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For Sale

The w. II. Owensby home and
store house, corner Bryan and Clay
streets. next 10 PArker's gin. A
splendid SIX room house. cistern,
etc, 2sxi4 feet new store house-an
excellent location. A bargain. See
w. 4. Davis. Phone 23i. 1886
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Only One Went.

San Antonio. July ls.-But one Con.
federate veteran went from San An.
tonic 70 Galveston 20 officially repre-
sent the camp here In the eneampmeni
and reunion. Reason given IL that
railroad rate IL excessive.
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Defeated by Lara. Majority.

Houston. July is.-By a vote OF two
20 one the proposition 20 issue $500 0Ot
bonds TO erect new courthouse wa
turned down. City favored PROPOSE.
ton. Less than 1000 votes were polled.
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seurry Succeeds s.yron.

Austin. July 1.-the governor com
inissioned Thomas soarry OF Dallas &c
be brigadisr general Texas Nationa
guard, vice General J. A. styron Of Gle
burne. retired.
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carried off grindstone weighin' 200
pounds from tn quarthermasther down
in -Arizony, hundred miles from TIL
railroad, with redskins divils thick ez
sand feas. At least that wuz tn
sthory they tould tn quarthermasther
ginerl, an he let 'em drop tn grind
stone from their papers on tn story.
stone liver after.'
"Did he really carry it OFF, asked
Biddy Doyle and Kintuck joined in
loud guffaw at this question, which
they did not pretend to answer other
wise, and Biddy continued his story:
could Toomsey's company had
double kit av Everything, from tin cups
an matecans to polished rifles to throw
company had two kits complate, an yit
tn cap'n WASH It charged with but wan
on his papers. Them wuz rustlers, sure.
could looms got an ordher wan day
to change station from Arizony to
Gods country. He had to move by
wagon forty miles to tn railroad, am
masther give i'm seven skies to move
lave for week. Az course, tn corral
boss got dhrunk as soon as the quar-
thermasther left, an there wuz nobody
in particular to watch what ould looms
done. So he got away all right, an
tn other cap'ns took stock to see what
they had left. But the quarthermasther
wuz still away huntin', an tn corral
boss wuz still wrastlin' with rotgut
EVAN day bout five days after
Guild Toomsey left, til colonel was sud-
dintly astonished in tn middle av' the
parade ground by a teamster IS wife an
siven small childher which threw 'em-
selves On i'm, besachin' av i'm not to
let Ould Toomsey sthale their husband
an father. The colonel inquired about
it, wrathy; an found that Micky Dom
avin, wan av thu teamsters, had been
seized by ould Toomsey an put on th'
train, with his team an all, an carried
off complate. The first time he got
chance Micky had TELEGRAPH to Mary
Donavin, begin her FIR the love av
heavin to see the quarthermasther an !,
get i'm sent back to his interesthin'
family.
"But how cd he do it9'' inquired
Johnny Green.
He sthole tn wrong man, replied
Biddy. Gle meant to stha1e Jerry
Flynn, who wanted to go; an he sent
dommed rocky like yez to tend to tn ;
job, an he got Micky Donavin by mis-
thake. 1t took Micky a week to drive
back, an he had to risk his scalp with
tn redskins Mry day an ivry night.
TIL colonel said he wouldn't send no
escort for any dommed fool that al
lowed hisself to be kidnapped by ould
looms
WALL, - said Kintuck, tn cap N NV
this here 80 per cent company is in
danger Nv bein' kidnapped, or else he
is ez good man ez old Tooms.,'
Shoulder Straps
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knowed it wuz time for them to make
their records at thousan'. burned eff
they didn It shoot fifty men that after
noon, an not a man Nv 'em less n tours.
They qualified every man in tn COM
pany that shot ez sharpshooter, an tn ,
only thing at stopped 'em wuz tn
dark. The looten mt said he wuz goin'
to let 'em 60 on shootin', ez they wuz
doin' so well.
"There wuz some kick about it, tho,
an tn range officer had tn targets
took down an tn hits counted. He
found tn hits all right, alright.
That's where tn qualifyin' stick come
in.',,
~"I don't see it yet," said Johnny
Green.
"You all's denser N mul,' said Kin
tuck. eth marker, he holds this here
qualifyin' stick in lis hand, an pre-
tends to be huntin' for tn bullet hole.
