Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 224, Ed. 1 Friday, April 22, 1904 Page: 3 of 4
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CITY and COUNTRY
0. Mueller Jfc Son Hardware
Ralph sells glass.
i Mif-s Buelah Youth? of McGam-
.ant wan Bhopping in Abilene to
uuy.
Evorybody ought to road Com-
pere Bro's ad on "Slaughtered
Prices."
'I m m-
Miss Olivia Covington went
diomo with Miss Dana Ililrkrider
f
j "to spend a week.
Now is the time you need a
l''now hose. Go to SpauldingBros.
to buy it.
Miss Lena Lillio gave her pub-
lic school pupils the fifth grade
in central ward an outing on the
oroelc this sifternnon.
k They are a boauty and a joy
forever. What? Those tile-lined
refrigerators at Paxton's.
Mrs. It. F. Davis was due this
afternoon from Cisco to visit her
daughter at Simmons Colloge
and her relatives the MisBfiB
Kelly.
Spaulding Bros guarantee ev-
ery section of hose bought from
thorn. Try it.
Sam Winter of T lodges says
that rain south of the mountains
is a poor indication of rain in his
country but wo hope all will
soon get it.
Ralph sells paint and varnish.
Mount George & Hats.
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Rollnian Food Choppers.
O'Mueller & Son.
Mrs. J. W. Red was due to ar-
rivo this morning from Holden-
ville I. T. to visit her duughtor
Mrs. Bert Braoken other relat-
ives and her many frienas. Her
mother Mrs. Butler and her
brother Ed. Butler accompany
her. They did not arrive on the
morning train but were expected
this afternoon.
rov one
of each
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rrRisK)t5Eflw
rTwr-Trr7WT3a3a
&D
itrwberrie!
AND
Try this Delicious Dish.
Ah soon ai served drop a hurry
spoonful of stmvbo'Thw on tl of
tho Ualstnn Jtreakfust Food llwu
add j'i'oniu and .su(mi' U'hltii
combination inakcH tlm most do-
Jiglitful di'liracy imiiginublu.
Order a box of strawberries ami
a parkiiffu of Italstnu JUcukfost
Food to-day and try it.
For Sale Dy
LEESON'S Grocery
SIS
FOR
Tti ht
Ran onii: oh me ui..k w-j ; r . . .
ti.. .'. nrAv a man wntnan or child in America was
--1 ....!- it.-
has not heard of "S.S.S. for thahtoo." It is a standard remedy
a specific for all blood troubles and unequalled as a general tome and
appetizer. S. S. 8. is guaranteed purely vegetable the herbs and roots
of which it is composed are selected for their alterative and tonic prop-
all blood and skin diseases as it not
only purifies enriches and invigor-
ates the blood but at the same time
tones up the tired nerves and gives
strength and vigor to the entire
system.
For Chronic Sores and Ulcers
Catarrh Rheumatism Blood Poison
Malaria Anaemia Scrofula Eczema
Faoriails Salt Uheum Tetter Acne
. I. 4t. .. ili.ona.a nr n A fill A t tX tl
AQU SUCH UUlvl ' matU9r;a ua uiwwitv w t .
polluted or impoverished condition of the blood nothlug acts no promptly
and effectually as S. 3. S It counteracts and eradicates the gtm.
d polaous; cleauies the system of all unhealthy accuwulatiaM fcjd
ooh mtorta the patient to health. Writ ui aud oir phyklau will
gW.ypufcProptjtteirv4
K-
When Walk-Over Shoes
go on trouble'goes off.
Mount & George sell 'em.
That oar of refrigerators that
you have heard so much about
have arrived'at Paxton's.
Ralph's prices are lowest qual-
ity considered.
Mrs. Charley Mitchell came in
from Mexico two weeks ago and
has sinco been at the ranch of
her father II. B. Cook until a
day or to since when she came to
Abilene to visit her sisters and
friends.
Family of three wish board in
a private family or rooms fur-
nished for light house keeping.
Apply at Harris' drug storo Sat-
urday. Miss Mayme Lelghty who was
considerably bruised up by jump-
ing from the buggy when her
horse ran away was not serious-
ly hurt. Miss Mayme Yates
jumped at the same time but was
unhurt.
Come to see us in our new offi-
ces over Miller's store.
Compere Bros.
Ralph sells room moulding.
