The Post Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, August 21, 1896 Page: 1 of 10
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fb* Tost Mirror.
Pr /’ k'OF FI i F, Proprietor
OLD SERIES (POST VOL. AVI!
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PILOT POINT, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 189t>
TERMS-? Per Annum
NEW SERIES -VO!,. I \ No :io
Mpedal
g bargains in
Ladies Shirt
Waiofc
* * * 4-F J
Dress Goods
and
Slippers.
Also
Big Discounts
*!Hi all
Summer Goods.
They must
be sold at
Some Price
to make
room for
[fTidods.
“BENHAM & HARVEY,
WFi'.l. side square,
PILW min, - nm
SHOP,
Culpepper & Elmore Propi.
If you want a neat
hair cut or a clean
*h»ve, call on us.
WOOD RATH ROOMS ATTACUEIJ.
AfWtt* iurrinn Htm LstiDdry (Liars* ill*
P. UNDENB08N,
The Old Timer
and Reliable
-Soot *2* Shoe Maker
0*1! Iq ami see me and let us renew
old time relations. All work up-to-
and guninnieed first class. fibop
fowdoo.g north of PoBtofflce. «20tL
t>ub!ic exhibition,
“I*, la lo lie
course?"
“Yes. Evi r since We decided to give
llie exhibition public imenst In the
natter has Increased, and in order to lei
nil ieo ii will run Recursions from all
a long our line* at Ibw rate*, say leu*
I hun miA #<i #.». * k» - - i •
-- sut u tui SUV I OIIIIU VI II)- 111
lact, from all Indications, there will be
15,000 or '20.000 people present to see It.
The Kdty’t Grand Scientific Show o?
A Collision Between Two Trains.
September 15.
Dallas News.
Genera 1 Pusseuger and Ticket Agent
j w- G. Crush, of khe Katv, has come
; borne and bag nothing on til* mind now,
j save a grand scientific show he Is pre-
paring !,r uien cf .11 political parties. J The place .eleciedOt The exhibition7a
| He doesnt know anything else, he a natural amphitheater, and nobody will
rl0e?,n 'blU‘; !lb0U‘ “>■“»'"* *'“• '*« have any trouble In viewing the entire
!™‘ Ulk “oy'hlng else, and | exhibition. We will make it a regular
" '... . ! picnic day. The large number of people
Ob, but H s going to be a smash up. j who will he present Will furnish a good
'■• vvi I • V>UU i, H V I opportunity lor poJHIclans to expound
What is? asked a News reporter: their doctrines, and W« aball Invite rep-
•the republican convention at Fort J resenallve ...... of ail parties to be pres-
ent and address the people E-'ery
thing will be made comfortable for
them. There w ill be plenty lo eat, and
if a man really pin** for red lemonade
bo can get it. There will be i1>ing
jennies,’ shooting galleries. targets and
other forms of amud«.neiit. Including a
ha He ball game. Bd there will be no
lack of amusement.’*
“After the coI!IsI#d, how are you
going to get the pibple uway If the
ir.n k la tom up ant? obstructed ?”
j ' Well, that Is goltlg to be un iuter-
| estlng feature of the isrblbiiion. There
j will be a wrecking train and ere A be-
i bind each engine, arid the track will bo
j cleared in a very ah«rt time. Those
| who have never seen Wrecking trains at
} work on a big wreck Will be entertained
by this part of the programme.”
"What will a show of this kind cost?"
■•All told, about 120.000. Or couise
there will be sown salvage, ’ and Crush
dived down Into hi. correspondence
which, In a few day’s had accumulated
so that it was piled up to hi. eyes.
I Positively Guarantee
every pair of Boots or Shoes that leave my
house. By buying from me you cannot
lose, you can only gain.
EMIL MARKUS.
Pli oi pomr, ten \ ■> The boot and shoe maker and dealer.
I Worth?”
J “Republican convention? No!” tie
i shouted, and then followed 11 number of
gasping, exclamut >ry explanation..from
which the reporter learned that Ciush
had nearly perfected arrangement, for
the great exhibition locomotive col-
j Union, which I. to lie given soon In Hie
interoat of science.
“Where and when will it take place?”
the reporter asked.
“The place selected Is between Hills
boro and Waco,” he .aid, “and the col
ilsion will be pulled off on the after-
noon of Sept. 13 at -J o'clock. Wo will
announce Ibe exact place later on." J
"Do you fear that the governor will I
call a speelul session to prevent the I
mill?” ,
“No, no; we expect to Invite bimto!
see it-—all in tbc Interest of science, yci *
know. There will be no harm done!
