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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-15
BURT MURDER CASE.
A CONTINUANCE TO MONDAY FOR
THE LUNAOY TRIAL.
The Prisoner Secures Additional Counsel
He Appears To Be a Greatly
Changed Man.
Wire To Sunday Light.

ODttldl w liz ~ AHAllAGN l4lAuls
Austin, Tex, Nov. 1.-THE
second day of the Burt murder
trial opened this morning, begin
ming with the selection of a
jury. Never before in the history
of the county has murder case
attracted so much attention, and
when court opened the court
room was again filled to overflow
ing, with great crowds standing
near the two entrances to the
court room. The man charged
with the crime is the center of all
observation. People want to
look at him, and draw cOnclu-
siOns as to his guilt or innocence,
So far the defense has been de-
feated in every one of the prelim-
mary moves, the last being a mo-
ton for a continuance, which
was promptly Overruled by Judge
Brooks yesterday evening. When
this last move before the trial was
defeated, the defense decided to
increase their force, and Hon. z.
T. Moore was employed to try and
save Burt's neck.
The action of the defendant
during the different stages of the
proceedings is indeed very queer.
He does not resemble the man
that was brought from Chicago
three months ago. He does not
seem to be the same man. Then
he was in a jolly humOr, and
laughed and talked with the re-
pOrters. with perfect ease. Now
he is sullen and appears to be
the object of despair. Dark cir
cles are plainly evident under his
eyes, and a heavy frOwn FREEDOM
mates on his forehead.
Quite a little time was spent
this morning in consultations be-
tween the various lawyers and it
was 1887 O'Clock before the
wheels began to grind tempo
rarily.
Gilbert and Clark, two attach
ed witnesses from Houston, were
sworn in, as was Martin Alexan-
der, colOred, of Houston. They
were ordered to stay here from,
day by day until properly excus-
ed by the court.
At 1887 the special venire was
excused until Wednesday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock. They were
cautioned not to disqualify them
selves by conversation or reading
matter relative to the Burt case.
All witnesses for the state and
defense, and especially the medi-
cal experts, were ordered to ne in
court Monday morning at
o'clock.
The attorneys for the defense
having claimed that Gene Burt
was insane at the present time
and consequently that they
could not consult with him,
Judge Brooks this morning de
termined on Monday to judicially
ascertain whether at this time
Burt is insane. To this end a
special venire of twenty-fOur
men was ordered to be at the
courthouse Monday morning at
o'clock. From this twenty-fOur
a jury of twelve will be empanel-
led to decide the issue as to
whether at the present time he.
is insane.
Should the jury decide that he
is insane at the present time he
could not be tried while in that
condition and would be incarce-
rated in a lunatic asylum await
ing return of sanity, at which
time he would be placed on trial.
If the jury decides that he is
sane at the present time then his
trial will be taken up Wednesday
morning and the burden will be
on the defense to prove that he
was insane at the time of the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-15
TEXAS FOOTBALL WINS.

snecial wire TO Sunday Light.
Austin, Tex, Nov. 14.-Texas
University football eleven won
TODAY from Tulane University at
New Orleans, in a bloody game,
the score being twelve to four.
Texas plays the Louisiana State
University in Baton Rouge on
Monday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-15
VALUABLE RACERS BURN
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Lexington, KY, Nov. 14.-At 4
o'clock this morning the stable
containing eighteen valuable
trotting and pacing horses be-
longing to Mrs. w. d. Stokes, of
New York, was destroyed by fire.
Josie b, holder. of the worlds
team pacing record of 2:094, per-
ished. Her mate, Miss Reta, is
believed to have been saved. Nine
horses were burned.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-15
BLIZZARD IN TENNESSEE

Special Wire To Sunday Light
Knoxville. Tenn, Nov. IA
heavy blizzard has been raging
in upper east Tennessee There
are fourteen inches of snow on
ROane mountain.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-15
FLOODS IN AUSTRIA.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

Vienna, Austria, Nov. IA
Heavy floods have occurred
throughout a large section of
Bosnia and twenty-fOur persons
are reported to have been drown
ed, while the damage to proper
ty has been immense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-23
Che end.)
4 Few Mexican Taxcs.

