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HV lulxXIV LEVIS".
Friday, ITiAn-uary 22, 1S7S.
Texas 3Jew(.p&iw.
The Anstin -Stetarman gives
fome interesting statistics con
cerning the ncwspaper.prev oJ
tins State. It says there-arc a
fonrtli -more more newspapero
than conntTcsV (This, we think,
is (mirror, there bcintr. hout
175 organiicd counties and only
about ISljfcwspapers.) If
these papers iWe an" average
Virenlation. ot five hundred
each, there arc five million
-printed' sheets distributed an
nually among the 300,000 houses
cl the State. There ore twen
ty.five dailies, ot vhieh loor
million printed sheets arc dil
filled in towns and villains and
alonj; railways and through the
pooffiees of Texas.
.No one can say that the
T..5UIIS .ire not a reading peo
ple. The iiew.pappr is, beyond
any doubt, the popular educa
tor ot the day. Even body who
can read at"all reads the news-"
jwprrb, and many' derive all;
their information irora this
source alone, uot even so much
as opening the leaves of a book
Jroni one year's end to another.
Ilie valnp of the services ren
dered the people by country,
newspapers, many VF whjch
hardly make a living, "while
some qf them, make total tail
nrcsvis hardly tobe overesti
mated. In addition to theliomo
papers that' are "ren'd in the
State, there are millions ot
newspapers received from the
old States. -
Tha Eastern Question.
The latest dispsUehes do nor
look tjulte so sqn illy. The Lon
don Standard announces that
negotiations have been opened
fo"c a large quantity .of "provi
sions for the troops. The Ru.s
sians have provided Odessa with
torpedo boat-, and will insi-t on
closing the ilosplmrus as a pre
liminary to granting a finnan
tor the passage of the Darda
nelles. ??
A -St. - Petorsburp; dispatch
ehs:'Ii UieJtroop3.euter Con-
? ." V,?c- ? - ?
stHtttinople, it lS"- iuoncrutt the
Sultgn jirillijptire. toJUorussa.
In that event, it would be ex
trcwiely'difllcult to re-cstabli-.li
cveii tjo.'.shadoi? of a Tnrki-h
cinpirein Europe. Excitement
at'Vienna "U increasing Aus
trian organs m-untafn that Rus
sia has'brokn her word, and
Anstro-Unngary will b"e compelled.-to-march
to warn with
England in order to force Itus
sia to be iaithtul to her prom
ises, and return to her tonncr
programme. The British fleit
has entered the Dardanelles.
The SilTcr BUI- Passes
At. List the people have tri
nmphed over the capitalists ot
the East and through tnc Sen.
ate have asserted their suprem
acy. Atfic o'clock on Satur
day morning the Senate passed
the'silver, Jiillby two ctxer a
twojhirds. majority. As pars
ed by the Senate the bilH provi
des for the coinage of not less
thantwq million nor more than
tonr andone lialt million per
nlonth. The bill now goes to
the Ilonso for concurrence. The
following is the 'vote:
Ykas Allison, Armstrong,
Parley, Beck, Booth, Brnce,
Cameron (Penn.), Cameron
(Wis), Chaffee, Cockrcll, Coke,
Conovt r, Davis (ill), Davis (W.
Ta.,), Dennis, Jjorsey, t ustice,
Perry, Garland, Gordon, G ro
ver, Hereford, Ilowe, Installs,
J)hnson, Tones- (Fla), Jonep,
(Xevj.jtellosgjlvirkwood, Me
Cfeery, McDonald, McMillan,
Matthews, Maxcy, 31errimoiij
Morgan. Oglesby, Paddock,
Plmnb. vSaulsbnry, Saunders,
Spencer, Teller, Tiinrman, Vjor
Lecs, Wallsce, Wiudom, With;
ers 48.
Nats Anthony Uarnum,
Bayard, Blaine, Burnside, Chris
tiancv. Couklins, Dawes. Ed
munds, Hamlin, Hoar, Kernan.
Iimarv MoPherson, Mitchill,
Jlorrell, Randolph, Rollins,
r-f s W-r""
Sargent, Wadleigh,WLyte-2
GREENBACKS.
An admirer of "Brick'1 Pomc
my has sent the Bakskk a copy
ol his delectable sheet, with the
admonition to read it carelnlly
and ponder on its 'content!-.
