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"Alas for the vanity
OF Christian charity
Under the SUM-.

A word from one so entirely d~'sinter-
ested as the writer may seem u presump-
ton, but if sincerity and So5t VIII are
any recommendation l trust these lines
may meet with consideration.
A travelling man is never mentioned but
some one must remark on the general
| faults OF the profession.
IL is = duty to make life bright ana
| cheerful for our fellow creatures. we rave
| no more right to cloud anotner's He win
| doubt or distrust than 20 steal Ais purse
| and it is the travelling mars adherence
10 this principle that causes his hincerity
| to be questioned.
Think you, my friend, that because a
man smiles his heart Is not iohely. fut
| yourself in his place.
When playing the National game OF
| "dominoes'' GU or laughing al sone joke.
do YOU not suppose that me icud mem
| cries of home are lingering near ilin-Ialr
visions, sweet smiles, tones vi love ana
| sympathy-all that make life Iedr 10 nu-
%h sart esc n'n Moment ts ~ his lie. nut be-
| cause he must leave home IN Tue Ddltie
for existence instead of admirihg bis eour-
age AMI self -forgetfulness, in always
wearing a smile, you condemn MS lrlVoilty-
In our Judgment of men are "e so weak
as TO look for motives In the straWs that
float on the surface instead OF seehlus
for pearls in the clear depth below.
And you, my dear girls, who think be-
cause a, travelling mai pays YOU u COM
pliment, his susceptible heart Is yours,
do cultivate the quality of common sense
in a slight degree. they are as worthy
of trust as any other class Of men-ho hofe
j., so. :.
DO not imagine that I am prepared TO
put n crown of saintliness on thu ihteili-
gent brow of the Travellers Protective AS
ISOLATION. He who is without fauits Is
all fault" | am informed by 'respohslpie
parties that some of the dear thlhss
consider themselves irresistible, but / nave
not found 1t the case, and 50 long as they
allow ma the right of prlGate judgment
thew may crown themselves as Apollo
Adonis or. like Narcissus, fall in love with
their own reflection.
Neither am | unfolding all that travel
ing men may do. We all make mistakes,
Negative goodness is a poor quaiity. haa
rather trust d man who had heen through
life's temptations though the scars of nose
fjres still remained, but whose heart was
alive TO the trials, sorrows and suiferlhss
os humanity, than put faith in your good
~ man. who. drawing the narrow iaanue
of negative qualities over his stunted ILlnd
and heart, condemns what he can not I'M
derstand.
With a kim word and a ready smile Tor
everyone. n courteous attention FOR all, re-
gardless of stage Or station, an excuse for
fine shortcomings of others, and a Wiling
ness IN bear in silence the unmeri.ei, uh-
lust remarks Hung al himself, he may no
be a Bayard. without stain and above re-
proaeh,' but he liz a rue gentleman
worthy of love. trust and respect, and
wherever this map find the travelling mar
may his life always be- as bright as hs
strives TO make that nj others,
With many gooJ wishes for Il merry
Christmas and a happy New Year.
Miss --.
Tsmple. Texas, December II, 1897.
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Drummer in Knee Dreeche..

Arkansas has the youngest commercials
traveller In the world. His name is Waliet
p. Hopkins, Jr. He lives at DE Walls binn.
He is Just IL years old and wears kne"
,rousers long stockings anl~ a wide tarn
down collar like other boys OF MS age
Walter may be said to be a born
He has been making money since he was
s wears old. when he embarked 70 tna
business Of selling Illustrated papers anu
periodicais. Walter recently sent 70 .
rubber goods house for samples ana s,as'ei
az, on the road, Hts success ~ y
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--ss.

