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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-12
TWO MEN TO
BE PARDONED.
William Harris and Charles
Peddy VIII Be Set Free.


son will tomorrow issue a par
don for William Harris and
Charles Peddy, at presentserv
ing a life sentence in the pen
itentiary for the murder of Joe
Shields in Shelby county, in
January, 1892.
Shields was manager of the
farm Of a Mrs. Pinson, and one
night during the month named
was seized by four men while
putting his horse away in his
stable, and dragged off and
lynched. Mrs. Pinson, who
heard his cries for help, came
out of the house and pleaded
with the men not to hurt
Shields, but they paid no atten
ton to her. 1t was upon her
sworn assertion that she had
recognized the men who killed
Shields as being Fayette Har
ris, VIM. Harris, Chas. Peddy
and James Stanton, that the
three latter were convicted,
Stanton having died in the pen
itentiary. Fayette Harris, hav
ing secured change of venue
to San Augustine county, was
acquitted.
Soon after the trial of VIM.
Harris Mrs. Pinson disappear
ed from Shelby county and
never returned. Her deposl
tons taken on the examining
trial were used on the three
other trials. it being told that
she was in Alabama, and also
that she was dead, although
the gravest reason now exists
for believing that she was in
Texas at the time OF these
trials, and that this was known
to parties interested in the
prosecution.
After the acquittal of Fay
cite Harris the grand jury in
dicted three other parties tor
the murder of Joe Shields, but
the cases were finally dismiss
ed, no written reasons being
fled for such dismissal, which
was made by Judge Policy.
The pardon is recommended
by w. NJ. Inlboden, prosecu
ing attorney of the First dis
trict, who says he is fully as
sured of the innocence of the
applicants. Judges Hurt and
Davidson, of the court of Grim
inaI appeals, who concurred in
the afhrmance of the sentence,
state that they at the time had
doubts as to the guilt of defen
dants, and they now believe
that the convictions were
wrong on the facts. MIR. Hicks
foreman of the grand jury, who
found the bill against the par
ties mentioned as having been
indicted. later states that the
grand jury were firmly convirc
ed OF the innocence of the
Harris crowd Judge Blount,
who tried the cases, states that
he would pardon the applicants
today if he had the power. Aft
davis from responsible parties
we're fled to the effect that pos
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-12

The deepest gold mine in
the world is at Eureka, Cal,
and is 1920 feet deep. The
deepest silver mine is at Car
son City and has a depth of
$500 feet.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-12

Insurance companies claim
that bicycling is more danger
our than travelling by rail or
ship.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
THE SILENT MARCH.

Whom the march begins in the morning )
And the heart and the foot are light,
When the flags are all a-futter
And the world is gay and bright,
When the bugles lead the column
And the drums are proud in the van,
It's shoulder to shoulder, forward, march!
All! let him lag who can!
For it's easy to march to music
With your comrades all in line,
And you don't get tired, you feel inspired,
And lis draught divine.
When the march drags on at evening
And the coor-bearer's gone,
When the merry strains are silent
That piped SO brave in the dawn,
When you miss the dear old fellows
Who started out with you,
When it's stubborn and sturdy, forward,
march!
Though the ragged lines are few,
Then it's hard to march in silence,
And the road.ha lonesome grown,
And life is a bitter cup to drink;
But the soldier must not moan.
And this is the task before us,
A task we may never shirk,
In the gay time and the sorrowful time
We must march and do our work.
We must march when the music cheers US,
March when the strains ore dumb,
Plucky and valiant, forward, march!
And smile, whatever may come.
For, whether life's hard or easy,
The strong man keeps the pace,
For the desOlate march and the silent
The strong soul finds the grace.
Margaret E. Sangster, in Interior.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
Graves of the Klondlks,

