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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-29

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are not going to lot them make contracts
| that are against public policy, we do not |
intend that they shall demonetize by prl-
| vate contract what this government makes
money by universal law. Great cheering |
| You say that we have no right to inter-
/ fere with private contracts. | ask one OF |
you to enter into contract to collect ~
per cent interest and see whether the gov
| eminent has any right TO Interfere WIN II; |
| Upon what theory is usury law oaseu
II is based upon the theory that tue men
who borrow money need to be projected |
from the avarice Of the man VINO ioans |
them money. tApplause) TINS Is me
basis OF all usury laws. ana when man |
tells me that we have not the right 10
protect the money Of the United states
against the conspiracy OF those who would |
degrade 1t. tell you that We have more
right to prevent gold contracts or silver
contracts than you have to prevent one Ia
aividual from agreeing 10 pay another more
than a certain amount OF interest tap
plause.1
My friends our opponents. having teen
ldefeaied In their efforts 10 convince % peo-
PIE that the gold standard ought to be
maintained. are seeking nov TO DO what I
they have always sought 20 do. win the
battle on another issue ard. hayins Won,
carried Tie gold STANDARD iittle further
Now they are telling YOU that nv election
would be a menace 20 peace and order They
tell you that l stand for 'awlessncas.
want to saw to you that stand net only
for the enforcement Of every Law, hut
stand for arbitration as 4 'ncaLs Of adjust
INK difficulties by peacoabla mans Gap
plAuEcl
4 yo.ce-We Will Eisa you chance next
Tuesday lCheerlns1
our opponents believe IN allowing the
raiiroa Is 70 engage IN controversy with
thc labor ORGANIZATIONS and tAsn all out
The startling army % preserve order. be-
lltye iu cons elliug them 20 submit their
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STOCK SOLD,

Alto. Texas, october 20 -. ,oif
sold the 5. T. Bates stock Oh n lace
TO IL. Getz. merchant at TINS P
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] thank you for this visit.

Canton. Ohio. October 9s.-In his speech
to the delegation OF ladies from Wellsville'
ohio Major Mckinley spoke IN part as
follows;
You have quite as much interest in good
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-31

Although the respective functions
Of the two cerebral homiaphoros arc
still but obscurely understood, cases
are on record which can only be exc
planned by tho hypothesis Of indopen-
dent action The most curious Of
these is that Of a Wolshman, lately
described by Mr.. Bruce IN 'Brain.
Tho men was subject to extraordinary
changes In bis mental condition.
While in one mental state he spoke
English, was right-handed, and fairly
intelligent wrote logibly from left to
right, and remembered things that
happened in his previous English
states in the other condition he spoke
Welsh, was loit-handed and subjected
10 dementia. His speech was barely
Ineligible, and he had no knowledge
whatever Of English, nor could he
remember anything OF his English
states He wrote with his right hand
from right to left These facts led
Mr. Bruce to conclude that the man
lived two separate existences OF which
the impressions we're respectively re-
corded only on one hemisphere whose
influence was preponderating during
the stage it governed. Only this
could explain the fact that the man
forgot the impressions received in each
stage while living in the other. Such
cases are usually the effect Of disease,
and sometimes ofaccident resulting in
injury to the brain substance.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-31
In the Minority.

It was at q country election that
the following took place.
Every man for miles around was in
attendance, from the prosperous
farmer to the lowest hand, and
here and there in small groups they
held lively discussions about the re-
spective candidates Finally the chair
man raped for order, and the speech
making began. The willy orator ex-
planned loud and long about the poor
condition of the country's welfare, and
wound up by asking all those who
wished for betterment of things to
stand up. Every man arose except
one old gray-whiskered farmer, who
had fallen asleep over the long-winded
Grafton.
"Now," said the orator, after his
listeners had seated themselves, ''ii
there is a man here who does not wish
for betterment OF things, let hirA
stand up that we may look upon hiR
with scorn"
At this moment the old farmer
awoke with start, and catching the
words ''stand up" got upon his feet
and stared slowly around as number
Of Kisses we're thrown at him. This
reused his ire, and he said,
"Waal, Mister Speaker, I don't
know whether we be votin' fer or agir
the sentiments of my brethren here
but you and me, reckon, are in the
minority, "-Harper's Round Table
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-31
A Maine Samson.

