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HYsTERlA AND TESTIMONY.

What pity it is that scientists have not
discovered a mental X-ray machine. With
such an instrument we could read the
thoughts Of prisoners on trial, and of Wit
nesses for the defense. and guilt or limo
cence would be absolutely established
Irving Bachelor, the novelist, wrote a
story few years ago, entitled The Master
of Silence" in which he described man
who had attained perfection in the art OF
mind reading. He could discover the lie
behind the spoken word with unerring ac-
curacy. What treasure he would be in
she Molineux trial, where the conflicting
testimony shows that there is vast net
work of false swearing.
Scientific dreaming aside new feature
was introduced in the celebrated case Thurs
day, and the contrary views advanced by
The opposing attorneys present interesting
possibilities Of hysteria and testimony.
The defense introduced a witness. Mrs
Hannah Stephenson. who testified that not
Molineux but Harry Cornish mailed the
poison package. She said she had seen him
In line at the postoffioe and identified him
In the court room. She had not testified at
the first trial
BY crossexamination the attorneys for the
State sought to show that Mrs. Stephenson
had suffered from attacks of nervous pros.
tyation during the last two years and that
she had read carefully the accounts OF the
former trial Their purpose was 10 disoredit
her testimony By implying that she is sui,
fering from hysteria and that her impress.
sions of the incident she described are hallu,
cinations.
The view is only theoretical OF course.
but it is quite plausible 1t is altogether
possible that nervous person. given to hys.
terra, might become so interested in follow.
ing the case as to be mentally unbalanced,
at least as 20 that particular event, and to
imagine participation or observation that
had no existence
OF course, the direct testimony Of a wit.
ness not positively proved to be insane
should not be set aside bxlmere theorizing.
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asouNDINe BRASS AND TlNKLINo
CYMRAlSU

