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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
unnd Mu.I,ed 10 n puiu.

Sherman Texas. March Ia very Sc
rlcus accident occurred at the Sherman
Iron works this morning. Denison Massey,
all empoye OF the concern. while working
with the big Steam hammer had the mis-
oitune OF allowing his hand 10 be caught
between the hammer and anYil. literally
riashng the hard into a Dulp. The ham
mer weighs 10000 pounds and has drop
OF about seven feet.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
MeeIing PostDoncd.

The annual meeting OF the Gulf Beau
mont and Kansas City railroad which was
TO have been held yesterday In Beaus
mont. was delayed until today General
Manager Kirby will leave for Beaumont
this morning 10 attend H.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
rexn. and pnciic.. Annual.

New York March 1.-THE annual meet
ing Of the Texas and Pacific Railroad com
pany took place here today The annual
report showed an increase In gross earn
ines Of 1888 50i. and in net earnings an
increase Of s502,953 The company closed
It's fiscal year entirely free from floating
debt
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17

Six furiungs-Ninnie Weldon. Mamie uunn.
Pete Kitchen Time fs1,.
six fu!cnss- Bertha Nell. 1aiisman. buster
Swsvcl. Time ltSM
One m!le-rranty. Headlight. alsh Test
Time 1.ssN,
Seven fuflongs. handicap Cherry Lent.
Glchc II, Tahourst Time s;.sta,
Mile nisd eixtccnth.-Caific Lyle. Jack Of
liesrts. Rhinestone. Time 1863.
Seven NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Little BrambiN
Clara Bauer. Time l;2S,i,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
FAMILY REUNION.

There was a tninily reunion and birthday
celebration at The home of Grandpa
krohrc AT Lyons Wednesday, the occasion
being his s7th birthday.
Among the relatives that attended the
celebration were Mr.. l.. Ieiss. Mrs. Il.
Tipk, Mr.. Fritz Amsler and vie Mrs.
Harmon Zsehappell and child aud Mr.. Lon
ME Zeiss
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
TEXAS LEAGUE MEETING.
Maanatrs Met aud Disposed OF the
Business Quickly.
FIFIy.0NE GAMES WERE SCHEDULED,
The Anti-Rowdy Ruic OF the Nation
nj Lensue Is to nc Enforccd.
Guarantees Fixed.

