The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 25, 1893 Page: 2 of 4
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Hivertisor.
UtahlUfced Manli Ut, |K|.t. Volume 'M.
Orricc. Main lrnK. up flair*. Kihard l uiMlu#
THUS. C. CAIN
uhtok am* iko-
pMirroK-
USTROP. TEXAS. FE8. 25.1893.
(OTTOS CONYKNTION t AI.I.KIi.
Ihe t'ommi..inner of Agriculture
l ui* it Circular In Compliance
llii Hei|Ue«ls.
Colli IIIIS*lo^^ lllllling.Horlll linn
I i nx'ly
, Willi
w urn-
LaCraugr'a Are company cele-
brated ir ninth aunlveraary on
UH
'flie joint resolution changing the
constitutions mi an to reduce till*
number of members jn the bouae to
f>3, the senate to 3J, anil to |>av
theut by the year, It a good one ami
ahoald pa**.
<5o . llogg informed the stockmen
la convention In this city last week
that he wax "out of politic*." If
lie he never been "in" it would have
been a Hod tend t<i Texas progtc*s
and prosperity.—Iconoclast.
it ia said that a young lady of
Newark, New .loraey, whose partner
•evidently atruck her ankle with Iiih
foot In a wait*, only want* 95,000
damage* from him for the Injury,
'i'hoee who dance iuii*t pay the
tiddler.
a re- j
column* I HIUI responded lu by I'J.'i member. of it
mi impor-
xen,
UHK A* V > HHIltAliK UKfXluX.
i-mllm artf.-rtiiMl
Il a u« ill) good fortune In attend llie
'.•III unii lu I reunlim of lireenV Hrlgud*',
held a! I I .,lu;i 1st on the 21*1 IliMt.
i lie a*.oclal iou wa called to order
by I're.ldent I'arter al 10 o'clock, «. m.,
niin prayirby Itev. W tt. Iloruer.
'I lir roll eall, liy Secretary It.inkiii,
The death of l.eti lit uiiregard,
which occurred at hi* home in Nv>
Orleans, Monday, leave* but one . f
the great aouthcrn general* now
living—Qen. Longatrcet. A few
More years and nil the old Con-
federate soldier* will have joined
him " aero** the river."
- —
(lav. Hogg hn* about disrupied
the Democratic party in this slate,
and dest roved the |irogre*s and
pro*perity of both the slate and peo-
ple. It i* high time he were "out
of politic*," a* he told the atockmcii
here last week he waa. — Auatin
Iconoclast.
An Austin correapondent write*:
It iB rumored llial we are confronted
with a deficit reaching from 9400,000
to $1,00*),000. Committees having
in charge Qnancc, revenue and taxa-
tion have not ;,et reported, but
enough in known lo render it certain
thai appropriation* for ornamental
ami liberal purpose* will be left out,
and even the neoeaaary expense*
will bo cut close.
■ •Ill brigade, which \\:t -nI•-•••iin-niIv in-
eieimcd to I .Mi member*.
The miuiltc. of tell lu.t meeting held
ul i in pn- ITiri.tl were read uuil iiiltip-
ktitiii.il election ol nlth'cr. resulted
lion ol Jno. Kirk he city
in. |<r< slili'iit a nil ill tier of vlee-
ideuU. John ti, Itankiu re-elected
secretary anil I'llu* Johuson, treasurer^
Alter olhci nailiin n| hiisliiens. the
asMiclaliou adjourned mil il 'J o'clock. |i.
m.
, w In it the iiirinlii r> repaired lo the
The I'ost gives the following
statistical i in forma lion allowing the
work of 'he (Senate up to laat Satur-
day : There have been introduced
in the Senate this session £04 bills,
eleven concurrent resolutions. Of
Jbe*c bill* forty-four have been en-
together with one coucur-
reut rSHHn. (If the WJ meas-
ure* introWced, only eight have
passed to enrollment.
Luttrcll and Carlisle, two con-
demned men conduct! in the Sherman
Jail, are determined to cheat the
gallows by starving themselves to
death. Several day* ago a dove
llew into their cell, and on the night
of llie J7th, the bird died. Since
then the hitherto immovable pris-
oner* havc|evinced signs of genuine
grief. Luttrcll, who ha* greeted
every overture made him either in
silence or wrath, wept us h-- picked
up the little bird which bail been
In* cell mate and seemingly only
source of solace for several days.
They refuted to eat, having their
food untouched. Finally, howevei,
they sent for the jailor and ordered
food, telling hiiu they would here-
after eat ad Tfeey could get aud let
liiin bang then;.
Those who were in attendance at
the funeral f Mrs. Harrison I'renticc
et West Springfield, Mo, were
thunder struck when, in the middle
of the exercises, her husband began
to Inquire how soon he could secure
a marriage license. He received
such replies that he relapsed into
sileuce until the ceremony was fin-
ished. Hardly had the body of hi*
wife been laid in (he grave when he
visited the olllce of the city clerk
and made *ubstantially the same
imjulry. He was accompanied hy
hU prospective bride, Mr*. Maude
Chriali, witlow of Charles 11. Chrihti. i
who died two weeks ago. i'renticc
seemed much relieved when he was
told that there was no law which |
could prevent hiui from marrying
immediately if he saw lit. A
bystander called the widow n
brute and the outcome was that
I'renticc concluded to wait a bit, auil j
so departed with Mr*. Chriatie.
more money for his few bale* than
lie would for his many. Read Com-
missioner lloilingsworlh's letter,
read it carefully, ami then see thai
Ibis county lias proper rcpresenta-
t loll at the proposed stale con-
vention:
To llie People nf Texas, uinl K.pechdly
lollou Planters:
•\l llie solicitation ol llie farmers,
merchants, member* of the legislature
and others, I am itiduced lo call a stale
convention lor Hie purpose of tukiii£
some action lo inllllcncc the farmer*, u|
Hie stale nmi south iii plant le*s eotlon
the eomliig scusoa. also lo vary lUeli
crops.
