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A warming ArncnI.

My Fellow Citizens of Kaufman County:
Terrell. Texas, February l6, 1893 care
not how humble citizen stands on the
watchtower of freedom, when liberty is en-
dangered II becomes his duty to cry out when
dangers are threatened. Today see danger
ahead. The same tactics are attempted now
that were carried out but few short years
ago. the attempt il to divert public atten-
uon from the great question OF the free COIN
ago OF silver at the ratio of 10 to l. without
foreign Intervention. to the tariff question,
10 90 this, politicians and personal fayorit
ism Is working to divide the lovers OF p,ire
simple democracy in this State want Inc
democracy Of old Kaufman county to stand
hrm: he not deceived; nail your colors 10 III,
, mu ana on It inscribe The Money Question
MUST flrst be Settled. . Accent no other wage
OF battle. Let all the people know how NO
s ,a ASK Yourselves the question. HAS
gu @h Jonn Reagan, Jim Hog, Joe Bailey,
nhArles Cuiberson and others been true 10 ,,ss
save we always known where they stoode''
l,et our enlightened consciences answer the
question. De not divided--to faulter now is
'S.e"' w i'VV' j. X. Bumpass
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a kNocKour blow.

! IL Ia only now becoming generally know,
and matter for comment that the house a,
/ Washington has killed Senator Tnlnian's
net measure TO crrumycnt the courts by
allowing South Carolina TO control. or
rather prevent, tho introduction Of original
packages" of liquor in that state,
The house judiciary committee Is enti.
tied TO no little praise for having reported
adversely on such measure, To have
sranted a State such power would have
been to strike down the provisions OF Tho
constitution giving 10 congress the author.
lily 10 regulate Interstate commerce. n
would haze but It In the power OF one
state 10 seriously Interfere with lie lusi.
ness OF us nrighhnriug State. possibly 10
inlet Losses Of thousands OF dollars unon
citizens OF other CONFERENCE.-The pursuln,
a trade legitmixea bv thalr state laws and
for whieh they paid high license 10 both
local aud Federal authority
Tho sprlnciple could ana weuld have ba,n
carriyd TO the prohibition of ather articles
q trade than whisky
A State can refuse 10 grant !, license Ia
us citizens to follow certain line OF bust
ness or sell certain goods. bur II has no
right 2 say 70 the ci,issn that ae shall
not buy those goods elsewhere and have
them shipped to him in the orIglaal pack.
age. Personal liberty is protected TO that
extent even against the express laws Of !
community.
This action ia ths house will Of course
put an END virtually TO South carolina's
career = saloon keeper. It was : r,ece
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penses, and the aggregate cost must have
quadrupled that sum.
For several years the day carnival. an
nouuced by FetSx ana Scriblet continued
to draw great crowds TO Mobile. though.
OF course, they never approached the
thronging rush that yearly .overflowed
New orleans. Then the early workers
tired, or grew old: the writer was absent
some years, making distant carnIvals. and
gradually the Mobile Mard Gras waned
TO nothingness Even her own press said
tho carnival was tiresome. secuted the
mock regslity OF FELIX and even dcrded
their own claim TO Mobiles being ''ifi-
Mother OF Mystics.p 60. for awhile Mar
di Gras fell4-as the press urged--"into in
and responsive pockets, popular demand
and natural temperament, reasserted them
selves, whipped In the press and howled
for carnival even as the Spanish mobs for
Pan y Toro!' Now. Mobiles Mardi Gras
Is on again, and it is more loudly yaunted
than ever before.
Pensacola. commercial queen OF the
flowery State, held scarnivals at times. her
knights Of Palafox" being representa-
tive. tasteful aud liberal order. The writer
had the privilege OF designing its two
pageants, Antony and Cleopatra and
city was too near New Orleans. and her
people too closely connected with the Peli-
cans. so her carnival was dropped and has
never been revived.
st. Louis may be regarded as the only
other real carnival city. a little shc has
won by long continuity OF pageantry. and
by an expenditure of time, care and
money upon her shows unapproached
by any city save New Orleans. Her
"Veiled Prophet organization Is an old
and world-known one, and It's members
stop at no cost to make their city first.
And the city aids them as none other
whatever dces. and carnival week in st.
Louis, during September. sees throngs
that pay tenfold even her immense out
lay. Decorating the streets and illumina-
tons are her speciality. and their cost
would seem fabulous.
Yet. as queen of the Carnival" New
Orleans still holds undisputed sway. Her
festival never lapses. Each year Is richer
more beautiful and more attractive than
the one preceding. The whole conn
try has learned this. She trusts New Or
leans, and never is deceived, for during a
whole week preceding Mardi Gras everye
hour Of day and night is filled with novel
and brilliant revel Besides the great
"krewe of Comus" she now has the
magnificent parades by night OF the
'krewe Of Proteus' and of "Momus"-
societies that equal their elder. The
Rex day pageant is even more extern
sive and quite as gorgeous, and there are
a dozen "tableau BALI clubs and hun
dred minor maskings
Distant imitators of Mardi Gras cernvsls
and their practical and brilliant side. lin
cost and resulting gain-will be treated in
the final paper of this series next week
Many have tried and succeeded; some have
failed. OF them anon. T. c. DeI,eon
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HoIsToN, SUNDAY, FED. 20, tsos.
DANGERous rosrs OF noNon.

