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Net WAS FOR THE SLOT MACHINES,

MT W. F. Fechner was the hrst witness
he SAID he was painter by trade ua saw
tne slot machine in the saloon ~ Jones 4
bergamlui icing played on November ~
Cross'eXamincd-Did not know the nore
OF the man who was playing the m,rb,no
BE made the complaint as se,ratsry - ~,
Lnion christian Temperance association
' was NOT an Organization with which
'i' Appet was connected. He was no,
cooperating with Mr. Lippet Had beon IN
houston about eight years. For over civ
months number Of citizens had been Ale
cussing the idea of organizing mora, w.
FORM He did not know either Mr. Jonos
or MI rsrgamini rhey evidently hermit
ecu the slot machine to be played in their
house.
kedirect-WitneSs saw person operating
the machine in Jones & Bergaminis saloon
Witness could not saw
Wnether or not the man who dronped the
nlckel IN the slot was an owner or operator
of the machines
L, r. Gray, the next witness was with
Mr. Fechncr on the morning Of November
- at Jones & Bersa1niti's saloon He sov
slot machine being played there by some
man whose name he aid NOT know
Cross-Witness did not know either Mr.
tones o. Bergamini Did not know the
m Iih VINO put the nickelS in the machine
Inc officer said it was not necessary to
give the name Of the man who PLAYED tho
machine. The witness was engaged In f6e
real estate and loan business Hr had lived
here about six years RelongoJ to mo
Union Christian Temperance Onion Dld
not know whether or not the man who
played the machine was connected with il.
several times while witness was present.
This concluded the evidence, the defense
having no witnesses
After the case was argued and submitted
turned a verdict of mot guilty"
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MEETING OF PRODUCERS.
AgricultUriStS aud EOrticulturiStS to
Hold Joint Session at Dallas.
AN ELABORATE PROGRAM ARRANGED
Al the Recent Meeting OF the Executive
Committees Of the Several State Or
aanizations Held in Austin.
AN ELABORATE PROGRAM ARRANGED

Mr. A. c. Pickett Of Floresville, a promi.
nent fruit and truck grower Of Wilson
county, passed through the city yesterday
en- route home from Austin. where he at
tcaded tho executive committee meeting
Of the State Horticultural society, state
Truck Growers association and Nursery
mems association, which met in Austin
yesterday for the purpose Of preparing
joint program for the Joint meeting Of these
societies TO take place at Dallas, January
0 and 10.
Nj Pickett expressed the belief that this
meeting will be very largely attended by
the fruit aad truck growers Of the State
and stated that the citizens Of Dallas
were making preparations for a large NEE
ing aud the business league Of that city
had extended an invitation to the JOINT
associations 70 accept an Industrial lunch
to be given at some suitable time during
the meetings, which invitation has been
accepted.
gram as a part Of the work 10 be done at
the Dallas meeting.
How Can 5ne Newspapers Help the
Truck Growers1" S. Z Keen, El Campo,
Pages From Ny Fathers Scrap Book"
f. T. Ramsey, Austin, Texas.
Recent Horticultural Experiences A.
NJ. RagIand, Pilot Point, Texas.
The Obligation Of the State OF Texas
10 Aid in the Development Of Her Agri-
cultural Resources" Hon. JEFFERSON john
son. commissioner Of agriculture, Austin
Texas
"ReIa,lon of the Agricultural and Mechan..
ical College 20 the Educational system nt
Texas Hon t. L. Foster president OF
the Agricultural and Mechanical college
College station. Texas. -. NM.
Natural Science Teaching In the Public
schools" ] NJ. Howell Dallas, Texas.
Truck Prospects In Wood county ..
+. pyle. MlueOla. Texas.
"Tbe Official Control ~ the sale OF
Commercial Fertilizers and Commercial n,
seeiieidee." Prof. H. II. Harrington, COT
lego station. Texas. 60 .,
"Flberta Peaches rs Money crops
Judge + 3 Quinn, Dallas, IeSas
Hogs on The Truck Farm, H. y. single
ton. Mckinney, Texas. 49,.
North Texas-An Inviting flela ior Tue
Frnit Grower" j NJ Moore, Arlington
TeSas: NJ. clark. DenIson, Texas - Cole
Dallas Texas. a. e.h.t
What I saw in Europe o. a scnat
tt.nltnrg R1etne, Texas N
Mon and Measures ~ ne fasls r. -
Huffman, Fort Worth. TcNas
What saw in Canada G ID stevens
Ds .RsSlposas sA a. a Factor in the Develop
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ITALIANS INITIAL BALL.
1t Was An Event in the Social History of
Houston.