We have not the time to reSd
it through, but a cnrsqry glance
is sufficient to convey nu idea, of
tl)c principles it wants to incul
cate. It we nndcrrtand flic
matter arisbt Pomcroy's idea i
to issue greenbacks enongh tt
pay off the mtiopaj debt, say
Labout two thousand million dol
lars Should tho greenback
party ever bo able to accotn
plisluthis, the consequence will
bo that paper money, or m other
words, greenbacks, will depre
ciate in value nntil they will
not be worth twenty-five cents J
'on the dollar. Coin, gold ana
silverj has been, from time im
memorial, the standard ot values
between the nations of the
world. It is the only medium
of settling differences. Before
the late war, when lreo banking
was in vogne an many of the
Northern - States, the 'entire
country was flooded with paper
money. It is sate to say, that
nearly fifty per cent, pf it
"died" in tht hands of :the peo
ple. It was a fraud from "begin
ning to. end. We are lot in
favor ot abolishing papermoncy;
that cannot lie successfully done;
neither do we think' that the
national debt can lie paid off by
an issne ot greenhacks. The
national debt Jiiis'bsen made in
good faith, and should be paid
in good faith. -This can only
he done In time. W.e think
that the much abused bond
holder should pay his pro
rata of taxes as well as his less
fortunate neighbor. Greenbacks
or government promises to pay
should be a legal tender for
aildebts,both public and private
The necessities of trade willcf
conise govern tho amqnnt that
should bo in circulation, if
properly regulated tVy wil'j'at
all times, be on a par with gold
and silver.
THETTYO-THIEDS HUU3
The Waco Telephone publish
es a cnninmnication from "Dem
ocrat" favoring the two thirds
rule. In an editorial it takes
an opposite view saying:
With the two-thirds rule in
forwj we fear that iiitonninable
ballots, without a choice, wouM
ensue, until wearied mid disgus
ted, the convention would fail
to give the party a standard
b'-arer, or, what is equally de
plnrahle, compromise uptiifsomc,
man who docs uot command
the confidence and' respect that
should attach to a party nomi
nee, and thus pae the way to
discontent and further ,di&en
sious , -t
Experience has, wo think,
demonstrated the lact that
where serious opposition existed
and the two-thirds rule has beeu
in force that the result was tho
nomination of a compromise
man, with whom no one was
thoroughly satisfied. It is a car
dinal principal with the De
mocracy that the majority
should rule and there, is appar
ently no good reason why thib
principal should be discarded in
conventipns.
THE HEJirSl'EAD FIRE-
Frim tho Hempstead Jei
senger we learn the following
particulars ot the late fire: It
broke out at 12:45 on .Fridaj
morning, in Green's store. It
spread very rapidly Mr. Green
and his family larelyhaing time
to cscipe in their night clothes.
Green's store, was completely
destroyed; nothing eaved. The
post office and fixtures, total
lost. The Cjurier buriu d ma
terial all saved. Frank Cook &
Co. burnt out. Booth & Son,,
law affice, total loss. Ed. Legros,
book store, Sam Rivers, barber
shop, same. Abbott dwelling
bnrned. The Felker corner was
bidlv scorched Ten buildings
in all were burned. The1 fire
swept over as great an etent
as any tire which has ocenred
here.
Sitakixg of the Greenback
movement tho Marshall Herald
very properly says: , .
It is time lor theTJembcralic
press to awaken to tho impor-
I - .1.:- ?- -.' ..
rauce ui mis movement, to
whicli we directed
o "- a 1 1 fl ttl ttl
fom ltadilljv 'nT g&uj-aV;- ;
"EDITORIAL K0TES. -'
Tnn' Marlirf JB'all , favors, the
two-thirda rule. Qvein sain.
Thk -Templeton tjmupo are
playing to Crowded uouesin
JIntambra3. "i "
Tnv: P. T. "man oh the New"
York Herald says: ''Let's all
send a valentine to 'Joe Brad
Icy.' If we did Joe would be a
goner -
JccoE Gfo. W. Paschal, a
wolFfcown Texts lawyer and
author ot JVchal's Digest, died
at Washington. D. C. on the
16th inst. " ' r
TnK latest European news is'!
of a more pacific cbara'c'tef. Ao
counts are so contradictory that
it is almost impossible to keep
np with them.
