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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-10-05
KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE.

The past week Golden Eagle news have
been extremely quiet nothingOf an import
ant nature having taken place The con-
ing week there will be plenty Of news for
the members 10 gossip about, as il is under
stood that nina candidates will venture on
a pilgrimage In one Of the castles, WHICH
shows that thr EAGLES are bound to be RI
ognized as one of the leading secret organi-
zations in this State The Order of the
Knights of the Golden Eagle was founded
i'm Baltimore Md, February Is, 1913, thus
making il over Il years in existence in this
country and Canada. and is in successful
operation in 30 States extending from
Maine to California, and all through the
North, East and South.
The progress OF the order has been I'M
precedented in the history of kindred or.
CARNATIONS. From January I. 1854, there
have been 533 castles instituted, the mem
bCrship increased TO over 5000, and the
order introduced into p States. The
present membership of the order is over
$1,000 The primary objects of the order
are 10 promote the principles of true benevO-
lence by associaunS its members together
for the purpose Of mutual relief against
the trials and difficulties attending
sickness, distress and death, so
far as they may be mitigatcd
by sympathy and pecuuiary assistance: u
care for and protect the widows and or
phans 10 assist those out of employment
% encourage each other in business; 10
amellOrate the condition of humanity In
every possible manner; to stimulate men
tai ana moral culture, and by wholesome
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-10-05
ii. Nnnr rr.rnd. Ahont Il.

Your distressing cough can Doe cured.
We know 10 because keup's Eaisam with
.u the past lcw years has cured SD many
coughs and colds i'm this community It's
remarkable sale has been won entirely by
b., genuine merit ASK some friend who
has used it what he thinks of Kemp S
Balsam There is uo medicine so pure. none
SO effective. Large bottles SOC and 81 al
all .rurgists'
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-10-05

AMrNNE,rot, mesmcr.>t htpuot.zeS
people by flashing his eyes at them-a
sort OF scientific simon Topprr't' as DC
~ re
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-10-05

Among the coming matrimonial events of
note is that i'm which the contracting par
ties are Mr.. A. Allan Wheat senior member
of the jewelry firm of Wheat Y Hancher,
and Miss Mamie Haase. of Charleston,
daughter of Col. n. H. b. Haase, formerly
ticket agent at the b. y o. depot in this
CITY
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-10-05
Az ELECTRIC LIGHT

down seventy feet i'm the water, and that
was during the construction of the Hudson
River Tunnel. The Ohio river water is
not clear by any means. tt is so murky
that you can't see silver dollar in the
bottom of pail of the
fluid The spikes are driven
down pretty close together, and the work
is attended WIKI some difficulty, as ii is
hard getting in between them TO saw them
off, Murky as the Ohiorivcr is. it is not
20 be compared with the Delaware which
can almost bee cut In slices The clcarest
water I ever encountered was Just outside
OF Cape Cod. where / could read a news
paper al "a distance of fifty feet You can't
see great distance under water. how
ever, If ever SO clear. Still. my young
man. with all its destinations. | wouldn't
embark in the business. There are things
think YOU viii ike better than diving
And the conjunction of the diver ana the
scribe was over.
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DIED.

The police made but one arrest, last
night
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lrRK rHr Eorr.

