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The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-10-01

Have your Heaters polished
and set up before the cold wave
and avoid the rush-E. L. Me-
Alpine. Phone 218.
Fred bearing was reported as
resting some easier yesterday af-
ternoon, and having called for
nourlshment during the morn
ing.
-Rawls, Sigman e. Co. paw
highest cash prices for hides and
pecans.
Miss Mezzie Williams returned
Monday from Sonora, where she
has been filing position in
millinery establishment at that
place.
&C. A. Farquhar, phone 1866, for
livery and feed service. 32tf
Fritz Wilhelm came up from
Menard county yesterday with
his sister, Miss Clara, who enter
ed the convent for the session re-
Gently opened.
Air tight Wood Heaters.-E.
l.. McAlpine.
J. II. league left Monday for
Georgetown to enter the South
western University.
Bring your pecans and hides
to Rawls, Sigman & Co. for high
est cash prices.
f. B. Harris, of Richardson,
Dallas county, arrived last night
for a visit to his son, G. F. Harris.
Sam r. Butler, not an entire
stranger in these parts, was recog-
nized by few old time friends in
San Angelo Monday.
For Sale.
Three lots in Morgan Addition,
50X140 each. See Walter Fore
man, at Gantt's.
Billy Snyder, the popular
Schleicher county ranchman, was
n San Angelo visitor Tuesday.
J. S. Todd, the Crockett county
big ranch owner and wife, came
in yesterday and took the Santa
Fe train east.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-10-01

furniture varnished-R. NJ.
Wright, Phone 1873.
J. l.. Chastain came up from
Ballinger Sunday morning on a
few days visit.
We call for and deliver furni-
ture for repairing and vanishing.
r. NJ. Wright. Phone 1853.
Misses Cleo Killinger and
Annie Caldwell, two "modern
Priscillas," have been added to
the millinery force at the
"Elite"--Sherman IL Brown.
We call for and deliver furni-
ture for repairing and vanishing.
r. M. Wright. Phone 1873.
Mrs. J. S. Miles and little son
left for Fort Worth Sunday,
whence they are expected back
shortly, with Mr.. Miles.
j. II. Girvin, the Pecos ranch
man, has been spending n few
days in the city on business
Special inducements now offer
ed on cook and heating stoves
f. l. McAlpine.
j. p. Reynolds, the stock farm
er, was in the city Monday and
reported good rains in his neigh
borhood.
Window Glass.
Do you need any? If so call on
o. b. Love, Jr., at CAN'T IL Sons.
Ran Freeland recently suffered
an injury to one of his knees, and
in consequence is compelled to
use n cane for assistance in get
ting about.
Grain, Bran, Hay, etc. at the
lowest prices.-J. r. Gilbert &
Co. 37-tf.
DR.. e. L. Bats now has his
residence at Mrs. Ede's, on Harris
avenue.
Highest cash prices paid fol-
hides and pecans. Rawls, Sig
man d Co.
J. r. Neal went to North Texas
yesterday in the interest of his
new and elegant home to be erect
ed on West Twohig avenue.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-10-01

February, except for the two
northern tiers of Arkansas coun-
ties, where the open season ex-
tends from November 1 to April 1.
J. G. Barksdale sold to Ira
Word his ranch of % sections,
including three wells, for 80, 500.
DIR. Lark Taylor bought the
A. J Winkler residence this week
for $600...W. A. e. r. +.
Glasscock, of Sonora, bought
from Nub Pulliam. of San An
gelo, $500 head of mutton at, or
near, S2.65 per head 80. Uncle
John Brown, the goat man, sold
two full blooded billy goats to
Chas. Davidson, for w. J. Friend.
of Ozonaa, at $15 per head &C.
T. Turney sold to A. W. Mills,
of Schleicher county, his head
quarter ranch and interest in 10
sections of land for $4,000. The
deal includes $40 acres of decided
land.-Devll's River News.
Some Fancy Cattle.
\ Press man visited the Payne
IL Jones farm Sunday and took
look at the fine Herefords this
farm is raising. The farm now
has ninety head of registered
Herefords and they are all beau
ties.
\ bunch of calves now on feed,
consisting of ten bulls and one
helfer, constitutes the prettiest
sight the writer has seen in many
a day, and some of those calves,
if ever put on exhibition, will
certainly prove blue ribbon takers.
The big farm is in fine shape,
and immense crops of hay and
feed have been produced this sea-
son. One small patch of cotton,
less than ten acres, the renter has
already gathered and sold five bales
and expects to get ten more,
from or over one and a half
bales to the acre.
Besides these crops, large guam
titles of vegetables of different
Kinds, including tomatoes, tur-
nips, celery. etc. There are thir-
ty acres planted now to turnips
alone on this farm.
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STOCK NEWS.

