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- -' 1 ' ! COTTON j. H. HRTZOG, Manager. Bohanon HACK LINE M mly klt tact llmJmjk til Kiccnsan Trains At the Public's Service Day or Night Headquarters in Front Burt Norwood's Store. Phone me your orders at No. BY W. C. BOHANON PROPRIKTOK N. JAMETTA FIRST CLASS BOOT and SHOE REPAIRING All work neatly done and satisfac tion guaranteed. Look for the Red Boot Sign. Next door to James & Nunn. N. JAMETTA, Brvan, - - Texas OFFICE OfU : SEtSLL I C3. ml M. !5J INSURANCE Live Stock. Life. Plate Glass Sick Benefit Fire. Accident W. W WATKINS, Bryan, Texas TO OUR PATRONS: Our drti business lias enjoyed a splendid growth durinRjthe past year and we wish to express thanks to all patrons for the same aud invite their continued favors. THREE REGISTERED PHARMACISTS in our store ami an unexcelled stock of pure drills are a sufficient guarantee of the accuracy and promptness of our prescription work. Our stock includes everything pertaining to the drug business. Phone 45 2 rings, M. H. JAMES mm Fire, Life, Tornado, My Companies are as good as ABSOLUTE PROTECTION on large?or how small, at competitive rates. I respectfully solicit a share of your business, guarantee ing PROMPT ATTENTION, GOOD SERVICE, ABSOLUTE PROTECTION. My office is in the Smith Building, over City National Bank, My telephone is number 161. If you can't come to see me, call my phone, and your bus iness will be promptly attended to, and very much appreciated J. B. MINES a 1 " ') 1 Postoffice Invites your continued patronage. Wo are making preparation- to enlarge our stock ami otherwise increase our facili ties for giving our patrons: letter service than ever. Meanwhile we are prepared to supply all your wanta promptly with the ht st of everything. Post Office Drug Store PHONE 19G EXCHANGE PHONE 399 For any information desired about the Cotton Market OFFICE IN SMITH BUILDING. 3 HOMEYahdTAR Re original LAXATIVE cough remedy. For cough, colds, throat and lunf trouble. No opiates. Non-alcoholic Good tor efcrybody. Sold everywhere Th genuine FOLEY'S HONEY and TAR U la aYallowpackage. Kef use substitute. Prepared only by Folay Company, Chicago. Sold by M. II. JAMES i! If you have land for gale call at my office and list it with me. It will then be sold. I have customers for several tracts of from 100 to 200 acres, and I make a specialty of selling large tracts. Charges are reason able. I have the customers and you have the land and by seeing me it will be to both our interests. Monroe Edge ice Plate Glass, Bond the best, and can give you any risk, no matter how Drugstore I FOLEY'S I WANT TO SELL YOUR RivcfiT Tt u 5s rr. Carntfl Paver Thle 1bpootlon of ' V Major' Portion Of Batata. New York, Dec. 14. And raw Cam (la. In an addreaa befora tna fVatlonal Civic federation, aald ttat ha ballav it - Ajrrarw cAJutaorz. ed that the major portion of the ea tate of enormously wealthy mn hould ao to the atute upon the death or the possessor of the fortune. Mr. Carnejie oppose a Rraduated lntona tax. BACK TO OLD 8TYLE. President Roosevelt Will Withdraw His Simplified Spelling. Washington. Due. 14. President Roosevelt will withdraw hU simplified spellln order to the public printer, and hereafter all document of the ex ecutive departments will again be printed in the old fashioned style. Representative Landls of the joint committee on spelling had a confer ence with the president, when the president said he did not wish to have spelling; overshadow matters of Kreat iniMrtanre. and expressed a will- ingness to revoke bis order for the new spel'i Id R in ease the house of rep resentatlves should go on record a opposed to the system. In the house, after Mr. I.andis saw the president, he Introduced a resolu tion providing that all documents be printed In the old way. It passed without a dissenting vote. Mr. Gillette of Massachusetts said he saw that the house was overwhelmingly against the innovation, and consequently ha bowed to its will. BILL AGREED UPON. Indian Appropriation Bill Carries About Eight Million Dollars. Washington, Dec. 14. The Indian appropriation bill for 19i8. carrying about I8.0no.oo0. was agreed upon by the house committee on Indian ai fairs. The appropriation for the In dians In 1907 was $9. 