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Improvement. at FIaton,o

flatonia, Texas, July 1.-The people o,
Flatonia are wearing broad smiles. for the
Town is undergoing many important I'M
provements. and now has ar unusually
prosperous air. Among the buildings In
some brick buildings OF J. NJ. Harrison on
North Main street and the three story brick
hospital OF DIR. G.. W. Allen on South
MAIN II is very probable that Mr.. HAr-
rison VIII also erect two-story brick
euiiains adjoining lis present place OF
Work viii begin at an early date on q
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handsome re~i5erce for senEtor A. b
Kerr. Several o;As- resiaeoces Of smaller
note have essn built.
Tie Gil miu IS belne 9vs-baCls3 a.i a
quantity a. le~ machinery Tut II.
II White has te~E easA-gsns ais z.l
ana aiding r-xat deal = re lstes, irn-
proved machinery and roN has o.e Q. ~
finest gins il Sccthe-u Texas.
The city eoszcl has been doirE CONS
epci eofk grazing and covering the streets
ara 3 kini @; white clay ;hs' hsco-.i It
rerfse-ly hs-1 and makes street alTnos'
r.ual n : trsck pavement
Tie soa-he-a i'ac.;e railway IS Gov
erlae ~ street soctk Q. The 3ePo; v!ih
c,-1s-s
C-a2 prospects were never better E-i
s,acar2sa are feeling cheerful ever the
high Prices cattle are Ringing
Th1tt sra enterprise haye :&kea pos
session g. tie people.
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NEw LIFE INFUSED.
Applicants for Federal Offices once
More Hnnrfnl.

LulrE Texas. jolly THE Posts Wash
ipg'an 3ispa'rh st4tlaE TIA, number Of
Feaeral appointments would bc made as
soon az The oxtrs sessloa OF congress al.
.olrned has pgt new We into a icw of
The walters John Waiter viii f. IA
thought recsive the appointment as mar
shall ~ West Texas ~ "a very popular
ard hss received the Endorsement OF the
Wet from 80 parties
fasioifice affairs bore src On stow 50
much 70 that even the applicants them
selves would need new compass hy which
10 steer. The present u1simasiora COM
mission expires December 20 next.
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Sour Lake. Taxas. July CA meeting
Tor the purpose OF elaciing o,tlcsrs ard
teachers to- the Sour Lake Sunday sehaol
wss called 70 order by Professor Beril.
on motion the term OF officers was fixed
8. three months, beginning July ]. The
election Of officers proceeded. resulting al
follows; Superintendent, Wallace L. Ig.
Elesioa assistant superintendent, Mr. R.
p. Rodgers, secretary ,re2sursr, Reed B.
Roigc-s
on motion the newly elected suFs-iatend-
en, vas authorized 20 appoint the teachers
for the ensuing term Teachers Appointed
were, Class No. !. adults and young REQ
pie. Wallace L. EeEleeion; clsss No. :. 'u-
ve1ile- Reed p. Ro,iSe7s; class No ), infant.
Miss Ida n. Merchant
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NnTFs

5. \. Cooper Of Houston is q; the Tre-
mont
Beach.
the Grand
Mrs ;. r. Mccormick is visiting friends
in Houston.
\, $. Fiournoy OF Houston IS registered
a, the Grand.
Miss Helen swanson OF Houston is visit
inE her aunt. Mrs Bangs. in this city.
The annual meeting II the stockholders
OF the gulf and Interstate Railway COM
rany. which was 10 have been held yester-
cay has been again postponed until
july 90
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ncnf Mnte. IN M.et.

waxahachie, Texas. July 2-rhe reyas
Deaf Mute association meels here on July
3. { and S.
by order OF r. ID. Murphy. Joe G. Brad
leg. chairman Of the arrangement commit
tee. with headquarters al Hllisboro, issurs
notice to all tho deaf inutes OF Texas. and
amcng other things says: IAN interesting
programme has been prepared; our beloved
brother. Rev. job Turner. has been secured
TO hold divine service for US or Sunlay
morning and evening. The hotel rates Mill
be from 10 cents day up"
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Sr and Nrs- spark. Injured In n
HunnVay.


