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Dunoan-Kocher.

On Tuesday at : o'clock p. IN. at Bayoa
View. the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Kocher
on the banks Of Buffnlo bayou. about cue
mile below Harrisburg, the ceremony which
made Mr.. Charles II Duncan and Miss
Clara Kochcr husband and wife was
solemnlzed by Rev. c. w story.
The bride was adorned In an elegant
castor poplin trimmed with blue taffcta
SILK and white applique with hat 10 vie
TO match, she holding In her hand besuii-
ful bouquet Of Bride roses and ferns The
groom. 90 well and fayorably known 10
Houston was adorned IN full bridal su Z.
Mr.. Duncan Is n gentleman Of high liter
nry atiainments, being a graduate Of the
noted Cornell university, with two post
graduate courses in same Institution. Miss
Kocher VIII he remembered as n graduate
~ Houston High school In the class Of ~.
The couple Is taking trip to Galveston
and other Texas cities prior 70 their goinP
north IN the near future, whore MIR. Dun
can will embark In his life work.
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Re-. raMpANA SPANISH MAcKERr1
tusy's III shrimp and Crabs.
Ai'''s' phoncs PA free delIyerr
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United Confederate Veteran Matters.
IL Is announced than General c. c.
Beavens, commanding First Texas brigade.
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and Gs sss. Stencils sssSs rubber stamps.
J. Y. Love 1903 MseSsalen e st Ssssssss etc
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Observation-Disclosures.

Al Gas o'clock. at the home Of the
brides parents. Mr. and Mrs. William j.
Roberts. TIA Clay avenue, Miss BERTHE
Elizabeth Roberts was married to Mr. -.
7. Chambers. Rev II. G. willis officiating
Tho bride is an accomplished and charm.
ing young lady Of Houston and the groom
is a prominent Young business man of Gle
burne. The couple left, after the cere-
mouy, for Galveston. where they viii
spend awhile and then go to San Antoulo
reside.
.Nnoug those present at the ceremony
were Prof. Fred Roberts and wife Of An
bolt, Captain Il. G. Crawford and family,
Mr. W. c. Roberts and family. Mr.. T. !.
Maxwell, Mr.. J.. l.. Roberts aud family
Of Drummer Miss Mamie Burncs and Miss
lSrence Jones
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fRESn snRIMt.

Srabs and Fish received daily. Phones
~ Free delivery. Artusys, 4l6 Travis
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@DeA@ III llCs
Many such women
have taken advant-
age of DR.. Pierce's
offer of free consult
alton By letter, and
have been restored
by DIR. Pierce's
treatment 10 per-
feet health. There
is no more wonder
full medicine for
women than DIR.
Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. Its
hclion u pc II [ h G
womanly organs is
at once apparent
il the decrease Of
pain and the in
crease Of strength.
1t cures fem ale
weakness and such
diseases as takeI
away the strength
and beauty OIL
women. |
Sick women arel
invited to consult
pr. Pierce by letter
IRE. All corres-l
pondence private.
M N N -.
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PATRicK's TRANSFER, PHONE 7ss.
Heavy machinery and safes a speciality
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White Bed Spreads

Direct from the manufacturer
from him in enormous quantity to
US at smallest tigures-from us to
you at little profit. Each value
most extraordinary.
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rBefofe commenced to use your medicine
was IN q bad condition (for eight years. and
Tour doctors treated me- writes Mrs Bette
Askew, d sarysburg, Northampton Co.. N, &.
= They, Of course, gave me at the time some re-
aef pnf 4 did not last long WINS some DAYS
~ my b<u and some days dragged about tie
bouse ] have used 1ue bottles 81 DR. Piercr's
Laye1te Prescription and Eve Of the 'Cosen
ndcutesl Dissovsry.' and four walls Of the fPei-
the weird 20 know it.-
The action of the Favorite Prescrip-
ton Is assisted by the use Of vPleasart
Pallets when the bowels are irregular.
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Huek, all Linen, 1888, usual selling price
$3.50 dozen, today and tomor- ,oo
row. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. LUU
Huck, All Linen, iox3S, usual selling
price $500 dozen, today and go
tomorrow ......,.. .........,. Lou
Damask, 1896, frihged, usual sell IN
ing price $500 a dozen ........ LkU
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Ready Made Bars

Mosquito Bar, 72-inch,with Hoop, o-
Frame and attachments, complete. VOC
Bar, 72-inch, Square Frame, and on.
attachments, complete ....... o9C
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draw. each bidding Dean good nigh.

