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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-12-05

and her protector from the hard worh
and the blows she had tectre so used
to receive az her share. She "learned'
him the Dsmes Of many tbirgs they cav
and after che ceased TO be at all afraid
his funny pronunciation Taught hel
the trick Of laughing. which somehow
she had never learned before. That day
OF the parade VAIL swore tina. Hans
should not leave bis work nor take the
team. for any such foolishneer. Il bal
tell Maggie" was his answer, and the
two walked the six miles to town for
Msggies first holiday. The truth wac
Wshl was afraid Of Hane, for he was
such terribly strorg fellow, stronger
even than Sam, who had given him that
terrible blow year back. Hans was
good help and took low wages without
any kicking. So VAIL only ewore and
let Hans do as he pleased.
When Maggie was taken sick Hans was
much concerned. His first question in
the morning was "Msgeie?" and often
during the day he came to the house
only to ask again. When he found that
they were paying small heed to her at
night, he got them to let him watch
beside her many nights. When the doc
tor came Hans waited to hear how the
child was. while Wabl swore because Of
the bills to pay, and Mrs. Wahl, wiplng
her eyes with the corner OF her greasy
apron. complained Of the bother Maggie
was making.
One evening the doctor told Hans
not the father or mother that Maggie
could hardly live through the night.
Somehow Hans understood. That night
he watched beside her, and when she
awoke and spoke his name he took her
wee little hand with touch as gentle
as mothers. In the morning. when
she lay all quiet and still after the rest
less fever. he went out to the field to
work,-hard, hard.-to stop that tight
feeling III his throat, and rest his eyes
on the great prairies which he had come
to love as they must always be loved,
dunbly. How long he remembed that
beautiful sprlrg day!
When he came 10 at noon time, VAIL
was just driving into the yard with the
long black box, and Hans went to carry
it il.
Three days later the crowd Of loafers.
larger than usual, gathered around the
station to see the train go through.
They were not pitching quoits or 'rass-
lin" but stood in group talking
quietly.
The clerk said he wouldn't bury a
dog in that there coffin.'' Pete Haskins
was saying. VAIL wouldn't even let
him fix the broken glass"
"By eoshr' said Bill CROWNS, "if I'd
been in Hans place I'D smashed tie
hull thing TO pieces, too"
"I'd ruther seen him hammer VAIL
that way" Bob Aker's asserted.
"They say he never got his senses,-if
he had any," Pete again remarked.
II never wanted to see man killed, but
l declare I'd give my northeast eighty.
jest to have seen old VAIL git his rich
deserts
So they talked on, OF the particulars
of THE Bloomfield Tragedy" as the
city papers had said.
The sight Of that dusty old coffin,
with the broken glass and furnished
had been too much for Hans.
He had taken it from the wagon and
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-02-05
Honor Where Honor is Due.

In another column we publish
cn account OF a cane presentation
to J. VIM. Thurmond Esq, of our
town. This account explains it.
self, and it is needless for us to
say that to this gentleman is due
the credit, almost entirely, of de-
f9ating in the House resolution
which passed the Senate by almost
a unanimous vote to pay Samuel
Lord, Receiver of the defunct State
Bank, the sum of one hundred and
six thousand dollars. The vote III
the House of Representatives, was
76 to "a against the resolution
passed by the Senate, The task of
defeating the Senate resolution
was no easy matter for the claimant
had selected members from the up
country and the low country from
the eastern and western portions
of the State to speak in favor Of
the payment and they were able
and persistent advocates. But the
right and Thurmond were both on
the same sides and that settled it
the right prevailed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-02-05
Land for Sale.

9S4 Acres of Land, all open ex-
cept II or Is acres, located in Nor
ris Township four miles and one
half southwest of Batesburg.
Apply to
EMANUEL PADGETT.
Jan. 1886.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-02-05

