The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 33, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 21, 1886 Page: 1 of 4
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HASTROP, BASTROI> COUNTY, TEXAS, AIJOIT8T 21, 1880.
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I\vi.i'it. Secretary.
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Vvn.iior lliiIt i>l-l.—.1. I'. rowli:r.
j/,, | itimvi-—.1. M Uolilllion.
i i«u.-i J.iiljfi*-—II. 'IVIciimuell*'1'.
l>i<li' l Mtornuy—.1. M. Bi'tli.niv.
I)lmr: t Clerk—U. Maynaril.
i HI n i \ m l u r.ni.
• liver Moore.
' inlv Vfornev—W. K. Mnyimiil.
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• 'on■ 11V Trivmiiwr—.IoIiii llenrne.
i'u\ i olltrlor—Min i v Iturli.'iM'ii
T.,x Atse-'ioi'—'.eorite Viiiijjliiin.
Slleilll- \V. .1. Ilell
I'onuly Snrveyiii—^ * Miller
rill N IV I n.MMIHHtoSKIIS.
IVe ine! I I' \ II iriler.
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Tin- following is the full teit nl
the democratic |i!attorm udopted bv
the parly ill convention a.sitoiubled
ut (iiilveatoii, August 1 *2, 18Hrt :
The democratic party of Texan
hereby declare the following plat-
torm of principle^:
Kimt: We, the democrat* of Tei-
a«, exprtHR our hearty aatiiifaction
with the administration of our dt -
tinguiahed president, Hon. tirovrtr
Cleveland, and testify our contidelice
in liitt ability, purity und integrity.
Second: We pledg-s ourselves that
current public expenditures shall be
,.,111II > . ,1 ■'•n'tf1 — '"O1-1 III on*
■V" .'.neu 1% iillin the current revenue.
Third: We recommeud thu sub'
mission to I he popular vote of ail
appropriate amendment to the judi-
ciary article ot our constitution, so
as to secure the efficient and prompt
adminislration ot law.
Fourth: We favor the best system
of education for white und colored
children, tn separate common schools
which may lie provided by liberal,
with'uit excessive, taxation. We
believe that the education ot our
children u: a mailer of state right
nnd dutv, fid that the congress ot (l||r, „|)ri„g or nt nny |aler „riod,
the I nited States has no right to' - r *'■ ■' ' i
appropriate money to it; ant. We
correction, for minora and female;'
Cohvicted ot offenses, to the end that,
thev mav lie separated ft-om the
adult convicts ot the state.
Twelth: We do not Indieve that
the views ot auy citiwn upou the
question of local option should in-
terfere with hii standing in the
democratic party, and we declare the
oiiestion to l e one in which every
democrat may indulge his own views
without afTecting his democracy.
Thirteenth: The democrats of
Texas declare that it is the duty of
the general government to protect
and defend the humblest American
cit:T" ""]«'"«♦ the unlawful acts of
J'*., i. jpi1 i.i 'and that decis-
any and all nation*. .. . illdeninitv
ive action in deinaudiiiK ^ ,
for past and existing grievances, and
security for the future will meet with
the unqualified approval of the de-
mocracy of Texas. L. ,1. Stuk\
Chairman.
Uko. I'. Topp, Secretary.
Broed Mare* and i'ults.
From llm I'rm ttcnl Kurim r
The mare should be given a roomy
stall; as liliernl diet of oats, bran and
hay as necessary. If mares foal in
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It,ml I.—.IoIiii M Kiune\ .
Ile.ll J.- W I. Moore.
It" ii il.- -.1 li .loynei.
Ile.il I.—Albert llioWli.
Hi' it 6.— A It:unsey.
II • ,t II.— W K tleii-i'in.
Beul 7—W T lle.nl
H.mI S.- II IV l'.i.uirr,
i'o.vsi aiii.ks.
lie it 1—.litiues II Kll/.w Illlauin. Jr
I tell 'i--l>in Sinvvei
ltii.il J- -I T I'riest
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The HOPPE HOUSE
F. W. HOPPE-Proprietor.
\^TU')P TKXAS.i
yifESEIFt pi^isro
TIicm' I'iiinoi* art -tri);lly flict clr.ns In every re*pcct, are in* iliirahle iif any ininli
Ii iM' a H'lrii'liil tone ami ate lliiMieil in Itic lalol ami nioitl lieaiKllill style.