draw. each bidding Dean good highs.
safe journey and speedy return, aud
The hand-clasps were kind and cordial.
The colonel himself had paid brief
visit TO camp, his adjutant in attend
ance, and had given Mr.. Dean ten MIN
utes of talk concerning a country Dean
knew all about, but that "pecksniff''
had never reen. 1T is responsibility
l own L should have expected 70 see
placed OK older shoulders" sai6 Se,
but prudence and-and. let me sugf
gest. ol-headedness-will probably
to start"
Ready now. sir. SO far as tn ats son-
cerned; but we start at three"
"oh, ah--yes, of course-w.ll-7 ah-
it leaves me practically with nojcom-
mand, but I'll hope to have YOU back.
Mr.. Dean Gocd-by." Then Jas he
passed Folsom the colonel Whispered:
That's $4,000 as good as thrown
away"
Ten thousand dollarsl" answered
the trader in reply. What do YOU
mean?"
That's what those boys are TO run
the gantlet with. MyEah-protests
are entirely unaYailingr
For moment Fol,om stood there
dumb. do YOU mcan/ he finally cried,
''that-that it's beyond Frayne that
they're going-that hts money they're
| to take?" Il
Hush, Certainly. but it mustn't be
known. Every road agent in Wyoming
would be out. and every Indian from
the Platte TO Hudson bay would be on
the watch. He's to take ten men and
slip through. The money comes out
from Burleigh tonight"
Inc colonel turned away. and
reckoning to his staff officer to ioin
him, stumped onward 10 the garrison
| The prolonged wall of the bugle. aid
ed by the rising night wind sent the
solemn strains of taps sailing down
the dimly-lighted valley, and with
staring eyes old Folsom stood gazing
after the departing officers. then
whirled about toward the tents. There
in front of Dean stood Pappoose. her
hands clasped tightly over the hilt OF
| the saber the striker" had leaned
against the lid of the mess chest but
n moment before. Der lovely face smi!-
ing up into the owners.
| You'll come back by way of Ual's
won't you?" she was blithely saving.
! Perhaps l can coax father to take
| us there TO meet you"
| by heaven, Burleigh." muttered
the old trader TO himself, "are YOU the
deepest man | ever met. or only the
most Internal scoundrel?'
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LAUGHED DURING SERVICE.
Dublin COn,sss Scl;an Had = Nszsy
Time rt the NInizteI'A
Humor.
ITO BE f:entinued.I

Religious services in Ireland arc not
always solemn, r4Saording TO the stHta.
ment of an Engits;i clergyman. THE
only time / ever Ecasd congregAticn
hugh unrestraine'ly during the reg.
uiar services in a cathedral" sail he,
was back in the ID's, when | was =
resident q 1.>r- ss-:y Dublin. On ore
Sunday morning the archbishop al
Cork preached He was a spian Iid
man, an Irishman to the backbone.
and possessed of as fine a brogur IA
ever distinguished a son OF Erin. BIS
congregation was made up of the very
essence OF fashion in Dublin. which In
those days was one of the greatest 80
cial centers in the world. Notorious.
ly, people were living beyond their
means, for the income from the land
ed estates OF Ireland had taken n big
tumble. But that made no difference,
and good dressing went as a matter
of course. ard was one Of the smallead
of the eX,ravaganceS. The archbishop
preached on the subject of extraVl-
gance, and spoke particularly of over.
dressing as a prerequisite to attenf
ance at church. His sermon was a bit
ter arraiSnment OF the sin of debt ard
the wickedness OF setting the heat
on fashion and dress. He attacked
the overdrassed women, and wound rp
this particular reference this way:
Nov. supposin' every one of ye-
every one, man and woman, shou s
stand up in this church, take off tie
clothes We have not paid for, jud
walkin' out with only the things On
your backs We have paid fora trcl.
~ lookin' lot Of scarecrows ye'd be-
There was pause until the renI
significance of the suggestion had
percolated through the members Of
his congregation. then some one snick-
cred Everyone was picturing to him
and herself the real scene that would
occur should the archbishop's idea lie
carried into effect, while wife looked
at husband and members of each fam.
lily nudged one another. The Iudl-
crous side was irresistible, and the
laugh was general"
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the light. covered wagon sped swiftly
homeward. Beside the fair charioteer
sat young officer of the infantry who.
vastly rejoicing that Dean could not 90.
had laughingly possessed himself of
the vacant place, and to him Miss Fol-
som had to talk. But they parted from
their escorts at the gate and FASTENED
within doors. just as Elinor expected.
papa had not come home. 1t was near
ly six when she saw him stridiug slow
ly and thoughtfully up the road and
she met him at the gate.
Tell me what has happened. daddy
was her quiet greeting, as she linked
her hands over his burly arm. and look
ing into her uplifted. thoughtful eyes.
so full of Intelligence and deep affec-
ton. he bent and kissed her cheek.
BY Jove, daughter, believe it's the
best thing l can do. Come into the
library"
That night the moon beamed bright
~ down on the wide-spreading valley.
glinting on the peaks, still snow-tipprd.
far IN the southern sky. and softeninp
the rugged faces Of the nearer range.
black with their clustering beard OF
9Pi uNt anu pine ! ne Ddnu played
sweetly on the broad parade unit, after
the tattoo drums had echoed over the
plains and the garrison bellies strolled
aimlessly in the elfn light-all nature
so lavishly inviting, yet so little val
ued now that nearly every man was
gone. Out in the camp OF { troop men
were fitting swiftly TO and fro. horses
were starting and stamping at the
picket ropes. eager eyes and tilted ears
inquiring the cause of all this stir and
hustle among the tents. in front OF
the canvas home OF the young COM
mander Grave-faced group had gath
cred, two gentle girls among them. one
with tear-dimmed eyes. Old Folsom
stood apart in murmu .ed conference
with Griggs, the sutlrr. The repi-
mental qCartermaster was deep in con
sultatiOn with Dean. She two officers
pacing slowly up and down. One or
two young people frC m the garrison
had sDent few minutes earlier in the
eveninT striving TO be interesting 20
tie girls; but Jessie's fearful eyes and
Miss Folsom's grave manner proved
hint sufficient to induce them 10 with
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QuesrIors'Anp pRopAEov.

