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THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1888.
ORATION OF INGER50LL
IN MEMORY OF THE LATE HON. ROS-
COE CONKLING.
An Initialise Throng; Listens to the Distill-
giiishod Speaker—"Proud I5ut Not
Selfish"—-A Glorious*
Tribute.
dtccsund Yifissions born of conflict. Chn
should hold the scales in which nre weighed
Albany, N. Y„ May 0.—'Three thousand
five hundredpersaas in the Academy ot Mu-
Bicin this city to-nitcht> listened'to the ora-
tion by Colonel Xiobert Ingersbll in memory
of Roscoe Coukling, and one fourth a«
inanj' others pressed against the doors,
while many climed to the roof and peeped
through the skylight. The ceremonies
were under the auspices' of the senate and
assembly.
colonel ingersoll's address.
Roscoe Conkling, a great man, an orator,
ft statesman, a lawyer, a distinguished citi-
zen -of this republic, in the zenith of his
tame and power, has reached his journey's
end, and we are met here to-day in the city
of his birth to pay our tribute to his worth
and work. lie earned and held a proud
position in public life throughout. He
stood for independence, for courage, and
ubove all for absolute integrity, and his
name was known and honored by many mil-
lions of his fellow men.
The literature of many lands is rich with
the tributes that gratitude, admiration and
love have paid to the great and honored
dead. These tributes disclose the character
of nations, the ideals of the human race. In
them we find the estimates of greatness—the
deeds and lives that challenged praise and
touched (lie hearts of men. In the pres-
ence of death the good man judges as he
would be judged. He knows that men are
only fragments—that the greatest walk in
shadow, and that faults and failures mingle
with the lives of all.
H>Iit the grave should be buried the preju-
mrity
igheii
the deeds of men. Peculiarities—traits born
of locality and surroundings—these are but
the dust of the race—these are the accidents,
drapery, fashions that have nothing to do
With tlio man except to
HIDE HIS CHARACTER.
They arc the clouds that cling to moun-
tai ns. Time give3 us a clearer vision. That
which was merely local fades away. The
words of envy are forgotten, and all there
is of sterling worth remains. He who was
called a partisan is a patriot. The revolu-
tionist and the outlaw are the foun^rs of
nations, and he wliq was regarded as a
scheming, selfish politician becomes a
statesman, whose words and deeds shed
light.
Fortunate is that nation great enough to
know the great. When a great man dies;
one who has nobly fought the battle of a
life'; who has been faithful to every trust
and has uttered his highest, noblest thought;
one who has stood proudly by the right in
spite of jeer and taunt, neitlier stopped by
ioe nor swerved by friend; iu honoring him:
in speaking words of praise and love about
hi:', duties is always a tribute to ourselves.
How poor this world would be without its
craves, without the memories of the dead.
Only the voiceless speak forever.
Intelligence, integrity and courage arc the
great pillars that support the state.
Above all, the citizens of a free nation
should honor the brave and independent
man—the man of stainless integrity, of will
and intellectual force. Such, men
are the atlases
on whose mighty shoulders rest the groat
fabric-of the republic.
Flatterers, cringers, crawlers, tire-serv-
ers are the dangerous citizens of demo-
cracy. They who gain applause and power
pandering to the mistakes, the prejudices
and passions of the multitude are the ene-
mies of li'ierty.
When the intelligent submit to the
clamor of the many, anarchy begins and
tho republic reaches the edge of
c^iaos. Mediocrity, touched with am-
bition, altera the base and calms
the great, while the true patriot who
will do neither is often sacrificed. In a gov-
ernment of the people a leader should be a
teacher—he should carry the torch of truth.
Most people are the slaves of habit, follow-
ers ot customs, believers in the wisdom of
the past, and but for brave and splendid
souls the dust of antique time would lie un-
swept and mountainous error be too high
for us to overpeer. Custom is a prison,
locked and barred by those who long ago
were dust, the keys of which are in the
keeping of the dead.
Nothing is grander than- when a strong
minded man breaks chains, levels walls and
breasts the many headed mob like some
great cliff that meets and mocks the innu-
merable billows of the sea. The politician
hastens to agree with the majority, insists
that their prejudice is patriotism, that
their
e-_ interference 13 wisdom.
Not that he loves them but because
lie loves himself. Tho statesman, the re-
former, points out the mistakes of the
multitude, attacks tho prejudices of his
countrymen, laughs at their follies, de-
nounces their cruelties, enlightens and en-
larges their minds and educates the con-
science, not because ha loves himself but
because he loves and serves the right and
wishes to make his country great and free.