..r,oNAL orF1CERs-is97-ss. |
No.
adens ..enh Wallerstein. Va
"", and Treasurer ............
stary l.. T. LsBeaume. st. Louis
v,ce President ...........:..
"" ". Nj. Cassety, Nashville, Tenn
u vice President
tnd VIZ ,..E. z. Hart, Denver, Colo.
, vice President .........-.
r. Nj. Glaspell. lo:'a
~ vice President ..............,
fn T. NJ. Hodgkiss. Connecticut.
Il vice president
August Elmer, Louisiana
l.TioNAL BOARD OF
i,n,nscbofs ............St Louis, MO.
u,ialard ,...........S st. Louis MO.
i. 49, st. Louis, Mo.
PSI i.,ey .Terre Haute. Ind.
r. ,n,as Louisville. NY.
q !. ',isrich Peoria, III.
|. M NATIONAL COMMITTEES,
tAir M. e. Phalan. Chicago, III.
nIV"N ben Hoffman. Lafayette: ina'
- ,,.tiva !. S. Hgrwood. Richmonn, va
/. NJ. Benish. Houston, Iexas.
.,..mant Geo. w. Smith, st. LOUIS. MO-
pp" CHAPLAIN.
Homer T. Wilson. Fort Worth, Texas
ATTORNEY.
n Kont st. Louis, MO-
SURGEON.
=, y,;,,iamson. M. DIST. Louis, Nv
.",,,n,al NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~ ohioh
gnst building, st. Louis. Mo. j.,
I'M ninth annual convention 'hee's ~
paha, Neb.
., .ru, oFrtcERs. TEXAS. 1898.
t,.,aent 49,. All Dieckmann, San Antonio
Lrst Vice
II" Howard Peak, Fort worth
L.ond Vice
W ..... A. Hoover. Cofslcaha
Alrd Vice President .........:...,;.
~ II. j. Hardy. Houston
acretary-Treasurer.
flames q. Ludlow. Dallas, Texas
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN.
=. ,,rosds-Albert p. Foute, Fort Worth.
prass~C. s. o.. Holland. Bcnston.
|pslier-Adolph Boldt, Houston.
|ieeislatuve-B. L. McNulty, san An
H~ote,-Charles X. We'll, Waco.
Employment-W. n. Stroud. Dailas.
| LIVERY and Transfer-John Gross, Hous-
bn, Texas.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
| Post CD. w. Michaux. Houston.
| Post D-George bartholomew.
| POST E-Charles Mangold. Dallas. =,
Post F-Joseph G.. Booth, Austin; r. NJ
hnndell. Austin; H. NJ. Finch. Austin.
Post CIV. j. Hughes. Galveston
Post H-Thomas f. Farmer, waco.
| Post flames Clarity, Corsicana.
Post J-B. b. Gateley. Fort Worth.
| Post ks. G. Bennett. Gainesville
| Post Dan NJ. Lasker. LaGrange.
Chaplain--Rev. Homer 7. Wilson' for
Worth.
| Attorney. l.. Peeler. Austin.
Division surgeon-Dr. N. o. Preinzie
)an Antonio.
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FROM PRESIDENT DIEcKMANN.
ms Letter Ia the Members of TIL
u eXa Division.

"is Letter tn the Members Of the
Texas Division.
= 'ne Members of the Texas Division.
travellers Protective Association OF
America,
greet you in the midst OF the holidays
Pas"ues with the hope that Christmas TO
WI Oh you was n day full of pleasure and
pertinent and that none Of you We're over
soHed by the best of all the saints-st.
Nicholas.
whne wishing for you much happiness
suu prosperity during the New Year,
.~saht TO call your attention 10 a few
|alngs which you may overlook while
~aking preparations for the coming
pears work,
me iirst OF these is your membership in
y travellers Protective Association. To
Nt OF you January ] will mark the re-
eNai period OF your membership. tLook
the expiration date on your cards.) 1t
very necessary for you to have the
s,-ssount OF your dues in the office of the
~ secretary on that day or your menu
~, snip' SO far MS the insurance benefits go,
= eiapse. You will have thirty days Of
ssaee IN which TO retain your sanding in
association, but during hat time.
ksouia you be injured, you viii receive no
.ei.ts at the hands OF the association.
1on see how important 1t is for you 10
rery !. ~
~ his connection l would especially
- me attention OF the post presidents
ps1 a secretaries. On them the renewals de-
! ~ a large measure. for the members
hsaiiy expect toreceive direct no Ice from
ss, ~ as to the expiration OF their msmber-
n ! would urge upon the secretaries
ssnd 10 each member OF their respective
Ena,sa postal calling their attention to the
ssS-er and urging them to pay up immedi-
6oy,s They viii be thanked for their eff
~, anc u II is not done they will be Sc
n.s..y criticised, should any member. faii-
2 renew, becnme injured and deprived
as accident insurance.
re Texas division is now on the high
a of success. We now have nearly
m members. and II the members Will
- III together and watch cut for
Nh ,sss. u pledge OF 1000 members
NV ne redeemed in a short while. and
90 II the good work is continued. We
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timent, " not by regulation. They have
no place there.
Judichl procedure should be along the
lines similar To the Investigation of scten-
tlfic proportions and discoveries. The cs-
Enlistment Of Eight or wrong. guilt ur In
nocruCe, Ia something to be effeoted hy
cold prtysaic, rigid inqusry. stop by step.
as analogous rs may be to mathematical
demonstration
We shall have TO wait long for the time
Wilson this is recognized. but IL VIII be In
the Indefinite future. And when that
time does CONT, we may be more confident
that our c5alrts Of Justice arc such In
something more than name.
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A OF STOMACH
4 Wifc's Dyspepsia That HafHed
the Physician IN.

