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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-30
SrealzEaSt-

'Bv thorough knowledge of the natural
laws which govern the operation of,digeslon
fhe fine properties of well selected Cocoa. MIR.
Epps has provided our breakfast tables with
delicately Favored beverage which may cave
us many heavy doctors bills: il Is by me u
dicious use of such articles ofdiet that consti-
tuition may be gradually built up until strong
enough to resist every tendency to disease.
Hundreds of subiule maladies are hoatinS
around us ready TO attack wherever there Is y, !,
weak pOInt, We may escape many faial
shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with
pure blood and properly nourished frame =
Civil Service Gazette. Made simply with hou-
ing water or milk. Sold only in hali-pound
tins, by Grocers, labelled thus:
JAMES EPPS s. CO.. Homeopathic Chemists
London, England
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-08-07
DANCED HIMSELF TO DEATH.
Remarkable Effect of tho Bite ola Tex;
Insect

Remarkable Effect of tho Bite OLA Texn
insect.
Old stories of the bite Of the tar
antula inducing an uncomfortable
desire to dance have been recalled tC
mind by the death Of little Maurice
Benton, son of Lemuel Benton, &
prominent lawyer; which occurred
yesterday. The little fellow had
been playing Oh the lawn Of his fa-
Tiers residence and ran into his
mother, complaining that something
had stuck i'll his bare foot The mem
Der was examined by Mrs. Benton
and small red wound, such as u
large sized needle might have pune
turcd, was found, but was accompa
MED by no swelling, and but little
pain: SO applying little camphor to
the place, his mother thought no
more of IT.
During the night, however. she
was aroused by the childs uncasi
ness and complaining. SO Hhc took
him out Of his bed, and to her horror
discovered thai the entire limb liuI
turned Il purpl!sh black. i physi-
clan was sent for, but before he AZ
rived, the boy was in commissions, Of
SO peculiar character that the doctor
at once suspected the presence Of
some unusual poison. The spusms
seemed confined to the limbs, which
were SO violently and continuously
convulscd rs to keep the child dane
ing up and down. throwing it's arms
wildly and twitchiuG its fingers.
These painful contortions lasted un
Til the lIttl" fellow sank exhausted
and unconscious. in which state he
remained Ill the next day, dying in
the evening".
The body was perfectly liyid, with
great spots OF discoloration neatly
black on the limbs and stomach,
wlu!c a peculiar fungus growth made
lis appearance between the parted
lips. The physicians were murh
puzzled to account for the case, rs
the limb WAS SO swollrn rs to render
any examination Of the wound imroS
Sibi", but old settlers say that from
the description Of it and the couvul.
siOns produced, that it WAS undoubt
cdly caused by the bite of tnrNutula
These dreadful creatures have grown
very rare III these parts, SO they wcrc
not ut first thought Of in connection
with IAr case.
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down and help us build up. There
are some who havopvisitcd us and
mingled with us and know what we
are, and how we live and how the
negro is treated There arc many
who have already made investments
here and have prospercd. We will
give s lad welcome to all who come
kind hearts and good intentions.
Chicago has got the Worlds Fair.
Now let the South have nothing to.
Go with it. Hcrloud- -mouthed repre-
srntativcs Aowlcd over that Force
bill aud swallowed it whole. They
belong to the Garfield stock, and we
want none Of their fair. The North
EnS put us under the ban, and all
that even their Democracy wants is
our l53 electoral votes If we arc
mistaken about this VIC will take back
some things that we have said. but
not all. If they care anything for us
they have lost their influence with
then naborS. BILL ARP.
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The Bill ia DpoJ