J. w. Thornton will ship 3 car
loads of horses to louisiana today.
Tol Cawley sold to Sol Thomp-
son, of Coleman, 2 cars of fat
COWS, which the purchaser ship
ped to the st. Louis market.
Billie Arson, the stockman,
came up from Coleman yester-
dty to view his live stock inter-
ests in this neighborhood.
Among recent sales on the St.
Louis market are the following ::
w. b. Silliman, shipping from
Elgin, Kan, $40 cows, 79Olb,
500; 30 cows, 713ib, $2.15; 10
bulls, 11S2b, 500; 20 bulls,
1147tb, $2.7O.
Gam e. Woodward, of Coleman,
bought 1 cars of COWS and calves
from John A. LOOMS at SIS for
cows and 81 for calves. 80. "A. A..
Hartgrove struck n soft snap this
week and bought 102 head of nice
looking cattle from n dishartened
grass hunter for 800. There was
s calves, 81 yearlings and the bal
ance twos and COWS. f. E.
Murphree has purchased cattle as
follows: A bunch of /, 2 and 3
year old steers from Freddy,
at $40 for the twos and threes and
$11.50 for the yearlings; from Mr..
Favors, 81 head of stock cattle at
1912, and several punches of year.
lings from different parties the
past week at $11.50 per head
Concho Herald.
Sale of Texas Fall Wool.
A larger inquiry for Texas wool
is reported and some very choice
highpriced stock has been moved,
sales ranging in price from tic.
up to as high as PIC. The bulk
of the business done in the choice
woods, however, has been at 19@
20c. Good II months old stock
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j. NJ. Cox has returned from a
trip to Sterling county, where he
had gone to buy horses. He
found grass so plentiful (up to
the hubs in the pastures) that he
couldn't get together with horse
owners on prices. However, he
happened in on the Sterling City
anniversary barbecue, which was
numerously attended, and all had
u splendid time. There was
plenty to eat and drink (eXcep-
ting "Peruna" an SIGH like,
which he didn't miss, however)
good speaking and fine music by
the local brass band. In fact,
he "got stuck" on the country
and people, the latter, he says,
the finest lot in large numbers
he has met anywhere, so it
wouldn't be a surprise if he quit
us down here and moved to that
other Goods country" Coming
on down towards home he stopped
at Water Valley and took in the
Woodmen's supper, which, too,
was fine. He was also very much
taken with the Valley and people,
and spoke in glowing terms of
Prof. Thomas and his excellent
school. Well, there's nothing
small about San Angelo, and we
are glad, to learn that our neigh
bors have their share Of the good
things of earth.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-10-01

