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your weekly payments reach that amount
t'That guarantee is the bait at which the
gudgeons bite. They consider that at the
very worst they will eventually get the
worth of their money in goods. and that
there is fair possibility of winning the
prize upon the very first payment, which
cannot amount to more than one dollar,
and may possibly be but one cent.
"Now that have lost my money I be-
gin to realize how foolish l was to ever 60
into the scheme.
take ii for granted that Mrs. Cohen's
lottery scheme is cond ducted upou an hon.
est basis and that each club has 100 MEM
bers. The average ticket in the box car
ried around to the members costs exactly
so cents, making the value of the collec-
tion $50. This amount Mrs. Cohen re-
ceives I'D cash and the winner at that
weekly drawing gets $25 in merchandise.
Judge for yourself what profit the woman
makes. She not only draws down $25
cash as a clear profit but the percentage
allowed her as a commission on all goods
sold.
"But contend that the profit of 1926
per week she makes on the thirteen clubs
she has established is not tie sum total of
her revenue. Take my csse, for instance:
~ paid in over $14 in small weekly pay
ments, for which l hold receipts. When
the girl came around last week, drew
my envelope as usual and found MY
assessment was "a cents. | did not have
that amount i'll change, so proffered the
girl a $40 piece. She could not break the
coin and it was agreed I should send up
the right change a little later. / did so
and to my great astonishment I was noti-
fed by Mrs. A. Cohen that no longer be-
longed to the club. Further, she said that
in view of the fact that my assessment
had not been paid prior to the drawing, /
had according to my signed contract, for
feited all my rights to the moneys l had
already paid in"
Following is a copy of the contract
which each of Mrs. Cohen's 1900 patrons
have signed:
MEMBERSHIP CONTp rT
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Treatment by cor
respondence emil
nently successful.
Write fully and with
out reserve. Don't
have any foolish
fears of your conf
dence being violated,
for the strictest Sc
crecy is preserved in
all professional deal
ings. Prompt and
perfect cures guaran-
teed. Office hours
sto IL A. NJ, 2to 5 and
7 to 8 P. NJ. Sundays
10 to II A. NJ. only.
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HOME REST FOR THE SUMMER.

GUNNER BOARD IN SAN JOSE; PLEASANT
- rooms; large grounds; fruit and howerA Ad
dress p o. box 226.
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n board for summer months: private family;
beautiful grounds; large rooms; s minutes from
station; hour I'm city. MRS HANSEN, Belmont.
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LIVELY ~ FL pAso.


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cnr' ot Texas Meesrs' l. NJ h'h'''H D..
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NECR0L0 GlCAl.

