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NELL THE PEOPLE
4 whatsyou want.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

100 ACRES of land for rent, 20 miles west
Of Houstoni truck farm, etc Annlv 70
Mrs. OBrien, l4oB Congress- f's M
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AUCTION SALES.

WANTED Horses and mules bought and
sold; all kinds OF goods taken on consign-
ment and sold al public auction. A. Levy,
auctioneer. 3o7 Travis street. ?
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Bend, Liberty, Harris Ma,agorda. Colo
RADIO, Austin, San Jaclnto. Galveston,
Jackson and Cameron counties 81 per
acre and upwards Bryant-McEnnis Land
Co,. l015 Texas avenue. HOP
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WANTED TO BUY.

WANTEp--Piece land in proven district,
Spindle Top, for we'll; give SIZE, location,
price; must be cheap. Address Well, this
office. u
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STRAWBERRY PLANTS by the million;
special prices: all adapted varietes gen
eral nursery catalogue free. Alvin Fruit
and Nursery Co. lncl, Algoa, Texas. q
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FOR SALE-One canopy top aud one phae-
ton buggy. Marmion's blacksmith shop.
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24O ACRES rice land, half mile from pub
lie square Eagle Lake Texas; one well
on land. and all levees and canals already
up; al urder fcncc For prices and
terms address j. X. Westmoreand, Eagle
Lake, Texas y
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ONE SECOND HAND upright piano, good
order, $40, easy payments; one large up.
right piano, II bargain at $11o, easy pny-
ments; one square plano, good order, Slj.
easy paymontsi one organ, second hand,
Sis George w. steI. 600 Travis st. ii
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kltE FARM about 4d0 acres for sale, II
not sold in ten days will rent farm and
sell mules and machines to renter All NJ
low price; big money for buyer. Write
1Aik Falfneld, owner Deyers, Liberty
county. Texas
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THE BEST TEXAS COAL 81 per ton.
l.. u. Miller, phones $50; 1910 Congress
avenue. g
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RICE LAND ,BARGAINS-7Seve big can
ais. big yield: cheapest waterlift; any
size tracts; sugar, oil. truck, farm lands.
Austin * Co BAY -CNy. TOMS. 30
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For SALE-30 woke good work cattle. 20
head beef cattle. IA head heavy draft
horses and mules, 10 log wagons, d 30
boarding house outfit; all in good cond-
ton. For further particulars apply TO
Chicago Lumber and Coal Co., Logans-
port, La. II
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WANTED-Yom orders for oak and ash
stove wood: also 4-foot oak, ash or pine;
Watson Wood Yard. both phones: old 400.
new 342. 1-0.O2
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FOR sALE-Best set teeth sol all other
work Mt one-third regular prices. Dia,
nond Dental Co. 602l5 Main street II
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DEWEY hay press; three men and one
mule can press zoo bales a day. price
500 manufactured by w. C. Gunlock
Victoria. II
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proposals viii be received az The offlees
OF John W. Maxcy, consulting engineer
Houston. Texas, until IL o'clock noon or
the I'd day OF january. A. D., 1902, tor
eating power pumping plant NJ point
about seven miles. more or less, northwest
from Crosby, Harris county, Texas, guar
pInute through a lift OF 65 feet; lids
/ viii be received both on a single eontin-
nous lit OF IS feet and through two lifts
of 30 feet Q inches each; forms Of pro.
instructions may be obtained from John
w. Maxcy; zach bid must be accom-
panied By a certified check for the sum
company, IN evidence OF good faith on the
part Of the contractor: the Crosby Canal
company reserves the right to reject any
or al bids John ns NJ , Marcy consulting;
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THE undersigned is prepared to furnish
limestone rough or cut; write for prices.
Francis Fischer. Austin, Texas tt
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U4n LANDo--DHnOn M0nnd, sour LIKE,
Saratoga and Big Hill IN Matagorda conn
ty. We have bargains TO ofter ana il
viii pay you TO inYes igate our choice
tracts and compare prices. Gail for our
special bargain on Damon. Cash &
Iuckei If
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Texas, Each bid must be accompanied by
a certified check for $500, payable to the
evidence of good faith on the part OF tho
contractor The O'Donneil Canal COM
nany reserves the right to reject any or
all Ids. j. w. Maxey, consulting and
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SEED CORN--St strawberry, Hickory, King
and Golden Beauty varieties of seed corn
81 20 per bushel; one-pound sample by
mail 10 cents. NJ. Il. Armstrong Arm
strong, Texas. l-l502
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-29
MAY BE RECALLED.
Stnte Department Annoyed by Con.
sui General DiclsinsOn's Deser-
ton of His Post at Sofia.