Mrs. X. A. Porter is off on n
visit, to spend six weeks with re-
latives at Austin and San An
tonic.
Sheriff Allen and Deputy West
have made some noticeable i'm
provements in the arrangement
of their office.
-WANTED-Second Hand Furni-
ture at r, NJ. Wright's, Phone
15S.
DR.. J. B. Salmon, the popular
Christoval physician, was in San
Angelo Monday. The genial
doctor had nothing startling in
the news line to report, but mem
toned hearing of party killing
two deer in 30 shots. OF course,
the doctor could do heap better
than that himself.
r. NJ. Wright will call at your
house and make you an offer on
your second hand furniture
Phone 1873.
A big deal in residence
property, on one of the fashion
able boulevards, is on foot.
Furniture repaired-R. M.
Wright. Phone 1873.
G. B. Estes, the Lipan Flat
stock farmer, was a city visitor
Monday.
Furniture repaired-R. NJ.
Wright. Phone 1873.
Seaton Keith, the Lipan
Springs stockman, was in the
city Monday.
Furniture varnished-R. M.
Wright. Phone 1853.
Attorneys M. G. Smith and
Chas f. Dickinson, and j, F.
Currie, a dry goods man, all of
Ballinger, passed through Sunday
morning enroute for Sterling
City to attend district court.
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continues to command easily soc. E,
clean. and months stock has
been taken at about Soc, some
wool selling for q shade less, de-
pendent on character and fine
ness. On the other hand have, sold
for slightly more. The fall shear
ing is progressing in Texas along
the line of the Southern Pacific,
and sales of the new woods there
are reported at 1870 14c., largely
to n local Spectator, part of
the wool sold being ON the sleeps
back. These prices seem absurd
to eastern dealers. At 14c., after
paying freight and charges. the
wool would cost about 45c., clean,
landed. With fall Texas at such
a price as that the spring woo's
held here now by dealers seem
relatively cheap.-Reporter'
No Tieky Cattle Need Apply.
Fort Worth, Tex, Sep. 2s.-
"When it is stated that the quar-
antine line is open from Nov to
Jan. / it is not meant that cattle
can go above the quarantine line
without first being inspected, y
remarked S. B. Burnett to The
News correspondent this after
noon.
Continuing he said: "No cat
tie with ticks on them can cross
the line. They have to be inspec-
ted and be absolutely free from
ticks and we want this fact
known. dallas News.
Shorthorns VS.. Here fords.
Fort Worth, Tex, Sep. 2S.-J.
Frank Hovenkamp, secretary of
the Texas Shorthorn Breeders
Association, said today that the
live stock show at the Dallas Fair
this year would excel any live
stock exhibition ever had there.
1T will be worth going to the
fair to see," said Mr.. Hovenkamp.
"A distinguished breeder from
Indiana is to be the Judge this
year for both Herefords and Shor-
horns. The breeders of the two
cattle have a great deal of conf
dence in each other. One year
Shorthorn breeder is selected to
pass on the cattle and the follow
ing year a Hereford breeder. The
one thing that interests the breed
ers of Texas is for more and bet
ter cattle and 1t is in undeniable
fact that the State is fast coming
to the front as the greatest breed
ing State in the Union. dallas
News.
Open Season November to January
Wichita, Kan, Sept. 24-The
National Association Sanitary
Boards adjourned today after
election of w. E. Bolton of Okla
homa, President; D. F. Lucky of
Missouri, vice president; and
w. b. Smith of Illinois, secretary
and treasurer.
The quarantine line was not
changed except that Moore and
Bledsoe counties in Tennessee
were placed north Of the line
The open season in Texas, Okla
homa and Kansas will be from
November / to January /: for all
other states from November to
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-10-01

Cash paid for second hand
furniture at r. NJ. Wright's.
Phone 15S
Lee Upton will move this week
to the Crapp house on Quality
Hill.
r. NJ. Wright will call at your
house and make you an offer on
your second hand furniture.
Phone 15S.
Don't give your second hand
furniture away, r. NJ. Wright
will buy it, Phone 15S.
The automobile was started out
again last Thursday, but expert.
enced another breakdown, the
pitman sustaining triple tract
ure.
Don't give your second hand
furniture away, r. Nj. Wright
will buy it, Phone 15S.
John Findlater, Jr., the hard
ware merchant, has returned.
Cash paid for second hand
furniture at r. NJ. Wright's.
Phone 1873.
New CIothier.
Mr.. r. A. Porter has bought
the w. O. Cochran clothing-to-
order business, near the postoilice,
and takes charge on the 9th inst.
Mr.. Porter is clever young bust
ness mani and The Press wishes
him success.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-10-01

Will Grinnell, the Crockett
county stockman, has been spend
ing a few days in the city,
-WANTED-Second Hand Furni-
ture at r, NJ. Wright's, Phone
1853.
Waller Withers CLOCKS natural"
at John Freeland's store, where
his services have again been Sc
cured.
Bring your second hand furni-
ture to r. M. Wright, Phone 1853,
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-10-01
Gun Club Score.

As n result of the practice shoot
Thursday afternoon, John Free
land is wearing the medal this
week, he having broken 20
out of 20 with a handicap of 10.
Following is the score for the
week:
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Bring your second hand furni-
ture to r. NJ. Wright, Phone los.
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New York Times.
Joseph jefferson, in that reminiscent lee
ture which he is now and then delivering
to vary the monotony of stage perform
ances, tells a story of dramatic bust
ness" in the earlier days of the Walnut
street Theater in Philadelphia Camille"
was being played. and all was going with
successful intensity. Then came a scene
between Camille and Armand. in the
course of which a servant was to enter
with lights.
I'm these days" says Mr.. Jefferson,
"sea island cotton was stage ice cream,
just as molasses and water was stage wine,
sherry or port, according to the proportion
of molasses. Armand and Camille were
seated at the table where they had been
enjoying such viands as these, and their
dialogue was making the very best sort of
an impression on a crowded house. Then
in came that maid servant with the wab-
bliest sort of a candelabra. The scene was
so engrosSing that she was scarcely no
ticed but when she set down her burden
between the lovers and one candle tOppled
out and put the ice cream in a BLACKWELL,
the strain was broken. The entire audience
burst into a laugh, and the curtain had to
he RING down. -
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Twas "Life or Death"
Duluth CMinn.) News-Tribune.