ED, HARPST-Kerrville, Texas. Feb
ruary Ed Harpst. jcweler. died nj
7.0 this evening, The remains win be-
shipped to Tyler for intermcnt.
MRS NJ. NJ. IEWIS-San DIEGO. Toxos
February 2.-Mrs. NJ. NJ Lewis died Mt
the residence of Il. l.. REYES last night of
slow fever. Mrs, Lewis was ST years of
age.
}. II. Neutrality-suspicious., Texas.
February 2.--J. II, Richardson. an old
residenter and for the past twelve wears
cotton weigher OF this place. died at :
o clock today. aged 30 years
TWO DEATHS Pine Valley. Toxas
Fenruhry S.-Mrs. j H. Wiukler wife nj
the woods foreman, J. II. Winkler n,
/. I. sloan a Sons. died Saturday night
g Nauls baby died this morning In.
'erhent ut New Waverly.
MRS. CLARA srACY--Devers. Texas
february Mrs Clara Stacy. who dl,l
on me morning OF the Sist inst was NOT
buried until p. III. today on account of
pah weather. The Rev. j. H. Feagan
performed the funeral services.
JUDGE MASoN-sap Antonio. Texas
February s.--Judge Mason. prominen,
citizen of Galveston, died this mornInr
az the santa Rosa hospital of cancer M
me neck He was d years old ms
remains will be shipped to Galveston To-
night, accompanied by friends
MRS CAROLINE wALTERS-oranpa
texas, February S.-Mrs. Caroline Matters
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as he IL known by his own designation.
Your Grandpa" Is part and parcel OF
the county igh-hearted, whole-souied,
honest ana generous to fault Wen.
truly. he is an original When away from
the cares Of his fertile acres. meeting his
friend. Colonel Asa Dawdy. why Your
Grandpa Is somewhat OF a talker him.
self. Here is one OF his "reminiscences.
Wen, you sec, the Floyd family swung
high In those days, and would scorn a
bank that couldn't honor their draft for
a and five naughts Their name and fame
extended to both continents just I'M
mediately preceding the civil conflict. We
visited the court Of ST. James and called
upon the queen, | myself being among
the number. The routine was tedious.
when her majesty was heard 10 observe
aside to n throne attendant: 7 wish that
the Virginia Floyds be Immediately pre-
seuted. one of the Ponsonbys being the
lord In waiting. when Il came my turn
/ don't know how II happencd-lt just
came out. probably due TO my tree rexas
training | stretched out my hand saying
'Howdy-do, Queen Vic, shake hands with
your grandpa 1t didn't Illustrate the old
lady a bit. She replied. T am glad to NEE
you. Here. Wales, give Grandpa tloyd
your seat d" w f.
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TEXAS POLITICAL NEWS.
REGULAR Riot at the Republican Con-
yention In Waco.
REED MEN CAPTURE THE DELEGATES,
Hon. George Mccormick to Succeed Hon
VI. 5. Townsend on the Executive
Committee-LanhaD Say.

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waco 'e1as' e'' 4''s ." 49,. :,
can county oo"Nei'iO'' "'''.'' -.
ternoon 70 ei9.' oe'ss 49,
siona' eoi'Fe'''''" a. i''''T'
heree rlot 'foth Nsi'.'''''s - a..
Reed and Mckinney 'ac'i0n9 i'As''' -"
agefS Tor tne e'n"'' % '''s
county 'tli'' man a. ~ -.
eahea inc oh'''l'io" % V'-
nan AT oc'oeM @.'' 'n.'''. ''' ', s. ~
Dali opehe| "e i''e' 49,
hop'nsoh i'F cl's.' man ''''' Wv -.
crown ""n'e'' i,"'s''
rAh1e'''''''''' ''Y"e -
every DoDS "''4 - 'A'" 1' '''
uni'' ,,-
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died here last night. after severe Illness
~ some duration. This Is the third DEAN
that has occurred in this fanny IN iess
than month. Captain Adolph Doae''
her son-in-law. died in Galveston January
TO- MIR Henry Walters, her husband uled
January o. Mrs Walters was 81 years
old and was a native OF Prussia Inc
funeral will occur from the Presbyterian
church tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
MRS. MARY sTRUNK - Oakland.
Texas February 3--Mrs. Mary Strunk,
consort Of Mr. Ernest strunk, died at
her home near Oakland Saturday, the
Is, of February, and was buried at Sub
lime Sunday. she died of yellow jaun-
dice complicated with other complaints
she was a true and devoted wife. low
ing mother. bore her Affections with n
Christians fortltude and leaves heart
broken husband, three motherless chill
dren and a host of friends to mourn her
loss
MISS NANCY THOMPsoN-Marlin,
Texas. February S--Mlss Nancy Thomp-
son. the newly elected school teacher,
arrived In Marlin Thursday from Corpus
Christi She spent Thursday and Friday
and a part of Saturday with her friend.
| Miss Eva Nettles, who Is a teacher In
the public schools. Saturday evening
late she moved to her boarding place at
| Mrs. a. w Fosters, MISS thompson
was apparently well, going TO the theater
Saturday night She was last seen alive
at dinner Sunday After chat at the
table she left for her room. Al o'clock
Mrs. Foster heard something fall. which
sounded as If coming from the room oc-
cupsed by Miss Thompson, but she thought
| tho noise was caused by a blind. MISSING
the Young lady at supper. search was
made in her room. and she was found "
ing on the floor dead Physicians were
summoned and gave az their opinion that
death was caused from heart failure.
The news was Immediately telegraphed
to her parents at Corpus Christi Miss
Thompson was Young lady of striking
appearance, about % years old and appar-
entity IN good dcalth.
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NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES

Six furlongs, solling-Laura c. Haw-
thorne Belle, Adept. Patsy, la Ha, Min
ne Wa Wa, 90, Georgia Smith, Elsie Fer
fuSon' lo3; May Ashley, Arsenic. Mary
Nance, Rosalind III. ~.
iialt mile, S-year-olds-Janeiro OK Eye.
Clemaus, l0d. Fleta 5 lOs, Star Tobacco
iUJ, arnesou lis.
Three-quarters Of a mile. haudicap-Win-
chester lO3 Gladiola 100 Fannie Rowe N,
10 Bertrand 9N Rosalind III "a. Burlev
10. ''"'0'0"' "''ou''
90 one mile hand!cap-Proverb 90, DIR. Work
", Du'Gh Arrow ~ George w 81, Dock
!.eomard %. ~ - Banjo l05, Jim Henry
70, Nolsey 1903, Jimmie r. 90. OIinda iii
SIX furlongs-1nxie lis, Beeswax. Tru-
| hnt, frytanta, Lucy Belle. Princess Rose
| SSMee,tne2, l- lo1 Bagppe, Alamo, Nemaha'
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sAN FRANcIsco RAcrs

san FRANCISCO, February S.-Fiye-eiehths
o. a naturalization LOG (Chorn even;
leeksniii, liz Bergen>, 20 to /; Banjo. 1oa
'flEnm. to /. Time lO5,s
Seven furlongs. selling Su,o,,,.,-.,. "a,
IN, o9 ~ TO /. Theresa, nj (Ciarnerl 10 10
Tim ' ia Johnson 70 tcochrane), l2' to L
Mile and a sixteenth. bara,oo,, rA,
pm. y Cr Sloan. even: Ioeam III 1ch norH-
i:slll % dhead' % Ionos), 10 to j. Time
ID tsfsfo fgt3rieengs. inside course-Perseus
,p NlaiheI . TO J, Swift Sure. lOl (I{,irnsS
T,m no "a Monitor, 81 a. Martin), 10 to % l.
H HfISI dIhr % Of mile. selling
lciornei to ia. 0d Her,ia, to 1; Midlo, SO
,2 FEayS fg9riongs. selling-comrade 100
ianSSj 10 y y! Mo- i TOD Hunter i63 Ccoch-
Time l:0Si - "Sroh' ~ tMcLaim, tn 2.
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BRENNAN BUDGET.
A No~papor Correspondent Gone 10 cuba
Lieutenant pwycr ArriNos.

a Nowipapcr Correspondent Conc 10 Cuba
Lieutenant pwycr ArriNcs.
bronhan, Texas. February 3. Tho }.
koimy assigned stock OF furniture haa
hcn sold Go Mrs. ". ponkcr, who viii
continue the huHntHs az tho same stand
Mr.. Hugh Robertson had a me SIX shoot.
or stolen from his saddle pockets while he
vent ln a. collect I'M on "A promlnoi.,
hpruurhfHrc hrtc today.
Sir. Sianly Watson lcuvos this afternoon
Tor Cuba aA correspondent OF the Evening
Press and some interesting letters may
be expected from him
tn" caHo OF T.. O. Flood w. Rrcnham
Manufacturing company Injunction suit t.
restrain ali action OF the company ano
praying Tor a receiver, is being hourd be.
fore Judge Sinks today.
Lieutenant Charles q. Dwycr. T. =. a
connected with tho American legation AT
the Ciiy of Mexico arrived hero today
lie is son Of Mr Thomas DWyer. whc
was murdered here a few days ago.
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MIlL nEAKD- ON TRIAL.

