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Evening star., 1886-11-23

DUBLIN, Nov. 23.-The troops at the Curragi
of Kildare, Athlone and Dublin have been re
tnforced and have been ordered to be In readi
ness tor civil and military duty during Tia,
winter.
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REFORM IN A NEW DIRECTION.

The female stenographcr is the
most successful evangelist of the
age. As a rule, all the ladies' of
this class are dignifcd, reserved
and possess not only good moral
character, but an atmosphere ofrc-
hncmcnt and purity that cxerts a
great influence in winning the re-
spcct of male associates. Already
the several hundred girls who are
writing shorthand aud manipu-
lating type writers in the Offices of
St. Louis have wrought wonderful
changes in the language and &C
tons ofthe young men who sur
round them. One thing they do
cffcctuallyis to suppress profanity.
There is no cursing or blasphemy
in the Offices where these ladies
work. Miss went to work in a
railroad office several weeks ago,
where the clerks cursed, swore,
and were obscene in their language
to such an extent that it was
thought well to advise the young
lady of the fact. She said she
would give it a trial, anyhow, and
went. l was surprised to learn
that since Miss IS advent in
that Office not one single cuss
word has been heard, and the con-
vcrsation is as pure and unadorned
as if it all fell from a church pulpit
Merchant in Globe-Democrat.
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st. Louis Republican: The de-
cision of Judge Brewer, United
States court, rendered in a Kansas
liquor case year ago, threatens
to move into Iowa, and add a very
interesting element to Prohibition
politics in that state. Tho sub
stance OF it was that, as the manu-
tacture and sale of liquor were law
full and recognized vocations in the
state before prohibition was adopt
cd, the state has no authority to
impair the value of distillenes,
Drewories and other property,
with their apparatus and machin-
cry devoted to the production Of
liquor, and of leases and other con-
tracts growing out of the business
without Identifying the owner.
In Muscatine, Iowa, case, the
saloon-keepcr, whose lease, made
before the passage of the prohIbI-
tory law, is still running, have
succeeded in getting the trial trans.
ferrcd to the federal court, and it
is pretty certain that the Brewer
decision in Kansas will be rc-atfirm-
cd and applied In Iowa. Tho pco-
pie of q state have a right to re-
form and turn from manufacturing
and drinking liquor to total absti-
ncncc if they want TO; but they
must take aI. the responsibilities
of the change. In declaring that
to be unlawful which before was
lawful, they must respect vested
rights, and indemnity individuals
tor tho property ruined or damag-
cd by the reformation.
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FUTURES.

A greet deal OF misplaced and
unnecessary Indignation is just
now finding vent in Chicago anent
the failure off. L. Dwyer for $685.
900 with no assets in particular.
Mr.. Dryer appears to have bought
lot of future wheat for a lot OF
future money. He did not get the
wheat and the other fellow did not
get the money, and to an outsider
hohors would appear to be easy.
The ghost of a dollar ought to be
legal tender for the phantom of a
bushcl of wheat. One man sells
what he does not own and does not
intend to own, the other man buys
with money which he has not got
and does not intend to have. The
whole transaction is a pleasing
commercial tiction-a fairy tale
about ncbulous gram, which never
was threshed, never was shipped
from anywhere to anywhere else ;
and about unsubstantial coin that
never was mined, never was melt
ed, never was mintod, never was
handed by anybody to anybody else
Why should these bad little boys
of the Chicago Produce exchange
cry and slap and kick, when the
fable turns out to be a double
back-actioned one 1t is much
moro symmetricalIy beautiful In
this shape than it would be in any
other.
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Kangarooing Is the most inter-
cSting sport in Australia. 1t IS one
of the most exciting sports in the
world. Large meets are organic
cd, parties of from twenty to thir-
| ty joining IN these hunts. They
ride 10 the kangaroo grounds, and
rs soon as one is sighted the two
dogs arc released and the horses
are given their heads. If the Aus
tralIan horse is we'll up in his bust
ness, and ifyou let him take you
instead of you trying to take him,
he will carry you safely, avoiding
the trees and underbrush. A good
strong kangaroo will give You a
long chase, and very often the dogs
cannot follow him. In this chase,
when the horseman gets up to the
kangaroo nc takes off his stIrrups
and strap and knocks the animal
over the head, which offectually
stuns him. He is then killed and
skinned. Tho hind quarters arc
gwen to the dogs. Yes, it is good
enough eating, but too strong to
be palatable to those of delicate
taste. The tail, on the contrary,
is considered by epicurcs to be de-
licious when made into soup. The
average size ola kangaroo is about
four and Il halt feet high, but the
sold man" kangaroo is often six
feet high, and is very fierce whcu
cornered, and is known TO have
ripped men open with single
blow from one Of his hind legs.
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Sorvia is paying for her unsuc-