Duluth (Minn.) News-Tribune.
There is a certain young man in Du-
luth-I don't know his name. what he locks
like. or whether he is really stupid. or a
'kdder said 'hello" girl the other day,
in conversation with friend.
AZ was getting drowsy, after the rush,
when the buzzer whirred in a dizzyfashion.
'Hellor said /.
'Hello!' came back Say, Central this
is a case of life or death. Now, if you have
ever done quick action before. Guido it this
time. Unless you get a rig here for me in a
hurry. it's all off. that's ALI Do you I'M
derstand? It's a case of life or death with
me, and l mean it. / say it's case of life
or death. Do you hear? Are you there?"
Yes, L am here ] replied. VIII you
please give me the number"
oh. the number-yes. the number, Say.
wouldn't that jar you? I've forgotten it.
What is IL, Central. please? Look quick"
What is the name of the firm or the
party you wish TO talk WITH" 1 asked.
oh the name-the name. Well, isn't
that peculiar? Blame me, if L haven't for
gotten the nameI
THE receiver was hung up with a snap.
and the forgetful man evidently decided to
walk"
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took US home. We had taken the first
degree. We were now eligible for Swtzer-
land and the Alps, whittier on the lst day
OF April we went Cor the Easter holidays.
But that story can hardly be written. We
saw the land OF William Tell. sailed the
lake OF the Four Forest Cantons, We
climbed Rigi-Rothstock through the snow
and the clouds and saw the ends of the
earth. We went to Interlaken and looked
in on the Jungfrau. the Monch and the
Eiser. We were cog-wheeled into the very
heavens at the Brunig pass. and we saw
the lakes Of Thun and Brienz We went to
the Swiss national Parliament and heard
the debates running simultaneously in
three languages, and we rowed on the lake
OF Geneva and saw the castle of Chillon.
But the greatest experience was reserved
for US till we went up the Rhone valley TO
pass the Simplon on the seds. Three
sledges each drawn by two horses. tandem,
were filled with schoolboys and teachers.
The snow was piled in places twenty feet
deep, the precipices fell sheer a thousand
feet and the wind blew a gale. Our lead
horse was blown from the trail. but got
back; the hats of Busch Hays and George
Fitzgerald were blown clear over the Mat
terhorn and didn't get back We stopped at
the hospice at the summit. stamped our
cold feet the granite floors and then
slid down the Italian slope to Domo DOS
sala. We coached to Lake Maggiore, sailed
TO LOcarno, recrossed the Alps by the St
Gotthard tunnel and came again to the
Tell country to Altdorf and to Flueln. We
bought cross bows and Thorwaldsen statu-
cites and ran for Schaffhausen and the
Rhine Falls Our last day we traversed the
heart of the Black Forest. and in all the
Alps there is nothing more beautiful than
the Black Forest route from Sehaffhausen
to Strsssburg.
We were not a band of boys knocking
around the country. but school in mo-
ton, and our boys consulted the books
and maps before the days travel and
closed the day with an hours writing of
notes and letters. The whole journey had
been laid out in detail, and instruction in
geography, history and geology especially
the glaciers) had been Systematically i'm
parted. Else what had it profited us other
wise? We had been as that multitude. that
even now has engaged to fill the first cab
ms of all the steamship lines till the dog
days. One of that multitude. with worried
wife and tall daughter. was in a Paris
tourist office the other day. He had the day
before arranged tour for his family
with the dapper gentleman who could speak
nothing i'm four languages. Now, the wife
wanted il explained The husband was
mixed" He finally said: ''Well, we
ranged to go to Monte Carlo; 1 know that,
and that's all know. This fellow with a
jerk of his thumb at the agent behind the
counter) can explain the rest of it, 1 did
not listen long enough to find out whether
he had come along the route of Goldfish. oil,
pork or public franchises and politics.
DAVID X. GOSS.
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His Prayer.
York Commercial Advertiser.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
The five-vear-Old had been very wicked.
He had fallen athwart the family cat and
ATTEMPTED strangulatiOn, but was parted
from his victim and sent 10 the nursery
with orders 10 prepare for bed. and the
promise that personal castiSation was 10 be
his fate before retiring.
His snrieks turned TO sObs. and presently
silence followed so suddenly that his
mother was convinced that something I'M
canny was brewing. for IN that house A
quiet boy meant trouble, and no man could
tell where IL would strike. So the mother
creDt silently up 10 the door and heard
a very tired. Yet anxious. little voice offer
ing up the following petition:
20 Lord" said the boy, Il has been bad
again 1 beat the tat and muver will beat
me for she said so. and my muver is
stronger n l am. So p'ease. Lord. make
me like one OF the little cherbubs at
haven't anything but head and two wings
wif feathers. Then muver can't whip me,
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DooIey Not Opposed to Books.

