The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 9, 1899 Page: 1 of 10
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■ta VOLUME 47
BASTROP, BASTROP COUNTY, TEXAS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER !>, 1H! ! .
NUMBER 49.
I'LL THINK Of THIS.
LA ROES'!
0 ooo
FUTURE * HOUSE • IN • AUSTIN
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Solicits the patronage of the citizens of Bastrop and vicinity.
Wo occupy u mummoth building, 3-Btorie8 high, 50-feet wiilo and 100 feet deep, and
on 1 he'24,000 square feot of floor space contained therein we show the largest and best
stxx'k of
I ITUMTCUK, CARPKTS. SI'oVKS. PIANOS ORGAN'S and SKWIN'G MACIIINKS.
In this part of (lit: State.
Ws Pay the Freight to your Town
.On all purchases weighing 100 pounds and over. We pack ship and pay toe freight.
Compare our prices with others:
<*ood 3-pl«cc Bedroom Suits with
bevel Mirror
Strong 3-support wire-woven Bed
Spring*
,White enamel Steel Bedsteads
S3.95 to
Good cotton top Kxcelsior Mat-
tress
$15.75
1.95
25 00
195
No. 7. Cook Stove, 15-year guar-
antee back
Solid Oak Dining Chairs, cane
seat 90 CENTS to
Solid Oak Rockers from SI *Jf
to
Ingrain Carpets from .'35 ccnts per
yard up.
$ 5.50
5 00
15 00
Sole Agents
For the celebrated Milton Pianos.
Sold on easy payments. Strictly guaran-
teed to he llrst class in every particular.
All of our goods are warranted as rep
resented or money refunded. We refer
you to any hank in Austin in regard to our
reliability. When in the city call in and
look ar )t:ud whether you wish to buy or
not.
Wc are always glad to show our
goods.
Klegant line of Folding Beds from
$12.50 to HW5.00.
Remember
the
name
and place
112 and 111 Congress Ave.
AUSTIN. TEXAS.
«*M
Tliis Rocker $3.1)6. We show
[wcr iWO styles of Rockers.
ISAAC BbEDSOE.
One and a half blocks above the depot.
From Texas Freemason.
Inscribed to I'ast Gran Master Thou
M. Matthews, by bis pastor and brother.
Rev. William II. Berry.
When fues assail
And wars prevail,
And both forbitf the draught of bliss;
I'll mindful tie.
My God, of Thee,
And thi.ik of this—and this—and tills.
f K. A sign and step.]
When trait'rous arm
Would bring me barm,
And falsehood give its Judas kiss,
My heart will tur •
Wh ire lodge tires burn,
And think of this—and this—and this.
[F. C ]
III happy days,
In rugged ways,
(Quailing the eup of woe or bliss;
What e'er my lot,
I'll f Ite not.
But stand by this—and this—and this
[II. M.]
Athens, Texas, Oct 21, 1891).
WARNING Or IMPENDING DANGER
i
W. J. MTLEY,. .
J. P. FOWL,Kit
Attorney-at-Law,
Baatrop, Tetas.
Will practice In all Uiu Higher and In-
ferior ' oiirta
OKKlt'K -Over l lrst National Hank.
DRUGGIST. R. "• WHSKU.
Talis —
Attorney-at-Law.
Hmlthville, Bastrop County. Texas,
Notary In Ortlce.
Prompt hii<1 palustakliiK attentlou given to all
Special and careful attention
.....-given to tlie Prescription l>e-
......partment. and patrons waited j tniMnoKn placed tu iny liati'U
on elthei day or night... A full
line of Patent Mk.uu inks,
PKItKrMKIIV.TOII.KT ARTH'-
I.KS, Stationery, Ktc., Ktc.
«i It•£*•©• .14- -jR-aaiP«cr*
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PR OFESS7 c)NA L CA R / >S
Lawyers.
B. D 'AtUi A1S.
AITS' it MAYNAItl)
W. K. MAYNARD.
i
A ttorneys-at-La w.
Hnntrop, Tgxm.
WVU practice' In *11 the hlxtier an t In-
Sartor courts
c. C. HIGHSMITH
Attorney-at-Law.
HAHTKOI', .... TKXA8.
Will practice In nil the lli«lier ami Inferior
Courts in the Slate
Alistrai'Ui ol title ftirnl lie<l I.oans nctcotia-
«<1 hii I I'olleetloiis pioiuptlv attended to
Ol.) I.aud Claims luvostUaUxl in all parts of
the State
BASTROP LODGE, NO. 113,
KNIGHTS OK PYTHIAS,
Regular meeting
Friday night of each
week.