I'ln' piire '>t ilieM' I'iauoK are lower tliun Unit oi any other ilr>t clioi* inoti iiuient. A
U' aiillfiil rprijjlit or Square I'inno, ol the larift'M ni/.e.seven ali'l nne-tliiiU ortaveii. lor
congratulate the people ol Texas
upon the Miccesstul establishment ol
our state university, and we recom-
mend the enactment nf legislation
to remove the same as lar as possi-
ble Iloin all political influences, and
that its properties mid revenue shall
lie strictly guarded, increased and
lostcred, so fur as it can be done
without taxation upon the people.
I illb: We regard the settlement
and development of the stale by in
leliigeut and law-abiding citizens as
pai'amount to all other questions ol
I state policy, and pledge ourselves
] that wholesome ami effective laws
hniking to that end shall lie enacted
as speedily us possible; that simple,
comprehensive ami efficient laws
shall be enacted, whereby the lands
sit aji.irt lor the benetit, in tin* com-
mon school and other tiu-.t funds
shall lie disponed ol hi limited quail-
titles to benefit settlers only, and in
such a manner as not to injure said
trust fund.
Sixth: We pledge onrscl/es to en
courage and foster all works of in-
ternal improvement and develop-
ment ol the manufacturing interests
of the state.
Seventh: We denounce unlawful
inletference with,, or injury to, cot'
Crown and Queen Hreans
Never liave any Organs Of siicll f|llil1lt.V hri-u oll'ereil !icre lit ."iieti low prices. They
are ot tlir very tieM workman-hip. ami iii beauty awl power of lone to any ami exeol
; most of • in- Im'sI organs ill iiltt- T|u< ease is cli-jjnnti.v llnlslieii ami of siillil hi u-k wallint.
I
A Ki ll Dnnhlc Jif'Hl (^ium'ii Ot'^iin for only
it is essential to the well-la-ing of
I the oltspriug that they hould be
turned on pasture for ut least three
weeks before loaliug, to get used to
the change from div food; fouls will
stand what exposure the dams have
• been accustomed to. Ilow often
d ies one hear of the Iom of foals
from cold, iuflamatioti or diarrhea
throuuh mares being turned out on
succulent pastures for the first timo
after foaling. Mares kept for breed-
ing purposes only not required to
work are I letter for having dry
food given on pasture during winter.
For a time alter fouling, iitiiresahouhl
have oats given them morning and
evening; then grass alone will be
sufficient. Foals when a month or
o weeks eld, should Is* shut away
Irom their dams for an hour or two
each day to lie taught to eat dry food,
such as bran and ground oats lie-
forr weaning the foals can be separ-
ated from the mares longer at
time: and thus, when taken nway
entirely they will not lose flesh to
the same extent a* they would if
suddenly taken away trom their
mother* ami weaned. It is strongly
advised to raise young animais on
pasture instead of in loose boxes or
warm yards. We do not. however,
wish to be misunderstood a* sup-
posed to lie advocating this treat-
• ' posed to tie advocating this treat-
pirate property and corporate rights ,,, u|| (-uses as in the case, lor
I.I .IJlll.lllll I il f I tlall* lal.lll Ilk I kJ Utftilll I II - . _ . ..
EVERY INSTRUMENT
PIANO OR ORGAN
Is (tuaranteed tor five years, and terms to suit purchasers.
*
us tlirv
•Hi! Attention given 'transient''ustnni-
■ house iia< llie most ntrv unit rnuifori- I i"in aim furnish any oilier make ol I'tano or Organ, at prices as low us tnev arc
itile rooms of any hotel in town. sold an \ where, and tn some eases even si lower prices, llieretore. yon slioulil Imv your
!•* neat anil every attention iriven guests liislaiinieuts at home and save time anil iiionev There is surely no n-onoiin i n Iniyi'ig
rgc uoiieratelosult tin- sliingentjlini-N o i nr.Ai- Instruinent. Imt w lien ii good Instrumeul i,< "tf- re-l at a reaininatile price, it Is
as equally intolerable as is suctl ill-
terlereiicc with, or injury to, the
rights of citizens, und, while we rec-
ognize the high obligation of flu*
democratic party to control and sub-
ordinate all public corporations to
the general goial, we pledge ourselves
to enact and enforce all laws that
mav be necessary to protect their
property from every danger Irom
whatever source it may come.