I will designate Au-tiu us llie place
lur llie eonvnitioii ami tlx the lime on
lln lOlli of March. There arc ample
hotel accommodations in Austin ami a
suitable hall v, ill lie furnished ami ev-
ery attention will be shown llie dele-
gales.
1 would suggest that county conven-
tions lie held a- rapidly as possible to
send delegate. lo llie slate convention.
Kvery cillzcu, regardless of occupa-
tion. irsde I.r profession, is lute reeled
ill Ibis effort to decrease the cotton
acreage, and permit me urge upon
every one lo l ike a hand and encourage
the,largest possible attendance ul the
eouiity conventions and lo see that a
large ami repri sculatlve deb-gallon is
sent to the slate cull vent ioii lu order
that llie w Islu n ami sentiments of the
agricultural Interests may he reflected
in i's action.
Til I you uiuy hctlcr appreciate the
neeessiiy nud importance of this eall I
w ill say thai some days sic1 I sent to
each county assessor lo ascertain
through llie liesi sources ol inforinalio'i
possible whether there w ould be an in-
creasi in cotton acreage anil report by
March I. A few reports have been re-
celved. a. I ii. nearly every instance an
Increase has been r< ported, and in some
counties as high as 'Jn per eeut
Increase, ami if the other other
eotlon growing stales make a like
increase il needs m> wise propbe* to
foretell thai ,'i cents or lest will be tin
prevailing price for cotton llie coiuIuk
season, which will be nolliing more nor
less than a calamity.
Again let me urire upon you lo lo take
Ibis matter actively in hand and avail
yourselves of tlil> opportunity to tlx fie
price of cotton for the ii 'Xt yw'~ Trop.
It Is ihwii> «iUii>tM«i Mfnrpower of the
agricultural element to control the price
of their leading product, a faet they are
so lot.' lo understand or appreciate. |t
is also suggested thai an iaterstuii con-
vention lie call-d Willi llie view of get-
ting all llie stales lo co-operate for tile
purpose of arousing a more general In-
terest and to influence the entire south,
attention In u ' icli will be gltrcn by the
iiinvenliou w lien aisewbled.
The county jiulues on the several
counties are hereby reuuested to call the
uoiinlv convention*, in the ,<vent of
failure to hold a eouuty colivelillon the
county judge will appoitil delegates to
the in! invention.
May I hope you will properly appre-
ciate this timely w arning?
Vour obedient servant,
JOHN K IIOI.I.IKIIIwoictii.
CouimisMoner of Agriculture
lie reipiesl* every dally and wiekly
paper to publUh tlii- eail ami to make
editorial mention of name.
WHAT (it)OI) HO A 1>S VTIbl, 1IO.
sent U* the f|
ing " to oott
i|ile*l login
of I be Ai>\ i
lant mailer
more espcci
deeply lulcre
the i.'ii|Ii>ii pli
call a couul;
•elect dclcgal
vention. I'l
•hoiild be rci|^p^TT^ip]TirFcuFlo all
but cctlainly to llie toiiiug planter.
more than auy. If a small crop i«
raised, the price of cottou is sure u, | I'lea-ant homes assigned them, and lor
advance, and the planter will get """ 1 u|n prepared lo say thai I June ,el-
■* tloui, if Mil ilowii lo " iu*u uu
Kiint *|«rvu«l it-1 \\m no fortmiule lo jj* I
At 2 p. iii., lli«' puriiilf (oriiM tl, tloliu
Atliiir nt'liii^ iiiar*>linl l tb tl.*v. | i«'-
ui'dcil by Prof. Kiiuarrt Urui* linml • !
Breiiiiaiu; tlicii chiiii* llir old toldlurn of
the lli«*ii ull cx-iouf«*iliarnti'i>
tli«* civic uiul iiiilil.tr> oouipaoli'i. clll-
/«ii-, and (In1 rear whh I ion^lit up hv
llic KUtouiu IIimm* liuutl.
'I'lif imii'i'Miuu mart tifii ttiriMi^u the
prlncipui utrcfU, uuilti^l I lie rour tif
cannon ami th< cliwr of Ihe va*! multl-
tutie to tin1 op«ni tioiiHtt, ivliert; oriK*r
having Ih'cii rt'!*torod, tin* (iMtoolatiou
wai* caii'-'l to order, ami I'rof. Kirk tli'-
llvrrctl ihr formal adilrt/• of m(•Icoiik*
iii la'lialf o( tin* good iM-oplu tif Klatoiiia,
uliit'll was rcK|Mii d<Ml to in lifliaif of the
Hi illicit* l v lien Hoilgi'i -i, K *q., of Itrt*n•
hum. in an floqucnt and forcible mari-
ne/•
A life "i/c |M rtrult « ((iem ra! M. ().
Hardeman vvu5 preaviiUMl to the iiKitocI*
atiou by \V. I. l>aviditoii, IN^., «•!
Victoria, and formally received by Hen
Hodger*.
A beautiful ^old h<*aded cane \\ a- then
pieweiitcd lo .secretary Ii ink I n for hi*
vaiiible Bcrvicei* to the association, hitv-
in^ nerved t lie ill ui cretary ittee 1877.
Majot Xiaiikin responded in a feeling
adtlreai.
A poem eompoaotl by , was tin n
read by Minn Wheeler, in an article
manner.
