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Telegram-herald., 1891-08-29
The Question Asking Habit


Like most other things, curiosity may be
either virtue or a vice. With its proper
use we have no present concern. We are
only to consider one Of its most disagreeable
manifestations.
The English have an old proverb to the
effect that those who ask no questions will
be told no lies. 1t would be well to bear
this surly old proverb ever in mipd wcea
tempted to make idle inquiries. There are
SO many reasons why retioence is wise and
right. and the knowledge of the truth
might be harmful. that the temptation to
evade or deny the truth is very strong to
those whose politeness makes it difficult
for them to refuse to answer even an imper-
tinent question.
We may have no bad motives when ask
ing Mrs. A. how she became acquainted
with Mrs. B.; we may not, in fact, care
much about the matter; but it has occur
red to us to wonder how. why and where q
lady OF such elegance and fashion al Mrs.
A. should have become so intimate with
the humble and unattractive Mrs B. that
the one can rarely be met without the
other.
So far no harm has been done. As we
have asked no questions, no mischievous
surmises have been set afioat and no rude
ness has been committed. 1t may be that
neither woman would object to making
known the origin of their friendship; but
it may also be that to tell 1t would be to
unfold a long story Of sorrow or misfor-
tune.
Every one detests the scandal monger.
but his occupation would be gone without
the aid Of the Questioner. The latter's
motives may be Innocent, but the results
Of his vulgar impertinence are often dsas-
trous. Every one who feels in himself a
rising inquiry in regard to the private af.
fairs of others should crush 1t. Parents
shonld use every effort to divert the natu-
raj curiosity of their children into useful
and elevating channels.-Harper's Bazaar.
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How many women of today would be
clever saough TO show In their COSTUMES
exactly their political feelngs' Mile Ran-
court, the great French actress. remained
loyal to the Bourbon as long as she lived,
and her costume was a material protest
sgsins. those who were in power.
n is said that on her spencer were
eighteen buttons, - evincing her loyalty
To LOUIS XVIII Her fan when folded
showed the outline OF the face of Marie
Ansoinssts. and when open formed the
leave. OF a weeping willow. She had a
curious shawl, in which could be traced
portraits of Louis, the queen and the
danphln New York san
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feet. and contains . stink, maple hoor
and wainscoting f. 6 In high There
h bedroom of the kitchen sx1o feet.
The large porch OF the sitting-room Is
sxi4 fset and Is covered with . roof.
This porch could be changed into .
room should the owner desire. The
veranda across the front Of the house Is
sx20 feet. but doss not have a roof.
The interior fuish viii be of pine
painted white. The exterior will be
painted white with gray trimmings.
The chimneys will bs of yellow pressed
brick capped with smooth sandstone.
The stairway from the sitting-room
lsads 70 the second floor.
The FIRST and second-story floor joists
ere 2x1o. 10 inches on centers; studding
9x4, 10 inches ON centers; roof rafters,
9x6; Glls, sxlo.
Basement is I! feet high In clear; first
story 10 feet high in clear; second story
n. 9 h. high in clear.
Shingles on the roof are b be OF the
star A star brand, stained with creo-
sote stain . light slate color. The
shingies ON the front gable are 10 be
California red wood ornamental round
butt shingles. The siding on front Is to
be of inch O. G. siding; balance TO be
inch.
The entire house must be sheathed
with matched fence boards covered
with brown building paper.
The carving n front gable to Be Of
che composition variety.
The stained glass m tho small win
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the top and runs parallel with widen
ing Of the breathing cavity. The latter
Is thus separated into two parts, the
front one with the funnel-shaped en-
rpco-the lung spaee-and the rear Or
gfll space. BY this arrangement the
snau In provided with double breathing
facilitates. and uses them somewhat in
the following manner. When at the
surface. the hung aperture is opened
and air admitted. Intending 10 go
Innder water. the snail closes the open
ing, and part Of tho air escapes with q
noticeable whissling noise, which Lam
dois describes a the voice Of snssls.
The principal paSt Of the blood IL
driven ineo the gyl cavity. which =
thereby expandsd; and thus the breath
ing under water begins.
Our illustration shows The plate snail
<Planorbis corneus) in about two-thirds
It's natural size.
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Cuticura ResOlyent

