Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 218, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 4, 1908 Page: 4 of 10
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THE ABILENE DAILY REHIED
BY ABiLfiNH PRytTINO COMPANY '
Ujo pubilo -when It was writton Id a mora com-
plete) answer tlttui anything tlint has been advanc-
ed to-al that Mr Dallcy'a critics nfllrm In respect
to his public or prlvato conduct
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Published Kerry Afternoon Except Sunday
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SIIASEHOLBERg
Geo. S. Anderson. B. H. Klefer M. B. Hanks
ts. B. SHOOK
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' Vfl do not belong to that class who be'llavo Uiat It Is
fi cither good policy or good morals to sacrifice no's
friends to placate or buy over an onbirty It Is a direct
19 60 fvv'Mitlon ta the public to fight yon In drdor to get your
138 tayirs' Besides Uic man who nccopts favors ir5m his
2'70 friends and Is not willing to repay them In kind Is a
BOO vcrjr' v0ry poor k'nd ' tnaXi' nnc' l0r0 B something In
1 his make-up that will not bear the light It lfl not nl-
wnys gooi politics to como to the rescue. of your friends
. but it Is always good manhood so long as yoil aro back
ing him up In hltf rights or in any lnudnblo enterprise or
"----- JWUlOr ntnliUlntt Whom ten frlflmla win nnf hn nnrvml liv thn
Exchange Editor nnnI'A pnilran nn!mim olinnnn Wnrnnti nn.l hnmlin ilnna
Any erroneous reflection upon the character standing or nok happen to bo chosen will rccognteo your right to
rnmUUon of any person firm or corporation which may choose the other if ho is a truo friond.
ear In the columns of The Reporter will be gladly cor- 0KHfittWSjS.att.
netd upon Its being brought to the attention of the firm. $
1YIMI OUR EXCHANGES.
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letters pertaining to business should be addreeeed toy the ;
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ula na In holn ntioncn holr trio!! vlll Tinf ho nnaniul W W
Drafts checks and postofflco or express orders should bo1 Thet0 has-been several dogs poisoned within tho last
payable to the ABILENE PRINTING COMPANY " UUD u UUU10 ""K"""1". "cuu'b iiuuiiuuiiuuu
ijuw-uuwh buuuiuii cur wtiu ia pu uiuiiu in ut ueil is 100
good for him to inhabit. A porBon who would ho guilty
Itatacribere failing to receive their paper regularly will
emfer a favor upon tho management by reporting same to
oT going to a man's homo and throwing poison in his
TELEPHONES
lness and Circulation 8. W. 67; Roborta.G-7 One-Ring
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stored at the postofflce at Abilene Texas as second class
Mall 'Matter
MpRE ABOUT JOINT DISCUSSIONS
Two or three days ago The Reporter declared in em-
phatic terms against the policy of having joint discussions
or debates during tho present campaign for the. election
or dolegates-at-large to tho Denver convention and wo
savo some reasons for our apposition. On Wednesday
tho Fort Worth Record had tho fpllowlnt upon tho same
question:
Every thoughtful man will approve the decla- f
ration by Mr. Bailey's campaign committee that
he cannot in self-respect engage in joint debate
with any campaigner whether a candidate or not
in this contest which as his enemies presont It
Involves his personal character. All the charges
they bring against him were presented to the leg-
islative investigating committee: Not only did the
proof utterly fall in every case but on nearly
every count evidence to the contrary was abund-
ant and overwhelming. Therefore the re-presentment
of any of thse charges or of any charge
growing out of them is an impeachment of Mr.
Bailey's veracity and ho cannot be expected to f
meet a man in public .debate on such ground.
As to debates between other candidates at large
-we do not hesitate to express the Opinion that
there ought not to be any 'joint engagements. At
the best this Is a bitter contest Personal feeling
Is running high. Human frailty has its limitation.
