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rExAs Nnws nlsnlFIsn.

Bpnham The is.ndnihi-old child OF
Lee Dnlaney was burned 10 death At De-
tor n tliie county rs clothes caught IRE.
liiilAhqro. While Judge Asihott Is am
eeruuet 70 hla bed MSS condition Is
somewhat improved u VIII Be- ncverai
geSs yet hefpre Ms pilysiclanE via admit
81 niH rnqfrtHkirE the journey 10 Wagii-
~ fAao.-sJQIne& Apeaeta PROMINENT
Mexican ~ fAiefh rr@af WAC efot 81
tt%sp lekas kansffs Named Tate ard Mo
ann r1i.e peatlns his wife wlth a VIM
ei.gsief t.Ie Apo3ecA WHEN ordered 1 3 ~
wounds Will prove fatal
Nreanyille 3rosSe Hnwen and a com
pauicn hfcame Involved n dlfficuit4
twp miles west Of The eity. Bownfi was
cft v tiq tace pn1 boNcls mo iattaf
toAnu A. about ok incteE long he can
mol recover. The cutter made bis escape
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Palmer r. c. Pearson. L. Parker, 7. r.
Pierce Mrs. n. W purchan, j. NJ. Peter
son, g, ~ eele, W =. Patterson. y
r Pierce ana VIE. l.. 81 plrtle, II. III
Pirue, j. y. Powers, \. y. Pirue, ~. u.
Perkins, ". ID. phlpot, w. a. Randlg.
". NJ. Robbins. j. II Reynolds. W. II.
Reed. 4. q Ramoy II. A. Rosser ana
wife. VIM. Ripley and wife, }. II Randle
J. ~, Rabbi 5. g. Riddle aud vito, ] 9.
Randall. H. 9. RoEcfa and wife, ] Il
Rodgers, ~; Russell u, ~ Robinson
}. j. Richardson, II. NJ. REID, y. Q
sparkmun, W. y. Ghnckleford. NJ Smith.
1. n Smith and wife, r. l. Smith, II. y
Smith. u. r. Shender. j A. stafford.
Il %. Sherwood, j Il. Sherwood. w. II.
stephenson, N. w. Shcarer, w. A
Stuckey, g. l.. sprggins, - M. Shcr-
wood, q ). sutton, } NJ. Sweeton. A. r
Sellers, e. M. Shuffler, w, II Swisher,
]. q. Smith ana wife, il II. Smith. j.
u. Scott, G. a, Power. u. u. Thompson.
o. ;, Thomas, O. T.. Thomas |. A.
IhQmas. y y. Turreniein, u. NJ. Tuck
81 ~ Ihreadgin. J %, Wilson and wife.
Y, y. Williams, G. Q. Williams ]. G
Weaver, j. A. wyatt. s. NJ Woodward.
y. Wpndson, j H. White, y. II. Web
aer, samuel Weaver. j r. Wages, y. -
Whitehead w. y Walker, a. : white
head, w, ID, Wheeler w. g Wallis. NJ
~ Wholly, 7. IL, elrh, j. N Weaver. y
2. Whaley. w. s Webster, r u Wilson
MISS Clara Viewer
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COMING NuprINLs.
A Well ISnown JouruniInt soon 20
join the DsnedIets.


Mexia. TeNas, December tMexia PEG
pie arc on the alert in the anticipation Of
the authentic announcement OF what
promises to DO swell wedding. and which
IS generally whispered ia society circles
VIII tals9 plnce ere the New Years holt,
days are over, The prominence OF the
couple makes II OF more than local inter.
est. The prospective groom. air. a, ~
konnedy, Il one ~ the best lenown news
paper men IN tie Stale, and y now e,li-
tor OF the AieSia Democrat ard .ht Non-
KUN Graphic unx ia 1892 held the post
ton OF editor "a businese manager Of
the Morning Waco Day rhonsh Btlll
vciy Young man ne has filled to the batls-
faction Of every enc for two years the
important positlon OF secretary OF the
Stato senate and Is very nrominens at
oyee the State ns q politician, being con
nected among Governor HpgTa strungest
supporters. The bride TO be is the honu-
tifnl ard accomplished Miss Slaie Hlggs
OF llnrtgtt fexDa. until recently a fatku-
ing belle az Mesh and she has hundreds
of friends who VIII warmly weicofhe Nor
return and WIN assign her prominent
piltce In social circles.
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,.oynl Ionic. Yonlsnm.

