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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-11-30
FALSE ECONOMY.
Farmers Make d Mistake and
Get Duped.

Several weeks ago three slick
looking strangers appeared in town
and remained around for several
days, making frequent trips out
into the country and giving out
the report that they were doctors,
looking after the general health of
the community. They were all
very smooth takers and would
have done credit to the three card
monte or bunko profession. They
seemed exceedingly anxious to con-
ccal their identity and were careful
to keep their business profound
secret with the town people. 1t
now seems that their business was
altogether with the farmers. Last
Thursday a solemn, sanctihed, SAN
ctimonious looking old codger with
seventh-day Adventist beard and
face that would have done honor
to a hard-shell Baptist preacher,
struck the town and it leaked out
that his mission was to distribute
groceries and family supplies to a
number of misguided and roped-in
farmers living in the vicinity Of
Sinner. Opening up his goods in
the depot the old fellow got ready
for business and commenced deliv-
cring his wares to his dupes as fast
as the bills for the same arrived.
1t seems that the three slick look
ing parties who were here first,
were representing northern firm
of farmers general supply dealers.
This firm claims to be able to fur
nish coffee, rice, sugar, tea, soda,
baking powders and all groceries
and farmers supplies at prices
away below what the merchants
here can sell the same things for.
These goods are shipped here by
the carload and were TO be deliver
ed by the pious, sanctimonious
looking party, who had secured his
job on the strength of being such a
real good looking man and whose
sanctitied looks were calculated to
allay any unpleasantness that
might arise about the delivery OF
the goods. Thursday and Friday
number of sheepish looking far
mers stood around the depot look
ing as though they had done some,
thing they were ashamed of and
were waiting for something to turn
up. The sanctifed party hustled
about rubbing his hands and say
ing, Eyes, yes, it's all right; just as
soon as these bills get here III
make everything all right" Some
how, though, everything didn't
move smoothly. The aforesaid bills
did not arrive and the whole thing
hung fire. After delivering part
of the goods the old codger took the
train for the north and left the re-
mainder of the goods in the depot
where they still remain.
Now, farmers, havn't you made
bad move? Have you treated
your home merchants right? The
GAzETrE does not presume to die.
tate, it merely advises, and it he,
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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-11-30


away from home. Who is it that
carries you through the credit sea-
son, that sells you groceries, dry
goods, clothing, plows, wagons and
everything you need and waits
months and months for his money
and then often doesn't get 1.-THE
merchant. Who pays you the high
est market price for your farm
produce, butter, eggs, chickens,
hides, cotton and everything you
raise and have to sell-the mer-
chant. They are the mainstay and
reliance of community and with
out them business would stagnate
and the farmer would be left like
ship stranded on dry land. When
storms come and destroys your
homes and you are left destitute
without place to lay your head or
bite to eat, your home merchant
is the first one to come to your aid.
He is your best friend and without
him you would lose all profit on
your home products. When your
crops fail and you have no money
to buy anything either at home or
abroad, then you 60 to your home
merchant and he carries you just
as long as he possibly can and
only turns you away when ruin is
staring him in the face. Think of
these things before you commit
yourself to sending away from home
for your necessities of life when
perhaps you will have to borrow
money from him to pay for these
same goods. This week, when but
ter was quoted in Galveston al
seventeen cents per pound the
merchants here were paying twenty
cents to their farmer patrons and
losing money on every pound they
bought. The same way with eggs
poultry, hides and all farm pro-
duce. The same way with cotton,
we heard a prominent merchant Of
Sinner say the other day, eff I get
off with a loss of one dollar per
bale on all cotton buy, l will
consider myself lucky"
Remember if you have not made
money this year on your cotton,
the merchant has not either. If
any he has had the heaviest part of
the burden to bear. Count up the
trouble and expense that you have
been put to to get these groceries
from abroad and see if you have
obtained them any cheaper than
you obtained them here at home.
Sinners business men are generous
and true and are the mainstay of
this town; without their money and
business enterprise there would be
no town here. This buying away
from home is wrong, utterly wrong,
and the GAZETTE hopes soon to see
the day when every dollar that is
spent in the town and its vicinity
for the necessities of life will be
spent with the home merchants.
The GAZETTE does not want to APP
pear dictatorial but it is a news
papers mission to tell the truth
and if there be an evil to point out
remedy. Stop buying away from
home.
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DnwN nj the crnss-roada Snndnv
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-11-30

Frank Mikeska went to Waco
Tuesday, to testify in the Rogers
embezzlement case.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-11-30
A,YOUNG GIRLS FORTUNE.
AN INTERESTING SKETCH.