The ITALIAN club gave their first german
last night at Bryan hail and made a splon.
did success Of H. Bryan hall never looked
handsomer nor held a handsomer crowd
than the Thalans got together The dec
orations were notable for their beauty, not
only in the hail. but in the dining room,
and the gowns worn were OF unusual ele-
gance. new feature of the arrangements
was reception room made in the gallery,
where In the past ii was customary to
serve the supper. This was for the use
OF the married people
,o 5he e, da i,, was opened by grand march,
Howard Smith, and closed by three cotIlion
figures. led by Mr. John f. Dickson. Ir,,
and Miss Grace Norrel Mr.. George Kidd
99.nd Miss Mamie Thompson Mr. Wanroy
NarfoW aud Miss Anne Bolts.
Among those present were Major Dick
son, Mr. J. II. Kirby, Mr. and Mrs n
S Loyett Mr.. and Mrs Howard smith.
Mr. AMI Mrs Charles Shearu, Mr. and
Mrs. MartelIus Foster Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Bailey MI and Mrs. Harry Dumble. Mr.
and NIgs Walter rorrey, Mr.. and Mrs J
J, Cannon Nj. and Mrs b. Il. Woems
Mr. and Mrs. K c. Stuart, Mr.. and Mrs
X j. Norris Mr.: aud Mrs Thomas II
Stgne, Mr. and Mrs. Nauderyoort. Or.
Garrow MIR and Mrs. r.. S. Collins. Mr..
and Mrs. H. W Garrow, Jri Mr.. and
Mrs w II Husband.
Nesdamcs e + Turner, II W Gamble,
B { Riley Of san Antonio, r. II IEomp-
son, bGuev BRYAN, William Christian,
lngham seward G. b Martin G.. T.. Rat,
J, @ Ratcln, Herbert Godwin, John +.
Brady
Misses
Cannon, Thompson,
Fannie Kate Lea, Carter,
Bolts, Daugherty,
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"r1B BELLE or NEW YORK ="

'sThe Belle Of New York" with a record Of
2O00 performances in four years, In such
widely separated countries az America
again making a triumph9l tour OF the prin-
cipai cities this season. u will be brought
10 this city for special engagement at
the opera house tonight only
This Is \ record that has never been ap
preached by any other American theatrical
prodnct and Is second only In all the world
10 tho enormous vogue Of "Pinafore' a
generation ago. The ventnrous company n
American performers. phc shiled for Eng
land lhfic aver two ytSfs ago returned
home crowned with fame, honors and for.
tune after su unprecedented career Of
London success They afforded the British
uetropolis genuine sensstlou, feacnln z
each lesson u Ylyaclty and ensemble play
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mcnr of Dycrddcation in Texas" John
Howard. passenger and immigration az M
Of the Southern Pacific railroad Houston.
j, j. Pecler, Industrial agent az the Mis-
souri, Kansas and Texas railroad Dallas,
and Il. II Claridge, Industrial agent of inc
International and Great Northern railroad,
Palestine. Texas.
outlook for Pear Orchards In the Coast
Country" VIII d Fields, Aleoa, Tcxas,
and IL II Bushway, Algoa, Texas
From tho School Room to The Fruit
Farm, G., Faulkner Waco. Texas.
Necessity OF q Fruit Exchange and
Bureau Of Information for tho uortlcul
turists Of Texas sam II Dixon, Houston
Texas
"Efath the Apple Section J. r Higgln.
hotham Dublin, Texas
The Japan Perslmm0n" W A Yeates
Brennan, Texas
Organization Of the Farmers" A. q.
Pickett, FlOresyille Texas
How Can We Increase the Price Of Our
Horticultural Landsi" C.. T, orr Arp
Texas
How Shall We Secure Additional tx.
pertinent Stationsr' L J. Holland, Dallas,
Texas and T v Muusou, Dcnison, Texas,
'"Truck Farming in South Texas" j. NJ
Haley Edna Texas, and j. p Rabcock,
Port Layaca, Texas
Truck Farming as Taught BY the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College" Prof y.
II Price, College station Texas
Botany rs Taught by the Agricultural
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WAR WILL BE KEPT UP
THE u. c. r A, HAD A MEETING
LAST NIGHT.
Detective and a Prosecuting Attorney
Are to Be Employed to Round Up
the VioIators of the Law