ynniSmm Toxins December 1.-the fol-
lowing ofacers were elected "Wednesday
nishi hy i.aynl ioaee. no I'd Knights 81
pytnia8 dohH NJ Boyd, master 81 work
~ Nfumann rhanceiior commander, II
n heandt Vice chancellor; n H. Mc-
bornou. preiatH. a. ~ turner. lFeeper 81
records aud seai @. e. iiulwer. naaier ~
sSrheeiier ~ " Koch master pf hnance.
u w. Mhtttihgihn master az nffna r. w
iilakenian trustecs John NJ Green rep
rraentntlYe 70 Gwnt lodge
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TIE HIGHER conn
TUE SHEorsEs or prc,.,.,.
henderinss of the s,.,
Las, Resort In cau.ss r. .ss'' i
ON Appeal From n, ,A's y,
'"dielal rrlsaaa,. .'ST''

W.T. Oh criminal Appeals,
Judges, pet'Nspn ana IL hln
geuerni. h - 9eiliy. nssisiat,' fka'
Tyler) sl' clerk STU
TYLER Texas. Decesnbat
court Of criminal appeals Y Z ,s sosA b q
T. p Cannon vs.. the stat. , ssa',l'i
county Several grounds IVA ullf,
l9F new trial were hassd ~ y, Ne nas
the court admitting AMI sap w Ne 4, i
e1ltl testimony during .saslsellig NJ
.sS,l3tlYus Vert not rtsertei ~ \. lgli a
c.,is i'.uiiieu OF, hence tho e,,.,. w MI
VIII not be revised. CWuisep posA IN
..s,,,,s @oioj The evidence W. frs]
n raiue 81 Tue property stOlen \ Aaetf n
TIVE ,,,a,,, a9 lully supports "A. 49, ~
vidson. ) ISM y affirmed. oplnisn 4 ~
ESparte Burge VS.. the s,,,.
county appellant was conylct.s ,'s !.
latlns the local option law Il 49, 7
einct No. ? OF said county, ana NV 2
writ OF habeas corpus beso,s !, ~ q
huge. Upon hearing atnsiis ~ w "a,
Judged 10 be legally resi raiasns ~ u
manded TO the custody af TX ~ ~
when judgment he prossaa, sass' M n
peal. After q close exhnlSea,,s. ny
Ablesn atatement og facts Ans M dgl y: Y 4
stOils rs'sel Nc ind no error h N. IN. IN
,,tSi,, y, - stns county court renlsnss.
hlil county, and Il Is afiirmSa 'ls'ls
by Hurt y. J. Hsa w
S, A. King. alias * a. w,n,,,. .
State, from Moi.ennan co,p,y, .,. Y
OF perjury, 6ni sentenced Tor 1 ,.,,. \
years in the penl,eniiary. pe,,rS ! n
case was assigned upon tho fa,ss Z ! +
OF 9ppell4kt AZ TO whereahr,ts sss,aas /,
trlnl Tor swindiing q hank Al Wse -, =
that time teAtifying that M MA < X
ttitu lpr sWNdilne a hank IN Mao. 1 l.
VIC ,,tle the Waco bank whb xw,l T.
..a,ppeiiaht among other thfuEr. etnl. r
thnt there was q ylrlaiioe AZ "a ~ IN
etc. We. fail 10 lind il. ma slIs@S, y
lecuonabie remarks Of the cohssy A..
We're withdrawn from tie iufr N Z, Il
sttuctlon from the court Il d4,esH
same, No injury Is shown 70 NIX u
suited. (Wills Grim Proc, ssotls.
The testimony sustalns the consie,t. r
the Judgment is affirmed. Opinion II
Jrdie Irish vs. the town oi ces,r h
Shelby county; for a violation Il u 4
dinance Of the town OF Center sn,r.
Was tried ard convicted before tie 4.
ors court Of that town. liz appe,,s r.
the county court. hts bond belar :,
payable to the said town 81 Certes II, =
the appeal was dismissed, bscaus.
bond was not made payable to he ii d
Of Texas. From this action of ,Se ~
court he appeals, The Appeal shouH
have been dismissed, and the cansl 4
vcrsed and reinanded 10 the oourfy \, II
for another trial opinion BY Huft b o.
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sion. the time being given up 10 commit
tee work. This Afternoon at , ocleck
Rev A. G.. Benson preached at the Pres
bytcrlnn church, ana tonight Rev. j. Il.
Nelson viii preach AZ the BGptjHt church.
and the annual church extension meeting
viii be held NJ tho Methodist church.
With addresses BY DR.. Rankin and Rev.
A pleasant feature OF this morninr's
business was the report brought In from
tho Houston churches Rev. A. j Wheel
or's name has not yet been called, but
Rev. g. NJ. Hooper and Rev j. E
Green brought excellent reports from
the McKsr Street and Tabernhcle
churches. while Or. Rankin reported from
sheern, membership OF e3h. against Coz
OF last year; value Of churches. sci 200;
value OF other church property, 10000
money expended for churches and par.
sdnages, sai00 2 Sunday schoois ~
officers and teachers. Gs1 scholars; amount
raised In Sunday. schools, si0ii all the
assessments paid ~ full. and two OF them
local work. and amount raised for all
purposes. $4,000, This makes nm excel
lent showing for Shearn. and for its pas
tor.
Fart OF the business OF the morning
session VIII be the selection OF the place
for holding the next annual conferences.
Several places are asking for e. but il
SCENE 20 be the Impression that Il should
20 20 Galveston
rho election 0f delegates to the gea-
eral conference Will also br onc OF the
features OF tile mornings business
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TEXAS TOWN TOPICS.
NEWS NOTES cArnEnnD ny rosr
ftEroHrERs.
a Negro Murders mss wife With an
AZ, Throsss Her Dody In the BRA
SOS and Narrowly Escapcs
Lyn9hine--A shootiDs,

