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sAYERs' AppolNrMENTs.

Georgetown. Texas. July II The demo
cratic executive committee of Williamson
county is authorized to make the follow
ing appointments for Hon. Joseph ID. Say
eers; HeorKe'o"m' Ausus. y =. m. corn
y. m. Florence August &, p. m. Lb-
erty liill. August g. 10 a. m, Leander.
Angus q. . y, IN. Round Rock August
7. p. m; Hutto August 2. p, m; Bart
lett. August 10. s p. m. Granger, Angus,
il. y. M: Taylor. August r., 3 p. III,
Beaukiss, August IL. 10 II. m.
Opposing nom nees- for congress are re-
spectfuly invited to meet Mr.. Sayrrs at
the dates and places above named The
conrtertes usual In Joint dlscussion viii
be accorded them.
Robert A. John, Chairman.
j. II. Hudson Secretary.
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FARMER Assassin ArED.

Lovelady. Texns. July Sd. X. Elenbury
vas Killed near RS place. hbout cleb,
ms'es northwest Of this place. yesier.
day evening. Mr. Elenburg had be-n
to town. and on returning he stopped al
home. and as lie was loavirs the splln,;
some unknown rarthns 4. Hil tu's,,
Inn. There were six sho's fired. two
taking effect In the head and neck. MS
team went on home aud = ,ine OF ma
nrlghhois passing by his u, l. usuovoi. ed
his team and began 10 search for him.
when they found him he WAS dead. No
ciew ~ yet 10 tho perpetrators.
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LITTLE GRIPS.
III Ii. 'risii's'
g. ressclls and II. u. GWcly wsra he

6. ressells and II. y. Ga'cly wsra hers
THURSDAY
John y. Kennedy has been NJ home
the past week resting up. lie lcivis to-
morrow for a trip ct several weeks
j.. w MtchanN s at home for Sunday
after successful "trip through th..pprth-
ern part of tho State. He leaves again
IN the morning.
NJ II. Fuller the shoe salesman. haft
here Wednesday nigh, for Roston. Mass.
He was accompanied ny his wife and
little son. who 60 to visit thrr old homo
in Vermont They Will be absent til the
latter part of September
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ch!ldren's friend, Is taking great in,ercs,
in The Posts chidrcn's Day aud with
others from here win be on hand
Captain Marsh wac recently presented
by Mcsars G'rihhlr, Herring, MichsuN
Swift and others. with a handsome nsu.
teal clock. which strikes the bells ns the,
are sounded on board Snip lie is justly
proud Of thi. mpmento and cerini1y no
man * moro deserving. lie desires 1ho
Post 10 express his thanks for the kind
remembrance
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OLD NATIYE nEXAN.