seiuei with the soft brown eyes.
20 III songs outweigh Its signs.
uast <aou shrined life's better part
~ Inc cnancels OF thy heart.
naHe MES sweetest. nohlest psalms
med thee with their Blooms and balms?
A the rosary Of years
<xaVe the beads been pcariy tears,
IT nave sadder things than these
Caused the plants when life should please
Let thy eyes their wells uuroll
Anat my glance may scan thy soul.
IN their mystic depths L see
xnings that were and are to be;
Sorrow with its gruesome touch
fath not marred thy spirit much,
iet thy path In coming days
nay not pass through fiowery ways.
Sird thyself for ills of earth
Lie hath means as well as mirth-
Tor each JOY a grief is born.
lark night comes as oft as morn;
BE thou ready. for some years
Gov In toll to harvest tears.
Yet for thee the sun shall shine
LIS touch lightly thee and thine;
skies which arch In blue above
For thy eyes show stars of love;
1herefore be thou not afraid.
AAssome little brown-eysd maid.
There AWAIT such sprit,s IS thee
Ills no mortal maid may nee
But heavens gold can gild the guile
Helpless TO resist thy smile
Maiden with The soft brown eyes.
Many JOY befoTt thee lies
IL thou be but truly wise
I. EDGAR JONES.
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~Finish this. you young hound. TN
finish you'll" screamed Burleigh. as he
shook his clenched fist at the retiring
pair.
go, boys. go!" implored Folsom.
I'm see you by and by. No-uo-sit
still. Burleigh. Don't you speak. This
must stop right here
And so the old mans counsels pre-
vailed, and the two friends. with
grave. pallid, but determined faces.
came out into the sunshine. and with
much elaboration and somewhat os-
tentatious calm proceeded to where
the orderly waited with the horses.
You will see-the ladies out to
camp, Loomis?" asked Dean. 81 must
gallop on ahead"
SAY, ay, go on, 1 reckon"
But on this scene there suddenly
appeared third party, in the par
tial guise of an officer and the grip
of Bacchus. Lurching down the
Office steps, with flushed face and
bloodshot eyes, came Capt. New
hall.
"Gen1'm'n." said he, thickly. .'Ie'm
Introduce m'self. Haven't tn honor
y'r 'quaint's. I'm Cam New(hic) IL.
Cap'n (hic)oohaul (this cost pro-
digious effort and much balancing),
an'-an' you sherv'd that fler pepper
fiicky ri. He's damn scoun'rl-
genlemen-an' ole frien' NINE
For an instant he stood swaying un-
steadily. with half extended hand. For
an instant the two young officers
gazed at him in contempt. then turned
abruptly away.
Good Lord, Marshall" said Loom
is, as they cleared the gate. IF that's
the only appreciation this days work
will bring us what will the results
be? You served him right, no doubt,
but" and an ominous shake of the
head wound up the sentence.
But or no but" said Dean, sits
done now, and I'd do it again"
There was no dinner party at Fol-
SONS that evening. At two messen-
ger trotted out TO the post with a
note for Miss Folsom TO apprise her
OF the fact and without word or
change of color she put it into her
pocket. The garrison girls were bent
on having them spend the afternoon.
but presently Miss Folsom found n
moment in which 10 signal to Jess.
"You will surely come out this
evening and hear the music and have
a dance" were the parting saluta-
tions, as, with skillful hands, the
young girl took up the feins.
I'VE hope to-" was her smiling an
swer. Jess was clinging - he HSoth-
er's hand as he stood by the Wheel,
and LOOMS had already clambered in
beside her.
please come, Marshall" pleaded
Jessie; but he shook his head
Il must be at camp this evening,
sister mine. We go to stables in an
hour. You will como back. LOOMS p
las soon as I've seen" and sig
nificant nod supplied the ellipsis.
Something ominous was in the wind
and both girls knew it. LOOMS. usual
ly gay and chatty. was oddly silent, as
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An ObIIntnr srrvapt.

