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CANTON TELEPHONE.
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Sljc Canton ©etejitjont
“Pence and Good Will Towards AIL”
BY W. E FOSTER
CANTON, TEXAS, APRIL 1. 1887.
VOL, V. NO 41.
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-:CANTON:TELEPHONE•
JOB OFFICE
PRACTICAL. PRETTY, PRE-
CISE AND PROMPT.
Job Printing a Specialty. A
Full Line of STATIONERY
Kept Complete.
|1f~I>etnAnda promptly met. Price* U equal
'hr Herd Timer
T. J. FOSTER,
-DEALER m-
Fine Wines, Brandies,
Liquors, Tobaccoes,
Cigars, Etc.,
Etc-
Canton,
T exas.
J. M. YOUNGBLOOD,
— DEALER IN —
Hardware, Furniture, Wap and Buggy
Material, Iron, Queensware, Tin Goods, Etc.
CANTON,
South Side of Public Square,
TIGX A S.
J. F. SAMPLES,
DEALER IN
First-class Family Groceries
At Itock Iloflona 5'i'iccs.
East side of public square.
Canton, > ■ .
utaurr nr r
the star
RESTAURANT!
C. B. KU/JOHU.
W ill-. Point.
Texas.
M. UVKT.T.
(Jan: mi.
Canton.
Texas.
I take this methnil nt Into'-minir the pnhllc
hat 1
and .in prepare'1 to entertain my ft lend, ami
the public neutrally, at original \ rices.
HH'.iJe supplied wlUi tlio neat the coun-
try affords.
1 aollclt a lineral ahare of your patronage.
Very Heepcctfully,
L. M. SrF.AUS.
J. a.. jptca.ce;,
DEALER IN
Liprs of all kinds. Fine Tobacco,
Cir.ARa AND CANNED GOODS,
CANTON, - - TEXAS
KILGORE & LIVELY
Attorney’s-at-Law,
CANTON, - * TEXAS
, ................. %IIW Will practice In tlir* district courts of Vm
bsve i urcliRMM] the Star Kostuumut, 2*ndt ami *urr mnil:m/ nuntie* mul In tin
itreitarK'' to entertain tn\ Mend* anil f 1 1U»* a |■« >l.tI• * n'ul I' Ini ticrtS »'
Ttler. Prompt, per* "ial attention given tc
daring »clltiur, rendering am"
on r<*nl »r fnf«*. and the rcili in
covers of land* * M for tau
rv of Jnii'iH * l i Tor taxea.
Uieif Mid uhntr«' t> fur il-'ln 'l.
tZd/* Corn»;ioudeneH Mdidted.
iptlnri, and re
Titles exr.m
A. S. TKJS j LJLJL,
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
HATtntday’s phoc eedinos.
There wsa very little done In the Ugls-
tature Saturday. The day waa «{>ent In
discussing vanoua measures, but nearly
everything went over without action.
Monday’s rRoczzDiNas.
Senate. — Cot-mittee reported col-
lege and normal schools In excellent condi-
tion.
The bill compelling tho eommlaaloncr ot
Insurance to report on tho condition of la-
bor passed.
The sen*te adopted appropriation lor the
governor s inauslon.
The hill to bond county eommlaiionera
passed to third reading.
The house Sunday law passed; 15 to 8.
The senate refused to adopt the confer-
ence report ou the railroad prompt aellUng
bill.
The hill impounding stouk forbidden by
j law, passed.
House.—'Tho senate bill providing for a
geographical survey passed to third reading.
The bill preventing the consolidation of
railroads was detested.
The tax collector bill passed.
Tuesday's proceeding*.
Senate.—Senate bill creating tho forty-
second Judicial district. Including Coman-
che, Kn.-tluild, Stephens, Shackelford, Calla-
han and Taylor counties, passed.
| Senate militia hill passed.
| Sena'e geuerul appropriation bill was laid
on the table to await the bouse bill on saute
, subject.
Keuute bill confirming exchange of uni-
versity lands pasted to engrossment
Senate hill providing a rnot'e ot proceed-
Imr by which a claimant for property seised
under writ in suit of which ho Is not a
party can on force Ills claim passod-
A relief hill opening rcaervalloni to cer-
tain land scrip was engrossed.