Magnolia Springs. Texas. Judy lo.-some
time since f,hcrc appeared communlca-
ton In The Post giving the name and
age Of q man supposed To he the oldc,t
native Texan living. Having forgotten
the name and age OF the party. l give
the age OF MIR. Alexander Wright, living
near tbs place. Mr.. Wright WAS horn
December Y. 1894. His father came TO
Texas In is2a Making Mr.. Wright in his
I'D wear ~
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f.uVoT L. 4. ~. itE'.
Peoria. III. Jnly 81 enclose YOU a
clipping from Peoria uil.) Journal in
order to show you tina, the travelling
men of THIS country are N dead earnest
after the cent passenger rate in Ili-
c. NJ Alirlch.
1t Is not generally appreciated. hut the
truth is that there is big fight browning
between tho travelling mon and 'hc raj
railways are already rarshalung .h".r
hosts and the travelling mon of This dis
,rict have set time for msouns a,
which the ert re-, question WI b. taken
held in Peoria on the fourth saturday Il
July. and the Indications are that 1T viii
be right Lively SESSION.
The situation is very easily gulEcd,
The travelling men hold that prices have
fallen to such an extent that something
has got to be done q lessen The eNperss
The, say that while the cost OF railway
constructor and opcration has be II
lessened tho rates are s'il to all intent*
and purposes as Ugh now as hey We e
the fac, tina; some Of thu lines maxi
half fare rates In passenger service. NOT
only OH excursion tickc.s. hnt also 10
one way trips only, and nneR' ina'
this can he done M a profit there Il ~
reason WHY the general nullir should
he asked to pay twco the amount 'or
transportation as a regular diet III +
.ffor, 10 secure cent ralc has; they
aver. hcen misin'erpretoi- Tney 40 no
mean to ask for cent rate for them
selves alonr, but for The entire traN"lns
;his puts an entirely different face or
affairs as they stand. The m, leiary d-s-
cuss.on now in progress all over the West
has aroused the travelling men rs never
before. They say -ha, everybody, from
the farmer who lahors In the hot sun
to the merchant who tolls in the counting
room. has to do business en- constantly
narrowing margins, and IN" rrlroars
viii have to ACCEPT thsir share of the
hardships and share the lot of the pep
pie
mcnt. and the travelling mon are very
much in earnest Thcy propose TO ASK
the leg STATURE OF Illinois 10 pass law
making = cents Il mile the maximum lh III
senger rate IN the state. and when TINS
measure is introduced there Is no douginG
the fact that the railroads vii. exert a
powerful Influence all over the state. anu
there Is stili less doubt that the tfaNelihH
men can do "a little maneuvering them
selves The = cent proposition VIII pe
highly popular. Men who arc sell 'ls
grain nj IL cents per hushel ar" aware
that the cost Of transportation eats Hp "a
great deal of the price paid by the con
sumer, and while the passenger rate does
not strike at the tap root OF the freight
trouble ii will undoubtedly he regarded
as u step in the right direction. and w,ll
capture The support of all sides according
some of the travelling men who came
in off the ROAD the otnor day say that
the Influence of the railroads * air aadv
heginninc 10 manifest itself IN the seler-
llun Of material for tho lcsislnture. They
urge thui Immediate steps - taken 70
have the matter properly placed before
the people SO that there VIII be no mis-
takes made IL tho conventions. rms
throws Tho question into the maelstron
OF practical rolincs at ono. and tile
CHARGES for a hot camUaigu were never
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THREE DROWNED

burg yesterday six young people were
crossing the Ohio river in a canoe. The
girls became frightened and jumped up
az the high waves struck tine boat caps v
ing the craft three being drowned. as fol
lows: Ailt,. Baxter, Kate Roberts and
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The average employer OF travelling sales
men does not often realize how Difficult, st
IS Tor his men to secure trade and that Il,
IS still harder for them to hold on to 1t
III firms realized this they would undoubt
cdly be moro careful In the manner they
write to the trade and thus save their
travelling representatives a great deal OF
annoyance ANA themselves loss OF bus
nasv
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AN APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE.

The man who Is charitable to himself
viii listen TO the mute appeal for assist
an,c made by his sfoma.'h or his liver, IN
the shape OF divers dyspeptic aualms and
glands that secretes his bile. Hostetter's
stomach Rii,ers. my dear STR. or madame
as the ease may be-ts what you re
with heartburn. wind In the stomach. or
note that your skin or the whites OF your
eyes are taking ssllow hue.
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ask Tor such Concessions as they are right
~ entitled to receive. they would make ar
almost irresissblc power. Get and stick
together. boys It's the only way to secure
what you are Justly entitled to; no othc,
way VIII ACCOMPLISH IL
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coNGREssMEN NAMED

Waterloo, Iowa. July lo.--Congreesman
Henderson was reconstructed by acclama-
lion by the republicans of tho Third Iowa
a slrct today.
Omaha. N.b.. July lo.--Congreasinan
Mu-ccr was unanimously nominated bs
the Nebraska republicans Of the First dis
trIct TODAY
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numerical travellers have ideas Of their
1 anu one OF these IS 10 endeayor to
a." prices IN preference 10 cuitirs
r. Ihey Know on which side their
rs bnttered and that TO sustain thsm-
us 'hey must maintain the interests u
r employers
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e'e are times In the life of every COM
''ai traveller when friendly grasp
a KIND word from the buyer are orth
'"ah all else to him. Let the grasp
Inc word be eves ready.
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eNleenc.es Of modern business meth
nave produced nothing newer or
'"er Than the man who carries sam
H' is smart, because dullness on
ROAD don't go" and energetic because
.he hustler In his avocation stands
show,
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PENSIONS TO TEXANS.

