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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-03-21
MIR. GEO. w. HEWITT, Cistern Builder
WpoN.

Mr.. GEO. ". HEw4rr, Cistern Builder
Waco:
DEAR SiR.-We, the undersigned, having
engaged your services in building clsterns or
iurepaiug cisterns built by others, that proved
defective, take pleasure in bearing witness 70
the superiority of your work, and in recon-
mending you to the public as giving entire
satisia ,tion in that line.
FLINT & CHAMBERLN,
Bankers,
GEo. " JACKSON, Banker,
o. j. Downs.
j. w. SPRl6HT,
J. W. MANN & Co,
LEM CHAMBERS,
J. W, DOWNS.
Waco, Feb. 'p2 DEW
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One or two doses of G ihosh and Tar taken
before going to bed at night, W II entirely re
iieve the troublesome symptoms atteDt ing
Coughs and Colds, procure good sleep, from
which the patient will awake refreshed aud
with a good appetite. Soldby j. T., Sears.
febl9D&W7w
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THE NEW STYLE
"Agazzis" and 'Delmonr Hat are to lie
( ind at Law iue a BIOS. n3Dtf
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SUMNER DRINKS

50 MMEK UHINkS
For inyaiids Imported Brennan l. ger
Imported Scotch Ale, Imported DuD.h
Porter. FIRST supply just received by
MARSHALL a EARLY,
Third ST., Corner Franklin.
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- about revv'ng again for the season
Phe grass is rapidly approaching the coad
ton that will warrant the movi of the i'm
meLss herds northwsrd
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-03-21

Yesterday morning we had = heavy rain
storm accompanied with hal. The ''prev-
Gus" corn seemed to be in some dapger.
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FOR FRESH
And cheap groceries go to Curtis &
Browns, whtre you will find always on
hand the best grades of flour, sugar,
coffee, hams and bacon, choice wines,
cigars and tobaccos, at prices to suit one
and all m20D&Wly
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-03-21

Early yesterday morning deferred tn,
country people from coming into town, so
business was very light
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Fill tie di'ches il from of their stores
with sand and gravel, aud then have so much
I'm bAiling the water oui whrn il rains.
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PECANS.
Two hundred bushels of fine pecans
for sale at
m20D&Wlm CURTIS & BRowK's.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-03-21

"Old Johns
Was slightly in demand yesterday, The
hail aud rain furnishing a very orthodox ex-
cuse
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DUN 7 FAIL
To look at the beautiful ST les of hats
just r. celved at
m3D3d L. W. LLwINE & Bros.
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PHILlp w ERLEIN's

HILIP " EKLEINS
Piano, Organ and Music House, No. rs,
&c. So aud 80, Bsronle street, New Orleans, is
The Oldest and largest music house South
Gee hundred ana fifty piaros ard organs ia
warerooms, comprising all makes and grades
at wholesale prices. for cash, and at low rates
on monthly payments. Sheet music. Brass,
string and wind Instruments. Remember,
Philip Werlein, 1890, Baronne Street, New
Orleans.
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Damp mean day Yesterday, to hunt up
local matter Even the voice Of the auclioneer
was qui,..
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-01-29
Gen. Grant and Governor Davis.