By'm bye he calls out, Il think this
looks like bullet hole, sergeant; an !,
sure enuff, thar's tn hole all right, in
tn bullseye, lookin' jest as natcher' ez
can be; an tn sergeant, he seq, all
right, put up tn white one, an that s
another bullseye. But, Nv course, old
looms never knowed nothin' bout it. :"
Here Biddy Doyle snorted: could
Toomsey didn It know it, is ut9', said
he. "Sure, yees don It know any more n
Johnny Green, Kintuck, if yees think
Ould Toomsey had any tricks to learn.
He was wise to ivry trick av tn trade,
just tn same as tn cap'n av this 80
per cent company Green was spakin av.
Did wees liver hear TIL toime he stho1e
a six-mule team from tn quarthermas-
ter, with tn teamster an all9'
. "No,' said Kintuck, II never heerd
NV it. Civ us tn yarn -.'
could Toomsey had tn finest lot av
thaves yees liver SEEM said Biddy.
FThere wuz Micks an Yanks, sour
kroute an Daygoes; but ivry man av
thin wuz a good rustler, for ould
looms wouldn It have man in lis COM
pany that couldn't look after 'imself
an. tn cap'n, too. Aven his deserters
wuz rustlers. Wan av thin twas that
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geant Nv it, replied Kintuck. "Ninety
per cent is too durr good fur any COM
pany tibet L hev charge NV, young fell
Ter. Even old Gun-sling Dave never
averaged much above centers $50 per
cent?; an eff had company Nv SIGH
men ez- he 'wuz I cd shoot the socks
often this outfit or any other in tn
army
"Who was Gun-sling Dave9" in
quired Johnny Green.
"Thar's yer ignorance again,
JOHNNY replied kintuck. cold Gun
sling wuz jest hatchery tn best shot
that ever wuz in tn army. It wuz
him tibet invented the Texas grip"
"Wot's tn Texas grip?"
"Texas grip, Johnny, wuz barred
long afore you-all helt up yer hand.
It wuz tn best position ever WIZ fur
shootin'. Loosen up tn sling Nv yer
rife an I'll show yeh how to take it.
Now lay down on yer back an stick
yer left leg thru tn sling; pull it tight
jest above tn knee; pull tn gun up
close to yer right side; put yer left arm
under yer head, SO ez tn left hand will
ketch tn stock at the small NV it, with
yer head lying on yer arm like piller;
now bend yer right arm so yeh kin
press tn trigger with tn thumb; tn ,
left leg is crossed over the right, an
yeh stiffer yer bach so ez everything
is tight.'' ,.
Johnny assumed the position as
directed; but averred that he could not
see the notch in the rear sight clearly;
he did not think much OF the position
for shooting. But Kintuck assured him
it was the steadiest position ever
devised, and therefore the one by the
use of. which the best scores could be
made. He declared that with little
practice the position would become very
comfortable, and that it would improve
the shooting Of the average soldier by
at least 10 per cent.
''Wall, this Gun-sling Dave" con-
tinued Kintuck, che invented this posi-
ton, an they adopted it fur the army.
He shot that way on the skirmish, an
he used ter plug in thirtyseven hits in
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me Nv tn way cap'n looms got tn
trophy one year, .@@e.. So.
The rocky was eager to hear shout
that. $50. 49,. -
"Well," Kintuck continued, ,"Old:
looms, he had company at couldn't
shoot for sour beans: But they wuz all
old soldiers, tibet knowed all tn .. tricks
NV soldierin'; an they wuz all fond
Nv old looms, for he wuz sure square
to his company, wuz Toomsy. So they
made up their minds eff tn Cap'n
wanted thet trophy he sh'd have it.
"They wuz shootin' along middlin'
well, but not maxim no trophy scores
at long ranges, when one day an orful
wind come up, SO all tn other COM
panies on tn range quit shooting, coz
they couldn It hit nothin'. The second
looten mt wuz out with tn company
that day, an they wuz shootin' at a
thousand yards. W'ot with one thing
an another they'd done pretty well
up t. that time, an eff they done tn ,
trick at a thousan' they wuz likely to
ketch tn trophy. a
"This looten mt wuz just out NV
West Pint, an he didn It know nothin ,.
He hadn It never heerd Nv qualifyin'
stick, an he wuz so green he thought
nobody never did nothin crooked at
all. He wuz tn same looten mt
tn other officers took out snipe huntin ,,
with a gunny sack to ketch tn snipe
in. They guy i'm a lantern an a
gunny sack, an told him to set tn
mouth w it open, an they would drive
tn snipe up. He wuz to twist tn
mouth Nv tn sack to keep tn snipe in
an then carry tn bag back with tn
snipe in it. They told i'm snipe pie
wuz tn daintiest dish he ever ct. He
wuz wild to ketch big lot NV 'em.
