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The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07
A Gospel Shops Roof Garden.

The Metropolitan Church Of
Christ, of Chicago, is to erect a
church with a gymnasium and a
roof garden. The pastor, the Rev.
Charles r. Scoville, says: IF roof
gardens are profitable for pleasure
and entertainment, why not for
places where, during the hot wealth
er, men and women can be gathered
BY the hundreds to enjoy the fresh
breezes of Heaven while they listen
to the gospel in sermon and in
song?" There is only one roof gar
den church-the Church of Christ,
in Columbus, Ind. This house has
proved a great success during the
hot summer nights. Mr.. Scoville
explains that ice cream socials and
musical entertainments will be Civ
en- on the roof of his church. 81
will rent the roof garden to political
parties for campaign purposes" he
says.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07
It's English, You Know.

Here is another advertisement Of
a London popular clothing house:
"Saucy Cut Clothing-Cut slap
with fakement seams and little art
full buttons at the bottom, to suit
all Corners, for business or pleasure.
Cut very serious, to suit plough
men, dustmen, Sneaks, mushroom
faleirs, trotter men, costers, actors,
parsons, bruisers and gentlemen
Pegtops, bell bottoms, tights or half
tights, or drop over the hoofs. Black
or dandy vests, made to flash the
rag or dickey, or tight up around
the scrag. Lavender in every shade
built spankey, to suit the ikey and
flimsy lads of Noting Hill, Shep-
herds Bush and the surrounding
neighborhood."
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07
Now Charged to Thad Stevens.

OF Thaddeus Stevens, the old re-
publican leader, who is buried on
the outskirts of Lancaster, Pa, in a
cemetery for colored people, a Lam
castrian told this story: "Mr. Ste
vens was pleading a case one day
before judge who dsliked him.
There was, in consequence, a good
deal of yelled recrimination. This
grew worse and worse, until finally,
in a tremendous rage, Stevens stop
ped short in the middle OF a cross
examination, ramned his papers in
his bag, grabbed his hat and started
clumping (for he was little lame)
out of the room. But the Judge
halted him. MIR. Stevens he said,
1t seems to me you are trying to
show contempt for this court MOI
your honor, I'm trying to conceal
IT, Stevens answered"
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07
Alfred Tom.

1t again becomes our sad duty
to chronicle the fact that the death
angel has come into our midst and
laid his icy hand upon the brow
of one who was our friend. On
Friday evening, April 25th, at $40
Mr.. Alfred Tom departed this
life. For several weeks past he
had been in o critical condition,
as noted at that time in these
columns, and for the last two
weeks little or no hope for his
recovery was entertained until at
last he sucumbed TO o combined
attack Of typhoid fever and cysti-
It's Mr.. Tom was born in hurry
county, Tenn, on Sept. 9,lS2l,
moving 30 Texas about 1882,
whore he has since resided. On
Jan. %, 1865, he led 20 the alter
Miss Mary Campbell who survives
her husband and who has been
devoted compaion and helpmate
for over AZ years to him whose life
has reached a terminus. "A a
result of their marriage twelve
children we're born, six Of whom
are living. He was an Affection
ate husband, a kind loving father,
a good neighbor and u sympathetic
friend, and who led a useful and
well spent life as may be seen
from the fact that he was gathered
unto his father full of days and
in a ripe old age. The funeral
services were held at 4 o'clock Sat
urday evening by Rev. J. Hoban
at the Catholic church, of which
he was devout member, and then
Inferred in the Catholic cemetery
followed by n large concourse of
Borrowing friends. The bereaved
widow and children have the SYM
pathy of the entire community
and we would commend them to !
HIM who in his wisdom, doeth all |
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07
een-WhIskered @. w.

