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The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-01-14
Greatest Thing in the World
BY REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY
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This is my commandment, That
we love one another as / have
loved you.-John XIV, II.
There is nothing in religion,
nothing in morality, nothing in all
the teachings of tie wise and
good, that is not unprecedented
in these few words IF the Son of
Man.
In order to learn everything as
it should be, it is only necessary
to love one another. Do that,
and the rest will take care Of IT
self
But fail to love, and all things
are out of joint. Nothing is
beautiful, nothing harmonious,
all is ugliness and discord, where
love is not found.
There may be riches, wisdom,
scaa,lfc skill and all the crea-
tu., rmforts and conveniences
tina ia skill makes possible,
but J. o' fail to love one another
the tr'- emptiness is impossible,
and or" so-called civilization, no
matter how "splendid" 1t may he,
is but splendid farce.
II we really loved one another
there would be no rift IN the lutte,
no dead fly in the ointment, no
skeleton in the closet, and this
human life of ours, from the era
die to the grave, would be zone
glad sweet sopg"- a thing of
beauty and JOY forever"
1t is an ugly thing, and people
rush out of it through the gate
way of suicide, only because we
do not love each other.
Failing to obey the supreme
law--the law of love--we find
ourselves in the midst Of troubles
too difficult TO be borne; and,
oftentimes, contrary to the first
law of life, we destroy ourselves
to get rid of our wretchedness.
1t has been said a thousand
times that mans cardinal sir is
seliishness. But we are not sell
fish with those that we love. In
the presence of those we love we
forget all about self and live not
for ourselves, but for the object
of our affection.
Love and self-sacrifice are but
two names for the same thing.
Self-sacrifice is love-and love is
self-sacrifice. 1t i, not only easy,
it is n positive joy, 10 deny our
selves for those whom we love.
The human greed that moves
ruthlessly on over the rights of
the community, building up its
private fortunes at the expense of
the poor and the weak, grinding
it's millions out of the crying ne
cessities of the widow and orphan,
could not exist if love prevailed.
If we loved one another there
would be no milliOnalrrs and no
tramps, no pampered oilers in
palaces, no hollow-eyed starvel-
ings in novels.
If we loved one another we
would not think of exploiting one
another, of robbing one another
in the name of the law, or of TAX
ing our ease at the expense of the
tears and groans and curses of
others.
The terrible effects of the man
ufacture and sale of ardent spirits
is II story almost as old as the
human race No pen can write,
no tongue can speak the woes for
which strong drink is responsible !
1t is the curse of curses, the one
thing which has done more than
all other things to brutalize and
degrade the human race.
But if we loved onelanother this
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-01-14

Ray Rowell, of Waco, came in
Friday and went out to the Hen
derson ranch to join Mrs. Rowell
on II visit to her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. S. II. Henderson.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-01-14