The new Blood aud Skin Purifier. ard great
est OF Hunor Remedies cietnses the blood OF
all impurities and poisonous elements. aud
thus reI'0yes the cause. while Cuticura. the
great skin cure. and CutieuTA soap. an eAquis-
restore the hair. Thus the Cuticura Remedies
cure every species OF itching. burning. scaiy.
pimply. and blotehy skin. scalp and blood
diseases. from pimp'es to serofuia. from in
fancy 10 age. when The best physicians fail.
Sold everywhere. Price. cuTicrnA. Sc; Soar.
25c. REsoLyEsT. sl.0o Prepared by the PorrKR
DRu6 AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Boston.
Es send for How Co Cure Skin Diseases" /"
"a psges. 70 illustrations. aud 100 testimonials.
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keep his hands tied 10 the cradle and hold
them when he Was taken up; and had 10 keep
mttens tlsd on his haa1s 10 keep ais anger
nails out of the sores. as he would scratch n
he eauid In any way get his hands loose. We
know your tVTiFCsA FENfDGss cured him. We
feei safe in recommending them ta others.
GEO. B. 4 GJANETIA HARRIS. w ebster. Ind.
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exactly according 10
directions. he began 20
steadily improve. snc
after the use Of them
Ter sesen me1tfs his
head Was enfirsiy well.
W hen Ne began Us 4.
IL bis head Was q solid
sore from the crown 10
his eyebrs~s It Was
also AL over his ears.
most 81 his face. AID
sma all places on dtfrer-
snt parts u MS be,dy.
There " ere sixteen
weeks that We had to
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TIE e01r y made from green bananas
not ripr ones They are pssied.
sliced ard sundFies. sftersssrd posinded
IN mortar and passed through coarse
sieve. To preserve the ripe bananas
they are dipped IN sss snd dried in the
sur. shrfvsiins up snsier this operation.
and tasting somewhat like fss. The
eolav ~ ths tsasaA foas is dirty gray,
Ike s-h@s
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- sf . Prse<y nsAe Thas CaA H
E4llt fer fals Ss2A-
fhis - vsss impressive houss ssd
can be erected on cedar posts for " 600.
II . sslapted for . ict not less than ~
Aot froltage.
II eoatzias 5 rooms on the hrst foor
and 4 rooms on the second. which can
DC arranged 10 suit owner.
The parlor Is circular room i5xls
feet, tae dining room Is lsxI5 feet the
sittiag-room is 1ixls feet, with q large
tzia ErSpl4ceA The kitchen Is s4lo
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Csrr-FstM viii power ID wonderful. hs
says.
Duns-Ye~; I've known ham 10 rur~
insomnia by determining ~ keep swalA
--tsmits. osAv A Co. = Monshiy.
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A new aeviee has been introduced IN
Fr~nre whereby sf< - the esrtons In
The electric arc. grit is made tahulsr'
.nA carries cosl gas into the are. 81
perssaents ~ asster1asne th@ advantages
~ tbls inventson show = r~dscssssa -
yfne per cent IN she eoasasspssssn ~
eseetrie enesay, snd ar inerosse Il
ssvs,tr eight Per eevA ia tue eaasiis
s,o,ver q the iigbA
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A Good v.l,ew.

"You know Bill savsry, don't your
YES know him"
"Good fellow. lent he7-
Maybe 80. but there iA more fellow
than there 10 good aboat him. r-Tsxa1
Snhaea
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Jsgi-ts-AFeat ven rather isseson,s
do~n - your Place by The sea-
Waziets--Se, people keep droplias IN
All tbs tanas -pSamssis AiEfss,
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BAD ECZEMA ON BABY.
Had ~ Tie Ms nands - Grads.
Cared by CatteufA

our little boy broke cut on his head with
bad form Of eczrIBa. when he BaS taar months
old We tried three doctors. but faey ala nst
help him. We then used your three CufleT IA
HxArnlls art Alter NslRx them eleven weeks
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onIy o. dsy. Lincoln House. se
spFing sts
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ftfy - hsss fsasr
IL made frsm tis< shslesss cheat.
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ORGANS