II am glad to be able TO tell you that
] am well of catarrh of the stomach :of
which l am sincerely thankful TO you for
advice. II Il had not been for Pe-ru-1a
| would never nave been wen. l had three
physicians. ore of them told my hushi1d
that he cou.d not cure me. | had been
asked me 10 try Pe-rn-na TO crafty fer.
50 / commenced taking II. I wrote to
DR.. Hartman. describing my case, and be
said Pe-ru-na would cure me. 50 / deter
mined 10 give II a fair trial. M one ever
fo.lowed your advice strlcter IAN | nave.
| spent the 7th and sth Of this month at
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The appointment of Ed Everett, the cd
itor of the T. NJ. p. page of the San An
tonic Express. is q well deserved compli-
ment. Ed is one OF the most enthusiastic
members OF the Travellers Protective Asso-
citation and can always be found working
in the front ranks.
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THE WEARY DRUMMER.
SAN TEXAS


The hotel bus from the midnight traiu
Brought only one passenger through the
rain;
\ travelling man. tired, weary and sod,
For he had toiled all day and trade was
had.
Not a single order was on his book.
The disgust he felt was shown on his
look.
With a careless hand he wrote his namo
pn a page OF the book OF unknown fame.
fhe drowsy clerk, the signature scanned,
then a letter placed in the drummer'a
hand.
Fee! how he starts, while a smile OF do
light
Zones over his face at the welcome sight.
Fhe clouds of despair that will ever APP
pear
40 the travelling man sometimes in the
year
Ere often dispelled by such simple means
AZ one friendly letter-how queer IL
seems
% wives. sweethearts. brothers and chums
4 You know where we'll be when Sunday
comes,
write to us there if your time will per-
nit:
Praw on us at sight and we will remit.
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the eeiNl cnhldl.
and stood The
trlp better than
a dies jn U
company W h o
h a q not b c 8 N
sick. | can eat
and a and
W k. Every
body says that I
look az well az |
ever did. oh.
you don't know
how thankful |
do feel 10 vpu. |
have got several
other people 10
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TAX Pe-ru-nl. / nraise u 70 ~cvcrYDoHN
~ writes Mrs. Mary Allen, Southiil.
Tenn. In a recent icttrr to Or, Hartman,
send Ton "A frce copy Of '.Nfrfsf ta-
tarrh" 10 The pe-ru-na DRUG Manufacture
ing Company. Columbus, OHIO.
AK your druggist Tor a freq Pe-rn-na
Almanac for 1886.
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From correspondence shown the writer
by our State president 1t is evident that
sufficient timber has been found In tbe
neighborhood Of Brentwood TO organize
another post. Hurrah for brentwood. II
won't he long before Texas viii use up
the alphabet in numbering her many I. 7.
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The following is from the hand OF an I'M
known young lady who resides in TEN
pie, Texas. written especially for the
Houston Post Travellers Protective Asso-
citation page:
In this world, where life is made up OF
meetings aud partings, II would seem that
only the pleasant occurrences should be
remembered or repeated. A moments at
tention TO some Of the remarks heard every
day couviuces one thai modern oiNIiAa-
ton buries a mans good Qualities eTe IL
enlers his bones.
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rho TRAVELLING Man.

President Texas Division 7. p. A.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-26

The fact that the most renowned physicians In this city pre-
scrihc TERRALINE In their private practies speaks more highly
than words of the grand merits of this notwithstanding discovery,
q pur product OF Petroleum.
Werc the fact generally known that TERRAIINE Is of utmost
benefit 10 the disease most fatal and prevalent in this climate
pncumouia-its use woald DO the means OF saving many lives
annually.
The eO,sumptivs e cured. or, y that Is Impossible. greatly re-
take ana Is sbse,..ely trsstrom any o! the Questionable features
For chhdrcu and growing boys and girls TERkALdNE Is a.
cquaicd a. a strengthepcr and hcsh maker. Children like II.
Write for "physicians' Testimony =" free.
Letters relating to special cases or inquiries regarding Ter
rsIinc vii, he answered by . physician.
The Iola register., 1897-01-29
WINDOWS OF CLOTH.
A Substitute for Glass Which Never Leaks
and VIII Not Break.