curse could not exist day. If
we truly loved one another we
would not make and sell the ac-
cused stuff.
We make and sell only because
we do not love one another.
We care nothing for one an
other, but we care u great deal for
money, and the.things that money
will bring us; and for the sake of
the money we go on destroying
our fellow men without remorse
and.without regret.
Or, supposing the manufacture
and sale of the accused stuff tn 90
on, will the son who loves his
mother, the brother who loves his
sister, the husband who loves his
wife, persist in the use of it?
No! The man who drinks, know
ing the deep pain that his drink
ing gives to those who love him,
does not love in return.
If he did, he would swear by
the Highest and the hottest that
he would let the stuff forever
alone; and he would rather die
than break his solemn pledge TO
his better self.
Not for the world would he 90
home TO the one he loved inebri-
ated by drink. Not for al the
wealth and honors and glories Of
the earth would he do such
thing.
One of the most pathetic feat
urcs of our modern civilization
is the "sweatshop" system, in
Guiding under the term the gen.
eral immolation of humanity
upon the altar of Mammon, the
breaking Of innumerable human
lives upon the wheel of CONNER
cialism.
If we loved one another this
disgraceful condition of things
could not exist. Love would
wipe it out ia a day, and turn the
misery and squalor of the under
fed, underpaid, overworked thous-
ands into JOY and gladness.
We listen on Sundays to very
pretty sermons, bnt Monday
morning we forget all about them,
and through the week we are
worse than pagans.
What we need is little true
religion-and the only true re-
ligion is love.
If | love you | am not going to
do you any harm.
If l love you l am not going in
any way to degrade you.
If | love you | am not going TO
do anything that Is calculated to
spoil your highest happiness and
peace.
If love you | will not cheat
you.
If love you l will not lie to
you or about you.
If | love you | will not make a
slave OF you.
If | love you I will not get you
drunk.
If | love you l will treat you as
human being, with rights like
my own, rights that | am bound
to respect, rights which it is
pleasure and a joy for me to re-
spect.
Christ knew all this thoroughly,
hence His words to us: "This is
my commandment, That We love
one another as | have loved you"
That is all. Not another thing
is needed, Love is the fulfilling of
the law, and of the whole law
To love men is all that Christ did,
all that He could have done; and
to love men is all that Christ asks
of us.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-01-14
Wonderful Nerve.

Is displayed by many a man
enduring pains Of accidental cuts,
wounds, bruises, burns, scalds,
sore feet or stiff joints. But
there's no need for it. Bucklen' S
Arnlca Salve will kill the pain
and cure the trouble. It's the
best salve on earth for piles, too.
25c, at j. w. Harris, druggist.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-01-14
Saved From Terrible Death.

The family of Mrs. NJ. l.. Bob
bitt, of Bargerton, Tenn, saw
her dying and were powerless to
save her The most skillful ply
sicians and every remedy used,
failed, while consumption was
slowly but surely taking her life
In this terrible hour DR.. King
New Discovery for consumption
turned despair into joy. The first
bottle brought immediate relief
and its continued use completely
cured her. It's the most certain
cure in the world for all throat
and lung troubles. Guaranteed
Bottles SOC and S1.00. Trial bot
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store
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-01-14

The work will be resumed after
the Holidays ...............
MONDAY, JAN'Y 4TH, 1904
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-01-14

ARE YOU MARIE COKELLI TOOY"
Temporal Power and 'Thelma'
and Vendetta They're by Marie
Corcll. They're full of excitement
and blood. 'Thelma' ! know you'll
like"
As London shook his head the
boy resumed:
"Are you Marie Corelli too"
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-01-14
From Coleman

d. IL. Benton, of Tom Green
county, was in the city last week
T. f. Hickox and family will
leave this week for San Angelo
where they will remain through
the winter for school purposes,
then remove farther west where
they have cattle interest.
The records in the county
clerks office show that 1874 mar
riage licences were issued during
1908. The record OF births for
the last nine months of 1903
show 22S births in Coleman
county, and for the same period
of time the death list is 60. The
district clerks record show
about 10 divorce suits granted
during l9O3.--Coleman Democrat.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-01-14

Miss Bette Baugh, who for
several weeks, has been visiting
Misses Anna and Ed DeBerry,
left Thursday for Houston where
she will visit her sister Miss Lila
Baugh during the balance of the
winter months. Miss Baugh has
made many friends in San Angelo
who will sincerely regret her de-
parture. She promises to re-
turn some time soon.
Miss Ollie Currier returned
Friday from a visit to her sister,
Mrs. Keylich, at Miles.
f, S. Kirby returned from
GolGthwaite Friday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-12-13
Coughing Spell Caused Death.