Senate bill to authorize hiring out of per-
sons lined for violating city ordluancei to
pay out their lines and costs passed.
Seuatc bill to allow co"nly Judges or
other persons taking down testimony In ex-
amining trials to pay not exceeding 8.0 for
such service passed to engrossment.
Senate bill providing penalty of confine-
ment In tho pedltentlary two or five years
ot ntty oUlccr, agent or lessee of rat way
violating the c'uiisc In the constitution
which prohibits consolidation ot parallel
slid competing lines ot railroads, canto up
on second reading.
Gregg, Harrison, Slnikins, Amilstead and
lane supported the hill. Messrs. Woods,
Terrell, Burges, Bell, Calhoun and Glass-
cock fought the bill.
Amendments striking out section 1 of
the hill was adopted.
Mr. Glasscock Introduced a Hbtl hill.
The house bill including opium joint* as
disorderly houses passed.
House bill prohibiting lives stock from
running at. largo lu local option feucc dis-
Ho is always ready to accommo
elato customers.
TI1E “WHITS'. ELEPHANT”
SALOON!
You will aliviivs lind tho nicest and
completes! line of I'llVSiCiail aM KUl’g’COH
Whiskeys, Cigars, Etc,. (l.stc of Ennis.)
nafronnon* aid *|6 wdB, ’T/ R«-r-etfullv “IT •* !. I- nn.f.-slnn.l scrvlc
patronage and I will treat von nirht v (.,tiy •„< , < i* ., i .-,m,
I- H. SMKLSKK.
Mi
lecntratod tlmt a few drop • npnllcl to
t instantly rellovo r-'n. HAL . O
StnpY* and Fancy iThTrics,
Mauns*.
L/AiNIUN, * " 1LAAa' enra for bblpplng aliccp, goat* and hogs
NTy Motto: Quick t*nlo« and small profit!.
•’mi •ml ey.stmhii! iuv stock.
J. J- UTTti,
DCAI.J U IN
*AMTLY:-: GROCERIES.
ParinLu? Implements and
PLANTATION SHTUKS.
2T"OrocPrf( s • fi l>nf>r<il for mu try product
W. G. JOHNSON, M. D.t
A powerful preparation so com
very bone, and
A pow
to tho
• fund':. ') will r-i
XJAkt lor L .'
RhoumutTCj, Nouralcla, Sprains, S' iSt Jolntc, 72 . ’ ,
Bach, Tooth-acL«, Coro Throat, Pa!.:.- ::i
Or In any part, of Hystrm. W'll not soil Clotliiwv; v r (
in constant use by Physicians and o;:icrs for £J year . A* .
Wjca
Af ic y>
MERRELL’S FEMALE TOIlifi
Id prcpnrfil »ololy for (bo cuio of fomp.ulnls
H’lilch aflllri nil womnnlilnd.
11.ijlvo* Ioiio aim«l Btrciistli lo (TlO **<«
ntxl eorroetn nil euutforuuu «:!»|»ln<
lVtTo?ir«,»"vnlt3e In ebanas of life.
■ (• iitc tliirlns pn Riiiino.v xvlll Rrcui:
»lhcr!i»«>«l1
Hrrlnr o<
uccmcu
»rf;nnx,
1» uutl
r rrllrrr ihr
^ rr-o .r,.
Bill* pIcHTtinUo Iho luhte, and may bo lalicu at all
M”iH VnllJurllotl yWrn 1.1 Tyrrell’* H*nitary
Atlvlaer plildi alll uo kcul f. » i » .bi».r utJ-.rt
Merrell’s Fanala TgbIo Is RecaHiir-sniiaii by Oockr’.
n aalnjr It In mr
r it i .• a c'» t -oi vi.
r, ac l
•'m)T lift
MolU by Drur^isttaml Dealers. Erie
J. n. KEBUU nurhip., fle'n r.^mltUirj,
p. A. FAHNESTOCK’S
•I mot I univ.iMilly at know iv.tgt-il mr.iuKHOiit nearlyin (lari', id t.i • w. r .