Sam Bard has started a new
paper at Baton Rouge Tho
Vicksburg .Z7?i&conso1CRhlm
Iy remarldng: That, "if it
doesn't die, it will livo to a ripe
old age."
The "New York Herald pub
lishes six columns ot "R -lunous
Intelligence," under the follow
iugstnnning caption: JHell and
Damnation from All Points ot
Yiew. -sit.HotV '
Thk body ot Mrs. Ben Pitt
man, of Cincinnati, was sne-ce-stnlly
cremited at the ere
ma'ory of JDr. Xeinoine, at
Washington. Pa. The operation
was completed in two hours.
Jeff D wis Lome psmer says
there is not a word of trnth in
the statement th,at Jur. Uavis
will be a candidate for the Un
ited States Senate, he lias no
pilitfc.il aspirations. j
J Baekt Steoxo arretted in
Chicaco charged with complic
ity in the land frauds of Ham,
Stevens, Ttillis & Co., was to
have arrivdd in An-tin on Fri
day'. Tie, was Tullis' right
bower.
The N"avapta,j?aWrf nomi
nates Maj. TT. II. Boone.-thc
present inenmbent, for Attorney
General. Major Boone has
proved an efficient officer. The
BAKxra heartily concurs, and
hopes that ho will 1)e retained.
Tue boss raarrrying man has
been arrested at Springfield,
Ills. Ho has only been married
eight times 50 far as heard'from
and twenty two States are jet
to reporti To makatho matter
worse the man was arrested tor
forgery instead of bigamy.
TnE .San Antonio Jixpress
says when all the jrnbernatorial
cindidatcs nre announced, it will
cho.ose bttween tht m, all in
good time. 'I lie Banxfb i
also of the opinion that there is
yet an abundance of' time in
which to make a satisfactory
choice.
.
Joxes, of Nevada, made
n strong argument in the Sen
ate in favor of the silver bill.
The prospect is that the Blan d
bill without free coinage, will be
carried by more than two thirds.
Thsgold men are discouraged ov
erthe growth ot the silver senti
ment in New York and Mass
achusetts. A rAmciiArn Etates that Dr.
Tanner, of Minneapolis, tlinn.,
uas lived on -water- alone tor a
period of forty-two days. lie
done this to prove that-human
life could be prolonged without
anv nourishment. The doctor,
it is said, is willing to make
oath to the stitement. We
leave the matter in the hands
of the doctors
G eorq v, r vncis Tn vs says ,
in the New York Sun, that he
dined -sumptuously at 413
Grand 6treet, in that city, for
five cents. This was the bill of
fare: Baked bein, bread, oit
menl, cofiee and pumpkin pie,
costing oue cent each. Mr.
Train says the landlord made a
profit of ten per tent. It is
suggested that cooked tood could
be furnished both better and
cheaper by those who do it on
a wholesale "cale, with all
proper machinery and applian,
cca for eioking, thin can possi
bly bo served bv those who pre
pare it by small quantities, with
impcrlect 7iird"'wTstcfiil appli
ances. Tho subject is already
attracting considerable attention
iu the la'rp cities -
The returning board prosecu
tions are being discussed in the
LnnUiina Legt'lpture. Ex Gof.
Warnioth introduced a resolu
tion to he ettect that a pledge
had hoen in.ido April 50th, 1S77
relieviug the entire Packard
crov from any political offenses.
"On the other hand it is claimed
that Andcr-nn was convicted of
forgery which i- a criminal, not
a political oflensc.
The S. A. Jbrprrst .says they
not only need, but must have,
more hotel accomodations. Tho
St. Louis Jiepullican of a re
cent date contains an advertise
ment ot a San Antonio hotel
for rent. Howis this? hsrveTtho-
Sin Antonians not enterjine
enough, to turoi&h and open, the
hotel building whicli is'baidrto
contain one hr.ndred audriity
rooms Is there
San Antonio?"
any "gis " 111
?'