Nothing appeals so strongly TO O mothers
affection a. her daughter lust budding Into
womanh0od. Following Is an inatance. "OuH
daughter. blanche, now IS years OF age, had
been terribly afflicted with nervouAness, and
had lost the entire use of her right arm. She
was in such Q condition that We had TO keep
her from school and abandon her music les
sons. In fact, we feared St. Vitus dance, and
are positive but for an invaluable remedy she
would have had that terrible affection. We
had employed physicians, but she received no
benefit from them. The first OF last August she
weighed but rs pounds, and although she has
taken only three bottles of Hervine she now
weighs l06 pounds her nervousness and symp-
toms Of St. Vitus dance are entirely gone, she
attends school regularly, and studies with COM
fort and ease She has recovered complete usa
of her arm, her appetite Is splendid, and no
money could procure for our daughter the health
DR.. Miles Nervine has brOught her.
when my brother recommended the remedy
! had no faith In patent medicines and would
not listen TO him, but as q last resort he sent u
bottle, we began giving Il 70 Blanche, and the
effect was almost immediate. Mrs. r. r.
Bullock, Brighton. NJ y.
Dr. Miles Restorative Hervine Is sold by all
druggists on positive guarantee, or sent direct
BY the Dr. Miles Medical Co.. Eikhart, Ind, on
receipt OF price, q per bottle, six bottles for IS,
exprass prepaid. II is positively free from
cpiAtes or dangerous drugs.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-11-30

Down at the crossroads Sunday
morning the storm did considerable
damage and several buildings were
blown down. The natives became
panic stricken and thought the
world was coming to an end. I'm
less they become Christianized and
abandon the errors of their ways
soon the Almighty will rain fire
and birthstone on them some OF
these days, like he did Sodom and
Gemoerah.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-21
Plain French Crepes, at IL 1-2c. a yard,

all the first of the season you paid
Csc. yard for them, and were glad
to get them at that. You ask why
we now sell them at - 1-2c.?
We will tell you later on, but we
have not finished our announcements
yet. Next
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-21
That Terrible Scouree.

Fever and ague, and its congener, bilious re-
mittent besides affections of the stomach, liver
and bowels, produced by miasmatic air and
the use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, pure
ly vegetable elixir, Endorsed by physicians, and
more extensively used as a remedy for the
others than a any medene s OF The a. ace
guild circulation, a torpid state of the liver. a
want OF vital stamina, are conditions peculiarly
favorable to malarial diseases. They are, how
which, by invigorating the system and endow..
ing it with regularity as we'll as yigor. provides
1t with resisting power which enables it to
type, but a host of others to which feeble and
i'll regulated systems are subject. The Bitters
are safe as Iwell as searching eradicant, and
have widely superseded that dangerous drug,
malaria.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-21
Best French 0rgandie Muslins, 81 1-2c

Now, would you like to know why VIC
take this great loss, and give you such a
big benefit? We will tell you. We bought
an enormous stock early in the season in
fact, the finest assortment of Cotton Dress
Goods ever seen in Maine. Our sales have
been large. but the season has beenI,eold
and backward, consequently we have more
Of these goods than we need; then our bus-
mess is to be interrupted by important
changes in our store, and we are going to
reduce cur stock before that time.
You see YOUR opportunity.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-21
Figured Crepons at ~ ~ cts. a yard.

They are all cotton, but they look
like all wool French ChalIies' that
would cost you Soc. a yard. We are
now just beginning to tell you the
good news, hear it!
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-21
Brocaded French Satines, rs cts. a yard.