•gain refutink:
am indkationt
of wormt.
Many a he!p-
fatt lin'd haa
hatn laid in th«
r». when tho
P.StAflLfSH&D 1-7. It i* notv nearly «l*tr
year* ainuti tlti> meStiuinc t» .s i.rt. reel aiuii itnily
for \V»rm ami (rr.tn t. *t •iitK* L - r« (hH.iii. ii l it
__ ttea lily |iv re.isr 1 t.iu.i at til.* fireMUi t ay it it
Til to ins tho fi’ws' i. Winn t.i-nfi' tiont,
the ditrasu. hive I. til I'.ai*.■*•■'■ . noal all Otar the
Fnhnaatock's Verpitltige ui|ini.h • grow m (i*.»r
•Mi arxi Spdltdt iifil tiio■( firqiii'ltly tile icault of
. mieuit'. -t1 i.fviit ; too I and t tlfotf r*\#noin.ly,
b a*.»wr- ii ttiaae
i passed.
i House bill requiring oath ot office and
bond ol county judges and commissioners
passed.
House bill for relief of J. li. Eastcy
| passed.
| House bill requiring vacancy In the office
! nr mayor In elites and towns incorporated
under the general iu< orporution net to be
II11t-iI be election Insi ml of by appointment
ol <• iiv council, on third reading passed.
11. use bill amcndln - locsl option bill on
M-’Mol ilie altet'onon was
cot sttmed over amendments by Mr. Bells
committee, which will make it nn iron-clad.
llorsu.—House bill lo punish by a lineof
from t 'Jo to 811)0 any person other thnu »
n Dtilar hotelier In a city, town or village
who sells or offers to sell any fresh beef
without exhibiting the hide of the animal
, killed. In hiding the ears, was ufler much
discussion i nssed to engrossment; ayes 48,
nors 41 , „
Amendment to withhold from sale until
el is Hied and valued all lauds subject to Ir-
rigation; adopted. '
I Ao endment to permit district line riding
In winter to hold cattle was lost, only three
voting lor It. Tho bill was then passed;
ov s 75, noes If,.
' The general appropriation bill was then
taken up. An amendment by Mr. Stro'.g
w a adopted to the appropriation tor tho
If.j.nri department fixing the salaries of
tlis bookkeepers and Watchmen, Instead of
h aving them lo ho regulated by the trcaa-
urer. ... . ,
Salaries of rlerks In lind nnd comptrol-
ler's offices wore neurly all reduced.
Li Ik puburri:
gfimto ImII rclfttlnq to the descent and
distribution of e>tate».
8cn-ite t»U! to nuihortw tlic payment ol
rewards lor vmifps of wolves nnd other
deal met ive animals.
Senate hill declurlnR tho records of tho
coTurreM of the lute repulillc ami past legiH-
laturpK lobe archives of the state
St it ile bill lo repeal article UK) of the
code ol criminal procedure. ^
Senate lull to nmeml the tram'np law.
Senate bill to amend the law In relation to
flu* iccoverv of U.tnia.es for iujurica rcKUll-
ltur in death.
sen ib* bill to provide for the venno of
ifcttH lor d.'imajroa jrrowlnjr out of attach*
ment« and eequeeirn'ton eultt. The latter
rrovbb‘N tint tiny suits for damage* prow*
iiil' out of the wrongful levy of a writ ol
attachment or eequeetisllon may He brought
in any county from which such writ is ‘s*
sued, or In any county In which any such
l< \%v Is made within tl Is State.