The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser has here
tofore fired as much newspaper hot shot into
Gen. Grant as any journal in the country. But
the enlightened editor Of that paper, though
man of vigorous prejudices or convictions
which take strong individual bias, is likewise
chivalric gentleman, and is as prompt to
recognize handsome act in an enemy as he is
to deal him a masculine blow in debate
Touching the Presidents cool and deliberate
snufing out of Gov. Davis, Of Texas, the Ad-
vertlSer says:
eve cannot commend the action of the
President in this matter too highly. 1t affords
US unusual satisfaction to be able to warmly
support the Executive authority of the United
States Government in this matter. He will
receive the unanimous approval of the whole
Conservative sentiment of the whole country,
while the more reasonable portion of the Rad
ical party itself cannot fail to appreciate the
wisdom and justice and the respect for Repub-
lican institutions he has exhibited in this mat
ter This is the way to establish reconciliation
and peace on basis of Law, Right and Reason,
and to renew feeling Of honest American
nationality"
These are honorable and truthful senti-
ments. They will be endorsed by an over
whelming majority even of the people of the
South. They are just such as we have our
selves expressed, and we are pleased to hear
them repeated by so able contemporary.
1t is the part of WISDOM especially for the
South, to cease merely personal attack upon
Gen. Grant. His prompt interference in the
Texas embroglio was one of the most impor-
tant events, since the war, and did more to
cheer the hearts of those who have not yet
"despaired of the Republic" than any of recent
occurrence. We have given this act gener-
Gus and manly approval and recognize in the
Virginia Platform, so ably re-enunciated by
Gov. Kemper, the proper stand for our people
to take. 1t is perfectly justi6abe for the South
to support all measures of the Administration
that are right in themselves and oppose only
such as are mischievous and wrong. We are
striving, all Of us, for good government no
matter by whom administered. All personal
attacks upon the President are only hurtful to
ourselves. And when ne does something really
liberal and patriotic, the very chvalry we
boast demands that he should be applaudea for
it, Grant is a far better friend of the South
than his party. We believe the future will
manifest the truth of this opinion more and
more.-Auqusta Constnutionalist
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The South-Her Duty and Her Destiny.

For nearly fifteen years, the South-a coun-
try endowed with natural capabilities unsur-
passed by any other in the world, has rested
beneath cloud. For the first four years. she
was desolated by terrible war, which was
followed for bitter years by an unquiet peace.
But her glorious land is left her. Tears and
regrets are unavailing and dependency is un-
becoming people whose valor is historic. A
great work is to be done, and it must be begun
soon, or the generation which has beheld the
country in her sorrows, will pass away without
beholding her glory.
The crisis in her history is past; but Ter
people have not reached the fruiton of their
suferngs. They possess fair and a goodly
heritage; but it is practically desolation.
What is paradise without bird
Where there are tens there should be thou
sands, and where there are thousands there
should be millions of prosperous and happy
people. The grass must grow, the grains must
spring up, the vine must be planted, the cotton
must bloom, the mines must give up their
treasures, the forests must bow down, and the
joyful noise of the artisan must be heard in
all the land.
All this is the fruit of work, and work is the
result of will. Resolve and the transformation
is begun abide and it is accomplished. Do
not wait to discuss results. Causes are first in
order. The torrent does not debate its passage
but arraying its forces, makes its pathway
through the mountain.
With an admiration for our noble country
exceeded only by our love of her people, We
invoke you to forget the past, and from this
hour to arise and build up her waste places.
A radiant future awaits you. You hold the
seat of an empire which, in the future years,
shall surpass the wealth and splendor of orien-
tai story. Begin the great work, and you shall
soon see the dawn Of millennium for our
beauteous and cherished land, which your
sacrifices in her behalf shall fit you to enjoy
The South.
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AN UNwELCoME GUEsT.-Our young friend
Parker went round the other eve hing to visit
the two Miss Smiths. After conversing with
them awhile, Miss Susan excused herself for a
WHILE and went up stairs. Presently Parker
thought he heard her coming, and slipped be-
hind the door, and suggested that the other
Miss Smith should tell Miss Susan he had gone.
But it wasn't Susan it was old Mr.. Smith in
his slippers As he entered he looked around
and said to his daughter:
"Ah, ha So Parker's gone. Good riddance.
+ was just comm down to keep my eye on him.
l hope he hasn't proposed to you. / didn't
want any such lantern jawed, red headed idiot
around here. lie hasn't got the sense of a
ruta-baga turnip, or money enough to buy a
clean shirt. He gets none of my daughters.
III shake the life out of him if catch him
here again, mind me-"
Just as he concluded, Susan came down, and
not perceiving Parker, she said:
"Thank goodness, he's gone. That man is
enough to provoke saint. 1 was awfully
afraid he was going to stay and spend the even
ing. Mary Jane, hope you didn't ask him to
come again ?"
Then Parker didn't know whether to stay
there or bolt, while Mary Jane looked as if she
would like to drop into the cellar. But Parker
finally walked out, and rushed to the entry,
seized his hat, shot down the front steps, and
went home meditating upon the emptiness of
human happiness, and the uncertainty of
Smiths He has not called since, and his life
thus far has been unmolested by the head of
the Smith family.
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From the Sumter INatchnaan.
Make Bread to Eat Instead of Cotton.

