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! Our NeighbOrS.
Midway Scraps.

Some bad colds.
Snow. the beautiful snow,
\. r. Redmond is hauling rock to
wall his irrigation well.
NJ. p. Redmond was helping c. F.
Hawkes. repair his windmill Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs N Redmond went to
WaKeeney last Sunday, returning on
Monday.
John Glenn has just finished dig
ging new well, and has plenty OF
water at thirty feet.
Mrs Larimer is quite sick and we
hear she is under the doctors care
At last report She was a little better.
Quite a number of the young folks
from Banner went to Collyer last Sat
urday evening to attend the literary,
but for some reason it failed to come
off
There is some talk of dividing Coll
yer township into four road districts,
instead of having, as at present. only
two. 1t may be good move, but it
will necessarily make Il little more ex-
pense. Whether it will justify it re-
mains to be seen. JACK.
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Report of Big Greek School.

Report for the month ending JAM
uary p. Number of pupils enrolled,
3; number OF days taught, 20; average
daily attendance, -; number of tardy
marks, s. Pupils absent but not tartly.
John Lorimer, Edgar Morell. Grace
tardy once but not absent. John
O'Toole. Visitors, Misses Belle Glenn,
Mamie Glenn. Annie Zeman; Messrs-
w. F. Swiggett, W. F. Stranahan, F.
F. Stradal. n. OFToale and John
Stradai MILE STRADAL.
Teacher
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Married

At the hotel in Collyer. Kan. ON
February l. 1897. William NJ Stimifs
and Miss Ettic VI. Plants. Rev j. Va
Hickman officiating We extend con-
gr3tulations-
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who cannot write his name. in this
enlightened age. was hardly a fl sub
ject to explain the gospel. But some
men must preacli.-Troy Chief
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SOCIETIES..

~N~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
F. & A. M-Wa-Keeney Lodge No. 14S,
"A. meets every second and fourth Monday
evening of each month
T. r. MOORE, Se'y. W. E. SAUM, W. NJ
o. U. W.-Wa-Keeney Lodge No. 200,
n. meets the first and third Tuesday eve
nlngS of each month
o. o. F.-Wa-Keeney Lodge No. 304, meets
l. every Wednesday evening. Transient
brethren cordially invited.
G.. NJ. UFFORD, Sec. o. A CORTRIGHT, N. g.
AZ W. of A--Wa-Keeney Lodge No. 1851,
Iu meets last Thursday in each month.
EDWARD CHALK, ". c. G. w. Gross, Clerk
q A R.-Captafn Trego Post, No 197, meets
". in the evening of the second Saturday
of each month.
We OLSON. Com. S. NJ. HUrzEL. Adg't.
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Trego County Teachers Association.


The Trcgn County Teachers Asso-
citation will meet at the court house
Saturday, Feb I3, 1897, at 1 O'Clock
p. IN.
PROGRAM:
Music
Invocation -.-.--.....-- Rev Hendricks
Music.
Secretary's report
Roll-call-Responscb by a short story or rem
iniscence in the life of Lincoln.
Paper --Insp irations from the Life of
Lincoln Bertha Holmes
Recitation
Paper-"Teachers' Moral Obligations in
the School Room W. II. Swigg5t
Discussion
Mrs. Carrie Piersee. May I'm IA les. M,llie
Curtis
Paper--Daily Preparation for Rccita-
ton ------------ --------- " b. Robinson
ID. cussio
Belle Hopkins. ]. ". Pharss. Nay Grim IA,
Recitation
Habits Hattis. j. kirby
Discussion
Miiiie stradai. May winn. Mrs Jessie
Taylor
Announcements
Adjournment
MIS- Lucy 5. BEST.
MILE SrHADAL. Pre- .ident-
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Union Pacific Time Table.