Some two weeks ago President Roosevelt
had Issued an order which forbade Federal
office holders contributing to party cam.
paign funds. This action Of the president
excited great deal Of very caustlc com
ment at the time, in view Of the fact that
nearly every one of the cabinet officers were
out on the stump making campaign speeches.
But there is worse ground still for criti'
cism.
A few days before the election the presi-
dent wrote to Chairman Dunn. of the re-
publican State committee Of New York ex-
pressing his deep interest in the success Of
the republican ticket in that state, and in
addition TO his good wishes enclosed sub
stantial contribution to the campaign fund"
The president also talked very freely with
President ]. Hampton Moore, of the National
League of Republican clubs Of Philadelphia
about two weeks ago, and in the course Of
his conversation remarked that, the defeat
Of Judge Peunypacker in Pennsylvania would
be a National calamity" Judge Pennypack-
er was the regular republican candidate for
governor of Penusylvania-the machine can
didate-and was opposed by Mr.. Pattison,
who was supported by thousands Of the bet
ter republicans in Pennsylvania in spite Of
the fact that he is a democrat
The Charleston News and Courier, after
reciting the facts referred to above says:
The point that we would like to make is that
the presidents order forbiddine the assessment
of republican office holders for the benefit OF re-
publican candidates, IS 60 be regarded as sound
ing brass and tinkiing cymbals IN comparison with
the presidents action in contributing to the re-
publican campaign funds, and his official declara-
tons in behalf OF republican candidates. He
could hardly expect any OF the smaller ONCE
holders to be dismissed from the public service
for political activity without condeuning him
self.
me point maio by the News and Courier
is a strong one, but, really, after all it is but
a Roosevelt characteristic. He has done few
things which ordinary analysis would not
rrove to be mere sounding brass and tink-
Ing cymbals."
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Bishop Hall Of Vermont has authorized a
prayer for use in churches Of the diocese in be-
half OF the legislature none is provided for
that body in the prayer book,
The New York Yacht club has elected the Ger
man emperor and his brother, Prince Henry, hon
orary members Of the club OF which King Ed
ward VII has long been an honorary member
Robert T. Baptist ex-save from Virginia. who
has given $1,000 10 Booker Washington for the
endowment of a Tuskegee scholarship is en-
ployed as coaehman by General Carpenter Of
New York.
General pewet, the Boer leader, contends that
the name De Witt or Dewitt so common in this
country originally was the same as his There
fore he claims to have many distant kinsmeu In
the United States
The pope has been happy in egaeies i has
been reckoned that during his pontifeate a sum
OF more than ss,ooe,ooo has been bequeathed 10
him in various ways. Sseo.oeo having CONS %
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him in one year, and one recent bequest being
for no less than 100000.
Hannis Taylor formerly minister TO Spain,
who Is LID. has been appointed professor OF
coustitutonab history and common law OF Eng
land and Of international private law OF Colom-
bia university Of New York
A magnificent dress is being embroidered for
Lady Curaon to be worn at the Delhi durbar on
January l. 1t is being worked on rich Indian
silk in magnificent design Of peaeoek's feath-
ers. and the whole dress is to be entirely Of
Indian workmanship
A boundary dispute between Prince Hohenlohe
and Count Zamoyski about some land seventy
miles south Of Krakow has just been settled after
litigation dating from 1870. As the boundary
between Hungary and Galieia was concerned an
international arbitrator a Swiss lawyer, was
chosen to settle the matter.
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(From the Schenectady IN W Daily Union)
One Of the most unjust OF the many evils OF
the present day is that which appears to obtain
with regard to what arc styled free passes
Here's a case in point, and it happers every DAY
in the year
society decides TO give an entertainment or
concert to raise needed funds In order TO get
the people out the afair--which nine times IN ten
is altogether too mediocre TO pass muster any
where-it is necessary to utilize the press other.
wise no one outside Of the immediate friends OF
the participants would know anything about the
thing.
Nov, how do they go about itl Do they
walk up TO the newspaper office ana Guy space
in the paper in a manner similar TO that which
would obtain II they we're doing business with
merchant in need of whose wares they stood
sadyl Not bit Of il, my countrymen! NO
stree They've handler way than that
They so to the newspaper office, take up
half hour of the editors time with recital
Of the alleged glories OF their show and then ask
him to boom it along for them. Being public
spirited individual who is in the business alto
gether by his physicians orders in order to
save him from an early grave from ennui the
glad faced editor assents spends another nan
hour in the preparation of an article that IS pun
lie spirited il it does leave the soul OF the
hapless writer in peril OF the place where the
delinquent subscriber ceaseth not to smoke and
the wicked are never at rest and then he sends
it ont TO the composing room There it is set
up" in type by printers who must be paid by
the editor. the proof sheet read by the proof
reader who also receives some little remem-
brance Of the largess OF the luckless editor at
intermittent intervals, and the matter run in
the paper the type being handled many times by
men whose time costs the editor money right
along, while the white paper used also is not to
be procured in exchange for pleasant look.
The advertisement thus prepared is read by the
thousands of readers of the paper, who duly ac-
cept the word of the editor who generally is a
man Of marked probty and truthfulness barring
these little affairs, and, make up their minds to
attend the seance, consenting therefor to be
separated from their money The result is that
thanks to the cooperation of the editor, without
whom the occasion would partake of the quail
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'1@mEae"t~q fitk I1;kla

the Enterprise seems to have got hi. NJ.
little mixed up.--Mcxfa NeyOS.
Telescopes" new one on u.s. What
taste like l-AlkGH Eye.
y = =
Strawberries were among the October "
enjoyed by the Mormon farmers n,r
Grandes. The pioneers have easy tins
huahua compared with the hardships tntg
the men who settled Utah.--El Pdso DAD
The men who settled Utah. judging n
above, didn't have cannery in their IA
The United States senators, journeyn4
Philippines, attended a native feast at H-l
Under the delution of eating roast pig ca
roasted dog, pronouncing it good and
Then what did the dog do? Was It's d
After today Hon. Lock McDani.l a
trying to get TO congress from the HogarE
trict, will be a gentleman of leisure, Fl
speaking, of course.-Waeo Tbnes-Hra2
Well, welll You must have had sal
A Chicago preacher has figured out u
is only one mile away, toward the bura|
ter OF the earth. Possibly he is right a I
Chicago is concerned,-PdlssttHs ViNt't
1t is probable that his love for bis hia
causes him to err in his judgment Of diarf
about three-quarters of mile.
4 \ \
The Times Herald says that Dallas !, Y.
and center of the State. There is su1
typographical error in the above. lhrN
inadvertence probably, the word near =
out.--Fort Worm Telegram.
oh, we don't know; we don't ccnsida
very near to Houston.
Did everyone get his gate back al ~
morning after Halloween ?-GyeeHvills ~
Do you mean our gate, or our gait
The Live Oak Leader says: "ion. J. Z
addressed full house Wednesday nigh,
der what he did it on? Reckon he hold'i
flush i-PlsaSdmtoH Monitor.
Subsequent events give rise to suspia'
he did it on an Irish straight.
Texas sunshine is wanted this week
Chicago gentlemen who are coming. 70 "
State, Everything else in Texas Is e:
their reception, If the weather clerk WIZ
good.-Daiias Times-Heraid,
We had just finished arranging for =
you spoke.
y = \
The cholera is doing a great work n II.
of ciyilizing the Filipinos. II is naKps
lie still.--Paris Meas.
Jakesmithsway accomplished that m'''
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THAT FREE PASS y % } N. !, ees,, y