After intinlc by band aHi>lMtt <l by the
youiiK ladien, ami a caienlhenlc drill by
the you UK ladien. Adjournment to the
banquet at I p. in.
I iuiiM eotifc-- i itm unable to describe
thin elegant table, gotten up iu nucll
artintic tu4te by llie good ladien of
Hatouia. All tiiat heart could uUh
wan there, nave and excepting, (belt
naiti tc the credit of the ladien; auy in-
toxicating drlukn,. which waa rigidly
excluded.
1 fully realized the fact that men
wight r* «obUnami put big thing* iu the
i>apcr, but it i« the ut rk of the nkillful
haiidn of the lildicn that rapture* a!l by
her culinary art. To say that the aup-
per wan elegant in puttiug it mildly.
From the banquet hall the large crowd
repaired to the opera houie to enjoy
the concert gotten up by the young p«;o-
plr of Uie town of Matoula. for the cn-
peciai be lie tit of the old noldler*.
Ilelng unwell the writer wan prevent-
ed from witnenniug the purfoituaiice,
but wan informed by competent judge*
that it ilrnt cian in every particular.
I regret my uhnen,uh J phouhl like to
have *ald more of the concert. After
the concert the dancing mio begun and
la>ted till tlo' wee mua hoiim nf the
morning. Tliun ended the tlmt day of
the feMttVltleN.
Today (the .'Judj the day that 1« dear
to every American heart, a" the birth-
day of Oeorge Wttnhiugton, the iinnocia-
lion met at 10 o'clo/k. A report wan
read from <hii dim. II. McLean, a
member of the unsociatlou and aeeruhiry
of the lllM'oricnl ami M«?inorial annocia-
tion of (ireen'n llrigade. detailing the
progref#uf an early hUtory of thin an-
notation.
The little city of VVciimir was choaen
an the place of m \t lueetlug, ami the
21 nt day <d Febuar> the tnue. A num-
ber of the Hiun of the old brigade were
liiemiiei-. auioiiK other* K. C$
CHURCH COLUMN.
1.1*111.1) II) H. V. Wlt.HON.
nil io n IKKVU'U.
('MaiiTuS I'Mca* M.—KMer U K. Wllaon.
r* ioi Hutxl*) w'htM i fuii'lay miirultig. 980
a ui hvAi hluii lit tint 4tl Huuday • lu M« h
lutiuth. l'mjer mwllUK evwy Thtir <Uy
uitfhl.
Mieriioniar cm hcm iu-\ II M
1'nklor MiaiU) im Uoul. every ntui<U) uiurnliiK-
v.:RitiVI)Hk l'?« tell lug e% t*r>' rumUy iii«irtilii|
Hint michi l'r t)ti Ait-1 noil* •crvtiD •v ry
Wnlliiult) night t hlMreti ■ M*rvlc« ttl
Huii U) In vm It uioiillt .1 ii ii* k. |> in
llAl'tmT till K. II I lev O P Ml lea. I'lttoV
Mumlii) IumiI v *) n in rrvarliltig Ju«t an<l
llii "aiihatha lu «*< ti inoiiib at II nt, anu n
|>. u> Cravcr nuH'tlnf tvtrjr Tueaday ulgtiL
I'tibllc eoellalty luvlunl
c'ai vakv rni k< ii k "v ^ u IVrry. Hector
Ht-rUcwirvery -n«l mi<l Uh Huietay. IIa. m
H I' in At! are eonlt«ll> tuviknl U> «ttrii<
Huuilay Uuoi ivory Htui'lay al * a iu
•irkuan MltTIIOIllir i'iii kui -lu-f w a
I'asUir Hervln* fvt«ry til Hun«lay,
uioriiiug aii't utght. aii>l every ini nuu«lay
morning Iii carh uioiilh. i'lioir eaeretaei
Kri lay aii-l nainnlay ulgiit* before I•! au«t artl
Huiitlay. Huii>lay a>'htnil ainittiig «laan ever>
lai Muu'lay anoruomi at .WcU k HlbleeUaa
ever) I ri.tay iKttweu tal an I Srd Huutlay.
al I | ui.
"f
u<T
W < • il a > a MidMiiMhY
nuH^tng laat Thiirailay In <
Ko« i«tr - ttegular
a* 11 iiniiith
MEYER BMTHEIK
-A.I5/E PREPARED TO HELP
Tin Tt l e Rom* iuvenllv Mia«lti|)ary Htn-lely
all! luilit It* regular tutn'Ung on ilit last Tuee-
>la> iu 'H4 li luuiith
liellamy wrote "Locking Ilack-
wunl" from an imaginary life iu llie
year 2(MK), and in 111* viiiooary
ilreaiiiing, Iia, given many fanciful
anil impossible view* of the future.
Kill I Iii? thoughtful Rtudviil of the
panl. ami of the preaenl, can tec
grcal thing* in the future of our race.
In (lie beginning of thi* country all
Kurope felt the iron iiaml of tyrauy,
anil the idea* of "caate," anil the
"divine right of King" cru*hed out
llie hope* of tile people for a better
state of thiiigN. IIIM the fearful
wronga of King*, 1'iincca* and
I'ricHia, at la l aroiiaeil the people of
Krancc, ami amiil*t the iila/ing lire*
ami Hlrcaiuing IiIihxI nf tlie Kreiich
revolution, llie gray old lyrauic* and
iyrauta of lie past were overthrown,
ami tlie "Spirit of Liberty" *prang
into new life Napoleon taught
even king* to reaped ami fear llie
common people, lie taught them that
from the low eat walkx of life, men
COUid come with brains enough lo
command armies, and govern King-
dom*. He aaw the tendency of
liiings. lie said that "Kurope inuat
lie cither Republican or Coa.saik."
