The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. [1], No. [8], Ed. 1 Friday, April 18, 1884 Page: 1 of 4
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OK GUARANTEE.
Headquarters for Wall Paper.
JOHN MANNINC,
(Successor to G. H. Hope),.
Worth Side of Square.
ALBANY, TEXAS.
All kinds of Proletary Medicines
constantly on hand.
Prescriptions Carefully Com-
pounded by an Experi-
enced Druggist.
Paints, Oils, Varnishes, and Every-
thing usually kept in a
FIST-CLASS DRUG STORE.
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f careless of my dress;
j frugal of my gold 5
g wise; I'm growing—yes—
I'm growing old.
I see It In liiy changing taste;
I see it in my changing hair;
I see it in my growing wai't;
I see it in my, growing heir;
A thousand signs proclaim the truth,
As plain as truth was ever told,
That even in my vanished youth
I'm growing old.
Ah, me t my very laurels breathe
A tale in my reluctant i nrs,
And every boon the hours bequeath!
But makes me debtor to the years.
E'en flattery's honeyed words declare
The secret she.would fain withhold,
And tell me in "How young you are!"
I'm growing old.
Thanks for the years, whose rapid flight
My sombre muse too sadly sings;
Thanks for the gleams of golden light
That tint the darkness of their wings;
The light that beams from out the sky,
Those heavenly mansions to unfold.
Where all are blessed and none may sigh,
"I'm growing old."
Itffte
Shields' Hotel, has been
Ms^&wnished, npd tor a
wfc'd, square meal cooked and
in J palatable manner, we most
BiMifo you to the pool House.
IE. McKINNJSY, Proprietor
S08S" PAINT SHOP.
JOHN LAUGH ON,
S»K8sor to F. H. Wilson & Co.)
le/rn Paints, Oils, Wall «nd Decora-
ftwr, Window Shades, £0. Solic-
BJif/aU'onp.ge of the people of Albany
I Aity. (food Material Honest Work
I wsonable prices. Oive hs a call,
tie of the square, Albany. Tex. n3
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Callahan and Shackelford counties, as
"Premium Peters Colony." or "Texan
Emigration I.and Co." lands. First se-
lections and most choice lands in said
counties. Examine these lands north and
east of Albany. Also other lands.
Note:
Have made the sale of colony lands a
specialty for ten fyears. I have no sub-
agents. Presently an occasional tract can
not be bought. Make choice of more
than one and be careful to give the sur-
vey numbers.
f J.T.CAMP,
Carpenter and Builder
Will furnish all plans and specifications
for all classes of buildings^
Address through postofflce will receive
prompt attention. 33
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The Old Reliable
North side Court Square,
Albany. - - > Texas.
sTOi & nun,
SB
Albany, Texas.
Good Vehicles, Safe Horses, and
Careful Drivers.
1 From the Depot,
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HOUSE
& Jacobs Streets,
3 Bay or AM.
WONABLE.
i With the Best
et Affords.
MANY TRACTS
OF
Land for Sale.
iap or Montague, Clay,
Areher, Baylor, Throckmorton, Youn
Shown on the map of Montague.
, BjWjMWMlM . Mfic,
Jack, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Eastlund,
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Apply to
E.S. GRAHAM,
2m3 * Graham, Young Co., Texas.
ATTENTION SHEEPMEN!
BUCK HERD!
I will on the 1st of April start a Buck
herd. All parties who have bucks that
they want herded will llnd if to their in-
terest to consult me. For 25 cents per
head per month, I will take bucks and
herd them, giving my personal attention
to the business and pay for every buck
lost through my carelessness. I will al-
so din them, charging for actual expenses,
and Keep them free frotn worms and
grubs, if owners will furnish medicine.
P. G. IIOLCOMB.
n4 Albany, Texas.
M. A. SMITH'S
HORSE MILLINERY,
EAST SIDE MAIN S TREET.
Everything Usually Kept in a
dH'SHS
HARNESS and SADDLE HOUSE.
California Saddles Made to Order.
PLYMOUTH ROCKS.
A few Settings of Eggs from my
PLYMOUTH ROCKS.
PtjRE CONGOR STRAIN.
Eggs $2.00 per 13.
Woman's Self-Sacrifice.
The heart of a true woman is
like a placid lake which reflects
sun, moon, and stars. She re-
veals the heart of God in her nob-
lest characteristic, self-sacrifice.
Her whole life is one of self-offer-
ing on love's altar.