May Century.
Am l again all books. says ze? I'm not.
If / had money I'd have all tn good lith-
rachoOr iv tn wurruld on me table at this
minyit 1 mightnt read it, but there it
d be so that amy iv me fri'nds c'u'd
dhrop in an help thimsilves If they did
MT care fr other stimylants. l have no
taste f'r readin', but i won't deny it's
a good thing FIR thin that's addicted 10
it, On moderation, mind We. On modheT-
alton, an afther tn chores is done. F'r
as fri nd iv Hogans says, Much readin
makes full man." an he knew what he
was talkin' about. An do 1 object to tn
pursuit iv lithrachOor? Oh. faith. no. As
a pursuit I is fine. but il may be bad
FIR amy wan that catches ii.
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The Soldiers Farewell.

When the starlight. floating softly
Down the dark ming dome of blue.
Finds its cradle in the waters
In the realm of Neptune's daughters
Then my heart returns with longing
To the hours l sIent with you.
Where the battle flowers lie thickest,
And the smoke hangs like pail
L en- among the dead and dying,
Where in win'rows they are lying
Still my heart returns to Eden,
And to me you're all in all.
Life and Death. and Deaths hereafter,
Sweep Of wings far up the blue
These / see, and seeing. ponder
If, beyond the safes up yonder.
Death shall give what Life denied me,
And my heart shall rest with you.
Paul Mason.
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wound may be thus staunched: Write ye
foure letters. A. o, g. L, with the bloode
Of We wounde. about ye wounde. To pre-
serve a family from poison or infectious
complaints a more complicated course II
advised. Take ye two walnuts, two fygges,
twentie leves of rue and an ounce OF salte.
all stampt and myxed together. eatte ytte
fasting. whyche antidote, Kynge Mithri-
dates he dydde so moche use that when
he dydd drynke poison 10 kyle hymselfe,
Vt dydd take none effect"
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of dreams. and it was surely because he
went abroad at the time when sleep and
dreams claimed his eyes that he was able
to see so spiritual an illumination.
Here is morning perceived by the spirit OF
the hours Of sleep'
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that a Philadelphia collector only last week
paid so for one bearing the advertisement
OF a Western railroad. The original docu-
ment, preserved IN glass. is still 10 be seen
in the possession OF the Department OF
State al Washington. but il has become 50
faded as 10 be nearly illegible, By reason OF
which a Photographic production would De
valueless. James ID. Mcbride had plates
made and was given copyright on them
in 1874. but these plates were later 0e-
stroyed by FIRE and none are now IN exist
ence. Consequently. the copies that havs
been preserved are constantly Increasing IN
yalup
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A study i'm PhiIology.

New York Times.
Morgiana had just poured boiling oil on
the forty thieves when the robber captain
gave the signal. Receiving no answer. he
lifted the I'D from the nearest receptacle.
only TO discover the fate OF his men.
'syy ouldn't that jar your he exclaimed
10 Ali Baba, with tears in his eyes.
Not me-" replied bis host :but II GER
<sinlx Was pot luck, ---.--
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New York Commercial Advertiser.

That we may feel truly grateful to the
modern medical man is evident from the
perusal OF ancient books upon physic.
When baby was cutting his teeth. thus
would the leech of the middle ages allay
his pains: Take live movie and put hymn
in brasse pot and drowyne hymme, cut
hym in quarters. and hange themme on
thred TO drye by we fire. hys syde; when we
wolde use IL. lay IL, with bladders OF saff-
ron with a clothe to we sore place." Should
boy, happy possessor of his very first
knife. cut himself. the bleeding Of the
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Philadelphia Record.

FnHdutIpnld RECORD.
Several communications have recently
reached the Record asking IL the original
copy OF the Declaration Of independence
was in existence. and IL duplicate copies
could be had. III is a rather curious fact
that while facsimilies OF the Declaration
were common enough several years ago,
and were largely used for advertising pur-
Doses. they are now Very scarce. so scarce
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ALICE MEYNELLS ESSAYS.

ISome unfaVorable comments on Mrs. Mey-
nslls work made by contributor of the Journal
ir last Sundays issue bring from Mrs. Emma
Carleton. who is admirer of the English au-
thor, the following quotations from the essays.
which, she evidently thinks, speak for them
selves i'm refutation of criticism