The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 11, 1897 Page: 4 of 6
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In prices of LUMBER at
Wilcox & Sons Lumber Yard.
We have on hand a LARGE assortment of
Good DRY Lumber which we are offering to the
trade at greatly
Reduced Prices
For next 30 days, we name following SPOT
CASH prices?
GOOD NO. 1 CON. LUMBER AT SI. 10 per Hundred Feet.
GOOD NO. I CON. BOXING AT $1.15 Per Hundred Feet.
GOOD NO. 2 CON. SCANTLING AT 90c Per Hundred Feet.
Give Us A Cail.
WILCOX dc SON.
king business college.
Of IhiImii Training, Shorthand and Penmanship.
FINEST SCHOOL IN THE LEAOINO CITY OF THE LARGEST STATE IN THE UNION.
342 Elm Street,
Dallas. Texas
D. A. Bridges. Principal.
P. B. Arlington. Business Manager.
Faculty: R. C. Porter, A. M., LL. B. : D. A Bridges, A B. : D. A Leak.
A. B. : P. B. Arrington, B. S. : Frank C. Pierce, Mrs. IVHh Archer Pierce.
Mn. Fannie Archer Watson. F F Wild is h J < '< M.-irrov*.
References: Crov. C. A. Culberson. Congressman Bnurke, Judge
Clark, Waco, Mayor Bryant T. Barry. Sanger Br - Si.ulh«>rn Vfg.
C. F, Cohron. Attorney, Rev M M Davis, Hnev & Phil]) H;trhv.tr ('<>
Best Course of Study in the World. Thorough. Practica: and Short
Largest and best faculty ev#r Associated with any Busim^- < .'■•lleue in th- smith
You should attend our school. because we hav - superior facilities practical
course of study, wideawake and stirring teachers, all enabling tie--tmlent t<
complete in a shorter time and at le~- expense than • -Is wh -re Th- l>nsines-
, endorse us, whieh enables ns to place f.ve times lin.r- of our graduates in
bew
fake-
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positions than anv other business college in the -t it
horse" schools that promise von the world for they ,
you nothing but dissatisfaction \Ye promise you the lit
the Best teachers, in the Best school and fulfill this
■atisfaction. You should investigate the merits of our Seh
you Will Not Enter Elsewhere If von d • n ■? v. i will in tint-
Address,
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and will give
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MASS MuKTlX'O OF
The Mooej Rett ttaestioR- l.GcorgctoWDi Willilim80n Co„
Renters and Land Owners Tex..Nov. 5.—A mass meeting
p r of farmers will be held in the
tonrer. ; courthouse at this place on Satur-
day, Nov. 13, for the purpose of
A SECRET THREAT—A SERIOUS discussing plans for increasing the
[>rice of farm products, especial-
v cotton. All land owners, as
I i uincm—iam inccs in hc v.uu- = ,, . i
well as tenant farmers, are urged
sidcred. I to be present and merchants and
business men are also invited, as
A serious problem confronts us. all classes are vitally interested in
Greed and Mammon is robbing the matters to be discussed,
and driving the people mad. The Hon Jeff Johnson, commission-
situation is serious and demands j er of agriculture, is expected to
the earnest consideration of the j be present and address the meet-
liberty and home loving members i «"g-
of all workers of tield, shop and The meeting will be under the
counter. Every honest and le- auspices of the Williamson Coun-
gitimatc profession should aid in ty Cotton Growers' union, recent-
solving the problem for the bread b organized in this county.
winners. The editor of The ■ —
Democrat on glancing over the The Bosses' Combine Win and Loses.
Dallas News last Sunday read the
following:
"Taylor, Tex., Nov. f>.—The New York World.
editoi of the Baitlett Tribune has The foreordained has happened,
received the following notice when the anti-Tammany forces
through the mails, w Inch was; faile<l to unite, Tammany's sue-
post marked at Granger, Tex., j cegg wag
guaranteed. As The
and The News reporter has it from World said on the 25th of Sep-
. tern her: "The only hope of de-
the field fating Tammany lies in a com-
plete union of all the opposition
ant! - tammany division means
tammany's walkover."
reliable authorities that
Sam ha* a detective in
who is on the alert for the offend-
er- of such threatening state-
ments. Local officers are also in-
\estimating. , The only possible chance of
Notice- From the ..an Gabriel'preventing Croker's triumph
river to Little river, twelve miles ( whon \lls brother Boss Piatt came
on each side of the railroad. \Ve [to bis aid with a straight tick
cover tins
pledge that
mi TO HIS DEATH.
