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Object and Pledge-The object Of Unionl
shall be to educate public sentiment up to
the standard of total abstinence, train the3
young, save the fnebrtats, and secure the
legal prohibition and completes sbanishmentt
OF the liquor traffic. e-ssssssAs.
Pledge-"I hereby solemnly promise, Goa4
helping me, to abstain from all distilled, ferr|
mented and malt liquors, including wine,
beer and cider. and to employ all propert
means to discourage the use Of and trafac In
the same"
Membership-Any woman may become
member by signing, the constitution,
the advancement Of the temperance cause,
and by the payment Of not less than fifty
cents per year into the treasury. She will also
sign the pledge. Gentlemen may become
honorary members by the payment Of the
same amount or more, and signing the
pledge. Persons may become well-wishers
by the payment Of any amount into the
treasury.
Departmental few Of the departments Of
Tempe2anee THrE G es '" Ieson u rne are press ess
prison and Almshouse," ;" Glover Mission,"
"Parlor Meetings." Health and Heredity."
"Mother's Meetings." "Soldiers, Sailors and
Railroad Men" 'Work Among Foreigners"
Sabbath observances." "Unformented
Wine," ''ToDacco and Narcotics" Fran
chise." Temperance Lessons in Schools"
"Purity," "Good Citizenship" etc.
These diversified departments, ranging
through all the wide distance between
the home and its antipodes-the saloon
present broad field for trained workers.
Each department grows so rapidly and
develops such vast possibilities for good
as to demonstrate that the world has need Of
1t, often that 1t had been eagerly waiting for,
just such work, without realizing what ITS
great need was, nor how 1t could be met.
There Is still great need for the prayer;
"Send forth laborers into the harvest" for
the three most influential Nations In the
world consume the most alcoholic liquors.
Germany, Great Britain and the United
States, and as Joseph Cook says: "The
liquor traffic cannot be mended, so it must
be ended" so says the ". c. T. U. Let no
brave heart lear the result of this conflict
against the power Of darkness. Not until
God lays aside His powers will the enemy
OF home and human good triumph over US;
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No Cuban Leaf Tobacco.

The Spanish Government issued an order
prohibiting the export of Cuban leaf tobac-
co. This action is taken at the request OF
Havana cigar factories, which desire to be
protected from the effects OF American COM
petition. Ten days grace were allowed to
hll existing contracts. All those falling to
comply, the decree sets forth. will be con-
sidered sympathizers with the rebellion,
their goods seized and other severe penalties
I'm posed
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PREACHERS DELIGHT.

What cheer it brings to the preacher to
find that brother Ready and sister Faithful
live on his charge! They are never forward,
but always on hand; never fattering; but
always appreciative- what a difference!
As soon as they hear Of his appointment
they at once begin to speak we'll of the
new minister. They are bound to like him.
They are on principle prejudiced in his fa-
vor. The one is very apt to meet him at
the station as he arrives for the first Sunday,
while the other has made as cheerful rs she
could the new parsonage home. Perhaps
they were ION the committee" perhaps
they were not. They were just kind-hearted
anyW Way
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Missouri's Mighty Stream.

Colonel J. V. Browor, State G,o;ra2hero OF
Minnesota, has discovered that the source
of the Missouri River is 1921 miles from tho
Gulf Of Mexico. He finds that the largest
upper branch Of the Missouri does not How
through the lower Red Rock Lake in Mon
tana. Il comes from n hole in the noun
tains. volcanic in its true character at the
summit Of the Rockies, west Of Henrys
Lake. Idaho, and at a point bordering the
boundary between that State and Montana.
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TEMPERANCE.
OUR STRUGGLE.


When freedom on her natal day
Within her war rocked cradle lay,
An iron race around her stood.
Baptized her infant brow in blood;
And, through the storm which round neF
swept, ;,
Their constant ward and watching kept
Then, where our quiet herds repose,
The roar of baleful battle rose,
And brethren OF common tongue
To mortal strife as tigers sprung.
And every gift on freedoms shrine
Was man for beast, and blood for wine!
Our fathers to their graves have gone;
Their strife Is past-their triumph won;
But sterner trials await the race
Which rises In their honored place
Amoral warfare with the crime
And folly Of an evil time.
So let 1t be. In Gods own might
We grid US for the coming fight,
And, strong In Him whose cause Is ours,
In conflict with unholy powers.
We grasp the weapons he has given =
The light, and truth, and love OF heaven.
John G. Whittier
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Fifteen Years for Hammond and Other
Lenders.

