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The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-28
TWO WAYS OUT,

We are in receipt of letter from
man who lives on western prairie
farm. In way he is supposed to own
It, 100 acres Of good land, but really
he has only an equity in it, being, as
he says, so heavily in debt on the
farm that he feels sure he can never
pay out. He inquiries what he had bet
ter do, for there Is not much pleasure
for him in living and carrying such a
burden of debt. He wishes to know
Just where he can 90 with what money
he can realize on his equity and get
some cheap land. There are not few
men situated just as Is our CORE
spOndent. and so we answer his queS
tons at some length. We are not ut
all sure but the very best thing he
can do Is to just sell half his present
farm, pay up and be content to work
an eighty. There Is much to commend
this plan. He can make Just as much
clear money each year from eighty
acres by applying better methods of
farming as from his 100 acres farmcd
the old way; then he can retain and
enjoy the fruit Of his past years OF
toll in keeping the old homestead with
It's nice orchard, its grove Of $500 ever
green trees, which he writes he has
planted; then he can keep all his old
neighbors and friends, no small matter,
and he will be saved all the inevitable
hardship and toll both for himself and
his family incident to building up n
new home In any locality where land
il cheap. But If he thinks he must
have just so many acres TO work re.
CARELESS of conditions he can find
cheap land. Those sections where arid
lands are being brought under systems
Of lrrlgation-and there are many such
places-offer great inducements; then
there Is any amount of cheap land In
the cutoff timber lands of northern
Wisconsin ana Minnesota, land special
ly fitted for the growing Of clover and
timothy, which can he gradually clear
ed up with grass and stock without
very much labor; then there Is plenty
OF low priced land In southern Missouri
and Arkansas, fine climate, great fruit
country, mild winters and cheap fuel
If he cannot reconcile himself to work.
ing an eighty acre farm we would ad-
wise him TO get the corn planted and
then go on land hunting trip, and
we should not be surprised IL when he
returned he would be more than sat
isfled to content himself with the
smaller farm and the old homestead.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-28
tn the Public.

With this issue of The Press
the firm of Wayland IL Struthers
transftrs the ownership of the
newspaper office and printing
plant of The San Angelo Press to
The Press Printing Company unin-
corporated W. l. Wuylnnd con-
tinucs in the same capacity with
the paper as formerly. W. L.,
Struthers retires from the busi.
ness and Il. w. Torrance, recently
of Austin, is the new advertising
man and solicitor. All accounts
due the nrm of Wayland Il
Struthers are transferred TO The
Press Printing Company, All
Liabilities are assumed by the new
management
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-28
Improvement Notes.

Angelo Heights is filling up at
nice rate. Two new residences
on the South Side of Beauregarde
and one completed and one well
begun on the north side make a
good showing. Besides this,
there are two blocks fenced, one
of which has a barn on it. The
grading of the streets and the
putting in of water mains has
added a great deal to the general
attractiveness of this popular
section.
In Fort Concho Addition a like
condition exists as III the Others
M. l.. Price, Doc Waters and J.
A. Burns have taken up their
abode III the new addition. Capt.
Jas. Farr is living in one of the
repaired "officers' houses" and is
having six others fixed up con-
siderably. Two new homes have
been built south of George Rich
ardson's handsome home and
other improvements are noted.
Two new residences out toward
Lake Concho are built and Will
Rau's new home is a credit to the
addition. In only little while
this portion of the city will come
up with the main part as regards
pretty homes.
East San Angelo is faring
equally as we'll. A number of
new homes are being built and
some { the prettiest homes in
the c jy now adorn the hill in
East San Angelo.
Look down the street Looks
like u cityl said u gentleman
the other morning in reference to
the laying of the gas mains.
About twenty men were at work
and the view did present pretty
lively scene. On Beauregarde
avenue things are pretty busy.
March Bros are putting in new
sidewalks, Hatcher & Dowty and
f &c. Allen are getting ready to
do the same. The Grant Lumber
Company has whitewashed its
sheds, the lateral gas mains are
being laid and the streets are often
crowded with cotton wagons.
Business is picking up.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-28
PROUD OF HIS WORK.
John Mccullough Made Chairs Ne
fore lie Became an Actor