You have not expected this, but you
have probably learned by this time
not to be surprised at anything this
house does in the line of selling
goods cheap, but it is like giving
away our gingerbread and doughnuts
to sell the best French Satines in the
latest styles at 25 cents.
They are as handsome as silk, and
it is hard to tell them from silks; in
fact, they are to be preferred to silks
that cost less than $100 yard. Here
goes another SURPRISE:
Best French 0rgandie Muslins, 81 1-2c.
They are not the ordinary common
kind, but are very high toned in
styles, colors and qualities, and have
just been marked from so to 371c.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-21
Genuine Fine Scotch Ginghams, 10 cts.

These are not American Scotch, nor
old style cheap Scotch, but genuine,
fine imported Scotch, in new, choice,
selected styles that always sell from
rs to 80 cents. The pieces are all
short lengths of 10 yards and less.
One case of very fine genuine Scotch
Ginghams, in choice styles of checks,
plaids and stripes, fast oolors, that
were bought under price, will be
offered at 25 cents a yard, and one
lot of
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-21

500 pair fine Nottingham Lace, re.
duced from 81 to 81 per pair.
400 pair Nottingham Lace, reduced
rom 5 900 to 1925.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-21
Genuine Anderson" Ginghams 20 cts


Fine as silk, 80 inches wide, in pat
terms that no other maker attempts
to produce. The usual price has
been AZ cents, but they were marked
down to IS cents, and now, (you may
not think he is in his right mind) the
balance has been marked 20 cent a
yard.
These Scotch Ginghams make the
best wash dress of any fabric under
the sun. They will stand more abuse
than political candidate, and you
might as well try to change Demo-
GRAFT into Republican, as to attempt
to change their color by washing.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-21
j. R. LIB BY
Dotted Swiss MusIins at ~ 1-2c. a yard,

"Vtt0" 0"100 H1u0lllS Ut IA z1' q JuIuy
the same that you have been paying
25c. for, and when they are made up
you would think that they cost SOC. a
yard, if you did not know, they look
so much like the SOC. goods. You
may hardly believe it, but it's true,
that he is to sell those beautiful
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-19
MANDAMUs PROCEEDINGS.

TIE Democrats have instituted man
damus proceedings against the South
KIngstown Town Council to compel 1t to
order a new election. The writ is return
able tomorrow morning. The Democrats
will press for an immediate hearing while,
on the other hand, the Republicans will
undoubtedly fillibuster.
The Westerly situation Is this: The Re-
publicans claim that the town Is entitled
to its full constitutional representation in
the n ext General Assembly. Hence, as
they do not desire to hold another election
prior to the May session, they propose
that Senator Smith shall hold over, and
Sc nator- elect Hoxsey shall retain his seat
as First Representative.
The Democratic msjority, however, can
proceed to declare the seat for First Rep
resentative vacant IL they choose, and
force Senator elect Hoxsey to present his
credentials IN the Senate.
IT Is to be hoped that the Supreme Court
will render an early decision In the south b
Kingstown case.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-19
LOSSES BY FIRE.

New ORLEANS, April l9.-Fire yesterday
In the sawmills in the suburbs destroyed
the building, machinery and large guam
tity Of lumber. loss $4,000. The flames
then spread, burning 30 laborers' cottages
and damaging other dwellings. George
Gray was severely burned In escaping
from the mill
VERoENNEs, VT, April l9.-The Flanders
House. owned by III Stevens and occupied
by Peter Austin. Loss $500; insured.
Providence, April l9-The barn Of
Thomas Duffy, 81 Shove street, with its
contents; incendiary. Loss $500; no insur-
ance.
RANDOLPH, Mass, April ia large
e-story house, known as the Tower home
stead. 1t was occupied by William Smythe,
who succeeded IN saving a portion of his
furniture. barn on the place was also
burned. Loss $500; insurance 1880.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-19
CHIEF CONSULTING PHYSICIAN.
Frank. s. Temple, M. D.
OF the New York. Boston and Albany Dis.
pensaries.