HempstcI1 Texas. February s.-Wul
Heard, who shot ana killed Eugene Rem
fro. near Howth. ON January 2S. is having
"A preliminary trial before Judge Harvey.
The prosecution Is being conducted py
County Attorney T. u. Piuckney while
the defendant Is represented by Brown
* Poolr and cX-Uutod States District
Attorney T., e. Hannay. Tho examination
OF witnesses will probably not be con-
cluded before tomorrow evening.
Dr. Penn g. Thornton is circulating n
petition to be presented to the city
fathers. asking them to order an electlor
for the aholishing or retaining OF "A city
corporation. The petition is being signed
by nearly all taxpayers who have hau
AN opportunity so far.
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"YouR GRANDPA,
4 Visit 10 Her Majesty, Queen Victoria
BY An Old Whartonlte

A Visit 20 Her Majesty, Queen Victoria.
By An Old Whartonlte.
Wharton. Texas, February 3 The pub.
licaiion IN a recent Issue Of The Daily
Post Of an interview I'm Washington with
Colonel Stith-Floyd OF Wharton. Texas
relative to his mammoth goose ranch and
its profitable output. Was road w,th tn
tcrcst and enjoyed commensuratciy hy
home people here. Tho Floyds of the older
stock ddto back Ia the early DAYS of the
organization Of this crsnd old county. for
81 must be Remembered In anto-hellum
days Wharton and Matasorda and Brnxo-
ria constituted tho "hiuo grass region" or
TcNas-dames OF high degree, cavaliers Of
boot spar and hounl, whose veins tinslad
with the hest blood OF The Sunny south
OF these were the iloyds and Stihs, In
truth the hyphenatcd "Stith- FIoyd'
sprang from union OF these South Texas
patriciAus. Judge Maclin :, Stilh was tho
hrs, chief Justice OF the county. ana one
OF her noblesl and best citizens. rho elder
I'ioydg were transplautod here from "OId
virginia" Secretary Of Wal Floye, under
buchanan was OF the Same parent stock.
Tho family are scattered far ana wide.
Nat Floyd. journalist OF State noioriety.
Is now doing duty on the stan OF The
Daily Post. The clan In these laifer days
IA Wharton has as It's sole representative
| Captain Charles A. Floyd, whose homo IS
on the ancestral acres stlll. Charley. or
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SPORTING TIP:

ana rr'bhiFIIfof Ky, February s.-rhe Graf,
I<entucky and has to hd pool selling in
s IAN knell OF all horse raains us IN, me
Of Il to 70. "0use today by a vote
United s SAINT Miss Mss February a-rhe
bled here Tor ~ se np Trial club has assem-
heid 20 b De inc largest assemb,v s sve l, Is
leu, me purses aggregate ssSoS ever YET
s 9ilivag6 4 III III February s.~Jobn T
starting for SfS eSass W tmPSroysd and Intends
S sst,a say there Is no dsSnaT' Ills ply
pnlivasn unless aa the b.g fellow to al som na
spirits. t'y and Is in good
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INNOCENT MAN LYNry

Knoxville, Tenn. February n
ments which came to light q
show that Lee Sellers, who rr|
here ten years ago for the SUPP
der and robbery Of $40 f,onl
Madness, was an innocent M,
Hickman. OIL her death bed.
that Ike Wright, a notorious {.
was the real murderer aid N
being pursued by Officers.
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OMAHA PLATFORM ADHERED TO.