With him defeat is but a spur to further
effort. He who refuses to stoop, who can
not be bribed by the promise of success or
the fear of failure, walks the highway of
the right and in disaster stands erect the
only victor. Nothing is more despicable
than to reach fame by crawling, position by
cringing.
When real history shall be written by
the truthful and the wise these men,
these kneelers at the shrines of chance and
fraud, these brazen idols worshiped once
as gods will be the.very food of scorn, while
those who bore the burden of defeat, who
earned and kept their self-respect, who
would not bow to man or men for place or
power, will wearupon their brows the laurel
mingled with the oak. Roscoe Conkling
was a man of superb courage. He not only
acted without fear, but lie had that forti-
tude of soul that bears the consequences of
the course pursued without complaint. He
was charged
with being troud.
The charge was true, he was proud. His
knees were as inflexible as the unwedgcable
and gnarled oak; but he was not vain. Vanity
rests on the opinion of others, pride on our
own. The source of vanity is from without,
of pride from within. Vanity is a vane that
tjirns, a willow that bends with every
breeze; pride is the oak that defies the
storm. One is cloud, the other rock. One
is weakness, the other strength.
This imperious man entered public life in
tho day of reformation—at a time the coun-
try needed men of pride, of principle
and courage. The institution of slavery
had poisoned all the springs of power. He-
fore this crime ambition fell upon its knees
—politicians, judges, clergymen and
merchants—princes bowed low and humbly
with their hats in their hands. The
real friend of man was denounced as the
enomy of his country, the real enemy of the
human race was called a statesman and a
patriot. Slavery was the bond and pledge
of peace, of union and national greatness.
The temple of American liberty was finished
—the auction block was the corner stone.
It is hard to conceive of the utter demor-
alization, of t he polit ical blindness and im-
morality, of the patriotic dispennity, of tho
cruelty, of the degradation of a people who
supplemented the incomparable declaration
of independence with the fugitive slave law,
Think of the' honored statesmen of that ig-
noble time who
wallowed in this mire.
and who, decoratsd with dripping filth, re-
ceived the plaudits of their fellow men.
The noble, the really patriotic, were the
victims of mobs, and the shameless were
clnd in the robes of office. Hut let us speak 110
word of blame, lot us feel t hat each one acted
according to his light, according to his dark-
ness. At last the conflict caiua. The hosts
of light and darkness prepared to meet, upon
the fields of war. TJie question was pre-
sented: Shall the republic.b:' slave or free?
The republican party had triumphed at. the
poll.-,. The greatest man in our history
was president elect. The victors were appall-
ed, tucy shrank from the great, responsibility
of suceefs. hi the presence of rebellion they
hesitated—they offered to return the fruits
of victory. Hoping to avert war they were
{ willing that slavery should become imnior-
! tal. An amendment to the constitution
1 was proposed, to the effect that no subse-
quent amendment should ever be made that
in any way should interfere with the
right of man to steal his fellow-
men. This, the most marvelous
proposit ion ever submitted to a congress of
civilized men received in the house an over-
whelming majority, and the necessary two-
thirds in tho senate. The republican party,
in the moment of its triumph, deserted
every principle for which it had so gallant-
ly contended, and with trembling hands of
fear laid its convictions on the altar of com-
promise.
The old guard, numbering but sixty-five
in the house, stood as firm as tho
three hundred
at Thermopolac. Thaddeus Stevens—as ma-
liciously right as any other man was ever
wrong—refused to kneel. Owen Lovejoy,
remembering his brother's noble blood, re-
fused to surrender, and oil the edge of dis-
union, in the shadow of civil war, with the
air filled with sounds of dreadful prepara-
tion, while the republican party was re-
< racing its steps, Roscoe Conkling voted no.
This put a wreath of glory on his tomb.
From that vote to the last moment of his
life he was a champion of equal rights,
staunch and stalwart.
From this moment he stood in the front
rank. He never wavered and lie never
swerved. By his devotion to principle, his
courage, the splendor of his diction; by his
varied and profound knowledge, his con-
scientious devotion to the great cause, and
by his intellectual scope and grasp he won
and held the admiration of his fellow-men.
"Disasters in the field, reverses at the
polls, did not and could not shake his cour-
age or his faith. He knew the ghastly
meaning of defeat. He knew that the great
ship that slavery sought to strand and
wreck was freighted with the world's sub-
limest hope."
Hebattled for a nation's life, the rights of
the hunted, the hated and despised. Ho at-
tacked the savage statutes of the recon-
structed states with a torrent of invective,
scorn and execration. Ho was not satisfied
until the freedman was an American citi-
zen—clothed with every civil right—until
the constitution was his' shield—until tho
ballot was his sword.
