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The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-01-22
The Wedding Bells.

The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. II.
Splittgarber at Phantom Lake, Tex.
as, on last Sunday evening was the
scene Of one OF those happy events,
which is the elimination OF the efforts
OF the little white winged messenger
OF love whose other name is cupid.
The time and place mentioned had
been set for the celebration OF the
marriage ceremony OF Miss Carrie
Wilkinson and Julius Eisenwine.
At $3.50 Rev. w. b. Bloys, of TT.
Davis, Texas, solemnly pronounced
the marriage ceremony so full of
happiness to the matrimonial elect,
in the presence Of their many friends.
The bride was vision OF lovlincss
and Angelic sweetness, in a beautiful
white silk wedding dress, orange
blossoms with gauze like veil, fall
ing like a gentle mist over her figure.
The groom wore the regulation black.
The presents we're many and appro-
PIRATE.
The groom is worthy young en-.
terprislng stockmen OF Reeves coun-
ty, we'll known FOR his many deeds Of
kindness and charity, and whose
many friends stand as q hostage Of
his noble heart, honor, integrity, and
high standing; while the bride is the
beautiful and highly accomplished
daughter OF Col. w. j. Wilkinson,
Of Menard county, whose sweet dis
position and kindness have won for
her world OF friends both in Me.
nard and'Reevcs counties, where she
has been engaged in school work for
the past two years, who wish her all
the happiness she SO richly deserves.
The table was spread aud beauti-
fully loaded with delicacies prepared
by Mrs. Spittsgarber for the wedding
feast, such as could be found no
where to equal the hospitablc home
of West Texas rarchman. The
crowd dispersed at late hour, car.
rying with them the happy remem-
brance OF one OF the most pleasant
social events of their lives.
The happy couple left the next
morning for Pecos City, where, after
receiving the best wishes OF their
many friends, they took the train for
Carlsbad, n. NJ, on q short wedding
trip.
We joiu their many friends in
wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Eisenmine a
long, prosperous and happy life,
which both so richly deserve.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-01-22
SALUTATORY.

This being our first twirl out
Of the box we presume the
readers OF the Press expect US
to say something Of the plans
and future policy Of the paper.
TO begin with, we do not wish to
raise the hope Of the readers
of this paper too high, and,
therefore, we will state that it is
our desire and shall he our con.
slant exertion to make the
Press second to no paper III
West Texas. and to make it a
welcome visitor 10 every fire.
side in the great Concho coun.
try.
We do not expect to make any
radical changes in the paper,
except that we will make it a
faithful chronicler Of the local
history OF this section, and pre-.
sent the events as they pass in
an honest, straightforward and
interesting way, so far as our
abilities will permit.
While our acquaintance in
San Angelo and the Concho
Country is somewhat limited,
there are many good and true
Old friends here and in the sur.
rounding country, some OF
whom we have known for a
quarter Of century, and, there
fore, we do not feel entirely as a
stranger in q strange land, but,
however, this condition Of be.
ing strangers (aimosD we hope
to soon overcome, and to that
end we invite land trust our pa.
irons and tho public will accept
the invitation) to call and get
acquainted, and let us know
more of your needs and your
section.
The senior proprietor Of this
paper has been actively engaged
in newspaper work for the past
fifteen years. while the junior
has been Ssimilarly engaged for
the past eight years. So, while
we may be comparative stran.
gers among lyou. we are not
strangers 10 the business by
any means, and with the help Of
the big.hearted and broad. mind
ed people Of this town and coun'
Try we hope TO realize our as
pirations of guiding the destiny
of one of tie best and most sue
cessful journalistic enterprises,
in the Press, in all OF West Tex
as.
Now, as TO what the public
may expect: while we have
learned long since that a coun'
try editor need not try TO reform
the world, nor change the policy
of u nation. but, notwithstand
ing there are occasions, and FIRE
quently. when even al editor oil
a weekly sheet is called upon in
the discharge Of his duties to
express opinions and give his
reason for the faith that is in
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-01-22
Well Answered.

