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Infnrnntinn Mnntea.

j. RnwlLne. Hlllsboro. Texas, makes In
quIry concerning his nephew. l.. L. Raw-
Inns, aged 10.
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FROM THE STATE CAPITAL,
Death q DANES n. Raymond. First
Texas State Treasurer.
kEAPHls 70 BE GUARDED AGAINST.
TAe Attorney GENERAL says enc Max-
Aeburg fnsurAnce Company MUST
Stay Oas Of Texas.

Austin. Texaa. October so.--Mr. James
II. Raymond. q the banking arm Of James
u. Raymond . Co. died today at tho age
q 50 years. The deccascd came 70 Texas
during the days q the revolution. and &C.
cupicd public positions most Of tho time
during the iife Of the Texas republic.
When Texas wsa admitted into tho Union
a. State hc was It's frst State treasurer.
and held that position until 1866. He ,hcn
entered the banking business. ana has been
At tho head Of the banking Arm OF James
H. Raymond a Co. over aimee. no WINS
active until about ten years ago. since
which time he has lived a retired life and
died respected and hcnored by the people
Of this city.
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Texan PensioneA.
Issue Of october ~ faetnsl widow, ~
Mary King. AFFORD. ,l Il!
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WiLL WATCH MEMPHIS,

State Health Officer swearingcn left to-
day for Texarkana, and will epend a day
or two there inspecting the quarantine
station and seeing that all avenues Of en-
trance into the state are efficiently guard
ed against Memphis ard other points that
are known to be infected With yellow fever.
DIR. Swcaringen has but little fear that
yellow fever will get into Texas still he
regards caution as necessary at least until
cold weather sets H.
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MORTUARY Rrpopr

the following deaths have been rsror., -
oy city Health Physician Fisher 10 -.
week ending Friday. October 49, 1897.
.hocn sov s 1--Eugene Parson. 20. colored
October 23--Mrs. Mary Iane 20 a
Tugene Erwin, 80, tuberculosis. Mr. Ic.
Luuard, 40, asthenia. H'e' JOG
OctoDer I4--Joseph Wade. so. uraem,a
n1uie Hull, rs, colored. puinnnsrv na,,,
sumption; infant OF J. M Fitzmorr,s
~ marasmus: Mrs Elihaheth
cleveland, %, chronAc paralysis. -
octoper 26-Ben Elsler, 40. sarcoma. a.
iant OF Charity Rudford. colored. stiliborn. .
annie Louise Schmidt, 10 months. menin.
9 Hr.,, rsehry coteiia, ~, gunshot wound
October 2S-Edna Scott. months c,,-
greg, enteritis; Walter L. Burke, rs. trau-
malic pleursy. 80 ',au-
October 29-Clara Spies, 8 11-12. infam.
nation Of liver. ''nAu'-
Annuai death rate per 1000 for the week
A1'o' w. c. Fisher, NJ. D..
Health Physician.
comparative statement Of deaths during
. .ne months OF August. September and De-
tober for the years 1895. 1895, 1887:
august, September and October, 1855. 1874
august, September and October, 1896, 17s
August, September and October 1897. 15S
BIG TAX ECEIPTs.
The largest amount OF taxes collected
In single month in Galveston were re-
ceived this month by City Tax Collector
COLLINS. The figures are sl2s .1s7s7. OF
this amount sll4,SO70l was derived from
city taxes and the remainder from school
taxes. The largest receipts for a month
previous to this time was in October, 1895.
when $ll5,sS5.6O was paid In This collec-
lion was also made under the administra-
ton OF Mr.. Collins.
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y Tia W AN IDLE RUMoR.
ilno,s recent yellow fever scare
Ming =. .usaor had the eject Of
Wa ,,,s ~ ten days from all COM
"a nni. her ns'xhhors an aged
= s,,u ..'ssn' Tho quarantine ofri-
Ia !, a = carry food pr groceries
4. 'ns had not been well pro.
/ hs 3, quarantine l was established
- oeen made to suffer In
~ : snployea il the
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Negro %AphOrisnls.

