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The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-03-19
THE HAPPY MAN.

The happy man is he who
knows what he ought to knew,
and who knowing Gooch's Quick
Relief cures internal ache and
external pain, insists on his
druggist keeping 1t for sale.
Price % cents a bottle.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-03-19
OUR NEW DRESS.
THE PRESS APPEARS TODAY
PRINTED IN NEW TYPE.
1t Is Under a New Dispensation
All Around.
II Prints The News. II Talks Business.
Read and See For Yourself.


The Pass comes out in an en-
tire new spring suit to-day. We
could not, like the ladies do,
await the arrival Of Easter. The
old dress was getting 10 be
slightly frazzled around the cdg-
es; and, besides the Press pre-
fers to be slightly in advance,
hence. the occasion of rushing
the season.
How do you like the Pass
new dress, anyway? We think it
nice and just the thing. Any
old man can read it, and. Of
course. what the old man can
read, the young can, more easily.
OF course. new clothes for II
newspaper cost mon, but the
proprietor OF the PREss has con
fidence in he future Of San An
cello. the San Angelo people.
and the Great Concho Coun-
try. We have confidence that
such II people will appreciate a
progressive spirit in n newspaper.
and esteem it ~ highly rs they
do up-to-datcness ia other lines
of industrial effort.
So. believing We havr east our
fortunes for veal or woe among
them, and added the improve
monts to the paper, And now. II
few words of business If YOU
think the PRESs j. worth the
price. We will esteem it nm es-
pecial favor if YOU will
tell your nrighbor who does
not read the paper Of its merits.
Notwithstanding the improve
mcnts, the price viii remain the
same, strictly 81 80 per wear. Il"
rich man. poor man, doctor farm
rr merchant, lawyer. banker and
all men alike. II costs about
$3.50 II month To print it, and
those who read must pay for the
fun.
We find that dvrrtising rates
in the paper have been in some
what demoralized state. Here
after rates for advertising will he
the same to one and all. Space
in this paper is valuable; ii i,
wort II Il hundred TO one for what
it costs in some lines. while il
Others the percentage Of gain t.
the investor therein is not :,
great
Therefore. We shall adopt ~
ruuablc rate So that all may come
in and none lose thereby, and adj
here strictly to that rate. let The
consequence be what it may
ANY other course would he con
trary to Sound business primer
pies, and the Pass must be con
Quoted ON II sound business has
is.
Additions of new typ" faces ant
other little necessities have beer
made to the Pass job prmtln
department and a competent MAJ
will be kept in charge at al
times, So that patrons of our 10
department can depend on tn
very host, And, too, our price
on our commercial printing vii
be kept at the lowest mark con
sistent with good honest serYic
and material; bat, in this de
partment, as in the Others aboy
mentioned, it shall be our aim t
maintain rates without discrimi
nation, that will iasurc a reasonN
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-03-19

G, W. Jayroe of Hinde Texas
was in San Angelo last Wednes.
day, on business and made The
PRESS a call and set his figures
up into 1908, Mr,Jayroe reports
good rain out his way.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-03-19

Kaiser Wilhelm il said to be
we'll pleased with the cordial re-
ception accorded to Prince Henry,
but displeased at its want of for
mnlity. Kaiser Bill should re-
member that the average Amcri-
can is n sovereign in his own
right. and don't have to bow the
knee to any man, whatever his
worldly station. Believing Prince
Henry to be II man of sterling
parts. even though II prince. he
was treated with the courtesy due
his manhood as well as his rank
but We are glad to say that no
pronounced cases of abject servil-
itv developed during his tour.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-10
THEIR PET BURGLAR.