'Twas bad, wet night, an they took
i'm off in tn woods an left i'm thar
til mornin'. He wuz chilled most to
DEATH .-
my eye, ''Ssaid Johnny Green, "He
must have been green.''
"He wuz green bout them things
replied Kintuck, but what he didn It
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go lame or die, your friend would send
you his own, even if he was about to go
on long journey-for he would rather
60 afoot than let you lack comforts.
~ once heard of two friends who
loved the same young lady. Her father
was not willing for her to marry poor
man, so she told the humble sutton that
altho she loved him best she could not
marry him against her fathers wish;
but when the rich lover heard of that,
he made over his land to his friend IN
secret, and went off to foreign land so
that his friend could marry the girl and
be happy. | should like to have friend
like that; but he is very rare. -
Heller Frances Huntington.
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Gershom looked shockingly i'll and
weak. He reclined in great hickory
armchair, with his eyes half open, his
lips moving noiselessiy. All the per-
sons present formed circle and joined
hands.
The moment the circle was completed
by Saul and Seraphita, who were on
either side of their son, touching his
hands, an expression Of pain and per
plexity passed over his pale face, and
he began to writhe and mutter.
"He's seem visions,' said Saul.
eyes, too many of 'em," said Ger
shom ENORMOUSLY. "A boy in a boat,
man on shelf, and man with
spade-all at once; too many. Get me
a pencil. One at time, I tell you
one at time!'
The circle broke up, and table was
brought, with writing materials. Ger
shom grasped pencil and said, with
ttCome on, now, and don't waste the
imperious and feverish Impotence,
time Of the shining ones.'
An old woman took his right hand.
He wrote with his left very rapidly an
instant and threw her the paper, always
with his eyes shut close.
Old Mrs. Scritcher read with diff
Guilty, IA boy in a boat-over he
goes;'' and burst out into a piteous
wall: "Oh, my poor little Ephraim! I
always knowed it,
"Silence, womanl - said the relent-
less medium.
"Mr. Marshall said Saul, .iwould
you like testq"
emo, thank you,' said the young
gentleman. II brought my friend, Mr..
Baldassano, who, as traveller, Is inter
ested in these things
HWill you take the medium Is hard
Mr.. What's-your- namee" -s.s
The young foreigner took the lean
and feverish hand of Gershom, and
again the pencil flew rapidly over the
paper. He pushed the manuscript from
= Baldassano. AS the latter looked al
what was written his tawny cheek grew
deadly pale. f'Dios Mio! he ex
claimed to Marshall, "this is written il
;Castilian!' .-s..t,. t.. 60. - -
The two young men retired to thu
, other end Of the room and read by thu
tallow candle the notes scrawled OF
the paper. Baldassano translated: ~
, man on a shelf-table covered will
, bottles beside him; man g face yellow
: as gold; bottle tumbles over withou
! being touched HIS. ". 80
!, "What nonsense is thati" said Mar
! shall. -. =. 49,. -.
"My brother died Of yellow. fever a
;. sea last year" s~ .,.' - -. p.
Both the young men became suddenl
very thoughtful and observed wit
y great interest the result of Golyer
7 "test.' He sat by Gershom, holdin,
j his hand tightly, but gazing absentl
!. into the dying blaze of the wild
chimney. He seemed to have forgotte
q where he was; a. train Of seriou
5 thought appeared to hold him con
{ pletely under it's control. His brow
r were knit with an expression Of sever
,. almost fierce, determination. At Oh
e moment his breathing was hard an
~ thick-a moment after hurried an
?. broken. .s
h All this while the fingers Of Gershol
a were flying rapidly over the paper, il
dependently Of his eyes, which wei
r. sometimes closed and sometimes rellin
Y. as if In trouble.
e A wind which had been gathering a
the evening now came moaning up tt
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AAH SEE by the papers there is a
company of infantry that S
Il made an average Of 80 per cent
for tn hull season at shooting on tn
range. It seq all the company but five
is sharpshooters, an them five is marks
men; an NOR n half Of the company is
experts. Gee, but that must be a fine
company,' said Johnny Green. .
Target season was just closing, and
the reports of the years practice were
beginning to appear. An expert rifle
man, it should be understood, is the
highest class, while sharpshooters is just
below it, and marksman is above the
average. Below these come the first,
second and third class shots, which COM
prise by far the largest number of each
company. The rivalry for highest scores
on the target range is very keen, and
there is a trophy awarded each year
to that company which has the highest
figure Of merit in rifle practice, based
en- its annual sooting.