~. 3
AZ general proposition this country
ought not to maintain diplomatic relations
with people among whom our representa-
tiyos have TO be constantly guarded ogdiust
mob violence. We are either In such ease,
stretching point to. remain friendly, OF
lowering our national dignity to point
that is contemplate.
Few people In The United States stop TO
reflect or to realize how delicate aud crit
ical and humiliating is the position OF
General Woodford at Madrid. or. partleu-
larly, that Of general Lee at Havana. The
former Is said to be virtually ostracized by
the high society at the Spanish capital aud
al all hours OF the day and night Spanish
guards surround the ministerial residence,
He can not venture upon the streets With
out tho fear OF insult.
AT Havana, matters are worse, for tho
life OF General Lee is constantly In dent
ger, Already Il bomb has been found at
gthe door Of the consulate. Cries Of Long
live Spain" or Down with Americana
greet the consul general on the streets, and
the jeers OF the rabble and threats Of the
mob are continually reaching his ears
Each days service by thcea distinguished
American representatives In Spanish tor
ri,ory is hut the occasion for insult from
tho populace. Each day is one OF hnmilia-
ton to brave mon, and every hour OF their
Hives Is unsafe.
This ought 10 be an intolerablo condition
to this government. Unless our representa-
tiyes can be treated With Tho courtesy and
the absence OF popular demonstrations or
any kind that meet the Spanish ministers
and consus here, diplomatic rotations
ought 10 be severed at cncc
In tho meantime we can not but admire
the courage and cquipoiso with which our
minister. and especially, our consul gen
eral AT Havana, are standing TO their duty,
Tho latter is surrounded by war, pesti-
lence and starvation horrors multiply ms
his service lengthens-- yet, with cool
self -poSsession. with self 4assertlvencss and
fehrlessness. he meets his duty like a hero
It Is unfortunate that We must daily risk
the life of such a man at Havana, but no
other kind of mettle would do The With
drnwal of all our diplomatic officials from
Spanish territory and the recognition of
Cuba, however, would be the dictate of
self-respcct and Justlflablo Recruitment In
the premises
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AwEnIcANIzixa QUA NEIGHBOURS.