| n,ccfIpr ~ @enr.sn,tn,,xen AZ chs rIuhe
\ 80 80 - ~ y. ". ''N Ni'' 's
| composing the IeNss league Was cailcu 70
oidei at o'clock yesterday afternoon ut the
loli,ce az PrtsIden, w n p,n.v ~ Tho lorn,
nssoNsapon, me meeting was presided over
/ by President j. l.. Wa-d of tho league, aud
Manager George n. Dermody OF the Galveston
nm .,,.a ~ s,,.,. ~ K. n,,,s ,yar.
o'f'Ss"'"u- US sesie'ary. Al 'ne Siuos WIZ
represented. Dallas aud For, Worth by Mani
| aecr j. j. McCloskey of the former club VINO
held the proxy for thc hitter; SAN s,ntoNio
4, ram. ria,,.,.,,,sn;, .,,s,,, 4, rna,,.. /,
"! beuis heuermann, AUSTIN by Chailea y.
WItel. Galveston by George r. Deiinooy aid
! Nley Erston and aouxtfn n, W " Rniicv
nm, son, 1,.yh 1.'
''is 9aui iaun. M
VIII Cowley of Galveston, representing tho
official scorers az rho lcasue was ,Iso nr.s-
.s
o'.
The meeting resolved itself into an cxecu-
tive session Immediately after conycning in
,,rds. "a ats.,.. - ,>,,,t - 80, - :,
~ ''' ss"eua'o anu o'"e' n''e-
tcts OF interest,"
The schedule committee consisting NJ
msfde1 No aaon, tous anu ih Mepets lsao,
oil April Q and ending July Il. Attsr rotsip.s
ernhls discussion The recommendation w9s
"sn a, ,,os,a III puos'siohn usYos.on VIA VIA
Austin at San Antonio. anu Galveston VIII
pisy at Houston ON San Jacinto day.
nosin,. the enspe Win ,hn N."os eV ~
scasor were submitted and approved.
Oh molten of Mr.. Bailey, seconued by Nj.
peflhouy, President Ward WAS directed 10
raise the suspension on Players kemmet.
Iardy and Alexander OF last years Waco
team.
The Reach American association ball was
asaln adopted for use during the season.
Guarantees were fixed at $50 for week day
games and SIS for sunday games, the visiting
cldb being given the privilege of one-halt
OF tho gate receipts, Ladies' VII be charged
ndmssicn at the gate on all grounds in the
league on Sundays and holidays.
1t was egreed that each club should ,ecom-
mend To Prtsdent Watd two local men tpr
suhs,it umptres. 10 act III the absence of
the REGULAR staff men. The captain a. the
visitina club is 10 have the privilege OF &C.
locting either OF these men
The Brush ant-rowdyis,n resolution. adopt
ed Mt the last National league meeting, Will
be put into effect during the season
After the transaction OF some other routine
business the meeting adjourned subject TO the
call of the president. 1t is understood that
the season will be lengtlened If II ,,roycs
a profitable onc.
Manager Captain Reed was seen by Post
reporter yesterday afternoon lust as no INN.
pi'a OUT OF nus turkish beth and "as asked
ns to the present condition OF hts team and
,,r,
-, on go" - Hiu'u
49,. ,.,.. -, 'i'a Wv .,a' r.af
- ~ ~ 20 49, ~
Piasfis nhNe ~ my .hatee inns year hre hii
YER sehisinahiv ana tne team WI %
o,v'is W .uis Ivy Ut nolnc anu soiosa' nov
ons on put OF the diamond Though Cote
to b. his equal II not his superior.
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SAN JAcINTo DAY RATES.
The Honston and Texas cenfrni An
nounces deductions to Houston

nOunces WeUUVtfOhs 10 iI"Hs'""'
NJ. l.. Robbins. general passenger ana
ticket agent for the Houston and Texas
Central, yesterday gave notice TO the
Houston Business League that for the San
Jacinto Day celebration in Houston. April
~ to %. special entertainments 70 DC
given on the 10 and Il, that company
would make the following rates;
For trains arriving at Houston on the
evening Of April is and the morning o.
April is. the evening OF April 20 ana Inc
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
sHRINnRs ENrERrAlNNp.

An advance guard of sbriners who will
invade Texas in June to attend the meeting
OF the imperial conclave arrived hero ycs-
terdny afternoon. They were entertained
last evening by Mr.. julius Runge and Cap
tain r. r.. Tailor OF the engineer corps. 10
day Mt noon the visitors were given an
oyster roast at Wcollam's lake, and at
o'clock they departed on the La Porte for
the North.
The party was composed OF L. f. Allen,
deputy imperial potentntc OF North Amer
loa; John J. Green. city treasurer; John
II. Hovard. Captain ~ G. Keeran. a. H..
Moffit, general Southwestern passenger
agent of the Chicago. Rock Island and Pa
cflc railway. all Of Kansas City: EN- Dun
cnn. travelling passenger agent Of the CHI
cago Rock Island and Pacific Topeka,
Kan. Charles -. Sloat, assistant genei al
passenger agent OF the Chicago, Rock l5-
land and Texas Fort Worth, and J. @.
Hunter OF Dallas.
The imperial conclnye will meet at Dallas
June IA and Is, after which all the visiting
Shriners viii cone on trip to Galveston.
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Did of smnIIpox.

Columbus, Texas, March 's.--Mrs. VIII
liam sherrington died here last night OF
bemorrhaglc smallpox. Deceased was .
lady of pleasing disposition and many
noble attributes. She was member OF
the Baptist church and her demise is
,rourned by host OF friends. She was
&c years of age and leaves sorrowed
husband and infant child
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
DEPUTY MARsHALs..

