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whas 5ohnnIe Wanted to Sing.

In one of the schools of Worcester, Mass, the teacher. intending to relieve the nonotony of he regular exercises, asked the pupils f they would not like to sing. Of course there was an in- stant clamor in the affirmative and then the teacher asked what song they would prefer. One little boy. in bis eagerness to make the selection, Bpluttered out something which the teacher d1l not catch. Turning to the boy aero the aisle. she asked what
 Jo1el Please. came the un-
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The Man of the Hour
 A MAGNIFICENT
 PORTRAIT OF Adn1ral Dewey
Hour
IN TEN sCOLORS SIZE 14x21 INCHES
will be published by.us shortly

-to F'11NNNNR WI Ho NAA- heavy plated paper, in form suitable for framing, by one of the largest art Autograph houses in America, in the famous Fren1 h s''' of color plate work. Every AmericSsn
 will want one of these handsome pic es of Admiral Dewey It must be re membered that this picture will be in no sense a cheap chromo, but will be an ex- ample of the very highest style of illuminat- ed printing, It will be an ornament to any library or drawing room, Our readers can have the Dewey portrait AT WHAT IT
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rhe ImperIaI Gaard of rrancs.

The Imperial guard of France was created by Napoleon ]. from the Guard of the Convention. the directory and the consulate, when he became em- peror in 1904 It consisted at first of 9.775 men. but was afterwards en- largad. It was subdiyided in 1890 into Old and Young guard. In January 1914, it numbered 1O2,706 It was dis solved by Louis NEIfI in 18t5. revived by Napoleon HI. in 1854 IL surren- dered with Metz 10 tne Germans the 27th of October, 1870 and was abol- ished by the defence government soon after. l took part in the Crimean war 1855. As corps d'elfte il was one ot the finest bodies of troops in the world in the time of Napoleon l., and the history of France and it's wars abounds with numerous instances Of its bray cry, fortitude, and intense attachment to it's Fighting Emperor
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Frogs Hibernate In Hofes.

According to Simon Henry Sage. the frog does not hibernate in leaves or the trunks of trees, but in a dry hole in the ground not likely to freeze. He scratches the hole with his hind feet and enters backward. Once inside, there is apparently no trace of the fact outside. Frogs found under frozen leaves are still able to move about. Mir. Sage has found hibernating frogs with their extrenlities. and skin eozen, but their yitaE organs rtiIl il. act, and than ron k;t-y m
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PASTOR MUST LEAD HIS FLOCK
Se Should Not Come Down to Their 1 TavpI

As Should Not Come Down to Their
 Level
 The minister should be given to lndersta, that his congregation ex- 1eets to are in the ripest knowledge he possss ss and will appreciate his most careful thinking" writes Ian Maclaren ir the Ladies Home Journal. When he rises to bis height on any occasion and breaches a great sermon. tt does not matter whether every per son has understood every word or Iome of them only about oae-bllf. lie ought to be told that all the members of his church are proud Of him and thank God for him and that even fl he were beyond chem this Wa not be- :ause of 03seHrity but becau.e of eie- Yation, and hat they are pleased to have a minister who lives a6 suea a level. lie must not come down b hem, but they must strive t5 rise Q him It is q miserable business for a preacher to repeat the commonplace 1f his people in q shoWy form So tbat lhe man in the street goes home coa- gratuiatias himself because he has heard his palety ideas tricEe3 oaa in q sbowy dress. If i5 he function of tbe prophet Co lead his flock onward svea though the march be sometimes through Inc wilderness. and 5acy ought 10 follow close behind him and tell him that they are there, and tbas they will aot cease To follow till he has brought them into the fHHness of the land of promise. Under those conditions man win feel bound 10 read the best books and b think out every subject 10 its Esg aearf he will grudge no labor Of bIail. m emotion 5f soul. to meet the expectation 61 q thoughtful. broad-miHded people. and if he come at last to be 3 leader of thought whose words fly far and wide. then to this congregation will the credit be due vho believed in him and demanded great things of btm. and made Of bim more than he. h his most ambitious moment. could baFa imagined.
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PUT YOUR HEADS TOGE TIER

and compare notes as to who does the best Laundry work in this town, and you will find the unanimous verdict of everyone in Pine Bluff is that our exquisite laundry work is unsurpassed for it's perfect finish, careful treatment beauty of color and general ex- eeiIenee. We don't allow anyone to touch us for perfect laundry work.
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PLANTS SEEN IN QUEER PLACES
Ten Story Factory RloomIag All Over
 with FI0wsra

