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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-20

wel known here, having been Tor many
years resident OF tins section OK feESs.
The puo4c schools here Wal observe the
g2d Instead 0l tine I'D as 4 holiday thus
enrowng Friday and Saturday tosehcr
4a holidays.
Dr. j. L. oliver leaves this evening on O.
Yisit to his mother Ia New Orleans.
County Judge T.. NJ. Hunt wcnt to Lyons
jA@ evening on ac"0ol business
w IT, PaAl OF Brenham, VINO has been
yecupetatng from tne er.p m Cu.dweA
l1e past week. went nome .0d3y
Mss Daisy Morrison OF Galveston ar
slveh tHs evening IRON a VISIT 10 Austin.
she VIII remain a fcW days with hef many
blends Iva tne oity
j. y. Campbell Of Brcpham Is IN the city
JIG VIII SPEAK at tae knish.s Of IyG"a2
banquet tonight
Mrs. Ba.netC and children Of Brennan
returned this evening af,er short y!s4t
t1M city.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-20

LAAPASAS, February is.--The Young
people have Tor the past month been rec
acarsirg the cuutata. "Gyp Jr." under the
direction OF Mrs. j. y. Cdssell Tine enter
tatnmunt came on On Friday night and
MAS one Ut Cle most enjoyable cyentg
ever gwen here, A large sage had been
utted up IN the court house aud WAS dec
grated with epcrgreens and other shrub
berry. a large audience greeted the per-
formers ana showed their hearty apprec,u-
ton by vocilerous applause. Ali did their
.ldrt9 We'll. The entertainment was RE
peated last night. Inc net proceeds Of
both evenings was $40 which VIII be eN-
pended ia repairing the Methodist church.
Last night burglars eilected AN entrance
into the residence VI Air. ii. W Yates and
secured about sS5.
The cod Weather which has prevailed In
yhis section for the past Week or more
has done some damage to stock. but not
TO II very great extent.
J.. Il. Carpenter who wont to Dallas as
an attached witness In the Langdln mur.
Ger case returned home last night. the
other witnesses from here have not yet
ne urugd.
the as lgnue OF j. II and H. w. cal
Urllth, bbnkers has declared n second
dividend OF 10 per cent II is expected
that dcposit0rs VIII be- paid In full
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TEXAS TOWN TOPICS.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED ny TIE
POST CORRESPONDENTS
Nine of the Thieves Who stole cot
son by the Hale Indictcd-Roc<-
dale Overrun by Trnmps--Ninn-
g1ed by snys--Court News.

GONZALES, February -s-Rsv. r. E.
Rosensieln. VINO has been tie festor FOR
one year OF the Christian churcn as this
place, severed his connection with the
church and preached his last fernon TO
this congregation Inst night. The cnsrch
was nlled, the Methodist and Presoyte-
rian ministers having given lp their APP
pointmcnts for tie evening tha; Their con-
gregations might attend the services AZ
the Christian church. During the s,uElnt
OF the last hymn, God BE WIN You TN
We Meet Again." almost every one N The
house went forward to shaSe heads with
the minister. Mr. Rosenstein WAS vol
liked as a man and minister ny the peop.e
OF Gonzales, and many EXPIRE isiUns VI e.
greet were heard on account OF his depart
ure. He win probably 30 10 Missouri,
County court ls In session today. en-
gagged on the criminal docket.
The spr.ng-like weather has Sc; lcoi le
tpNgardenng again, and one or two q M
ems near town have planted some corn.
No loss or cattle in this county to speak
of, Notwithstanding there Is no grass.
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Taylor

TAYLOR, February 10 Joe Monday
the famous lecturer addressed u large uu-
dience OF men at the opera house yester-
day evening His subject was 90 reiei.
Gus order but he viii deliver his lecture
Get There Eli' tonight
There is talii Of putting In telephone
line IN Taylor.
Colonel John A. Como who left hero
some weeks ago 20 JOIN his family in Cali
fornia. has returned ana viii remain some
time attending to business Ee viii join
hn family again la California,
Mrs. Anna J, Pearson, mother-ln-iaw Of
G. G.. Hooper, died Yesterday at the home
&C nc 3tter ucur tine edge of town, ana
was buried this morning 10 the city Gene
terry
Ine new $4,000 international and Great
Aor'anu depot is Honrly completed aud
prsents very pretty and imposing mp
pUnuucc.
- soon ns the spring weather opens "a
number ~ good bouses VIII be put w lu
this city.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-20