Pojiekot'sDemocuat. A few
d.-iys 350 the, Bannkr published
a paragraph to the effect that
Pomeroy's Democrat had sus
pended. We are in receipt of
a letter from Mr. Pomeroy
stating that his paper
has not suspended, and that he
has no intention ot suspending
We -cheerfully make the correc
tion. We found the item going
tho rounds, and r 6imply "pub
lished, it as a' matter 'of news.
Mr. Pomeroy also says that in
a tew weeks ho expects tu be in
Texas. . - .,
A JTOVEMENT ij OU foot to Or-
"anize a Greenback Club at
Waco. The Telephone explains
that the gentlemen who have
the matter in hand are, with
out exception, life long Demo
crat. The object of the club
is financial refoim the same
dollar tor the poor man as the
bondholder, and gieenbacks a
lo.-al tender for all dues, public
and private. Without any dis
position to be captions, the
B vxsEE is ot the opinion that
iho people thiougli the Democ
racy are abundantly able to
manage th's. The organization
of Greenback clul3 is only cum
bersome, and will add nothing
to the strength of the party.
Col lfob JnsJirsnlt on Hell.
The Bnsek does not wish to
be considered as 'taking any
part in the "Hell questiou."
It simply reprints the following
as a matter of news:
The idea of hull was borp of
revenge and brutality on one
side and of cowardice on the
other. In my judgment, the
American peoplp are too brave,
too jenerons, too magnanimous
to beliee in tli3 intuitions dog
ma cfet'-rual damnation. Ap
vLinse. I have no respect lor
viy hu nan being who does not
believe it. Liughter. Wait
nntil you see me in hell before
enjoying yourselves laughing at
me. Laughter. I have no re
spect tor the man that preaches
if. Ilmcno rcipcet for the
man that pollutes the inngina
tion ot childhood with the infa
mous He. Applanse. I have
no re-pect tor the men that
would thus add to thesoirowof
the world. I have no respect,
I say, tor any one who would
thus endeavor to put an indefi
nite cloud or shadow on the
heart of humanity. I want to
be lree and frank with you at
this outset. I hate the doctrine.
I de-piae and hate the doctrine.
Applause.
"Wk call the attention of our
rcadeis to the advertisement of
Simmons' Liver Rernlator,
w hich appeirs in to day's paper.
This standard remedy does not
deserve to be classed w ith the
ininy patent no-.tiums so liber
ally advertised tluouahout the
country. It is one of the very
best prepai ations ot its kind in
use; and is recommended by the
regular ractitioncrs of medi
cine. It has a large sale in this
cit3', and can be found in all
our drug stores, a bottle or
picKagc should be found in ev
ery tamily, as its judicious nse
;s almost certain to prevent a
a bilious attack, if taken when
lie smptoiis- fiict show them
selves.'' Purchaser-, should be
c ireful to srie that they get the
genuine, manufactured tmlv by
J. II. Z.-iliu & Co., Philadelphia.
Tiie Uaxvm: is now prepared
to do job work at miraculously
low prices, having ju-t received
a large lot of ueio typi and
stationery, e-.pcci.illy adapted
lur .wedding invitations and
tn.icj woiK.
SEATE NEWS.
Sniallpoxiias made-its
poiraiice at Bremond.
-"-Horse steiling is brisk
tha vicinity of Goliad.
-Tho Ma'lin Hall is in
ad war. It's devil has the
mumps. "
The large and flourish
i ity of Mariinia-!Jn' "troirti'ci
City tax. is tho complaint,
Poach tress are blossoming
in Anstin and in consfqnenco
thereof the spring lights haye
opened. - S
Tho Ttookdale Jlesstnger
says a. good word in tavorkp(
Judge B. H. Davis, of Bryan.
for Lieuteinut Governor.
The whole ot Rockdale
was in mourning last week on
account of the death of T. M.
Rowlett, an estimable citizen.
The Columbus Citizen
publishes -a well written letter
showing that tho production of
all cottou and 110 meat is falla
cious. Pardon Tucker, -whoever
he is, writes a letter to the
Rockdale 2tessengcr to say that
Beecher and F.mor are wrong
Tn saying there is no hell.
"Marshall his been visited
by a biimpologisf. Lidies were
admitted to tho lecture free.
Gentlemen were taxed two bits,
just to pay expenses.
Threo ntw cases ot small
pox are reported at Bremond(
There is a panic, and nine
tenths of the people have left,
town. Business houses are all
closed.