Chief Office Deputy Waters Of the:
United States marshal's office for this dis
trict has returned from a trip through the
district. He suld that all of tho old depu Il
ties had been reappoiuted except at Tyler
Many OF the appointments will BIO madsl
uermauent,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Government Wants Title to Site for
Forts Cleared at Once.
BARRACKS WILL Re LOCATED SOON,
Three More Cinnamon Ordered De-
ported by Judge Brynnt--Rnynurcd
Arrest Of a Government Employe.

Galveston. Texas. March 16.--Unless the
title OF the government 70 tho land SUR
rounding the Notifications already con-
structed at Fort Point is cleared. and
cleared ut once, the government VIII locate
the barracks FOR troops elsewhere This
information comes from an absolutely re-
liable source and may be taken MS eS-
pressing the official view of the situation,
IL Is the desire of the department. to put
the barracks where the guns arc. Bnt the
United States Will not enter into noSotia-
tions looking to tho expenditure OF a
single cent for land for barrark purposes.
While the government proposes at some
future time TO erect batteries ut Bolivar
Point on Pelican spit and on the land In
the Beaver rcsuiyey recently purchased,
in all human probability II viii be iorg
time before such forts are built There is
no money now available for the purpose
and the prospects are that unless the
country is plunged INTO war II Will BE-
come time before the necessary cash rs
Forthcoming.
Another point has been practically set
tied. he government has orasrrd troops
To Galveston. to be moved rs coon as pos-
sible, and there Is going 10 be no delay IN
selecting the site Tor the post barracks.
II II Is found impossible to perfect the
governments title TO the Fort Point land
the barracks will be lost to Galveston,
and that win be all there Is about il.
Recently. In a conversation, an army
nan did not hesitate 10 declare that the
Fort Point location was the finest possible
for hig heavy OF light artillery post. 1t
possesses advantages TO be found nowhere
else in the South or along the Atlantic
coast, In the first place, there are many
days during the spring and winter when
the dredge boat General C.. h. Comstook
can not work on the bar on account of
rough water. AS II Is row the dredec Is
merely laid up, with her crew On board.
and costs the government Just as much az
! ii shs were Mt work. Now II n post rs
established at Fort Point the days the
| Comstook can not work on the bar could
| be spent in filling In the government reser-
walton and Ia remarkably short time the
| lsnd which IL now under water ut high
tide and partially under water at all tides,
could be raised and converted into one OF
| the most magnificent drill grounds to DO
| found anywhere.
| The claimants to the East End that the
| committee from the chamber OF commerce
is now Mt work on are Waiter Gresham.
Branch T. Mastcrson. Edward Mccarthy
Ball Hutchnrs &c Co, the Leon III.
Blum Land company. William solki k, y.
II Batcheller, j. w, Harris and Fannie
Cochran Of Galveston aud Frank Hamilton,
James r Johnson and Mary n. Maddox OF
Austin.
A spirit Of speculation may enter and
spoil the whole scheme. MS 1t Is understood
that some OF the claimants are now con-
tending that this land Is valuable
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
THE IIUIcHINs
HOUSE,.
b. Q. WARD,
Proprietor.
Rates: $500 and
$3.50 per day.


! o ~, quarters.
RIM \, Harris, Galveston. r.. r. Briscoe. Jr.,
/ ''I1aiohd' Thos, Aldredge. New Waverly; ",
y 4: Johnson, smithville: Percy Alien city.
orlsann, o9nley, City; G. W. schmidt. New
Ham,; ~ c. Mckinney. Galveston: C. II.
Coloraaeet Houston; 7. G.. Stribling, Gulf.
s,,nna a"S S ana Santa Fe railway: II. w Chinn,
M I;sny . SIDE Mrs. X. NJ. Turner. Brazorla I;
ertscn Nosie Chandler. Brazora: George Rob-
VIM 'n . Ell. ely Richard spillane. Galveston:
F + !, ~ Foster and son, Velaseo: ". ssdler,
ii u moHh q: w. Skinner, Smithvllle; Ed
j. 4 aan IKE smithville; j. Frank Beaumont;
smaeo; Mrs. A. S. Jet and child Fulton,
AK Srs; j.; B. Shuts and child Fulton,
s Spencer = :, porker; sibley. Iowa A. n.
Wavs,,,, hampstead; A. ". Armstrong,
civ. ~ III: Sylvester Merchant. ilansas
Isnbb,ss,, oldberg. Cincinnati; Charles W
Win a. Palestine; Jesus Correzo, browns
sarst Slss Alma Dwight. San Antonio; Miss
mont ~ Nio' MISS sherman. Beau
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TRAFFIC. MANAGER WHITE DEAD.

