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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
Senate.
From Saturdays Daily.j

The senate was called to order at 10
O'Clock; President pro tenn Woods in the
chair. Prayer by Chaplain Doctor SmoOt.
Senators Pope, Simkins, Kuittle and
Jarvis were excused until Monday morn
ing and Senators Davis and Burney in
definitely excused.
Reports of standing committees:
Senator Glasscock, committee on edu-
cation Unfavorable report on bill Great
ing the office of county superintendent
of public instruction.
Senator Glasscock, committee on edu
Unfavorable report on the bill
providing for uniform system of text
books.
Senator Terrell, for joint committee or
furnishing capitol - Bill referred to
finance committee. The bill gives $780,
600 for furnishing the capitol and $4,000
for fencing and grading the grounds.
Regular order of business was sus
pended and bills on third reading taken up
Senate bill No. 19-Providing for ar
equal distribution of the school funds by
the treasurers. Passed.
Senate bill No. $40 construct add.
tional buildings, and make Improvements
at the lunatic asylum at Austin. The bill
gives $7S,S00 to said asylum. Laid or
the table subject to call.
Senate bill No. 15-Prohibiting tax col
lectors paying out any moneys of thu
counties. Passed.
S=nate bill No. 24-Providing for q NOR,
thorough and efficient means of collecting
taxes. Laid on table subject to call.
Senate bill No. 29-Allowing the stats
the right of Injunction in cases of breacl
of the revenue law. Passed.
Senate bill No. A, on second reading
was taken up. The bill provides for g
more equal and just rendition of prop
erty for taxation. The bill, with amend
ments, passed to engrossment.
An invitation from the AthenRum so
ciety of the University to attend publ
debate yesterday evening, at Millet.'
opera house, was accepted.
All the above proceedings were con
Quoted while there was no quorum present
Adjourned until Monday morning at Il
O'Clock.
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Paying the Interest.

New York, May Sat the office of Jay
Gould 10 day, it Yves learned that it had
been decided to pay the interest on the
debt of the International and Great
Northern railway, which was due May l.
The decision was arrived at yesterday,
after being held in allegiance for two days,
and payment will be made to-day.
Mr.. Gould is president of the Intern a.
tional and Great Northern, and pawn ent
of the first mortgage bonded debt OF the
Colorado Bridge company is guaranteed
by the former company. The decision of
yesterday affects the payment of semi
annual coupons of the gross bonded
debt of the Il ternational COM
pany due May l. This bonded
debt amounts to $S,OOO,OOO. The first
mortgage bondsof the Colorado Bridge
company amounts to $255,OOO. he semi
annual coupons on this amount, also due
May l, are SO per cent or per cent.
annually.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
Legislative Notes,

The house yesterday passed the senate
bill appropria ting $15O,OOO for the Ter.
rell asylum. There was really but little
opposition to the bill. Mr.. Robinson 5
Southwest asylum measure, it is believed,
will pass both houses. The senate geo
logical bill is likely to go through.
The University bill was reached in the
house but went over till Monday to await
considerable II the same day of the
omnibus appropriation bill from the
house finance committee, which allows
S63,53741 to the permanent al d S67,431.h9
to the available University furd, of which
latter amount $4,000 is directed 10 the
medical branch of the University of Gal
weston.
Continued on Pave If I
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
House.

