Graham Leader. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 29, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 6, 1880 Page: 1 of 4
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STRICTLY IN ADVANC1C.
GRAHAM, TEXAS, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1880.
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OFFERH hia professional services to
ie citizen* of \ oung county.
at Ryus’ Drag more, Went
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AJleall Attended to in town and country
Office at Uyus’ Drug Store.
“Six-a-i>enTSy, aix-a-^enny!—who
Im a penny$ for dfcTn
The speaker raised aloft a haadful of.
:lacea,'pfd looYed about for a putfetfaiier
amongst the jerriug crowd that sur-
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vMe Was islanding on a diliipfcfatcu
chair, In the, large open space-nt Hie
f«K»t of (lie fSaltmnrket, Glasgow. No
buyer, however, appeared; ho sitting
down pn the chair lie cyed'the crowd
with'dogged: ill-nature. His appear-
ance was likely to*»*«**(. attention.
Bo fhr aa Kaldliment was concerned it
was shabby enough. An old battered
Physician S Surgeon.
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Office Wost side Public squrao.
Residence on North Oak Street.
Dr. J. g. DAVUSON.
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Git A1IAM, TEXAS.
AU calls promptly attended.
Office West Side Public S«tuAro.
J. F. ARNOLD. ” R. F. ARNOLD.
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L practice inthe‘8tatettfl<rF6d-
il Courts. Prompt attention
given to all business entrusted to them.
Special attention to Federal practice,
Real Estate Litigation, etc. -------
Bestat references gives when desired.
Office in Ryds* Brick Building, west
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cased kls throat, and tin- i-Jiigle button
of a coat of many patches kept it down
ami concealed (die absence of a shirt
by palidoiing to druukenness and al-
luring u> destruction.
Physician * Sur^COll j ^He^was^tde^dyTn^Tthe Influence
of strong'drlnk; audit was sad to sec
humanity so degraded and wrecked.
; Aye, it wtura wreck—n wreck of as
noble, a bark as over was launched on
the sea of life—hut it had struck on the
rock of drunkenness and was last break-
lug to pieces.
atifr derTBton, migh t ha Ve ranked high
In society, might have wielded an influ-
ence for j^ood which would have eleva-
ted many of his. fellow creatures, and
ponred Joy Into many a desolate heart.
But there he sat, shorn of his man-
hood,stripped id iu* strength and sell
sacrificed at the shrine
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tho tavern apd hyBart! room, and who
frequented pi Aces where the leer mid
vile assembled^, where virtue was Ignor-
ed ond de<'*‘ney forgotten.
. lie was often solicited to visit these
haunts, but his better pafuro resisted
tho le mutation. !Opetflili <vfl.y»<id- B =___________
ates, however, bad determined on Id* cd a miserable existence*by* endeavor-
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for one week, and afterwards. theVari
mts articles of his new Clothing went to
the sank) Individual, on the same terms,
the did rfijgs becoming once more ;tlie
drunkard's characteristic attire.
Harley now avoided thode who had
known" Min I® former days; he h us tain-
ruin. He laughed at Hadley 's scruples
and fought by every devilish sugges-
tion, tol, i\d him into these lower depths.
He was successful, and tho tirnt step in
the downward direction he in&nocd
Harley to' take was -the visit to the
HuUm>u,. where music is degraded
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unscathed, but muny fall, and James
HarkyjVasonejif that number, Frpnvled on Wane straw in a i^gabkianit.
the saloon to tho Vile scepes already al- ‘ ‘ ‘
1 udcd to was an easy transiting.
herding with tho off-scour
mates-of the hovel, dud on a tatue
which they had quitted, stood a bottle
w>c glasses.
But the orgTe had been interrupted,
He who sat there, an object of scorb boggard face, spbKfe of the previous
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e was uii*tr i
evening _
.But he was ufijtr to attend to busi-
ness, and would quit the office for the
tavern, for there Was a Are in his breast
which, could only be quenched for a
time by that fatal draught which add-
with redoubled violence.
Harley beheld his son’s degrada-
iug to dispose of trilling articles, as we
bave nlreftdy* scerf him engaged. On
.Saturday uftcrnoo^i he was generally
fbuud at the Haltm|arket, But the sad
details of his life were not kqywn to
many who were wont to ridicule him,
else, no doubt,' their contempt would
have given place to pity. But disease
•bad laid its baud upon him; im sndden-
ly disappeared from ids old haunts, and
was fbiifid by a qtty missionary dtretch-
ArougA him. t
The Lawyers Get It All.
Hartford Omrant.
Mr. James F. Taylor died In NewT
York in 1870, teavltig an estate valued
at three million of dollars. He had
been & very successful man of business
—very fortunate in his investments—
and at tho time of hb death his proper-
ty, both real aud personal, was produc-
tive, and his monied affairs were in
gqqd shape. He was possessed qf a
sound mind as wait as a long purse,
and when he considered the matter of
his own taking-off, he sat down with
careful del (Iteration, , and with able
council drafted his last will and testa-
rnehL being particualar tio say where
every dollar’s worth of property should
go.j_ He had no children living, but he
bad a- granddaughter fbr whom he
psbvided a -legacy of $T^00b a year, and
the residue of the estate he bequeathed
to his wife, with the exception of * fa<at
egiicrcs to others. ■The'gramF
city, and wallowing In the mire of }h»1- career had come] he Was wrestling with
lutlou. Qw* ™Tly stored on his death, His eyes were( glaring In their
downward course his progress was
rnpid
uet u .nurrupicu, ^ wA fT„^-
Was wren Ml nor *>UU^ ^^g hW buTth^
sockets, his hands were clenehod in ag-
his lips wei^parebeti antf . white.
The counting-house was forsaken, or 'As4he missionary advanced to his aide
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__ 3^k"with-a fearfai imprecation—tosiionhlcrsncfa a bUrden; but
1 the bloodshot eye, the parched lip, and and died. _ ' ~ being evidcnUy, a persistant woman,
if lie did api>eai: tkere^ it was only for a be attempted to rake himself, but he
fetf minutes In the morning. Then fell
This history of a victim to drunken-
ness la » oommon history. Youth,,
health^Inr^IIecl, and the brightest pros*
pacts are dally sacrificed to strong
drink, and deathless souls are dally
ushered Into eternity, whose eternity
must be theblackness of despair.
cd fuel to the flame, aud made it bom Here, then, Is a work of Christian
philanthropy. lit every one who
obeys,the law, “love thy neighbor as
could thyself,^ Abstain ft$m; strong jlrink
* and thus will their efforts be more ef-
tual in rescuing those who are per-
w.
ties, aud In tne u. «. i:ot
Vpseta) attention given to oollsotipna
lftl«ate<l land canes and criminal business
Gorrespondencesoliclteil.
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liams & Davis
Attorsfyi a CdussUors &i Iav,
ANi>
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
%A#ILL practireln Y-Hinpt nn.l *urrfHindlnsCou<>tU«.
” ana In the TeteOI end Court* uf T»xs*
9fHCI; Op etal-elu the Chri». .,.hrr VsIMlas, SoeF
M* Pebtie Snsaie. Orehnin. Texee.
J. A. WOOLFOLK,-
Attorney-a t-L aw
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“W*! LLpradiccin the Courts of Young
0. E. FINLAY,
Attorney -at - law,
Graham, Yortn^Co., Texas.
WILL practice In Federal Courts at
flraham, and Htate Courts “of Young,-
Palo Pin toy* Htcphens afld ^adjoining
counties.
~C7 W. JOHfTSO J
Atlcray-aHaw g Land Agent,
GRAHAM, TEXAS.
WILL prnettce In the Courts of Young.,
_and ae^ptnlng counties.
R. HOLLINGSWORTH,
EtilEsuti ni Collecting Agist,
GRAHAM, TEXAS.
WILL pay special attenthm ie theqmy-
lug of taxes for! uon-rcsldeots.
Graham City
Steam Flouring Mills and Cot-
ton Gin,
■A.. B. MCLOUD, Pro.’t’r -
Flour, Meal, i-'ecd, Etc., For Hole.
fluencing by exam
cept, audin arresting the progress of
intetnperaaoe, total abstinence is the
best barrier that can be raised by hu-
man blinds to resist the evil.
J antes Hurleywas the son of a wealthy
meichant. His mAher died when he
was about two years of age, and he
arks thus early deprived of the love
and care of his best earthly friend. His
father lioweyer, was yer>%tond of him,
and being an only child, he waa much
indulged.
~ As James advanced to boyhood, he
Vas allowed to be (present at maby fea-
er aa having
him love the intoxicating
Ope day, after an interview' with
son, whioh had -ended in mutual te-
criminntions, Mr. Harley remained in
his room for a considerable length of
jttiis.
He had desired that he should not be
disturbed, but, wishing to consult him
on an Important matter, one of the
paltry income of $6,000 a year, and de-
cided to litigate
As there was three
matter, of
millions involved it
courie, of some <SifBeulty to obtained
she finally succeed Itr getting Hthry
L. Clinton, - Rufus F. Andrews,
ward W. Btoughton, Francis Keman
Rosoop Conkling, James E. Sweeny,
John E. Delvln and a feaT' other phil-
authroplst,. Htifflcently Interested to
give her advice and comfort.
mado his report. He has no. cash on
hand, his last transaction having beep
the sale of some real estate tor $11,708,-
•■», the legal expensew of selling which
rpens
were $12,000. The whole
million has vanished. -
of the tl^ee
Ope piece of
to fill a drunkard’s gravc^
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A Beaatlfpl FxtracL
“Generation after generation,”, says
clerkrentered the apartment h.vln*<*!»«*• <^l «>»
rapped atjhe door unanswered. * Thw
as active as our
0^°- They passed like a va^or, while
Nature wore the same aspect of Iieauty
as when her Creator commanded her.
to be. The heavens shair be as bright
Mr. Harley was leaning forward on
his desk, dead. This awful event bad
a brief beneficial effect upon James,
Sbt£*d!rh!« hniM„itui”*nirt *?£-«£ w*a*
whirlnnoi nf MAnaiiAiiLv u« wu. our world will have the{Francts K«rmnr;.;.
same attractions for our offspring yH
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property1 which would have sold atone
had fallen greatly, there was a
mlsomc fortune left, but as Mr. Hen-
ry 1L Clinton, then chief eounoll - Was
TStllltolook after It, the case went to
theUourt of Appeals The reluctant
lawyers who went in to see the grand-
daughter had fair play, stood by to the
bitter end, and the receiver reports he
paid them the following named sums:
Henry L. Clinton ........$24,000
Rufus L. Andrew^.
tough
NO. 29.
4^ B. CANT,
DEALER IN
BEAL ESTATE.
Graham,
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Confctctor ad BaUdfn-
Material furnished when desired^ Also
CABINET WORKMAN AND
XT 3ST ID EIlTAICEIi.
▼Jug Churn Basher,
err GRAHAM, TEXAfli
^w^KALiaja-^-r
Fahey Grocries, Notions,
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fw, TiyijSUK
“ Fruit*, Cigar*, Tobacco, Etc.
Cash Paid tor Country Produce. Give
me a call. I will sell as cheap as the
cheapest. >» .
CT. IE3. BYUS
DEALER^
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03s, Brashes
PATENT
isskas^a w »r
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5,000 WEATHERFORD,
is Tor our offspring yet Koscue (Vmkling..... ............... 4,900
• ones had fsg eursehres James E. Bweepy towi “John E."-
afterwards ripened Into iTbltter bar vest.
At school James distinguished him-
self by his readiness ami aptitude. Be-
ing a diligent scholar, he mastered Jiis
I os sons with ease, and wus a general
favorite. Frank, generous and loving,
he was beloved by all, and among the
crowds “Of-youth* who attended the
■school, 4 would iiave been difficult la
have selected one whoso future seemed
so promising, r.
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He entered college at an carlidt i*ge
thka li usual, and there 'his pr^igtess
was as' satisfactory as previously. His
father Was prouder than ever of hifib
And continued the same course of inju-
dicious indulgence.
He (irst learned to loye strong drink
at his lather’s table.
tireiy to otTi'ewTand gave himself up to
beatlal enjoyment. ‘ Ha was seldom
sober now, and whep sober, his faculties
werehgzy, and the jiowers of mind
vitiated.
HU frieuds mad? some efforts to re-
claim him, but he resented their in-
terference, and met. th.cir warnings
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Hnd tliat she now lias fbr our chndreu.
BeivkVlt
so-called) $12,600, eaeh............ 28,000
As a nepwsary consequence of this,
his affairs became emliRrmssed
Yetafittie while nnd aH^jrill have
happened. The throbbing heart will
fc*Stilled and we shall 1m at rest. Gur
funeral will wend its way, and the
prayers will be Raid, nnd our friends
will return, nnd we shall be left be-
hind in alienee and darkness tor the _ _
' ^worm. Andmayb? fpr ^ vhort time aueditor sued lUu £ur $l,000.
we will he spoken of, hut the thliigs
Total..*.!......................... .$108,000
ThU tor advloe alone, the tollowlng of
which ecTst about $2,990,000 more.
The way iu which ttiie whole thing
waa managed Is shown by the fact that
P.r e s
7Z. Larefnlly compound
dtfyo* night,-
WEST SIDE OF PUALU5 SQUARE
Utiijr Vwrw.
*. k Kaa«, (WUM
Banking House
f: f?:5S I Henry Warroh A Co.
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collections
vlaSly.
of life will creep in, and our > names
will bo forgotten. Days will contluuc
The day he was
installed In tlio counting hou.se, after
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tlon_c)f tho event, gave a gramUtBmrer ^”, 'r"'___tJ _
i*. and
the meshes of the eutangllng net gath- . , , —
jffcd.closeraronnd him. He W|l fdk r 1 > **•
wirwiw»rf|jil<i jpjtJiwwNiNdimi'
impending, that It was certain; but
with the drunkard’s infatuation, ho de-
termined to drink while drink was to
be had. —
The crisis ejime; tho name of that
firm, which had once becu Justly oou-
Klderod umong^the safuit ,aad most proa
wfU b» heard in the room in wliich wo,
died; nnd the eye that niutirued 'for us
will be, dried. and-gl4tii> ^Rh >»y;
ami even pur children will cease to
? ] think of us, and-will not remember to
lisj> our names. Then shair we have
become, in the touching inngiiage of
the Psalmist, “forgotten and" gone mil
The case went to feferee, who eh urged
$2,000 fqr his services, and the receiver’s
council gut $15,000!
Ban Antonio, Feb. 24.—The action
yf Govcnor Roberta in commuting the
death seutcuce of John Lauhana, the
murderer of George Drake, August,
1808, is very severely criticised by the
daily papers; for the same petition that
saved the villain’s neck from the hang-
msn’s halter may rum him loose again
C. J. Christopher,
MAGHINIST.
AND WOUKIK IM
Brass, Copper, Tin, Lead utf
.sheet raoisr.
Gums, Plitato Lseks» Flre-rsof Safes,
-— niixP Beales Repaired. .
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Billiard Hall.
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Proprietor, ■
party, and ofi that oooesion James -left
the table partly .Intoxicated.
Had Mr. Harley been told I16 was
making hJ« son a drunkard, his indig-
nation would have been great, and he
would have considered the charge as
an i a famous slander.
respectable,.A. member ofcjfc
Grind Merit &ait; - crmsHan shWehyjMid Ms rspntathm^
----—iL— Jr —. was passing fair. His son was his Joy
and piUe, Aiui would ho be tlio means
of making that son a drunknn$a besot-
ted, miserable folhg? The Idea was
absurdly preposterous; as well might
he think of gi ving him a oup of poison
to quaff. He had indulged him a lit-
tle. He had allowed him to drink wine
»t dinner; HomcLiaiM, it may be, some-
thing stronger. -7 '
That, parent, was the poison cup you
gave your chlldj yoa kindled the fire
which will consume your ofT-sprlng,
body add soul. How agonising will be
the pangof conscience, when, before
the Great Jqdge, you find how far in*
strumental you have been In plunging
your loved one Into perdition. ",; s
Graham Hotel.
R. W. RICHARDS. Proprietor.
GRAHAM, TEXAS.
Keep the l**t the market affords al-
BOOK STORE
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ITews Depot.
| ~C3r- H- OBOZIBB,
Next door Bouth of the post oflloS,
has Just opened s fine stock of
StatioMry, Chromot, School
AV Books, Ete. •, j ,'
He also keeps the leading NVwKpspem
and Magazines tor sale by the single
copy, and will receive MubHeriptlono at
publishers prices. L —-j
Boo 0 Ckote* lot of Oicwo osd
i-i Totoooo.
rupta. Every thing that ooutd be con-
verted' Into money was sold, and Janies
H&fley was a homeless, beggared out-
cast.
He had contrived to secure a small
sum of money, and on this he subsisted
tor a few months, hanging on at tav-
erns and low drinking houses. But his
money--was -soon expended;
found that those who had once thrust
themselves upon him did not tyiow
him ndw;or If they noticed him at iftF
U was only tygtvgpoint to a wlttTcTriW;
and to make blhn an object of derision.
To want drink now was a torture, and
to satisfy the cravings he stooped to
the most degrading things. A-gentle-
msn who bad been a friend of his fath-
er mat him one day. James’ appear-
anoe wail extremely wretched, And the
gentleman scarcely recognised him.
Deeply grieved to see the eon of jtkls old
friend iu this condition he offered to bi^
friend him. He procured him a decent
suit of clothes, and also a small stock of
cheap stationery and books, and thus
opened tor him a path which might
have led to comfort and happiness,
upon society, to wreak the dire vengen-
auce be has so openly boosted that if
he eould have a fair show at one or
two others he would be obntent to hang
The murder was truly cowardly and
was dastardly planned and executed
wUh-Wfieodish delight. It was done
even whetHfre-poor and'beautiful but
erring woman cried oUt, “John, don’t
kill me, pleas*, sit.” lie denied to her
Woman
standing on the very brink of eternity
The Newspaper a Mystery. ■
There is proliably nothing so common
of which jfo little is known, or about
which there is so much euriosity, as
the newspaper. Men read it every day;
they abuse II, threaten to give it up,
praise, search it to see if their lotters
30., .fler^and II,S|ES5ol
of a hundre<! of them its production is a
mystery.
Whim* James Harley ontopltf hL Atnrtorttojjow wretch possessed by
father’s counting-house, it was not at the fisnd of drunkenness ! On h|s way
home alone he hand intoxicating drinks.
He had become acquainted with young
men wbdee usual nightly resort was
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On his way
from the shop whers books were sup-
plied he sold them ton spirit merchant
the prioe being a glass of whisky a day
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Proprietor, ; -
Keeps the beet meats the market it
««wi uit'ui prouuvuoa is a without hope, ami yet the Governor fords constantly on hand, which--T will
l> th«n.UJ. ...teuU.m. ufc ,hM W ci«PTr«..hr%v.^f . «il.
1—*— — - - North-west Corner Public Bquare^
From and after the first of Jaaiuugf.,-
1880, we will sell tor oaah only.
fieo, a newsboy, or a postoffice, who
are simply carriers, ami that Is all. Jt
li the exemplification of effect wlthautrh” j^Se
a cause—an ImpersonalflnsUtutlon with
plenty of vitality, and sometimes even
genius; but It Is always mysterious,
even to those most intimately connect-
ed with It. The whole of Its secrete are
known to a single individual, tbur-
tonality Is swallowed up In /the editori-
al **We,*t into whose depths no man
penetrates, and the Inquisition of tW
law nevsf gets behind Its innermost
curtain. . x '
About three million dollmUi’ worth of
window glass, glass plate, looking-glass
plate apd glassware was Imported at
Nsw York last year. The value of
glassware exported during the same
1‘eriod was » little over $880,000. * *
North Side (jFtAe T*bhtic Square,
Git A11 AM, - . . TEXAS
Keeps the very best Limisrt, ^ ines, oaf r
Brandies; slso fresh 8t 1 wuis
Beer, with the best ->*■-
broads si 7 " •»
rial Cigars.
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Graham Meat Market.
The remains of Mrs*. Mina Rankin,
wife of John A. Rankin, who died here
tormy wen shipped on. the cm
to day to Otathe, Kansas
A Bracket spedal says that Mr. Ash-
ton, a sheep owner, wae shot twice by
14s herder near Ban Fllipe. He was
takea.to the latter place tor medical
treatment, and liee in a very critical
condition. The herder left tor parts
unknown, with two stolen hones.
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' The dsar lacks but tour more Chances
to show that-Iie has as many lives as a
eat, but If ha doesn’t sueoeed, It will bt
a eAt<ae-4?o-phe that prevents.
Congress Is trying Its best tp have
•omethlng to sAy About the Monroe
doctrine; it will peobably get it oat in
the court* of a yey or two.
J. E. BOREN & CO.,
Sadk Sellers & Stationers,
- Jlbv sows TrzzT.yzs ■>.
Wall Paper, Blank Books, MoaJe, School
Books, Oil OroindA Printing
l‘«I*ei%' Etc., Etc., Etc., - 'a
WltUurtord,-*- ~*- - - TW—.
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Graves, J. W. & Graves, W. L. Graham Leader. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 29, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 6, 1880, newspaper, March 6, 1880; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth878987/m1/1/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.