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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19
LAWYERS AND rnELAws.

As is generally known the state bar
ASSOCIATION appointed committee to
prepare new judiciary article, which
the present legislature will be asked
to submit to the people for ratifica-
ton, in the shape of u constitutional
amendment. This committee met at
Austin Tuesday and ou lined the
work assigned it. The EHAAGNER
has the full text of the new article, as
the five lawyers who framed il de-
sire it to be submitted. 1t is quite
!engthy-so much so that we shall not
give it space in its present status. II
the legislature takes favorable action
ON it, providing Tor submission to
popular vote, it will then be IN order to
publish it in full, that the people
may know the changes the lawyers
deem necessary aud cxpedient. 1t is
but fair to say that many Of the sug-
gesuons seem wholesome and advisa.
bile. The entire judicial machinery,
from courts OF last resort down to
magistrates' tribunals, comes under
confederation. Many simpitications
are suggested aud defects remedied.
The subject OF remuneration for judi
cial service Is viewed from broad
and intelligent standpoint, and with
this new article ia force we shall have
done with poorly-paid judges. The
ENAMGNER had hopcd to sec, in this
movement, II return to an appointYe
judicisry-that il, for the district
aud higher courts. the committee,
however, have cluug with un-
accountable tenacity to the elective
system. We say "unaccountable, "
because the members Of the commit
tee are all lawyers and every intelli
gent lawyer is thoroughly familiar
with the pornicious tendencies and
operations of the elective system.
They propose that vacancies in the
higher and district courts may bc
filed by appointment, thus practical
ly Conccding the value aud safety, in
certain contingencies, Of the appoint
i've system. ItIs illogical to assume
that it will not work equally well all
the way through. But it will be
time to consider the subject more
specifically when it is seen what dis
position the legislature makes Of the
matter rendered for its action. 1t may
be remarked, though, that the people
expect tins legisla lure to dispose, ioI
time, at least, Of the j Judicial qucs'
ton. II it falls short Of the cXpecta
ton the legal profession will bC
charged, and perhaps justly, with the
blame for the failure or ey aston. The
bar Of the state has made formal
proclamation to the people that the
judiciary article stands sudly in need
of revision. a roster Of the legisla'
turc shows there are scventy.toui
lawyers in the body, house aud sen
ate. This is more than half of the
entire legislative strength. The law
ycrs control the body and tho cxccu-
tive IL a lawyer. II an amendment It
not proposed and submitted, who
but the lawyers should encounter
critiCisml
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19
How JeGer-on Davis EIoped

From u 81. Louis Globe Democrat.
When Jefferson Davis rau away
with Gen. Taylor's lovely daughter
he came in rickety conveyance II.
far as Burts Mill, In Grant county
Wis, owned by the father OF Hon
Charles >. Burt, OF Dubuque, Iowa,
aud who is now living in the town OF
Dunlclth, that county. Mr.. Burt,
knowing the young lieutenant well
aud strongly sympathizIng with him
in his love affair, loaned him fleet
horse aud buggy with which DAyi-
drove to Galeua with his lady low.
and was married in the Office OF the
late Justice 3Urmlck, WHO was "a
Methodist crhorter rs well as mag
istrate. Gen, Taylor was An enemy
of Dayia tor deprlving him of hi
daughter until the gallant charge OF
his sun.ln.law A. Monterey, when b,
rode mp to him in the field and, grasp.
ing him by the hand, torgaye him ant
enthusiastically cornpIimeuted min to-
his bravery.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19
Threw Her Diamonds into the
Fire