and SIGNAL TO let up"
How far down have YOU ever been in the
water asked the reporter.
Been down some ways. and as far down
as wanted to be" said Mr.. Dung. Here
I'm the Ohio we are only working AT present
i'm eighteen feet of water have been down
one hundred feet, and al this distance the
pressure is fifty pounds 10 the square inch.
Few people have an idea how this takes
hold of person. Few can stand the racket
With some persons 10 produces bleeding AZ
the mouth and nostrils. and not few who
attempted il have completely succumbed
The pressure of the water Is such that
il hugs your diving suit 10 your
closer than a brother In fact the loose
part of the suit is brought so tight TO your
iiesh as to almost produce abrasions. Does
il feel funny. Well, [ should say so. The
lowest I have ever been down was one hun
dred and eighteen feet, and | remained
down an hour and half. There was Il
fellow named Green who dropped down
one hundred and twenty-seven feet in Lake
Erie some time ago, after Il safe belonging
to the Phoenix Insurance Company, but he
NEVER IIvEDL LONG
to tell the tale. The pressure told on him
to such an extent that he died soon after
This is the lowest depth have ever heard
off diver going down
How long have YOU evcrremained under
water at any one time" asked the scribe
Il was under water over in the OHIO
there yesterday Friday for four hours,
which is one of my longest records. My
| heaviest record in this line was at one time
while employed at the government break
water in the Delaware when l stayed
under five hours and twenty minutes al
one time This is almost too long time to
/ risk under the water, but ! had peculiar
kind of work to do, and so had TO stay
there"
is IL dark under the surface of the
water"
is it dark. Well. now you are getting
down to business, p" said Mr.. Young. Its
/ blacker than the ace of spades down in the
I Ohio river. You can't hardly see your
hand before YOU. We work with an cleo
tric LIGHT down under water, which is quite
| novel departure, and l believe it is the
first time il has ever been tried here
abouts. Ii works admirably. We used
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-10-05

FILAN-Saturday. October 4th, 1880. az $50
o'clock p. m., MARY A.. WIFE OF James \. filan
AGED 81 wears.
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FICTITIOUS RAILROAD VALUES.

1t is a well-known saying that
there are tricks in all trades, which
arises from the disposition of peo-
pie to acquire enormous profits be-
yond what would be regarded as
strictly honest and legitimate. This
disposition to wrongly acquire
wealth is characteristic of artificial
as well as of natural persons, and
there are tricks practicsd by corpor,
ations as well as by individuals. In
fact the art of acquiring unjust gain
through fraud, deception, misrepre-
sentation and the tricks of trade Is
employed to the greatest advantage
by some of the corporations-from
the fact that they are soulless we
suppose, aud are not burdened with
a conscience. One of the tricks of
the railroad people is presented in
such clear light by Attorney-Gen
eral Hogg in his canvass for the
governorship that there is no posi-.
bic way of getting around it or fail
ing to understand it. 1t is in re-
gard to the practice of watering
stock and putting fictitious bonds in
the market. As an example he cites
the case of a narrow gauge railroad
running from Tyler to the lumber
region and built exclusively by
home capital. The entire cost of
constructing the road, furnishing it
with rolling stock and all of the
equipments and appurtenances to a
frst-class road complete, was only
eight thousand dollars per mile.
After constructing and operating
this road for while the Tyler peo-
pie sold it out for exactly what it
cost them to build and equip it. I'M
mediately the new. stockholders and
directors of the road watered the
stock of the company and bonded it
for thirty-seven thousand dollars
per mile, an increase of twenty-nine
thousand dollars per mile. Any
body with common sense can see
what great fraud and swindle this
is and how the public is robbed and
plundcred to pay the interest on
these inflated, watered and fictitious
values. The railroads Justify their
enormous freight charges On the
81 ound that they would not be able
to pay running expenses if cheaper
rates were imposed. In estimating
the cost OF operation the interest on
the fictitious bonds is included. and
the difference between the interest
on eight thousand dollars and thirty
seven thousand dollars per mile is
wrung out Of the pockets of the
public, while by the simple act of
watering the stock without. a lick of
work three or four OF the chief
stockholders become millionaires.
The BANNER is not the organ self
constituted or otherwise Of any one
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HOW TO CURE CHAMBERS.
a Gentleman from New Mexico Gives
Some Sup1eStiOns