Oliver Wendell Holmes was
once asked, by young man, two
questions They were: What
are the three best books? What
shall / do to succeed? To the
first the famous doctor replied,
the Bible, Shakespeare and good
dictionary. To the second he
said, real work and concentra.
ton on some calling adapted to
your abilities. Every young,
ambitious man ought to profit by
these answers.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-01-22

An exchange says that a good
citizen is Il man who takes pride
in his home town and pays his
honest detts, takes his home
paper and pays for it, who
doesn't squeeze every twenty.
five cent piece until the agoniz-
ing screams of the eagle can be
heard mile down the valley. He
will measure twelve inches to
the foot in every way, he will
battle and change his shirt once
a week, and will see that the Wo.
man he loves does not have 10
use "a hedge fence for clothes
line or break up ash barrels for
fuel.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-01-22

j. Il. Brooks on last Monday
closed a deal with Blackman &
Rydenhower for 400 head of dry
ewes anu mutton, twelve months
wool on at 1925 per head. This
is a fine deal and old man Brooks
will make a barrel of money off
OF these sheep by Spring.
On Friday Fayette Tankersley
sold to Jim Slator 1900 steers, 3's
and up, at p. h., but not less than
1875. Delivery February and
April.
Bob Beatty brought back J. S.
Todd yesterday. At the ranch
Mr.. Todd sold 800 steer calves to
Johnson of the Territory. Bob
reports good rain from the 6
ranch to the NH. Such fine days
coming after, it was dou oily &C
ceptable. The middle of January
is too early to bras, but so far
everything is lovely.-Sherwood
Advertiser.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-01-22

Bcoome Il Farr last week sold
to Dr.. II. w. Connerly for Geo.
Hoehn 73S acres, being
the north half of the Alexander
E. White survey, no. |, five
miles southwest of San Angelo,
at $500 per acre.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-01-22
A big line of hardware at The
Fair" corner. Give me q trial.
r. T.. MCAIpINE.

e. l.. MCALPINE.
h. r. Forbes, a prominent bus.
mess man Of Sherman, arrived
Thursday and expects to spend
some time in the Concho country,
rustlcating.
Give the Press an order for
job work-they are experienced
printers.
San Angelo merchants are
planning to leave in a few days
for market to lay in their supply
OF Dpring dry goods.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-01-22

Young & Hudspeth on yester.
day sold to Doc and John Has.
sard of San Angelo $50 three and
four year old steers for w. E.
West at $24 90 per head, delivery
April 10.
j. @. Hughes arrived last week
from New Mexico with $500 fine
mutton that he paid $3.50 for up
there. He secured range from
j. II. Ryburn on the head Of
Dove Creek, at sc per month on
the head.
Abe Mayer was in Ozona yes
terday. Abe went over to the
N. Ii. ranch and bought 40 head
of fine 4 year old Durham bulls
from j. S. Todd for $4,000 per
head.
John and Doc Hazard, the
North Concho steer buyers, were
in Ozona Wednesday and went
down to look at Bill West and
Wilkins Bros big steers.
j. w. Henderson got $25 for
his coming 3year old steers and
SIG n head for his cows. Ten
per cent cut; delivery in the
spring.
SIN. Coleman, Jno. Findlater's
hustler for trade, was in Ozona
Wednesday, accompanied by his
son. Mr.. Coleman informed US
that he had just scld Theo. Bjork.
man a 20 foot Samson mill and
outfit to go over his new ATS foot
well, that Earnest Boehren just
recently drilled. -Ozona Kicker.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-01-22
Does it pay to raise good Cattle?

A top. notch" sale at $4,000
and u general average of $507
were the out standing features
of Thos. Clark's dispersion sale
of Herefords at Chicago on Wed.
nesday. The great Perfection,
champion Hereford bull at the
last International" and winner
Of the Armour Trophy at the
Kansas city show in 1900, was
started at -, 900 and rapidly run
up to $4,000, which tigue he was
knocked down to Gilbert III.
Hoxie, and will go to head his
fine nerd at Thornton, III. The
price is the highest ever paid for
| O Hereford ball at auction in this
country. Mr.. Hoxie's principal
competitor was Thos. Mortimer,
Manager of the Stanton Breed
ing Farm Co, at Madison. Neb,
The average mentioned above
$507-was realized for Mr..
Clark's cattle. The offerings in.
cluded two animals belonging TO
John Lewis, and the average,
including these, was 1896. 33.
Col, +. NJ Woods cried the sale,
assisted in the ring by auction.
GERS Sparks, Jones and Phillips.
The highest priced female was
Polly Peachem I04322, calved
Jan. 10, 1900, which was knock
ed down to G. w. Harness, Gal.
weston, Ind, at 5000. Nine fe.
males and three bulls sold at
$500 each or inward.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-01-22

For Sewing machine extras,
needles, ETC., call at Hagelstien's,
TEN DER MEATS AT Nc
WHORTER'S.
We have the best meats from
the latest calves on the market,
we can cut a roast or a tender
steak which will please you and
at low prices. Give McWhorter
&Son q trial order. Phone 100.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-11
NeWsY CLEANNlNCS.