tOre lie Became an Actor.
OF the thousands who admired the
acting of John Mccullough few were
aware that at sixteen he could read.
but could not write, and that Mt eight.
cen he knew absolutely nothing of lit.
erature, perhaps not even the name
OF the great poet Of Avon, whose in.
terpreter he aftcrwurd became.
In after life Mccullough used to
speak gratefully of an old chairmaker.
under whom he worked, for teaching
him two things - "chairmuliing ana
Shakespeare" In his periods Of con.
VITALITY the old chairmaker was ac-
customcd to spout Shakespeare to
young Mccullough, giving "A somewhat
imperfect imitation of FORESTS acting.
1t was this that turned McCullough's
thought from charmaking to the stage.
Yet in all his after years Mccullough
was proudeSt Of his early craft. On
one occasion, ut the height of his pOpu.
larlty, he was the guest of a wealthy
Philadelphia. In the midst of the
talk after dinner the tragcdan glanced
at chair in the room, went over to 1t
and, turning it bottom up. said to his
amazed host:
81 thought so! That's one of my
chairsr
And he seemed prouder of the fact
that the chair had lasted so long, be.
cause it was 80 well made. than he was
of his histriOnic success. 49, Saturday
Evening Post.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-28
Fall Wool Clip.

The wouI commission houses
have already begun receiving the
fall wool cyep, The clip this year
promuIDA be an unusually large
on these hing somewhere between
d ana &d 10000 pounds. The
ur lhsot of the wool that has
umpire 1!metsed here 80 far, comes
from Ozona and DEVILS River
counties. The wool is said to be
in excellent shape and will bring
a very satisfactory price, owing
to the present market aid scar
city of it over the country.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-28
A Boy " orth Tying To.

The boy who loves his mother
and is ever solictous Of her well
fare will make a real man that
the world will be proud Of, How
splendid it is in any young fellow
to take his mother to church or
such places with all that tender
care and attention that he would
give to lady. / always feel like
tipping my hat to the manly boy
who is proud of his mother and
kind to her. Such q ones heart is
right; he has within him those
elements essential to real great
ness and goodness, In every COM
munity there is some boy always
at his mothers side when
she needs him, ready to help
her out of buggy, TO give her
his arm in ascending the stairs, to
find her a seat at church and
tenderly, loving he does those
things. Everybody admlres him
for it and / know from above the
angels look down and smile thous-
and blessings upon his manly
head, God will be good to that
boy who is good to his mother,
He is a rose among many thorns
in the cold old world. He de-
serves and wins the respect and
admiration of the best men and
women who walk the earth.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-28
The crent Assam Enr,bouuI.c.

After the great Assam earthquake
which occurred on June II, 1897. the
earth tremOr went OH continuously for
several days. 1t was estimated that
there were 200 shocks a day for few
days after June IL, and, though these
Fad diminished to twenty or thirty n
day by the middle of July, the people
were accustomed for at least two years
after the earthquake to II daily shock.
These after shocks We're the residual
effects of the first big disturbance and
had nothing dangerous in their charac.
ter.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-28
The Cash Clothing Store of San fnQeIO
Santa re at CIeburne.

Cleburne, Texas, Sept 24.-H.
ID. Mccoy has the contract for
building the addition to the
Santa Fee roundhou' (which will,
it is estimated, pecost $4,000.
Some weeks .pgo Mechanical
Superintendent Harrity stated
that the pr t capacity of =
roundho--as to be doui
which-----!ke it a thlrty-six
stsl lOundhouse. 1t is much
needed improvement and will be
a brick structure, quite modern in
every respect. Construction will
begin right away.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-28
Auction sales of Town Lots.

The Lane-M itchell Company,
after their successful preliminary
sale of blocks iii Angelo Heights,
held two auction sales last week
The first as advertised in last
weeks Press was pulled Off
Thursday afternoon at Angelo
Heights and resulted in quite n
satisfactory transfer Of property.
The second occurred Saturday
night in front of the Arc Light
Corner Saloon and was the big
gest success Of them ali. Over
one hundred lots in this beautiful
Heights de Angeles" were sold
and many OF them to people who
will soon begin the erection of
comfortable homes. Already the
good work has begun and it is
thought by the promoters that
within n short time II greater por-
tion of the new addition will have
been bought up by those who in
tend building.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-28
Gas Company's Building.