An mncndiucul to the appropriation hill
ftiitliiK off supplies to tho ranker focer
called forth a warm debate; hut the war do-
ally I ‘ ‘
MMUML ^^ ^^^ ____ _ __
OM^iwdgsth tm tom m<b*tr l»ltwri«ni»wl. s«4 .h»a M»h” fwVrS-m I'--.—, f q
VltoT". ' I" " oevsr It'»
ran m aftatapurgnt Iva, not «u»pariing tha e.mia of ih« iHhma. nn«l I ir^r it >ni u» • ■>' «• •
'' ">«« ba 1-8* 1 hy ovary r-rrit,«»Tt., <«>;•«<>»
h«>*tUn« hut* nfit. TNatlSmls naira »f rAIfNS^toCK I- not •••*■ >aat. lie mi
initial* va g, A« FamnimtoCK. a i l to »*n»n«i wun •»«*
l>rof*«fflon.
ircquantlv l"*an F1’
of »nflth v fro (iiacharaetl anil
>n Itiirra m ona taftAo. ai n tn every
Hitt looa Ou»cly and carefully lo •«« (Uat tho
Nwvr Fsankltn. HowaaD CO., Mo.
* Ilaaleit, P«-*_
CA»Ti*!OC.tr Mo.
11 tOIVARTZ « 00., a o«.. Pittsburg. Pa..Sola Proprietors.
punuuiit finally prevailed,
WEDNESDAY'S pKOCEEDINOft.
Senate—Tolnt rctolnl Inn to submit enr*
sritiillon-l smeiidnicnt to empower Ibe leg-
islature to create srallrosdcommissoL piss-
ed.
The senate agreed to eonferouce report on
tho high license hill, so called.
House bill amending the local option law
passed to third rcadlug.
Senate amending home resolution to ad-
journ lire die, changing the >UU from
' Match : l to April 4.
ConlMrenoo renori on tha erhoollaad seT.p
bill waa adopted, and the scraps ol sebool
land In orxanlzea counties go ou the
market.
House—The eonlerence report upon the
hlgh-lleense bill was agreed to.
Henste bill to require ehtrilfe to report to
the adjutant general upon adjouniuieat of
district courts Hite of fugitives from Justice,
passed.
THURSDAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.—Men a tor Upslttw called up hie
rail'os J commission bill with a subst.tute
by Sonetor Slmklns.
Senator Lane moved that It be postponed
Indefinitely.
Senator Harrison moved the adoption of
the substitute. Lost; yeas IS, nays It.
Senator Lane moved that the bill lie on
the table subject to cell, which virtually
kills It.
Joint resolution by Senator Terrell amend-
ing the judiciary article was taken up.
Senator Bell moved to Increase the su-
preme Judges from live to seven. Adopted;
aud salary dxed at f 000.
House local option bill paaaed; yeas 20,
nays 9.
Substitute senate bill for house bill poet-
ponl g the collection of taxes was called.
Senator Terrell moved to strike out the
exempted counties so as to make It general
In Its effect. Adopted.
Pending passage of I he bill It went to the
table under a call of the senate.
House.—The senate local option bill was
aken up is unfinished business aud passed
with miuor amendments.
By Mr. Plitmly. a bill regulating prosecu-
tions and civil stills for libel. It provides
that every person shall he at liberty to
speak, write or publish Ills opinions on any
subject, being responsible for the abuse of
that privilege. The truth of tho alleged
libelous matter may be given in evidence,
and shall constitute a justification thereof
and a complete defense to thtf suit. Before
Instituting suit to recover damages growing
out of a libelous publication tho part ag.
grieved shall ftrst g.vo notice to the author
of the publication of his intention to bring
such suit, and If within ten days after the
receipt ot the notice the author ol the pub-
lication shall In like public manner fully
and completely withdraw and retract llte
offensive matter of which the aggrieved
party complulns, then such withdrawal nnd
retraction shall operato as a bar lo any suit
thereafter Instituted on account of the li-
belous publication, unless the publication
was tho result of lll-wlll or malice on the
part ol the author. If the llbcloua publica-
tion proceed from, be published or circu-
lated by a corporation the notice mentioned
In the preceding section may be delivered
to tho president, eccrctury or other tuauag-
ing officer of such corporation. The act is
to take effect and be in to' ce from and after
its passage.
Senate hill crenllng the office ol stato ge-
ologist came up, and was defeated on final
passage by a vote ol 40 to 45, mainly on a
constitutional objection.
Senate hill creating Tarrant county a ju-
dicial district passed.
Bill punishing disclosures of grand Jury
secrets with Imprisonment was ougrossed.
