San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 15TH YEAR, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 2, 1888 Page: 1 of 4
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San Marcos $91 Free Press
PROPRIETOR
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SAN MARCOS HAYS COUNTY TEXAS THURSDAY; AUGUST 2 1888.
NUMBER 31.
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ia the United States and Canada. Quito
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.lflUd liKt It si " M newspa-
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Cn heir larger Direotory. Four-flftha of
w newapaptw of the United States are
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Sr. who only want to know the beet.
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lad tends to iotoroept a portion of that pa-
trouK which goea to publications whioh
cost creatly In exoess of any power to bene-
fit which they posse. It takes the general
around that the best is the cheapest."
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met 158) w the advertising medium of Sau
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GENERAL DIREOTORY.
OFFICIAL.
OOHOHHK STB DI8TR10T:
Don. L. W. Moore of Fayette County.
iiKiTO-25TH distbiot:
Hon. W. H. Burgee of Guedelupe Oo.
ef eeMNTAtivie 1T niBTBior:
Hon. Geo. T. tloGehee of Hy Co.
Hon.J.L. Kllleon of Caldwell Co.
OUTBIOT OOOHT !!D DIRT1IOT.
Hon. B.Telohmueller Prealdlng Judge LaGrange
J. M. Betbanr. Attorney Austin Co.
Tinaa or boldiko ooobt.
Htn. lat Monday! In March and September. May
eontlnae three week.
ooukti omoiu.
Rd. R. Kone Judge Oounty Court.
Jai.O. Burleaon Diet and Oounty Clerk.
r MrtriiiA. Conntr Attorney.
Jaa. A. Wren Sheriff J. M. Turner Deputy
Jas. A. wren snerin j. i"'""1 uokb
C. S. Oock Justice of the Peaoe Pre.
n.A.v.uKbn ; ';
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U. C. Hubbs
J.C. Rowe " --
W. W. Slack.
J. H.Patteraon County Treaeurer.
R. 8. Vortaon Aaaeaaor.
Otto Orooa Surveyor.
W. L. Owen Ooa'r Preolnet So. 1
B.A.Vaughn " "
H. C. Hubba " "8
Peter Scbmltt ' " "
W. L. Steel Conatable precinct Bo. 1
J.Nolen '
Jepp Benaon ' " "
S. B. Stone ' " M
Tmia or Bouniao Cooktt mo Paaomor Couate
County Court for Criminal Civil and Probate bua.
oeaa 4th Mondaye in January Aptll.Jnly.Ooto-
ber.
Commlaalonera'Court Id Mondaye la February.
May Auguat and KoTembar.
Juatloe Court Preclnot Ho. XUat Monday In
each month at San Marcoa.
Precinct No.S IdPrldayin eaeh month Mt.CHy.
" ' S 3d " Wlmberley'e Mill.
" 4 4th Sat. Dripping Springe.
Town orrica.ee.
Mayor Hammett Hardy. . .
Council W. D. Wood. 0 W. Donalaon Gid
Johmon D. A. Gloyer Kd. J. L. Green P. J.O.
Smith Dan Bofbelna and Wm. Gleaen.
Marshal J. M Turner.
Street Commissioner -J. W. Danforth.
I'.nn.ti ... - i v. . H VMtn.ui.f In eaeumoutn.
Pub lie School Trustees meet Brat Tueaday in each ;
month at the Maror'e orSce
ciiUKcncN.
MITH0DI8T. Preaching at the Methodist
Chnroh every Sabbath Bt. W . H. H. Bts Peeler.
Saaaay School at 8 a.m. Singing at S o'clock p. m.
Prayer Meeting on Wednesday. Young alen'a pray-
er marling en Moadey aiirbt.
BAPTIST. Proaehlng at the Baptlat Church
ererv Sonde. Re. W. D. Beverley. Pastor
Saeday School at 30 a. aa. Touog man'e pcajer-
Htlng Tuesdav night. Co gTegatleoal prayer-
PHF..1BTTCR1 AM. SerTloee led aed 4lh Sandaya
each meth. pastor. u7
Be bol every Sabbath at t:S a.aa. Praver Meet-
ing every lharsdey at T:M p as. Ail are Invited
Uellend.
caRIITI AS.-Plder Paator.
Seaday School at a. aa. A cordial lavitatioa ex-
teeded te ell. .
PKOrisr AITT 8PI8COPAL. Rev. J Relbrealh.
