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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-17

iGo ACRES PRAIRIE LAND, about .
miles from Thompson, uu "a. a. 7. G.. Il
r. in harris county, for S. per acre.
800 acres prairie land ! mile from sta
lion. ON II. 81 q G.. II. r., in Harris
county, ror 50 per acre
1000 acres about 1 mile from station
and hair timber aud hnlt prairie ana
SUMO improvements for So per acre,
100 acres about I miles from railroad
station 200 acres in cultivation, with o
lateral from a canal and the land leNee1
About 600 acres nnc level blacG land
suitable for rice. and about 500 acres tim
hcred ami fine bottom land suitable for
corn, cotton, sugnr cane OF any crops
grown In south Texas. Price 81 per
acre
Agents for Kountze Bros Lands IN
Whnrton, Mataporda and Jackson copn
ties I'm trocts ~ 100 acres MP 10 5uw'
pllccs So 90 $50 per acre great develop
mept rill take place IN these during the
twelve month"; nnds are sure O increase
ln value, they an" suited 10 the culture
Of rico. corn. cotton, sugar cane oats
and other South Texas crops. write for
mans aud price lietsi wc hnyc lnan5
tracts that arc bargains from tho Slbin'
river 10 tho Gundalupc river. lanes 0u
several rico canals S-u ~ $50 per acre
Agents for Texas Rice Development
Co. lands I'm Matngcrd1 county consist
ing ~ 2n.Ou0 acres, Hnhdivdo1 into lr,
acres and up.
Remember W. ngy expenses 81 any
PARTY coming to Towns 10 whom we cen
If the the fans uppn examination NY
competent attorneys " e. Moore a
Co. Houston, Texas Duson, Monie q
Co., ~ Campo, lc2af
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NEW ORLEANS SPOTS
Futures closed at Net Losses Of From
Three - Seven POINT.

Futures closed at Net Losses Of From
Three 20 Seven Points.
New Orleans December 16.-In tho spot
cotton market the demand which Is fairly
free. has hroadened considerably OF late
and there is now good general request
that includes many of the poorer grades
hitherto something Of a drug ON the mar
ket Lyerpools improvement as wei as
the more cheerful aspect Of AFFAIRS al Man
chester has stimulated the demand % q
considerable extent md exports are again
operating freely. sales 2epD bales. nr.ua-
ing 800 10 arrive. Quotations unchange'.
tn futures the transactions were lighL
being confined largely 10 lasglmy March
and May. The lrst call showed q drop o.,
2 TO points. Thereafter prices hueiuaieQ
quietly over a range Of . 80 3 points IN
either direction with Just a shade OF trad
ing toward "A lower level and at the close
Inc board showed net losses Of points On
December and . TO Z points on the other
months
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PALEsTlNE PolNTEas.
Sunday Was a Day Of We5dings in City
and County

and County.
Palestine. Texas December l5.-Ycyter.
day was certainly a day Of weddings in this
city aud no Jess than hve couples were
united for life here
Tile hrst IA occur was the runaway mar
rage Of Mr. John McFarlane aud Miss
NIay Morrow They were united IN mar.
rlage by Rev H. }, Hayes at 10 O'Clock
Mr.. McFarlane is employed by the Inter,
national ANA Great Northern at HearDe and
his bride is a popular young lady Of this
clty. Then occurred the happy wedding OF
Mr. Thomas Petty 20 Miss PHInelia Has
soil at the Howard Avenue Methodist
church by Roy. HAYES. The happy couple
arr both well known here.
out IN the eouHtgy about mlis at the
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T1N-Flm. So. OO6t32 20: lead. So 80.
GALVANIZED SHEET lBON-6j aud 10
per cent discount.
BLACK SHEET lRoN-No. ~ S3.GJ per
100 pounds
ROOFING TIN-Machine made. $40. GOO
HOO Der box; old style Si65Ouis.5O per
SoLDER-Half and half 10000 per
pound
per square.
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/ N Wisner & 81 Letter.

Houston. December i6 Liverpool futures
iodAy closed barely steady, about points
biulyer thnn yesterday Spots 10 that mar,
ken we're points higher With sales OF
LNerpoolJ indifferent attitude, and pre-
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HOUSTON CURRENT QUOTATIONS.