tFrom the Ancdtowu. Pa. Reglstcr.l
a Carlisle man and his wife re
mained over night ut hotel in Iiar
risburg recently. Before retiring for
the night the lady wrapped her dia
mond earrings, valued at $1,000, in
tissue paper and placed them on the
bureau. Next morning, after com
pleting her toilet, she WAS arranging
things on the bureau, and, seeing thc
tissue paper, picked it up and threw
it into the open CRATE. As she did So
it flashed through her mind that her
diamonds were wrapped in the paper
She made grab for it n the blaza
caught and consumed II. One Of the
ear r.rings was pulled out with the
blazing paper, but the other remained
in the midst of the red-hot Goals.
The lady, forgetting her pain, picked
the jewel from the fire with her thu
gers. burning them considerably. Th-
diamonds were all right. but their
gold setting was very much tarnishcd
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

uary /, 1884, should not be adopted
Some confusion in accounts, aud much
trouble from the large surplus OF three
cent stamps remaining on hand, are
anticipated. But, supposin2 the bill
to pass this month, the country will
haye five months before the first OF
July to prepare for the reduction. It
cannot reasonably be thought that
moro ls necesaary.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

Brooklyn can no longer clsim the
title of The City OF Churchcs,' ~ but
Cincinnati deserves the honor, having
one church to every ,253 inhabitants,
while New Orleans ranks last, with
only one church to every 1923 inhab.
itants. Philadelphia boasts Of the
largest number OF churches Of any
city in the Union, 593, against iss in
New York.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

The President has agan nominated
James +. Newcomb, editor OF the
Evening Light, to be postmaster at
at San Antonio. Ncwcomb will
probably get the place this time, and
and it would seem he bad about as
well have il as any other republican.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

The bill granting pensions to the
survivors OF the Mexican aud Indian
wars stands good chance Of getting
through the house aud probably
through the senate this session. The
house by vote Of l57 to q has de.
cided to consider the bill on Fcbrua.
rv "a
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

1t is now contemplated to postpone
the operation OF the cheap postage
bill 10 July let. At that time the re-
duction from three to two cents will
20 into effect, provided the house
amendment changing the time to Jan
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

Governor Butler is Lawyer Butler
yet. He appeared at Prov idence, r.
/, yesterday in a.suit incident to the
settlement of the Sprague estate,
some $sOO,0CO being involved. lie
was employed in it prior to his
election.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

European papers state that Mime.
Tamblez, living near Baden, has dis
tinguished herself at the age OF "A
years by giving birth to male twins.
Her husband is Sc yeErs old. They
have had before but one child, who is
now 81 years Old.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

The Fort Worth Gazette fayors a
constitutional convention, saying it
would be cheaper and more satisiac.
tory than the submission of a score of
amendments. We do not know but
what the Gazette has sized the situa.
tion pretty accurately.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19
PRACTICAL CBItkOI'0DES 4
Twelve Wears Experience

have opened an office at Pacific
Shaving Prrlor, under tine Pacific Hot
Corns, buwous, lu-growing toe nails
and all defects of the feet treated. Per.
man MT cure guaranteed or Hu pay C4il
at private residence 10y request Curl-
extra ted positively wit uut pain, dud
immediate relief given.
PEof. l., 3. ANsoS, ChiropoI,st.
lglgtp
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

And the national republican COM
mittce actually dared to bounce its
secretary, Star-Routc Dorsey. Anoth.
er tidal wave like that of last Novem-
ber would make the republican party
a passably respectable organization.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

Speaking OF "der drummer" who
victimized three Waco merchants the
other day, the Belton Reporter says:
Belton Is not troubled with that
sort of drummers. II is probably on
account OF our not having very safe
Jail.
"a safe jail" That is the finest
piece of sarcasm the Reporter has
ever given its readers. If dead men
could speak there are ne-rly dozen
ghosts who could testify TO the pun
gency of the Reporters words.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

While Gov. Click, OF Kansas, char
a3terizes prohibition rs II failure, it Is
known that he is rigidly temperate
man. His intimate friends say he has
not tasted intoNicants tor twenty
years. This fact imparts additional
weight to his views.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

