The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 14, 1896 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME U.
HASTROP, BASTROP COUNTY, TKXAS, MARCH 14, 189C,.
NUMBER 11.
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W. J. MILEY, . .
1 DRUGGIST.
Hastkof,
Tkxas. .. "
Special iiml riircfiil attention
given In tin Prescription I)*•-
pari incut. uiiil patrons \v nil«•<I
on either <lay nr i It-Ill. .A It'll
lillC III I'ATKM Ml IMl'INKS.
I'KIIKI' M K H} . I < ill.l T \UTIP-
i.ks, Siationkuv, Kre., Krc.
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PR OF J: SSI C )AV IL CARPS
Till!
MAN'lFAt Tt'HKI) 15 Y
SAX ANTONIO
BRKW1N(j
ASSOCIATION
TIIK tilltli KOH A WIFK. hat, wiped hit* brow, and answered.'
"You boys ure privileged lo guy
You may tulk of tli« girl* who are lu ll- lnt!) j # pp0 e. \ ou you'll
llrtiit ami guy,
And dress la u showy
way.
And tin- with accomplishments, knowl-
I'dXi' and art
Cotuldcrcil progressive and awfully
smart.
II an taken the I .cad in Texas on ai'i-ounl of
It' Nourishing qualities. Once Tried Always
■- I'scd. For bale in liastrop by
V. SCHILL, Manager.
Physicians and Surgeons.
DR. C. A tiUlMiv
Physician and Surgeon.
ClKKH'K. Over Cnifi'K Hull.
If01" hs—h in '• bii'l i" ■!
Doltish.
I
Die N. c. H>\\ i-i:ii.
Dentist.
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THE RIVER BRIDGE
LIVERY, FEED & SALE STABLES.
A. T. MOitKIS, l't:ori;ii.i• >i:.
.... Near litvcr Hijdgc.
gram
Solicit share (if public patronage'
Horses will lie taken care of at low
rati s. Buggies, hacks and good
Block kept on hand. Kvcry eff ut
will lie mude to accoilitnodate those
favoring luc with their custom.
A. T. MORRIS, Prop't.
OFi'lCH Over FlrM Nnli• ■ 111 ' l.-nk
La 70 vers.
'Ilii/r Eih;e* Saloon
(M aiu Si reet,
. . . Bastrop, Texas.
II. 1) OKi. A IS.
H M. < • AHWOOl)
QH11A IN iV (JAL'WOOI)
Attorneys-at-Law.
■— Kinlrop. T-'vuh.
Will (irni'lli i' in all llic lilKliti mi'l
fur' ir ismri.s
J . "• 1'
County Judge and
Attorney-at- Law.
Hn«tro|\ Ti'Xiiv.
NVill pnu ti' i' in h'1 thf higher courtv
MAYNAKIJ u' FO\\ l.LK
. \ttomey-at Law.
Willi Knttlri .V. Mii\ nil. A11< i 11« J - il
1 ,hvv. It.inlnii. I'
t'l.AKK. !* {« U'lti to it.
. . . .Successor to Wakkin V Hi.watt.
11 it v i ii i; purchased the favorite "(Jill Kdge" Saloon
11<>111 Warren A: llcwalt, I will | il up tu the
highest standard. Filieol Whiskies, Brandies,
Wini' Ciga/s, Etc. (jive me a e..!l.
You may he tn these girls a most hum-
hie gallant,
And, awed, by their tea ily, beseech
them to grant
Tlielr hmd In a waltz or their tiouipuuy
line
At opera parties to help you lo shine.
You limy Ihrt with these dainty society
queens,
And hover around them in festive
scenes—
Hut when you are seeking a helpmate
for life
You wisely prefer some one else for your
..ife.
The little home-body, so modest and
shy.
Who hasn't the beauty that captures the
eye,
And isn't with '-new woman'1 notions
too smart—
She's the one you select for the wife of
your heart.