-,,dsou Of these quotations shows
's,,o,afeg ir favor Of Houston as a
/. \, MARKET. When the buyer consid-
4 S,as6is TO be DERIVED from Hous'
e,.jgbt rates he vii ind that even
\ \. enotgble hgHres at other m rk is
l " tbe price finally paid is ccner-
.,stsr Tie prices are those ruling
goaston wholesale merchants, ana
nl.nA hllN.
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GALVESTON STOCK.


sabine. Texas, December lG Sailed Tug
Charles ,,1rke WIN oanses Ms ana =,
h0r-ca ilrymnd Virginia and Andrews,
for Morgan City.
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''''' AMONG LOCAL DEALERS,
u ,or All Kinds Of Fruit from
enc lawns Is Very Heavy.
IS Supplies Are Large

wAolesale market was very
l'. .s,i,v in all departments, deal
..'ss 10 have their hands fun in
tx - both local and outside trade.
,.,,sl trade was in fruits, large
wv, l reeeiyed from the country and
Z, we're rushed out to meet tho
's...,5 The market is now in good
\, business. good supplies OF all
,,s,, being the rule Prices are I'M
4 ,pd continue drm
"a plentiful supply Of apples on
4, prlncipal varieties being russell,
sep paws, winosap and Jonathan,
',~,os js heavy aud the usual prices
Er,h lemons are now taking the
4, ussslnas, which have become too
EL,,a on account Of their scarcity.
I,etorua lemons are of fine quality
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alcuon9 q clear cold weather in an por.
IONS on the belt for tomorrow. induced a
arae amount of LIQUIDATION which ON the
Mnnle was exceedingly well absorbed The
spot sales IN tho principal home markets
We NOT lersC, and the situation for tho
moment IN both spots and futures seems in
an undecided condition
Rc financial situation and New York
stocks arc apparontly in bcttcr condition.
Mnu therc i2 growing belief In reduced
e..9p IDEAS. hut speculation has not been
a,,l,gacted 70 cotton TO any great extent
1nU traders, while not anticipating any
a,tl,ouS decline. 0re Inclined to hesitate
tllhof way believing clearer weather and
ll9 approaching holidays win induce con
Eluef1hlc marketing Of cotton which should
by IoneCted IN Increased receipts and slight.
. ne January squeeze in New York showed
t9 haAd in q measure today but IS n good
alone ~
Coed bargains between nov and Christ
my snould eventually prove prohtablr.
Sspeciallv tho March md May options IN
NeW orleans, MS the anal range VI values
ato expected 10 be much higher than the
F'N'tNt leNel j. \. Wisner & CO.
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WIRE SAIIs-s2 Is base per kes.
WIRE NATLS-S2 so base per keg.
S. 40 per 100 lbs; galvanized Bake, $ -
per 100 lbs.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT or GALVESTON, December l6

ARRIVED
s., Normaudic JNorl, from Mobile.
SIS Denver tAml. from New York
SIS I'll Dorado lAml, from New York.
CLEARED.
rs El Cid (Am). for New York
IS luChmurlo lBr). for Hamburg.
SAILED.
SIS El Cid CAml. for New York
S. mchmurlo lBrl, for Hamburg.
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iron, copper, brass. rubber, bones. sacks.
beeswnX, pecans, etc country shipments
specially Mayer Lipshitz wholesale
dealer 1901 Montgomery avenue, Hous-
ton. If
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HIGHEST PRICES pnld for CASTOR cloth.
Ing; send postal. win call. H. Captain.
fOs Congress avenue. n
WILSON'S HACKS. Phone ia00 %
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FINANCIAL.

IN PLACING YOUR AFFAIRS IN THE
HANDS or a TRUST COMPANY, YOU
HAVE A RIGHT TO EXPECT THAT
YOUR INTERESTS WILL BIZ CARE.
FULLY LOOKED AFTER THE HOUS
TON LAND AND TRUST COMPANY
WILL NEVER DlSAPPOlNT YOU. II
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HIGHEST cash prices paid FOR YOUR cook
Ing stoves, rcfrigcrators and all house
hold goods lhompson's Supply House
Both phones 10
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NACOGDOCHEs The proposed conn.
prohibition campaign has been indefinitely
postponed
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ing the Sour Lake Springs property IN
immediate proximity To the oil gushcrs,
from $1,000 TO 5000 per acre, Address
Sour Lake A. {. Institute, 40 Mnsou
building 20
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HIGHEST cash prices paid for all Kinds
junk, Iron, BRASS zinc. lead. rome. bones
bottles, rubber ctc. country shipments
solicited; WHOLESALE dealer; telephone (old)
2a6, new 4T6 Louis lNnmInsky. l317.1l
Preston avenue, corner Austin II
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WE HAVE MONEY TO loan on city prop
erty at 6, and $ per cent interest; no
delay In getting YOU the money. Pyc &
BolIfrass, Khan building. II
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MONEY TO LOAN on improved farm lands
aud plantations; lowest interest rates.
W w. Miller, 800 Khan block, Houston,
'Tgyos n
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hosting engine with eight or teu-heyse
power bolcr can be either single or
double drum state how long has been
used where located and lowest price for
cash Address 2i2l, this office II
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BINz & sETTEGAsT BUY. SELL AID
EXCHANGE PROPERTY. ROOM rs.
BINZ BUILDING II
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MONEY TO LOAN on real estate. sherry
4 SON. 1Oi64 Cnngreas nveme. u
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BOARD AND ROOM.