Mr.. EDITOR: The time of the year has
come when farmers should make their arrange
ments for labor, and also their calculations for
setting their crops In so doing we should take
into consideration the wants of non-producers
in our midst. 1t is shame that they should
have to send hundreds of miles away to pur-
chase the necessaries of life when they could
be made so easily at home by those Of US who
claim to be farmers. They cannot eat our COT
ton as We do ourselves for the reason that they
hav'nt it to eat, and if they could get it they
would look much leoner than those of US who
have been accustomed to it so long.
1 think that ace have tried the experiment
quite too long, and should now begin to make
bread and meat to eat, and keep our cotton to
sell. 1t is expected that the doctors, lawyers,
mechanics and merchants, should buy meat
and bread for themselves and families, but who
ever heard or read of farmer having to do so2
Well, Jacob of old did, and 1 suppose we are
no better than he was-many would say hardly
as good. do not pretend to know the precise
nature Of the sin that caused the vengeance of
God to be visited upon him and his people in
the shape of famine, but for aught l know
they too planted too much cotton, and made,
or tried to make, too little bread. At all
events, We are doing precisely as he did in one
respect tnat IL, We are eatlnS OTead tnaC was
grown long distance from US. If with proper
industry and energy We should fail to make
our provisions, We would be deserving of pity;
but where we do not plant to make enough, or
give the necessary attention, need we be sW-
prised that the just indignation of heaven
should again be visited upon US, and we be COM
PEELED to eat cotton again, through the long,
long year Of 1874.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-01-29

A BETTER INvEsTMENT.-Last winter the
General Assembly instructed the clerks of the
two houses, the "bosses" of the Republican
Printing Company, to prepare, or have pre-
pared, what are termed immigration reports
from the various counties in the State The
ostensible object was to have trustworthy sta
tistics furnished of the climate, soil, mineral re-
sources and the temper Of the people, to be
published as an aid to immigration. No re-
port has yet been printed, save from Charleston
County. An appropriation, however, has been
made of $4,000 to meet expenses. 1t occurs
to US that if the government really has any
sincere desire to promote immigration the best
thing to do would be to stop any further ex.
penditures in the line originally indicated, and
devote the balance of the appropriation to the
establishment of depot for the reception of
the immigrants, under the management of
trustworthy commissioners.
This scheme might not be 80 lucrative for
the Credit Mobilier Printing Company, but it
would certainly be more efficient means of
securing igrants.-Neaos and Courier.
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- Josh Billings says, have often been told
that the best way is to take bull by the horns;
but think in many instances l should prefer
the tail hold.
- Why do men show the ugliest features
when called upon to bestow charity? God
loves cheerful giver, and unto him who gives
much will be given in return. Oh! that
stincipess could be worked out of mankind.
"A Young man who had just returned from
a seouestered village to the city, declared that
# # was so still at night in the country tavern
where he lodged that you could hear bed
tick
- The first negro who ever held office in
Virginia, E. d. Ruflin, colored Shelf of Alex
andria, has been indicted by the grand jury of
his bailiwick for perjury and illegal voting.
"A schoolboy's composition on tobacco:
"This noxious weed was invented by dis
tinguished man named Walter Raleigh: When
the people first saw him smoking they thought
he was steamboat, and as they had never
heard of such thlng as s'ealnpoat, tney
we're frightened"
"A Titusville paper says man called at
one of our shoe stores yesterday, and vainly
essayed to get on either Nos. II, IL or 13
shoes The storekeeper then suggested that
he ShOuld put oh Vuillief Pa'i VI sIoohIuSS
and try on the box.
- Missouri was fortunate in escaping the
curse of Reconstruction, although she fur.
nished little army to the Confederacy, and
her progress since the war has been wonderful.
Her population has nearly doubled, her taxes
are light and she began 1874 with albalance Of
1891 ,59S in her treasury.
-"I don't like these shoes" said lady Gus
tome, "because the soles are so thick" "Is
that the only objectionl" blandy asked the
salesman. % eyes," was the reply. "Then,
madam, if you take the shoes, can assure you
the objection will gradually wear away"
The youngest man in the United States
House of Representatives is Lynch, the colored
member from Mississippi. He was slave at
Natchez until the Union army entered that
town, and had no education then. He is but
tyenty-six years old.
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OLD FOGY.