Although there are very fev .P d! !
in the country, one is eontina h.
prised at first by perceiving 4 q Vii
white tent standing on some p.s
emit point or cliff which overlook
river. At first this looks !. h.!
and we sent many q hearty NJ 10 |.
the water to such habitations; but ! es|
calls were never answered, fa d
ore not the dwellings Of t ilI
but Of the dead. Inside each q II,
tents, which are ordinarily 4, s y
white cloth, though sonstiae
woven mating, is a dead Indie
near him are laid his rifle. gnQa
ornaments and other PERSONA.
I do not think the custom Of L.
these articles at thegrsyye.ss ing y
belief that they will DO u.ea
dead man in another world, ou. 49,. ~
signifies that he will have no 49,
for the things which were 2. g g ~
necessary to him y, !l' Ms
among ourselves, articles !, W. 49,
been used by some dead o. ..i
henceforth laid aside end I'd 4, H.
longer. These dwellings q I J.
are always put in pro@ins99t, ~ n
commanding as broad and q e, g.
as can be obtained. At P.Ay
several Indian graves wnlon ss.
rounded by hewn pa'ings,
Enthusiastically painted, and 3
by poles.-Outing. I
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
A Slave to Duty.

Marie A. Mile, in St. Nicholas,
tells number of "Stories of Ele
phants." Mrs. Mile says:
Some time before the elephant-hunt
I have described, my husband was al
station in Bengal. His work kept
him out nearly all day, and, being ILL,
I used to lie for hours in long gar
den-chair on the veranda, too weak to
read, or enjoy any more exciting
amusement than my eyes supplied tc
me.
We had three elephants for oul
tents and baggage; and one dear crea'
ture use to feed from my hands every
day, and seemed as gentle as any pei
dog or cat.
One of our government chaprasis
was particularly devoted to her, and
invariably shared his meal Of fruit OF
-four cakes with his dumb friend. On
particularly hot day, the chaprasi,
to my surprise, placed his tiny child
Of six mouth at the elephants feet,
warning her expressively that the in.
FAINT was in her charge, and was to be
cared for till his return. myself was
an eyewitness of her wonderful sa.
gacity. Large banana trees and fig
trees grew around, and to my sur.
prise, the elephant broke off one of
the formers spreading leaves, held il
like a fan in her trunk, and from time
to time gracefully waved it over the
slumbering child, whether to temper
the heat of the atmosphere Or to KEEP
off flies, I am unable to say. The gen:
tie way in which she moved her feet
over the child, and across to each side,
astounded me. I sent for a white Loaf
and some oranges, and calling her by
name (she was never chained), tried
in vain to tempt her to my side on the
low veranda Nothing would induce
her to leave her charge. The warm
air and monotonc1s w,.yb of the swing
ing fan overpowered me with drowsi.
ness, to which yielded; and, after a
sleep Of some duration, I was awak.
ened by quiet, subdued snorts beside
me. To my surprise, I found that the
chaprasi had just returned to his off:
spring, and the elephant stood neal
the veranda beside me, patiently wait
ing and gently askine for the tempt.
ing dainties so bravely withstood for
over two hours.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16

1t appears that in one part of Russia
an organized band Of rufians exists
whose trade it is to supply mutilated
children for the purposes Of profes.
sional begging. Two of these scoun.
drels we are told lately waylaid o little
girl in wood and took her to village
in the neighborhood, where they
smeared her face with resinous fluid
and burnt her features out of oil recog.
milton. They then blinded her. And
yet some people do not believe, even
after such illustrations of it, in total
depravity, exclaims the New York OBJ
server.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
Supplying Puipiss

One of the problems The ~
season always presents 70 Rois =
ested in the practical working n!
church and the one most n
to solve with satisfaction to n ny
cerned is that Of supplying NH !
during the absence Of the regal !
lister. The question Of pulpit
as it is known technically, sci &
is taken care of by the church d y
but not infrequently iii
minister, although in tho =
he is apt to be hampered shiai -
his period of rest BY anxists ~
whether the visiting minister =
factory to his congregation,
The compensation receiysdl0I
supplying services varies great {
rule the rate is low when -
to the character Of the d. ~
served and the men who srta !
service. Probably the bat MI a
churches, as a class, arctic P
terian aud Congregations, tAe 4 I -
running from 500 for avhds /
service to IS, with few ct 80 ll !
figure and a great many atths !! J
Methodist churches pay ffel l.Il. Il!
IS for q whole days service w.
among the Baptist churches Z ! L!
is from $50 to IS. Somefn IL
minister has his expenses ind >.
to this, but, as a rule, the h1l q!
is expected to include tn Y! a!5
transaction. In some places y r!
sum is stipulated, q sliding 'q IT,
ing in use and operated on q f.
basis of one per cent. Of ne tns' J! D.
salary of the pastor. New Yoff y q
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16