The San Angelo Gas Company
building has been completed and
the machinery has been installed
for the manufacture of gas. Mr..
McGoldrick of san Antonio is
experimenting the putting in of
the machinery and the equipment
Of the plant. Mr. SchuYirth of
Dallas is overseeing the laying of
the mains and Hugh Jackson
president of the company is kept
busy taking the names of people
who are going to put in gas.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-28
Presbytery at Colorado.

Colorado, Texas, Sept. 25-
About forty delegates are here at
tending a meeting of the Fort
Worth presbytery, which includes
all churches between Fort Worth
and El Paso. This is the last
meeting of this presbytery, as it
now exists, as new one will be
created, to be known as the Pecos
presbytery, including the
churches from Abilene to Ell Paso.
Pulpits of the various churches
here were occupied Sunday by the
visiting ministers.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-28

q. NJ. Thames came in Sunday
from the Plttman camp where
he has been ut work for several
months. Mr.. Thames says the
grading of the Orient road bed Is
progressing nicely but that they
are badly in need of more hands.
They are now at work on the
eighteenth mile south of Sweet
water and expect to begin laying
the rails soon.
The ranch house Of Frank San
derson, near Garden City, was de-
stroyed by fire recently. 1t is
supposed to have originated in
the kitchen nue. Two young
men, who were ithe only ones on
the place at the time, succeeded
in saving most Of the household
goods.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-28

w. NJ. Tolson's nine year old
son, Arthur, was run over hy II
carriage Sunday morning while
returning from services at the
Baptist church. Both wheels of
of the carriage ran over his head q,
but fortunately, he was not
seriously hurt.
Miss Willow Lovelace has ac-
cepted position at Schnee-
mann's ranch, as governess.
J +. Henderson, Of Schleicher
county, was in San Angelo We'd
nesday.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-28
Left the world.

The beautiful Nine y. was greatly
distressed short while since. Her
husband had forsakcn her, leaving be-
hind him note as follows: Farewell,
dear Adelaide. am quitting this
world" Two days later the lamented
husband returned to the wife of his
bosom In the best of spirits. He had
been up In balloon.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-28

See T. w. Taylor for second
hand and new furniture B a U
buy, also for household supplies.
San Angelo, Texas. If.
D. Augustine, of Ozona, was
here Tuesday.
Commissioners r. u. Williams,
of Christoval, was here with his
family Tuesday.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-28
Buying, Not shopping.

Caller - IL your mother in, Ethel?
Ethel - No, ma'am; she's downtown.
Caller-Shopping? Ethel-Oh, no:
don't think she had time for that. She
just said she was going to get some
things she needed. -Philadelphla Press.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-28
General News Items.

France is trying to make the Willy
Castro Of Venezuela make public
apology for having insulted her
diplomatic representative. Cas-.
tro is the sort of man who takes
advantage Of the other fellows
weakness. He knows that France
cannot penetrate his mountain
protected capital and he has his
only harbor we'll fortified. 1t is
very doubtful if Venezuela furn-
ished the desired apology.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-28

Miss Leila Northington, OF Bal
linger visited Miss Ed DeBerry
this week.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-09-28

huNullVuB' VI ble pJlltI IeIlOWb
weakness. He knows that France
cannot penetrate his mountain
protected capital and he has his
only harbor we'll fortified. It is
very doubtful if Venezuela furn-
ished the desired apology.
~
The Western Life Indemnity
Co. is the latest insurance COM
pany on the carpet. A sorts of
accusations are made against this
company and it's manager and
the Odd Fellows Mutual Life, OF
Philadelphia also has scandal
of its owp Predictions are being
freely made that If the present
insurance scandals continue in
surance revolution will be intro
eiuced
".*
Cuba has become beautifully
civilized under American guild
ance and assimilation. At the
general election held last week
several people were killed and
open threats on the lives of the
Presidential candidates were
made by opposing parties. Even
now it is hard to see which is
which down there and Uncle Sam
may have to take n hand to pre-
serve order.
~
Boston has full fledged muir
der mystery. The decapitated
and limbless body of a young
woman about q years of age was
found packed in n suit case and
in the bay. A news dispatch
says that 1000 detectives are at
work on the case and that u solu-
ton is eagerly awaited by the ex-
cited Bostonians.
~
Policy holders of the New York
Life Insurance Company are pre-
pairing to make determined
fight against the management of
John n Mccall, George Walbridge
Perkins and their retainers. In
iluential members of the company
from western state are taking
the initiative in the movement and
already they have retained a
prominent Wall street attorney to
look after their interests,
*.*
Diplomatic relations between
Greece and Roumania have been
served as a result Of the refusal
of the Roumaniah government to
comply with that made by Greece
for the compensation Of the Greek
merchants and others who had
suffered loss or injury during the
recent troubles IN Bucharest and
also for satisfaction IN the burn
ing of the Greek flag in Gurgevo,
~
A Berlin dispatch to the Lon.
don Times states that according
official circles the dispute betwe,
France and Germany OvC
Morocco question has been 81
The long delay in announcing Une
peaceful termination of the diff
ferences is explained by the state
ment that both countries desire
to arrange the details of the set
Element in the mlnutest manner
before publicly declaring the end
of tie quarrel.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-10-17
Tracing Back a Common Saying.

