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PHILANTBROPIC MOTIVES.

The Cincinnati Enquirer
charges Senator Stewart, of
Nevada, with voting for the
Dingley tariff bill with an abiding
conviction that its passage would
bring no relief to a suffering
country, but would increase and
aggravate the troubles which en-
viron and retard the nations
prosperity.
He thought the best and quick
est, if not the only, way to con-
vince honest Republicans that a
high tariff was a delusion and a
snare was to pass the measure as
prepared by Mckinley and his
supporters.
He says he would have voted
for the Wilson bill gotten up by
the Democracy if his vote had
been necessary to secure its
adoption. The motive thatwould
have influenced him would have
been to convert his high-tariff
Democratic friends of their error,
in believing that the imposition
of duties on imports would give
labor more constant employment
and better wages. The logic of
events has undeceived the
Democracy, and that party is
now satisfied that it is not pro-
lection or free trade, but money,
that the people need. Senator
Stewart voted with the Repub-
licans for the Dingley bill with a
full conviction that it is the most
infamous scheme ever enacted to
foster trusts and rob the many
for the enrichment of the few.
Our patriotic Senator gave the
measure his vote that honest Re-
publicans may learn that the pro-
posed remedy for hard times is a
quack prescription which intensi--
fies the sufferings of''the paraliZed
millions of his countrymen.
While we acknowledge the
philanthropic motive of the
Senator, we are not prepared to
endorse the doctrine that "doing
evil that good may come" is
sanctioned by the higher law.
1t is a safer rule of action to
do as conscience dictates, advo-
cate and vote according to your
best judgment, and leave the
consequences of wrongdoing to
those who do the wrong. A sick
man who, in spite of the advice
of his physician, persists in
taking a dose of poison, deserves
to suffer; but the question which
is troubling US is to justify the
doctor in administering with his
own hand a potion which is as
sured will cause distress.
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SAW MILL WANTED.

The undersigned would like to
correspond with the owner of a
saw mill. Five hundred acres of
fine timber. Walnut, Pecan,
Ash, Cottonwood, Pin Oak and
Elm in abundance. Plenty of
timber to last several years. An
abundance of unfailing water on
the land. The BRENNAN furni-
ture factory furnishes a market
for all the timber that can be
sawed. Any mill owner looking
for a good location and liberal
terms should write to
B. F. DoTsoN,
William Penn,
Washington Co.,
Texas.
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University Of Texas.
81 Instructors. 751 Studbnts.
Woman admitted to all Departments
TUITION FREE. TOTAL EXPENSES,
S1F0 to $3.50.

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT: Session
begins September 20; Entrance Exsmina-
tons September ~; Masricu Iation fee $40.
lI6 courses of study; University system of
instruction and discipline; well equipped
scientific laboratories; Library of $4,000 vol
umes; Y. NJ c. a.; Y. W. C. A; Gymna-
SUM; Athletic Field.
Teachers Courses Lead to Permanent
Teachers Certificates. Engineering De-
partment confers Degree Of Civil En-
gineeT.
LAW DEPARTMENT: Session begins
September 81; Entrance Examinations Sep
TENDER ~; Naturalization fee, payable only
once, $50. A two years course leads u de-
gree of Bachelor Laws and entities holder %
practice in any court in Texas. Law str
dents may pursue Academic courses without
further charge.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENTS: Located
at Galveston. Four years course; Faculty
of twenty trained specialists; School Of
Pharmacy: School of Nursing (for womsnl,
Naturalization fee; payable once, $50. Com
plete equipment in all schools Session be-
gins October l; Entrance Examinations the
preceding week.
For Catalogues of any Department, or for
Information, address
PRESIDENT WINSTON,
AUSTIN, Texas
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Will Try Truck Farming.

