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Feed! Feed! Feed!!!

You will find corn, oats, wheat,
bran, and corn chops, also chops
made of wheat, corn and oats, at
New Gris$ Mill. TRY OUR FIRES Fl
MEAL. fits unequalled. Free deliv-
cry. FERNS cash. j. t. Williams
Il ca, opposite compress. Old
phone 1856, Waxahachie Tex. tt
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NEW YORK-CLOSE
The people read the Light.
Out OF Deaths Jaws.

"When death seemed very near
from a severe stomach and liver
trouble, that had suffered with for
years" writes p. Muse, Durham,
N. c., DR.. Kings New Life Pills
saved my life and gave perfect
health" Best pills on earth and
only 25c at Herring-Sparks drug
store.
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Mrs. Minerva Smith, of Danville,
H., writes: II had bronchitis for
twenty years and never got relief
until | used Foley's Honey and Tar
which is "a sure cure" Contains no
opiates. Sold by Is. w. Fearis.
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C0AING EVENTS.

October Ringing Bros. bie
circus
Novemer g. State and county cleo
tion.
November 27-Thanksgfving day
and national holiday
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Notice to Stockholders.

There will be special meeting OF
stockholders of the Graeey Mining
and Milling Co, In this city al
the court house on Friday Oct. 18th,
1902 at 7:30 p. m. for purpose ofcon-
sidering proposition of leasing Co.'s
claims and other business of impor-
lance. All stockholders urged to
attend. j. A. Gracey, Sec'y. GO
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II. ETC. Excursion Rates.

eaumont-Colored Baptist Mis-
sionary convention. Tickets on sale
Oct. 18th and 18th, return limit Oct.
81, 1902. Round trip fare $l0.55.
General Baptist State
convention. Tickets on sale Oct.
14th and 18th, good for return until
Oct. END. Fare $3.50 for round trip,
Bryan-Aecount fair. Tickets on
sale Oct. 14th, 18th, 10th and 18th.
Good for two days, $4.45; good until
Oct. 18th 4.75, for round trip.
Kansas City--Aceount American
Royal Cattle show, etc. Tickets on
sale Oct. 9Th to Dist inclusive. One
fare for round trip.
T. II. BARROW, Agt.
The sun., 1902-02-09

that the fe&hsr b ne At person te Aav!
the custody: Tbs law 90 long pstltionso
for asks only that the rights o. pArsnta
shall Be oqusl-a law which has been en-
acted 10 ten States and found satisfsctory.
Atnss ss &. 'xs & annspsssn seosS q
chusetts presented a petition and Issued
well, editor OF the Woman's JorrnoI, having
intimated that they wore prob bly, ashamed
OF 1t by this time, Mrs Charles L. Guild,
President OF the 'antis pu6ishes
that @on the contrary. they will be happy
70 send the leaaet to any one who wouid
like to see H. .
There are two bills before the Legisla-
ture-the Fall bill In the House, which
makes the guardianship Of the parents
1898. and the Bliss bill In the Senate, which
merely begs the question by making the
mother guardian while the father Is out
OF the State, but when he returns he re-
sumes the exclusive control.
The forces arc gathering at Washington
for the thirty-third annual suffrage con-
ventlon, which will open next "Wednesday,
q very appropriate way to celebrate the
birthday OF lincoln, the Liberator. who
declared unequivocally for woman suffrage
In 1880. The frst Of these national meetings
tOHNtnco Vdchhk'oh tree eiN 49,
was held there every year until 1905, when,
much against Miss Anthony's wish, the
rulo was adopted OF going TO some other
city on alternate years. In these thirty,
two years Miss Anthony herself has missed
only two conventions am those because
expects to be present at -. one. but u
will be a new experience to ses the gsvel
In other hands, as since Mrs. Stanton laid
II down ten years ago Miss Anthony has
opened and presided over every conven-
ton, as she did many Of them previous
TO that time.
But lust TO have Miss Anthony on the plat
form, with the dignity Of her 50 years OF
consecrated service, win give prestige and In
forest TO the meetings; while her own heart
will overflow with pride and happiness
TO see the work successfully carried for
been trained and educated through the
privileges which she has secured for them
and for all women. The convention PROM
ises TO be notable.
few weeks ago the press dispatches
informed US that the woman's medical
school of tho Northwestern University
at Evanston, NJ, was to be closed. The
reasor. according 10 one Of the trustees,
was that women are not SUCCESS as doctors,
that they cannot understand chemical
laboratory work or grasp the intricactes
OF surgery. This gave the newspapers
n chance to put up some scare headlines
and the obstructionists to say, y told you
so. and bot failed to note that this charge
was repudiated by all the other trustees.
Rush Medical College Of Chicago. one OF
the largest In the country. has extended
a cordial welcome to the evicted students,
and as every medical college In that city,
with one exception is open to women, they
need not lack an opportunity TO prove
whether they are moro or less capable
than the half baked boys who begin the
study Of medicine
IDA HUsTED HARPER.
The sun., 1902-02-09
Why Ipham Didn't Re-cni,st.