House met with Speaker Peudleton and
quorum present. Prayer by the chaplain
Resolution fixing May for the memo
rial services ON account of the death of
Hon. B. Rush Plumly, of Galveston, was
adopted.
The house was notified that Hon. Guy
NJ. Bryan, elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Representative
Plumly, was passed.
Mr.. Bryan subsequently took his seat.
The geological bill was taken up with
amendment pending from yesterday.
Mr.. Strong spoke in favcr of the bill
Geological and neurological develop
ments, he argued, would bring capital to
Texas, and keep it from going to Other
states whose investigations had developed
their resources.
Mr.. Steele argued strenuously against
the bill, on account of unconstitutionality
Mr.. Bell, of Denton, favored the bill
mainly on the grounds of public policy
Mr.. Baylor made fine speech for tn,
bill, giving some interesting data in it:
favor, ana referring to the bulletin o.
Professor Everhart, of the State univer
sity, giving recent analysis of Texd'
minerals.
Mr.. Cone opposed the bill.
The question Occurring on the substi
tute offered yesterday by Mr.. Bell, o.
Cooke, it was lOst-syes 46, noes 70.
Amendment offered yesterday by Mr.
Jones was lost.
Amendments offered yesterday by Mr.
Prendergast was lost
By Mr.. Browning Amendment of tn,
caption by adding the word agriculture,
so as 10 read commissioner Of agricul'
ture, insurance, statistics and history.
Adopted.
Amendment offered by Mr.. Alexander
triking out the appropriation and in
sertiug provisions so as to leave tie
work to be done from fees TO be fixed by
the commissioner, was lost-syes 80, zoe
46.
Amendment by Mr.. Davis, of Falls, We
adopted inserting "shall' for may" il
section ..
Mr.. Payne offered amendment giving
preference to assays, analyses, etc, o
public school, county, University anC
asylum lands over private and corporation
lands.
Mr.. Jones offered substitute for the bill
making the Texas State Geological asso
citation the agent of the state for geolog
ical and scientific survey and authorizing
the governor to appoint direct OF
therefor and to provide for publishing the
reports. No other provision is made fol-
the work.
Pending consideration the touse sd
u ned till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Booth presented petition from
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
e Editor of the Statesman

To q Editor of the Statesman.
There is bill before the legislature to
lease for a number of years, at a nominal
rent, the southern part of the public
square through which the Central railroad
formerly ran, and where the old depot was
located. If the bill passes it will do the
state no harm and the farmers much good.
They will soon have a substantial fence
around it, and have good cotton ward.
to which they will haul their cotton for
storage to await selling. They might
get lot out of town, but the one s1p-
gested would be more convenient, on ac-
count of being nearer to the mercantile
houses where they have been accustomed
to purchase their supplies. The lot is
lying idle, and we cannot see why it might
rot be appropriated to the use of the
bone and sinew of the land, our nm
fortunate farmers, who suffered from the
drouh last year. Who can object? We
would most respectfully say to our soIons
"let the bill pass" FARMER.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

item that is just because it hap
pens to be large. Besides, too,
the propriety Of allowing interest
the legislature has The authority of the
constitution for granting it under that
provision, which gives it the power of
providing for the support of the schools
Of the state, including colleges and uni
verSitieS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

Cots are being bought up by the
wholesale. There are sone men making
them for less than Go cents piece.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

After dinner take one of Carriers
Little Liver Pills and you will be free
from sour rising Of food from the stom-
ach. Try them and be convinced.
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report was substituted for majority re-
port, and bill thus killed.
Adjourned to 10 o'clock this morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
Farmers Alliance.

Continued on Page H.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-29

NEW ORLEANS, Feb D. Some wcch, ago
number OF very clever counterfeit, were
worked on the merchants Of this city They
were SD we'll executed that they were taken by
the banks here as genuine notes. The coun-
icrfcits were 81 bill, raised to tiftics the
word entity being deity cut from the old
half dollar paper currency, now out of circu-
huon. Great many of these turned up in
the country around New Orleans and no less
than four were presented at the banks in
this city in one day by merchants
who had been taken in. special
treasury agent investigated the case John
Wilson, who said he came from Texas, was
suSpiconed and >hadowcd several DAYS, and
was finally caught passing counterfeit
money. When arrested he was found to
have, besides a considerable amount in gold
money, large quantity of shin plasters in .,
10 and so cent bills When locked up in
prison he vas not suspected of being any well
known couutcrfeiter but was supposed to be
a novice who had Experimental in altering
bills Tie appeared however, to be very
much afraid he would be Identified, and he
no sooner got in prison than he shaved of
his Whskers and mustache, which completely
changed his appearance Some one in Wash
ngtou, however, had reason to suspect
that his name was an alias,
aud that lhc countcrfetcr was none
other than the notorious Pete McCartnev
Ihis has been suspected here for several days
past but the officials said nothing about it
until they received some photographs Of Pete,
which settled his Identification Mccartney
Is known to the government and secret ser
vice officers as the "king Oh me counter
letters He has given the treasury officials
more trouble than any other countcretcr
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-29
Tor Sale---Rea.l Iargains.