Indigestion is tho direct cause
of disease that kills thousands of
persons annually. Stop the trou
ble at the start with a little Prick-
ly Ash Bitters : it strengthens
the stomach and aids digestion.
Bass'-Bro. Special Agents.
Hose! Hose!
plenty of hose at Spaulding
Bros.
New Time Card
Commencing next Sunday the
eastbound train which has been
leaving here at 12:28 p. m. will
leave at 11:47 a. m. No other
change.
Purify the blood and put the
blood in order for summor work
by using at this time a short
course of Pricky Ash Bit-
ters; It is tho greatest blood
purifier on earth. Bass Bros.
Speoial Agents.
Weather Bureau.
Abilene Api$22 1904.
Looal report for the 24 hours
ending at 8 a. m.
Max. Temp. 82; Min. Temp.
54; Average Temp.; 00; Excess
or Deficiency 0 Rainfall T.
Weather foreoasta for 30 hours
ending at 8 p. m. April 23 1904:
East Texas: North tonighf;
Showers; Saturday showers in
east; fair in west portion. South
tonight; showers; Saturday
showers in the east fair in west
portion.
West Texas North tonight and
and Saturday: Fair. South to-
night and Saturday: Fair.
VtfgJ)
THE BLOOD
knnwn and moat Dooular blood nurifiaf
.....1-.. tn.ilav la .Q J fi
FROM
CONaitESBMAN LIVINOITON
OP OKOROIA.
I know of th uaoessful ut (
8. H. S. lumtarctMi It U th
blooiTriodr ou tn market.
FROM
EX.QOV AliLBN S. OA.HDL1BH.
S S. B. U upquktUoDtblr co4
blood purlflr ana tba bt toslo X
vtr uiU
Haveyotf tried
trea
J. SIDfiS
The originator of good puro
Frozen Cream in Abilene:
I am fully prepared with an
up-to-now outfit consisting of a
Separator Power Freezers Tea-
tors etc. enabling me to handle
cream in tho right way profita-
bly without tho use of adulter-
ants I do not use Crystal Flako
Jelotine Glucose and one stuff
and another just because some
drummer says "it will make your
cream better." lam opposed to
such foolishness.
I ship ice cream to every town
on the T. it P. from Weather-
for to Midland. Those .people
don't know or care anything
about J. Sides.but they do know
that J. Sides' cream made Ab-
ilene famous.
Can't 1 send you up a quart?
Half or gallon orders taken by
telegraph telegram phonogram
written verbal or by the -sheriff.
Two phones 158.
It's tho Cream that made Abi-
lene IPamous.
1 am now with the Citizens
National Bank where I would bo
pleaHod to meet" my friends and
old customers .
Most respeotfully
Moroan Weaver.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears tho
Signature of
fe2&
Barred Plymouth Rock Eggs.
a limited number of sittings
from prize Winning pens for Bale.
Also other full blood Barred Ply-
mouth Rock eggs for less money.
Sittings of 15 eggs.
W. G. Jackson
Abilene Texas.
ROUND MOUND.
Round Mound April 19: It is
still very dry notwithstanding the
late rainn.
Small grain will bo very short.
Some have planted ootton.
I. H. Cooper has bought the
S. A. Hendrix plaoe paying S22.
per acre cash. Mr. Hendrix will
move in a short time.
Will Young and Nuphus
Strong of Delk visited S. A.
Hendrix Tuesday.
Our singing Sunday was well
attendod.
Some talk of building a school
house. It is much needed
Our school is still going on
Wo are glad to say that Prof.
Lowery is teaching us a splendid
school. Wo learn that Prof.
Austingis giving general satis-
faction at Wilson Creek.
F. L. T.
An Important Study
Wind and Substance.
When a merchant merely claims
to give bargains
That's Wind.
But when another gives moro and
better gopds for tho money than
any other dealer
Thats Stibstance.
We substantiate our olaims and
have originated a
Bargain Guarantee
whion moans simply that at any
time aftor purchasing goods of us
you may compare our goods and
prices with those at any or all
other storoB in this oountry and
if you find that any ono sold any
of tho goods for Iobs money at
that time wo will pay you the dii-
forenoo in cash plus 10 per cent
of tho amount. ISN'T THERE
SOME SUBSTANCE ABOUT
THIS TOO?
