Banner-Leader. (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 9, 1901 Page: 5 of 8
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TWO TIGHT CORNERS
There’s Pleasure and
Satisfaction
J F Lusk & Co
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Staple
and Fancy Groceries, Grain and flay
'Phone No. 40.
J. F. LUSK & CO
Good News tor Angelo
HOW VERY EASY
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The Old School Presbyterian
church is undergoing some need
ed repairs this week and there
will be no services in it Sunday.
captain. I have
by God to do so.
been com-
I’m sorry.
iXCITING CHAPTERS IN THE LIFE OF
A POLICE CAPTAIN.
—A handsome lot ol fancy chains
and cuff buttons just received.
Jas. E- Brewer.
of that. I rapped him on
time and time again with
felt his blood
him snarl and
This space is reserved
‘for E. D. Walker, the Druggist, who will
advertise his
in it.
He has $1,100.00 worth on hand and
his prices are low, very
low.
In buying the best and our aim is to
please, hence we sell nothing but the best
in Groceries and Grain. > > >
Proper
Study
of Man-
kind is
Tell the story here. Tell it
simply and directly Hun-
dreds will see it and read it
If your goods are salable and
your wants reasonable your
communication will receive
attention
at the
tonight,
promis-
flying over
also felt the
fists. It took me
him ouL and I
Attend the singing
Methodist church
Something extra good is
ed.
Band Practice.
The members of the
Cornet Band will meet
tice and re organization
night.
We invite you to visit us in our new
quarters near the Postoffice. We are
well stocked on
•»»«ru me.
My arms about bit
pinned to his aide
help, and two officers
office. It took four big bm
maniac lu a cell. He’s 1
now.”-BuffaloJExpreaa
The proper way to secure cus-
tomers is to talk directly to
them We are looking for new
customers for our advertising
space It is what we have to
sell We know it is good It
Is worth all that we ask for It
and more If there is any per-
son in this community who has
anything to sell, who has any
need that isn’t supplied, we want
him to use these columns
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 4, 1901.
Fat Murphy,
San Angelo, Texas.
We expect to commence grad-
ing from San Angelo north within
a couple of weeks.
W. W. Sylvester,
General Manager.
Notice.
1 will open a first class stock
Millinery goods in the J. F Cur
tie Dry Goods Store the toth of
March 1QOI. Will leave for St
Louis next week where 1 will
spend several weeks in selecting
stock and preparing myself in all
up-to-date work, etc.
Mrs. Stella Forbes.
Ballinger, Tex., Feby gch, 1901.
which we offer at very reasonable prices
Visit us.
Corn, Seed Oats, Feed Oats,
Corn Chops, Bran, Cotton Seed
and Hay at Miller Mercantile
— Roger’s and Tuft’s silverware
are the best. Sold by
Jas. E.
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—Drop in and see those new and
up-to-date jobs at Jas. E. Brew-
er's.
— Lots ot Coal—5 cars now on
hand and for sale. Potu Lump
Coal at $7,50 per ton. McAlister
Lump Coal at $g.<;o per ton. Call
on or phone W. E. Eskridge at
the cotton yard.
Since a general rush ot pros
perity struck Texas you can not
tell what a man is worth by look-
ing at his clothes. Careful search-
ing would doubtless bring to
light numerous big rolls of "long
green" safely stowed away in the
cavernous pockets of many a
pair of old greasy overall*.
Everybody has money, every-
body is prosperous and everybody
is happy. Let us do our b?st
keep up the gait, and all will
well.—Brownwood Bulletin.
It is to spend small
sums of money, when
you have a large
amount about you.
How much safer and
better it would be to
keep your spare mon-
ey in the bank. This
bank is at your serv-
ice.
Will allow interest
on time deposits.
&
Smart Ale*.
A man being About to die summ
bis four Sons to bis side and said:
“My sons, I will leave to Jobn^
third of my estate, to Alex oneftfttO,
to James one-half and to Thomas UBUt
fourth, and thus you will all S
Equally.”
John and James and Thomas
Paper and Pencil and began fig
but Alex took his Hat and starts
"Where are you going?" the
Three asked. “Do you not I
uring out the Problem?"
“Not much," said Alex. “I
for a Lawyer to break the '
Moral—Sometimes the 1
Relieve the Heirs of Much
uring.—Baltimore Am
•Ino. Guion, Jr-, is at home from
the A. & M. college at Bryan.