Georgetown. Texas. February A--Ihe
peoples party executive committee OF
Williamson county mat here today AMI
sei the sine for bolding their county con-
ventlon. March H. They adopted q reHO-
luton. renewing their Allegiance to the
Omaha platform and making the financial
question the leading issue IN the cam
paign Of is< A FOIL membership WAS
present. besides a number OF advisory
popuiists in the county. They VIII put out
q fuu county ficket.
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FROM The STATE CAPITAL.
Land Commissioner Sustained BY the
Supreme Court.
COMPRESS CASE TO Be APPEALED.
:. w. Madden Of Crockett Appointed Pri
waite Secretary to the Governor.
New Charters Personals,

Austin. Texas, February AIN refusing
,bs writ q, rnan,lnrnus praved for ag,i,s,
..-.,...---, -,
the land commissioner by j. a. Depoyster.
the supreme court today sustained the
former In his determination TO susneo1
49,. ..u,.,,.,,.. -. ~. =, -, 80.
'''' '''' avn " '"''" "a 0e'0O' '""N'
Under the detached section act. in antici-
patton Of future vaiidation OF sucn sales
by The legislature. An ineftectual attempt
Was made To pass a validating act at ,he
extra session OF the Twenty fourth iegis-
,A'u'e' hsin AS lali' pnt corflinisslo. 81
i,ahe. nese' ,,iei.Ss u'."Vleu 70 ms run
'.H'..s .,'. -, W. pis,,l's' -
ga rug W 'o'ioM ~ WIN w..
'7,"t 1'alyt -, - ''
la" S''''' No. ''i' I'"' rug ~ an l'V'
w. 80, ~. ,.'i' 49,, ."r mn ~.
.n,,.,r,t, ~ ,',,..'i,se-y. 7os,-ei7 ia H..
band and nay an, st has been considered
good policy 70 hold mp cancellations until
~. cloud IA present banging over hodiugs
under this act can ho removed by the leg
islatiye action. The lands ref-r 20 orc
1no-e nuctea ~, ine supreme cour' d'-
cision ia We Wen known 4-lberty couh.N
cases. ....
i"i'ii+AEi''
Chartered today The Eastman COLLEGE
ana Conservatory OF Music ana Art 90
sulphur Strings capital stock none a"-
seIs' El"'"" iNe"I p'iHsprs' ~, - ra"
in"t,' - d. N'''' d. "a "V"'ei' peh
| 9ul''
In. eA-9laNes va l'op'e 'io'h' "'
a. t..,,I e,oet tn,or,,nra,ors. 20
So, Nm nnle,, =, ni.rk mad
oth,-s
,r.,,,,i, ll.r,porn,s verein. \ literary ann
social s.gociation OF Temple. Capi,ai
I stock Slr1 incoruoraiors. Gust Cook
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I.AGRANGE LOCALS.

I.aGrange, Texas. February The col
ored man Jim oaks, who was shot by
Deputy Loossin on last Saturday. has
improved SO rapidly that his physician,
pr, Ia Lunn. is of the opinion that he
viii recover.
The Leap Year han VIII come OFF to-
morrow night the it'll inst, over 100 In
Viiatious have been issued, II the
weather remains fair IT will be one of
the events of the season,
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A sI1LD DENIAL.

Austin. Texas February 2--Eion. J. @.
Dudley, chairman Of The State democratic
executive committee, arrived hero thls
morning He says that the report mat ne
intends . resign because u supposed
congressional ambition. before the cofu-
fuitfce gets 20 work IL unauthorized
Mr.. John J peasants secretary Of the
state democratic executive committee, VIII
tender his resignation when the committee
meets Mr. = r Mclean. Of this city, IS
/ "A candidate for tho place
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mott secretary. The free siiver'tes YER
greatly In the majority and for the sake
~ harmony She god standard men ton
redcd that an delegates 20 any eonVen-
ton. where the money question was an
issue, be instructed for free silver lac
meeting was siilely and harmonious ana
r,rrdurt!ye 0: niuca good.
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swITcrlMAN RUN oVE

San Antonio, Texas, FstTs
Il. c. Fifteen. a Southern Paca:
man, was knocked down In me !
run over by a train, His len
crushed off just below the knes,
Just resigned his position, p~
pany is caring for him.
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sunr TO DEATH

Jewott, Texas, February 3.--Dan Vaughn
shot and killed John Harraway this cven-
ing about shutdown. lIarraway was ours
ing Naughu's mother when Vaughn shot
him with a double barreled shotgun.
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- 1919 nEM0cnAcY.

