The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 201, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 22, 1897 Page: 2 of 4
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THK OAILV IIKSPERTAJN, OAINBSVIl.IiB, TEXAS.
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KATK* aiten on APPLICATION.
•« Ilia po'toitlcc al Ualnnnville,
faaa«. a* Mruad rlaaa mall matter.
THE HEtPERIAK IS IR ITS TWEM
TY-SEVEHTH TEAR.
MAILS CLOSE.
M. k. * t.
t—II a. m.
p. m.
santa fe.
Booth—•> p. in.
" —6:30 p. m.
North—9 p. m.
" —9:30 a. m.
star route
Or Una—Tuesday,
and Hetunlay 7 a. m.
Hlvila Brnd—Hume days 1 p. m
Koaaton — Dally 7 a. m.
MaryaviUe—Dally ft a. m.
Calllibortr—Daily I p. m.
I—Daily 1. p. m.
Thursday
Ta Reader* Going Out of Town
The Hkmprvian will be mailed,
dally and Sunday, for 50 cents per
Month, and the arid r ess changed
aa often a* desired.
Win the Plow.
In aboat two weeks the Hes-
PERIAN'h voting contest, whereby
the moat popular farmer secures a
fine plow, will close. It behooves
all to get to work. The Invincible
Bulky plow In the very best made
and aotne good farmer should
have the one now in possession of
th« Hesperian and on exhibition
at this office. The season is fast
drawing near when the plow will
be needed and a little work on the
part of friends will secure this
particular Invincible for some
man who needs it. One subscrip
tion entitles the subscriber to
twenty votes, six months to ten
votes. Coupons are on sale at
this office. A renewal is counted
aa a new subscriber. Take a daj
off and work for your favorite.
BILL ARP GRUMBLES.
Writes About the Extreme
Ileat at the North.
University of Texas.
Fifty-seven instructors, 751 stu-
dents. Women admitted to all
departments. Tuition free. Tota'
expenses $250 to 1250.
Academic Department—Sessioi;
begins September 9; entrance ex
aminations September 22; matricu-
lation fee *10: 116 courses of
atndy; university system of in-
struction and discipline; wen
equipped scientific laboratories;
library of 35,000 volumes; Y. M.
C. A. and Y. W. C. A.; gymna
slum: athletic field.
Teachers' courses lead to per-
manent state teachers' certificates.
Engineering department confers
degree of civil engineer.
Lew department—Session be
gina September 27; entrance ex
aminations September 22; matric
nlation fee, payable once, onlj
•30. A two years course leads to
degree of Bachelor Laws and enti
tlea bolder to pra« t ice in any court
ia Texas. Law students mat
pumne academic courses without
further charge.
Medical department (located at
Oalveeton)—Fonr years course;
faculty of twenty trained special
lata; school of pharmacy; school
of naraing (for women); matricu
I at ton fees, payable once, 930.
Complete equipment In all schools.
begins October 1; en
examinations the preceding
For catalogue of any depart
meat or for information address,
President Winston,
si4 Anstln, Texas.
For Rent.
Tl»a store house occupied by F!
F. Potta, north side square, whicl
he will vacate October 1st.
B. P Bom tr.
I wonder if there is a town or
city in the world whose gaslight
and water works satisfy the peo
pie. I know that it is chronic to
complain of corporations, but I
am obliged to o. nsider myself an
injured person. Almost every
night I have to go down town to
help nnrse and comfort a little
sick child who is veiy dear to me,
and although the street has'a gas-
light, I collide with something or
somebody or fall into a ditch
every dark night I travel. I ran
against a big fat negro woman the
other night, and she used disro
apectful language at me. Last
night I had iu my hand a bucket
of blackberries that my daughter
gave me, and I fell over a step-
ping stone and spilt them all and
skinned my aged shins and drop
ped my cace, and it took me some
time to find it. I've a good no-
tion to bring suit for damages and
have u receiver appointed. That
so-called gaslight does not throw
its effulgent rays a hundred feet,
and D not lighted n ore than half
the time, and now that lightning
bngs have come again, I think the
company ought to catch some and
put them in a bottle au'1 do away
with the gas. But I don't see any
sense in having gas with the lamp
posts a quarter of a mile apait.