CALVERT. December LA most brutal
murder was ennetcd In the Bra1oa bot
tom on the Anderson place o. the night
OF November ~. Buck Smith, negro, liter
ally chopped the head OF his consort 10
pieces He HAD threatened 70 Kill her on
the evening before the murder. and ahe
being missing next morning, search was
inntituteG The negro man was taken a
nqnd by other negroes, and made a Iuii
confession. telling where 10 fnd The BODY,
which he had taken Ia a boat out ill0 the
river. and thore had sank the hQuy "
tyiug d pick TO her neck. The bouy wlin
found after rome search, terrlhiy muti.
latea about the heau. the skull belns spht
IN several piacos and the brains o9sins
out. Smith had struck her three tiinsN
with ithe blade OF the AK aud once with
the back. Coroner Norten o. this eity
Held the INQUEST. which brcngnt out the
above.
smith was brought TO town Yesterday
and tie jail was guarded last MINT to pro,
feet HIM fros~ the Infatuated negroes OF
this vicinit,,s
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Iife senlenes 90 nawaraa.

slhermnn, Texas Deesnber t-fno Jury
n ne Edwafdn case. after being out
thirty <ix hours retuFpca verdict this
snerniuE atp O'Clock and amesssd his piiiir
iFrunpt g iife conduelnenl iu The p0nltcn-
tiory Edwards sfyh The verdict ar d
great Hlrnslsa 10 him as ne expected AIS
qenpiitgf 4 motion TOR new trial vii
| b. nude.
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pa,,a,Dx inspector. I'ssps'''' :