De c~andy-pullin' kin call louder das
de log-rollin'.
De bes' apples float on de top O de
peck medjer.
De steel-trap know when to talk.
Hailstones don't pick hard heads to
drap on.
De young rooster dat crow too loud
is ,lectioneerin' for a lickin'.
Tall tree make de squ'el sassy.
De redbird Tub to drink whar he kin
see hisse'f in de water.
De top o. de hill is harder to find dan
de bottom.
De wood-pile 'fraid O de MORT wind.
De Single tree got to stan heap 9
kiekin'.
Dus' don settle on de meal-box.
4 shotgun kin cnt vote q good-size'
comply O watermelon hunters.
A man dat cut his finger don't brag
on lis knife while de blood runnin'.
De rabbi. kin make de bes' time
when he trabblin' for his health.
Oars a bad streak in folks dat think
de whole wuP is a pentench'ry.
One dead b~e1-uartin is wuf q hum
UIGU IlfC U1GS
De shirt-buttons hep de looks O.
things, but de gallus-buttons do de
solid wuk.
De right sort O 'Igion heaps de half
bushel.
De steel hoe dat laughs at de iron
one is like de man dat is 'shamed O. his
grand daddy.
faint wuf fndin' out who gifts de
bes' Of q goat swap.
When de bait is Wuf mo- an de fish,
It's time to stop fishin'.
Old Satan couldn't git long widont
| plenty Q he p.
De baggy-whip can't make up for
light feed in de horse-trough.
A mule kin tote so much goodness in
his face dat he don't hab none lef' for
his hind legs.
De price O tame coons don't poster
many folks.
Some grabble walks may lead to dc
jail.
D.. bes' bravery is de sort dat amt
skeerel q ae hot sun.
De leal steer know when de whip
cracker mended.
De liiiy-aoat gifts ii his hardes' ticks
wien lie look like he gwine to back out
o dc fight.
Better not pull down de empty jail.
Little hole III volr pocket IS wusser'n
q b one at lie knee.
Gap ii lie az show itse'f il de chip.
De dog "a three Legs amt always
lame.
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What Angered the Landlord.

Wherelpon the Second Vice Pres
;ient Of TIL l3avfeye Club Clipped iii
a story ahou. ~ac9l3tfv landlord. "lon
know old S1l til VINO keeps the hotel
down at Smithville. don't yon2' The
members Of The club unanimously voted
tAat they didn't. "Well, one time two
lads ami lasses went to this ho@l and
got marriad-danbie wedding, Won
know. While the ceremony was being
performed old Smith happened to think
Shat he didn't have a cigar in the house,
and of course after the ceremony the
bfidegrooms would want to set 'em up
on the cigars. So he hustled round and
persuaded d drummer to sell him a box
OF cigars. He opened the box and dis
played them to the best possible adj
vantage in his showcase; and he was
gazing or them with great pride and
satisfaction when, the ceremony having
been performed, the two bridegrooms
came ont. And what do vou suppose
they did? Borrowed some matches from
old Smith to light their pines with
Burlington HaUkeye.
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How BIZ Enjoys Himself.

did you see Mrs. Van Saltseller-
splurges Bif at Mrs. Old Cheese's re-
ception?" Il gentleman asked an
other.
YES; covered with diamonds, wasn't
she?"
Just loaded with them. It's a won
der old Biff allows his wife to dress
that way; he's SO common in things
himself, you know"
ALLOW her. Why she dresses foi
him. He can't wear diamonds himself,
SO he gives them to her. Then people
will say, Who's that lady encrusted
with gems? WIZ, don't you know?
That's Mrs. Van Saltseller- Splurges
Biff, wife Of SpJndleshank BIZ. the
great millionaire There's where old
Bit comes in. Sees"-P5ttsbargh
Chronicle Telegraph.
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irfu1-n.s i, g-astn.. !.

