The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-04
THE PASSING TRRONG.

Harry Cors-n Clarke and the members
OF his company. who will begin an en-
gagement in what Did Tomkins Do?"
at Sweeney G. COMBS theater tomorrow
arrived here yesterday afternoon and are
quartered at the Rice hotel The organi-
cation was originally booked for last
night and tonight at Galveston and. being
unable to fill the time. decided to rest
here.
To a representative of The Post who
saw him yesterday, Mr.. Clarke expressed
himself as delighted with Houston and
the opportunity OF spending a couple of
leisure days here. Mr.. Clarke, by the
way is physiological phenomenon who
has baffled the skill of the most learned
physicians of the United States and Eu
rope. 1t is now more than year since
he has tasted solid food or taken into
his stomach as much as swallow OF
water. After having spent hundreds of
dollars with doctors and enduring months
of ag ny, about eighteen months ago Mr..
/ Clarke created something OF a sensa-
ton by inserting in one OF the most prom
inent New York journals an advertise
ment Offering to pay reward of $4,000
to any one who would cure him of dys-
pepsia He was deluged with replies and
he tried many CT them. meanwhile suf-
fering and wasting away to a shadow
Finally a council of the leading special
lists of the East was held and after a
thorough discussion of his case he was
pronounced incurable. But Mr.. Clarke
was OF n sunny disposition and was not
disposed TO be put down even by such
distinguished auth rity. He, too had
been thinkns and taking observations and
had formulated treatment. He began
In confident
time went on and he felt improvement
under IT. and finally embraced IL boldly
and made no secret OF his progress under
IL The medical men threw up their hands
in amazement and shook their heads In
disbelief. but meanwhile Mr.. Clarke con-
tinued to gain in health and strength and
TODAY he S without a physical ailment
and shows a gain in weignt of forty
Mounds The treatment which he has
taken consists simply In drinking mill
and eating molasses taffy. For more than
year this has been his only diet and
drink.
The company held a rehearsal in the
hotel par ors last night for the benefit o.
Mr. WIllAm Brewer who Joined the or
SANITATION here and who will appear il
the lesding juvenile role in What Dc
Tomkins Dr. tomorrow night for th'
first time.
Mr. r. L. NELL. a we'll known cottol
man who formerly made his headuuarter
in Houston. was here yesterday from Gal
weston. where he has been since III
storm as a representative of the Chill
S dren's Aid society, a charitable organize
= linn of New York. Mr.. Neill went to tn
II stricken city as soon as possible after tn
= hurricane for the purpose OF taking charg
of as many orphans as could be secure
n and provided for by his society. To rep
resentative OF The Post Yesterday he stat
d Cd that ne had been able 10 secure bu
4. Ave children, alth ugh he had offers Q
d homes Tor from $50 to 300. There were
: he said more children left orphans b
the storm than is generally supposed, bu
II the majority OF them are being cared 10
/. nv relatives or friends in Galveston.
!. Mr. NeilI will leave during the comm
= week for New York City via st. Louis.
~
IL Colonel James Hays ouaries. "knigh
!, ~ the high collar" newspaper man an
. all around good fellow. was in the cit
a YESTERDAY. Colonel Quarles Is now direct
L ing his energies in the interest of tn
Current Issue. the new literary month
~ nuhIished az Austin by Messrs. Louis j
~ wortham and John S, (Kalamity) Bonner
q, with his natural hustling abilities. com
A. hlned with the fact that the Current Issu
n, Is filling a long felt want In the way Of
high class literary paper in this Stat,