BRAZORIA, February 17.-Brazorla
turned out On masse last night and visited
our sister city Columbia, the attraction
being a rendition of Jepthn's Daughter"
by talented amateur company composed
Of the leadlns lights OF columbia society
Mr. Robert Du6s presentation OF the
difficult role Of the King brought forth
the highest concentrations ~ lho audience
Tho fine soprano volce of drs Ioa.ltu.
ELECTED much applause. The entire per
fomance was highly appreciated and eyi
denced a high order Of intent
The proceeds win be donated f1 che Co
lumbia school uud the cx heQucr OF
which will be Increased by several hum
dred dollars.
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ItsEFtt IeEn7, FoOfUW IA dInI,TITg
~ 49,. Iast niShl between Wush B',r
which resulted IN Campbell getting q ,,,1
bruises on the face ana a cut thronrh ,,,,
coat burrows had one ear hliten oc
which Is on exhibition this morning ,3s'
his nose WAS badly bitten They Mi, ,',,,
az examining trial before Judge ). d, IAN.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-20

IsASTRoP, February le,-The Bastrop
Bible society annex to the American Blhle
society. held its annual meeting last night,
all the officers present, as follows Hon
n. J. Price. president; II. ". Boil, "'ce
president: William j. Miey, depositary
and treasurer. and Or. w. ~ Fowler, sec
retary Rev, DR. Rankin, superintendent
was present and gave an appropriate and
intere aing talk in the interest Of the Bible
society Rev. II. NJ. Sears also gave some
timely remarks along the line, which were
followed by the taking up Of Il collection.
and the reelection of same officers for
ensuing year Quite a large congregn ion
was present, and several new members
we're added to the roll Of the society. Re
ports Of the officers were encouraging,
ond the society is evidently progressing
finely.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-20

Gonzales Texas. February IA negro
named DE Jones was stabbed last nlsbt
at me negro church, four miles east OF
""n by another negro. Dr, j. g Jone;
was sent for and found the nasrn e,,iT.'r,,.
from q severe stab IA the stomach vim ~
n"flAn OF the intesunes protrudinr T,.
wound was sewn np ana dressed. leoy,nr,
Inc patient easy but with a bad wouu.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-20

CALDWELL. February i9-Alessrs
Frank King and Hale a Nelms shiDpel
Twelve elrs or rat catnie today % Chlcpro
They have been fed here during do wlnter
Iney are IN fine condition SIR. chilasr. sa
also shipped two cars
Al Carr city secretary % Bryan d IN
Caldwell today on business ar carr is
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se,,Iy

sEALY, February l0-The Kn,yh,. -,
Pythias celebrated their THIRTEEN sn, ' OF
sary tonight by giving supper Win nv,
their many friends A Jolly good I'm
was had NHe
Inc weather today Is spring-llke in everv
respect ana farmers are putting In hnr1
Heks getting ready 70 plant corn.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-20

MENlA' February ISM. p Rohorts 6
COS large dry goods store was sntoroJ
some time during the night bv burn'a.s
I.he' cash drawer was torn from tho ,,,,'
s ler mn about $3.50 extracted therefrom
departments; but as the stock Il 49,, o,Hg ~
y impossible to determine the nmo,,n, ~
loss at present %
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-20

ChOCkETT February io-Rev M
Marshall OF Marshall o,oupied he mini,
OF the Presbyterian church ysstnr,a.,.
lnornlng and evening and delivered iva
, hvry anle sermons. There VIII be prech.
The criminal docket Of the co,,,t,, ,,,,...
vas y, resumed today There are several eoses
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-20

You need NOT be afraid OF the TWINS, i,
rheumatism waon you have Salvation oil
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27
XACNARlN AND TUE GAR,

Dr. HaCharin. who has been treating
the ear, Is known MS one Of the most
polite men 10 use no stronger tx
preston IN his profession. He IL n
fierce democrat and has respect for
no one Like Professor SChwrnlngcr,
the physician Of BismarcG, he insists
upon the liberal execution OF his or
drrs, il matters not who the patient
may be- aud Will brook no Interior
rncc He Is Il man of middle age and
began life MS Il butcher boy He has
become one of the richest men In Rus.
STA by his practice.
\ year ago when the emperor was
suffering from influenza. Professor
Nacharin was called to the palace of
the ear. Upon his arrival, with his
assistant, the doctor was asked to
take n suite OF rooms on the third
story. XaCharin refused to be housed
there. He had the habit, he said. OF
and did not wish to change his habits
II was bad for the health. He had
his way and was led to chambers on
the first floor.
The c2nrina, wishing to show her
friendly interest In tho physician. In.
vjtcd him to take his me".s lnn Mo
family at the imperial tnblc. 4. this
HaCharin replied:
II never eat with women. your ma.
jcsty"
He insisted upon being served In his
rooms, and the good naturel empress
allowed him to have his way
one day the czarnn, believing that
he evil from which the ear suffered
was increasing. descended to the room
Of the doctor and begged him to OK.
anime the temperature of the patient
and see # 1t were not higher.
my assistant" replied the auto.
cratic physician, "will 80 and examine
him"
A little later the assistant returned
to the rooms with the announcement
that there had been no change In the
temperature Of the sick ruler.
You see, your majesty. that II In
not worth while TO disturb me"
The doctor was accustomed to 90
about the palace In the early mornings
wearing gown and the felt slippers
Of n peasant. But no one ever dared
10 call him TO account.
The doctor gives away large sums
Of money yearly 10 the poor Poar
students he always treats free of
charge. But when he finds rich
patient he makes him pay for all that
hc has lost
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

