The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-06-03
Wherein Higgins Makes Some Re.
marks About Sam Jones and
Drummers--Pertinent and
Impertinent.

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torch, the more you shake it the
brighter it burns" We may add:
"Somotimes the rays Of truth get so
hot they set the rascal atire, and then
oh, how they howl and kick" Did you
ever see 'em kick2 The truth hurts.
Yes, it's singer. How it stings A
writer from Waxahachie saws: 1--WE
ell read Sam jones', except few All
who HEAR and READ Sam speak we'll
of him. Those who have neither
heard nor read him find fault" He
might have added: "T'hese are princi-
pally two bit lawyers and toady re.
porters."
AN ILLUSTRATION. - A young
preacher and young lawyer were
thrown together in business trip near
Carlyle, III. Seated In buggy. the
lawyer was looking with one of those
penetrating looks that only tho young
stale beer drinking jack.leg can look,
he said: my friend, am informed
that you are student for what is call.
ed the ministry" les, SIR" was the
modest reply.
Now, sir, let me say to you that
the book upon which you base your
faith opens with a lie A lie in the
first line, sir. A lie"
81 was not aware of that" was
again the modest rcply, But said
the young preacher, twill you please
repeat that line9"
"Yes, sir, with pleasure. l know
all about it. Your book says: Six
thousand years ago God created the
heavens and the earth.
ais that in the Bible?' said his
companion.
eyes, the first line. know what
| am talking about
The young preacher produced his
Bible and read: I'm the beginning God
created the heavens and the earth"
Said the two-bit lawyer, docs it
not say 'SIX THOUSAND YEARS AGO?
SOMEBODY TOLD ME 1T DID"
We have the highest respect for
the lawyer who has just conception
of his high and honorable profession.
The aboue illustrates the kind of
pups who hound around Sam Jones
and every other man who boldly tells
the truth. It's the truths warm rays
which blister these little horn .tooters
Sam Jones does great work. No,
so much for the churches as for the
community. He puts up the finger
boards pointing
/. To rotten municipal matters.
2. To rotten society swells.
3. To the rotten sporting class.
4. To the rotten church members
He exposes to the care of all the
decent people, those human teaches
on society, on our tax payers and or
our government They all "get thu
idea sure from Sam Jones, which il
fully shown in their low down methods
Of talking of throwing rotten eggs
trying to fire the tabernacle, vile
SANDER and lying about what he say S
If Sam Jones said what they say he
did, and there was gentleman
among his accusers he would
in q decent, gentlemanly way, tel
him. But these fellows dc as all
towards do feeling and knowing
their quilt-tell big lies, and like
cowsrdly dogs, bark the loudest when
the victim sought is fur.hest away.
Hurrah for Sam Jones ! Heal
him; then quote your lies. Yes
give us thousand like him in
: America. We need 'em all! Anc
don't forget The Waco Trading %. II
. not afraid to tell the truth and car
furnish your home from kitchen t.
parlor. j. w. RIdGINs, Prop.
The DPummers.
We believe the system of drummer.
for everything is great detriment Il
commerce, and that the system, or thu
drummers cause more merchants t
fail than any other one thing.
There are three classes of drum mers
The sober, honest, truthful drummer
The dude, or adventurer drummer
The smutty, tale-telling and lying
drummer.
Many merchants are unable t
resist these, or to analyze them
These are all ON the road to sell good