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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-13
CRUEL METHODS

OF Treating Piles and Rectal Diseases.
The old methods Of treating piles by the
knife, by dgature or dIatlon, besides csus-
ing intense pain and frequently collapse and
death, are now known to be worse than
Useless as far as actually curing the trouble
is concerned.
Deraugcment az the liver and other IN
tern1i organs, MS well as constipation, often
causes piles, and II Is q mistake to treat IL
as a purely local disease; this Is the reason
why sRlyes and ointmpntS have so little r.
feet and the widespread success Of The
I'vramid Pile Cure mas demonstrated II.
The Pyramid Pile Cure Is not sBlve no.
cintmcnt but is In suppositOry form. which
ls applied at night, absorbed into the sensi-
live rectal membrane and acts both as n
local and constitutional treatment, ana In
eases OF many years standing has made
thousands ~ permanent cures.
Mary pile sufferers WAC have undergone
surgical operations without relief or cure
have been surprlsed by results from a fe "
weeks treatment with the Pyramid suppos-
The relief from pain is so immediate that
naticpts sometimes imagine that the Pyr-
amid contains cpiates or cocaine, but such
| is not the cnse II Is guaranteed absolutely
| free from any injurious drug.
/ The -ure Is the result OF the healing oils
/ md astrlugPu properties OF the remedy,
| which cause the little tumors and congPsted
blood vessels TO contract and natural cir
culatlon IS established.
/ All druggists sell the Pyramid Pile Cure
AZ so cents for full-slzed package.
I A little book on cause and cure OF piles
mailed free by addressing Pyramid Drug
I Co, Marshall, Mich.
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SUICIDE OF A TEXAN
LEFT LETTERS STATING THERE WAS
A HEAVY REWARD FOR HIM.
Home Of His Mother Is at Ennis and Il
Is Stated that He Was Not a
Fugitive,


New Orleans, February 12.-1hcre Is a
mystery surrounding the suicide OF Wallace
L. stephens. whose body was discovered to-
day IN his room in the boarding house Of
Mrs T. ]. Hanlcy, No b21 st. Joseph
street. Death was caused by dose Of
choral hydrate.
According to a note which stephens ad-
dressed to Mrs Hanlcy, he was muchly
wanted man. The missivc reads rs fol
lows: There is a reward hanging over my
head If captured, dead or alive, of $1,000,
md l am in hopes that you will get 1t.
am sorry that ! killed myself in your
house"
Stephens secured room at the boarding
house OF Mrs. Hanley about three weeks
ago. He was very quiet and spoke but
little to the people in the house. During
the first week of his stay at Mrs. Hanley
he worked as a marker AZ the Chdlmctte
laundry After that he did no work and
remained In scclusion in his room Stcph-
ems acted suspiciously and was regarded Ak
queer on Thursday night stephens was
IN. In letters which he left, he stated
that he wanted to die then; he drank -
cents worth of laudanum which he placed
in port wine. He lay down to die, but
death did not come.
Mrs. Hanley saw stephens last on Mon
day night when he went to view the pa
gCant. This morning she sent TO MS room
The servant pushed open the door ana dis.
covered the body of Stephens. He had been
dead, It is probable, since Monday night.
She gave m alarm and the police were no
tiled The body WAS sent to the morgue.
Stephens left behind n number OF letters
and communications written by him. In
letter to his mother at EaGls. Texas, he
stated his intention of committing suicide.
lie said he had been uniustly accused OF
offenses Of which he was not guilty. He
said that he had never wronged anyone.
He further stated that he was tired OF try
ing to live down the past.
in another letter he told OF his attempt at
suicide
Ennis, Texas, February l2.--Wallace
Stephens. who committed suicide in New
Orleans, visited his mother here about one
wear ago There is no reward offered 70,
him. His mother was notified of his death
hut no decision will be made IN regard to
the disposition OF his BODY until tomorrow.
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A Letter from a Grateful Mother
TO Dr.. S. B. Hartman.