Ex-Gov. Upham OF Wisconsin, who was
at the Capitol yesterday. is one OF the rev
men in the world who have had the pleasure
of reading their own obituaries.
When the Cvil War began. Mr.. Cphan.
then a mere boy. enlisted at Racine, ana
before long was facing the enemy at Bull
Run As he did not answer the roll eau
OF his regiment after the battle. he was
mourned as dead. All the churches OF Racine
united in n memorial service in his honor
for he was the first dead hero OF that section
and the newspapers printed long and euio-
CYSTIC accounts OF his brave career. young
adv no was then MIR Upham's sweetheart.
and who IL now his wife. gathered these
tributes together and preserved them In
scrap book tied with black ribbon.
But the young soldier was not dead. He
had been carried from the field OF battla to
a Confederate prison. II was a year later.
when upon his release. he returned TO wash
ington and sought one OF the Wisconsin Sen
ators lie was astonished when he learned
that he was supposed to be dead. II took
him some time to convince the Senator OF
his identity Then the two went TO see Prest-
dent Lincoln.
I want 10 reenlist in my regiment" said
My boy" said Lincoln. you are OFFICIALLY.
dead and man who has fought bled. and
died for his country has done enough.
Afterward. however. young tpham was
appointed cadet at West Point. ana
continued TO serve his country. IN very hye
fashion. He docs not look as ~ he would De
the text for an obituary notice for many
years to come.
The sun., 1902-02-09
The Women OF Mount Vernon.

To THE EDITOR or The SvS-Sir: en-
close for your pcrusal a paragraph from
the Mount Vernon Daily Argus that speaks
for itself
In Mrs. Ida Hustled Har7cr's article In yester.
days SIN she says - proposition TO issue 5000
worth OF blnis foT nucn needed enlargement
OF the public schools of Mount Vernon. y. y, was
overwhelmingly defeated by thc men year ago.
THIS year II waS naie LEGAL for tor paying women
TO vote. The public spirited men implored their
hcla. They turned out Ell masse and carried the
olection."
Now sll that i' very prrtty AMI quite thrilling.
but every one IN Mount Vernon knows that II Is
not true Therefore. when Mrs Harper and other
wornan's rights speakers and writers make state
mcnts about things and places where We are not
familiar wliu thc facts. how we depend upon
them. when wc know this about our own town TO
be falsef Is It not possible that In other cases
their cuthuslsS'n may have carried them TOO far.
or that they have no, bcer sufficiently careful as
to their authority.
The women OF Mount Vernon did vote for
or against tae bond issue zen asSe. but. like the
men. the few who voted were divided, and the
proposition was defeated ny an even greater ma
jofliy than last year. | personally know women
who voted on eacn SIDE anal Is only fair TO assume
that they voted vita equal sincerity and iateli-
Cercc EMILY ADAMS VAN PArrES'
This has moved IN, TO ~ay something that
has been Dong in my mind: The suiragists
know the full valu" OF getting thing into
print. They spread it broadcast, d. spite
any contradiction. To be compelled 10
retrnot now ana then. counts little against
the great advantage 20 their cause of having
the original statement well on it, way. SO
persistent are the nus $. elements from many
sources as to lead tdose who waton these
matters to believe that the suiragists are
playing grand game OF bluU.
HELM KESDEICK JOHNSON.
1874 East Nincteenth street. Feb. q.
The sun., 1902-02-09