Bar Harbor, the home of the famous
bull wrestler, has produced another
Samson, DR.. F. G. Ames, who has
been entertaining the Bangor folks
with such feats as bending gas pipes
and iron bars, and finally wound up
tho exhibition by lifting three men.
whose combined weight was sos
pounds, and walking about the room
with them as easily as an ordinary
man would carry q basket of feathers.
The heaviest of them, weighing $50
pounds, was perched5n his shoulders,
while be carried the other two, weigh
ing 145 and 80, respectively, in his
arms.
In the Penobscot exchange he lifted
a load of 500 pounds and carried it
around the room with ease. This feat
was witnessed by several well known
men. Last winter in Bar Harbor he
lifted a load of 775 pounds The most
remarkable feature of this physical
wonder is that DR.. Ames was weak
man and wreck from disease ten
years ago, but by dint of careful
training he has developed his muscles
and body, until today he is a perfect
giant Therein is how he beats San
dow and the other giants of these
days Lewiston (NIe. Journal.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-31

q threo-lcggod stool, With tho agres
able prospect Of passing tho nigbt
therein as a reoapiurod luhatie. =
As the iron door banged upon him
with the "click click" ola spring
lock, aud an Undesirable sensation
Of lonlincls crept over him, be thought
Of poor little Tommy 10 tho dark
bedroom, supporlesa, and aorely in
fear Of ghoula and goblina
OH ever get out Of this alive,
thought he. I'll adopt a new system Of
discipline toward the boy-hanged II
I don'tl"
But just as the dismal shadows Of
dusk we're beginning TO gather in the
angles Of the cell. tho spring lock
clicked again, aud the moon.like
couutenaree Of the keeper beamod 10.
'Its al q mistake, said hei "and
10 never would have happened il me
aud Mr. Ellys hadn't been new hands
We've found Parrot down fishing in
the woods. And Mr.. Ellys, be hopes
you amt been seriously disconnected,
sir, while he's ready to make all apol-
ogios Anything We can do for you,
sir2"
Mr. Jessamy grew scarlet
81 shall lay this matter before the
proper authorities, you may rest as
sured I" said he. "This-thisa trocious
assault shall not go unpunishedl"
And be stalked dignifedly out OF the
Sanitary Home" followed by the
profuse apologies and protestations Of
the whole staff and faculty thereof.
"But we never should have sus.
peoted you, said the tall man, court
eously, 'if we had not seen you dane
ing and jumping around in such
peculiar fashion, sir
When Mr. Jessamy reached home,
his first act was 10 release little Tom
my from the durance vile Of tho back
store-room
"Ill be a good boy now, pa, )"
whined Tommy, with swollen eyelids
and r-besprinkled countenance.
80 will !, my son, said the phil
osopher.
"Its very wicked to get angry,
amt it, pa?"
Very wicked, indeed, my son, "
said Mr.. Jessamy.
And they had their supper together
"a lobster, with plenty of cream toast,
aud peaches sliced in sugar-as ami
cably as possible.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-31

and that worship Of the ghosts Of 40.
oeatora which seems to be the most
widely dilused Of Ell human superau.
tions Instead 81 aprieathood. thoro
were wizards on modiciue.men. often
powerful as che donouacofs Of those
whom the chief wished 20 put to death.
intellectually they we're very much
upon the level Of tho native races Of
West Africa james Bryce, IL T., Ia
the Century.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-31
The sanitary Value Of Yawn!ng.


Remedies readily available and
easily applied are not SO often recon-
mended by our medical mentors that
we can afford to overlook the dis
covery of the celebrated Belgian
physician, who has just proclaimed
that yawning is one of the healthiest
and most beneficial of bodily func.
tions. The more we yawn, it appears,
the more our lungs and respiratory
muscles become "tonifed," and the
better we are altogether. It is not
the least merit OF this discovery that,
like necessity in the Shaksperan prov.
erb, it makes vile things-or, at any
rate, unwelcome things precious.
The society of bores, the preaching
of the clerically unfit, the speeches Of
parliamentary windbags and platform
buffoons, the novel of the advertising
hill-topper, and the poetry of the
maggot-brained "decadent," all as
sumo a high sanitary value in the
light of this notable pronouncement,
which, among other results ought to
have marked influence upon the de-
mand for places in the strangers gal
lery OF the House of Commons. =
London World.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-31
Conditions Differ.