Pensions have been issued to citizens OF
Issue of June 20. 1876 - Mexican war
widow. Mary C. Eads. San Antonio Bexar
county. -
widow Eliza Jacques. Meridian. BosGue
county.
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cpIrFo AND EvERHAnDr.

Buffalo. n. y. July 10. Twenty-Five
hundred dollars saw Young Critic and
lack Everhardt fight a twenty-round draw
al the Lycenm tonight under the auspices
Of Inc Empire Athletic club.
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UNITED COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS

UNITED COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.
The supreme counselor has ordered as
SO ssment No. 30 So payable on or before
August s.
Houston council. No. 10 has rented the
knights of Pythias hall in the Burns
building, and will hold Its next regular
meeting Saturdn- July u.s. at y. m.
After this meeting the date OF regular
meeting nights VIII be changed 80 the
first saturday In enci. month. a.,
More than .0) members nave been aaa-
cd 10 the associations roster during the
wear j,is, cIosei This Is certainly a
showing every L. c. 4. ought TO be
proud Of. - .,.,,s,,,,..
has issued The circular letter below.
Dear SIR and Brother: Our oeloNep or
der now stands al the threshoid OF thg
ninth year Of us existence. me rap u
and phenomenal growth II mas eApr-
Fenced In The year just closed nus eur
prised the expectations or It's mos. en-
thns.astic members. II T. mitl.r -.
congratuiation TO all that IT'S gro"'n
since our last session IS put couite,
part of IT'S past history a bave as we NC exp a
fienced most gratifying ihcreass ~
membership for each succeeulhs rpvIt ~
this fact demonstrates heyond q m,, -.
the stability OF our organization -, he o ~
telrgent. progressive and fhougntiuI so,u
nierciai travellers Of today nave ptISSsr
their seal Of approval upon OUT S' our
and have given % the prineApsss " Wv
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lhp's'ning OF poor trade does not
things, Tho travelling man who
rs while his competitor is complain
10 Inc man who will sec business i'm
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house sends You out to secure dc.
10 trade ard is looking for good re-
IN that direction from you. II you
'"e the house will be with you every
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poor practice no sell one article at
md putting big profit on another.
business TO mako II profit on all your
}, but 1t should he made fairly.
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tVn worthy object as the Commet ial
e"'s Home. now building in Blng-
''u'i' n y, surely deserves the hearty
10y o' ihe entire fraternity. as does
wa, excellent monthly production. tn
n "' Magazinr. whose every issue teens
!" cnoee articles on the issues Of tho
anu Is repleie with news of especial
'os' 10 every knight of the grip.
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|hng the bulls eye is good shooting
same rule applies to business. and If
desire to maxi a success of ii you
MT the bulls eye on the business
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bird In the hand Is worth mighty
If I is crow. That's just the way
yelling man fees about having an
countermandcd.
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FORECASTS BY FOSTER.
Weather Which May Be Expected During Weehow Catch the
Storms-.-Nesther Bureau Criticised.

by
I'm gave forecasts OF me storm wave " tho continent from 18th 18TH
country by close Of 18th great central valleys 10Th Eastern States "a
o
and tho
will 10
a
North Atlantic coast win
o h 10
- -"
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'RAVELERS
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
OF AMERICA.
I. orFICERs--lsss.e7.