Detroit, Micn., Deeambf XIX, 4
cr's NY snyestisnsrg 'As '' NJ
watch Destroyed the cry Sss ,.,5sIi|
nsnt of Edison. Moore 4 g, g. t,ali Il
he loss "a eight lives eas
vsrdlrt generating tilc nasr Xxx. f,s1|l
tho city building iss-aeslt' ~
for nnt seeing that Props
we're provided, -
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lsrepham, Texas Iacenber i.--pied al
As home IN this eip a. { O'clock last
e,ening. Mr. W. + Abrgan. aged 60 years
Ie was son OF ths late John Morgan
Tho settled Ia what } now known ~ u
AorRan settlement, 3 luiles east ~ Brnn
fim about tlfty yeNr ago. no leaec'
many friends and rnltiveS 70 mourn he
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iSDsse. Texas, >oynn1er So..-Died AZ 9
4 nj last evening at III residence in ,hIs
dfy. Or A. Al Steele f5d " yrars An
lrntsf faithful, Ehr,stsl gentleman has
iiann 1isnie q his God ~ presence Nfill
~ yiery sally missed nelta every depart
naf,f mona especially N ms a,indey
schools ana rsarpp mOenE service. Fun
trhl services were cp3ucfed BY her
thundrf3. psftor % NE aptlst chufrh. a
i O'Clock this evening.
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Brenhnsu, Texas, i-ceinher lat HE
iurne. at 1880 c'eleek lgt nigat, Mr., +. "
losaa. es-aidcrman this city. died oi
tnAoid pneumcnia nj lie age 81 O. years
I saorth and 3 days, His Illness was ~
'triff dufntiun aud hii death sad bSNss
L s large circle Or i1srds ana relatives
y whom the aymnath,0i the communtt,
4, .5,ef4,ifffli
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1'llat dread mon4Ierl clln has iosl
il serr0rs FOR IL STAGE y began uslnr
flafnher.uu's Cough ReniF ~ feps.
ftlls 20 FiNe speedy r,iief ihc innst -
vera cn4eA nf0 ne alWaYate, Haillf
is tho house. WI leeQmal.u ia lfc 70
4, lie attacked With erAiir ftsna me & Il.
IL lannfhs John n E1ilop ltat d tlls
FeWa EnrIuad IeXnE 214nd TO csnl
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THE DEATH ROLL.


san Marcos, feNs, December Mrs
4 S Donney died vii'y suddenly to-day nj
asieincsy Tire fiInsrn serylcra viii DO heitl
y the Kyle cemetery tomorrow . 81
.fj.fVfrl
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crockett TexnH December i-Tin
pcouuor and Miss Carrie waiter were
married last nislit. Justice n. G. Edmiyton
pfflclnuug Quite d large croNd 81 rounc
ladies aad gentlemen Hssembied al MI
lsdfiiAlanir residence 10 witness fha ceres
plery and wish Tie couple q prosperous
Journey through 1lse
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oIsIahoma ohrIs.lan worlsers.

Guthrie O. r.. November so--rhe okin-
hona Christian Workers conference and
missionary convention viii meet az El
Reno December 60 IL a number Of
noted cvanselists VIII be present.
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cHAAfnEKv mrs cnisic cHoIERA
AND ssiS.RRIfoisA REMEDY.

Ne'si = universal favprlte for Dowe
cpn'plHinsH Wherever Il iiap heconse knqwn
~ fe'nafkahlp cures have wan Tor Il 4
NauonAi nipKhiipn and made Il very pop
rlar. lerfpnH Hho arH subject ~ altdcks
g piliqfk roiir Or afflicted WITH chronif
liafthoen sNSSld EiYe IL ! trial Fer sale
~ druggists
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WAELpER, December i.--At p. m.
yssieraay g schuIta, living four miss
epet q here, took dose Of morphine WIN
anieiuA latent He died al 1850 last
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-, e ron LIFE

That is what yon VIZ VIZ ,sc1 u 4.
who have been fcQHi, 80 l''s - COM. N
ncnt state that tlyir n,sl.ls s.,7 Va
back again az eeQn r. r. l.s,.s a y,
issrnf, I'h.a Is feQee,l y = ,'ss,. ~
s mi afe ntIqate 10 thslf as s,'s "a h. q
~ ! -, orc,iee ar the Doctor M ~ e X. M
ti,,.t u c csmes nsrfnanfaily y i ~
~ :, T., N u acc md Gle91 ne hl,'
Nissa sas maj they dc3'f7s Z IN; NJ q
III III N X, ..Sss. II shows f1+'' N ~
De Is nof eon,geieni e z. ~ !, ) "a.
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VICTORIA. December i,lTho young
people OF tho baptist church gnvs qua.
ker party az the residence OF Mr.. w g.
Barnes Inst night which was very wen at
tended. enjoyabie anil from which d snug
nFhcunt Was reall9ed to b. devotcd 70
church purposes
Hey. 4. ". Bulrouahs went 10 Edna IL
hold Thankssiylns servlces yesterday.
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TYLER. December IL Postmaster Haq.
today.
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Aei'v'lle' TekAp. December "A sevor Or
insfpieis,ieu seems u BE- raging h Texsss.
y pfeseo'' Nearly every DAY for The pas.
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North rcxna conferenee.