ML M. Thomson
Proprietor of Ul" genuine and
original
BARGAIN GENTKR
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I Soft Black Eyes I
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What u trivial tliiug svill color the
whole of a hum's Uff! How small
iui incident compared M the Urge
futuro he hjis nitippi'd out for him-
tlf timv maki' or mar it ! I h'Arneil
nil IhU niul tnoce ono sliry May
dn- in Mexico llp yenrs iigo.
I luul been sent to Mexico nsehief
of u surveying corps to establish tile
hutmdnrit'B of tho Santa Anita
grunt which lay alonjf the Wio
(Jluro just ot;tido Ihe city of Chi-
huahua. It was a responsible posi-
tion for a young man and I bold my
head high.
it svais the day of Ln FitMtu de Han
Guadalupe. The whole force under
mo had ..lruok. No Chinamen no
ilni(inen no axiueu were left me.
On l rtims and Uailey my two Amer-
ican assibinnU stayed behind. When
I begun nbiifeinjr them for the cm-
toms of Mexico l hey said while they
did not en re even remotely for the
saint to whom it wa-. dedicated
still thuv were glad it was u holiday
nucl nicy tnoiigni uiey woum go up
stream and fib awhile. They were
oiilv indiirerent laymen without
any religious feeling'.
When I wa left alone in camp 1
spent a liort time on my lield notes
when it came over me that I wiH
wasting the day. .lul oiil-ide the
chaparral the riser wu laughing
and iiiurmuiing in the open il
seumed to ak ine to walk le?ide it.
The adobu hilt-: along Hi banks weiu
lenanlle.-. Their intnutes hud gone
to the ff:t-t.
Bui. strange -.ighl. theie ut llu-
bend of the ner where the waters-
weie the merrie-i wus a -.nhtiii
worker and whatever it w.i- slifw.i
doiiiiT. -he sas doing it with a iin.
A dark eed. dark baited dark
shawled duiiitbtei'iif Spain ihe ncciIi-
ed to lie. iu vet 'he wa working
niul wni king bard on a "fe.is.t da."
A fit of ciirio-ilv -i'i.cd me to know
what -.be wui doinu and win he wa
doing it. I npproui bed bei with
the ii'etioii on lu lip- at what did
she work and por-kay (I -pell it a-
I said it). Soft In -ho rai ed a iair
of melting orb- and weell ami !-
oipiently -! an-.Nered me- I'mui
her rejily in Ihe mo-t mn-ie.il bin-
guage iii tho world. 1 gutherul that
she would bo at the fe:il but (bat
.she niibt cleaiiae the soiled linen
that Iun around her on the uud for
the owner ol it a gentlenian vuo
nvus staying at the I'niled .Stale- ho-
tel wanted it bv noon and tomor
row would not do (-.io .said thU
pluinlively). if it wero not done by
noon sho'litiNhed mot pathetically
she would get no dinoro and that
she needed in the superlative degree.
Dinero! Ah the next mot )oteul
thing in -Mexico to saints' days i-
moucv !
Asher red' lipr told me thi- her
great black eye wandervd from the
soiled elotliod at her feel lo the
spires of the cathedral in the dis-
tance and Ihe waving foliage of the
pluza where the feasting and merry-
making were going on. There was
a look of sadness and longing id
them as she gazed lieing a tender
hearted man I asked her if there
nvus auidit I could do for her. ln a
wonderful mixture of Anglo-Spun-islij
which 1 invented while in Mex-
ico und which no one could ever
master but niy-olf assured her 1
wuo ut her sen ice if bt) .so desired
and ai-ked bow 1 could Ubsist her.
The black eyes ila.-bed gratitude
ere the foarlel "moulh said in silvery
sweet tones '"Would you sit on u
rock" besidq me ami rub the shirts
of (he gentleman on u large rock
with avery ainall o. k?"
Looking back now in (he light of
malurer wisdom I eun see thut I
.should lmve declined thut job on
the ground that it Mas. too nmes-
thelic but I didn't. On (he con-
trary I accepted it effusively.
There was a (ouch of romance about
it thut appealed to me. The day it-
sell began to appeal to mo lor ine
lirfti.
thing of the cuthuiam for fousl
day? Unit had taken my men out
III1IL. I PlUUtUI " JLTI ouiiii:
before davbrertk. 1 would not be so
hard op " them again J thought.
Truly il vyai u very jneth eustoiUj
undl begun to syntputbize wITTi it
and to understand ( butter. If San
Ouadalupe hail nut been so long in-
t erred in the gladne-s of my heart
I would lmo sent him a bouquet.