From The Philadelphia EreninO Toicqrorh
They we're two old cronies and the tall one
asked the other how il was that he hadn't
seen him lately.
I've been on the Grand jury" said the
short man. solemnly
That's "A great honor"
"Yrs. but don't want any more OF II.
How is that
well. I've always thought that 1t vas
a great thing TO be Grand Juryman. but III
never thinn 30 any more.
What do they do. any howf
In the first place. the proceedings ars
suppo -ed to be kept a profound secret Ihs
old ludrn told us not 10 talk.
The first day We were out found every
thing We did IN the evening papers
Somebody must hay" talked.
Il suppose 80. But the whole thing 10
humbuC Evidence would be brought un
sufficient to convict a man and some on"
would kick because II would cost the county
too much TO try the case.
What clS"f
The only place we got anything good
TO eat was the alm-house!"
Feed YOU well theTCY'
They certainly did. u was the frst N.,t
70 the place. and ! had quite made up M
mind thut the food consisted largely Of bread
and water, Well, il vas tho finest feed
of meat besides chicken. and three kinds o'
piel N'er ! qut | didn't want 70 eat alF
NOR" for two days. | never could under
stand I'LL then how Philadel phla had 'u'i q
big debt, nor how Il cost 20 much 20 fuH '"s
city. but know now"
The sun., 1902-02-09

4 rom WF " ushinD'ON I'oN'
IL people would take the trouble 10 po't
themselves a. to the name aud i.ndI"n o.
each and every branch OF the cover NmeRt
service II might in the long run prove 'h-
means OF saving them consider fhi" money
said the Director OF the Bureau "i lrsT"Ni"S
and Printing the other day While t'-'1-''ni
the subject Of green goods
The green goods men are rather ''''s
Just at present. and a. a re- ult. a good many
green goods Letters are finding th"i way 10
my desk from people, mostly .iim"r- Nhp
are shrewd enough not TO invest un'I '"ey
have found out more sbou' tE' u1'l'l
These letters are thc ~dWr old green E"ra'
CIRCULAR and start rh by saving i NE
writer was formerly and Tor Nrfi- ID. 'Ih-
ploycc of this bureau, aud ih1l DO" ESQ
fore thoroughly familiar with ull our ur'Hnu,
Now, the funny part Of tig thul" l.I'l'
Is that the green good OPERATOR "' 10y
themselves know the correct nam" "l iIn>
institution. aud IN none of ih'T tIcIidlN
does the correct name ever dppcaT IhcF
call II the Bureau Of fncTlyii-. io" D'pai,-
ment Of stamping. So, hut mover hF ~
right name, and n people vrr" p"~t"d, anl
knew the right nam" Of every brsn'' "i ln-
Government service they would l" DIG, -
see at a glance that the claims ui ihc-r leI-
lows ~ 20 having worked here Tor years
were false " such were the ca" ih' fre"n
goods men would not make the Wi-iaNe OF
calling this bureau BY other than it. n'me
The sun., 1902-02-09
4 Tipsy Monkey Amuscs Himself.

Prof Garner; pet monkey. who
gained his title by reason OF his delight in
iarday 20 paint himself and the thirteenth
floor of the ofce building ut 100 state street
a hIiRht red
orntory of Dr James Nevins hyde While
left to his own devices the monkey came in
contact with brandy bottle and drank the
contents Rummasing around the labora-
tory, he found small pot OF carmine, with
viii h he dauoed himself, preparatory 10
Prof Garner" then sought broader
field in which 20 parade lie frightened
peaianc". his unsteady canter and the rey,E-
less manner viii which he welded his pot OF
RsturiinE 10 the laboratorv ihs monLov
smeared a bust OF Gen. sheridan and was
caught by his master half an hour later
mirror "
The sun., 1902-02-09
when tho Schooncrs Rolled Out Of ss. Joe.
yron the Dcnuer Post


