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' "v -df--- - - iv, -r hU f.rViT& t r '; -? r J i S -.St. WHl ! i TP&oe Was It? -'jfc scholar traveling in the east says " ifcat Ie -was once in camp -with Ms Iriend JEamsay, a roan of kindred tastes a wxeSehod Pffygiaii"Hllagei ar from the track of traveler As ticy were IrtriMug tentS in Ihe inorning a heavy lced Loy fcrqpght Mir. BaniSay" liatid JtS f bronze for sale. fiTe sorted i rap idly 2 -ihe $alm tst Ms hand and found inoui-tfexiibljilr Sae ery snrfe coin of HJernpoKs. 5:heH ie pub it all back again in the hoy's outstretched palm and offered half a dollar for the lot. The boy accepted the bid, gave back the handful,, iook his money and disappeared virile Ihe exultant purchase? Tent chuckling off among therlferses. Ten jniE3tes lata? the boy appeared sigain, and, going ftp fo the other Eng lishman, offered, anoifcer handful of rub bibh among v.hich was the same rare Hierapolitan eoiii. The gentleman kepfc the bronze in his hand .and -oliered a Jialf dollar ias it, vhicli the boy refused, though the batgakx was eventually con cluded ibr 3 ddlitA Tlien the gentleiSati, Si high- gle'C; Jiailed his companion and, showing Lis3 v purchase, informed him that he was not - the only man who possessed a coin .of Hierapoli-s. 'Let us compare, " said the other, emptying the pocket where his bronze was jingling .IL lie sorted the tbi and felrf every pocket. Is o coin of Hierapolls was tlierc. To this day three questions remain ua: answered: How did the bey retain the coin in flic first instance in order to tell ifc over again? "5 iow, in that remote region, far from the haunts of travelers, did he know the - "value of his find? Aides' which purchaser did the coin really belong? Youth's Companion. . JL. nis Sweet Voice. The best of men are at times liable to make very serious mistakes. A man in & Leicestershire village woke in the night and heard what he supposed jto be fhc harsh grating -of 2. saw on a hard feoafu1 and" &i on j3irped to the con clusion that some bold, bad burglar was cawing a hole in the frcnt door. He slipped out of bed, glided like a specter into the hall and again listened and fliistime became fully satsfied that ,isfirst suspicions were correct. T Seizing his trusty gun, he poured a fcaimfal-of rpowderand ditto of shot into gach'barrolcapggd it and, sof tlyraisiug' urus'tsiwihliowr.waff Sway in thcciarJcncss, theTsEDCSLS loiloreaby a howl of pain frombolgsgi He then hurriedly crew 6naiewt5f liiff 2oq& necessary garments and Went to iiivegSigit-c the matter, and upon the flrrt stcpfouud the wounded form of sf neighboring ycuth, who, in feeble tonesi explained that he had come over to sere nade his sweetheait, the old man's only daughter, with a song and that when ho was shot lie was driving ahead as best lie couM on"'' Sweet Spirit, Hear My Prayer." Hd cxpressecf no surprise at the old man's mistake but thinks f hat he'nrighS Save at least yelled " Who's" (here?" bef jbre ho pulled the trigger, but the shoot er said he was somewhat; excited and just a Ktfle seared, d&fc stop to ihink. Pearson's "Weelriy. Tie Gillie's Ercase. It is -vtcII knevrn that thrt queen has a dislike to the smell cf tobacco, and even such a constant smoker as the Prince of Wales is careful to deouGrize himself a3 much as possible Before being received by his royal mother. Perhaps" the late John Bnrvvn took ncr majesty's aversion more coolly than any one else, for his sporran was always crammed with tf mixture peculiarly black and strong. On one occasion fho late Duke of Sutherland sent some live deer to Wind sor under the charge cf his head keeper, vrho, having seen Jiis charges safely hou foregathered with Brown, and smoke ttLtl whisky speedily combined in no small quantities. While the carouse Was progressing John was hastily sum moned to the queen's presence, and away he went without