| The news appcars 10 he confirmed that
John Jacob Astor. Dr. Webb Mr.. Dcnew
and 4 few other millionaires have about
purchased the Republic Of Honduras and
we may therefore look for some interesting
developments In that quarter before any
great length OF time has expired.
To render the capital safe which these
mon are putting into schemes in that coun-
try, large American population will no
necessary. Revolutions are common down
that way and some bold chief might nj any
time oyerturn the government and either
confscate or jeopardize the American In
yestments. Tho presence OF an American
population capable OF holding its own
against the native element would secure
order and security. This Is probably the
impelling motive, therefore. In the propar-
ations for great colonization schcmea which
the syndicate Is pcrfccting. Having control
OF tho revenues. the railroads and tcle-
graphs and backed up by ten or twenty
thousand Americans, the milllonairds
would be able to do as they pleased.
II looks like the actual purchase OF q
conntry--a somewhat more gentcci plan
of buccaneerng than that adopted at Ha-
wall. But we shall likely hear OF anncxa-
tion soon II the syndieate's purposes are
realized.
are we gradually moving on to the ac-
compiishment Of our manifest destiny.
which Is to plant the American flag over
all the territory OF North America? Cuba
is coming, Mexico is being Americani2ed.
now Honduras In being bought, the Mica
ragun canal would eventually mean Mica
ragua as United States territory and Can
ada lis among the probabilities as a part OF
the Great Republic,
What a nation 1t would be. embracing
British America, the present United States.
Mexico. Central America and the West
Indcsl All under the American flag, with
law and order and development In all parts
Of It. decpcned and strongly fortified har-
bors. large navy TO protect its commerce
and the English language laws and lltera-
tufe everywhere overwhelmingly In the
ascendant!
And who can say that this is n mere
dream OF the imagination? Who can say
that tho tendencies and events OF the hour
do not portend tho contamination OF such
a destiny within the lifetime of those now
living?
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SOME POsTsCRIPTS.

Thunder can be heard nine miles away.
Gloves made from frog skin are the latest
novelty.
France gathers a window tax on more
than 100000 houses.
Most workers in Switzerland are en-
ployed about eleven hours day.
Third-class railway fares in India are
less than half a cent mile.
Zadkiel is now Boosting that he pro-
phesied all about the Chinese question.
Krupp has made over 10000 guns OF
large caliber for the armies of Europe.
A prison chaplain describes his duties
as preaching to "a congregation in coffins.' .
Over 100000 pawn tickets for sums un-
der 10 shillings are issued weekly In Lon
don alone.
A Chinese athlete says that the brains
OF the duck are the most Strengthening
food 1t is possible to eat.
There are three times as many muscles
in the tail of the cat as there are in the
human hands and wrists.
The total length of the Manchester ship
canal is thirty-fve and a half miles. The
average width at water level is l72 feet.
and the minimum depth twenty-six feet.
Frenchman in his own country is not
at liberty to marry without the consent of
his father, or legal guardian. until he has
passed his 2Sth year.
AT Gonoatoa, in the South Seas. every
man, woman or child on that island who
does not go to church three times week
Is liable to be arrested and fined
The smallest race of people in the world
inhabit the Andaman Islands. They have
an average weight OF seventy pounds. and
are under four feet In height.
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SQUEEZING SOUTHERN nN,GnAr,o,


In many Southern communities al
this time. particularly in tho Cnrol.nas, Ii,
Tennessee and Florida, The public seen, to
be exercised over tia presence of n large
number OF emissarios from the Mormon
church who are seeding emigrants for
Utah and converts for Mormonsm. Many
simple hut withdrawing people have been
induced to leave their old homes for Utah.
II Is hardly necessary to discuss the re-
liglous question Involved in this matter.
To Intelligent people such a discussion
would be In nowisc educational and 10 the
ignorant II would possibly DO time and effort
wasted. Thy material interests. howe yer.
should be presented bv the Southern press
IN such way as to prevent any loss 10 the
South Of the bone and muscle. II nothing
else, which we so much need in the steady
development OF our resources at this time
utah can not be compared with any
Southern State in easy conditions OF life,
Great tracts OF that Western region ara
nlkall deserts. others nre mountainous and
only In the valleys and where costly iyrl-
cation Is resorted 70 can large crops be
made. Tho winters are severe In moving
from Texas. or Mississippi. or Florida. or
North Carolina to Utah the agrIculturist
would be at great expense and never tind
: solitary advantage. at last Ia hi, new
home over his old one. II financially COM
Portable. at all. In tho South. his dollar
here would be worth two to him in the
West, and u poor here he would soon lie
poorer there, Tho South. indeed, is the
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