People of a Slow Alabama Town Liked Him for Relieving Their Ennui. Speaking of burglars reminds me of a rather curious condition which pre- vailed in a small Alabama town a few years ago, said man who just dropped in "I have seen a great many pet in my life. pet dogs. pet cats, pet birds of various kinds, pet monkeys, pets among the fowls of the air and the beasts of the forest, pets among every living thing that creepeth upon the earth,
 but the Alabama town have in mind is the only place I ever saw or ever heard of where burglar became pet. "Yes, sir, there was burglar in the town and he had actually become a
 public pet. The men of the town act
 ually got so they would feel slighted if the pet burglar didn't come around oc- casionally and burglarize their houses.
 They wanted their houses to be robbed at night He sorter educated the resi-
 dents up to the idea that it was good thing for ones house to be burglarized occasionally You see. the place was awfully dull. and there was not much to talk about at best. To have ones house burglarized by real bold bad
 man, who would saw away on the shut ters at night; to be visited by a real live burglar would at least give one something to talk about and would stir
 the community up al title. Il would shake off the dull spell. Every fellow seemed to want it to happen to him.
 Most remarkable thing I ever saw.
 Everybody knew. of course, who was doing the work. But nobody wanted to
 interfere with the fellow. The only thing the residents exacted of him was that he break into their houses by pry- ing lock off or saving blind or in some other way. and that he take some
 thing with him when he left.
 After the fellow had been onerating for some time he finally concluded that
 he would break into dry goods store for change He carried out the reso- lution, The store was run by promi-
 nent Jew merchant of the place. The burglar made good haul The next day the merchant was telling a friend about the call the pet burglar had paid him and was fretting little because of
 the burglars extravaganza in helping
 himself to his goods. The friend re- minded the merchant that he knew who the man was who had broken into his
 store and robbed him of his property, and asked him why he didn't have the fellow arrested. He shrugged his shoulders and looked wise. After few seconds he broke the silence by saying: " What! Have him arrested? Why. man. I would lose the best customers I've got in the community if I had that fellow arrested for breaking into my house He's pet, and it would ruin my business
 And the merchant was right about 1t. for the fellow was a pet. I guess this town is the only place on earth
 containing such a pet and the inhab
 itants are certainly the only people ever heard of who like to have their
 houses burglarized just for the excite ment of the thing-From the New Or
 leans Times Democrat.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-10
LIszT IN LIGHTER MOOD.

Liszt very often came in the evening to Palazzo Santa Croce. and used to gc to the piano and play for hours. Some times, however, he announced that he could not play. He said he had little talent for music, but he could play whist. And what whist it was! Never have I seen anything so queer. No body seemed to have he most rudi- mentary idea of returning their part ner's lead. usually preferring to return their adversary's. Under-trumping was frequent, and revokes not unknown, There were no markers; everybody had bit of paper and pencil, and jotted down the progress of the game. The "canonico," a priest who came nearly every evening, was the only person who had the faintest notion of how the game should be played. This, however, was a doubtful advantage, as it caused him to lose his temper violently; and total ly forgetting his manners, he spoke to everybody, including the prince, in the second person plural, instead of the polite third person. Liszt meanwhile sat serenely, with his long hair falling back and sweet smile on his face. as if wrapt in Elysium. Once, in passing through the room, asked, What are trumps?" Liszt put his hand on his heart and said, Les occurs regnant toujours!"
 Frequently, however, he went to the piano. One evening he volunteered to play A duet with Donna Louisa, the eldest daughter. who was to play on the harmonium. She objected that she had only begun to learn that instrument, that she knew but one tune, and even of it only the first part, which she could play with the right hand only. That will do quite well; let us begin" said Liszt. They accordingly began, and he improvised the most exquisite varia- tions on the simple little theme. Pres ently he got completely absorbed in the music. and Donna Louisa stopped. Very soon, however he perceived this, and
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-10
THE MAN WITH A CLAIM.
A Pathetic Figure Who Is Regularly

A Pathetic Figure Who Is Regularly Snubbed at Town Meetings. . The most pathetic figure at a town meeting is the man with a claim The man who has the claim or grievance goes to the selectmen each spring and has them put an article in the warrant bring this matter up. Some years he goes into town meeting himself and urges his claim. In other years for the sake of variety he will hire some of the local lawyers to present the matter in the best manner possible. Usuallv the man is listened to, though the whole thing is horribly familiar to ev- cry voter in the town.
 Then, when all the oratory has been spilled into their ears, some long cared man from the back districts will rise and will drawl with grin:
 Move we pass over that article,' and forthwith the article is passed over with whoop. And the man is around next year as usual It is curi- aous thing, but the average town ap- pears always ready to repudiate these. matters of long standing. T have heard voters admit that certain claims against their town were perfectly legit-i innate and perhaps ought to be paid, but they are of the coterie that regu- larly votes. against granting the ap- peal of the petitioners.
 : Why?
 Oh, well, it's land old matter,n and the town is irritated by the persistence of the man who keeps coming to claim his own. When town gets set in that direction, there is no repudiation so heartless and so conscienceless as that which marks it's action. You see, the blame is so equally divided. Refusing to pay honest debts is treated as a joke. Even the man who at last with awakened conscience gets up and urges his fellow citizens to do the right thing and pay the bill is smiled away as as chap that means well, but doesn'tH know what he is talking about. iston Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-10
REMARKABLE REPORT o
RAILROADS.