changing his dlcthcs. His sovereign lady soon detect ed the peccant odor and reproached jfc6wu with it. "Hech? Ycur majesty," said Erown, '''iPs nae ray fault.' It's" jocst eontact' with the duke's keeper." Ee was for given on (he spot. London Telegraph. Queer Language. The Saturday Eeview says that when Se was in Egypt'Mark Twain hired two Arifb guides to take hinr fo the pyra mids. He was familiar enough with Arabic, ho thought, to understand and fin Tinflprcfrwl w.rli Tsm foot cnr,e To his consternation he found that Lo could J not eUiprdieiid a woid tliat cither cf tbfc guides ntteredl AS !he pj-ramids Lc met a friend, to -vvbora lie made known his dilemma. It was fcry mysterious, Twain fSonghr, "Why, the explanation Is simple cnocrh," said thd friend. jPlease enlighten me', then," said Twaift. ""Why, yon should have hired Toungcr men. These old fellows have ibsthscir f&tih? saWLcf course, they fion't teak Arabic, Tliey' speak gtwn Arabia" A Wondcrfcl Scholar. AsQiiio Magliabecchi, tho famous Tlorenrlc scholir, was remarkable not 6E?f fT rh& amant- and variety of his Joiowledge-ier hb iirev accurately 60 different langmg-bnt rtls&ler his in cessant labors ssr a studeci aed lf&ra xian. "He usually passed the wSole fifght in study and when exhausted- ep.- ture demanded rest a straw chairscrved i for s couch eracr an old threadbaio cloak ioj: a coverlet" The DCGuIe livhic at Peak's island, 3fed.V"reso Lealthy that ihe physician wJidaT-feirijsted to make a living by re- - Jsaicing there failed, and the islanders, lid: and well alike, contrih-afa a. eerfaiu juncunfc yearly, outside thai; paid lor jfetvieeSf to keep him there. Jiblie exposure of hSrse flesl for sale I 4f ihoIzed is J&zvma& EwSaer ad NATURE AS AN ARTIST. - Stesa rerEaati&BS-err"W3ifc6 Wer iTeoad Sd&- "tVGiuIerfaJ Tlcture. PKnyV well knowii writer of about -the time of Garish mentions having seen an agatS the lines and markings of which formed aper? ecfc picture of Apollo and the nine cruses. Pliny lays that the little children .recognized ifc on sight. In this wonderful natural picture, as well as the artificial drawings, Apoiia wns represented seated in the naidst of the muses; harp in hand. Jffajolus, another writer of high standi ing, saw an agate in the collection of a jeweler at Venice which, when: polish ed, showed a .perfect picture of a shep herd with a crock in hand andcloaK thrown loosely over his shoulders. In fife ehsrch of St John, at Pisa, Italy, there iff a piece of stone heavily marked with fed blifc? and yellow spar the lines representing an old msa$ with heavy white beard, with a bell in hii hand, seated beside a small stream. Tor the worshipers at St. John's it is known as the St. Anthony stfine, the picluicf Spou ifc being a perfect likeness of that saint,- even: to the minor details of tunic and bell. la ICOo some quarrymen in Italy burst open a slab of marble, both side of which contained an inagc of Sr. oolra the Baptist covered with the skin of a eamcL Everything was true to nature a single exception; tha saint had only been provided withv ee leg and foot Howr when oi upenr what pretext the Tuiks were allow ed to gain possession of the wonderful relic the writer's au thority fails to state. It only adds thai the miraculous production is now in the temple of St. Sophia at Constantinople. Directly after the great Johnstown flood D. S. Wingsove, superintendent oi the marble yard at the penitentiary ai Baltimore, found a slab cf marble with lines and veins which made a perfect pfciiirs - tha iatcd city cf Johnstowr and the surrounding Country. The sky is plainly rarLcdV a are also- the hilk and mountains surrounding? the fowl. Piles upon piles of ruins are marked, with an occasional steeple or toppling? wall overhanging the scene of awful de struction. Taken all in all, the scien fiss consider it one cf the raost wonder ful natural formations ever found it America.