Jesse Roy<il pell on; of a Pecan Tree
and Received Patal In-
juries.
territory with the
we will barn every
farm house and put plenty of
Johnson grass seed to every farm
that rent> for money rent. We
are t h<- backbone of the world and
share le.-s of it. We mean busi-
ness. Look out. Fair warning
to all.
"William Winch ester."
The above method
and can onlv injure I h
jtohis aid with a straight ticket
! lay in the George movement.
Henry George saw this and it
'was that which led him lake the
tield at the peril of hi- life. At
the climax of a brilliant campaign,
which grew in strength every
hour, the great leader fell a mar-
tyr *o his sense of duty.
Henry George's death denior-
ialized lii- following. Hi- -iu-
is unwise cere di>ciples wasted their ote-
cause of on his son. The more iuteliigt nt
better condition-.. We would of the remainder v -ted for Low
rather <-..11111101111 the following w hi If the rabbh that always at
which wa> clipped from the col- tacite.- itself to pasionate uprising
umns
News
>f t he
same
>ue
l"h.
like this gravitated naturally back
*0 Tammany. Thus the hope of
King Business College, Dallas Texas.
F. K1EBSON,
PnwituT.
T. T. E1KRSON,
ViCK-Pr.i sun >t.
T. H. F>! ERSOK
1 UK MgSKV 1U > 1 ♦ ^ i r>i 1<>N.
"Taylor, lex.. Nov. t>.—Out; of
the large-l gat herin«r-> of represen-
tative farmers perhaps ever held
in W illiamson count>
the call by Jiukc Wilson • .f
cleville. and a mas- 1111
crowded the lavlor opera-
Crok<
bv
division
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Cir-
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First National Bank
OF M'KINNEY, TKX AS.
CAPITAL and SURPLUS - £125,000
BI TS AND SELLS EXIHAStiE OS THE PRISCIl'AL ( IT 1 K> IN El'KOPE
FIRST-l'LlSS PAPER DISCO!" XT ED.
DIRECTORS: Francis Emerson, T. 1
Jno. L- LoTejoy, t. H. Welch.
EMERNON. T. 11. Eniersson
Business Hours: 9 a m. to 4 p. m.
Mary
ftash Goliege
The Model School for Girls.
Highest conrse an<l m -st fxj>eri n<e«l fn< ii.
practical and thorough Discipline mil«i th-m^i. tirn
end physical An ideal h< ine. an<l inf. n;
«ti>
onth Instmctioii
iniiitc l 'th mental
in application.
J. 6. Nash Pres., Sherman. Texas.
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Sell Every thin
DRUG Line
And Guarantee
Price and Quality.
Respectfully,
O
ill
tbi- afternoon to discus- ?iie- uion-
i ey rent que >tion between and-
: lord- ami tenant-. < Her <S M
hard> tillers of the s. il were pres-
ent and the voice- of representa-
tive farmers from evei\ point <•!
the county were heard in 1 h,-
meeting. liven precinct ami
hamlet in the count v wu.- repre-
-ented by iepre-«-ntativ«' farmers,
and strong resolution- u.r.. ;td- |H
ted protesting aaain-t tin ni >ue\
rent system.
The trend of the discussion was
that the intere-t- of tenant- and
landlord- are identical, that th"
suece.—of the tenant working on
the -v-tcm « f one-fourth of the
cotton and one-thir«l of the corn
mean- -ucce-.- for the landlord
and the merchant, while the mon-
ey lent -y-tein at ca-h per acrel
mean! distie-- ami j>overt\ for
the tenant and hi- famii>. failure j
for the merchant and uit^{unlized i
train for the landlord.
A number "f landlords a?id!
merchants were present at lh<
meeting and expre^-ed t hem-. Ive-
a- beinir in -vmpathv with the ten-
ant- and will in the future co-op-
erate with them. Polities wa- l y
agreement e-<-h<*wed at t hi- meet-
ing, which agreement resulted
harmoniously for nil.
Thi- friendl\ meeting of tenant^
landlord- and merohant- will put
a quietus, upon previoii-lv pub-
lished report-1 of white-i'aj<per- in
Williamson county, in which
threat- made of huniing barn-,
sowing Johnson gras- and poivm-
ing ci-terii-. well- ind water holes.
Thi- element failed to materialize
at this meeting and their threat-
were very eommendably discourag-
ed b\ thi- representative body of
defeating
failed.