And long after we arc dead the colored
man in this and other lands will speak his
name in reverence and love.
Others wavered, but he stood firm; some
were false, but lie was proudly true—fear-
lessly faithful unto death. He gladly,
proudly grasped the hand of the colored
man wlio stood with him as makers of our
laws, and treated them as equals and as
friends. The cry of social equality uttered
by the cruelest base was to him the expres-
sion of a great and splendid truth. He
knew that 110 man can be t he equal of the
one lie robs—that the intelligent and un-
just nre not the superiors of the ignorant
and honest; and he also felt, and proudly
felt, that if he were not too great to reach
the hand of help and recognition to tho
slave, no other senator could rightfully re-
fuse.
We rise by raising others, and he who
stoops above tho fallen stands erect. Noth-
ing can be grander than to sow the seeds of
noble thought and virtuous deeds to liber-
ate the bodies and souls of men—to earn the
grateful homage of a race—and then in life's
last, shadowy hour to know and feel that the
historian of liberty will be compelled to
write your name.
There are 110 words intense enough—with
heart enough—to express my admiration
for the great and gallant souls who have in
every age and every land
upheld the right,
and who have lived and died for freedom's
sake. In our lives have been the grandest
years that man has lived. That time
has measured by the flight of worlds
the history of that great party that let tho
oppressed go free; that lifted our nation
from the depths of slavery to freedom's
cloudless heights and tore with holy hands
from every law the words that sanctified the
cruelty of man, is the most fdori-
ons in the annals of our race. Never
before was there such a moral exultation,
never party with a purpose so pure and
high. It was the embodied conscience of a
nation, tho enthusiasm of a people guided
by wisdom, the impersonation of Justice
and the sublime victory achieved to the
conquered with all the rights that freedom
can bestow.
Roscoe Conkling was an absolutely honest
man. Honesty is the oak around which all
other virtues cling. Without that they fall
and groveling die in the weeds and dust.
He believed that a nation should discharge
its obligations. He knew that a promise
could not be made often enough, or
emphatic enough to take the place of
payment. He felt that the promise of the
government was the promise of every citi-
zen, that a national obligation was a per-
sonal debt and that no possible combina-
tion of words and pictures could take tho
place of coin, lie uttered the splendid
truth that the higher obligations among
men are not set down in writing, signed
and sealed, but reside in honor.
He knew that repudiation was the sacri-
fice of honor, the death of the national soul.
Ho knew that without character, without
integrity, there is 110 wealth, and that below
poverty, below bankruptcy, is the rayless
abyss of repudiation. He upheld the sacred-
neks of contracts of plighted national faith,
and helped to save and keep the honor of
his native land.
This adds another laurel to his brow. He
was the
ideal representative,
faithful and incorruptible. He believed
that his constituents and his country were
entitled to the fruit of his experience, to his
best and highest thought. No man ever
held the standard of responsibility higher
than he. 1-Ie voted according to his judg-
ment, his conscience. He made no bargains
-—he neither bought nor sold.
To correct evils, abolish abuses and inan-
garate reforms, he believed was not only
the duty but the privilege of a legislator.
He neither sold nor mortgaged himself. He
was in congress during the years of vast ex-
penditure, of war and waste,when the credit
of the nation was low to individuals, when
claims were thick as leaves in June, when
the amendment of a statute, the change of
a single word meant millions, and when em-
pires" were given to corporations, he stood
at the summit of his power, he the greatest,
a leader tried and trusted. Ho had the
tastes of a prince, the fortune of a peasant,
but yet he never swerved. No corpora-
tion was great enough or rich enough
to purchase him. His vote could not bo
bought, "for all the sun sees and the close
earth wombs, or the profound seas hide."
His hand was never touch by any bribe, and
on his soul there never was a sordid stain.
Purity was a high and
priceless crom'n
Above his marvelous intellectual gifts,
above all places he ever reached, above the
ermine which ho refused, rises his integrity
like some great mountain peak, and there it J
it stands firm as the earth beneath, pure as
the stars above.
Ho was a great lawyer. He understood the
framework, the anatomy, the foundations
of law, was familiar with the great streams
and currents and lights of authority. He
knew the history of legislation—the prinoi- !
jiles that have been settled upon the fields
of war. Ho know the maxims, the crys- !
taliizatious of common sense, those hand ;
grenades of argument. He was not '
a caw lawyer, a decision index or j
>
an echo, he was original, thoughtful and
profound. He had breadth and scope, re-
source, learning, logic, and above all a sense
of justice. He was "painstaking and consci-
entious—anxious to know the facts—he
charging for every attack,ready for every
defense. He rested only when the end was
reached. During the contest he neither
sent nor received a flag of truce.
lie was true to his clients, making their
case his. Keeling responsible, he listened
patiently to details, and to his industry
there were only the limits of time and
strength.