405.000. The es timates submitted by the bureau of Indian affairs for the year Itms aggre gated Ii.'JiO.tioti, or about $30.oio leg than the bil us amended by the com mittee. The chief addition to the bill by the coniniiK.sion was l."o,o00 for schools In Indian Territory for both whites anil Indian provided for by tho new state c.f Oklahoma. PRESIDENT CHARGED. Accused of Using His Influence In the Election of Republican Mormons. Washington. Dec. 14. President Ro.tscvclt ax directly charged In the senate with using hi Influence for the election of Hepolillcan Mormon candidates In the recent election In Idaho and t'tah. The charge was madi by Senator Dul.ose In the course of a speech. In which he discussed the right of Reed Smoot to a seat In the senate. TICK ERADICATION. Representative Randell Introduces Bill For Appropriation. Washington. Dec. 14. Representa tive Randell of Texas has introduced in the house a bill appropriating $12'.,- 000 to be applied for eradicating the Texas cattle tick. RUSSIAN HELP. Number Have Been Secured For Louis iana Plantationa and Mora Coming. New Orleans. Dec. II.--The Iulsl- ana agricultural and immigration commission has announced the enter ing wedge In securing desirable white agriculturists from Kurope to work on Imlslana plantations has been made with thirty five Russians. Ten of these have been sent out upon truck farms, while others went to rail road construction ramps. The com mission announces more Russians will be brought to Ioiiislana soon. COUPLE FOUND DEAD. Man About Forty Years Old and Ee-I lieved ta Be a Clergyman. New York. Dec. II. A man about forty years of ngp. believed to be a clergyman, .tnd a ycune woman were found deid In a room on the top flooi of an Bist Eighteenth street board ing house Thursday. The room was filled with gas that hail esaped fri.iu a partly open Jet The couple had b.en at the house since Wednesday evening. The man engaged the nxeu, saying it was for a married couple. Ho tvmail.i l that he win out of work Switei-'and'a New President. llerci'. l-c. II Vice l'r:idM.t Mi;!ler I as i en eli-c'e 1 1 , y the couu ell prci-idcnt. Brenner Vice President. Heme. Dc. II 1". I.ral council c-leited K. Ilremii ' vl president of the Swi-i or'. d -rat hm. Continue Critical. Iuidon. Dec. 14. A private cable gram from Ttheran Friday stated tb Slab's condition coutlaui critical. TWO LAROI VIIIIU. 'wq Chief of Ordnance uraau In Repert Urgee Thle. Washington. Dae. 14 Declaring that la design the baaae'ia la battleship fleet the apace and relgbt assigned to am munition has been so restricted that ammunition on board under certain conditions of battle would be expended la leea than an hour. Rear Admiral N. E. Mason, chief of the bureau of ord nance, in bis annual report urges tb building of two reasela of considerable lie one on the Atlantic and one on the Parldc coaat devoted exclusively to carriage of ammunition, and be states thst ultimately there should na one of these vessels with each neet. They should be so fitted with appli ances for assembling ami ureamng down ammunition that they mlgnt serve to aa great a degree aa possible as floating magaxlnee. The lessons drawn from the war wnn Spain. Admiral Mason says, lea mra to also recommend the equipping of an auxiliary vessel for use as a machine shop and store vessel with each fleet In explaining his estimates lor con siderable Increased appropriation ror target practice. Admiral Mason saya. there will be an Increase of thirty eight vessels over the past fiscal year. A marked departure from all previ ous designs. Admiral Mason rays. Is represented In turret mounts for twelve-Inch gun of the South Carolina and Michigan, which. It Is stated, will operate to Increase rapidity of flrp. A new type of turret sight has also been develoed for Installation on these two ships. On the subject of armor It l stated the standard of quality required by th bureau Is still - met In most satisfac tory manner, while experiments with high explosives, such aa bursting I charges for shells, have progressed suf ficiently to Justify the expectation that such explosives can be adopted In the near future. BANQUET TO COLQUITT. Texas Club Entertained the Railroad Commissioner. C.utbrie, Dec. 14. The Texas club entertained Thursday night Hon. O. li. Colquitt, a member of the Texas rail road commission. Among those pres ent wire I'resldent Murray of the con stitutional convention, and twenty-four fjrmer Tcxans, all delegates to the convention. Mr. Colquitt rescinded to the ti ast. nullders of the State." Organized labor and the Farmers l'i li n have split with the organiza tion of the convention over county line matters. Campbell Russell, secretary of the National Fanners' t'nlon. and K. Duffy, president of the legislative board of the Farmers' Kducational and Co-operative t'nlon of