Washington, Nov. 25. Abandon
ment by Consul General Dickinson of
his post at Sofia, Bulgaria, may cause
the state department to dispatch an
other official to that city to nego-
tiate the terms for the Liberation of
Miss Stone. Mr.. Dickinson will be
required to make full explanation
of the reasons which induced him to
leave Sofia for Constan tinople.
Constantinople, Nov. 25.-Mr. Dick
inson, the special diplomatic agent of
the United States, who has been con-
Quoting the negotiations for the re-
lease of Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, arrived
here Sunday from Sofia.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-29

to report at Gen. Keim's headquar-
ters. / read it over and showed it to
Col. Wilson. He said:
"'Well, that's letter from the gen.
eral, but the governor said you and l
should not get separated, and don't
believe we had better pay any atten-
tion to it,
"'All right said I, and showed the
message in my pocket.
"Three or four days passed and had
forgotten the matter when one morn
ing an orderly dashed up to my tent
and curtly said:
"'You are to report instantly to Gen.
Keim.'
THAT was a puzzler. Gov. Curtin
had said Wilson and l were not to be
separated; Gen Keim ordered me to
him. L took mournful leave of my COM
rades and passed to Gen. Keim's head
quarters. AS | walked into his tent
could see that he was in bad temper.
Helooked me over and then demanded: !:
Ibid you not receive an order from
me several days ago to report here"
''I got letter from YOU l said, a
light beginning to dawn on me.
"a letter?' he Numbered. That
was an order for you to report here.
Under the regula ations l could severely
punish you for failing to respond. A
letter.
81 tried to explain that Gov. Curtin
had said Wilson and should not be
separated, but l did not make matters
much better, since in my inexperience
/ had mistaken a military order for a
letter. l felt awful cheap, and Keim,
despite his wrath, could not help
smiling through his eyes.
"Well l wasn't court-martisled, al
though under military rules l suppose
at me for long time, and finally in
formed me that very few of the men
under my control ever got sick leave,
while the men under other surgeons
were constantly on sick leave-so
much so that more than half the regi-
ment was reported unfit for duty. He
intimated that either i was in error or
the other surgeons, and said bluntly
that he had sent for me to have me dis
cover why so many men were reported
sick.
IL yas at the various sick calls for
several days, discovered the favoritism
that was being practiced, and in a
short time had stopped it. No man
was reported sick that was not sick.
This did not win me the favor of either
the surgeons or the rank and file. /
received word in short order that in
the first battle was to be assassinat-
ed. There is no question that in all
wars many unpopular or strict Off
GERS are killed by their own men. II
is form of extern.nation not easy to
avoid in the heat Of battle.
Still, / was young and hot-blooded
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-29
Sheridan. Sleeping Bas.

I was reading the other day that
Wendell Phillips, the lecturer, when
he travelled carried a sleeping bag,
into which he crawled at night when
at n strange hotel. 1t reminded me
of the sleeping bag that Deb. Ran
dolph REIN tells me Gen. Phil Sher-
idan carried while on the campaign
against the Indians in midwinter.
1t was made of fur, with the fur in
side, and Sheridan used to strip and
crawl into it. The general had two
big dogs that followed him about,
and in the morning early when the
reveille was sounded the dogs would
go nosing about until they got into
Sheridan's tent, when they would
rush upon their sleeping master and
run their cold noses into the sleeping
bag. 1t had the effect of an cleo
trical bath on "Little Phil" and the
language he used was exceedingly
free. The mercury in his tent would
go up about 40 degrees when he cut
loose, and the dogs would rush
growing down the camp street,
while REIN would lie there and laugh.
Harrisburg Telegraph.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-29