He was a student of the constitution. He
knew tile boundaries of state and federal
jurisdiction, and 110 man was more familiar
with
those great WEAPONS
that are tlx) promoters, the headlands, the
beacons of the law.
He was 1111 orator—-learned, logical, in-
tense, picturesque. He laid the foundation
with care, with accuracy and skill, and
rose by cold graduation and well
balanced form from the corner
stone of statement to the dome
conclusion? He filled the stage. He was
satisfied the audience was his. He had that
indefatigable thing called presence. Tall,
commanding, erect, ample in speech,
gradual in compliment, titanic
111 denunciation, rich in illustra-
tion, prodigality of comparison and
metaphor—and his sentences measured and
rythmical fell like music on the enraptured
throng? He abhorred the parsee and loathed
all conscientious fraud. He had a profound
aversion for those who insisted in using
base motives back of the good deeds
of others. He wore 110 mask; he knew his
friend; his enemies knew him. He had 110
patience with pretense, with patriotic rea-
sons for unmanly acts. Ho aid his work
and bravely spoke his thought.
Sensitive to the last degree, he keenly
felt the blows of the envious and obscure, of
the smallest, of the weakest, but the great-
est could not drive him from conviction's
field, lie would not stop to ask nor give an
explanation. He left his words and deeds
to justify themselves. He held in light es-
teem a friend who heard with half believing
ears the
slander of A foe.
He walked a highway of his own and kept
the company of his self-respect. He would
not turn aside to avoid a foe, to greet or
gain a friend. In his nature there was no
compromise. To him there were but
two paths—the right and wrong. He
was maligned, misrepresented and misunder-
stood, but he would not answer. He knew
that character speaks louder far than any
words. He was as silent then as he is now,
and his silence better than any form of
speech refuted every charge. He was
an American, proud of his country
that was and ever will be
proud of him. He did not find perfection
only in other lands. He did not grow small
and shrunken, withered and apoplectic, in
the presence of those upon whom greatness
had been thrust by chance. He could not
be overawed by dukes or lords, nor flattered
into vertebrateless subserviency by the
patronizing.
smiles of kings.
In the midst of conventionalities he had
the feelings of a suffran. He believed in the
royalty of a man, in the sovereignty of the
citizen and in tho matchless greatness of
this republic.
He was of the classic mold—a figure from
the antique world. He had the pose of t he
great, statue, the pride of the intellectual
Greek, of the conquering Roman, and he
stood in the wide, free air, as though within
his veins there flowed the blood of ahundred
kings.
And as he lived he died. Proudly he en-
tered the darkness or the dawn—that we
call death. Unshrinkingly he pushed
beyond our horizon, beyond the
twilight 's purple hills, beyond the utmost
reach of human harm or help, to that vast
realm of silence or of joy where the in-
numerable dwell, and ho has left with us
"his wealth of thought and deed, then,
of a brave, imperious, honest ma:
bowed alone to death.
memory
an', who
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
* dallas county.
DALLAS, Tex., May 9.—Strayed or stolen:
One bay horse, 15 hands high, 10 or 13 years
old, branded A on right side, collar marks.
Ten dollars reward for the return of the
horse.
One black mare, 3 years old, 14>.< hands
high, one hind foot white, saddle marks, no
brand. Five dollars reward for the return
of the mare.
Also stolen from J. F. Dill, one dun horse,
15>< hands high, 2 years old, branded Span-
ish brand 011 left shoulder.
Also, one black horse mule, 14.1^ hands
high, no brands, right ear crumped. I will
give ¥15 for stock or $50 for stock and thief.
Address W. H. Lewis, sheriff Dallas county.
CORN CORNERED.
A Chicago Combination Secures Practical
Control of the Market.
Chicago, 111., May 8.—The Daily News
says: That there is a syndicate behind corn
is now a settled fact. Its personnel is known
to a select few on 'change. A local banker
and two wealthy local merchants consti-
tuted the party, and they are practically in
control of all the com in sight. According
to reports which are believed to be reliable,
these three gentlemen, believing that corn
was legitimate work, began to buy it early
last winter. They have been at it ever since,
with t he exception of a, small lot which is
under the control of a Buffalo glucose fac-
tory, and a larger quantity which was
bought by the McCormick people at St.