Union Pacific Time Table.
$-EaStern limited Due O-@1 H. III
2-Kansas City Fast Line. Due 1905 D. m
Fast Express Due 4:41 u.
3-Denver & Pacific Coast lmt'd Due7 :05 p. N
Tickets sold and baggage checked to all
points in United States and Canada
+. Z. BRADSHAW. Agent.
MO. Pacific Time Table.
TAT Ransom
BOUND.
No 8 3:12 a. M
Freight. No 21S GILT a
Freight, No. 30 :26 ID. m
WEST BOUND.
No. B -11:17 D. m
Freight, No. 211 IL 40
tVAIl trains run mountain time and
all trains carry passengers
w. III. BARR. Agent.
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In one and two pound
cans 40 and IS cents
per can Sounds high till
you taste it-then it
seems low.
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A female tourist passed through
Wa-Keeney Tuesday evening. She
claimed to have walked all the way
from Denver, her destination being
Troy, KansaS.-Independ
Wonder if she visited the indie
pendent offices!
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GROCER.

The price is IS cents
Three pounds for any
kind of q leo cent dol
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Kansas has too many useless Offices
We hope the legislature will have the
courage to abolish Acknowledgements
ent.
Now, Olson, do you think you can
make the people of Trego county (who
have known you for the past seven
teen years. believe you mean what
you say. Nit.
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We want one good man (having
horse), as permanent superintendent
for Trego county, to attend to our
business on salary. Must send along
with application, strong letters of
recommendation as to honesty, energy
and ability First-class man only.
State occupation. Address p 0. Box
1852, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-15

or tidewater inlet, or neck connecting
larger bodies OF water, and. instead of sug-
costing the idea of creek 1T is quite the re-
verse. a bayou is more generally navlg-
able than a river The rivers Of Texas are
hardly known as navigable streams. While
her bayous and those OF Louisiana are par
excellence the perfection Of reliable, navig
able streams of the medium and smaller
class. Eliminate the bayou qualities, that
is, the standing or tidowater, from the
Buffalo, and what would be left? Certainly
not river, because. to my certain krowl-
edge. you can conduct the :unning stream
through tube feet by feet, at mean low
stage.
To old and later Texans. 10 rob this
bayou Of its traditional and historic name,
Contcmporaneous with all the heroic and
gallant deeds done on and near its banks,
Is ant-pathctic to their ears. Besides,
what has the legislature TO do with tins
affair? I may be mistaken, but have no
idea it owes its name to any legislature OF
Texas, that il may at it's Will nullify or
change its nomenclature. on the contrary.
it has no jurisdiction over navlgable
streams. This is function ~ the United
States government. Let the legislature look
to its legitimate functions and 1t Will have
enough TO do in its brief allotment Of time
And let those OF our Northern. Eastern and
Western compatriots who can't get their
mouths set bayou fashion. with its broad
"a" call IL river. Nlmporte.
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Farewell Sofrce.

Lafayette, La, February 13.-The event
Of the week from social standpoint was
soree Friday evening given at the resi-
denco Of MIR. and Mrs. Eli McDauiels. In
honor of MIR, Henry Gudry. the popular
Young clerk at the Crescent News hotel.
WHO makes his departure for New Iberia
Monday, where he goes to accept a more
lucrative position in that city. The pleas.
ure seekers assembled at 9 o'clock d. M
Music was furnished by the Lafayette col
ored string band Dancing and other in
uoctnt amusoments We're INDUCED in
champagne and cake were served at 1880,
While other refreshments We're at the dis
Iosal Of the guests. The crowd was treat
ed to songs by Charles Lustor ST., +.
Guidry and Misses Card Dasbrey Isaurs
Mcpaniels, Anna Hollier and Mrs Ms
ianlals. The crowd was well entertained
by the host and hostess. and every one
spent an enjoyable evening
The band struck up Home. Sweet Home"
at a. m. and the guests took their de-
parture, after having offered toasts TO the
success of Mr., Guidry. The toast makers
were l.. Powell Walker. Charles Lusted
Sr, and Z. Mcbride.
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sickncss Mt GrnnhurN.