Judson Clayton, proprietor Of
the Lady Washington Inn at Hunt
ington Valley. Pa, has a small mar
bic statue Of General George Wash
ington on the lawn adjoining his
house that requires constant bar
boring to keep it from raising a
beard and mustache. Periodically
a growth of moss makes its appear
ance on the upper lip, chin and
cheeks of the stone figure, and if
left untouched for any length Of
time it develops into a close cropped
beard and mustache, giving to the
image of the Father of His Country
an extremely dandihed appearance.
If the moss 10 not interfered with
it will grow to a point resembling
the approved cut that BARRIERS give
to the boards of men OF fashion.
Every few months the action of the
weather causes the face OF the mar
bic statue to become coated with the
velvsty moss. and shave is in or
der. The freak whiskers have
made the statue quite a curiosity In
the vicinity.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07

Elsewhere will be found para
graph from the Abilene Reporter
in which Mr.. Deans candidacy is
discussed and the charge directly
made that trade has been made
between Dean and Judge Hill
We have seen and heard this
charge frequently and we believe
TO be without any foundation
in fact. Further we expect the
county convention by its action
next Saturday to prove the fal9ity
Of the charge. Judge Hill has
never needed nor. would he stoop
TO make political trades az charg-
ed. See if the Press is not right.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07
Our Collector

The PRESS young man Is now
out on the high ways and by ways
interviewing all those he can find
whose names on our subscription
list appear to be delinquent. 1t
is not the policy Of the proprietor
to harrass or unduly press those
who are in arrears, but the list
shows in the aggregate u very large
amount due the paper and any
amount that those who are in ar
rear feel able to pay will be thank
fully received. However the prin-
cipal object in sending out u col
lector is TO know how we stand
with every subscriber. We know
what we owe and must pay and
would like TO have an idea what
we have TO depend on to pay with.
When the young man has seen
those who get their mail at the
San Angelo post Office we can make
much better estimate of our as
sets and liabilities; as the nc
counts now stand we can make
none with any degree of accuracy.
Another reason il great many
patrons of the paper have request
ed that their accounts be made
out and presented, and it is better
and cheaper to do the whole thing
at one time.
Be kind to the young man
when he calls and the Press will
appreciate the kindness.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07
Morgan Says No Crash.

J. Pierpont Morgan has put him.
self on record as a firm believer in
continuance of the tide of pros
perity which has been declared by
Wall street men to be upon the
point of turning from flood to ebb.
When asked If he thought the turn
had been reached the founder OF
trusts said. Such a question
scarcely needs an answer, for the
facts speak for themselves. The
phenomenal prosperity Of the coun.
try is so self-evident that you have
the answer to your very hand.
More: not only is the prosperity
here, but all the signs, all the prim.
Uses, all the indications, are that it
is here for long time to come.
have absolute faith IN the future.
AS to recessions, as to setbacks,
where is there sign of anything
discouraging? There is enough
business already in hand to keep the
country busy for year to come.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07
Galveston Still on he Map

"The people who thought Cal
weston had been wiped off the face
of the earth for all time want to
train their gray matter on a differ
ent line of reasoning" said a man
from the Island City the other day.
Galveston is rapidly recovering,
and within a very short time will
be in even better condition than she
was before. The people down there
happen to possess real nerve, and
they're proving it every day, The
latest move Is an issue of bonds to
the extent of $I,5oo,ooo to raise
money with which to build sea walls
to prevent recurrence of the dis
aster OF year and half ago, The
credit Of the city is still good
throughout the Southwest, because
the capitalists down there know
what we're made Of The entire is
sue could be disposed Of outside the
city, but that's not what will be
done. AT least 1000, 900 of bonds
will be subscribed by the people,
everybody having indicated a will
ingness to take few. The remain
der will be sold to outsiders.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07
Better With II Out Of His System.

Bishop Williams of Connecticut
used to tell the following story Of
the late Dr. Ducachet, formerly
clergyman in St. Stephens Protes-
tant Episcopal Church, Philadel-
phia; One Sunday morning DR..
Ducachet arose feeling wretched.
After futile attempt to eat break
fast, he called an old and favorite
colored servant to him and said !:
Sam, go around and tell Simmons,
the sexton, to post notice on the
church door, saying that am too
i'll to preach today" "Now, mas
sa," said Sam, don't you glib up
dat way Just glib him a trial you
get long all right" The argument
went on, and resulted in the minis
ter starting off Service over, he
returned to his house looking much
brighter. How you feel, massa ?"
said Sam, as he opened the door.
Much better, Sam. am glad |
took your advice" II knew it; |
knew it." said the darby, grinning
until every tooth was in evidence.
81 knew you feel better when you
git dat sermon out O your system"
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07
How He Got the Money.