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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1891-06-19

afternoon late. The 500 p. m. Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas passenger
train brought here Mr.. R. F. Anderson
of Philadelphia and Miss Sadie
Aliehaels of st. Louis. After their
arrival inquiry was made of the trans
fer man as to place at which they
could &c married. and upon being in
formed as to the county clerks office
where the license could be secured and
the county Judge gotten 10 perform the
ceremony, no time was lost by them in
hurryinE thero, where they were made
husband and wife after which they
went 10 hotel. A reporter called to
see the couple and fornd only the
bride, who said that her acquaintance
with her husband was very limited,
only having met him for the first time
at st. Louis on the passenger train.
Her destination was Muskogee |. T.,
she said. but he prevailed on and per-
suaded her to marry him and they
came here for that purpose. She is
rather good-looking Jewess and 4
very pleasant conyersationalist.
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AToKA, l. T.. June AT $50
o'clock yesterday morning, two and a
half miles north on the Missouri
Kansas and Texas at savanna. engine
us pulling train section No. 102.
north and engine lS3 going south with
section No. l0l, came together in a
disastrous head end collision. The
northbound train. with Joe Fritz as
engineer and W. p. Thompson fireman.
was long train of empty cattle ears
The other train in charge of Engineer
d. T. Reece and Fireman X. NJ Brooks
was the regular freight. Both trains
were running at speed OF about
thirty-hve miles AN hour. being on q
down grade and running hard to gain
an impetus for the up grades. A curve
prevented the crews from seeing their
impending danger. Thirty-fve cars
were reduced TO splinters in a second.
and to add 10 the horror two oil cars
exploded and set fire to the debris
All the men on both trains were seri-
ously hurt. j. I. Harrison. head
brakeman on section 10l, was crushed
in the debris Both arms and both
legs burned of before he could be ex-
treated. Two unknown parties. sup
posed TO be tramps stealing Il ride
We're killed and burned to crisp. W.
j. Bagley, brakeman OF section l0l.
suffered severe injuries in his breast
and both legs and had an arm disloca-
ted. The two trains are total wrecks
and much of the train was burned.
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CHICAGO. June 1.-THE Farmers
Review reports the condition Of winter
wheat for the week as the average or
above IN all winter wheat states ex-
cept Wisconsin, where only two coun-
ties report an average. Corn is doing
well ana promises an average crop in
all winter wheat states except Ken
lucky and Michigan. where it is not
doing so we'll as in the states to the
north. Oats are in bad shape in Ohio
Indiana. Illinois and Kentucky. In
other wheat states they are reported
good to average. Spring wheat is re
ported as thriving in all the states eX-
cept Kansas. where it Is fair Fruit
in the northern sections of Wisconsin.
Illinois, Indiana Ohio and Michigan
have been damaged by fro-t In
other sections it Is fair to fine condi-
ton
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Open Confession.

TEXARKANA, Ark, June PA
diabolical crime is now occupying the
time and attention Of Justice Bark
mans court in this city. Last Monday
the decaying and stenching remains Of
what was supposed to be the body OF n
white man were found two miles west
Of town, torn to pieces by hogs, and
by them partly devoured. The coron-
er's inquest on Wednesday took the
porter from the Graphic newspaper
Office 10 Jail on suspicion. The latter
declared in court that the deceased
was John Young, a mulatto and II
friend Of his and that he had killed
him for $40 and a yearling steer and
that he did so under the employ of
ioung's wife and paramour named
Spencer Mills.
So the mystery Of last Monday has
been completely cleared away as all
the guilty parties have confessed TO
the deed. Deceased was a hard work
ing man and bore an excellent reputa-
ton. All the parties are colored.
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EMORY, Tex. June 9.-Henry W.
johnson was hanged yesterday. The
drop fell at As and he was pronounced
lead in nineteen minutes. 1t would be
difficult to find a more cruel and delib-
crate assassination in the annals Of
crime than was committed in the peace
able little county of Rains on April y.
$50. William Shumate was a respect
;bie citizen of Grayson county over 20
Years Of age. Henry johnson was n
Young man less than % years of age
and rs fine a speciman of physical
manhood as one often meets-a little
above medium height jet black hair
dark piercing eyes Il slight dark mus
tiche, q form slender bat erect With
restless daredevil look. showing u1-
surpassed courage and nerve. Though
almost a stranger in the community
with his manly looks, his ready wit
and plausible speech he woosd
and won Miss Nettie FurgersoI,
the l7-year-old niece Of Jaspor
Furgerson, the wealthiest and one Of
the most respected citizens of Bells
q I'D also closely related to many Of the
b st citizens OF Arkansas. a few
Il onths after his marriage johnson
was involved in a personal difficulty
with Il neighbor which resulted in his
being fined and being too poor to pay.
h. was committed to jail. Mr.. Shu-
mate was q friend OF the family. the
girl having become esuanged from her
re lations on account Of the marriage,
and he proposed TO johnson that he
would take him from prison II he
would 60 to Rains county and take
81 arge Of the farm for him. agreeing
- furnish team. tools and supplies.
hnson agreed TO this. and Mr. Shu-
ts.sd him with his young wife
krm furnishing wagons. iiOi SIS
Tiles and such implements and sup
pl ies as were needed. and he remained
WITH johnson. to direct him how he
w;nted the w0rk done. johnson soon
became discontinued and began to
mumer because Of his poverty while
others We're rich. and while in this mood
NJ Shumate sent him 10 Emory for
an expressed package of money which
he received The package was marked. |
said 10 contain $40 90. and johnson
setting three ciphcrs thought the pack
az contained $1,000. This money was
the tempter that caused johnson to
tale the life of Shumate. johnson fled |
wit all of the property intending the
porketknife, pipe and watch of his
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WASHINGTON, June 10.-The party
Of diplomates. whose reports to their
several governments will have much
effect upon the success of the worlds
fair will leave for Chicago next week.
The party viii consist Of the French
minister, NJ. Roustan: Spanish minis
ter NJ. Guinanese; San. Chinese min
lister, and South American minister
The trip will be made under the au.
spices Of the state department. The
diplomates will go west in special
car. One of the officials of the de
partment will accompany them. Their
purpose in visiting Chicago will be to
judge the scope and arrangements to
be made. They will be received by
members of the local board of direc-
TORS
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Assaulted a Minister.

