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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-10
The Exemption Law.

The homestead and exemption -"
Is said to be the conception OF one OF
the fathers of Texas, who In his
childhood saw his parents in An o.d
southern state expelled from tn alr
home in the dead OF winter tor debt.
The impression made upon his young
mind vas ineraiicablc, ana the home
stead and exemption law OF Texas
wa- it, result. When Texas sought
admi--io into the Union, this fc cature
Of hsr organic law met with especial
praise
But as the w now stands good
thing has become al abuse, a mel
chant is eutitled TO rosid3uc5 aud a
.torchouse. a two hundred acre
farm il the subur)s of Waco would
be worth nearly two hundred thou'-
aud dollars. The mistake Is In not
limiting the value,of property exempt
from forced sale.
Vicious as tina. feature of the law Is,
1t can not compare with yet another
re- -ult of its provisions, The opera
ton OF the Law is to inva'idst9 sccuri-
ty and make interest high. Time and
again have investors come TO Waco to
md money. After report from an
attorney, they would inconiinentiy
pack up and leave. They could not
see how ordinary people couli even
hope to have AS much US the hw a.
lows them, nor how the general run
Of men could ever give security Tor
borro wed money.
1t is not 50 bad rs it looks, however;
for loans can be safely made here to
great many people. Sill many
money lenders are scared OIL, and the
few that come to Texas have 1t all
their own way without any competi-
ton. That is why Texas pays Il higher
rate OF Interest than any state III the
Union, or perhaps, any country in the
world. There ere few countries that
could have stood this fearful drain OF
one to uvc per cent a month "a well
as Toxas has. And it is doubtful il
| Texas can stand it much longer. 1t
really seems that it would be the part
of stttesmanship st to revise the home
stead law, and put tho exemptions of
all mon upon a reasonable and mod
crate basis and upon an equal ana
uniform footing. For as the law now
stands, in addition tD raising he
price OF money, 1t discrlminates be
tween c.tizcns, eXempting fortunes
for some and trifcs for others. FoI
instance a suburban farm of two hun
dred acres as aforesaid w Ou,d Consti-
tuic a handsome fortune to Its pos.
seesOr; while to a mau whose capita
is invested exclusively in I've stock
sheep for example, there would bC
about twenty-five dollars eXempttron
forced sa9. I his is not only nonsen
sicel and injurious, but it is unjus
and iuiquitous.
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WEEKLY EDITION.

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K Hing IA after, duuble prtcc for space
. .cupicd.
Weekly HiyertisemeniS inserted every
9th week cG treed as new matter each time.
so advertisements taken fIr either edition
fur a less spHCo than three lines.
SPECIAL Po~lrIONS subject To special con-
tract.
Ten per cel. discount on matter run In both
shr daily and weekly editions.
TERMs sticty in advance. Those having
open accounts with MS Wilt be rendered bins
luil each month
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-10
Ross and the senate.

In many of our exchanges ii Is re-
marked that Ross is making the best
governor exas has ever had, Every
thing goes on smoothly, like we'll lu
br.cated machinery This l. due to
the great executive ability of Ross rs
wen 8, to his remarkable and intujive
knowledge of meu. AT the same
Tina the statement tina Ross is dis
charging so ABLY the duties OF the
executive office, is frequently coupled
with the remark that he il uafi ted
for the senate OF the United safes.
Just why Lawrence Sullivan Ross
is untitted for that high office is not
stated, and does not appear. lie is
calm, sclt-poisad, intelligent, able, well
born and lighlY educated. He is the
most polished man that has been in the
gubernstorlal chair since the war. He
is q better speaker than any man who
has represented Texas in the senate
since the war; smooth in his dlction
aud easy in his address. la addition
to all this, while never neediessly an
tagonizing anybody, he has never
straddlod or lodged an issue when
raised. AS commander of the rangers
before the war, as general i'll the SER
vice, as sheriff of his county in the
most distracted times after the war,
rs mem Der OF tho constitutional con
venti on, and a. state senator, he has
always displayed that remarkable
intuition, equipoIse and judgment
which adorl his admins ration now.
1t does not, then, appear that he
would any the less ably discharge the
duties Of United States senator were
he called upon to accept that trust by
his fell wv citizens.
But Ross is poor maa, whose ell
tire property consists Of his farm and
modest residence in Waco, He
would he financially unable to bear
the expense of residence in Washing
ton In fitting sty le. Besides he would
not antagonize his life long friend
and fellow townsman who now IS one
of the representatives. OF TeXls in the
senate chamber When cal Ell upon
to oppose John Ireland for governor
he declined because that antagOnisn
would have jeopardizad the return OF
Coke to the senate. When again dur
ing the deadlock that was caused 10y
the struggle of Maxe!, Terrell and
Reagan, he was pressed to allow hi'
name a. key 70 the situation
again he declined for the same rea
son. 1t is absurd, then, 10 suppose
til It Il $ would now dlreclly com
pass the end he has twice avoided
He will hardly b. a candidate for tht
seayte of the Unit d States against {
Waco man, but it VIII not be from an!
luck Of ability t. make respectable
race l,r tnat position. Ross ha;
never been baked ia any under
taking and he has never ia He'd tC
come up to the tull mca-ure OF ;
man wherever hehas been placed.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-10