-2 Brooklyn Eagle. EVE ETERNALLY aNFUSED. An Ghitf Picture of Human Jfaitire Witl jte Worldwide Point. Jks aCcdaf Bjotor and trailef approach ed WileoQ avenue recently a woman was ed dodging about the middle of the stfectrrBiift-'yffts evidently hesitating a tbrMcXySo go. hut fbially jerwiBtf to the soutLtrae!fearff5teGd tbcMT" "Gross-over to the ctfiesideJ!, roared a gr6up of men on the corner. ! "Lookout for the car P' screamed a woman on ie sidewalk. The mctc man clanged his bell and shouted, and tho woman dodged out of harm's way. Then, as tbo train slowed down, she trotted alongside of the trail er. "Here? Inhere are yeu?" shouted the conductor. In answer to the appeal fho" woman suddenly appeared around the rear ci the trailer and put cue foot on the step. Then sho changed her mind and trotted fo the front end ef the car. Here she climbed up and came in the front door. The conducccr enapped the bell, and the train started suddenly, tumbling" fhe newcomer en to a fat man. As she straightened up she said: "This :ar is going to Fairmount Strecty isn't it?" "Kb, ma'am, 'r replied the conductor. "it's going right fho 6ther way." "There, I just thought it was!" cried the woman. 'fBut you all yelled at mo so that I got confused. I don't want tor go on this car. Let me off. " So the conducted let her off at thd next stopping place; and the last the passengers saw of her she was standing on the wrong sido cf the street waiting ! for an eastward bound car. Cleveland Plain Dealer,- Testing Cool. An apparatus by which an cngineei may test cr determine the quality and adaption cf the coal he receives fs de scribed in the Boston Journal of -Com-siercc. The test is not intended to be an analysis, buf principally to show the amount Of &:cd carbon in tho coal and the percentage cf ash. As each carload rs received samples are taken from 20 01 more parts of -tfcd car; thoroughly mixed and jquartered, each quarter being also mixed and quartered until the sample is obtained. This sample is then carefully weighed, the volatile matter driven off; weighed again, and the carbon consumed; andhe ash weighed. This estimate is important in guarding against the use of coal having an undue percentage of ash. The various coais difTer in chc per centage of ash which they contain, somtf fcsiherkind Coals having from 12 to 14 per Cdiit of ifehv while a good New river will have as low as 3 or 4 per cent Thus, though the coals may lock alike fo the average engineer, the heat value characterizing ihem-is 10 per test great er in cno descrijition than thcelhcr and, ascertaining this, an important saving in the cost of fuel msfy rcsslt. Arnold Comraenr As school inspector Ifatthew Arnold was examining a class in geography one day, and, holding up the poker with" which he was about to stir the fire, he asked if tmy child could tell him where it was mmfactured. There was a Ions' silence, broken by the schoolmistress, ho remarked nervously that such in- oIy formation was net racj3ticned,in Ccra well's geography. feS6fJ said Arnold ; "CornwelTs aa' asaE'-San: rancisco Arg$Sau -? Where the Trouhls Was. "WeSr girl, Jack and I are to bo married-at last, and we are so happy." 'Did you and Jack have some trouble in getting your father's consent?" "No, l,utcppa and I had a lot of trouble in gettirg Jac45"CGstr -nx cexzer is&. Some one recently has spoken, a word in favor of the old time center table, and it "would indeed be a good thingH could it be restored. The yery presence cf itsbrightlamp, itsperiodieals and its books suggests"seciabOity and l&lightful intercGurse. The vcry opportunity ifc of fers for the drawing up of many chairs is a silent invitation, and it so possesses a subtle charm that is all its own. What we most need in our modern social life1 arc informal gatherings' where compan ionship can- be enjoyed without the preparation