The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 17, 1897 Page: 4 of 4
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FA8T TIME SANTA F« EoaU
TIMS TABLE.
Worth i lkavks uainic3v11.mc i South
Monad i o: | Hound
11 p m | Cltlcaxo Ualveaton k*. | 3:30 aim
0 a tu | Ite.l KxpresS | 7 Mi p in
tin shortest and quickest route to the
forth south ,tul «nd wo>t. Cbottjt rates to
falifurula. Oregon und \sasbln«ton.
To Usurer In ii houra, san 1 raucluoo s4
•our* and furllnu-.l, Ori'Kou, in m houra.
tb* faat Vestibule tCxpre'.t between Oblca-
8, kanaka City and Denver ar» tho hand-
ueet in tho world, and tholr terrlce la ac-
owladgad ts he tlie oouiplutoet, safest and
moat comfortable.
Pulluiau i'alace Sleeping Oara between
Ualveeton and Kuiiaua City ou trains Noa. 1
and j. chicago and llftlvestou fcx. through
chair Car a (or at. Uuli on the kod six press.
The quickest line front Texas to Ibe North
and Kaat via thla popular lino.
▲U classes of ths European Mtoutnsblp(out-
ward or prepaid) aold r.t low rules, and all
.afonaatlon furnished on application to
t. p. »'KNKl,on, i'aaa. Agt. Gainesville
w. 0. Keanan, g. p. a t. a., ual voston.
santa fe
to
San Antonio.
A. new way to get there.
Beginning
and every day
through Pullman
leave
Parit at
Dallat at
Cleburne at
Fort Worth at
(Passengers
January 16, 1897,
thereafter, a
sleeper will
3
arriving
5:20 p. m.
8:50 p. m.
10:50 p. m.
9:40 p. m.
from Fort
Worth will connect with deeper at
Cleburne.)
Arriving at San Antonio 8:45 a. m.
via G. C. 8b 8. F. to Cameron, 8.
A. & A. P. to Flatonio, Southern
Pacific to San Antonio. One
change only, with direct conneo
lions foi coach passengers at Cam-
eron. Absolutely the quickest
lime between North Texas and
Sun Antonio.
W. 8. Keen an,
O. P. A. O. C. & 8. F. R'y.
T. P. Fenelon, P. A.
SALLY.
By ALBERT FLEMDTO.
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solid trains of
wa6ner BUFFET SLEEPERS
and
free reclining
KAnCHAMCARS
st. louis,
ch icago,
kansas city
CLOSE CONNECTIONS
TO ALL POINTS
east, northmwest.
First Class Meals
AT OUR OWN
dining stations
50 Cents.
Qainesville, Texas, January 16
This is to certify that I have
tried Hall's Great Discovery for
kidney and bladder troubles and
And ft lias given me gre*t benefit.
For two mouths or more f was
trouble ! with a seveie pain in my
hips, caused from kidney trouble,
which unfitted me for aoy kind of
physical labor. I could not lift
anything without pain and some
times it lasted me for several
days. After taking Hall's (treat
Discovery I hav* helped to haul
and level over oue hundred loads
o* gravel and dirt on my premi-
ses in the city of Gainesville with-
out suflering the least bit of in-
convenience, all of which I as-
cribe to the benefits derived from
the benrflcial effects of Hall's
Great Discovery, and I cheerfully
recommend it to all who are saf-
feriog from similar afflictions.
John K. Shortridgk,
Mayor of Gainesville.
For sale by J. D. Nance—Com-
merce street drug store.
pkoplb'8 odekless process
—for—
Clean'ng Vaults, Sinks and Closet*
Without Offense or Smell.
Orders can be left at
Scheline's store,
Edward's drng store,
William Kilgore's.
I. J. Reed.
Olobe Restaurant, Opposite Lind-
say House.
The best place in the city for a
good square meal for 15 cents.
The very best the market affords.
ThU restaurant is managed by
Mrs. Howland, who wishes the
people to cal1 and give her place
• trial. Bhe has had eight yearf
experience and snrely knows boa
to treat the trade. Baticfaction
guaranteed.
Dav board. 21 meala, $2.50 pet
week. Mrs. A. Howland.
Advertise In the Hkspikiah.
