved, That the
United States should recognize
Cuban independence. Mr. McCar-
thy will affirm.
Go to the Casino tor a nice free
•-•.to
and loop; every day from 9
Colonel Temple Houston has
been invited to deliver tbe opening
address at the opening of tbe Ten-
nessee Centennial Exposition. Col.
Houston is tbe orator who can fill
the bill. _
Waco will submit to tbe legisla-
ture an amendment to tbe city char-
ter, to authorizing the separation of
state and city jurisdiction over the
liquor traffic, giving the city
elusive control of the saloons. This
is in line with what the Gazetteer
advocated months ago. All cities
should have exclusive control, not
only of liquor traffic, but also of
Sunday regulation* and all other
matters which
COUNCIL MEETING.
There was a special meeting of
the city council Wednesday night,
but very little business was trans-
acted.
The object of the meeting was to
pass on the recommendation of the
city charter.
The report of the committee on
charter amendments was called for.
A report signed by Aldermen Hus
ted and Hibbard of that committee
was read. The report stated in sub-
stance that the committee, after tak-
ing the advice of the best legal tal-
ent in the city and thoroughly in-
vestigating the matter, had reached
the decision that a tax of $25 per
day levied on merchants bringing
bankrupt stocks to the city and ex-
posing them to sale to the detriment
of home merchants would be illegal,
as the state -only allowed a tax of
one and one-half per cent on such
stocks per annum, therefore the
amendment could not be made. As
to further amendments the report
declares that after a thorough investi-
gation they find that the laws on the
city statute books are sufficient for
all purposes, fend no more are need-
ed if those already on the books are
carried out.
Chairman Ellis did not approve of
some features of the amendment
and refused to sign the report.
The council was notified by the
secretary that the required number
of names had been secured to the
petition asking that the April elec-
tion be held under the Australian
ballot laws, and the election was so
ordered.
Alderman Husted moved that the
printing committee secure books and
stationery necessary tor holding the
election. The motion was carried.
At tbe next meeting of tbe coun-
cil voting pjaces will be chosen,
booths prepared and officers of elec-
tion appointed.
Council then adjourned.
"WHERE DOCTORS DISAGREE."
There has been a great deal of
disagreement from tyne to time
about tbe therapeutic value of sar
saparilla. In tbe main, authorities
deny any particular medical value to
the plant. “It’s just an old wive’s
remedy,” they say. And in the
main they are right. There
about a dozen varieties of 1
parilla, scattered through various
countries, and of this dozen only
one has any real curative power.
So a man who* experience might
be confined to tbe eleven other
varieties might honestly say there
was little value in them. The one
valuable sarsaparilla is found in
Honduras. C. A. Monardes, a phy-
sician of Seville, records the intro-
duction of sarsaparilla into Spain as
a result of the Spanish discoveries of
the New World, between 1536 and
1545. But the root did not accom-
plish much. Bnt he adds, “a better
sort soon after came from Hon-
duras.” It is this “better sort” that
is used exclusively in Ayer’s Sarsapa-
rilla. And it is the use of this
“better sort” that has given Ayer’s
sarsaparilla prominence over all
other varieties by reason of its
wonderfifl cures ot blood diseases
Curebook, a “story of
thatj are condensed in the 230 pages.
The title of the book is ‘-Hebrew and
Christian Mythology.” The author is
Jujge Parish B. Ladd, LL. D , of San
Francisco. Judge Ladd practiced law
successfully in Wisconsin bet ore the war.
A few years later he was appointed terri-
torial judge of Nevada, and subsequently
traveled extensively in Mexico and South
America. This work is the result of six
years of close study of Judaism and
Christianity The author begins with
the origin of divinities or gods, and
traces their evolution. Then he takes up
the priesthood and shows us how we came
bv our parsons. Much space is devoted
to the Hebrews and their prophets, some
of the latter being proved to be myths.
The early Hebrew legends are rehearsed
and compared with their counterpart*
other religion*. Through the tangle of
comparative mythology the reader it
brought to the time of Jesus and the
other “crucified saviors ” Then we have
the apostles, the early Christians, the
church fathers, the ecumenical councils,
and the other characters, writings and
proceedings that gave Chistianity to the
worid. The author, as we understand
him, doe* not claim to have gone to
original source* himself, for information,
hut depends upon the writings of our
best historians, travelers, Christian
writers of the advanced school of criti-
cism, and independent investigators. He
quotes largely from Renan Straus, Rev.