Many are the devices resorted to by
old soldiers to help raise the figure of
merit Of their companies. Sometimes
the scorer becomes nearly color blind,
and AYERS that the black disk which
marks a hit worth two is red, which
signifies four, especially toward eve
ming, when the light is bad, and the
range is long. Sometimes the scorers
in the butts, who indicate the value Of
each hit by holding up a round disk
over the shot hole, are posted when
some doubtful shot is firing, that they
may help along his few points needed
for the next class. Sometimes the
scorers resort to what is called EQUAL
flying stick,' which is a small sharp
pointed stick that will make hole the
same size as bullet hole, and which
is jabbed thru the target surreptitiously
before the commissioned officer in
charge Of the marking. sees the target.
These tricks are similar to a dozen
others known to all old soldiers, which
are used from time to time when a
favorable opportunity is presented, both
at target practice and elsewhere. It is
the duty and the aim of all officers and
non-coms. to detect these tricks, and
prevent the unfair use Of such devises;
but sometimes they fail. 1t has ever
close one eye to such tricks, when the
result is an advantage to their own
company.
Kintuck shifted audibly at Johnny
Green's enthusiasm. .'.
eyes, that is sure a great company"
said he. ~ knowed one company onct
that waz jest SIGH company. Hev you
all any idea, Johnny, what it means fur
a company t. make SIGH record as that
air?' ......
II can't say ez I have,' replied
Johnny; "but I know it's a lot bet
teri this aggregation of weary willies
haz done since I've been in tn out
it.'' ... ..t. ;.
"Yep; an it s lot better N you all
will ever see IN do while I'm top SER
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full-grown young lady gets her
thoughts more set on one certain young
man than on her lessons OF other girls,
that is most surely the beginning Of
love, which ought to be stopped short
if the young man is in any way unfit
to become her husband. If he is very
worthy Of her attachment, and is Of the
same mind toward the young lady, then
it may be called true love on both Sides
This is the greatest good that can come
to man or woman-but especially
woman, because they are by nature
more fond of love.
Love is the only magic. power given
to mankind. It can turn darkness into
light. poverty to wealth and sorrow to
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Concluded from Last Sunday.)

/ET IN the midst of her grief
u there was one comforting
L. thought-nobody knew it. She
had not even opened her heart to her
mother: these western maidens have a
fine gift of reticence. A few of her
countryside friends and rivals had seen
with envy and admiration the pretty
couple on the day of Icons arrival.
But all their poisonous little compi
ments and questions had never elected
from the prudent Susie more than the
safe statement that the handsome
stranger was friend of Aunt Abbie's,
whom she had met at Jacksonville. They
could not laugh at her; they could not
sheer at gay deceivers and lovelorn
damsels when she went to the sewing
circle. The bitterness Of her tears was
greatly sweetened by the consideration
that in any case no one could pity her.
She took such consolation from this
thought that she faced her mother I'M
finchingly at tea, and baffled the
maternal inquest on her "redness Of
eyes, by the school girls Invaluable
and ever-ready headache.
i. !. !.
It was positively not until a week
later, when she met Allen Golyer at
choir meeting that she remembered that
this man knew the secret of her baffled
hopes She blushed' scarlet as he
approached her: "Have you got COM
pany home, Miss Susie9''
"Yes-that is, Sally Withers and me
came together, and.
:'No, that s hardly fair to Tom
Fleming; three ain IT. the pleasantest
company. [ will 90 home with you.'
Susie took the strong arm that was
held out to her, and leaned upon it with
mingled feeling of confidence and
dread as they walked home thru the
halmy night under the clear, starry
heaven of the early spring. The air
was full of the quickening breath of
May.
Susie Barringer waited in vain for
some signal of battle from Allen Golyer
He talked more than usual, but in a
grave, quiet, protecting style, very diff
ferent from his former manner of wor.
Shipping bashfulness. His tone had in it
an air of fatherly caressing which was
inexpressibly soothing to his pretty
companion, tired and lonely with hel
silent struggle of the past month. Wher
they came to her gate ard he said gooC
night, she held his hand moment with
tremulous grasp, and spoke impul
sively: Gal, 7 once told you something
never told anybody else. I'l tell you
something else now, because I believe
can trust you
''Be sure Of that, Susie Barringer'
''Well, Al, my engagement is broker
off,
~ am sorry for you, Susie, if 20,
set much store in him. -
Miss Susie answered with great an,
unnecessary impetuosity. 81 don It
and I am glad of it, and then raj
into, the house and to bed, her. cheek
all afame at the thought of. her indis
cretion, and yet with a certain comfor
in having friend from whom she ha,
no secrets.