fresh to his work, looked up recog-
nized his old neighbor, and bawled out;
'Howdy, Grant,
while the other men in line looked
aghast Grant glanced down 1T the dirt
begrimed soldier, half-smiled and an
swered back:
'Howdy, Bill
"The line appreciated the situation
and mighty cheer went up. But just
the same, the thing was bad from dis
ciplinary point of view, almost as bad
as the blunder of Wilson and myself in
ignoring commanding officers order,
thinking it was a letter"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-29
A HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT.
An American Lieutenant Has Thrill
Ing Encounter with Filipino Insur-

kchtHs
Manila, Nov. 26.-Second Lieuten-
ant Louis j. Van Schaick, of the
Fourth infantry, while scouting with
a few men of that regiment, met $50
insurgents who had attacked and
sacked the hamlet of Siaraca, near
Cavite. Upon seeing the Filipinos,
Van Schaick ordered his men to
charge them. The command was
obeyed and Van Schaick, being
mounted, reached the insurgents 60
yards in advance of his men. He killed
three of them with his revolver. An
insurgent fred his rifle point blank
at Van Schaick at four PAGES, but
missed. Van Schaicll was then
knocked from his horse.
He jumped to his feet and engaged
in n hand-to-hand conflict with the
enemy. He sustained two severe
wounds, one of which nearly severed
his wrist. At this point the lieuten-
ants men arrived, rescued him and
put the insurgents to fight. Van
ISchaick is in the military hospital at
Manila and is doing well.
Gen. Hughes, commander of the de-
partment of the Viseyas, reports that
negotiations are about completed for
the surrender of the insurgent leader
Samson on Bohol island. This sur
render will doubtless end the revolt
against American authority in Bohol,
as Samson is acknowledged to be the
chief insurgent leader there.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-29
STUCK IN THE MUD.
Knapp's Roller Boat Goes Across st.
Lawrence River and Runs Aground.

Ogdensburg, N. Y, Nov. &c.
Knapp's roller boat yesterday demon
strated it's ability to roll. In blind
ing snow storm, with a stiff north
wind, it rolled from Prescott across
the St. Lawrence river to Ogdensburg,
but missed the channel to the upper
harbor and rolled into the soft mud
on bar abreast the city and settled
hard, surrounded by snow and ice.
Efforts to tow the boat by long haw-
sers into the deep water were unsuc-
cessful and she may not be released
until spring. The inventor and the
stockholders who were on board, were
taken off in small boats. The inven-
tor claims success.
The boat is 11o feet long and 90 feet
diameter. An engine is suspended
in a car in the center. The motive
power is applied in the form of a
climbin engine. Knapp says he will
build an ocean roller boat, 500 feet
long and 200 feet in diameter, with a
capacity of 100000 bushels of wheat
and speed of 12 knots an hour.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-29
A VOLUNTEERS LETTER.
1t Proved to Be an Order from His
General and Got Him Into Trouble.
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and / said that / guessed / could avoid
being murdered when it became neces-
sary to do so. Our first battle was that
of Williamsburg, and it was in that
was to be killed. When the battle COM
menced did not think of the danger
| might be in. I kept on the front of
the line, performed d my duty as saw it,
and survived the engagement.
learned later that the men who had
determined to kill me said that they
cordially hated me for my discipldning
of them, but in a scrimmage they
found / was around when they most
needed me and did not have the heart
to take me off.
at was many day though before
Wilson and | recovered from the shock
of discovering that we had mistaken
an order of the commanding general
for letter. Such thing as an order
being written never entered our heads.
Then, too, we had the powerful infu-
ence of the governor over us-we
thought that he was more powerful
than any commander in the field and
that our first obedience was to him.
''But the volunteers of the early days
of the war had little, If any, knowledge
of what was expected of them. They
were there to fight, but that fighting
was a science, that in all fight ting there
must be director, never entered their
heads. They often had been neighbors
with the men superior to them in COM
mand, and supposed the old familiar
tiles of ante-bellum days could go on in
the field just as they had at home.
There is an old story of Grant at
the height of his fame meeting a pri-
vate from Galena-a man who had
known him before the war and when
he was a clerk. Grant was riding
down a marching line of troops when
he came opposite the private, who, yet
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-29