Sayce the archaeologist, Dr. Davidson,
and, in fact, nearly all the prominent
, writers on the various subjects embraced
in the questions under discussion. The
work ts somewhat marred by the extreme
views of the author, which occasionally
lead him to make assertions that are
haridly warranted by the tacts, but these
are his private opinions; only the carelul
reader will make due allowance for them,
as they in no way invalidate the array of
evidei ce presented. The writer Is care-
ful ; not to misrepresent the authorities
from whom he quotes, and those who
may not agree with him will not question
Ills'sincerity nor his integrity. A few
quotations from the table of contents
wilj give some idea of the scope of the
book: Primitive divinities, how made.
Childea, its people and religion. The
gertn of Judaism formed at Ur of the
Chaldee*. Egyptian influence on the
Hebrew. Hebrew rituals borrowed from
Egypt. Origin of the book* of Mo«e*
and other sacred Hebrew writings.
Modern Judaism. Chaluean legends o(
creation and the fllood, and the legends
of the bible and other countries com-
pared. The records of Jesus reviewed,
and thg New Testament messiah com-
pared 'with the twenty other historical
messiah*. The four gospels, by whom
and when written. Review of the his
tory of Christianity and Christian writ
ins* of the first two centuries. Apocry-
phal and lost gospels discussed. I he
various Christian councils and their de-
cisions from Constantine to Ihe council
of Trent. The Christian church as a
persecutor, including witch burning, with
statistics. The reformation of Luther
and Calvin. Comparison ot the differ
ent religions. Conflict between science
and religion.
The author handles these and »-|tm
many other subjccta pertaining to the
origin and history of Judaism and Chris-
tianity in an intelligent and fearless man
ner, making the volume a'stor. house ot
information, not accessible elsewhere to
the' general reader, distant trom large
libraries and of limited means. The
bodk is deserving of careful study, and
cannot but result in disseminating a more
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two great religious *y»tein» under discus-
sion, and remove prejudice* that have
their origin in ignorance of fact* long
familiar to scholar*, but which for pru-
dential reasons, have been kept from the
knowledge of the great imu of the laity.
The book U well printed, handsomelr
bound in fine silk, and will be sent bv
mail for $1,50: paper edition, 75 cents;
or can be ordered through Ellsworth’*
book store.
TABLE TALK.
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opens with “The Lobster at Home,” by
Helen Louise Johnson, one of the mos't
comprehensive and valuable articles
written upon this subject which is at the
same time bright and entertaining, giv-
ing as it doe* the complete life-history, as
welt as the various method* of it* prepar-
ation for the table. In addition to this
and the regular departments of “House-
keeper’s Inquiries,” “The New Bill of
Fare,” Menus, regular and special,—
“Seasonable Receipts,” Fashions and
Entertainments (for a St. Valentine's
party among others,) all of which are
very helpful to the housekeeper and
home-maker, the issue contains an inter-
esting article on the Quotation Menu; an
interesting article of “Some Culinary
Legacies from the Indians,” by Martha
Bockee Flint and one on “Ancient
Salads,’’ by Ellxabeth Grinnell, as well as
mention of the latest novelties, books of
interest and so forth. Any of our read-
ers are offered a sample copy of the
magazine free, it they will address Table
Talk Publishing Co.," Philadelphia Pa.
“DREAMS OR OLD KENTUCKY.”
March (Two Step) bv G. O. Lang,
composer ot "In the Shadow of the
Pines.”
A characteristic plantation hit, with
visions of the old Kentucky home that
make us wish we were there. We do
not hesitate to claim for it that it is the
prettiest Two Step published. All read
ers of our paper will receive a copy from
the publishers, Legg Bros., Kansas City,
Mo., at halt price Send 25c for Piano
copy, 25c for Band and 30c for orchestra.
of the interior being healthful and
salubrious. May, June and July
are the rainy months, though rain
faUs every month in the year. A
considerable portion of the island is
still covered with immense forests of
valuable timber trees, in a state of
perpetual verdure. The chief ex-
ported products are sugar, tobacco,
coffee and iron ore. The population
is about 1,500,000—975,000 Spani-
ards and creoles, 9,300 foreigners,
40,000 coolies and other Asiastic,
and 445,000 negroes and mulattoes.