It Is unwise to provoke men too far and under
all the circumstances the peace and dignity of the
state will be best prompted by each side pursuing
its own purposes In Us own way. '
As a matter of fact joint debates accomplish
little or nothing. As a rule; each Bide goes away
thinking as it thouglit before and proclaiming a
"Victory ovor the opposition with such exagorra-
v tlon of the points of the combat as partisan zeal Is
prone to Invent. With discussions involving nb-:
struct principles or with discussions involving
disputed fact a jol'nfTlebate might serve to en-
lighten thd public or persuade those who had nSt
reached a conclusion but in this case the facts
are established and there iS no dispute as to
principle. That Is to say the legislative Inves-
tigation in 1907 rendered a judgment with all tile
solemnity and authority of ah igh. court and to
dispute that verdict is to assail what might prop-
erly bo called tho legislative judiciary and it is
equivalent to assailing tho judgment of any court.
As to the principle that a public servant shnll not
serve public service corporations pr accept fayors
from them there is absolutely no difference of
Dplnlon. Mr. Bailey has taken higher ground upon
this subject than his critics now take and he
took It long In advance of their protestation.
His letter to Mr. Cono Johnson shows that ho
oven declined to speak a .kindly word In behalf
of Johnhon's friend who sought promotion in
tho railroad service because having advocated
railroad legislation opposed by tho railroads tho
senator was unwilling to ask any favors of them
or to put himself under liny qbllgatlona to them.
Incidentally this lotter whild not designed for
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Mm Easiness ottlce. All papers should bo delivered bft'. Ui vuw i ub . uuB . -w w syu
:M each afternoon and if delivery is not made byth sorriest' dog in Oxlstcnc'd. Wo are indeed sorry to
:W o'clock p. m. roport same to the business office know " Csco hah- wthn "io-midst of her people such
;u uuing adu ii wouiu ue a gousenu 10 our people u
Bomo unforseen power would wipe "It" out of existence.
Thero should be some effort made to find out who this
"thing" is and steps taken to rid out town of it Good
lawabidlng citizens aro not safo with such "things" In
their midstCisco Round-Up ' -
Some one recently poisoned the dog ot editor Howard
of the Columbus (Neb.) Telegram and his tender tribute
to man's best animal friend could It be read by the one
guilty of the murder Of "Rlx" tlrts words would prove a
greater retribution than all theoarsh language that could
be conffhanded. It reads:
"BIx is dead. Blx was a dog in the animal kingdom
but a. tall man In the attributes ot kindness and loyalty.
He never spoke about his own virtues but he showed
them in his every-day life. I wish' I might know the
man who gave the deadly poison to my dog. I have no
desire to carry physical injury td that man but only a
desire to make him a better and a gentler man by his
suffering. For many days under skillful treatment of a
veterinary and the nursing of those who loved him BIx
fought against the effects of the drug never complaining
never showing resentment rewarding every effort in his
behalf with a wag of his tail or with an expression of
thanks from his klndlyeye. In tho last effort of his life
ho dragged himself to my feet raised his drooping muz
zle and laid it In my hand as oft I've seen a child reposo
a weary head on mother's Knee. Thus he died and In
the death gaze upon his brown eyes I thought 1 read a
message of pardon for the whipping I gave him one day
ehse of
reason 'which should direct the movements of men if not
of .flogs. I have never been able to accept the teaching'
of those ancients who held that at death-time the souls
of men and women sometimes are transferred to tho
bodies of birds and dogs but if I could' accept that view
I should then believe that one day there lived upon the
earth a raroand radiant soul within the body of the gen-
tlest woman that every came to brighten and to bless
the earth with her good presence and the when she died
the death of the body the gods transferred her soul td tho
body of poor BJx so gracious and good he was. .But
I can't bellovesuch things and all that Js left for me now
is to give to Blx the roses with a promise and a- pledge
to strive to make my own life among men reflect some-
what the .lessons In loyalty and kindness acquired by con-
tact with my dog.- And so good BIx good-by."
Upon the slab that marked the last resting place of his
dog Byron had the following Inscription:
'" . . The poor dog In life the firmest friend
The first to welcome foremost to defend
Whose honest-heart is still His master's own;
Who labors fights lives breathes for him alone
Unhonored falls unnoticed all his worth
Denied in heaven tho soul he held on earth.