Wo don't want to carry lanterns
and pay for gas, too. That's all
I've got to say about this gas
business, and my folks have hint-
ed that the fault is more in my
eyes and my legs than in the dim,
religious light, but I know bettor.
I am not on the superannuated
list by a good deal.
work every day in my
garden and get all in a sweat of
perspiration, and then clean np
and feel good and honest. The
long drought hurt me pretty bad,
but the garden survived it, and
no# we have vegetables abuniant.
The water works man never
caught me stealing more than my
share of water but oace, and he
didn't make much fuss about it
He is a very considerate man.
Up north the companies put me
ters at every consumers' residence
and he pays for what he uses, t>ui
we have got more water here than
the town can uso and don't hav(
to be stingy. What a biassed
thing It Water, plenty of
v\aler! Water in the kitchen and
it the back door and in the fron:
yard and the garden, beside a
bathtub upstairs and downstairs.
Pure water, fresh trorn a big
spring that gushes from the hill-
side. No river nor pond nor res
ervoir nor filtering machines nor
microbes nor bacilli. No weli
rope to break nor windlum to get-
loose and knock one of the chil
liren in the head. No cleaning
out and finding dead chickens that
we had been drinking on. The
fact is, I never knew the comfort
of water, abundant water, until
we planted our water works ic
Cartersville. Strange to say they
never came until we abolished
whisky—that is, the saloons. A
great English poet and jurist says:
■'Its cool refreshment drained by
fevered lips gives pleasure more
exquisite than necturean juice,"
and Coleridge's sum of human ag
ony was to have—
"Water, water everywhere,
But none to drink."
During tin late long heated
term in June it was alarming to
read from the weather bureau that
the world was slowly hut surely
drying up, and the rainfall was
decreasing enery year. What an
awful calamity i* to come to some
body some time! God grant that
it may not come in our day, nor
our children's nor our children's
children. God Grant that it may
not come at all! But the Scrip
tures do say that this world will
be burned np, aud I heard Pro-
fessor Proctor, the great astrono-
mer. deliver a lecture on the
"Birth, Growth, Matnrity, Decay
and Destruction of a World" that
made the hair almost stand or
end, for he proved that the wcrld
had parsed its meridian and was
now on a rapid down grade of
decay. "Rapid, rapid,did I say?
Yes, rapid for a planet, ^nt it raaj
be a million years distant." That
let us down easy, and that night
the young people danced and the
sports played poker as usual.
Just postpone the judgment out of
sight, and human nature will take
the chances.
But the blessed seals that hold
the rain in the heavens have at
last been opened, and once more
man and beast and nature rejoice
in a temperate atmosphere and a
moistened earth. It was distress
ing to read of the sunstrokes and
the suffering in the great cities,
and to think of the little innocent
children and the invalids in the
garrets and crowded rooms of the
tenement houses. Oh, when will
the good things of this world be
equally apportioned? Many of ns
have far more than our share, but
we are all uugrateful and long for
more. My opinion is that, inde
pendent of all revelation, there is
Iiliged to b« another life in an
other woild just to equalize things.
"Son, remembers that thon in thy
lifetime receivedst good things
The Hesperian
$40 PLOW
Will be given away
Saturday, Sept. 4th
To the farmer receiving the most votes. Each coupon rep-
resents one vote. Cut out and send in your coupons, with
the name and postoffice address plainly written, to The Hes-
perian. Gainesville, Texas. The plow is
LK1
The Invincible
Plow
Made by B. F. Avery & Son and is now on exhibiton at
M. W. Staniforth's, Gainesville, Texas.
ONE VOTE—Hesperian Plow.