Those exciting old scenes arc but memories now,
When the pop Of the bulwhAcker'S whip
Sharply rang. ere the Wild West had scarce felt
the prov
OF Progress Sson's great oncomlng ship.
And but fev now remain OF that dust bcgfincu host
Who had nerve In the dim long ago
To nght and II need be to die A. their post
When the schooners rolled out OF 81. Joe,
In the dust OF ths valley great serpentine trains
Rolled from civilizations last gnte
And slowly wound onward toward the gIeAl plains
Where the red men were lying IN walt
But every bronzcc whacker trudged bravcy along,
Feeling never fear OF the foe
Their heavy whips cracked 20 the volcnEs OF song
rs the Schooners rolled out OF ST Joe
Mhca the sun seemed ball OF raw Ore IN the skies,
When In torrents the rain Nhcctcd down.
When the winds blew the alEall dust IN thelr eyes,
When the clouds wore a threatening frown,
To the men with the bulls II was always the same,
They'd the duty mark manfuly toe,
True philosophers all. they took things a. thcy
came
when the schooner rolled out Of st. Joe.
Those schooneTs Of old are now rotiing away,
But bones Of The cattle remain,
The WhAckets surviving are wrinklcd ana cray,
No rloT' fN~s fhC wagon boss rrlcn.
The swilt -ny Ing uAlns by monsters OF stesm
Now ny DER the plains 10 and fro,
Aud the stirrtng old days We recall as dreafn-
when the schooners rolled out OF ST. Joe
The sun., 1902-02-09

From ne Pan MdH Gazette.

From ne Pan Man Ceiefs
there's a rustic OF wings across the failovs.
And nuttet OF fairy feet
Through red rose elder and gray marsh -mallows,
And the marsh where he moorhens meet;
TIGER moth wing OF orange dye,
Hawk mott, burnet, and silver Y,
The moon beams trcmblc. the owlets cry
The Sprggans are passing byi
In gown OF rossamer, silk OF sallows.
Skein OF cotton grass white.
In the dusk, the d mortS, the Eve OF All -HAiows
That follows MlchaelmaS night:
Rearing treasure crooks buried shy
Under cnirn and colt and cromlech hlen.
And cAbooen stone where the seine nets dry,
The Sphggans are passing oyi
With the golden cups from the Kieve In the faiows
With the old giant princes sleep;
Mreckage hidden In sandy shadows,
And down In the pulanS deep:
Precious stones that the tide drifts nigh.
Prom tho drethen where the galleonSne
Fathoms beneath the Surgcs' sigh
Ths Sphggans are passing byi
with skubman torches and Tushen tallovs.
Fitting with nutterlng feet
To the lone small house In the upland fahows,
The house IN the heather sweet.
Tiger moth wing OF orange dye.
Hawk moth, burnrt. and silver Y.
The dark stream trembleS, the Curews cry
The Sprggans are passing byl
.Falrtcs which dwef In the detached stones Of
Cornwall having charge CT buried treasure.
Cabooen--a stone used by selncrs.
kleve-a rock basin.
Drethcn--a sand area beneath the sea.
Skubmar-bi,s OF wreck.
The sun., 1902-02-09
Boyiess Town.
Fron, ne 81. Nichola, Magazine.

Fron, he 81. Nicholas Magazine.
A cross old woman OF long ago
Declared that she hated noise.
The town would be so pleasant. you know,
N only there were no boys.
she scolded and tretted about " tul
Her eyes grew heavy as lead -.,,,
And then. OF sudden, the town grew Nui'
For oil the boys had hed'
And all through the long aud dusty street
There wasn't q boy In view;
The baseball lot where they used 70 meet
Was q sight 70 make one blue.
The erass was growing on every base.
And the pat that the runners made
For there wasn't a soul in all the plac"
Who knew how the game weS played.
The cherries rotted ard went 20 waste
There was no one to climb the trees,
And nobody had a single taste.
save only the birds and bees
There WASH nlC CSsenger boy-not one
To speed as such messengers can
II p,oplc wanted their errands done
fhey sen. for q messenger man.
There was little. I ween, Of froilc and noise;
There vas less OF cheer and nirth:
The sad old town. since u lacked us boys.
MaS the drearlcst place on earth.
The poor old woman began TO weep
Hhcu woke vita sudden scream
-DeaI m, 1" she cried = have been asleep.
And o. what horrid drtami
The sun., 1902-02-09
England.