IL ~ essttf as.i.lt9 I'LL. vt II. tin @
! CTS. ,41..rss ~-tn..ts4sy s,4 1I
lang" Noah ilouks r YES Ire CIV
.a44tanilly aEti tsre.shil- tie vi Il iut NY.
u tn a:t.e "st'is@ III Ieil
the McSiealis tare,tt over the ptaHs Y
wild III Il W#4r.ts# / e.r golia.l i4f4:l i,
Or lasso4. ever I'll Il cad ai they f
Their horses arr covered With fua NJ.
and ofteu bleeding f.r.A tho cruei su
with which thy me u-gei oa. III
earth tfeaables nA,er tic tramn Il
many hoo.s heating the solid ground.
as pursued and pursued .allcp Ea;'la
far and wide. Suddenly tile laTiat s. il
through the q !, is moose opens il elf
and drops o.gr tie head OF 4 ter
fugitive. tile Iuut.l's stced insta ty
braces isstlf with is forefets snd dfa*s
On its haHuc' Is, SO as to max ID a.
chorage, IS it were, fJr the calssft
E-s,ang. ID there IS no escape now
fer tic csps.ye.
The hunter next binds li3 pg.ze,
takes a turn Of the lar;a5 around 5ts
forelegs, forces o heavy BIT into tri
mouth, and Il onea begins to shenaa .
to the saddle. How 90 vou suppose
the poor mustang !cels wllel II ni,s
It elf saldled. briIlel. and stt,s u |
lv a tyrant man? In vain il tiiuHf 5
siiti-legged,' plnnsts $, and kicks m,
animal III tie world has 50 many tricks
and antics as q newly captured rt#I
horse; but man, its conqueror, IS etiaal
to all Of these. Ia q few hours ale
poor beast, 30 lately 1 free and careless
creature, q wild rover Of the bou1d'e5s
plains, is reduced to abiect sahject.oa.
Its spirit is broken, and, though i may
still retain some Of its native v%ieions-
ness, it is the slave Of Its owner. Hence
forth it never forgets the lasso. e
knows and breads the sight Of ore; and,
i it escapes, there is very little Lii
Guilty in catching il again. But IFS
rider, too, must never forget that the
hapl+ss captive is only half-tamed. lie
must watch i narrowly, for often after
ward when H. least suspects snch H.
submission, the seed liz rides will try
to throw him, AMI viii struggle unde-
tire saddle as il i we're bus newly
shared"
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How Ee,lpses Impress sasages.
Century HagIt-'le.

Notwithstanding the frequent recur.
renee OF eclipses, with nothing particu.
larly bad happening after them, most
primitive people associate with them an
ome of some great danger to the earth
or the 400 The Greenlanders have
Q personal apprehension in the Matter,
and believe that the moon rummages
their houses for skins and victuals, and
destroys those persons who have not
observed due sobriety. The South
American Chiquitos try to help the
darkened star against a dog that has
worried it till its light has been colored
red, and extinguished by its streaming
blood; and they shout arrows into the
sky to drive away the log. Charlevoix
gives a similar account Of the Guarani.
except that with them o t ger takes the
place of a dog; and ii the language of
the TDnis the literal translation Of the
word for an eclipse is, ~The iagaa has
eaten the SUM-" So, in Asia, the Tun-
guses believe ali evil spirit has swal-
lowed the earth's satellites, and they
tr,- to brighten it away By shots at the
darkened disk. In snnlatfa ard Ma
iacca the fear is aroused that a great
snake viii swallow the sun or the moon,
and the Nagas of Assam set up a great
drum-beating, as il i'll battle. TO brighten
away the %deyoaring monster. Among
the American tribes are some wao be-
heve that eclipses are a warming of the
approaching disappearance of the sun
and the fall of the moon at the end Of
the world. The Pottawatomies tell Of a
demon in the shape OF ali old woman,
sitting in the moon weaving a basket,
on the completion Of which the world
will be destroyed. A dog contends
with the woman, tearing the basket to
pieces every once in a while, and then
IN eclipse of the moon takes place;
others imagine that the moon is hun
CRY, sick, or dying at these times; while
the Alfuras of Ceram think he is asleep,
aid make a great uproar to awake him.
These superstitlons are not so remote
as they may seem at first sight from
the impressions which the heavenly
phenomena make upon many persons
who consider themselves civilized. CIR
cles may be found in nearly every ma
ton upon whom the appearance Of any
thing unusual in the sky carries an APP
prehension that something dreadful is
about to happen; and by whom even
the most ordinary phenomena are in
vested with occult influence upon things
that we know have no connection with
them, and it is only two or three cen
turtles since the dire portents Of comets
and eclipses were prayed against in
all the churches. Popular .H:tehce
Monthia.
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How 70 DO q ssHead."