Chicago, H.. March l6.-W. F. White.
passenger traffic manager Of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe, died at his home
here today. He was one of the oldest
railroad men in the country and for the
Santa Fe in different capacities. Previous
to 1878 he was general ticket manager for
the Santa Fe. when he was made general
passenger and ticket agent, which he held
until April. 1887. From then until 0cto-
Der. 1880 he was traffic manager, and
since that time held the position of pas
senger traffic manager.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
New Orlenne Racen.

N.w Orleans. March lin n Sheldon &
co = colt Cherry Leaf hung ur new record
10, tlr tack in he sevsn furionAs nand.ca2.
covering the diftares in ,r.5N rhs previous
rscord VAS i:z7x Weather nEs: track fast. !.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
~. ,,,t.,,,. .,n,n~ ,,ic,cinn,i.

Fort worth. Texas, March is Louis Nc
alisitr. Cass Eye rs he is fnaiilariy known.
has gone 10 Hot Springs Ark, where ne WI
leip tho Cl,vplend baseball team. MeAilister
has beer h,r. soinc months visiting Win ma.
raft rts.
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ma shoot nj Fort Worth

Fort Worth Texas March is. The North
Texas Gun league viii have shoot here
March II and IS some handsome priacs VIII
crack shots Of tho State viii be present,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17

CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR soCfABLE.
Tho first anniversary OF the orsanizaticn|
of the Fourth Presbyterian church will be.
celebrated by a birthday sooiablc on Erl-S
day evening Of this week at the home Of
AIR. #. H. Nichols, corner Of Eighteenth
and Avenue o.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
Az ALLEGEp ARREST,

A deputy United States marshal 4 ~,
thority for the statement that Z govern
ment employe in this city wa arrested BY
him this morntns % charge u snbsssles
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17

me Bay Shore road has a rate Of one
saa third fares for the round trip in er
dss soaay on account of the st. Patrick s
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
THE HOTELS
CAPITOL HOTEL
ARRIVALS.

| Rates. $3.50 to
MOO per day. Six
y 1egant rooms.
vnh bath. Large
tampie 70 o 10 s.
Centrally located.
Best accommodate
|tions for CONNER
|.ial men In the
ritv.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17

Managers Reed and Weber were comparing
notes Yesterday afternoon and Reed compli-
mented~Neber on the splendid showing made
by TIE Austin team against the Colts Monday
Wenor smole broad smile OF satisfaction md
SAID; You have no kick coming Reed for
You lave one of the strongest teams that ever
repIeEerted Texas
Coming from Weber this is worth soms-
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ALL THE PHILIPPINES.

The United States should possess
Itself no. only of the island of Luzon.
bat all of the Philippines sThe Wash
ing,on correspondent of the New York
Evening Post claims to be in a posi-.
ton to s.assert with assurance that
this government has its eye fixed at
the present moment upon the whole
Philippine group. The Luzon claim
Is to be merely the minimum. That
much was determined upon good
while ago {"
The reasons presented for the &C
qnisition of all the Philippines is
that if the United States is satisfied
with Luzcn alone, Germany will prob
5bly devise pretext for taking Pala'
wan, which is the next most desirable
island in the group. since it shares
with Lrzon the command of the
.5iy first rate deep water passage
from she Mindora sea into the China
sea- passage traversed by large
portion of the shipping traffic from
she rich belt of equatorial islands
south and southeast of the Philippine
group and northward 20 the China
cost In ordes to shut Germany
cut of the islands, therefore we
must take them all Augusta Her
aid.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-10-12