House bill niueuding the law defining rape
passed.
FRIDAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
Senate—Free eonleremo report on sen-
ate bill amending the law ol descent and
distribution was adopted.
McDonald Introduced a bill to give tba
assent of Texas to the establishment of an
agricultural experimental station at the
Agricultural and Mechanical College In
connection therewith, tinder llte act of cos-
gross making an appropriation therefor.
The bill was favorably repo-ted.
Senate bill to puuish by fine ot *20 to
*100 any person louud drunk In a public
p ace passed.
Senate bill authorizing reissue of land
eonlttcalea to partios who have located In
Greer couuly upon abandonment of their
locations and patents passed.
Senate hill Mxlng fees of county officers In
felony cases where no convictions are bad
paaaed.
Senate bill fixing .ecsof Jury commission-
ers passed.
Slmklns Indicated the great benefit of the
proposition.
Harris withdrew his objections and the
bill passed under suspension of the rub a.
Senate hilt lo rrgulato the shipment of
lumber by railways. Cars arc to be fur-
nished within five days (rout application tor
same, and falling to furnish saute tho rill-
way company forlcits *i’i per day for each
anil when furnished aro to be loaded In for-
ty-eight hours, and tailing to load In that
time shall lorfelt *25 per day lor each car.
An antetidmotil to apply Its provisions to
all other freights occasioned debate.
The amendment was adopted. The cap-
tion was made to conform to the change by
which the measure applies to all freights.
The previous quest ion was then ordered
oa the hill and various amendments which
hud accumulated lu vinlallon ot the rules
were voted upou, one of which was adopted
providing the act shall not apply In cases o
strikes and other pulillo r-.laiultle* and au-
otlier giving ton days Instead ol five In
which to lurulali cars after application and
the bill passed to engrossment.
House bill postponing forced tax sales
till August, pending yesterday at adjourn-
ment. pusseil by the two-ihlrdi vote neces-
sary to giro It immediate effect.
House bill amending the general occupa-
tion tux law with committee aubatltute,
which leavoa taxes already fixed to remain
unchanged, and limply adds new aubjeets
of taxation was taken up.
Tax on ootton seod ell nulls was ttnoken
out »d on cotton eorepresses also.
Pope tried to strike out tba tax on vend-
ors of deadly weapons, but Called.
SCHOOL LAND HILL.
A like attempt to strike out tbe tax on
eat tie corporations failed.
A motion to table the bill was lost. 1 Members of the Conference Commit
Tax on electuc light companies was re- ( teo Nutwiantialljr Agree I’pon a
duoed to *25 from *100, and without final Util With a IHacrlnilnaliDg
action on the bill the senate adjourned. Hard I Vaiuro.
House- The hill to provide lor ascertain-
ing and correcting tha conflicts and errors J
In survey* of school, university and asylum
Austin, March '.’9.—It Unow under-
•tootl that all tho memlier* of the con-
lands or other State lands passed to en- j fereuco committee except Senator
grossment. It provides that for the purpose
ot ascertaining tbe conflicts and errors In
snd making proper corrections of laid lands
the land commissioner may appoint survey-
or* to make new surveys, such surveyors to
give *10,000 bond.
Tbe new members absent under the call
of the house were excused, snd the consid-
eration pf the Htate geologist hill, ou re-
consideration, was resumed.
The vote being taken the bill wee lout—
ayes 42, nays 49.
Tbe house went Into committee of the
whole upon tho appropriation hill, tbe
pending question being the paragraph ap-
propriating *5000 per yeer out of the gene-
ral revenuo and *10,000 per year out of the
university lund for the aupport and maln-
enance of the Agricultural uud Mechanical
College.
Moore, of Travl*. offered an amendment
to take *12,500 or the amount from the gen-
eral revenuo and *2500 out of the university
lund.
This brought on the old contest between
the friends of the University and the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College.
After several epeechea the amendment
was lost.
An amendment by Greaham was adopted
appropriating *'2500 to enable the Stato
agent to collect original evidence and tup-
ply records, etc., relating to the claim of the *
State against the general government for
frontier defense.