The burden of the responsibil-
ity, however, for this deplorable
reaction in the government of the
Greater New York rest* upon
l'latt and hi- tool Tracy.
The combined vote of the oppe
-ition considerable exceed-that o
Van Wyck. A union of the anti-
Tammany force- upon Seth Low
would have elected him. Mr.
Van Wyck will be a minority
Mayor.
It is something more than poet-
ic justice that in thu- gratifying
his obstinacy Boms l'latt has been
crushed in the ruins of his ma-
chine both in the city and State.
He has lost hi- judge. He ha- at
one-woop di-sipated the I'f'^.oon
plurality for MeKinley in thi
State.
There i- in this retributive
tice a large compensation for
defeat of reform in thi- city.
The double <ie-pot ism of the
bosses ha won onh half a tri-
umph. l'latt. at least, i- down.
The Monroe Doctrine
JUs
th<
farmers.
K. Hargis of Taylor wa- elec-
ted chairman of the meeting and
W. B. F. Nelms of Laneport as
secretary. An executive commit-
tee consisting of one representa-
froni each judicial district
C. C. Provine.
* .
* tive
precinct in the county wa- ap-
^ pointed in the interest of tenants,
with power to appoint sub-eom-
mittees in each community to
£ meet again in ma.-.- meeting at the
> Taylor opera-house on the second
^ Saturday in December, then and
* there to confer with landlords
■f with a view to arranging an ami-
^ cable adjustment of the rent
* question for the
% 1898."
A x< o<| mail} \ear- ago Bob
Bunlette wa- asked for a detini-
fioft <d ihe M mroe Hoct.ine, and
thi- i- what he -aid:
' The Monroe Doctrine -impl\
and impliciti\ says that no for-
eign nation can come over h re
and slide down out cellar door:
and England and France shall not
hang on our front gate to do their
courting; they can't bring over
their syrup pot- and ftldcr sprouts
and make syrup i:i Nur maple
groves; that German; afld Ausira
can t spot no bee trees in our
woods: that Italy can't cut tire-
i wood out of our hedgerow-, that
j Russia can't ,-pank ourneigbb r-
J childlBn with our butter padole.
T .douroe Doctrine simpiy
means that we are the bully of the
woods between two ocean- , and
the man who join* farms on either
side had better not move tin-
boundary until he talks with us
about it; and that he can't sublet
a patch on hi- farm until we are
-atitied that the new tenant will
be a good neighbor for us. That's
about all there is in it."'
crop season of
The same issue contains a news
THE ONLY SUCCESSFUL
PLOW OIS THE MARKET.
The STAUGNT01S WAGON possesses
many advantages ovtr ANY other
Wagon on the market
The Waukegan
Wire...
Runs further, is niorf
pliant, 2nd possesses more
strength than any othei
B rb Wilt on the . .
IGGIES, CARTS, HARNESS AND SADDLES.
, bought direct from factory in car lots, getting low
and low prices enables us to meet all competition
s&s&i -X&-:
Bottled Up!
Whether in the form of pill powder
or liquid, the doctor's prescription fot
biood diseases is always the same—
mercury or potash. These drugs bottle
up the poison and dry it up in the
system, but they also dry up the marrow
in the b jnes at the same time.
The suppleness and elasticity of the
joints give way to a stiffness, the rack-
ing pains of rheumatism. The form
Sradually bends, the bones ache, while
ecrepitude and helplessness prema-
turely take possession of the body, and
it is but a short step to a pair of
crutches. Then comes falling of
the hair and decay of the bones,—a con-
dition truly horrible.
Contagions Blood
Poison—the curse
of mankind—is the
most horrible of all
diseases, and has al-
ways baffled the
doctors. Their pot-
ash and mercury
bottle up the poison,
bat it afaays breaks
forth again attack-
ing some delicate
organ, frequently
the month and
throat, filling them
with ffting sores.
8.S.S., la the only
known cure for this
disease. It is guar-
table, and one thousand doUarnrmanfis
It
Jesse Royal, aged 27, fell from
a pecan tree on J. P. Do well's
farm 7-miles west of McKinney,
Thursday, last and received in-
juries from which he soon died.
With two other young men Royal
was gathering pecans and climb-
ing a tree to a height of 50 feet he
lost his balance and fell to death.
He was unmarried and worked
for Mr. Hudson. His remains
were buried in Forrest Grove
cemeterv Friday afternoon.
LOKEY LONGINGS.
Personal and Community Items
Briefly Told.—School Begins
Nov. 5, 1897.