Great Britain Is strengthening her
feet in Asiatic waters.
Ohio has trolley line which has in
iroduced sleeping-cars or its long run.
The British remount station at Lath-
rop. Mo-, Is TO be transferred to To-
rOnto, Canada.
Il provisional government, with NJ.
Bolsrond Canal as President, has been
rormed in Haiti.
New England's only fishing steamer.
the jacobs. is to install a wireless tele-
graph system on board.
Tests by German experts are said to
show that borax Is injurious in its ef-
Cects on human beings.
The Lutheran Ministerium OF Penn
sylvania has decided against the use of
individual communion cups.
Korea, as well MS China Is going to
have her army reorganized, and Brit-
lsh officer has already arrived at Seoul
for that purpose.
About 100000 pools OF Russian pc
troleum have been shipped to Christla-
nia, Norway, where American oil has
monopOlized the market.
Tenders have been invited for the i'm
mediate construction of deep wharf
in Quebec Harbor, in anticipation of
the establishment of n fast transatlan-
tic line of steamers.
The limit of the session of the Louis
lana Legislature which met OH May IL
Is sixty days, and this unusual selec-
tion of day of meeting recalls the
fact that there are now only five other
State Legislatures which do not begin
their sessions in January.
In New Hampshire delegates to n
Constitutional Convention are to be
elected in November. 1902, and the
convention will meet in December. The
act for the election of delegates pro-
vides that amendments determined on
by the convention shall be submitted
to the people for ratification. The
present Constitution of New Hamp-
shire was adopted in 1902.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-11
No Onense Intended.

A regular customer of certain coal
company dropped into the Office of the
finn one morning to make complaint
THAT coal you sold me for my furn-
ace few weeks ago" he said, "is the
worst have had in ten years. There's
great quantity of slate in it, and
what isn't slate runs to clinkers."
Sorry to hear it. Mr.. Williams"
said the man inside the railing. 'Pll
make a memorandum of it. Perhaps
the company will give you rebate on
It"
Taking a slip of paper. he wrote a
few words on 1t and hung it on a hook.
The customer happening to glance
at the slip of paper, saw this: &c. G.
Williams. Bad egg"
so I'm bad egg, am II" he asked,
rcddening. with indignation.
"Oh, not at all. Mr.. Williams" has
tily explained the clerk. THAT means
that the egg coal We sold you turns out
to be bad"
And the customer Redeemed again,
but not from indlgnation.-Youths
Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-11
FROG FARMING IN CANADA.
The Industry Oficiaily Reported to he
Profitable and Growing.

Frog farming az an industry is as
suming large proportions in many
parts of Canada. Not only are large
shipments of frogs legs made from this
country to the United States, but there
is a growing demand for the luxury in
many of the large cities of the Do
minicn.
One of the most successful frog farms
Is in Ontario. Last year il produced
5000 pounds of dressed frogs legs and
1000 living frogs for scientific pur-
poses and for stocking other waters.
The deputy commissioner of fisheries
for Ontario reports that in the past
year the number of applications were
made to the government for leases OF
lands suitable for this industry. No
licenses were. however. granted, as it
was found that the territory concerned
was already being farmed by num-
ber of people.
1t is safe to assume that in the very
near future much land now idle will be
stocked with frogs. All that is neces-
sary for this purpose is to place q few
paired breeders In the water. Natural
food is almost always present in suffi-
cient amount for successful growth.
The species considered to be most
profitable, on account of its size. is the
eastern bullfrog. Rama catesgiana.
which reaches length of more than
eight inches. 1t begins to breed at the
end of three years, is very productive
and reaches a marketable size in four
or five years.
Only tie hind legs are marketed, and
they average half pound pair in
weight. They are worth so cents n
pound, at times, to the producer, and
American dealers take as many as Can
ada can supply.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-11
WEAPONS OF THE CHINESE.
How Their Arms Were Evolved Method
of Designating Rank.