r,oNAL orFicERs-lsss-s7.
=, John A. Lee. st. Louis
Il. 4. LaBcaumc. st. Louis
iee prestsenws aiiersiein. Richmond
VIM. II. Heesard. Chicago. Ill.
v Il. E. t'e Cardinal. Montgomery. Ala.
VICE f nssehard. Little Rock. ARK.
Alex. Kurze. Portland. Ore.
oNA1, BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
K,rschoff. ...........St. Louis. Mo.
Wizard st. Louis, Mo.
,obvne ............... st. Louis. Mo.
Duffin ........... Terrc Haute. Ina.
Knight .,............ Dallas. Texas
Hidrlch ..................Pc Peoria. Ill.
MEN NATIONAL COMMITTEES
ID ..... Il. Il. Smith, Atlanta, Ga.
.bea Hoffman,. Lafayette. Ind.
uvs &. HARDWOOD, Richmond. Va.
,,...J. NJ. Benish. Houston, Texas
yUent ...... ............... .'.'....
XII A. Winslow. Fond du Lac. wis.
CHAPLAIN.
l'a'0 Ai AcTToRNEY. 'A-A-
r, Kent st. Louis. Mo.
nal Headquarters. Room Al2. Union
Building. St. Louis. Mo.
Eighth annual convention meets In
lie. Tenn.
|TE OFFICERS. TEXAS. 1sss-s7.
Headquarters. Observation-Disclosures. Waco
Int. .Vcrn w. Jones. Dallas
Vice President. Observation-Disclosures.
,,........ Charles l.. Sanger. Waco
Vice President. INSTRUMENTATION.
..............J. j. Simmons. Dallas
Vice President. Observation-Disclosures.
...........F. l.. Jordan, Fort Worth
8ry-Treasurer. :. ...............
.,...... Malcolm Graham. Austin
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Nfichcaux...,.. ...............E Houston
Hoover .....,............... .NoTslcana
Peak. Fort worth
Doney ................ ...... .hu'HeSNilie
Farmer. ........... ......,......-..N AGO
CASTILLO. ............ w AGO
jyon... .... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. w AGO
huNueIl. ........... ............ AuStin
fckmanr..... ............San Antonio
ED. .....,....... Dallas
Rev. Homer 7. Wilson. Fort Worth
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|fiencc In human nature Is beaui'
hing. hut, like most things beautiful,
5 inch.
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cheerful lar on the road may be
by some, but The trade Is not sus-
ble to his che rms.
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" boom your firms business by too
pscuous err nj.
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W. r. simmons. ticket agent, Contra
thSe0gh s'sspas " Tylsr.
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'ne travelling men of this country WIZ
y Dand together to secure such lextsla
= would better their condition, ana
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PROBABILITIES.

washington. July io.--Eastern Texa.
Fair: showers in southern portion.
Xricansas-Tatyi southeast wtndA
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A NAUTIcAL CLOCK.

Morgan's Point. Texas. July io.-casain
Frank March q ths kk&le Freddie ~
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OUR GUARDIAN ANGELS.

wee, is the kiss of tho dear little
rife,
Irms about you entwining!
Meet are the kisses of dear little
[nes.
love Your heart Is enshrining!
he hurry and hustle, and strife OF
he "road.'
4 note OF song from the blessed
|hode,
heaven sent kisses from children
'nd wsfA
on and soft m and haliow our Ife.
thur L. Collins In Home Magazine.
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TOLD ON TRAVELLERS.

TOLD ON TRAVELLERS.
Train No on the Northern Pacific rail-
road was approaching the Bad Lands from
the east Tho rear door of ono of the
standard Pullman cars was opened by
man who seemed to be in hurry. He APP
preached a passenger, who was gazing out
Of the window. says the New York Fress.
II am New York drummer" SAID the
man 10 the fat passenger. and / want to
81 down here with you foe "a few min
utes."
WIN 1T cost me anything?" inquired the
passenger
Not a cent
IAN rigly sit down then
A moment later the Pullman conductor
came through the car.
Have you sleeping car ticket?" he
demanded of the man who saiu he was a
drummtc.
Il am the guest of my friend here" the
drummer answered quickly.
The conductor passed on, after looking
a; the man in an incredulous way foc fully
half minute.
What's your scheme?" asked the fat
'Ill tell you all about it," began the
drummer, confidently. You see, / sell
across the. country several times in the
course Of the year II ride in a Pullman
car II costs me about 81 day am a
bed al night and pay the regular fare Of 81.
IN the day | slip into Pullman car and
be ONE the guest of some good fellow like
! make 81 every CIV for I cbarnn nv, ~
whole 81 10 the ho,ise At tho ord az ,hr
wear I have made saoo W. 49, VI ''
"Do gel any of his sp7" n eged tho Cat
man VIZ ''''
You are tho first man VINO eyer asked
me to ray for being a gue,t. My company
Is worth something by the way do you
see hat steep hank on the side of the hill
where it looks like marble cake? Well.
and Mountain time Here is where You
turn your watch back just one hour.
Since am your guest, | will extend the
cournesies of my diversified knowledge"
A certain shoe salesman. whose name
is omitted by his request. tolls me of a
neat way in which he 90, Tho hos, Of n
tasrasemaster once in the South. lis
baggage weighed 1875 pounds excess. and
the hopsaremee,or nj The dorot d.n,,nd,,l
10 cents to carry ii to the neSt station.
Our friend the shoe Drummer. realized the
fact that the price was JUS, 10 cents 100
much. but there was no extra time 10
ticke: office. he bought a ticket 10 ,he
next st-T--on. paying therefor 30 cents.
~, men ne presence ms twn t'tkets 10 ,he
raih"r warm under 0 he collnr could do
nothing but check the trunks While he
was doing the drummer asked II there
Was any one In the crowd VINO was going
to the next s.ation. II so. he had
ticket for TINT station which he would
sell at a discount. The consequence was
that he sold the Ticket for 90 Gems The
get even and when the train pulled III he
informed the conductor that me drummer
no ma eAcess paISnhe snu o',iy o ," '.onet
man When the conductor come through
the train 10 take up the tickets he took
mp the matter where me bagsaeem"ster
,h a ena ',;.t., .ns cood for one fare
and that he would not nav excess ON bag
gage for which he held checks, and cute
= h,.a, 5,scvseion ens,ad when Inc
y. -. - NJ, -. "a, aa~.i,,,to, ~. 49,,
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TlIla NIGHT is on.

