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The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-29

and measured twenty-one and one fourth inches. He measured twenty
 four Inches about the hips.
 On May IS Mr. Van Vleck, as an ex-
 pertinent began feeding Jesse on the
 thyroid glands of a sheep A thyroid
 gland weighs sixteen ounces Thurs day MT. Van Vleck measured Jesse and discovered that wonderful change
 had occurred in the child's physical be- ing. He had increased one and one half inches in height and his stomach measurement about his head had de- inches less than it had been before the treatment was begun. His neck meas urement had decreased from fourteen | inches to ten and one-half inches. The measurement about his head had de- | creased one-fourth of an inch. He weighed thirty-three pounds, a decrease of flesh of four and one-half pounds. MT. Van Vleck was delighted. It seem ed to him there had been a reversal of nature and that the thyroid gland treat ment was moving Jesse backward to the point where nature, in a moment of caprice, had suspended active operation for the purpose of starting anew in building up strong, healthy body,
 Jesse has changed a great deal. Be- fore the thyroid gland treatment was begun Jesse ate and slept and passed his hours in a sort of ding-dong sort of way not at all ip conformity with healthful, restless, alert childhood. Now he is inclined to roll on the floor and kick his heels in the air, and at night he is as restless as a boy full of aches and pains from days sport. MT. Van Weeks diary shows that on May 22 he gave Jesse one-fourth of thyroid gland, four ounces. There was no immediate effect, but the following day he had a severe headache and some fever, followed by fits of nausea. Two days later Jesse was given four more ounces of gland. He began com plaining of head pains. His appetite deserted him, but only for day As soon as the effects of the gland wore away he was as bright and chlpper as ever. On May 2S he was given four ounces more of the gland. The follow ing day he complained of pains in the back of the neck and on the bottom of his feet. He lay down the most of the day. For supper that day he ate the heartiest meal Of his life. He slept soundly, although he rolled and tumbled some, On the 30th he was so weak in his legs that he staggered as he walked, and it was discided to dis continue the treatment for while.
 Lately Jesse has been picking up in strength, with no appearance of a re- turn of the extraordinary proportions of his anatomy Next Tuesday MT. Van Vleck will begin giving Jesse the glands, but in decreased doses He will give him doses of two ounces to start with, and if there is any indica- ton of returning symptoms he will cut them down to one ounce doses.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-29

l dies Guide to Good Behavior and had i learned a great deal about books, for
 my mother got at last to talk to me
 as though l was a real 'grownup.'
 was a restless child, and a noisy one, and in self defense my mother had to devise some means of keeping me em- | ployed. Of course she could not stop her work, but her method of amusing me was instructive to me and helped to divert her own mind When I was ten years old my'mother died, and the next six years were very hard ones for me.
 l had to work for my own living and oculd not go to school, but the taste of books that my mother had fostered in
 me, and the little that she had been
 able to impart to me, as she stitched
 away, was my salvation. I am sure
 that her admonitlons about what a
 lady should or should not do, given as
 much to keep me quiet as with any
 thought of their after effect perhaps,
 held me in check very often, and her
 gentle counsel talks about the world
 and the people who made 1t a happy
 place to live in made me ambitious to
 be one of the prime movers in it.
 read and studied by myself every mo-
 ment I could get away from my work,
 and when fortune at last turned
 smiling face on me was quite ready
 to take the place in the world and in
 society that was my right by birth.
 ''If my mother had been like so many
 mothers, of the opinion that children should be suppressed, kept ignorantly quiet or in the background, or if she
 had turned me loose to play on the streets or to seek companions of my own choosing, sixteen of the best years of my life would have been a blank
 l have tried to teach my children as my mother taught me When I must deny them anything I tell them why
 so that I may not think I am unreason- able, and try to keep them employed, or else interest and amuse them, so that their meddlesome fingers will not be put where the nurse or myself must be constantly saying don't to them. Admonitions of that kind are no more to children after awhile than laws that have no penalty attached, and besides believe that a constant nagging of that kind is absolutely injurious to child or man. I have known children who were actually nagged into being perfect little terrors."
 There! That is the word I wanted Don't nag! It is worse to the temper than persistent pin pricking is to the flesh. It would be better to actually bruise the flesh of your child in pas sionate punishment than to keep it's temper black and blue with an everlast- ing humping of "donts that finally callus it into utter indifference. If it must be denied thing that 1t wants very much indeed, give it reasonable excuse for the denial and then provide it with employment of some kind, eith- CT amusement or work. and it vii soon forget it's denial. But if yos want to make a small anarchist out it just say don't" and give because as a reason, as 1t flies from one for bidden thing to another, till both of you are worn out and you, being the big gest and most powerful, spank it anC l call it possessed. Anarchy grows ia on that kind of treatment, and a child l anarchist is the most difficult of all ! malcontents to deal with.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-29
Sam Houston,s Gonorositr.