The patient, plain-faced, little home-
loving maid.
So gentle in voice, and who isn't afraid
Or ashamed lo help mother, down-stairs
or above
■Ur-JFS:
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if* f'rm
*G. E. CLARK, Prop't.
E. Bastian
<Zi&> <E&2> <2=E <n«2>
(Succes nr to
K. H.\STI V\ Si >N. )
1)1 VI. Kit IN
c < •
. 1 Is.M I 1 II
( ounty . Utoruey and
Attorney at Law.
HnMro!'. Texn-
O
TIN, GLASS & HARDWARE o
I played a great joke ou me, didu t
eye-capturiug i
your
"Come on in, old man, and have
something."
"Walt," he said. "You hoys got.
lue drunk and thought it was a great
joke. It was surely a very easy
joke. (Jot iiic to go fishing with you
ami left me lyiug on the hank of ilie
creek, drunk. That was a manly—
a l. e.ui'ul joke, wusu'i il? You n.ip-
ped hack to towu and told it about
the streets and laughed about il.
My little boy heard you and went
home and told his mother.
"Oh, what a night 1 passed! I
was so sick that 1 couldn't raise my
head. I heard the creek rippling
with a reproachful murmur; a mock-
ing-bird sang all nighl long -King lo
Ins mate, the object of his tender
care—and 1, w ho had n glectcd even
obligation, wished tiiat the ground
miglil swallow me. 1 dozed troub-
lonsly toward morning, and when 1
awoke the sun was shining, ami there,
beside me, sat my wife, patching a
pair of little trousers she had brought
"ill' h 'r. 1 did not dare to look up.
I could not meet those patient eyes
—eyes that told me of years and
She'- the ope for a wife and a life-time years of suffering. I was burning
up with thirst.
" 'Mary, how long have you ucen
here?' 1 asked.
" 'Nearly all night,' she answered
with a sob.
" '1 'iin nearly dead, Mary. Won't
you please bring me a driuk of wa-
ter?'
"She had brought a cup 'villi her.
Ah, how well she had anticipated my
wauls! she went down lo the creek,
and I raised up and watched her as
she clipped the cop lino tile muiiing
stream. She came back slowly, and
just before she handed me tlie water,
she leaned over to hide her eyes, and
1 saw a tear fall into the cup. I
Who loves to cook dinners a husband [ reached forth my hand, I drank the
water and the tear, and, throwing
down the cup, 1 clasped my hands
and said:
" 'Mary, ever since you became
my wife, 1 have b-en drinking your
tears. 1 have been drinking your
tears and your anguish, and 1 swear,
in the presence of the Ktcrnal (rod,
that I'll die before I ever do it.
C. Erhard & Son .,.
DRUGGISTS
Basticoc
Tkxas. .
of love,
The sweet little motherly maid, who
bestows
Kin.I words to old people and cheer-
fully shows
Small brother* and sisters affection and
aid—
SI.e's the sort out ot which wifely treas-
on's are made.
The pure-minded, innocent maid, who
believes
All people are good and that no one
deceives,
And I eels, oh, so sorry for those in dis-
llenA —
she's the one f'.«r a wife you will wo;-
ship and bless.
The huh: lioiue-worker so neat in her
ways,
Prescriptions carefully com-
|i:iillldeil al all hours... PAT-
i NT Mi oiciM s of all kinds.
TJ-tuJTTUrv irv |-t: J>i: ■
. _ —— -tv. ..-me- -' r—r. _
Stoves, .lapatined and Stamped Tin
ware. The largest assortment "f ]
Carpenter's Tools, Htiildet's Hard-
ware, ('uttlery, Fence Wire, K'c.
w ill praise.
And wlio both the parlor and kitchen
can grace—
She's the one for a wife to adore and
iinhrai.e.
I he -wei t-teinpered maid, ever thought-
ful and l>i.i\« .
Who'll love \ui; ill trouble and help you
to save.