preached an eloquent sermon IpStlu,
! more tnen an hour. ne delivered q prayer
I Of scycntccn miuutes' duration that was a
masterpiece. Nearly al buslneas honaes
The w. " and II. III. socletv or Inc
| North Toxins conferences hois ~ s,st
! bGsIiipss fnSetins yestrrTiay et .o /, ",n z,
liowins business was IL transacted i 'He igi'
After t'IIow Triffn = l0Atiudn tif,,,,, ,,ns
sshs thers M Mas scriptnTe S% readmr from ws
4 tae sfthsntk cbgpter ~ Iohn bv fhs Drss-
4 ldcnt Of the s6clety. Mrs Il. ii. Thomp.
I SON
Mira. Carol onered prayer Then
conf sns song f" ORR LOT 'ne Nisnt Is
ReportA were received from tho First
Methodist Episcopal church. Dallas dis
Terreil Auxilisry. afsengiiis Nixiiiary
! Lone oak. Daily SPRINGS Adult md 1--we.
nile. society Parls Centenary church,
societies Of the Dtuton Street church,
an9 tt,o 1 . ehurelh, Snln.esYllif
| .,s 60, =" ,s,t,ft isp94'eN ~ s'e Non'
'afne ulstllct. -, -. ..t..,
An eNqsilent report WAS received from
Pm ',l iile Na,,,...,, 1,.,....,,. ..,....
1919 seilllre Aeuis ma nv. 1nyehae H2c'sSy
mage 4 report y person by one Of the
Ihe Wesley Chapel Adult ana Juvenile
FVS,leS iePnqr,ttep hVpu lIostes,s'
Forrest liil its report SAID IL starting
or WEI ,..,..
iiWe soeietiss A. L3 ,ii are Joins Wen;
honey Grove ana Dodu CITY mace good
rep p9e s;s.rnar Ar,,p,rv .,c,.,v r.,or..a
th mai u whs doing Wen.
4 re re i,V,.I ,t IuNsin 1 spcieu maze
IN eNeuliNhe Iepvrtt ui!u the AsiuiA soele-
Hsr.
ne Beu Aaull tnu juvenile soelsues
aT o,g gy2 f,,, ,o,,r,.,, u,a va,
etiSour,,tin $50
me Wichaa talls Adult societies made
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z YoAKUM, December 1.-The order OF
Railway Machinis.s VIII give q grand
bah 81 The Stephenson oPs,a hmise on
the 18th Of this month Joe Ynnn1s
the music
glfds are out Announcing the MARRIAGE
OF Mr. Frank sigueh to Miss IDA Joins
t t,,i K, KS isssey terlan church ~ this
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LocKHART, December i-seyerai
burgltriea and robberiea have been com
mitted recently in the eastern and south
efn portions OF The county. Yesterday
sbe officials brought In aud lodged In
SAIL, James ptcketson, Bob Rice and
lewis corssr. charged MS participants In
the several affsnses Tile examining trial
Is fixed Tor next Thursday ind bond
fixed ut 5000 each.
Tho OIL MIL got up steam yesterday
sor the first time aud Will uow run con-
ptantly until the supply Of cotton seed
Mr., T.. GrleBenbcot. s. s. Mcdowell
and atation Agent Werner, al ot lock,
hart, were on the Missouri kanh0a and
TfxRa train Thlch was wrecked l. few
days alnce. near Red Rock. IN Dnstrop
county. and all escaped with good
Shaking up and a few bruises. MIR. Har-
risop, the engineer who wns 80 aerious-
" Injured ia That disaster was former
citizen otxr} .ooisl,art and the reault ~ his
Injurlcs n awaited with much sollcltude
by es many friends here.
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HEEv1LLB. December i,--Anothrr
tarse bunch OF farmers arrived here last
evening from Mississippi We shake
with John Howard in asking for more
..ruins ana Calamity" for Texas, such as
wa have Indicated by the enhancement OF
taxable talues in this STATE. and the
general prosperity OF the people Hls
bold stand Ia dispelllng some OF the fall
lacieE and false reports sent out from
ceriain centerB OF Texas 10 TO be COM
mGnded.
the election held here on Wednesday
last to determine whether an additional
school tax OF is cents on the sf00 valua-
tion OF property n tic city limits ahoilh
be issied resulted In Is votes being pollel
tor and 70 against the tax.
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KENNEDY. neceFnher LA boy nainsd
Thomas Murphy was accidentally shot
last night NJ dance by another young
man named jim Pace. The two were
examining The weapon when It waA ac-
cidentaiiy discharged. Atrislns lames
Murphy N the HIP. pnsging through the
fieeii. An inch mnrs tO@ltrd8 the abiiu-
men would have been very serious A
it7%as Il V not more than a hesh wound
and he VIII bs out In a few weeks.
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SAvAsoTh, December i.--Jack Neigh
bars. who come time ago robbed paa-
henger while en- route TO Anderson wan
sentenced to three years In the penlteu-
tlary.
A cold northcr struck town this morn
inH md now chances are that It win rain
before morning,
t9ulte n crowd wii 80 10 Houston on the
big eKcursipn next week
Mr.. Arthur Flake who was called from
New York 70 tne bedside o. his dying
mother has returned 70 New York.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-24
The "Big Muddy"