Nouag Mr. Tawkcr was going over
his New Years accounts His counte-
nance betrayed n fact he would never
confess to Angelica that love In cot
tagc is much more expensive on paper
hcarinr the head work OF grocer or
butcher than ON that on which the
young couples make their calculations,
Angelica, perfectly aware OF this fact.
had CONSIDERABLY left the room, when
the bills were put away She returned
"AlEerucn," she said, I'VE really mast
make some New Years gifts"
"Rut, dear, we really mWI econo-
miae,"
"RUt see what u splendid plan I've
devised Nou know We received some
lovely things when we were marricdT"
MOSTLY useless ones, though"
"rhc moro suitable for presents.
WrU I'VE decided 10 youN ncvor
guess to use some of them for New
Wears gifts"
what II head You havcl Ru, you
must I've careful"
II will | remember just who gavc
each one"
let's do them up at once, then"
"FhiS handkerchief ease was from
Dora; il is too limp TO use, So IN give
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

irresistible doom
At first in spite Of al the annoy.
auce and VeNatious uotoricty of his
unjust committal and detention, Ev-
erArd had believed that il must end
after the weighing and Sitting Of evi-
deuce a. the final trial. In his acauit-
tall the worst he feared Was leaving
the court with the status ot uurctuted
suspicion upon him; but, as the trial
proceeded, a terrible conviction that
miscarriage Of justice might occur
was slowly burned into his soul,
The appearance OF Widow Dove in
the witneSS-hoN gave him Il faint hope,
though, having been ahSrut from
home, she could not prove his presence
NJ her cottage; she could merely show
the credihility Of his tale, 1t was not
possible. he thought that a man. act
tng rs he was accused Of doing. would
set M such II feeble prrteuSc 1t althi
as 10 prctcud to 80 to n house from
which he aNcrrcd the inmates were
upset the drfcuSe 10y the production
of the inmates.
What was his amaYrmrut ON hear
inE the witness quietly depoSc, "On
December 81, was at homo all day
with my daughter, who was In bed
with Il cold \ hook-hawkcr called In
the forenoon: no one else camr to the
cottage till six in the evening, when
Abraham Wood looked IN on his way
home from work to get light for his
pipe, and had some tea"
Questioned by Mr. UawkShaw. she
said that she was In the house from
twelve TIL six. not even going into
her garden all that time. Her cottage
had only two rooms. with 4 kind OF
shed or lean-to, which served rs scul.
lcry. Asked at what hour she lighted
her candle, she replied that she did
So about dusk,
The counsel did not guess what
really happened that the widow, busy
in the sleeping room With her daugh
ter, let her gorSc fire burn out and,
being short Of fuel, did not rclight II,
bitter cold MS ii was, till she wished
to boil her tca-kettlc after Evcrard
had left the dark, tlrrlrSS cottage. IN
der the impression that 1t was uuteu.
aNtrd; and the poor Woman'S pride
rendered her 10y no means eager to
volunteer this information The
daughter CorroAoratcd her mothers
statement, knowing nothing of the rN
tinGuiShcd fire or her mothers Ocru-
patton at the time of Evcrard'S visit.
that of cutting gorsC stems in the shed
Wood, the lahorcr, who, hcguIlcd by
the CHEEKY glow of the widows fire
on his evening walk home, got his pipe
light aud cup of tea at the cottage
gave evidence that the fire was Nlight.
Mr. llark shaw thought his client n
fool to + vent so lame a story. EN
crard believed that he was under the
influence of some drcadfui nightmare,
which must speedily end
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

