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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-23
strong, should fail her at such a sud
den, fearful test?

strong, should fail her at such sud
den, fearful test?
Through the beautiful burial serv-
ice on the morrow. Mrs. Bruce's rebel
lion deepened. Not a tear dimmed the
hardness of her eyes, not sob broke
the settled weight on her heart. Her
husband and two manly sons were
near her, trying to comfort by their
living presence. Her eyes sought only
the marble face among the flowers,
and her heart repeated again and
again its rebeliious meanings: God
was cruel; He was not love; there
could be no love in Heaven if such
things were allowed"
The spring came in, with its warm
sunshine, thawing out the frosts of
winter. But nothing seemed to melt
the ice around Mrs. Bruce's heart and
life. 1t was for her ''baby lad" that
her heart yearned. He had come into
her home after years of silence, in
which there had been no prattle of
baby tongue. Perhaps this was why
the mother-heart loved him most, why
they all so fondly cherished him. For
six brief, happy years he had been
their idol. Then, without moments
warning, he had been snatched from
them.
Had it been his own fault, or the
fault of any one of us-but a falling
brick. No fault of anyone-simply
chance. Why should it have fallen
just at that moment? Why need my
darling have been in just that par
ticular spot? Why did it all happen ?"
Over and over again came the poor
mothers questionings until they bred
a skepticism born of fear and sor-
row. There was no reason in it; there
was no justice; no overruling God who
had loved the world. 1t was all chance
chance.
There came to her room one day one
whom she slightly knew; a woman
who wore mask of smiles on her
proud face, and a living, eating sor-
row in her heart. To-day the mask
was thrown aside and the living sor-
row of the one woman's life looked
straight and full into the dead sorrow
of the other, and, surprised and awed,
Mrs. Bruce was silent. What strange
power was it which made her draw
back and tremble at the daring of her
proud rebellion?
Your child might have become what
my son is to-day" at last said the
visitor, in quiet tone.
so, no; never" cried Mrs. Bruce,
aroused from her apathy. my Louis
would never have been like your Hen
~. Look at my other sons" drawing
herself up proudly and haughtily.
"To say my boy might have been like
yours is no comfort to me-"
Nevertheless, it is true. Listen. nv
friend l saw your boy once with his
fair face and golden curls. But my
boys face was fairer. his curls more
wonderfully golden. When look into
his bloated face now and into the
bleared eyes that are almost always
bloodshot, | wonder that the face
could ever have been so fair and soft
and smooth, and the eyes so won
drously blue that the sky seemed re-
f1ected in them. There is no assur-
ance for you r,nder Gods heaven that
your fair boy might not have become
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TWO WOMEN.
One SOrrOwed Over Little One In
Heaven, TIA. other Over n Drunk
ard Shut Out of Heaven