By sticking to it for nineteen
years, George 7. Gambrill OF Balti-
more has finally succeeded in COL
Letting $3.50 from the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, an overcharge on a
wheat shipment in 1883, The COM
pany ignored his claim at first, and
he finally began to lombard the Of
ficials with postal cards, which he
sent by the thousand, Then he took
to writing dainty scented notes, and
that fetched the railroad, which has
Just settled the claim.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07
Arohibald's Version OF the Prince.

Archibald Roosevelt discussed
the prince with great vigor to sons
of his schoolmates the other day.
Why" he said, he amt like any
prince l ever heard Ollie didn't
come up in a chariot drawn by
white horses at all. He rode In
carriage just like ours. l don't
think he's much of a prince" the
small boy shifted "He looks Just
like any other man-made of meat,
you know"
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07

o. j, Bagwell of Sterling City
called on the Pass Thursday.
He says one or two men who re-
Gently went to Sterling have work.
ed San Angelo people for money
to the Queens taste. One fellow
had u lot of mortgaged cows with
out grass and mortgaged them to
San Angelo parties for money and
then left the COWS to take care of
themselves, another borrowed on
bunch of mules he never owned
and was fixing to move to Mexico.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07
A Books Riqht OF Way.

Gilbert Parker's THE Right Of
Way" is justifying its title. 1t leads
in the Bookman's reports of the best
selling books with eos points,
against 1870 for Mr.. Cables "The
Cavalier" III for Ralph Connors
The Man From Glengarry" and
no for Mrs, Catherwood's La
zarre." The other books on the list
are Lucas Malet's Sir Richard
Calmady" and Winston Churchill's
THE Crisis"
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07
Notice to Stock Movers.

1t is impossible for me to allow
stock of any kind &c be put into
any of my pastures on the Sonora
and Knickerbocker roads. The
gentleman whom I would gladly
accommodate if ! had the grass, l
am sure will respect my rights
and / hereby warn all tresspassers
that I will prosecute them for any
tresspassing both criminally an d
for civil damages.
@. B. METCALFE.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07

In II sketch of the political ca
reer of Dean, of Ell Paso, the San
Angelo Standard strangely ig-
nores his race for district attor-
ney in 1896, in which he defeated
the democratic nominee: "In
1896 Mr.. Dean was the democrat
ic nominee for district attorney
of the 3ith judicial district. -"
Give the whole record while you
are at it. The Standard refers
to Deans race forcongre5s against
JTdge Cockrell, but fails TO say
that while the convention turned
both loose, with only II fraction
more than II third of the dele
gates for Dean, the latter ran,
knowing that he was endanger-
ing Judge CockrelPs election and
making the election of the popu-
list candidate u strong probable
ity with no chance for himself.
In fact, the Standard uses just as
much of Deans record as suits its
purpose in trying to make the
people ratify the political trade
between Dean, Of FL Paso and
Hill, of San Angelo.-Abilene
Reporter.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07
Why He Walks Two Extra Blooks.

A Chicago man who lives In Goe-
the street gets off the car at Schiller
street, two blocks away, because no
conductor can understand his pro-
nunciation of Goethe. 81 had prac-
ticed on the pronunciation for
week" he says, "and | had tho
sound of the 'umlaut down fine. I
sprung it on the conductor the first
evening. He looked at me blankly,
and replied 'Huh?' repeated IL
over once or twice, and finally a
great light broke over him. oh,
yes, you mean Gothic. Why didn't
you say SOP The next evening the
conductor called it Go-eeth. The
third time up it was Go-e-the. Then
there was a raw Irishnlan in charge
of one Of the trains who spoke of Il
as Go-tay, with the accent on the
last syllable. Qae morning I left f!
an order for my wife at tha gro
GERS. He looked at me in silence
for minute after had given our
address. oh, yes he said, you
mean Gertie street. The butcher
calls it Gaytie, the laundryman pro-
nounces it Gaytub, and the man who
delivers coal alludes to it as Goth
street."
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07
ADVER Using RATES:

Transient advertisements, display per
inch, each lnsertion."""25 cents.
Time contracts, display each insertion
per inch .........................l5 cents.
Local notices less tsan 100 lines, per
line, each nscrtion...""..5 cents.
No Discounts. No Commissions.
Circulation and quality considered,
these rates are as low as they can
practically be made and will be ad-
hered to strictly.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07
PRECINCT OFFICERS.