Harry Duckwell, aged 35 years;
choked to death early yesterday
morning at his home, in the presence
of his wife and child, He contracted
a slight cold a few days ago and paid
but little attention to it. Yesterday
morning he was seized with fit Of
coughing which continued for some
time. His wife sent for a physician
but before he could arrive, another
coughing spell came on and Duck
well died from suffocation. st.
Louis Globe-Democrat, Dec /, 1901.
Billiards. Horehound Syrup would
have saved him. 25c, SOC and S1.0O,
Sold by r, C. Hardwick.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-12-13
EDITORS
WILL co TO
HAVANA
Southern Trip Arranged For
the Kentucky Press
Association.
TO START JANUARY 9TH.
Side Trip to Havana From
Miami, Florida, a Lead
ing Feature.

The Kentucky Press Association
will depart from the custom of tax
ing a summer outing during 1905
! and will make winter tour to the
Southland instead. The Association
will hold a mid-winter meeting il
Louisville on Friday, Jan. 6, anC
leave the following day for the
South The L. & NJ, the Atlantic
Coast Line and the Florida East
Coast Line will carry the party in
special Pullman sleeping cars. The
same cars will be occupied through
out the trip.
The places to be visited are Mont
gomery, Jacksonville, St. Augustine,
Palm Beach, Ormonde and Miami.
The party returning will arrive in
Louisville about Sunday morning
January 18th.
The exact schedule for the trip
will be given about December 18th,
when the railroads will have fixed
their winter schedules.
The cost of the trip will be about
thirty-five dollars for each person.
This includes all actual expenses.
The sleeping car rate, which is in
cluded in the above, is S12 for each
person.
Arrangements have been made for
those who wish to go to Havana.
The Havana party will leave the
main body at Miami and transpor-
tation will be furnished by the Pen
insula and Occidental Steamship Co.
on an advertising basis. Your meals
and berth will cost $3.50 for the
round trip from Miami.
Four days will be spent in Havana.
Hotel rates in Havana are SO to "a
per day. Those who go to Havana
will spend only SO for sleeping car
space.
This will make the expense for
those going to Cuba about $50 ex-
ira. If you intend to make the trip
please advise the secretary by De-
cember 10, as all arrangements must |
be completed by that date.
State whether or not you will go
to Havana. Send a check for S12
for each person to cover the expense
of sleeping cars. After December
10th S. extra will be charged for
those who are delinquent in remit
ting, as an extra expense is involved
in making arrangements for those
who delay.
Be sure and remit your annual
for each paper, and S12
sleeping car space for each person.
Papers wishing to become mem
bers will remit 81 for fees and dues.
r. E. MoRNINGSTAR,
Bowling Green, Ky.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-12-13
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles,

Itching. blind. bleeding or pro-
truding piles. Druggists refund
money # pazo Ointment fails to cure
any case, 20 matter how long
'tiudlpg, IN 8 TO IA days. First
application gives rest and east, SOC.
It your druggist hasn't It, send SOC
in sta mp and twill be forwarded
postpaid ny Paris Medicine Co.,
st. Louis, Mo.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-12-13

A Connecticut servant girl with
two ardent lovers became so excited
that her mind gave away and she
burned up 5000 in paper money and
tried to murder her mistress with a
pai' of shears. She was sent to an
insane asylr n.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-12-13
BOLD HOLD UP.
Kentucky COuntryman Loses
His Cash in Louisville.

Glasgow, KY, Dec 9.-Joe Red
ford, of near haywood while in Louis
vile last Saturday, was robbed of
$50, all the money he had on his per-
son but 81, just enough to buy his
ticket to Glasgow. Mr.. BEDFORD.
while on his way to the depot to take
train for home, was approached by
man who asked him where he was
from. He told the man Glasgow,
and the man seemed pleased to hear
that and asked him if he would take
some papers to his cousin, Day Dick
inson at Glasgow. Mr.: BEDFORD told
him he would, and then the man
asked him to go to a place near by
to get them BEDFORD followed his
new acquaintance several blocks.
When they had arrived at the place
the man closed the door and pulled
out revolver, pointing it at BEDFORD
with command to shell out" Red
ford handed the man his pocketbook
which. contained $50. The man
opened the wallet and handed Red
ford back $4 in change, with the re-
mark that it was enough to carry
him home and for him to not lose
any tine in going, and for him to not
mention their meeting to any one
BEDFORD, being an unsuspecting.
countryman, did not report his
troubles to any one, but took the
robbers advice and came on home.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-12-13