A despatch from Pretoria says that the E1-
ecutive Council OF the Transvaal has decided
that Colonel Frank W. Rhodes, brother OF
Cecil Rhodes; Lionel Phillips, George Far
rar and John Hays Hammond. the American;
the leaders OF the Johannesburg Reform
Committee, VITO was sentenced to death for
high treason against the Transvaal, but
whose sentences were subsequently commut-
ed, shall undergo fifteen years imprison-
ment.
1t is generally hoped that this sentence
will be modified. 1t adds that fifteen years
in the Pretoria Jail for midile-aged men Is
almost equivalent to death.
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Idaho Republicans.

The Idaho Republican State Convention
met at Pocatello and instructed delegates to
use their undivided efforts to secure free
silver nominee for President, but mott sacri.
fee Republican principles, and II no straight
silver candidate was available. to use their
best efforts toward the nomination OF McKtn-
10y. Senator Fred T. Dubois will lead the
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Money for School Flags.

The New York Legislature OF 1895 passed
b law requiring the American flag to be lis
played on all public school buildings. The
Board Of Education has just closed con.
tract for poles and flags for the school
houses OF New York City. The furnishi ng
and setting up of the iag poles on the build
ings will cost $3990 and the flags will cost
$946.80 making total OF s4996. 80 for the
pubic display OF the Stars and SAtpes.
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A Cablerrani's Sprint.

At the Electrical Exposition in the Grand
Central Palace, New York City, message
that Chauncey II. Depew sent from one side
OF the hall over the cable circuit went to
Tokyo, Japan, and back In fifty minutes.
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Two Hundred Killed in Blda.

A dispatch from Lagos, on the west coast
Of Africa, says that tho palace Of the Emir
Malekis, at Bida, has been destroyed BY IN
explosion, and that 200 persons we've killed
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rejected Lovers Revenge.
Louis Blllow exploded dynamite under the
house OF Jacob Hess near Fremont, Ohio,
and fatally shot Hess and hIs son. he was
q rejected lover Of Hess's DAUGHTER.
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ILLNESS COST HIM A THRONE.

Otto Francis Joseph Now Heir to the Aus
tro-Hungarlan Throne.
Archduke Charles Louis, heir apparent to
the Austrian throne and brother Of Emperor
Francis Joseph Of Austria, died suddenly in
Vienna. Dispatches from Buda-Pesth say
that the announcement Of his death has Gre
ated feeling of sorrow throughout Hun
gary. where the Archduke was very popular,
and casts shade of sadness over the cele-
bration Of Hungary's millennium. The prin-
cipal celebration, which was to take place on
June 8, has been postponed, and period Of
mourning has been officially ordered.
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Suicide to Escape Arrest.

At Stuart, Neb., John Carbetry, accused
of completely in the Fenton cattle stealing
case. killed himself by shooting just as the
Sheriff arrived to place him under arrest.
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The Spanish carnvels which came over for
the Worlds Fair have been given to the Field
Museum, Chicago, and will hereafter float In
the lagoon directly In front OF the museum
building.
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A Novel Canvas.

Tyre York. Of North Carolina, wants 70 be
elected to Congress, and ls canvssstng his
district, travelling from place to place,
mounted on bull .,------.--.---.- -
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The Lord does oftentimes lead a soul
apart, sets it in the solitude OF u sick cham
ber. or in loneliness Of spirit. or takes away
from it earthly companions and friends
when he would SPEAK with it Or heal it,
Trench.
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Aoainsk Child Labor.