She begins as a bride in tears on
the wedding morning; for when
she enters into her new life of joy
she cuts asunder all the ties that
bound her to the old home and
to the old loves; her very name
she surrenders on that day when
her life begins its mingling with
her husband's life. Motherhood
brings her new joys; but they are
the joys of a new self-sacrifice.
She hazards her own life in giving
birth to a new life; she gives up
society, friends, literature, art,
music, everything that stands be-
tween herself and the highest, best,
most perfect devotion to the dawn-
ing life that is entrusted to her.
She bears her child's sorrows and
carries her sins. She is wounded
for his transgressions, and by her
stripes he is healed.
When he comes to an age in
which he could begin to repay her
service with service of his own,
she sends him off, with a baptism
of tears and an ordination of pray-
er and kisses, to school, or col-
lege, or business; and whether
ever a loving letter, or a grateful
word, or an unfelfish kiss, or a
tender glance of the eye, shall
serve to repay her for a service so
simply and unostentatiously ren-
dered that the boy never compre-
hends either its value to himself
or its cost to her, she knows not
—nay, hardly stops to ask.
From the very first day when,
with tearful, trembling joy, she
rests her arm on the arm of him
to whom she gives herself, down
to the hour when children and
grandchildren gather around her
bed of death, to bear her through
the portal on their winged pray-
ers, she lays down her life for
her sheep.
Thanks be to God for a pure
and noble womanhood; for all its
purity, its sympathy, its tender-
ness, its long-suffering, its joyful
self-sacrifice; but most of all for
its pathetic interpretation of the
incomparable and for ever incom-
prehensible life.
the world. In England the duke
of Westminster is said to be worth
1200,000,000, bat it is mostly in
lands and houses. It does not
yield him 2 per cent. A year
from now I shall be worth more
than $200,000,000, and will have
an income equal to 6 per cent on
that amoant."
When his talking fit had left
him the modern Midas repented
his hasty speech and asked that
it not be repeated, claiming his
words were but boastful and his
wealth exaggerated.
A few days ago Mr. Vanderbilt
sent some papers to a gentleman
with whom he had business rela-
tions. On looking them over the
recipient was astonished to find
the rough draft of a memorandum
in Mr. Vanderbilt's peculiar hand-
writing. It was dated Jan. 15,
1884, and was evidently his last
balance-sheet, which by oversight
had been folded inside another
paper. Of course the secret
could not be kept and the figures
reached the Journal. An error
or two may have crept in, but in
substance they tell the following:
Mr. Vanderbilt has registered
in his name, and in coupon bonds,
$54,000,000 in 4 per cents, matur-
ing in 1907. He has lately added
to these $4,000,000 in 3 1-2 per
cents, and yet retains a fraction
over $1,000,000 in 6 per cents.
The 4 per cents are worth 124 and
the market value of his govern-
ments to-day is $70,580,000.
But the bulk of the wealth of
the king of millionaires is invest-
ed in railroad securities. He
holds 240,000 "shares of Michigan
Central stock, 300,000 shares of
Northwestern, including 80,000 of
the perferred stock, and a block
of Omaha, 200,000 shares of Lake
Shore, and 120,000 shares of New
York Central. Besides these are
smaller amounts in a score of
helor4^^,OO0.;
JAY GOULD.
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Mr. Jay Gould, the second rich-
est man of the United States, is
credited with being the possessor
of wealth estimated all the way
from $50,000,000 to $75,000,000.
The former sum is very nearly
correct. Were his railroad stocks
worth their par value he would be
"& hundred-millionare. Just be-
fore starting on his yatching trip
to the Spanish main he carefully
inventoried his property, placed
his affairs in good shape, and ad-
ded a codicil to his will.
In round numbers the perma-
nent investment stocks appearing
on Mr. Gould's schedule were
380,000 shares of Western Union
telegraph, 110,000 shares of Mis-
souri Pacific, 140,000 shares of
Wabash common and 60,000 shares
of preferred, 50,000 shares of
Kansas & Texas, 40,000 shares of
Texas Pacific, and 70,000 shares
of Erie. The was a large number
of small lots of • various stocks
apparently only incidentally held.
No mention of Union Pacific is
made, and a friend of Mr. Gould
states that instead of holding any
he is short some 9,000 shares on
which he expects to make a profit.
Fifteen thousand shares are regis-
tered on the company's books in
his name. On the Vanderbilt
stocks, New York Central, Lake
Shore & Northwest, he is said to
be short in all 20,000shares.
Besides his railroad shares Mr
Gould holds five and a half mill
ions of Wabash general bonds
Western Union and Missouri Pa-
cific pay dividends, the other
stocks do not. The bonds all bear
interest. Between them they
yield him $4,140,000 a year. His
interests in the Union Trust com-
pany and his loans are - profitable
to him. The Word building, nom
other stocks, among which are inally owned by the Western Un-
Albany, April 4,1884.