Many are the stories told of sam Houston, the first president and after ward the first representative from Tex as, There was a stretch of country near Quincy, Illinois, known as the Tn dian tract" Sam Houston had title to a great deal of it, real-estate fact which it would seem many of the earlier settlers of that region--a careless pio- neer blood-were unaware of. One of them, a writer for the Star was told, came to Richardson, representative at that time from the Quincy district, and asked him if he knew Sam Houston Richardson said he did, whereupon his constituent confided to him that he had inadvertently settled on one hundred and sixty acres of Houston's land, and that every dollar he was worth stood in barns, house, fences and other improve ments on the land He had just learned, after living there eight years, that Houston had title to it, and that he did not. He wanted Richardson to see the conqueror of Mexico and make the best terms he could. As it stood, hewas absolutely at Houston's mercy.
 Richardson, on his return to congress, met Houston, and told him the story.
 And now Houston" said Richard son, the question is, what will you take and give this friend of mine a quit. claim deed to the one hundred and six ty acres?"
 What sort of man is this constitu- ent of yours who has blundered upon my land?" asked Houston.
 Good, square, honest man" replied Richardson,
 When I turn him off my land said Houston, hopefully, "I reckon he and his family will be beggars.''
 Utterly ruined" responded Richard son.
 Houston thought a moment.
 What's this farm worth now?n he asked.
 Improvements and all, about six thousand dollars"
 What was the bare place worth when your fellow went on it?"
 About five dollars an acre; eight hundred dolltrs in all.
 Good fellow, this man of yours, Rich ardson?"
 Best in the world"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-29
STOP Y0UR NAGGING.

Its Evil Effects Upon Children are Incalou-
 lable-- Woman Tells of the Influence of .
 Mothers Teaching-Te the Ever
 lasting 'Don't'-Little Ones as Well ai
 Big Ones Entitled to Reasons.
 Esenora Sarah in Washington star.l
 It is a mistake to suppose that chil- aren cannot be interested in little pieces of household work A child of four can save it's mother many steps each day. If taught thus early in life to make itself useful, and that its efforts are appreciated. it gradually gets ac- customed to the idea that it is of some Importance in the world. and you have probably saved yourself many anxious moments. Children who have any real ing sense of their parents love and of their own responsibilities as a factor in the home life are not liable to get very far from the right path, and if the old Adam in them does raise to the top occasionally they subdue him much more quickly than the children who are never gwen reasons and are never taught to use their own reasoning pow CTS or to utilize their superfiuous ener- gies.
 Children should be taught to amuse Themselves in rational way. It is my firm belief that they should never be left long to their own devices, and that the moment they tire of an occupation or amusement they should have a change or a diversion. Grown people get desperately tired of doing nothing or half dozen things over and over again, even when they understand per fectly the logic and necessity, and sure ly adults should be more reasonable than children, though our actions some times say that we give children the credit for being the more sensible.
 Ascharming society woman once told me that her success in her trying social position was all owing to her mothers gentle tuition at the time when her character was forming and her mind in its most receptive state for retaining Impressions.
 tWe were very poor" she said, land my mother, being a good seamstress, made our living by doing fine hand sew ing. She was a lady in every sense of the word and did not forget her ear NY NI6dItIlS, eNen WuGu llGl lOIluHGS W6lG at their lowest ebb All day long she bent over her sewing, and I played about the room, my few playthings all being of home manufacture-we could afford no others My chief delight was in playing great lady and calling on my mother trained dress-for, of course, all great ladies wore trained gowns, I thought-was my mothers big gingham apron tied on behind. She made me pair of mits of white pique, such as she used to wear when she was child, and told me that a lady always wore gloves when she went on the street. She taught me to keep my shoes well vanished, IS 9 lady never wore rusty shoes, and as a lady never wore eoiled clothes or ragged ones eith- CT was particularly careful of mine, and was extremely happy when I found that I could sew up tear in my apron or rent in my little frock quite to my mothers satisfaction
 Mother taught me how to enter room and how to leave 1t, how to bow, how to accept favor. Indeed before I was six years old think had quite mastered every rule of The Young La
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-29
uUvonBAoK nrAv,s rIaHTINa,
He Lies On His Hump, Spins Around, and
 Kicks in All Directions.