of another, and yet she did not re-.
pcnt; She knew that her brief season
OF rNtldoiuS was the sweetest in her
life, SwcCtcr far than amy hopes OF
heaven hat ever been; she regretted
only that II WIS past forever. She
was NOW an outCaSt from heaven
above and from the world below, and
lies were oC little consequence to her
AS she stood Ia the witness box one
voice rang in her ears and through
her heart with these words Of terror;
"Oh, Alma, save me, save me! You
know | mower meant it, 1t was al.
most the last voice she heard before
the terrible darkness that camr upon
her when she felt that her hour
WAS come, and there was uo one to
pity h>r When nj last darkness clear.
cd and her reason returned, that voice
rang pieWinSly through all the cham,
NrrS OF her brain, aWaktug all the bit
ter misery OF the past months With
the added tragcdy OF that fatal night
ana makinS her wish She had never
been born.
But nature, 81 inrNorahlN Just In
rNacting debts, Is equally just in pay,
Ing them, and had in reserve an I'M
suspected store Of wealth for the uu.
fortunate girl When she saw the
beautiful child for whose death she
had prayed, a fresh spring opened
within her, and she rrio;ccd over him
with the strong passion of her nature.
/ once more she had something to love
and live for, To devote hcrselt..to body
and soul, something entirely her own,
all the more her own that he was
, Scorned and rejected by others. Her
joy in this innocent creature restored
her to health of mind and body, and
| dccprned her old. ncvcr-dying love
for the man who had long ceased to
, love her the man whose mploring
cry, "nh, Alma, save me, save me-"
always rang IN her heart
10 Re Continued.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

During the hard snap last winter a.
illclad, half starved looking fellow, nc
companicd by meek, conndIng en-
stepped into the police station, AS b
closed the door behind him he too
off his diiapidated hat, and saluted III
officer In charge. The latter. In raspy
unsympathetic tones, asked what h
wanted there?
'Scab ard me wants II place to sleep,
the tramp replied, difIidently.
"All right Get down stairs. quick
The face OF the wayfarer bright
ened. "My names Dick Dunn" h
said land I'm dead broke, and IT,
mighty good In you In giving us ,
place To sleep"
AS he spoke he stepped down an
picked up the bob tailed dog. At tn
same moment the sergeant caugh
sight OF the cur.
what are you going to do with thu
dog" he asked.
well. Scab needs nights shelte
Just as much as | do"
Owe can't house dogs" said the ser
gcant, decidedly. "You can stay. bu
you'lI have to throw the eur out"
why, say, Cap" he said. "Scab'
been my friend fur five years, and b
walked all the way
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

II to Evn. Having 50 many babies, she
never goes anywhere, SO she'll think II
the latest style"
"Splendidl'
Isn't IT. Tia, Pickle castor Etlie
gave us; thut can Eo to Fanny they
don't speak, SO Enic win never see It."
"Nou are II manager
Nov this Mrs Shnrplcigh want
her to ask tue to assist at her recop,
ton hu II give her the cut-glnss bowl
that h too large for orr table Lot mo
soc, II was from Sue, or was II Mr.
Smith2 No matter which; II looks
haud,nmc,"
The very ideal | have tn pass
Evns aud can deliver her present
Good III take Mrs, Shurplcigh's
myself viii DO II good chance for her
to ask me about tho reception"
MIR Tawkcr coming home with u
long countennncc. found his wife in tho
dirk
"nid You deliver Eva's prcscnt?" she
asked In an anXiosls tone, land was H.
all right"
I'm air@il not Dora was there, and
she recognized II ny u place inside
where 'lr rilli was stained"
"oh, mercy" she burst into tours:
what shall do?"
"Was Mrs Sharplcigh plcased?"
30. AlRcrnon, how shall ! ever tell
you? It was tho worry bowl she had
given IA hcraclf--shc recognized II by
Il tiny llaw In the bottom, shc snys
She viii never spcalt To inc again rs
long us she liyesh
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27
CHAPTER XVII.