As to Rvocstious OF members the
eighteenth legislature is classified as
follows; House Lawyers, II; far.
mers, %; physicians, c; merchants,
Z; ministers, 3; teachers, 8; stock.
raisers, s. editors, A. total, lO6. The
senate has been canya,sel, aud i,
found TO have 25iawers, 3 farmers, .
merchants, l stockmau. aud banker.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

Bailey's Saline Aperient is now recog-
nized as the cheapest, aud most pleasant
cathartic in use, for the special cure Of
headache, constipation, heartburn, acid
stomach, dyspepsia, etc. 1t cools and
quiets, while IA a sparkling summer bev.
erage, II II delighttul.-OllGlW.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

1t is said that Gov. Blackburn, of
Kentucky, has pardoned more than
1900 criminals, RENTED tines of more
than $3,O0000O, aud granted rcepitcs
to other fines to the amount of some
81 900 900.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

Now it is said that the house vii
pass the Fitz John Porter bill, but
that the president will veto it. Motif
General Grant has any influence at
the White House.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

I Senator Hoar had the lougest pole
after all, and he captured the senate
rial persimmon in Massachusetts, yes
terday. The result was something OF
set. back Tor Ben Butler.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

The New York Observer charges
fifty cents for announcing a marriage,
and Brother Wells Corsicaua Mes.
scnger wants to know ii that is
speculating in iehcitics or futures"
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

Sausag- tlayorng, composed of 'he
following sweet herbs, gruud and mixed;
Sweet marloram, four parts; garden
thyme, two parts suumer sayory, one
part. May be use at discretion, with
or without powdered ge and red pep
per, at Tucker n Willis. -tlujtf
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

Plymouth church received for pow
rents last year S37,jss. Among its
expenditures were $4,000 for Mr..
Beecher's salary and 5000 for
music.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

The ex-A -Alcalde's followers, at Aus
tin, hsye sharp criticisms Tor the in
'Rugural address of Governor ireland.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

All the papers, even those opposed
to Coy. lreland's election, have words
of commendation of the sentiments
expressed In his inaugural.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

Col Carey W. styles, late editor.
in'chief Of the Fl, Worth Gazsttc.
now occupies the same position ON the
Daily Democrat, also OF Fl. Worth.
Col. Styles is journalist Of expert.
ence and ability, and we are glad he
has decided to continue with the
daily press. At one time he thought
of establishing weekly paper at
Weatherford.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

Delaware has reelected Senator Eli
Salisbury to third term in the L. ).
senate,
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

II don't iecl we'll" The stomach ls ont
OF order; neglected this means chronic
dyspepsia You should take Ackets
Dyspepsia Tablets and avoid ihl, terri
bl disease. Sold by Castles. Morris, n X
Co, druggists Waco, Trxas.-Oll9 l&wly.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19
WACO, JANUARY 10. 1888.

The Houston Post opposes the re.
peal of the three-ccnts-a-mile law.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

Pianos and organs sold on installmen
at Seymour Ash's music store, new
Sturgis block, South 4th street.--l2lGtt
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

Washington Letter in the Courler.Jouruai,
We went right INTO the audience
room with as little ceremony as a
Kentuckian would 20 into Y. NJ. G.
A. office to interview a black bottle,
and lhc senator introduced me.
"Ah, Mr. President" " said |, ~ have
heard OF you before"
"Indeed," said the president.
"Ics," said /, II have. think |
have seen your name in the papers, "
"possibly," said he.
"It'7 fine day." said /.
as it :" said he.
"Ies.n said |.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

We are oiT,n x great bargains in
hosiery, having bought large ot at
bankrupt rale Ia New York; supply
yourself before they are al gone
OllJto LEVINE BROS
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19
Notice-- a bstrnCI- of Land
IIsIe.

We have secured the services Of Mr..
Albert Chalmers who has II abstract Of
land titles Tor McLenunn county aud
for much Of the old Milan land district,
and will furnish abstracts and opinions
as to titles on application. Mr.. Cha
mers and one Of our firm will always be
found III Our Office.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19

II you want a real nice, chesp bed room
suit go to ". z, Martin q Bros.
OlO5.dNNlm
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19
- - ---- -
Zen IbOInpson's Jury.