Aep Story Factory BlOomlag All Over
 with Flowers.
 Flower pots exposed along the win dow ledges prove that spring is here There is no better sign. All winter the faint blooms have shone behind the glass of the panes. but now they take the open air like invalids confined for long, but conyalescing. They are eerioas things flower pots, and evil deace the love of nature born in Us all and staying with us to our latest breath. They are seen, too, in the most curious places. There is a hugs smoke-grimed factory on the west side ten stories high. The air about it is thick w;aa coal dust and soot. Yet all summe9 ..z#5 ses bloom like gardens. One tz many girls work in that 4& The flowers are Watered from in s.as that are carried full and dripping g.a long length of the halls in the luncheon half hour. Men would not take the trouble, but the woman Ebo does not love buds and blooms is as rare as the woman who does not love babies. h either case her think. ing machinery has slipped a cog or was bailt wrongly to begin with Flower pots and little seamstresses working hies up above the eity.s roar go to. gether as naturally as turkey and cranberry sauce.
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s@ HtF@ &aH6laa

EaHHa HcGaeTy. Che sailor Of the Res5.a#a #bo was B9Edeued from Portsmouth Jail 6y Cor Rollins. where he Ha5 serving a six months sentence fof 8E-9r5griy conduct. has gone home to Norfolk. Va, says the Manchester ~. Ha Jnlon Before leaving ha Ha6e fs#'a a piece Of the aft rail of the Qni.ed States steamship Maine q paper " sht. which Lawyer John H. Bartlett Who vas his counsel. has for Waried b Gov. Rollins The design was suggested by MaGany. The top bears tHe inscription, Edward Mo GafHF te Gov. Rollins. while Ga the reverse is neatly engraved. Made from the aft Hail of ghe J. 5. Maine.
 HeG5Hry is an artist as well as a saiioF and has drawn sketch of an- other paper weight which he is to have made. When speaking of it he said T wanted to show my apprecia- tioR ot what yoar governor did for me. The metal of which that paper weight is made came from the United States tsamship Maine. now in Ha- yana hagbor took 1t from the wreck myself. with a view of having d large paper weight made to present to the governor Of Maine. This little token which am now having made to send 10 Gov. Rollins is hurried af- fair. l am going to give him a better one. Here ia a picture of it which have desigped. You see. the base is to represent 8 rough rock. typical of sailor. 0n tte top yoH see a sailors hat with the band F. 5. s. ResoIute upon it, A ahe upon the top of the hat you see a pair of handeuffs. the con meeting link of which has been cut in two by a quill pen
 The whole affair will weigh nearly ] pound and half and engraved upon 3 Little tablet on the face of the rock will be the words Gov Rollins freed q sailor of the fte8olate.
 On the bottom Of the weight will be engraved Presented to Gov. F. ". Rollins in remembrance of the kind ness shown Edward McGarry of the U. S. 5. Resoiute. 9 4s
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-25

shows the time OF court sessions as they
exist for the coming year:
Nueces county-Commence on Monday,
September A, 1899, and remains in session
until October Z, 1899
Cameron county-Monday, October o,
ending November II, 1898.
Hdalgo county-Monday, November IS.
ending December 2, 1899.
Starr county-Monday December 4, end
ing December %, 1899.
Nueces county-Monday, January 1. end
ing February g. 1900.
Cameron county-Monday, February s,
ending March 9, 1900.
Hidalgo county-Monday, March II,
ending March 80, 1900.
Starr county-Monday. April /, ending
April 90 1900.
Nueces county-Monday, May 9, ending
June g. 1900.
BY the above the county Of Nueces is
given total OF fourteen weeks OF court
per year against sixteen weeks under the
old law and divides the session into three
terms per year, instead of two as formerly.
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LuTISIN LOCALS.
Town Is on the Improve Considera-
bly, just Mt This Time.