How Their Arms We're Evoived-Method
OF Designating Rank.
The prominent part played by
China in the worlds affairs during the
past seven years aroused the inter-
est of collectors who have brought to
this country many specimens Of wares
and goods peculiar to that part of the
far East. None among these are of
greater historical value than the wea-
pons which are in use in all provinces
OF the empire, even in the districts
where the imperial armies are
equipped with European firearms.
One OF the best collections was shown
in this city not long ago and is now
in the possession of the commercial
museum at Philadelphia. Single speci-
mems OF value are to be found in the
Chinese clubrooms in Chinatown, and
IN many of the bric-a-brac stores scat
tered about the city.
A careful study OF the weapons
shows that most of them are naught
Tut industrial appliances suddenly
employed for purposes of offence. One
spear is a pitchfork and another trl-
dent similar to the eelspear employed
by our own fishermen. Another
ghastly weapon when examined care
fully proves to be scytheblade fast
ened 20 the end of strong pole. The
halberds are hatchets. axe heads,
adzes, and cleavers wired or tied
with throngs to stout slaves. Even
the spears and lances show an agri-
cultural or domestic rather than
military origin.
These weapons may be viewed as his
torical souvenirs which are preserved
as testimonials of the bravery of the
Manchu conquerors. The Tartars take
great pride in their conquest of the
Middle Kingdom. Before they came
from the north they were savages In
comparison with the civilized Chinese.
They preserve this fact In their laws
and customs. The cuff of every off,
cial's coat Is made in the form of
horse iioof TO indicate that the Man
churian armies were cavalry. not In
fantry. The Official footwear is a cav
airy boot. which. though made of sat
IL with kid-covered soles, is in cut
and general appearance the same as
the heavy leather articles worn by
their ancestral troopers 900 years ago.
When they conquered Chinse they ex-
perienced the strongest resistance
from the farmers and shermen who
armed themselves with whatever came
TO hand and attacked the invaders
with fierce intrepidity.
In honor of these victories they re-
tained the primitive weapons of their
captives and used them as trophies of
their battles. Each Manchu officer
employed a lot of Chinese captives
and armed them with their own
spears, tridents. and axes as the case
might be. The practice has been kept
up ever since. When Mandarin
goes calling he has one or more guards
in his retinue who are armed with
these simple contrivances. So far has
the idea been pushed that in nearly
all the temples there are weapons
which belong to the God of the tenn
pie. and these are usually of the same
agricultural character as those en-
ployej by the guards of civil and mil
itary officials.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-11
She Relieved in witches.

Superstition is not yet dead. A few
days ago lady living in Cornwall re-
ceived letter from a woman dwelling
twenty miles away in a lonely coast
village in whose house she had fire.
quently spent some months of the sum-
mer. The letter was not well written,
but the woman can hardly be old
enough to have escaped compulsory
education altogether. Yet she wrote to
say that there was somebody in that
roast village who had been ''ill-wished,"
and was in consequence likely to die.
She had heard that in the town to
which she had addressed her letter
there was a skillful white witch who,
for a consideration, would be willing to
provide the sufferer with a charm
which would be a sovereign cure. She
asked the lady to endeavor to dis
cover the name and address of the
benefactor. That such letter should
be written in these civilized days is
not specially surprising, but the in
stances are not worth noting, for those
who have had most experience in the
study of the superstitious beliefs OF the
peasantry know well that for one
which gets written down in this way
there are generally two or three vastly
more interesting which are never dis
closed except in moments of extreme
emotion and panic.-London Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-11
POWER FROM THE EARTH.
Possibility Of Making Use Of Heat
from Its Center.