AN0THfR srteeau wei has been
bored i'll Houston which vi Ids forty
gal Ons of water mlaute.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-10

For the next thirty do!' a"o ",
fer bargains in millinery m.l,,J ~. 4
want to close out al hea,I ,,,Iood
will not consider cost oi ~ !.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-10

WACO, TEXAS, FEB 10 1883

TINS is not an organ.
KIND Words can never die.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-10

special sale of ltd'9' Sad
wear i'll dress goods ,> ,yds
we, X Ut
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-10

w + are 80 accustomed II the con
vicncos of the poSt-3fiice system in
.ur country that we think little OF
them, but to the poor natives of In
dis some of them are deemed objects
OF worship, and to be prOpitiated with
gifts. ln ono case "a man posted his
letter in the box ana shouted out its
destination, II inform the presiding
spirit whom he supposed to be in
side. Another native humbly took
of his shoes as he approached the
N'x went through various devotions
before and after posting his letter,
ana tiually put some coppers before
the box a a propitiary Offering, re-
thing II the same attitude of hui
mility. We used to do that way our
selves here in Texas, 10 the radical
times, but now we are not afraid of
the machine.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-10

The protectlonists now constitute a
circum ocution Office to determine
how not to do 1t. The eastern states
want the tariff taken off sugar so that
they can have a free breaE fast table >
but they do not want the tariff taken
off manufactures so other people can
have cheap clothing The pig iron
idea is to repeal the internal reyenue
taxes, so as to keep up the tariff ON
iron and raise the price OF plows, cot
ton ties and the like The sheep men
and sugar growers, our southern in
fants, are in favor of anything that
does not change their status. The
protection system is now ke q chain,
no stronger than its weakest Ink, and
when one link breaks the whole iniq-
uitous thing will give way,
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lac oe7' , s''V' LEVY
cents a.
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While Commissioner Hall is iuvesti-
gatlng the claims of Senator Houston
and Representative Browning to citi-
zeuahip in Carson county, lie might
look into the proprictorship Of forty
eight little cottages, ach about the
size of a dog kennel, upon forty-oight
several sections of school land in
Carson county. The fortY-eight non
resident owners Of these kennels are
said to be domiciled at Atchison,
Kansas. They may be railroad men
for aught we know.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-10

there remained but two and half
millions of blacks and half breeds
The n'groes are not adopted to a
marine c innate, owing to- their small
power of resistance aaaust lung
troubles. In the ,,utaerD ltatns at
the same time there were about three
and half million negroes, the de-
scendsnts of four hundred thousand
imported .Aves. Their increase IN
the south has been startling,
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Nonplral or bou urgaois, double price for
pace OrCupled
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-01
BROTHER JONATHAN.
Origin of the Name as so Frequently Ap.
piled to Americans.