Capt. Johnson, of Win
chester, Fayette county, lost
three members ot his family
f oin roseola. Imprudence dnr
ing tho disease was tho cause ol
the fatality.
At a high-toned colored
society meeting in Marshall, two
bucks got into a difficulty.
One was knocked down wittra
bottle and the other cut in the
face with a knife.
Tho ilarlin Hall man has
been astonished. He lias been
called on by a "hen;" she la'd
a-i egg on his table th t
weighed a quarter ot a pound.
For truthfulness the Hall wears
the blue ribbon.
The case of Bill Longley,
appealed to the Appellate
Court, will not be tried until
the Di-trict Clerk of Lee conn
tv forwards a correct transcript.
He is now engaged in making
it.
In Wilson county corn
would bring only twenty five
cents a bushel. A Jarnier
bonght four beeves, and after
fattening sold them. lie found
that altor paing for the cattle
and cost of feeding, his corn
netted fifty cents a bushel.
The Galveston Jfeics ot
the 17th inst. contains a special
dispatch from Dallas favoring
Throckmorton tor Governor,
To a man, rending through
leather spectacles, it appears to
be a little translucent.
The Uonston Telegram of
the 16th, inst. contains an ac
count of three murders in Fort
Bend conuty. All the victims
were Sencgambians. Two ot
the murdjrs were commit
ted by negroes and one by a
Wiiite man. No arrests were
made.
The Galveston Civilian
regrets the loss to that city of
tho Odd Fellows Grand Lodgo
building. It tells how and
what should have been done to
6ecure the building for Galves
ton. It say: "Let us profit by
the lesson, and hope that the
action of the Grand Lodgo is
not yet a finality.
The graveyard at Marlin,
in common with many other
graveyards in Texas, and in tact
in every other State in'fbe Un
ion, is in bad order; the fences
arc dou n and the cattle and hogs
use it as a pasture. The ques
tion arises: have we any respect
for the dead? In some cases we
have; in the majority of cases
it seems to be plain that wo
have not. This is a melancholy
conclusion, bnt it i- lamentably
to j triit, . ..
hit .
Svcorrejgment pf the S.
AT JSJHH from Fort
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'tTIBKr beinr
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wtf
'x-
iCRSchnurj children
weMuihde sctiously'iU by eating
cntaipd enndv. Parent; cannot
Lile too careful. . .rThe flowers on
the prairie are beginning, to
show themselves .... Iudiaiiola
Innks nrnsriflrnns mid livplv.
L xhe town presents no longeron
abandoned and deseitod look.
It. is growing again fast into
active business lite. . . .There are
in Texas at least one thousand
men whom nature and talents,.
has qualified either for tho
governorship or the second
place on the ticker.
Columbus Citizen: A ne
gro named Jo. Chapman, living
on a farm near Borden, was
called to tho door of his house
and. killed. No particulars.
,
Congressional.
WAsiitXGTojf, Feb. 1 J Senate
The silver bill was resumed.
Mr Jouesj of Nevada, speaking
in Its favor. Senator Coke ol
Texas, iuade a strong legal ar
gument in favor of the bill,
lie said it was a constitutional
right of the people "to have a
currency of both gold and silver.
Ilie constitution itself establish
ed a In-metallic currency.
The House resolution declar-'
ing it inexpedient to reduce the
tax on distilled spirits was a
dopted by a vote of 40 to 9..
Housz. An acrimonious de
t bate took place on the prosecn
tion ot the Louisiana Kcturning
Board. The Secretary of the
Treasury reported a decrease of
$5,000,000 in rev enuo as compar
ed with last year.
Gen. Chalmers, of Mississip
pi deti n ledthe South against tht
charge that it was hostile to the
army.
Mr Herbert of Alabama
made ajfpeech in favor ot pen
sioning the. soldiers ot the Creek,
Florldsj, Black Hawk ahd"Mex
ican wars. Adjourned.
Washington, Feby 15, Senate
Bayard Taylor was nominat
ed for Minister to Germany.
The Silver bill will bo voted on
to night.
Mr. Lamar of Mississippi pre
sented the resolutions ot the
Legislature of his state instruct
ing him t vote for the silver
bill. He stated that his con
victions ot duty would not al
low him to do so. That he
would vote against it and give
his reasons to his people.