Precinct |, A. 5. CAN'T Com'r.
Precinct ., George Yates Com'r.
&Precinct /, T. Il. Williams Com r
Precinct 3, l.. D. Sheppard
ahead, with three boxes-Water
Valley, Stiles and Gardeners to hear
from.
NJ. 0. Davis was elected J. P.
in Precinct 1 by a vote of 533 to
T. L. Terry's 855.
Dick Runyon had no opposition
for Constable. ''4laas. 80 tMa
The county convention will
meetsSaturday at 2 p. m, to elect
delegates to the various, conven-
tionS.
+. W. Walker came in from
West Tom Green about 1 D. m.
yesterday and reported that Al
len for sheriff and f. T.. Allen
for county attorney We're in the
lead ut the Sites box, but that
does not effect the general result.
Gaut will have at least % MAORI
ty on the final count.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07
Cabbage as a jag Cure.

Cabbage is an old cure for drunk
enness, The Egyptians ate it boiled
before their other food if they in
tended to drink wine after dinner,
and some of the remedies sold as a
preventive of intoxication on the
Continent are said to contain cab
bags seed.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07

The following delegates were
elected from boxes outside of the
city;
Snyder's Ranch-E. p. Dit
more, w. G.. Heard.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-07

Old Ellis Ranch-J. /. Parks,
b. d Howell
Sullivan's Ran h-S ca o n
Keith, w. B. Hunter.
Mt. Nebo-Henry Ditmore, j.
F. Ridgill.
Crows Nest,-T L. Massey, T.
Il. Belcher.
Mullins School House,. f.
Head, L S. Foucher.
Terry HOUSEHOLDS. Banner
man, F. B. Carter.
Twin Mountaineering. P. Lee,
W. 7 Spears.
Sims School House,. r.
Sims, John Hanna, G. B. Met
calfe.
Lipan School House,. w.
Kincannon, W. III. Little.
Bismark School House,. G..
Dolby, Joseph Spence, Jr.
Knickerbocker-J. w. Smith,
Walter Johnson.
And four more boxes not re-
ported.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-12-12
peANUr Guns ron ,nsoMnIA.
Sufferer Asserts They Give Sure an1
proennk 0eltef.

Sufferer Asserts Thsy Give SURE and
Prompt Nslisf.
Peanuts ~ 3 cure for consumption
are widely known and believed ! IN,
says the Philadelphia Record. Nov
. Roxborough man comes forward
with peanut cure for insomnia. He
says OF 1t: Il had bean = poor sleeper
for Ave years. Violent exercise,
drugs and other remedies had given
me no relief. Finally, At the suggss-
tion Of vegetarian, ] tried the pea
nut. l put beside BY bed I bag Of
peanuts newly roasted, shelled and
salted, and on my firat attack Of In
somnla ate nifty, masticating them
very thoroughlygiving in fact twen-
ty-five chews to each nut While tax,
ing this large dose. felt gradual
drowsiness stealing over me. and a.
soon as the dose WAS ended feel
asleep. Since that time have always
kept fresh peanuts by me at night
They have never failed"
The Holly chieftain., 1902-12-12
The Mean Ihlnas..

The editor Of the Glasgow Echo
AYERS he is not Inclined to be much, OF
sport. but he says, when I'VE meet
cinch In the road we recognize It."
Thus habit led him to accept prop.
osition made by friend the other
day. and every time passing woman
felt to learn If her skirt was gaping
or tucked In under her belt the friend
was to give the editor nickel, while
for each woman who did not do one of
these things in walking q block the
editor was to give dime. I'VE got
az nickels," the molder Of opinion con
cludes, "and paid him one dime-a
lady with both arms full OF parcels
came along. City Journal
The Holly chieftain., 1902-12-12
Husband and Wifa ple.

An inquest was held recently at
Brean. near Weston-super-Mare, Glou.
cestershire. England. on the bodies OF
Albert Clapp. an elderly fisherman,
and his wife. The evidence showed
that one Saturday evening Clapp had
gone to fish his nets. The night was
dark and foggy. and losing his way.
he stuck in the mud and was drowned
by the incoming tide. Mrs. Clapp.
anxious at her husbands prolonged
absence. went to look for him with a
lantern. She suffered from heart dis
ease, and in her fright at not finding
her husband succumbed In the mud.
Both bodies were washed ashore,
about half mile apart. next morn
ing.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-12-12
The D.neerou. Game Of Chess.