Paaur. Services the led and 4ih Saadaya la each
BMelk Sandey school every Sendey.
;.THOIJC eervlcee ath Seeday la eochmooih.
e. rather Saalth Peetee.
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ARRIVAL AJSD DEPARTURE OF. TO ASD
FROM 8 A! MAROOS POST OFFICE.
Maile frM Aoette arrive at 1 a. a. sad
p eUee at Je a. as.eoi -M p. e. !
Mrfie frw Sea AeMvIe arrive at T - aa. aa.
t-e e.; eioee et H a. . ere 4 M p. as.
Bella frees Lack hart arrive at iee f.m.; eteeea
Mi a.
LaHee. arrtve e It -. claeee et 11JB. P. I.
AWie arrive a4 deport 4e Iv.
I'ims ne WleiWevUy errrvee Meev Wed.
e4av ed Friday. viT s e- Oepana leeeiey
Taejrediy eed Senrdey a A. H.
Orav-ml relw-T freea i A. te It a . freaa
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4ave tkrrty ewH avfiev Siaarlti all sat eeck
.to sfiatiHl mtm- .
DR. N. M. NYE
DENTIST
Johnson Building on the Square.
Special attention Riven to Diseases of the
Mouth and Facial Neurulgla.
Office in New Dranufola the last Saturday
in each mouth mrHly
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
BANKERS.
LOVEtt NATIONAL BANK OF 8AN
j Maroos North Bide Plaza.
THIRST NATIONAL BANK of San Mar-
X1 cos. Southeast Corner Plaza.
LA WYER8.
n B. MoBBIDE. Att'y and Land Agent.
IO. Office over First National Bank San
Marcos.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
T U. JULIAN Judge Wood's New Build-
A..
lug Upstairs.
DENTISTS.
B. J. H. COMBS Judge Wood's New
Buildiug upstairs.
DRUGGISTS.
TD AYNOLDS 4 DANIEL North side
J-
Plaza.
DRY GOODS & GROCERIES.
PT. TALBOT Next door to First
National Bank.
JOHNSON A JOHNSON Mitchell Build-
ing North ride plaza.
DAILEY & BRO. Southwest Corner
Plaza.
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER.
ES. MACKIN Near Northeost corner
. Plaza.
GROCERIES.
11.
y W.LEAVELL South side Publio Plaza.
ri THOMAS TAYLOR East Side Plaza.
T
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ARDY & CO. North side Plaza
FURNITURE.
TW. NANCE Southeast Corner of Pub-
lie Square.
WA TCn MAKERS & JEWELERS.
H. BOBBINS North side Plaza.
GROCERIES & HARDWARE.
M. GIESEN South side plaza.
MILLINER Y
MRS RICHARDSON between First
National Bonk Building and Nance's
Furniture Store.
SADDLES AND HARNESS.
PORTER East Side the Square.
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Of hurrying
And sourrylng
Evorvbody flurrying
And breaking up their restr
When everyUiing ia toaohing us
PreaohiDg and beseeching us
To settle down and end tbe fuss
For quiet ways are beat.
Ths rain that trickles down in showers
A blosaing brings to thirsty flowers
And gentle cephyr gather up
Sweet fragrance front each brimming enp
There's ruin in the teuipeits path;
There's ruin iu a voice of wrath;
And they alone are blest
Who early learn to dominate
Themselves their violonoe abate
And prove by their serene estato
That quiet ways or best.
Nothing's gained by worrying
13y hurrying
Aud sourrving;
With fretting and with fliirryinp
Th temper's often lost.
And in pursuit of some small prisa
We rush ahead aud are not wiso
And flud the unwouted exercise
A fearful price has cost.
'Tis better far to join tbe throng
Who do their duty right along;
. Reluctant thej to raise a fuss
Or make themselves ridiculous.
Calm and serene iu heart and nerve
Their strength is always In reserve
And nobly stands eaoh teBt.
And every day and all about.
By scenes within and uoenes without
W oan discern with ne'er a doubt
That quiet ways are best.
N. Y. Ledger.
THE TARIFF BILL PASSES THE BOUSE.
Dir. Mills Discusses the Measure In
Details
WRHniaTON. D. (J.. Julv 21. When
the House met this morning the gal
leries were niiea wita speciaiors ai-
tracled to the caDitol bv the an
nouncement that to-day would wit-
. ... It A 1 -
nesa tbe close ot tue great tana ac-
hate and the vote on the final pass-
age of the Mills bill. Promptly at
11:30 tbe bill was called up and Mr.