A cynical humor had caught the
philosopher when his youngest son in
CURED;
"Did you ever read Esop's fables ?"
eyes.
"Things are very different now from
what they were when Hsop was alive. "
Very"
"He couldn't get birds and other
animals to talk now, could he ?"
''No, my boy. The only thing OUT
side of the human race that talks now
is money. And it is generally too
busy looking after its own affairs to
give much good advice. "-Detroi
Free Press.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-31
Solitary Confinement


The brief, decisive battle was over.
The seven-year-old enemy routed,
though not subdued, was carried on,
kicking, in bis nurses arms, scream.
ing at the very pitch OF his infantilo
lungs, 81 WON'T won't 1 wo-o-o-n't
be a good boyl" while the last glimpse
bis mother caught was a scarlet coun-
tenance where the heels should be,
aud the two be-slippered feet oscil-
lating like human pendulums
Mrs. Jessamy looked after little
Tommy in maternal tribulation.
"Do let me go to him, Solomon
she pleaded, 81 am sure I conld quiet
him.
But Mr.. Jessamy-a bald.headed
sage of five -and-dfty, with round Cog
giles that gave a preternaturally wise
expression to his countenanee, and
spotless white waistcoat, festooned
with seals and chains-laid a detain-
ing hand on her arm.
Sarah, quoth he, oracularly, 81
am astonished at this very culpable
weakness on your part. The boy has
committed a great fault in thus giving
way to an uncontrolled temper, and he
must be punished accordingly.
"But, Solomon, he is such q mite of
thingl" pleaded the mother, piteous-
ly.
''That makes no difference. my
dear. Solitary confinement Sarah
solitary confinement, on bread and
water, is what will break his spirit.
''But he may come out to supper,
Solomon"
Mr.. Jessamy settled the goggles on
the bridge Of his nose, with an auto
cratic dignity of movement
He will remain in the back store
room until tomorrow morning, Sarah. "
"Alone ?" gasped the nervous
mother.
"Alonel" pronounced the domestic
grand mogul. believe me there is
nothing like solitary confinement. 1t
has been proved, my dear, more than
a score of times That boy OF yours"
Mr.. Jassamy spoke as if he himself
had nothing whatever to do with the
proprietorship of Master Tommy
''has temper, and that temper has
got to be broken. Pray, Mrs Jes-
samy, do not annoy me with any fur
ther misjudged intercessions, s."
And thus pronouncing his ultima
tum, Mr.. Jessamy stalked out into the
garden, to view the ripening globes Of
netted melons and the budding tube
roses, for Mr.. Jessamy was a man o.
hobbies, and the latest hobby was hor'
ticulture, the more satisfactorily tC
ride which he had rented this little
villa on the banks Of the Schuylkill
with an abundance OF gables, honey
suckle LEAKAGE and water fronts
"Simmons" said Mr.. Jessamy
sharply, as he stood with both hand
in his pockets surveying his domains
"Sirl" grunted Simmons-a lanl
specimen Of the genus general gar
dener, who appeared to exist with
spade over his shoulder and measur
ing-line halfway out of his pocket,
"How are the egg-plants?'
Getting along nicely, sir"
"And the cherry tomatoes?"
''Well, sir, the dry weather help
'em along amazin'.
"And, Simmons"
Mr.. Jessamy bent down, settled hi
goggles and then resettIed them.
''Sir.
"Where is the big melon that ha
here-a watermelon, Simmons, on
slate, just close to this stake?"
"Well, sir, I up and throwed
away, owned Simmons; "for what
watermillion, sir, was dom anon
them eantelopes-"
''You scoundrel You rascal
roared Mr.. Jessamy. 'How dare
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-31
Anticipating Him.