The cold, palsicd hand of death
has been land on Mr., Lodges bant
ling.
"Thc bill will never come up. Tho
Senate committee which is consider
ing it know very little about it, and
the other Republican Senators know
less. No caucus has been called and
none iS likely 10 BE- for weeks"
This was the way in which q Re
publican '5cnutO%, who is in position
10 know, put his foot upon the state
mcnt which was given out to day for
the benefit Of the Republican radi-
Gals wh) are thirsty tor nodding
plumcs and cleaning bayoncts at the
polls, that The consideration Of tho
bill was nearly completed and that 1t
would SOom Oorcportcd tothcRepubli-
can catcna N"r inct is that tie bill
is nowhere nGnr complete, even to the
satisfaction g ~" i,a Republican
members OF the cUm:nittvc on cleo
tiOns. New York Herald.
The Georgia SuprclAc Court has
refused q new trial for Tom Wool
folk who murdered nine members of
his family, in Bibb county.
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REVIVAL OF CANAL BUILDING.
Have the Railways Failed to Meet the EN
rrctations of business.

| iiaNc the NhllW;tSs tHilrN to Meet the I'm
| r-rtations of business.
One Of the financial phenomena o
the country. and, indeed, of the VI orld
has been the revival, within the pas
twenty years, Of IN interest in tho
projection and construction of artiti-
cial waterways. \ generation and
more ago the canal was the popular
means OF transportation Of freight
In 1925 began IN era in railway build
ing. The example of the Blackstone
canal. in our State, shows the result
Of this now undertaking. As the
building of the Providence and Wor-
coStcr railroad was the dcathblow to
the prosperity of the Blackstone
canal, SO it was to universally.
But the year 1870 marks Il revival Of
interest in canal building. This sin
gular fact and its explanation arc
discussed in the most recent Of the
publications Of the American Econo-
mic Association, by Edmund JJamcs,
Ph. d., OF the University Of Pcmsyl-
Vania, Pa. James first calls attention
to the increased activity in this class
OF projects i'll Europe and in this
country. In Prussia and in France
tins interest has been very great In
the East II canal is in process Of con
struction through the Isthmus of
Corinth, uniting the waters Of the
1Igran sea and the Gulf of Lrpnnto.
The North sea and Baltic canal and
the Manchester ship canal arc pro
lccts of great commcrcialimportancc.
He finds the chief cause in the
failure of the railway to realize the
expectations entertained of it. 1t has
failed, he says, to secure rs low rates
as the public and shippers insist
should prevail. Charges Of railroad
cXtortion, he claims, are rife under
all systems American, English,
French and German.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-08-07
A TERRIFIED COMMUNITY.
\ " itch Makes Life In Ohio Unplcusunt-
Strange Tales.


PoErsMoUTH, Ohio, July 29.-The
httlc community of Little Twin Crock
III Nile township, Scioto county. i
llSt at present stirred from center to
CIRCUMFERENCE over the advent of what
they believe to be i yrritablc witch in
IT,! i Did*t
Ihl$ woman cuntc to the place
some tru ago, and since has been
lcndlng Il mysterious life, and has be.
come The talk of the entire ncighbor-
hood. In the day time she wandered
about the country side from ono
house TO another entertaining the
simple housewives with strange tales
OF distant countries which she had
visited, and Of strange supernatural
phenomena which she has Witnessed,
and of some Of which she has been u
part. Her stock Of whitch lore is
boundlcSS, and she understands the
charm as well as the medicinal prop
crtleS OF every plant in the field or
woods
At night she i'll some way disap-
pears, and alt hough on several occa.
SONS she has been watched. she has
always managed to cludc her spies
and make her nocturnal visits to witch
land unattended.
Recently she has been making.somc
astonishing exhibitions OF her art in
connection with Mrs Sam Cooper
OF that ncighborhood, who for wears
has been suffering from Il nervous
| affection of the muscles of hcr neck
SO that she could not keep her head
still. The witch told her that she
was under the spell Of certain MAJ
OF the community. whom she uc3crib
ed, and if she would examine the bee
and pillows whereupon she slept she
would find thirty three witch balls
The examination was made, and
curiously enough tho exact number
OF balls, ingcniously formed from the
feathers, wore found. And now q
night has been appointed, when ut
the hour of midnight these balls are
to be burned, and at such time the
Groom declares, the man who is wicld-
ing tho spell will die at once and the
woman at Oncce be cured. The pco-
pic arc nnXiously awaiting the hour,
and III the meantime the man dcscrib-
CT by the mysterious woman is NOV
ing ncrvOusly about and is unplcas-
antly conscious of being one of the
MAN characters in most serious
tragedy or a most ridiculous farce.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-08-07
4 NcwSDOy'S Great Luck.