The subjoined letter received by
the BANNER on Tuesday is self-ex-
planatory. The writer of it lives in
Deming, New Mexico. He proba-
bly, does not know a soul in this city
or county and is not pecuniarily or
otherwise interested here. He is
therefore to be regarded in the light
OF philanthropist and public bene-
factor for taking the trouble to
write here giving the benefit of his
experience. The letter is addressed
to THE Editor of the Brennan Pa
pei" and reads as follows:
1 saw in the Lampasas Dispatch
last night that CHAMBERS was very
alarming among horses in Washing
ton county. You will please pub
lish this for the benefit of your
countrymen. Last year 1 had two
horses with CHAMBERS. Both died
soon after taking. The third was
taken and was a horse 1 had re-
fused S125 for and 1 thought so
much of him L would try everything
l could think of to cure him, and by
experimenting and watching him
close [ found remedy. Before I
found the remedy he was given up
by several to die and could hear him
breathe at times one hundred yards.
He would have to open his mouth to
breathe. All the flesh was eat out
between his nostrils and his head
smelt SO bad one could hardly go
around him. So I commenced to
doctor with the below directions
and he is now o. K. again. 1 first
mixed up once a day for several
days one tablespoonful of kerosene
oil, one tablespoonful of Wizard
oil, one tablespoonful olive tar. Put
in lump of axle grease about as
large as a marble for a moisture.
Dissolve all together. Throw the
horse down, put the back of his
head on the ground with nostrils
up; pour in with a spoon. This
way the medicine can reach all af-
fected parts. Could have cured my
horse much sooner if 1 had known
of this remedy for him., After 1
used once day until better, I then
doctored every two, three and four
days as he improved. After wishing
every one success that has to use
the medicine, I remain yours,
0. D. PRUITT,
Deming, n. NJ.
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ments, the New Orleans Times-Dem-
ocrat, i'll turn appears to be SO
much captivated by his remarks that
it declares If Chauncey Depew
weren't a republican lie could not
only break the solid South, but he
could make a triumphal march into
the White House on the strength of
his broad and just intelligence, his
profound knowledge of men and
things, and the impulses of his gen
erous nature" Among other good
things said OF the South was that it
was the bonanza of the future: that
ali the great and sudden opportuni-
ties for wealth, or most of them, in
the Northwestern states and Pacific
slope have already been developed,
but that there is a vast country with
the best climate in the world, with
conditions Of health that ere abso-
lutely unparalleled, with vast forests
untouched, with enormous veins of
coal and iron, which yet have not
known anything beyond their origi-
nal conditions; with soil that under
proper cultivation, for little capital,
can support a tremendous popula-
ton; with conditions il the atmos-
phere for comfortable living winter
and summer, which exist nowhere
else in the country, and that is to be
the attraction for the young men
who are going out from the North
ern farms to seek other farms" All
of this and much more to the same
point. Mr.. Depew predicts that
the South will not be settled by for
eign immigration, but by internal
immigration from our own country,
and is to prosper by purely Ameri-
can development.
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DEPEw ON THE SOUTH.

