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The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1906-10-18
Wallace Hendricks.

Wallace Hendricks, aged 46
years, II brother Of George B. Hen
bricks # this city, died at his
home III FIT. Worth Monday morn
ing. Mr.. Hendricks was n WE'LL
TODD lawyer of FIT. Worth. His
brother of this city, left for FIT.
Worth Saturday afternoon, and
was at the bedside of Mr.. Hen
bricks when he died.
The remains were inferred in
FIT. Worth Tuesday.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1906-10-18
> SOCIETY. =
Fall Club Reception,

Next Thursday evening a semi
annual social event will occur in
this city, that has been looked
forward to with much pleasurable
anticipation by the society people
OF San Angelo. The fall reception
of the San Angelo Club is always
made the social fete of the season.
Next Thursdays affair will be CO r
ried out on as elaborate plan as
heretofore.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1906-10-18
Dorman, The hypnotist.

Prof, Albert B. Dorman, the
hypnotist, began a series of enter
tainments in a large tent, oppo-
site the court house, Monday
night, and is putting on some
highly interesting and amusing
shows. He gets his subjects from
the audience, and some of the
feats he induces his subjects to do
are indeed wonderful. Prof. Dor
man will show all the week.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1906-10-18
Telephone Company Improving Lines

The San Angelo Telephone Co.
is extending it's lines in different
directions, adding to the excel
lence of the company's service
and directly benefitting patrons
of the company. A new line is
being constructed to Wall, the
promising new town on Lipan
Flat, and another from Robert
Lee to Valley View, all eight mile
line in Coke county. The man
agement Of this company are
ever on the lookout for the bet
terment of their system, and their
efforts are appreciated.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1906-10-18
Mrs. o, ID. Spears.

Mrs, O, D. Spears died at the
Spears home in Northeast san
Angelo, Monday morning, after a
lingering illness, aged A. Seven
children and a husband survive
her untimely demise:
The remains were inferred in
Paramount cemetery Tuesday af-
ternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

fling that old thing away; 1t makes
more noise on the plantation than ey-
erythfng else put together. The other
day 1 was passing the quarters about
o'clock and it pounded off about two
hundred Mars Zeb, replied Balaam,
: 'dat's a good clock, but you don't un-
'crstan' Err s"Do you?"i asked the
Senator. "Yas, sub. 1 kin tell de time
by dat clock jes like she was ther-
crometer.' "Well, how?" well. sub.
jes' dis way; wen de little hans on six
and de big hans on ten an she hits off
sebenteen. den I know its hat pas TO-"
During the Mexican War the antipa-
thytbetween Wings and Democrats was
somewhat pronounced. There wasn't I
that brotherly love that. exists be-
tween the two great parties of today.
The state OF feeling cannot better be
described than. by repeating the
prayer made by a Democratic country
preacher during that epoch. This
prayer was copied OF by Major London
OF my town at the request of Bishop
Atkinson Of North Carolina. who, ]
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

would have sent some one out to meet
you. I've been expecting you for .
couple OF days"
So John Orr conquered the boy lieu
tenant. who stayed to dinner and sup
per and breakfast the next day. and
saw his men fed better than they had
been fed for months. And just befors
they were going great John Orr called
up his musicians and gave them =
bale (dance) in the big ballroom. And
the American soldiers voted the senori-
tas the prettiest in all the land.
Once some wild men ventured
through the brush with mysterious1y
fatal bows and arrows. One let out
the life OF a woodcutter IN q far away
chopping and another dart tust break
ing the skin caused a fearful swelling
OF another mans limb. When they
brought in the body OF the Injured
man John Orr said never word But
he went into the great house and lift-
ing his shotgun from the nantel, load
ed it with buckshot and started out for
"callao" birds. He was gone twenty
hours and returned without callao.
but. under his arm he had gathered q
great bunch OF bows and arrows which
hang to this day above the mantel
with their rusty tips ready to poison
yet.
Now this IS ths way John Orr keeps
faith with his people. and when there
is a faith which bridges fear OF death,
there you shall find that the East which
is East meets the West which Is Vast.
All the men who work for John
Orr are paid in cash on tho Saturday
of every week. II they like they aan
buy Of his store, or, IL they prefer. they
can go to PaSacao or Neuva Carceros.
But the stores are always there with
plenty OF rice and provisions. so that a
man would not starve should poverty
or famine catch the country.
If any man does wrong he is locked
up by the Chief OF Police, who n IN
the pay Of Mr. Orr az 50 American
money month.
Small pay. but small work FOR the
Chief of PolicsI
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