y broker stepped out of the Broad
Street door of the stock exchange
yesterday, apparently after having
made some money. Hc cspicd a lit
tie mite Of ragged ncwsboy, not
three feet high, and philanthropic
notion took possession Of him. He
caught up the little bunch Of rags
and, carrying it to cigar stand, pro
cured an empty cigar box. This ne
placed in the dazcd boys hands.
Ten the broker dashed into the
exchange with wild whoop that
directed general attention to linn.
Instantly he was surrounded by a
crowd, and Broker Dick Halstcad
threw coin into the box, seized the
boy, passed him to j. w Bass, who
also passed him on after dropping q
contribution into the box. Coins
and bills began to rain into it, The
sugar trust crowd was invaded, then
the New England crowd, and the pile
OF money i'll The box grew rapidly.
The yclls, the sight of the money.
and the general novelty Of his trip
were beyond the little fellows com
prchcnsion. He simply stared blank
ly.
Finally he wasrelcascd. There must
have been $50 in the box. He shot
out Of the exchange. aud was last
seen running up Nassau Street hug
ging the box tightly to his breast.
Who he was, where he lived, or
what he would do with his fortune
no one kncw.-Now York Special.
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TROOPS AT NEW YORK POOLS.
Too Great Il RSSJr

Father John, why don't You su
to work You're old enough now to
earn your own Hvin."
John: "Ah, t;.ther, but you don t
undcrstand Clara says she don't
care for riches. She loves me for my
self alone. Suppose I should become
rich. Don't you see, it would spoil
evcrything?'
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iOngcd for u Carriapc Ride.

TEr professors wife complained
tl.At OF recent visit of curiosity to
tnc new cemetery he did not 90 with
her.
"But you must come with me some
time, won't you, dcar?" she said
whccdingly.
Il shall take IL" greatest pleasure
in doing so, love. And what is moro
do not put it off too long, either"
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PICKENS, S. c., THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1890

missing as to the brief interview we
had the other day, and to prevent
any possible misunderstanding of it's
purport,I i will furnish this correspond
ence for publication. With sincere
regard,
Very truly yours,
JAMES A. HoYT,
Chairman State Dem. Elk. Com.
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\ Wasted Life,

"Ah, yes, his was wasted life,
sighed the bald headed gentleman.
WAS he dissipatcd! Had he an
tlpathy for work? Was he a gambler,
n lover OF fast horses, a"
NAY, nay, interrupted the bald
headed gentleman; none OF these; but
worse, far worse. He spent his life
underwriting to raise vegetables which
should remotely resemble the gorge
ons specimens he had seen in the seed
mans catNlOellc
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\ Substitute fOl Leather.

Mr.. Younghusband Isn't there
a piece of old leather in the house
anywhere Bcss! want some in the
worst way. ~, :.
Mrs. Younghusbnnd: mo, Charlie
there isn't. Happy thought strikes
hcr:) But, Charlie dear, there's that
steak you bought day before yester-
day, you know.
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The Macon Telegraph says: "Ben
Tillman made himself ridiculous by
engaging detective to accompany
him while he was in Charleston on
his recent visit. Tillman seems to
feel that he has done something aw-
fully mean. The people of South
Carolina laugh at his silly pretense
that lie isin danger of bodily harm as
lie cavorts through tho State"
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Elrst Burglar: "I,Ve GOT q schnmn