WANTED A lady roomcr In private fam
ily viii board her II desired, references
exchanged coos Rusk avenue ~
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VA y Ep-A good milk COW must hc guar
autocd as represented; state lowest cash
price hrst letter. Address 1855 this ~.
nee. 81
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BoARD-RooMS WANTED.

WANTED Three or four rooms furnished
for light housekeeping, or rooms and board
for three In private family conveniently
1876 *
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MUST HAVE MONEY this week to pay
of mortgage. owner viii sell few Heights
lots cheap for cash, For bargain see y.
D. Smeaton. oojh Texas avenue; ola
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WANTED 800 10 1000 acres c6e5r, near
small railroad town, for stock Full par
tirulars With lowest bgurcs, to Buyer.
tuls olucc' &c
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WANTED Board FOR studonts, two TO four
ia room, Address naming rates. 2to5:
this otncs. 10
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WE LOAN MONEY on farms and ranches
IN South Texas at low rate Of Interest
mud favcraple terms. vendors Hen notes
purchased.
WE SELL REAL ESTATE no matter
where located can OF write and tell US
what YOU WANT List your property
with us We advertise e. John c. Penn
& Co. 40 KAN building Houston, n
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IDLE Capital finds the ctanaelof'
4 trade through Post Want Ads
-e,~--~~--->.>,>->>~-
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

HOUSTON HEIGHTS OFFICE. No. 2ao
Main street We handle Heights prop
city only; lowest priceG; easy terms.
John A. Mllroy. agent. n
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INSURANCE POLICIES PUBCH4EED n
Issued by reliable old line companies. or
binary life, endowment tnntine, semi
rontinc. ana distribution policies with sui
6ciaut payments made 20 give them value
Address w II Patterson. Trust Bldg
Dnllus Texas n
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FOR RENT Nice newly furnished room,
with or without board 500 Busk ave.
nuC ~
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Two C6NNTCTTNG ROOMS. elegantly
furniehed fret class board no children
reference exchanged. nos Mckipne}
avenue =
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HANDSOMELY furnished rooms ip private
mmlly with or without bourd, 1917
Liberty avenue ~
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III YOU WANT to buy home, sell or rent
Il home, sell o. buy rice or farming lands,
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Drs. Belts G. Belts & Dyar

Physicians, Surgeons and Specialists
2t4 ST. Charles St. New Orleans.
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Licuiars. ADDRESS.

bRs. BELTS & BELTS AND oYAR.
2t4 81. Charles ST.. New Orleans, la.
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GrOcers Cannot Sell SUNDAY

Little Rock, Ark, April 3.-Attor-
ney General George W. Murphy to-
day gave out the opinion to the effect
that the laws of Arkansas cannot be
construed to permit the sale of gro
ceries on Sunday. He says
The keeping open of any grocery
store on Sunday for the transaction
of business or sale of groceries is
clear violation of the law. Ii ones
necessity should require it IA sale OF
groceries to meet such necessity on
Sunday would be eXcusable, but the
burden which no one who keeps his
store open for the purpose of Sun
day trafc could satisfy. To discharge
such a burden he should be able to
show that the necessity ofa purrhas-
er induced him to open the store and
make the sale--not that he was keep
ing open and in readiness for the
coming of the necessitOus purchaser. y
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An Old Citizen Gone.