FdseVola Texas. February 2.-'rne
dDJua.rtdc ,xe,atlyc committee mot at
Canton toIpy au1 named March 81 as ,he
day ~ hold tic county convention. i'rs-
nun' officers eefe Instructed to call pri-
mary conventions tEn wccka rariier.
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NrrOn,IIcK AprofNTrD

Austin Texas. February 3.-tfon. George
Mccormick Of Columbus was tonifht ap-
pointed by Chairman Dudley to succeed
Hon NJ. $. Townsend member Of the
state executive committee from the
Eighteenth senatorial district. Townsend
~ undcrs, od here TO De- free silver man.
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1T WAS LOADED.

Guthrie. O. T, February s,Andrew
Reed, aged -. was fatally injured Ivy the
discharge of revolver ''that WASH I
loaded" playfuily snapped AZ him by mis-
brother, Calvin, Saturday night.
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ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Rejoicing Over the Decision Affect
ing Cotton Comprising.
DELAYS IN THE INTERIOR OBvIATED.
The City Mourning the Death OF Judge
Mason-Aspbait Free of Duty.
Grain Movement.

Galveston. Texas, February 3.--Nothine
has occurred in some time which has al
forded Galveston So much satisfaction
as the action Of Judge Norris granting
an injunction resira!uiug the commission
from operating its compress regulations
There were many expressions OF pleasure
ana satisfaction when the decision he
came known. the substance u mJst OF
them being that Galveston now has ~
chance to do business Nh. j. b Deni-
son commissioner Of the Galveston freight
bureau who was much reioleed at the
news. said
THE effect NJ the decision II confirm
cd by the higher court. VIII be either -
cause the commission TO make one rhte
on cotton or to mako rate fpr flat cot
ton and rate for compress cotton
Either proposition will materially heip
Galveston. What we have been contendiug
/ FOR here Is freedom ON the part OF the
shipper to have his cQmpresains DON
where hs chooses In order to avoid the
delays at interior congresses ana this
point is gained by Judge Morris deci-
sion" -
/ News was received here today Of the
death Of Judge George Mason, which o."
/ CURED nj Sau Antonio at = o'clock TINS
morning with profound sorrow In M
{ ctvll district court Judge Nason's death
was announced and tho court iminehateiF
/ adjourned and the members or the ual
/ present organized meeting 20 tax" SUIT
/ able action IN regard TO thu memory OF IN"
deceased The following COMMITTEES were
appointed:
/ TO prepare resolutions Major =. Cha'
/ Hume. Thomas j. Bsilinger, r. Y pay
idson, Major +. VI Spencer aud NJ. Il.
Mott.
To present same (, the different courts
Federal court Major r. Charles Hume
/ district court. i. II. Minor county court
John Loveioy; court of ciyil appeals. VI
/ f.. Klehcrg: supreme court Judge y. II.
! Willie
Judge Mason was esteemed by the bar
/ of this city as one Of tn" ~ ~ ipAtn'u
and capable lawyers In the South. or late
wears he had been a couns l0r. rnih-r thah
practitioner, combining himself mainly To-
/ his office and his books and seldom being
seen IN the court room. lie was a native
Of Winchester Va. a direct descendant
of George Mason. one % the sieners ~
the Declaration of Independence. and "a
son of United States Senator James
Mason. who, with Sli1eli was sent by the
Confederate government as special envoy
to Great Britain at the beginning Of me
war between the States. Judge Mason
came to Galveston about forty years ag
aud at the time of his death was 80 years
old Judge Mason leaves a wife two sons
Ben g. and George. Jr., and one daughter
Mrs George T. Karnes OF II uSton.
ASPHALT FREE or DUTY.
A letter was received today by the col
lcctor Of the port of Galveston from th'
United States general appraisers az New
York upon the matter of tho collection
of Il duty on the cargo Of asphaltun
a. Galveston al