The National Christian Citizens League
demands the abolition Of child Labor.
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If your life is dark, then walk b." faiths
God is pledged to keep you ~ +afc as if You
could understand everything. Horace
Bushnell.
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4 during business hours. Nothing would
Splease them so well as to have you renounce
your occupation aud associate with them.
Much Of the time they lounge around the
doors Of engine houses, or after the dining
hour stand upon the steps of fashionable
Rhotel or an elegant restaurant, wishing to
Rgive you the idea that that is the place where
they dine. But they do not dine there.
They are sinking down lower and lower day
by day. Neither by day nor by night have
anything to DO with idlers.
Before you admit man into your ac-
quaintanco ask him politely, What do you
do for q living2" II he says, Nothing; am
gentleman" look out for him. He may
nave very soft hand and very faultless ap-
parel, and have a high sounding family
name, but his touch is death. Before you
know it you will In his presence be ashamed
bf your work dress. Business will become
10 you drudgery, and after awhile you will
ose your place, and afterward your respect
bility, and last OF all your soul. 1dleness
next door to villainy. Thieves, gamblers.
urglars, shoplifters and assassins are made
rom the class who have nothing to do.
When the police go TO hunt up and arrest a
ulprit, they seldom 60 to look in at the busy
Rrriage factory or behind the counter where
Eligent clerks are employed. but they 80
Gnong the groups Of idlers. The play Is 60
Be on at the theatre. when suddenly there
o Sculue In tue top SdiieFy. Nuat - p'
policeman has come in, and leaning over
as tapped on the shoulder OF young man,
wing, 81 want you, sir" He has not
Srked curing tho day, but somehow
as raked together shilling or two to get
TO the top gallery. He is IN idler. The
an on his right hand is an id!er, and the
an on his left hand Is an idler.
During the past few years there has been q
eat deal OF dullness III business. YOUNG
en- have complained that they have little
do. II they have nothing else to do they
n read and improve their minds and
aarts. These times are not always to con-
hue. Business is waking up, and the su'
Sdor knowledge that In this interregnun
work you may obtain will 30 worth $50.
10 OF capital. The large fortunes of the
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voices in our nature demand it. 1t Is right.
It is healthful. It is inspiring. It Is de-
sire God given. But anything that first
gratilcs this appetite and hurls 1t back In
terrific reaction is deplorable and wicked.
Look out for the agitation that like rough
musician In bringing out the tune plays SO
hard he breaks down the instrument. God
never made man strong enough to en-
dure the wear and tear OF gambling ex-
element No wonder if, after having failed
III the game, men have begun to sweep of
imaginary gold from the side of tho table,
The man was sharp enough when he started,
at the game, but maniac at the close. At
every gaming table sit on one side ecstasy.
enthusiasm, romance-the frenzy OF Joy, on.
the other side, ferceness, rage, tumult. The
professional gamester schools himself Into
apparent quietness. The keepers OF Gamb-
ling rooms are generally fat. rollicking and
obese, but thorough and professional gam
blers, In nine cases out often, are pale, thin,
wheezy, trenulous and exhausted.
A young man, having suddenly inherited
O large property, sits at the hazard tables
and takes up in dice box the estate won by
a fathers lifetime sweat and shakes It and
tosses it away. Intemperance soon stigma
tizes It's victim. kicking him out, slavertng
fool, into the ditch, or sending him, with the
drunkards hiccoughs. staggering up the
street where his family lives. But gambling
does not in that way expose its victims. Tho
gambler NAV be eaten up by the gambler 8
passion, yet you only discover by the greed
in his eyes, the hardness OF his features. the
nervous restlessness, the threadbare cont and
his embarrassed business. Yet be is on the
road to hell, and no preachers voice or
startling warning or wife's entreaty can
make him stay for moment his headiong
career. The internal spell is on him, giant
is aroused within, and though you bind him
with cables they would part like thread, and
though you fasten him seven times round
with chains they would snap like rusted
wire, and though you piled up IN his path
heaven high Bibles, tracts and sermons, and
on the top should set the cross Of the Son OF
God, over them all tho gambler would leap,
dition.
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NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Material Agent r. S. stevens or the
southern Pacific went west yesterday
| morning.
g. ID; Golding. commercal agen, OF the
| Kock Island route, took a inn out into
! MS territory yesterday.
Steve Fitzgerald travelling freight
agent of the Cotton Belt. returned last
nisht from :, TIP over his territory.
| General Passenger Agent H. w.
Downey of the Houston East and ives,
| Texas was in Shreveport yesterday
Colonel Tom Kingaov, travelling pas
| senger agent of the IoW svilo ana Nash
| vile, went north On the Katy yesterday
morning.
claim department Of the International ana
| Grea, Northern, al Palestine was N me
| city yesterday.
The new time card on the Houston and
Texas Central which Will go into eriec'
ON Sunday Will bc hummer II Will
shorten the time between this city ana
Dallas nearly two hours.
Conductor Tom Davidson of the South
sm Pacliie Is spending shor, vacation
In TINS city, He &, accompanied by ms
family. Mr.. paviison's run is between
this city aud San Antonio.
G.. H. Weymouth chief bookkeoper IN
The auditors office of the southern IA
ciic, Will leave in few days Tor san
Franeiseo, where he WIN remain ahou, a
month on business for the company.
@. -. Mccain, general freight ana pas
sengcr agent Of tho Chicago. Paducah aud
Memphis Railroad company. has resigned
that position, and T.. j, Knickerbo ker OF
St Emo has been apo nted 10 succeed
him.
The spesai committee of the Southern
Freight ASSOCIATION and the Southeastern
Miss ssippi Valley Freight Rate commit
tee got together here yesterday and hsrerd
uron Methods for handling the business
IN that territory subiect. however, to the
approval of the Nashville, Chattanooga
aud ST. Louis, wlrsch line was not repre-
scented.
The North German Lloyd line Is making
arrangements to establish II service he
tween Galveston and Bremen, ana ina
first sailipgs have been arranged as fo-
lows: From Bremen to GalNesion-S steam
ship HAZE. September 20: steamship Gre
field. October 70 From Galveston to IRE
men steamship Halle, October 20, steam
ship Crefeld. November 20.
The iig I'our's contract to give the I'M
nos Central 81 Louis inlet over us
tracks from pana Will become effective
August !. A. yet 4, has not been deter
mined whether the fast passenger trains
viii be routed over the elevated line ami
The Merchants bridge IKE the BIG l~onr
fast iriins, hut IT would he strong card
ior the Illinois Ccntral's Chicago line new
day train.
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NEUROLOGICAL