FOR
POSTOFFICh
and Lazarus evil things, but now i
Lazarus is comforted and thou art'
tormented." That is a good teit
for ua all to rnminate about once
or twice or thrice In a while. I
tell you, my friends, it Is a fear-
ful thing to be rich and
selfish. I'm afraid to risk
it. But sometimes I do
catch myself wishing that I had a
rich old bachelor to die and leave
me a pile of money to frolic wi,h
in my old age. Or that Mrs
Arp would realize her part of that
Holt estate in England. Good
gracious! she would have a car-
riage and pair of Kentucky bays
Ix'fere next Sunday to rida to
church. But it is an old proverb
that if wishes were horses we
would all take a ride. And there
is an old Persian fable that tells
how an old man was always wish-
ing for something and one night
as he and his old wife wore brood-
ing over their poverty and wish-
ing for different things, a genius
came iu and told them they might
have three wishes, and he would
grant them. Of course, they
were happy beyond expression,
and as the old man was hnngr»,
he wished right away for a plumb
imuicMtmrij tv rr<in Oft
before him in a silver platter,
and this foolish wish made the
old woman so mad that she ex-
claimed, "I wish that it was hnng
on your nose." Presto, quick the
pudding jumped up and was fas-
tened to the old man's nose. They
had but one wish left, and the old
man had to use that in wishing
the pudding loose again. And so
the pood genius left them as f poor
as they were before he came. I
suppose that fable was designed
to t^ach us that it is better to
trust the Lord and b? content
with our lot. Nevertheless, inosl
of us would try the genius tf he
would come.
Once more let me write of John
Quincy Adams and his beautiful
poem. 1 have received it from
just a score of good friends, but
only two of them have the full
poem of twenty stauzas of eight
lines each. Some of them have
fourteen, some twelve, and one
only eleven. One from Mrs. IIol
Ionian of Eatonton has not the last
stanza, beginning—
"These are the wants of mortal
man,
I can not need them long."
Rut has instead a stanza that I
do not find in any other copy.
Which is the revised version I do
not know. The poem is remark-
able not only for its thought and
felocity of expression, but because
its author, "the old man elo-
quent," was the only president
who ever wrote a poem or even a
verse, so far as we know.
As some of these lady corre-
spondents have suggested that
Goldsmith was the author of the
lines,
Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long,"
Let me say that Youtr preceded
Goldsmith forty-four years, and
his expression is, "Man wants but
little, nor that little long." Gold
smith only added a word or two
to make the measure fit his ballad.
Bill Aep.
Would You Walk a Block
For a nice glass of soda, pure
rock candy syrup, delicious fruit
juices, plenty of ice?
Edwards, The Druggist.
Your only chance now—sheet
music cut to 4c a sheet.
Look out for our bulletin boards
every evening 5 to 6.
"Rod Ant Exterminator."
Edwards' Dead Shot on Ants," a success-
ful exterminator for all kinds of ants. I
guarantee every bottle to do the work or re
fund your money. Regular size, 25c bottlo,
ai*o pot up in quarts, half gallons and gal-
lons. Manufactured and for sale only by
Edwards, The i>ruifiiist,
N. e. Cor. Public Square.
Edwards he puts np prescriptions.
VALUABLE PRESENT.
A $40 A.very Sulky Plow to
Be Given Away.
3I0ST POPULAR FARMER
Subscriber of the Hesperian
Will Get It—A Free
Race to All of Our
Farmer Sub-
scribers.
We have a 16-inch Invincible
Avery Sulky Turning Flow, ant
having no land, have decided to
give it to one of our farmer sub
scribers, those having ballots
decide which of our many farm*
patrons shall have it. The rao
will be open to all of our farmei
subscribers, tenants as well as
land owners, the one receiving the
largest number of votes to get the
plow.
Hesperian, until the contest
closes, (September 4, 1S97), a
ballot will be printed which can
be voted by any one properly till-
ing it out and bringing or sending
it to this office. The plow will be
on exhibition, so that it can be
seen at any time, at M. W. Stani-
forth's.