Employer-Well, Pat. they tell me I
made a fool of myself last night.
PATHS not for the loikes o. ms 20
be sayin' yis or no to that, soT.
But isn't IL true that was so loaded
that you had TO carry me homs from
the club?"
cit is, sor."
"And>I suppose YOU had gOc1i deal
Of trouble doing it,"
''Will. Oi can't shy about the tronbls.
but Oi had me regrits."
You regretted TO see me IN that coz.
dition. OF course"
mot igzactly that sor. bvt oi 70
GREETED that ye didn't t'ink OF IL Ia
tonne an AK me to carry half yer load
Richmond Dispatch.
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f-sa a. Folsom wa soyfus ana suflA
ing IL ut any time he found himself
= little short and needed ten or TWEEN
~ thousand. say. why, Burleighs
lbank account was at his service, etc.
IL all sounded large and liberal, and
Folsom, whose lot FOR wears had been
cast With a somewhat threadbare ar
ray OF people, content with little,
fmpeeunious but honest, wondered
what nsE7er of martial man this
was. Bur.esgh did not loudly boast
of his wealth and influence, but i'm
pressed in some ponderous way his
hearers with sense of both. Yet,
ever since that run to Warriors Gap,
change had come over Burleigh. He
talked more of mines and money and
showed less, and now, only yesterday,
when the old mans heart had mel.
lowed to him because he had first held
him wholly TO blame for Deans ar.
rest and later found him pleading fcs
the young fellows release, a strange
thing had happened. Burleigh con.
fided to him that he had a simply fab
ulous opportunity chance to buy
out n mine that experts secretly told
him was what years later he would
have called a bonanza" out that in
the late sixties was locally knowa
as shanghai" Twenty-Five thou.
sand dollars would do the trick. but
his money was tied up Would Fol-.
som go in with him, put up twelve
thousand five hundred. and Burleigh
would do the rest? Folsom had been
bitten by two mines that yielded only
rattlesnakeG, and he couldn't lie
lured. Then, said Burleigh. wouldn't
Folsom go on his note. so that he
could borrow at the bank? Folsom
seldom went on anybody's note. II
was as bad as mining. He begged on,
and left Burleigh disappointed. but
not disconnected. IL can raise 10
without trouble" said he, "but il may
take forty-eight hours to get the
cash here, and / thought you would
he glad to be let in OH the ground
floor"
I've been let in to too many
floors, major" said he. you'll have
to excuse me-" And so Burleigh,
with his Louisiana captain, had driven
off TO the fort. where Newhall asked
for Griggs and was importunate, nor
and Griggs' whisky, freely rendered to
all corners of the commissioned class
tend TO assuage bis desire. Back had
they gone TO town, and then came TIE
cataclysm of noon
TTo Ile (,oottnued
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Hans Horn nIna1-