Partisan ingenuity has not yet de-
vised the clou or sensational feature
Tor the 1900 exhibition, as the com.
mittee has rejected all of the 115 plans
submitted. Among them were glass
submarine restaurant, large vertical
screw, on which O nut containing
restaurant should work up and down:
model of q town of tho year 1000; a
rational beauty show, at which the
prizes should be awarded to countries
making the best exhibit. Many Of the
plans tried to make use Of the Eiffe]
lower; one proposal was for a tobog.
gan chute from the top of the tower,
another for an arrangement Of large
mirrors, by which people at the foot
could see the panorama Of Paris.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16

Even before he spoke Wellington
was covering 'Louisa's hat, and at the
word, bang! went right and left. The
right knocked choice sample OF mil l.
linery into a shapeless ruin. The lett
picked off the bun. 1t was a near
range and the effect was great. Never
was bun so completely annihilated.
True. a few golden fragments were re-
covered by grinning heaters and keep
ers, and one Of the dogs retrieved a
part of the stufing, but the rest. in a
thousand pieces, was whirled away by
the wind over the moors, never to re-
unite. There was no doubt on that
score. Louisa's bun, as a bun, had
simply ceased to exist.
But who shall describe the agonies
of the unhappy loser of the bun?
Charles came to her rescue with his
deer-stalker. She clutched it; she
clapped it on her head; she tied the
flaps securely beneath her chin. 1t
was sizes too large. It nearly smoth'
cred here. But she was thankful for
that, poor, shame-stricken Louisa!
Would that it had buried her from
sight altogether and eternally!
On the first opportunity she slipped
away unobserved from the shooters,
and made for home. Nor was she the
only defaulter from the party. .Sensi.
tive, short-sighted Wellington was
too thin-skinned to bear the merciless
chaff with which he was assailed on
all hands for his little mistake. He
snatched up his gun and departed in
fever of rage and modification.
That very afternoon he was tele.
graphed for by his partner on urgent
business, while Louisa was unexpect'
edly summoned to the bedside Of
moribund grandmother. - London
Truth.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16

W. 7. Stead in the Review of Re-
views gives the following acknowledg.
ment to women: "The reign Of Queen
Victoria has produced no greater nov.
elist than George Eliot. No better in.
sarnation Of organizing ability and
divine tenderness than Florence Night.
ngale. In Mrs. Barrett Browning il
has seen the greatest female singer
since Sappho. In political economy
Il has given us Harriet Martineau and
Mrs. Fawcett. In the distinctive crea.
live gift of inspiring enthusiasm, Of
compelling conviction, it would be diff:
icult to name three men who could be
compared with Mrs. Butler, Mrs.
Booth and Mrs. Besant."
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
The San Francisco Call states th

The San Francisco Call states that
English observers are noting the grow
{. ing tendency of the people of the
United Kingdom to favor q vegetable
diet. Several causes contribute to
this dietary change, the principal one
being the greater abundance Of vege.
tables in the English markets since
To British farmer has found. it un.
profitable to raise cereal crops. The
English people, finding the supply OF
vegetables steady and cheap, are pa.
tronizing them more and more, espe.
cially as medical men are encouraging
their use. The discussion of the SUBJ
iect has developed the curious fact that
cheap wheat does not increase the con.
sumption of that cereal. Beerbohm's
says: "Statisticians would wish us to
believe that cheap bread encouraged a
larger consumption, but absolute facts
are Numerically opposed to this. II
this observation is correct it will be
generally assumed that the fact is due
to the greater use Of vegetables, but it
is more than probable that the price Of
bread has never been too dear in re.
cent modern times to deter the aver.
age workingman from consuming all
he cared for. Therefore, if consump.
ton is not now relatively as great as
it was a few years ago it may be fairly
assumed it is because great numbers
Of people ore unable to buy bread even
at the present low prices"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
Indian Carriers on the Klondike.