"Don't talk to me of love and mercy
and justice! Why was my boy taken
in his purity and innocence. while
scores of dissolute young men are
left? Explain that, and perhaps | can
believe there is equity in the laws of
Heaven"
The voice was low and cultured, and
tense, passionate tone vibrated in
each word, showing the utter rebellion
of human soul.
The minister rose quietly. He felt
the useieSSneSs of more words then.
He extended his hand, saying, in a
wonderfully gentle tone: cat least,
believe how deep is nay sympathy for
you in your sorrow, Mrs. Bruce.
Good-by."
She took the proffered hand in ST
lence. There was not a tear in the
dumb, suffering eyes.
The minister passed thoughtfully
down the oaben staircase. The door
to the front parlor was open. A maid
was bearing in a massive wreath of
flowers. Beyond her ne caught a
glimpse of the white caSket, almost
covered with costly floral offerings.
Yes, it was oh, so hard. What if it
had been his own son, his bright,
handsome boy! The bare thought
made him shudder. After all, it made
a great difference as to whose son it
was that lay in there, so still, among
the flowers. Was it to be wondered at
that Mrs. Bruce's faith, never very
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just such a drunkard as mine, so long
as the snares of Satan infest the earth
to entrap unwary feet.
''He was so beautiful a child" went
on the voice, but softer now. people
used to turn to look at him. did not
know l loved him better than loved
God. One day he fell i'll. The doctors
said he could not live. Then 1 was
wild and rayed. / could not, would
not have it so. Finally l prayed, if
you could call such selfish pleadings
prayer. l begged God to take any
thing, everything else from me but
spare me my boy. And my wish was
granted; my boy was spared. l have
him yet-a living curse-God's punish
ment to me.
'YOu point with pride to your two
sons" relentlessly continued the
earnest woman. Don't do it again.
/, too, have d noble son, many years
older than this one, and as noble a
man as any mother could wish to
claim. Don't think that your older
sons prove what your youngest might
have been, for l tell you solemnly you
do not know what he might have be-
come. Looking back over years of
shame and sorrow, over such awful
anguish as only the mother of hope
less drunkard can know, 1 pray you
to cease your murmurings. Never
again utter word against Gods JUS
tice, nor against His mercy and love.
Rather, get down on your knees and
thank Him that in His wondrous love
and mercy He took your darling just
when He did; that in your home this
night is no hopeless shadow of unend-
ing misery; in your ears no raving of
a drink-crazed son; on your heart no
weight of crushing anguish which
nothing, nothing, is ever able to lift
or ease.
80 Cod" the voice was now broken
with sobs, the suffering white face
turned upwards, tears streaming
down the white, drawn cheeks, and
the delicate jeweled hands clasped
tightly together. 80 God, if tonight
could bring back the years and kneel
once more by my darling's crib, and
see again his little life trembling at
the threshold of death, would plead
with all my soul that Thou wouldst
take him to Thyself in his purity and
loneliness and innocence; that Thou
wouldst shelter him safe in Heaven,
for there is no sure refuge in all this
wicked earth. Then l might hope to
meet him. Now there is no hope, for
no drunkard can enter the Kingdom
of Heaven
Mrs. Bruce bowed her head into her
hands and sat silent. In the revela-
ton of this greater sorrow her re-
belliOn frightened her. She heard
nothing more, and she knew not when
her strange visitor. her mission ended,
quietly withdrew and left her alone.
Two hours later the husband, COM
ing home from his office, sought his
wife's room, as was his habit. to COM
fort her by his presence. Through
the half-open door he saw her kneel-
ing, strange glow of peace and love
on the upturned face. tears glistening
in the softened eyes, and the lips NOV
ing as though in silent prayer.
Reverently he withdrew, marveling
at the miracle wrought. His presence
was not then needed.-,Julian Hughes
Persing, in Union Signal.
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A SUSPICION.

This oil world is gettin' kind o. foolish,
pears to me-
Tain the plain an sensible OF world It
used to be;
'Tain't the world that used to jog so peace
fully along:
1T likes to foot the whistle now an rattle
on the gong,
An see the people hustle, of their senses
nigh bereft,
Or Sittin up O. nights because they're scarf
o. gettin' left.
honesty kin hardly keep from laughin'
when l note
How men. are talkin' shirt waists, while
the women want TO vote!
like to see the 'lectric lights a-gleamin
near and far.
like to feel the motion of the dashin' troll
ley car.
But when it comes right down to steady
practice, jes' the same,
I'd rather have the boss that understands
an knows his name.
They claim to rival sunshine with their
various patent lights,
But they haven't fooled the song birds into
stayin' up o nights;
An l like to watch the day break, an the
tinted twilight hour;
I'm satisfied to get to bed by jes' one
candle power.
This hustlin crowd is fond of the excite
ment, I've no doubt:
But, for my part, I'm thoroughly content
TO be left out.
The great throng keeps a rushin' an a
pushin' to an fro:
gf you ask it where it's goin' why, it
doesn't seem to know.
There's too many telln' fortunes an a
shown you the way
To step right out of poverty to millions in
a day
never was a hand to criticise an disa-
gree
But honesty this OF worlds getting fool
ish, seems to me.
Washington Star.
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Tine Irish of 1t.

One of the city physicians tells an amusing
story about a charity patient, an old Irish
woman who sent him hurry call He
found her suffering from nothing more Sc
rious than severe cold, and prescribed ac-
cordingly. Two days later when he dropped
in to see how she was getting along the old
lady was sitting up in an easy chair, her
head wrapped in mphor-saturated CLOTH
We'll, how are you feeling to-day, moth
err he asked.
Much better, praise tn saints" was
the fervent reply. ''Shure you're foine
docthor If I'd a-sint fer ye beforehand
Free Press
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SEA GIVES UP A MESSAGE,
Bottle Cast Overheard Nine Years Ago
Finally Reaches Port in Norway.