All this I tried lo confide to Lueiu.
It touched her. It sounded sho
said like stories she hail read in the
convent.
Her name wus a noein in ilsolf
Lucia Eulalia Grucia y Vuldez And
mine? Alter that poem it seemed
common to W Unit I wa plain
Jack Biggs nut he anticipated
me. She pointed to pne of my busi-
ness cards (lint had eeupod my vest
pocket when 1 (brew it on tho sand.
"Meester Beegs que no'!'' bho lisp-
ed and it'did no( sound ut nil bud
from her lips.
It was pletmmt to know tho did
not dUUke my name. This w on
wy of Myiuy. u varybady wv
that its owner was not disagreeable
to her.
As we talked we washed and long
before Urton the gentleman's shirts
were all Hunting in tho brcczo from
the low chapnrral along the river
bank.
Luc'iu Kululia glanced gratefully
ami alternately at the snowy tineu
and at me. -My natural thoughtful-
ness led me lo suggest thn( we might
as well do the family washing while
we were about it. Hor brother An-
tonio ihe theep ho.rder whom she
bad mentioned with sisterly nffec-
lion did not bis things hue need
of water? "There is no time like
I ho present" l said. "It mny set
in tomorrow and ruin for months
Who knows?"
Lucia Kululia looked at the con-
tradicting blue of the skies and
laughed at my went her prophecies
but she ran to her udobe dwelling
a Jew- rods nway ami brought from it
a bundle of ' Antonio's ''things."
They had apparently been waiting
for 'me for years. His wardrobe
ranged from dingy bandannas to
dingier overalls. As 1 warmed up
to the ambitious task of cleansing
them tinder Lucia Eululia's approv-
ing smiles all nalure seemed (o
Himle. The sun shone warm nnd
warmer; the river ran blue and blu-
er for Lucia had "blued'' it. Sho
had also "allowed" the root of a
whole soap treo to Antonio's gar-
ments. She was right in doing this
but somehow in my struggle with
the sheep herding stains of six
months 1 had distributed a good
deal of lather over my person.
When this unaccustomed fatiguo be-
gan !o ibow on me Luriu Hulalia
naked softh if I "had tire"
"Oh no'' 1 was declaring "I have
no tire" when some approaching
American voice's were heard Lucia
'clapped her bands tragically und
running to tho ehupurrul begun
luislih to gather the linen (here-
from. 1 caught from hor manner
thiil the owner of the shirts had
tired of wailing anil was coming
for them. 1 had divined aright but
1 had uot divined fur enough. As
tlieN emerged from the ulumedu to
the West of tho river 1 ould see
thev were a ludv and gentleman. 1
bud almost managed a look of m-du-'lrv
.uid innocence us they ap-
proached us and rai-cd niv eve- to
inipre. . .(hem with it when 41a
1. iu viinli-! Oiiadalitpc and - -great
Ji'liosbiiphat was thut Mawvell. the
man I had rohhed or lite vnlotlictory
in lSiT at Ann Arbor? True I had
110 grudge against him on that ue
count but my dieiun of meeting
him again .villi "making it right"
had not been like tin.-! Maxwell it
mi- with hi.s fatjlinb bride lie
thieW" me a eareli'si glutiee at lirst;
then I began to dawn on him slow-
ly but hiirelv. lie qui..od Lucia in
mixcrublc Spanish in a cuwanlly
wav 1 thought
"(uioii e-?"l'-aiil indicating me.
Sniilniglv. as if plea-cd 0 to hon-
or 1110 l.ucui pre-ented me to Mn
well "and hi- wife a- "Mi .imlgo
Sopor I'.eeg-."' I 011 LI 1 ei I tlt.it the
bluing and the -onn root and the
river water weie all mingling in one
grand river of pcr-piratum toward
the collar of mv negligee shirt. 1
could foel that all the cou-iclialioiis
in the heavens mid all the mundane
laud-cape around me were wult.'ing
idddilv tom'ther. An tnicn-n long-
in if for hoine and iHolbercamc iner
me thai im-io wind- cannot depict.
I 'or 0110 Wild liionient I tbougliL 1
would i'ii-b into iun old cliiiiii'- arm-
und tell biui "all" like the wronged
hero in the hist act. I w.ould -av
veliemenllv : "Thi.s i- not 'uie iv'u-
lar bii-iue-. I'm a civil engineer
at two fifty a moulh. I'm oplv do-
ing (iii- for fun" etc.