Cuba has about 1,000 miles of rail-
road and 3,000 miles of telegraph.
Tbe captain general, appointed by
the crown of Spain, is the highest
civil and military officer of the
island, and all offices, from the
highest to the lowest, are filled by
Spaniards, from Spain. A revolt
began in 1868, and ended in 1878,
leaving the island saddled with an
enormous debt. Her resources are
enormous, the fertility of her soil
phenomenal, her climate perpetual
summer. Her spontaneous produc-
tions surpass in value the capacities
of many prosperous states. For
more than a hundred years she has
been the chief reliance of Spain for
revenue, which she has exae'ed
with the heartlessness of a Shylock.
Her promises of reforms have been
totally disregarded in the fulfill-
ment What Spain wants is tbe
taxes; what she dose not Want is
not to be found in Cuba.—Leano
Times.
CUBA.
Cuba lies 124 miles south of the
most southerly cape of Florida.
The island is 759 miles long, and
varies in breadth Irom twenty seven
to ninety miles. It contains, with
the small attached islands, 46,419
square miles—a little larger than
that part of Texas east of tbe Trin-
ity river. The shores are low and
flat, with a range of hills running
the entire length of the island, in
which the water courses rise, flow-
ing northerly and southerly into the
gulf. The highest peaks are in
the southeast, some of which are
more than 8,000 feet above the
wat rs of the guif. The climate is
superior to that of any of the other
island? of group, blit, the ______________ . ... ..
region is malarious, the higher lands P04^ to yearn to go. He said that
Wherein Editor Scholl and Ms or McWil-
lie Figure as Colossal Story
Tellers.
Charley Scholl who has long been
a devotee of the woods and who is
no mean sportsman from the stories
he tells (and which very few peo-
ple believe) once early in the year
while hunting in the Indian country,
told a story which got into pr.nt to
the effect that he killed a deer which
was fleeing from the hounds and
while in the act of making off with
the game some Indians who could
not speak English came up and
made him drop the game, taking it
themselves on the ground that their
dog had discovered the animal and
that therefore they had the higher
right to it. How they imparted to
him their views on this particular
subject when they could not speak
English nor he Indian he forgot to
relate—still they seem to have left
no doubt in his mind of the validity
of the point raised. No person who
heard of the incident had the least
doubt but that it happened and just
as related by Charley. Why? Be-
cause the occupations of hunting
and fishing and running a newspa
per combined operate to produce
the very truth itself under all cir
cumstances. One happening of
the kind just alluded to causes
others of like kind to spring up.
Now comes tbe “snake editor,” who
has been enjoying himself in the
ancient and royal sport of huntmg,
and tells a similar story. “Snake’s”
story does not have the virtue of
originality, however, and doubtless
will be .received with many degrees
of allowance, especially since he
became a candidate for office. Up-
on hearing of “Snake’s” mishap
Major McWillie became highly ex-
cited, and related how at one time he
had killed a deer in front of some
hounds and the attempt of certain
Indian hunters to rescue from him
the game; that fierce war was im-
minent but that It was averted by
his thunderous demand of the latter
ihat they leave at once, or “by the
red blade of war” he would send
them immediately to that country
where all good Indians are sup-
To-day being tile 14th of Febru-
ary is what is known at St. Valen-
tine's Day, and not a few will be
greeted with some missive through
tbe postoffice, conveying in a man
ner the feelings of tbe sender. Some
will be handsome specimens of art,
and upon whicb sweet nothings wil
be printed and bring preity blushes
to fair misses’ cheeks. These will
be sent by youthful swains, who, in
this semi-anonymous way, wish to
give expression to the adoration
which is bubbling up in their tender
hearts, and which they cannot, or
dare not, utter in the fair one’s pres-
ence.