Miss Ada /. Griffith. of Newark, has
just received news of the finding on
the coast of Norway of a message in
closed in a bottle which she cast into
the Atlantic ocean nearly nine years
ago while on her way from England
to America. Miss Griffith is the
daughter of Thomas w. Griffith. a
well-known insurance man of New
ark. One dayin September, 1892 while
returning from Europe, she wrote on
an English telegraph blank form a
message to w. U. Byington, a mem
Der of her party. In addition to the
message she wrote: Miss Ada I.
Griffith, Mount Prospect avenue. New
ark, n. j., will pay two dollars for
the return of this telegram" The
bottle containing the message was
cast overheard at what was judged to
be the middle of the ocean. The in
cident was forgotten. A few days ago
Miss Griffith received a letter CON
tanning the original telegram It is
said that the bottle had been picked
up by poor fisherman.
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Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O!

Ask your grocer to-day to show you pack
age of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that
takes the place of coffee. The children may
drink it without injury as well as the adult.
All who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that
rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is
made from pure grains, and the most deli
cate stomach receives it without Distress
! the price of coffee. l5c. and 25cts. per
package. Sold by all grocers
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Accustomed to Them.

do you know, Willie, what a horrible
example isl said the fond mother.
Yes, said the schoolboy, with frown;
Il never saw any other kind. ~ onkers
Statesman.
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Tnration OF Automobl1es.

In Brussels automobiles are taxed
from 80 to so francs per annum, ac-
cording to horse power.
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Hix-Has your friend Wederly a hobby!
Dix-Wei, | wouldn't call it hobby.
It's more like insanity
''Hows that"
Hes been married five times" Chicago
Daily News.
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Your neighbors abuse you for one of these
two things you are silly about sending
for doctor every time the baby sneezes,
or you don't send soon enough, because you
are too misery -Atchison Globe.
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One reason the very young think they
have great many friends is that they never
need any.-Atchison Globe
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Stop lookin' fer trouble an happinessu
look Ter you.-lrving Bachelor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-23

All manner of exravagant expressions possible when
womans nerves overweight.
The spasm at the of the wind pipe bronchial tubes
ball rising in the throat" violent beating of the heart,
laughing and crying by turns muscular spasms Throwing
the arms abou frightened by the most insignificant
all symptoms of hystercal condition and
rlous arrangement of the female organs.
Any female complaint may produce Mysteries which
must be regarded symptom only The however,
yields quickly to Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, which acts at the afflicted and the
nerve centers dispeng eectually all those distressing
symptoms
Mrs Lewis Says: 81 Feel Like a New Person,
Physically and rlentally."
DEAR MRS PNKHAM-I wish to speak e.
back and abdomen had consulted different physicians
y your medicine and found giving much relief
tnued feeling like
add testimonial
MRS NJ a. LEWIS 21Oa Valentine Ave-. fremont New York. N Y
Writing to Mrs Pinkham the quickest and
to get the right advice about all female troubles adj
dress is Lynn Mass She advises women free Following
is an instance:
Mrs. Havsn's First Letter Mrs. Pinkham
troubles suffer month at time of mensruatn and flow much
and for long that become weak
with discharge and after have
pains in passing
times have hytera My blood
June 3, 1897
Mrs. Haven's Second Letter.
medicine has done for suffered for with womb trouble
Was obliged lie the
long time but obtained relief began eed-Lyda
and Liver Plsand
S5OS South Ave-. Council Bluffs Iowa. Feb. l. 1909
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The Conjur Tune !
BY X. III. Brown.

XXXXXXXXXZXXX
Copyright, 1901, by Authors Syndicate)
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1901-11-29
STOCK IN OKLAHOMA.

John Fox. live atock agent Of
the Rock Island, has returned
from trip to the Indian Terri
tory, during which he spent
several days in the vicinity of
Addiugton, near which place his
claim, secured IN the dra wing
last summer. is located Mr..
Fox says the movements OF cattle
from that part of the territory
is about ended for the season.
Several thousand head have
been moved to the pasture south
of Lawton, set apart by the
government for the benefit Of
the cattlemen who held leases
on the land allotted to the In.
dams and thrown open for set
Element. Several thousand
more cattle are being moved to
the Chickasaw. east of the
Lawton district, to be wintered
there where there is plenty Of
grass A good many cattle are
being moved to Chicasa W and
vicinity. where they will be fed
cottonseed meal.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1901-11-29
THE WOOL TRADE.

