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Improved Farm.

acres of land, all enclosed, plank fence
with dividing fences, neat frame dwelling
with rooms, gallery, two story barn, fine
orchard of $50 peach, plum, pear, apple and
nectarine trees, and vineyard and water, X
miles below the courthouse In Waco.
A farm Of 800 acres of land fronting the east
side Bruzos river, 100 acres In cultivation, one
dwelling and teuant houses timber and wa
ter, will be divided and sold In l0O acre tracts,
Is miles above Waco.
400 acres OF prairie land under good fence.
A small farm OF IS acres OF land with good
nice box dwelling and otherwise well improy-
ed, all in cultivation, on Waco and -
road, about 10 miles from Waco.
or $ acres of land unimproved, In South
Waco, Ross addition, on Ninth and Tenth
streets. ~ .lhiiN p t.tir . " - -
ID, 900 acres Of wheat and corn unimproved
To 20 miles from Waco. price low.
5000 acres Of corn and cotton unimproyed
land. water and timber, in McLennan county,
terms easy. ~ esf
900 acres Of land suitable for sheep rancho,
fine springs and everlasting running creeks,
In McLennan county, on liberal terms.
The Stone farm, Of 500 acres OF land, $50
acres In cultivation, 50 acres meadow, 100
good dwelling, out buildings, tenant houses
and graniries; creek OF never failing water
runs across Il; II is the finest wheat farm In
the county, about 81 miles south Of Waco, on
the Austin and Bolton road.
Four small farms-One of 24s acres of land
10 acres in cultivation. One OF 100 acres, 20
~ WIN oa ban.o an ~ aG i
an,6 - ac,es - r,,,, III III,
beyed land near Patien's mil nhant n ni,as
LILY 20 Xono Ill ara ,,haa, avV"' 10 hiiies
IL ~ ,,,ai a. nr, "e e woas isna, ~
M acres ~ iand hi IN cni,I xs,pan I,j ",
neal rrame dwelIins IL story 4 rno,ps Nv. c,s !"
tar, axce,lsnt q st6ry bsrn ,yith ss,,ai H.,
',rn,am.'n,s gansrailx spa n,chard saaahna
annies and blums: an the Waca and Gates,
1piippa road miias was, az w. ""u "a'es-
Tbe ceIebraisJ p"ttsnSs steam eo,r,n, and
vrist miiIs and yin with etS acres 81 ard
m acras H. ana s,a,a q, crt,t,o,, " iah ~
syeme aweiiing WIFI aIi aut hnnses i.n mans
honses Ana sprip~s and rnnntna yrs,s, t srama
s,nra bousa anpd stscI nm IihasaI aarn,,s '"'e
saru, =, a atS scrn r ina III m
,,on snaJ ~eIiIns .nd aananf ha an va
o'ha,r,srioa vail 1nnrn,,ad. an n.ns, NM ~,
~ an,s Msh inns aaohn mt orenaru VI
Mes eic fronting on tbe Rrazsss riy,,r az
pmiIn,s ebny,a Wann w '"s i"AVs fi'e''
' "a acres ao of upimproyed land. mar Robin.
sas,tIIa VI "''P'o''" iaHu, nesf hopin-
So in anrcs q, uni,nrro,oa ,srd ,,,,o , =,
w % aeres Vi uni'npro'eu ianu' hii'es east Oh
farm oe ssa acrce NJ land IN ., Ana s,a,e
of cnitiyationI frame dWeiIinr' three e rooms
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Things in Brief.