The dust blows out Of the Missouri
river. 1t is the only river in the
world where the dust blows in great
columns out of the river bed. The
catfish come to the surface to sneeze.
From the great, understanding bars
on the Kansas shore great columns OF
dust and sand, about 200 feet high,
come whirling and sweeping across
the river and hide the town and SWEEP
through the train and make every.
body so dry and gritty that man can
light a match on the roof of his
mouth. The Missouri river is com
posed of six parts Of sand and mud
and four parts of water. When the
wind blows very hard it dries up the
surface of the river and blows it away
in clouds of dust. 1t is just dreadful
The natural color of the water is sea-
brown, but when it rains for two OF
three days at q time and gets the
river pretty wet it changes to a heavy
iron gray. A long rain will make the
river so thin that it can easily be
poured from one vessel to another
like cocktail. Whenitis ordinarily
dry, however, it has to be stirred
with stick before you can pour il
out of anything. -Robert j. Burdette
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-24

Meanwhile, John had gone upon
his holidays without word, which
was irregular; and there had disap-
peared with him q certain sum OF
money, which was out of all bounds
of palliation. But he was known to
be careless, and believed to be hon
est; the manager besides had re-
gard for him; and little was said, al
though something was no doubt
thought, until the fortnight was fin
ally at an end, and the time had
come for John to reappear. Then,
indeed, the affair began to look
black; and when inquiries were made
and the penniless clerk was found to
have amassed thousands of dollars,
and kept them secretly in a rival es-
tablishment, the stoutest of his
friends abandoned him, the books
were overhauled for traces of ancient
and artful fraud, and though none
were found, there still prevailed a
general impression of loss. The tel
egraph was set in motion; and the
correspondent OF the bank in Edin-
burgh, for which place it was under
stood that John had armed himself
with extensive credits, was warned to
communicate with the police.
Now this correspondent was a
friend Of Mr.. Nicholson's; he was well
acquainted with the tale of Johns
calamitous disappearance from Edin-
burgh; and putting one thing with
another, hasted with the first word
of this scandal, not to the police, but
to his friend. The old gentleman
had long regarded his son as one
dead; Johns place had been taken,
the memory of his faults had already
fallen to be one of those old aches,
which awaken again indeed upon &C.
casion, but which we can always van
pushed by an effort of the will; and
to have the long lost resuscitated in
fresh disgrace was doubly bitter.
"Macewen," said the old man, "this
must be hushed up, if possible. If
give you q check for this sum, about
which they are certain, could you
take it on yourself to let the matter
rest?"
II will" said Macewen. II will
take the risk of it,"
"You understand" resumed Mr..
Nicholson, speaking precisely, but
with ashen lips, II do this for my
family, not for that unhappy young
man. If it should turn out that these
suspicious are correct, and he has
embezzled large sums he must lie on
his bed as he has made it," And
then looking up at Macewen with a
nod, and one of his strange smiles:
"Good-by," said he; and Macewen,
perceiving the case to be too grave
for consolation, took himself off, and
blessed God on his way home that he
was childless.