Fighth : The democratic party
looks with apprehension upon the
fact that foreign railway corpora-
if
instance of backward or tlelicafe
, foals. We have never known a case
of injury from eating frosted grass
lly this treatment the growth ol
bone, muscle and hair will be en-
couraged, the elasticity of action re-
| tinned, while the danger of gi-tting
over on their joints or letting down i
! at their hocks is reduced to a mini- j
mum. Foals require good amlsuitu-
j hie dry food during the winter \
months. At no other period ot lite
will they so well repay the outlay.
. Si/e will never afterward be obtained
lions have acquired control ot H'-i UII|,,,S Hp-fouls are we„ grrfwn when
railways of lexas, m violation to yOUMj,
w# the pro visions of Ihc constituti ui, "
ami protests against tjn- method- hy nnn't bptleie In Summer Vsrall ins.
which they are being operated. We -,*,,„ ,{(lV M(WO|) ,, | r,.Sl4|,.y of
pledge ourselves to pass laws to cor- | |•),.|,.,1.*1 ,,hi.t says that the custom of
r,M ' 1 l r«v.'iit unjust d.s- <.|er(tjrni|in biking long siiu.uier
<- r i in un. t iuii ; to compel al> railways i y lu.Ht Imuh has become not only an
iv IKll'PK.
•\as, January 17th, ISMv
•*I. ' .KWOOP,
certainly more ei'onouiic l to buy it than to pay a double price for nnotliei
to have an inntruinent willi a celeiuated nome on ii.
one. simply
\ .TORNEV - AT - L AW,
n
BAHTItOP. TKXAS.
ver I'usiolllre.
it'HANX M. ALLEY
Attorney at Law,
- v n p -
Cux&oral Agent.
. tcDm. , llustntf) (\vnitif, Trrat.
fsil>Oil'S~liiSTAURAWTO
I Ot all Meclianical Musii ul Instiuuier.ln the Teuinaphone stands at llie bead, in lai t.
It Is the only Instrument of that class wlitcb eaii tie listened to w ithout ever getting
I tiled nl il* music, The best musicians • unsidei ii a niiisn-al triumpb, and it really
brings good music within I hi- reach ol all. as if plays most any tune and everybody can
piny it. It is the tnosl diirnbh ot niechanleal iuslruillenis. lias more notes than any
other, and the music tor tile T'onrnnplione can devev weal out,
I'lti I'rii'r <1/ I hi I'm i, .v.i/v/o.v/;. irith (hir linll nf' Muniiis S'.'"
A line assortment of VIOLINS, ACCO|{|>KONS, and all small Musical
Instruments, and the verv very best STK1XUS, always on hand.
On all these Instruments I guarantee my prices to br lowei than those ol all* other
] house In ttie stale. I ilo not pretend to (five nil) 1st minimis away, but gusiantee that
every customer, who buys an inslrument from me. gel the lull value of ins money,
I have always good sei oml ban I Pianos ob iiaml. and oiiv-r good biirgrins.
Tuning and Repairing Pianos. Organs and all othei Musical Instruments. I in,ike .i
specially, i-u iranteelng salihlai lion in • very ease, and very moderate chat get.
I. b. snrov . .
dtO Congreas
At WIN, - - -
• Proprlclnr,
,\ venue.
- - TI1XAS
Mc* als at all Hours.
bit btw.ivs sujiptied with rlioifisl
\ lands.
orSi'Liis. mm GAME.
O B EAPDST
mm m nm *
IN HOUSTON.
Mrs. A. Bontly,
ft a . t n« f. Ir<,s, Apill lutli, I ksii.-\
Main Street, Bastrop.
DK.UKKS IN
M AIN STKKM
Virenl inr M llli«U''s
i.iiiilbiir.estlr P.'lerns. -mi
.81
Kid Nlo\i«
CALCASIEU PINE LUMBER,
Country trade solleted,
iioilon ^tiariiuli ed
lllnl evn v H ills-
I loots, S sh. Blinds ,ib<I Moeldings. Shingles. I.atli. Pick, l-
• 'ils, Varnisln t Kb .