There is one mistake, we think,
that prohibitionists make. They
are always hoping for and working
for future legislation and do not
assist in the work of enforcing pro-
hibitory features of existing laws.
Now here are some prohibitory
features of the dispensary law:
For instance, liquor must not be
sold after night; must not be sold
on Sunday; it must not be sold to
minors; nor upon written order,
nor to persons intoxicated-and
yet the law is being violated in
these particulars every day.
We claim that the dispensary
law is not having a fair trial in
this State as a temperance law and
50 far as its reform features are con-
cerned. In the first place, the
State administration wants to
make all the money possible e out Of
the sales of liquors, has let down
all the prohibitory bars in the law,
has winked the other eye, so to
apeak, to the local dispensers-and
The minors, the habitual drinkers,
The Sunday drinkers, and the night
drinkers, and all the balance of us
are going in-going in.
And what are the prohibitionists
doing meanwhile? They are sitting
Lack saying, "Ifs a poor lava
bad law?" Grand juries are exam
Ing the accounts of dispensers,
their system of bookkeeping, etc.
neglecting the Heighter matters of
how they are carrying out TIE law,
what their private instructions are,
to whom they sell, and when, and
now. judges on the bench with
one notable exception) are charg-
jug the Grand Inquests in The va
1.ious counties to inquire into this,
hat, or the other oviI. but say
:.othing about the VIOLATIONS, open,
notorious, of the dispensarX law.
Now, what will be the eonse-
,,uense of all this? 1t doesn't re-
uire any very wonderful preset
ence to see that IN q short While,
he revenue from the sales Of IL
uorsi in this state-tAe Profits to
The State, the cou4ties, ard the
4 .iowns-will be so great as to re-
,iuce taxation. Then what follows2
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-02-05
For Sale bye L. PENN & SON.
)eached?
sThe eneroaehments Of the Fed.

pFUNbS''
The encroachments of the Fed
eral judiciary, and the supineness
and venality--corruption | may
say-of the representative branches
of the government are causes OF
deep concern to all thinking and
patriotic men. We are fast drift
ing into government by injunction
in theintercsts of moEopolies and
corporations, and the supreme
court, by one corrupt vote, annuls
an act of congress looking to the
taxation of the rich. The struggle
from 1861 to 1865 which drenched
this fair.Iand in blood was to eman-
cipatc four million black slaves.
We are fast approaching a condl-
ton which will place the collar rf
industrial bondage around the
necks of ten times that many white
slaves. 4 day of reckoning will
cor,o Unless there Is no longer a
ius. God in Heaven, ana whca it
does come, woe he unto those who
have been among tie oppressors of
the people. The present struggle
is unfortunately too lik5 that which
preceded the late civil war, mas
much az it is sectional. The cred
itor and the manufacturing States
of The North and East, those which
have grown inordlnately wealthy
at the expense Of the producing
classes of the South and West are
urging the policy with the besotted
blindness of Belshazzar."
1t was easy TO see, the Senator
said in conclusion, that the strug-
ole for the new emancipation had
begun. 49,.
There were millions now Oh the
march and they tramp, tramp,
tramp; tramp the sidewalks hunt
ing work and the highways beg
gimng in bread, and unless relief comes
they will some day ta>e notion
TO come to Washington with rifles
in their hand to regain the liber-
ties stolen from th' m.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-02-05

The majority of taxpayers will be
caught by the idea that this liquor
selling by the dispensafies is to
do away with all taxes, and when
such a conclusion has been reached
the prohibitionists will have a
harder fight to make than they
ever had against open bar-rooms.
Therefore, we call upon this con-
scientious body CT citizens to help
10 enforce the dispensary law
as it is; and, when we have ex-
tracted all the goodfrom it we cal,
and built up a healthier moral
Sentiment, which is necessary to
support all law, we may make astep-
ping stone ofa dead dispensary to
higher things.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-02-05
$40 PER SHARE.

Payable So per share on application and 81 fort.
nightly, beginning Feb. 1, 1896. However, those
desiring to pay in full certificates Of fuH
paid stock atonce.
Remit by check or post-ofice or express order or
registered letter to AUSTIN GALLAGHER secre'
tary, 100 Broadway, New York.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-02-05
Pro or Con Z?

Gov. Evans has imposed the
Metropolitan police bill upon Char
lesion, whereupon the "Post" of
that city throws the following two
Evants like sentences into the
arena:
"Whether the Governor was NOV
ed to take a hand as a mere politi-
ca| exigency, as charged, and was
or was not impelled to his course
by the considerations affecting the
dispensary, cannot, with justice,
be made the postulate Of positive
assertion in the absence of a pub
lie and general knowledge of facts
and circumstances which do moi
appear on the surface and a dis
cussion of which our already ex-
hausted editorial space will not
pecmit of our indulging it.
1t must be said for him that he
stayed bis hand and held silence
to the last practical minute, with a
view, doubtless, to according the
interview asked OF him by the mu-
nicipal administration, but circum-
stances peculiarly opportune for
the latter administration occurred
to defer the date of The proposed
conference to q point beyond the
occurrence of an event which would
have added materially to the diff
fculty and embarrassment Of the
State Administration in making
the proposed change, had it seen
fiji, after the conference, 20 hold to
its purpose of making it."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-02-05

