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The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
Saved by Dynamite.

Sometimes, flaming city is saved
by dynamiting u space that the fire
can't cross. Sometimes, cough
hangs on so long, you feel as if moth.
ing but dynamite would cure it. u. T..
Gray, of Calhoun, Ga, writes: "My
wife had q very aggravated cough,
which kept her awake nights. Two
physicians could not help her: so she
took DR.. Kings New Discovery for
consumption, coughs and colds, which
cas2d her cough, gave her sleep, and
finally cured her. Strictly scientific
cure for bronchitis and la grippe. At
Central drug store, price soc and 81;
guaranteed. Trial bottle free
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
Roosevelt as a Cow Puncher,


lishman, joined our party for a
hunting expedition The titled
Johnny-Bull was a six.foot, rosy
complexioned, proud, and athIeU-
ic-looking fellow. | tell you be
soon won many friends. He was
a clever boxer and had made the
best men i'll camp quit before his
gloves. After much persuasion
the boys induced Teddy to put
on the gloves with Lord North.
RoosevelJ's gvmnastic training at
Harvard came in very usefully at
this point. The Englishman
forced the fighting, and the boys
Just cheered themselves hoarse as
the gladiators clashed. We had
formed circle on the bank of
the river, and kept the open space
well cleared. Now Roosevelt
seemed to have the advantage
again the sturdy Englishman
then they clinched, and both fell.
But the cowboys agility finally
won out, and at the end of the
third round, Lord North, breath
less and exhaused, quit, saying,
I've had enough. You're all
rightp
He also excelled as marks
man." says SINNERS. lone day
when the boys were at target
practice, Teddy appeared, to
look on.
Here, Roosevelt said one of
the crowd, try your luck
Drawing his 45-callber Colt
revolver from his belt, he stepped
off thirty PAGES and fired at a cir
cular piece of tin, the size of u
dollar. He struck it. Hence
forth Teddy was more re-
spected"
Having boxed and shot his way
into the favor of the cowboys,
Roosevelt sought to bring about
the long-needed reform. In East
ern and Central Dakota, there
were no local governments worthy
Of the name. Medora, 1t village
set in the heart of the Bad Lands,
had no head. Public roads we're
unheard of; and schools in many
sections were regarded as a lux
ury fit only for the sons of
wealthy Fasteners,
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
DANGER IN DELAY.
Prompt Action Must Be Taken To Pre-
serve Health.

Kidney troubles are dangerous be-
cause they creep on so Stealthily that
they get firm grip on the victim be-
fore he is aware of it. They manifest
themselves in such varied forms that
they are easily mistaken for other
diseases.
Make no mistake!
Do not delay!
Treat the kidneys now!
The kidneys are sick and will not
get well unless you use kidney med
icine. Doan's Kidney Pills is the GER
tain, safe and prompt remedy for the
kidneys only. II cures. 1t has cured
people right here in San Angelo.
w. S. McDermitt, barber, of San
Angelo, Tex, says: "At several diff
ferent times during the last four years
my back has given me considerable
trouble. II seemed that every time |
caught cold it settled in my back,
causing dull pain or soreness which
bothered me when STOPPING or stand
ing in strained position as BARRIERS
have to and this constantly aggravated
the trouble. | was advised by friend
to try Doan's Kidney Pills, and going
to j. w. Harris drug store procured
u box. After using it my trouble dis
appeared, and | have no return of the
same. Doan's Kidney Pills deserve to
be recommended, and everybody in
need of such remedy should use
Them
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25