Louis for foreign export.
On Trial for Murder.
Fort Smith, Ark., May 0.—Thos. Wright,
Gus. Boyle, Tom Nitherly and Dennis Wil-
liams, four negro bootblacks from Denison,
Tex., aged 13 to 15, were placed 011 trial iu
the federal court here this morning for the
murder of an old man by the name of Wm.
Morgan about a year ago, in the Indian Ter-
ritory. They were stealing a ride on the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway and
were put off witlr Morgan, who was also
stealing a ride. In the Creek Nat ion the
latter was found dead and robbed the next
morning. This i#'the first case of the May
term.
Texaa Sporting Matters.
SAN Antonio, May 9.—The directors of
the San Antonio Base-ball club held another
meeting to-day, and elected Bob Ross man-
ager of the team. Other changes were also
made that are calculated to put the club on
a much better footing than it has been.
Cameron Court Culling-s.
Cameron, Tex., May 9.—In the district
court the following cases were disposed of:
State vs. Jesse Bryant, charged with theft
of cattle; verdict of guilty, with five years in
the penitentiary.
The State vs. Hurshall Crunk, charged
with tlioft of a horse; not guilty.
The State vs. W. D. Myriek, charged with
arson; verdict of not guilty. This case
has been on trial since Monday morning,
and has created the greatest interest. The
prosecution was represented by Colonel
James, the district attorney, and Ford &
Ford, and every inch of ground was con-
tested. The defense was very ably con-
ducted by T. S. Henderson of this place and
Judge Poindexterof Austin.
Verdict for Damages.
Cleburne, Tex., May 9.—In the damage
suit against the Santa Fe Railway com-
pany brought by Mrs. M. S. Johnson and
children for the negligent killing of A. D.
Johnson, the husband and father of the
plaintiffs in January, 1S87, tho jury ren-
dered a verdict for $18,000 in favor of t he
plaintiffs. The amount claimed was
$10,000.
DEEP WATER FOR TEXAS.
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY ON THIS
IMPORTANT SUBJECT.
News Correspondents Keel Hie Public I'uise
In Various Parts of the State-Ilow tho
Concentration Plan Is Regarded.
Many Views from Many 3Ien.
CISCO.
Cisco, Tex., April 20.—W. P. Sebastian,
attorney at law—Favors concentrating the
government fust's at some one point and
giving Texas a first-class harbor, if such
can be had. He thinks the deep water ques-
tion of paramount importance to the entire
state, but thinks Texas should not under-
take to secure deep water should congress
fail to do for Texas what it has done for
every state that has sought assistance from
the government.
Uncle Joe Brown, one of Eastland county's
best farmers and most hon ored citizen's—
He said he was in favor of more harbors
than one, if possible to secure them, but
if not by all means have one good har-
bor, and no matter much where. All
Texas would be benefited by it. He hoped
our law-makers would see to it that Texas
got deep water.
Sir. F. C. Le Vemix, banker, said—I favor
concentration and am glad to see this ques-
tion agitated, as I consider it of great im-
portance to not only all of Texas, but to Ar-
kansas, the Indian Territory and New Mex-
ico. A good harbor on the coast of Texas
would make every pound of cotton raised
in Texas bring one-eighth of a cent more, as
well as every other article exported, and re-
duce all the imported articles one-eighth of
a cent. Our senators and congressmen
should insist on the government giving us a
good harbor. Congress has paid for all
the harbors in other states, and I
can see no good reason why so
large and important a state as
Texas should be neglected. He had not
t bought about the state undertaking the
job should congress fail to do anything, but
by all means let Texas have deep water.
Colonel A. W. Dellerry, lawyer—Said he
favored concentrat ion at some point where
deep water can bo had. It would be of in-
calculable benefit to the people of all Texas
to have deep water. I have not given the
question of the state taking the matter in
hand any thought, but I doubt whether
Texas would have the right to do so, besides
I think it a bad plan lor Texas to say she
will do a thing if the government does not
when it is the government's duty to do it.
When the government refuses to help will
be time enough to consider whether or not
Texas should secure a harbor with her own
money.