There appears to be Oh the part
of most OF the Southern press a
wrong impression i'll regard to what
the Hon. Chauncey ". Depew, New
Yorks celebrated railroad lawyer
and post prandial orator, actually
did have to say of this section when
he returned home from his recent
tour through it. Following the pub
LEGATION of his reputed interview he
was inveighed very heavily against
by the newspapers OF the Sou..., nad
they were certainly justilct i k
ing certain degree OF UlnDi...o at
his remarks as they were Il, ~ ted.
No doubt, however, that some pref
udiced reporter or the manager Of
the associated press with the usual
proneness to do injustice to this
section rather magnitied his uncom-
plimentary illusions and kept what
favorable mention he made OF us in
the background. Mr.. Depew could
not have done otherwise than speak
somewhat to the disparagement of
the South. 1t is popularity of the
people of his section. Even those
not politically hostile to us and who
bear no malice or i'll feeling towards
us, have always been accustomed to
consider that they were more highly
favored of the Almighty than we,
and it takes more than a flying trip
through the South to relieve them
of this impression. Mr.. Depew, al
though q man Of broad and liberal
views, is probably no exception.
And, yet, ii now appears that his re-
marks in regard to his trip down in
Dixie land were badly distorted and
that he said vastly much more III
praise than otherwise of us. In fact
lie appears to have been charmed
with the Sunny South" and that
stald, conservative champion of
Southern rights and Southern senti-
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The progressive euchre party given
at the Exchange hotel parlor on
Monday evening by Mr.. and Mrs.
G. G. Dreier complimentary to Hiss
Julia e. Robertson, of Waco, was
one of the most delightful entertain
ments of the kind ever given in
Brennan. There were five tables
and the game was commenced
about 8 o'clock, and playing was in
dulged in until II o'clock, at which
hour the score of each player was
taken. Miss Robertson was award
ed first prize, which consisted of
glass-coyered box on the inside OF
which was representation of the
spider and the fly. After the prizes
were awarded the guests were invit-
ed to partake of refreshments. The
table was beautiful, to say the least
of it. In the center was q stand of
rare flowers at least three and half
feet high, around which artistically
decorated cakes stood, only to make
the picture too beautiful. Wines
were served and dancing was indulg-
ed in moderately, and most delight
full evening on the whole was spent
by all. Following is the list of
those who were present: I. II.
Dwyer and Miss Robertson, L. R.
Bryan and Miss Halle Bryan, E. P.
Curry and Miss Maggie Franklin,
r. Hoffman,, Jr., aud Miss Nettie
Estes, VIM. Lusk and Miss Ethel
Muse, Hugh Wilkins and Miss Sophie
Braun, James Gee and Miss Carrie
Blue, Judge Kirk and Miss Eula
Gee, Hugh Mcclure and Miss Liz
zie Dryer.
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A telegram was received in this
city at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning
announcing the death Of Mrs. Matilda
Ross, which occurred at Bryan at
IS o'clock. The deceased was the
widow of the late DR.. ]. NJ. Ross,
WHO died in this city on the Sth of
February of last year. She was one
of the old settlers of the county, hay-
ing lived here number of years.
She was born in Louisville, Ky, in
1929, and was married to Dr.. J. NJ.
Ross in 1874, after which they mor-
ed to Mississippi. They resided in
Mississippi for about ten years, af-
ter which they retugead to Texas in
1854 on account of yellow fever, and
settled in the old town of Utah now
Marlin) Falls county. They moved
to Washington county in 1861 and
settled at Independence. At the
commencement of the yellow fever
scourge here in 1867 they moved to
Brennan and resided here off and
on ever since. They had eight
children, two of whom are now iiv-
ing: They are J. K. Ross, of Dallas,
and Mrs. Fannie Walker, wife of
John W. Walker, of Bryan.
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THE QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT.
Every now and then it is given
out from the national capital that
the United States congress will in
all probability conclude its labors
and adjourn at an early date in June.
The prospects are, however, that
the question of adjournment will
furnish the occasion for the first
heated disagreement of the republi-
can members of congress among
themselves. Considerable feeling
has already been stirred up in the
matter Of adjournment. The auto
crat Of the house of representatives
and his satellites favor an early adj
iournment, not later than some time
in June, and by the first day Of the
month, if it can be so arranged. On
the other hand there is a republican
clique in the senate which is OPP
posed to adjournment. This faction
is led by that old granny, George
Frisbie Hoar, who thinks that con-
gress can find plenty of legislation
to busy itself with until the early
autumn at least. Should congress
fix upon June 1st, the date selected
by Speaker Reed on which to adj
iourn, the Massachusetts, senator
thinks that there will be much hurry
and confusion, but little delibera-
ton, and many things overlooked,
neglected or sighted. But this
from a partisan standpoint. The
senator, for instance, thinks that the
congress should be held together
until every possible scheme that has
been or may be suggested to fur
ther the interests of the republican
party with the view of perpetuating
its lease of power shall have been
fully and exhaustively discussed.
Congress should not adjourn until
the proposed federal election law
shall have been imposed on the peo-
pie, or at least desperate effort to
do so has been made. There are
other schemes of aggran-
dizement and proposed conspiracies
against the fundam entail law and
of the country which
could be looked after. 1t doesn't
matter that there is no pressing bus
mess in which the country at large
is concerned that needs attention.
If there is no business before the
house it can make hay while the sun
shines and relieve the tedium of do
ing nothing by occasionally count
ing out democratic member and
putting in a republican, while in
both branches of congress the in
genuity of the republicans can sug-
gest business. The feeling which
prompts those republicans who are
to early adjournment in
their course Is appreciated. They
doubtless feel that when they sepa-
rate it will mark the last time when
both houses of congress and the
Office of chief executive of the ma
ton will be in the control of the G.
0. D.
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Tried to Steal Horses.