and the fuss attendant upon a dinner cr a reception. And, as the center table may properly be called a promoter of just such happy homes, it would be well were it ence mere given a place. Philadelphia Ledger. Tho British government stitf employs foreign mercenaries in its army. The Gurkhas,, fine soldiers of If epalftire -cifc-ployed in British India. Dr. Price's Cream Baking- Powder World's Fair Highest itel sad Diptei A HOUSEHOLD NECESSI Y. Casearets Candy Cathartic.the most' .lorn nlnio-inr STirl f -P-tcTiinn- fi tlio ta-te acting gently and positively on kidnejs, liver arid bowfels, cleansing the entire system, dispel cokls; enre ; headache, fever hiihltiml constiptition and billiciisness. Please hay and ti y a Dox ot C- U. C. today; 10, 25, SOcents cjolJ and guaranteed to cure by all druggists. ! d S. M, tSmHOIsESJ3LE UlUCVntl 5ore Tnroat, Pimples, CcppcrH 9M:A?b lUU Coored Spots, Aches, Old Sores M dBuiccTS In Moatli, BatriaUiivs! Write COOSSfe ra&S9T CO., 30T Maconlc TcrapleM aBChlcajo. in for proofe of c?cs. Cn-vi-Wt Xtal, S58G,O0O. Worst cases cofttf m 1SE jClo 35 days. lOO-page bools free-m Dry Goods, Boots 8c Shoes. Winchester arms atid Ammunition. bROWNSVILLi, TEXAS, &M&TA U3ISOS, MEXICO WHOLESALE Ifcry 0ood5,:StpliGi)Kl&, fcfes ill wnif?lhatirfeJKixslip'ffli s All European goods kffj4itffnr Mafcamoros Douse. JMail Orders Promj tly Attended To. rownsville ---'- Texas Fire and Ll. X Ins POLICIES WRITTEN BY WM. :. BROWNSVILLE. -t - - DEALER IN- UMBEE BLINDS AND DOOR Lfme, Cenierit and Brick. Carriage, Wap-oirf and SuiW ng Materials rlare-.vare, Paints, Oils, Turpentine and V a nishes far Carriages and Buildings. Agent for John Firfnegan ca&h price for hides, skins and r. oriier Monroe & ; J tela Um & &L1 M Commission Merchant, IMPBTEE OF Wines, Upas and - Cigars, '1EALE IN THfi T5T iT&ANDS OF - Sporting Goods, Shot (xuns. Pistols,' Kifles and AmmnYiifrbn. A CO?PLETE STOCK OF TE FINEST IMPOETED AND DOiCESnO Wines, Cognac. Gin, Ale, Cigars, Pnre Olive Oil, Mlnerui Watti atid delicacies of every deeriptfon alwsys on hand. 2JProTapt dfreiitiotir given to all Orders, by Mail of otherwise. FAMILY TRADE SOLICITED DANIEL MYERS; OF PENNSYLVANIA. A Living Object Lesson for Dr. Mites' Ht Hart Cure. rQt H EART DISEASE Is curable. "For Over forty years," writes Baalel Myers of Two Taverns, Pa., oa Ans. 10. 13SG. "Isuffered with heart dibease. Firstasli'slit palpitation, gradually growing wcrie. Tlien sliortness of breath, sleeplessness smother ing sensations znd mach paktic- tb& region of the heart alarmed me and I consulted a PJSlCian Keceiving no beneSt I tried others and a number of remedies, -spending a Urge amonilt of motfey, but finally be came? sf bid that it was unsafe for me to leave home. I commenced using Dr. Miles' Heart Cure two years ago. For eighteen months I ha e been well. Al though TJycars of age I cau go where I wisb and fsleep'all riight and "Wake up cs cheer" ful as a babrfand completely rested." Dr. Miles fiemediesaresoklby all drug gists undera positive guarantee, first bottle ttenetlts or money TcfundcJ. Book on Heart and. Nerves sent iree to all applicants. DR. MELE3 MEDTO a T - lkhart, Ind. H. CRGSi 3&.1,EIS IJi DEALER IN "Boo'!s, Snoes, and UrccerifS. Drawers, Motions and Family Gfoeein Marine cJb XX j tz A J TEXAS. & Co, Will pay the adl couritry produce'. Kighes 11th. Sts j)l wity, r 1. Reetoree. ffent Jieia J A G4) U, Headquarters I -roK And Fancy Goods of all Descrip tion, anitahle fr and BiftMar Presents! ift Nfusic, Books, Stationery, toys Pens Tnks, Jewelry, Silverware, Fancy Goods of every description Just received by in SEO. UAilSSE Bro nsville, Texas. t-Agent for Ott's Tombstones. MM mnJfSl MORGAN S. S. LINE. SBBTHEII PACIFIC CBWHT, ATLANTIC SISTSM." Steamers make trips between Morgan City ot 18ew Qrlesns and Brazos Santiago, via Galvehtoa abotii every 10 6ays, Far further information call on or t address M. B. KINGSBURY. Agent. Haw fo Attain St." A Wonderful New SlefiicaTBoojE.