their families. The obvious thing 10 do
Is to bring the families to the work.
men. That's what John Orr did. and
besides this he has a brass band. a
church. cockpit and a school in
charge of a competent school teacher.
Both the villages of DalGpaon and Bin
shian. which are in Mr.. Orr's realm, are
provided with these institutions for
entertainment, education and religious
instruction. AS result of these things
the men of 'Dalupaon, Binahian and
smaller settlements are satisfied and
contented. busy and prosperous
Calamity Passes By.
When in 1901 and '02 the rinderpest
or rJcarabao disease ragged in the Phil
lippines. killing off fully 90 per cent
of the carabao. which are the most VAL
liable work animals, it passed by the
kingdom of Dalupaon; when the chol-
era swept through the islands striking
down the emaciated natives like
starved sheep. it did not visit Orr's
kingdom and not a soul died OF It,
There was cholera at Pampfona. at Pa
sacao and at Neuva Carceres. the old
Spanish capital in the southern PENN
sula of Luzon. but never did it visit
Jamaraun, Octoc. Binahian or Da1u-
paon. At each of the three trails lead
Ing into Dalupaon John Orr had sta
toned sentry. Every newcomer was
compelled TO wait week In quarantine
in the mountains before proceeding into
the busy settlement. Things went mer-
rily in Dalupaon, while death reaped
his harvest outside. The logs kept
"a-coming and a-ccming," great ma
hoganies' and ebonfes from vast forests
of cyclopean trees. When the war came
ins'9S itpassed by Orr's kingdom Only
one little lieutenant, just. out Of West
Point. not knowing John Orr. thought
to arrest him because. looking 50 pros
porous he must be receiving aid and
support from the enemy.
'Come in, my boy" said John Orr.
genially.' why didn't you tell me you
were coming? You wouldn't have got
.lost in the woods as You did, for
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
By vi. Grier kidder

1 HAVE a friend instown. who weighs
l over two hundred and twenty-five.
4 During the earthquake in his zeal
for open territory,4hs fell the whole
length OF, one nights OF Stairs. Asked
if'fear had stjmuIatedshis precipitation,
he said ~"Nc." t"Ah. @rs e?- remarked
old Mr.. -7 who. has an impeachment
in his speech. '.jrj-just PIP -practicin'
for the next earth q-quake."
Speaking Of vocal inipediments. there
is captain who never ,hesitates until
he'strikes on afword beginning with
"h;; - the aspirats meyer fails to arrest
him. Speaking, one day Of a voyage he
said: The weather. continued fne till
we struck Cape H-H- Horn, when 1T
came on to. blow and I. was certain we
wers going to lose our masts. But ws
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
NECDOTES, EACH ONE OF THEM HAS A POINT
LOOK OUT FOR THESE A

didn't and h-h-heaven only knows
why" Mr. Blank, who was present.
replieda ."C-c-cap'H If Isc-could talk
as well as y-you I,w-w7w wouldn't stand
back for them. t-t-tam his" Mfr.
Blank, remarked the old skipper. who
is Somewhat Of a 'Shakespearean Age
cannot wither nor, custom stale your
infinite inpArtinence.'.ss
.T-T-There don't seem to have been
a-a-any io.1thems a-A-h's that time"
answered Mr.. Blank.
s You goi to h-h-h-L" replied tho
captain. 80 -
Senator zebulon Vance of North
Carolina had an old negro who owned
n clock Of equaleagc.s This clock had a
habit OF going of on 4 strike" and
changing away irrespective of the hour
indicated by the hands. The old time
piece became a nuisance. but the great
seriits propensity to strike the more at
tached 1t became to its dusl<y owner.
One day the ssenator said to the proud
possessor; BALKAN, why = don't you
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