(SAn Antonio Llght)
The jury is M average one. The
most attentive juror is middle.aged
man with brown beard, who starcs
hard through large spectacles for II
minute or SO, then wipes them with "A
handkerchief and resumes the staring
lie is the mau who swOro when cN.
amincd as to eligibility for jury ser
vice that he had lived here nearly all
his life but had never heard OF Jack
Harris nor of his being killed by Ben
Thompson--though the homici'c con-
vuscd the Cutitc ly-eud
had not read newspaper Ia ii lcon
years.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19
Feather pusters.

Large stock, very low, at
OlO9tf CASTLES, MoRRIsoS & Co
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-19
Groceries and Cotton!
We ,oiY d,pticate prices on Gro
ceries from any market IN the United
Suites, trsight atone considered.

We guarantee 10 rediize more
money m'd make 4~icksr returns on
Cotto" shipped as from Wdco's
trade district Mma from shipments
10 any other mo'ket. We Aandie
cotton 10 promote our Grocery Jttsi-
ness oniy
Gtce as Il horough test on GRO.
cerjes a,td Cotton anil ,rs ,ciU merit
yo'T permanent patronage,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-20

tunately, she was always influenced by her
twin brother. whom she adored.
So she got the matches and gave them to
Neddy, who soon had rousing fire, blazing
toward the sky.
Such fun as it wasl The children nearly
ran their little legs off to feed iG all the nice
dry leaves it wanted.
toddler, nearly fell into the fire in his eager
ness to throw his tiny handful of leaves on
the bonfire, but Neddy caught him in time.
The wind grew very strong and blew the
fire in quick flashes first on one side and then
on the other of the pile of leaves.
Neddy and Grace had run down to the
corner for fresh supply of leaves, and Kitty
was racing after them Dickey was stirring
up the fire with broom-handle to make it
blaze more iercely, when an angry burst of
wind swept up the street. In flash the fire
burst out on the other side, and threw red
cruel arms about little Willy, who was stand
ing there,
In an instant the white dress was all
ablaze, and cry of terror went up from the
baby lips.
Dickey turned at the sound and, as he
saw the cruel fire, his heart seemed to stop
beating.
What could he dol
Across the street stood Mrs. Bailev's car
riage, with the pretty robe thrown upon the
seat.
Dickey dashed across the street, snatched
the robe, and, throwing it over WHY'S head,
pulled him to the ground.
Was the dreadful fire out?
He pulled the robe aside; the flame flashed
out; he beat it frantically with his hands
All this was done in much less time than it
takes me to tell it. The cries Of the children
brought Dickey's mamma and nurse to the
sidewalk just as WHY'S mamma drove up
She sprang from the carriage and threw off
the robe which covered her baby.
The little hands and face were scorched
the yellow hair was singed and matted, the
white dress was burned nearly to pieces, but
her darling was alivel
Thank God for that!
Dickey's mamma knelt beside him. "My
brave thoughtful boy, you have saved Willy
from terrible death. Are you hurt,
Dickey?"
He held up his hands. They were blistered
with fire. The pain and excitement over
came him. He put his hand on his mammals
shoulder and burst into tears.
She took him into the house and tenderly
bound up the poor little hands, which were
soon well again.
1 need not tell you how Neddy and Grace
felt when they knew that their disobedience
had nearly been the cause of their little
brothers death. They promised their
mamma with many tears, chat they would
never disobey her again.
Dickey's birthday came soon after this, and
when he went down to breakfast he found,
among his other presents, a beautiful little
silver watch.
On the inside of the cover was engraved:
For the brave boy, who saved baby's life
from the baby's papa and mamma"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-20
A LITTLE HERO.