The adaptability of soil and
climate and the heavy and GER
tain profits arising from truck
farming in this section are more
and more engaging the attention
of our land owners. 1t has al
ready been demonstrated that
diversified farming is the only
permanent relief for southern
agriculturists. In the diversifi-
cation of crops the soil and eli
mate of south Texas seems spec
tally adapted and peculiarly adj
vantageous to the truck farmer,
and no enterprise promises as
sure and satisfactory returns.
Brennan has already been called
the Boston of the Lone Star
commonwealth in the shipment
of beans. Several bean raisers
pocketed more clear money last
season off a few acres than will the
more extensive cotton raisers this
fall. The profits made from the
bean crop can be duplicated by
the cabbage crop, by the tomato
crop, by the potato, onion, beet,
radish and turnip crop. One
resident of Brennan who owns
extensive lands along the Brazos
river in Washington and Waller
counties expects to try truck
farming on large scale next
year, and is already making ar
engagements for irrigation and
shipping purposes.
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A BRUTE FRUSTRATED.
Intended a Foul Crime But Met With
Resistance.

At Lyons Wednesday night,
about midnight, a burly negro
was discovered by Mrs. Rosa
Henslee behind the head of her
bed. She was asleep and was
awakened by the brute putting
his hand on her head. She sprang
from the bed and screamed for
her brother, Beal Myers, who
was sleeping in an adjoining
room, at the same time grabbing
the negro by the coat. He jerked
loose and jumped through win
dow, followed by Beal Myers,
who fired three shots at him, but
owing to the darkness of the
night he missed him, and the
negro is still at large, with no
clew as to his identity.
Mrs. Henslee is a widow, with
two children, and her brother
sleeps at her house, but it is be-
lieved that the negro thought
there was no one in the house
but her.
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HON JAMES MCNAMARA.

Hon. JAMES MCNAMARA, Of
Jersey City, has filed in the
United States Court in Boston an
application for the appointment
of temporary receiver for the
American Legion of Honor. The
petitioner asks that the receiver
shall take charge of all moneys
paid in assessments by members
of the order, and that the Legion
of Honor be enjoined from sep
arating moneys received by it
from former assessments as is
now done. The American Legion
of Honor was incorporated in
Massachusetts,, on the basis of a
mutual benefit plan. Moneys re-
ceived from the assessments
were put in a common fund. Mr..
Mcnamara says in his petition
regarding the increase in assess
ments: "My assessments have
so increased since the promulga-
ton of the order that they have
almost quadrupled in number
and I am unable to pay the
same"
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al have never had days sickness in my
life," said middle-aged man the other day.
"What comfort it would be- signs
some poor invalid, ''to be in his place for a
year or two" Yet half of the invalids we
see might be Just as healthy as he, if they
would only take proper care of themselves,
eat proper food-and digest it
It's SO strange that such simple things are
overlooked by those who want health.
Food makes health.
1t makes strength-and strength wards off
sickness. The man who had never been
sick was strong because he always digested
his food, and you could become the same by
helping your stomach to work as well as his.
Shaker Digestive Cordial will help your
stomach and viii make you strong and
healthy by making the food you eat make
you fat.
Druggists sell it Trial bottle 10 cents.
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THE Napa (Cal.) Journal calls
attention to the fact that on Sep
tembes 1st three Silver State con-
ventions will meet at Lincoln,
Nebraska-the Democratic, Pop
ulist and Silver Republican. The
three bodies will act separately
but in conjunction, and will NOM
mate the same candidates. All
arrangements have been made to
make the occasion great jollif-
cation of the silver forces of the
State. W. J. Bryan, Senator
Teller, Hon. C. A. Towne and
other prominent silver advocates
will be in attendance and address
the conventions. The plans have
been made deliberately in order
to counteract the influence of the
reports that have been circulated
recently by the gold standard
organs concerning the alleged
caucus of Bryan's friends in Ne
braska to force him to quit talk
ing silver for a while. The meet
ing will also be the occasion of a
national address to be issued by
Bryan to the advocates of the
silver cause throughout the world.
Mr.. Bryan will be there.
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Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There Is
only one way to cure Deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infsmed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustschian Tube.
When this tube gets infamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it IS entirely closed Deafness is the re-
suit, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and This tube restored to its norma
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condition OF
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of DesfneSs( caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls C2tarrh Cure. Send
Tor circulars, free
FL. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o,
nJSold by Druggists, 75c.
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For Over Fifty Years.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over fifty years by millions Of moth
ers for their children while teething, with per-
feet success. 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain; cures wind collie,
and is the best remedy for diarrhoea," it
will relieve the poor little sufferer immedi-
ately. Sold by druggists in every part Of the
world. Be sure am ask for "Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind
FIVE cents bottle.
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AT Fort Sheridan, Chicago,
last week, a test was made of the
bullet proof cloth invented by
Casimer Zeglen, the Krag-
Jorgenson rifle being used. The
test was a triumph for the cloth
and the officers who were present
declared that the cloth had full
filled all the claims made for it
by the inventor.
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Salaries Going Back.