IITSI DUISINr: VI We got scheme.
second Burglar; What is it,"
"Nell form an unlimited burglin
company an get charter from the
State of Louisiana"
''But we can't offer $1,25O,OOO for
the privilege"
I'VE coulan pay it cash down, of
course, but we might offer to let the
State go halves.
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=, Nothing so completely robs con
inemcnt Of the pain and suffering at
tending it as tho previous use of
The Mothers Friend Sold by all
Druggists
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n Proposition b.. 10 Lnttcr Rejected by tho
Former Iho Letters in Full.
Givenvil!c N..'vs
The following letter was addressed
to the members OF the State Demo
cratic Committee:
Rooms OF THE STATE
DEMoCRATIC Executive COMMITTEE, J
CoiUMBIA, S. c., July 18th, 1890.
Dear Sir: It has been suggested
that, as means of allaying the OK
citemeilt and contention within the
lines of our party in this State, the
Executive Committee shall invite q
conference at m early day in the city
of Columbia, to be composed Tin add
ton to it's own member) Of members
of the Advisory Campaign Commit
tees, headed respectively by Capt. G.
w. Shell and Gon. John D. Kennedy.
1t is believed that such conference
will further the object had in Wow by
tho Executive Committee, in ordering
tho August Convention, so as to bring
about an orderly and peaceful settle
use the combined influence of the
State Executive Committee and the
two Advisory Committees IN securing
such IN agreement, on all sides, as
will prevent any cause for lhssatjSfac-
ton in the final outcome Of the pres
cnt agitation, thereby assuring the
unity and HARMONY Of n ,;;ii'se party when
ii comes to coltGlSe 1t common enc
my i'll the general ~ wilrn
lup1esscd with th,, Ircc and peril
Money 1of This sugg'S ion, coupled
with the desire to prosrtvc intact the
organization Of tie Democratic party
i'll this State, / respectfully submit
the matter fer your consideration,
whether OF not you will authorize mo
10 invite such conference with the
Advisory Committees aforesaid. IF
you regard t. oro. t"r fuvorably, aud
think such con1GIGGre conIGriee-to(E> oE> is advisable,
please telegraph at once to the 5ecrc-
tary, Willie Jones, Esq, Columbia, S.
c.. OF EcMd him amcssago to the con-
trary. if YOU do not approve tho pro-
posed meeting.
No, v tl'Dly VOllT,G
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a Martyr TO Duty:

The st. Louis Republican States
that Congressman James p. Walker,
of that State, who died suddenly
Saturday last of apoplcXy, was n
martyr to duty. He was canvassing
his district for denomination, but hur-
ricd back to Washington to vote
against the force bill. The long trip
in the intense heat was primarily the
cause Of his death. Commenting on
this the Republican aptly says: Let
Democratic abscntces in Washington
who neglect interests of their consti-
tucnts, though almost withing sound
OF the Speakers gavel, remember the
sacrifice of Walker in leaving close
ly contested canvass and travelling
q thousand miles through the broil
ing beat when his vote was need l.'
"A collision has occurred on thcNcw
Manchester ship canal cut between
two trains filled with worlingmcn
Ten were instantly killed and some
sixty were injured, Of whom proba
bly, thirty arc fatally hurt. A blum
der Of switchman caused the calam
ity.
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authorized the chairman to invite the
conference whenever he was informed
that the Advisory Campaign Com
ence.
The following letter was addressed
to Capt. G.. W. Shell and also to Gen.
John d. Kennedy as representing the
Advisory Committees:
COLUMBIA, S. c., July 16, 1890.
My Dear Sir--I have asked the
State Democratic Executive Com
mitGee to authorize nc to invite Il
conference i'll this city at an early day,
to be composed Of the said Executive
Committee, together with the Advi-
sory Campaign Committees, presided
over by yourself and Capt. G. w.
Shell, for the purpose of agreeing. if
possible, upon such line of policy
by each committee as will best insure
the unity and harmony of the party
III this State when existing differences
are settled. The object Of this con-
ference is to talk frankly and freely
over the situation, as Democrats, and
to use the influence Of the several
committees in bringing about better
state of feeling among our people. If
you are willing to unite with your
campaign committee in such con-
ference for the welfare Of the party
as whole, will you at the earliest
practicable moment, SO that Imayc all
the conference without delay, if the
Executive Committee approves the
suggestion. Address me at Green
vile. Yours truly,
JAMES A. HoYr,
Chm. st. Dem. Ex. Com
The following reply from Governor
Kennedy was promptly received:
COLUMBIA, S. c., July II, 1890
Col. James A. Hoyt, Chairman State
Committee:
Ny Dear Sir-I am instructed by
the Advisory Committee of which T
have the honor to be chairman to say
that if the meeting referred to in your
letter of July 10th inst, is called we
will accept the invitation and attend.
We appreciate the motives which ac-
tuato you and will co operate in every
consistent manner in cll'ecting the
patriotic purpose you have in view.
Awaiting further advice
/ am, yours truly,
y. ID. KENNEDY, Chm.
Captain Shell replied that he was
anxious to have an interview with the
chairman Of the State Executive Com
mittce, but was prevented from com
ing to Greenville on account of court
convening in Laurens, and asked for
visit from the chairman. He was
willing for q conference between the
State Executive Committed onl tho
Campaign Committee Of tho Fo,ncrs'
Association, and expressed his desire
to restore peace and harmony to the
party Further correspondence en-.
sued, and resulted in q personal in
terview at LauTens on the 23rd inst,
in which Captain Shell was urged to
make definite answer to the propo-
sition, and which was followed by the
annexed letters
LAURENs @. H., S. c., July "a, 1890.
Col. james A. Hoyt, Chairman State
Democratic Executive Committee,
Greenville, s. c..
.Dear Su-I hayo given the subject
OF ouut interview of yesterday careful
thought, and can see no reason to
. changP my conclusion previously
mads known to you. I will repeat
that M is my desire that unity and
good will bo restored to tho BODY
pohtlea that in future, instead of the
opposhg factions indulging in abuses
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Nol y truly yours,
JAMES A. HeYT,
Chairman State Executive Con