1t Is a curious bit of literary exercise
to take common saying and trace 1t
back to its origin. Take the common
saying, for instance, IAN that glitters
Is not gold" 1t Is found in current
literature everywhere and in dozen
different forms. Dryden renders it.,
"All, as they say. that gitters Is not
gold" Spenser says. Gold all is not
that doth golden seem" Lydgate has
the same idea In the words, "All Is
not gold that outward sheweth bright"
Chaucer expresses il in somewhat diff
ferent phraseology. Middleton has it.,
"All is not gold that glisteneth,' and
Shakespeare says, "All that glistens Is
not gold" Go little farther back,
however, and the same expression Is
found Is the monkish collection Of
proverbs, and there Is no doubt If a
classical scholar were to set to work
with the determination to hunt the
proverb down, no matter how long 1t
took, he would find ii in Latin, Greek
and most other ancient and dead Ian
guages. 1t Is a natural outgrowth OF
sarcasm as applied to fictitious show
and is no doubt as old as the science
OF metal working.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-10-17
THE TOOTHBRUSH TREE.

An Accom- M OdRtInE Little Plant That
Grows Only In Jamaica,
The toothbrush was brown, brown
alike In handle and bristles, and its
shape was unCouth.
1T Is q homemade article" said its
owner. 1T grew on little tree, a
toothbrush tree. They have tooth.
brush tree In Jamaica. AS we go out
and pluck a peach or a pear, 80 the
jamaican goes out and plucks tooth.
brush.
Literally. Of course, he doesn't pluck
4 toothbrush. He cuts off twig and
ravels out one end into bristles. The
wood, you see, IL somewhat sapona.
ceous, like slippery elm, and 1t has an
aromatic flavor like dentifrlce. 1t
makes toothbrush of good quality.
1.-THE bark OF this singular tree Is
often ground into tooth powder, Here
Is box of the ground bark. II smells
good, doesn't III Though 1t makes no
lather, It keeps the teeth very white.
Jamaica Is undoubtedly the only
country In the world where you can
20 out and pluck not only your tooth.
brush, but your dentifrice, from a
tree."-ChIcago Chronicle.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-10-17
DIdn't Catch Them.

The following story OF oliver Wen
dell Holmes was told some years ago
by a physician who was student In
the Harvard Medical school when DIR.
Holmes was an instructor in anatomy
there.
One day the subject before the class
was the Uranium, and human skull
was passed from hand to hand, the in.
structor asking the members OF the
class to describe the prominenccs, cav.
tiles and apertures. Student after stu
dent gave the names and locations OF
the ori6ces, until finally the inquiry
narrowed down to one opening which
baffled every one.
IN. Holmes waited patiently for
some one to distinguish himself, but
no explanation was advanced. When
all had given 1t up, the doctor rather
dryly remarked: "That IL Holmes hole.
l made 1t myself"
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-10-17

Of water and you've got TO learn here
and now. Your children had to go
barefoot all last winter because you
had to have your whisky Drink 1t
down or you'll get another busting"
Jim managed to drink the water, and
was then asked for his promise not to
touch intoxicating drinks for one year
But what am goln to do when a
Teller offers to treat?" he protested.
you are going to remember this"
she replied as she gave him half a
dozen cuts and brought fresh chorus
OF bowls.
He promised. Aunt Hannah went
into the house and wrote out pledge.
1t was pledge embodying four or i've
promises, and after he had taken an
other drink from the dipper Jim put
his name to 1t. The hired man was
then called up to sign as a witpess
and to pry open the jaws of the trap,
and Jim went limplng away.
That day marked an epoch in jim
Peters life. Within week he had
work. He turned to water like duck.
He administered no more thrashings
to his wife In fact, before year was
up he was spoken Of as sober, steady
man, and had credit at the stores for
the first time in his life. Plenty OF
people asked Aunt Hannah how she
did it, and her answer was alike to
ALL
"Why, I nrst got my bear trap and
then tried an experiment"
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-10-17
A SUN BATH.
II IL a Potent Factor In the Cure of
Any Disease,