From the lndlanapols JournaLl
 John Ryan is known to the police as
 "the humped-backed warrior" He
 drinks, and when drinking he is wild.
 He has boasted that 1t takes three po- licemen to arrest him, but yesterday afternoon Patrolman Giblen sent him to headquarters much the worse of at- tempting to put his boast into execu- ton. Ryan has very peculiar man
 her of warfare. He lies on his hump, whirls around, and kicks. His asso- ciates all fear one of his attacks for he is a good kicker, and when he gets started at whirling they say he spins like a top.
 Yesterday afternoon Patrolman Gib- len met Ryan on Malott avenue. Ryan was bleeding, he was drunk, and he said he had been in a fight. He was dirty and looked as if he had been whirl- ing As Giblen approached some of Ryan's friends came along. They were asked to take the intoxicated man home. Ryan said, Mot much" and his friends backed away as if he might have been charged with dynamite. Giblen then said it became his painful duty to care for Ryan. The latter walked quietly until the l.. ID. & w.. tracks were reached, where he made a halt. Preparing for fight he said to Giblen:
 q will not cross those tracks, One of us will have to die first, and I'll Kill you beforelI cross
 Giblen attempted to reason with his prisoner, but Ryan's reason wheels were badly clogged by drink He be- gan to prepare for a spin. Giblen seiz- ed him, and the humpbacked man rip- ped the officers coat up the back. Ryan got on his hump and began to spin and kick Giblen allowed him to spin and the dust hid him from view. Thinking the matter had gone far enough the officer closed in on his quasi prisoner The latter, when stopped in his spinning and kicking. began to fight and scratch. Giblen was , t on the neck and he thought it was time to draw his mace. When Ryan arrived at police headquarters, twenty minutes later, his ear was split, his eye was closed, and his cheek was cut. He said he had enough and for a time he was quiet and serene, seeming to think he had fought good fight and had met defeat nobly. When the doctor came he grew hostile again. It took three officers to hold him while his injuries were examined. Bandages were put on, which he immediately tore off, and 1t was finally decided to allow him to d' as he pleased in cell.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-29
ROMEO AND JULIET.
The Matinee Girl Found 1t Dull and Not Up to the Times.
tFrom the Buffalo Express.l

to the Times.
 From the Buffalo Express.l
 Did l go to the matinee?" said the blond girl with the red ribbons on her hat to her companion in the street car. Yes, I did, and it was the most tire some thing I ever sat through. Yes, it was Romeo and Juliet I've heard great deal about Shakespeare's plays, but never saw one before, and l don't l care ever to see another, Why, theie e's nothing funny in it. Classlcal2 oh, I suppose so, but tell you Shakespeare was not up to the modern ideas of what makes a good play. His plays ought to be rewritten and a little more fun thrown into them.
 Why, l noticed several places where they might have wrung in modern idea or two and made great im- provement For instance. there was that dance that they do in the early part of the piece. Now, how much prettier it would be to have a ballet come on instead, or if they were going to have one of those slow, polSy old ubLCGot WHY GOulQH they udNG lulliGu on different colored lights? Then there was that balcony scene, where Romeo and Juliet throw kisses and talk glib perish at each other. Now that would have been real funny if they had had comedian hiding behind the shrub bery watching them and cutting antics over them.
 And then at the end of the piece, where Romeo kills Juliet's other lover and takes poison, and then she wakes up and stabs herself-that was horri- ble, It made ones flesh creep. can't bear to see such things. And 10 think of ringing down the curtain on it and making that the end of the piece! If I'd been Shakespeare, would have added another scene, in which they all come to life again and have a nice wedding march. Or if they could not do that. 1t seems to me the people who stage the play might have the two torch bearers who retire to the wings while Romeo and the other lover fight their duel do a wing dance at the side of the stage. I just dote on wing dances. Then the peoplewho did not like to see the horrid part would not have to watch it. They could watch the wing dance, And the people who like death scenes could watch them, and so everybody would be pleased. Don't you think SOP"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-29

Upguardson--I had singular exp ence last Tuesday. You remember looked like rain and the weat prophets predicted rain? Atom--1 Well, I brought my umbrella, r. coat, and rubber shoes down town t morning" "Yes.." Well, it rained, Chicago Tribune.
 The Judge-Have you any reason offer why sentence should not be p nounced upon you? The Prisoner. ain't got much to say, but it's rig to the point. When shot the fell, I was only doin' it fer fun; an he you fellers are wantin to hang me cold-blooded malice, so you air.--I dianapolis Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-29
The summer Girl as Seen by Robert Quart.