[Copyright, ism, by the Author.}
CHAPTER L
It waa a hot day in August, one of
those reeking days that begin to be hot
early in the morning and go on getting
hotter and hotter till nearly midnight.
In the jroar 1870 Oow court and its
nnwholeaome cluster of neighbors still
olnng to tho skirta of Holborn and fes-
tered round St Alban'a church, stretch-
ing from Gray'a Inn road to Leather
lane. The flue ahopa and warehouses
that now edcyn Gray'a Inn road then
only existed in the brain of some city
architect. Of all these alleys Oow court
carried off the palm for squalor, dirt
and general decay. Yon had to turn out
of Leather lane to get there. The turn-
ing was flanked on either side by a tav-
ern, and these taverns, with their plato
glass and gilding, were the only thiugR
that were bright and cheerful in this
region. If you explored farther, you
saw an archway on tbe right, made by
sweeping away the ground floor of one
of the crazy tenements. This was the
postern gate to Cow court. If any one
ever got so far as this and retained his
watch and ohain, he always lost them
on approaching this archway.
On this August evening a young man
was pasting through Leather lane in
search of Cow court. He was dressed in
tbe latest west end fashion, but even
the hideous chimney pot hat, pointed
shoes and rigid oollar could not disguise
bis comeliness. At a guess be was threo
and twenty. Being of a trusting nature,
be allowed his gold chain to disport it-
self across his waistcoat, and his jew-
eled pin remained in bis scarf.
Kenneth Gordon was down from Ox-
ford and bad been calling on one of tho
clergymen at St. AI ban's, who had asked
him to take a letter to a dying girl in
Cow court. He strode through tbe din^y
street, sometimes asking his way of one
of tbe residential ladies of Leather Ian?,
and always winning a civil answer 1 y
the force of his genial saiile. When I"
reached Cow court, a pleasant thrill of
excitement pervaded that locality. Tim
watch and chain had survived Leather
lane, and now flashed gayly in the even-
ing light. His pin held its accustomtd
place. His handkerchief gleamed white
against his coat.
Inquiring of a boy, ho learned that
Polly Turner lived at No. 7, and ho was
escorted there t^y a crowd of loafers. Tiie
girl was dying. The stuffy room was
crowded with friends, nearly dark and
unspeakably miserable. Kenneth gavo j
her the letter, but had to take it baeli
and read it t > he r. In tlio presenco t f
that deathly white faco he felt all usual
forms of speech t.) be nselrss. He held
her hand for a minute, tried to say a
few kind words and then lelt that l.o
had fsiled, but tbe gentle touch and
words went straight to the girl's heart,
and there rested uutil it ceased to beat.
When Kenneth left No. 7, a child was
lying in a doorway just opposite. Dirt,
famine and ill usage bad effectually ob-
scured tho bloom of youth in her. Htr
face was so dirty that he could only st o
two largo eyes flashing from a tangled
mass of hair. This was Sally. As ehe
utver owned a surname it Is impossible
to introduce her more formally. If lur
friends wished to identify her with pre-
cision, they called lier Tim's Saliy.
Tim was her father, and his surname
was also hidden in obscurity. Sally ha l
heard that a young swell had como into
Cow court and wss waiting to have a
look at him. On that she reckoned with-
out fcer father, for Tim, coming dowti
the passage behind her. enforced paren
tal discipline Ly a vigorous kick on htr
shins. When yon have kicked a body
for ten years, you acquire precision i i
tho ait, and Tiin planted his kick wi!'.i
sucli exactness that tho girl fell dovrii
| on the doorstep, and there she ljy, ti >
| listless to ciy out. Now nothing i
tamer or mora monotonous than to wast .>
i gj;od kicks on i.n irresponsive person.
So Tint was aggrieved, and followed irj
his first kick Ly ctbfirs, accompanying
thoin with a volley of inspiriting oath«
Tue laft kick iuu«:t havecaught Sally in
; a sensitive place, for she ga.-e a sharp
! scream of a«ouy.
| "What's that?" cried a woman from
1 au inner room.
"Ob," 6aid another, "it's only Tim
a-waking up his gell."
As Kenneth left No. 7 he saw this
kick and heard Sally's scream. He in
atautly strode across the court. Tim was
girding himself up for more kicks. For
tbe first time iu his life he found this
simple pastime of his interfered with.