Origin of the Name as SO Frequently APP
piled to Americans.
When General Washington was APP
pointed commander of the revolution
AIRY army he went to Massachusetts for
the purpose of organizing the forces of
which he had been put in command,
and to make preparations for the de-
Tense of his country. There was
great need of supplies necessary to
carry on the war successfully against
the British. He had many difficulties
to contend with, and found it was al
most impossible to obtain arms or am
munition in sufficient quantities to
equip his men. Being unable to at
tack in such condition he avoided
any immediate conflict with the enc
my, and, it is said, thus earned the
soubriquet THE American Fabius."
On one occasion during this anxious
period a consultation of his officers
and others was held. At last, when it
seemed that no way could be devised
to make such preparations as were
necessary, Washington is said to have
remarked eve must consult Brother
Jonathan" This Brother Jonathan
was Jonathan Trumbull, the elder, then
Governor of Connecticut; man in
whom Washington always placed the
greatest reliance, accepting his judg-
and l. l., -,
On this particular occasion, as on many
others, Brother Jonathan as the war
Governor of Connecticut was called,
was successful in supplying many of
the demands of Washington's armies.
He became well-known figure around
Washington's headquarters, and it
came to be a byword with the officers
of Washington's staff: ''We must con-
suit Brother Jonathan In time all
matters pertaining to the relations of
New England to the rest of the thirteen
colonies were considered as fit subjects
for consultation with Brother Jona-
than" In this way the soubriquet be-
came cant phrase for New England
ers in general, and finally included all
Americans and America just as the
word Yankee originally applied to New
Englanders (Yengese, Indian for En-
glish), has gradually been extended so
as to include, if not the population of
the entire United States, at least of the
northern portion of the country
Chicago Mail.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-01
MISPLACED CONFIDENCE.
Living on Joke for Two Years, Only to
Find 1t Was All Mistake.


Living on Joke for Two Years, Only to
Find 1t Was All a Mistake.
John, dearn
"Well, Mag-what is itP"
II don't believe you love me as you
used to do"
"Why notp"
"Oh, you don't say such rapturous;
words and do such crazy things"
Don't | kiss you every morning
when | leave and every night when
return?"
''Yes, just as you take your medicine
when you're sick-because you've got
to-" fr.EF ...F ...#T
What a little goose of Il darling you
are, to be sure.
And don't believe you'd give me
the same answer you did during our
courtship days--when asked you
about Eve"
-"What was that?"
"Why, that Adam got a bonanza
when he got Eve r....
'Oh, Inever said an such thing"
you did, John.
you misunderstood me.
mo, | did not, you wretch"
Nov, Mag, I'll tell you"
'NWhat?n
This is what said remember it
distinctly. 1t was little joke of
mine"
"Oh, it WASP Well, may be your love
for me was a joke"
Now, Mag
well, go on
You asked me what reply the Lord
made Adam when he asked Him for
companion"
YES, and you said He gave him a
bonanza, and implied that was your
bonanza. Oh, | am a poor deceived
wife"
"Now, Mag! l said no such thing. I
said, when Adam asked for a COM
panion, that"
THE Lord gave him bonanza.
"No, dear-you misunderstood me.
A woman can never see a joke, said
He gave him a bone-answer."
And I've been living on that miser-
able joke these two years past"
'Ha! ha! ha''
"Oh, yes! laugh, you monster! And
now suppose you tell me that bone
answer and bonanza are not the
same!"
"Oh, that's outside the limits of my
joke. A joke don't want to be covered
all over with frills and furbelows, like
a woman's gown"
"Oh, it doesn't?"
mo, dear. A joke is masculine"
"Of course. That's why it is brutal"
Goodbye, dear. Here comes my
car
Goodbye. Do you really love me,
John?"
Cant stop now. Tell you all about
it tonight IN E. Farmer.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-01
Letter From Texas.
PILOT POINT, TEXAS.

Nov. %, 1883.
This town is beautifully situated.
A belt of timber on the west and the
prairie on the east, giving striking
and desirable variety to the vision.
The streets of the town are broad, and
cross at right angles. The buildings
are quite elegant and attractive. The
yards are set in Bermuda grass and
the smaller evergreens, which do not
obstruct the buildings either from the
sunshine or the light. The vast
prairies seem to be one endless sketch
of an endless plain.
The cotton crop is short from an IT.
regular season of wet and dry, but
the cereals are abundant, especially
the corn crop. Corn is selling at %
cents per bushel. The yield of corn
per acre was from 80 to 80 bu. The
magnitude of this western "star" can
never be conceived except, in limit
ed way,by the perceptive traveller.
The towns are numerous and rapidly
growing. Our neighbor city Deni-
son, for instance, is only fifteen years
old and has rushing population of
1900. How these Texans do push
things.
The author of thesr lines would say
to his co-wOrkers in McMinnville
that he is very glad that church
building similar to the one he served
in your "Mountain City" is already
finished and furnished here. Success
to the STANDARD. Respectfully,
A. II, G.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-01
News from New.