FROM hs-i.ondon Daily Ntrs
We too shail pass, we too shall disappear.
Ey' n as the mighty nations that have waned
And perished. Not more surely are ordained
the creseence and the cadence OF the year,
High hearted June, October spent and serc.
Than this gray conSunl nation We have ieisneo
Berignly; lei our part he 50 sustained -,
That Time far hence, shall hold our memory uesr
In IL Os said: This Mistrcss OF the sword ~
And oonluehng PROV this fmplra swo'n WIN
= spols.
Hers was the purest greatness we record;
I'VE whose ingsthered shesvcS her tnth ioreran,, .
Whose peace comes. OF her tempcsts and her tolls.
WILLIAM WATSON.
The sun., 1902-02-09
QUESTIONS AND ANsWERS.

In reply 10 the query Of -ouarus- In last Sun
days SUN, I would say that the number 10 Is cor
rectly obtained tn the followinr manner;
taxD ,
The sun., 1902-02-09
A Bachelors TFibuiatieas.

I'm on her dress-
Just hear II teari--
Grea. hcavensl I'm
Uniuckyi-There'-
Oh horrorsi See
Her turn and gisrei
Sich things are more
Than can besri
Sns doesn't speak,
hut declarei--
I'D give the world
II she would swcar
OAKLAND. cal. LOWELL oIUs RHIsn.
The sun., 1902-02-09
Told at tho Toliaate.

Prom the Indiana potts Ner'.
-otterbei1 pike Yes this Is the last Of the toll
re,s,visr reckon this Is the last in the county.
Ny man. he tended tue gate and now I'm his
While n,Taps, twist the wind and the sun,
I'm not likely to change my condition.
Keep to the right TIL you the slim sp're n the
That's Inc MethydiT Church: thar the road splits.
An a by cut runs on to the branch
Which meauderS along thro the NiherS'
-No, much OF n stream. but there's times
Long al the clos. Of the wlnter, an Bcnson,s gal
'Ioped down this pike, Pete Nesbr slashn the
hosSesi
-open'd the gate like nash. as ! see they're In
screamed oa't to q em lSud to keep the main pike
As the branch 1t was nigh and rampaglous-
Hoping th,y hccred an would heed " tnen
Slammed shut the gate an padocked III
up. up the pike from the east i'oke''y cut came
Long TORE / Saw him I heered him. swesrn an
Pulled up here nt the gate. his red eyes rollln'
While bis faec--,hat looked like blue appipieIy
-wrch road DID they ,.Ls', So he says an Ill
Take h. me eat by u he branch. Mister Benson
An went IN the house mighty 'renhly.
'prownded,' no, him; bu, he lost the best one
While down TO the Sauire's all nSed with license,
pete NesbN had married his dartcr,
Mad, Benson madi We'll, that's the strange part
OF the story.
-.Tflda says he-that's his dArter, 'Tnds. you're
lest Ike your mother. -
We Hoped away from ner daddy, an so suppose
II reel(y must nun In the family Mad AZ mel
Not al all Sent the wrong road. an ne laughed
'benson's stock goes all the same 70 the widder''
HE he, An what do ye spose he says now
An his wife died only In June
Well I'm lone widdcr. you see.
An his oner is-weil I'm conslderin',
" CHARLES DESNfs.
The sun., 1902-02-09
VI e

with the exceptions OF rs and % ! have solved
ali the numbers 10 100 Inclusive. also wish To
thank THE SrS for having brought TO our notke
this yery Interesting puzzle.
H. II. D., Commander. U. S. Navy.
The sun., 1902-02-09