When seen last evening Mr. w r Fech-
ner stated that the acquittal Of Jones s.
Bergamin yesterday in the corporation
court would not affect the war being waged
on the slot machines He said that the
matter would be vigorously pushed no mat
ter how many yerdicts Of acquittal there
were.
He was NOT inclined to discuss his plans,
saying that they would be hurt by pre-
maturity, but he desired it stated thar a
new tack would be adopted by the 0ssocla.
ton. Public sentiment has been greatly
aroused in the matter and # is believed
that the fight will be a successful one. The
police seem willing to give what assistance
they are called on FOR without any demur
and he anticipates the cooperation Of the
members Of the force 50 far as answering
the calls of the agents OF the association.
~
There was meeting of the United Chris.
tian Temperance association last night at
which the following officers were elected:
President, B. P. Bailey; vice president S.
NJ. Tenney; second vice president r. $.
Cock; secretary, W. +, Fechner; treasurer,
l.. r. Gray
A committee was appointed 10 raise funds
for the carrying ont Of the objects OF the
Association aud this was made as strong
as possible. Another committee was APP
pointed to handle the funds which are col
hacted or sent Ia. and to keep the accounts
sun another COMMITTEES was appointed 20
4 ,cufe tho services OF an attorney VINO ~
lle hired hy the year 10 prosecute all
~ rs witch are made by the officers Of the
~ citation. aud II viii he the duty al DIS
fney 10 appear IN all courts Wuefe tAe
.HH may be pending - ~
y ther man Is To be employed for az
isea time tn working ZIP cases against the
1achine owners and those who pernil
.t be operated In their places o. nusi-
] i'd other forms of gambling as Wtn'
80 nm keepers who wantolly and open
~. liz the law by selling liquor 70
~ nd in other ways are also 20 ne oe
iaf sriaI attention. The ASSOCIATION
-fr pretertIon Of The young genera.
~ r sacred duty ana will use sll W
Aown the man who x July OF
~ = lads Who think n many y
sssrlnk robbing them net Only OF
4. - 4. but Of saelr enersy and Drains
= I.
- 49,
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AT THE THEATER.

1.-THE Girl From Mamm'e" at Sweeney &
Coombs Theater.
THE Girl from Ha1lms' at Sweeney b
Coombs theater last night drew large
and appreciatiye audience. Like good
many French farcas, the play Is not nearly
so bad ~ people expect u 10 he IT IS
advertised as hsque, but not overlooking
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III Judge RaiIey's Court Finds
rs Bers amin Not Guilty
RSINd A SLOT MACHINE
A.. Introduced No Testimony
Jury Needed Little Time in
sJerinq That Of Prosecution.

corporation court yesterday after
i. o'clock the case Of Jones & Ber-
L. called, charged with running
khlne. upon an affidavit sworn out
Fechner, secretary Of the Union
Temperance association.
L sam represented the city and
lpworth the defense.
|Dme contention over the form NJ
| nit the objection on the part Of
Idapt was finally waived and the
i to trial.
.ummoning a jury containing the
two or three persons directly in
in running slot machines. who,
ne questioned, admitted the fact
excused, a jury was finally Sc
|Aposed Of the following.
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Mr.. c. W Bocock and Of Mrs . = Stuart
Of this city, died suddenly OF apopicEy yes
terday Afternoon ut 10 O'Clock AZ the resi-
dencc OF Or, Stuart, corner ~ rcGas ave-
nue. and san Jacintc streets. Mrs. Bocock
was daughter OF the late Colonel Benia
min Walker Of Lvn hhurg va She was
Oorn In Buckingham county, Va 10 the
year 1880 ln 1917 she was married 20
Henry p Bocoek Of Lypeabagg Va a
Bocock leaves four surviving sons and
daughters, viz Slr 9 w, Bocoek of Hous
ton, MIR r. walker Bocock OF Iynchburg.
Va Mes Ellen sandorsou Of French
Camp, Miss, and Mrs D. +. Stuart Of This
city The remains VIII be Inferred in the
family lot at Lynchburg, Va. ana VIII leave
STA tho Southern Pacific railway for that
point tomorrow night.
Mr. Borock and Mrs, Stuart viii accom-
pany the remains 20 their anal resting
place. There will be q short service at the
family residence, beginning az p. NJ con
ductcd hy Roy William Haype Leayeli;
Relatives and intimate friends are Invited
20 be DTeGCnt.
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Mrs. Victoria Muller.