New, Tenn, Nov. 26, lSSS-We are
at last having some real nice, healthy
weather.
Our farmers, who had killed and
sailed down their pork, are rejoicing
in these cold frosty mornings. Ben
Tarpley killed two pretty fair sized
shoats today; it took four men to
manage them. The farmers have not
yet finished gathering in their corn.
We think there will be plenty of corn
made this year for home consumption
and some to spare, Floyd Webb,O one
ofour energetic farmers, began sowing
his wheat this morning.
School at Warren College opened
this morning with Prof. II. L. Wheel
er in charge, and twenty-five scholars
ready. There will be several more to
enter next week, as the free school ut
Oak Grove will close on Friday. We
cordially invite all who wish to at
tend a first rate school to try ours at
Warren College. Ifstudents from a
distance wish to attend we can assure
them they will find nice, agreeable
boarding houses, board at reasonable
rates, a good, comfortable school
house, and teachers that know how
to impart knowledge.
Elder ID. b. Vance preached at Oak
Grove last Sunday. His subject was
tie Spirit. 1t was an eloquent and
interesting sermon, that was highly
enjoyed by the large congregation
gathered to hear him.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-01
TRoUsDAIE.
News and Gossip from Spicy r egula
Correspondent.

Trousdale, Nov., 26-Our farmers
are busy gathering their corn. Soon
their holidays will be begin.
j. M. Sparkman preached at Caney
Branch yesterday. j. X. P. Whit
lock was also present, and both Of
them were chosen to serve the church
next year. .Et
A. II. Hammer preached at Mud
Creek yesterday. H
Mr.. j. Cotton was lately around in
our midst, and we now see neat
sign placed over the door of the old
blacksmith shop. TIC #V
William Holmes went to Coffee,
Co., today on business.
Rev. Hugh Cunningham went to
McMinnville, last week and sold a
couple of mules. He is building Il
new room to his dwelling.
Farmers in this section are com
planning ofdamaged corn. Some say,
nearly half is rotten.
Miss Lille Hoover said, she enjoy
ed his company very much Sunday,
but he wasn't the fellow that rode the
blue mule.
David Mitchell has new gun and
says he can shoot at an object 100
yards, and-miss it every time.
w. T. Rains went to Morrison to-
day. Says there are thirteen pigs at
his house.
There was singing at Caney
Branch last Sunday evening.
There is a Sunday school at Viii,
sons Chapel every Sabbath, and
those Interested deserve much
praise for the good work they are
doing.
Ratio Mayo was unfortunate enough
to fall head-long in Il fence corner
yesterday. No serious damage.
Our accommodating merchant Bud
Fennell says, he does not buy rags
any more.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-01
Shady Grove.

Shady Grove, Nov. 26-Though we
have never been recognized in the
columns of the STANDARD, we hope
to meet with better success in the fu-
ture.
Our neighborhoOd is quite peace
able now.
Charley Scott, who has been dan
gerously i'll for some time, is now re-
covering.
George McAfee is very sick.
We see DR.. Carson quite often in
this neighborhood now, attending the
sick.
DIR. Rrewer attended church at
Hickory Grove Sunday.
The school at this place closed on
Friday last. S. w. Leming is great
ly liked through this section as a
teacher. His school here this fall has
been quite success.
On last Friday evening Ed Brewer,
little son of DR.. Brewer, struck Joshua
Otell with his knife, infiicting a
wound in the right arm just above
the wrist, which is reported to be
dangerous and very painful. The
young man Odell has recently come
to this county from Kentucky, and
we are sorry of such an accident.
We are about to loose Frank Sharp
from our midst.
Tom Bryan is soon to be one of our
neighbors.
Nicely Duncan says he is getting
tired waiting for certain young lady
in this neighborhood to say yes.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-01
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the Postoffice at McMinn-
vile, Tenn, for the week ending Nov. 20,
which will be forwarded to the Dead Letter
office if not called for in 80 days.
Alexander, Eliza Jones, A. L.
Clark, Olive Oles, f
Clark, Miss Prudent Walling, Marian
Hiskerl, Chas
BY order of ?. o. Department, One Cent
must be collected on all advertised letters.
Parties calling for any of these letters
will please say Advertised"
ED. j. WOOD, P. N.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-01
One Fact

Is worth column of rhetoric, said
an American statesman. 1t is fact,
established by the testimony of
thousands of people, that Hoods
Sarsaparilla does cure scrofula, salt
rheum, and other diseases or atfec-
tons arising from impure state or low
condition of the blood. 1t also over
comes that tired feeling, creates a
good appetite, and gives strength to
every part of the system. Try it.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-01
Come to Time.