Kenneth faced him sternly.
"Leave tho gill alone, yoa black-
guard! How dare you kick a woman?"
Not kick a woman! Cow court was
convulsed. Why, women were kicked
every day. They expected it, aocepted
it as a law of nature. Tim and the by-
standers paused for a moment to grasp
the full absurdity of tbe idea, but on'y
for a moment. Then Tim turned on him
like a wild beast, the veins in his gre;it
bull's neck swelling like cords.
,"Who the art you? Can't a man
kick his own pell? Get ont of this, cr
I'll kick yon too!" Then, in mere bra-
vado, ho lifted his foot to give the girl
another refresher.
"Touch her ut your peril!" cried
Kenneth, fleshing to the roots of h:3
hair. In aaothcr moment he beard tho
thud of Tiiv'a foot as it drove lu«tily
into the girl, and at tho selfsame mo-
ment Kenneth's fist crashed into Tim's
faoe, catching him on tbe jaw and send-
ing him reeling backward down th»
passage. Then Cow court perceived that
there was a joyful prospect of a Homeric
combat. In a few moments a ring was
formed, and old Biddy was whisked
aloft in her chair in the arms of tw
stalwart supporters. Kenneth's bloc.1
was up. He flung his coat and waist
coat to one bystander and hia hat to
another. Cow court accepted them wit1'
alaority. Tim divested himself of sonib
superfluous rags, bared bis stalwart
arms and prepared to' 'smash tbe swelL '
Biddy surveyed both combatants with a
critical eye. She knew the points of a
man.
"Blood'll tell," she said oracularly as
she saw Kenneth straighten himtelf for
the flght. He had boxed at Oxford and
was in fair condition, sound in wind—
above all, temperate and cool. The first
round revealed to bim that Tim fought
in a very effective but utterly unscien-
tific manner. He came at bis enemy
with a furious rush and planted terrific
chance blowa, but be left himself un-
protected and wasted a lot of etrengtb
to no purpose. Kenneth quietly bided
his time, parried Tim's blows and let
him exhaust himself. Tjm .drew first
pirry
and landing on his tempi* with consid-
erable foroe. Still Kenneth kept his
temper, and tbe cooler be was the more
savage grew Tim. Tbe ring cheered him
on, exhorting bim to go in and do for
tbe swell.
Kenneth now began to aot on the of-
fensive. Letting drive, be oanght Tim
full on the month with all the strength
of bis stnrdy left hand. Hia knnekles
cut deeply into Tim's lips and sent bim
crashing to the ground. Biddy rapped
approval with her crutch. She loved to
see a straight blow well planted. Tim
was set on his feet rather giddy and
dazed. He was not a pretty sight. His
lips were like raw liver and his face
distorted with passion. What little
steadiness he had he then threw to the
winds, and Kenneth's next blow caught
him full in the eye. After this ho sum-
moned his strength for one more furious
ouslaught His blow was partially par-
ried, but landed ou Kenneth's shoulder.
In reply Kenneth caught him full in the
forehead, felling him to the ground as a
butcher does an ox. After this Tim did
not come up to time. He was dragged
off into some back region and left Ken-
neth undisputed master of tbe field. Old
Biddy took a pull at her pipe, expecto-
rated and said simply:
"Ah, blood has told!"
When Kenneth pulled down bis shirt
sleeves and turned to tho crowd to de-
mand his coat and waistcoat, they were
not forthcoming. They had vanished.
Then Kenneth flashed out, culled them
curs, sneaks and thieves. Cow court be-
ing accustomed to langnago of far great-
er pungency, preserved an nnbroken
calm. Then Biddy roso iu her wrath,
and, steadying herself on her crutoh,
vowed, with many blood curdling oaths,
that the missing garments should be
forthcoming, and that quickly, con-
demning en passant tho eyes and limbs
of the thieves to infernal torments. The
clothes appeared, and it was an enno
bling sight to seethe old crone stand up
and order him to search his pockets
while she asked categorically: "Purse?
Wipe? Cigar ease? Watch? Chain?"
etc. Each had been honestly replaced.
Kenneth then shook Biddy by tho hand
and gavo her a sovereign to distribute
among her subjects.
Just then he felt something at his
feet. He had almost forgotten the girl
he had fought for. She had crawled to
CITATION.
The State of Texas—To tbe fiber
ill or any Constable of Cooke
County—Greeting:
You are hereby commanded that
by making publication of this ci-
tation in some newspaper pub-
lished in the county of Cooke for
four consecutive reeks previous
to the return day hereot, you sum-
mon H. C. Jacobs, whose resi-
dence is unknown, to be and ap-
pear before the honorable district
court of Cooke county, Texas, on
the 26th day of April, 1897, at
the next r-.Eular term of said
court tojbe begun and held on said
day at the court house of said
county in the city of Gainesville,
then and there to answer a peti-
tion number 461r» of John A.
Rockwell and Alfred P. Rockwell,
plaintiffs against H. C. Jacobs,
defendant, tiled in said court on
the 2d day of Febrnajy, 1897, aud
alleging in substance as follows,
to-wit:
Being a suit in trespass to try
titles to lots one, two, three and
four in block number forty-two,
Montgomery's addition to the city
of Gainesville, Cooke county,
Texas, and being a suit on three
notes for fifty dollars each, dated
December 29th, 1891, due in six,
twelve and eighteen months from
date respectively, and for inter-
est and attorney's fees and fore-
closure of vendor's lien on above
mentioned lots.
Herein fail not, but due return
make of this writ as the law di-
rects.
Witness my hand aud seal of
*aid court at office in the city of
Gainesville on this the 2d day of
February, A. D. 1897.
W. H. Down aud.
Clerk District Conrt, Cooke Conn-
ty, Texas. 20
All the different forms of t>kiu
troubles, from chapped hands to
eczema ami indolent ulcers can be
cured by DeWitt'a Witch Hazel
Salve, the great pile cure. FT. W.
Stark Drug Co.
TEXAS.
Something About Her Resour-
ces; Her People, Her Laws,
Her Society, Wealth and
History.
m
Choice
Cooke County.
Statistics and Facts—A Good
Field For the Home-Seeker
and Investor.
Read and Then Come
See for Yourself.
arid
'•»/ '!(• dure linn kick a woman?"
his feet £.nd Listed theiu. There was a
! pathetic and doglike fidelity in her look
aud gf^ture.
| "Don't leave mo here," she said,
j "IIu'll t;o f ji- mo worse now than ever
I v.'lici v a're gone. "
K, r.-netis paused. It was easier to fight
than to lrno.v what to do with tho dam-
gc! ho had rescued, bet he acted on im-
I palua and tl.rew his card to Biddy.
"There, mother, i.* my card. I'll take
the girl urd g-t a good hums for her.
Tlir.t'.-: iny adores*. Come and f;ee her
; when fLo his pulled round."
"Yen hrye 1. nphf for I;t end won
lr rai l Lid:./. "I'll bet yoa'ro hon-
t. . :.r.d will tit) well 1;/ her.
c :iapi cn n.
T~ n'.i';'i lived in :-.n old fashioned
i > in K i.'-ii.'jitoii, fenced from the
ou: r v.oi; 1 by weil grown trees. His
f.ith rr had liv»tl there before
!ii„i i tiied there. Kenneth then
; nsl.-. d hi-; i .v.'j aunts to live with him.
j Aunt Hannah was tall, bony and vigor-
j ous; Aunt Matty fut and gentle. Han-
! naii Gordon was well known in thophil-
| anthri:pic world. She was an active
metoiur of the Charily organization—
in fart, organization was ht-r forte. Her
special season bej'an about November,
when tho first touch of winter woke up
tho poor. Then, take up what paper you
like, stud ten to one that in soma corner
of it you would find 2- unt Hannah en-
lightening the world as to what they
should do or not do. Exeter hall knew
her not, nor did she subscribe to African
missions or soup kitchens. What she
gloried in were boards—school boards,
poor boards, parochial hoards—all kinds
of boards. Nothing she enjoyed more
than ferreting out abuses and getting
them remedied. Her abomination was
promiscuous charity. It was beautiful
to put her on tbe track of some philan-
thropic impostor and observe with what
holy zeal she would hunt him down to
the death. It was sh&that opened peo-
ple's eyes to the iniquities of that arch
impostor, the archdeacon of Saratoga.