SAM SPEARS.
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Fresh Broad
Vindicating the Law.
"Did you arrest your man?'
asked the Sheriff, as the Deputy
entered the office.
"No, sir. He is lying danger-
ously ill at his home, and the
says 'thati
Rock Island 29,000 shares, and
Lackawanna 20,000. Of the oth-
ers he had in all 21,840, and grand
total of 930,840 shares of stock.
Of various railroad bonds there
was an aggregate of $22,120,000,
and of state and city bonds $3,-
200,000. In miscellaneous securi-
ties, manufacturing stocks and
mortgages the sum of $2,000,000
was shown to be invested.
Reckoning at yesterday's prices
the value of Mr. Vanderbilt's
railroad stocks is $98,750,000, of
his governments $70,580,000, of
his railroad bonds $26,857,420, of
his other securities a trifle over
$5,000,000. The aggregate is $201,-
332,413.
He puts down an item of "real
estate, etc., $3,000,000." In this
is included his splendid Fifth ave-
nue mansion, which, with its fur-
niture and contents, cost nearly or
quite $2,000,000. His magnificent
art gallery, with its gems from
the best modern masters, repre-
sents almost a million dollars.
His stables on Fifty-first street,
occupying one of the most desira-
ble building sites in the city, rep
resent $200,000, while the equine
beauties there luxuriously lodged
would not be disposed of for as
much more. Maud S. would
bring $75,000 at a forced sale, and
her owner would not dispose of
her at any price. Early Rose and
Aldino are also held above price.
He can take life comparatively
easy on an income of twelve mill-
ions a year, and watch his wealth
pile up without any effort of his.
From his governments he draws
every
orld
tory iB an Italian enthusiast. Mr.
Gould spends hours walking
among this luxuriant vegetation
ami knows the names and pecul-
iarities of nearly all of his treas-
ures. Here he receives many vis-
itors. Ex-Governor Tilden is a
frequent caller at the summer res-
idence.
The great finahoier is domestic
in his habits and simple in his
tastes: He neither drinks nor
smokes, although his cellars con-
tain a good store of choice wines.
He does not dare for horses. His
box at the o|>era sees him occasion-
ally, but generally he spends his
evenings at home with his family.
Every day at about 10 o'clock a
oarriage drives up to the Western
Union building, at 195 Broadway.
From it alights the little black-
bearded man. There he leaves
his negro valet and enters his of-
fice. The heads of his principal
enterprises, the Western Union,
Wabash and Missouri Pacific com-
panies, report to him. He exam-
ines carefully every new detail of
importance. When this is done
he leaves the building and walks
quickly down the right hand of the
street to his Wall street office,
where at 71 Broadway the plain
Jpfci
in the r
While I
household,
xiountuble for
mast I
•>artmcut within
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Kite thai in 1873,
when fortunes were melting like
snow and disaster was sapping the
Toote of every financial institution,
Mr. Gould's affa irs were in such
a shape that, while conversing at
his residence on business matters
with a well-k^own broker, he
fainted away from emotion.
Children.
1 Im-
politeness and
and violate their
In other words,
lou set them be a
sign "W. E..Connor & Co.77 ap-
pears. It is noon when he reaches
it. His private office, behind the
formidable barriers of walnut and
ground glass, is within, on the
Broadway side. It is a small com-
partment, and on the door in small
letters is the name "J. Gould."
Two desks, a few plain chairs and
a blackboard on which Mr. Mor-
osim has previously chalked the
dates of the important meetings
which he must watch or attend,
complete the furnishing of
How to
Treat them k
Don't preacl
propriety to th
laws yourself
let the example
good one.
Never quarrel in their presence.
If you want to quarrel, wait till
the children ar gone to bed.
Then they will not set you, and
perhaps by that time you m»y not
want to quarrel.
Never talk "old folks" talk in
front of children.
Never speak flippantly of neigh-
bors before chili Uhey may
meet the neighbor's ehildreu and
have a talk about ii.
Teach them to think that the
little boy in rags lias a heart iu
him in spite of the rags—and a
stomach, too.
Teach them as they grow older,
that a respectful demeanor tooth-
ers, a gentle tone of voice, a kind
disposition, a generous nature, n
honest purpose am i 1 !i ious
mind, are better th.m anything else
oh earth. Teach them these things,
and self-relianoe, and intelligence
and capability w ill conn: of them-
selves. Teach them these things,
I say, and yoiygpoys and girls will
grow up to be noble nu n and wo-
men.