ties of secret affair and mich,
in hall bedroom as far "a ~, ~. 81
crowd is concerned. there Is AZ snH
present and the society makes '.'rs
The cost Of this publicity u = w
principal contributor to It's sne.. as n
may be summed up conservatiysIv '.
Time Of editor, about one hour !.
Time of compositor. about hali 4 n
aS cents. ....... Aoa
Time Of foreman, about one,si.,t'
hour .......,.....
Time of proofreader, about one.,,..,, (,
hour at 20 cents ..... 'NA n
Time OF various help, galley boy =. (,
rector, etc. estimated p'eell
About fifty lines of space. rep,,,,.. 4.
IS cents per line. 'NsuH y
Total ..,....,..,,,,...
That's for one free advertisem.u,
age local show gets about three :, !,
SO that it is safe to say that AK w
be worth $40 to the editor, cotntia. y, I,
and tear on his plant, which +, +
item in the conduct of any bushes.
lars Well, does he get itf
He gets it--not. He gets a ri.
entirely different from the regular n.
he has paid about $40 for It, labs.I
like this:
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(BY J. NJ. LEwIs,)
WHEN YEHlRE bone.

WHEN YEH'RE DONE,
You kin brag about yer breakfasts,
But a breakfast amt no fun
Less they's a baby's greasy lips
Ter kiss when you are done;
Less yeh hear a "Bye-bye Dada"
FIN the lips yeh jest've kissed
Less a baby waves yeh "Bye-bye'
It'll pancake in er fist
Jest a little baby critter
Fills the world plum full o song
All the days come sngin' to yeh
An go dpsyin along
An yeh're glad at yeh air Twin,
An yeh read yer title clear
Fer lovin' time in heaven
When yeh're done a-lovin' here
y
The chancellor Of Nebraska university says
that satan takes a delight in football II this
is true the old boy is tougher individual than
we gave him credit for. Possibly he leans that
way because OF the fact that it is played on
gridiron
STILL BLOOMING.
Poets Twin north o Dixie
All are lettin' out a wall
Bout the dead leaves o November,
An the cold distressin' gale;
Bout the dear dead blooms O summer,
Lear sweet blooms we can't tOrgitl
Lord, they oughter move ter Texas
Where they're bloomin up till yit
\ \
schwab is said to have hired steam yacht for
the purpose OF exploring the Mediterranean.
This is very thoughtful of him, as that body Of
wetness should have been explored long ago.
= =
When woman runs too much to fudge, and
TO 'budue'--excpsa ma have 81,
divorce lawyer.
WHAT YOU'RE GETTING.
When yeh buy these ten-cent rnonthlies
What yehre payin' I'm surmisin'
Is one cent fer readin matter
An nine cents fer advertisin.
THE MAN THAT BORROWED US.
The circus Of today may be thing of Joy; but,
There's nothing wipes the mem'ry out of that old
one-ring show
That used TO travel overland, and do Its short
parade,
And sell the hump-backed goober, and the scarlet
lemonade,
In that town where we lived at, with It's wondrous
oaths and fuss,
And we'll ne'er forget the good old man v,bo
used to borrow us
He used to borrow US you know; you must
remember him
An old grapdaddy sort o man whose eyes were
growing dim
He'd say q don't approve Of EN-; these eireusss
an noise,
But suppose they mean lot ter these here little
boys
An don't know how III spare the time, but guess
I'd better CO.
An show these little tads some fun an let EN-
see the show"
An be I'D buy US Lemonade an COOLERS packed
An he'd jest laugh At them Of clowns till he
showed all his snags
An set there gummin' popcorn an lnughin' fit
Jest laugh, an laugh, an laugh, an laugh till
he nd almost eryl
J swear can't fersit them shows, with AFT their
blare an fuss
ter borrow US
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REMARKS Aeour TIE posr.