And w lui-e good advice you will prize
for its worth.
She's the one who can make you a
heaven ou ei.rth.
The damage by recent lloods in
New Kngland is estimated at $2,000,-
000.
The State has r sumed cash pay-
ments, tuul Treasurer Hill Worthain
is happy.
A negro, while cutting wood near
lirenliam made a mistake and nearly
cut his ri<4111. foot off.
• ♦ • -
l'eter K'ichard Kemlrick, Arch-
bishop of St. Louis Diocese for near-
ly half n century is dead.
(in the lird, the Waco water and
light company's plant was sold to
Win. 15, Ford, of New York, for
£H.*>,0( )0.
The Pennsylvania supreme court
has overruled application fur new-
trial in the Holmes case, and he will
likely hang.
Mclvin A. lie Idler, jr., accident-
ally shot himself while hunting near
Taylor, on the 21*th. His remains
were buried at Taylor.
The Kttcr house a line two story
hotel at Orange, has been destroyed
tiy fire, together with several other
business buildings. Loss about $10,-
000, with 8-'. ,000 insurance.
The bond of Frank Hooks, charged
with the killing of John Neely, at
the house of a woman of the town,
at Cameron, Texas, was placed at
§7,000, which was promptly given.
Mazur Hotel.
(OLD HI U( ! 1 COWNKIL)
BASTIIOP - - - TKXAS.
A. MARUR, Prop't.
Lamps. Ola-s, Oil, I1:,int.-. F.tc. Ktc.
Thankful to the I'ublii f"i Idieral
| a'rntiaoe bestowed (11 '<>11 the old
linn, I :i k a 'ontinuance <d same.
W
Hastrop, Texas, Match lii, IS'.l.'i.
E. BASTIAN. SR.
Nicely renovated a In I
from cellar to garret, i
than ever to
re-furnished
better titled
a tin public.
:
Terms moderate.
The store connected with the
sells at small prollt and pay* tin- highc.-t
price for all kinds of country produce.
KSTAHI.ISIH.li IN 1H3H.
"A MAN IS JUDGED
By the Clothes He Wears."
i). Yes! You tuny talk of the girls who
excel
In beauty and \\ it and your hoi
compel—
Hut when It's a wife you are after you
know,
You don't want a girl that i- strictly
for show.
— II. ('• lloliliK.
In the I nitcd States Court at Fort
Smith, Ark., on the lib, the death
sentence was pronounced <m (Jcorgc
I'enrce, Webster Isaacs,.John l'earce,
1'erry Foreman and Mollie King, to
hang Thursday, April -"'rd.
'A-
T- W- HOUSE.
Banker, Cotton Factor
AM"
CDNlMISSiON MERCHANT.
Collections a specialty, with facili-
ties for making them, in till counties
in this State and the Southwest, upon
the most liberal terms. Huy and sell
Exchange on all points.
Correspondence solicited, and
prompt attention given to same.
Consignments of cotton, wool and
hides solicited, and liberal advances
made on same.
This being the case, wouldn't it be a pious
idea to consult with
MTm.. KESSELUS,
* "THE TAILOR,"
Bastrop and Sm.ithvi.lle,
and have him fit you to a "KING'S TASTE,''
in one of his excellent Tailor Made suits.
He j ut on his hat, looked at the
leading joker, and said :
"No, 1 will not driuk with you,
, and 1 warn you to keep out of my
way. (Jood morning!"
A few days ago a couple of rough j
looking men, carrying a jug with
tlietn, went into the "Dixie" saloon j
and finding Mr. Sol Williams on j
watch, they told him they wanted a . , .