On last Friday the General As
sembly elected VI. Pope to sue
ceed himselfon the Supreme Bench.
Ira B. Jones was elected Associate
Justice, making the fourth Justice
as provided for by the Constitu-
ton. Judge Jones was nominated
by Hon. J. Wm, Thurmond, OF
Edgcfeld in happy little speech,
This body now consists of Mc1ver,
Chief Justice-Gary, Pope and
Jones; and Jones stands next to
head in all that goes to made up a
Judge Just and learned in the law.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-02-05

The war in Cuba cannot last
much longer. The Spanish gener-
ais have given the rebels" eight
DAYS in which to lay down their
arms, or expect no quarter lut be
butche,ed like cattle. Spain, or
the Cuban patriots, mustwin with
in a brief period.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-02-05

The safe of the county treasurer
of Horny county was opened and
robbed of about $500, on Janua-
ry 18th. The thief evidently knew
the combination TO the safe. There
is no clue to the robbery.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-02-05

A factory erected by enterpris-
ing men at senoia, Ca, known as
the Couch-Banks Manufacturing
company, for the making of the
Langford horse collar, has begun
operation, equipped with improved
machinery.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-02-05

Kansas wants dispensary law
patterned after the South Carolina
law, If the United States su-
preme Court does not declare the
dispensary law unconstitutional a
number of other States will adopt
the system.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-02-05
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5, 1895.

1t is said that Tillman and Irby
have made friends and also Nc
Laurin.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-02-05

o X, the Jeweller, will for the next thirty
days make a big discount on his Goods, 335 per
cent off. For Instance Articles that he has
been Selling for S1.oo will 60 at 67cts. Three
dollar Goods at $500, and SO on to the very
end of the chapter.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-02-05
A CARD.

DIR. SOPHIA c. DAVIS, daughter
of Allison DeLoache, late of Edge
field County is now located at S23
Broad ST., Augusta, Ga, She treats
all diseases of Women aid Chill
dren.
Dec. 10 -'95.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-19
WEATHER AND CROPS.

1.ockhnrt Texas. July 1S.-Another fine
rain fe!l yesterday afternoon ~ that tho
cotton prospect IN Clldw..l county Is very
good. Picking has commenced and IN q
few days Tho fields viii be growing white.
Lu!!ng. 1cxas, July Is. The Ity vas
visited the morning ~ n terrific rain that
fell In torrents, Many farmers ARE be-
ginning 10 cry enough, as the ground Is so
wet they can not p'ow thc weeds from tho
cotton.
Kennedy Texas. July 1.-THE recemt nno
rains lelvos better prospects for big
roifon crop than have been In thaa ecvstion
for many yours, There IL enough corn
made 10 supply the country aud hay is
plrnuful. Stock range was nnver better
Than IL has been and VIII be good for tho
balance of the year.
Bipzor4a, Tcxas. July ie.-,rhe rainfall
at MS place the past week measures
r l-lD inches, Just enough for vegetation
and none too much. Tho ground IL In Inns
for cultivation and could staaid
another Ecod RAJ n two weeks with hpn-
eft 70 crops u came In time 10 Increase
the yield or late corn planting and tho
peach crop. In fact, IT Ia blessing to
everything ana every one.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-19
LINCOLN AssocIArIoN

wharton. Texas, July lS.--lhe Lincoln
Trinity association met at . a. ,a The
election OF officers was the first bust
ness. Row -. l.. Whitley was reelected
moderator by a unaapnous vote. R.v.
W m Freeman. vice moderator: f. A.
Sharkl'. secretary Sister A G. Wyans,
tpVpin.s secretary, y. n. Francis
lf'Gifer l,r. j. 5. Loo was elected
ihisl,ipuiry. Members of the board: Rows.
J. NJ. Rayford II. Rome. $. Lyons. i. $.
'an,thaii. Tne missionary sermon was
lTc'chrd hy +. u. Davis Of Mckinney.
hnperinrliiont of missions Ia Texas. Tho
nNhoi was full of power and showed tho
'mporlan' places thai women hold on Inc
grHai work thcy are doing.
The officers ui thu convention are. PRES
,nent, iteN. Il, q. ilurd. CO president,
icv u. II. Rhodes, secretary, Mrs. v.
, rI'uisl' onrre'ponding secn,ary, Mrs.
Iowls; Board: ID. l.. Whitley. X Decker.
son. j. j. jackson. j. IS. DAVIS.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-19