II Il the opinion of General Brinkerhofl
Of the Ohio State board of charities tha'
while "the infection Of the death penalty
does more harm than good. the country
as whole is not prepared for the abolition
OF II.
In England the novelist. David Christie
Murray, is giving free lecture In dciense
OF Dreyfus, presenting with a magic lantern
highly magnified productions OF nreyfus,
handwriting and OF the do sument attributed
to him. d, III
Mrs. sallie. SILVER. who lives near AL
bany, Ga. has 235 living children. grand-
children, great grandchildren, and great
great- grandchildren. In addition to these,
~ of the old lady's descendants are dead,
making the total number 80.
DR.. Margaret nj. Trail Christie. who
has been appointed by the India office to
study the bubonic plague in the hospitals
for native women iii Bombay. is very
young woman, and 1t is only two years
since she got her degree from London UNI
yersity. 4
Princess Beatrice Is the greatest pho
tograph collector in England. She has 500
photographs placed about her various
rooms, while she has thousands safely
slowed away. She has been an assiduoiis
collector OF photographs ever since she
was a little child.
The Kansas City Journal says: wv. r.
Cannon, general foreman of the bridge de-
partment on the Rock Island. with head
quarters at Herington, has been engaged
by graphophone company to tell funny
stories into their machines. He is said to be
the best story teller In Kansas"
Mrs Bradley Martin has the finest COL
lection of diamonds in America. She has
whole ropes of them, each stone almost az
HART md oil n n
drop. Mrs. August Belmont, however, owns
the finest collection of emeralds, surprising
those owned by Mrs. Sloane and Mrs.
Stevens
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Against the Carpet Dagger.

|
group Of southerners In the lobby NJ tbe
Eohitt were laughing loud and long last nigh,
over an incident that happened at the White
House Monday The incident, which really
happened, was regarding u visit of man
VINO dldnt want office himself. but who called
~ tne president 10 protest against the an
f.tnlpent OF man to iudgoship
,., ~, iresiuent said the protesting party.
trust you Will not give this man a nIaSs
or , tne bench He is carpet Dagger. and
nag only ilved In our State little oyor n
ySneaf' Worse still, he is ignorant OF the law
mny, Mr.. President, he doesn't know tho
nliterence between livery of seizure' and n
nIvery stable. For heavens sake don't In6ict
him uron us "n"s
But, replied Major Mckinley. this ron
,icnial, is highly Endorsed by Senator and
l.N colieague. Senator ---. They saw he is a
soou lawyer ana would make good Judge .
Yes, Mr.. President. I know they do, bur II
Is hecaoso he has moved out of their state
u ne were still iiving there. they wouldn't
indorse him for jpHtice of the reace...
me president smiled at The carnestress NJ
tne man who was not wanting a piacr for
hlmseli Not FAR from where the president
ana the earnest n,an sat were two senators
OF Tie United States They were the same
VINO had signed the papers of the oarpst bag
ger. IheN had heard The whole CONGREGATION
whether 1t amused them or whether they
were ahEiy can not hero he told. hut they
Immediately got up and left he room, and
the president continued to listen to reasons
why nc ought not TO make the appointment
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Thc stnge or DECLINE

For The rost IA
All the players OF destiny, play'ns'. ss
the drama OF life; y. n
Some in the worlds bright comeos'
it's tragic strife; y. ~
Some OF the players ore nerves.
the worlds applause 4. ~
Others only utility-made SO !"
laws; 4 4
Some play ladies OF title. greer y ~
renown, :. a.
While others Just as worthy ~
ragged gown. 4 ~
Each player has his entsanee, z
of the prompter,s bell s,,e i
Each player hoius the stage a. '7s
throb OF the niusic's sven ~
Ills the same In the world
as ON the mimic stage -,sx \ |
Each has his cue and exit malA'-
prompt books page, I, ~ n
For each Is part and parcei =
unknown plan. ..,m ~
And each must do his duty nv
utility man. ~ T.
For when the drama Is over an
ers gone TO rest, - A. n
God, In His infinite mercy, WIZ
worth attest. f,lsr,
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What cor~icnnn wants.