The death of Minneapolis mer-
chant from apoplexy caused by bout
at chess calls attention anew to the
danger Of games which demand too
close mental effort. very large
number Of the masters of chess in
particular have died insane, and the
stress which menaces the nervous
with arrangement must In full-bodied
amateurs past middle age aggrevate
IN apOplectic tendency.
The advantage Of games involving
exercise is shown In contrast by bill
liards In spite Of the bad air in
which the game is played, 1t Is ben,
ehcial rather than otherwise, though
inferior to golf. which, with it's open
air conditions, is well adapted to the
needs Of men of sedentary habits. II
not overdone, AZ too often 1t is.
Expert players Of chess and other
games Of concentration, like whist.
pride themselves upon the 'intellect.
uAl" character of their diversions.
But for men engaged In absorbing
daily pursuits It is not desirable to
prolong the strain into the night by
battle Of keen wits over a game
board Perhaps In his fondness for
the theatre. even for foolish farcea
and music-hall drivel, the New York
business man obeys healthy i'm.
pulse. II Is well not to work too hard
at ones play.-New York World.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-12-12
Growth Of postof,,e...

Few things afford . better index Of
the progress of this country In popula.
ton. and also Of the character of .tha
increase. than statistics OF the Post
ONCE Department showing the number
of new postofices created during the
year. Thus 1t appears that in the year
ended July l, 1902, there was gain
OF 294 postofiices in this country, in.
yolving an increase in the salary &C.
counts of $541,300 Accepting the view
OF the venerable Edward Everett Hale
that every postonice is equivalent to
4 public school as an educational
agency. these figures have q still
larger meaning and significance.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-12-12
sabyion's Ruins.

The explorations of DR.. Koldenberg
and his discoveries in the ruins OF Ne
buchadnezzar's palace at Babylon are
creating the deepest interest among
German orientalists. DR.. Koldenberg
declares that the tiling he has found
surpasses in fneness Of glaze and
lustrious beauty anything that modern
art has ever attained. and he has
written that he Is convinced that he
will ind further specimens proving
that even in the time OF Abraham and
earlier art had reached Z high point
Of development on the plains o.
Mesopotamia.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-12-12
Engine instead Of Farmland.

The farm hand and the farm horse
are rapidly being supplanted on the
level tracts Of the west by the trac-
ton engine. The farms are large,
comprising sQeral hundred acres,
sometimes 1000. and usually without
trees or stones. Under these condi-
tions the engine can do any kind of
work. 1t is compact little machine
run by gasoline. and not at all like
the ordinary attachment to thrash
ing machine. It runs gang pillow"
with five in row. three or four har-
rows at time, Is coupled when de-
sired to separator for thrashing
grain. runs the mill for grinding cat
tie feed. and hauls farm wagons to
market laden with grain. In fact
there ia scarcely thing about farn
work that the little traction engine
will not do.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-12-12
sertIlIon Make, One succes,.

Bertillon. the expert, who won un-
enviable notoriety in the Dreyfus
case, has at last vindicated his claims
for his system of detection. A mys.
terious murder was committed In
Paris lately and no clew was left by
the murderer except certain finger
marks on a window pane. The
streaks we're photographed and en-.
larged and Bertillon Identified them
Is belonging to man who had un-
dergone the anthropometric system
eight years ago. The man was found
and arrested and the murder has been
proved against him.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-12-12
WHAT WAS she THINKING OF,
Actress, In Fear Of Death, Rssrettsd
She Had No Fan.

Actress, In Fear Of Death, Regretted
She Had No Fan.
Mr.. Anderson tells good story Of
Miss Elsworthy during one OF his
American tours. In the midst Of
something approaching the wreck Of
the ship in which the company was
travelling from . northern port to New
Orleans. Anderson, rushing to the sa-
loon to help the ladies. found Miss Els
worthy with her maid, both In IN
agony of fear which had cured their
seasickness. The .perspiration was
rolling down their faces. assured
them there was no danger. mo dan
ger! No danger!" cried the actress
Historically. why. can see the sky
and sea through the ships side. We
are going down; the heat is suffocat-
ing-oh. dear. oh. dear; we are going
down. l tell you. and-and docking
everywhere around her)-my God! ]
have no FAM"