Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-05-01

have a joint meeting at the district
court room on Friday night next to
arrange finally the decoration day
programme. Both camps earnestly
solicit the attendance of the ladies Of
Waco.
A petition will be before the city
council asking the city fathers to pur.
chase site for public park. 1t
should take only five minutes to set
tile that subject and appoint q com.
mittee to select site aud negotiate
for its purchase. It ought to have
been done ten years ago, but the mo-
to better late than never will apply
to the matter.
The amateurs who did Richclieu so
brilliantly last night have received
pressing invitations to give rendition
Of the play in neighboring towns.
Marlin telcgraphed them this morning
with promise to give them full
house, and they also have strong in.
vite to Temple. They will play at
one Of those places and probably re.
peat Richelieu here on Saturday night.
Sam Dow, the alleged murderer of
Henry Marshall, was brought before
Justice Jack Harrison for examine
ton this afternoon at 2 O'Clock. On
application by his attorneys the hear
ing was postponed to Friday morning
at 10 o'clock. Crowds of colored PEG.
pie formed q procession to the door of
the court room and hung about In.
famed with curiosity to see and hear.
The country Is all ablaz6 with the
beautiful flower, the EschaltziaTexsns
and committee of boys and girls
might be appointed to gather it and
other wild flowers on Monday for
Tuesdays decoration. A team sent
out in the country on Monday with
delegation of young folks could come
back with a wagon load OF flowers
that would supplement the decoration
wonderfully.
"Richeliu' last night at the Gar.
lard was played to a very good au-
dience, and was veritable surprise to
all from general apprehension, freely
expressed for some weeks previous that
the play was far too heavy for anna
teurs. The remarkable success Of the
play last night was an agreeable sur
prise to all, and complete negation
Of these anxious apprehensions. It
was admirably performed, and in many
points brilliant. The amatuers COW
cred themselves with we'll merited
praises. The proceeds of the perform
ance, which were quito q nice little
sum, go to the benefit of St. Pauls
church.
Decoration day, May 7th, comes when
flowers are plentiful. There are few
homes in Waco that cannot spare some
flowers for the dead soldiers graves.
The wild flowers are also abloom in all
their glory and some Of them, especial
ly the Texas escholzia, are very beauti-
full. The boys and girls can gather
these by the thousand all along the
track of the Missouri Pacific railroad,
on the Linkenhoger place and beyond,
as we'll as other places. A hint to those
who will gather them is not amiss. A
basket lined with damp paper is essen.
tial in gathering flowers on Monday for
Tuesdays use. Cut the stems with .
sharp knife and lay in slantng tiers in
the basket, sprinkling the stems when
possible and keep covered with news
paper. When they are brought home
the stems should be again sprinkled
and kept in dark place till Tuesday
morning. By that time they will have
drank themselves full of water and
may be safely handled without willing.
If economy is to be used from lack Of
flowers grave may be carpeted with
small boughs Of cedar or arbor vitae,
and the flowers used ut the head Of the
grave or centre and arranged loose, or
in the form of cross, or wreath or
other chosen design. By this means
few flowers banked on evergreen will
make q tasty and impressive decora-
ton.