A Methodist minister shot near
Sumpter, s. c., probably accidcn-
tai.
An entire family, moving BY wag-
on from Missouri to Colorado, were
killed by the Indians, except one
young lady, who was rescued by
United States troops. Twenty In
dians were killed in the fight.
Preparations are being made in
Mexico, to give the excursionists
hospitable reception.
A National Labor Congress is to
be held in Washington, on the Sd Of
March next. ss7sssH.7tf s'7lfs.ssl
Two walters in trial of endur-
ance, waltz for twenty hours, in New
York.
The President Is l5lsily'cngaged IN
preparing his message.
Falling to shoot himself, a mani IN
st. Paul, breaks kerosene lamp and
sets fire to his bed.
A dishcartencd ballet dancer COM
mits suicide in New York.
The Alabama papers are agitating
a reduction Of official salaries, so that
taxes shall not exceed so cents on the
hundred dollars.
The organized militia force of L.
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The Husbandman goes on TO give
the wrongs under which agriculture
has suffered and which il hopes are
now to be redressed.
I Thenew Assembly win be COM
posed largely of men who represent
productive industries, instead of the
legal profession, as heretofore. There
will be enough lawyers, IL is true,
but they will hardly be in the major
ity, rs they lhave been in the past.
There IL IN the composition of the
body good reason to hope that evils
by which the farmers of the State
have suffered will be corrected, or ut
least that earnest attempts will be
made in that direction.
The assessment laws are SO framed
as to release from taxation nearly
one-half Of the property within the
State, of course Increasing the bur-
den upon the remainder. Now, 1t
happens, this remainder is real estate.
always visible, and always duly en-
tered upon the assessment books /;
hence the, interest of farmers in hav-
ing correction, for, as a rule, nearly
all they have is real, estate-tax-pay-
ing property. II they owe for their
farms they pay full taxes none the
less, but the merchant having in his
store a stock of goods worth more
than half dozen of the best farms
of his customers, has only to say to
the assessor, II owe for them" and
the goods are released from taxation.
So with all kinds Of personal proper
lty-it escapes on any pretext; il Is
hardly sought for. purposes of taxa.
ton This is an injustice that must
be corrected sooner or later.
| Another matter demanding noti,t
by the law-makers Is the highland
ed outrages upon citizens of this
State by Carrying companies. Mon
strous discrimination against the
labor and production of this Stat.
has driven out of many localities In
dustries that could not survive sucl
hurtful attacks as are made wherever
competition does not afford immu
nifty. The utter absurdity of 4
freight tariff which makes the rat,
for a car load over one hundred
miles of track, two or three time
as much as for five hundred miles
embracing the shorter route, is ap
parent to every child. 1t is indefen
sible on any ground. Really IL il
akin to robbery, when the equitic
of the case are considered. Their,
need be no war between the railway
and their customers, for there shout,
be no conflict of interests, but tn,
senseless cxactions upon HON,
freights have proceeded so far tina
the State must interposc to protec
its citizens. ia9 70 f
Politicians have regarded with I'M
easy distrust the efforts of farmer
to obtain places in the legislature
either for their own chosen repre-
sentatives or for others having sym
pathy with them. The desire t.
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"Old Granger" complains In a
communication. He wants to know
how the Democracy can get the re-
sumption act repealed, and hints that
our appeal to the Greenbackers to
vote with the Democratic party was
sort Of clap-trap. We beg ''old
granger to notice the fact contain
ed in other paragraphs that every
State but three in the Union had o
majority over the Republicans, and
yet the Northern States went Re
publican. The Greenback party in
those States, simply cut their own
Threats just as we said they would,
and worse than that, cut the throats
OF the Democrats. If the Greenback
party throughout the country had
been governed by the policy suggest
eddy the EXAMINER in Texas, the
Democratic party would have been
triumphant every where, and the re-
peal of the resumption act and all
other needed reforms accomplished
facts. l- f..,lss
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One W.. W. Graham writes us
from West Point, Miss, a dolorous
letter about some correspondence,
and complaing that the EXAMINER
is wavering in advocating the rights
of the working man. Read her
closely w. w. and remember, paper
is not responsible for the sentiments
Of its corrcspondents.
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The total amount of property in
Texas subject TO taxation is $685.
9S6,7O5. One half of one per cent.
tax is 81, 1914, 1928, which with the poll
tax 500, SOP makes 81, O59,746.
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The following calculation of the
next Congress is the latest and most
accurate made. 1t allows only five
absolute greenbackers, though green
back papers claim from eight TO six
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The following is the majority of
the combined vote of Democrats and
Nationals over the Republicans in
the great and important States as.
nearly accurate as maY be.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-11-28

The death of Alex. Smith Repub-
lican elect in the twelfth New York
district viii leave a vacancy Of one
in Congress for the present. 81,
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-11-28

There is enterprise among horses
as well as men. The best trotting in
1910 was by OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 2:2s.
The time has been improved steadily
since, then to Rarus-time 2:1S Ia.
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In regard to the Greenbackers /


In regard TO the Greenbackers in
Congress, calculations on the condi-
tions by which they were elected,
their personal history and predelic-
tions, render 1t certain that Yocum OF
Pennsyivepia and the North Carroll
nd Greenbackers, win go with the
Republicans, while Ladd Of Mainc-
and Gillett of Iowa, may for SINH
liar ruasons be apportioned to the
Democrats. The efforts of DE La
Martyr to render the Greenbackers
in congress integral, viii unidentified
ly fail, and the Greenback delegation
melt by imperceptible degrees and
mingle with the two main streams.
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AGRICULTURE IN NEW YORK.