Restraining prayer is retaining
care
Purity is the secret OF pleasure in
lovc
On.y 'he pure IN heart can ne pow
erful and brave
The fruits BY which the heart is
known drop from the lips
The future and the past are 1hg
powers that determine the present.
The man who measures the profits
Of religion in dollars and cents viii
never strike a heavy balance.-Rani's
Horn.
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In Gov. Atkinson's message to the
Legislature he says that the states
finances are i'm IA satisfactory condi-
ton, inasmuch as there was bal
ance of $1,657 ,299.22 in the TREASURY
on October 81. lie recommended the
establishment of "a new asylum for
the blind, who are now jointly cared
for with the deaf at Romney. He
continued: Cone of our larger towns
would afford n stimulus In the way
of occasional lectures and music
which would inspire the blind in the
direction of their training, and
would commend TO your judgment
this plan for "A solution of the ques-
ton which now presents itself for
our consideration" Concerning the
employment OF child labor he said:
Through an investigation the fact
Is developed that child labor has in
creased 0Is per cent. in this state in
the past two years, Notwithstanding
we have on the statute n law requir-
ing children of proper age to a con
tinuous attendance at school until
they are "a years of age. / recon-
menu tne INV " cnhnRtu so nv bO
make IL unlawful to employ childreA
under IA years OF age ia the mercan-
tile. mining and manufacturing insti-
tutions in West Virginia" a law pro-
vidinR for the protection Of motor
men was recommended, as was the
establishment Of state board Of ar
bitratiOn. In this connection he also
recommended the passage Of law
prohibiting the importation OF labor
during strikes. An increase in The
appropriation for the national guard
to $4,000 annually was recommend
ed. The governor said corporations
chartered as domestic" were really
foreign, and that the state had thus
lost thousands Of dollars In taxes.
At the election in Clifton H. ~
Bailey was elected mayor and Thos.
Mason recorder.
The Montgomery national bank has
opened it's doors for business. with
S. IT, Montgomery. president
Mimn Marsh. OF Wheeling. Tie orig
inator Of the Wheeling stogie, is dead
at the age of 50.
~ Shady Springs, Raleigh county.
eight miles west Of Hinton. Howard
Richmond and Ebert Meadows. neigh
bors, quarreled. Richmond cut Mead
ows, who will probably die. Rlch-
mond is under arrest.
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Df Cnnrse.

"She talked TO him just to let hin
know she wasn't afraid Of old bachs.
lors"
"Yes?"
and he talked TO her just 10 let her
know that he wasn't afraid Of Widows
"WeIl?"
ooh. there married now ChicsRt
Record.
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State Odds and Ends.


Charleston, w. Va, Jan. i0.-Senate
The West Virginia legislature con-
veued Mt noon Wednesday and organ
lied by electing Anthony Smith OF
Harrisville, president of the senate,
and w. G. Wilson, of Elkins, speaker
of the house. The democrats nomi-
mated John j. Cornwell. of Romney.
for president of the senate, and John
ID. Anderson, of Summersvil;c. for
speaker of the house. The senate re-
elected John T. Harris, of Parkers-
burg, as clerk; Harry Shaw. of Key
scr, was elected clerk of the house.
The tight over the clerkship of the
senate was n close one. Wednesday
morning compromise was effected
by nominating Mr.. Harris for clerk
and his opponent, Il. IL. Fitch. for
sergeant-at-arms. IL Senator Mar
cum, who voted with the republicans
in the organization, continues To act
with them, which is expected, they
will have is votes, against demo-
cratic votes.
House - Only IL democrats an
swcred to roll call in the house John
ID. Anderson, n former member of
congress, at once assumed the lead
rrship and iunugurated policy of
obstruction. Nothing but routine
business was disposed of. the time
In the afternoon being principally oc-
cupicd in canvassing the vote se-
state officers at the late election.
After this Gov. AtkinSon's message
was presented, and, pending its read
ing, the house adjourned until Thurs
day.
Charleston, Jan. 11.-Aftcr the read
ing OF the governors message, the
house of delegates adjourned Thurs
day morning until Monday morning.
The motion was made unexpectedly,
and carried by almost unanimous
vote, the object being to give the
speaker an opportunity To decide up
OF his appointments of committees
and attaches. No business of inn
portance transacted i'm the senate.
charleston, Jan. 12.-Seuate.-Mr.
Campbell. of jefferson. introduced
n resolution declaring the present
legislature should take no steps to-
ward paying part of Virginia's ante
rebellion debt. a strong lobby il
here representing the interests of
New York capitalists who are holding
the certificates of shares apportioned
60 West Virginia, $i5,0O0,000, and a
hard fight will be made to defeat
resolution, which will come up Satur-
day.
House.-No session.
Charleston, Jan. IA. - Senate - I'm
the senate Saturday bill was intro
duced providing for The appointment
of state board of commissioners of
the Pan-American exposition and to
appropriate $4,000 for state ex-
hibit. There seems TO be little doubt
of the passage of the bill. Other inn
portant measures are bill providing
for state constitutional conference
and another comforting the right of
suffrage upon women. A resolution
refusing to consider any proposition
Whatever looking any way toward
recognition of liability for any part
of the old Virginia state debt passed
the senate by unanimous vote.
Both houses will be in session Mon
day, when the active work OF the ses-
sion will begin.
House-Not in session.
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Mabel would never marry a mar
Gid not .ove.
Maddie - But suppose reallJ
wealthy man should proposeP
II should love him, OF oOuFvaN--N.Y
World.