Mrs. G., w. Heard OF Howth, Texas,
writes to DIT. Hartman In regard to her
baby girl Ruth:
my little girl was two years old in
January. She had some arrangement
of the bowels. She was mere skelc.
ton and we did not think she would
ever get we'll. She had been sick three
or four months, and after giving her
less than one bottle Of Peruna she was
sound and well. found the Peruna
splendid for wind collie, with which she
was troubled, when she began TO i'm
prove In strength and appearance
Now she has good appetite and Is a
picture of health"
Mrs Heard also writes in regard 10 her
son Carl.
"My sons ears had been affected
since he was a babe only few months
old. He seemed to have risings In hls
head. He would be very frottul for
several days, then his cars would run
profusely what appeared 20 be corrup'
ton. The last year thought he had
almost lost his hearing and had a local
physician treating him for about six
weeks. He pronounced him we'll and
for a few weeks he was not troubled,
but since that time the discharge from
his ears was almost constant and very
offensive. Finally began giving him
your remedy, and after he had taken
two bottles he was entirely cured
can not praise Peruns enough
MRS. G. w. HEARD.
Mrs. c. u. Long tho mother OF lituc MINI
Long, writes from Atwood, Colo, as fol-
lows.
when wrote you for advice my lttc
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&yeor.old gIrl had cough that has been
troubling her Tor four months. SHE took
go. easily. and would whcc2e ana huvc
spells OF coughing that would sometimes last
tor a half hour We dociorcd all winter
without relief
"Ncw We can never thank you enough Tor
che change Won have made iu our little one =
tpulth. before she began taking your rerunp
thc suffered everything Ia the way of cough,
eco DO ard Group but now she has taken
not quite bottle of perunl. and ~ well
and strong Us She hao ever been In her
NE. She has net had the Group once sincr
she began taking Pcruua, nud whom she
has q littlc cold few doses OF Pcrun1 hxcS
her ont an right We can never praise II
enough. We tell every one about 81 who
l9g any 0lmcnt We wnnt 60 keep II a.
ways In the house You may use my name
% ' " " MRS C. L. LONG,
Dr II. Robbins. Physician and Surgeon OF
bIuskogce, Indian Territory, writes;
90 hive been a practlcng physician rot
good many wears ana was always slow
to- take hold of patput medicines, but this
winter m} little girl and myself were taken
Win the wIppe., ! was go bad was not
nblc 70 so Up. sent for q doctor. hut he
d!d me no good, mad such cough; 4,
would not Jet me re9t day or night l got
so weak and Frustrated ANA n'Nou7 ih9t
could hudy stand alone rnd ] wac an
broken up, My system seemed TO be Wl
"riully ] Thought | would take nnyimns
to be cured, so / sent and got bottle OF
ptruun unI commenced 10 take IT.. TOOK
two Bottles pud my cough wHr gone and
my lungs loossnod M and my head became
cicar Then ! could both hear 1ud smell
mud the pain left my stomach and limbs.
want YOU 10 know the grippe haf me In.
stead Of nae having the grippe, ana my 1T
tie girl took the same way
"lt looked as though she would die
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With Prominent Visitors
to and Citizens of Houston
Who Have Something In
teresting to Say.


continue in the legitimate drama. The
stage is a jealous MISTRESS however. and
be who wants to tread to greatness must
select a line and devote himself or herself
TO Il exclusively. 1t is folly for any. man
to think he can he equally as successful in
comedy and tragedy. The true comedians
view Of life is necessarily OF such char
acter that II renders II impossible for him
to assume that subtlcty that must he ii
part Of the great traged!an, OF course That
Is concrete way of stating the PROPOSE
ton, but those who have devoted any
thought TO the subject Will understand me,
and ne who is interested can elaborate II
to his own satisfaction. Beaucaire Is n
very popular play, and with Mr., Mansfield
It is In Skillful hands, but really there Is
nothinr TO II. Presented by man ~ Ordi-
nary talent it would draw no where. There
is very little opportunity in It for him TO
show any of the genius that he Is really
possessed Of. and to practice such parts
win eve long make him grow stale Mans
field nor no one else can make SIX purse
out of a sow's car"
MIR. A W. Boyd, lawyer OF this city,
who combines his professional calling with
stock raising and farming, was heard TO
remark yesterday: within the authentic
history OF the Brazos river it has frequent
Iy flooded its valley. Damage has always
resulted, but the creates. loss Of property
cured three or four years ago. since then
there has been a depreciation Of values IN
land along the river front. and not With
out cause. The river Is comparatively
long stream. and II really has an immense
shed. Furthermore It runs through ter
ritory not noted for aridlty, and the re-
suit is that q very large percentage OF the
water that falls from the clouds easily and
promptly finds its way to the great main
artery the t-Sds to the gulf. To accom-
modate Me tide that Is thus suddenly
thrown into 1t Is too great q task for the
regular channel of the stream, and de-
structlye rise Is the natural result. As
the country settles M and the land is
cleared. obstQ clcs TO the free Tow OF the
water to the river are removed. and the
volume that saeks an outlet to the ocean
Is being materially increased. The result
viii be that some steps for protection or
life and p/pcrty located along Its banks
are imprTntively necessary. me question
has been serious one with those Inter
ested hut fortunately II appears that 1t II
about TO be settled to the great advantage
always provided that any preparation Is
made 10 take care of the storm waters, is
the solution. and happy solution Of the
question OF course. ! could dilatc upon
that phase Of the subject II were dis
posed to 20 into details but, In my opin'
ion. the mere suggestion Is sufficient 20
convey to any one my idea In It's sener =
scope Several canals are heing MADE ana
a great many more are in prospect, ana the
natural result will he that RraZos bottom
land will soon rehabiltate Itself in price
and take on even greater value than ever
before"
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Odin Avenue Will Be Completed With
in the Next Two Weeks.
THE WORK on CONGRESS AVENUE
viii Be Resumed by a Large Force as
Soon as the Earth Becomes
Sufficiently Dry.