I protest there was no thought O.
coquetry in the declaration which Susal
Barringer blurted out to her old love
under the sympathetic starlight of tn
May heaven. But Allen Golyer woul
have been dull boy not to have takel
heart and hope from it, He became
as of old, a frequent and welcome Wis
itor at Crystal Glen. Before long tn
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What Little Indians Think of Loue Patriotism and Friendship

a TEACHER Of the Indian school
~ at Tucson, Ariz., gave her com
Il la position class the choice of
three topics: Glove Patriotism, -
and "Friendship." With two excep-
tions, the girls chose "Love;" five Of
nine boys were attracted by the same
subject; the rest confined themselves
to "Patriotism and Friendship. -
The following three examples show the
trend of Indian sentiment in general:
Love. .., II
Love almost never ought to be till
one is well grown up and quite sensible
to make a good choice, for till then
one makes strange mistakes. When a
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joy. Love is the best civilizer, for by
love we learn to submit against our will
to what is not pleasing, and to obey
when we would rather fight for. our
rights. I would rather be loved than be
Patriotism.
IF man loves his country better
than himself, he is patriotism; but it is
very hard to be that sometimes. when
he must give up all his friends and prop
erty to serve his country. We have had
a great many patriots in this country,
by which we obtained our freedom and
wealth and greatness over all the other
countries in the world II unIlld tnlra
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Fay burst into loud laugh, and
said, Read the questioHs'
It was, "Who rode on your grand
fathers backs'
This is a specimen of the cheap wit
and harmless malice by which poor Ger
shom suffered as long as he stayed at
school. He was never offended, but
was often sorely perplexed, at the
apparent treachery of his unseen coun-
selors. He was dismissed at last from
the academy for utter and ihcorrigible
indolence. He accepted his disgrace as
a crown Of martyrdom, and went
proudly home to his sympathizing
parents. ..--5 ..@
Here, with less criticism and more
perfect faith, he renewed the exercise
of what he considered his mysterious
powers: His Hastings and vigils, and
want of bodily movement and fresh air,
had SO injured his health as to make
him tenfold more nervous and sensitive
terics and epileptic paroxysms were
taken more and more as evidences Of
his lofty mission. His father and
mother regarded him as an oracle, for
the simple reason that he always
answered just as they expected. A
curious or superstitious neighbor was
added from time to time to the circle,
ard their reports heightened the half
uncanny interest with which the CLANCY
house was regarded. :. @
~ + + + &. l.
It was on moist and steamy eve
ming Of spring that Allen Golyer, stand
ing by his gate, saw Saul CLANCY SLOUGH
ing along in the twilight and hailed
him, "What news from the sperrits
Saul7'' .s'f 80.
"Nothing for you, AL Golyer," said
Saul gloomily. ''The god Of this world
takes care Of the like o. you.' ~ \
Go1yer smiled, as a prosperous man
always does when his poorer neighbors
abuse him for his luck, and rejoined
81 amt so fortunate as you think for
Saul CLANCY. lost Barsher pig yes
terday; reckon I must come up ant
ask Gershom what's come Of it. - ~
"Come along, if you like. It's been {
long while sence you we crossed my sill
But I'm Citing to be the style. YOUNG
Lawyer Marshall is a-coming up thi
evening to see my Gershom.' -
L.. Before Mr.. Golyer started he filed ;
basket, "to make himself welcome ant
pay for the show" with the reddest an
finest fruit of his favorite apple tree
His wife followed him to the gate an
5 kissed him-a rather unusual attentio,
4 among western farmer people. Her face
e still rosy and comely, was flushed an
' smiling: Gal, do you know what d.
Y o the year it isl" ''
;, "Nineteenth Of Apriles' ... =
< HYes; and twenty years ago toda
J.. you planted the Blood SeedlinS and
8 give you the mitten!" She turned an
e went into the house, laughing con
j., fortably. =.". ,......- - -. a..
Allan walked slowly up the hollow t
the Chaney house, and gave the apple
t to Seraphita and told her their story.
t little company was assembled-two {
d three CLANCY creek people, small ma
d gardeners, with eyes tn, color {
It their goosberries and hands the colo
e Of their currants; Mr.. Marshall, a brie
d less young barrister from Warsaw, wit
!; tawny friend, who spoke like
It Spaniard.
e 27ETake seats, friends, and form ci
j Gle o. harmony,' said Saul Chane
J. 'The me jun is in fine condition;
. had two fits this arternoon.'