Miss Lizzie Pettus passed to the
unknown beyond m Sunday, March
1G, 1902. Her father, Richard Pet
tus, came to Bates county in 1899
and settled in Spruce township,
where he resided until his death about
1870.
The subject of this sketch was born
Nov. II, 1871, and spent al her USE
full life in Spruce township except a
time during the war, when the Co.
was depopulated by "Order No. H.
She was the oldest OF six children, all
of whom survive W. d. Pettus, OF
Blue Mound, Kan; }, j. Pettus,
Yates Center, Kan; J. NJ. Pettus,
Spruce township; Mrs. J. b. Belisle,
Clinton, and Mrs. Vim. Henson, OF
Newton county, Mo-, at whose home
the deceased spent her last days.
When Miss Pettus was about six
teen years old, her mother died and
the duties of raising the family fell
on her and after her brothers and
sisters were grown, she gave home
to three orphan children at different
times, in fact her whole life was fill
ed with deeds of charity At an
early age she united with the Chris.
tian church and remained steadfast
in the faith to the end.
Last summer Miss Pettus' health
began to fail, and in October she
went to live with her sister in New
ton county and gradually grew weak
err, until death relieved. She was
conscious to the last and passed
away peacefully. The remains we're
laid to rest near where she died. j.
NJ. Pettus and Mrs. Belisle attended
the funeral.
In the death of Miss Lizzie Pettus,
the community lost one of it's truest
and noblest characters, and she will
be sadly missed. At the time OF her
death she still owned the old home
stead that her father settled in 1899.
1t can truthiully be said that
Lizzie hadn't an enemy in the world,
and was respected by all who knew
her. f..
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POOR "INFANT" INDUSTRY.
Beet Sugar Trust Can Afford to Pay
o Per Cent on $4,000, 900.
Means bad air, and whether it
lee from, the lnrr lands and

New York, April 2.-The annualre
port of the American Beet Sugar
company, Henry T. Oxford, presi-
Dent, was made public this morning.
ION the face it seems to dispel any
fear that this infant industry can be
harmed by proposed 20 per cent re-
duction in the tariff on Cuban sugar
The report shows hat the produc-
ton for the year of 11.932,JOO
pounds against 33,357 ,3O4 in the
year previous The gross earnings
were 80, 521 ,047; surplus, $491, BOZ.
For dividends, 1926, 307 is available,
or 6 per cent on the four millions OF
preferred stock outstanding, plus a
balance of $4,000.
There is MOI, hing pessilnistic in the
report in connection with the pro-
posed reduction in the Cuban tariff.
Chairman Bayard Cutting declines to
prophesy as to sugar prices, but be-
lieyes them to be, in certain parts OF
the country, below the cost OF pro-
! duction.
81 He believes, however, that the CON-
xpany's plants can produce granulat'
Nd below the cost OF the article made
fNpm imported raw sugar.
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DEFENSELESS B0ERS KILLED.
London Paper Tells Story of Brutal
Operations of British Officers in
South Africa.
South Africa.

London, April 3.-The Morning
Leader, at the Inspiration of men,
Der the Bushveldt Carbineers, whose
name is withheld, publishes the fol
lowing account Of the brutal opera
tions of Lieut.. Hancock, one OF the
Australian officers who were recently
executed for murder in South Africa.
When Hancock learned that ten
Beers were travelling to Petersburg
to surrender, taking 100000 with
them, he caused them to be intercept
ell and court martialed them, al
though they were not armed when
captured. He ordered them to be
shot. Sergt. Morrison was instruct
ed to execute them, but refused
Another company carried out the
order.
Hancock, aseeftaiHiHg that
a German missionary knew the facts
in connection with the killing, went
to the mission and shot him dead.
The missionary's black servant escap-
ed. Through him the news reached
the German consul, who appealed to
Gen. Kitchener for an inquiry.
Trooper Van Buren, subsequently
overheard Lieut.. Hancock and the
captain discussing the disability OF
having Sergeants Morrison and Grey
shot, presumably for refusing to exc
cute the Beers. Van Buren, warned
the sergeants, who fled to Peters,
burg.
Lieut.. Hancock sent party in pur-
suit. The pursuers joined the fugi-
tives. and all went to Petersburg
and reported to Maj. LinehaI, the
commander of the carbineers. They
asked for a court-martial. but this
was never held. Subsequently Lieut..
Hancock, suspecting that Van Buren,
had warned Morrison and Grey, had
him shot.
As the time of the troopers expired
they returned to Pretoria, where
they we're examined by Gen Kitchen
er, who ordered the offending officers
arrested. Aquantity ofevidence was
taken at their trial, which, it was
seen, was most painful to Gen. kitch.
ener.
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STRONG POLICY IL IHE FAR EAST.
Governments Purposes Indicated in q
Note Addressed to the Powers.