-WTitten f&r 5ren Only. , ftao cops may be haditio ob apijhcatloa. ERIE KEDiCAL CS. QUFFALC, N.Y. (Saccessot to Christian Hes?., -DEALER IN- GENEKAL AIEROGANBISE Highest Pricfe Paid For Coantrj Proanee; f point : haheli : i T&rnt For sale. Parker Eow, one of the best pro perties in ITrawnsvIHe, centrally iocated OJt the corner of Washington and 1:1th streets, far ?5,0C0 U. S currency. Al;o 600 aires of fnmT, at ?10 ti. S. enrf o cv. Jofix "VV"; Uoyt Silverware iDiiplets Jlww uiinJ, R-I-P-A-N-S IL - The modern stand- i i - w ard i7amily Medi co - cine: Cutes the commen every-day I ills of humanity, t ' 11 5 CONCORDIA. Boarding and Lodging Honst Thirteenth Street'. PASCHAL A. BRISEKO, Prop (Late of Millere'a llvfeL) Meafe a ail h'onrg Coifee- and ChocolaEe, fish, se'rved a all Error of day and night. '. Brownsville Texa timvt.vlt.wvi' fCa-reati aad Trade"-?.Iarks obtdaedaad ail Pat- ftct business conducted for RIodehatc Fees. JUS OFFICERS 0?PCjSITEU.,S. PATCNTOFFICE aad we cansccur fiatcrvm leas Zmc tnaa, incsc Crcmote Iroia Wasmastotu . ...." Sid riod dragons cr photo., wita cescnp- t:on. v acnsCyil paieniaoie. or nvt, irec .i Jdiarse. Our fee not due till patent is secured PAMPHLET. COW " UDiaa iwccis, Iivjuij cos. o: saiss m wc u. a. osu iuin m.ni n&a Jseat tec AtMrcss, i C- A.SNOW&CO kZm Stem 12 I&33 l El C3I mL. PROFESSIONAL cards I II; GOOrPJCB; c- DEALKA IX REAL ?ATJl Jtimplete Abstracts of Cameroa - Conntjr Kept In The Office. iMV w n s V I LLEt TEX. n H. MARIS, LAWYER AKD L&&B AGENT MONEY TO LOAN OS GOOD SECURITY. Office in Dalzell Builfiing oii Levee Street. Brovtimlle::ii::::;t!::::::Texa3 tno. i. rlkiber; ATTOHNEYAT-LAlf." Brownsville, Texas Will practice !n asv of th 2onrte of tin State when steciiUr 3in ployed. JAkfiSB. Wa,L, ATTORNEY AT LAW, l Offlce Second Floor Bio Grande Ifctilroad BaUdlngf BrblJB7isville : : ; : : ; ; Texas. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW l"ill practice in all Federal and State Courts. BrownsDille; - Texai JOilri P. KfiLSEY, ATTORNEY ct? L-AW. WiJl praetieu in the Federal and State ConrtF. liio Grande Oityi - - Texas. JAS H- EDWARD&, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Land Titles Investigated and Abstracts Furnished. Eidalgo: : : ; ; : ; ? . : Texas HOT AisTD COLD I Li A. HOUSSET'S 'JT1E BARBER. t ArsO- a fall fine of ccffeaccos,' cigars-; pip'es a"nd sr?kfers niafefiah ELIZA BiiTII STREET 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE. TRACE R5ARKS, DESK5MS, COPYHtCHTS &c. . AnTone sandlnjt n ketcli flnd description may; Quick v ascertain, free, whether an iuveottAu is. protKibly potetitable. Communlcatlwis stncUz; conBdcntiaL Oldest asencj forect2nntr patent m America. AVe have a WashirgtOii Oiiico. Pntenia ts'itn throcx iluna J, CO receiTS epcciol not ce lu the SblEHTIFIG fiHERIMH. &eaatifully illnstratcd. tinrest circnLntlOB' acnr scientific journal, weeily . terms SS.C9 a y ci 5tjf0six morths., pecimT coptea and.Iilrfix uooK. ox i'atents geni-irec. Address MUNN &. CO.. SGI BroailcAj, Ncvsr Yor Yor. Thorn DENTIST mT; Office Hours From from 3 to & p. m, 9 to II a. iff n Opposits Hill's fiolel BroiortsviVe Tex. H. G. Eraussfj Is" noV Prepared to' dd all kinds or T Watch ni Elicit- wsr Repairing Jewelry anJ Silverware of &i Kinds a Speciality. j ELIAbJ&TH &Tue R. H- WATXIS, PHOTOGRAPHER, its fnfrdducing new qnd select Stjles - of ork at hi; parlors. AI$o miir styles of fanry card mounts. 5gpCopyinr and enlargements In crayon1 A doie. Inspection of work uffifed, " S Photo parlors next toU. "St. reservation. WSniNGTOtf STR-E FOWL REJTT The filler's Hotel buildisV hair ing been completely fepairel is ot- t lerea lor rent lor notei parrMc i:9aonaM rates. Ajr&V&& ,-, Kh x, HF wf V or J1 VL y AY: &IESL l i i J-- S &' iBLfi&ArK&TH &X$0m --.- Bm Z Yii lf 1 ?A Ifc MT