Mills after offering offering the
amendments intended to correct ty
pographical error in the bill moved
the previous question on mem nu
ndonted. Ho then pro
ceeded to address the House begin-
. . . f at I 1
ning by stating tne nuances 01 tue
government placing the surplus at
$129000000 This he said should
arrest the attention of tne country.
It represented unnecessary taxation
drawn from the people and piled up
in fhfl Trnasiirv. It wag taxation lev
ied upon the product of labor. It was
an iniauitv. This enormous amount
of money was constantly lowering
prices and piling an enormous ioaa
nn lnhor. and inf rfiaainf? the benefits
VM - j u -
of the privileged classes. How long
would it be before stagnation would
occur and bankruptcy and ruin lock
together over the land! Tho majori
ty had attempted to onng oeiore iue
HmiRo a bill to reduce this taxation
and lessen the inflow of money into
the Treasury.
T5v thft amendments whioh had
been made in committee of the whole
the total reduction of duties had fall-
on from $53000000 to $50000000
and t.hn free list from $22000000 to
$20000000. The relative rate of
duty had fallen from 47.10 not to say
$10 but to $12.49 and yet this meas-
ure so very moderate was character-
ized as a free trade measure. Was
$42.49 on every $100 free trade! It
was an enormous amount of taxation.
It was a tax which the wealth of this
country would not permit to stand
tnr n. moment. State taxation was
levied on lands houses stock bonds
horses and cattle and tne property
owners would not permit any party
or administration to remain in power
... a.ks
an hour which would levy a tax oi o
nn iliA $100. Yet this bill carrving
a taxation of $42.49 was character
ized as a free trade measure Abo
term free trade seemed to have a
rlanhlo meanin&r. Some crentlemen
seemed to understand that free trade
meant the absolute unfettering of
oar foreign commerce from all taxa-
tion. The democratic party had used
the term free trade as a term ex-
tha freedom of our com
merce from all obstruction save that
of just and necessary taxation to sup-
tha economical administration of
our government Applause. The
tana of ltttU naa oeen cauea irea
trade tariff and he had himself spok-
on f Uia deenda from 1850 to 1860
as the free trado period because in
that time commerce was not restrict-
il bv obstructions thrown in its way
by capitalists and monopolists.
CHEMICALS.
TTa then nroceeded to take ud and
diocuss in detail tbe varioas sched
ules of the bill beginning with thone
.laAlini with chemicals. The present
duty on chemicals be said was 32.87
per cent Ane proposed oin piaceu
it at 26.17 a reduction of a little over
$1 a hundred. Gentlemen called that
free trade. Tbe next was the earthen
ware and the glaas schedule. The
dntv nnder the existing law wss 153 -
55 on every 100. Tbe bill fixed it
at $52.17. Ant was iree iraoe. too
hm anonoced. If $52 taxation on ev
ery $100 wa free trade in Ooel s
Lame would some one lea mm woai
was meant by the term protection.
rArplsose.
bugar was foond at a duty ef 175.-
IS and the committcaj reduced it to
C2.3L There wss Dobody making
coach foss abonttbe eT.ora.ty f that
reduction. The bill out down the
revenue from sugar $11759000. This
was next to tho largest reduction
made in any soheduloin the bill. It
bad been constantly charged that the
bill was sectional that it barely
touched sugar and that the commit
tee threw its its arms around tue aa
gar industry to shield it yet tho re
duction in sugar was ouly sooond to
that in tho woolen schedule.
There ought to be a high duty on
sugar because democrats believe that
taxation was a tribute required from
citizens for the upport of the gov-
ernment and because they believed
that in laying taxation it ought to be
laid so as to be as little burdensome
as possible. . By the tariff on sugar
the government got $5uuuuuu witu
$6000000 protection. In order to
get $58000000 into the public cof-
fers it oost $0000000 protection to
the sugar planters. But in order to
get $58000000 into tho steel and
woolen goods it cost the people over
$400000000. "Why then should
the duty on sugar be ropealed in or-
der that a more burdensome tax at a
higher rate on woolen aad cotton
goods and iron and Steele might be
retained! The duty on provisions
under existing law was $24.33. Tbe
committee left it at $23.39. Yet it
was charged that this was a free trade
measure. The existing duty on cot-
ton was $39.99. The bill fixed it at
$39.07. Where did the free trade
oomeinon that! The $12000000
revenue from cotton bad been reduc-
ed only $277000. The duty on hemp
jute and flax was at present $28.10.