From Applcton's Popular Science Monthly
Every inhab itant OF the republic who sells
goods to the value of over so must give
to the buyer IAN Invoice, note or other
document accrediting the purchase" and
affix to the same and cancel a stamp cor
responding to the value of the sale. Sales
at retail are exempt from this tax. and re-
tail sales are defined to be sales made
with si1 gle buyer. whose value does not
exceed $50. The reunion in single invoice
OF various parcels, one of which does not
amount to $40, but which in the aggregate
exceed that quantity" remains subject TO
the tax. Retail sales in the public mar
kets. or by amLulatory sellers, or licensed
establishments whose capital does not ex-
coed $500. are also exempt
Tickets OF all Observation-Disclosures the
alter, etc.-must have a stamp, as must
each page of the reports of meetings, each
leaf of merchants ledger, day or cash
book, and every cigar sold singly, which
must be delivered to the buyer in a stamp
ed wrapper. Sales Of imported spirits pay
8 per cent on the duties levied on their i'm
portadoh, and half of / per cent In ad-
ditfon when retailed Domestic spirits nav
3 per cent when sold by producers or deal
ers at wholesale. and a half of l per cent
additional when sold at retail. Gross re-
ceipts Of city railroads pay 4 per cent. pub
nc amusements. per cent upon the
amount paid for entrance: playing cards,
90 per cent-paid in stamps-on the retail
price. ana manufactured tobacco a variety
of taxes. propordoned to quality and
value. Mercantile drafts are taxed at 81
on every hundred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-23

Copyright. 1896. by Bachelor. Johnson Bachellerl
If you are a leader of the newspapers
you saw the account they printed the
other day in regard to the murder of a
young woman by TOog Parmalee. in the
reiShborhood of "Hatcher's Ford" You
couldn't have missed it. The night editors
dished it up great sensation. spread
ing it out under startling black head
lines.
The account said that two young ladies
-sfsters-were walking along the road.
when they saw ToOg Parmalee come out
Of he bushes willis pistol in his hand He
had been counting one of them for two or
three years, and when she now saw him
coming she turned and fled III the opposite
direction. while the other sister. not know
ing what to think or how to act, stood
still. In this way she probably saved her
own life. for Toog passed her by in pur-
suit of the flying girl. who was overtaken
AID shot in cold blood. These narrowing
details were spread out with great par
ticularity in the newspapers and the YER
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good deal. you may be sure; for some peo-
pie can put two and two together as well
as other people, and the folks on the noun
tain hadn't been living for nothing. What
or that, indeed! Two fine horses and @
shiny. top-buggy meant only one thing.
and that was wedding.
Everybody was certain of that except
John Wesley Millirons. When Mrs. Pruett
twitted him with this overwhelming evil
dence he had the same old answer ready:
you all thess wait"
We'll. we amt got long to walt" said
Mrs. Pruett.
You reckon?" exclaimed John Wesley.
with pretended establishment. Then he
chuckied and went on his way, apparent
ly happy and unconcerned.
Hildreth of Hall remained in the neigh
borhood about week. and was with Loor-
any Parmalee pretty much all the time,
except when he was asleep. They took
long buggy rides together, and everything
seemed TO be getting along swimmingly.
But one morning early Hildreth of Hall
harnessed up his horses with his own
hands and went off down the road leading
to GAINESVILLE.
1t was noticed after that that Loorany
was not as gay and as spry as she mad
been. In fact the women folk could see
that she was not the same girl at ALL She
used to go and sit in Mrs. Pruetts porch
and watch the road, and sometimes her
mind would be so far away that she would
have to be asked the same question twice
tefore she'd make any reply. And she had
q way of signing that Mrs. Pruett didE t
like at all. You know how peculiar soma
people are when they are fond of anybody.
Well, that was the way with Mrs. Pruett.
PART Nv.
Nearly two months after Hildreth of
Hall went away with his two fine horses
and his shiny topbuggy. Tray mountain got
wind OF some strange news The word was
that conscript officers were coming up af-
ter some of the men, both old and young.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-23
HOW SOME PEOPLE TALK.
As Boston Newspaper Record. the
Current Types of Conversation