JONES-Cleburns. Texas. July 20.--Dr
Howell Jones dird last night just eopt!i
Of the city of consumption.
SILVIA Wallisyic Texas. July a.
Captain FRANK silva, II nativc OF Portu-
years lie leaves "a wife and TWO children
RICE I.ampasas, Texas judy A,-aov.
James Rice died of Brlght's diseh-e last
night at the residence OF Mrs ". u.
Henderson, his daughter Deceased waf
a ineniber Of Marble Falls Lodge A. T.
and A NJ.
CLEVENGIlR-i'ales Texas. July
n .Tcnny May, the little ii-mont is-old
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. @ q. clevenger.
died this afternoon at o'clock. The
funeral occurred at the family residence
ard the interment took place In East nm
cemetery.
THOMPSON -Nacogdoches. Texas, July
u Mr. Ben Thompson. who n Few years
ago was prominent min man In Ehst
Texas. died mt Ashrvill., n. a., ON .he
22d inst. The rem aims are expected here
cemetery tomorrow morning.
BROWN Nacogdochas. Texas, July 81
Mr. and Mrs. r. j. Brown, who reside
one mie west from thia city. have the
sympathy of ths enUre community Ia
children, aged and years respectively
one Of them dying Monday night and the
other yesterday evening Ia'yneotis
caused .i,Ai death. Thp surgeons OF this
city performed a irachsatony operation
on the las, one, thereby proionsng Us
Nfe for several houIv. butstt linally had
To HllcpufuD.
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IN The RAILWAY WORLD,
Report Of General Managers on the
Mail Question.
SERIES OF EXCURSIONS on CENTRAL
Rates Authorized by tho state Railroad
missisn-Personal aud Gen.
ctal Mention.
Is or EXCURSIONS ON CENTRAL

49,,
Ihe gereiai managers, VINO heih inset.
inr In Chicago TO consider the uuestio,,
,niaa1 hv tho nas,nast,r ,ou,r,t in -
~, ''
AIru 10 raiir1nd BUSINESS maui, nave made
their repurt publc;
=, ,h, ,,,,to, -, ,h,, ,o,,r,t,,a 49,, 40
Nv '"e oi'''"'' vi NV 'o''i'i''ee tHo IN
is'inS congressional enact'ncnts pei nit "A
railroad
nv, ,o,.x,, ,,,,,i ,,..,,, s.,,,, .,,... GA.
~ =" carly nan '"u''ei i'oii' ohe oiic"i
or tmrloye 81 mat railroad to another
officer or cmploye of such ,nllroad. II the
,,,,,.r ,,,r,,,,s Ia a., ,,,.,s',
''e.' '"'"' W ''' ""s'''ss''
:. 10 carry NAL matter otherwise than
between offices or employees of that rail.
.a,, 4, ,, .,,,, ..,.,
''' " wy ma .'' f''N"''ia 10 VIC carry
ing railroads business. whether OF not
such business he that # thu, ,nrrviur rnii
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''a" "'',e vi We lo'''t WIN utn'er TX
umplrs of such matters are: time cards.
foid, r.. or ot,psr ADVERTISING matter oil the
carving rcaa itr DIS ,,lnui.rn on In ii,ie.
way bins. tracers. CLAIMS ot the carrying
or connecting roul upon the other. joint
t.,i,rs or AKA sements to wnvh The ct,r, =.
Ing read : A uarty, and olntr matter in
;ae carrying OF wa!ch dhc carry.
ing ROAD nas ,iitr,t int..t,:t
uin,cwls. than through any reward or
yuuppnsat.ou L. H.. r., 7.,vad trn.n ano,h,r
for it's rarriar- but la,enllsr IN. ualt,.r
relates. L, ,ht carving ru.d's own bu.i-
ntss.
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HYNI.NEAL.