specting the cause Of our earthquake.
Inc acquaintance contended that the
direct cause was the dissertation of
the hydrogen and oxygen forming the
suoterranean water by cosrnic heat. In
other words. gas explosions. dr. Blank.
whose general knowledge Is In no wise
contemptible. insisted on "s-steam
caused by water sloppiq' over o-o-on
tnem ingenius rocks d-down yender IN
the e-earth's in'ards." At last losing
his temper. his antagonist blurted out:
Mr. Blank. you were meant Ter a
smart man, but there's something lack
ing- A-A-An' you." replied Mr..
Biank, was meant for a d-darn fool
an {har's n-n-nothin' lackin.-
4 was speaking OF the disaster at Az
news short time after the fall OF the
asylum and expressed the hope that the
superintendent, Dr. Stocking. and his
family escaped Yes" chirruped a
young miss OF eight. "Just think how
sad 1t would have been IL the housa
nad fallen down on DR.. Stocking. Mrs
stocking and all the little Socks
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

have heard, repeated 1t several times
for the amusement of his friendsl
20 Lord, we pray thee to bless all
the good Dimercrats OF this kentry,
specially of this perticklar county
We pray thee, Q Lord. toego down the
Suwanee River and bless all the Dim
ercratsr on moth banks, until thou
comest unto the forks. Right thar. o
Lord. lives a man named Anderson. who
is not of thy faith. for he Is a wicked
Whig. But as he IL fnouty kind to
his neighbors. we pray thee to bless
him as much as his politics will jestify
We pray thee, o Lord, to bless all them
good. Dimercrats who's fightin' their
kentry's battles In Mexico. The wicked
Wings has said that this war is oncon-
stitooshunal;, I hain't got time to argy
that ere question with yer, o Lord.
but refer yer to the Presidents mes
sage and the Accompanying docker-
ments. Amen"
.e
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

too. fioored with Philippine mahogany
boards, wiIle-red. two feet or more in
width and glistening in the light of
the huge candelabra overhead like
plate-glass mirrors. It is not an un-
usual sight to see a. recalcitrant youth
dancing and enjoying himself after he
has had a sound spanking that after
noon or evening". For John Orr knows
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

that the Malay, II he mas zone wrong
is not satisfied unless he be punished
for it.. Otherwise he thinks his mas
ter fears him and at the next oppor-'
tunity he commits a greater offense.
When there is sickness, John Orr, big,
ASA bear and kindly as a. woman, ad-
ministers to them with a few simple
remedies that generally drive away
the tincompiieatedasnti usually not Sc.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
By Hamilton Wright

sFor East is East and West IL West and
never the twain shall rneet-''-KipiinS.
AID Mr.. Kipling met John Orr.
- king John the First OF Dsiu-
paon," as he is known
from Port said to Nasasski he
would have found a point where the
East that is East meets the West that
IS undeniably, progressively West. and
where the occident and the Orient have
come 20 4 thorough understanding.
How John Orr came TO thes Philip
pines fourteen years ago; how he has
since that time been autocrat Of "a
little kingdom. as one might say, OF
$50 square miles In extent and num-
bering among its subjects 500 families;
how his little kingdom has kept bnsily
on, untouched by wars cholera, famine.
politics and rinderpest that have
seethed AROUND its borders-am these
are incidents not in the career Of an
enpire-naker, but in the everyday bus
iness nfe OF a nnatter-of- fact business
man. And IN the telling OF these in
Clients ore finds how it is that the
East can meet the West and that Mr..
Hipling's picturesque couplet applies
more 20 the tourist and the globe
trotter who does not understand or ap-
sreciate the Oriental nature, so strange
20 him, than TO the man who
lives IN the Orient for years and almost
becomes part OF it.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

Speaking. of my friend, old Mr.. Blank.
] was much edited with a discussion
between him and an acquaintance re-
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
The Kingdom of Orr.