Lufkin, Texas, June 23.-Lufltin is on the
improve considerably just at this time.
Every business house in the town is occu-
PIED, as is the case with residences, with
good demand for more. A long distance
telephone has been put in within the last
few days, and the town Is now connected
hy telephone with the outside world. which
is a considerable accommodation to the
business public in general. A local ex-
change will be put in. provided that
sufficient number OF phones are sub
scribed for, which those who are working
the matter up believe from the canvassing
that they will secure with but little
trouble.
An electric light plant is being now put
in by Mr.. c. L. Bonner Of this place The
wires are being stretched, and within the
next ten days he expects to have the plant
In full operation.
The city council has let-a contract with
Mr.. c. II. Harrell OF this place to con-
struct a large tank for the furnishing OF
water for the town. The standplpe has al
ready been constructed, while the mains
and other piping are on the ground.
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lands could have been purchased a few
years ago for Is cents an acre 1t can well
he imagined that the cost OF producing
lumber now Is much greater than 1t was
at that time. All the great bodies OF pine
lands are passing into the hands OF large
concerns, who have plenty OF capital TO
eXpcud in securing and marketing the tim
Der. Untl within the past few years any
man with few hundred dollars could put
up a small mill In the timber along a rail-
road and 90 10 cutting lumber az small
expense or with o few yoke Of cattle
could haul logs n short distance to
stream and dump them in. This however,
Is no longer the case. The timber is
pretty well cut away from along the limo
OF railroads and near the streams and tho
first thing 10 be figured on IN starting a
new mill now, is The construction OF
tram road several miles in length. neceg
stating u great outlay OF money before
stick OF lumber is cut The old, estah-
llshed tram roads are rapidly increasing
In length as the timber is cut away and
the cost OF getting out timber increases
/ in proportion. All Of which brings us back
to the original proposition that the price
OF lumber must necessarily be held UP,
for, with present prices, even, the profits
10 the manufacturer are exceedingly small
as compared with those In years gone by
when timber was plentiful, cheap and
easy to DO had. Again, as stated before
the remaining large bodies of timber are
passing into the hands OF large concerns,
and 1t Is seldom that the price of lumber
is cut by tho large concerns this being
done generally by small mills situated IN
the timber. These conditions apply. not
only TO Texas ana Louisiana. but to all
States engaged in the manufacture OF yell
low pine. Everywhere ia noted the same
increase In the value Of timber lands and
the same determined effort being made by
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Richmond, Texas. June 24.-The follow
ing is list OF travelling men that visited
Richmond this week:
At the Hotel Verands-C. P. Boone, CO.
lumbus, Texas; Samuel Drake, Winchester,
Texas; c. Y. Coffman, ST. Louis. o. H.
Ballard st. Louis; jules oppenheimer,
Louisville, KY; S. 10. Ballard, Dallas;
Texas; j. Il. Semple, Virginia; A. H. II.
Fullerton, New Orleans; 70. II. Avery, St.
Louis: John Burney, Houston; w. f, Read,
Waco; G. S. Thompson, Houston; Wolf
Bachrach, st. Lous.
Brick hotel-Charles ]. Becke, Dallas;
Charles ]. Quin. Houston; Il. NJ Daugher-
". St Louis; John James, Temple; j. w.
Sturees. Fort Worth; Evelyn Clark, ST.
Louis; j. r. Christian, Memphis; NJ Ora
ham, Austin; e, f. Jalonick, Dallas; Glen
Fittger, Galveston.
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A SMALLPOX RIOT.
Raleigh Negroes Refuse to Allow

Raleigh Negroes Refuse to Allow
Friends to Go to the Pesthouze.
Raleigh. N. c., June Pat Rocky Mount
two new cases OF smallpox have been dis
covered and orders have been given to
have them removed to the pesthouse. Both
patients are negroes. Two hundred of
their friends. well armed, assembled
around their homes and swore they would
not allow the negroes to be taken to the
pesthouse.
The whites hurried out, heavily armed
with rifles and shotguns, and attacked the
mob.
Seven or eight negroes were severely
dubbed with guns. One OF the negro's
skull was crushed and he is expected to
die.
The authorities removed the patients to
the peethouse under heavy guard.
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LOCAL NOTES