Then again, there will be received
by many, some of those hideous
characters, which have been seen
adorning the windows of all the sta-
tionery shops. This das? will be
received by those who wish to give
exptession to their ill feeling toward
the person it is designed for. This
last practice is as nonsensical as it i»
contemptible. The reception of such
missives by some is looked upon aa
beneath a second thought, but there
are others whom it chagrins greatly
and deeply hurts. For instance
some antiquated young lady
whose age dates away back into the
hazy past, receives a cartoon of a
woman supposed to belong to tbe
anteueiu. 1
A woman has been elected chap-
lain of the Iowa legislature. If she
is a poor woman in need of the
salary that’s a good thing. Our
future Texas legislature might take
a bint from this. Every year there
are more able bodied preachers lob-
bying around the capitol for chap-
lain appointments than for any one
of tbe clerkships. It’s a soft snap,
this getting $5 a day for a three
minute’s prayer, and the parsons
catch on early in the season. If the
legislature can’t pray for themselves
by all means give the job to some
impecunious war veteran’s widow.
Tbe money paid is a donation any
way, and should go where it would
do the most good.
As the Cubans are fighting for
independence and not for home rule
of any sort, the reforms whicb Spain
offers are likely to be rejected.
Spain made fair promises near the
end of the previous insurrection, but
they were disregarded after the
insurgents laid down their arms.
Possibly the pledge in the present
instance, if accepted, would be kept,
yet the risk in that direction is so
great that none of the men now in
arms are likely to agree to it.
Nothing short of complete -and
permanent separation from Spain
apparently will be accepted by the
Cubans, aDd as Spain is evidently
growing weaker the day of their
final deliverance may not be i
distant.—Ex.
Another on the Oolonel.
The Island of Crete, a Turkish
province, has been th e scene of seri-
ous disturbance. A number of in-
habitants, principally Christiana,
have been killed by Turkish mobs.
t is aeid that Greeks, who wish to
A Sherman paper, somewhat be-
lated, announces that “Mr. Bryan
was introduced to the audience by
Hon. Cecil Smith, briefly, but with
much grace and impressiveness.
All who know the Hon. Cecil Smith
know that this is the truth. There
are orators in this state who chain
and unloose the lightning of elo-
quence to better advantage than the
Hon. Cecil Smith. Men like the
Hon. J. Walter Blake and the Hon.
Bob Henry can excel him in strew-
ing the blossoms of language along
tbe etberial corridors of apace, but
when it comes to peerless grace and
awe , inspiring impressiveness no-
body in all Texas can equal the
Hon. Cecil Smith, save the Hon. I.
Mayfield Standifer when he declaims
th*. orreatneaa of Oliver Wendell
when they received his ultimstum
that they directly and peacefully
uncocked their winchesters and left
him. Col. McWillie, it must be
stated right here, has never been
known to “romance” just a little
fib. So rigid is he in bis adherance
to facts himself that he cannot tol-
erate a departure at all, and has
been known to cut the acquaintance
of a close friend because be sus
pectcd him of varying slightly from
the truth. Just as the colonel had
finished relating the war episode
above alluded to, and while his eyes
were yet emitting that dangerous
fire from the effects of which proba-
bly several hundred men have
“crossed over the divide,” a friend
of Jthe colonel’s present inquired
about a little contest he had with
some bears once. It was noticed
that the war-like manner of the
colonel changed immediately this
subject was brought up, but no one
present suspected that there was
anything in the record of ao superb
a warrior which would contradict
the many stories which he has been
heard to tell of the death, destruc-
tion and havoc he has wrought
upon man and beast when his pre-
rogatives were interfered with. We
will state here that most of the
stories of bloody deeds which the
colonel has committed have been
told exclusively by himself, for the
very good reason that when he gets
started he clears up everything in
sight and leaves no one to tell tbe
story. If the story is ever told he
must tell it himself, “Dead men tell
no tales,” is an ancient saying.
The colonel failed to relate the bear
story and after he left the gentleman
who propounded tbe question pro-
ceeded to make a statement about
it. He said that while tbe colonel
was engaged with Major Shallen^
berger in building the Choctaw rail
way, and while in the Kiametia
mountains and resting peacefully
one afternoon in;his well equipped
camp, he was visited by a couple
of bears. The camp was well sup-
plied with arms and the colonel
himself had many different kinds of
winchesters and Bowie knives
around such as all well-traiued war-
riors carry. There was also in the
camp a boy about tbe age of ii
years, and it is due to this fact that
the story is told. When.the colonel
discovered the bears near by and
coming closer, he fled as fast as
his legs would carry him bringing
the boy with him, leaving all of his
arms and munitions of war behind.