Invited by friends from New
York, close to his family, Roose-
welt went tc the West in July,
1884, to gather material for his
book 1.-The Winning of the West, /"
He had no intention of locating
in Dakota; he had come simply
to study Western life and, in
cidentally, obtain recreation.
Primarily, the aim of his Western
life was to be literary. But he
was so pleased with the country
that he decided to stay. He
bought two ranches, both we'll
stocked Then began his real
Western life, the privations and
hardships, the SCOTS and hard
knocks which polished the rough
diamond of his youth into the
brilliance of his manhood.
Mingling with cowboys, eating
their rough food, sharing their
saddles as pillows in the open at
night and riding all day in the
roundup, this tenderfoot of the
East soon became Injured to from
tier life. He learned the cow
punching business from top to
bottom, and neglected not a
single detail. In two weeks he
could swing the lariat as we'll as
an expert and brand u calf as
deftly as any ranchman,
His associates, for the most
part, were a rough lot. Many
were fugitives from the East who
escaped prison bars to hide their
identity on Western plains.
Others were Texans who, having
driven cattle from the Rio Grande
across the prairies to Dakota,
stayed there either through choice
or necessity. Gambling and
drinking were their chief amuse-
ments, and bloody brawls oc-
Cured as regularly as payday.
Thefts of horses and cattle were
very frequent. Ranches and cor
rails would be raided at night and
the best stock appropriated by
the brigands of the prairie. Then
would start the man-hunt. The
whole country would be aroused {;
cowboys would spring up on all
sides, armed to the teeth and
eager for the chase. And the
sequel? Summary justice, adj
ministered in true western style
a thief strung to the nearest tree
and rlddled with bullets served as
a warming to all Others of his
stripe.
With such men tins embryo
president was thrown. While
they gambled in the barroom,
Roosevelt played whist with II few
friends in the Northern Pacific
Hotel at Medora, which he fire.
quently made his headquarters
when not on the roundup. 1t
was only natural that the "boys"
should dub the young Fastener
"Tenderfoot Teddy" and at first
try to impose upon him, 1t was
then that he asserted his true
character, One incident in par
ticular dispelled the prejudice
against Roosevelt and forever in
trenched him in the affections OF
the ranchman. | will let e. l.
SINNERS, at THAT time a ranch
man at Medora, who was with
Roosevelt during his Western life
give an eyewitness version OF
the affair.
"We were on the spring round
up near the Big Box Elder river
says SINNERS, when Lord Alex,
onder North, a distinguished Eng
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25

they are breaking the law by resisting
him, while he might even kill them and
not commit crime. All through a fight
with a policeman the other fellow or
fellows are thinking Of escape. The
officer Isn't. He's thinking of subduing
and arresting the man or men. He puts
his whole effort and strength into it,
while his opponents generally fight in
a half hearted way. Put n policeman In
citizens clothes, with his star under his
coat, and he wouldn't be able to whip
two men his size any more than you
would unless the two men knew he
was an officer of the law."-Kansas
City Times.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
Terrific Race With Death.

death was fast approaching, "
writes Ralph +. Fernandez, of Tampa,
Fla, describing his fearful race with
death, "as a result of liver trouble
and heart disease, which had robbed
me of sleep and of all interest in life.
| had tried many different doctors and
several medicines, but got no benefit,
until began to use Electric Bitters.
SO wonderful was their effect, that in
three days felt like new man, and
today am cured of all my troubles. y
Guaranteed at Central drug store
price soc.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
The Policeman ana His Uniform.

Why Is 1t that policeman of medi-
UNI build can handle frequently two
and sometimes three men his size in n
fight? An officer on the local force was
discussing the question. 'I'll tell you
why 1t is" he said. at is simply be-
cause the policeman is in uniform. The
uniform denotes authority, and that
takes the nerve out OF his opponents
to certain extent. They know that
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
A Creeping Death.

Blood poison creeps up towards the
heart, causing death. j. f. Stearns,
Belle PLANE, Mimi, writes that a
friend dreadfully injured his hand,
which swelled uplike blood poisoning,
poison, healed the wound, and saved
his life. Best in the world for burns
and sores, 25c at Central drug store,
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
Growing Aches and Pains.

Mrs. Josie Sumner, Bremond, Tex,
writes April 10, 1902: II have used
Billiards. snow liniment in my family
for three years. would not be with
out it in the house. | have used it on
my little girl for growing pains and
aches in her knees. 1t cured her right
away. | have also used it for frost
bitten feet, with good success. 1t is
the best liniment | ever used" 25c,
SOC and Sl.0O. Sold by Central drug
store.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25

Pres. Geo. e. Webb, of the
First National Bank, left Thurs
day for San Antonio to visit his
son Clarence who is attending the
West Texas Military Academy,
and to attend the commencement
exercises of the school.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
Rev. w. J. Moore returned to
his home in Ballinger Thursday
Cleared for Action.