Dr. S. II. Stout, who has given the deep
water question considerable thought, said-
Considering the present necessities of the
people of Texas, 1 think all the efforts of our
representatives in congress ought to be con-
centrated to secure ample appropriations
from the federal government to secure deep
water at Galveston. Other harbor improve-
ments can be deferred until density of pop-
ulation and material developments in the
rear of other seaports rentier them necessi-
ties. I do not doubt that when these neces-
sities arise, with concentrated efforts appro-
priations can be obtained for t he securing
of deep water approaches to ot her harbors
on the coast of Texas. The indifference of
southern statesmen in regard to river and
harbor improvements in their sections dur-
ing the past three-quarters of a century of
the history of federal legislation, and the
eagerness of the members of congress from
the north and east to secure such improve-
ments, resulted in the appropriation of bil-
lion s-of money for harbor improvement in
the latter section, while in the former it was
counted only by millions. I am opposed to
injecting the question of harbor improve-
ments into state politics. The general gov-
ernment has heretofore made them where
and when needed and tho people's repre-
sentatives demanded them. If our congress-
men can not now concentrate upon one har-
bor, how is it to be expected that the people
of every section of the state can be harmo-
nized in regard to the expenditure of state
funds for harbor improvements? The state
should use its resources in interior enter-
prises of every sort that will work prosper-
ity and contentment among her citizens of
every grade of fortune engaged in agricul-
ture and other industries.
The Lucky Holder.
The lucky holder of the tenth portion of
the ticket in the Louisiana State lottery
which drew the capital prize, and which
tenth will draw $15,000, turns out to be a
colored porter in the office of the Mallory
Steamship company on the Strand
napied Henry Ash. Tho ticket was
bought in whole or in part for a
colored girl named Ella Shepherd, which
corresponds to the initial E. S. under which
the ticket was purchased. Ella Shepherd is
a servant girl doing service in this city, but
in all likelihood her days of service are now
ended.
Fell in the Bay While Fighting-.
A negro named Jim Scott came into the
police court about midnight last night and
reported that he and a white man hud
a fight on the railroad bridge across the
bay, and that in the melee both fell off the
bridge into the water. He says that where
they fell in the depth was over their heads;
that he swain out and came to town, but
saw nothing more of the white man. The
negro's clothes were wet, and he had some
bruises on his face which were evidences
bearing out his statement. It may be a
case of drowning.
Conkling-'s Will.
Utica, N. Y., May 9.—The will of Roscoe
Conkling was offered for probate before
Surrogate Bliss to-day. The text of it is as
follows:
"I, Roscoe Conkling of Utica, N. Y., do
pmake, ublisli and declare my last will and
testament as follows: I give, devise and be-
queath to my wife, Julia, and her heirs and
assigns forever, all my property and estate
whatever, real, personal and mixed, anil I
constitute her my said sole executrix of this
will. In testimony whereof I hereto sign
my name this 21st day of June, A. D. 18S7.
"Roscoe Conkling."
The will is signed by Ellis H. Roberts and
C. H. Hopkins.
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Irritation of the larynx, which causes that
troublesome aucl dangerous complaint known
as a "dry cough," use Ayer's Cherry Sec-
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" I have been a life-long sufferer from weak
lungs, and, till I ti3ed Ayer'a Cherry l'eetoral,
wns scarcely ever free from a cough. This med-
icine ahvavs relieve.* rue and strengthens my
lungs, as no other medicine ever did. 1 have in-
duced many of my acquaintances to use the
Pectoral, and it a! ways proved beneficial, partic-
ularly so in the c;ise> of my son-in-law, Mr. Z. A,
Fnow, of tiiis place, who was cured of a severe
cough by its u>;e."-Mr.i. L. Cloud, Benton, Ark.
" 1 was recently troubled with
A Dry Cough
which seemod to be caused by nn irritation in
the throat. When other remedies failed, I con-
cluded to try Aver'a Cherry l'eetoral. After
taking it orly one day, I could see a change for
the better, and, by the time I had used it a.
week. I was cured."—W. II. Denuy, Franklin sq.,
"Worcester, Mas3.
"I have used Ayer's Cherry rector.il for bron-
chitis and lung disease.-}, for which I believe it to
be the greatest medicino iu the world."—James
Miller, Caraway, N. C.
Anga A. Lewis, Ricard, N. Y.. sav3: "Five
years ago I had a constant cough, night sweats,
was greatly reduccd in llesh, and had been given
up by my physicians. I began to take
Ayer's Cher
ry Pectoral, and after using two bottles of this
medicine, was owed."
Prepared by Dr. J.C. AyerSc Co., Lowell, Mans.
In most cases, is Nature's effort to eject
mucus from the lungs. When expectoration
is difficult, Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is tho
best remedy. A dose of tills preparation
loosens the phlegm and ailords immediate
relief. It is" the only cough cure used in
thousands of families.