Cranhury Texas, February ls.-pr
Holden dentist, who has been resi-.
dent OF Granbury many years, had severe
stroke Of paralysis this week from which
his physicians hardly expect him to re.
cover.
MIR. T. T, Ewell who has been suffering
for months with pulmonary troubles is
very low now,
Mrs w, f. Graves has been very low
during the week and not expected TO ger
we'll.
4 crowd Of our citizens accompanied nv
me evangelist, Rev. \. l.. Prewott. who
has lust closed a meeting here. have Ink,
1rSturned from an extended camn-hGnt
usl report TWO very fine bucks, III,
pfSae her having killed one of them.
MI Juiip of Sandy FONT. Texas onter.
ca Hrsnbury college this week,
, roF Two or three DAYS the weather has
n p very fine and the farmers. While hss
hlnu now somewhat. will soon he nl,nti,,
corn If the weather continues good ''''''NE
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SHERIFF. LAKE CAPTURED.
Edwards. His Prisoner. Succeeds In
Notifying His Attorneys.

Waco, Texas, February li.-Sheriff Lake
of Pawnee county. o. T.. was arrested to-
day at Mineola, Texas. by Deputy Sheriff
Hiram Appel. who arrived with him and
his prisoner Frank Edwards tonight over
the Cotton Belt
Lake was arrested on bench warrant
issued by Judge Surratt and he will APP
pear befor his honor tomorrow to answer
for contempt.
When Sheriff Lake left with Edwards in
buggy Friday night he drove. under whip,
to Gurley, twenty miles south on the San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass, where they
boarded the southhound passenger that
night. They took the International and
Great Northern at Rockdale but mad to lay
over several hours there and at Palestine
Edwards was not idle. but every oppor
tunity would write a message and slip It
to a telegraph office. In this way he COM
municated with his attorney here and en-
ablod them to arrange for Lakes capture
at Mineola.
The message that reached his attorneys
was written while Sheriff Lake slept last
night, and was smugSled to an operator By
a sympathizer on the train.
Edwards went to Jail tonight Sheriff
Lake gave bond for his appearance tomor-
row before Judge Surratt.
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CHARGED Win Emhcy,,cmc,,

West Chester, Pa, February H.-Ex-
Congressman smedley Darlington has been
arralgned on charge of ENLIGHTENMENT
arising from the financial troubles of the
West Chester Guarantee and Safe Deposit
company. of which he was president before
the appointment OF receivers. The charge
is preferred by Mrs. A. Burnett OF NAL
yern, who alleges that on December ? last
Darlington received from her on deposit
$500 she thinking at the time that the
company WAS solvent. Darlington vas
held on his own recognizance for a further
hearing. The oflense with which he is
charged is punishable by fue double the
amount received and Imprisonment from
one TO three years Mr.. Darlington de-
clarcs that the prosecution Is actuated by
malice and that the institution was solvent
NJ the time specified. Mrs. Burnctt's al .
torneys announce on the other hand thu,
other arrests win follow. The receivers oi
the company have entered bond In the sum
Of 500 600
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BEAUMONT BUDGET.
sabine Pass Wharf Contract Let.
View Court nil.