The Elmira (New York; Hus-
bandman, with a great deal of pride
fools up the vocation of members OF
the recently elected assembly or leg
islaturc as far as heard from. IL
makes q good showing for agricultu-
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Congressional Election.

The following are the official re-
turns from the twenty-one counties,
composing the Fifth Congressional
Dief,ict
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The official vote of Pennsylvania
was, Republican oslo, Democrats
1877 1857, National sl,75s, Prohibition
1858. se-s ,ns1
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-11-28

The silver in a Mexican dollar is
worth 99:S cents in American silver
money, in New York or any where
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:. If the Democrats and Nationals
will unto they can carry every State
In the Union, save three. w fet
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THURSDAY. NOV. IS, 1878.

Only three States have a Republi.
can majority. --l.- -- /. -1nl- % I
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Dakota will seek admission to the
union this session--she win be re-
fused. N u 10 1.auU 4dai]o.
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In New York a Mexican dollar is
worth So cents.--San Antohio E.c-
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REAL ESTATE.
City Property.

tscsen very ,lcsirable md eligible lots On the
corner Of seventh and Columbus streets
A dwelling, with ak ROOMS neatly ienoe.l,
with out houses. fine orchard aud nice shrub
berry, with three lots /, on the corner OF south
second md Mary streets. -.
A lot on South Eighth street, below Frank
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Badly Sold.

A well-known Sacramentan who
had been out with tho boys until
about three clock in tho morning
felt q trihe uneasy as to what his
wife would say upon the subject
and determined to adopt o little
piece OF strategy.
He entered the house cautiously,
noiselessly removed his boots, and
then made his way to their bedroom.
He was not 30 obfuscated but then
he knew it would be dangerous to
attempt to get into bed, so after dis
robing he took up position by the
side Of the baby's cradle and began
rocking it like a 46 er.
His wife, aroused by the noise,
discovered him, rs it was part OF
deep-laid plan she should, and call
oil out:
"why, what on earth are you do
ing =
"Doing 2 he replied, keeping the
kinks out OF his tongue by an almost
superhuman effort "doing ! I'm
trying to get this-baby asleep
She's been crying half and hour,
and you've slept through it all.
His air Of righteous indignation
was we'll put on, but it wouldn't dc
luck was against him.
"What do you mean T. his better
half sternly responded. "Ive go,
the baby in bed here with me and
she hasn't cried tonight When die
you como home Z
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The 0sad Sea.

1t Is not mere fancy that has cloth
ed ths Dead Sea in gloom. The
desolats shores, with scarcely a
green thing in sight, and scattered
over with black stones and ragg cd
drift.wood, firm q fitting frame for
the dark, sluggish waters, covered
with perpetual mist, and breaking
in slow, heavy, sepulchral toned
waves upon the beach. IL seems as
II yet the smoke Of the wicked cites
was ascending up to heaven, and as
il the moan of their fearful sorrow
would never leave that God-smitten
valley. 1t is a strange thing to see
those waves, not dancing along and
sparkling in the sun, % other waves
do, but moving With measured mel
ancholy, and scnding to tho ear, as
they break languidly upon tho rock,
only doleful sounds. This is, no
doubt, owing to the great heaviness
Of the water, fact well.known, aud
which we amply verified in the usual
way, for on attempting TO swim, we
went floating about like empty
casks. This experiment was more
satisfactory in its results, which
were o very unctuous skin and a
most pestiferous stinging Of every
nerve, as il we had been beaten with
net Ties. Nor was the water wo took
into eur mouths q whit less vile than
the most nauseous drugs Of the a.
pothecary. That fish cannot live in
this strong solution Of bitumen and
salt, 10 too obvious 10 need proof ;
but TO say that birds cannot hy over
it and live, u one Of che snegsrs-
tions Of travellers, who, perhaps,
were not like ourselves, so fortunate
rs to SEQ flock Of ducks reposing
on the water in apparently good
health. Aud yet this was all the
life we did see. Tho whole valley
was one seething cauldron, under
moro that tropical sun.-Eastern
Er
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A Strange, tradition.