The Summer Girl as Seen by Robert Quart.
 It is afe to allege that the average summer girl in this country has been doing all she ought to do In the way of dancing, prancing, gadding, going, working, and generally spending her vital powers in the autumn, winter and spring immediately preceding, and cor- iequently when summer comes needs, irie as much as her parenss, physical, mental and moral ozone. But what
 It is safe to allege that the average rent or leading her father by the nose yitn the assistance of her mother? To yai ous places, according to her special
 ,yedilectlon, and the farthest limit of he parental purse. If possible 10 one )f the gayest watering places, where ihe hopes to bathe, play tennis, walk,
 ak, and drive during the day; paddle, stroll, or sit out during the evening, md dance until twelve o'clock at night
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-29
snEEp,s GLANDS roR DwAEFs.
Surprising Results of Thyroid Diet in a Case of Suspended Growth.
 rFror, tI,a Kansaa Cltv Times

From the Kansas Clty Ilmes.I
 A wonderful transformation has come over the physical appearance of Jesse Van Vlecl1 in less than one months time He is almost another boy. Jesse Van Vleck is the thirteen-year-old child of MT. and Mrs. c. H. Van Vleck, whose home is at 1,7OS East Eighteenth street. Tn appearance a finer looking, better developed or a more promising child was never born than Jesse Van Vleck At his birth he tipped the scales at twelve pounds. For two years he grew much the same as any other healthy robust infant Then with no apparent reason. he stopped growing: his mind did not develop or decrease.
 Physicians puzzled over his case. There was no solution, seemingly, for nature's cratic course. On May 19, 1895. Jesse was thirty-four inches tall. weighed thirty-seven and one-half pounds, measured eight and three fourths inches from the lobe of the left to the lobe of the right ear, was four teen inches around the neck, twenty seven inches around the shoulders, and his stomach measure was twenty-five inches. His head was well developed
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-29
Figg-1 should think you would find

it a terrible bore to shave yourself Fogg-On the contrary. enjoy it. All I have to do is to ask myself if l will have haircut, sea-foam, and a shampoo; whether I'll have my nous tache dyed or curled, and whether l have a razor that wants to be put in order; and then fill in the rest of the time in an interesting conversation with myself in regard to all kinds of things which I know nothing about. Why, I assure you, hardly know the difference from being in a barber-shop. Boston Transcript.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-29

Its terrible strain" What is? That one from Wagner. "-Pick-Me- Up.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-06-01
Death of a Noted THURMAN.

Mr. John 4. Morris, owner os the breeding
and training farm, containing about ltsS'
acres, at Middlehurg. aud which Is under the
management of Mr. X. W Walden. died Al
kerryille. Texas. oH Sunday, Of spoPlrNy.
He was son ct Francis Morris. who vas
famous va his day among racing men. For
the past i've years Mr.. Morris ha, been best
known through his connection with the turf
aud as the owner of Morris Park. His wealth
:, estimated at between 35.p0o. ND0 aud S}0,
uOo. OO0. For several YEAR hi, stable has
been one of the largest on the American TART
aud b., racing >iud has been one 81 the most
extensive in this country His net Winnings
from stakes and purses have averaged at least
SlO0. eco wear. and in lsg2 MORN, Park was
Assessed 81 - o00 co. Some idea at Mr..
Morris worth a. a breeder IT race. horses
Nas shown by the fact that ia one seek in
lsg2 he pat sixty tSn- wear odd, ia training
Hi, ranch In Texas consists 81 4A.0s0 arses.
aud there are more than 2o0 Thoroughbred
mares and dozen stations there
His holdings IN racing properties, coWpris-
ing Morris Park. his breeding stHds IL Eug
land. Maryland aud Texas. and his bursss ia
training rrpr-~aut IN OUTLAY 81 probably -.
usb COO
Mr.. Morris, breeding aud training farm a.
Niddlrburr. s. one ut the most complete ~.
Establishments of H. kind auywhcr', Their Is
covered track whers the colts are pu'
through their lessons 10 slHier W 10 had
weather. snd everything on the plae,, Is dome
hy .ysiem. Ga the upper ao1r ot the training
quarters a schu0l Is maintained sud the s'sbit
l,nys are compelled % attend. The seheai
master and on avceS>aT5es are pray ided hy the
proprietor The schooling the hays recrive
I j. q rccoeaisri par' II their apprenticeship
Z training
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-06-01
Silver Ran I,emS.