In an article entitled 'tFrom the
Coast to the Golden Klondike," writ
ten for Outing by Edward Spur, of
the United States Geological Survey,
the author has this to say Of the Indi.
ans who carried his baggage during
an official journey into the interior Of
Alaska in 1896:
These Indians all have some Eng
fish name, which they have got from
the mission, where they hang around
when there is anything to be got by
it. I find in my notes '"Tom" credit
ed with carrying one hundred and ten
pounds Of meat, and "Jim" with one
hundred and sixty-one pounds of sun
dries. TOMS original name was Kuk-
shon, and he claimed to be chief Of
the interior, Or Stick, Indians. He
spent his spare time during the short
space Of my acquaintance with him in
daubing vermilion around his left eye.
Before starting across the pass he
painted the rest Of his face black with
SCOT and grease, but carefully left the
red around his eye; and this orna.
mentation, together with "a smile,
which I think he meant to be engag.
ing, and which he offers on all occa-
sions as substitute for conversation,
made him a particularly villainous.
looking parsonage. Among the pack
ers were also number of women.
These were mostly ugly old hags, and
many of them plainly suffered greatly
from fatigue; yet their patient endur-
ance was remarkable. It seems to
fall to the lot of the oldwomen, among
these people, to do the hardest work;
but men, women and children are
schooled to carry heavy burdens. We
met on the trail whole family pack
ing, carrying out sort Of contract
with some Of the miners. The man
carried one hundred and twenty-seven
pounds, boy Of thirteen carried one
hundred pounds, and the squaw and
little girls had heavy loads. Even the
dog, about the size Of "a setter, carried
forty pounds, with which he waddled
along patiently enough.
The members Of the London ba,
4 LII. T.. L.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
killed. kill d., The men Vi.
the ' .1, and massaored, "a n. i
8uU 0Qll0r0n. about l.ss:fS-. = 4

the i.il and massaored, "a \ 3
and an children, about 4. IS \. H.
oil, we're butchered 4 s M. nsa .!!l
exc til, had sl..hs led !.
lett. after, in many in,t.,a.
1 having g, wounded % their vis;s.
thrown into pits in u a'i NJ.
cemetery the next dav
ao havelock took Csvnpot.
desperate resistance. Tbs,.s,.s.!1
up the g, great magazine bsfo.
then actually in greatp.sil' - E!
to be driven out, and1s :;
sieged. 7 The Punjab fo,ts "
ened' There wassa ere,t ~ 49, "
Dude: Atrocities were ~ J
mitted everywhere. Anon Y
tragedies reported was one i MI
dee, where the Europs.,s,. s!
safety in fight after thu -.
been been, looted. All the von. II
children were placed ii ,' 1
driven =, away: Sepoys ovettosi ~
ana Killed them III while they ~ n
prayer, awaiting death. 4
Lucknow was the scene Il q &
the great conflicts Of tho = = : 3
mosques were converted NJ. a1|
resses, and sharpshooters IA = !
showers Of bullets into ~ u
Mines were made BY both IS.
explosions shook the city. H,,, n,
force fought its way from Co., q,
Lucknow, and brought relisl q .;s
the time Of the most import.,t Pa;
of the war in England 8 faYu.i
ture Of Delhi in September, I'm
troops under General Archd.is
son. ..sss!!s|
The siege Of Delhi proved
cult. After long assault "a is,Ii
city was occupied, ssster bin. B,
wrecked, by the British VA .ssa
the last mornings fighting nat !,
eleven hundred men. Repti,ils :s
in order, and many unstnsd N
were pierced by bayonets q ,|o,aI
sabres. The excuses IA, IT.
stopped, however. 5'
The King surrendered, Il, Z
three princes of Delhi were ,I
cred in cold blood BY their c,plas!'
The fall Of Delhi and tie elalIi1 NJ,
Of the King marked the dsaSl
the rebellion. The tidings w
ried from city to city, fiom
ment to cantonment.. Ts Mr.
Of the sepoys'> struggle S i IlIIF
the British yoke had been
There was much more work daals
fore England was absolutely NJ
but peace was restored With / N
after Delhi fell. New York Hsk|
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16