No preaching anywhere Sun
day morning except at the Cum
berland church.
She’d Had Enough.
There was a colored baptising
Sandy Bottom, Billville. The last c
vert to go under the water was
colored woman, who all the while
I been seated in a rickety buggy dr
by an ancient mule who had
through the civil war.
She came up out of the water/
! right, but after proceeding a short
tance on her way home the mule
came unmanageable and upset the b
gy in the middle of a deep creek.
The old woman, with drenched
ments. clung to a “foot log" just £S thw-
parson who had recently baptized
rode up.
He heard her swearing at the ref
tory mule in vigorous terms; then,
ing her in bis own buggy and driv
to dry land, he said:
“Sister Ca’line, you hez done los*
de salvation what come ter you by
fust baptism; so you must stop ri
heah en be baptized over ergin."
“No. sub!” was the reply. “I a
gwine in Cat water no mo’! Didn’t d4
ole male baptize me de secon’ time?”’
Atlanta Constitution.
1 will leave in a few
days for the Eastern
Markets to buy my.
Spring Stock, and will
be glad to take special
orders for anything in
the Dry Goods Line
not usually carried in
stock here. All or-
ders will have prompt
attention.
Respectfully,
H. WINKLER.
He was an idle Irish bo
the Celtic wit. He bad
board of a man-of-war, '
noyed the boatswain by h
Seeing him on the mafai
Ing gazing Idly out to s
swain called out to him: x
“Cnme down out of
Come down out of tb
ye a dozen whacks w
“Faith, sorr" til
wouldn’t come if
dozen.’’—Harper*’
Three men appeared before
In Honan, China, and each li
to the same woman as his w
one of them would retire In
the other two, but each insists
Justice should be done to him. 1
the judge exclaimed, “Well, I
three men cannot come to some
ment nothing remains for me
order that the woman shall be kill
as there Is no other way In which 1
matter can be satisfactorily settle*
He then called for a large cup of wii
and when it was brought he poured
to It some dark powder and compelk
the woman to drink it. Excited as si
was, the woman speedily began to fe
the effect of the strong liquor. 82
stammered when she tried to speft'
and her flushed cheeks were an Indic
tion to the observers that the poise
was working and that her end
near at hand.
This was the climax for which
Judge had waited. When he saw thi
the woman was apparently dying, I
called one of the three men who clain
ed her as wife and bade him remoi
her from the courtroom. This man,J
however, showed no inclination to del
so, and the judge thereupon insisted^]
j that he renounce all rights to her. Thtfl
i he willingly did and so did the secoum]
man. Only one claimant was now left*,
and he agreed to remove the womnukl
and to care for her until she died. SaW.
isfied that be was her real husbandA]
the judge called him and said: “Yotf,
will not be sorry for acting In thlAJ
manner. Have no fear for your wife?,
since she is in no danger of death. ThAl
liquor which she has drunk was ordij.
nary wine, nnd the powder which nJ
poured Into It was nothing but bro
sugar.
A Carious Wood Carving.
Salem. Mass., is the home of the 1
India Marine ball, which contains-
lections of the Essex institute 1
the East India Marine society,
scientific cabinets of the Essex
tute are extensive and well am
and the collections of the Marine «
ety Include many curiosities from ot
ental countries and other distant ni
tlons.
Among the numerous curiosities 19
piece of wood carving in the form ran
two hemispheres 1% inches In diaiz
ter, in the concavities of which a
carved representations on the one hei
Isphere of heaven and on the other
hell. There are 110 full length flgin
in the carving, and the whole 1° S
skillfully executed. It Is said
the work of an Indian monk
fourteenth century. tfter a
t her
The Wickedest Bit of Sea.
Nine out of ten travelers would tell in-
quirers that the roughest piece of wa-
ter is that cruel stretch In the English
channel, and nine out of ten travelers
would say what was not true. As a
matter of fact, “the wickedest bit of
sea" is not in the Dover strait, or in
yachting, for example, from St Jean
de Luiz up to Paulllac, or across the
Mediterranean “race” from Cadis to*
Tangier, nor Is it In ronndlng Cape
Horn, where there Is what sailors call
a “truo” sea. The “wickedest sea" Is
encountered in rounding the Cape of
Good Hope for the eastern ports of
Cape Colony.—Shipping World.