Orange Texas J5ly last nigh. anoa,
i' oe'orE VI eui &as Hammond syarss
500 'saif ii-t.e boy Tere Ia buggy 20
'lfla ~ from the coEiry just ta.9ge
reeeA.as ;aeir home the horse they were
4r5snE bea'ae friehpsael an3 began nick
aE aad pluaFiug M-s s'arks d-op.-d the
Ania bg, or, on the ground without .1llr-
-E him sri sitfuc,iai .n igmp out her
Eei> hg fe.i agd struck her lrK fs.-e ard
arm 21 iie pHgA} mixing very painful
though uai serious njpfies The horse b.
cane unmaDsreshie ana rau several blocks.
wh"n ihe buggy eas overturned on NJ
st@fss inlariaf him severely sni teinol-
!thl1E the Yrhlcle
The Orange bard ~, lac, evening for
Port Arthur. Hherc trey a!N disu-ns-
Fourth II July music tomorrow. m -o
WI. - 2 hr F'c2mr1at cErurxion to ;hst
piace joTno-Tr~ from Orange.
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GONZALES CELEBRATION.
The Ladies' Park Association Had m
Field Day.

Gonzales, Texas. July 2.--Gonyales ceie.
brated yesterday Field day by the ladies
OF the Park association was a great suc-
cess. They raised sss5 for the improve
ment OF the Park. Quite crowd attended
from Lulins.
The baseball game resulted in great
victory for Luilng Browns.
Mr.. Jim Rochelle won the crown at the
bicycle tournament and presented Il 10
Miss Effie Wells and with q coronation
grafton delivered by Mr. Tom Lews she
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La Pore. Texas. July Camp meeting
Viii he held Oh the bay front in DR.. Bease-
iys grove from July 3 10 50. All thai
have tauts come along and help make >
scod time and enjoy the meeting. NO
charges for ground rent. a. arrangsmens
made with the La Pore Railroad company
through General Passenger Agent c. W.
Nelson reduced rates w.ll he given every,
body. Ia Porte is easy 10 reach by ran
or wa'er. Good singing, gocd speaking
coed time generally.
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COLONY 10 Rni.e Tohncco.

Trinity. Texas, July 2.--colonel \. T.
Anderson has located colony near here.
headed by Colonel York OF Illinois 10 en-
gage in the culture and manufacture OF to-
baeeo and fruit raising, for which this
section OF country is fast becoming noted
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Last summer one 81 our grand j

Last summer one Of our grand children
was sick with a severe bowel trouble" says
Mrs, f. G. Gregory OF Frsderiekstorn, Mo-
our Doctors remedy had failed. then we
tried chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea remedy. which gave very speedy
rsaisf." For sale BY all druggists.
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4 stnhhInr Anrn,-

For; Worth, Texas July "A stsbbine
ARRAY occurred On lower Main street, the
participants being Frank Matansa. az
Italian. and Andy Smith. Pole, in which
the latter was seriously cut, Matanga
Surrendered himself to the officers today
and WAS released on bond He gave as
reason for the trouble that Smith had IL
suited his tMAiaHea > wife
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schooI rrn.lcc. EIcctea.

LaGrangc, Texas, July e-Messrs. W.
H. Thomas. Ed. Law, c J. Won Roscn-
berg. II. c. Hulig and Jack Brown and
Or Nicholas Iroorcdl. were elected ,r,is-
tees OF the public schools u this city They
will pass on applications OF teachers for
positions next Wednesday.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-03

cuero. Texas, jpiy 2-The fury IN The
Charles Stokes murder <se. after being
out thee days. We're discharged this
morning without agreeing It was a very
long trial
The commissioners cour; adjourned to-
day, AFTER having been ~ session all week
as q board Of equalization The property
generally was found 10 have been fairly
r.rH.~aH
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sherman People were aboard

sherman. Texas. July lon the train
which came 50 near being wrecked for the
uurrose OF robbery. On the Des Moincg.
Northern AMI Western railroad yesterday
there wcnn f0uT sherman people. Mrs.
Horace Marshal and son and Mrs Annie
HUI, and son This attempted outrage has
caused much comment here.
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EPWORTH LEAGUERS.
wFssT TEXAS CONFERENCE At BEE.
VILE ADJOURNED.
Able Advocate Of the 1.-THE system.
The Report Of the Committee
on Statistics.