Scrvia is paying for her unsue-
cesstul campaign against Bulgaria
by difficulty in raising tax levied
to meet tho expenditures then in
Cured. Riots among the pcasan-
try, accompanied by violence done
to tho Kings collectors, are by no
means iucxplicable. The war was
none of their waging, and they
naturally easily led themselves to
the agitation which tho opposition
party is more or less constantly
engaged IN fomenting. The situa-
ton is in every respect favorable
TO the development and aggran-
dizcmcnt of united Bulgaria, with
disorder weakening her Eastern
rival and Greece engaged IN dis
arriving and wondering how she is
10 settle the s2O,O00,000 which her
useless army cost her.
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The Galveston Tribune thinkR
thst after all the real gubernato-
rial battle is between Ross and
Marion Marin. or in other words
it is to be a contest between the
Democracy, under the leadership
of Gen. Ross, and the motley mob
of Republicans, ProhlbitionIsts,
apostate Democrats and Dark
Lanternites, who are marching un-
der a dozen different banners to
the music of the tom-tom of the
Navarro county political querItta.
This is all very nice as a Ross view
of the situation, but tho actions OF
the county conventions held up 70
the present time do not indicate
that Ross will have anything like q
walkover. Personally Gen. Ross
is a gentleman of irreproachable
character, but this is not pass
port to the governorship of Texas.
Gen. Ross has made no reputation
as q statesman and so far as is
known to the general public has
no claims to tho governorship
otber thai the partIalIty of his
numerous friefiGis. Texas at this
time needs a positlT.e man Tor
governor.
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AN ORGANS METHODS.

II is we'll known to majority
of the readers of the daily press OF
Texas that the Waco Examiner has
been the accredited organ of Gen.
Ross in his candidacy for the gov
ernorship. Gen. Ross is an old
soldier and q gentleman and, Judg.
ing from the character he main
talns, he would be the last man who
would countenance the gross mis-
representation of an honorable an
tagonist to forward his own cause.
The Waco Examiner. of the 10th
inst, in an editorial under the cap
ton: "Giddings' Candidacy" takes
particular pains to misrcpresent
Col. Giddings in a number of i'm
portRnt matters. 1t says GiddIngs
is in favor of deep water only at
Galveston. Col. Giddings in his
latest speech at Dallas said he was
in favor OF deep water at some
point on the Texas coast, SAID point
to he selected by competent board
of engineers. Second. Mr.. Gid
dings has ever stood the paid at
torney and most illustrious champ
ion of the Galveston Wharf COM
pany. Its actions have been all
along without counterpart in the
history of any port on the Atlantic
seaboard. The truth is Col. Gid
dings never was the attorney oftho
Galveston Wharf company and
never had any business connections
with that company. 1t says: alt
is very unfortunate for Mr.. Gid
dings' budding ambitions that he
happens to be national banker
and in favor of the Blair bill, but
1t is very much moro unfortunate
for him that he is so securely
anchored, [ehaipcd) by interest and
sentiment, both, TO the crumbling
terror of the commerce or Texas,
the remarkable old Galveston
Wharf monopoly" 1t also says
that GiddIngs was brought out by
the Dallas end of the News. Col.
Giddings is q private banker and
has no connection whatever with
any national bank. He has time
and again been importuned TO go
into the national banks but has in
variably declined to do so, prefer
ring 70 manage his own business
in his own way. Instead of favor
ing the Blair bill he is unaitorably
opposed to it. Neither the Calves
ton nor the Dallas News had any
thing to do with bringing him cut
as a candidate further than pub
lis ling his speech at Dallas and q
communi cation placing hlm before
the people as a candidate Tor the
nomination. 1t will tins be seen
that every charge made by thc
Examiner is wholly without any
foundation in truth, and are seem
ingly made for The purpose OF mis-
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THE GUBERNATORLAL FACE.