Where can mud verse illustrating the growth
Of rumor, called Two Black Crows the hrs'
lines Of which are -,
Two honest tradssmen meeting IN the Strand.
One took the other brskly BY the hand, q,
The sun., 1902-02-09

GRIMES AND MspExxAxoRs In rhAscs.
The statistics OF crime In France ore ana.
Iyzed with extreme minutenoss and anord
curious conclusions From a recent report
the following items are excepted. Incen-
The sun., 1902-02-09

The agreement OF the numbers TOT IHe tNU
years is amazingly close. ~
Accusations were lodged against dinerent
classes as follows.
To.aI No OF
IN fhs Accused
oeeppafon (Tass per 10000
Agriculture. Fishery ...... .e.s2t0oo !
Industry, transportation. .esN.000 Z.
Domestic service ........... $4,000 ~
Liberal professions and pub
lie onhcers ...............t 4 oJi 900 10
The sun., 1902-02-09

II was or might be the same as that OF free
man: he could not vote for the Councilmen or IS
sistants, and had no voice In the government.
The sun., 1902-02-09

What was q mans social status before ts "
made freeman" In Massachusetts ~ 1000
The sun., 1902-02-09
fHB CAUSE or WOMAN.
aHE EMPRESS or CHINA, THE
"A DIPLOMATS WIVES AND
MINISTER W..

1 New se,,satlon for the First Woman OF
Y the sSidest CIVILIZATION -Mr. WIS in'-
4 pressions Of American Wonien--Wom'
) en- and the Massa chusetts Legislature
n The Coming suffrage Con, ention.
The sun., 1902-02-09


Il ia not alone for the franchise that
these women Of Massachusetts have been
askigg all the years. The new code Of
avs which has just been adopted contains
vary few rClating TO women which the
sufIagists have not many times petitioned
ioT. For a number Of years they humbly
. peggsd that married woman might own
lier clothes, and this at last was granted.
For lityavc years they have pleaded
far law that would give the mother equal
,guu diaI ,hip cf the children with the father.
d They couldn't get this into the new code
Too many concessions might have given
The legislators enlargement of the heart
and, besides. they like 10 have the women
oesieRc item. IL not, why do they compel
them 10 do IT, ycar ia and year out. for 10
obviously hist a measure as thisy This
winter, for the first time ia all the long
f,s-tary.3 another association Of women
hts cpiar 10 the aid oi the suffrage society,
tru Bic ! federation OF Clubs also is asking
Tor ihe ra1tlier's equal guardianship.
.Ibe pIgheLt law is a legacy from King
CHARLES H., aod vests the entire care and
custody of the persons, education and
propSty ~ miner children in the father,
aud Al his death he may appoint guardian
Tor ,iIe estate, even Of ole unborn 70 the
exclusion - The mother. The only way
Tor u iucllDr 10 obtain guardianship OF
The ler~)tt Hri education Of her children
II 70 -ectrc divorce from the father and
take he. "lart2s Of having thein assigned
I Ifrtn prove ia the Probate Court
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-23
A GOOD APPOINTMENT.


The appointment Of Spencer Clawson
&c chairman OF the Board OF Public
Works. IN the place Of J. y. Dooly. re-
signed win meet with general appro-
baton. The gentlemen to be associated
with HIN on the board are practical
men. and we believe the public will
approve Of their appointments also
The resignation Of the old members Of
the board has been for some time IN
the hands Of the Mayor, and now that
the retiring chairman has signfed his
earnest desire TO be relieved Of the du-
ties OF the office, reorganiza ton Of
the board has become necessary. The
city Council very properly confirmed
the appointments on Monday night.
The name Of Spencer Clawson IS one
that Is well known and respected In
this city lie is pubIlc-spirIted eitl-
zen, Interested In every movement for
the general welfare, who has given his
services sratultously IN many direc-
lions. His practical mind, familiarity
with public AFFAIRS and pleasant and
gentemanly department, commend him
70 universal esteem. We do not know
Of anyone who is more admirably
adapted for the position to which he
has been appointed, and we believe he
Will be found especially fitted for the
place We congratulate him on this
mark OF the appreciation Of his fellow
citizens, and feel assured of his success.