HocsE. The bill appropriat
ing' $375,000 for claims of
Southern'mail contractors before
the war wa3 di-enssed all day.
No conclusion. Adjourned to
Monday.
Bkexhait, Feb. 10, 1S78.
Re( eived this day ot, Messrs.
Sayles & Roberson, agents for
the La Caisse General Insurance
Company of Paris, France, one
thousand and ninety-two dollars
and seventy cents, in ca-h pay
ment in full for los3 by fire on
my gin-house and contents.
R. T. FtEWKctiijr, Jb.
Febl3 d&wtf
The lireaded oiiaiiinplisn
Creeps in upon na unaware, the sad
e i! sequence ot uavinjj once too oft n
ueR'ected a tr fling cold. Dfy this
nmrnlcome viitni by u.ng Parker's
Ginger Tonic no the first appearinee
of a Cough, Cold or Soro Throat, and
v ou will iscape the danger. The is no
cure equal to it, and its powerful ac
tion on tue mucous surfaces of the
thmat and lunj;, removes all soreness
and lnflnmmalinii therefrom, and pro
teem the feeble from Consumption.
Equally valuable as Ti corrective, the-
tuou-ands of ladies nhi 6 u tier ui told
miseries from tanctinnal deranccmen's
will gratefully appreciate its co-u oris,
as it gives entire relief frolu Panful
Periods and establishes the he-ilthlul
regularity of the disturbed functions
Buy from y ur druggist, K. E. Lulin
i.Uo.,1 $1.00 bo'tle or a sample bottle
at lo cents and trr Its merits d.t.w
Kemembcr Ittfc.
Xow is the tiuiu of 3 ear forPjru
mnma. Lung Fever, Coughs, Co'iN,
nnd fatal results of predisposition tn
Consumption and other Throat and
Lung disease. Boscbee's German Syr
np has licen used in this neigbbnrhool
for the past two or three-years without
a single failure to cure. If you Lave
ntused this nied cine yourself, go to
jour druggist, It. E Lulin .t Co , and
ask him of lis wonderful success
among his cutomers. Three doses
will relieve the worst case. If un
have no faith in any medicine, just buy
sample lwittle of Boschee's German
Syrup for 10 Cents and try it. Regular
Mze utile 71 cents Djn't ujg lect a
chance to save ?o cents
JuaT received lull and com
plete assortment ot embroider
ies, laces, Filk li.indkerehiet-5,
tislmes; ties, gloves, corsets,
notions ot every description,
sold very cheap,, at-D. ,W.-'Ulcomf'arsj'iX
VKIrifQoaalc: T
cf Air. A.
atdaek. '
Tne ilty, with aU Jot joy anil care,
! done;.
Thnlsiit,srrenraadwonuroanlr,
llath coiuf ;
IYace. kTOodlniron the placid air,
Rulej.setf-CBttircaed, tlietorUlnilhlier.
ThtbirdllngsElonilierint.' rlmMts.
lilly and rv. hr vcHtd Uiclr breartJ,
Pcmure.
ThevhcKrtholovp-Imra.-i-Inni'd Wrst'4
btt fe&trc!omueniotinta!n crests.
A rpirlt thrraxh the woodland except
AuTidslw;
com me ut'i&ni sterna
KeiUIUl
Onlvwhere watrhlbB illow rm
0'crrTC4, dlsntxbieds Uenco ilocps
Tncrlveri'tdthemKtSon floods
VVitfi light, in late and crinkling chatM ,
Sare vrherepw forest's riilrtd BTotrwiet ,
jKiowy
erlhe forest's shield rn
Gignuiic, and broad Dsrkncabioods
Ituwagh wate of wavering nd 't and dood,
Tho town,
Wrap'd in Hie moonlights shlin'rlngscnmd
Lor as down.
From ftelar hub, Itsltehtsandrpiru
Circling the tkj with golden ureis
The stars In blending wreaths aad row,
- r Burn brtuhl; j '
-iTarr MlU, more pnxennd holy, inuwa
VThenlfht: '- ' .
Godholdeui wife, wllhlovlnhandf,
Thercitinseaanddrraniinf laodj.
joiix c,
'Well! Weill an' you seen my
son John C. in Orr Leans?1 said
an old hardshell Baptist to a
neighbor just returned trom the
Crescent City.