CooL.-A man sauntercd into an apothecary
shop ,nedSas in pGsad M ns Sth5 Rna I41 o aba %
showcases, and turning a piece of tooth-pick
several times in his mouth, startled the clerk
with the question: "What's good to cure poi
soning? "What kind of poisoning" asked
the clerk. "Well, laudanum poisoning" says
the stranger "You see, the old woman took a
couple Of .teaspoonsfuI of laudanum, and
kinder thought I'd better drop into pill shop
and see what's good for her." (All this in
drawing voice. "Here, John," shouted the
clerk, put up strong emetic as quick as you
can, and you, sir, take it home, give it to your
wife, follow it up with strong coffee, and call
DOCTOR" "a doctor p says the man, taking the
medicine, "she don't waste money on doctors,
not if l know it."-Portland (Me.) Adrerti-
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Sw1NDL1NG AS A BUSINESS. The New York
Daily Graphic has been examining the doings
of the swindling firms which infest that city.
II ;s singular What an amount of crcdulity
these rogucs find to live upon; 1t is a capital
that is apparently inexhaustible. What kind
of mind the rural Western man has who ex- S
pects to get a watch worth twenty dollars for
an expenditure of two dollars it is difficult to
discern. The fish bite, however, at the naked
est bait, and the result is a perpetual catch.
Either the same persons write again after hav-
ing been once swindled, or the crop Of imbe,
letters have passed through the New York post
Office, containing on an average one dollar each.
The sawdust swindle, the fve-dolar sewing
machine, the lottery schemes, the counterfeit
money dodge, and q hundred others, receive
their proportion. The police have "back
list" of seven hundred names and aliases OF
swinding firms, and nearly every day ADDS to .
it. Some of these rascals are as hard to hold
as so many eels, and have been traced for
months without avail.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-01-29

FACTS FOR PARENTs.-A number of physi-
clans, practcing in New York and Brooklyn,
having compared notes. have come to the
conclusion that one leading cause of the NOR
taity among children arises from their being
left too much to the care of servants. 1t has
been observed that children who are taken care
of by their parents, undressed and put to bed
by them, and by them dressed in the morning,
and kept under loving mothers eye during
the day, are, as general thing far more healthy,
good tempered, and intelligent, than such as are
left almost exclusively to the care of servants.
In addition to this, it must be remembered that
most of the accidents which happen to children,
whereby they are seriously injured, and some
times crippled. MANNED and rendered idiotic,
occur through the negligence of those in whose
care they are left by unthinking or unloving
I, parents.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-01-29