The Houston Post has let the contract for
modern four-story brick building with annex for
machinery, and in a few months will be domi-
cied in home OF its own. The Post deserves
every bit of it, 1t has forged its way to the
front in the face of unprecedented difficulties.
has carried the standard OF democracy to victory
times innumerable, has blazoned the way for
Texas to follow that will lead to the proud pres
tige of the Empire State and together with it
all has published readable newsy, interesting
and bright paper The Post stands for Texas
as the New York papers stand for their State
and the ST. Louis papers for Missouri She has
shared her prosperity and poverty alike.-Hal-
lcftS5iie Herald
The Houston Post says there is a Macedonian
Instruction near Djhmabala, and adds; IAN in
surrection place like that must be very
pronounced" 1t may be pronounced in Mace
donia but not DISQUALIFICATION Monitor.
The Herald is delighted to sec The Houston
Post lining up correctly as follows: The tariff
is of paramount importance. Regulate that and
the trusts will regulate themselves. '-Dehison
Herald.
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TALKING ABOUT HOUSTON.

Now Houston appears with something they
cali No-Tsu-Oh. No telling what that means.
Maybe Poet Lewis got that up.--FIatomia Record.
The wife of a Houston man has just re-
covered her speech after six years of absolute
silence. But, then man can't expect such
luck to last forever.-El Campo Meas.
Houston has made another effort TO secure
conviction in murder case and has again failed.
A jury has again disagreed, although to an out
slider the facts were as plain as possible. It is
hard TO know what is the right thing to advise
in the matter or on whom to lay the blame, but
one thing is certain until the Magnolia City can
convict readily as she can murder she will
remain where she is--at the top OF the ladder Of
crime Her good citizens must feel overwhelmed
with shame at the futility OF the efforts to rem.
der justice-BeGumont Journal.
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but this circumstance reveals the perplexing
possibilities which beset criminal prosecu-
ton In the absence OF direct evidence Of
guilt, with ability and wealth on the side Of
the defense, the State rarely succeeds in Sc
curing conviction.
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Hearsay.


TIaHu oaIIHc suu.
Editor Neatch, the poet-printer-preaeh of the
Lindsay q. To- News, gives as an excuse for
not attending social entertainment few nights
ago that at that time he was suffering with
severe attack of jim-jams and several other
things. We've heard that Several other things"
come along about the time the jim-jams make
their appearance
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But an Editors.

AUSTIN Statesman.
says that he looks for change in style and
declares that the trousers of today will be
worn fifty yes, million years from now" We
know OF one pair that will never be worn fifty
years from now. If they make it through the
coming winter we will be gratihed as well as as
tonished. Four years is long life for any
pair Of pantaloons.
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OF course this great whited s,ssA
not stamp the bearer as not hsvipS L
his ticket oh, no He is merely r.s,,a|
great and good man who is eccentric "a
on having ticket different from thos l
people.
AS matter of fact, he being the M. !
contributed almost entirely to the tn,,1
cess OF the affair, he should have susi
bossed parchment ticket, studded viii \
and countersigned in gold ink. But d,al
it? He gets it--~noti He gets a pres !.
gods and small sized hemlocksl What \
against?
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EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

run moon on the first OF this month full
th .on on the last and eclipse In the middle
T .ssS.,, Y that don't pertend : hot election next
mere - problem that we want solved Nv,
srd eonae Fave full moon on the last Of oetoSer
~'a nsM nsan ths next day. The astronosasr Of
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A Suggestion.
Tyler pemocrat-Reporter.