The work Of paving Odln avenue with
brick is being pushed rapidly to completion
by Contractor Shea. A trip over the work
yesterday afternoon by Post representa-
tive showed full force OF graders at wors
doing the grading on the last block, the one
just beyond Hon. John 7. Brownies resi-
dence on Lyons avenue. The grading for
the entire work Is about completed. The
curbing is being set in the block in which
Mr. Brownies residence is. The brick paw
ing IS laid about fifty feet beyond CANNED
ste et on Odln avenue with the exception
Of a very shore distance between the rails
Of the street railway tracks. The street
railway company has Just put down the
rails in the gap which was left unlald at
the last report OF the work published in
The Post. Odin avenue will be opened fo'
travel as n brickpaved street, to Its inter
section with CANNED street, today. The
gravel foundation from CANNED street to
the point where the contract ends on Lyons
avenue will be spread at once, after when
the brick will be laid and the contract com
pleted The only obstacle in the way OF
the completion Of this work within two
weeks II good weather prevails Is the fact
that the street railway company may not
have the rails to lay the track on the
southwest end Of the line contracted to be
paved. There is one block on this END which
has never been torn up yet the work hav-
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rHEATER TICKET SPECULATION

my rule. In this way at lAss, n hr,ar.a
% more tickets got in the hands OF snecn.
co. s., shu ! am glad that some OF them
50 STUCK on their Investment as i know
OF number Of tickets that were sold M
u.s.. !Sss hgure than was paid for them
,har 70 don sell from a diagram when
a s@1Te Is rush IKE there was for Mans.
ueid l simply give out choice tickets in
the order in which they are re1uested :"
regret very much that this compl -t,t
mas arisen, hut l still Insist that w.
po"erless 10 prevent the cause Of it,
~
On the morning when the box sheet
opened up for the Mansfield sale there was
long line in waiting and many OF those
nearest the front had been placed There
by spectators. They were served coffee
While waiting in line and just before the
box sheet was opened up each was given
Sls for the purchase OF six choice seats
and from the frequency with which the
SIS demands were made Mr. Bergman
knew II was speculation, but claims he was
powerless 10 prevent it, so long as his rules
We're not being violated
When the house was sold out, which
was very soon after the box office opened
tne spectators began to reap harvest,
but some Of them overloaded" and as a
consequence they were selling tickets the
nlRht of the performance aud in front OF
Inc opera house at greatly reduced figures
ihIte uolldF tickets were SOld at 30 cents
and % cents. They were offered, in fact
for whatever anyone was willing to give.
Spieitls would cry Take them at YOUR
own price" and as MIR. Bergman states,
when all were disposed OF thst could be
sold at any figure they were given away.
~
The Indignation at this speculation in tick
cts has gone to the extent OF being called
TO the attention of the city authorities and
at the request of Alderman Miller city
Attorney Sam will prepare an ordinance
for the next meeting of the council pro.
hlbitlng, IL possible. this sort OF traffic
Mr.. sam says that no ordinance would he
valid that would attempt to prescribe how
or to whom the manager of the opera
house shall dispose Of his tickets for any
attraction. but" says he, " | think an
ordinance can be framed that would proh.
ably cover the case by making anyone sell,
ing theater tickets amenable to the pay.
ment o. the theatcr license.
SHAH, at least prepare an ordinance
along these lines"
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but II seemed 10 do her very little good,
so sent and got one more bottle Of
Peruna and commenced to give II to
her. II was only a short time until
she was getting along all right, so !
give your medicine, Peruna, the praise
for what it did for me and my dear
little daughter.
'l have told every one It Is the best med
lclne for catarrh OF head, lungs. stomach
DR. II. ROBBINS.
Mrs schafcr, 43e Pope Ave. st. Louis
Mo- writes:
I'm the early part Of last year / wrote
| TO you for advice for my daughter, Alice,
years OF age.
''she has been a puuy slckly, alling child
since her birth, She had commissions and
catarrhal fevcrs. ! was always dOctorlug
until we commenced 10 use Peruua. She
grew strong and we'll Fcruna * won
dorfnl tonic; the best medicine have ever
used.
81 was ln a very wrctched condition when
commenced To take prruua. J had cntarrh
OH through my whole body, but thank COD,
your medicine set me all right. ! would
not have any other medicine
"Prruun cured my baby hoy Of very
had spell Of cold and fever. lie Is a big,
healthy boy ~ months old | have given
him Pcruua of and on since he was born.
thIuE TINT is why he is so well. ! can
not praise Pcruna enough. We have not
had doctor since we began TO use Peruna
-ul prnl>e to it, MRS. SCuAFER.
II YOU do not receive prompt and satls-
factory results from tho use Of Peruna.
write NJ once TO DR.. Hartman giving a full
statement or. your case, and he viii be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address Or. Hartman, President OF Thl
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
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MR. NIXoMs STATEMENT.