SPECIAL NOTICE. As there are many un
able To visit these Institutes at either New
York or Boston and so many letters received
from G. II city asking for advice by mail, IL
Is with pleasure we announce that one or
more of our consulting physicians viii be
No. 32l Main street. for the purpose OF intro
ducing our infallible system of cure. We
will for one month give TO eve, y person who
q 81 es to test our treatment, such exami-
die tied In each Individual case, free of
charge, thus giving sufferers from all forms
Of chronic Diseases personai atten Ion and
thereby ali the advantages OF this new sys.
TEN which has worked such marvellous
cures In New York and Boston. These Spec.
sary. ut..
Although the time and expense to us of
this method of further Introduction to this
city, will cost US at least o.. 900, yet We feel
that The number we shall treat will be so
large, the cures we shall make so variod, the
good we shall do will cover so large q field,
that the advertisement wfu be double wnat
could be obtained with the expenditure OF
$1,000 In any other way: We hope aso TO
bring to the notice OF the citizens OF this
special system OF practice, AMI all we ask In
return is that all patients Ill appoint them.
selves comulitlee or one, 10 state 70 all
their friend the results obtained In
their individual cases by this truly wonder.
ful method. Were we mt positive of the
grand achievements TO be had through this
popular system OF practice, We ce tainly
would not make the offer wafch appears
above.
ONE hours. from Ga. m. to sp- m. = TO Q
evenings.
Permanently located nc s7l Main street,
Pawtucket. Dispensary will be open 8 IN
day lto u. m. during the time allotted for
free trertment. sMim
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-19
BE EAlR WIN IhEM.

The License ommiss,oners are hewinp
to the line in the matter OF liquor selling
The law is there and they seem bound to
do their part toward enforcing 1t. Now
1t remains for the police department to be
fair with the men who pay for licenses
and shut up all unlicensed places and
shops that do an illegitimate business.
The police know them all.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-19

CITY OF PAWTUCKET.
Application for First Class License.
OFfIcE OF THE LICENSE COMMIsIoNERs,
PAwrUcKET, X. l., April Is. 1873
Application for license TO sell pure, spirit.
Gus, int"xicattng and malt liquors has been
made by the following named person,
FIRST CLASS.
william II. Grimes, 20 North Main street.
The Board OF License Com nmissioners will
be In session at their ONCE on Friday,
April gS at $40 O'Clock p. m, at which
time and place all persons SO desiring may
be heard on the matter OF granting said ap.
plication.
SEaSssSs sSsSas SSSSs a:ass
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-19
lOOSE LINCOLN.

Probably there Is not q place
in the State where Sunday rum sell
ing and Sunday drunkenness are more
common than 1t Is In Lincoln. All
through the town dives are open all day
Sunday and some of the police are abou,
as bad as nybody else so far as frequent.
ing the dens are concerned. Lincoln IL
rotten in this respect. And the party OF
high moral ideas Is In power.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-19
THEN AND NOW.

The evils OF the Republics prodigal and
corrupt policy, which left the Treasury
practically bankrupt to President Harri-
sons successor, are now being felt by the
country. When MIR. Foster left the Treas
urv Department the gold was only a trifie
above the one hundred million reserve.
but the people were hoodwinked by de-
ceptive figures and barefaced falsehoods
and every trick was resorted to for the
purpose OF concealipg the true condition
ofthe National finances.
Mr.. Foster was on the point OF making
new issue NJ bonds when II was stopped
by dismissal nv the people. Mr.. Carlisle.
unwilling to float a loan, ~ It can b.
avo'ded, has stopped the issue Of gold
certificates. and substituted the issue of
greenhscks, which are payable in gold on
demand, Just the same as gold certificates,
hut viii prevent, in some degree, the
bording Of gold bv individuals.
The difference between the policy Of
Secretary Carlisle and that OF his prede.
cessor Is this: Mr.. Carlisle takes the peo-
pie into his confidence. He tells them
the exact condition Of the National finan.
ces and the measures to be taken to re-
lieve the country. Mr.. Foster deceived
the people, and closed their eyes by the
tricks OF juggler and imposter, while
driving them along the brink of the prec.
ipice OF National bankruptcy.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-19

Now the Democrats OF this State de-
mand of their representatives in the
Legislature that an investigation shall be
held by properly constituted committees,
and II the facts are true as recIted above,
that the men claiming their seats who are
illegally elected shall not be permitted to
retain them.
On the other hand, II II be shown that
the charges are not true then the sitting
members shall retain their seats.-[New-
port Herald.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-19
PLAIN FACTS.