II was much afflicted with sciat-
ica," writes Ed c. Mud, Iowaville,
Sedgwick county, Kan, going about
on crutches and suffering a deal of
pain. | was induced to try Ballard S
Snow Liniment, which relieved me.
| used three bottles. 1t is the great
est liniment l ever used; have recon-
mended it to number of persons;
all express themselves as being bene-
fitted by it. now walk without
crutches, able to perform a great
deal of light labor on the farm. 3"
25c, SOC and $1.00. Sold by R. C.
Hardwick.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-12-13

Eleven fishermen were drowned
off Northumberland while trying to
save wrecked ship.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-22

ward In the very teeth of that binding
storm, l urged them on across the open
space between the timber and my house
But oxen however willing, never
rapid, and the one mile seemed tn to
me as the heavy beasts pushed onward
Feeling that l should surely freeze to
death in short time, | jumped down
from my load, plunged homeward through
the snow, and reached my barn in half
an hour.
Il knew that my oxen could feel their
way home, and fully expected them to
appear at the barn by nightfall if. per-
chance, they were not blinded by the
storm or lost in the increasing drifts.
But night came on, and no oxen.
THE storm abated, and | started out
with my hired man to find my missing
cattle and my load of wood.
I'VE floundered through the snow to-
ward the timber, but the oxen were no.
where to be seen. We hunted all night
long, and arrived home just in time for
breakfast puzzled and mystified. After
breakfast out we started again. helped
this time by some Of our neighbors; but
after a gruitless search we came back.
vanquished. No neighbor had seen the
oxen, and their disappearance became
the sensation of the neighborhood.
They had either been lost for good.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-22
frozen to death in the deep snow, or else

frozen to death in the deep snow, or else
had wandered off across the prairie to
some distant farmers barn.
I'VE advertised in the country papers
offering a rewyrd of 500 for the return
of the oxen and the wood One week,
two three passed by, but still no So
luton.
1T was the thirty-frst day of Janu-
airy. There had been a thaw for several
days and much of the snow on the prairie
had disappeared, leaving only about one
foot in depth, except in the deep hollows
of my ranch. l was driving a team of
heavy farm horses over to the timber to
get another load of wood, when on pass
ing through a small ravine little to one
side of the ordinary road, I noticed a
movement in the snow.
Drawing in my rens, l alighted walk
ed about ten feet from my horses, and To-!
there were my oxen, alive, still yoked
, together, standing sn four feet of snow.
with just enough of their bodies above
the snow to make movement visible
They had been caught between the
stump of two trees, and there they had
been for thirty days, unable to move and
saved from freezing to death only by the
deep snow, that so mercifully-had COW
cred them. They had eaten everything
within reach, including the leather har-
ness most of the wood of the sled-pole,
the mark of the tree trunks, the twigs
and sticks lying around, and the roots of
the trees to depth of three feet. There
they had stood for thirty days. They
were living skeletons. Every bone was
visible Yet they were able to walk
home and after careful feeding for an
other thirty days they were as strong as
ever and were faithful animals on my
farm for ten years afterward."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-22
SAYS 1T is TRUE.
Clergyman vouches For a Remarkable
Cold Weather Story.