When the body is cleared for action
by DR.. Kings new life pills, you can
tell it by the bloom of health on the
cheeks; the brightness of the eyes; the
firmness of the flesh and muscles; the
buoyancy of the mind. Try them, AT
Central drug store, % cents.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25

Miss Mary Week expects to
leave at the close of school on a
visit to her sister, Mrs. G.. l..
Coates, in Slerraville. Cal. She
will spend the whole vacation
AWAY.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25

J. d. Philips and wife of Dali
las, were here last week on fish
ing trip. Mr.. Phillips is n part
ner of Thos. II. McCloskey of San
Angelo in their Dallas interests.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-27

I am learning more about animals
every day, and when the season is
over | will be an expert animal man.
Animals naturally have language
of their own, and lions understand
each other, and bears can converse
with bears, but in a show, all animals
seem to have a common language, SO
they understand each other a little.
[ found that out when | put a pa
per of cayenne pepper into head of
lettuce and gave it to the sacred COW.
She chewed the lettuce as peacefully
as could be, and swallowed the cay
enne pepper, and then stopped to
think. You could tell by the express
SION on her face that when the pep
per began to heat her up inside she
wanted to swear, although she was a
sacred NOW. She bumped hreself, and
shivered, and then beloved like a calf
who has been left in the barn to be
weaned. while. it's mother goes out to
the pasture, and the sacred bull, her
husband he came and put his nose up
to her nose. as much as to say: What
is the matter. dearie ?" and she talked
sacred cattle talk to him for a min
ute and then the bull turned to me
and chased me out of the tent. Now,
as sure as you live that COW told the
bull that ! had given her something
hot. All the animals within hearing
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since he run the sharp iron into him,
the time he got on q tear and tried to
run a town. When the elephants are
performing in the ring, they all have
an eye on pa, 50 everybody notices it.
/ knew something would happen to
pa, so when the man who plays the
sheik, and rides the elephant in the
street parade, in a hOWdan with q
canopy over it, with some female
houris in it, and they called for vol
unteer to do the sheik act, at Setuben-
Vile, and pa offered to do the stunt,
I went along as an Egyptian girl, cause
] Elew there would be something
doing.
The elephant eyed pc when he got
up in the bungalow on top of him,
with the Circassian women and me,
and winked at the other elephants, as
much as TO say: "Watcn my smoke"
AS he went out from the lot, on the
way down town, ahead Of the bunch,
all the other animals acted peculiar,
and seemed to say: He will get his
before we get through this parade
The big elephant is one of the best
ring performers, but he has always
been steady in the street parade, with
the light of Asia on his back. We got
to the edge of town and stopped to let
the rear wagons close up. and were in
front Of a saloon, where the bartender
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"Br'er Jenkins was down at my
house last night, remarked Mirandy.
IAN he was tellin' as how dat man
whut started out so biggity to dig de
canal, an den throWed down his shov-
! ell when somebody come along an
shook a little bit more money at him,
say dat" dc reason dat he give up his
job Warn't for de sake Of de money,
but becaze his wife didn't want to live
down dere in dem furrin parts wild
no neighbors 'cept de muskeeters an
de yaller fever.
An wild dat Br'er Jenkins fetches
a groan from de pit of his stomach,
an say as how he warn't in nowise
surpriSed-dat Eve lost Adam para
disc, an dat women has done men