RAILROADS.
 The report of the British Board of Trade on the railroads of the United Kingdom for 1901 is a remarkable docu- ment, at least in one particular. It shows that not one passenger was killed in train accidents during the year. In this respect it differs from all it's pre- decessors. and probably from all sim liar reports where even a considerable fraction of the amount of mileage cOv- cred by the railroads of Great Britain was reported upon It is estimated that the roads carried last year 1500, ,0O0, 900 passengers. The number hurt in acci- dents to trains was 476, or, as the Brit 1sh Railroad Gazette puts it, only one in every 100000 and a fraction failed to reach his destination without in- jury.
 The report referred to is considered to be absolutely correct, since it was made by Government officials, the British Board of Trade being a Gov ernI11ent bureau. The Board exercises great vigilance in it's investigations in- to the commercial and financial affairs of the United Kingdom. railroad traf- flc receiving special consideration. The report for the previous year showed that sixteen passengers had been killed and S63 injured in train aocidents-not bad report by any means Eight trainmen were killed in accidents last year and 156 were injure,'. The preced- ing year 24 trainmen were killed and 1S0 injured. The reports show an increase in the number of passengers carried and a decrease in the number of fatal acci- dents. This will afford food for thought for all practical railroad men in par ticular and for the public in general.
 The "blue book shows that in all the accidents occurring in the course of public traffic" in the United Kingdom during the year there were 135 pas sengers, 511 railroad employees, and 525 'other persons" killed. No explana- tion is given as to the nature of these accidents, or where they occurred; neither is it stated in what manner 106 persons were killed and 1,165 hurt on British railroad premises, but no in &C., cidents to trains. Of course, it is taken for granted that the occurred in the cit- ies at street crossings and other places where traffic is congested, but explana- tions of these accidents would be of in- terest and possibly of value to the American railroaders.-From the Gal weston News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-10

novelist baptizes his creation with a certain name because he realizes its connotation. Annie is known of old for a good housewife and a true sister. She is pretty and social, but is not society woman, Annie of Lorna Doone' is rightly called Adam implies faithful ness, a quality of high conscientious ness; and Adam of As You Like it. and Adam Bede share the trait.
 From is mischievous and fast, strong ly social. with most of the vices. Even his friends are forced to admit that he drinks, but his severest critics will con- cede him generous. Such is Tom Jones splendid and strong, shaggily rough. Tom Brown is not cast in like epic mould, but ety is justified of his name. Tom Sawyer is a Tom in the making Joseph, of Genesis has a deservedly high reputation for chastity, and this implication of the name has been re- membered. Joseph Andrews is an apt name for Fieldings hero. Jack is a gay blade. Dorothy is sprightly, but warm hearted. Dick is merry and out at heels.
 Authorities have split on Rebecca. Scott makes her a faithful soul with a hopeless love. Thackeray gives us an adventures, heartless, brilliant and de- testable. A character of history often
 makes the atmosphere of name Bon- nie Prince Charlie is perhaps responsi- ble for a succession of prodigals who are permitted to bear no other name. You see that the noveIists. who have looked truth in the face, have always done their naming in line with law. Is it any wonder. when once you realize the influence of a name on a person. that savages, ignorant persons and children have felt that one who knew their name had power over them? Re- ligion and chivalry have been in the right of it, when they make the act of naming the most sacred ceremony in a mans life. Rightly they felt that bap- tism and knighting determine the di- rection of character development and soul growth New York Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-10
MEAN POSITION TO BE IN.
If He Kept or Left His Job This Italian
 Was to Be Shot.