8esT-lis. TsIas July The fourth an
-1sf st.ssg-- q -he West Texas Euuor.h
t..-ts .-s--..-. 80. .4.,..--s- - -,.-
% Ia -s4t%A-ts az "-N C --s-4 Wy
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- - -. 80.
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~ = ! $. .s<s1 = a. z5-nir74ale manner hv
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tAt$s- s.cc-c.y he :l.1s sye-ern He d!i
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x ha4 never .-cz- ~ ..ss-o-,s.s II
may yazrs. : "a mo vss Ms homes,
v-.a Is God . - w. -c,. PROSPEROUS.
~ Es..s ;s-r--e ~ So $3.50 80,
rea1 1-,s. .a..-ss..rr and 5ss.-1ctir..
rai-s- c- The Nc,-. = gur3,- ay-,e. s-5
ss5v To Ca-3ac. Taer.
! Te-g lengthy DISCUSSION was next
= 70 Il tas7 OF 10. me league shoaId
"a! ms t.5.-e 80 a. - -,
v - b-o.Ea. -sa sri 7js.-4fss-pi nv sat.est.s-
z fs-, II rs - c-lv 49, - So
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nouy. Ssrerai ,-a-rhs ago - book an.
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5.-scr.c4.ly DESTROYED ,bs ~ r. "a
rxhi 20 ask The ro----.,.t- ~ -. -,
Steele TO t4ll a-d complete central o,ha-.
Fere x .he opinion ~ varl4 ~ -.
s.sp-i.e ~ o-e-5rs.!,s ~ -. -,
-rs75-is1 =. ~ -. -. 80 -.ee.
'ha, The editor q. ne Era b. i,--n.r,-i.i
IS csSs=i az he Afternoon, So. So.
ever. ana he mater -es;ea hare,
A., ~ -, -.
tie committee a.. sfstis,,cs Ms r. ~.
hing taken M. tbs -c7e-t sNove4 -.
there az forty-tve leagues in re Wet
F5Aas co-teyezce. with membership OF
pas, wear S.5z5t for rhe s1D., .-e
missionaries. ue
X J Bowen Of Rockpo-- h-,nrn. t.,,,-,
ihe conference q blank -s,o-. ho,t -
leagues Which hs had cooyr; shtst A..
he had explained lis u.s. rSs1i',-i,,, 80 -.
adopted directing thar il be pr,nte5 ana
ufet by the local leagues In mis- oa,tn--
ence. - ''As GOMEZ
+ n p,,oh.7.- =. ,-.,-,. ,,,.
fine address on The Relate, ., ~
worth League 10 the Methosfs,, -. ~ -
ture.' He sail ,hosa WHO w. $3.50,
the leaglH movement we're atrer,rrirr -
wreck the cradle in which vs. nj,
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Luilnr Texas July 2--Las; night the
back doors q Julius Meyers ami William
Dureds saloons were broken open. This
thieves helped themselves 70 g liberal sup
ply o. dr!nkablts cigars and tobacco
Early q the nigh; youag railroad man
as held up as he vas on his way home
and searched The ray csr hai Just
passed. but he had fortunately lei. his
money Al the Office
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Grnnd ". o. W. Picnic.

waxahachie. Texas. July Camp No
4s. wooimen Of the World, employed a
Fort worth band and attended grand
picnic al Reagor Springs. six miles east OF
this city. All tho Woodmen camps In the
county we've in attendance,
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The Reputation