Employees of the Wells-Far
C Co.'S. express all over the
country are jubilant. Three
years ago the general Office sent
out circular letters saying that
times were hard and salaries
would have to be reduced. The
axe making a reduction of a
certain per cent fell and those
employees who were DESTROYS of
holding their situations ac-
cepted it. During the last week
circulars were again mailed to
every employee of the company
saying that the long looked for
prosperity had arrived and
salaries were going back imme-
diately. The letters came from
the headquarters in California,
where times are said to be great
deal better than they are in
Texas,
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at have been a sufferer for eight years
with that horrible disease, Eczema, at
times all over my body, and no person
can describe the burning and itching
had to endure.
''The extent of my sufferings can be
appreciated when state that my COM
dition was such that 1 could not take
my bed, and for three months never
laid down, but was compelled to sit in
my chair when not moving around.
was treated by the best of physicians
with no success, and tried all the patent
medicines recommended for Eczema,
without any good results. then went
to the Indiana Mud baths, with the same
results, and then to Mt. Clements, the
celebrated medical resort, where the
treatment partially helped me, but the
disease shortly returned. 1 went to
Florida, thinking that change of eli
mate and water and the citron fruit
might cure me, but found no cure.
"Ithen tried S.S.S.and after three days
the burning and itching subsidized, and
I continued to improve steadily until
was well-entirely cured. After COM
mencing S. S. S. never put an exter-
nal application to my limbs or any part
of my body. You may refer to me any
person suffering from Eczena. VIII
always keep the S. S. S. in my house,
for 1 consider it the best blood medicine
of the present age. am seventy years
of age and am now in perfect health"
For real blood diseases relief can only
be obtained by using real blood RENE
dy. So many people who are sufferers
from an obstinate or deep-seated blood
disease make the mistake of taking rem
edies which at best are only tonics and
cannot possibly reach their trouble. It
is in Just such cases which other so-called
blood remedies cannot reach that S.S.Ss
has made some of the most wonderful
cures.
S. S. S. cures permanently Cancer
Catarrh, Rheumatism, Eczema, letter.
Contagious Blood Poison, Scrofula, and
all other diseases having their origin IN
A.. IyAoI so
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THE Van Alstyne News thinks
the most sensible. thing done at
the Waco conference was to re-
commend that primary elections
be held in Texas hereafter. That
is the correct idea. Let the peo-
pie vote for candidates. No more
trumped up and stuffed primary
conventions to override the Will
of the people. The tickster can't
work the primary election.
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In the sword duel between the
Count of Turin and Prince Henri
of Orleans, the Count of Turin
became the victor. Prince Henri
received two serious wounds in
the right shoulder and in the
right side of the abdomen, which
may prove serious. The Count
received a small scratch in the
right hand. This affair of honor
took place near Paris, France.
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Itching,
Burning,
Eczema