France i* now a Republic, and the
ever moving umiercurrcnt* of thought
are fast preparing the way for the
triumph uf Republican idcra every-
where. Kven Kings, Princes* ar.d
l*iiests are learning that goveruinent*
are the creature* ami aervant* of the
people, ami exist for the tcood of the
people. The love of liberty ami
justice i* deepening ami widening,
and so leaving society that it* prom-
ise i* rich in future good. Alltyran-
ies shall be overthrown. Their way*
shall be their ruin. Let Kings and
parlies anil men beware! Let capi-
talists and monopolies beware!
"The greatest good to the greatest
Viuiaiier" is the iipiril of progre**.
S OVER XJ-A.3DE3ST,
THEREFORE
THERE IS NO USE WEEPING:
WE DO JUST WHAT WE ADVERTISE.
Your trade is worth working for. We want it, and are
willing to offer inducements to get it, and therefore, re-
spectfully ask
An Inspection of Goods and Prices.
Wecarya full line of Groceries, Queensware, etc. WE NEVER FAIL TO PLEASE.
MEYER BROS'1 Green Flag Store'
AT THE J. C. BUCHANAN CORNER STORE HOUSE.
\
ought to do—either withdraw their
name* from llie church roll, or else
go so near llie lire as to gel warm.
l)o you know that your present
position is an absurdity? You pro- (
fess lo be living for (toil and heaven,
bul all llie world knows you are
lying. Wake up! Do Hoiuelhing
before you are ilcail. Kither help
to puli the Lord'* chariot, or get out
of the way. We want more old-style j
holiness, the kind they had before
railroad*, steamboat* and telegraphs.
A enum erated heart is momentum
for all christian work. Your gun is
well enough bul the gun carriage is
rickety, ami so unfit for llie Lord's
battery. Ihe Lord gives us all a | To balance from last quarter.
higher life, a deeper life, a broader|To receipt, Ibl* quarter
life! We can not do much toward* I
saving other* till we ourselves are j
more surely saved. More purity, j "v Disbursement
mor faith, more consecration will be
more momentum.- Talmage.
QUARTERLY EXHIBIT
Showing the Aggregate Receipts and Disburse-
ments of Each Separate Fund of Bastrop
County, for the Quarter Ending
February 14,1893.
GENERAL FUND.
Tulal
f J.IKVi
. 11 .m 11
113 iru 7A
The Home Corner has had the
pleasure of examining the manuscript
of Professor Gillespie Lewis' book,
"Self-Help iu Klocution and Ora-
tory." It is so very different from all
the book* on elocution which have
been published that it must attract
attention, and the Home Corner be-
lieve* that it* originality will insure
its success. Professor Lewis has
little patience with the so-called
"elocution" of the day, which never
loses an opportunity to tear every
My bslsiiee nn bsnd
Total
ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND.
$13,470 7h
A Million KrlfihIm'.
A fii«*!i«l In in i• m frlcml iinl«-?i),
an«l not WHum one million |>*oj>|«
Imtc fimntl ju*i auvli * friend in I r.
K1 nt - Nf* iMwnvfn fori'ou uroptUo,
1'ougli* uti<l < oMv lf\on ti.it#> t *t*r
u m| tin* gri ii 1 onjgii M«*<llclur, on#
trial uill 4*4iii\incf >011 tlml II h >* won-
«!•* r f ii I rumiitf In nil tit** * «•* ol
Tliro:it. « hct mil l.mig* K « b UittU
i gi:itmnt«M «| tu do .ill 11*nt 1* claliti*<l
or «ii« n«t> * III Ih> rvfttnritM Trial bot-
1^- fn« s«.|<| | jr Miift Mill «n<l ('.
Krlianl \ Hon. i rtiggi*i') .
1 he wiii • «' !• of I hniiitM'tImn « <'ou||b
Hi-mk'iIv in rffi ling it t un* ol
coM*, cioii|> nn<J v% itiMijiiag cou^li liat
broiiglit it Into gr *Ht I•• in«inil. Mcuri.
I'lintm- \ Son. of 1 'murrmi. uiiln.
tliut 11 ! :*• gnho-il 4 r««|Mit tion Micoail
in ifti* in (IihI \nlnii> .L « M ^ui>rn
of «lo|in toi. \N \ , «Rys !t ii. tlit- U«t
li«* • vi'i I II K Jon«' . lrtiggl«t,
Wifiuiiii ■ •;l)> ' < liiHoU-flu"i,
( ough |{t uu t|\ in |h rf« < tl)' ri-IUfil
. ti 11 v« nluav "*rniit«Mj It iu<) It r
falh'ti to gl\. Ill'" IIIO t IX lft .l .alia/
tton "h' -«■ >? bolllm fur uie i\ W. J."
Mllfy. ilruggi-i
i nn
To iislsnre from la.l re|
To receipts til In qusiler
sol 'ii
i M ai 00
Total..
I.i.-sii m
By disbursement*
Hy Itslaiiee nn Iiaml....
Total
* M'i
a.sAu
Wakti h A lady In .ulh i «uli*cr1t>-
llloi). mid himWi eiilleetiuiiN I" I llie
\ • >i«I Ii « 'v illilaml MsgUini . In lU.trnp
slid .'llliiindilut tins iii. Addresa,
Youih - Noaihlaod. Waaa leas.