From the Boston Transcript
Here is an Impeachment OF Boston Eng
lish that is an impeachment As IL is well
10 know the worst that can be said about
us, and as the letter which follows is not
at all a general accusation. but a specific
one, the Listener presents it in all its aw
fulness
speciments Of English ''as she is spoke
not thousand miles from Boston by per
sons in good society-so-ca lled--many Of
them members of women's clubs Browning
ana Emerson societies, &c, including some
eX-school teachers? In some Of the in
stances mentioned 1t will be noticed that
the degree Of culture is indicated more by
the pronunciation than by the words used.
I've read French quite a little"
able"
1T is quite good deal warmer than
what II was yesterday"
She lives quite ways from here"
Cribs by college graduate feminineD
like the furthersst one Lest" (Said
of two things)
There isn't a cluzet (closeO in the
house'
He don't feel real we'll"
hope you Will be a lot better"
(Mountain Housed
Il says to He1ry's teacher" 60
shew pronounced shoo) her my new
IF 1 was you"
Il don't know as ] can"
At our last meeting you was elected
member of the club"
/ saw you going acrOsst the lawn"
i just escaped pneum omar, / know"
Il might have gone 10 iawr about ito
She Sawr man"
That was the idear ] had"
and see me-
Il YVES here when she come" past
tense)
IF any one would like their name pre-
scented to the club" 81. Crhis by the pres
tdent of the club
Did you sleep good?"
We don't keep a dog. nor the Smiths
dent
Il don't know but what 1t IS so.' C,v O.
public sneaker of superior education).
suppose shall frd Il somewheres"
Il saw him when / was down TO Port
land Crhe las. two 10y former rVesident
or one Of our leading female colleges. a
man of uncommon culture and literary at
tainmcntS)
Yes, Yes. that's her By a Jean of tho
Episcopal Church, not in New Englaud1
That's equivocal CequlvalenO to saving"
&c.
That man is colossal liar"
w hen my daughters We're IN a convent
In Italy, the nuns learned them to do Flor
entine embroidery They worked a chair
cover, and one of them done the seat and
the other done the back"
linen there are some people whose gram
mar is not always correct who will vet
you, "Would-you," &c, instead of Did
ier," 'Dontchew" and "Wouldjew" SEEM
ing 10 think that nicely in this respect is
suhfHent evidence of high degree of cul-
lure. OF course, a sloEeniy pronunciation
should be avoided; but of the .w5. Is not
grammatical correctness and caro- in the
choice OF language more important than
mere nicely Of pronunciation?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-23
FERNS IN EARLY SPRING.
How They Are to he Grown So as TO
Make Them Beautiful Adornments.