The poultry industry has developed
into the largest agricultural industry
of the United States, and yet we i'm
port annually s2,000,ooo worth Of
eggs. The 100000 people Of the
State of New York consume about
BIG, 900, 900 worth OF eggs and poultry
annually.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16

The Muscatine Iowa) News Tribune
saws: If some of the mothers OF girls
who seem to have no taste for any
thing only to attend college would
give them a thorough course in roast
ology, boilology, stitchology, darn
ology, pathology, washology, and
general bustleology there would be
moro housekeepers than there are at
present.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16

shewent for Abigail with hair brush
md landed her one on the cheek with
the bristly side. Ny man, who is
sweet on the young woman, tells me
that she came down into the servants
hall sobbing, and with an outbreak
like measles all over her left cheek. :"
"Poor girl. But why was the fair
Louisa in such a stew? Was it her
only bun?"
"No; she has another with her, my
man says, but it is less becoming; not
quite such rich shade O. gold. I dare
say she was relying on that one to cap
tivate you with, old man. If SO, her
fury is easily understood.
"Umph! I wish it had been her
only one. Then she would not have
been, able to show up; and I should
have had some peace with Amy"
"Have you yet-pardon my imper-
tinence-have you yet proposed to that
sweetest girl in the world?"
"No! I cannot get the chance.
Three times I've been just on the eve
of it; and three times I've been inter
rupted by that irrepressible Louisa.
I could wiring the woman's neck with
the greatest satisfaction" concluded
Buckley, viciously.
The Hon. Horace sat silent for sew
eral minutes. When this vivacious
gentleman was silent and thoughtful
it was ten to one he was meditating
mischief. And so, as it proved, he
now was. =.
Charlie" he said, at length.
''Hear the wind?"
"I do"
"Squally day tomorrow, I expect. .
eyes; bad for shooting"
"And good for something else."
'For what, them"
''For certain little plan which has
just occurred to NO."
And with many winnings, chuck
lings, and abusive gestures, Mr.. Stur.
tivant proceeded to unfold his little
plan.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16

Says the Kansas City Times: Mis-
courts $40, 900, 900 .c!,@.ss crop furnishes
a rosy object lesson to men with the
Klondike fever how fortunes may be
made without the unpleasantness o.
digging under the ground or dying OF
top of it.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
THE :. TRUE :. DEMOCRAT.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT
ST. FRANCISYILLE. LOUISIANA.
New York State is ahead Of any
sther in the adoption Of a far-sighted
forestry policy.

Cardinal Gibbons says that th(
American people, despite their appar'
ent absorption in materialistlc pur
suits, are fundamentally religious.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
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The popular s'apers ~ !,
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it is not. II the Fatss we g. .y
were the Furies. II the
three, so we're the j Judge.
and the heads Of Oerberu,s
WEI, were three disloyal tribe ,. y
history. three robbers II Vg b
and three tyrants at Athens.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16

The members of the London ba,
who are total abstainers are not very
numerous.
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SAILBOAT WHIRLIGIG.

strong muslin, as they are likely to be
exposed to strong wind.
The gaffs and booms can best be
joined to the masts by means of screw
eyes. The rigging must be very sim
pie and yet strong, light cord, well
waXed, being used, and the sails should
be uniformly close-hauIed.
The two long cross pieces are Joined
together in the center at right angles,
forming four arms of even length and
at the end of each is fastened one of the
boats; through the center of intersec-
ton bore a hole large enough for the
axle, for which a long wire nail will
answer.
The crossarms with boats attached
should be mounted on top of pole Tor
small fiagstaff) by means of the axle,
which should be well fabricated. A
small washer may be placed under the
crosspieces to reduce friction.
When completed, the upright may be
set up in the center of flower bed,
vines being trained up the pole, or may
be attached to the top of shed or the
fence, where it will be visible from the
wipdoWs.-Boston Globe.