It was left at V21U4. Ibis reduction
of only $6 was brought about to a
great extent by the putting of a large
amount of jute and hemp and manilla
on the free list. The present duty
on wool and the woolens is $58.81
Tbe committee bill left it at $38.09
at reduction of over $20 on every
$100 ot taxation. This reduction
seemed large but it was caused by
placing the raw wool on tbe free list.
The reduction on dutiable woolen
goods amounted to $12000000 but
the woolen manufacturer was not in-
jured. He was benefited. This bill
gave the manufacturer free wool and
20 per cent taxation and still it is
said to be a free trade measure.
BOOKS PAPERS ETC.
The duty on books papers etc.
was now $22.13. The bill left it at
$22.06 less than 10 cts. reduction.'
The bill reduced tho duty on steel
rails from $17 per ton to $11 per ton.
and although tho duty was left at 54
per cent it was charged that tbe dem
ocrats were trying to ruin this infant
industry. Fifty-four per cent was a
larger duty than bad been placed on
steel rails from 1864 to 1870.
Mr. Mills then addressed himself
to the consideration of the free list.
On that list had been placed articles
amounting to 20000000. Tbe larg
est was wool from .which $6390000
was reoeivcd. When the democrats
wished to put wool upou the free
list they were charged with breaking
the middle link out of the chain. The
gentlemen who were charging the
democratic side of tho House witb
bringing in a free trade measure bad
taken the duty off of cotton and put
that article on the free list. Had
they stricken out the middle link of
the chain! When it was proposed
to put wool on the free list it was
charged that the democrats were
striking the combination whioh had
made the protective tariu and tbat
they should not touch wool. The
first tariff ever framed in this govern-
ment after the Constitution was
adopted embraced in its title a decla-
ration of tbe principle of encourage-
ment to home industries and it was
proposed to encourage home indus
tries by putting wool on tbe tree list
f Applause. 1 The next largest item
on the free list was tin-plate from
which a duty of $700000 was deriv-
ed. Not a pound of this tin plate
was made in the United States. The
industry did not give a man employ-
ment in this country and the placing
of the article on the free trade list
could not take a dollar from any man-
ufacturing establishment. Tin-plate
could be found in the home of every
poor man and tho committee pro-
posed to remove the duly and put
$5000000 back into the pockets of
tbe poor people of tho country. If
that was free trade make the most
of it
Tbe next item was salt. Salt had
first been put on the free list by
Thomas Jefferson. God had made
salt for man and beast and it ought
not to be taxed; but because a few
people were interested in tbe salt
monopoly tbe committee was brand-
ed before tbe people of the United
States as free traders because they
wan tod to give back this bounty on
an article which Ood Lad prepared
for them.
TLe duty on cotton ties which
were placed on the free list amount-
ed to S 121.000. It was charged that
the bill was sectional Itecauae it plao
ed cotton tie en the free list. Did
gentlemen from the Northwest ever
think that when they abolished this
$121000 they enabled tbe poor peo-
ple of tbe South to toy more of toeir
bores their bacon and their flour
Just in proportion ae tbe people of
the Northwct overtax ta-sir pountry-m-n
ot tit South they cripple their
own capacity to sell. In planing
zante currants which grow In but
one spot in the whole world on the
iree list toe uemocraw were tuaigou
witb being free traders. Gentlemen
on the other side said: "You must
tax the people on their clothes their
food on their employment of labor
and if you want anything free take a
drink of froe wuisny. ijaugoior
and applause.
LUMBER.
He discussed and defended the re
peal of the duty on lumber. It was
time that tbe poor people euouiu oe
considered in the reduction of taxu-
tion. The taxes had boen removed
from incomes from manafactures
from railrouds from tolcphono and
telefrraph companies and from ex
press companies and now the demo-
oratio party came upon the stand and
said that it intended to help the man
in the log hut upon tho prairie and
give him free lumber. The duty on
burlaps was 3979000. .Every yaru
was made abroad and the duty
broncht monev into the country
whioh was not needed.. It was bet-
ter that the people who used burlaps
should have the money. The gov-
ernment did not need it. It was in
juring the prosperity of the country
and the democrats proposed to piace
thA free lint. For Join?