He climbed the first tree he reached,
and the bears without molestatiou
sacks of corn and rations and en-
joyed themselves without molesta-
tion for more than an hour, fill one
of the men who had been out on a
hunt returned, and seeing the bears
in charge of the camp, shot them.
Upon seeing tbe colonel up the tree
he invited him down and inquired
the cause of his predicament. It
would take a chapter to tell how tbe
colonel reported hand-to-hand san
guinary contest with the animals
prior to his flight, the boy keeping
silent all the while. The first time
the boy was separated from the col-
onel he related the story as it actu-
ally happenedr— yet the colonel was
hear! to relate the story only last
week in an adjoining city to a stran-
ger, and had it that there was not left
enough of tbe animals after his
contest with them to make a small
steak.
ST. VALENTINE’S DAY.
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weary at heart and causes a sigh
for the palmy days of youth when
such a picture would have been in-
appropriate.
Then, again, there is tbe old
bachelor who is on tbe down-hill of
life, and who, neglecting in the days
of his youth to provide himself with
somebody to run things about the
house—if such a person we say is
sent one of these little nuisances,
depicting him as a surely, bald
headed, woe-be-gone, God-forsak-
en, dilapidated relic of the past
ages, it makes him feel sad at heart
and he marvels at tbe cold-hearted
ness of the human race.
The Nicaragua canal bill is ts
Ijood as dead. It would be a great
thing for Texas if it became a law,
giving our planters a western mar-
ket for their cotton.
/ILL JOB-
^pnurruTG
fyEjQTLY DOtyE
-at-
Tbe Emperor William ia probably tha
moat versatile at all tbe rulers at Eu-
rope. There ia nothing that be haa turn-
ed bit hand to that be bat sot accom-
plished. His particular fad, ao far aa
trades are concerned, ia printing, and it
is related of him that not long ago, aft-
er be had composed a piece of music, be
went into a printing oflea, “set op”
end corrected tbe music end made it
reedy to be printed. There is no other
monarch in all Europe who oaa boast at
a similar feat Tha Emperor William ia
like the candidate for circus hcocre
years ago. Tbe manager aaked him
what be mold da Tbe candidate aaid,
“I can dance, sing, talk or do anything
yon blamed please!” That ia the exact
situation with Emperor William.
An alarmist doctor mys that when a
person begins to have doubts about tha
spelling of common wards, to write an
unnaturally small hand that shows a
tendency to waver above and below a
straight line and to grasp tbe pen with
nnneoeeaary force, especially at tbe end
at a long word, then that person is suf
faring from brain exhaustion and ought
either to take a complete rest or else to
find work of an altogether new end dif-
ferent kind.—San Francisco Wave.
MURRAY’S PRIITIII ROME,
The Bat re nth Idolatry of Wagner.
Aa affording an insight into tha crit-
ical methods of tbe Bairenth circle, let
ns take as a striking example one of tbe
most untiring of the bodyguard, Emer-
icb Kastner, who, as tbe 00mpilar of a
Wagner catalogue—a catalogue at writ-
ings and musical works by and npoa
Bicbard Wagner—bad acquired the rank
and title of great archivist at Wagne-
rian literature. Zastner introduced a
new, critical method, baaed on tbe num-
ber of beat* and tbe metric measure and
began to measure out the works of Wag-
ner as one would a stretch of roadway
or a field, with tbe intention and com
viction of discovering an unsuspected
and bigbly important principle in art.
By careful computation Kastner found
that “Riensi” contained 6,980 beats;
tbe "Flying Dutchman,” 4,484; “Tann-
banser,” 4,881; “Lohengrin,” 8,188;
tbe “Meisterringer, ” 8,518. He than
announced, by means of a demonstration
whose secret will remain eternally in-
scrutable, that the life destiny and ar-
tistic experiences at Wagner were re-
flected ia these dry numbers In fact, ha
went still farther and grouped together
tbe number of beau in every single
scene from tbe operas at tbe master,
continually calculating, adding and sub-
tracting until he reached, through pure-
ly arithmetical methods, tha establish-
ment of psychological lawn
This absurd sport, played by him with
figures and notes, many of b is col leagues
punned with tbe words, syllables, nay,
even tbe single letters, of Wagner’s texts.