II IL a Potent Factor In the Cure of
Any Disease.
There Is no disinfectant made by
man that can compare with the suns
rays in effectiveness.
A sun bath is a most potent factor
in the cure of any disease. After ones
skin becomes accustomed to the direct
rays Of the sun one may lie in the sun
shine for hours at time with great
benefit, but at first the exposure should
be OF only few minutes duration at
one time. These short periods, how
ever, may be repeated several times a
day. The best results are obtained by
exposing the bare skin Of the whole
body Except the head to the direct
rays of the sun. Consequently a cot
placed in the bow window of an upper
chamber Is an ideal place for sun
bath, provided that the air in the cham
Der is absolutely fresh and pure.
To sit on the porch in the sun is very
beneficial, even il one must be SO
warmly HIappeu up as w hahS IL VII
flcult for the suns rays to penetrate to
the skin.
To lie on the grass in the sun is bet
ter still-on the grass with only blan-
ket between the invalid and the heal
ing powers of mother earth.
The patients head should not be ex-
posed to the direct rays of the sun in
any case, and sun bath should be
followed by a cool sponge bath when
ssble.-MaXwells Talisman.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-10-17

Hannah Davis is pl2rn mean 'nuh to
set bear traps for innocent prrnoh'
you'll be hauled up in law"
1--WE heard ON good authority, Mr..
Peters, that you lick your WIFE
IF do she needs IT,"
"Well, wen see how licking goes
In your case. Wen try one anyhow
as an experiment"
I'll hOller and raise the hull cOun.
tyr
Then the whole county will be here
to see"
Aunt Hannah picked out the longest
switch, dampened her hand to keep
her hold good, and then began the
experiment" Only the third blow
had fallen when Peters began to yell
but no pause was made until he had
received the thrashlng of his life. The
woman had the will and the muscle
and the sprout from the peach tree was
supple and lasting. When about thirty
blows had been administered Aunt
Hannah paused.
you see how 1t works." she said,
land you don't seem to like 1t, VIII
you ever whip your wife again."
II won't promise till you let me out
o. this trap"
"Oh. you won't! Then We'll have a
little more Of It,"
six or eight more singing cuts were
enough for jim, He promised on his
word Of honor -ever to raise his hand
against his wife again. He was then
handed third dlpper Of water, and
when he refused 1t the switch came
down over his back, and the woman
said:
you've got to learn to like the taste
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-10-17
Entrappinx Marin. Monsters.

On the northern coast Of Norway the
fishermen get yearly harvest from
the whales which stray into the har.
bOrs, At certain localities. where the
bays are almost landlocked, lofty
stands are erected, similar to the otter
Outlooks on the north Pacific, and
when school is sighted scores of
boats put out and, by the simple
process Of driving, hundreds OF the oil
producing cstaceans are entrapped.
The Farce islands are famous for this
method Of whaling. One Of the largest
catches ever made was in Hvarfiord,
Iceland, where eleven hundred were
driven ashore. The blacktish, or
whales, come down the Atlantic coasts
from the north. encounter shallow
water, then follow II along and are
naturally led into the cul-de-sac await
ing them. Here the boats easily sur
round and drive the whales In.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-10-17
Northern Seed Wheat for Plains.

The Santa Fe System has made
arrangements for special rate on
on seed wheat from any Santa Fe
poin to Panhandle point Of one
half car load rate on less than car
load shipments. This rate has
been made at the solicitation of
number of farmers who want to
get northern seed wheat. Parties
wishing to take advantage Of this
will correspond with the following
parties;
Rock Mill & Elevator Co. Hutch
inson, Kas.
The FarmersCo-Op Assn.
Sterling, Kas,
Ellinwood Grain g. Live Stock
Co, Fleetwood, Kas.
A. A. Itkin, St. John, Kas.
H. Parker Grain Co., McPher-
son, Kas.
Nelley g. Rucker, Mulvane. Kas.
Knox e. Douns, Belle Plains,
Kas.