MARR1AGE.-Therel We know we have
secured attention by single word. Marriage
is the theme. The ladies will agree that the
times are slow in marrying and giving in mar
riage" This is the fault of both sexes, and
comes from the habit of both in keeping up
"style" Young ladies set their hearts too
much on costly dressing, and young men arc
too prone to Sybaritism. This keeps the sexes
from matrimony Few women can look upon
marriage as involving mutual obligations ;
hence we see too few wives who are truly help
mates too few young men who are disposed
to marry and accept the true, noble life of the
husband. While ladies maintain costly habits
of Dress they must be rich themselves or mar
ry rich and too many young men look upon
marriage as only possible in case they can form
wealthy alliance A young lady had better
marry an intelligent mechanic-a young man
with a positive capital in his trade-than a
Young man who has few thousands, which a
single years disasters may sweep away. "Will
YOU accept my hand in the next dance?" asked
a Young mechanic Of Massachusetts, of an aris-
tocratic Boston lady IL never dance with
mechanics" was the sneering reply. The
young man lived to be Governor of his State;
the young lady married merchant, and lived
to take in plain sewing for living.
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"A schoolmaster delivered an address to his
scholars of which the following passage is an
example: "You boys ought to be kind to your
little sister. once knew bad boy who
struck his little sister b..w over the eye.
Although she didn't fade and die in the early
Summer time, when the June roses were
blooming with the sweet words of forgiveness on
her pallid lips, she rose up and hit him over
the head with rolling pin, so that he couldn't
20 to school for more than month, on &C
count of not being able to put his hat on"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-01-29

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OvER-LoADED.-
According to President Grant, the Republican,
party has been made to carry too heavy load
for some time past, and he thinks it time to re-
relieve the burden. The most significant speech
Grant ever made of political nature was ad-
dressed recently osome prominent Republicans
who called upon him at the White House. The
President said: 81 begin to think that it is
time for the Republican party to unload;
There has been too much dead weight. carried
hv T. The success of our arms during the
rebellion, and the confidence that the Rerub-
Iican party was strong enough to hold DC up any
burden, I have imposed all the disaaection in
the the Gulf States on the Administration. 1 am
tired tire of this nonsense. Let Louisiana take
care of herself, as Texas will have to 90.
don't want any quarrel about Mississippi State
matters mat to be referred to me- This nursing OF
monstrosities has nearly exhausted the life Of
the party. I am done with them, and they
will have to take care of themselves"
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A CARD-It was q Mr.. Simmons DEAL

A CARD.-It was Mr. Simmons deal. I
was the oldest man, and the blind was three
calls seven. Ike Raggles saw it; then it was
risen by Jones to fifteen for to play. Brown
came in, and also the dealer stayed. Then it
took me twelve to make it good, which put
up, and I remarked to the society that it would
cost only twenty-five more for to draw. Every
last gentleman stayed, but it was not risen any
higher. Then the dealer says to me, GLOW
many will you takew Says l, "a card" l
had aces and kings, and got an ace in the
draw. Ike took three and Jones two, but
Brown had enough, and told the dealer to help
hisself, which he took only five. There was
now about 160 chips on the board. Ike bet
one Jones went ten better, and Brown raised
it to twenty-because he stood pat. The dealer
said that hisn was valued at twenty more.
Then said I, Chow many does it take ME ?''
Some one said "forty chips" which l invested
likewise, with sixty better Then all passed
up to Brown, and / wanted him bad to stay
with his steal, but his sand gave out, and he
passed Says the dealer to me, GLOW many
did you draw?" Says I, "a card" "Well,"
says he, ~ don't want to lay down this hand +;
will bet sixty more than youW Now the
dealer was stranger like to our party. He
WAS from the country, and didn't know much
about d. P. 80 thought 1t was my cnarlta0le
duty to let him down easy, and only called
him. "What have you got?" said l. "Ewo
pairs !" said the Mr.. Simmons. Then it was
my time to be sorry that l had an ace full on
kings "But," says the genial Mr.. Simmons,
"mine is two pairs of jacksp Then said
"OW and put on my hat and went down in the
street to look for Christmas. As l went out
the door, Brown asked me "How many | took 2"
But Brown always was person which will
kick man when he is down.
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"A man in Evansville, Indiana, recently
had the pleasure of attending the wedding Of
his own parents. They had been divorced
thirty years; but the number of times each
had been married in the interval is not stated.
- Mr.. Josh Billings philosophically remarks
that awe laff at sheep bekause when one of
them leads the way the rest follow, however
ridiklus it may be; and suppose the sheep
laff when they see us do the very same thing"