J. L. Mayes and Ed Armstrong
were in McKinney this week.
Grandpa Daniels, of Wylie, is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Eliza
Mayes, who will return home
with hiui in a few days.
Tom Schooler has gone to Fort
Worth to attend medical college.
Z. C. Connally and Nathan
Schooler went to Greenville last
week and brought back a nice
line of Groceries.
Messrs. R. Woody, M L.
Wood\ and Elen Blanks of Hick-
man Sundayed here.
Miss 1\; Fotisville of Kingston
i- teacher of our school which
opened it- term on the 1st inst.
Mis. Knott's little daughter is
very -ick.
After a long absence Doc
Seiiooh i ha- returned from Loui-
siana on a \ i-it to relatives and
old friend-.
Mr>. \i. ,J. Ca.-hon is among
the -ick.
Mis. Ella Berry has returned
from a ^ i-it to her mother, Mrs
< 'ook. at <iray B 11.
Dkw Drop.
Official Salary Lists of New York.
at
offered for proof to the
never fails to c
Poison, Sciofala,
Cancer, or any
blood. If von have a Uood
take a remedy which will nol
Beware of nmn; don*t
to year system Boat got
ooks sentlnstoi
New York, Nov. 4.—The ller-
d says : More than 55.000 per-
sons will directly or indirectly
draw pay from tin- city in the fin
administration of the mayor of
Greater New Y<>rk. The -alarie-
of 3H.olio of ihe-e w ho-e name-
will actually be on I he city*.- pa\
roll will aggregate $.'SH/ 00,Oito
Part of this amount represents
the -alarie- and patronage of Hie
other officers elected on Tuesday,
but thi- i- comparatively small,
most <if the total r pre-entin r the
patronage o! Greater New York -
tir-t mayor, Robert \ \ an W yck.
A con-crvati\e e-tiinate of those
who will draw pay indirect!) from
the city through city con-
tract-and the like ;-22,000. Min-
or Strong, at the time tin- greater
ei<> charterwa« pa-—d. estimated
this force as Ojrtal to if not ex-
ceeding the actual number of uil
office-holder.-.
Second only t« tin wresi ient of
the I'nited Sta'o -. in the value ot
his patronage, the first mayor of
the greater city first in the -itr-
ni5can< e of this patrouaire. With
h;s colleague--elect of thi- lir-t
itical p;irt% Mr. Van W vck can
an army of office-hohlers and
tho-e indirectly employed t > tie-
city as great a- the arm> of the
Potomac.
ore in a dug-out near Woodward,
ok la., last week.? He left a fam- W
ily at San Antonio. Taken in the Greatest Company of nil,
Brazil's president°was thwarted THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO., OF NEW YORK.
by a memper of his cabinet w ho
was turned upon and assassinate* RICHARD A. McCUKDY, President.
Saturday Nov. 6th the body of Holds in trust for policy holders Over Two Hundred and Twenty-
Tom Crane was found in a ravine Five Millions of Dollars. An absolute Guarantee for Future Pay
one mila from his home, 17 miles ments. Actual cost of $1000 Insurance for ten years,
southwest of Cleburne in John-; OO T TT
son county with three bullet holes \ ^XaO™ Mr Br Jf G&Pa
in it and the head crushed in a n .. no* r „ .
horrible manner. The body was Policy No. .81,1/1, R6V. Sam JoilCS
badly decomposed having been!
ivine there tor three days. A $5000; 10 Payment Life; 10 Year Distribution. Age at Issue
man by the name of Shaw and ne- 39. Anuual Premium $295.00.
gro who boarded with Crane are
charged with the killing. Domes- issued May 1886. Matured Mav, 1896. Total premiums paid in ten
tic trouble caused the killing.
K T
years $2,950.00.
Reserve at maturity $2,093.35
Divideud accumulations $762.30.
Total cash value $2,855.65.
Actual cost of $5,000 Insurance for 10 years $94.35.
Actual cost of $5,000 Insurance for 1 year $9.44.
Actual cost of $1,000 Insurance for 1 year $1.89.
Ten years ago the competitors of The Mutual said: "We admit
|the Company has paid large dividends in the past but it caunot do
1 it again." The above results accomplished in the short dividend
|period of ten years shows what the Company is doing.
Cheaper than the cheapest. The safest and best.
solid trains of
YA6HER BUFFET SLEEPERS Chamberlain & Co., General Agents, San Antonio, Texas.
