Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-14
AFTERNOON NOTES.
LeDoux will duplicate prices Of any
reliable jewelry firm.

LeDoux will duplicate prices Of any
jewelry firm.
Our genial neighbor, the Plain.
dealer & Crescent has the kindliness
to remark in this weeks issue, thus:
Before selecting your Christmas
PRESENTS call on Il. p. LeDoux, for
prices. His stock Of jewclry is com.
pletc, and prices low, 4O3 Austin ave-.
A wild turkey which had got lose
from some gorocers coop Yesterday took
to the new city hall building and roost-
ed on the third story last night.
The EVENING News has settled
comfortably and costly in its new quar-.
tiers on Franklin street. We are glad
to learn that it is growing in favor as
it wrows older. That veteran editor
and writer, Prof. Hurwood is now
pushing the f,bar for that enterprising
journal.
Special attention 10 called to No.
4O3 Austin ave. Mr.. LeDoux's COM
plete stock of fine jewelry, consisting
of diamods, watches, bronzes. Import.
ed and Brass clocks, fine Silverware
&c. He tells us that heis overstocked
and in order to reduce 1t, he will sell
at great reduction during Decem-
Der. He will not be undersold. I
SToLEN.-Last night from the
premises Of MIR. J. W. Higgins, on
Austin street, dark chestnut sorrel
horse, branded T. U. B. on left shoul--.
der. nine years old, has one white
foot. Leave information if seen at
livery stable of Molder & Hearne.
John H. Appel's receipt for five dol
lars q month relieved for the benefit
Of the poor, during the present winter,
would be nice thing to have in the
pocket by the unlucky ones who step
off into the great unknown in 1880.
1t wouldn't have to be- endorsed
neither
The police court cried in vain for
its daily victim this morning. The
only case picked up by the police yes
terdsy was a detected looking tramp,
tattered and woe BECOME The kindly
heart of Marshal Neil was touched
and instead of marching him to the
calaboose he pointed out to him the
road to Austin, and babe him take it.
He gave the poor devil good break
fast though and sent him out Of town
on full stomach.
One of the finest Music Boxes the
writer ever SAW was seen this after
noon at J. P. Williamson's. otherwise
the White Elephant. To the lover Of
fine mechanism 1t Is q treat. This
miniture piano produces the sweetest
melody imaginable, md with the
cylinder movement Is Accomplishments
of bass drum, snare drum, bells and
other things, which makes 1t q per-
feet band. It could be used effec-
lively for private dances. There are
mechanical contrivances for stopping
or repeating tunes for discovering
one or all of the q accompanying mina'
ture instruments, and other contri'
vances for giving volume etc., that
are models of ingenuity. The tunes
played, ten In number, are some OF
the newest and most popular, inclu'
ding five dancing pieces, complete
melodies and choice selections from
operas. The most charming piece Of
ingenuity Is an automatic apparatus
which as tho tunes are changed, moves
hand over brass dial, and indi'
Gates the tune which is then being
played by number corresponding
to the numbers attached to the list OF
tunes. This beautiful music pro
duclng machinery is appropriately
set in case of the finest rosewood
and equislte workmanship, making II
o souviner for the pari0r.