How They Are to he Grown So rs 10
Make Them Beautiful Adornmentr.
From the Boston Transcript.
OF all the ferns house cultivated that
have met. none surpass, few equal the sue
cess achieved by ones making his own
selection by the wayside or IN the wood
land. They adapt themselves letter to the
usual possibilities attendant upon sitting
room or hall surroundings than the more
delicately nurtured hot or greenhouse Terms
do. Most OF these are such a finely ilbered
strain and used to sucn a dainty atmos-
phere, just damp enough when It ought TO
be damp. just hot enough when Il ought to
be hot, that they find the change from
greenhouse to the average houscholder's
care too great for them to bear and flour
ish.
1t seems TO be merely a matter of taste as
10 which variety of fern is taken except
mat ~ be young and strong looking; il may
pe inc proad-tronded or tho narrow. fire
irohds. as one chooses; IL may have two or
tliee leaves or do2en-probably they Will
all ole down after The removal, but rev
ones Will he already started
rake up the whole of the root IL ,ossI-
Die; TO make sure Of this cut at some dis
lance from the base of the plant. 1 have
seen them thrive N woodland earth
plousht nome at the same time that tho
roots We're dug, AMI have noted as thrifty
ones that were set in common garden mold
| moose large pot AMI set the plant firmly.
pace the pot H. north window and wafer
enough to keep the eartn from becominu
dry, but do not keep IL in a state of mud
other"lse' let the fern alone and do moi
! expect growth and do not decide that tho
.tdlSplahtng Is failure because the old
! leaves drop of If they begin to grow vel
low let Them alone until they will drop OFF
at a touch; never bruise the main stalk NV
pulllng on leaf that holds ever SO SLIGHT.
~ on any plant, when nature is ready 10
!ieId It's LEAKAGE. a breath Of air a gentle
tCuch' not an effort Will cause the diseased
or dead leaf TO fall
w hen new leaves have starred ON,
Nhsther the old have fallen of or other
WIS., your plant thus signals Il am re-
Iooted' am woated TO my pot home. now
So fne plenty TO eat. plenty 10 drink and
Mti repay you. but don't OVERHEAD me
helIher drown me- for l am NOT exactly =
s1utlon, ana IN no sense am aquatic
Liquid FERTILIZER may he used to aoysp-
tdse weekly on thrifty fern after il hes
I resumed growing; and IL in an utterly sun
.SSS "ihuo" or room, give II a treat one
WEEK IN nFe by changing off .ith the room
oi some other plant, placing II where ~
shdll get some sun daily
study nature for the best hook Har.l,
uoes one transplant a fern from a snn,
sidt the sun never touches, though most
frequently Terms are taken from sno1s
huch shaded; but, remark the fact, moi a.
eoiuteiy sunless. That should be rrIid.
ehoush lor the question OF light and s6ads
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who were Of the lawful age The news
was brought by son of Widow Purvis
Jerd Pruett's sister. who lived within a
mile of GAINESVILLE. She had gone to town
with butter and eggs to exchange for some
factory thread-"spun truck" Mrs Pruett
called it-and she heard it from old man
Hathaway, who was a particular friend OF
Jerd Pruetts.
Word reached the mountain just in time
too, for within thirtysix hours four horse.
men came riding along the road and stop
ped at Mrs. PruettS. And who should be
leading them but Hildreth of Hall! Mrs
Pruett saw this much when she peeped
through crack in the door. and she was sc
taken aback that you might have knocked
her down with feather. But in an instan,
she was mad as fire.
Hello. Mrs. Pruett" says Hildrsth OF
Hall. where's Jerd?'
And who may Jerd be?" inquired Mrs
Pruett. placidly.
The young mans face fell at this. but he
said with bold voice:
Why, don't you know me. Mrs. Pruett?'
Il mought "a seed you before. but folks
1s constant a-comin' an a-gwine. They
pass up the road an down the road an
then they pass out'n my mind"
wei, you haven't forgotten me, know;
I'm Hildreth of Hall"
rs that so, now?' remarked Mrs Pr,lett
with just the faintest show of interest
1T pears to me we hyearn you was dead
What's your will and pleasure wi me-
Mister nan
The unconscious air with which Mrs
Pruett miscalled the young mans name
was as effectual as blow. He lost his
composure, and turned almost helplessly 10
his companions. If he expected sympathy
he missed 1t. One of them laughed loudly
and cried out to the others: Wen have to
call him Blowhard. Why, he declared by
everything good and bad that he was Just
as chummy with these folks as their own
kin. And now, right at the beginning, they
don't even know his name"
where's your husband?" inquired Hi.
dreth Of Hall. IF he don't know me he
will before the days over
He may know you better'n I do" said
Mrs. Pruett. but 1 hardly reckon he does
bekaze I'd mos likely "a hyearn on it"
Where is hep" insisted the young man.
Who? my OF man? Oh. him an a whole
passed. Of the boys took their guns an
went off to'ard Hiilnan's spur bright an
early this morning. They said signs of a
bar had been seed thar, but l allowed ia
myse'f that they was thess a-gwine on a
frolic.''
Mrs. Pruett took off her spectacles, wiped
them on her apron and readjusted them to
her head. smiling serenely all the while
I'VE may as well go to the Millirons' -
remarked Hildreth of Hail.
Il don't care where you go, so you don't
lead us into trap" remarked one of the
mon.
They turned away from Mrs. Pruett's
and rode farther into the settlement Blu,
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"YOu spird my game" he remarIked
they soon discovered that Tray mountain
had practically closed Its gates against
them. The women they saw were as grim
ard as silent as the mountain. Hildreth of
Hall had been telling his companions what
a lively place considering all the circum-
stances) Hatch's Clearing was, and this
added to his embarrassment and increased
lieve he was neither gay nor good humored
when. after passing several houses, he
came to Milirons, where he had been in
the habit Of making himself free and
familiar.
Everything was as grim and silent as
the grave. and John Wesley sat on the
fierce as grim and as silent as any Of the
surroundings.
one of Hildreth's companions. BE blank
ed IL l don't feel like going up and shaking
hands with him; that is, il he's alive. y
For John Wesley neither turned his head
How are you. Millirons?" said Hildreth
Of Hall, CURLY.
Purity WELL" replied John Wesley, with
out moving.
the shed yonder and give them handful
Of fodder" Hildreth Of Hall declared. John
Wesley made no reply to this. Ibid you
hear what 1 said2' asked the young man.
somewhlt petulantly.
II hyearn you." answered John Wesley.
Whereupon Hildreth of Hall spurred his
horse through the open lot gate, followed
by his companions. They took off saddles
and brides. made come halters out of
plow lines. and gave their horses a heavy
feed Of fodder Then they returned to the
house, and found John Wesley sitting
where they had left him. and in precisely
the same position.
Can We get dinner?" asked Hildreth of
Hall.
II reckon not" replied John Wesley.
"Why?"
Nobody at home but me an the tom
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body to their TASTE" as the old woman said
who kissed the cow and left her spectacles
and one eye hanging on a horn. If those
who admire the fanciful toggery that fash
ion insists on had seen Loorany Parmalee
when she was driving the COWS nome.
chunking old Brinde and using a good deal
of language with good deal of laughter
or, worse still, W hen she was digging for
a woodchuck, and trying to keep the dogs
from tearing the creature all to flinders,
they would have laughed at the sugges-
ton that she was beautiful enough to be
put in picture.
But just reflect over the matter min
ute. How many pictures OF note. ancient
or modern, contain figures that are dressed
fashionably? Count on your fingers-leav-
ing out portraits-and give the number If
you live to be thousand years old you'll
never get to your thumb in count of that
kind. And now as to portraits; can you
muster dozen painted by masters of the
art In which the painter has not struck a
blow at frills and furbelows by inventing
costumes and draperies to suit his own
ideas of what Is beautiful?
But this is bordering on argument, and,
in a matter Of this kind, argument always
weakens the case of those who employ It..
Ihe whole contention comes to this In the
end: that, in the right light, and in the
foreground Of a Dowlder. with roguish
streak of sunshine whipping across her
black hair. her sunbonnet hanging between
her shoulders. her right hand lifted as If
listening. her lips half parted. and saucy
smile dancing in her eyes, no artist in our
day and time has ever conceived lovelie-
picture than Loorany Parmalee made. To
find its counterpart. you will have to bark
back to the romantic rascals who laid on
the color in old times
Anyhow. Loorany's beauty was known
far beyond the cloud-skirted heights of
Tray mountain. Nocoochee-the Vale Of
the Evening Star-had heard about it, and
was curious, and far away on the banks Of
the Chattahoochee. in the county of Hall.
young man knew of it. and became rest
less in the mind" as Mrs. Pruett would
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A Victim Of Charity,
From the Yonkers Gazette.