Editor T. =. \. Page:
clipping from Peoria uil) journal, in
order to show you that the travelling
men of THIS country are N dead earnest
after the cent passenger rate in llli-
nois. Fraternally Yours.
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note OF song from the blessed
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-22
HE BEAT THE CATHOP
One Of FarO'S Tills Robbed by a
Willy Sneak Thief.
TWAS ALL DONE IN A HURRY
The Lookout Was Away From His
Post and the Dealer Was Busy
Paying off Bets-In the
Combination.
TWAS ALL DONE IN A HURRY

A fellow with an unusually well de.
veloped gall beat the last turn at one
of the games at the Combination gam
bling house last night for between 500
and 5000, but he did not do IL I'm q
legitimate manner, and that is why the
police are looking for him. The ease
with which a lone robber got away
with about $500 from the same room a
couple of months ago set bad example
which. was followed almost to the let
ter in last nights experience. The sec
ond ROBBERY was as successful as the
first, and the only reason that the game
was not hit harder was because there
was no more money in sight.
Gaombling has been on the increase
recently in Butte. and in order to ac-
commodate the demand an additional
table was put in at the Combination.
There was no room for IL in the front
rooms. so it was located in the billiard
room against the north wall and not
more than six feet from the back stair
way down which the fellow Who robbed
the pool room made his escape. At
about Is minutes after u o'clock last
night the last turn had been made and
Rosetta Garcia. the dealer, was paying
or the bets when a little black NOUS
tached stranger reached over the cor
Hcf VI Tic bdDlc, the pie VI
bills out of the cash drawer and darted
down the rear stairway before a hand
could be raised to detain him.
Ed Hartman, the lookout, happened
to be at supper ait the time. and the
thief had better chances of success
than he would have at any other time.
Garcia was busy with the bets on the
table and did not notice that the draw
er had been touched until the robber
was half way down the stairway. Jerry.
1.-The gamester," who was keeping
cases, started after the thief, but when
he reached the fourth step the fellow
turned around and shouted: IF you
come another step I'll shoot" The
stairway was dark and Jerry could not
see whether the man had a gun or not,
but he took him at his word and
stepped back up stairs. The thief then
trotted on down stairs, slammed the
door shut after him and walked out into
more money in his pocket than had
been there in long time. No one pur-
sued him and the police were not noti-
fed for five minutes or longer.
The thief took all the bills in the
drawer which amounted to somewhere
between 800 and 5000. He is described
as being about 30 years old and FIVE
feet six inches tall, medium build, with
black hair and mustache and a dark
skin. He wore a dark suit OF clothes
and black hat. He is a comparative
stranger in the city, although there
are several people around the gambling
house who knew him.