Boston, Mass, Nov. 90, 1901.
There is good steady demand
for wool, and the tone of
the market holds strong,
with actually higher quotations
established on certain special.
ties, including /, and ! blood
tleeces. Prices of choice terri.
lorlal woods, also. are firmly sus.
tanned, with an upward tendency,
although actual prices received
for woods, are generally no high
er than those received a week
ago, Asking prices, however,
are more easily obtained, aud
consumers show more willing.
ness to pay current market
prices when they actually need
wool. There have been few
good sized transactions, notably
in territory 'and Texas woods,
but the bulk Of the business has
consisted Of medium sized lots.
The mills generally are in ex.
cellent condition. Duplicate
orders for light weight have be.
gun to come in, and although, it
is, of course, as yet, to say what
the size of the duplicate bust
ness will be, there are not want.
ing indications of a good. healthy
recorder demand, which taken
with orders already secured, in
sures a good active business
until well in the new year. The
London sales will open next
Tuesday, and as the time draws
near for this event, the feeling
seems to be increasing that
opening prices will show no sub.
stantial change, On cross.
breeds, it is quite probable that
lower prices will be seen, but
with reference 10 Merino woods,
such stock as is suitable for
America-the prevailing i'm.
preston here is that prices will
be subs tantially on a level with
those current at the close of the
last series, There will be about
23O, 900 bales available for offer.
ing.
The E0ceipts of wool in Boston
this week were tt,642 bales,
against II, 463 last week, and
7,73S bales year ago.-Report,
er,
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1901-11-29
Wrote the Mexican Anthem.

Laredo, Texas, Nov. 18.-The
citizens of this city and Neuvo
Laredo, Mexico, tonight united
in rendering banquet to jaime
Nuno, who, in 1854, received a
premium from President Santa
Anna, for composing the nation.
al hymn of Mexico, Nuno was
for many years in exile from
Mexico, residing in> Buffalo,
N. ", during the Pan.American
exposition his whereabouts were
discovered by friends who Sc.
cured for him pardon from
President Diaz.
Nunc reached here today on
his return to the United States.
lmpromptu speeches were de,
livered by the Mexican and
American consuls and many
prominent citizens.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1901-11-29
LIVE STOCK OF TEXAS.

Austin, Tex, Nov. 21.-The
forthcoming report of Comptrol.
Ter II. NJ. Love for the fiscal year
ending Aug, 81, gives the follow.
ing interesting statistics:
Total mum Der of acres of land
assessed 135.770.532, Waived at
1921 81, 070; value of town and
city lots. $19S, 1898 01, as com.
pared with $3.50, 760,820 for the
proceeding year.
The total mum Der of horses
and mules, 1881, 1903. valued at
800 ,S02,7ll, or $40 35 per head,
as compared with 1,549, 733, val.
ued at $31 $40, 054 for the pre-.
ceeding year.
Total number of cattle, $500,
S25, valued af $74, 553, $50 or $40.
81 per head, as compared with
6,30S, 254, valued at sos, 1856, 416
for the proceeding year.
Total number of Jacks and ien
nets, 14,50S, valued at SAG, 972,
or $27.61 per head, as compared
with IA, sos, valued at S462, 1863
for the proceeding year.
Total number of sheep 1905.
1858, valued at 2,105,S64, or
$1.4S per head, as compared with
1871, SOB, valued at 81, 1888, 1922
for the proceeding year,
Total mum Der of goats, 49,.
995, valued at S519,11S, as com.
pared with 362, 435, valued at
A19,955 for the preceding year.
Total number of hogs 1,406,.
7S4, valued at S2,457, 462, or
$1.65 per head, as compared with
1890, 931, valued at ~, 29s. 1894,
for the preceding year.
Total number of dogs, 30, 533,
valued at 1888. 172. as compared
with 32,479, valued at 1928, 556,
for the preceding year.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1901-11-29
Alcoholic Stimulants to Exhaust.
ed Men.

A mum Der Of men at various
times were more or less over.
come by heat in the dynamo. en-.
CINE and fire rooms and were
promptly brought to the sick
quarters. The heart, and not
the brain, was the organ which
had given out among these men.
The routine practice was to
stretch the man out on the
cofferdam, with the head low,
loosen all tight clothing, and
give him a liberal dose of whisky
or brandy with digitalis. Usual.
ly in a short time he would go
off into a quiet sleep and wake
up ready for work.
] am opposed TO the routine
issue of alcohol to the men be.
low while on watch; but from
my experience, and more parti.
cularly on this ship, | believe it
would be well, if the bureau sees
tit to do so, to increase the
amount Of whisky in the medical
supplies and allow the medical
officers to give it to deserving
men coming OF watch when they
show markedly the effects Of the
long exposure to the high lem.
perature in which they work.
] have seen various stimulants
used, but nothing, in my ex
perience and belief, does these
men as much good when coming
of watch as a ration of whisky
diluted with water, and, ii neces
sary, with some digitalis added
Surgeon G. G., Herndon, US,
Navy, from report of Surgeon
General U. 5, Navy, 1899
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1901-11-29
CaCti of Arizona.