On last Sunday night an attempt
was made to steal horses from the
pasture OF Mr.. Tom Gentry, who re-
sides three or four miles beyond
Berlin, west of this city. At late
hour a son of Mr.. Gentry, who had
been visiting somewhere in the
neighborhood, was returning home,
when he discovered two men in the
pasture after the horses. The moon
was shining and they could be seen
distinctly. They had one of the
horses up in the fence corner and
were almost in the act of securing
him when they were discovered.
Young Gentry went to the house af-
ter his shotgun a hundred or two
yards distant, and the would-be
thieves discovered his presence and
OWNED his intention before he could
return and get within shooting dis
tUnce of them. He blazed away at
them, however, with both barrels,
and caused them to considerably &C
celerate their speed in taking their
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Don't Go on Before you are Ready,

Particularly on q long journey. Be fully
prepared You cannot be, permit us to say,
unless you are accompanied with the travel
er's and tourists wade mecum, Hostetter's
Bitters, most genial of appetizers, acclamat-
izers and promoters of digestion. Against
sea sickness. malaria, cramps ind COLES be-
gotten of badly cooked or unwholesome food
and hrackish water, nervousness. increased
BY travel, chronic billiousness and constipa-
tiop, the Bitters is sovereign preventive.
1t imparts relish for food not altogether to
your taste, and prevents it from dissgreeing
with you. Never was there such a c7pital
thing for the unfortunate dyspeptic who
stands in dread of the best cooked
meal. Stomachic trouble caused by i'll pre-
pared viands aboard ship, on steamboats,,
and rations hastily bolted at railway restau-
rants, is soon remadied by the Bitters,
which gives quietus also to rh.umstisIn,
kidney troubles ard insomnia.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-01

CAPT. HoYT and Lieutenant Eliza
beth Hargreaves, of the Salvation
Army, left on Tuesday for Austin to
attend a council of the officers.
They called at the BANNER Office be-
fore leaving and requested the re-
porter to say they will be back on
Saturday to resume their nightly
services.
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A PARTY of English capitalists wht

APARTY of English capitalists who
have considerable money loaned on
lands in this county passed through
Brennan Tuesday en- route to Fort
Worth. They were met at the de-
pot by three or four prominent citi
zens, who tried to induce them to
get off and take a look around town,
but they pleaded that their engage
ments ahead were too pressing.
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OK Thursday Major Boone nj

On Thursday Major Boone, of
Navasota, and Col. Giddings met
and spent the entire forenoon in
drawing up the papers and prepar-
ing the forms of the subscription
lists, etc, so that the work of taking
subscriptions for the proposed rail-
road can begin at once. Everybody
is in earnest about building the
road.
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IT is to be feared the associated
press reporters are not doing their
duty. The Floresville Chronicle
says that ''the detectives have not
arrested Tascott for a couple OF
months, nor has Silcott been arrested
since he was last run to earth in
Oregon. Something wrong some
where"
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QUITE a number of papers which
have other favorites for governor
heartily endorse General Hogg's
course as encouragement and are
in favor of his being retained where
he is, provided he would accept af-
ter being defeated for the guberna-
torial nomination.
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of the candidates for governor, but
it is interested as an organ and
champion of the people in seing a
railroad commission established in
Texas to trottle these constituencies
plunderers.
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IN mentioning the excursion of
the railroad visitors to this city
around town in carriages on We'd
nesday evening, an important omis-
sion was unintentionally made in not
not speaking of the hospitable recep-
ton and fine wiener wurst lunch
at the Germania grounds, which
were included in the trip. Mr.
Fred Fisher managed the affair at
the Germania and the pleasure CON
tributed by him was much appre-
ciated.
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JOHNNY O'BR1EN, the most motor
ious republican boss, wire-worker
add unprincipled, depraved and I'm
scrupulous politician in New York
CITY. is dead.
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A RAILROAD employee coming down
the Santa Fe on Monday afternoon
on train of fat-cars loaded with
rock for jetty construction at Calves
ton, had one of his feet badly mash
ed by rock rolling out of place and
falling on it. He was taken off here
and had the bruised member dressed
BY q physician.