An amendment to pay B. J. Kowc
file-lit OK for service as agent of the Ala-
lloustou will sign the report on the
pemito school luuil bill. Mr. Drowning
sigiti, although the bill tloca not moet
hu entire approval, but li bet-
ter tliau tho existing liiud law.
The objection of tho Inutl commUiion-
cr to tho chaise w hlch pormittod the
occupant ol the luml lo cstnbllih a
preicreucc right to purrlmso bolorc It
had been classillcd ami placed on the
market hit- been obviated by itrikii'g
out tbe clause. As an euded by tbo
eonferouce rommitice it eslnblishet,
ns between lessees ami purchaser*, a
discriminating herd law loaturo
against I ho purchase. lle is uol per-
mitted to turn out htock upou the
loused lauds surrounding his purebuso
iu greater number limit ouo bead lo
every leu lu res of his purchnse wheth-
er tho lensed Inutl be enclosed or opt u.
This leal lire is oxpocled lo remove
tho objec.iou of cailietneu and prtto-
ticulh m iko louses which «ill bo pro-
tected Irom the tot ing free gruz era
who would purchase ouo section uitd
ti.ru in upon the lensed preuii-cs
thousmul bend of eaitlo.
Land fit only lor grazing may bo
uucoiiuitioimlly leu-od, nud poudiug
Iho louse are not aubj ct lo putcuase.
Dul ns nil ibo school lands worth Icas-
bams, Muscogee snd Coshattoj tribes of fn-j j|1!r aro f)t for lUI thing, precious fow
dittos was adopted. . uticondilionnl leases will be nmdo
On,nlt*m oflered an amendment to ap- I . , „ . . 4 . .
proprlate for sheriffs clerk, and attorney. I The ralufull in llte west rosy uot bo
not provided for In the deficiency bill *16, | suWci. nt for fanning purposes, but
>00, snd for justices of the peace and con- j the lands are fertile and will some day
•tables *1500. Adopted. [be utilized for agriculture. Tbo bill
The committee of the whole then arose pcricotc>l will probably be adopted
and reported the hill to tho house, with , , ! . 1 ...
recommendation that It pass. by both houses and approved by the
Its lurtber consideration was postponed KOVcr(,or. lu sotno respect-tho house
until Monday a) d the house adjourned.
WHOLESALE NUPTIALS.
Marrlna* of m ship-I.ond of filave-
Otrla to Egyptian Soldiers
According to a letlor from Alexan-
dria lo The Ch caqo Tribune, u Turkish
slave-ship was captured tho other day
by en English vessel, and tho slaves it
contained, consist tig of seventy women
amendment* couforin more closely
to Iho governor’* view oxpros.cd in
tho cmipuigti titan tho bill did
as originally framed, but lo that ex-
tout porhnp-render iho 'case foature
less promising. In iho inost impor-
tant fe dure* it icver-es tho polio of
tho Siato Lund lion d, c»| ocinliy in
pci milting both llte sale aud lease of
the uni r d lands. Tito reset va'ion ot
and ten men, were liberated. The men
volunteered Into tho Egyptian army, j watered luml* by tho inutl boar I per-
but it was more dillicult to dispo-o of 11,0:unto the posses-ion nud lrto use of
tho women, a- they hnvu no not ou of
liberty, anti if left to themselves would
the bulk of the lands by the free gra-
ziers and retarded settlement by farm-
ers along tho streams.
Kxt uihlun lo lluriittt
Austin, March 29.—A party of
About 100 porsotie, of whom two-
birds were mon hers of tho legi-ln-
loro, went on an excursion o-day to
the Unmet ginullc i|iiariie«, upon in-
vlla iou of Mr. tins Wilke, capitol
probably have been drafted, without
inakii)” any resistance, into some Mus-
sel man s harem.