Yes, nnd he seemed- quite
well and happy.'
'How's he been gettin' 'long
all this time?'
'Well, to bo candid, Mr.
Dowdy, he did badly at first,
drinking, and '
'Drinking-'.1 John C. lakin' to
'toxicatin' beverages airj riottsh
livin' arter ail them temperane'e
eman dels I made him read?
Bnt then, neighbor. I rekiii'-Pll
hatterjmuka'.Weiiees for him
as Solymun .says 'boys- vrilHie
boys,' yon know,
'lie spent a good deal of mon
ey gambling, but '
- 'Gamblin'f John O. gam
blin'J. Oh, it's orlul! Bnt then,
neighbor, lio',s youngs I hope
he'llcomo out all right, yet.'
'He asked mejto fell yon that
lie hail lost heavily on the races'
but had now '
'On the racest- John C. at a
boss race? Too ;bad, too badl
But then, neighbor, his nucle
Zack his ma's "halt sisters hus
band, you know used to be
wild an' gay an' dissipationed,
and he's steady now, so I think
John C. '11 reform yet.,
'lie's all right, already. Mr.
Dowdy, I saw him at the. opera
last week and he said '
'Et the opery! John C. my
John C. et the opery? au' me a
piller in the Trinity Baptist
Church! Wuss an' wuss! Wlio'd
i b 'licyed itl But theD, neighbor,
John 0. is yonng; arter he's
sowed his wild oats, he'll settle
down, I hope.'
'Why, Mr. Dowdy, Itellyon
he has already settled down.
The other night at a ball, ha told
me he hadn't touched a drop'
'Eta ball! John C. eta ball?
Kingdom come! My poor, sin
ful probable! But-then, neighbor,
maybe he'll reprent yet. Zou
know Solymoiuwys.
"While, thejamp holds oat to bum.
The vilest sinner may return."
'But, Mr. Dowdy, yonv'e in
terrupted me" so that I could not
finish telling you about yonr
son. I, know you'll be rejoiced
to liear that tour scccessivo Sab
baths I've seen him at church.'
'Et what chnrchl' said .Mr.
Dowdy with tho air of a man
standing on the verge of a preipi
ce 'At different churches' the
Episcopal, Methodist and '
A re y on shoref'
'res.'
'De id shore?'
Tcs. I'm sure.
nd knew
you'd be glad to
'Glad! 'Me glad? Themizzu
blc, wretched boy! To think of
his agoin' to them churches, and
me a piller in theTrinity Bapt
ist Church! It cuts me clean to
the marrow of my heartll-conld
look over his drinkin' an' gam
blin' an' boss racin'; I could
hope for bis lepentanct after
goin' to the opery. anrt could ev
en choke dowu my rage 'bout
the ball, but I. can't fogive one
o' myilesh and blood for darkin'
the doors of any o' them unortho
doological chnrche, never! Ter
think ot a piller ot the Trinity
Baptist Church's son furgettiu'
himself 'so fur! I'll never forgive
him,- never.' Detroit Free
Press.
iNo Doubt of it. Portraits of
friends and relatives in all a:e?
were and are desirable, but be
fore tho days ot Daugareotype,
and subsequently of Photo
graphy, the prices of pictures
were "too higu for any but the
rich to indulge in that has allj
been cnangeJ by the develop
ment of photography to its
present state of excellence and
the cheapness of its products,
thus placi:1g tho much desired
likenesses of urparents, sisters,
brothers, children and friends,
within the reach of every one.
We all recognize tho fact tint
when wo want pictures takea,
we w .st i n e BtsT, they en,
ouly bo obtained in Brenhiu
at ttoburtscn & Co. gallery, op
posite Mrs. Schwarz's milli-ierv
b is ir. "
PH0FESS1D2TAH CAHDS
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attCUDtOVE'ifiWftj -.Awtto2-3a.o3rs
aat 3rji-w
Brrabam. Texas
P. II. 4 3, S. Sn"E4RISQKNJ-
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Brrmhanif Tela.
Xlfflc- In Abbru'a bnlMing: East; io
of Public square. Kcb.&.lrTS lr.-
I BvlteFiirlaiid. Bnte McFarlaau'
McFjnLASD & McFAIuIaXD.