10000 acres in Preside county at 80 cents
per acre
$4,000 acres in IIardeman county, well
watered and situated in the most desirable
portion of the county, plenty of wood and
water, fine grass, Price s.. 30 per acre.
200 acres OF land 3 . miles southwest of
Walnut Springs, 3. tillablc, 30 acres in cult
vation, plenty Of wood and water, fair house,
lots &c. Price $1,000
- sections in Hall county, a sections in
Motley county, ? sections in sherman, sec
dion in Grey. SO. per acre
$40 acres in Terry county, abstract 325,
survey l35 scrip Il d and p II. H. Co,
block d. H. Price $500; good land
9sections of land near Centralia, Tom
Green county, on the old stage road, patented
to the owner direct from the state. Five sec
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tionS lie together and four sections ,
gcthcr the las. eur are now in ant @'i'
W 50 per acre.
9 sections in Carson county in BIKSh
grazing land, and A great bargain
PIP acres near Waco at great 0arsa-
II sections of land in Pecos county Il"
Would make a splendid rancho
i446 acres near centre of Hartley gu
near line of projected railroad, SN'
"A sections of fine table land IN 'a'er
of sherman county, Texas, when e ~,
once we can sell at $l.50 per ac'e ~ ~
one of the best bargains in the fal'''-"
1900 acres on the Brazos river .- a.,
county, and $50 acres in stock Nl'-d
west of Weathcrford, both splendid i''
rapidly enhancing in value
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Tascot, seen on The Roaa.

''N Foo, \. T., Feb, 2s.-Conductor Geo.
Espbcch, " the New York, Ontario and Yves.
tern railroad, who last night, for the first
time sa" thepicture of WIN. b. Tascott.
the murderer Of the millionaire Smell, says he
Is positive that he arrived in this city at $50
yesterday morning, from New York or his
train, bounl for the suspension bridge. The
other train hands are equally as positive
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IsenNA EnlIIIre

NrN YoHR, Feb 2o-G-u d. Clark a.
60. hat iobhors 6?i Broadway, The oldest
house IN the business here have suspended
payment They claim 20 be worth half a
million, and their trade extended all over the
nitcd state, Estimates place the total in
Iehte0nrs. ~ 3 .nArteI " q million
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-29
Irial BY JurY.

MAomb, Feb :. The senate to-day by
le2 70 g. approved the bill establishing
trial by jury
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-29

Buy The New Home sewing machine. It
s1' ~ equal. Office 3l9 Austin avenue.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1888-02-28

81. MaHersus, Der in eana Ssras
riibmli9ft betannte SpeJialift, bat fih
in 5olge 3ablrei1er an i'm ~ersangeiler
Nuforberuuserl beranlaBt geieben, San
Nntonio einen 8eiu@ ab5uffetten. ST
bat i'm Maberid SoteI, 3irmer
81 unb 50, Quarter geuDmmer, mo er
bon ieBt ab t~onfultirt Deroen fann. @r
bat ieinen Nufentbalt biz gum 8. Wdrs
feitseiebt. Or. Waferaug bat nit groBem
grfOlse in Dallas uno in allen gr6Bes
rem Stdoten oes States praftisirt unb
f1 in ieinen SPECIALIZATION LIBERAL aus,
geSei6net. Wer Derbinbert iein iolte,
ben Sr. WaHersug perf6nlid auf3us
iu9en, fam nit ibm in Qorresponben3
treteu.- 1871 ,tutp1M
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s9- '9ie Girma Trees & .eons, sc.
ueralsN senten i'm Staate Seras far Die
GaultleB 6arbman Pianos
iperben cine Mn3abl biefer eIegarteu
Snfrumerte, tpie aud 2labiere unb
Srgeln anoerer 5abrifate In benz @es
i9dftsIotal i'm Opernbauie am l. Mdr3
inter stinftisen Bebingungen gum Der.
fauf ausfellen. 3ufriebentelung ipirb
garantirt. &. q. Gbeesman,
23,2,1mt Manager.
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8aberlaifiae ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