The people of Texas are seem
Ingly beginning TO wake up in re-
gard to the coming state election.
Up to within n very recent time
there has been but four candidates
in the field for governor, viz: Ross,
Swain, Martin and Breckenridge.
Ross has been II candidate ever
since the last state convention and
his friends have been active in his
behalf, leaving no stone unturncd
to secure him the nomination,
about a year later Swain entered
the lists and for the past six months
has been an avowcd candidate.
Martin is q recent candidate and Is
playing for the support of the farm
ers. Mr.. Breckenridge is hardly
in the race and his candidacy will
cut no particular figure. In the
past two weeks new and tormid-
able candidate, Col. d. c. Gid
dings, has appeared in the field.
He is not in any sense an office
seeker, and is free to say that were
he to consult his own inclinations
he would not be candidate for
the office. A largo number Of his
friends in North Texas and very
many in other sections of the state
have insisted upon him becoming
candidate, and at their sollcita'
ton he is before the people. He
will not enter into any scramble
for the position; he is truly in the
hands of his friends, they will have
to elect him. If nominated and
elected he will discharge his duties
to the best of his ability. In this
connection it is useless to speak o.
Col. GIddings' fitness for the posi-
ton; his reputation is statewide
The best evidence that the Democ
racy are not satisfied with either
Swain or Ross lies in the fact that {
majority of tho counties that have
so far held conventions have not in
strueted their delegates. Judging
from the action of the conventions
already held is far TO presume thai
fully two-thirds of the delegates
and perhaps more, will go to the
State convention uninstructod
The two-thirds rule not having
been discussed during the present
canvass it is safe to assume that Il
meets the appreciation of a MAORI
ty of the party, and that it vii
prevail at the coming convention
Swain, Ross and Martin will GER
tainly be put in nomination and Il
is equally certain that neither one
of them will get two-thirds vote
The uninstructed delegates shoulc
exercise their judgement and vote
for the best man for the position
If there was any enthusiasm fol
either Ross or Swain among Tho
masses of the people they would
certainly have moro delegates in
structed for them. The conven
ton will have an opportunity O.
nominating & truly. representative
man, a man of force and convlc
lions and who will make his in
fuence felt. If it is not captured
by the politicians this will be
done,
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Rev. c. T. Clark, a member OF
the South Georgia Methodist Con.
ference, writes from TatnaIl eoun.
ty, Ga; " One year ago was taken
with rheumatism, and became al.
most helpless for over three months
All the remedies used seemed to
fail until | commenced the use OF
Swltps Specific. L have taken FIVE
bottles, and am perfectly sound
and well again. l would have
written sooner, but waited to see
if the cure was permanent. And
now / unhesitatingly recommend
5. 5. S. as a safe and reliable rem
edY for rheumatism. l have ali
confidence in its virtue"
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THE Galveston Tribune says,
"thc Morning News is now assid-
uously nursing the poor little Gid
dings gubernatorial boom. By
the time it is able to emit lusty
squat the old lady may be conf
IDENTIFY expected to fire it through
the window and take up some other
weakllng to her ample bosom"
If the signs of the times are not
wofully wrong the "poor Giddings
boom" will be SO strong and lusty
that It's squat. will be so loud and
so long as to fire Ross, Swan and
Martin clear ont of the State con.
vcntion. This is a prediction and
not threat. There is O strong
and rapidly growing conviction
among the thoughtful men in all
sections of the state that the time
is near at hand when the great
state of Texas wants a statesman
and man of brains for governor.
The most ardent admirers OF either
Ross, Swain or Martin cannot con-
s1stently claim that either of them
is a statesman or a man of more
than fair average ability.
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1t Never Fails.