Is the external indication of q cor
dition of the blood which produces q
fiery irritation almost unbeatable. It Is
a mistake to think that this local irrita-
ton is the disease itself-it is simply an
evidence of disordered condition of the
blood. . The seat of the disease is in the
blood, and this is why various salves
and ointmeuts usually applied have no
effect whatever. They cannot possibly
reach the origin of the trouble; only 3
blood remedy can do that. S. S. S. Is
without an equal for blood diseases, and
promptly and permanentlycures Eczema
and removes all faint
Much torture could be avoided if the
first itching symptoms were needed and
course ofS.S.S. taken promptly, as ap-
parently Insignificant skin irritations
usually develop into the worst form
of Eczema unless properly treated.
1t matters not what other treatment
has been tried in vain, S. S. S. always
gets at the seat of the disease, and
forces It out.
Mr.. William Armstrong, an old Eesf-
dent and highly respected citizen Of
De Pere, Wis, writes on April Ist, 1896
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A TERRIFIC storm passed over
Hicksville, Ohio, on the 18th
inst, doing damage to the
amount of $4,000. Buildings
and fencing were blown down,
houses unroofed and crops badly
damaged.
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NOTICE /

The partnership heretofore ex-
listing between H. H. Grubbs and
W. H. Orr under the firm name
of H. H. Grubbs C Co. is this
day dissolved by mutual consent,
H. H. Grubbs retiring. The in
terest of H. H. Grubbs has been
purchased by W. L. Townsend,
who with W. H. Orr will continue
the business under the name of
Townsend 6 Co. The new firm
assume all liabilities and will
collect all accounts due the old
firm. H. H. GRUBBs,
w. H. ORR,
w. L. TOWNSEND.
BRENNAN, Texas, July 20, 81.
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BIOGRAPHICAL.
A Sketch of William Watson, Founder
of RosedaIe Nurseries.