corsieana and Navarro county want IN,
governor, the attorney general, the United
s'atrs senator hoater representative. repre-
sentative, state senator, district attorney.
hn'ries, oil mills, cotton mills, more rail
roaGt Inhlie buildings street railways col
lfFes. fewer newspapers, more politicians
more money, more business. Last but NOT
least We would not refuse the earth with n
barb ware fence urolnd IT, :"
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are safes In New York that have been IN
every prominent fire OF recent years, ard
millions Of dollars worth OF bonds have
been fourd In them--if you believe the Ic-
ecnds painted on their doors. The latest
theory as TO the origin Of the Nassau street
fire is that IL was case of spontaneous
combustion of a fireproof safe.
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Can he Relied upon.

f'Vt4F ~ I'tuHUdTu 49,
me Houston Post can always be relied on
as an eNpornder OF democratic princitIes M
iali down by the party's assemblies Tho
i'os. comes GU, bare headed and aaf.,on,as
for the bimstallic cause '''p 'a'-'o''ea
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OF meanncss in the Hrst place 10 attempt
a monopoly In this line and gradually only
has the citizen rot back his right. II not
TO compete In business. at least 10 choose
with whom he will deal In making srch
purchases as he may desire.
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whitowriyht Sun. .;.,,11r9
Texas will poll larger &c. y
this year than she has noiisa ", " 1I
OF years. The present Ns;lons ~ 4
tioi, Is building up tho
tircrghout the United states 4
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2Rs asg !; y;e.. Bsss'SssI.
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1QylarD ~ m posfofricB At HOUSTON. TEXAS,
As SECOND CLASS NATTER.
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The new attorney general II the MsKhlsy
cabinet has remittsd sS.oooooo ip iptercs, du.
from the Kansas Pacific Wouldn't the Hon
James s. HOGS in the attorney generate oifca
make the dry bones ratio and the trusts hsa,
pass crocksti's coon In coming DOWN
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~ DA1x scsT rag Is sy q p. c POST.
opMisWuEklv POST, ~ Co.'s. Per Week.
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New Yorn, February 1.-THE Purlm as
ISOLATION. which held its charity ball at the
Waldorf Astoria the other night, has the
honorable record of having distributed
100000 in charity during it's career. A
unique feature Of the ball this year was
that it was preceded by a banquet attend
ed by ladies as we'll as the gentlemen.
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wv are told that the news Of tho Maine dis.
as'er caused great uneaslness at Morgan, m
hossae county, among the more conserya-
we element who are opposed TO war az INV
kind Possibly these peaee-loylne cI,,gena
q Moisan had the pension list horrors N
mind
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The snaniards are bitterly rcsen,ing the Inn.
puta'ion that there was any Spanish agency n
the destruction of the Maine. Ii Ii dlfaenI,
70 determine whether this Is an honest exbIl,,.
ZION y outraged feeling OF the stimulation Of
virtue under guilty conscience.
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Street Cleaning Commissioner Mozart
ney has resolved on one reform. He pro
poses to enforce the ordinance against pa
per and refuse OF all kinds being thrown on
the street. But ii is one thing TO REQ We
to enforce this ordinance and quite an
other thing To enforce it. The police force
is not large enough. Still, few arrests
would have a good effect.
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The citizens Of Houston ought to work un-
ceasirsly for deep water paved streets. com.
plcto sewerage and the extension Of the city s
boundaries. These things would make us
-isat' attractive aud wealthy city in The
next Ave years.
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Charles l.. Tiffany was Sc years old or
Wednesday, and his desk blossomed like
garden of roses, q reminder from THE
boys Of the big jewclry house, Mr.. Tiff
fanny, who has celebrated just sixty birth.
days In his various buildings since he
started at 2of Broadway in 1897, Is in fine
health. His voice was little choked YES
terday. but that was simply kindly touch
Of nature.
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The rabd dog has made his appearance re-
Gently NJ u number of points In the State, thus
demonstrating that rabies is to be feared at
ans season OF the year The old theory TINT
mad dogs were only met In the hot months
has icng been exploded. Too great precan-
tons can not be taken against warrant ours
nj all times.
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Jobs comfortors are now doing Tho best
they can in the ranks of the republican party.
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Capitalists are actually organizing peanut
tiustl AS 1t will embrace twenty five con.
cerns. However thero viii he nothing small
about IL but it's name.
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Senator Mason OF Illinois ia a Just punish
ment of the senate for much of Its stilted dig
nity and ridiculous senatorial courtesy in tho
ma a.