Before that he was the darling of west
end drawing rooms. When she took
bim iu hand, be exchanged Belgravia
boudoirs for Holloway jail and wasted
much persuasive penitence on tbe chap-
lain. How many sbam mendicants aid
she not expose, pouncing upon them in
the highways and byways and giving
them in charge with joyful alacrity! It
was Aunt Hannah who plunged into a
crowd in Piccadilly when a poor man,
seized with an epileptic fit, was sur-
rounded by a ring of sympathetic by-
standers. Elbowing ber way through
them, she speedily seized bim by the
collar.
"Epileptic fit, is it? I'll aoon cure
yon!"
"Leave the poor man alone!" cried m
tender hearted bystander. "Don't you
see he's fpamipg at the month?"
To be continued.
CITATION.
To the sheriff or auy constable of
Cooke county—Greeting:
Yon are hereby commanded,
that by making publication of this
c titatiou in some newspaper p;:b
lished in the county of Cooke, for
four consecutive weeks previous
to the return day hereof, you sum
mon J. C. Tyree whose residence
is unknown, to be and appear be-
fore the honorable district court
of Cooke county, Texas, on the
"iOtli day of April next at the next
regular term of said court begun
md held on caid day at the coutt
lioase of said county in the city of
Gainesville, then and there to an
4wer a petition, Number 4641, of
the T. M. Richardson Lumber
Company, against J. C. Tyree and
W IJ. B. Smith, filed in said
court on the 1st day of Febrnary,
18i»7, and alleging in substance as
follows, towit:
Suit to recover upon promissoiy
note dated November 27th. 1&95,
payable to W. ii. B. Smith, or
order, due ninety days ufter date,
o take I tor sum of four Irindrrd dollars
! with Jen per <ent interest from
j date, and ten per cent additional
for attorney's fees, signed J. C.
Tyree indorsed in nlank W. B. B.
Smith, which note plaintiff is now
the legal and equitoble owner and
holder.
Also to foreclose vender's lien
on lot No. 10 block 3, W. B. B.
Smith's addition to the city of
Gainesville, Texas.
Herein fail not, but due return
make of this writ as the law di-
rects.
Witness my hand and the seal
of said court at office in the city
of Gainesville on this the 2nd day
of Febrnary, A. D., 1897.
W. H. Downard,
Clerk District Court, Cooke coun-
Cbicora, Pa., Herald. Rich-
ard Vensel reports One Minute
Cough Cure the greatest success
of medical science. He told us
that it cured his whole familv of
terrible coughs and colds, after all
other so called cares had failed
entirely. Mr. Vensel said it as-
sisted his children through a very
bad siege of measels. One Min-
ute Cough Care makes expectora-
tion very easy and rapid. H. W.
Stark Drag Co.
ty, Texas.
m7
SANTA I E SPECIALS.
Catholic winter school of Amer-
ica, New Orleans March 4 to 20.
One fare for the round trip is au
thorized for the anove occasion.
Dates of sale February 26, 27 and
March 1, limited to March 12 for
final return. An arrangement has
been made whereby tickets sold as
above will, upon presentation to
Mr. Charles A. Flicke, secretary
Passenger Association at No. 141
St. Charles 3treet, New Orleans,
on or before March 6, and being
accompanied by a certificate from
the Very Rev. Father T. V. Nu-
gent to the effect that the holder
of the ticket has attended twenty-
five or more lectnres, the limit of
March 12 will be extended to
March 20. Trains leave Gaines-
ville daily at 5:50 a. m., arriving
at New Orleans 9:15 fallowing
morning.
T. P. Fenelon,
Passenger Agent.
Lost—A dear little child who
made home happy by its smiles.
And to think, it might have been
saved bad tbe parents only kept
in the house One Minute Cough
cure, the infallible remedy for
cronp. H. W. Stark Drng Co.
Coal.
Best coal for $4.50 cash—screen
lump. Leave order at Fenry
Scbifi's, Dixon and Broadway.
the 8tate of texas.
Facts and figures to the think-
ing man convey a better idea of a
country than word painting can,
so we give some solid facts for
those wbo may want to know
something about the empire state.