eral OF my chumE' names on the list.
can run fast enough 70 win a prize.
KNOW. j am years old ana expect I.
| uhNe al much iun as any OF the boys
Yours, Tom Lyons.
To the Goat Editor: ! want 10 enter the
foot race. | am years old. My name III
jasper Curtis Vosburg
OUTSIDE ENTRIES.
Dear Goat Editor; Please enroll me III
1 lie foot race for this year. Your little
chum. Louie MG;innls.
Dear Goat Editor; ran race last
year and won II and Please enrol! my
name for the foot race this year. Your
little chum, Nora Jefferis.
Dear Goat Editor: was too little To
fi.un race last year. guens | can run
inns Year. ! am only years old. n
you mink | am bg enough. please enroll
my name. Your little chlm.
Pearl Jefreris.
Dear Goat Editor; l am 10 years Old
ana ! would like very much to try my
skill IN bicycle racing. SO please put me
DOWN on the list. 1 have never bren IN a
cycle race before. hut as can run very
swift, guess 1 can ride = BICYCLE as
Wen. Your chum. Sadie oresnwood.
DsAr Cost Easter, Z drop you Z esv
ll0HD 70 ut YOU kAnR IN y-nw ~ nv !
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-19
MEETING AT ALVIN.
To the Editor of Tho Post

Alvin, Texas. July iS-Rev. j. II. Hen.
dtick' the evangelist, has been holding n
meeting here for two weeks. Thure have
bneh 100 professions aud there in yorv
great interest IN the meeting, An de-
n"fninaiiors atV taking an ACTIVE interest
IN the meel4ns 1t IS expected there VIII
sunday. Or Hendricks preaching here
~ Ahtc and Scrpturai and makes Il deep
IMPRESSION. AZ anything relating to pres
utehyh.i HtAtterA In ut interest now. the
we fact that Or. licndrclS IL the former
pastor OF III. silver democratic canti1,luts
Tor N" rr7nidcncy--W. j tryan~-whcn he
nNel ~ salem, III, wal remain IN the
meeting III AFTER Sunday, when i will
iN."fH 10 liohSlol. j. NJ. HaIsell.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-19
sHnRlrFs' DEPARTMENT.

Fairfield. Texas. July l7Arrest Sam
Lee. colored. charged with assault with
intent 10 murder; hold warrant. De-
scription. Age 80 ye.Ds, color ginger.
ia bounds. medium build. with downc ast
look. high forclre,l with scar near edge
OF hair, Il common ganbler at cards and
craps HIS wife lives In Dallas. WAS
Recently IN Navarro county. supposed 10
be having around corsicnna or Dallas.
VIII give 81 reward nc his arrest AND
delivery TO me NJ Fairfield. or SO reward
miles OF Fairfield. Telegraph II. u. Davis
or j. N. Hayden.
Sheriff Freostone County. Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-19
The GOAT EDITOR.
| After Tomorrow the Great
Races Take Place.
lOT OF ENTRIES FOR RACES,
and Conway on Their Fine
ll,-Entriss by tho Score.
Chum's Letters, Etc.

-hums-Just think OF Il! Day
brow and Childrcn's Day VII
Id then what a time we will
bopee, won't we make old For.
nwl? We can take our baskets
morning and stay all day. The
will run every two minutes
and comns, and at night the
he out and the electric lights
rerythlng look bright and
m have all kinds of foot races
races and goat races. Every
Eited. There will he presents
bv thousands for all who run
Sheriff Erickson and depu-
a as usual. that the best OF
ntained.
ems bay there are always
ho get lost. and grown people.
lhe best way Is when anyone
child TO take IL 10 Whcre the
here will always he some one
10 take charge OF the tots.
also bear this IN mind. When
- a child go where the band
ones are always found. but
Is that parents stray over
boxing Tor the little ones
ss them.
mt says she's going to have
bu, there. She helps me lots
prizes and entries and attend
tiers l get-thai Is. the letters
drcn. ] get other letters that
innd 10 myself, cause she
hlous Don't YOU think she's
Yesterday she wanted to
thing, and she said IT was a
bmised I'd tell nobody, not
Koehig. n shc'l .ell me. So
pered 1t in my ear. ,a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-19