Says that Enou1h Tank Cars Are in
Service Now.
Galveston. Texas February 12.-w, c.
nixon. general manager Of the Santa Re,
stated today that his company WAS now
able 10 supply all the demands being made
for oil tank cars at Beaumont. largo
number OF new cars have been delivered
recently and others are now en- route. At
present. however. the traffic does not de-
mand any more cars than are IN the ser
slrp. Mn NIT fnrg that N rs pot n0NE BY
that the demand win increase as Other con-
Germs NAV ad apt the use OF oil as fuel.
Next Monday the Santa ne will begin
work on enormous clay bikes which VIII
used TO protect the oil storage tank rec Mt
~ erected iu the western portion Of the
city in case Of an accident. There W III he
two dlkes. one encomplssng the tank and
another connectei wi Do g. Tlp first dixie
VIII have the same capacity OF the storage
tank which is 10000 gallons and VIII
consume nearly an entire block Of ground,
10 s cstlmafed that % VIII take 80 cars Of
clay to construct the two dlkes.
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!. O,,tticed at the Mansfield En :
y ,,,,meut Causes Indignation.
|,NAGEa BtRdMANs STATEMENT
y, Adhered to His Rule OF Selling
s'r ", s.,.dino Six Tickets to One Pur-
NJ chaser. but It Did No Good

-. Sweeney. superintendent Of the
W. and Planters Oil mills, makes
statement that at p. m. lu ,,I.
DC ~ ~ the opera house to get tickets
y r a.. Mansfield performance and mis-
" ' was advised by the box office
r'''' 40 house was sold out. and he was
hd 'e broker on Main street. who
risrtd lie NJ tickets, and from the
4 hd q fRSorqht tickets at 81 each, while
efoE. ne nrice tickets were advertised
4 he hspg esssnafcment of the opera house
4 u.s. g NUNS 49,
hrt ope Of a number Of Ike com.
in that have been made in conse-
l'I n the speculation In tickets for
y, Mansfield engagement
w , s,ot II is said that in one instance
e,t.ts were sold at as high ngure as
\ 81 each. 80. .ovod vostordov
~. trev Of this speculation In tickets,
= 90 why he did not take steps to
TssIy'1 ctsr, i knew of IT," replied Mr..
& an ..for some Of the spectators
% ig's aver loaded and were giving tickets
NAV in the lobby OF the theatre just
. s.a,d,ne the performance.
i,FEtiSiia I knew the speculation was going
! was nowerless to prevent It,. | ad-
e., strictly to my rule, that no one
lsss, Gould DurchOsc more than AN TICK
+. and no one did; but am conhdcnt
~ In fact, knew 1t nj the tlme' that
s,crlaters had subsidized number OF
PERSONS to stand IN inc anu ruCI III,
I N tIck,ts, thus technically complying with
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THE WORK OF STREET PAVING