The Alma Lee who appeared in the
WitncSS-boX was a very different he
ing from the happy and innocent girl
who rode home in Longs wagon to the
music of the bells in the gray Noyem
Der evening. unconscious of the com
plicatcd mcsheS of trouble which the
fatcS were weaving about the simple
strand of her commonplace lot.
Her experience of the bitter rcali
ties of life had added terrible lus
ter to her beauty, and developed her
character in an unexpected direction
1t was nature. as Lillian said, full
of noble possibilities and strong for
good or for evil. and IN its pcrvcrsion
1t rcsemhled some mighty stream
turned aside from Its natural course,
and Overlooking its banks In new and
disastrous ways. bring devastation
where 1t should have brought bless.
Ing. The shame which would have
crushed slondcrer and sweetcr natures
kindled n scornful Indignation in Alma,
ana sense Of the cruel disproportion
of her punishment to her guilt n
guilt which looked angel faced by The
side of Il thousand deeper sins which
daily pass not only unavcnged but al.
most ms matters Of Cours" -kindled n
fierce resentment In her. Suffering
had hardened her, she was n moral
ruin, and when she stepped with y
firm and not ungraceful carriage into
the witncss-boX, and looked round the
court with naughty defiance, every one
compared her bearing with that of
the prisoner, and pronounced them n
pair Of impcnitcnt cvil-doers
Nina features had lost their youth
full softness and INDIGESTION Of outline;
firm and pure and beautiful In curve.
They had indeed been chisrlcd into
shape by the sharp strokes Of passion
and suffering and wrong terrible
sculptors, TO whom the human face IL
as wax ready for modelling. The
dark, almond-shaped, rather melan,
chOly eyes now burned with the fire
Of intense resolution; the full, rich
lips were fuller but iirmer; they met
in curve Of sharpcst accuracy, their
former pretty willfulness forgotten
with girlhood andiunocencc Her fig
ure had expanded into statucsquc
nobility, and all rustic awkwardness
In her gestures was now swallowed
up In the unconscious dignity OF her
tragic fate.
Her appearance created great sur.
prise, and murmur Of involuntary
admiration stirred the court as she en-
tered the box and cast her defiant
glance around II was no gentle penl-
tent Magdalen, as people expected, but
Il proud, self-reliant woman. magnif.
cent even In ruin The girl In the
wagon said her prayers daily, hoped
for heaven, and would by no means
have told lie; so she thought, for she
had never endured temptation, and
had never needed TO PRACTICE self-re-
straint In her easy. simple life, though
she knew self-denial but It was the
sef-denial OF impulse, not principle
The woman In the witness.box still
prayed-she had prayed for the death
Of her unborn child-but she no longer
hoped for heaven. She knew that IL
liz not for such as love man more than
God, and renounce IL at the bidding
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27
RIOT IN LIMA.
When Efforts Were Made to Disperse
q Crowd.

London, Dec. %. Special dispatches
from Lima, Peru, say that u riot Of
the most serious nature has occurred
at Lima. President Caceres, 1t ap-
pears, ordered crowd OF hungry men
women and children to dispense. A
riot followed and lasted three hours,
during which many people were killed
and wounded.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27
.Has. I|aI a|la1lilliii illlsaslllli-
saving Space.

"Hinlsins Is going mt u remarkable
pace even for him"
He snys it's economy
Economy"
Yes. He's going to turn over new
lcnf New rcar's day and he wnnts to
ret as much recorded as he can before
he lets go Of the old one" - Washing
ton star
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

Katie faged 10. engaged temporarily
In entertaining the clergyman. "Hayc
you ever read Viola vane; or, the
Hand OF Destiny DR.. Fourthlyf"
The Rev. DR.. Fourthly. mo. Miss
Katie. / Think / have never read IT,"
Katie with pensive sigh. "Ah,
then. life has a pleasure In store for
you. doctor. that can't look forward
TO any mOre!'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

She hear you got little brother
for New Years present Amt yer
glad?
He Nav!
e--Did yer want n sister,
He Nav | didn't want no brudder
nor no sister ncidcr | wanted fight
In dorg un pair o slSatcs Life
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

On New Years when sho hears him say
He'll swear OF every fur,t,
She takes II In quiet way.
And with grain Of salt
Judge
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-03
One on Them.

There is more than one way of making
rctort in kind without rcsorting to the
vulgar you're another" \ Jewish street
vendcr of spcctacles and eyeglasses was Of
ferinG his wares when half Il dozen s;,ucy
young students stepped up.
Keep still; We'll have some fun with
him, said the spokesman of the party.
'Shpccktakglcs! Eyeyasscs-goot vons.'
called the vender.
dot vos goot!' said the young man
Now, what can you see through these
glasses, Mr.. lsaacs?'
Anything vot you like" answered the
vendcr
"Ish dot so! Well, we'll see about that. s,
He took il pair Of spcctaclcs, put them
on and looked straight ut the dealer
'Nonscnsc! Mr. lsaacs!'' he exclaimed.
What have you been telling us? Nothing
whatever can be seen through these glasses;
but backguards," whcrcupon all the 9th
er students laughed.
"Not! lsh dot sos" exclaimed the yend-
er, as if i'll alarm. lis took the glasses, put
them on hastily and looked ut the party
of students
My gootnessl' he exclaimed, dot ish
sou
Then the boys went on, but this time
they were not laughing.-Youth's Com
panOn.