To stimulate the contest we will
allow each new yearly subscriber
twenty coupons or ballots, and to
each yearly renewal twenty cou-
pons or ballots. Cash to always
accompany each subscription or
renewal.
rules of the contest.
Any farmer can enter the con-
test by becoming a subscriber to
the Hesperian.
The farmer having received the
highest number of ballots up to 6
p. m. Saturday, September 4,
1897, will be declared the winner
and be presented with the plow.
The ballots to be voted on must
be cut from the Hesperian or
secured at this oflice. Ballots
may lie secured at this office at
the following prices: Single bal-
lot, 5 cents; 25 ballots, $1.00; 50
ballots. $1.75; 100 ballots, $3.00;
300 ballots, $5.00.
The result of the vote will be
given each week.
the candidates.
D. J.Wilson, Era 410
Bud Bonner 217
I. C. Sartin, Woodbine 157
Pleas Wilson, Freemound... 40
Jule Gnnter 48
Dave Hancock, Valley View . G2
Walker Hickman, V. View.. 2
Try Jersey Skeeter Lotion
That makes war on your enemy,
the skeeter, that robs you of your
slumber. Harmless, fragrant and
effectual. To be sprinkled wher-
ever desired. Then the skeeter is
gone. Put up in nice sprinkle
top bottles. Price 25c.
Edwards, The Druggist,
N. E. cor. public sqnare.
Edwards, he fills prescriptions.
Burning, itching skin diseases
instantly relieved by DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve, unequalled for
cnts, bruises, burns. It heals
without leaving a scar. H. W.
Stark Drug Co.
^ ' »
One of the things to be sure of—
5c chocolate, and sheet music
while it lasts 4c copy.
Edwards, The Druggist.
Read onr bulletins every eve
from 5 to 6.
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Ink at Hickson's.
A CARD.
Gainesville, Tex., Aug. 18.
To My Friends and the Public in General:
Last week I announced the removal of my
stock of merchandise by September 1, but since
then I succeeded in making suitable arrangements
as to rents, and upon the urgent solicitation of my
friends I concluded to continue my business in
Gainesville.
I will start for the eastern markets at once to
replenish my stock and I can truthfully predict
that my stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes and
Clothing, etc, etc., will rank foremost of any in
the city.
The same low and uniform cash prices will
prevail and the same fair and courteous treatment
will be maintained to make every one feel perfect-
ly at home at our establishment. With thanks for
past favors I beg a continuance of your patronage
in the future and remain
Respectfully Yours,
H. F. POTTS,
Leading ash Store, Gainesville, Texas.
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We carry a large assortment anil complete stock and can
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Hacks, Buck Boards,
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B* F' Avery & Sons
DALLAS, TEXAS.
Removes Dandruff,
Stops the hair from falling or>t.
softens it and promotes thp
growth. Edwards' Quinine Hair
Tonic will do it, and only costs
you 50c. Try it and tell your
neighbor about it.
Edwakds, The Druggist,
N. E. cor. public square.
Edwards, he fills prescriptions.
hpecial onb way rates via
santa fe eoute.
September 4 and 6 to Kansas
City $9.85.
To St. Louis 813.15.
Double daily service.
T. P. Fenelon,
Passenger Agent.
For Removing Grease,
Paint cr tar from silk, patin
and all kinds of woolen goods
without impairing or discoloring
Dr. Knox's 8pot Cleaner rtoes the
work. 25c a bottle. Mannfac-
tured only by Dr. Knox Chemical
Co., New York. For sale by Ed-
wards, The Druggist, N. E. cor.
public sqnare.
Edwards, he fills prescriptions.
Dr. Knox's Porous Plasters
Knock out all competition. A
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Manufactured by Dr. Knox Plas-
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return account National Encamp-
ment Grand Army of the ltcj-ub-
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20 and 21, final limit for n tnrr.
Angust 31, with privilege of ex-
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iting ticket with joint agent at
Buffalo between August 23 and
27.
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The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 201, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 22, 1897, newspaper, August 22, 1897; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth501886/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.