ing been begun one block farther ont than
Il should have commenced owing 10 the
fact that the street railway track on this
block VIII nave TO he torn out and II was
not deemed hest TO do this until the street
railway company had Its rails and was
ready TO relay the track as soon as n was
torn cut ana new Foundation laid on wnicn
to build the tracks, II the company Is pre-.
Shea will begin tearing up this block tomor.
row as by that time he Will have all the
balance OF the street contracted to be paved
graded He will grade this block and have
II ready for the suh-foundatlon OF gravel
before the sub-foundatlon Is nut In ON the
far end OF the line. With no obstacle Ia
the way and good weather prevailing Con.
tractor shea says he will have tho work
completed easily inside of two weeks The
citizens along the line are well pleased with
the work as far rs VI Is completed and Mr.
Shea claims that he Is giving tho city Job
which is hrst-clasS In every particular. lie
expects to move his entire force direct from
Odln avenue 20 Commerce avenue and push
the work on thpt street 10 complcttou as
rapidly as possible.
The work Of Contractors Hipp & Key on
Congress avenue has not been resumed to
any great extent slnce the differences re.
garding the width OF the street have been
settled. A force OF about dozen men are
st work digging trenches and setuiN the
NlulnEt NUlCN udu bttu SET Tor a street
forty-siN feet wide, back to the old line for
hfty-foOt street. The grading on tnis
work has been done for the entire length
| from Charities 10 Caroline street, the extra
excavation made for the street railway
tracks and everything in readiness for the
roller. The roller is on the ground ana set
up and ready for work ard Just rs soon as
| the earth is dry enough the street win De
rolled and made ready for the concrete. The
material is all ready and il Is understood
the street railway company has the new
| rails ready TO lay. These rails must be luid
| and levelcd m before the concrete is nut in
the concrete being tamped under the ties
and rails after they are put TO their place
| Messrs Hlpp & Keys foreman said That
| the work viii he pushed vigorously lust as
| soon as the earth IS sufficiently dry 10 be
relied and that IL viii not take long TO
| complete the work MS far as the grading
/ has been dona He saws that n force OF
| $50 and possibly 2OO men viii be put l.,
work just as soon as the rolier can he
started.
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Galveston, Texas, February 12.-'The tug
Charles Clarke has arrived here from sa-
blne Pass with oil barge No. ! In tow, con-
timing about 300 barrels Of oil. The oil
is for the use OF Charles Clarke & Co. The
tug returned last night TO sabine Pass and
win take oil barge ~. . 10 New Orleans.
The tug IS engaged now regularly In tow
ing Oh barges from Sabine Pass 20 New
Orleans dl1ag a contract made by the
Lone Star aud Crescent OH company.
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Sales az Galveston.

Galveston. Texas. February 1.-THE
sales at the Galveston oil exchange today
were as follows:
Gladys. 1900 shares al l0hc.
Gladys 80 sha es ~ lOc
Lucky Dime 100 nc Zoe.
Lucky Dime 100 al lie
Anglo American. 200 at &c.
Victor new, 10000 at 2Ac.
Victor new. GOO Al ING. !.
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FORT SMITH AND WESTERN.
Charter for the Road Obtained Yester-
day at Guthrie, o. 7.
Notice.

Guthrie. o. T., February 12.-Ths Tort
Smith and Western Railroad company was
chartered here today to build to this ca
from Fort Smith. Ark, a distance Of $50
niles. The principal place Of business Is
Guthrie. and the capital stock Is $500
900. The incorporators are George Hayden
land. Frank Dale, Adelbert Hughes. r. II.
Greer. W. s. Stiles F. c. Dolcater. J; W.
McNeal and A. r. c. Bier OF Guthrie.
The line IS in operation ont Of Fort Smith
for ATTY miles. and is In course Of con,
struetion here.
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pArDw1N.MELvILLE co.

The Baldwin Melville company win play q
three nights engagement &C sweeney
Coomhs opera house, opening tonight. Ing
company during this limited engagemehr
VIII present n number Of new plays IN
Guiding err" - Rough Riders ho-
nance ''The Charity Rail. etc Master
Gene Bother OF this city Is member or
lie company aud has made quite blE PIT
over me Creenwall circuit Ladies VIII pc
admitted free tonight II accompanied ~
indy or gentleman holding paid 3Oc ticket
Tonight ''rhe Charity Bali VIII De pre-
scented
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GAME NEAR BEING LYNcHEp.
A Wild Shooter Causes the Death Of an /
Estimabie Lady.

New Orleans, February 12-Wnlls Cooper,
OF Amite City, La, was brought here hur'
riedly and landed in the Parish prison TO
escape being lynched by an Infatuated mob.
while carnival procession was In progress
NJ Amlte City, Cooper and William Perry
SSaeviYed n previous difficulty. Perry being
~ aggressor Cooper getting the worst OF
II dTew'his pistol and fred four shots. not
nnly killing Perry, bat also Mrs. Sarah Rus
sen an aged lady who. surrounded by chi
1arade The depiorable killing OF Mcs
p,isseu created intense indignation and the
tberir and his deputies had great difficulty
in spirltinE Cooper away from the excited
populace.