Population in 1890. 2,236,623
Estimated population low 8.000.000
Area in aqoaru mile* 5174,366
Length In mllos 836
Breadth In mllaa 750
Settled m 1615
Independence deslarod. lggo
Admitted into tbe union 1846
Area in acre* 174.586,840
Acre* In tlmDered lands 48,000,000
Acres In mineral land 20,000,000
Aores of public school lands 60,000,000
Bales of ootton raised. 1890 2,000,000
Buahel* of corn ralaed, 1890 66,500,000
Uuihelsof oats ralaed, 1830 11,760,000
Bnsheli of wlieat raised, 1890 6.000,000
Miles of railway 10,107
Head of live stock 16,000,000
founds of wool raised 20,000,000
Taxable values 1784,000,000
Value fnrm products 186,000,000
Value live stock 165,000,000
Valne ezoorted stock 11,000,000
Value exported hides 6,000,000
Value exported wool 4,000,000
Value free school fund, etc 160,000,000
dtste university fund 14,000,000
Value of railways 800,000,000
Business transacted, 1899 300,000,000
Pr^Uc school expense, 1890 2,600,000
Cos. of capltol DuUdlnK 4,000,000
Number of counties in Texas 246
Annual taxes collected 4,000,000
increased manufactures, 1890 0,000,000
Average amount in treasary 1,600,000
her people.
Texas is a cosmopolitan state,
but native Americans predomin-
ate. The negro population of the
state is small compared to other
southern states aud the "race
problem" cuts no figure here. The
state is settled largely with immi-
grants from different parts of the
Union, those from the southern
and western states predominating.
LAWS.
The laws of Texas are made for
her own people and are the most
liberal, equitable and just any-
where.
homestead lavfl
Are the most li'oeral, and her col-
lection lav.s the most lenient to be
found in any state in the Union.
These laws not only provide
against misfortune, but give the
family a guarantee against waste-
f ul extravagance and bad manage-
ment on the part of thehuBband.
The following extracts from the
state constitution will give an idea
of the protection which the state
throws around a family:
"Art. 17, Sec. 49. The legisla-
ture shall have power, and it shall
be its duty, to protect by law from
forced sale a certain portion of the
personal property of all heads of
families, and also of unmarried
adults, male and female.
taxation
Is light, our state ad valorum tax
is now 20 cents on the $100, and
our state school tax is IS cents
on the $100. County taxes do not
often reach 50 cents on the 8100.
land.
Improved lands are worth from
$10 to $50 per acre.
Our lands produce a greater va-
riety of crops than can be found in
almost any other county. They
have the rare advantage of bring-
ing both wheat and cotton crops—
something not found in many
places.
roadb.
Good roads reach into every sec-
tion of the county and substantial
bridges span all streams.
education.
We have ninety public schools
in the county outside the city o!
Gainesville—eighty-six white and
four colored. These schools rut
on an average of six month each
year.
"Sec. 50.—Tlie homestead of t
family shall be and is hereby pro-
tected from forced sale for pay-
ment of all debts except for tin
purchase of money, the taxes dm
thereon, or for work and materia'
used in constructing improve
ments thereon, and in this lasi
case only when the work and ma-
terial are contracted for in writ-
ting, with the consent of the wife
given in the same manner as is
required in making a sale and
conveyance of the homestead; noi
shall the owner, if a married man,
sell the homestead without the
consent of the wife given in such
manner as may be prescribed by
law
"No mortgage trust, deed or
other lien on the homestead shall
ever be valid, except for the pur-
chase money thereof, improve-
ments made thereon as hereinbe-
fore provided, whether such mort-
gage or trust deed or other lien
shall have been created by the hus-
band alone or together with his
wife; and all pretended sales of
the homestead involving any con-
dition of defeasance shall be void.
"Sec. 51. The homestead nDt in a
town or city, shall consist of not
more than 200 acres of land, which
may be in one or more parcels,
with the improvements thereon;
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„ - - - -.. BrNiTSDtHL HiwrnoRMt.
tae Mystery of Colde FVll i Or. Not frsvea.
The Miller's
No. al. The Scarlet Letter.
No at. Tke Mystery of Cold __ _
By Charlotte m. Brasms, author of " Dora Thorns '
No. o3. Under the Bed rise. By Miss M E Bikdoi.