Elizabeth Barnett Hit, in the Youths Companion.
Dickey Seabright was only six years old
when he did brave and thoughtful thing.
When his mamma was young lady, her
dress caught fire and she was badly burned
never go away.
Dickey was kissing the hurt place one day
and plying poor mamma.
"How did they put the bad fire out, man.
mar"
"Papa was in the room at the time, dear,
and as quickly as he could ne snatched a
large rug from the floor, wrapped it about
for that, mamma might have been burned to
death, instead of only being hurt on her
arm.
Remember that, .Dickey, and if you should
ever see child with its dress on fire, try to
wrap some heavy woollen thing about it. and
the fire will go out, because all the air will
be shut from it."
Dickey looked thoughtfully from his big
blue eyes, II think l can remember that
mamma"
The beautiful autumn time came soon.
Yellow, brown and scarlet leaves fell from
the trees, and lay in heapedup ridges in the
shelter of the fences.
The children loved to run up and down
through them, scattering them to left and
right with restless little feet.
At night, the air was blue with the smoke
of leaf bonfires, which cleaned at every
street corner.
One windy day, Dickey and Kitty were
playing in the leaves with their little neigh
bors next door, Neddy, Grace and Willy
Dean.
With broom and rake Neddy and Dick got
the leaves into great pile near the side
walk, while Grace carried leaves in her arms
from sheltered spot where they lay in
brown heaps. Even the babies, Kitty and
Willy, helped with all their little might,
and filled their chubby arms in the corner,
only to drop the leaves by the way, until
they usually reached the pile with only two
or three left.
Here's pile for your said Neddy,
Lets have bonfire now. l say, Grace,
you get some matches, will your
81 don't think we ought to, Neddy," said
Grace, 'for mamma is away, and you know
she said we must not light a bonfire unless
she was here to watch us"
"Oh, she won't care I am big enough to
take care of Willy, and you can take care of
yourself. Don't be baby, Grace, but get
the matches"
Grace wanted to obey mamma, but, unfor-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-20
How Ladies Can BE Made Taller.


A scientific journal records late inveu-
ton by which ladies are to be made taller.
The woman who is to undergo this process is
encased in very tight corset, and her feet
are placed in shoes weighted with fifty
pounds of lead each. She is then placed in a
machine consisting of a ring, which encir-
Giles her waist, and suspended from the cell
ing at such height as to prevent her feet
from touching the ground. The pressure OF
the corset forces the upper part of the lady
upward, and the weight of the shoes stretches
her from the waist downward. 1t is esti-
mated that the extreme length to which the
spine can be stretched by the process thus
described is two inches, and that the knee
and hip joints can be stretched an inch and
a half more. Thus three inches and half
can be added to the height of almost any
trouble and pain necessarily connected with
a stretching process lasting, with brief, in
tervals, d sssng five or six months.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-20
Kingsley's Pets.



Mrs Kingsley tells US that the rector of
Eversley's horse was his friend, and knew it.
His Scotch terrier Dandy, after attending
school lessons and cottage lectures, and ac
companying his master regularly in his par
ish walks for thirteen years, was laid under
the frs on the rectory lawn, beside Sweep,
the retriever, and a "Tecker' of the Queens
presenting, with whom his attached master
sat up during the last two suffering nights of
the little creatures life. Charles Kingsley
delighted, too, in cats. the stable never lack
ing its white cat, or the house its black or
tabby one. On the lawn dwelt family of
natter-toads, which lived on from year to year
in the same hole in the green bank, which
the scythe was never allowed to approach.
A. pair of sand-wasps, one of which had been
saved from a watery death in a hand-basin
by the tender-hearted rector, lived in crack
Of his dressi ns-room window, and every
spring he looked eagerly for their advent. A
little hy-catcher that built every year under
his bedroom window was constant joy to
him. and he rejoiced in a favorite slowworm
in the church-yard, which his Pensioners
were specially enjoined not to kill. Beljev-