Thus a literature was created whereby
mental criticism was to be replaoed by
those mechanical instruments—tbe bal-
ance, tbe microscope and tha knife of
tbe vivisect or. All these researches,
prosecuted with much ardor, clearly
demonstrated to what a degree artistic
views may be lowered through blind
idolatry.—Herr Alexander Jfoaskowafci
ia Forum.
m
Rae-
Tbe frequency with whicb medical
men are aaked whether it ia harmful ts
indulge in tbe afternoon nap is not,
perhaps, surprising for several reasons.
Most persons have bad experience ia
tbe seductive charms of the somnolence
whicb has followed the comfortable in-
gestion of n midday at evening meal.
Tbe meal finished, the diner arrangm
himself comfortably ia mi armchair; it
may be be lights a pipe or cigar, takes up
a newspaper and prepares to make tha
most of tbe restful conditions of his
mind and body. Bat nature soon begins
to assert her sway. In time tbe eyelids
close, tbe bend begins to nod, tbe news-
paper falle from tbe bends, tbe pipe, no
longer supported in the mouth, falls to
tbe floor, and the symptoms of a nap
are oompleie. Whether the winks be 40
or 100 ia number, tbe resalt is the enme
—a chart, sound sleep.
Thai comes the question. Is it harm-
ful thus to fall asleep after a meal? By
no means, for tbe very obvious reason
that the process is merely a physiolog-
ical one. and ns such, when it oooura, ia
quite natural. When digestion is ia
progress, nature has arranged that all
gane. Consequently the blocd supply to
tbe brain falls to a low ebb, and than
sleep is easily induced. On tbe other
hand, of course, physiologically, it ia
wrong far brain work to be
immediately after a solid me
ioalPrem.
In Michigan some years ago a Mil
was before tbe legislature to restore tha
death penalty for the crime of raurdm.
Three at tbe a bleat members at the
boose made long speeches ia favor at
the bill—so tong as to be found weari-
some, especially by those wbodisagrood
with the opinions expremed. When tha
third man had finished, a young mem-
ber on the other ride at the chamber
I said very aarei
Mr.
privilege. ’
“Tbe gentleman will state his qaea-
tion of privilege,” said the speaker.
"Mr. Speaker, I wish to inquire of
oar friend* ot the other aid* of the how*
which they think ia preferable—to he
hanged or to he talked to death?”
The qimdoB wm gicmd bj ipplMflE
Then suddenly some one with aw?
loud veto* said:
“Ob, well, if you’re going to talk
we prefer to ha hanged.’’—Towth’e
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richsruh, and the two walked
through the letter’s plantation of exotie
pines and fire, at which both were col-
lectors The visitor improved a I
Some sensitive plants growing in
marshes in tbe southern states am pro-
vided with a substitute for nerves, the
antenna, or bain, on the edges of the
leave* being th* feelers When touched,
the satire leaf shrinks away from the
hand. _
Tv» live tablespoonfuls at any liquid
make what the doctors call a teacupful.
Tammy Mad Triad H.
“Tommy, 1 have told yon again and
again not to epoah when older pereoaa
an talking, bat wait until they stop.”
"I have triad that already.
Bnt they novae
Uml wttBpB n
not only ia building their aaata, hat ia
placing them ia localities where they
WUI not ha figured by rain or predaaioai
up tbe then recent topic of
“Did Germany at the time really take
film seriously?” he asked. “And what
did you yourself think ef tbe man?”
The ex-chancellor, apparently in nil
candor, replied that be knew very little
of the subject. “It ia true that I was to
office at tbe tune,” he said,
then there was a kind of
got ia among them fin at mins and wan
eating out tbe central shoots, and really
that worried me ao that I scarcely paid
any attention at all to writ J
was doing.*
The breed of enow white cattle whioh
were used in the sacrifices ia Athena
and Rome from 8,000 to 8,800jraarsago
is etUl in existence ia Calabria. Gnat
pains an taken to maintain tha 1
of blood In all its parity,
showing e single hair of any (
than whits an at om
the hard.
his schooldays wen
his life. Do yon believe that?
Mamma—Certainly. He wouldn’t say
to if it were not true.
Fred-Well, I suppose he played
hookey and didn’t gat oaaght.—Phiin-
kw* it ia said
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