Washington, April 3.-Formal no.
tice has been served upon the Powers
by the United States that, in the
event of any occurrence in the far
East dangerous to American inter
ests, it will take such measures to
safeguard them as it may deem add
visable.
This note, it developed to-day, is
set forth in the recent note of Secre-
tary Hay to France and Russia in
answer to their identical declaration
respecting the anglo, Japanese treaty,
and their purposes in the lar East.
Copies of this note have been furnish
ed to other Powers interested in
China.
The notice given by the United
States of its intention to protect it's
interests as it may deem advisable is
regarded as indicative OF an inten-
ton on the part of the administra-
ton to continue to pursue a strong
policy in the Orient.
1t has indicated that the moral
support of this country, in the event
of war, will be given to the Power
which is the aggrieved, no matter
what nation may be the aggressor.
The aim of the administration is
peace in the far East, and, though a
serious condition of affair exists,
hopes are entertained that its efforts
| will prove successful.
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HELD BY THE SNOW FOgR- DAYS.
Experience Of $50 Passengers on a
Northern Pacific Train in
North Dakota.

st. Paul, Mimi, April "Details
OF the experience of passengers OF a
snow-bound train reached here yes
terday with the arrival of u Great
Northern train due last Friday.
-Four days and five nights they
spent upon the North Dakota prairie
shut from civilization. They were
short of food aud iael, while about
them ragged the tierrest blizzard the
northwest has seen for years.
The train became stalled midway
between Williston and Minot. Tn.
coupling the engine and taking the
conductor with him, the engineer
started back to Winston. The en-.
CINE, too, became snow-bound and
was abandoned. This left the train
with its eight coaches and $40 pas
sengers, lost to the world.
The second class passengers pre-
cipitated II riot on the first day, in
sisting upon as large IA share of the
food as the Others had They wer,
induced to allow the women ant
children to be cared for first.
Monday evening Prof Colgrove o
the University of Washington at
tempted suicide by cutting his throat
A telegraph instrument was found
in the conductors box and n young
electrician tapped the wires and no
titled the operators ut Minot anC
Williston of what had happened,
From each place snow pillow wat
started and after n hard nights
work one of them reached. the snow
bound train. The furnished passen
gers were removed to st. Paul. 1t il
not believed Prof Colgrove can re
cover.
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A Praying Democrat.

Oi course. all Democrats say their
prayers. 1t may be that all are not
religious, and that the prayers Of
some are not wisely directed or ele-
gantly phased. Uncle Jonathan liig-
genbottom, who lives over in Shelby
county, is, however, IA type OF the
old fashioned camp meeting ring
Uncle Jonathan informs his county
paper, the Shelbina Democrat, that
he has an abiding interest III the
campaign recently inaugurated in
Missouri's United States Senator, the
truth of which is evidenced by his en-
hortation to the party and thepray-
er he utters.
Witha soul stirred to its profound
est deeps, Uncle Jonathan says:
"Let us pray our God, the God OF
Missouri, Democrats, as we'll as the
God of Israel. Deliver us from dis
ruptionists and disorganizers. Save
us, if in Thy compassion and mercy
Thou canst do SO, from another
reign of terror such rs oyershadowed
this fair state more than "A third OF a
century ago, when ballot boxes and
poll books were ROdmanized, the
pioneers of the state denied the privil-
eyes of freemen, and ministers who
worshipped at Thy feet were imnun-
ed in the damps of iails and dungeons
because they would not swear to a
thousand lies at a single breath.
God, pardon us, keep us, and save
us, Amen"
Referring particularly to thecandi-
dacy of Stone and Clark, and to the
fact that they are products OF Ken
lucky, Uncle Jonathan avows his
loyalty to his own native heath by
declaring that although these gen.
tlemen we're born on a soil where
blue grass grows luxuriantly, and on
the sunny side of mountain where
'moonshine' whiskey is as free as the
air we breathe, and as clear as the
the ice in the river st. Lawrence,
they have no advantage over us.
sPoor old Missouri has a soil which
is az indigenous to and productive OF
both these articles OF commerce AS
old Kentucky, and can grow horses
and cattle equal to any which ever
ruminated on the hills once pressed
by the feet OF Daniel Boone; and can
furthermore follow the scriptural in
junctian) progate, multiply and re-
plenish the earth with a class ofpeo-
pie who can relish small decoctions
of 'moonshine' or 'bug-iuice, as much
as ever did Thomas Marshall, Henry
" atterson or Joe Blackburn"
As suggested in the pious petition
offered by the Shelby county Demo-
cratic saints, he cousels a getting to-
gether on the platform OF the old
time leaders of the party. Because
says he, zone of us think that 10 to
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FO0tbinding Must Stop.

Washington, April 3.-Copies OF
two important edicts have been re-
ceived by the state department from
China. The first removes the prohi.
bition of intermarriage between
Chinese and Manchurians and abol-
ishes the time honored custom oil
footbindings. The second provides
for sending young men abroad for
education and the cultivation oil
their talents for the service of the
government.