The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, August 12, 1892 Page: 2 of 8
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CITY DIRECTORY
BEOaST J0CIKTIK8.
Abllefte COmmaridery No: 7. knights Tebip-
ifcr. holds tti stated concUvo In their asyluiu.
third Door Toner A lteeres building corner
Xortli Second am Pine streets on the tevuMl
Xortdajr nUM In eaeh month. "Visiting Sir
iulgbu conllallr Inrlted to attend.
J. o. Ciani.
Km. Commander.
ln a lUBms.Rctorderv
Abilene Chapter No.iMIt. A. V.-Holds IU
tated convoratloal theseeond Krldar night tn
-aeh month In their hall third floor Potter and
Roeres building corner Pine and ortti Second
iuwu. . W. S. O Joiixson. becretarr
j. fto m. fi. ii r.
Abilene Lodgo o. K& F. and A. M.-HoMilt
nated communications tho flrst Saturday night
in eaeh month In their hall third floor Porter
and lleerps building corner line and North Sec-
ond street. W. S. O. Jouxaotf Secretary.
11. B. (loon W. .
V O. O t Meets every Tuesday nJsht In the
I. Of r. haU All rtsltlnj brethren rordlallt lu-
rlted to attend. V. 1L Tturr N. 0.
J. W. lUarmx. Secretary.
Starof the West Lodge No. 41 K. of P. Meet
sTory Thursday evening at It Cattle Hall. Visit-
at Knights cordially Invited to attend.
c vin.Kiim;T.c.a
K 4. BATJIK.K. Of R and S.
A- O. U. W. Meels cverr ftrt and thiol fnes-
lay night In K of P. half. All TUItlnetiethrctt
cordially Invited. J. W. Brnus W. W.
J. S Arriiigtuu. Recorder.
The Womans Chrtitlan Temiranee Untdn
aieot every first and third Tuesday In each
aonth. at 3 o'clock at Mm. J. N. Miller residence.
All ladles' interested in temperanco work- are rc-
juested to meet with us. IIcsme Davinsox
.MM J. N. Miller Secretary.
President
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
first Baptist Sunday school. :& a. m.: ser-
vices at 11 a m. and 8:30 p. ni.: prayer meeting
very Wednesday nUht. It T. It AKS .
A. 1L KIKKY4 Pnu.V.
Sunday cbool bupcrliitetulcul.
Methodttt. fsiutn Sunday school 9:30 a. ra. :
errlces at 11 a. jn. and 8 pi ui. ; prayer meeting
rrery Wcdnetday evening at i p. m.
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. rator.
Church of the Heavenly Ket Service on Sun-
tayaat II a. in. And T:) p. m.. excepting on the
tourth Sunday: Wednesday evening at S;
-iuuday school at 9:90 a. m.
Christian Church Snnday school at 9:30 a. m. ;
semes every Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8 p. in.;
prayer mccjLttE. rtdaelay ulght at 8 p. m. ;
communion servlcea Just after hundar stboulon
3rt and second Sunuays. and Just after preach-
uig On third and fourth Sundajrs.
O.A. Fabis.
Pastor.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church Services
-svery Sunday rcorntng and evening: Sunday
school ai9!30 a. m.; prayer-iaeetlng Tbureday
avanlnc Kv. I). C Detvltt pastor.
First Presbyterian Snnday school. 9i4i a. mt
aervtcesat II a. m. andat ninht; prajrer meeting
very WedccMlay night llev. C It. Dudley U.
31 pastor.
CITY DIRECTOBY.
Mayoi II. A. Porter.
Assessor W. J. Thompson.
Treasurer Ed. S. Hut lies.
.Uorney Juo. A. Villlams.
Jveretary V. 1. Swauson.
Jlarshal-J. J. Clinton.
ALOERMEV.
J. O Uiwilon. Jhii McOamicy.
W. 0 .lobioou Ueorice '. Hams.
. Evans.
Regular MeeuiiKsev'Oiid and fojirtb Tiirsdav.
COURT DIRECTOBY.
OIStWCT COfKT
7adge W . E. Connor
Attorney S. P. Hardwlqke-.
cierk-u- J. Red.
Meets oc the third .Monday In September.
cOusti couirr
Jndre-l). (). 1IIII.
Attomer -S. P. Ilinlwlcke.
Clerk J)kVidJ. Red. .
Sleets on the first Monday l.i February April
inaefAugn!t tlctoncr and December
' cqxyrSMaass Col'bt.
ludee-I). 11111.
Oomialsjdoner;. ) T. Tucker. Juo. Pratt. U
C M. Bradshaw. R. C. Loyns
Ragtilar session on the second )louday In Feb-
uary. May. Anirust and November. Meets as a
aoard of elnalliatIou on the drat Mouday In
Jnrie.
COUHTY OFFICERS.
Jadge-D. G. Hill.
Utorney S P. llard"lcke.
Tterk-D.'l. KvX.
PherttT .J. V. Cunningham.
Trenrer . A. Witt.
Tricks of the T'.amp.