Build) i>' Hardw are Paints
Mrc. JL. BZN'TZ.T,
si Malnfi'ieet. ifousten
Yards at Austin, Manor, Elgin, McDadp.
doing business iu this state to main-
tain an office in the state, incompli-
ance with section il, article 1(1, ot
the .-(institution; and we pledge our-
selves to secure by law the right of
the state to inspect all books belong-
ing, or pertaining, lo organization,
operation and business of railways
of Texas. We protest against the
consolidation of parallel and com-
peting lines hi the state, and pledge
ourselves that laws shall be passed
and enforced lo correct this evil
We pi edge ourselves to pass general
laws, forfeiting to the state all lands
heretofore granted to railway cor*
(■orations, where such corporations
have failed to comply with the terms
of their charter, or have failed hi
good faith to alienate their imds
within the period fixed by law.
Ninth: We believe that tin-stock-
hold''!' in private corporations
should be held liable lo pay the
debt' ol the corporation to the
anniiiiil due mi their stock and au
additional amount equal to the stock
owned by them, and that the legis-
lature shall regulate and li' the
terms upon which private corpora-
Hons mav do business in this state;
.mil that laws shall In-passed prohi-
biting corporations not chartered bv
' the laws of thi" state from buying
| or leasing the public lands ol this
I .(ate. or any of the school, university
| or asylum lands.
j Tenth: We believe that tile c*ist>
ing law ot our st-ile for the protec-
| tion of mechanics and laborers by
lien, should be comprehensive and
efficient to the end Ihat the rral la-
borer nitiv be thoroughly protected.
F.leViMith: We delcare that all
state couvicts should IH! Confined
within the wall- ot the penitentiary,
and it is the duty if the legislature
to prntul' penitentiaries v.iffi.'ient
abuse but a scandal, lie said in a
recent sermon: "If, seems strange
that ministers of religion ore alone
Mortal l lassiaratlKh iM Jail.
There Is no place in the world
Where them Is xlll-li il distinct classi-
fication ol society us in jail. I fdiitlu
that out when I was cultivating
Mr. Maxwell's society and pumping
a fconfession out ol Hiitt. The aris-
toerticy are the fellows ill for mur-
der. They, as a rule, nla'litain a
dignified reserve, and are addressed
as Mr. Sn-aiid-So II)1 the other pris-
oners. On the other hatill, fhey
call theit Ibllow-prisoners .lohh «>i
hill. The next K'ade are the pi./
fessional crooked liiett. There is a
great rivalry bet'veen them and the
murderers as to which reallv forHl the
creine-de-In- and flic couse*
.••*' • crejii exists. They
*|..eiici* is a coldnes*. crimes in a
speak of eaCh other " wecintb one
slighting inaunei middept
another's villainy. resented
The lower classes are repiLtramp
by the sneak*thieves, the * j. !
crooks and amateurs. They no
looktd upon with contempt by
those who haye progressed further
in crimes, and not associated with.
On their part they rcrcgni/e their
un worthiness and are meek and low-
ly, esteeming it a favor to do the
boss criminals some little service.
There is au unwritten luw establish-
ing these grades, and it is never vio-
lated. Detective hi I ilolie-l lemo-
cra*. •
Rralif Mark Tar Old Folks.
.lane Welsh Carlyle said she al-
ways liked to be learned something
another language or anything that
required study and effort, because
she never felt so young as when she
h in I ii dictionary before her and was
studying as cuergoticaly us she did
at tin- age of I - or lo.
Mrs. Filisabeth I'adv Stanton said
that it was her father's habit to rend
novels in his leisure liotm, In cause
lie believed that constantly mixing
in thought with the affairs of young
people kept him young. I, myself,
knew ail aged physician, retired
from active practice, who spent al-
most, his entire timo in readii g
novels, lie aaiil be forgot all about
being old the moment lie got started
into a love story, which helps to prove
fliat old age is largely a mailer of
belief, (jet(rude (Turiison in Boston
IJ lobe.
tn t.iiergrlh' I'nreM Planter.
The crow, according toM.J T,
♦'auibell, is one of the most industri-
ous and to its efforts are prohuhlr
due the founding of ninny a new for-
est. This bird has mi aimless and
mischievous habit of picking up and
flying awav with any small objects
which happen to attention, drop-
ping them in an equally aimless
manner. The crows often gather
by hundreds, holding noisy conven-
tions. and ns they disperse each
drops something, the articles proving
to be acorns, walnuts, hickoryiu'l.",
buckeyes, sycamore balls, sticks, egg-
shells, pebbles, etc.
H hall* said of coffer.