@ef6dftsleute unb Nrbeiter, tuelde
lbr Seben berf6ern lafen poIen, fhbs
rem In Der Regel bieies Botbaben idnea
aug, tie Fno aber gu bei6dftigt, UNI it'd
genauer bdriiber gu informiren uuD ftn,
ben meifens 5u ipdt aus, baB fie' fid
elmer billigea @eieli9aft ani@loHen,
Die eben tDegen ibrer 8iQisteit ni9t eriz
fenafdbig 1T.
Srgenb cine @eieQi6aft, bic ben Doll
lar fur rs Gents anbietet, folte gemies
ben merben.
Oeney. tpeIde fi@ neriidern lafen
poue1, ernpfeblen mir Die "Washing-
ton Life Insurance Company of New
York;, cine GeieQi1aft, tuel6e einen
nollen Dollars Wertb suberIdiiser unb
f9erer @er16eruns siebt fur ieben fir
bic Yrdmie e~inbe3abIten Dollar.
Oiefe Geieaidaft bat ibrer poliees
Snbabern Is MiIionen Dollars ausbe=
5oblt unb bat bis auf ben beutigen Sag
in ibren gtideru aud nidt einen contes
airten Sal. Seoe BON bieier geenf1aft
ausgetfeQte police lit ibret1 eigenen BE-
o%tnsunger gemdB unoerfallbar unb urs
antafbar.
Die 9erren Gap, 2ampe & So. f1nb
bic Ngenten ftrSeras nit Der 6auptoffice
tn Nos. 20 & 81 2ampmanass @ebdube.
Vt. :. piton 1T ber epteial 5 Nsent fur
Seras.
sar @roBes 2on3ert bon Dablberss,
Weasel, pianif, Sienftag Nbenb i'm
@Qfnp.
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= 5rau Sas. MegImer in 3erar.
tana lit brei Sabre b%erheiratbet unb on
81. gum brItten Ma!e in ibrer gbe mil
Drilinsen niebergefommen. 9a finbei
bas Sprt&lein Gnuenouus:
Dod brinst bas @sib bon Sabr sa sabr
Dem Nann fold rei9e @abe bar,
Damn fdust er anefIi9 an ju fhrti'n:
Wit Dsiaem Segsn balte elm {!
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SPIEL @aaren 0ei66ft
PAUL WAGNER.

Ote retdblfe 1re ele4ontette @ueua4t
bon artifrln, wet6e t& b~eicubers az
@eburtstaSs. unb 6c&3eits . @ei&euteu
eisnen. als =:
Silberplattirte Baaren.
Statuen BON Brcu3e, 9erra . Gotta.
BOr3eIau unb M~labaifer.
@elisiSfe Gisureu, Grueifre unb 80.
fenfrGn5e.
Blumsn.g aisn uab ampeln.
Ea6en, fein becpritte.
albums in GROCER Auswabl.
photographer oler art.
@Oupenirs nit 81 Gn04teu bon Son
Wntrnic. fir so Gents.
Bilpers unb Bilber= Robmen.
Mufifpplen unD ubren
Spern8ldier uno Jernrsbre.
Eaidenmeiier unb Sheeren.
9arneus uno 6erren.I Toilet MeeeEoire.
@elbtafden far 9errsn unb Dalnsn.
Oamen.6 onptaiden.
Brief Mappen.
5areibseuse unb Wpti5bader.
Tiitens&arten, @tuis.
Dumen Grbeitss 3dnGen unb RBrbe.
1dnb=S piese[ unb RSmnte.
Raud-T tide unn Gereiee.
Gigarren. Gtuis.
3atunss- Woppen.
SpajierfSde.
Bcsel- unb Gi&born, RifIse.
G~cccrbecns, 3ithern uub 4armenieas.
Muidetn in GROCER aasuuhl.
Tiid.Npparate.
Bapiere unc iOnfise Wo~teriolisn 3ur
Nnfertigun8 BON Bapier BIumeH.
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3ur 6eiluua uerlanat /!