Tn lialsueeon hsnd frnm tssl
To receipt, this ijiiarlrr
BRIDGE FUND.
f)tiart*r
I hk* (i • 11 i v .lolm liiitKiln mil ft*
Ir • I IwIi.m ,1 >| Vinto s . I' II W,
•** till tin illt «Uy "f I rttirumx IM«H. Urt«
llrowti Mnli liruiMli'iJ \|* on ibr IHN
li 11 • mImiII l.< hiiinl* Idyll, about 1H of
Total.
Ity (llnlMirm'tni'ntH
Total •
Muk«* fanning pay.
I'rot cut t lit* luijfi;).
Make traveling a pka urr.
Koliuiict the vulue of property.
Lfuwil the Inird r ol the hornc.
('r«ate a lM*tft*r ny#teui of nchooli*.
t'ftuiie iiutiiigratlon Into the town ami
county.
Ami do a thousand oth< r good things • h ctcd
too numerous to mention.
WHAT lull HO AI in wil
Kill your liorM.
Wear out your buicgy.
Kiupty your treasury.
Jiuln your property.
>!ukr farming m failure.
Make traveling a burden.
Drivi* a\vav immigration.
l>#" troy your neliooln.
I>cj rccintc tin valiu> of property
t o.
and r.r. lll^lHinith.
At 1J M. dinner win* m*rv«*i| to all the
veteran* remaining, iiih^ii luiicli at 7 :'M).
making three public meal* nerved l r
the ladien.
At .* i*. m the Aran^a- train pulled
nit. amid the munie by the band, and
the la.*l adieus of the 'adien ami gentle-
men.
I cannot elo-e tbie bantily written let-
tei { living left Klntonia al 5 and ar-
And do ten thousand other bad thing- | r,v,MJ ut 7 v M w 1,1,01,1 '*
too numertniN to mention. , xyor'' to Ihe credit of thU bonpita-
| bb-people. Where all did no much to
I^Oter From Vaure. j eontribute t« the plea-ure nt the old no|-
— ■ - • diem. It i* itlMblloilM to make npeeiai
1
To balaiin* from lant quarter-
To reeeiptu thin quarter
Total
Hy dl hur>*ement«
Hy baiiitier on hand
Total
1 lie tyranv of ideaa shall lie over- j ponnible panmon to tatter ft, and while
thrown, still right and truth hold !|le |ev«ls some of his keenest satire
sway among men. The "alone which | ,t thin aimurdlly which i* such a
was cut of the mountain without | weariness to the souls of sensible j ity baistir* oil tiiiuJ
hands i* rolling onward, and gel- people, he never cease* U) hold up'
ting strength and momentum with before hi* reader* the poaaibililiea
each day, shall break down and ,m| the lofty ideal* of lhl noble.t of
destroy ah lyianies and all powers t|,e art>. There is no doubt thai the
thai do wrong, and carry Joy and books on clocution have been dismal
gladness to all the homes of earth, j failures. They bave deluded the
The savior said "my words are ,)Ut,||„ iulo ,|le ,lf
spirl' and they arc life," and so they | K,.gturC(, m aet of facial conior-
are. Son of man, plant yourself on ti„,)B wi|| lllalt(. hll ,.|ocutionisl of
Fliii words, in all things, and be sure llUJ I'roleaaor Lewis ha.aban-
tliat for all who do tills, a good time doned the*e old, worn-out and un-
is coming "bye and bye." j satisfactory paths, and has hewn out
in * itrp.tiIII. iI&K'iMulft io'r * w y '"f 'himself. As the name of
rti.m iir«.u iii«v h-hI'Ii.ij in Um hmii. thvir Hitthi Ihe hook indicates, the work all in
li'ii'lViVuiiVi;.i.nw!!. Thimid, yt-sr.!l'"' , teaching the student1 T« Ulane.^"".hsn'l from la.l r. i...n
l «|'*' itii'l utn«T than- n itnrk « <l./«iin.
Tliey bat auirmiut the «lo«| mi l MMmpliig
thought*
Ilea are in liim, inntead of putting on
a mere outside veneering of machine-
made gesture* and expressions. A
study of Professor Lewis' system, a*
presented iu thi* hook will he inter-
esting to every student. The many
uuique feature* embraced in the
volume arc, like the book itself,
original and attractive. All through
the book are blank pages, on which
the student will keep the record of
I IMS S.|
l.i*ju uM
. |!,l#.l H.I
iid.
lis* a wtilli
ui.de by
mi llie
A|e
Hill
f Mi no
J I d K\
>2 4vl kl
r. B ,*t'
-JZi
COURT HOUSE FUND.
Oil
i.OOll INI
u.ifto 'ni
$ Thi oo
•i.lioo no
li.oAo 00
jo
right hou
I'l .iiruUi
(iiVen
; lau.i
U F 11 N kl • «, t '. t
B\ > H. St! u*. Deputy.
'Isiken up Iff Sinclair am!
tfa>. I In.f. f. .1 I him, k. .1 i' li. (
.fan 10 I MM. One )(a> Mare, aUiut la
haml^ high nlM ut ).'• yearn old, branded
on left -Ii older s.l Mitb bar oter it.
Apprui'i d nt 910
t lved under \ hnn I. thin Feb. «Jth,
I siM
w k Unkind, t i t . il
> i<« Ueputt
H\
JAIL FUND.