Mr. AudF~s WisacF Is improving hIs prop
-rty ~ hailiiag al addition. which aill add
greatly o. the appearance IT his hotrL
Ms T.. 4. Fox Nas taken critically ill GA
Wednesday Il last wrrk. Gu SUNDAY after
noou three doctor, ~~re ~lth him Dr.. J. J.
Steuard. of Uuiou Mills. pr. Sguli8. ns thu.
place. aud DE- Weaver, of Tan-ytown. Mr.,
Fox Is DOING al.ou, ~ well a could b., cN
l.,gte,i and ~ hop. To ser han "nt again he
fore long.
Ga Sunday ~ we're shocked al The an
uouacemrns u the death Of Mr., Jane, T..
Dut,errr. an aged aud respected citizen al
lhis village His funeral took place Nedues
,iay morninr al $40 O'Clock at the house,
Re,. DR. nrrisbgch officiating. He age Na'
y years, month aud ; DAYS. The inter
m,uI sas ia 81 Mar,'- ccmeterr. He leave
a widow. i've sons, two daughter, twenty i've
grand ehildreu and two great grand children,
one brother aud i've sister, Mr. Datterer
va o consistent member Of NJ. Mary Re
formed Church. aud served a. deacon for a
number OF YEAR. after which he vas elected
Elder. ia which efiice he served IL wears.
His funeral was largely attended. Mr.. Dat.
ierer was a good husband, kind. father and a
quiet ueighb0r. He had pleasant smile foI
everyone he met aud viii De greatly missed IN
this community.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-06-01
Hot, wis ana yi,initr.

The r1riv corn Suffered greatly from fby ~
getg fr,-i and lsck ~ sunshin,, IL ], getting
al rEhJ pa~. "Gruesoale 4eiR~ass- b.
d..piets4 oa che fair ruuntyuancy-s ~ aar tar
usrr.
Ts,. prygioas jsuei ID thi. srasau 81 ad,rr
~, b. Ample g,m~ ., Afforded 90 disras-
M political ,iiuai,au Ia al ils phases. Oar
Hsulgasrats have dsTiird iufo tior1nan and
Anti Gorman men. aud 5Arrs h,sls iiair to be-
= ,la-~ Caugs.f The iztier elias, s. falls cog
alaui tha1 lhst have h.es ~orJht VI aud IT,
yairiag their b-s.l rpyrgi-s bss this. INSTEAD ai
DIMINISHING jhssr ssal ha. aal, made thrm
muvr drfrfrslny,i.
NJ Walter l.4s,aa. Il Balfisnor,. ,p.-a;
SUNDAY ui'h V aud aaA Mr. Wm T. Han
nnai
4g T. - Fisher ha. r,tarns.i irum Z 'ng
south Mr. Ftshrr travels extensively. tha,
gathering information. ,sssial and ,aursl,
spssg4 BIS mzaF pleasing 4usr,tufs-, shirh b.
relate Ia Bis bright, taxing .fylr
u,ir a,sii b. grinding sand Bos instead 81
sipl e. .. shippgd herr fro.p Virginia aad
Is iaaaehi Hut o. t- rs iaTaTiou- 60 The rU5
pl,yes-. as She SAINT sa-.
Mr. Walter Msrci-r j. r.gSsrts-i y-rv SEX.
Mss~s-s Elisat~th nad Annie purs-s ar
expected bone this seek. They have h-ru
speeding the sinirT ia Westminster.
NJ Annis Forsyih sill aiiead the com
sarurvmrut exrrelsrs 81 We-terH MARYLAND
Collezv. here she -. fnr formally ssasienG.
The breath ct Fry-ipm hss not isf-n Sc
corded ns fuT suns time. l. yoaF cnrrrSJon.
deni ,uarring iros. he ss3 result Il the llti.
gaue BIZ PLAYED is~i 4lui~r, ~ shich be IA,
uut 80 sl4rry-s,iai A. bis FREUD zho. II report,
arr ,ru~ !, reasonably sgry.-- Hoslr', yui,s 10
The eonirssry Il taking "qHe-n- Whereas,
iu b., case sotn- one else held the Asnniug
sard Let Ia, bear from him ~ ae sill 'hsak
b.. -, mas4usraiing.