Among the Seminole Indians
there is q singular tradition the
white mans origin and superiority.
They say when the Great Spirit made
the earth ho also made three zen,
all OF whom were fair ccmplexioned,
and that after making them he led
them to the margin Of q small lake,
and bade them leap in and wash.
One obeyed, and came out purer
aud farer than before tho second
hesitated o moment, during which
time the water, agitated by the first,
had become muddled, and when he
bathed, he came up copper-colored ;
the third did not leap until the wa
ter became black with mud, and he
came out with his own color Then
the Great Spirit laid before them
three packages, and ont of pity for
his misfortune in color, he gave
tho bl ack man the first choice lie
took hold of each OF the packages,
and having felt the weight chose tho
heaviest the copper-colored man
chose the next heaviest, leaving the
white man the hghtest. When the
packages were opened the first was
found TO contain spades, hoes, white
wash brushes, and oil the imple-
ments Of labor the second unwrap'
ped, hunting, fishing, and warlike
apparatus the third gave the white
man pens, inks and paper, the en-
gine Of the mind-the means Of mu.
tual, mental improvements, the so'
cial link Of humanity, the foundati or
OF tho white mans superiority.
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Fierce Fight With Wolves.

On recent night, a Norwegian
farmland, living northeast Of SIP ing
Valley, Fillmore County, Mimi, in
the edge Of tho big timber, had d
lively fight with three wolves. lie
started out after dark with singles
barreled shotgun, to shoot down a
vol, whose howls he could hear
some distance off in the timber. The
stars were bright in an unclouded
sky, and even in tho woods the hum
ter could see quite plainly for n
short distance. Tho howls Of the
animal led him in the right course,
and the sounds grew phincr as he
advanced and, after about half
hours search, he espied the wolf
crouched upon q brush heap, in an
opening in she shrubbery--evi-
IDENTIFY n don. The wolf not retreat
ing upon his approach, he immedi>
ately fired at it. The wolf sprang
at him before he could make the
first motion toward reloadiug his
gun, and in about three seconds the
snow aud shrubbery were flying
right and left in tusscl between
man and beast. Emboldened by
hunger. tho fierco animal endeavor-
cd to fastcn on the mans throat,
and. though the hunter succeeded
in giving tho wolf two or threc So
we're blows on the head and sides
it seemed only tho more onraged
and ferocious, and gave tongue to
continual howls and snarls while
maintaining the fight. Two other
wolves, evidently called by the
howls Of the first, appeared on the
scene. Tho last two were smaller
than the first but as ferocious as the
leader. Clubbing his gun, the man
finally planted q terrific blow on the
neck of one, laying it out lifeless. and
then began q retreat for the timber
edge, beating off the brutos as well
as he could. When tho clear FIELD
was reached, his weapon was minus
the stock, and no held only bent
gun. barrel in his hands, having hi,
the trees about him oftener than the
wolves but hs succeeded in keep
ing them from doing any serious in
Jury until he came to tho open coun'
try, where no run for dear lifo. The
wolves followed him but short dis
tance.
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"Ii you don't give me . trade dol.
lar" said Q young hopeful TO his
mamma, n know . boy who has got
the mumps swiul and ~ 60 and
catch EN-
No ous living in scsisly can BE- in
dspendenk The world 10 like Z
vsAah dog. which fswns upon you,
or laArs you 70 pieces. ~
Mn. Ann Hopkiua d 0edk
|oesok. Tenn. y III ysArs Old -!
- tIreo oeas nvlas ~ shoh3'
'1n1nn ~ - H( - ~
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'om Wright, @ Burlingtonian of