Which v «rjK wt r all other*. mi«l <oiiduri
The world ut la«t tn frre<1oin
| lo help himself; lo do hi* own think-
ing. and to develop whatever faeul-
1.1 NX,
The eighly-flvc teacher* In the
public school* at Lock port had a
spelling contest the other day, to llie
great delight of their pupils, says the t all kind" of oll« snd grease froui o'po -
New 1 orW W eekly rrlhune, liccauae Mini oil and soap grease, to llie Itne.i
u>e of the leachers did not alio- ijuallty of b< «r oil. from all of which I
lier cover themselves with glory, lean, be is realizing i|uile a Utile sum
llie eighty-five, only live spelled „f money, 11•• .ny« II he eamiol meet
"Uepaselacr correctly, and 71 per j with good sale, at Uvalde lie may go iu
cool of the whole number misspelled j i,|(j |tu inip wlili Ids bear. For lesr
"acknowledgment All of the fol- ||,|a may H„,J It. way into the waste bas-
lo wing words were wrongly spelled kl., , w,j,
by more than half the teachers, and
aavrral of them by mine than fifty :
"Supersede," resuscilative," "ea-
cellcnce," "beneliu d," "luisine**,"
"Oiadal," "maintenance," "inilli-
««r," "pretentious," gaseous,'' and
'•floncede." The name "gencaee"
ia Mild to liave caught a good many
vicUlM.—Northern Kachange.
Il would be diffltMlt to And that
■limber of colored teacher, in the
Moo lb who omild not Imat I he spelling
above. And yet the
North are eternally
ul the "poor deluded
i Mouth."
Tex.. Fell. 13. mention ol any, lint nf the Indus we
iniike mention ol Mr«. I'oekrell, Mrs.
Rle'. Karri*. Mr- Matur, Mr*. Adair,
Mr*. « essun, Mrs Verger and Mi**
Helen llst*ein«*vk*r. aud many oilier*
whose name. «e ilo nul now reineiutier.
Mi«"r . Hull, Knrrin, M. Coekrell,
In. Ilrislon and tuatiy oilier., were un-
tiring ill Seeking In liiiiki* nil pleiusnt.
Too much praise canted be given lo
those noble people in dntt,i£ *n uiueh
tewiird imiklng lliii.e old soldiers happy,
and il will be many day* Indole their
exertions will lie forgotten.
The walehword seemed li^tie to ui t
up an entertainment equal lo tin- one
given by Itnstrop Many all old soldier
I went to his home hle.dng the Isilles nf
hunting, lie lis. all kinds ol hides. J luiniilii. and ihe men loo, fur their 1111-
from o'possum hides to bear skius. and j bounded hospitality, and il would Ih-
pleaoiiiK to every liastroplan to have
their names linked logeltoer illi
Klatoni* by way ol comparison.
May lliey live lu niei't ngaiii under as
miiuy favorable auspices. the w l'h nf
A Sl-Ki'TATim.
VAMf'K, KllWARIls (
Kd'.uir AlivairrisKK
A I have been 11 reader of your valuif
hie pa|M'i- all uiy life I thoiight I would
drop vou u fen dot* from our section of
Ihe coll ti try. IVr have Iweti in the
drouth stricken region for three years,
but II lias rained al la.l. and what few
slock «e have left Is looking well, anil
our piospecl* I or good erop* ar* now
flattering, and nut country looks lo be
lu a foioru uondillou. I kuow of but
one man in our county that Is doing a
lucrative business, and llial is Mr. Kd
llurleson, son ol Mr K. It. Hurleson of
yournounly. lie Is now liauliug off hi.
pe|i«. oils, meals, lards etc., thai lie has
accumulated through llie winter by i
WAiilllllliTON> IlIllTIIHAr.
(• recce had her Alaxander, Knme
had lie (.'ae cr, (Germany had her
Frederick Ihe (irenl, Kngland had
her Cromwell, and France her
Napoleon, but none bul America
ever had a Washington. Other
heroes left legacie* of conquered
province* and coffer* filled with
gold, but Washington left to u* the bin dally work, and lliu*, by the time
priccks* legacy of liberty. Iii* gift jl,K' k,M,k ' finished, build up a corn-
will live a* long a* freedom is dear I'lete system {or himself. A pocket,
to the human heart. It will outshine "" t'"1 hack of the book contain*
the *un of Austerlitz, and outlast the sealed envelope* to be opened from
colli inn Vendorne. Uiocle*lan left | time to time a* the work progre**e*.
hi* throne and retired to private life, j envelope hold* a proof-sheet of
but thai throne was soon filled with l'"' corrected work, which the (to-
other and greater tyrants. W'aali-: ,|ent " 10 compare with his own, and
iiigloii erected a throne on which no thus liud where he has succeeded
tyrant can ever sit. llis throne was ] *n(' "hat points he may have failed,
the love of a free people
The whole plan of tl.e book is origi-
nal. The Home Corner believe* that
grandest success awails it, and is
the
j .Ins! received si 1*. O. Kl/ner'n u
In .h lot of the follow ing seed.: Clover,
Alf*ifn. I'sl'lornls fiiild llrooin l orn,
Missouri Kvergreen Broom 1'grii: slw> a
: eompiele assorlllienl of i.aildrelhs isle,
lit sled garden seed*. I iii.
ol Um
I'has P. /.elgeiihals,
Local ugent for ll*.lro|i, lexs*. will
receive subscription for any new.paper
Susie M. Oucolou. a girl of IN'
died near Augusta, Wis., and rela-
tives in Kentucky telegraphed for
the body. The, remain* were put in
a colllti and driven in a sleigh to
Augusta, some eight miles, "ben I that is published In llie lulled Hlsle*.
three in ilea from Augusta a sound < uad,, Kngland. Uermany, France, or
issued from the coffin, and the driver liny foreign country llial lis. more llisti
hurried lo a faun bouse, where the |,o®e circulation, al publishers prices,
cover waa removed and the young
woman found to be regaining con- l<o r.—-Nearoriielween the pg.m'ii-
sc|ousne«s She was wannlv wrao- ' 'r and fi.-lghl depots, luesdsy, Feb
s, iousu,*s. "lie sas sariiiiy wrap , r„arv u ,mu „ ,|lM ruur, rlH ,
ped up aud taken on to Augusta, ninler «III lie ill«-i ally rewsrd. il by re-
where she now hovers Iielween life tin mug .suic lo Ibis ..lllee. or lo
and death. 1 if L. K. Iiavi*.