No. a*. Klac Solomon's Mines. Bv H. Ridir Haguabb
No. as. An and the WarlS In eighty liars. Br Jclss
v brtffk.
No. a6. The Coratean Brothers. By alexaxsxk Dcxas.
No. a7. Lady Grace. By Mrs. Hasav Wood.
No. a8. Averll. By Rosa Nucchbtts Caret. «,
No. a9. The Black llwarf. By Sir Walter Scott.
No. olO. A Noble Lift. Bv Miss Mcloc*.
No. all. The Bel-e of LvRn t ('
Daughter. By Charlotte M. Brakse.
2° a!2 rE!*® T"U'*. ~y AI *I-»-^t dchas.
No. all. The Darheea. By " The di-che^"
No. ali. Worse Revel's Mistake. Br Fi-oee*ci Wardeh.
No. a 15. Merle's Crusade. By RcSs Noltrktte Caret.
No. alG. A Stadv in Scarlet. ByA. Co.van Dotle.
No a 17. Bocls asls 1 Or, The llaachter of the
Island. By Mrs. Ass 8. Stefbexs
No. alS. Lord Male's Dauhtcr. By Charlotte m
BraESE, author of "Dora Thorne "
£°- <"-3. The Armorer of Tyre. By Stlvamjs Coss, Jr.
No. a20. Mr. Ollfll'a Love Story. By Oeoiuib Eliot,
no- <121. A Scarlet Sin. By Florbsce Marrtat.
No. a22. The Sea Klnc. By Captain Marrtat.
a?' i.he ?!**e offiraaada. By E. Btlwkr
No. <i2t. Mr. Meeson's Will. By H. Rider Hai
No. a26. Jenny Hurlowe. By W. Clare Rfssell.
No. a36. Beaton's Bargain. By Mrs. Alexander.
No. a27. 1'he Squire's Darling. By Charlottb M.
Braimb, author of i)ora Tborne."
NO. a28. The Russian Gypsy. By Alexander Dfmas.
No. <729. The VVanderlns Heir. By Charles Readb.
i1,0 °S- Elu>!Kr »"d .Weed. By Miss M. E. Braddox.
No. a31. No Thoroughfare. By Charlss Dicexxs and
Wilrik Collins.
No. aS2. The Great Hoggarty Diamend.
Thackerat,
iter.
m.
>. By e. Btlwrr LVTTON.
By h. Rider baooabd.
No. a3s. The Surgeon's Da ugh
The False Vow.* By Charlotte m
By w. m.
By Sir Walter Scorr.
Dors Thorns."
Chair.
Braehk. author of
£°. ob. Grandfather's Chair. By n. hawtsorss.
No. am. A Trip to the Moon. By jrlbs Verbs
w° 2m »»-»hter. Br Eheksox Bexxett.
No. asg. a Little Rebel. By "The Drcsasa."
Rch k^l" ""•r Bockafellar'a Voyage. By w. Clare
no a40. The Belress of Hllldrop. By CRARLom m.
Braemk, author of Dora Thorua."
No. a42. "
No. a43.
No. a4A.
n°- i>auesbury House. "By Mrs. HrvRT Wood.
no. <j4«. The Twla Lieutenants. By Albxakdsb Dtxas.
no <147. Repented at Leisure. By Charlotte m.
Braemk author of "Dora Thorne."
Ji°- a4s. The Bed Hill Tragedy. By Mrs socthwortb.
o. <H9. Aunt Dlanu. By Rora Notchette Caret.
Treasure Island. By Rdsebt Lot is 8tivb*so*.
a Rogue's Life. by wileii Collins
l-ody Diana's Pride. By
Grace Dnrnel. By Miss m.
Hickory Hall. By Mrs. SotmrwogTg.
Meeting Her Fate. By Miss m. i. Braddok.
In Durance Vile. By '•The Drcgnaa."
No. a50.
No. 051.
No. os2.
No. ass.
No. a54.
No. aSS.
No. at6.
Lady
Oarlotte m. braxam.
E. Braddox.
by]
Allan Quatermala. By b. Rider haggard.
King Arthnr. By Miss mcloce.
Escape. By ClARLora M.
Lstlner's _
Braehk. author of " Dora Thorne"
No. a57. Allan's Mlfr. By H. Rider Haggard.