• AND
free reclining
D. J. Evans, Dist. Agent.
KATY CHAIR CARS
TO
ST. LOUIS,
CHICAGO,
KANSAS CITY
CLOSE CONNECTIONS
TO ALL POINTS
EAST, NOBTHmWEST,
First Class Meals
AT OUR OWN
DINING STATIONS
50 Cents.
cans of
B. T. Babbitt's PURE POTASH
IS EQUAL TO
of any Other BRAND.
25ots.
20 ots.
Cans of any Other Brands,
Cans of B. T. Babbitt's PURE
SAVES THE CONSUMER,
INSIST ON HAVING
B. T. BABBITT'S
& ots.
pol i
lead
(1 < orgt*. one < f t he irreat-
< rat-, patriots aim pliil-
apo-
Win.
Hem
e>t den
antliropi?t- of the age, an ardent
o>tle of Thomas deffers.m and
Bryan, th • originator of
the single tax theory, a distin-
guished journalist and candidate
for mayor of thec ty of Greater
New \ ork. died in New ^ ork
City on the 2.'th in-t . *aused hy
overwork in c:>n!- in-j in the
re<ent electio *«i- h*atii is
greatly regretted h_\ .i! h.v«>r- of
humanity.—San Angcio Standard
(D: m").
TEXAS
PACiHC
OK AMD ATTSB OCT. IB
THE GREAT T. A P.
■j Pure Potash or Lye.
'•Better Work Wisely Than Work Hardr
Great Efforts Are Unnecessary in
House Cleanme: if you Use
SAPOLIO
OXF. OF THK
FINEST TRAINS IN THE
WORLO
WILL RUN SEMI-WEEKLY
EACH WAV TO
LOS ANGELES
* g SAN FRANCISCO, i
$ ALSO TO *
Louis ^ Chicago J
5 St.
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TEXAS I PACIFICF' Y.
Through auJ Ft Wtr h
THE FASTEST TIME EYLR MADL
A Palace on Whoeis.
S«« ti- . <.1
utc .1 for furti
.ara
V* K. P
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TURNER, C. P. A. T. A
D A 1.UA5.
Land For Sale.
; 1500 acres of good prairie land under a four
S wire fence 17 miles west of Denton.
kv
ri i- lan«l yielded i ton- of tine hay per a< re this yeai and can
he HOI ' i 11T FOR |S.* 0 I'KK ACRE, oue-third ca-h and the hal-
anet in one, two. thrw and four years.
2d tram; 1280 acres of good black waxy
land to be cut up in,100 acre tracts,
One-half o' which i- in cultivation with 4 sets ot" houses, for
-ale at per acre. < >ne-lhird c.i-h, balance on long time.
I ?Jso have a number of small farms for
sale at from If5 to $18 per acre, on easy terms.
Also a few sandy land farm.- from 1" to 10C' acre tracts, very
well improved from $1" to $12 per acre.
For further particular* call on or write t. k. blewett.
Real Estate and Loan Agent at Dentonf Texasm
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GENEttA' <i WS.
Three men wer r. ted in the
gulf at tiahestoi- Suml-iv.
Mr. and Mrs. (trover Cleveland
of Princeton, N. have a hoy.
Henry College .-it Campltell,
Texas, was burned the latter part
of last week.
Jim Mosely, a 12-year old boy.
was killed at a uin .'5 miles nortii
of Caddo Mills Saturday.
Lone Oak, Tex., went dr\
local option election by a vote
225 to 55.
The hotel San Marco of Si.
Augustine, Fla., was burned by
incendarie« Sundav. Lo>s
000.
A local option election at Daw-
son in Navarro county Oct. 30
resulted in 221 for local option
and 6 against.
The Dallas State Fair and F.\-
sition closed Sunday evening
_ ct. 31st. It is said to have been
a complete success financially and j
otherwise.
Bmnn of the Iconoclast is out
with his November issue in which
he renews his savage attack on
Baylor University.
Mrs. Benjamin Sapp lashed
Bank Cashier Moiris with a raw-
hide at Siloam Springs, Ark.,
Monday.
Gen. Blanco the new governor
General of Cuba arrival as lla-
vannah Oct. Mst,fr. ;n Spain ami
Capt. General Weylei at once de -
parted for Spain.
The stage between Canadian,
Tex., and Cheyenne, Ok la., was
held up by a lone highwayman
Sunday and robl ed. The driver.
Joe Wilson, was arrested as an
accomplice.
W. E. Grouche. "Arizona
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Prompt Delivery. Special Rates to country dealers, picnics. entertain-
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