W. II. Bonner returned yesterday from Il
trip to his ranch in Brown county.
L. W. Wettermark and wife were In
Galveston few days this week.
A petition is being circulated in town
asking the commissioners court to order
an election to determine whether or not
intoxicating beverages shall be sold In An
gelina county. 1t is very probable that
the election will be had but It is doubtful
whether whisky will be voted out.
NJ L. Cheezan of Illinois is In the city
this week looking over the fertile soil of
Angelina county with the objective view of
purchasing a farm for himself. He says
that number of his friends in Illinois are
dissatisfied there and desire to move to
Texas. If the land and climate here suit
him he will advise his friends to settle in
Angelina county.
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Hearne Personals.

Hearne, Texas, June al =, lunil
returned from Franklin yesterday s's
he has been attending court
H. c. Hackney OF WORKMAN W.
Hearne yesterday. 80. p.,.,
Little Misses Elroy and Estelle D y.
go on O visit to relatives In Dallas w .,.i,,
Mrs. S. j. Smart OF Navaso'a D "'''
relatives in the city.
Mrs. Tom Sims of Franklin was sn'ff'
in Hearne yesterday. a.
Miss Gussie Freley Of Mexia WI
city today en- route to Lampasas'
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Alvin Items.

Alvin, Texas. June 2.-Mr. ". B la
ger left Wednesday for three wesh ID
1t to his old home in McMinyllls, Isnf
Deputy Sheriff II. J. Brodnax Is b y
city today summoning Jurors for The 10
term of the district court
Representative e. A. Mistsro1
Angleton was in Alvin yesterday Oh l'p
business.
Mr.. Malcolm Graham, with the wafs
Platter Grocer company OF Fort NaI
arrived in the city this morning ana y
spend Sunday at the Sampson ranca "
his family.
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ELECTRICIAN KILLED.
He Accidentally Touched Live
Wire.

He Accidentally Touched Live
Wire.
Mckinney, Texas, June 24.-At $40 this
evening Sam Morton. chief electrician OF
the Mckinney Electric Light company, lost
his life on a live wire on the public square
of the town in full view OF the crowded
streets below.
The unfortunate victim assembled a pole
to make a connection, when his hand came
in contact with a current OF 100 volts,
and instantly his body, limp and lfeless,
was suspended among the network Of
wires, where It remained fully thirty min
utes before being dlsengaged.
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MASONIC ANNIvERsARv
semt-Centennial of the riru III
at Austin

at Austin.
Austin. Texas, June 2i-ron,,,.
Hyde park there was public lDs,,,l,,,
of the officers of Lone Star chan,,, .,
Arch Masons, Hill City lodge Ma. "a
Austin lodge No, 70. The ius,.rpI
ceremonies were conducted by Past o,,I
Master Robert Elgln OF Houston and N
the conclusion Of the installation n
monies he made an address, during v,I
he took occasion to state that dity M
ago he was initiated into the Austin M
and he was proud of the honor eu..sI
upon him tonight.
He was followed by Judge Reagan i
brief address.
The entire assemblage, numbering nd
ly 1000 ladies and gentlemen, An \
paired to the adjoining lawn, where u,
refreshments were served and an inlsrx
reception was held In Mr.. Elsln's horti
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BARBECUE on THn FOURTH.

barbecue on the Fourth of July Is TO
be given by the people of LuflSin. Already
cash donations to the extent of about $500
have been subscribed, with promises of
beeves, pork, mutton, etc. very large
crowd is expected at that time Hon.
Horace Chiffon has been invited to be
present, and If the invitation is accepted
he is to be the orator OF the day.
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wnxnhnchie,. neceipts Of wheat

Wnxahachle, Texas, June AT. NJ.
Sleeper was seen In regard to the wheat
receipts of the city, He said; The wheat
is pouring In at the rate of $500 buabels
per day. This surpasses anything l had
expected, aud 1t is fully a month ahead
of the time | had set for the receipt OF
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TwBNTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT.
Dates for the Next Term of COurt
In XnriOmN Cnnntica

Corpus Christi, Texas, June Glowing
to the fact that during the last legislature
law was enacted changing the dates OF
converting and holding court in this, the
Twenty eighth judicial district, and, fur
ther that many of the people in the dis
trict, which is composed of the counties OF
Nueces, Starr, Hidalgo and Cameron, have
no cognizance OF this recent change. The
Post representative has been furnished the
following authentic list OF dates, which
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-25
CHARGED wIrH MURDER,
ALLEGED 20 Have Beeu Committed
sixteen Years AGO.