A special from Phoenix, Ariz.,
says that the bringing Of water
TO the wastes Of Arizona. while
it has traniormed a desert 10 "a
garden, it will prove the ex.
linCtion of the off Lial flower OF
the Territory, which is the
cacti, better known to botanists
as Saguara
When the first Franciscan
fathers journeying north from
Mexico into Arizona they carried
back reports OF the great cactus
which covered the plaius OF the
new country, and told about it's
food value TO the Indians Now,
a. the art of the American mas
reclaimed, foot 10y foot, the
former desert, aud the magic
water has made orange. peach
and apricot orchards and great
fields OF alfalfa. the saguara has
teen driven out, and only in
spots where water cannot be
placed can the odd plant be
found.
On the rocky. gravely mesas,
the saguaras, the largest Of the
cactus amily, point their cande
labrum like arms straight to
ward the sky, not infrequently
attaining a height OF go feet.
The body Of the saguara, some.
times two feet in thickness, is
composed of thin pieces of
porous weed, arranged ia the
form o. Corinthian column,
covered and held together BY
the outside fiber OF pale green.
At some distance from the
ground large branches put out,
while the whole surface is
covered with sharp. prickly
thorns. A large, white, some.
times purple, blossom comes
forth early in the spring and
ripens into a shaped fruit
by the last of June.
This fruit, the petahaya, tastes
like mixture Of raspberry and
fig, and is highly priced by both
Indians and Mexicans Part of
the fruit is eaten while ripe, and
the rest IS dried in the sun or
boiled down to a JAM
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1901-11-29
TEXAS FALL CLIP SOLD.

The Commercial Bulletin of
Boston holds out n word of com
fort TO the wool man in the
following;
THE shippers are all busy
getting out the huge sales of the
last fortnight. The market is
naturally quleter, as far as
current demand is concerned;
still there has been a good
average business at tho slightly
higher level established last
week. Over 100000 pounds of
New York medium woods were
sold in one lot, A leading New
Mexican dealer got rid of 5000
pounds and except the Kerrville
woods the entire fal! clip of
Texas has been sold this week at
about l4c, or 4ac clean.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1901-11-29
SONORA SUN.

Il. S. Holland, Sonora's popu.
lar commission man. bought a
span of black horses last week
from Mart Tankersley for 300.
Bert Bellows bought % fine
COWS and calves from Joe Wyatt
last week. Bert paid $3.50 per
head for his stock and thinks he
got a bargain in the deal.
Ed Smith. Of Edwards county,
was in town last Friday doing
some trading, He informed US
that Smith Bros. sold 1900 head
of stock sheep to G. f. Adams,
OF Sonora, at 81 80 per head.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1901-11-29
DEVILS RIVER NEWS.

Cal Vowel. of Miles, drove so
head of cattle to the Sonora
country for range, The unusual
feature of this drive is that it was
made on foot and by Mr., Vowel
himself This bunch of so head
of cattle is the remnant Of what
he raised from one COW and the
driving Of them on foot for more
than q hundred miles through
pastures and herds of cattle is
rather remarkable. He pastured
them with Swearingen,
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1901-11-29
COMING WEST (sNYDER):

Pete Scoggin and Boley Brown
came in Tuesday from Borden
county where they had been
seeking range and cattle. Mr..
Brown informed us that he Sc.
cured pasturage for 1000 cattle
and will probably move 600 head
more. The range is good on the
head of the Colorado river and
cattle are doing well.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1901-11-29

For all fresh cuts or wounds,
either on the human subject or
on animals, Billiards. Snow Lin.
iment is excellent; while for
corn.huskers' sprained wrists,
barbed wire cuts and sores on
working horses, it cannot be too
highly commended. Price %
and so cents.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1901-11-29
STOCK NEWS.
oSONA KICK Err.
PHONE l4a.
WSf&B8D8B8B8

John Gay stayed over in Ozona
last night enroute back to BALM.
ger from where he recently
brought q lot of cattle to his Pc.
cos county ranch,
We are informed that Kern
Coats sold his cattle last week to
j. M. Shannon at $3.50 around.