rs Serren unb Sameu BON San 9n.
tonic, tpeI@e an 9dmorrboiben unb
anoeren DARN, 3~rantbeiten leioen, mos
gen fi9 melben unb gebeilt merben,
obne eine,t Nidel au be5ablen bis bas
2eiben nolfdnoig befeitigt lit.
ellis & GbamberIain,
Ooftoren, @oIebab 8lod, gde SoIebab
14,2.t3M unb 9oufon @traBe.
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MQerlei.
SIN Opernbauie trot geliern
Nbenb bic @oubrette patti Rofa
in Der Badfii9 &oae als Bob" in benz
9lei9aamigen hbermltbigert G1wanfe
ouf unb erntete ftarlnii9en Mpplaus.
Dos Stld ielbf 1T Elm aiemli9 ieihtes
Ma6merf. bas oar tli1t gum Nniebeu
tpdre, ,pentt bic 3itelrole ni1t nit iuI.
der 8irtuoftdt 3ut 9arfelung gebra1t
wuroe. tpie bur9 MiB Yatti @oia.
Oie 3iinftlerin lit auf ber Ders&eile er.
tranft. ALIEN Nienanb tpurbe hapon ets
mas gemerft baben, penn nift i'm
3wif6en. Nete Derfitnbigt tporben pGre,
boB aus .biefem @runbe bic fir beute
angefebie Watinee a~usfa0en mhfe.
go. Sgnacius gopIe, Der bic alte
Statue in BET alamo 3ertrimmerte.
bat Den Manor, poliaei9ef unb 3efo,.
Der tpegen un9ere6ter 8erurtbeilung
unb ungefegli9er giniperruug auf
$25. 900 Sbabenerinb perflaat.
-Die Wirtbin Gaaie Bretper, an
Sib.@on6o StraBe tpobpbaft, 1T bon
3. Sobnion auf $500 Shabeneriab
bertlagt woroen, neil fe feinem mins
b~eridhrigen 9obne. geiiiiae Getrdnfe
perabreibt bate. Sc beiBt, ses iolIen
nod einise anbere berartige 2lagen
angeitrengt werben.
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sIumentbpfe in alien @r6seu.

8lument6pfe in alien @r6Ben.
9dfige fur @anariens8 0gel, Mocking
popageien unb @t@b6tn9en.
Gaa,en far Ganarien 86gel, better
Qualitdt.
6utterndpfe unb 8abemanaen fir
86gel. Sci PauI Wagner.
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GIN bent,de 2ebrer mttn SentiGe
G-dlulaemeimoet.

S,oer osutids esbrer, Der feline Steue au
serdnbern piinidt, uno iebe beutfde S1uI.
semeinos, Die eiuen 9ebrer iudt, penbe fid an
ben untsr;ei9neten. 0uffau Renoer,
Sseretdr bentid.tsr. Qebrer.8erbanSs
"a, {, tam @simar, Colorado Co.. StyA&.
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va 8ros, liefern bic
befteu unb bilisften Srudia@en. @ebt
Az ihneH.
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9os pieberoeuyfsne ainb.

Sas miebergemefene 2inb.
yMein tleines, z Sabr oltes Mdb@en
bate beftigen 6uten unb S9nupfen.
Sic tonnte. ni9t fdIafen unb buitete
fat anaub6rlt@ Wan rietb
mir, @bamberlains Sufienmittel 81 ges
brauhen unb i'd NOR iiber bic iofortige
Ginbetung unb bic balbige p6lige &c
ueiuus erifaunt. I'm teinen preis
m66te i'd ieBt sbne bies Sausmittsl
iein. Sd babe eiele berortige MitteI
probirt, aber oies IN bas bette, bas Id
temals perfu6t babe" prof. s. M.
Meban, 9anoels Gfaoemie, 9es
Noines, Sotpa.
Gum 8er.auf bel O. Gobn&@o.,
Ode @eft Commerce u. StbsO hftrabe.
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~ @roBes 2on3ert bon Sablberg.
Weu5el, piauiit, Sienftag Mbeno i'm
Gaftnp.
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0erfu9e Bite st. potrids
pilIen uub bergleide lire Wirtung
nit berienigen anbeter piaen. Sic be-
iiben bic guten gisenf6aften dIterer
Brdparate unb 3uslei6 bic pertbbolften
9eilmittel. mel6e bic moberne WiRens
f9aft entoeft bat. Mls elm Mittel eez
gen Ratarrb unb 2eberteioen fteben bic
st. patrids pilen unerrei1t ba. gu
baben bel Sc. @obn 6 Co.. gde
Mefts Commerce unb Siibs OftraBe.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1888-02-28