PlRIs Tex, June S.-A few nights
ago a travelling minister of the gospel
PREF ched at Moseley. in Red River
county. 1t seems that he had been
info med before hand that there were
som toughs in the community. and in
his i.ermon he insisted that they must
live better lives and if they did not
give him respectful attention he would
invoke the strong arm OF the law for
his twn protection and their own good.
Thel' listened attentively until the
reye end gentleman had finished and
all started away. When the preacher
had got some distance away someone
from The cover of darkness struck him
on lie head with a piece of iron. in
hictilg a painful but not dangerous
wou d The act is condemned by all
good citizens.
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FOREIGN.

The Nile delta is threatened with an
invasian of locusts.
The revolt in Dutch Guiana has been
suppressed and number of negroes
executed.
The condition of the poor in Madras
is critical. Owing 10 the lack of rain
prices of grain are advancing.
The German socialists have issued a
manifesto protesting against the gov
ernment's refusal to reduce the grain
duty.
Evelyn Leal, the English woman
bigamist was recently sentenced in
Paris TO six months Imprisonment and
subsequent expulsion from France
The Irish census shows a total pop
ulation OF /, zoe, l64, of whom ,. S17. O76
are males. This shows a decrease in
total population Of 46S, 764 since last
census.
Some OF the domestics of the queens
household ut Balmoral are i'll with in
1uenza of an acute type. Her majesty
is said to be fearful of contracting the
disease.
Agnes Huntington says she cleared
enough by her American tour to enable
her to Immediately repay to the Baron
ess Burdett-Coutts the loan of go. 600
with interest.
Premier De Frycinct disbelieves the
statement that French naval officer
has interfered with the sale Of bait by
the people of Newfoundland He has
ordered an inquiry.
Major Count Won Moltke has been
summoned to an audience with the
emperor. He will return the insignia
of orders bestowed upon his late uncle. !
the great field marshal.
The populace of the commune of
Misterbianco, in Sicily, rose in revolt
recently against local tax, and, in
vading the town, set fire to several
buildings. The troops easily sup
pressed the rising.
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LEONARD, Tex, June 12.-Yester-
day rlorning John Dennis and George
Ross, two young farmers and brothers
in-laT. living about one mile east Of
town, became involved in a difficulty
while hoeing. Dennis attacked Ross
with hoe and gave him three very
bad cuts, one on the shoulder, one on
the arm and one on the head The
cut OIL the head broke place in his
skull about two inches long and Den
mis- then turned the handle ON Ross
and was beating him badly when other
parties interfered. Ross was brought
10 town and his wounds dressed. The
doctor pronounced the wounds on his
head us dangerous, though he is rest
ing w}ll at present. Deanis was put
under only 500 bond.
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BulIing Captured.