It is patriotic to cc Id irate lit*
birthday. Lei it never he forgotten.
Treadling at the Christian church
next Sunday morning and night.
The banner was awarded to Mrs.
Mag. Wilson's class in Sunday
school last Sunday morning, f >r
large! number of chapters read —310.
~ •*' |
in.'.is at rill: iionoM
Hi.hop Thoburii *ays: "In my
early work I made a mi*take of fan-
cy ing that if 1 could get hold of the
inlliiential purl of Ihe community I
could get hold of the ma**c*. I
have learned that thi* fancy we* con-
trary to reason and history. Cbrl*-
1 ia il i t y wa. founded by beginning al
the biittom." When will thechiirch
learn the truth of thi* remark? We
are bending all our energie* lo secure
the rich —building churches to attract
them, accommodating our piesching
to their prejudices, and fawning over "tt and Texas. Thi* ajrangement
them in a *ofl ami pleasing manner outgrowlh of the refusal of
to win them to us. After all this the Internotlonal and ft real .North-
effort little Is accomplished, the rich i company to haul the Wagner
go Oil In their pride and the poor I •'■r* "v,'r """'r I"11' from Taylor to
full to have the l iospel preached unto j ^5H Antonio.
them. When will Ihe church aim al
the foundation and rescue (he poor?!
prepared to congratulate Professor
Lewis before band on having written
s book which the world needs.—
Tex a* Home Corner.
NKW SI.KEI'KH NICK ViCh
San Antonio, February IM.--A
telegram wa* received here I hi*
morning from C W'. lleln, trsfllc
insiisger of the Southern I's' iflc, an-
nouncing that a throngh Wagner
sleeping car and chair car service
would lie insugiirsled Monday be-
tween San Antonio sail Kansas City
vis Luling and Ihe Missouri, Kansas
sml Texas road. The new service
will tie operated over the Southern
l'aciUe road lo Luling ; thence over
llie San Antonio and Arunsa* l'ass
road lo Lockharl, and thence to
Kansa. City over the Mi* oori
I'o reeeipi* thi* qusrter.
Totsi
liy disbursement.
Hy balwnce mi hsnd
IU i '
t.t:-. <*i
(A.IMII III
lib no
W. L. McDOW,
(Having opened a
NE^W MARKET
Total.
;,.o-i in next dotr to
R. W. SIDDALL,
County Judge.
CANTON cotton atpfcc.. i LANTEn
t nfi «U. rotvirun#.' #n(irrj« #.|
mn Prwrr «1« ri « l.t % *tiK*f«ti'tal TUMMIMO HOH
>n |Mb#f tr®*l POSITIVE OHCt r110. « h*t.^.| fr n,
•• MlriUlM llii llif liM.nl llbli|~i t* i oo«Im i iii
il#f y;i ihr 1* FULLY OUAAANTIVO a k your
for it *n-1 Ul* nnothof Wror ua If ilo** nut hnri'!i«
Th« nnat Pitnt^r m «U. f oo*if«irt#Ni nnrrif t i fr iii
Nn brmMmgi will lact tMin p - rr «1 'ft . !■ % •ui «u,i « tUMRllMd NO'i
trt *mr .ml ari't (mIim trwl POftlTlVf > ON( ( F(CO, < h«ii*r.| fr m
U < nfii In lav mifiulM
.mum (4MUr«J ll ui#r
4mm
III. Fall |«rt!<Miiara tu rlrvular trnl fr** at ) a>l.lr«r
■ ftCAK PIM aUm manulartnra Oanton CUnpar Plowa, Voltsu-
ATTACHMINT i##r e"lVleior Cnltlvtlart, L>ia< lla.rro«a, Trl-
a4ar>tln( ll lo oaa li nliy and Oan« Pluwa. and
wrikMwhmMlMi > " •<* '"« Bnrwf. O.rrls,^.
*1,1 aot 1 0*rts, Ptiroes, Wind Mills,
IvpsHar Oram Drill*. Scion tUIr
Orinding HUls. RAIN 4 COOFKR
WAOONB. Writ. II. In, km,14
CO., DAL.I./*
•car
e *11
T*. r.rroa
rt.rru hM
Velaaen.
Hit lo Vels.eo for hcslth, >es sir snd
comfort; where deep w*ler 1. s fsct .mi
mil s promiaie . w here .hip. loo rlrep for
sny oilier port nail Into the harbor x'lli
esse ; where Ihe elies^ soil i Ihe l*'.l
In Ameilcs for fruit gruHlng, nnnlt ii
ing snd fsrming. Ks.l dslly Irnln. over
Velaseo Terminal Railway Kxeurslon
*sch .Saturday from llou*lon, return
Monday.
THE KATY NOON C'oMlXO.
Tills chsngc will give Itastrop two
pasNenger train* a day, each way.
Ifouaton Coil
Colonel Ueorge llurkill arrived in
the city yesterday from llie end of
the line of the Missouri, Kansas and
Teias, where the track ia reaching
out toward* Houston.
They cipect lo make connection
Kan- j with the line already laid wesl of
Houston by the end of llie coming
week.
The bad weather has interfered s
great deal with them, hut with all
their trouble they have made good
• headway. All of the piling for the
I'l- .libera lleadacSe i orilisl.