wears old. VIII he 7 in September.
want 10 run "A fod race on thllIVen !
Day. Please don, forget TO put my name
down. Your Ltlle chun, ,.
Mr. Goat Editor: Please put my name
down TO run foot race. l am niue boz
ana was years old hst mcnih San
RIM as fast as Black Iiill. Your ie
chum, Lesser "'NN'''
Nv Dear Goat Editor: am little boy
vcars cid and want 10 run a foot ~ q
with the lltilc boys on cA.eren'a ',ay anH
VIII you please enter my came enH on .ee
your litile chum. Walter Martial
Dear Goat Edit,r; ! am UTE girl r
years old aud want TO enter the loot
races | also have rwn 1.-THE brothers tnat
wants 10 run one. He II named John and
the other As Ed Gallagher Pm Hips Please
don't forget us. remain ono g, your
chums. i'ueiie f"'''F''
Mr. Goat Edttor-Dear Chum' enter
my name for a foot race and bicycle race
A n, d wears old | live ~ f07 White street
Sixth ward. | would like 20 run a race
with ex.liovernor Hog II he CONES down
for our gres, dag. Yours truly you and
your assistant. Your eh9m, .
mar Mr.. Goat Editor: am very anxt-
Ms to enter the foot races, ~ So sew.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-19

"I'''s' ieNas' July is.ildcr Ray Of
w .u''SN"a church has closed his camp
n,' s'"s @t me Dorn ford on the San
Th,s 49, coeT were baptized.
81" San. vnaise OF Rev. Heruanicz. on ,nc
.,. Murcvs river near the city. was nj
mor,,, washed away BY Tho Storm ,his
NJ. ..i.s, a barse number are In ca,nn
s ! ne SERVICES and singing arc ron,i,ictrd IN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-19
ronr pENp's NEW JAIL.

Richmond. Texas. July ls.--The contract
wns closed Yesterday for a new jail for
Fort Bend county. It IL TO cost $500
The contract was awarded 20 l.. r. Noyes
OF Houston. agent for, tho p!ebold Safe
man. il Al. White. The plan OF the jail
is a hanisome one and When completed
Fort Pond county can boast OF one OF the
finest jal,s IN the State. The commits
sioners court has been IN session all week
and the action taken In the Jail matter
mel long felt public necessity In Rich
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-19
MORE rRotJBLE FEARED.

Taylor Texas, July Is-Deputy Sheriff
Gamble this evening shot and mortally
wounded VIII Brown. a stockman living
near here. Gamble had Brown under ar
words pa ssed he, w.en th.m. resulting In
Brown Knocking Gamble down. when the
latter shot him. AS bad blood IL claimed
10 exist br.wcsn the two, and both hav-
ing number Of friends, II IL fear-d that
more trouble viii result from this un.
fortunate occurrence.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-19
RELIGIOUS.
league CITY REvrvAY.

League city. Texas. July 1.-THE Rev.
o er"tehNcid OF Dallas. a brother of ~
residcat minister OF the Methodist church
mas a proincted meeting In progress Iyc
~ an entertaining speaker and mas had
tvou vunsregutons. who have taken much
, ,..,srst IN ths meetings. Two have SO FAR
Lrotrssed and others arc seeking reilslnn
nc meeting Is still IN progress,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-19
LocKHAnT.s FIRsr BAI.p.

Lockhart. Texas. July Is--Lockhart ~.
oeived her first bale OF cotton yesterday.
1t was rnised a few miles east OF town by
George Anthony Wright, Y cololed farmer.
II weighed $50 pounds and was purche1n1
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-19

Dear Goat Editor; Please put me down
Tor u great many races | am little
boy years old. My namc Is Reilly Flu
ellen and have been a pretty good boy
SO my mamma saws. 7 am going TO Chil-
'urens Day with my good Uncle Bob. he
cause my mamma is not ros,tr. hopc
VIII get a good many prizes We win
nave a good rain today to settle the aust
ana Tuesday will be A bright day I know
Your little friend. Rely Fmcilen.