beaumont, Texas. February 1i,--News
has been received In this city that Il. +,
Clark & Co. of Galveston have been award =
ed the contract FOR building the wharves
or slip for the I1ountzc Bros. at Sabine
Pass. H. Hausel, the Beaumont contractor,
VIII do the pile driving. While this in
formation is net official it is regarded as
reliable.
Judge T. J. Russell has forwarded To Rep
resentatiye w. w. Dies at Austin, the bill
creating the sixth civil court of appeals
district The bill will probably be intro
duced within the next niteen days. and II
It passes an effort will be made to locate
the new court at Beaumont. This city
VIII he the most accessible point in the
district. and The fact that Federal court
has been established here will add 10 Beau
monts attraction for n branch oil the civil
court OF appeals.
Traffic Manager J. II. Phillips Of tn.
Gull, Beaumont and Kansas City railroad
opnounces that the Kaysee Will haul free
OF charge all donations to the Newton coun-
~ sufferers
u. T. Kaufman, the beaumont architect,
has completed the plans for tho II. fiirsch
iesidonce. Contract for the building viii
be let before the first OF next month and
when completed II viii he the prcttiest and
most comfortable residence structure In
Beaumont, The building will front nifty
feet on Calder avenue and run back sew
enty feet. and is so designed as to coA-
hlne beauty and convenience. The house
and other improvements VIII cost In the
neighborhood OF $4,000.
Wednesday night Miss Honar Woul.s,
the noted elocutionst. will lecture in the
Baptist church for the benefit of the Ar
menian sufferers. Tho lecture Will be I'M
der the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society
of the Baptist church, and while no adj
mission will be charged a collection will
be taken UP and all who attend will doubt
less contribute To the extent o. their abii-
ity. The lecture promises to be a literary
treat. Mas Woulfe is ont under the al
rcction OF a religious society and wherever
she has appeared her talents have been
highly praised by press and public.
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sunday nj Canton.

Canton, Ohio February lit is not
definitely known whether President elect
Mckinley Will start for Cleveland in the
morning or delay his visit to that city for
day or two. But 1t is apparent to his
friends that he should take a rest and seek
relief from tho strain OF receiving the army
Of visitors constantly besieging his home
He has held up remarkably well under the
overtax that has been placed upon him
since the election and always gave visitors
cordial and hearty welcome II is under
stood that he will be away for at least a
part OF the week Definite plans have not
yet been announced.
To-day the major received scarcely any
visitors. He always has been averse TO
attending to business matters on sunday
Congressman u. X. Watson Of Columbus
and c. A. Chckering az New York. who
were late callers last night accepted an
invitation to accompany the major TO
church this morning and the First Pres
byterian services were attended Besides
this. the major left the house for clll on
his mother ana drive with Mrs Mckinley.
Jerome Carter Of Philadelphia was a late
caller Saturday night.
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corslcana, Texas. February A.-Mr. w.
Il. Rrooks, of the Fort Worth and Hills
boro street ear lines, is in the city. He
came Zero with view to putting street
ear line in this city. When seen by The
Post correspondent he said, regarding the
project II think no town OF the slze OF
Norsicana can well afford to De without a
street car line. Nothing so much enlivens
a city and outs into ii new life us a street
ear line. Never before has It been possible
| for Corsicana 70 have an electric car line
upor paying basis. as fuel was not to be
obtained at prices that would justify oper-
alton, but the conditions arc altogether
changed now, with tha cheap fuel this city
can now furnish in the shape 81 oil. Under
proper circumstances an electric car line
ought TO pay and will do as much as any
other one enterprise toward development
Of the city"
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MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA.

Hail reported from Boerne on the 3Oth
from Brady on the 18th, from Brazoria Oh
the 10Th, from College Staten on the Both
nom lluNal on the 3lst, from Fredericks-
burg on the 18th. 25th, Goth and 3Oth, from
Erapsvino on the 18th from Kerrviile on
me 18th and 10Th from New Braunfes
on the SOth. from Point Isabel on the 18th
ana from Waco on the 18th.
sleet tstations and dates OF occurrencel -
balilnSer, 10, 10, "a 26 Bowie 10, go;
atHdy, 10; braaoria, %, 26; Brighton, 90
70 20 brownwood, ~, %; Burnet, q. 30
Coleman, 26, 81 IS. 20; College Station,
20 20; Colmesneil, a; Crsicana, Is, 30;
Suero, 20, 70; Dallas, 10; Danevang, 25;
lluVai' -, 30, 81. Estelle, 8, 10: Fort
stockton, "a, 70, 30: Galveston. %, &c;
,''orgctown 30. ~; Hale Center, .; Hal
itisylile' 10; Hewitt, 10, so, 81. Houston
~ kerryille, 20; Lampasas, %, 80; Llano
~ 3O' loneview, ST. New Braunfels. Il,
ss' orange. %, 20; Point Isabel, 20. 20, II,
~ kohy, y; Rock Springs, III Runge.
-; san Antonio OBJ. %; sulphur Springs
~, 3o' Texarkana, 10, "a, 25.
solar hale reported from Danevang on
the I'd.
Lunar halos observed at Boerne on the
lu'n' at panevang on the 9Th aud 9Th, at
naiHeston on tho i0,h. at Hale Center on
the 9TH. at Halletsville on the sth and At
h.rrVille on the 18th and 10th.
Prevailing. direction OF the wind for the
month. north.
Thunderstorms tstations and dates OF
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WEATHER FOR The MONTH.
Atmospheric Pressure Was Slightly
Above the Normal.
TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW NORMAL
PrccipitatiOn Was Not Well Distrib-
uted-Whcat Damaged mud Oats
killed-CabbuGc Doing Well.