BMeMUBar V r n
this thoy were charged with being
free traders. No reduction oi tne
tariff commended itself to the judg-
ment of those who made the charge
unless it was coupled with free whis
ky. Applause and lauguter.j
Homp and jute had been placed on
the free list to the amount of $1700-
000. Gentlemen on the other side
said that this would ruin the flax and
henm indnstrv of this country. For
years an attempt had been made to
establish tbat industry nere dui not-
withstanding all the milk that was
civen this babe it refused to prosper.
The hemp business was dying; it soon
... . 1 1 t - l. -
must uisnppoar anu luereiuro uuuip
had been placed upon the free list.
The dnt v on opium which amount
ed to $467000 bad been removed.
Not an ounce or it was grown in tbe
TTnitud States but gentlemen on the
other side did not want opium touch
ed. It was the tax on whisky they
wanted reduced and not on opium
No induatrv would be hurt beoause
oheap medicine was given to the suf
fering and dying.
Ostrich feathers had been placed
nn the free list. Ostriches were not
found on the Western prairies or in
tbe Northern lorests out our oaauu-
ful females wanted ostrich feathers
and they would want some when
Grover Cleveland was inaugurated
on March 4 next. Aiaugnter and
applause.
Returning to the woolen sohedule.
Mr. Mills said that the bill proposed
to reduce tbe duties on wooien goous
by taking taxation off the wool that
was not raised bv the skilled labor
and scarcely by any labor at all. It
grew on the sheep. The sheep pro-
duced it. He had heard much sym
pathy expressod for the sheep. The
Democratic party s sympainy was ior
man not for sheep. Applause. It
nroDosed to brinir down the price of
woolen clothing so that the poor
people could get it to wear in winter.
The people to-day were compelled to
wear carpet instead of clothing wool
and now the wool growers and wool
manufacturers came to an agreement
that the duty on wool should be so
high that no wool and no woolen
goods could be brought in. He sup-
posed that the people could afford to
go nakod but for him and his party
he would say: "Wear good clothes
and vote the Democratic ticket."
Wool had been put upon tbe free
list not only to cheapen tbe clothing
but in order that our workmen might
have the making oi tbe 4iuuu.uuu
worth of woolen goods that were
imnortcd into this country. It was
proposed to let all the wool the peo
ple required come in iree and let our
own people make the woolen goods.
This would increase the demand for
labor and in this increasing tbe de-
mand for labor increase tbe wages.
Tbe great central trntb in this bill
was that it was a bill to benefit tbe
condition and increase the wages of
the laboring people. We are tbe
greatest manufacturing people in the
world the greatest agricultural peo-
. ve il a
pie tne most skilled people me most
intelligent and smartest and best
loeltinc people in the world nanjrh-
ter and all we wanted was for our
government to take its meddling
hand out of our basiness. All the
people wanted was to have the gov
ernment tell tbem bow mucn it
needed for its support and then let
their business alone. Let the people
have free raw material in order that
they migt reduce the cost of tbe
product for tbe oost of the product
. . . . .!.. a
an to be determined uy tue siana-
intr of the market If tbe people of
the United stales coma proa ace a
product cheaper than any other peo-
nl tbev would capture tbe markets.
Tbe manufacturers of this country
should have the raw material free and
thus be placed on tbe same basis as
manufacturers of other countries.
Tb. American maoofscturer should
htve a free SelJ and an open fight-
The Democrat were going to get it
for tbecn without trying to fry the
fat out of anpbody. They did not
propose to debauch the American
people in order to buy their judg-
ment at tbe polls. They appealed
to tbe intelligence of tha peopla.
They intended to go before the
country and appeal to the judgment
snd intelligence and virtue of the
people and they wonld appeal in the
confident reliance that the people
would speak as they had . always
spoken for the welfare and pros-
perity of tbe country.
A PIRSOlfAX MATTER.
He wanted to refer to that eele
brated suit of clothes. When he
opened tbe debate on April 17 he
made the statement that if a suit of
clothes eonld be bought for five days'
labor and the tariff on that suit was
100 per cent it'would increase tbe
oost of the clothes to ten days' labor.