IN the concrete case OF Mr.. John Orr
one has. perhaps, the finest example
IN all the Orient OF what one lone man.
p white man at that, can do with the
Malay. orr's power over his people is
really more autocratic than that Of the
czsr OF Russia. yet he wields IL wisely.
His remarkable administration has
never been characterized by a display
Of the martinez. Here is man whe.
when es per cent OF all the carabao in
Arnbos Camarines province died Of rim
defpest did not lose a single head.
When the insurrection came on he
oid not have a single man desert 10
Join either OF the contending armies.
When the people lay stricken with
cholera and fever throughout the pro-
vince there was not one case OF the
cholera in orr,s kingdom, and when the
famine came on his people were happv.
busy. contented and well-fed Truly
the Oriental needs a paternal govern
ment.
when. John orr came to the Philip
pines he was q huslSy young mechanic
fresh from a long service. oil appren-
Nt-co+A-R III AtlE HidEHlne EnOpE OF GlaS-
gov Orr, like most of the Scotcbmen
from Alden to Yokohama. was, a marine
engineer- He shipped as second engi-
neer on freighter bound HonRkonE 2
way. He stopped N the Philippines
long enough 70 set up sawmiil.
Thinking fairly OF. the country. he
accepted a position as superintendent
Of large timber cuttings on the south
ern peninsula OF Tuzon. For SIX years
John Orr held forth in southern ,Tayoa-
bss protfnce; then he moved stfII far
ther soEth TO new cuttings wtthshead-
quarters at Binahian, in Anabos Cam
Hrines province. There were few who
could make the natives work as John
Orr could, and there were fewer stiil
who got their huge logs out on time
1or the hungry sawmflls- So every
thing went wen. and -Orr's Kingdom
began and Increased IN size and power
until At last It reached along the shores
Of Ragay Bay from Octoc Point on the
north 70. Jamaraun on the south. II
reached for ffty-six miles through
densely foresteo green hiIlsides that
fau away into. the4 blue sea And
''Orr's kingdom" stretches back. for six
or eight miles, az far as the timber
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-03-03
Special to the Herald.

Special the Herald
at eresi
and
he 10 a at Michigan
before him.
Northern of
dollars
His first public office road He elected
general Despite the
the he reelected
Oil Texas
framing
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-03-03

X-GOV. HOGG DIES SUDDENLY
THIS MORNING AT HOUSTON

Ex-Governor James Stephen Hogg died in the
this morning. His death suddenly,
The above information in the shape first
Hon. Z. NJ. Campbell after
As and the generally,
health months
Worth where to
all
right his without
The the death Ex-Governor Hogg will
ability
appreciated beyond the lines of his home state.
Cherokee the of
/
The Herald men have known Governor ogg all their lives When
they their Tyler
boy in
century
have him intimately all lives
studied of his life
loyal citizen
a to
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-03-03

Special to the Herald.
I Meridian. Miss, March 3.-The
streets are piled high with debris this
morning. Members of scattered fam.
lilies are rowing about seeking each
other and their property. 1t will like.
ly be many days before a full list of
the dead is secured. Efforts are be-
ing made to get a asst oil all who are
missing. 1t is feared many are buried
under the wreckage.
The only communication out of the
town is single telephone wire.
The electric light plant was one Of
the first buildings destroyed. and the
city was plunged in darkness. Panic
stricken. the people rushed into the
streets. The cyclone was followed by
fire breaking out
Vandals were very busy during the
night. The local militia was called
out. and went on duty this morning.
4 volunteer police force was also
formed
The town Of Marion, twenty miles
distant. is reported devasted by last
nights wind. but no details can be
gotten.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-03-03
A CYCLONE HITS
MERIDIAN, MISS
MORE THAN THIRTY PEOPLE
DEAD.-PRoPERTY DESTROYED
WORTH s3oo,ooo.oo.

Special to the Herald.
Meridian, Miss, March "a ey-
clone which hit here last night took
the lives of perhaps thirteen white
people and twenty or more negroes.
Z The property loss will reach three
/ hundred thousand dollars.
The brick buildings on both sides
Of Front street were destroyed, while
path one block wide ploughed
through fourteen squares and cut
down property from one end of the
town to the other. In the path of the
wind everything was partially or al
together leveled during the twenty
minutes the storm lasted.
With the coming Of day light this
morning, terrible scene is revealed.
Houses that were standing as homes
Of happy people last night are scat
tered to the four winds this morning,
and the city is grieved over the ter
rifle loss Of life.
The storm lasted only few min
utes. but wrought terrible disaster.
Following is a partial list Of the
dead:
Patrick McGinnis, conductor, and
John Smith, engineer, both Of the Mo
bile and Ohio Railroad, killed in e.
mire's restaurant
Mrs. S. N. Singleton and little
daughter killed in their home.
w. r. Nebon. ex-chief Of Police. and
Policeman larry Booth killed in
Thorntons stable.
Claude Williams and one unidenti.
fled white. and five unidentified ne
groes.
The seriously injured include:
John Sherer.
W. J. Woods.
Will Marlborough.
Frank Woodruff
w. A. Garrett.
Grady Stone.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-03-03
RELIEF REQUESTED
For Cyclone Victims at Meridian, Mis-
sissippi.-Lesislature Adjourned.