Quiddiman-"Whats up. Dunfer? That
hand satchel would seem to Indicate that
you were going off on brief Journey"
Dunfer-"Not Sc very brief, either I'm
off for Africa"
Quiddman-"Africaf You don't mean
itr'
Dunfer-''Yes, I DO. Though. I'm driven
to 1t. You see, my wifs is president of the
Cjiji Heather Relief Association. and she s
contiscatirg my wardrobe SO rapidly FOR
that cause that I've got to go where 1 can
either share in the distribution, or be ex-
empt from the penalty which here attaches
to mans airing himself in the normal
state"
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with twig. Mrs. Pruett watched all this,
and gravely shook her head. And yet the
head-shaking was good-humored and
lenent. II Mrs. Pruett had been asked at
the time why she shook her head she
couldn't have told. She said afterward
that she knew why she shook her head,
AID she was inclined to plume herself on
her foresight. But you know how people
are. If matters had gone on smoothly-or
even if Loorany had been like other girls
Mrs. Pruett would have forgotten all abe 1T
the fact that she shook her head when she
the lass gallanting around with Hill
dreth of Hail.
Mrs. Pruett had "tent" on the camn
ground-a small cabin. roughly but very
week out So did Loorany. So did Hill
dreth of Hall. But along about Wednes-
day-the meeting had begun on Sunday
John Wesley Millirons flung his saddle IN
his mule and made for home. Loorany
Parmalee and Hildreth of Hall were sit
ting in a buggy under a big umbrella and
very close together, when John Wesley
went trotting by. his long legs Tapping
against the sides of the mule He bowed
gravely as he passed, but never turned his
head.
Don't he look it?' laughed Loorany. az
he passed out of sight UP the road that led
to Tray.
PART III.
As may be supposed, John Wesley Mill
irons wasn't feeling very we'll when he
rode off, leaving Loorany sitting close to
Hildreth Of Hall, under the big umbrella
And yet. he wasn't feeling very much out
Of sorts, either. His patience was of that
remarkable kind that mountain life breeds
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whats bred in the bone will come out
in the blood she will say. Crazy. why
Toog Parmaiee wernt no more crazy when
he KILT Sally Williams than Jerd there
an much he looks like bein' crazy,"
And then Mrs. Pruett will bark back
to old times. and tell a story that has
some curious points of interest. 1t Is a
long story the way she tells it. but it will
bear condensation.