"Ayer's Cherry l'eetoral leads all other medi-
cines as a sure, Fafe, and speedy cure of
and lung troubles."—W. H. Grail <£ Co., Druggists,
Carson, Iowa.
• Mrs. L. 1'. Cutler, 27 North Washington pq.,
New York city, says: " When I was a ftirl oi" 1 i I
had a cough, with sleepless nights and profuse
night sweats, and Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cured
mo. I have recommended this preparatirn in
scores of similar cases and always with excellent
results."
" I have taken Ayer's Cherry Pectoral occa-
sionally for nomt, years. During the past winter
I took cold and began coitghing—worse than
ever before; but now, after using two bottles of
Ayer'a Cherry Pectoral, I am well again. I am
satisfied that this medicine is the best remedy
for such coughs as I am subject to, and shall
confidently resort to it if ever again troubled in
that way."— Ezra Whitman, Publisher and Edit-
or Maryland Farmer, Baltimore, Md.
Prof. F. Sweetrer, Maine Medical School,
Brunswick, Me.,certifies: "I am convinced that
medical science has produced no anodyne ex-
pectorant equal to Ayer's Cher-
ry Pectoral.
It U an invalunblo specific for diseases of the
throat and Jungs."
Sold by all Druggists. Price SI; six bottles.£5.
KEATING L & M. CO.,
Dallas, Tex.,
Peter Schuttler
Wagons.
Thomas Self-
Packing Steam
Cotton Press.
State Contracting Agents for
MSP . La Belle
m
Wagons.
Champion
Hay Baling
Pressgs.
J. I. Case "Agitator" Threshing Machines;'Uorae*poxvor8( Portable, Traction and
Skid Engines; Erie C»ty Iron Works Engine* and Boilers; David Bradley Manu-
facturing Company Sulky, Uukcs, IMowp, (hiitivit.ors, etc.; Iioebner Small Two horse
Threshers, with Hecbner's Two-horse Level, Tread-horse power, suited for Horses or Cat-
tle; American U. 8. Standard Farm, Platform and Counter Scales; Bayers &Scov.ll ilug-
ciej and Carriages; Paragon Buggy Company Buggies and Carriages: Coldwater Hoad
Cart3; Wide-Runner a* d Double-Runner Diag Scrapers: ltallroad Plows: Wheel
Scrapers, Westinghouse Engines. Also handling Gullett, Pratt & Van Wir.klo Gi is,
Feeders and Condensers; Keynolds, Boss and Coleman's Cotton Presses. Can snip fro n
factory or lrom Daiias.
WE CARRY THE LARGEST STOCK OF THE KIND IN THE STATE.
Keating Implement and Machine Company
THE LATEST IMPROVED
GALVESTON
WoolFactors'Associat'n
Members:
IjAMMERS & FLINT, I>. J. WILLIS & BRO.,
J. D. SKINNER & SON, LEON & II. BLUM,
H. ICEMPNER, WALLIS, LANDES &
W. L. MOODY & CO., CO.,
J. S. ROGERS.
."Executive Committee:
F. LAMMERS, 11. KEMPNEK, J. S. ROGERS
This association is now prepared for business
and tiiey invite
PROPOSITIONS AND CONSIGNMENTS
FROM THE
Wool Growers
throughout the country. They are prepared to
make LIBERAL ADVANCES upon the most
favorable terms on all consignments of
WOOL & HIDES
Rates of interest, storage ancl insurance
charges will bo fixed at tho lowest minimum.
WOOL SACKS FURNISHED AT COST PRICE.
Address
F. LAMMERS, Chairman,
Galveston, Tex.
Purity Milk.
We have tho eole agency for Texas of this cel-
ebrated brand -of condensed milk, which we
have so thoroughly introduced in this city. It
is made for us by the
BALTIMORE CONDENSED MILK CO,,
Of York, Pa.,
which place is located in the center of the fin-
est pasturage district in the north. We sell it
under otir rull guarantee as to purity, and war-
rant it fully equal, if not better, than any milk
made in America. Having had a chemical
analysis made of tl}e Purity Milk, we do not
hesitate to recommend it to those requiring
pure milk for infants or small children. Ask
your retail grocer for this brand. A single
trial will convince you of its superior quality
and richness.
(?. SeeligsoR & Co.
TEXAS m
FLOUR MILLS.
One of tho Best Equipped ancl Im-
proved Full Roller Mills in
the World.
Elevator Arranged for Public Storn$»), with a
handling capacity of 5000 bushels per hour.
Elevator receipts will l*e received as collaterals
by the Galveston banks.
Correspondence Solici ted.