Winch DIR. law ava
way 4 60. sa
built M has ami
won by haro rkss
homes; work, nT
ap wsi;hiut do ,.,ss
the triie and .nssis
cessful s.assifs
Ia L, The ,reaisnen,. =
ain delicate ~
private iiseass "a
cuiiar 10 men
women. -,rs.
SPECIALHE5,.oL
SPECIFIC blood N,
sSoning, nervous N
billy. kidney IA
urinary difhelais..sI
hydsocele, .G.,ussl.
niles. rheunAnss
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skin and blood diseases OF all 1oi''
tarrh and diseases of women. xvAY II
CO. ese Alamo Plaza, san Antonp,, .ieank
or No s. st. Charles Street. New
La. .... ~
SYMPTOM blank No. !. for men; Nal RI
women; No. 5. for skin diseases; - /
cAtarrh.
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Peculiar Effect OF snake mic.

Luling. Texas. July 2.-Hooper Crelgh-
ton. eolored, living on one OF the Edison
farms. was bitten by copper head snake
yesterday. His leg sweiled 90 that It
burst.
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Throw physie to the dogs" and use ~. -
gostnra Bitters, II you desire goth "a
ton and healthy appetite. Sole manu-
turers, Or. J. G. 3. Siesert X sous
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-03
THE TEACHERS OF TEXAS.
Association Asiasrtss Altar : Pi.ss.
att ans rroii;9els Ssssioa.
N IMPORTANT STEP 10 BE TAKEN.
IL College As.uciatfon Succeed. An
li. Aim the Lane Star state
Win Cain Ren0wa-


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sunday school Election.

sermon preached from St. Luke =. II. ~
Rev. Charles L. ACLarty, until $50 a. n.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-02
The Only Harmony Wanted.

1t is stated in the public prints that
the Honorable Richard Croker of
Tammany aspires to leadership in the
larger field of the National Democracy,
but as prerequisite to his leading he
desires to have the platform revised
and reconstructed to suit his ideas of
that it would be eminently proper for
him to name the next Presidential
nominee of the party. Modesty is not
one of the virtues of which Mr.. Croker
has been accused. nor does he now
seem anxious to have it known that he
is of a self-abnegating and retiring
disposition. The victory of Tam
many in its fight for the control of
Greater New York, which was accom-
plished under the leadership of Mr..
Croker, in so far as it was victory over
mugwumpery as represented by Seth
Low, and over McKinleyism as repre-
scented by Tracy, was welcomed by the
Democracy of the West and South; but
should it come to be understood that
Tammany's victory in New York was
only part of a great scheme to lead the
National Democracy away FROM the
Chicago platform and turn it over to
such steunch Democrats as VIM. r.
Morrison. VIM. c. Whitney, and other
gentlemen who helped to elect VIM.
Mckinley President of these United
States, the great body of the party
would take no further interest in the
affairs of Tammany or Mr.. Croker
either. The Democracy of the West
and South do not take kindly to propo-
sitions to reconstruct the Chicago plat
form. The rank and file of the party
do not care what politicians are in Of
fee if they Go not represent party prin-
ciples. They have lost all appetite
for straddle platforms and will have 20
more of candidates ''better than their
party" There is no disposition on
their part to sacrifice principle for
success - success that would mean
nothing. They have come to distrust
New York politicians. II New York
should come forward with an entirely
new set of men, but with the same old
policy. the new men will fare no better
than the old crowd so recently dis
carded and discredited. What Demo
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-02

crat except the one who expects 10 be-
come beneficiary cares for party sue
cess If that success is not to stamp
party beliefs upon its policy?
As we have often pointed out, poll
tieians are apt to be sharp sighted
rather than far-sighted. They are apt
to regard party organization as the
strongest element of party success,
without taking into consideration
those forces that make party organiza-
ton possible. Surprising in nine
teen hundred the issue of Free Coin
age should be ignored in the National
platform. Federal interference in State
affairs should not be mentioned, and
the usurpation of the Federal judiciary
should receive no notice, what State
10 this union would give a Democratic
majority? Yet this is exactly what
the Republican contingent 10 our ranks
are seeking TO accomplish. Tammany
supported Bryan and is entitled by
that act TO be listened to, but the mo-
ment it begins to squint towards the
financial policy of the late lamented
Mr.. Cleveland and his discredited fol-
lowing, that moment Tammany will
cease to be considered.
1t is also stated that Mr.. Whitney is
longing for harmony. The Democratic
party will harmonic with him when
he votes the ticket and stands upon
the platform. It is well enough to
keep an eye on the harmony shouters.
Everything is now harmonious within
the party. 1t is only those who have,
on account of their treason, been plac-
ed outside of the breastworks who are
saying anything about harmony. 1t is
just as well to keep enemies on the
outside. The first duty of party is
to set forth in its platform the exact
policy it means to pursue. This is
the only way to secure harmony.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-02