out of most of de snaps ever sence.
Whenever you finds trouble lay
in round loose, says he. 'dar you'll
find a woman ready to stir hit up wild
a long handle broom.
EFF dat'S de case spends T. 1t
am -Sho' amazin dat me keeps on a
gittin married,
De flesh is weak says Br'er Jen.
kins, an wild dat he fetches annuder
groan. case Br'er Jenkinss wife am
Tartar, an sometimes a man acts
against his better judgment, an any
way, you never knows how weddin'
is gWine to turn out ontell after hits
over, an den hits too late
Hit took me TO years 'speriunce
wild Ike to find out why men git mar
red, says [.
IAN how does you prognosticate
de information noW?' axes Br'er Jen-
kinc
a" De reason dat man fits mar
ried is to git somebody to lay things
lnl.
spends, an wild dat Brer jenkins
say he reckon he better be movn
along, Gaze things was gettin hot, for
Brer Jenkins is kinder sin out dat
de reason dat he visits so much round
wild de sisters in de church is becaze
his wife is such q slack cook
''Yassum, wife sho' is a handy
scapcgoat to have round de house, an
| amt sputin de wisdom an de con-
venience Of man settin' one up. She
suttingly is worth her board and keep
des as a excuse. Hit must be nice
to have somebody around dat you can
lambast for cV'ything dat goes wrong,
whilst you takes dc credit for dc things
dat turns out right yoself
"Yassum. OATS de way hit goes.
Whenever a man gifts busted in his
businegs, he lets on dat hits his wife
extravaganza dat ruined him instid
Of his own trifingness, an de jails
is filled wild thieves dat says dey never
would a mixed deyselfs up wild other
folkes property, 'ceptin' DER wives
led 'em on to hit, but ef any finer
personable. prosperous man is ever riz
up in meetin' an told how his wife is
done boosted him up de ladder, der
circumstance sho' has slipped my
mem'r ny.
"Yassum, OATS de way de land lays
Hit shC'am.
"Co'se, when a gal gifts married, she
thinks dat she is gwine to be her
husbands guardeen angel, an dat he
is gWine to set up an throw compli-
ments at her about de way she done
uplif him, but hit don't take her long
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hipity-hop, and waltz sideways across
thought pa would die. In the parade
one man on horse attends to the
elephants. so the sheikS don't have
anything to say, and Ia remained like
statue, and told me and the CirCas-
sian beauties to be calm, and trust in
him and Allah This Allah business
was all right when the elephant waltz
ed, but when we got to the next block
the beast began to stand on his hind
feet, and pa and the hours rolled TO
the back end of the hcwdah, and were
all pied in a heap, while | held on to
the cloth of gold over the elephant
head.
Pa yelled to the people on horse
back to kill the elephant, and the
crowd cheered, thinking it was the
best performance they ever saw in a
street parade and the animals in the
cages behind were yapping as though
they knew what was going on. The
elephant got down onto all tours and
we Strengthened up in the pagoda and
for a block or so the beast only waltz
ed around. AS we got to some sort Of
a public square, where there were
thousands of people, the stale beer
seemed to be getting in it's work, for
the elephant looked at the people. as
much as to say: Nov / will show you
something not down ca the DlllS, ana,
by ginger if he didn't raise up his
hind quarters and stand on his front
feet, right by the side of the big foun
tain, and reached in his trunk for q
drink, when all of us on the pagOda
chung to pa, and we all slid right off
into the big basin of water. The foun-
tain played on us, and pa was under
water, with the four Circassain beau
ties, and when we rolled or slid down
over the elephants head. he looked
at us and seemed to chuckle: What
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-27
RyERANDF ON TIE VALUE
OF a WIFE.
BY
Dorothy
Dix