MIS- Victoria miller, aged "A years died
suddenly at her home, 900 Colorado street.
yesterday afternoon at $50 O'Clock or
apople1y. Mrs Muller after receiving the
stroke of apoplexy lived hut couple eopre'
So far as known she leaves only nus
band She has been resident OF Houston
The funeral will take place from the resi-
dence this afternoon 81 o'cloek Rey'
Father Thomas f. Banheld ofiolatins'
Rural will be at the German cemetery
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The principal Of one Of the large city
schools man Of superb physique az
wen as fne intellectual endowmeuts. gives
this sensible advice to the young girls I'M.
der his care;
Study hard while You study. Put your
whole mind into your work and don't
daily
Begin your studying early In tho even.
ing. hut stop before o'clock
Take little recreation before retiring
to change the current Of thought and to
rest your head.
BE in bed before IN o'clock The sleep
thus obtained before midnight Is the rest
which most recuperates the system. gives
brightness 10 the eye and "A glow 10 the
cheek
TAKE care Of your health That is first.
IL You need 10 do more studying, rise al
o'clock In the morning rhrenological
Journal
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OF INTEREST 10 - y - y
y ~ - FEMININE READERS.

die Of the front, With the edges adorned
With narrow band q tur while the sides
low which the cloth expands iu Il bounce
etect. The blouse Il also timely plaited
and is ornamented with an emniecement
forming q stylish collar back and front
aud a central band extending To tho waist
The collar part falls In two long rounded
tabs In the hack and front. sdorued With
large brown and gold enamel while The
whole is brdcrcd with fur The collar
band Ia II cloth edged with fur. and tho
draped belt is 81 tafeta, tho same shade
as tho cloth The sleeve is In two parts
The upper part heinz plated IN Ia the arm
hole, with the fullneSs Increasing SO that
II Is very wide little below the elbow,
where it terminates AMI Is edged With
fur, the lower part is plain. tight dttinc
and very long. with fur 40 the wrist.
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DEATH ROLL.

Mrs. Susan Walker 8ocoek.
Mrs Susan walker Bocock, mother Of
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Inc stylish little street costume shown
In our last Illustration is fashioned Of
brown cloth. trimmed with marton fur.
The skirt has a wide box plat in the mid
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bg Prof. NJ. B. Waite of the
)sftment of Agriculture.
s AN IDEAL PEACH COUNTRY
ison Gravel in Subsoil Give the
Ihe Finest Color and Flavor.
Iny Valuable Suggestions.

& Mi Il B. Waite assistant pathologist
n Ia hlbursAu OF plant industry of the
4 ut a agriculture Of Washington,
<Es glbc h IN this section looking after
q Ena itsts 81 his department, and espe-
&hg ! assist and instruct our fruit grow
tl Z De tfeatment Of the pear blight,
~ 4 hort rrlp to Tyler and Jackson
~ Ne peach growing section of East
4 farned to this city last evening.
4, ,Hr teen al the Rice hotel by a Post
fsasz htife bind said: Il didn't make
4 VA No the peach growing section, be-
BIZ la,re was any trouble there, but sim.
wv 3 the Country, and the peach or
In " Id Iearu the conditions under which
4 n u tBing "a being carried on in Tex
I. = ueneeee sary for me 20 say that
II b ow1nE Ind culture In that section
p enee<S. tor the reason that its posi-.
have aiready been demonstrated.
,q,. Il Il tsse la most Of the orchards
W w. Nfat under five years Of
n Aha H.VyI SOM very fine bearing or
8w R.,,ys,. seeton which are six. eight
:hnlpv, 7, y teafS old. In fact, saw
Il, M 49,, AarGs and some individual
IL Heyvoo1 On even twenty years old
" HerKo,a ~, w. 'tfty bearing condition. AS
skompsp, w.. 0w, MS is about the limit
Va IS n,,is,.. ing age in the old proven
d oil man !, ~ DelAware and Michigan
n and Is needed in IS stu IL he last three Years.
sss thought best Of carloads Of peaches
n would Ia -. IA the points visited by
ID H. =, uae 70 lBt sea SON The fruit Is
n M Esr Vlel officers 10 St Louis, Chicago,
"A neyFocd vie prifher Nes.ern cities. but
,,,uedIi I. q. 10 New York. Buffalo,
~ AZ a, Y Wikinydelphia and other cities
IN ! I, assistant treas are seen Texas peaches
q ,ihSa tae eonpaay New Work. Washington
& Ts,,. asst simmer aud all of
I'm n.r.r Wen drlNN II, was In very fine
Nlg Of tie I'll Mi i4'l l. tasthe ionS Cnntinued
ii 1Ss u ri ma vatsr Al ped all the better tor
n ia su llafe Of ma Y weather. The Texas
Ham, uos iieely. ThevF experts in putting
~ a tEersinch ea, y bsyeled crate whirn
y rouble IN III. es asl pa;va,v is stric lv
h NJ - v q The bSi pipI put it on the mar
4rosn.--, wei vas ree6ys, hlishel box used by
|5ir siIlTI a., are gOod for !, ID appearance.
n 'Nn III he Vel eE point about the
IL earAnOSs They
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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20
(To be continued.)
THE MARCH OF PROGRESS.
1t Has Been Marvellous During the Life
time of Those Now Living.