MARTINDALE STOREY - A ust n
Texas, July 2l.---Mr. II. Mariindaie and
Miss stella storey Mcrs. united III mar
riagc al the Southern Presbyterian church
tbs evening aud left for II trip cast over
the Central.
HIJARN- DUREN- Crockett. Texas. july
2l.- X. II. Hearn aud Miss Mary ~. llirer
were married ut The residence of ": II
i)urcn sunday evening at O'Clock. Kew
Mr.. Flat ofiiciating.
MCCARTHY -PORTERFIELD Timpson
OF Mr.. bolton, Miss Alice iortcrtlcld aud
Mir. :, w. Mecar'y. Rev. 7. Milan
officiating. The groom TX one of the lead
ing business men Of Tinpson.
COCHRAN -CARR-i'airlir. Texas. July
20 John A. Cochran, prominent yonng
man Of this town. and Miss Nora Carr,
the daughter of one of the lei ding firm
rra OF this vicinity. were ar Ell IN mar
rage yesterday afternoon by Hvv. Brooks
Of Grccnvlle.
FILES WEAR For, Worth, Tex. July
2.-iion. j. o. Files OF nm county anu
Miss saiile Wear were married asi higiil
at the home of h. bride = sister. Mrs. =.
{ CuInm rgs Rev. j VI. smith pastor
of the Prcsby church nj Iiasca, ON
Chatting The bride Is the DAUGHTER OF lf"V,
and Mrs. w. y Wear OF chiilicolhc ana
sister of Hon. w. &. Wear OF liiiis-
boro.
sELLARs-JACKsON -GainesviNe, TEX,
judy %. Last night about orlock sev"rll
couples drove to the HON" of Judge i,rh
and calling The Judge ont stated thnt -
w. j. Sclars and Miss Lola Nj. Jackson
wished To be murI4ed The Judge. Always
Oil enr. Ted IN. knot ana all left tor
usual angry father appeared on tho scene.
hut loo late,
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BrAl,MoNT's NEW CONVENT.

beaumont Texas, July 2i.-Last week II
was noted in thee columns that the work
of constructing the commod!ous convent
school building had begun in this city.
The work has now progressed to that
point where the important event of laying
ia. coru,r stone is to iranspire, and 1t
has been arranged that this sha'i be lone
at O'Clock tom"Tiot afternoon, a. II
Vii be accompanied with most iripressiv.
Filler McSorley. the resident priest, has
hGen delegated rs the bishop and viii Of
firiate at these ceiemniHss. the sermon 10
l.. preached by the distinguished Jesuit
Ta'ncl O'l.lsy OF the JeHa collrgs Cal
vs.t,n lie DEG Father McSoriey and
Gl.cap theto wll he present Father Ven
iairirk's church. Galveston: iianiield Of
oraneo; i'ail.Srs cro% q i.Ni@ ..o end l.
one. Aust.n. have also promised TO be
present. ,,, ,,,.rLs - IT,,
pnrtani eru IN the educational history VI
Beaumont.
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OFFICIAL. CIRCULAR.

Galveston. Texas. July 2l.-The ofncn,
c'rcu'at announcing the appointment of
Colonel j.. j. Folk as acting general man
aser of thu Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fc
Was received here this morning. I, reads
| az follows:
emf Colorado and Santa Fc Railway
vml any Presidents Office, Chicago. July
~ 49,. Talking effcct August /. MIR. l..
y. FOR Is appointed acting general man
agtr. wee h. T. Yoakum. resigned to ac-
cent service elsewhere
Il. y. Riplus. President
tclcncl POLK has not yet issued his cir.
GUAR announcing tho appointment OF Mi
Downs as acting general sup, r!ntcndcni
hut VIII do so IN a few days. The circ.-
lhr announcing the foe, INA, hereafter
Mr.. Gocfwyn will ofhcatc az the mead o.
the traffic deparemcut VIII also be issued
sh c,,y
Mr. j. y. Griswell. who has been for
some timc employed MS chief clerk ~ the
numerical agents office at Fort Worth
WIN succeed Mr. Il. w. Norton as tray
cling freight agent, with headquarters al
Wnro All these appointments will ha
mace effecievc August |. So far no o,h,i
changes have h,en announced and prob
ably there will he none for whilc.