Mobilier dispensed its millions TO its
promoters and hungry Republican Of
icals; when the Star Route fiourished
in all its glory and its beneiciaries
shone lustrously in diamonds to an ad-
miring world; when the Belknap scan
dal unfortunately came to the surface
spelling many good thing; when the
great Whiskey Ring debauched the
land and counted among its worshipers
Judges, lawyers, Officials close to the
throne-uay, even editors; days that
the manipulators of the present Pacific
Railroad deal fondly hope to bring up
on the earth once more. How fondly
the memories of the ancient Republi-
can fingers over the time of his party's
power and prosperity in this State
when Republican county courts met at
midnigh: and issued bonds by the mil
lion to give to railroads that never had
any but paper existence, and in the
construction of which no pick has ever
broken ground. It was in those good
old days. when the Republican Regis
tering oficer-in-chief of this District,
comprising some twenty counties, is
sued this complete, unique and COM
prehensive order to the registering Of
ficers under him: Register as few
men outside the Republican party as
possible" Those were 1.-THE true old
times" when white man was not al
ways as good as a negro, no matter
how we'll he behaved himself.
1t is not improbable that recent
events have acted upon the Republl-
cans of Jefferson county as the smell
of a savory dish does upon a hungry
man. There was an election contest
up there not so long ago as to have
become ancient history. The ballot
boxes, after the votes were cast, were
placed in charge of a Republican
county CLERK. On the face of the re-
GuIu DGuOCIdtS dppCaICO "
have been elected. The Republicans
contested. When the ballot-boxes
were opened and recount had, the
Republicans had more votes to their
credit than the tally sheets showed,
electiDg all the Republican candidates.
Then, man after man, whose ballot as
found in the manipulated ballOt-box
was Republican, appeared and swOre
that he had voted for the Democratic
Candidates, as per the original count.
Here was a clear case of fraud. The
court in delivering its opinion exoner-
ated the county clerk and declared him
an honest man. We bow to the de-
cision of the court. The county clerk
declares, we believe truthfully, that, to
his knowledge, the ballot boxes were
not tempered with while in his custo-
dy. As we said before, he's an honest
man; but are not the hundred people
who swore their ballots had been
changed also honest? The problem as
to how the ballots were changed is,
we think, plain-to man up a tree
and easy of solution. The whole
trouble was due to rats! They made
the changes; but Democrats think that
there ought to be rat terrier in that
office that will exterminate that par
ticular breed of rat. Perhaps it is the
foray of these rodents that has filled
our Facts brethren with the idea that
the good old Republican times are
coming back to this State, when pick
ings will be better and elections will
not count.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-02

THE people of this county can well
feel proud of the progress of the Re-
publican party. 1t has grown from a
little squad of unorganized but deter
mined men, ten years ago. to a good.
clear majority of the voters. The
election of the Democrats to the control
of the national government in 1892
materially FASTENED the advent of the
Republicans to power in this county.
The Democrats thoroughly demon
strated their incapacity to manage af-
fairs OF national Importance, and our
people are no longer willing to place
them in full charge of the couuty's af-
fairs.-De Soto Facts.
The above extract awakens within
us memories of the golden age of the
Republican party in this natiou-of the
halcyon days in which that party so
completely demonstrated its capacity to
manage the affairs of this great country
that no boodler or promoter can call
them to mind without gentle sigh of
longing aud lickerlsh moisture suf-
fusiug his neither lip. The days when
everything "went"-wheu the Credit