, I brigl.tly,
gallon of whiskey. Of course that
i was what Sol was there for and lie
I was in a southern town, stand- hastened to lill the earthenware ic-
ing in front of a saloon indeed, it i ccptacle with jiui jam juice. Having
would have been hard to stand else- : filled the jug Mr. Williams made his
where, unless Hie inside instead of bow ami lold his customers what was
the outside of the "doggery" had to pay. This produced lengthy talk ;
been selected—when my attention the would Tie purchasers felt all
was attracted by several men who through their clothes and then made
stood near. They appeared to be an excuse that they had lost their
I HE 'I F,Alt I.N
(TP
A citizen of Washington city hav-
ing been written to by a friend in
Nebraska, asking his help in selling
a car load or two of horses, replied:
"The people in Washington tide
bicycles, the sired cars are run by
electricity and the government run
by jackasses. No demand for liorse-
Hesh." _
About six o'clock, last Thursday
evening, while the siiii was shining
i shower fell in this city,
accompanied by a little hail. Mr.
von Colli tells us at Mr. Westmore-
land > farm there was an incipient
1 cyclone which moved a box cabin
'about ten feet from its blocks, tvvist-
1 ed down a few trees and finished up
| its work in Tail's h*ltom. It was
j only about one hundred feet wide,
was a tegular funnel-shaped "twis-
tet." had a heavy black cloud, and
. , , , , . , , ,, , I tei. had a heavy black cloud, and
reminded of a good joke ami were ; money and could not pav for the ar- > , . ...
J 1 • , ; made a loud, roaring noise something
looking dow n the street.
" That was a great joke," said one
of the men; and I. being somewhat
on the look-out for great jokes asked:
" \\ hat joke was that?"
dent. This kinder milled Sol's u--
tial good nature and lie threatened to
keep the jug to pay for his
ut the men talked him int<
ing it, and thrusting a
hole in the top of tlie bar-i
like a heavy I rain. ('olorado Citizen.
o
"Joke oil old Jasper that old fel
low coming along yonder. A man tied the jug and handed it
that don't know him wouldn't see the bad customers ami they
the point very well, I don't reckon time in getting out of 'lie
trouble, The line '10 residence of Col.
return- I). ('. Oiddings, at Hrenham, was
into a destroyed by lire on tin* morning of
lie cinp- the I'tli. The Haines were discover-
back to cd bursting through the roof of the
lost no house, on the south Mile, near a tlue,
'Dixie,' about 7 o'clock. Col. Ciddiugs
MAIJN KfKKET,
Houston. • - • - Texas.
Call and look over our goods.
uTirie Best is Always tlie.
Cheapest,"
aim. KESSELiUS,
rjl rtmy r..mini.■ « jwm. « *. uu hi'
^ HE 1 Al LOR. , The old man stopped, took off his (out of. — llrculiam Hauuer
Old fellow that edits a paper here, A bystamlcr's curiosity was aroused opened a door to get to a hose and
but he don't amount to much; he and he concluded to follow the whis- hydrant when lie discovered the tire,
uster lie pretty well up, though key buyers and see what tlicy did. and the llano leaped out in his face,
married the handsomest girl in this Mopping in a near by alley the men burning In in considerably in the face,
town a long time ago; but I guess ; willi the jug proceeded to break the Ile had to be removed from the tuuld-
slu's mighty tired of liiui." top off it, audio the shadowcr - to the resilience of Mayor W ilkins.
Old Jasper came up, and the men surprise he saw them lift out a niuii- Though seriously prostrated, he is
began to laugh. her of sponges, which were saturated not thought to he fatally injured.
"How are your coppers this morn- with whiskey, and S(|iiei/.c them into The house was destroyed, but owing
ing?" The fellow who had been ex- a tin can. When th**y had squeezed to the tire originating in the roof,
plaining lo me asked. " Ueckon you'd all the sponges dry tlicv had nearly most of the furniture was saved,
like to down a bowl this morning, a quart of whiskey which they had Frank Levin and Will Lindcrmen
wouldn't you?" beaten the unsuspecting saloon man were caught under the burning wall
jinit were retcued.
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Cain, Thomas C. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 14, 1896, newspaper, March 14, 1896; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth205289/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.