Coffee arouses, exhilarates, ami
keeps awake, yet nev-*r steals away
tin- senses. It allays hunger to a
certain extent, gives to the wearv
increased strength and vigor, mid
imparts repose to the brum, sooth-
ing the body generally; makes
change of matter slow, and the de-
mand for fo.sl less. It is nil owing
to t he conjoined action of three in-
gredients a volatile oil hi the roast-
NUMBER
Half a million fc'tld ducks alone
are ojiiiuully killed iu southern
JiOtiisiaha and sent to
leans market.
the New Or-
reiigiou ore alone j mg, a variety ofjtatuiic acid, which
those who insist on this annual vnca- [ is also changed luring the roasting,
tion. The doctor does not take a ; and the siib-lancej called caffeine,
vacation, as a rule because he is loyal ! New York I'ost.
to the sick and the dying; neither, |
as a rule, does the lawyer. Fiditors
do not go away iu the summer, or, if
Dr. I'. Herff is reported to l c
thoroughly recovered, and in now
eveli ill better he.-illii tliati he was
In-fore his Accident.
The city council of Temple hu.J
passed an ohi'uauce making it a mis-
detueauor for a woman to appear on
the streets attired in a Mother Hub-
bard dress They will have to at>-
poit'.t a committee to ascertnin tnu
difference between the Jirostribeo
garment and u ratir </#• unit.
^ • •
A womu:> faintisl from heat oil
Itroudwav. A nn,r. ran into u bat-
loom and brought, out « glass of
whiskey r.nd a glass of water
threw the water in il"> wvu die' fie
and di^nhili-r goodi. oils',mall s face
| be 's« the whisky himself.
>iicii presence ol mind is rare under
exciting cihutiislu:ie,*h.
"I don't know what you mean by
not being au Irishman," said a gen-
tleman who was about hiiing a boy,
"but von were born m Ireland "
"Deli, yei honor, ii that's all," said
the boy, "small blame to that. Sup-
pose pour eat was lo have kittens id
the oven, would they In* loaves ot
bread V"
"Why are we like angel's visit*
asked a nreily tfiil ou a sofa to her
bashful lover, wno was sitting lone-
soniely on a chair nt the other side
of the room. "Ifi'iilIv," he stuui-
uiered ami blushed. "I must ^ive it
up. V\ hy are te?" "Ilefca'jije," she.
said, "we are few ami far lief ween,"
lie destroyed the «imilarity almost
instantly. Chicago Standard.
f! rand tn a Jordoii, the oldest wo-
ui aii in Iowa, died at the revi'lence
of her Stl- vear-old son in \V iota e>-
ceiitlv Slie was oyer 111 years old,
and tliougli for 'ive < i a r. the events
| o| I In past titty seemed ib June been
blotted out ol her memory, -he loved
to talk of what occurred in her old
Kentucky home wlieh ib'- Vis i(
girl.
A n:fii by the iianie of Hurley,
employed oh a Missouri l'a.:ili. con-
struction train, <vas knocked off ••
passenger train, nt Alvarado Salur-
day night, and instantly killed. He
was leaning ofl from Hin plaffbMu
and his hen-f sfrifck a bh'dge, com-
pletely splitting it open His
tongue ami bruins were found -nun.
distance from the body.
Mrs, Peteiby liiru! Matilda Hnn-t-
i hi 11 as a cook, but iu about a week
she had occasion to sa^ to her:
" When I hired yon. you,said *"ii
didn't have any male friends coin-
ing around, and uo\V I find i man it<
the kitchen hnlf the tune.'
" Why, ma'am, bress your soul,
dat man ain't no main friend oli
mine If., am only my husbulid,"
was the reply.
| Sam loiies says ho itiiifi ir a Chris-
i tin ii who will give the neck or back
[ nl a chicken to one of his children
at dinner Whether the trpe Chris-
| tian eats tnose parts of llie fowl fun: ■
1 self, or puts them in Ins niothcr-in-
! law s plate. Brother .fours does not
I sa_\ tint nt course, at a bnariliug
house even Christians can alwuvs
give tie- neck ami back to the young
t man who IS two or three Weefe*
arrears with bis board.
! they do, fliey len e behind them the
brain work ttiut controls tin- mighty
arm of civilization the press. II
the doctors and editors left there
would be no one to cure the sick or
minister to the needs of our intellec-
tual life; and if the reporter loyal
to Hie public and to his duty re-
mains and plods about in "torm aud
rain und iu snow and iu heat, how
much more reuse 11 is there that those
men who profess to be Hod's people
and the embodiment ol everything
good, should1 walk about in our
midst in this season of evil, and carry
out the work tor which they were
ordained." New York Sun.