Special to the Herald.
Jackson, Miss, March 3.-Mayor
Rivers has issued an appeal to other
cities in the state for funds for the re-
lief of the Meridian sufferers. Hun
dreds of families are homeless there.
The legislature adjourned on hearing
of the disaster, many members going
to the scene in person to render aid.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-03-03
One Hundred Killed.

Special to the Herald.
New Orleans, La. Marcn "A mes
sage received from correspondent
near Meridian, Miss. says the loss of
life in the cyclone last night will
reach one hundred.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-03-03

George Dean.
Chas- EImire.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-07-07
Horizon Line.

The average girls horizon is bounded
on the north by her clothes, on the south
hr her social relations on the east by her
private hopes and on the west by her in
romc-four solid walls that shut out very
thoroughly the worlds light and move
ment" This serious charge, brought by
u recent critic of the sex. Is based on the
statement of the employer of large
number of women that not one in twenty
of them ever knows anything of COntem-
porary events, or will ever be fit for pro-
motion beyond mechanical work.
Many newspapers have department
"Of Interest to Women The index of its
co#tcnts for month III one newspaper
would be instructive reading for women.
Cub quarrels which begin with abuse
and end in tears; discussions of long
finger nails; the edictS of beauty doc
tors, and the perennial servant qup>-
lou-these testify to the limit of the
horizon Of women as It appears to the CN-
pcrienced editor.
by and by. when education shall have
had a little better chance at girls. and
when women shall have found them
selves. they will accept the home with
ITS problems rs 4 matter of course. The
woman will regard it as the man regards
S4op or factory-as I place for work. but
also as a place which commands, even in
work hours, an outlook upon Il larger
world.
When that happy day arrives tie
lnngS of Interest to Women" will in
t'ude the English education bill as well
as the local school committee. the Rus
san Douma as well as the Rainy
Daisies, the regulation of railway rates
rather than the latest divorce. and the
ahrosation of the concordat by France
rather than the petty jealousies of the
village denominations.
1t will not then be as easy to bound
me average girls horizon and life for
both men and women will be both more
L4IeFeSung and more useful. - YOUTH
Companion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-07-07
Keep the Confidence of Your Children.

l have been thinking Il good deal
about that subject of keeping our chill
dren's confidence; there is no question
about our having it in the beginning.
We must be natural and honest with
children, say just what we mean: most
OF us talk too much. | wonder if we do
not forfeit this confidence in a very COM
mon and thoughtlesS way! Have you
never seen mother turn to the family,
or company, perhaps, and repeat aloud
what her child had just told her in Il
whisper, while the child hid his face or
was much confused? She thought the
remark was SO cute that she couldn't
thlnk OF refusing to share it; but. by so
doing, the child unconsciously loses faith
III his mother. We know one little fell
low who does not disguise his disap-
pontment if his mother tells" When
he comes TO her with some discovery
or surprise he is preparing, he says:
Now. you won't tell. will you, mann
ma Then he returns to his play, but
III minute we hear him again, Don't
You tell, mother The things Il child
tells may be very simple or common to
us, but they are new and wonderful to
him. We should heed his small re-
quests. being thankful that he is think
ing aud learning. Hearing his sayings
repeated may grow to be an unnatural
pleasure t. the child; then his mother
becomes Il medium through which he
may say things he would not dare to say
except i'll this secondhand way.
1 believe We shopld make little Sc
crttS and surprises Tor our children in
order to cultivate their confidence. rs
well as to give them pleasure The best
time to get near Il child is ut bedtime:
this is an opportunity every mother mas
and we should not overlook it. Morn
ing. doubtless, is the time for grown
folks quiet hour. but the chldren'S Sc
rious time is at night. Then You can
tell them almost anything. When they
are sleepy. leave them each with kiss.
How they miss their kiss if mother for
gets. Even the big hoy does. we are
sure. although he might deny that if
much were said about it.