and VIII Not Break.
Windows of cloth instead of glass
sounds like an impossibility. and yet
it is a reality, and the employment Of
such a substitute is an acknowledged
success. 1t is not ordinary cloth, but
such as is translucent, through which
light comes just as through glass. To
.all intents and purposes this cloth win
dow is similar to the sheets of glass,
and lasts ever so much longer, while
still having just as good an appearance.
Now the remarkable feature of this
new fabric is that it never leaks, does
not break and is nearly one-third
cheaper than glass. A large skylight
composed of the new substitute for
glass, which has been in constant use
long enough to show its worth, remains
in perfect condition. not one cent hav-
ing been spent on it for repairs.
The material has mary advantages
claimed for it, chief of which IS that by
its employment in train sheds. freight
houses. large auditoriums ard public
buildings having skylights of large
area. the light weight of the material
permits of a simple. inexpensive and
light form of skvlight construction.
The joints are made water-tight by a
special method used with this material
The translucent fabric consists of a
transparent material spread over steel
wire cloth. with 12 meshes per inch
which gives the panels a flexible and
elastic quality permitting its adjust
ment to any shape that the roof struc-
ture may take. owing to the exrarsion
or contraction of the framework. The
fabric is strong and is made in pana.s
1S by &c inches in size. and can carry
weight of over 400 pounds per square
foot.
1t might be naturally assumed that
the translucent qualities cf the fabric
would be much inferior to that of glass.
but a careful comDarison has shown
that the amount of light which II trans
mits equals that of the ribbed glass
one-quarter of an inch thick. As it is
treated with special preparation. the.
fabric is irpervious to cinderS or even
to hot Goals dropped upOn it. and VIII
burn only when set fire to at the
edges. Even then the flames viii make
slow progress. thus furnishing timely
warning.
Another argument in its favor : that
It is greatly suDerior to even the finest
glass as covering for art galleries and
studios. for the reason that il will revcr
leak. and therefore serves as a perfect
protection to the valuable works of art.
Sometimes heavy Gerosit of snow
serves to crack the heaviest rlass skv-
light, and often Injuries paintings and
tapestries beyond restoration.-N. Y.
| Journal.
The Iola register., 1897-01-29

IF he were your son
"But he is not my son; he is my
nephew
"If your son had committed a theft,
would you not do everything in your
power to counteract the evil he had
done?"
81 might and might not. Some fa-
theirs pay their sons debts, others do
not. cannot say what action should
take in purely supposititious case"
''Very well, all l have to say is, our
option runs out in two or three days.
Twenty thousand pounds will secure
the mine for us. want that 100000
before the option ceases"
"And do you expect me to pay you
G 10000 for this?"
"Yes. do
Old Mr.. Longworth leaned back in his
office chair and looked at the young
man in amazement.
ITO think that you, man of the city,
would come to me, another man of the
city, with such an absurd idea in your
head, is simply grotesque."
Then the name of the LongwOrths is
nothing to you-the good name, 1
mean?"
1.-The good name of the Longworths.
my dear sir. is every thing to me; but
think it will be able to take care off
self without any assistance from you"
There was silence for few moments.
Then Wentworth said in voice of sup
pressed anguish: 81 thought, Mr..
Longworth, one of your family was
scoundreI. l now wish to say believe
the epithet covers uncle as well as
nephew. You have Il chance to repair
the mischief one of your family has
done. You have answered me with con-
tempt. You have not shown me the
slightest indication of wishing to make
amends"
He unlocked the door.
"Come, now," said old Mr.. Longworth,
rising. that will do, that will do, Mr..
Wentworth" Then he pressed an cleo
trio bell, and when the clerk appeared,
he said: "Show this young gentleman
the door. please, and if he ever calls
again, do not admit him"
And so George Wentworth, clenching
his hands with rage, was shown to the
door, He had the rest of the day to
ponder on the fact that an angry man
seldom accomplishes his purpose.
The Iola register., 1897-01-29