1t Is charged by the representatives OF
the Democratic party of this State that
at the elections Just held the Repu blican
managers and politicians have been guilty
OF fraudulent and illegal practices. The
Democrats charge that IN the city OF Paw
tucket the Warden Of the Second Ward,
acting In collusion with the corrupt
agents outside the rail, refused to allow
the election to be carried on In q legal
manner; that voters who could read and
write were given little slips Of paper con.
tanning the request fora Republican su-
pervisor, and although the Democratic
supervisor protested against these prac.
tices they were carried on during the en-.
tire day in violation Of the law. In the
town OF South Kingstown the election
was postponed by the town for more than
seven days after the first election.
In Jamestown IL IL asserted by the Dem
ocrats that their candidate was elected by
the clear intent OF the voters, a. can be
shown by the ballots. 30 In East Green
wich and other towns bribery and fraud
.trs charged that invalidats the election.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-19
THE POLICE sUsPENS ON.

The Mayor hes suspended sergt. Nick
erson for "conduct unbecoming an of.
icer." Those who know the Mayor best
know he does not act hastily in any mat
ter Therefore, 1t is safe to say he had good
reasons for the step he has taken. There
have u nques, ionably been q good deal OF
loose work in the department.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-19
A New Disease In Mexico.

CITY OF MEXICO, April i9-There Is
alarm felt here over a new disease which
has broken out within the last 10 days and
is given the name of entenitis by physi-
Clans. Twelve deaths from the disease
have been registerph
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-19
A Shocking Accident.

CINCINNATI, April le.-Albert Dittle, a
wire worker at the Falrmount wire works,
while at work yesterday had a red hot rod
. break and pierce his right side. The flesh
aud intestines are scared so that he cannot
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-19

CINCINNATI, April IA daily line OF
packets has been established between
Cincinnati and Plttsburg. The steamers
Iron Queen, Keystone State, G. w. Batch
tlor, Scotio and Hudson comp. ise the
aaat
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-19
Gttp ADVERTISEMENTS.
CITY OF PAWTUCKET.
APPLICATIONS FOR SECOND.
CLASS LICENSES.
Office of the License Com
missioners.
Pa wtuckae n

missioners.
Pawtucket. r. l.,
April Ia, 1893.
Applications tor license
to sell pure. spurious in
toxicating and malt
liquors have been made
by the following named
persons:
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-08
AN ACTRESS IDEA.

Medeline Merli will be seen in Corvallis
in a new play entitled ''The Story of a
Kiss" 1t is an adaptation from the French
of Emile Zola, and will afford Miss Merli
an excellent opportunity for great acting.
1t is an entirely different play from "Frou,
Frou," which Miss Merli presented here last
season. 1t is intensely interesting and a
novelty, being decidedly on the realistic
order. 1t is bit of real lite vividly por-
trayed; the aim is not to produce stage eff
feet but to produce life, nature and truth.
Miss Meri was almost afraid to carry out
her ideas last season regarding realism,
thinking that only in the larger cities of
America, where the people are educated to
that point, but she claims that she has met
with as mnch intelligence IN the smaller
cities among the better classes as in the
larger ones, and they are just as quick to
recognize truth and nature when portrayed
in public as in some of the greater cities.
The date of Madeline Merli's appearance
in this city is Friday evening, December s..
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-08
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

John M. Nelson. proprietor of the Alsea
Touring mills, was arrested on Tuesday on
the charge of cruelty to animals, preferred
by one Hardy Mccormick. The trial be-.
fore Justice Childs was held on Tuesday,
the justice preferring to adjust thesmatter,
Notwithstanding the prisoners request for a
jury trial, and Mr.. Nelson was found guilty,
fined S. and COSTS and committed to the
county Jail to serve out his time at the rate
of 50 per day. Constable David Thoms es-
corted Mr. Nelson to Corvallis, arriving
here on Wednesday, and he is now. enjoy
ing the beauties of Corvallis scenery un.
guarded and roaming the streets at will,
paying his own expenses, and porting at
stated times to Sheriff Osburn, thus saving
the county the expense of his stay in our
city. Mr. Nelson is an old time resident of
the coast, having introduced the first band
of Angora goats into Oregon several years
ago, which venture resulted in his bank
ruptcy. He informs us that his trouble is
the result of spite work on the part of few
of his neighbors, whom he reports as being
quite of the ''brushy' order.