Prof. Hallock. of Columbia Universl.
ty. is of the opinion that 1t will yet
he found feasible to generate steam
from the heat contained within the
crust of the earth. He would dig two
holes about so feet apart to a depth
of, say, 10000 feet. The only prob
lem then would be the making of
connection between these wells at the
very bottom. Perhaps a hole could
be broken through by the use OF heavy
charges of dynamite. These explo-
sions might at the same time open up
considerable chamber down there,
which could be used as a hot-water
heater. Cold water could be poured
down one we'll into this chambed.
Here 1t would be converted into steam
almost instantly by the intense heat,
and would then rush up ont OF the
other we'll and into suitable engines
attached to the wheels OF industry.
Once in place a plant of this kind
would run on indefinitely. at cost
that would make the price of coal a
matter of utter indifference to It's
owner.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-11

In Ohio a thing may happen q
half-hour before it does happen. When
standard time was adopted by the rail
ways a decade or so ago and later
made Official time by the various
states and municipalities, although the
Ohio legislature stamped it with it's
more important cities have two kinds
seal of approval, few towns made the
change, and even now many of the
OF time, standard (that Of the 90th
meridian) and sun. The difference In
Ohio between these two is about half
hour. and to have the banks, courts,
railways and about half the houses
running by standard time" and the
rest of city running by ''sun time"
is, to say the least, confusing. An in
teresting lawsuit recently grew out Of
this condition in Akron. A property
owner took out a fire insurance policy
at 11.27 standard time, but the policy
was dated moon" 1t being ~ o'clock
by the sun. It happened that the
building took fire at the minute the
policy was being written, and the in
surance company refused to pay the
damages. Suit was brought, and it
was decided by the supreme court of
the state that as STANDARD time" was
legal time in Ohio. the policy, although
1t was written at IL o'clock sun time,
had really been written thirty-three
minutes earlier at 11.27, and therefore
the company must pay the insurance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-11

If the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Children had no other
claim upon public support it's exhibit
OF confsticated instruments of punish.
plent would be sufficient, says the
American Cultivator. Any one of the
Instruments would be sufficient to
turn an ordinary child into a revenge
full outcast.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-11

Between the printing-press and the
camera there will be no lack OF gra-
phic human documents about this gen.
Grafton, states the New York Post.
Every small incident in a life may be
handed down to it's direct offspring,
and the result cannot but be entertain
ing, If now and then embarrassing, to
people in times to come. 1t is not
even left to one to choose the pose
and the surroundings, any more; the
photographer is everywhere, and his
realism unconscionaole. Ones
children, ones wife, ones servants,
the camp in the woods, the interior of
the house, the way one sits in the
saddle and the way one gets himself
up for utomobiling-all are set forth
in negatives owned by strangers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-11

The Census Bureau has announced
that the total number of farms report
ing cranberries in 1901 was 1927, with
20,44422 acres and product of 9s7,-
962 bushels of total value of $1,215, 1893.
Massachusetts had 5125 acres in cult.
walton, raising sos, ,906 bushels. Wiscon.
Sin has 1912 acres and 111,6OS bushels.
and New Jersey, 1856 acres and 240,-
221 bushels.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-11

Must the American girl reduce her
weight? That is the question. If not,
will the American man be willing to
take her to ride in his automobile,
when there is danger that he may
have to push the vehicle home with
her in it when the power gives out
or some of the mechanism breaks
down? That is another question and
an important one. A narrowing tale
come from the West. A man named
Cuthbert Williamson went out one
afternoon in his automobile, having
secured as his companion for the ride
a young woman of rather unusually
ample proportions. When they were
eight miles from town the machine
broke down, and Cuthbert had to push
the thing back to civilization and the
blacksmith, his companion riding and
guiding. 1t was eleven o'clock at night
when they reached home, and Cuth-
bert was weary and wan. He sold the
machine the next day, from which it
us inferred that he was devoted to the
lady, but the less appreciative para
graphers OF his vicinity are laying it
ali to her weight, and are raising the
burning questions mooted above.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-11

The Australian Commonwealth has
adopted an eight-hour working day and
provided for the creation of compul-
sorry concilation boards, which are
clothed with plenary powers to adjust
nll disputes as to wages and condi-
tions of employment between employ
crs and employed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-11
Extrns In tho Bill.

Clerk of the Burning Hotel (pre-
senting bill to escaping guests)-All
guests OF this hotel will please step in
to our new Office across the street and
pay for this extra fire and water SER
vfce.-Chicago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-11

The special franchise tax valuations
in New York amount this year to $780,
G2o,l5s. or s1o,oOo,Oo0 in excess Of
those of 1901.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-11
This Inventors Modern Way.

II am writing story or struggling
inventor"
1T won't do" answered the abruptly
critical friend. Inventors don't strug-
gle nowadays. They let the people who
are eager to buy stocks do the strng-
Cling. g."-Washington Star.