a ~well-known artist in London hav-
,.ng dined sumptnously upon a Dill OF
fare OF which some line canvas-pacKs
from the Chesapeake were an lmporfanb
element. wrote the next day, for the
instruction Of some of his most cher
ished pupils, the following merl'ofious
formula:
Take two or three canvases tine
MARYLAND duck" is the prImest; pe
careful to see that the back is sound
and fair); hang them mp . few days 70
get the proper "tone.' When they are
ready. ask In o few fellow students 70
assisr. Before beginning operations,
let each student select his own pruning
(Amontillado and .Angostura mixed IS q
good printing!.
Settle on The size Of the "head' you
want.
Serve ont a half-dozen of small round
shells. each ont ming o little Whit
| stable native: draw these carefully
into your head t'Chablis' Is a good We
hicle to draw them il With. You may
| then glaze over with q warm solution
| of potash tpuree tomatel. Change your
| vehicle to dry Amontillado again.
This is for the preliminary sketch"
| and not on The canvas" itself yet.
Then place before each student q
| properly prined "c.nvas," and change
tile medium.
A good "drior" is needed-the drier
| the better, bnt not too brutal" Pom.
ct GreRo. tres sec, IA" is q very u
| medium. A small tube OF this play
| fully called q @magnum," because it is
rarely big enough, and more has to be
| called for). The students palate"
will often havo 10 be washed with this,
and his canvas" well soaked with it.
When the head feels @tacky which it
soon -does--cover up the canvas with
some fine Turkey twill the simple
native untutQred savage stuff is best.
The same medium will do to wash with,
if it needs washing.
When the head feels dried in" o lit
tie, put in a background of foliage
lettuce and things.
More medium will be required for
this. @Clos- Vougeot' some like.
Then put in your Observation-Disclosures
on toast and "deviled things" are pretty.
Change medium again to anything that
WdSilGo Ill l1CCiA. Ills . @ oooa AAh0
to experiment with various vehicles,
as YOU will find your head is still on q
70 J absorbent ground. Then, with a
warm decoction of Mocha in o small
cup, and a pastel Of Havana, try to watt
the softening and blending tones about
the "head." This process will sweeten
the tones OF it charmingly.
Then. when "tacky" again, SO gently
over with various washes of old Bour-
bon or "Glenlivet," and still burn the
pastels. This process is much dwelt
\ upon by the student. 1t puts a finish
the most minute finish sometimes
on the work.
The same night is a bad time to Judge
of effects so reserve yourself for a morn
ing impression. You will fancy at first
that You possess a life-sized old master,
cracks and all. and that the frame is too
small for it; but never mind. DON'T
exhibit it too soon--the profession reeks
with envy and jealousy. - Editors
DTamer. IN Harper's Magazine.
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The Legend OF the Willow.

One day q golden-haired child, who
lived where no trees or flowers grew,
was gazing wistfully through the open
gate of q beautiful park, when the gar
dener CHANGED to throw out an armful
of dry cuttings. Among them the lit
tie girl discovered n with a tiny but
just starting.
PERHAPS it will grow" she whis-
pered to herself, and. dreaming of wide,
cool boughs and fiuttering leaves, she
carried it carefully home. and planted
it N the darksome area. Day after
day she watched and tended it, and
wheE -----and-by, another bud started,
she knew that the slip had taken root.
Years passed, and the lowly home
gave place to a pleasant mansion, and
the narrow area widened into il spacious
garden, where many a green tree threw
its shadow. But for the golden haired
child, now grown into q lovely maiden,
the fairest and dearest Of them all
was the one she had SO teEderly nour-
ished. No other tree, she thought,
cast such a cool, soft shade; il no other
boughs did the birds sing so sweetly.
But while the tree lived and -four
ished, the young girl dropped and
faded. Sweeter and sadder grew the
light in her blue eyes, till by-and-by
Gods angel touched them with dream
less sleep. Loving hands crowned the
white brow with myrtle. and under the
branches she had loved laid her .ender-
~ to rest.
But from that hour, as il in sorrow
for the one that had tended it, the
stately tree began to droop. Lower
and lower bent the sad branches, lower
AMI lower, until they caressed the
daisied mound that covered her form.
"See!'said her young companions,
"the tree weeps for her who loved it..
And they called it the Weeping Willow.
alta Grant.
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The Train RObber.