have had blood poison ever
since October, 1885, and obtained
no relief from any treatment (and
l tried sovcraD until 1 commenced
taking Swift's Specific. In one
month l felt as well as | ever had.
l also had a good appetite, and was
entirely free from the pains in my
shoulder and head, which torment
cd me so long. Now all the sores
and swolllngs from my head are
gone. S. W. McCarter, rs Madison
Street. New York, April 80, 1886.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis
eases mailed free.
The Swift Specific Co., Drawer 3,
Atlanta, Ga. l57 w. 23d St., N. Y.
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IF the people are so well satisfi'
ed with the gubernational candl'
dates now in the field why is it that
q call should come from prominent
men in all sections of the state ask
ing Col. Giddings to become a can
didate. None of the candidates
now in the field possess the requi
site strength as statesmen to make
q good governor.
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THE Temple Times assumes that
either Swain or Ross are the choice
of the people and that one or the
other should be nominated. 1t
favors Swain. About IS per cent.
of the delegates to the state con-
vcntion will go uninstructed and
the people they represent depend
upon them to nominate a suitable
candidate for governor. If either
of the two candidates named were
really the choice of the people
they would have a great many
moro delegates instructed for them
At all events 1t would seem that
way.
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THE St. Louis Railway Regrste

The st. Louis Railway Register
instances a typical strike: "a
year ago the nallmcn in the OHIO
valley region went on a strike for
higher wages. The demand was
refused and the men, after a year
of idleness, have returned to work
at the old wages. During the idle
time, $4,000 have been paid in
benefits to their families and the
loss IN wages amount to about
100000" The loss in wages is
a dead loss to the men because
they can never recover the time
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GAIL HAMILTON Is woman OF
sound judgement and great ability
She has given the subject deep
study and says that woman suffrage
is an artificial cause and just as
hard to keep up as slavery was to
put down. Mrs. Livermore,
prominent lady and q womans
rights woman says that suffrage for
women is the proper caper. You
can pay your money and take your
choice.
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Thursday, July 10, 1886.

The river and harbor bill will
soon DO reached by the senate. 1t
will have TO be cut down consider
ably before the House will consent
10 its passage.
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Senator Maxcy has not made as
much noise IN the senate as acme
other members of that body have
done, but he has worked all the
same, and has gained 4 position
and influence that 4 new senator
could not reach in two or three
years. The best thing Tc4as can
do for the real interest Ofthc whole
people of the state will be 10 re-
elect HIM for another term.-Ellis
County Telegraph.
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ACCORDING to the Houston Age
Judge Terrell says: Railroads are
grasplng greedy monopolies. Rail
roads devour the substance, and
feed and fatten upon the communi-
tics they go into. Railroads arc
vampires that suck the blood Of
the towns they touch" Evidently
Terrell ought to cmIgrate to some
country that is not ruined by rail
roads. 1t is certainly strange that
so many towns in Texas are work
ing with might and main to get
moro railroads.
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THE Waco Day says that Mr.. D.
G. GIddings is connected with q
national bank. THIS is an error,
Mr.. Giddings is not now nor never
has had any connection with any
national bank whatever.
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AT four o'clock Monday after
noon Fort Worth was visited by Il
wind storm lasting forty-five min
utcs and doing considerable dam
age. After the wind there was a
splendid rain.
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SENATORS HoAR, Edmunds and
ingalls, are all railroad lawyers
and they want to prevent the pas
sage by congress of any bill that
would interfere with their practice
as railroad lawyers. They want
TO act in the dual capacity of rep
resenting both the railroads and
the people. AS they get very
large fees from the railroads they
are not apt to legislate adversely
to the interests of their best clients
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RETURNS are as yet quito scatter
tcring but the indicates arc that
DIN WolIborn will be returned
to congress from the Dallas DIS
trict.
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ESTEsAY N0rICE