No. 058. The Sign of the Four. By A. Conan Dotlr
No. a59. HrettyMIss Smith. By Florence Wardeh.
No. afiO. Christie Johnstone. By Charles Reade
No- o61- A Dsrk Xlsht'i Wsrk. By Mrs. Caskrll.
No. a®. The Tragedy of I.inse Ball. By Cbarlottr H.
Bkaehr. author of " Dora Thorne.'"
No. afiS. - —
No.
No
No. ad6. At Bay. By Mr*. Alexander
No atn At Wa with Herself. By Oharlottb m.
Brahms, author of "^Pra Thorne."
No. 068. The Mystery of No. 13. By Helen B. Matbebs.
No. a69. The Hansted Hotel. By Wilrib Collins.
..o. aTO. Crsnfbrd. By Mrs. Oaseell.
No a71. A Fatal Temptation. By charlotte M. HRaBMB
No. a7l The Gold Bug, and Other Tale*. By Edgar
Allen Fob.
No. o71 The Man in Black. By Staxlbt J. Wethah.
As above books Is othex editions are usually sold at 35 cants «•/•»» »--»
ofiS. Sybil Brotherton. By Mrs. 8orntwonTH.
Mi. The Blsen Dead. By Florrnce Uakryat.
a«6. Sweet is True Love. By "The Dtchess."
At Bay. ~ "
At WSm
a homestead without reference to
the value o any improvements
thereon. ••••>>
OOOKE COUNTY.
Cooke is one of the northern tier
of counties and is separated from
the beautiful Indian Territory on
the north by Red river.
It is a splendid farming section
ind is also well adapted to stock-
raising.
The soil of the county is about
equally divided black waxey, san-
ly and red sandy. About one-
"lalf the county is timber and the
balance prairie with streams run-
ling through it, on which can be
'ound excellent timber and water
Red river borders the county on
he north for sixty miles.
Elm fork of the Trinity, Clear
('reek and other streams flow
through it.
The county has an area of 933
square miles, equal to 597,120
acres.
It had in 1890 a population of
24,602.
It now has a population of per-
haps 30,000.
RAILROADS.
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railroad runs through the county
from east to west and the great
Santa Fe system runs through
frori north to south.
a road is surveyed and will soon
be built from Gainesville north-
east to the coal mines at McAlee
ter, i. t.
GAINESVILLE,
The county site, is located on tht
Elm fork of the Trinity, six miles
south of Red river. It has a popu-
lation of about 10,000, and is a
busy, hustling, growing place. It
has eleven churches, six splendid
brick school houses, two good
flouring mills, an ice factory, an
iron foundry, the shops of the
Santa Fe railroad, a cotton com-
press, a broom factory, soap fac-
tory, ootton seed oil mills,
pressed brick works turning
out splendid brick, four
newspapers, three banks with a
capital and surplus of $650,000,
and various other enterprises.
It is a live place and men with
money or muscle can do no lietter
than to cast their lots here.
THE WAGES
of the laboring man, whether mar-
ried or not, are as sacred as the
household.
Section 28 of Art. 16 of the con-
stitution reads: "no current
wages for personal service shall
ever be subject to garnishment."
The statutes exempt the follow-
ing persona] property from forced
eale:
"All household and kitchen fur-
niture. All implements of hus-
bandry. All tools, apparatus and
books belonging to any trade or
profession. The family library
and all family portraits and pic-
tures. Five milk cows and their
calves. Two yoke of work oxen,
with necessary yokes and chains.
Two horses and one wagon. One
carriage or btfggy. One gun.
Twenty head of sheep. All sad-
dles, bridles and harness necessary
for uae of the family. All pro-
visions and forage on hand for
home consumption, and all current
wages for personal services
To all single persons are re-
served: "All wearing appai el, all
tools, apparatus and books be-
longing to any trade or profession.
One horse, saddle and bridle. All
current wages for personal ser-
vices."
Wherever the people's homes
are safe there will patriots be
found. Hence tramps and beggars
are not so common among us as in
other countries.
Coal.
St. James cral, best lump.
Leave orders at H. Scbifi's, cor
ner Commerce and Broadway.
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The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 17, 1897, newspaper, February 17, 1897; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth502296/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.