All persons indebted to us are re-
quested to call and settle at once or
we will be forced to put out accounts
for collections.
st f. G. SMARTT & Co.,
Smart, Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-01

Petersburg had a first class lynch
ing last Friday. A negro outraged a
l2-year-old girl, He was hung Fri
day night, and left hanging nearly
all Saturday. The colored people
have little sympathy for such MEM
berS of their race.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-01

Fayetteville is to have a poultry
show in December. The Observer
says "the place for the display is on
the east side of the square in the
Woodland Hall y Well we like to SEE
such displays, but prefer the table to
all othtr places.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-01

The disagreeable, SLOPPY weather of
last week was very bad on us of. the
South, but it was worse at the North.
A severe wind and snow storm along
the North Atlantic cost did serious
damage on land and sea.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-01
Reduced Rates

To Texas and Western points: Dallas,
$l7.75; Sherman, $l7.75; FIT. Worth,
$l7.75 and other points in proportion.
ID. b. CARSON, Agt.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-01
Mules Wanted.

Stroud & Co., liverymen at this
place, want to buy mules, and will
pay the highest market prices.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-01

"A Western boy ran for Congress
when he was only fourteen years old,
He was page in the House.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-10-06
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.
TIE STATE OF KANSAS,
rN- H~A

TIE STATE OF KANSAS, co
Trego County.
In the matter of the estate of Daniel Richardson,
deceased.
In the Probate Court in and for said county.
PETITION TO SELL REAL ESTATE.
On reading and filing the petition of George I.
verbeck administrator of the estate of Daniel Rich
ardson, deceased, praying for order to sell the
following described real estate the property of said
Daniel Richardson, deceased for the payment Of
legacies the debts and expenses of administration
las follows to-wit:) Debts about five hundred dol
lars expenses about three hundred dollars; ne sec
g. II, %; Sc sec 8, t II, q; NV sec g. II T
y; g. u, %. 1t is ordered that said Pc
tition come for final hearing ON the 9th day of
October, A. D. 1888, at the hour of 10 O'Clock L. NJ
at the probate court room in the county aforesaid,
the said day being term of said court and that
said Geo. l. verbeck notify the widow and heirs at
law, and all others interested, of the tendency of
said petition the time and place set for the hearing
thereof land unless the contrary be made to appear
order will be granted for such sale,) by publish
ing the same for three successive weeks in the
WESTERN KANsAs WORLD, weekly newspaper,
published at Wa-Keeney, in said county.
Given under my hand and the seal of said county,
at my Office in Trego county aforesaid this the 7th
day of September, A, D. 1888. FIJI. CoNGKR,
tsEALJ 1888 Probate Judge.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-10-06
GOOD FOR GIBSON.
The Peoples Meeting There
Grand Success.

The Peoples meeting at Gibson
Wednesday afternoon was well attended.
The day was windy, and the dust flew
like snow, but the audience had assem-
bled to hear the Peoples side OF the case
stated, and the attention was profound.
Mr.. Hoover was elected chairman of the
meeting.
Mr.. Tilton restated the charges against
the ring outfit for having lied him out of
the Republican nomination, SO far as they
apply to Wilcox and Ogallah townships.
The speaker then reviewed the action of
pious Parson Miller in taking up the
ring cue, and lying him out of the delega-
ton from Collyer township. Mr.. Tilton
stated that this minister had attacked his
standing as man in Colyer. township
when he had no proof-nothing except
the desire to accomplish harm by misrep-
resentation. So greatly were the 'old
wads" incensed at being lied out of their
rights, and seeing men like Miller and
Tom Plyly chosen as delegates to the
county convention, that they buckled on
their political armor to finish the fight on
the day of November. Miller is gone,
said the speaker. As target for public
ridicule, he is a "soft snap;" but we will
speak now in only respectful terms of the
dead.
Frank Campbell and Judge Hutzel
made appropriate remarks.
Wednesday was field day for the Peo-
ple's movement.