If He Kept or Left His Job This Italian
 Was to Be Shot
 An Italian baker employed at A. Gen. tile & O., 54 Hill street, complained at police headquarters last night that he was to be shot, the circumstances being as follows: He had an offer to leave his place with Gentle for another place paying three dollars week more. He told his employer that he was going to leave and this made trouble. Gentle is said to have told the baker that if he left him he would shoot him. News to this effect was passed to the man who offered the Italian better job, and on hearing it the baker was told that if he did not give up his job at Gentile's and come to the new place he would be shot This was mean place to put a man in. If he kept his job he was to be shot and if he jumped it he was to meet the same fate. The Italian bread maker told his employer and his prospective employer that he would do as each said and hurried to the police station. Ser geant Cook referred him to Sergeant Herman of the Howard avenue station. and after being assured that all would go along well he returned to his job and is still alive.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-10

broke off abruptly with, "Well, why don't we go on?" and she had to begin again. Another time he was asked to play Characters" A name of some mutual friend, or somebody known in society, was mentioned, and he i'm provised something suitable to each person. There were delicate, faint melodies: deep, thrilling chords; merry. ripping trills, and then a wild crash of hurrying notes. At last name was given which seemed to rouse much mer- riment. He then turned his back to the piano and played with his fists Blackwood's.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-10
STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT
Continued from First Page.)

The results of the morning play were as follows: c. H. Seeley, Stamford, beat s. J,
 Graham, Fairfield, 79-83. c. A. Baldwin, Bridgeport, beat Sam
 uel Cooke, Stamford, S7-S9. S. B. Page, Middletown, beat W. c, Cheney, South Manchester, S7-92. F. J. o. Alsop, Middletown, beat F. o. Tyler New London, 7995. Henry Farnam. New Haven. beat R.
 F. Sprott, Bridgeport, SS-1O5. J. F. Williams, Stamford, beat R. w. Carter. 051O4. Robert Moore beat ". F. Whitmore, Hartford, S6-91. N. R. Bronson, Waterbury. beat W.
 H. Hapgood, s4-So. R. w. Cutler, Hartford, and W. B, Cheney, South Manchester were tied at SS.
 R. S. White, 2d. New Haven, beat A.
 S. Pitt. Stratford. 93-e9. S. N. Patterson, Bridgeport, beat c, H. Zimmerman, New Haven, S5-S9. H. J. Barbour, Hartford, beat H. Sar-
 gent, New Haven, 91-100. M. H. Marlin, New Haven, beat T. E. Rogers, Waterbury. S9-90. l.. T. Eaton, Stafford Springs. beat H, B. Cheney, South Manchester, 97-1O1 F. G. Beach, New Haven, beat w. F. Parker, Meriden, s1-102. A. K Merritt, New Haven. beat How ard White, Waterbury, SS-95. M. s. Hart, New Brtatin, beat W. H. Ross Meriden, 101-103. E. B. Morris, Hartford. beat c. H. Cheney, South Manchester, 96-l04 Willis Austin, Norwich, beat F. R. Cooley, Hartford, S6-SS.
 J.P. Cheney, South Manchester, beat A. N. Chase, Norwich, sS-95.
 Tappan Fairchild, New Haven, beat
 l.. P. Strong, Hartford, 90-91. r, F. Sands beat J. E. Newes, Hart ford, 91-95.
 w. J. Nichols, Jr., Bridgeport, tied N.
 E. Davis, Mlddletown, at S6. Tomorrow morning the following
 pairs will meet in the third round for
 the championship:
 Alsop and Cheney, Moore and Gra- ham, Bronson and Patterson. Seeley and Davis
 The following players will meet for
 the third round consolation:
 Cooley and Cutler, Dodge and Zim-
 merman, w. B. Cheney and Cooke, Merritt and Hapgood.
 The semi-final and foursome will be
 played tomorrow afternoon. On Fri
 day the finals will be played and Satur~ day will be devoted to match play.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-10