From the Youths Companion.
A Clergyman vouches for the truth of
a story which would otherwise be in
credible. The winter Of 1885 was the cold
est in the experience of Minnesota farm
ers. and the live stock suffered terribly.
About mile from the clergymanp's house
was a piece OF timber He kept his oxen
busy, he says, hauling wood to his house.
The snow lay three feet deep, and the
shedding was good. On the LIST OF Janu=
ary he yoked his oxen, and in addition
10 the yoke used some heavy harness, in
Guiding thick leather traces. 1t was /
O. clock when he left home, and in an
hour or so he was loading the wood on
the sled at the edge of the timber.
"Meanwhile a binding blizzard blew
M. sweeping over the praire at the rate
of accy miles an hour, and piling up the
snow In drifts from eight to ten feet deep.
As the wiffd increased both myself and
my oxen became chilled to the marrow
and / knew that 1t was certain death to
man or beast to stay out any longer
cummings the heads of my oxen home
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-22
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-22
POLITICAL TALK HEARD
ABOUT THE CAPITAL CITY

last named movement he has shown the
greatest interest and 1t promises to go
long way toward lettering the moral
and Intellectual conditions of especially
the young negro boys of the state.
Moving from Dr. Cunningham the
gubernatoral talk was largely to the B.
b. Conner following and what he will do
ana who he will support And it may be
sald that this Is regarded with less ana
less consideration as the time goes by.
With Mr.. Conner himself In the position
of chairman of the state railroad com
mission It is. regarded that his friends
VIII divide up In other positions and vote
without regard to the issues in the re-
cent campaign. It is pretty generally
agreed now that the Birmingham miller
will content himself with his position at
the head of the railroad commission until
| his term expires, which will of course
eliminate him from discussion anent the
| race for governor next time. 1t ls also
! believed that his ambition does not ex-
tend beyond the place he has been as
| signed to, and that he will spend his
! efforts in trying TO get the railroad lines
to come to his way Of thinking
Having thus eliminated Mr.. Conner from
the race for governor attention naturally
tails upon his son-in-law. Mr. j. Craig
Smith apd ~. ,.,,,o. tl.,4 l.. aoe;.o, t,
warm tba H. - -. - ~ i,t,1a
ante-roo,, t,hia,, ~ - It of AIoy
ba ma nrovidas -, 49, 49,, ~ oresidoe
nver ite dasti,;a. e,ssit, ~. No., t,.aas-
urer of tho STAT sa,,i,,a eo,,r ,.oars since
1892 ana was ,,sr,iiat - ~ iog,s1at,,rs
of IS90q1 and 100. az H. a. = tarsa n,an.
Ter of Daltas ,,,,,tt,. "a - =, a. bost
known men of the state. 1t is regarded
as certain that Mr.. Conner would support
The snnnort Ne 70, oo,,troi far ~. other
man than himseif l. n,nt,lsp,aiiral while
he has many friends IN ,,arIo,is seetinns
of the state II &c san+ that he recent
wonderful success Voc tha .ost,u If n
desire IN endorse nc ,,ia+forro he os,,oeas
rather Than IN a1oot ~ fndi,,id,,ol
IT Is further cons+ruod tbat Mr. smith
would not ann,.eoiata Tho idea tbat bia
race If no doas decide to s,+er mon Il
was in anv sense a tan m Mr.. Comer,s ar
anvhodv elae,s kita T nno sar,,loa for
the state and b,a na,tv would Seem a
mora natural and sensib,a reason for
preferment and HIS friebds do not hesi
tate ~ saw that he u,o,E rafuse 10 offer
mon any other tbeorv tban mat If ser
vice and inaividua1 ca,,ac,tv for The duties
reouired He would line ~, largo SIM
mort from the blacls holt and hove uitb
him MANY of those gentlemen who have
been for vears Identified with mo no,itical
history Of the state He is ~ a strong
nersonalitv and exercises great influence
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-22
History RetoId.

From the Cleveland Leader.
William Tell was about to shoot the APP
pie from the youths head.
Its a satisfaction to know" he chuck
led that there wont be any smokeless
powder investigation connected with this
bit of target practice.
But then, those were primitive days and
civilization was In its infancy.