I'At i. I). I'aok,
C. C.
O. P. JONKS,
-K. of R. A S.
J . H. PRICK
County Judge and
A tto rney-at-La tu.
Bastrop, To*as.
Will practice in *11 the highercourts.
pAUL 1). PAUK
County >Attorney and
Attorney-at Law,
Bastrop, To\a
«3rrrre* Omrt House.
i «. u wn.
jonathan i.ank, 11 m.OAKWOOt)
I
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B1LOWN, LANK & (JARWOOD,...
Lawyers.
I.aiiranirc aii'l Houston
H'ihSMr OfBee — Roo'ns 7 S, Camp RM.
'nrfi&oe In all Courts, Htale ami Kedora'
i JKKKJW8.
J H. MII.KY
JfKNKINS A MILKY,
Attorneys-at Law,
P .... TEXAS
iv /y oompletu set of Abstract Books lu the
v.sw.ry n office.
.. jc —Over 1st National Bank
V 30KKH
J. 8. JONES
Physicians and Surgeons.
H. P. LUCK KIT, M. I)
Physician & Surgeon.
OKKICK
Hmitrop, Tezim
-At W. J. Milpy'n Drug Bloro.
H. H COMBS, M. I)
County Physician
and Surgeon.
BASTROP, TEXAS.
OsrtCB—C. Krl<si'l <tc Son's Drug Store.
Kksiiiknck Hasilan ; ottage.
Dentists.
Dlt. N. G. FOWLKlt
Dentist.
0FEICK—Over First Nation*! Bank.
• •••••••
\J ONKS & JONKS
* Attorneys-at Law.
axbTKor,
TK.XAP
SAMUKL C. LUCKKTT,
D. D. S., {Dentist.)
Orrica—Hajnio BnllilltiK Masonic Floor.
Union Hotel,
Kl/JiX, - - TKXAS.
The Best in the City, nnil respectfully
solicits the patronage of Bastrop county.
Table supplied with the In st the mar-
ket aflords. Terms reasonable.
GAMBLK LOIXtK, NO. 2U,
A. K. A a. M. ,
Regular meet-
ing. -Mi Saturday
1 K I't in each
mo <th
W. K.Goodman,
W. M.
S. S. Savers,
Sect'y.
BASTROP (TIAPTKR, NO. tf5,
r. a. M.,
Regular meeting on
the First Saturday
Night In each month.
J. J. Caisson,
M. K. II. P.
T. W. Cain.
Sec'ty.
□
The following from the pen of the
masonic poet laurettc anil founder ot
the Order of the Eastern Star, Bro
Rob Morris, should lie read by ever>
mason in the world:
Wo cordially believe, as the result of
our masonic life and labor, that were
masons to perform their covenanted en
gagements with each other iu the mat-
ter of warning of approaching danger,
nine-tenths of the ea es of discipline
that embarrass and shutter our lodger
woul'' never occur. Wt-have stood by
tli hcadstoods of masons who lie in
drunkards' raves, or who died the vic-
tims of violence, malice, and passion
and have thought how easily these meu
might hnv« been rescued or saved bad
their fellows but d>,nf-' their covenanted
duty to (hi m, until tur blood tuns cold
in the contemplation of the retribution
reserved in store by God for perjur'd
masons.
For our part we boldly aver that when
we hear a mason take God's name in
vain we always, if the opportunity Is
presented, take him aside and warn him
of approaching danger. If we hear a
mason threaten to engage iu an act of
violence; if we see one engaging, or
about to engage, iu any course of dis-
sipation; if we apprehend that one is
licentious; if one is about to he injured
in any >>us;,iess operation; if, lu short, a
brother, either by his o\\ n act or that of
another, Is in danger, we always warn
bitti, il we can. and we are "willing to
be tried again."
in doing so we .iave doubtless some-
times given offense; excited anger; ex-
cited ridicule; hoed called an enthusiast
and fool for our pains; but we care as
little for all that us we do for the slurs,
cavilingsand oppositions of even our
warst enemies. On (lie other hand, we
had warm, ardent thanks, sanctlllcd by
warm, ardent tears from those we have
warned. We have had the grateful
words of women and children We have
had death-bed messages of grktitude.
And, best of all, there Is not a grave any
wherein the bosom of mother earth
that contains a form that at the last day
c.. ccuse Bob Morris of failing to warn
him of approaching danger when o|>
portuuity offered.