Father-My son, you should bride
your desires.
Son-Why, father, it was only yes
terday that bought saddle morse
Life.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-31

The favorite amusement of prince
Adolph OF Schaumberg-Lippe is to
dress himself up in full military uni
firm and drive street car.
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boiler and a twelve-foot whistle, and
every time the whistle blowed the boat
stopped
MORE CITIZENS RIGHTS INVADED
Stockton Independent: Here is more
Federal interference with the rights of
citizens as those rights are regarded by
those who uphold the Chicago Bryan
platform:
Detroit (Mich.>, Oct. 1.-The second
trial of John c. Bodewig and William
H. Johnson in the United States Dis
trict Court resulted to-day in a YER
dict of guilty. They We're tried for con-
spring with others to obstruct the mail.
On July 16, 1896, an express train was
derailed two miles west of Battle Creek
One rail was found moved and spiked
fast a foot out of line. The fireman was
killed in the wreck.
This, according to the Chicago plat
form is a local affair. The offense was
Committed in Calhoun County more
than 100 miles distant from Wayne
County. where the men We're tried in q
Federal Court If the Chicago and the
California strikers We're exercising the
rights of citizens then the Michigan men
were doing the same thing. II the Chi
cago platform does not mean what is
here given as it's meaning then It has no
meaning. That is the Interpretation
placed upon it by Attorney-Generai
Harmon and not denied by the Bryan
ties. 1t means that among the rights
of citizens Bryan and his adherents in
clude rain-wrecking and murder, yet
they are incensed when called anarch-
lists.
LET CALIFORNIA STAND FAST.
Los Angeles Times: The certainty of
Major McKinley's election grows grea-
ter day by day. There is no longer any
reasonable doubt of it, and the proba-
bilities are that he will receive the lar
gest popular majority given to Presl-
Dental candidate since the foundation
of this republic That he will receive
two thirds to three-fourths of the cleo
toral vote now seems practically certain
The great State of California cannot
afford to lag in the rear or TINS Ut
umphal procession. Patriotism, loyal
Americanism, national honor, protec-
ton to American labor, sound money
and sound Government lead the van.
The ranks should present no point or
weakness. They should close up sol
idly in the grand march to victory.
HIS CABINET.
Oakland Enquirer: According to the
Examiner, Gentlemen engaged in
building a Cabinet for Mr.. Bryan are
going to unnecessary trouble for the
reason that he is entirely competent
tc attend to the matter himself" This
reminds one of he Judge who decided
in favor Of the plaintiff for the reasons
advanced by the defendant. We agree
that it is unnecessary for volunteers
to arrange a Cabinet for Mr.. Bryan.
but the reasons for thinking so are such
that it might pain Mr. Bryan's support
erS to mention them.
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surgery rooms, safe room, bedroom
and the necessary complement of bath
rooms and closets. The hight Of the
first floor is IA feet in the clear and a
broad veranda surrounds it.
On the second floor, which is u feet
high in the clear, are situated wards
and 4, and the arrangement is similar to
that of the first floor, while on the third
floor are wards ) and g.
A glance at the accompanying cuts Of
of the floor plans will make clear the
positions Of the different rooms, and at
once show the Importance of the hos
pital conducted by the Southern Pacific
Company for the benefit Of it's en-
ployes.
The designs of the hospital building
were, as were those for most of the
buildings of the Southern Pacific Com
pany in this city, furnished by Master
Car-Builder Benjamin Welch, and the
building was erected under his super
vision.
The Southern Pacific Hospital is the
central supply point for the branch
hospitals all over the system. From
Ogden and Portland to San Francisco
from San Francisco to Los Angeles and
from Los Angeles to FL Paso, all hospit-
ais are supplied from this, the largest
of them all. at Sacramento.
From the beginning the hospital was
patronized not only by those employees
who were seriously i'll, or who had been
incapacitated by accident, but by those
who were cared for at home but treated
by the hospital surgeon, and those who,
being indisposed, came to the Office and
were there prescribed for
During the ten years following the
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became sick and helpless, much suffer-
ing was the result. Few of the en-
ployeS had friends to care for them in
their hour of need, and still less num-
ber had laid away dot against the
coming of the rainy day which seeks
out every life. The result was that when
sickness seized upon a workman, or
when an accident befell him-and acci
dents will happen in such ventures as
the building of railrOadS-dOnatiOnS
from his comrades and the railroad
company We're solicited. And be it said
here that no case is remembered when
either comrade or railroad corporation
ever failed to extend the hand of char
ity in the shape of good substantial coin
Of the realm.
But there is wisdom, even in charity,
and the calls became SO frequent and
onerous that the company concluded
that the ends of charity and humanity
would best be attained and maintained
by the erection of a hospital built for
the purpose of treating employees and
officers of the company, and they alone.
This course would insure proper med
ical attention even for the most humble
employe, and after the building had
been buflti 1t was proposed to make Of it a
beneficiary institution, kept up by
monthly pittance of 80 cents retained
from the monthly wages of all employees
and officials, SO that their independence
might be preserved with the knowledge
that their own earnings had secured for
them proper attention when "the night
set in''
The plan, however, was but, as yet,
an experiment, and the railroad COM
pany again showed it's wisdom by MAX
ing a practical application of the theory
before rushing to a conclusion that
meant the expenditure of many thou
sands of dollars.
Accordingly an old residence build
irg standing on Eleventh street, be-
tween D and E, was leased and turned
into a hospital. This was indeed a
practical application of the theory, and
the evidence was conclusive. The COM
pany was satisfied that a hospital
would prove a success, and better still,
the employees both saw and understood.
It meant all the comforts Of home in
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SACRAMENTO DAILY II.