Galveston, Texas, February 13 Follow
ing is the monthly weather report pre-
pared by DR.. !. NJ. Cline. in charge Of the
United States weather bureau here:
CLIMATOLOGY OF THE MONTH.
Atmospheric pressure lin inches and
hundredths) Tho mean atmospheric press
ure, reduced to sea level, as shown ny OBJ
servations taken daily at "a III. and p.
NJ, Seventy meridian time. deter
mined from seven stations fairly distribut
ed over the state, was 30.22. which Is
slightly above the normal for this month.
The highest monthly average was 1925 at
Abilene, and the lowest was 80. at lei
paso. Four areas OF high pressure of not
&c intensity with their accompanying
weather changes crossed the State during
the month: one on the Sd and 4th; one on
the 10Th; one on the l7th and the other
on the oath and prevailed generally until
the close of the month. The highest press
ure for the month over the western portion
Of the State was 30.46 on the 4th; the
highest along the coast was 1904 on the
18th and the highest for the State was
06l at Abilene on the 2Sth. There We're.
generally speaking, four areas Of low press
ure, which influenced the weather to some
extent during tho month. One crossed the
southern portion of the State on the End
and the others on the 18th and 18th, 10th
and 10Th, respectively. The lowest press
ure during the month was 29.60 over the
Panhandle on tho 10th and the lowest along
the coast ranged from 29.71 to 29.19 on
January ., while over he western portion
of the State the lowest was 29,SG at I'll
Paso on the l2th.
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siso shows that during the great perioi o,
, aano'ta,le control OF the Federal govern
m y, from Jefferson 70 Buchanan. r illlons
81 80 OF public lands were given 10 n
saves lor taoir school systems. II points
Nv Nv mat the necessity for public educa
NJ, - ",rTeaAHa With the progress o. civiliza
ION ln'entios and competition, and that
for .n, oohgition' demand. as never be-
ship. e'''%'"
II ,hen takes up the financial question.
snoMlhs that The first need OF 'he schools,
INC fundamental condition of school prog
IHss " all countries. Is M adequate sun
~ o' eenool funds II then deals with our
own problems o. school finance and discuss
ss them under two heads economy IN cxpen
uiiures and infrcssc in the supply Of funds
.nder the hrst head the report shows that
anrhg the last four yeats unusual efforts
nave bfen made 10 cut of all unnec ,sslyy
ana unauthorized expenditures. and concen-
Iate the funds upon the payment OF teach
ess' salaries and the extension OF the seho.'
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occurrence)-Boerne, 80; BoxI.. /. i
station, 2; Corsicana, 2, 3; Cu.o n !
las /. 2; Duval, 80; Estells, III i !. s3
ton, :, 10, 81; Georgetown. MI,
vile, so; Luling, 30; Palestine i h
phur Springs, la; Tulia, /. 2
Light frost stations and A.. .
rence)--Balllnger, u, %; Been, h
Z. is, 20. q, 20, 20, 80, 81; Br,sr ~ !
80, u; Brighton, 1, s. Colless 49,
Is; Corslcana. IS; Dallas, & II. n
Danevang, 4. 8, 6, Z, q, q; Dsu
u, 20; Estelle. 3, S, 10, Il. issf
Fort Stockton. IS; Halletsvilh I b
lIano, 20, q. %. 20, 81; Nev In,
Fl, 20, 30. 81; Runge, Fl; San No.
3; Stafford, 4; Sulphur Spring. 3; I
Is. %.
Killing frost (stations and DIN :
currence)-Balllnger, 4, S, GtH
6, "a. %, 26. %, IS; Bnsoria, / Il
20, q, 2s, 90; Brighton, I; Bun.
5, 6, 20. 81, %. %, "a. Is; Collsr \
4, .. 6. Z, 20; Corsicana. 4,6Gsa
Dallas, 4, 5. 6. Z. IS. 2s. q, u, m
?, ), rs. 81, %; Dublin. s; DuH n
20. q, rs, 20, 30. 81; Estells Aitf
"a, %. 26; Fort Stockton, Il, AN
q, rs, 30, 30, 81; Grapevine, 8 |
letsville. 4, 5. 8, Z. 20; Aoesa
I, S; Kerrville, 4, s. 6.ix
pasas, 4, 5, s. Z, 20; Llano. Z,
rs; Luling, 4, 5. 6, Z; New NJ
5. 6. Z. 90, rs. rs, q. %. ": ~
%; Point Isabel, %. 2e. q. a. IN
6. Z. 10, IL, Is, p. 22y %; Rr1eif
T. 20. 20. 25, 2s, 81. 20, 70. %, II
tonic OBJ, 4, 5, G. 4. Is. 70. n, q
phur Springs, 3. 4. 5, "a; Wlft
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TEMPERATURES.