America, have Issued a stirring appeal to the 3.0"U local farmers' unions a-klng them to Instruct their delegate In the conven tion to drop ccunly line matters, leav ing tli recording districts and counties as f.cy are, ,md pix I with the work iif drawing up the constitution. MOB LOOKED FOR. Man Desired Charged With Having As saulted a Widow Paris. Tex. Dec. 14 The Lamar county officers prepared Friday for a mob, which rumor reported to be com ing from I'.lossoin to lynch llnsev Thomas. Jailed here for assault on Mrs Smith it n hli.w The nss:mlt u :n ' committed Thursday night In the rear of the woman's home, two miles from Paris The negro threw Mi Smith down and choked her Her fourteen- year-old son lo aril the s uflle mi l seized a pistol. He fired at the until. who ran from the yard hs the door was opened. llloodhouml and officers rem hed the scene at midnight on ti switch engine The dogs trailed Thom as, who confessed, declaring that he weiil to the woman's house for rob- 1 ij- Sheriff Carpenter escaped from Itlos:.om at 5 o'clock Friday morning with Thomas, bringing him to this city HOW HE GOT OUT. Boy Greased Himself With Butter and Thus Left Cell. Trenton. N J. Dec It Reginald Hassbrook. a boy r,f this city who had run away from home twice ami wa arrested, escaped from the central po lice station tlce In an odd fashion. 11 was locked up for safekeeping pending the dlsiositlon of his case by a court. but he quickly got out of one cell an'! then another by undressing hlmselt and greasing his body with butter which had been given him at break fast and wrlnggllng through a small opening In the cell door. He was not discovered until be had almost wrest ed a bar from a window leading to the open. The court afterward decided to release htm In the custody ot Dis la ther. who explained that he ran away because he bad been threatened wl'.h punishment for some boyish prank. HURLED FROM HORSE. General Nogi Landed on Hi Head and Hi Condition I Serious. Toklo, Dec. 14 General Nogl. who raptured Tort Arthur, was throw n from his horse Friday while returning from the palace. He fell on his bead ami became unconscious. Ills condition arouses apprehension. Six Rider Went Down. New York. Dec. 14 In the Mx day bicycle race Iledell. at 2 o'clock Fri day morning. In an attempt to gain the lap his team was beblud caused a bad spill. Six rider went down. Van dcrsMlt was carried i ff the track In letisihle. Warned to Be Careful. New Orleans Dec. 14 Ansamo De I. I'ortMla Jr.. and Kmlllo Aleman. Jr.. attac h 1 of the lonl Mexican con sulate, who were arrested last month charged with violating tho state game laws, were discharged frcm custody after being cautioned a to Le careful In tue future. " YOUR ORDERS for mo .7 w eJorn n JFwri'8 GET OUR PRICES OUR M VI mm IS ALWAYS COMPLETE AND FRESH. WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD. PHONE 376 WILSON GRAIN & COAL CO. 9mmaa Machine and Repair Works I'OKCKI.AI HATH TI'BI. I'ORCKf.AlX RINK8, HAHINH, LAVATORIES fOMI'I.KTK, UAKIiKX IIOHK, HosK KKKI.ft. KITt'llEX Ho HA MS. PLURIBircC of all description promptly done. Send u rour il o a a,nl fawn Mow Mower IT MI'S. IT.MI'S. ITMI'S-SAV "IT MI'" WF. KNOW WHAT THAT MKAXS Hrv.n SttMl-Htac 2bTHX3EBI Whets the Appetite ! vrN wmkn corn wf.athfr comfs on it L ' ' k WHK'IS "1 1 1 K AI'TK'niE AND MAKFS Ifi Fresh Meats Your orders will receive prompt attention S. H. FRANKLIN G-E O TKT I3STG-! .MY STOCK AND China and Glassware You should price the Una and Save Money on your purchases. J-iAsWELiLi's Book Store DR. R. H. HARRISON ('(Toe St Emmtl k M.ony'i Prre K'.ors li It VAX, TKXAs Calls answered promptly night or day osoa t3. r I to 11 . m. sad 2 to 4 p o I I o t T ten i ii ii 1 1 i in, , h.pim. - - - 11 mm Can surely be found in our good w ( n c and liquors, whether (or personal use or for rifts. The high grade of our goods make them o acceptable to lovers of pare and wholesome beveraees that you are sure to be pleased if you procure your sup. ply at STOCK 0 AND FEED JSSTUFFSS 4 for repair. Hnt Nai l Bank Always Ready .:h tr.e ncwei) uaionable Tarries for Men' Clothing. Vhe old teliablc John Witt .nan tailor shop can always tc depended upon for quality, tie and fit and promptiir. (ive v your otder. JOHN WITTHAN MLRCMANT TAILOR. ail and Sruonable Market Produrti even more detirable. We are merting the increased demands upon our mart.rtt with the ht of everything, nicely cut and guaranteed to plrae. SALES OS., f H. D. EVANS' Hack Line MEETS ALL TRAINS " order recelred prompt ttentlon day or iiIkIiI. puon k