A bitterly cold east wind was howling
and blustering through a cettaiu subur-
ban street in London It had caused
Mrs S s nose to be blue and
Swelled u) and what woman can be
expected tc be charitable or amiable
tinder such circumstances? The nat-
ural sweetness of her disposition is
goured when she knows that the most
prominent feature of her face in color
and texture has beepme about as pic-
turesque as a scraped beet. Several
tramps or brggers as they are usually
called in England accosted htr a d
tried to tell her pitiful stories of the
'sick wife and seven small children with
not a bite to eat for three days s'elp
me kind lady if not I'm telling y:r
aint the gosoel truth!" By the way
the English tramp has always a sick
wife and seven poor children ot home.
He never varies die lie so probab'y he
connects some superstition wah
seven" and -'three" perhaps they are
considered lucky numbers by tbe tramp
fraternity. But Mrs. S cut them
short and passed on tiiheeding; she
was cross and tired and dirty and
anxious to get out of the comfortless
streets with as little delay as possible.
As she was nearing home she noticed
creeping alot.g painfully and feebly
ahead of her the most miserable speci-
men of humanity she ever remembered
to have seen. His boots were burst
in wherever it was posible for them to
burst and at every step mud and slush
oozed in and out of them. These pair
of mud pumps were tied to his feet by
bits of string and rag. A greruy bat
tcrcd brimleia old plug hat evidently
picked np from ft rubbish heap wag
no more weathctproof than his. boots
and his frowzy malted hair protruded
through rents in it. His clothes were
an ill matched assortment or malodor-
ous rags and closer Inspection made it
evident to Mrs. S that there was
nothing underneath those rags (9 pro-'
tect him from the icy blast Just as
she draw level with him he suddenly
dived down and seized a muddy crust
of bread which had been left lying on
the side walk and then commenced de
vouring it much as a famished wolf
might have done. At the sight of'
such misery and destitution her own
troubles were forgotten in on instant
and she handed him a shilling before
entering hrr own house. Then as
Mrs S sat . warm drinking tea ih
her well-lighted parlor she felt pleased
with herself. She had dom a good
deed. She was hot a generous woman
by nature and the shilling she had
parted with struck her is a magnifi-
cent sum to devote to charity. What
she particularly prided herself on vas
her judgment of character from faces.
The man she relieved was honest ol
that she was certain; he had honest
eyes though there was too much dirt
round them to set them off to advan-
tage. Poor fellow what he must have
whilst she was in the. midst of this
reverie her sister Amelia was an
nouofed. Unhidden tears stood in
Amelia's eyes; she too had just seen
the famishing tramp pounce on the
muddy crust lying on the sidewalk
she had given him two shillings. Mrs.
S 's jaw dropped; it was painfully
evidently that she had been "had" and
badly at that. Both sisters were in
the same boat but instead of condoling
with each other they began to quatrel.
Amelia opened fire "you know haw
shott sightetid I am Georgia and be-
sides that I have a cold in my head
but there's no excuse for your folly;
you could have told from the brutes
breath that he had been drinking (as
of course he had . they all do ) if you
had used your nose." A lew minutes
later the unfortunate Amelia discovered
that her purse was missing S'le im-
mediately flew into a violent passion.
It was entirely her sisters fault she
said without explaining why however.
Sne then suggested tnat "the very best I
thing the Other could do the only thing
in fact was to make good half the
amount lost through her pocket being
picked as it was the direct result of
encouraging thieves and murderers to
loiter about her doorstep ' and rob her
own sister." Airs. S-
refused to
do anything of the kind she did not
seem to grasp the situation and since
that afternoon there has been a cool-
nees between then
Picking ont Thieves by Their Eyes.
Tbe eyes always indicates the char-
acter of the mitt. This is particularly
true of thieves for the expert detective
can tell in almost every case whether
or not a man is a thief by simply look-
ing him squarely in the eye. A well
known di teetive in speaking -1 this
matter said:
"YeS I can pirk out a thief every
time. I can't tell you what it is that
gives the man away except that it is
the expression of thee) e. In the firt
place there are few thieves th?t will
look you squarely in the eye unless
they are obliged to do so. They will
avoid your glance as long as they can
and even when they do face you a. id
gaze steadily at you it is always with
the same expression. Although their
eyes maV be wide open and they gaze
Apparently steady you will see if you
look closely that there is something
awav back the corner trying to
avoid votl. I have picked out num-
bers of thieves by this little dodging
movement. I never saw a thief who
was free irom it.
"Everybody has met that man who
resolutely retakes to meet a steady
gaze for more than three or tourseotids
at a time. It is n"t fair to say that all
such persons are dishonest. In many
cases this peculiarity is a direct result
of bashfulncss A little close observa
tion will enable the observer to put
persons iq the class to which they be-
long. The man whose e)e is almond
shaped is almost always dishonest at
heart if not in overt act. The eyes
of some of the most notorious thieves
in the country are of this pattern and
the expression given the face by this
sort of eye is very striking." Pittsburg
Press.
$10 Reward!
For information that will lead to the
arrest and conviction of any person or
persons throwing dead chickens dogs
or cats into the alleys or streets of this
city. J J CCintok
City Marshal.
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Hoeny, John, Jr. The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, August 12, 1892, newspaper, August 12, 1892; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth330774/m1/2/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.