OF RoSedale Nurseries.
HIS father was William Wat
son, Sr., of the County of Lam
caster, England, who removed to
Ireland to engage in stock
raising at Lismullen, Navan,
County of Meath, where William
Watson was born March q, 1885.
This place is the family home
stead where the children of his
elder brother still live. His other
relatives, the Watsons and the
Engishes, are scattered through
the western counties of England,
principally in Worcestershire, his
mothers relatives having large
shipping interests in Liverpool.
1t was probably due to this fact
that he left his home after the
death of his father, when he was
twelve years of age, to go to sea
on ship of which his cousin was
captain, hiding away till after
land had been left. Within the
next few years, he travelled ex-
tensively, visiting many of the
large cities of the world, and all
the capitals of Europe. At the
age of nineteen, he was married
in Preston, England, to Miss
Sarah Warren and removed to
the United States, living at diff
ferent times in New York City,
Wheeling, W. Va, Louisville,
KY, st. Louis, Mo-, and for a
short timein Minnesota. 1t was
during his travels and visits to
the parks and botanical gardens
of London, Paris, Stuttgart, Ber-
lin, Munich, Naples, Florence,
Turin, Rio de Janeiro, and other
places that he acquired a love
for the subject that became his
life work. Arriving in Brennan
in 1859, he established the Rose
dale Nurseries on a small place
on Hog Branch. The growth of
the business required more land,
and he moved about ten years
later to the present site about two
miles east of BRENNAN. Some
years after the death of his first |
wife he married in 1859, |
Miss Carrie j. Thomson, Of |
Alabama. In 1862 he enlisted |
in the Sixteenth Texas In |
fantry, c. S. A, serving until
the close of the war, principally |
on detached duty. 1t was at this
time that camp life so seriously |
injured his health as to per-
manently affect it. After the
war he resumed business, and |
was at different times Vice Presi-
dent of the American Association
81 Nurserymen, Vice President
Of the American Pathological
Society, and President of the
State Horticultural Society, of
which he was one of the founders.
He was a member of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church. He
was a widely read man, collect
ing several large Libraries,
one of which was burnt in
Louisville. He was thoroughly
familiar with history. He be-
came thoroughly American, while
retaining love for his mother
country. He established the
Rosedale Nurseries on nothing,
built it up by his own individual
efforts, unaided and alone, and
it is the oldest business of the
kind in the State and one of the
oldest in the South, and it was
his expressed wish that the bust
ness to which he had given so
much of his life, should continue
just as before, and in his own
name, wishing the continuation
of that to be the only monument
to his memory.
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CAPTAIN GENERAL WEYLER's
days are now believed to be num-
bered. AS red-handed a MUIR
derer and cut-throat as he is
represented to be, ought to be
puillotined.
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A DUBLIN dispatch of the 10Th
inst, says: GA potato blight is
ravaging the counties of Clare
and Limerick, Ireland. Prices
have quadrupled and there is
only a two months supply on
hand
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TERRANcE PowDERLY, McKin-
ley's "unconfrmed" immigration
commissioner, warns ,immigra-
ton agents to keep a sharp look
out for anarchists.
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THE Dallas News is boosting
Lieutenant Governor Jester for
governor next year, which IS
0uite unfortunate for Jester.
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THE Greenville Herald thinks
an injunction from a fedora!
court restraining the operation of
a monopoly would be rare bird.
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Gov. CULBERsoN is in the
Senatorial race to the finish and
announces his intention OF can
wasting the State next Spring.
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SENATOR GRAY, of Delaware,
feels morally certain that the
United States would assist Eng
land in a war.
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The oil company at Corsica
ma is preparing to push the de-
velopment of the oil fields.
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THE Leading populists OF
Northern Ohio have virtually
gone over to the democratic
party.
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News of the assassination of
Gen. Weyler may be expected any
dav. as the anarchists are said
to have him spotted.
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INSURGENTS in Cuba are after
Weyler's scalp, with some
chances of success.
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THE dipping process is declared
to be a big success. The ticks
on all cattle experimental with
at Fort Worth we're killed very
dead.
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THE outlook for Mark Hanna
in Ohio is decidedly murkey, not
to saw, devilish uncertain.
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AS a prosperity generator the
Dingley tariff bill is a miserable
failure.
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BRENNAN, Texas, July 20, 81.
LAUNDROiD! LAUYDROID!

It's own Washerwoman. No la
Dor to the one using it. All
dealers.
REICHARDT, BECKER & Co.,
Jobbers.
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Two hundred and lime feet
square make an acre within an
inch.
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AReal Blood Remedy.

and gets at the seat of disease and forces
it out promptly even after other so-called
blood remedies have failed. S. S. S. Is
guaranteed purely vegetable.
= Books on blood and skin diseases viii
be mailed free to any address by Swift
Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
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Brennan. August 10, 1897.
The oasis., 1897-01-23
Army Clothing Contraess.

With the termination of the fiscal year 1he War and Marine Department has under contemplation not to orenew any more contracts for the mauufac- ture of uniforms tor the Mexican army, but to inaugurate instead the necessary number Of workshops where such class Of work may be executed under the management and superyi- sion of the general government. This step will not only prove doubly more advantageous Go the seamstresscs who now earn their sustenance by this means, but the government will be served with more precision than here tofore, as contractors inevitably fail to deliver their work when it is more urgently needed. The order recently awarded to an American firm for the manufacture of large quantity of uniforms was the outcome of these drawbacks. That the department felt warranted in doing this there is hard- ly any room left for doubt, according to the statement of the Diario Official which ayers that the Mexican troops stationed on the northern frontier were lately so pressingly in want of adequate clothing for the culd weather that it became imperative to supply their wants immediately from the United States This was done with out deyiating from the stipplations entered into With contractors nor at the expense Of the Mexican working girls.