tion. In certain communities even the farmers has grown metropolitan to the extent of building an opera house on a school lot and securing some of the best attractions in the theatrical line. It was not until the present winter that Wichita could afford guarantee for certain notable singers. Among those occupying front seats were well known wheat growers. Farmers daughters and farmers sons form goodly part of the Kansas society element, while piano salesmen look to them for their quick deals, it is nothing uncommon for a farmer to come to town and buy two or three rubber-tired buggies, or even place an order for an automobile. MT. D. w. Blaine a rich farmer of Pratt county, superintends all his harvest ing in an automobile. Many others are equally plutocratic.
 'One of the richest famers in the Kansas wheat belt is John T. Stewart, who came to the state five years ago. He borrowed $50 from friend rented a quarter section of land in Summer county and began work. To-day he is worth $2,000,000 and his income from wheat in 1901 was $64.OOO. He is known as the wheat king of Kansas. There are ttwenty-three millionaires in Kan sas, fifteen of whom are farmers living on farms and running them as an in- vestment. Perhaps they have not all of their fortune invested in land, but a goodly portion of it is. Solomon Besley of Wellington. placed $31,OOO in wheat land last year and realized 20 per cent on his investment, or ten times as much as he receives on money loaned in Illinois. From Ainslee's.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-10
TICKET SCALPING.

The buying and selling of railroad tickets by persons who have no connec- tion with the railroads that issue the tickets nor. indeed, with any railroads. has grown to enormous proprttions in the United States. It is carried on in every city of the Union, and aggregates in amount hundreds of thousands of dollars.
 Doubtless the business was honestly conducted in the beginning, but there is good reason to believe that it has been largely prostituted to dishonest and criminal practices. The subject has been extensively discussed in the com- mercial circles of this city, and it is charged upon the ticket brokers, or "scalpers," as they are commonly call ed, that they in numerous instances have procured to be committed the crimes of forgery and perjury, they sell ing contract tickets containing the names of the persons who are to be transported, and procuring parties oth- CT than those named to affix forged sig natures, and then to make oath that they were the parties named. thus lead ing others to commit for the price of reduced railway passage two felonious crimes.
 The complaint of the railways whose tickets are thus manipulated is that they are cheated out of their original fares; but the feIonies which are com- mitted in the process of this cheating are crimes against the State and pub lie justice, which are often committed under the assistance and advice of the scalpers by persons who are entirely ignorant of the evils they are perpetrat- ing, or the risks they are running.
 Any business which depends largely
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-10
INFLUENCE Or NAMES.
Their Bearing on Character-1llustra-
 tions From Fiction and Fact.

Their Bearing on Character-Illustra-
 tions From Fiction and Fact.
 Were going to name our newly ar rived boy Reginald" remarked Phillips, at the club the other evening.
 Do you want him to be that kind of person?" asked Jones, in tone that he hoped would create discussion.
 What are you springing on us now?' asked several of the group, little wearily.
 "It is a great truth, my boy" con- tinued Jones, aiming his remarks at Phillips. who looked a triie worried about Jones' question. 'The relation of name to character is an unexplored but most fertile region. Look up your fic- ton and you will find that every great novelist has unconsciously obeyed the law. A man and his name gradually grow toward each other. He may fight his name for a long time, but by some long road at last he must bend to the significance of what he is called. I con- sider that parents have sacred duty upon them in choosing out of all the surnames of history that name which they elect tnelr CQllu SHdlf Ue 1ue name which he receives at baptism Is the character part, up to which he must always live"
 Really, don't follow you," interpos- ed Clemmons of Harvard. with his drawl.
 Think back over your reading" went on Jones. When Sheridan names a character Lady Sneerwell, it is obvious that his conception is of a character proud and cynical. Such method of clubbing limits the character drawing to few strokes. A frank avowal of love from her lips, free handed generosity, would not be tolerated. She must re- main cold and hard till the play ends. Bunyan was fond of name that labelled. Surely you remember MT. Backbite and Boastful? In the liter ature of the last century such cheap and easy naming is rare and confined to the minor characters. Thackeray uses it for the peerage alone-Lady Bareacres. It survives in our comic weeklies, with their Wandering Willy and 'Alkali Ike
 But there is rarer and finer use of names that is at the command of the big fellows in romance The skillful