> save the smashing to pieces ..f two forty ■ j
i ton passcngei oegins, u dozen cars and
Hie tearing tip of several hundred yards
' of track and road bod. The engine,
will he used for scrap Iron it tuey are
damaged bevond repair, and the track
will In- cleared and mended in a jsffv
' I be Idea I. to tin n ihc engines loose
«t full speed about two miles frolra the
| point of contact, and ail who want to can
I he on hand to see what the result will
be. ibe day before the collision the
.rack over which the engines will run
tv.l; he timed to that the point of con-
tact may be definitely ascertained. In
HU. way we will know almost within
ten yards of where I Ii meeting will
lake place. Uy means of a telegraph
wire put up for the occasion the en-
gineers will lie given Ibe signal fot the
.tart, and each throttle will bo pulled
simultaneously. The engineers will re-
main on the engines until each ha. at-
tained a speed of ten utiles an hour, at
w hlch point they will pull the
wide open and step off. Each engine
will carry 180 pounds
FOR LADIES ONLY.
O’ YOU KNGAGED “ *>“™,NG CUK.OUS.
1 ho whole of tho following line* will iotorenf, you but
lb YOU ARE MARRIED
lt**ad only the nlternate Hues, commencing with the
nrHf, third, Hn«l no on. You are probably busy. and
way skip the others.
you wish to be considered a model housekeeper you must
lake car.- when fnrnishing your future home that you
speed your money to the best advantage, and it is specially
necessary if your income is to be a limited one. . It is
advisable that you should provide yourself with thoroughly
reliable kitchen utensils and cooking appliances. ou should buy
goon household requisites, selected from an up-to-date stock. The
newly-married hubby I. greatly interested In his wife’s cooking, and
meals which are prepared by the aid of the best utensil.
are likely to prove the most satisfactory to him. They certainly
.*• easiest, to get ready, and save considerable wmry. If >vU
agree with otr views on this subject, and if you think that you
would like to Inspect some of the latest cooking appliances
we car. recommend a vi.it lo our store. At any time
wo HbuM 1,11 delighted to show you oor slock, and
f. cl confident that we have much to Interestyou. Should you wish us
to explain the merits of our good, to you ai.d to your friends,
please favor us with a cull at your early convenience.
^ should remember Hint our uddreb?
EAST SIDE SGI ARE J. B. PONDROM,
HA, I MDK SQUARE. PILOT POINT* TEXAS.
n/nV/ ve linvrt ar? but our novelt,««are more •■ntnr-
“tins "HU. 1 "" t forgot our invitation to call an.I .«•• them.)
1872
OLD PEGH'LK.
Old people who require medicine to
regulate the Tiowel* sub kidni y. will
jjwl U»« Hunjemedy in Electric Bitters.
Ihw medicine does not. nt it nutate rind
contains no whiskey hot other intaxi-
'•r.ot bet acts a a a tonic *«d alterative. It I
acts mildly on the stomach and bowels,
uld.ng ti, ngth and g.vine tone to the
organs, thereby anting Nature in the
performance of the 'neathm*. Electric - c; — M—
JSS^.rtffi5TSSSL*«hSr '“iti Selewallle and Classical Department..
adly what they need. Prior
per bottle at J. Ii. iVel’.,
1896
franklin college
KLOT jpoxin x\, 'X’ldxya.s.
Offers superior advantages in Music, \rt. Literary.
-ft
it w
&;■
t\ will astonish you to see
my ( low, HARD TIMES
prices made for your wheat
an$ oat money—too multitu-
dinbus, and too much out of
the line of prices, you are
fifmiiliar with, to mention in
This space, or to he remem-
btss*®d by you,
J Ladies call for those form i
symmatrisers ; they are fac-
limtors and (lie only per-
ffecc^s of style in dress.
v
kouiri to faithfully serve, i
New. Johnson.
ex
fiftv cents
___ a
A battle of unusual occurrence was
witnessed a few miles west of MeKin
[icy last Tuesday. A team of mules
which had been worked together and :
had been con-tan t companions for *ev- j
eial years became enraged and, being
tiuutiies | luont in the burn iol, loiignt like tigers
- ■ for about twenty minutes when one
killed the Other, fhe battle, was wit-
nessed by the women and children of the
McKinney
T'ourse of study thoroughly revised and up to date.
! he school is non sectarian hut distinctly religions.
The Faculty is composed of men and women of experience.
1 ad term begins Wednesday Sept. 2nd.
Kates of tuition per month payable on demand:
of steam. Hail-
road men from all over the west will be
on baud .e sc* liin sight ana photo- i farm; the men being awav
graphic observations win tic taken every Democrat,
second for ton seconds before ibe col-
lision. Engine builders are now deep-
ly interested in furnishing eugines with
appliances which will lesson the shock
of collisions, and consequently make
them less dangerous to human life. Of
coarse nothing Is looked foi that will
nave the engines from serious damage,
hut It may he that one engine may be
made to climb the other and possibly
save the coaches from pilling on top of
eneh other. The collision will un-
doubtedly prove of great value to rail-
road mechanics, in that they will get
valuable suggestions.”
Free—3 months subscription to either
T. xhh Farm and Rauch, Christian Ad-
vocato, Baptist Herald, or Christian
Courier with each purchase from am
drug Store of Cheatham’s Chili Tonic j
Hunt’s Cure Hunt’s Lightning Oil or
50 cents worth of Simmons Liver Pun
fler (Tin Box.)