Andrew Curtin was governor of
Pennsylvania" said DIR. Rush, with a
twinkle in his eye, relates II. /. Cleve-
land, liz the Chicago Record Herald
when the civil war came and myself,
with Others, volunteered to enter the
One Hundred and First Pennsylvania.
didn't know any more about war or
the regulations of military life tha1
did the average young man of those
days who entered the service through
devotion to the flag, but without much
idea asto what he was going up against.
Curtin's brother-in-law, Col. Wilson, of
about my age, volunteered at, the same
time. The governor knew me and /
guess he trusted me-anyway he mani
Tested considerable interest in me.
Wilson was sent to the front with the
regiment to perform regular duty and
! was sent along as a surgeon. Just
before we parted with the governor,
the latter, being much concerHtd as to
the safety of his relative, said to us:
"'Now, whatever happens, don't you
two get separated. wish you to look
after each other, keep together, don't
get. apart
He particularly impressed it upon
each of us that we were not to be part
ed under any circumstances, but come
what may we were to stick together
like twin brothers. took his word as
Gospel. He was the governor and was
under him; he was my superior.
I'VE went to the front quick enough,
and Col. Wilson and myself pitched our
tents alongside of each other and won
dered what would happen next. at
tended to my duties as medical exam
iner, and the two of US were always to-
gether, as the governor had instruct
ed us to be. One day while we were
lounging about our tents we received
q written message. 1t instructed me
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-29
HANGED BY A MOB.
Negroes Take One of Their own Race
from White Officers and Lynch
Him for Murder.

Shreveport, La, Nov. 25.-The par
ticulars of sensational murder and
lynching have just reached this city
from Herndon planta ton, about eight
miles below Shreveport, on the Bossier
parish side of Red river. The most
curious feature of the affair is that
the men who did the lynching were
negroes, and strung up one of their
own race. The negro avengers not
only determined upon the summary
execution of their victim, but took
him from the hands of a white officer
for that purpose. The killing which
led to the lynching occurred Saturday
night. Frank Thomas, a negro, en-
ployed on the Amelia plantation, shot
and killed a 14-year-old negro boy
named Wilburn over debt of 80 cents.
The two were riding home together
in a wagon. When they reached n
point between the Amelia Plantation
and Mulhaupt place. about four miles
from Shreveport, Thomas demanded
so cents which Wilburn owed him. The
boy did not have the money, and so
informed his companion. Thomas
| thereupon drew his pistol and shot
Wilburn dead The killing was wit
messed by number of excited negroes.
Sunday morning Deputy Sheriff
Holmes arrested Thomas and was pro-
ceeding toward Shreveport with his
prisoner, when a mob of 200 negroes
and five or six white men suddenly
appeared in the road, took possession
of Thomas and promptly strung him
up to the limb of a tree, where the
body was left hanging until evening.
This was the first daylight lynching IL
| these parts for MANY Years.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-29
HE WILL TRY AGAIN,
Sir Thomas Upton Announces His Tn
tention of Again Challenging for tho
Americass Cup. ,n

London, Nov. 26.-"Should no one
else challenge, l am willing to con-
slider making another attempt to lift
the cup"
This announcement was given out
by Sir Thomas Upton at the banquet
given at the Hotel Cecil in his honor
last night and which was attended by
more than 400 guests.
"It would never do" added Sir
Thomas, "to give up when only
pulse beat came between us and VIC
tory"
The reception of the challenger for
the Americas cup was marked with
the greatest enthusiasm, and all
classes were represented at the BAN
quet. Lord Tweedmouth acted as
chairman, and proposing the health
of President Roosevelt, he referred
to his versatility as a politician,
statesman, sportsman and writer.
Sir Thomas speech was the feature
of the evening. He maintained the
excellence of the Shamrock H., and
that wee bit of luck would have
turned the tables.
''It was only matter of toss of
a coin," said Sir Thomas. eve raced
over 100 miles and the decision was
only matter of seconds, which goes
to show that we are justified in be-
lieving we can build boats to bring
back the cup"
Sir Thomas paid warm tribute to
w. G. jameson, the yachtsman, to De-
signer Watson and to Capt. Sycamore,
of the Sha mrock H., as well as to the
challenger's crew. He declared moth
ing could have exceeded the fairness
of the Americans.
"They made everything easy" said
Sir Thomas" except the trifing mat
ter of lifting the cup, whilst the per-
feet manner in which the course was
kept clear was little short of mar
velous."
While Sir Thomas paid glowing
compliments to the United States, he
confessed his chagrin at being unable
"to put on that table the famous old
mug"
He offered both the Shamrocks as
trial boats to any Britisher anxious
to challenge, and closed his remarks
with the declaration that he would be
willing to make another attempt for
the cup should no one else do so.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-29
Five Wen Drowned.