BASTROP CAMP, NO. 79,
B
A. T. Morris, C. C.
.1. R. Lester, Clerk.
PARNELL SALOON,
—MILES V. MILLER, Mgr.—
(Successer to .lames Byrne.)
IUNCH SERVED TWICE A DAY.
ARTHUR A, SC1IUTZK, Dispenser.
410 East Sixth Street 410
UN0LE BILLY'S LETTER.
NIMHKIt TWELVE.
Kiutor Advkutisku:
The fonograf had all of tnv snorin
and all what I Bed durin the hole
nite, and 1 guess it would'er kept i
right on a glvin of it outen all day, j
hut Mary run to it mid carried it Bast-hop,
■' Texas...
outen the room, and the last 1 lieurin )
of it, it war sayin somelhin about
drinkln cocktails, gin and ruiu. mid
the snorin kept on ail the time too.
I felt powerful cut down and
didn't aay nuthin anil left the louse,
uot stay in for ^ I bed
bin feelin awful had about m\Alf
some time, and as I left 1 felt a hope
worse. I sede as how my wax ol
livin and my kind of company and
our sort of talk wouldn't fit in with
folks what hev religion, and family
prayers and all that, and 1 fell like
as how I would be in the rong place
if 1 even war iu heaven, and as how
if they hev fonografs and Irish men
there how they could show me up
and mortify me outen Heaven same
as I left the house to day.
And I sede that mv trouble war on
ihe inside of me and worked when 1
war asleep like as if I war awake and
1 felt like as how I would give any
thing if I war cleaned outen like an
old well is sometimes, and could Im-
pure and good and exzacllv right,
and feelin all these wavs I jist kept
walkin on and on till I came to the
old family grave yard ami I got in.
I went to mother's gra\e and sol
down by H ami studyed a long time.
Mother was good and prayed fur us
all and went to church regular.
I didn't feel like as how there wa>
much use in me pray in fur myself.
I've got nigh about disencouraged
on that, and so I jist got down on
my nees humbly like as I could and
begin a sayin "Lord recollec mother
prayed fur me and recollec what it war
she sed, and what she wauled fur me
and so forth and so forth."
Bui 1 war feelin so heavy like
inside of me that ctfore I got up 1
took the resk of sayiu some of ray
own prayers and so I sed, "Lord
save a pore old sinner what's lost
and powerful sad." Then 1 went to
my brothers and we all went to
church at nite. It wur a good Har-
mint and some of it touched on re
pentince, and he war like the geviva
list and said as how it incut a hepe
of restorin and gettiu our past sins
agin our fellow Ileitis stratened out.
That is what hangs me up, fur 1
don't sec as how I can ever do that
part.
rt :n: *3M9 nurvo
C. Erhard & Son
*
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DRUGGISTS
Prescriptions carefully com-
pounded ai all hours ...I'at-
knt Mkimcinks of all kinds
Proceedings of ttie i'tuouon Iustilute.
* J
FAIR WARNING GIVEN-
After a few periiueut lemarKs the
lusiiiuie was called to order by
Judge Price. 1 tie following ullicera
were elected : Prof. Palmer, Preo ;
Prof. Payne, Vice Pres; Mrs. K II.
•Jenkins, Cruic; W. II. Murcuiaon,
Secretary.
1 lie Country School Problem was
the subject for discussiou. Discus-
sion was open to all aud many inter-
esting taiks followed i lie Kipup-
meul problem was Ural on the pro-
gram. I'lie txperieuce aud coociu-
siou of all were that our couutry
schools are aatily in aeed of better
acuta, desks and general comfort,
aud thai the teacher must be a pio-
neer in Una work.
I'he discussion of Aucndance and
Regularity was productive of some
excellent remarks by Prof, l'aity
ami others.
U utlcr the head of Course and
study for Country Schools, particu-
larly line talks were made by Profs.
Payne, Pal jr ami Mrs. Jenkins.
The Course of Study of the Bastrop
School received thu uuquaiilied in-
doi&euicul of all who expressed
themselves, ami indeed it seeuis
that with a few changes it would be
perfectly adaptable to our country
achools. I'he institute realizing
the urgent need of a systematized
and uniform course of stuiiy for
couuiry schools, Prots. Pay no. Pal-
mer aud Mrs. Jeukius were elected
as a committee to submit to our next
institute mecliog a suggestive
course of study for ttiese schools.
1 his work could not be in better
hands and much is expected from
the report. Under the present sys-
tem our country schools are practi-
cally butchered. Kacii new itaciicr
introduces bis pecular methods and
ideas and ere he has overturned the
system of his predecessor aud estab-
lished Ins own, the school is emled.