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How the Cowboy Stopped a Stampede.
"One of the slickest things
saw in my travel -said
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passenger fromjliie West, "was a
the I cowboy stoppii a cattle stam-
ion company, was built with his
money. In real estate, loans and
mortgages he has $5,000,000, and
$3,000,000 more in floating invest-
ments. His two residences repre-
sent another $1,000,000, and his
yatch 300,000. His wealth, as
nearly as he can figure it, is$58,-
795,413, and his income $4,640,011.
Thus his fortune earns him $12,-
888,88 every day, and $8.95 each
minute. To this he expects to add
a great many millions a year by
speculation.
The King of Wall street resides
when in the city at 579 Fifth ave-
nue, a plain brown-stone mansion
on the opposite side of Forty-sev-
enth street from Windsor hotel.
He paid $300,000 for the property
and spent as much more in fur-
nishing and ornamenting its inte-
rior. The visitor on entering
finds himself in a large hall adorn-
ed with valuable paintings and a
few articles of bric-a-brac. To
the left are spacious parlors richly
furnished, the prevailing color be-
ing a warm brown. Throughout
theliouse modest good taste pre
vails. There is no sign of extrav-
agance or display of great wealth
Here Mr Gould resides during the
winter.
On the approach of summer he
flies to his country seat near Ir-
vington. This is his favorite home
An old Knickerbocker mansion,
surmounted by a tower, ho has
taxed his ingenuity to make it
beautiful. Improving and drain-
ing the grounds have been his
hobby. The whole eighty acres
bloom like 'i garden. A wide
room. Connor, Morosini and his
son George consult with him. At
three o'clock his carriage is at the
door.
In dress the fifty-millionaire is
unpretentious. Winter and sum-
mer he wears a black or bluc-
alack diagonal business suit with
a cutaway coat. His collar is of
the turn-down variety and his tie
of plain black. His silk hat is
often almost shabby. Once in a
while he appears, in a felt hat.
Then the street looks out for a
tempest. Always well made and
correctly fitting, Mr. Gould may
be said to be well dressed. He
usually has five or six suits of
clothes on hand, all very similar
and hardly distinguishable. A
former outfitter of the financier
says that he is very careless about
the details of his apparel, but
sometiuiee grumbled at Che cost of
fabrics, which he w;ould say was
more than he could afford. Gen-
erally he would send over his or-
der by a servant with directions to
make him a suit of about the
same style and material as his last
and from the same measure.
In the matter of jewelry Mr.
Gould is still more modest. He
carries a handsome gold watch of
Swiss make. The chaste hunting
case is somewhat worn. A small
chain is attached to it. Although
he has a pair of handsome dia-
mond studs they are rarely seen.
In conversation the great mftn
speaks with careful deliberation,
weighing each word before it is
uttered. His language is well
chosen and choice, and he dis-
plays a knowledge on subjects
trivial as well as abstruse which
surprises his auditors. He is
thoroughly well-posted on every-
pede*. A herd < f about 600 or 800
had got' frightened at something
and broke awa\ pell-mell with
their tails in the air and the bulls
at the head of the procession.
But Mr. Cowboy didr.'t get ex-
cited at all when he saw the herd
was going straight for a high bluff,
where they would .certainly tumble
down into the canyon and be
killed. You know that when a
herd like that gets to going they
can't stop, no matter whether
they rush to death or not. Those
in the rear erov;l those ahead, and
away they go. 1 wouldn't have
given a dollar a lieadforthat herd,
but the cowboj spurred up his
mustang, made a little detour,
came in right in front of the h< rd,
cut across their paths at a right
angle, and then galloped leisurely
out to the edge of that bluff,halted
and looked around at that wild
mass of beef coming right toward
him. He wasas cool a cucumber,
though I expected to seohim killed,
and so excited I could not speak.
Well, sir, when the leaders hud
got within about . ::-ile. of him I
saw them try to slack nr, mouuli
they could not do it very quick.
But-the whol'; herd seemed to
want to stop, and when the cows
and steers in .••< r got about,
where the cov':oy h:i . v ut across
their path, 1 .-'uprifiod to see
them stop ;iud commence to
nibble at th 't iun the
-r*!?&:'
. wheeled,
wp.nt to
■! v. h< ro
whole herd !opp d,
straggled bftik and
fighting for a chan< t
the rear guard w j
that cowboy had opened k big bitg
of salt he had brought out from
the ranch to give the ; it!e, gal-
loped across the herd'Hirse aid
emptied t'ne bug. V 'cry citfrfo
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