Sixteen Yours hWn.
Paris. Texas. June 24.--Jim Conner, col
ored. was arrested here this evening on
the charge of murder at Huntsville, Ala.
sixteen years ago.
While country fair was In progress
Policeman Ruhe Street attempted to raid
a negro dive. AZ he was forcing the door
two negroes rushed out and split his head
open with an AK one was caught and
lyuched; the other escaped.
Jim Conner beat his wife about n month
ago, and out OF retaliation she informed
Sheriff Martin that he connded to her that
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Potatoe, shinned North.

Bonham, Texas, juno 24.-Mr A. L.
Dyke. a prosperous farmer. who lives six
miles southwest OF this city, shipped two
cars of Irish potatoes to Eastern markets
TODAY
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Bee County School Census.

Beeville, Texas, June 24.-County Judge
Felix j. Hot has just finished compiling
the school census for this county. The
total enumeration is 1868, which is 1853
less than the enrolment last year. The
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MA,
sheriff Martin wrote to the Alabama au-
thorities, and the facts flied the murder
of sixteen years ago so minutely that
Sheriff Oscar Fulgham boarded the train
at Huntsville and came to Paris without
waiting further correspondence He ar
rived today and the arrest followed imme-
diatelv
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decrease is entirely in thu oou,,. !,
t trio the Beeville Independent a ~. \
showing an increase Of sixteen teen ai''
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FOUND A DEAD MAN.

Last Friday afternoon Champ Kerr,
while out looking for some stock in his
mother pasture near the city limits. came
upon the badly decomposed body Of an UNI
known man, Just inside the pasture fence.
Justice Smith went to the place and viewed
the body, but It had lain there so long
that the vultures lad eaten away all the
flesh and nothing was left but a few
clothes and pile of bones. The unfortu-
nate man was undoubtedly negro, as in
dicated by the shape of the head and a
portion of tho hair that was found There
were no signs that could be found that
would indicate violence. therefore the sup
position is that the man came to his death
by natural causes.
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wheat. Waxahachie has already received
CO. 600 bushels and the wheat season has
Just opened.
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A LARGE MILL BEING CONSTRUCTED.
The Lufkin Land and Timber compgly,
a corporation recently chartered, with MIR.
f. w. Frost of Texarkana its chief pro-
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u, ,rcisI
SlItsn Il
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My entire stock of wheels must be
sold. Come in and get prices. as I have
some great bargains. f. b. Wright.
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RARE OLD FLAG.
Was Made Over Century Ago and
Bears Only Thirteen Stars.

Bears Only Thirteen Stars.
Hanging with several other flags in
the window of the Smith Drug COM
pany's store is rare old American flag
made over 100 years ago. 1t bears the
10 stars of the original 10 states. and
has little about it save the careful
workmanship to indicate its age.
John c. Healy, manager of the Cop
per City Commercial companys shoe
department, is the owner of the flag
Il wish l knew all its history" said he
yesterday. Years ago, when I lived
in New York city, the flag was given
me by Rollin Bigelow, son of Paul
Bigelow The latter was a brother-in-
law of one of the early governors of
New York, whose name has escaped
me. The flag had been in the posses
New York / used occasionally float the
flag over the club house of the capoe
association to which I belonged. and
also | used to fly it on my boat
when l came West 20 years ago,
put the flag into a trunk and there it
lay until Memorial day of last year,
when my wife reminded me of it. So
] dug it out of the trunk and put it en-
a pole in front of my house. Even then
the extreme age of the flag did not
strike me. l had forgotten about ii
until DR.. Lesser, who noticed the flag,
called my attention to it, Then l re-
called its age.
TT is put together in the substan-
tial manner in which things used to
be made. All the stitches are hand
sewed and the flag is made to wear"
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Clark's Rocky Mountain mineral is
g positive cure for catarrh. Smith
Drug Co.