The gentleman from Ohio (McKin-
ley) had produced a suit of clothes
and said; " Here is a suit of clothes
Uimlil tnm 1 ft In Hnslnn "
He (Mr. Mills) bad taken pains to
traoe that suit of clothes up. Its
exact oost was $6.68; it weighed I
Jounds and 4 ounces; the labor ot
1.65. It required 17 pounds of
wool to make that suit of clothes
which at a duty of lOo per pound
amounted to $1.70 which subtracted
from $6.68 gave $4.98 as the oost of
that $10 suit. He was told that that
suit was to be photographed for use
in the campaign. He hoped that the
faot would be photographed on the
minds of the people that this $10
suit cost less than $5 and that it
oost ton days' labor to purchase it
The gentleman from Ohio (air. ho-
Kinlev) bad said tbat it was tbe old
story and that he had read it in
Adam Smith. That reminded him
... i M a 1 e 1 l 4 1 1
(Mr. Alius) oi tue ooy wno naa stoiea
bis brotber s marDies. ins iitue
fellow told bis mother who called
her other son before her and repri-
1-1 1. ! . nM t. n I V. Y.mA Anna
.a a - mi 1111
manueu tutu iw eua u
saying: "Don't you know the Lord
will be angry with you! Are you not
ashamed of yoursolff Do you not
know tbat the Bible snys "A'bou
shalt not steal!'"
He replied: "Mother tbats the
old story; Moses said that 4000 years.
ago." Laugnter.j
It is tbe old story said Air. aims
in conclusion. We stand here in the
face of the people contending ior
the" rights of the people who are
plundered and wronged wno are ap
pealing to congress to do them jus
tice wno are hddobuuk iuk tu iku
of protection in its best sense and
asking congress to shake the hand of
monopoly from their pockets and let
them have the proceeds of their own
labor and Mr.Chairman we will do it.
' Espemeed an Indian Prine. (
At the studio of a young portrait painter
I saw yesterday a picture whioh was very
curious in Its subject. It contained two
upright figures one that of a swarthy
Indian rajah covered with jewels ana
wearing a star of India upon his breast;
the other a tall and lovely English girl of
about 18 in a pink dress her hair
gathered behind her by a ribbon and fall-
ig loose again. The rajah is smiling the
smile of proud posses so whip and the
Ogirl la looking with a somewhat
ered air at her future lord. They
re two real people. She is tbe daughter
of an English chemist and hw parents
have consented to her marriage with the
rajah who. after the ceremony will take
her out to his dominions. .
One Instance of such marriage between
Christian maid and pagan man teverjr
well known and ha turned out a decided
success. A Miss King the daughter of a
governor of an Englishjail married about
thirteen years ago "the ahereef of Oraa
who Is the spiritual head of the empires
of Morocco. The shereef who is a de-
scendant of the prophet on marrying
Miss King renounced all his other wives
whom he lodged in an asylum at Tangier
which It is a part of his duty to keep up
for the refugees from the secular power
and he moreover gave to his son by his
Christian wife tbe sacred stick the pos-
session of which at the time of the
shereef s death determfhes the succession
among his children to hie sacred offlcs and
great possessions. London Letter.
Tiad for ITla Ctotnaeb!
Sam Harrison a young man who bss
been a glass eater in dime museums for
years is Iu Bellevue hospital He U ill of
cute indigestion. Tbe trouble wse
caused by his abnormal diet Ills glue
eating nevertheless was In a measure
tricky. His performance) eonsUrted ka
taking a goblet passing it round among
tbe spectators to let them bo convinced
that It was genuine glass and then biting
out large mouthful from the edge of it
which he crunched end ground between
his teeth aod finally swallowed. Witnesses
of tbe feat usually watched for evidence
that be kept the broken glass la his month
and waited for an opportunity to spit IS
out but he always wound up by drinking
copiously of water In a manner which
seemed to preclude such retention.
Harrison ia so sick from the disorder of
his stomach that he will not return te
the museums and en he was willing to
tell the attending pbvaician how his glass
eating was done. The goblet woa not
rlajta bat ws eampoeed of a transparent
brittle composition of islnglaaa and siU
cat. This had the f eeling and PP
ore of glaaa. and the difference) could not
be detected by an Inexpert examiner. Tbe
subiiUaoe waa pretty hard however and.
eher it as- he might it went Into his
stomach ia a state not at all conducive to
health. OraduaUy it bftmrht en gas-
tritis and this Is what ails hint bow. lie
will Dwrwr chew lrjjutioa giaas again aa-
tj nmebody inrente a teas) harmful eoca-
poaiUotL &ew York Cor. Chicago Herald.
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