happiness. The laws of heredity are infex-
ible. The mothers weakness will surely
show in some way in her child. A mother
can make her child's life happy and success
ful, or miserable and failure. She can do
it by making and keeping herself perfectly
strong and healthy during the period of ges-
tation. She can do this by taking Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1t is most
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ness and disease, and perhaps its greatest
usefulness is IN preparing for the trials and
dangers of childbirth It is a strengthen
ing, purifying tonic. 1t acts directly on the
organs distinctly feminine, drives out all i'm
purities, promotes regularity and restores
hearty, vigorous health. 1t will positively
cure any form of female weakness or disease.
It is the preparation of a regular, medical
practitioner, whose great success as spe-
cialist in the treatment of diseases of women
has made him famous all over the world.
Dr. Pierce is now, and has been for thirty
years, chief consulting physician in the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, at
Buffalo, y. Y.
Complete information about the Favorite Pre-
scription is to be found in DR.. Pierce's Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser, " several chapters of
which are devoted to the reproductive physiology
ofwomen. A handsome volume of 1908 pages, and
over 400 illustrations It contains more exact in
formation about the human body in health and
disease than any other medical book. Hundreds
of useful simple receipts for the of many all
ments that come to every%family Its statements
are to be absolutely relied upon, and if followed
will save many doctors bill. A new edition OF
half million copies of this book is now icing
distributed free, bound in strong paper covers.
ANY one may have copy who will send II cents
in onecent stamps, to pay cost Of mailing oHLy,
to Worlds Dispensary Medical Association But-
alo, N. Y. French cloth binding Is 81 cents
The Iola register., 1897-01-29
Continued nert 1Ueek.)
LAGOON OF VENICE.
An Important Engineering Work Com
pIeted for Its Benefit.

An Important Engineering Work Com
pIeted for Its Benefit.
A great engineering work of, i'm
mense Importance to the City of Venice
has just been completed, says the Lon
don Standard. Fifty-eight years age.
in order to prevent the damage caused
ny the occasional ovcrfowing of the
River Brenta, the Austrian government,
on the recommendation of the cele-
brated engineer, Paieocapa. carried out
certain works by which the mouths of
that river were carried into the ChiOg-
gia lagoon. some distance south of their
original outlet. Since then the al
luvium brought down by the river has
threatened to convert portion or
Chioggia lagoon into fever-breeding
swamp. and also to cause serious dam
age to the whole Venice lagoon by silt
ing.
1t was accordingly decided to con-
struct new channel for the Brenta, 10
kilometers in length, giving the rive:
a direct outlet to the sea, near BTon-
dolo. still further south. The scheme,
which was estimated to cost 8,O00,000
lire, and was begun in 1854, has now
been brought to u successful conclusion.
The new channel, by means of sub
sid;ary canals. also provides fresh out
let for the Bacchiglione and other rivers
formerly flowing into the Venice
lagoon.
The Iola register., 1897-01-29
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

There are about 100 grains of iron
in the average human body. and yet so
important is this exceedingly small
quantity that its diminution is attend
ed with very serious results.
-"Cleanliness is next to godliness,"
quotes the mother of three school chill
dren in Mount Vernon, n. Y, and she
insists, she says on giving them bath
at least once year, whether they need
it or not"
The robes worn by the speaker Of
the house of commons are identical
with the judicial costume of the master
of the rolls, an Office which in former
years was frequently united with the
speakership.
n buttOnhOle bouquet was fastened
with a needle to the jacket of a little
son of Henry Haynes. of Gainesville,
Tenn. Soon aftcrward. while turning
4 somersault. the needle penetrated his
heart, causing death.
Nine married and nine single wom-
en- played on opposing sides in a game
of baseball. at Hopkins. Mo. The UNI
pre- was Une nuSDdnu OF one OF the pray
ers and there was a little riot when
every decision was announced.
One of the oldest of actual specified
diseases would probably be smallpox,
which, on the authority Of Masudi, at
tackled the African tribes who made ex-
cursions into Arabia, and laid siege to
Mecca in the latter part of the sixth CEN
tury, \. d.
"A writer in L'Union Medicale con-
cludes that all kinds of food can pro-
duce fat, and that beverages, especially
water, may influence it's deposition.
Alcohol causes its accumulation by lin
iting its oxidation, and lack of exercise
favOrs it for the same reason.
When a criminal is sentenced to
death in England the judge writes op-
posite the name in the calendar: left
for execution" Fourteen clear DAYS
must elapse, and then it remains for the
sheriff, or sheriffs, to appoint a day for
the execution. No warrant is issued
from the home office, except Tor a res
pite or reprieve. The queen does not
sign a death warrant