Tyler Democrat-Reporter
Why not let negro rape heuds waive all legal
formaties and be hung by the mob at once?
If they may waive part of the legal process
why not all If they are to be hung, it should
be done according to law: it they are to be
lynched; let it be done without law.
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How They Are Led,

II Paso Herald
This report that the Chinese Boxer, n
by women is undoubtedly correet--in "a,
lie manifestations they are usually lea y
sionary, half a mile ahead and Trying
more acres between.
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Holland Progress.
To test the potato growing qualities of this
vicinity we will make the following proposition
To the person bringing us the largest potato be-
tween October IS and November IS we will send
the Progress one year free Nobody barred ;
fetch EN- in.
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Just Our Way.

Terrell Morning Star.
The Houston Post has been getting in some
wonderful scoops on the other morning papers.
For instance the crime of the negro Buchanan,
which was read by the people in North Texas
two days before the Dallas News ever said a
word concerning it.
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The Lively Lar.
Ell Paso News.

u $50 NCWs.
Since the weather began to cool eo1'ss.,l.
at PhoeniX are at work Hence ihe Al
rising tales Tucson liars will soon s.
on and then Yaqui stories will be IN e''1'
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Hardly Ever.
Pittsburg Gazette.

fittsburg Gazette.
Gooda for da Texas It's maearoni y
wheat that'll make it--and in few ysli'
may be able to furnish all the aoup-loill.
hash-houses in the country. VIII the eas
resources ever be reachedf
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Become Chronic.
Denison Herald.

Denison Herald.
The press dispatches announce that J. Perry
Morgan is still reticent. Whenever any man
with a camera will get snapshot OF J. P. NJ. and
he is not retieent, this paper will order a dozen
OF the pictures.
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By Cum.
Brennan Pres

HIVHNdIII IVsa. N
The bee gums and corn shueks nav
that we are TO have hard win's, 3
weather prophets they can give CARDS ~
to the man on the high roof
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The Toter.

Bowie Cross Timbers. ~
The pistol toter must quit business, y, II <
next legislature Is criminally negleeN~
best interest OF Texas.
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NoTE ANp coMMgNr.

Forty years ago, says the Savannah News, II
was not uncommon thing 70 find ministers Of
the gospel protesting vehemently against the in
PRODUCTION Of instrumental music into the churches
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BY eatIInsI
Nfexia News.

We are told that a body weighing one pound
on earth would weigh twenty-seven and one.
half pounds upon the sun. What a load lin,
Hogg would be to old Sol.
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poor Kip.
Aliee Eeho

Comparisons are odious, but will make the
assertion that J. NJ. Lewis OF The Houston Pest Il
better poet on the Philippine situation that Kip.
ling is on the late South African unplsasantnsss
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PRESS PASS
Pass bearer q or y to ent,r,;.
Podunk Dramatic and Farce wv W.
company. Not transferable. "
o. X.
WILLIE MAGoosEtw
Chairman Press and Advertisin,' (.
mittee, y
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Not In saoalod.
Joshua News.

JVelua NVWs'
United States 7-ErGth Apbeal
No, but we can give you the seemingly much
needed information that the wars oveg
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A Suggestion.
Dallas Beau Monde.

Dallas Beau MONDE.
Boston critic recommends husband and
six children for sweet Mary MacLane, the Mon.
tana bookmakefess These Boston women should
practice what they preach
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REEp sMoor, Mormon candidate for the senate,
believes in polygamyi but does he know right
swing from left hook to the wndi
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The democrats in New York are charging
fraud. Things do look a little suspicious, and
that's a fact.
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A LONDON sartorial magazine having remarked
that "the trousers Of today will not only be
the trousers Of the next fifty years, but
the trousers OF civilization for all time" the
Louisville Courier Journal comments: Most Of
MS would be satisfied II the trousers of today
would hold their shape long enough to be the
trousers OF next month"
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IT Is to be hoped that those Illinois excursion
lists will have this Houston weather all along
their route
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THE democrats led by John R. Mclean made
fight on Tom Johnson, which accounts for the
large republican vote in Ohio.
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THE Cleveland Plain Dealer is Of opinion that
Cuba and Colombia are two pouting youngsters
with whom Uncle Sam may yet have to retire to
the woodshed"