Der 9er OOrtsr Sun" 1T bas
Walbeur paiirt, baB bei'm @iubeben
Der Gorm elm iebr iaftiges Stud aus
einer 8riefe. Der BON benz 0arem bes
@roBiultan's han6elte, in einen Nrs
tifel binein gerietb, pel9er iiberi6ries
ben mar: Gin Sag in Der Gir9e our.
1etligen Dreieinigteit." Ob bns Ners
iebe1 wObI 10 gong uuabf@tli9 tuar?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-08-09
The Place to Trade

Stranger (to tailor)-You've got a
nice stock of goods here.
Tailor rubbing his hands)-There's
nothing like it this side of the Atlantic
Ocean, sir.
Stranger-I've been told that your
prices are about right, too.
Tailor-Yes, sir; the price put on n
suit of clothes is great injustice to
my wife and family Now, there is a
line OF spring and summer goods of INV
own importation, and paid cabin pas
sage rates to get 'em here. That di-
agonal, the manufacturers assures me.
vas made exclusively for the Prince OF
Wales, and only got into my lot by mis-
lake He offered me big money TO get
che goods back for fear of international
complications.
Stranger-You don't say so
Tailor-Yes, sir But / laughed at
HIM. When get hold of good thing
It goes to customer every time if I
lose money on it. / s'pose YOU will
want nice stylish spring suit, and then
something for warm weather.
Stranger-N-no. / guess not this
morning. was trying to get out of
the way of a milk wagon too suddenly
few moments ago, and / want to get
suspender button sewed n.-Ne,o York
Sun.
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Misuse OF ssOply.y

1t Is probable that more errors are
made IN the use of the word "onlvs
IMAM IN using any other word in the
English language. While its misuse IL
not so glaring as many other grammat-
lcai errors, yet 1t greatly mars and re-
uuces the accuracy Of sentence. I'm
hke the more glaring mistakes which
are confined chiefly to the speech
and writing of the unlearned, its mis-.
use prevails to singular extent in the
writing OF the accomplished men and
women. and is observed frequently ip
newspapers and even higher literature.
Inns results from carelessness more
IMAM anything else, and probably from
the TACT that the correct use of the
word is not 80 easily understood.
Ihe proper place of "only" in SEN
sense ~ readily ascertained 10y accu-
rately determining the word TO which
IL has special reference. A few ex-
amples viii, perhaps, more clearly ex-
plain ITS misuse. l have heard good
orators say, Il will only refer 20 this
branch of the subject" A little
thought will make it evident that the
speaker did not mean to confine him
self 70 referring, but to the branch of
the subject; therefore he should have
said, IL will refer only TO this branch
OF the subject" Had he meant IL to
limit refer" he would have emphasized
It IN order TO make himself understood.
10 say, only see an orange" might
mean that the speaker does not feel.
taste or smell an orange, but II see
only an orange" means that he sees no
other fruit. It might be clearer, per
haps, to say, Il see an orange only or
see an orange alone" but il is not
we'll to conclude sentence with the
adverb or adjective, as the case NAV be.
1t is common to hear, 81 only saw him"
only have four" "he only went TO
Philadelphia" and countless similar
errors.
The word "too" is misued in precise
~ the same way. have heard highly
educated persons make such mistakes
as : was there, too" not meaning to
include with other places the place in
dlcated, but that the speaker was pres
ent with others at the place, 80 that it
would have been correct to say, al. too.
was there"
Also" being used INTERCHANGEABLE
with too, is, of course, similarly mis-
used. In the sentence, "He will read
this, also can be inserted TO convey
tnree meanings. He also will read
this, indicates that he besides others
Will read this. "He will also read this.
indicates that he may have intended TO
sing 1T, but now he will also read. and
he will read this also, meaus that he
VIII read it in addition to other pieces.
Additional examples need not be
gwen to explain the proper use of the
words. A little care and thoughtful
ness will soon correct the abuse.
Writers, especially, should be careful
with these words, for speakers can in
dictate their meaning by emphasis.
Much ambiguity in writing is due to
tins fault, and correction of it will add
TO an authors power-NelO York