H. Marwitz & Co.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
SHIP CHANDLERS AND GROCERS,
Cor. Mechanic & 82tl Sts., Galveston, Tex.
THE Ca-KEJVX"
MILITARY, MUSICAL AND CIVIC
CELEBRATION
In Honor of the Dedication of tlio
IN THE UNION,
AT AUSTIN, TEXAS,
May 14 to 19, Inclusive.
Six Days of Famous and Magnifi-
cent Attractions on the Beauti-
ful Encampment Grounds, a Mile
from the City,Connected by Rail-
way and Street Car Lines Spe-
cially Extended for the Occasion.
Competitive Drills of Military
Companies, State and Inter-
State, each Forenoon and After-
noon, daily, for a week.
MONDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHTS, the Most Extensive,
Original and Brilliant Display of
Fire Works Ever Witnessed in
the South, Prepared by Paine &
Son, the Celebrated Pyrotech-
nists of London, England.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurdsay,
and Friday Nights, GILMORS'S
Famous and World Renowned
Concerts, with Anvil and Can-
non Accompaniment, with Cho-
rus of Numerous Bands of Mu-
sic and Several Hundred German
Singers.
Tuesday Forenoon, International
Baby Show.
Wednesday Forenoon, the Dedica-
tion of the Texas House of State,
with Imposing Ceremonies and
the Largest Military Procession
ever Seen in this Country, Head-
ed by Gilmore's Band.
Thursday Forenoon, a Contest by
a Host of Cow Boys Manipulat-
ing Wild Steers in full view of
the Grand Stands.
Friday Forenoon, the German
Singing Societies of Texas will
give a Mammoth Musical J uhilee
on the Grounds.
Friday Night, the Grand Dedica-
tion Bah in the House, Senate
and State Library of the New
Capitol Building.
Saturday Afternoon, an Enormous
Sham Battle will take place on
the Grounds.
Saturday Night, the Celebration
will Close in a Tremendous Blaze
of Fireworks.
A Tournament of the Texas Sportsmen's As-
sociation will be held on the Grounds May 14,
15, 17 and 13.
Splendid array of other attractions too num-
erous to mention.
Rates— $5.00 round trip over all railroads
from any point in Texas.
Admission (daily) 50 cents; children half
price: nightly the same.
Reserved seats in cushioned Grand' Stands,
daily, 10c; nightly, 35c. Also, seats in a large
Grand Stand, free.
A Bureau of Public Comfort, composed of
some of Austin's best citizens, liavo been at
work for two-months, and have arranged to ac-
commodate at reasonable prices all who attend
the celebration.
This is a general outline. For further partio
ulars address JOHN F. DICKINSON,
Secretary Drill Board.
WITH LINTER ATTACHMENT,
Runs IJght, Gins Fast and flakes a Pcrfcct
Sam pic.
gW Send for circulars and prices to
Joel Wolfe c-te Co.,
GKNKKAL TEX.
Have, and always have on hand, any size of
Manila, Sisal and Hemp Kope; Blocks and
Sheaves of all sizes; Anchors, Chains, Yellow
Metal Sheets, Bars and Nails, Cotton and Hemp
Duck, etc. As we buy our goods only for cash,
wo are enabled to sell lower than anybody in tho
city to tho trade and to consumer;?.
NOTICE.
THE GALVESTON GAS CO.
All orders or complaints, to rcccivo prompt at-
tention, should be left at tho oOitte of tho com-
pany, in tho brick building on
MARKET ST., BETVVKBN 2-iTTl AND 2ftTH,
between the hours cf 8 and 12 o'clock a. m.
AUGUST 13UXXXAll, Secretary.
A Concentrated Llqiiicl Extract ot
MALT AND HOPS.
Manufactured by Specialty Department
| PHIL BEST BREWING COMPANY.
I Aids Digestion,
Cures Dyspepsia,
Strengthens the System,
Restores Sound, Refreshing Sleep,
Priceless to Nursing Mothers.
by Eminent Physicians.
FOR SAT,K BY AT.I, DRUGGISTS.
;S*»FS8
- DYES
Do Your Own Oj'cinfr, »t Eosnc.
Tli-?y will dye everything. They ere sold every,
vhere. Price lOc. a package. They have no equal
for Strength, Brightness, Amount in Packages
or for Fastness of Color, or non-fadiag Qualities,
i'hey do not crock or smut; 40 colors. jToraalo by
Chas. V. Sohott, C. W. I'reaton & C! Srbool-
fleld & McC iauabnn. Dr. J. L. Ltir; e Hath Av-
enue and Ave. L Drug store and AUiert H esse.
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