Degrees Fahrenheit-1he temperature on
an average for the State was $50 below
the normal. There was general def
cheney throughout the State, which ranged
from 90 to So over West and Southwest
Texas and the coast district and from III
to 81 over the Panhandle and North, Cen
trail and East Texas, with the greatest
deficit over the Panhandle. There was a
general daily excess at the opening of the
month and from the Sth to the 18th rang
ing from TO 90 with the excess daily
above 10 from the 10th to the 10th, in
elusive The temperature was generally
below the normal from the Sd to the 9TH
and during the last decade there was a
Irarked deficiency ranging from TO Is,
with the greatest departure from the 18th
to the 2Sth. inclusive. The maximum tenn
porature for the month at all stations oc-
CURED during the periods of comparatively
warm weather, which prevailed at the
opening of the month, and from the Sth
to the 18th. inclusive, with the highest tenn
peratures over tine southwestern portion of
the State during the first period and the
highest in the interior during the second.
The cold wave which crossed the State
during the last decade was very severe and
gave the lowest temperatures, which have
teen recorded Stree February, 1855. IL being
slightly below zero over the extreme north
western portion OF the State and about 10
below freezing along the immediate coast
and the minimum temperature for the
month a. all stations was recorded from
the 25th to the 29th. inclusive. The high
est monthly mean temperature was $50 at
Point lstbe from tri-daiy observations.
and 62.S at Corpus Christi from self regis
tering Instruments and the lowest was
216 at Amarillo and Tulia; maximum IS at
College Station on the 10th; minimum
below zero on the 9th Greatest local
monthly range, n at College Station; least
local monthly range, 50 at Galveston,
Orange and Point Isabel The greatest
local daily range was 80 at Sierra Blanca.
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PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
Need OF Funds 10 Carry On the work
Text Book Question

Austin, Texas. February 1.-THE b,en.
NAL report OF the state superintendent OF
public instruction was delivered yesterday.
In addition 10 the statistical tables the re .
port contains quite an extended discussion
Of school questions and numerous recon-
rnendations for the improvement of the
schools.
1t opens with . review OF the civic and
social basis OF public school systems ana
quotes from philosophers and statesmen Of
all ages, statements showing the necessity
which the State and society are under 10
provide for universal education 1t quotes
particularly from Jefferson. the cIintons
ana Madison. showing that they were all
eayorates o. the public school syrtsm. Il