To mark a friend's remains these stones arise
I never had but one and here he lies"
The Abilene Reporter is a ratling good paper and is
published in a hustling town. Still It looks ns if the
paper is somewhat ahead of the town. San Angela Press-
News. - V
Coming as tho above does from the maker ot a live
newsy paper like the San Angelo Press-News whoso
capability to pass judgment on such matters must be
admitted can't bo allowed to go unnoticed by The Repor-
ter. As Tho Reporter looks at it thoro Is nothing to good
for Ablleno and viewing It this way of courso all of its
efforts aro thus directed As long ns Tho Reporter can
stay abreast with Abilene it will bo satisfied. Abilene is
a rattling good town and in all probability had editor
of the Press-News formed as close an acquaintance with
It as ho has with Tho Reporter tho last sentence of tho
above paragraph would havo boon omitted.
LISTEN
I am giving away a pair of trousfers with every suit order. Come
now ana maKe your caster selection irom
the Newest patterns and Stripes
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Chestnut Street
FURNITURE NEWS
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Big Stock Reducing Sale on all kinds of Furniture Iron
Beds Rugs Matting etc A little money goes a long
EMBROIDERY
WHITE GOOD
Beginning Monday
IndingSfeitur-
day April Hi we kroAmik to n6ke the
sHowing of.
White Good
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Underwear ai
and get pric
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n pn iSHDroiaeries
Skfrb Waifets and Muslin
nt youto call inspect
before you nurchaise. Dur
ing this week we tan save you you many
dollars if you will Vnw us- -:- -:-
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Fine Embroideries bought inuch under value means
big savings 'to you; The assortment includes Floun-
cings and Insertions to match. It is the finest lot of
Embroideries you will-find anywhere and the prices
we have the different pieces marked should prove of
unusual interest to you. Greatest Stock in our history
for this-season and bristling with extra values. Below
we will make a few prices:
27 in. Flouncing
worth 65c yard
Sale price
20 p'iecs Flouncing
worth 50 to 60c yd
Saleprice -
42k
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$9C
5 pieces Corset ff
Covers worth 50c J? I If
Sale prce - - W'
EMBROIDERY
20 Pieces Embroidery edging
16 to 20 inches wide j MB
Good 25 l 35c value! T
Saleprfce - . ..VV
25 Pieces Embroidery edging
6 to 10 inches wideg tfi
Good 20 to 25c 1 Ay?
value Sale price &
Extra Special -
50 Pieces Embroid e r y
insertings and edges
values as high as 2oc
rPositively nothing worth
less than 10c in this lot
We have these in 3 lots
5c 71 -2c andlOcc
Bndia Linori Persian and French Lawns
We have just the materials wanted for Spring and
Easter dresses and give you a very large assortment
from "which to make your selections. A delay may
mean that you will1 not secure just the pattern you
want and the prices are unusualy low during this sale
so we urge you to at least see and inspect these goods
before making any purchase. NOTE PRICES. .
50 pieces India Linon worth
12 1-2 and 15c Sale price -
35 pieces India Linon worth
15 and 17 l-2c Sale price
10c
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25 pieces India Linon worth 10 1 O
171-2 Sale price - - "
20 pieces Perian. Lawn 30in. wide Cr
worth 25c Sale price - - "t'V
10 pieces Persian Lawn 50 in. 9In
wide 35c Sale price - - - ul
15c
6 pieces Persian Lawn 50 in. O
wide worth 50c Sale price - OOL
10 pieces Finest Lawn 36 in.
wide worth 20c Sale price -
5 pieces Finest Xawn worth 60 CA-
to 75c 50 in. wide Sale price - - OlMlt
5 pieces French Lawn 50in. widefi A-
Worth75eand 85c Sale price - - OvC
5 pieces French Lawn 50 in 7T
wide. Worth $1 to $1:25 Ob
Our Spring Shirt Waists andMuslin Underwear stock
is now complete and we are going to make the prices
exceptionally low during .this sale. Remember we
have the goods and are here to sell them and are going
to make the price
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Shook, L. B. Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 218, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 4, 1908, newspaper, April 4, 1908; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth315201/m1/4/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.