1 his results in chaos and out of the
chaos comes a one sided develop-
ment instead ol a many sided well
I want religion bad enough rounded student. Surely there is
ami am nigh about skeretl to death
lest I die erfore I git it, but that re-
storin bisness, if ever I go into it, is
itgoiu to ni^li erbout kill me too.
This inornin my brother winked
his left eye at me and lafed and sod:
"They be in to-day." Ami they
did, and come from everywhere, and
my noffu from the city, and one
brother from California and one sis-
ter from away up north aouiers. 1
become a powerful time, and war
so happy to all be together agin and
how we all talked ami talked and
sich a dinner as we bed and the
uabors all lied come in.
But after dinner one of my broth-
er-in-laws begin ina'tin a speech. 1
soou setle it war about tny father and
some about me, ami arter while he
told as how my father bed left a line
leakage somewhere iu the machinery
of our country schools and it is the
belief of the Institute that lack of
harmony in methods of teachers is a
fruitful source of much waste.
The Altitude of the Country
I'eaclier towerd Professional Im-
provement was last on the program,
rime being limited, only fifteen min-
utes were given to its discussion. At
our next Institute it will doubtless
receive the attention which its im-
portance and dignity demand.
The Institute has certainly made
a long needed slart iu the right di-
rection and the progressive teachers
of Bastrop county should 'light it
out on this line if it takes all winter.'
Notwithstanding the subject be-
fore our Institute is one of peculiar
interest to the country teacher less
than twenty per cent were present.
I'his very indifference is parlyzing
our country schools. A word of
In addition to the questions asked
of the candidate before initiation,
the Grand Lodge of New York has
adopted the following monitorial
lecture:
Mr. Blank: Somewhat of your mo-
tives, iu applying for admission Into our
ancient aud honorable fraternity, we
have learned fr mii the declaration, over
your signature, contained in your peti-
tion; but in order that you may not be
misled as to the character or the pur-
pose of the ceremonies Iu which you are
aoout to engage, the lodge addresses to
you these preliminary words of advice;
Freemasonry is fai removed from all
that Is trivial, seltlsh and ungodly. Ilcr
structure is built upon the everlasting
foundation of that God-given law — the
brotherhood f man in that laiuilv
whose father Is (Jod. Our ancient anil as how the rents war to be kept
honorable fraternity welcomes to her f„r ,„c
doors and admits to her privileges ' ,
worthy men of all creeds ami every I I begin to be hopin to onct that
race, but she insists that all men shall there wur enough to git me some
stand upon an exact equality and re-1 , 7
eelve her instructions In a spirit of due I close fur I am needtn of em tremen-
humility emphasizing, in demeanor, In gotis. We he got done and my neffu
conduct, in cireiuoiiy and in language t when ,)C , , t ,k |
the helpless, groping nature of in n at , . . .. ,
his birth, and his need of reliance upon ( about the rents and expenses of the ^ opinion as never before. After all
divine guidance through all the trans- farm awhile, lie sed, "Here Uncle | would it not be a better plan to
actions of life. You will here be taught Billy is your check on the bank fur reach the non-progressive teacher
?io:.r ;V"",r "vr i"™""' ,ha" * ?r-
the lodge into which you are now to be ^ year, and then lie sot down, |y attempt to reach public opinion
admitted expects you to divest yourself 11 "d then they all shook lr>nds with through the non-progressive teacher?
of all those worldly distinctions and me, and some of us got to cry in a Institute adjourned to meet in
equipments which are not in keeping «o0(| ,|e|e. And then I tride to Bastron the 2nd Saturday of .Jan-
wlih the humble, reverent and child n)a|{(, ,t hut my throtc w ar too uury, 1 '.>00.
like altitude it Is now your dutv to as- 1 . , . J ,UUJ'
siiuie, as all have done who have iroue i b'lcd up aud I sot down. , U. Mi it' ilisQii
warning; Public opinion is already
farm for me and to be held 40 years ;ru',l,in« 'llf> **** an,, if \l
, [before the tescher somebody will
if 1 warn t back sooner ner that, and |,avc i)ad luck. Would in net be the
part of wisdom to put ourselves on
the safe side of the danger line?
For enthusiasm and interest this
session of the Institute would be
bard to surpass. It requires tio
prophet to predict that the work
carried on along the lines started
will awaken ami educate public
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Cain, Thomas C. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 9, 1899, newspaper, December 9, 1899; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth205473/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.