Attention is called by The Electro
near to all of what is called modern
progress has been accomplished not
only within the lifetime of men not
very old, but well within the memory
of such men. Seventy years ago sci
entists had little more knowledge OF
electricity and its practical uses than
did the mass Of the people, and the
lightning rod was the beginning and
end of real attempts to control the
mysterious force 1t took nearly a
week for New Yorker to send a mes
sage to Philadelphia and get reply.
and an answer to one sent to Lon
don could not be expected within six
weeks. Heavy freight went by water
or not at all, and the transaction of
merely local business required the
services of an enormous army of mes
Sengers. When the Telegraph was
invented the claim made that by the
aid of the new device communication
over long distances was practically
instantaneous was received with gen.
eral derlSlOn as an obvious impOSSi-
bility. The more wonderful telephone
excited only wonder, the day Of in
credulity as to the limitations of cleo
trical science having already passed,
and now nothing that the electricians
do or say creates even surprise, since
people are ready to believe anything
that comes from them. The Review
hesitates to decide whether the de-
velopment Of sam transportation or
that of electrical appliances has done
more in improving social conditions.
THE telegraph and telephone" IL
says, have caused the world to shrink
in size. and emancipated countless
messengers to more productive en-
ployment. The electric light has vast
ly extended the working hours Of the
race and made the evening hours both
more attractive and safer. The troll
ley car has been the chief of municipal
blessings. and has made cities cleaner,
quieter, more habitable. All II se
things, and more. electricity has ,ne
IN seventy years. and thus made an
ever-w widening difference between the
citizen of today and his. forefathers."
1t is certainly an amazing record
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CHAPTER ".

Had not Dick Parker been quietly
engaged in a conversation with Mary
he would have put spoke into the
conversational wheel of Mr.. Foster
It was we'll agreed in the company to
which they belonged that Foster had
no social gifts that the less he said
the better under any circumstances;
but he plumed himself upon having
drawn the landlord of the Star and
Garter, though he had not added one
iota of information to that already in
the possession of his chief and him
SELF
If Mr. Morley had been as good a
Judge of character as he was of a glass
of Madeira or had he been a man of
ordinary observation. he would hardly
have been as friendly and confidential
in his conversation with Foster as he
was with the other stranger guest.
Mr.. Richard Parker.
But Morley. when he got the oppor-
tunity. liked to hear himself talk, and
Foster was very willing to give him
all the opportunity he could desire,
and also to put in a word or two him
self 1t was we'll for Foster that Nor
ley was as weak as he was goodna
tured. otherwise he might have sus
pected his guests caliing-this gentle
man, who wished it to be understood
that he lived in London, had much
more the cut OF freebooter than a
! merchant: had much more the appear
| ance of a man to attack than to be at
| tackled,
! Foster had no redeeming qualities;
! Parker had several. Foster was a
! thick-set. Notwithstanding person. He
| had strong. heavy hands. long arms.
| big feet, and a hard. rasping voice.
| He was popular with those gentlemen
who met now and then at that shady
tavern in London. because he was a
man of his word. He never went back
on anything he said or promised. His
persistence. his capacity to creep
where he could not walk to his quar-
ry, his delight in his work, his phys
ical strength, made him next in i'm
portance, if not next in popularity, to
! Dick.
Ito be continued)
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CHAPTER III.

The supper consisted of a Joint of
stuffed chine and a dish of partridges
done TO turn, and with the most saw
DRY bread sauce that epicure could de-
sire.
At another table in the room was a
gentleman whom Dick had already
christened Bellingham. He was SUD-
ping upon a hot stew of some kind,
and the light fell generously from
couple of wax candles upon a starry
cut decanter Of sherry. The stranger
eyed the other travellers curiously. and
Dick talked to his friend of their es-
cap through the French cruisers
somewhere in the Mediterranean. and
otherwise made himself and Foster
out to be very worthy and very loyal
persons
After supper Dick asked the land
lord IL he and his friends might crack
another bottle of Madeira in his snug
gerry. or smoke a pipe. or otherwise
make themselves at home. being trav-
eIers who had not seen England for
some years owing to the wars break
ing out in countries with which they
were trading as British merchants.
Morley, having consulted his niece,
gave his consent, and upon the little
table In the inner bar, Mary placed
some fruit with the wine. and a dish