Taken up by DIR. w. G. Dixon on the first
day of June, 1886, and estrayed before w.
7. Hill, j. z. w. Co., on the 10th dav of july.
1886, one brown mare mule, about four
years old, about fifteen hands high, branded
wine glass on left shoulder, appraised by
Jake Jefferson and Maj. Harris at S25.
Attest: II. c. LEWIS,
q a. W q
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NOTICE,

Any person knowing what has become of
Nancy Walker, who lived in Washington
county about 1910, will be rewarded by in
forming us. SIMS & WRIGHT,
GAINESVILLE. Tsxas
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The Dallas News suggests as the
most simple and effective plan Of
securing deep water for Texas Tbs
issuing by the state ofbonds to the
amount of SlO,OOO,OOO bearing 3 oil
1 per cent. interest. These bonds
can be placed at par. The work
be conducted on cash basis
The expenditure OF so vast . sun
OF money might be attended with
robbery, but it would seem posi-
bic to get set Of men who would
act honestly with the state. This
project is the bIggist one yet sug
gested, but if can be carried TO {
successful completion no better In
vcstmcnt eoaid oe made. The ben
efits to be derived from IT would
last for many generations to come
and 1t would be nothing moro than
just thai pqsterlty should bear its
proportion of the burden. FrodHc.
crs and consumers not only IN
Texas but in the vast territory
north and west of Texas would be
benefited by getting lower freight
rates, consequently they would get
higher prices for cotton and beet
and consumers OF goods imported
would be able to buy cheaper.
THE Galveston News, OF Wednes-
day, handles the Waco Examiner,
!H!nss' organ, without gloves for its
unprovokeG attack on Col. Gid
dings. The Examiner says things
about Mr.. Giddlngs which are I'M
true and calculated to lDjurc him
with those who are not acquainted
with his character. Mr.. Giddings,
however, is so well and favorably
known to all the prominent men
in tho state that the Examiners
covert attack is apt TO prove harm,
less, so far as he is concerned. but
il will iniure Ross whom it was in,
tended TO benefit.
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Portland, Oregon, 4 city ofthirty
thousand inhabitants, now COM
PLAINS that every branch of BUSH
ness in the town Is being overdone.
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FARM FOR SALE

offer for sale my premises, near Wesley.
containing lila acres, 500 in cultivation
balance in good timber; three tenement
houses and good residence on the place;
well watered; all impro, ements in good con-
dition. For terms apply to
OTTO HESS,
Brpnbam Tnvo-
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The Fort Worth Gazette pub,
fishes Il letter from Jones county
showing n deplorable state of af-
fairs. 4 majority of the citizens
OF the count !, arc poor men who
went there to get cheap homes,
and who have invested their means
in land and improvements. The
season has been q very dry one.
and large number offarmers will
not make the seed they planted.
The result is that quite number
OF farmers will be irrctriovably
ruined, and some OF them are
leaving in search of work by which
to earn means to support their
families. Stock water is gone and
thprp rs not grass enough in
the county TO keep the stock alive
ninety days if 1t don't rain. Jones
and other counties IN the same sec
ton of the state have been ropre-
scntcd as paradise tor poor men
in search of homes.
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CONsIGNEEs

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Transfer Office. $. \ & w Ry, Rieser Il S.
p 0Conn0r, Kavanaugh b, A Chisholm, w
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II Myers Bros, Smith Bros Co, Byck n s,
Lee Roy Myers, Bendheim Bros Il Co, Gar
nett, q Co, NJ Y Henderson.
Per Savannah, Florida and Western RY,
March is-rransfer Office. Jno Fannery Il Co,
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; krOuskOG, Lippma an Bros. X Clarke n Go,
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A Enrich Bro, } A Pearson. M Ferst & Co,
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