h''Ai ii1''iA '''''eo AI->NS"oA'S ooiA'
The answers g returned to this letter
authorized the chairman to invite the
conference whenever he was informed
that the Advisory CamDaign Com
mittces would unite i; .,,lch a confer
cnce.
The following letter was addressed
to Capt. G.. w. Shell and also to Gen.
John d. Kennedy as representing the
Advisory Committees:
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TIE TWO CH AIRMEN.
cORRESFOMDE BETWEEN CAPT
SHELL AND COL. HOYT.

n Proposition II; 20 Lnttcr Rejected by the
Former Tho Letters in Full.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-06-05

A THING OF BEAUTY.-Last Saturday
evening the new Odd Fellows lodge was
dedicated with elaborate ceremony, and
it was an occasion long to be remem-
tered from the fact that it marks an era
in the history of this prosperous lodge.
The hall is perfect gem, rich and elegant
in its finish and furniture, and as con-
venient for it's purpose as could be DC
sired. The hall proper is twenty by fifty
feet, nineteen feet in height, the proper
tions being admirable to show its decor
alton to the best advantage. The walls
arc hung with consummate taste. The
ceiling is paneled with combination of
warm tints, and the walls are covered
with heavy gilt paper. The effect is Pc
culiarly fine. X. T. Greene did the job.
and it is clearly the best of his many
tasteful and elegant pieces of work. The
carpet is fine body Brussels, beautiful
in pattern and coloring. Alex. Tully &
Co. furnished it, and they have reason to
| be proud OF their work. The draperies
and hangings are from the same house.
| and are equally handsome and rich.
At either end are raised platforms with
canopies, one red and one blue. The off,
GERS chairs are beautiful in design, orna-
mented with heavy carvings, and add
much to the general effect. John A. Gil
| man furnished them, and he, too, has
reason to be proud of his share in beat
tifying this exquisite hail.
At the front of the building is a series
of ante and robing rooms, two on the
| hall floor and one above, fitted up with
| closets, cases and wardrobes for the re-
| gala of both the subordinate lodge and
the encampment.
The nall was dedicated by the Grand
Master, assisted by the Grand Secretary
and thoroughly drilled team from this
lodge IT. Greene acted as master o.
ceremonies, assisted by Messrs. Robbins
Beidleman, Fred Jacob and E. M. Thorn
son. The ceremony was very beautiful
instructive and impressive. The keys
were formally delivered by Capt. Bruce
chairman of the building committee, ane
received by the Grand Master in behal
of the order, who turned them over tf
the lodge. At the close of the ceremony
. Grand Secretary Bolton OF st. Paul wa
called out and gave very instructiy