ST. Louis, Mo, June 13.-There
seems to be a mystery about the n
ported capture of BuIIing the N
murderer. who escaped from the Sa-
yannah, Mo. Jail week before the
day set for the hanging. The first ad-
vices stated that he had been captured
in Galveston, Tex. bat it now ap-
peurs that ne is held in Chicago by
Pinkerton detectives. pending the set
Element of the question of reward \
dispatch from the Pinkertons " Chi
cagO TO the county attorney at ST
Joseph, says: Have positively 90.
Bulling. Hurry with requisition on
the governor of Illinois Should
Bulling he brought back to St Joseph
he wall be lynched unless precautionary
measures are taken
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Shouting AnraY.

GREENvILLE, Tex, June IA
difficulty occurred in one of the court
house corridors here yesterday. which
resulted in the shooting of William
Mobry by John Harris District court
was in session in the second story. also
the grand jury, and the entire building
was occupied. Witnesses and attend
ants upon the court and grand jury
being seated in all parts of the corri-
doris and no one expected a difficulty
till the shooting occurred. The
difficulty grew out of certain rumors
which Mobry IS alleged TO have re-
ported concerning Harris sister. Har-
ris met Mobry in the corridor and
asked him to give the author of the
rumors, and the difficulty then started.
Mobry was shot in the left arm, the
small bone OF the arm being broken
not a serious wound. The officers
separated the parties before further
damage could be done. Intense ex-
citement prevailed among the crowds
in the building until the parties were
arrested and the difficulty explained.
Harris waived examination and was
granted bail at once.
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He PLEADS GUILTY.
John Bardsley Arraiened for App..o-
priating Pubic Money.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. June John
Bradsley, ex-city treasury OF this city,
was brought up from Moyamensing
prison yesterday morning to plead in
the court of quarter sessions before
Judges Fell and Wilson on seven scpa-
rate indictments, charging him with
loaning money as public officer de
irving = gain from the deposit %. pub-
lie money and converting the public
money to his own Use When lie was
asked how he plead he pleaded guilty
to every count of the indictment. Dis
trict Attorney Graham addressed the
court and stated that in view of Baris-
ley's plea and the fact that his counsel
had not had time to examine the bills
of the indictment he would not press
for sentence being pronounced at
once. 1t was then arranged that this
day two weeks should be set fo- the
hearing Of the evidence for and against
Bardsley, and the court would render
its decision and pronounce sentence.
In the seventeenth Indictment
on which he pleaded guilty the
total amount Of the money involved il
1913, 40j.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. June b
James Gilchrist a member of the last
legislature from Montgomery county.
on a spree for several days past. took
an overdose of morphene from the
effects OF which he died at o'clock
yesterday morning at the Merchants
hotel. The deceased was a bright,
promising young man, but whisky got
away with him. He left a note to his
father, Col. Gilchrist asking forgive
ness, since he could not reform.
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Terrible Accident

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. June IS. A
terrible catastrophe happened here
yesterday when the new building being
constructed on the property Of Herman
Schulz, Sr., on Goliad street, caved in
on the nineteen workmen who we're
engaged in the construction, and ten
of them were hurt The disaster was
caused by the workmen placing more
stone on the aoor Of the second story
than the masons needed and than the
strength Of the joists could Withstand.
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srangled Body Found.

New BRAUNFELs, Tex. June s.
The crew OF a northbound freight train.
passing through here Sunday morning.
reported the finding of the horribly
matiiated body of an unknown white
man on the track Of the international
and Great Northern railway near
Davenport small town seventeen
miles south of here. As the tragedy
occurred in Baker county. the remains
were gathered up in box and taken
to San Antonio for the coroner to hold
an inquest.
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THE new world discovered by Co
lumbus just as the fifteenth century
was fading into eternal night was
hardly If any more potent as factor
OF latter-day civilization than the re-
vival OF learning and the quickening
of conscience The invention Of the
printing press and the discovery OF
long buried classic treasures of thought
combined with the religious awaken
ing OF the period to surround the Pc
riod of Columbus and Luther, the most
familiar names Of that morning hour
with a halo which can never fade so
long as the light Of intellectual day il
lumines mankind.
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Minister TO China.

New YORK. June 12.-According to
special from Washington, it is re
ported that President Harrison has de-
cided to send eX-Gov. and Senator G..
A. Pierce of North Dakota as our rep
resentative to China. The sending of
ex-Gov. Pierce to China will, it is
thought, be followed by the appoint
ment of ex-senator Blair as minister
To JaOan.