Under the Irenty concluded between
thcEngl sh government and the kliodive
the imperial on and the exportation of
slaves are fordidden; hut the detention
of slaves in tho country is permitted for
about six \ ears longer In Egypt, and
eleven years in tho Soudan. Several
officers accord ugly cniue to the Pasha
of the d strict with offers to buv some .____ ____
of the female slaves, hut the Pa-ha do- ; coulraetor. J wo or three Hours were
clared he would not part with them un- ’ spent iu examining tho quarries
less they got married. • I which f.ppear inexhaustible iu too
He then announced that any soldior o( „rnlljto ihcv are capable of
or civilan wishing to marry ouo of tbe l 1 / ___
slaves would have to pay six thalers supplying. mne a
for her down, but that the women j mollis were served by dncctiou of Ma-
would be nllnwod to clmuse the i ! j„r (,oree, who mi niso present,
husbands from among those who should T|,crc nr(. „boul 250 convicts employ-
STL.“sSr s rrassi-..............***'**>» ~
soldiers, assembled on tho day appoint- well cored lor. Majot hone slates
ed for the selection. The women mat I hey will bo removed Williiu a
wore so shy that I hoy ••huddled to-j jew,|iys a tin work of gelling out
)«.i» ««*■ >
At limt one of them, taking courage,- eil. 1 lie excursionist*, iip<'ii iliolr rc-
td\Sliced slowly to n black Egyptian turn trip, passed icsolulions thanking
sergeant, who was anything but young ^viikos Major Uoreo and the offi-
K'£5£rs:3.pz.'K ss\s .»•
man she wished to marry. Her ex-
ample was Instantly followed by tho
other women, who pushed forward to
choose their husbands ns if they feared
to be too late.
It was now the men’s turn to say
whether they accented thit select on.
All were satislied but live, nnd even
Iho five women who were consequent-
ly obliged to choose again were ulti-
mately provided witli husbands.
tended.
Kcars tor K» mi—Hiltl Dry,
Bowie. March 29.-A bard norther
| sprang up last night It is feared tbe
fruit oropol lids section is ruined.
For over I wo mouths wo liuvc uol
Imd a drop ol mill Slock water is
\ cry scarce, and wells iu this section
arc beginning to fail.
Eighteen bales ol cotton were, ou
Saturday, shipped Irom here. Tbit
makes 4200 ha cs -hipped Ibis season.
A Division of Comfort
Fnrnilnro Man—As I understand It
you want this $2 iron bedstead w th ___________
oak cli p mattress nnd this *100 patent1 F.xp~<'t *«> 8 « ihn IHu Fly.
•ofa-beil with swnnsdowu padding seut Clkiujhne, Tex.. Mu oh 29 —A rail-
to the hospital nt at onoc. i road meting was held nt ihc court-
Messenger—1 hat s it, nnd send some r . ,
extra tine foot nnd arm pillows with house Inst night to raise Ihc rest of the
•ho sofa-bed. j bonus ■ oqtt r.d by tho t-nllta Fc oxicu-
"All righL VVhero docs Iho Iron ono .ion to Westhc. lord. Tho money is
goP”
In Agony Ward. No. 2.”
‘•Yes! What ward does this sofa-bed go
to?”
“Ward? You must bo erszy; that’s | voston
for the super.ntendent s offioo.—Oma-
ha World.
now about up. and tho pcopio ot Clo-
burnc wi.l expect to see iho dirt fly ns
soon as tho uotes aro rocoivcd at Oaf *
Why Her Temper was Bad.
“Did you know that Xanthippe, wife
of one of tbe greatest of nno out pk los-
0pl)6i>. a great scold?”
"Ortr.'nly; lust th nk wbat a great
tease her husband was.”
••A great tense?”
“Yes; sooratus.”—Nswdmms bod*-
senJtsi.
Bteamboat tho spssks B-irn* I.
Mf.mpiiih, Marcli 29.—Tbe iiiinur
Chesapeake, ruuiiing iu the Muppuis
and Tiptouvilio. Tonu., trade, burned
yestcriiay moruln* at Now Malrld,
Mo. No particulars bfivc bavu re-
ceived. Sl.fi wu i Tuiued at *10,000 fii4
Insured for ttlft.000.
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Foster, W. E. The Canton Telephone. (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1887, newspaper, April 1, 1887; Canton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1142966/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Van Zandt County Library.