Hon In tell nPlrl'ft tec
Oirls nt a iiiarrntgi'iible age do not
like to t.-ll how old they are; but yon
can find out by following the subjoin-
ed instriu lion*, the young ladydo-
mg the figuring. Tell hei' fo put
down the number of tin* mouth in
which she wip horn, then multiply
it by 'I, then to add o. then to multi-
ply it liv .Ml, then to add her age,
t.icnto subtract M.*i, then to add
ll.'i, then tss 11 her to tell yon the
amount she has letV The two fig-
1 tires to the right will denote her age,
and the remainder the month of ncr
I birth. For example, the amount is
j S22; she is'J'i years old, and was
born in tin eighth month (August I
Try it. t'liestea (l'a.| Local News
them
Uliln'l fflaaii* Them.
The new baby had proved
the possessor ol extraordinary
powers, aud had exercised
much to .loliutiy's annoyance.
One day In- said to his mother:
" Mil, little brother came from
heaven didn't lie -1''
" Yea, deur."
lolinny was silent for some time,
and then In- went ou.
" Say, ma."
" What is it, Johnny?"
" I don t, blame the angel's tor
bouncing him, do you'?
fliero is a good deal of talk ot
military aud naval lu'epm-atioi^e
about Washington and New York.,
I In* arsenals are lieing worked and
itself j their stores put iu order. The oiili-
vimuiI j tary authorities ut tin- New York
torts an- m constant commnnicatiotf
j with Washington, and naval coin-
' inandcrs are receiving s, ft|, d orders.
All tlies* things ar. suggesti^e. It
the V merit all eagle ever gets hisifan-
ib r up the Mexican buzzaiJ had bet-
i ter roost low. fialvegtoh News.
Tlie Killing I'asslun.
\ stranger loib-riug about a mill
the other day was caught by a bell
I and and drawn into the machinery,
lie was taken out ill a dying condi-
tioli; but smiled faintlv as he re-
. marked to his res, net'- .
"I see you are deteruiiueil that 1
shall no longer remain incog
j Hi* was a professional humorist
Punch.
I Tlo' mother lid the bad lio,' into
i the woodshed by the esr aud hay-
' nig selected a plmnt slnngle, was
about to appl\ I' where it would do
the most good, when he said " Mold
I r*n, mar'" " No, sir; that s the see-
] ond time
[ to-day "
nnirV ' " I am.' " Don't strike.
Is t u arbitrate,'' Htit nia wa n t a
Knight ot l.tibor ami si • struck.
William -I. Jhermau, the young
prii si of Brooklyn, who broke his
vow and married a pretty jfirl, will
aic.-pt ,i position in a I'hifiuieiphirt
bi|sine«* house, lie has ilroppeti |,jH
priest|y roU s a well as his clerical
l -iritig, and i< raising a uioiisfache
and side whiskers. The young poo-
;>le are living happily and appear to
be exceedingly lond of each other
I be name ot fh,. v„„„K priest hai
fiet-n dropped from the church re-
eo.d- and it is thoughl lit. fiuther
action will be taken m his case.
Nearly ev,*rv man has hi* weak:
point, and when once he yields to if
vicious habit, the decent is raoid
I in- is more tn,.- „f the quick, im-
petuous temperament The slow
plodding, upright man. with his'
heart set or> fh- right UIM| „
miiiit ion to act ornptish some gpotf'
A town in Oregon which has been
run by a gang ot ruffian require
j for this purpose. \Ne are also in _
jlasor ot a reform school, or honve ot j t*o uiarhhals to keep peace.
i
rin
(. IV
dead
you'•■e been in the water I"1' himself* family, or eountry is the
" \re vou going to strike individual that will not only mak
his maik in the world', but will pr,v.
d-i e results IU)j
I he tug Ikes and "smart Alex,"
O thick of
P' o; pla,,,,,.. i(1 „i,.(r H,|Jikhi
4 Ira's at the ba'atlie ot mankinrl
1 report is denied that l!e\
it-on. "the b< f preacher.
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Cain, Thomas C. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 33, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 21, 1886, newspaper, August 21, 1886; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth204958/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1~1~1~1~1%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.