Hut while 1 was thinking tbis-
how often are our he-t intent ioiw
thwarted thus .Maxwell coughed.
It was not a consumptive cough. It
was just u little grating sound that
contained more painful surprise and
pity and regret tlinu n milium of
Drowning could. Thut froze me as
I stood or "at Fixedly I gazed at
the Sierra .Madres over bis head as
if trying to fulbom the "lo-l" mines
hidden there.
Maxwell's wnlch ticked in the
painful silence.!
'Aljei" he said sternly "we must
not mi-s that nun.
Out of my life they wenl with
the clot bus J Jim wnjicd for Litem.
us suddenly as nieyenhie In. V
strained my curs to hour biln a;
"Poor follow! To come to that!
Halber bright at college but this
country seems to rob u fellow of
ambition." Maxwell 1 know was
never a secret ivo man. Tboy were
going east and well
Lueiu Kululin gathered up the ex-
tra coins lie hud thrown her for m
and Hiiid softlv "Have you sad so
nor?"
"Ye" I Bttid "I have nadnes;
ileo hickniisi. I wiild go hack to
camp ut once."
As I drew on my sputtered eout
and vest over tired arms 1 buid
most earnestly "Lucia Kuhilin Our-
oU v A'aldoz I hall never forget
tills da of tlaf llela of San Ouada-
M
Nor have 1 B. B Motcalfe
- .4n.-aMiMvntk.
"Have yoa ttltd
MRS. P LINDSEY
Bxpcrlcnccd Teacher of
Practical Business Shorthand
and 1 ypewrittng.
KEFBRENCESt Puplli now holding remu
nerative positions. : For pittlcular.i rail
evenings 426 Grape street.
Up-to-Date
Transfei Line
Phone yottf order to us. .
Roberta 82 Southwestern 180.
Promnt and cdurteous service. Vour Imt-
Ineis will be appreciated and handled with
dispat:h.
W T. Wilson Proprietor.
WILL STITH & CO.
NOTARIES
PUBLIC.
Office East Side Pine Street OverCltixens
National Bank.
H. N. Hoiderness
WATCH MAKER
AND OPTICIAN
EYES tested FREE
At Mrs. L. II. Brad Hold's
Drug Storo.
Pioneer
&&tbet Rchard Hejdth
Stop pneror'
Clean shaveB smooth hair outa.
Razors keen und towels clean.
Chestnut Street opposite flQII LIP Ttf
Harris' Drugstore HDlLLIlL 1LA
I
"Street Map 8Wa St.
Louis and World's
Fair Guide"
Invaluable to thsffisitor in St.
Louis.- Sent on receipt of a
two cent stamp.
Address
"KATY'"'
DALLAS
TRXAS.
CAPS.
Caps Toxas Aril 19 Some
of tho farmers are planting oot-
ton and feed and some are wait-
ing for more rain.
We had a light rain Thursday
ovening with some wind.
Tho hoalth of tho community
is very good at this writing with
the exception of Mrs. Luoy Milli-
ken and Mr. Will Nowberry who
is suffering considerably with
rheumatism
PMisses White and Springfield
ofJWintora wero the guests of
Miss Beatriqo Chappoll Sunday.
Mr. J. D. Markham of Trent
attended ohuroh hore Sunday
Misses Ilattio and Effie Trant-
ham spent the night with Mi'bb
Inez Nowberry Saturday night
There was preaching at both
ohurohes Sunday with very fair
attendance.
SinRincratthe Baptist ohuroh
in the evening was onjoyed by
all. Quite a number of tho Abi-
leneites wore present and also
Mr. Tom and Groyor Smith of
near Buffalo Gap.
T. R. Nowberry has been dig-
ging a well and has found what
-ho thinks to bo-a goOd-stroarn. of
water.
Caps school had Bomo visitors
last Friday ovening among whom
Misses Bertie Hammond Beula
Lawrence and Misses Oran Rob-
ertson Ray Darby and Henry
Ashley.
The sohool will bo out in about
two weeks
Miss Lena Ashby spont the
week with lyntbrothor Mr Ozzo
Ashby arid other relative at
Compere.
Mr dim Ashby and wife and
daughter vmited relatives in
Jones county Friday Saturday
and Sunday
Bust wish to tho many roudorft
n and editor
I HAiiniki Inn
1
tuvamvjur
A Jtry
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