“Yes. we have to deal with some
queer people and some dangerous peo-
ple.” said a police captain, “and I must
say. but not boastfully, that we now
and then have to use judgment that
is at once quick and reliable. I re-
member several years ago we bad a
highwayman In the station bouse who
had shot a man and robbed him. He
was a dangerous criminal and a
mighty powerful man. and be was in
a good position to go down for life or
be executed, for his victim was at the
point of death. One night he asked
that 1 be sent to his cell. I had arrest-
ed him and bad tried to get a confes-
sion from him, but all my efforts bad
been vain. He had taken a violent
dislike to me, and be bad laughed at
all my endeavors. The deduction I
made when 1 heard he wished to see
me was that be had changed his mind
and intended to confess, so 1 went to
the cellroom and talked with him.
“‘Captain.' said be in a confiding
way, T want you to come in here and
sit down. This secret Is making a
wreck of me. and I want to tell you
everything.’
“He seemed quite penitent, and with-
out any hesitation I
door and sat down on
him.
“ ‘Is Mr. --- going
first question.
“ ‘The doctor says be cannot live,’ I
replied.
“ ‘Then the chances for my going to
the chair are better than good?’ asked
be.
“1 replied that they were. The pris-
oner lapsed apparently Into deep medi-
tation. and while the spell was upon
him he paced up and down the cell.
Suddenly he slammed the door of the
cell, placed himself before me and said
in a rather fearsome voice:
“ ‘I’ve finished one. and if I do two 1
can get nothing worse than tbe chair.’
“Saying which, he leaped at me. lead-
ing out a powerful blow as he did so.
I was. of course, up and ready
him and had a billy in my hand,
bad nothing but his big fists, feet
teeth, any of which be was ready
anxious to use. but he was twice a
match for me even up. 1 don’t know
how I did it. If be bad got the best of
me just for a second. I would have
been pounded to death; there is no
doubt
head
billy,
beard
print of Ills powerful
five minutes to lay
must say that I never spent five busier
minutes in my life. Oh. he’s in prison
now He’s doing 20 years.
“I remember another little experi-
ence I had that is not easy to forget.
I was sitting in my private office one
afternoon when a well built, stylishly
clad young man entered, bowed pleas-
antly and sat down on the edge of tbe
sofa.
“ ‘1 never was down in this part of
the city before,’ he said, ‘and. being
here. I thought I’d stop in and visit
with you.’
“ ‘That’s right,’ I rejoined. ‘I’m al-
ways glad to receive callers.’
“I looked closely at the man.
couldn’t place him at all. It seemed
that I had seen him some place too.
He was about 30 years old, was stal-
wart and had an attractive face that
bore slight traces of dissipation.
“ ‘Beg pardon, my friend.' said I,
‘but I really can’t just place you. I
know we've met. but where?'
“ ‘No. we haven’t met before,
never saw you before today in my life.
I’m from Baltimore. I’ve heard of you
a lot of times.’
“The dialogue lagged for a few mo-
ments. and in that time I scrutinized
the stranger. He mystified me in a
small degree, and I was Interested In
him. He broke tbe silence:
“ ‘Say, captain, I’ve got something
very important to see you about. I’ll
Just close this door, and it’s just as well
that no one knows what we do or say.
Now. 1 wish first to impress you with
tbe Importance of this meeting. It is
the most momentous occasion of my
life, and on Its success or failure de-
pends my future. Captain (the stran-
ger leaned over and whispered in my
ear). I’m going to cut your throat!*
“I was sitting with my profile to the
stranger, and he was leaning toward
me. Casting my eyes sidewise. 1 saw
that he held an opened razor in his
right band. 1 did not move Immedi-
ately.
“ ‘So you’re going to cut my throat?’
1 said,
around.
" 'Yes,
manded
but it must be done. Get ready.*
“ *That*s all right, my friend. I’m
perfectly willing you shall carry out
your mlsElcn; but, to te!1 th? troth. T
hate to got blood all over my furniture
bere. It wouldn’t be nice to dirty up
tbe office, would It? Suppose we go In
the back room?*
“ That’ll do. Come od,* rejoined tbe
maniac quickly
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Mayes, Hervey F. Banner-Leader. (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 9, 1901, newspaper, February 9, 1901; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1194854/m1/5/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.