Tom Wright, Burlingtonian OF
the colored persuasion, started out
q few nights since to hunt possum,
and espying one perched on the
limb OF an oak tree, commenced OPP
Grafton at once. He related his ex-
perience as follows /:
~ clumb out on q limb and shuck
il, and shuck it, and by'm by l heard
somethin' drop, and what do yer
think il were 7
"The possom,' said the listner,
mo, by golly, twas dis niger,
said Tom.
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1T will be yes" she answered,
blushing sweetly, "for have always
loved you"
Two years later, and all three
we're living together in their happy
English home.--iSdturddy Eeening
Post.
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6va.voar.old dauobter a

A fvs,year-old daughter stood
watching her baby brother who was
making a great fuss over having his
face washed. The little miss at
length lot her patience, and stamp
ing her tiny foot, said, "You think
you have lots OF trouble, but you
don't know anything about it. Wait
till you are big enough to got a
lickin, and then you'll see-won't
he, mamma 2
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Extensive preparations are being
made at Gettysburg to observe dec-
oration day. The oration will be
delivered by General Bsujamin y
Butler, whose subject will be, "Ths
private soldier in The war Of the 70.
bsllion." President Hayes and
Postmaster General Key have 40
csptsd invitations and will be pres
emit.
Doht dsspisa your poor relations
They might aet iich some tims. aud
lhsn Il would bs' hsrd - sspiail
.Bssl.ea. s,.sss gls:s.ss Z Y.
|oelnG - - - eWlhonsA
"a " ss. =
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FraHr IT Our LIKE Pa AND Ma y


"A story is told Of q daughter oi
a prominent person now in the Ices
ture field which is peculiarly inter-
esting and suggestive Of unconsoi-
GUS wisdom. A gentleman was in
vited the lecturers house to tea.
Immediately on being seated at the
table the little girl astonished the
family circle and the guests by the
abrupt question
Where's your wife 7"
Now, the gentleman having been
recently separated from the partner
OF his life was taken so completely
by surprise that he stammered forth
the truth.
II don't know
"Dont know T. replied the infant
terrible "why don't you know ?
Finding the child persisted in her
interrogatories, despite the mild res
proof OF her parents, he concluded
to make o clean breast Of the matter
and have II over at once. So he
said, with calmuess which was the
result Of inward expletives.
"Well We don't live together , We
think, - We can't agree we'd better
not"
as stifasd . greAn - ~ shild
began again, and dartsd IN exaspe-
rated look at her parents. But the
little torment would not be Quilted
until she exclaimed
"CAnt agree Then why don'i
you Agbt Il out - pa and ma do z
vengeance 10 mine." laughingly
rstorted the visitor, after pa" and
una" exchanged looks Of holy hor'
ror, followed by The inevitable roar
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Not long ago Q man and his wife
went 10 Kansas to settle. To enable
them TO prt >empt two quarter SEQ
tiops Of land, they were divorced ;
each preempted a claim, and as soon
as their claims were made good they
were remarked, thus obtaining $40
scres Of land.
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H O q { r y
Spring Song.

Nh the little strssms ars rannine,
Runuisg, vunsiog-
n, ,hs iittle streams ere running
Ger the lea;
n spsineiug. spriaeine-
And The green soft grass 10 sprinsins'
Fair 10 see.
>, A.. woods the brseses whisper,
Whisper, whisper
=, ,bs woods the breeSes whisper
To the flowers
And the robins sing their welcome
welooms, welcome
And the robins siug their Welcome
Happy hours!
o,., Al, the sun 10 shining
shining, shining!
Ov., All the sun 10 shining,
Clear and bright
Pleading bare the waiting nsedows'
Meadows, meadows
Flooding bare the waiting mssasws
with his light.
- Of TT N, q
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THE POST.
Published every Thursdav Eveufne
JEREMIAH GROUSE, Ppop,r

u Terms Of Subscription,
TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. Pay.
able within six months, or t2.5Oifhoi
paid within the year. No papes die,
continued until all arrearages sYe
paid unless at the option Of the pub-
Usher.
Subscriptions outside OF the county
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
lSPorrsons lifting and using pap, "a
addressed % Others become subsoriboys
and are liable forthe price ofthe pausr
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The Pacific Express west can bs haggod at
MeNeytown at 9 % a. IN. and tho Atlantic Ex-
press east at "a p. IN.
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Washed Ashore.

S Q lie ct II n I 9
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Seventeen years bad passed. end
AlriHa, tho little seervsif hAd bod
:dsd lA(s w isll hloen = venas'