a boy was compelled by his teacher
10 write 40 essay ZOO the mouth" for
some infrac,ioo of the school discipline,
and this is what he wrote: "T5e mouth
Is the front door Of the face i, is the
aperture to the cold storage of our aoa-
souy Some mouths look like peaches
aud cream some look like bole lu a
brick wall to admit new door or win
dow The mossh is the crimson isle to
our liver, it is patriosism's fountain, aud
sool chest for pie Wisbous the mouth
{ the politician would be wsnderer Oh
She fsce Of the earth. and go down to
an uphonorab!e grave II is the gro.
esr's friend. the orators pride, the
dentists hope Il puts some men on
the rostum and sone in Jail It is
aeu psasiou's lunch counter when at
cached to maiden snd tobacco'e friend
ssen man. It is the home OF the 40,
suiy member-the tongue. Without II
married life would be like dream, aod
q dude would lose half Of bis attrac-
tion ''-Sparsanburg Herald
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enterprises just as mills. aud stores.
aod their stock 10 trade is the paper
which they sell to their customers. and
such space as they offer to advertisers
Newspapers are Dot supported oy public
appropriations. they are Dot endowed
ias'i'utions, they have to live on the
business that they do. and they should
agree among themselves as to the meth.
cd of doing business EVeay weekly
newspaper in South Carolina, we ven
,ore to cay, would be able to pay all
it's debts and declare a good dividend
the first of every year on the space
which is given to the public for nothing.
and for which the newspapers do not
receive so cheap a reward as sincere
tbanks.-News aod Courier
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-10-12
Three Doctors in Consultation
From Benjamin Franklin.

nW ben you are sick. what you like pest Is
70 De chosen for medicine iu the first place !;
Wa. experience tells you is bess' to be chosen
ia the second place; what reason Il. e.
Tnsory) says is best is to De chosen in the last
place. Blu, if you can get Dr. lnclinat'on,
sDr. Experience and Dr.. Reason to hold a
sconsulsation together, they will give you the
hes, advice tina, can be taken %
when you have bad cold DE-. loclinat'on
would recommend Cbamberain's Cough
Remedy because i, is pleasant and cafe to
take Dr.. Experience would recommend 1t
ebecsuse i. never fails to effect speedy and
psrnspen, cure D.. Reason would recon-
mend ii because it is prepared on scientific
pr:acip,es aud acts os na;ure's plan 10 'e''ev'
siu9 the lunga, opening the secret'oDs and
gres:oripc the system TO natural and healthy
Ecood:sion. For sale by A. ]. China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-10-12
TINE CALLED.
No More Putting Up With
Delays Of the Spanlards.

Washington. Oct. I - President
Kinley has cabled she United
States military commission at Puerto
Rico that the island must be evacu-
afed by the Spanish forces on or be
fore October Is, snd tina, the Spanish
eoamissiouers be so informed In
acase of the failure of the Spsniards
% complete the evacuation by that
date, the United States commission.
ere are directed to take possession
and exercise all of the functions of
government, end in case it is found
TO be impossible to secure transpor
sation for the Spanish troops By Oc-
tober 18. they may be permitted to
go into temporary quarters until the
transports can be secured to take
them TO Spain
ibis TACT was developed at today's
cabinet meeting. and it was also
stated thas from this time forward a
K.oae vigorous policy would be pur
sued with respect to the evacuation
sof Cuba
The President has notified the
United States evacuation commits
sion at Habana that the Spaniards
would be expected to have,eyacuated
The island by December l, with 8
strong animation that in case of fail.
nre the United States would brook
delay, but Immediately
thereafter take possession of the
government.
At to-day's cabinet meeting two
Efelegrams were read from Gen Otis
al Manila. stating that the Spanish
government had requested thas Gen.
.laudemes be permitted to return to
Spain where. it is understood, he
viii be called before a court OF
inquiry TO answer certain charges
Affecting his management of affairs
I'm connection with the surrender at
Manila Gen Otis was authorized
10 permit the Spanish general to
leave. together with several other
Spanish officers who are on the sick
list In answer to inquiries. it was
stated that nothing so far had been
received from the United States
peace commissioners that was in
1any way significant, or that indicated
that the peace negotiations were not
progressing satisfactorily.
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One Hundred Drowned at
Buffers Island.