Vii -, lSSlA 1At$ ctA4S 49, VAIN ga
boy laid 4 COPY Of the "Life Of Frank
and Jesse James" in my lap. | asked
aim if it was d sort of dime novel.
ooh, no.. said lie. 1T costs sixty
cents
"Then it is a sort Of six dime novel?"
{ suggested. With rising infection.
We'll, yes ne replied, apparently
not knowing what I vas driving at.
After a moments silence, lie said:
Some folks think Jesse James ought
rot to have been shot in the back. I
think he ought to have been hung up
and skinned"
Yes | interposed; you train boys
ere always III for skinning somebody"
Again he seemed to fail to see the
point.
Pretty soon he came along with some
Viilainous cigars, such rs dealers blush
o charge five cents apiece for. / bought
one for fifteen cents and lighted it. The
train-boy sat on the arm of my seat and
said:
No. sir, I don't like Jesse James
Sort q a competitor Of yours, eh:7
I asked.
"What?'
He vas a competitor Of you.s il
business, wasn't he?'
.Nhv. don't 0 know who Jesse
yame4 was? lie was the grely train
robber,' lle sail innocentlv.
| paffed a volume Of sitting smoke IN
his face and said, WAS he?"
Presently my new acquaintance anne
along with some little boxes Of fig3-
five figs for fifteen cents.
Jesse James was d train robber, wa
he:." I asked.
Yes, { thought everybody knew that"
he replied and passed on. laughing 1t
my ignorance.
Then he brought some applns-litt1e
hard apples that grocers sell at eight
cents q peck
sHow much?'
Three for ten cents"
How did Jesse use to /, b trains?"
.Whv, he put q pistol against u pas
eenger's head and made him shell ont.r
"Aht carried a pistol, did he?:'
'You bet lie did, said the tain boz,
and on he went, announcing choice eat
ing apples.
The next trip through the car was f..
The purpose Of disposing OF some H.
angos.
Sweet Florida orangesin
How much?"
"Three for a quarter"
What train did Jesse run ona'
ANY II that happened along. TIC
most always picked his train when there
were a good many passengers"
looked around and "a there were
,'ew persons in our coach AMI I To-.
easier.
Soon the train boy came in with some
orize packages.
Are you sure Jesse James is dea1:"
I asked.
"Of course he's dead. Bob Far7 *
Cd him. BY the way, a life 81 tlle Fut,i
brothers would sell by the million RI II
now
"And do YOU think tho ~rc-olvec LII,
h discarded altogether III. trti.: roa
berries now?"
.Eh?"
do YOU think your business Vii,
henceforth be conducted without the
reyolver?s
T don't know what you meal,' said
The perplexed train-boy.
We'll, I mean to ask il the goo7 a.,'
days when a man like jesse James te7
to come in, place a revolver against i
passengers head, take his money ind
valuables and go away leaving lin Il
ride in peace the rest Of his jouraor-
say | mean to ask if those good oil dars
are gomez
I reckon they're about p,avel ortt,
said the triumphant rival. | Mept.-
durorG Nems.
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Is the Tw.s i Eeat, E.tc.

How dotsit happta. Nose, that Won
being al orthodox Jew. have amnloved
q Christian wet nurse for yonr child ~
skett hosrlnsko Murphy OF Nose
Scaaumbarg.
Murphy, I dell rou how dot vas.
9 know ve GheNs get y living from
II am aware of tt3at fact"
@Eei!, I ii-es dot chenille vet nursa
50 iot 1aiHe little cf:spri g ean pegin
eafiTto gst his living dot ] v.-Teras
SIttig&.
~ Lane ~ thou art ignorant do not
bc ashamed IL learn. Ignorance Is tina
greatest OF ali intirmities: and when
Justified the choicest OF all fo!lies.-
l.. ijaitn3a.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
H0LD-FAST Clothes Line

4 new and useful device whiehsevery fam.
iy will buy, is sold only through local
agents. simple and strong can be put m.
ntA where; %~ecnr.ly holds rope or wire
inst mt adjustment and removal Of line M
props net.dta. Sells on sight. Agents
wanted every " here, Exclusive T~erritorv
Attractive terms. Premium : AND profit ssariaw.
ANYONE may beep1Ie agent. sample pair
by mail, 25c. kEI.SO NOVELTY CO.. IN
Locust st Philadelphia.
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THE WALKERTON BANK.
It's Certificates of Deposit Being Of
fered for Sale Here.


Recently the banks of this city have been
offered at a large discount certificates of
deposit issued by the Farmers Bank at
Walkerton, Ind, to Charles S. Clever The
Capital National Bank has refused several
of these certificates, but one for $4,000 was
purchased by the State Bank. Charles S.
Clever, to whom the certificates were is
sued, is said to be backing financially the
Clodfelter electric line. The Capital Nation
al Bank officials say they declined to buy
the paper because it was being hawked
about the streets. Among the indorsers of
the certificates purchased by the State Bank
was the firm of Jason Wilson e. Co., of Ma
rion. After they had paid the money, the
State Bank people received a telegram from
Wilson & Co. requesting that their indorse-
ment be taken off before the money was
paid over to the persons named in the GER
tificate. The certificate purchased by the
State Bank appeared to be well Endorsed. 1t
is understood here that the Walkerton bank
is assisting Clever until he is able to bond
the road in which he is interested and repay
the bank.
For several weeks the bank at Walkerton
has not been paying out its funds, although
it is promised that all depositors will re-
ceive the full amour of their claims. Re-
Gently it has been issuing time certificates
of deposit. The bank was once owned by
Caleb S. Lodge and w. w. Hubbard, of this
city. They sold it to George F. Afford and
that over $4,000 of certificates have been
offered for sale.