Vttor3cioyiBifct'lia.-co-f
BrenliBSn.jTeJts..v e
Office-
Bee Upstaim inA)lco?a bulldini
nth side of PliblicTPq law. Jm 13ti
no
ScthaSepard. " -tjrtQareetr.
sHEPXKQ&fiAnwrrTV "
Ureiliam. Washington conuy.Tirw
J
Seth SUsTUird. , C. C Qmfnll
'N. A. Rector. "","
SHEPA'nD,QAUItElT& RECTOlt
GuidlngpLc eouaty,Teias '
N. 11. Business Tor Itr county
should bezant to Qlihliugioaicef f.if
Wnshington county to the i ffl et
Bronham. ilySud&wtf
r F UATCilET, M. D.t-
Surgeon and Physician '
Brenhsxi r Trxps. m
Bespectfullv.inform his-nld f7ien?
nf Brenham asd vicinity, that hrhm
iTsuined ptacticeT OtOcest ilia Crump
pi er House. mayi Wiw I
JTXorri,Jl D.
Brenham,
LBCre.-t'jSTJ
Koeky, Au.ttinco.
DRSJfORRlS &' CREATITV
Thystdans and Surgdsits. "
Offe-- their Professional smtvIcts to
tie citizens of Brenham -nnd ridclt;.,
OiBce 'Vuod 4 Co. Drng Store. ,
- MarMt!i18?4:3ur
. HHLXITAir CAHDS:
. -f . .
-D. G. smith;
SiDDLE-TREErMAKER.
Brenham. Texts.
Alt orders -filled promptly at Tiring;
prices. Patiouage solicited.
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WTLLLAiT ZEISS,
Hdker and Confectionrt
Mala Street, Brenham, Texas.
naler In Staplw nd Fancy OrpserUs
Wnes, Liquors, LasetT3eer, StL 'Mot
rotJ, fresh Cokes and. Flea on hand aff
all times.
Trt ELDKIDaB'i CO.,
Groceries' and ProvisionE,
Brenhsmr Txa-
, .. ii " j t
A Fnll and camplrte Start alwira os
hand, for silo at BOTTOilFIOUItES
lor TUa CASH. . g -r
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Uivo as a. trial,
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'CklSri&Str.
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RS. D. EETEBSjf
DeflBTrtt "
fancy Groceries Fruits, XuU,
.Cigara and Tobacco,
Crqckery,Orasb and Quccnsvvarc,
Under Central Hotel,
Brenham, Teuas. "
Caali paid for batter, .chicns, egsrs
and domastic fruits. The Patronage ot
the public solicited, "
Oct- 8 tf
v7jt. SCHURE2sTBEUG,
Blacksmith i '0
and mannfactnrer of
AGRICDLTURAL IoIfLEMEXTS
BrenhamTe-tav
"Special attention given to Hones
Siioeiso, general jab vvnrlt an repair
ing. Terms libera. Shop nrar Mj
nard s Livery Stable. 4 uue 18. T4.
Murphy & BrownT
HQiise,Sign and Hanner Psal
ters; Plain and Decorative.
Paper Hangers
Mam St., opposite ZeisVs Bafcery.
We guarantee to do the Cheapest and
Seat work, and vrould. reqnefjt parties
wanting anything in our !inVto exam
ine our work before -imploring'ariy
one. We also manufacture. to order
Show Window Shades. octSOd&vrXtn
T STELZIG,
SADDLER
Harness fflanufaottireR
Opppoaite Newbonsr't Stored
Breshaji, Tkxvs.
SAPDLES. Harness. AVStrs, Fpnrs.
airths, Brilles, 0llre, ljamr
Traces. Saddle Bug1, Ac. .al s y on
tand for sale. Impairing a specully.
Ml work wan anted.
aniBtf A.STF.LZ10.
flEORGK XBLSOX.
Barber ana Ualr-Urcfn
Ant street, under thoCea'ral IIoiie,
Bn.ulraui.'fix.ji.'1'' ,JJ .
Sliaring.shaisp.tmlii.'djinflrS'abJl
nir cuttni" rtniic to oriir.,rair Tint
.olkitel. ' '.Kn-ISu
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