Savaouab. Ca, Oct. 5.-The
Morning News correspondent at
Brunswick wires this bare statement to-
uigbt:
Martin Anderson. from Darien,
Ga, reports that eight bodies have
been found on Ba,ler's island. This
runs up the total deaths 20 100. !"
Buffers islaud was populated mostly
by negroes.
Savannah Ca, Oct. 5 5-Tbe Morn.
ing News correspondent, at Hines
vile. the capital of liberty county,
says that an uDcoD6rmed report bias
reached Riceboro. pear there, that ST.
Catherine island was swep, by Suo-
days storm aud that Sups F. M.
Wea,heriugson aud family were lost.
The report, the correspondents says,
is upcoo 6rmed, bu, fairly reliable
1t reached Riceboro by negro who
claims 10 have been the only person
on the island ~bo escaped With bs
life. He climbed tree and waited
for the tide to recede
Telegraph ana telephone systems
are still prossraied and corrections
With coast towns are still cut of. 10
formation is only ob'aioable by messen-
gers who can hardly pass the couotfy
roads
McInsosh and Liberty counties sus-
taiued heavy damages. out DC estimate
has vet been ventured.
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OBI INAA WORDS OF DIXIE

The spirited tune Of this old negro
melody is really the essense Of Its in
spiratioo, but she familiar words being
so much uoder discussion, reproduc
tion of them seems timely. hence vi
give the genuine article /:
] Wish was 10 the land of cotton
Old times dar am not forgotten,
Look away, look away-look away Di1i
laud
Den wish was p Dixie,
Hooray hooray
10 Dixie land I'll take nv stand,
To live and die in Dixie,
Away, away, away dowu south lc Dixie F!
AWAY, away, away down south in Dixie I!
Ole missus II arry ''Will-de-weaber,'
William was gay deceaoer;
Look away, etc.
But wheo be put his arms around her,
He smiled as fierce as forty ponder.
Look away, etc.
His face was sharp as buther's cleaber,
But dat did not seem to greab'er,
Look away, etc.
O.e missus acted de foolish part,
And died for a man dat broke her heart,
Look away. etc.
Den wish / wss 10 Dixie,
Hooray hooray etc
Now hers health to the next ole missus,
Add all the gale that waaG to kiss ss.
Look away, etc.
But if you want 10 drive way sorrow,
Come and bear dis song to morrow,
Look away, etc.
Den wish was in D,xie,
Hoorsy hooray etc.
Oars backwbeat cakes and ingen batter,
Makes you fat or little fatter
Look awav, etc.
Den hoe it down and scratch and grabble
To Dixie's lard I'm bound 10 trsbhie;
Look away, etc.
Den l wish was 10 Dixie,
Hooray hooray etc
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Nose Eight Inches Round.

New York, Oct 5.-Dr George
E Maurer, surgeon of Gen. Lees
staff, while on furlough in the Ad-
irondacks, recently met lumber
mau. Richard Smith, % years old, of
Indian River, Lewis county, who had
a nose fully eight inches in circum-
ference
Smith told Dr. Maurer that some
one had struck him in the nose two
months before be was bern At his
birth his nose was abnormally large,
and had continued to grow faster
than the rest of his body Dr.
Maurer became interested in the case
and brought Smith to New York for
treatment. Smith is now in Bellevue
hospital, and will be operated on
next week by Dr. Bryant.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-10-12

New York, Got. 6.-Tbe Corbett-
Mccoy fight has been declared off At
a meeting to day OF meu interested ID
the fight Wm. B. Gray, manager for
Mccoy, showed letter ne bad recelv-
ed from David NugeDt, manager of the
Hawthorne Athletic club of Buffalo, liz
which he stated that owing TO the
many complications tba' had arisen,
,be club has decided to call the match
off