Kor |islu. In tlie • lie.1 there I. iisth
Ing heller limn u lt*nn*d elulh .atursteil
ullh I liaiiiberlalii'. Pain llulm and
IhiiiiiiI oil over llie .cal of |ialn 11 nil!
produce a counter Irrllatlon aIIIichiI
bll.terin^. slid |. nnl *o di.agrecHbii *.
niu*laril. in fuel much *upi rlui In miv
pla.ler on acciMinl id II. |niIn-r,*Iu-%ing
.plalilie* If II.I'll In lime 11 l,l |i|c
vent |ilieiltllotilH Ml cent bottle, fur '
•ale lit W.J. Mllev, druigl.t.
I II I MAN'S lil'N SlltH',
is furnishing his patrons
with the best meats,
BEEF.
PORK.
MUTTON.
In the
SAUSAGE LINE,
he cannot be excelled,
either in Pork. Beef,
Be log tie, Wena,
Liver, or any
other kind.
To be convinced
and try me.
com
KI.KCTIOS Mi l U K.
W A Hi I. It AMI* «il TO WOltK.
ii## t i / • i i a i N«w*p nnr (ivi'rtii pmcnta were
t)n« lin'f or profcumMl ClirUtiiM*1 , ' 1 lcfo. .
.... . iiiiknown until 16.V2, i nH are yet on-
siiiioiint to nothing, I hey go to .1 . ,
. .. . t known to many people Much lumi-
cuurrli, tly y iiny tui'ir pew rcutn., i .1 • 1
t. . * .! 1 'ilea# men mid I heir w ret ®re ilao
they have a kind regard for all re. .
Ilgioiis Inalitutions 1 but a* to any I
firm grip of truth any enthusiastic
and
ail exchange.
will always lie, says
I
service for Christ, any shcerful self
denial, any overmastering prayer,
any capacity to strike hard blows for .
Ood. I bey are a failure. One of two 1 Kllluger and LatJrang*. and
thing* these half and half profeaaori I teamster* are.making big wagea,
It is said that on account of high
freight rates mule team* are em-
ployed to haul freight Iielween
the
last bridge over White Oak bayou
has been sunk Whether a tempo
rary bridge will lie placed
point, or work suspended until the
iron bridge arrives is not stated,
sufficient to say that no lime will lie
lost In making the necessary con-
nections.
Work on the passenger and freight
depots is gelling on Bneiy. The
paint hruah haa made these build-
ings present ipiiUi an attractive
appearance. No definite time has
Three Aldermen, one I llv Msr.hsl, one
I Ity Hccrelary,one A...•nor mid Col-
lector and two Heboid I'm.tee..
Wherea., In accordance Mllli the
charter of the i lly of lla.lroii. less-,
snd iii pill.nr.nee id >n nrifer of llie
i lly I ouncll. I, W.n i ,aft, mayor
of .aid city, by vlrtnie nf thi- power and
authority In me vesleil n. store.aid, do
hereby order sn election lo lie held nt
llie Msynr'. iliBre Kiremsli* Hull) III
the cil) ul llii.triip mi tlie tlr.l I nc,I,i\
in April A. I'., 1*11.1. II being Ihe fourth
■Isy id .sld month, lor llie purp«i.e nl
circling three sldcrimiu, mn city inai
*li*l, one .ecrelary one a**eMMir iind
collector of taa.-., snd two .chnol tru.-
lec. In ..iiceeed II I. 11*11. and It. A
Kerr
And where**. *1 * meeting ol llie
Imim il ol trustee* of llie public free
at thi* .cliool* ol Ihe city uf Ha.trup * renin
lion w*. sdspli'd deelaiIng t*n vscan
clan Iii .nld tKiard. to-w|l: it I. Hull,
ami It. A Kerr, for the reaaonlhal they
are no| now re.ident* of thi* enrpur*-
tlon. 4,
TU* aldernii'n ho e|#rteil, t« (HIi cinmI
Atd^rnicii *1. W, Kernifily, t>. K. OrlM
l^t-k and l#. O* KUm r,
It Im (iirttinr <iitl«*n «l thai Jim. M Kin
nry In*, ami In ap|Milnt«*i| preali|lii|( of
fli^r of aal<l ♦ lection
Haiti flection to he eomlin leil aa oilier >
. . i. * . . . in a. «iunlelp l eleelloiia,
been decided on wheu iraifta will be i y, < ium. Mayor,
running rtgulaily Into tbe city. ' Baarkor, Teiaa, t'eb. u. IM.
cNGLjSlt
0art*all Femaleromplainta *n< u .aui1
It lllr^iiliiMti I i -.ii' ii« nr Whllssj
I sin lu II - k i,i s i i. .| , . .
liwhls, Im ■ up I'iS Wh«;" .,.trill, ll
liK4.'uof1 i i .ml , sell will etus ynt;
I ir nag l.t. h • ti M.ini n imp #nr tsiet
Br J I' PKi iNi,iiiil.|i a i*i, UsbvUlsJlr.
CHAS. BBIEEER
Mercbait Tailor,
« nn In- found si Ihe old .Isnd, pre-
ps'"! I Hi nml make riothlng In
lie lull .1 Ir.. .itlinfacllon gimrsnlreil.
A line line id lienl.' (ntin-nIng
n b ind nml lipid.' to order.
i iiiii atrelil for Ihe celebrated
Best Sewing Machines,
t tie cH.i,..i riiniilne. tin- moat simple ssd
tlie niii.l .ub.lauliiil iiihi'iiIiis. uniiiufsu
tilled
No house |. complete wlllmat
Bca iuv mschiue. Try tins.
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