latter smell strongly after the Office of
the old time ignorant apothecary who
phySicked and sickened without re-
morse, and who applied leeches and let
blood in fever cases, and refused the
victim draught of Gods pure water
when it alone would have effected a
cure, yet are the rooms cool and neat
and scrupulously clean, and the at
tendants courteous and gentlemanly.
Then the Kitchen! All! the Kitchen!
with it's glistening ranges and rows Of
pots and kettles and pans! And the
cooking that is done there will make a
well man ravenously hungry and bring
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VOICE OF The PRESS.
Expressions Of Coast Newspapers in
Brief,
On ALI Shad::s 5 of Political B -i:fand
Upon L:ading Topics of
tn Day.

Bakersfield Californian: The United
| States, with it's $4,000 miles of sea-
| coast, with all it's wonderful natural
| resources, with it's enormous wealth.
with a population of over 10000, 900
| active, energetic workers. great man.
ufacturing Nation-a Nation whose
production of food products astonishes
| the civilized world-one to whose min
| eral resources there seems to be no end
should not be dependent upon Europe
| for the shipping to convey to other
countries our surplus products and
bring back to our shores the merchan-
| disc of other countries.
HARD UP
| Santa Barbara Press: The avidity
with which the Popocrats are making
| use of Bismarck's letter to Governor
| Culberson of Texas shows how hard
up they are for arguments. The letter
| is very poor argument at best, but
| it becomes really worthless when it is
| remembered that it was Bismarck who
| demonetiZed silver in Germany and put
| that country on a gold basis, but he
wishes Germany to remain on a gold
basis.
JOHN BULL IN IT
Santa Barbara Press: 1t is stated on
| the authority of no less reliable statis-
ticlan than Edward Atkinson, that
! more than three-quarters of the present
product of silver bullion of 175, 600 900
ounces year comes from mines be-
| longing to British owners. 1t IS pro
posed by unlimited free coinage to
double their income. And the woods
are full of Popocratic orators raving
about the necessity of our jniuring
England by the patriotic and independ-
ent adoption of free coinage without
waiting for anybody.
WORKINGMEN INSULTED.
The Calistogan: 1t is unfortunate for
the good name of the people of the
United States that a great political
party should have selected a man as
its candidate for the Presidency whose
sense Of honor is SO pliable as is Mr..
Bryan's. The man does not hesitate to
advise the employment of the most dis
| reputable methods, nor is he at all back
ward in commencing his nefarious
schemes to others. In addressing a
c-twd the other day .he noticed quite
large number of workingmen were
wearing the Mckinley button He i'm
mediately jumped to the conclusion that
as matter of course they had been
&C creed into wearing it by their en-
ployers, and in order to show his deep
interest in their welfare he volunteered
bit of advice which ought to insure
him the contempt of every honest work
rgman In the country.
In the most confidential manner he
told the wearers of the Mckinley but
ton that they should not do ANYTHING to