A. B, Ric’iiakd’s Med. Co,
»23-5ms. Shermah, Tex.
I’rlmary. any ^rade
$2 (HI
Intermediate, any grade
3 00
Prepaiatoi v any year
4.00
Collegiate „
5.00
Music Vocal or InstrumeDtuI
P 00
Art, any branch
2 50
Stringed Instruments %
Elocution
Incidental fee
.10
Send for handsome catalogue.
For other information call on or address,
T. E. PETERS, President.
Bryan s Lucky dumber,
| his wife is mascot,
companies him he
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Awarded
Highest Honors—World•» Fata,
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BAKING
POWDER
MOST PERFHCT MADR
A pure Giape Cream of Tjrtar Powder. I re*
from Ammonia, Alum m any other adulterant
4 > Vi.ARC THE fitANDARD.
A geologist from California visited
our neighbor city Rockwall a few weeks
ago and after making ao examination of l '--------------- ■” ,uu
a portion of the burled wall from which 1 wLen p!s<’ d,K‘B not something occurs to
-------- J ' ' 1 thwart bis plans. When Mr. Bryan ar-
rived In Chicago he stopped r t the
time, until Illinois joined the procession
i ,, , , . | The name of the club Mrs llrvan
Seven Is Bryan’s lucky number and . iiryao or
, . gnnized Is spelled with sever, letters
Whenever she «C- I goro.ls-and he referred
Is succsaafnl, and | klndg of bnghiegg
the town derives its name, he said the
wall whs at the least calculation 1000
years old and constructed of stone nol
i found In this lection of country. Me-
I Kinney Democrat.
a «> cent I . n T< n!« . pur. Holuhlc
| ‘ f«n concentrated and pure Amur
Pilous Quinine is contained in Cheuth
I ««*»’« 1 astcIcM-, ('hill Tonic making it the
I most desirable Iron Tonic on the market,
ii is a true tonic,klrengthener,appotisei letie1
Ion,-i up of the system, and blood purl- an.il
j Her. i)nly 50 cents. ”
I Clifton bouie—seven letters.y, die wns
assigned to room seven Beyer, admis-
sion coupons were attached to ccnven
lion tickets and there were just seven
business sessions. The convention con-
vened In July, the seventh month, on
the seventh day at a city spelled with
seven letters < hicago. There are seven
letters In “nominee” and
W. J. Bryan,
aied by il I Lewis s[ died with seven
letters- and the ilist state to vote for
to just seven
men In his greet
speech that secued his nomination.
The sleeping car that carried him from
, hicago was the kersona. seven lettcia.
TWO LIVES PAVED.
! Mrs Phudie Thomas, of Junction
< itv, 111., was told by her doctors she
had Consumption and that there was no
hope for her, hut two bottles Dr. King’s
New Discovery completely cured her
and She says it saved her life. Mr
Hi,,'. Eggers, 138 Florida fit. San Frau-
seven letters I :r'" lr,,m " 'ireudfulcold, ap-
ii , | Pr°acning t onsumption, tried With on t
Me was nomln- result everything else then Iwughl U
, i, I I It ran,*.... 1 I W if I O * I k .. 1/ I . * a* - ■
No one finds fault with a man wb.
accumulates property by his nati uai
| advantages—ability. Industry and fru-I letters. Mr. Bryan’s home is In a city
IgaHty; but the objection Is righteously of seven letters Lincoln and the state
mi-oR wb»'n v»»et fortunew iiro built u;> *
rnDed
by tl-'t*© artificial ftdvnnta^r(‘H (ttr-
by law In favor of a few men to the
detriment of the umiy.
U wcrldbe hard to convuu e a man tuiffertna
* to in titlioufi colic thul hit* jcr.tny ih «|u« to a
microbe with h*i i;npr<)i •iincuhlL* daihc Hut
one done of fJeWitt’N ,jncJ < holcra Cure
will convince him of itn i owei i.o uflorU infitanl
relief. It kills pam. liunter b Drng Store.
or Hr. King’s Now DiacoVw and
m two weeks was cured. He ,* ,mt„,
him was Georgia also spelled with seven j ' lu*n*,fu|. Ii is such resuds. ,»
which these i,re sample, t.hat pro, e the
wouderful efficacy of this medicine In
; Cougha and Cdds Free trial ■
1 Keel s drug store. “
and $ 1,00.
Regular
at
size 5(t< .
whose vote secured his nomination
Montana also seven letters. The chair
man of the natiouari oimniticc was
I larrlty. seven letters, and the Dew chair
man is S. M. White, seven letters, lie
wears a No. 7 hat and a No. 7 shoe and • We have just g„i )„ A ut0f., ,
itierc were seven states that followed I Shoes and we are oiling them chetn
ibe “tandi*rd of Nebraska for a long W. i\ Nunn's. *
If yo'i have town properly, Improved?
or unimproved bind for sale or rep,
11 wUh,'«’ Moi riTi Be.os.
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Moffitt, D. J. The Post Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, August 21, 1896, newspaper, August 21, 1896; Pilot Point, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth982845/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .