The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-09

legislature may take the necessary
precaution, and make il its duty to
eRtrust an architect with the super
vision of the building, who is COM
petent, and, above all, strictly con-
scientious; and it is to be hoped
that the state will pay this architect
well, as parsimOny in this direction
would prove a mor,ifying failure.
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MILLER AND HIS MIRACLEs,
| A Doctor Who Claims to Effect Cures by
Faiih--He Visits West Virginia, and, by
Laying on of Hands. Unstops the Ears
of the Deaf and Makes the Blind TO
See.
Miller was at Kalorama; had his
office open, and not less promptly
his patients began to flock in. The
Doctor, whose history has been from
| time to time referred TO in this pa
| per, was less than two years ago ope-
rating mill In Scott county, where
he was successful in the cure of a
great many unfortunatcs, afflicted
with divers complaints, by merely
laying on his hands. His patients
increased so rapidly that last winter
he went to the Red Sulphur Springs,
in Roanoke county. where the halt
and blind flocked TO him from every
where, and giving himself up TO
their demands. in the course of seven
months he treated over 1000 pa
tielts, the majority of whom, his
agent says, were relieved of their
maladies. Since then he has been
travelling in this direction, coming
from Lexington to this place.
DR.. Miller is accompanied by his
wife, pleasant, matrOnly, middle
aged lady, and by Mr.. II. II, Wood
rum, of Roanoke county, his busi-
ness agent, who, in the trying posi-
ton he occupies, being continually
surrounded by a crowd of interested
or inquisitive persons, asking a
thousand idle questions to one sen
sible one, is uniformly courteous and
pleasant. In the three days that the
| doctor has been in StauntOn he has
had applications from 248 afflicted
persons. The clerk registers them
as they present themselves and al
ranges for them to be treated in
turn. Yesterday two rooms were
full all day, one with male and the
other with female patients, and at
sundown seventy persons had been
treated. Our reporter was, by the
courtesy of Mr.. Woodrum, permit
ted to go into the doctors private
room with a patient and observe his
treatment.
He found in small, dark room
with the shutters closed and its only
furniture two chairs, this remarka-
BILE man. He is rather stout, of mid
die age and stature, dressed very
plainly with long red hair and beard,
and a rather pleasant expression of
countenance; a mild and persuasive
voice and a bright eye that has some
thing of fascination in its gaze. He
asks his patient what is his COM
plaint. has some reassuring words
for him referring to similar cases
that he has relieved, and cites him
scriptural passages to strengthen
his faith. Then he commences his
manipulations, passing his hands
over the patients head and face and
limbs, humping his chest, rubbing
the spine under his coat, and rapidly
going pretty well over the whole
body. About ten minutes is spent
in the treatment, and the patient
expresses himself much relieved
and gratefully offers compensation,
which the Doctor says can be ar
ranged in the next room with the
agent, and we pass out as others
push in. 1t seems that no charge is
made.
"Dr." Miller, considering that his
gift of healing is from God, leaves
it to his patients to pay or not as
they please, and many being unable
to give anything are not questioned
at all, though they go away cured
He win not receive any large fee
and declines as much as five dollars
the average amount paid being one
dollar. A man who had brought 6
lame child and took him back sound
offered five dollars, but the four dol
lars in change was handed back.
AS our reporter went up TO the
house he saw gentleman from West
4 View, Capt. Schoppert, drive up tc
the front gate and man was helped
out who had to be lifted softly tC
the ground and his crutches placed
under him, when painfully hC
dragged himself with bent knees III
the brick walk to the Doctors Office
Three hours later this man, j. S. OFT
who had been in torture for sixteel
months, had been treated and wai
r free of pain and moving one leg
easily with the other, greatly bene
fitted and in fine spirits. M
II Another man hobbled in with {
stick, had quiet ten minutes will
the healer, came out laughing, and
walked off forgetting his wife, who
, picked up his stick and followed af
ter.
Mr.. F. w. Hager, who has beer
painfully afflicted with rheumatism
: at times for years, feeling an attach
coming on and suffering so mucf
J, that he could not set his feet square
ly down, was treated. After the frs
manipulation Yesterday morning ht
said he felt no relief The second
cured him of all pain, and his limbs
were as supple as ever.
Bill Brown. q colorcd barber, hai
hobbled about the streets of Staun
ton for months, one leg drawn M
with rheumatism and one hand ant
arm drawn down and distorted SO N
to be Of little use to him. One visi
to Miller was enough. Browns
crutches stand In the corner of the
Doctors Office as q trophy, while
Brown walks the street a happy
man.
DIR. Miller said yesterday thai
three deaf children had beer
brought TO him from the institution
and when they went away they
could hear his watch tick. Our re.
porter did not see these children
but heard Of many other remarkable
cases which were almost past belief
Chdrlesto,cn ". " Spirit Of Jefer.
son.
The Dallas Times says: @Hon.
o. Wellborn has signified his inten-
ton to assist in getting from Con-
gress the necessary concessions for
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