Philadelphia, Nov. 26.-Five men
were drowned Sunday at Long Branch
during the storm. The men were
members of the crews of the barges
Wilmore and Grant, which were lost
by the tug Eureka. The two barges
came ashore at Chadwick, n. j., about
one and hair miles south of Long
Branch. There were seven men on
the barges when they went ashore.
All of the crew of four on one of the
barges were washed overheard and
lost while the Afe savers saved two
of the men on the other barge. The
third mnn was washed overheard and
drowned.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-29
Grain Trust man Land, in JaiI.

Topeka, Kan, Nov. 26,-District
Judge Hook yesterday refused writ
of habeas corpus for e. j. Smiley, Sec
retary of the Kansas Grain associa-
tion, commonly known as the grain
trust" Smiley was summoned be-
fore the district attorney to answer
questions and produce books and pa
pers concerning the grain associa-
tion. He appeared, but declined to
answer questions put to him, claim
ing that the section of the antitrust
law under which he had been sum-
moned is in violation of the United
States constitution. By refusing to
answer he was adiudged to be in
contempt of court and was sent to
inil.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-29
The TaIIest Johnny Heb.

Fl. c. Thurston, a Mount Vernon
(Tex) planter, confederate veter-
an, the tallest man in the southern
army, served continuously with Par
sons brigade of Missouri cavalry,
and, although seven feet seven and
one-half inches in height, he was
wounded only once in all the cam
paigns of that hard-fighting COM
mand Mr.. Thurston removed to Ii
tus county, Tex, in 1871, where ho
has since resided. He "wears the
belt" as probably the tallest man in
the United States, as he is nearly
eight inches higher than Porter, the
Kentucky giant, and five inches taller
than Jack Shields, the Hunt county
(Tex) giant, who was for several
years with Barnum's museum In New
York.-St. Louis Republic.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-29
Causes Excites,ent In China.

Port Townsend, Wash, Nov. 25.-Ac.
cording to adyices from the q nj
brought by the steamship Kinshin
Maru, arriving Saturday much eN-
element prevails in China over the at
titude of the United States relative to
the exclusion law and alarm is felt
among large number of Chinese now
in China who are entitled to return e
the United States that new law vii.
be enacted of such a stringent nature
that many of the privileged class viii
be barred from returning, and hun
dreds are preparing to rush 70 the
United States before the law expires
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-29
One Thousand SCHOOL. Not Enough.

Washington, Nov. 26.-M. G. Brum-
baugh, commissioner of education for
Porto Rico, in his annual report says
the 1000 schools there, good as they
are, cannot successfully cope with
the tremendous illiteracy and the
vast army of children in need of edu-
cation in Porto Rico. There were
$4,000 children in school this year and
the enrolment next year will be 50,-
900. A large normal school has just
been opened at Rio Piedras to meet
part of the demand for teachers. An
annual appropriation by congress OF
not less than 100000 per annum for
ten years is urged.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-29
Exposition Bulding. SOLD.

Buffalo, n. y, Nov. 25,-The Pan
American exposition buildings have
been sold to the Chicago House
Wrecking company for $4,000. The
buildings are to be removed and the
grounds restored to their former con-
dition by the company. The steel in
the electrical tower alone is valued
at S25. .O0O
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-29

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 25.-Fire Sum
day completely destroyed the large
felt plant of Julius de Long & Co., in
Allegheny, entailing an estimated loss
of $3.50, 900.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-29
A Rraye Man.

A brave man is one who isn't afraid
to act as judge at baby show.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-11-29
Thrae ChIIdren Rurn to Don lh.

Darlington, S. c., Nov. 26.-Limerick
Flax, negro living at Lide's Bridge,
left his home Sunday night, locking
up his three children. During the
night the house caught fire and all
three were burned to death.