/ to find out dat de only time she's
| gwine to hear bout her influence is
| when somethin' goes wrong. Den de
Wife's influence comes out strong.
'Yassum, dats de way it wUks.
/ When dey passes around de hat fer
de missionary collection Ike say dat
| de reason he don't give nothin' is
becaze [ don't believe in de cause, but
when somebody axes him to line up
| at de bar an have a drink you bet
| ter believe dat he amt dwellin on
de fact dat Use de President of the
! w. G. T. u. band in de chu'ch. Nawm.
! dat he amt, an dat's whut makes me
| say Whut / does bout wife bein'
mighty handy excuse to have around
convenient.
AN hits de same way bout ev'y-
thing. When de Sheriff -an' de bill
| collector gifts to hangin round our
| house, likes mind takes to runnin on
| dat silk frock dat / bought when we
/ was fust married, an he lows dat
| eff [ hadn't been so set on de pompS
| an de vanities of his world dat we'd
a had money in de bank, but he don't
| say marry word about how / has
always TUX in Washin' to help sup
| port de family, an hes des done clean
forgot all about de 'casions when he
drapped his money in . crap game.
''Yassum, an in all desc thutty
years dat wese been married he amt
| got on marry drunk dat he amt
blame me fer. Yassum, des as sho'
as he comes home filled up wild tan
glefoot, he begins to cry and lament
| becaze | done drove him to drown
his sorrow in liquor.
AN when I cotch him castin'
sleeps eyes at Maky Jone Jones' he
say as how hit amt his fault Hits
mine becaze | done ceased to onder-
stand him. an is gotten kinder cold
an onsympathetic.
"Yassum, an hits de same way
about de chillen. AS long as little
Ike, an Sairy Ann Gladys Geraldine,
an Ab'rm Lincoln, an Teddy Roos-
terfelt behaves deirsalves an gifts de
prizes in de schools. Ike goes a
swellin' around a braggin about dem,
an tellin how dey took after him.
but when dey gifts on de rampage
an is noisy an dirty an runs away
from school, an gifts rested for fight
in on de street, den Ike lays dem
chilien on me, an says hits my fault
case | amt raise EN- right.
), "Yassum, a wife sho' is a good
thing as a standin excuse, an it
must be mighty comfortable TO have
somebody dat you can lay de blame
on for ev'ything dat goes wrong, in
Std of thinkin dat hits your own
fault an dat hit wouldn't have hap
pened eff you hadn't been such a po'.
measly, weak, shiftless, lazy creeter
yoself | specks dat when a mar
ried man dies an goes up to de
Judgment throne dat all he does is 10
dies shove his wife in ahead of him
to show why he left undone dem
things what he ought to have done,
an done dem things whut he hadn't
oughter a done. as de pra'r book saws.
'Yassum, l suttingly am sorry fer
dem bachelors whut amt got no wife
to lay all DER shortcomings on, an
dat des has to stand up an own up
to DER own faults an failures. Dey
suttingly must be lonesome"
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/ exchange tanks with us.
The circus people that could be
spared from the wagons came to help
us, and the citizens helped out the
CircasSian beauties who were praying
to Allah, and Wringing out their
clothes. and craWled up on the neck
of cast-iron swan in the fountain.
Pa yelled and talked profanc, and
told EN- to bring a cannon and kill
the elephant, which kept ducking him
with his trunk. and sWabbing out the
bottom of the fountain basin with pa.
It seemed as though he never would
sc trough using pa for mop, but fin
ally the people got rope around pa.
and q keeper got an iron hook in the
ELEPHANTS ear, and they pulled pa out
on one side and got the elephant
away on the other side, and just then
the calliope that ends the parade,
came by us and played the Blue
Danube" and the elephant got on his
hind feet and Waltzed on the pave
ment. They put pa and the Circas-
sian beauties in a patrol wagon and
took them to the show lot, and / sat
by the driver, and he let me drive the
team.
Pa had his sheik clothes rolled up
around his waist, and was Wringing
them out and talking awful sassy, and
when we got to the lot it took long
time to convince the policeman that
we were not guilty of disorderly con-
duct, and just then the elephant came
tearing by us, with the keeper on
horseback behind him, prodding him
in the ham every jump with a sharp
iron and went through the side of the
tent as though he was mighty sorry he
didn't kill US all.
They made him get down on his
knees and below in token of surren-
der, and then we all went and changed
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had been emptying stale beer out of
the bottoms of kegs into a washtub,
which was standing on the sidewalk,
ready to be sold to people who buy it
in pals.
got his trunk in that tub of stale beer,
and he never took it out till the beer
was all gone. l looked down from the
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were on me, and they would snarl,
and make noises when [ came along,
and act as though they wanted to
make me understand that they knew
! gave the COW a hot box, and they all
wanted to get chance at me.
They don't like pa any better than
they do me. and the big elephant
seems to have been laying for pa ever
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you getting off here for the show
amt hair out"
Well, the parade went on and left
the elephant and the rest of us at the
fountain, and to show that animals
understand each other, and can appre-
ciate a joke, every animal that passed
us gave us the laugh, even the hippo
potamus, which opened his mouth as
pig as a tunnel and showed his teeth
and acted as though he would like to
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-27

pagoda and told pa the elephant was
drinking again, and had drank a
washtub OF beer, but pa couldn't say
anything, cause he was doing the
Arab-sheik act, and had to look dig
nified, as though he was praying to
Allah.
But just then the band struck up,
and we started down the main street
of Steubenville. The people began to
cheer, cause our elephant began to
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