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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-02-13
sp,ttberm pacific Sabn.
Wtetoria 1ibifion, 9. s. & 9. ".
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Ma6 guero, gictoria, Sort 2abaca, CORPUS
gbriiti, grotpnsbiIe, 0fio @ranbe, 9th,
@oiiab, geepine, @barton, 9alaeteS uno
Sottfton TOO utoreens
ImtuHft S.So aoenos
Ser Sam 9oufton" mad guero, gtcforta,
@barton urlb Soufton:
abfahrt. 7.5b abenos
Mnfmnft 100 nlorgens
The Press., 1908-01-08
The Rahu In kha aiaua.

Among the felIahin Of Egypt. mys
 tic land Of pyramid and mummy. no man, not even Philip my kings OWE daddy. may look upon the new little arrival until the seventh day Upon that morning the baby is placed ID a sieve and carried through the house in a procession twinkling with smiles and lighted taPers. the wicked spirits whose curiosity may have been excited by his lordship's advent pushed into the background Of life by discreet graft of grain and salt scattered along the triumphant r0ute. Twice the process sion pauses in solemn purpose. first to shake the SleFe. thus insuring with lusty walls no dOubt-that the wee rider shall prove a fearless man. and. second, to hold the blinking cherub up to the snR@tO sharpen his eyes After this he makes his first bow to the pa ternal presence He Is christened by the cadi sucking a stick of sugar can dy and allowing the dra wn out sweet
 ness to trickie from his mouth into the open sesame of the surprised young ster, after which the cadi prOnounces the given name.-LOa Angeles Times.
The Press., 1908-01-08
 "A AloANIna Well.

There is 8 sbl0wing well near Ray mondvilIe, Texas county, Mo. This we'll, which is on a hill, was drilled in 1899 to deRth Of 1s7 feet. Soft VA ter was struck at the bottom and rose seven feet in the well. In a dry time, especially inr the winter, the well be- comes dry.-.In drilling 1t a cave three feet high was struck at depth of 100 feet. When the well is dry, if there is a long prevailing wind from the north, a current of air rushes from the pipe strong eneRSh to blow the cap from the tubing. This fact illustrates the honeycomhed and caver6ous nature of the rocks fa this region. About ten miles to tue north in the valley of Ashley ePeeksis what gehooleraft de- scribed in khe account of bis trip through this region in 1918 as the valley of caves" Here in the eroded bluffs may be seen numerous caves, which testify to the great amount of underground drainage and through which probably the prevailing winds are sucked underground and carried for long distances, accounting for the blowing well ten miles Chicago News.
The Press., 1908-01-08
Circus Folk Hard Mork.rs.

The amount of physical work done by the performers of the circus Is scarcely believable. These people make the care of their bodies their religion, aud they will do nothing that mill- tates against their strength or their Aealth. When the performers rise in tiie morning they hurry to the cook tent for breakf."t. Then they must got into tlr':r tr..ppings for the parade, failure to rr: o"t at l0:30 involving g fine Of $a. If the big tent is up early the chances arc that the arena will be iillel with performers praoticing for an hour hafo o the parade, Aficr the street display the performers have their dinner. and then they must dress for the g"and entree, from which none is excused. Only very few of the circus folk escape with single act. Nearly al! of them do two and most of Ihem three acts, for each of which they must change their costume. A woman performer often works In a sgymnastIe act on the ground, another Ttn the air, rides In menage act or two and Ill the Hat races at the end of .the performance. In addition she will very probably do a turn" In a con- cert after the show. and she must change her costume for each appear, ance.-Everybody' Magazine.
The Press., 1908-01-08
aafa panoait aaera&a.

"If all the safe deposit boxes in New York could talk at once." said a vet eran police detective, "a great many in- teresting things would be learned and no end of mysteries revealed. Stolen wealth would come to light, unsus. pected riches be revealed, a number of bluffs on bundles of waste paper be called and little romapces brought to light. once knew of an aged spin ster who leased a box that contained only a few photographs and a bundle of old letters. Of absolutely no value to any one else, they were SO priceless to her that she did not dare to leave them in less secure place. know of an old man who was supposed to own only & small house and lot on the upper east side, and yet when he died over $100. 1000 of gilt edged securities were found in a deposit box down town" t-H
The Press., 1908-01-08

tion When, such a signal reaches the ''tool" he will deslst ip his attempt at plunder. and, though he has never turned his head to see who prevented larceny. he will completely lull the suspicious of the same individual by his manner thereafter.
 Generally speaking, the pro6ts of pickpocketing are not worth the risk. Occasionally thieves make a good haul, as in the case of the kings gar den party already alluded to. but often great risk is run to secure a mans pocketbook. for instance, only to find that it is simply filled with cards and memoranda.
 Hard cash is what the pickpocket likes to secure. For Jewelry he can only get about One-half of what it is worth fsom the fence. while for watch es he rarely gets more than one-fOurth. Consequently the professional pick pocket must be industrious to earn a livelihood.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Press., 1908-01-08
Ipandxism Which Ws Admire.


 One is sorry for the dandies of our day. because. though their clothes At ever so well and are ever so fresh. cus- tom prescribes dark or subfusk hue, with no lace. no velvet (above all. not on coat collars). no slashes. puffs and vandykings. no pearls and gold. no gules and azure. The common trousers are shapeless things. and for perfection you need two pairs every day. Genius is stunted, display Is checked. and. though you may wear brilliant hose with knickerbockers In the country. glorious waistcoats are rarely seen ex- cept in the windows of tallors' shops at Oxford and Cambridge. The dandy can only cultivate immaculate neatness and perfection of 1t. Our officers at Ladysmith when the place was re- lieved looked like skeletons but were as spruce and neat 1 have been told. as ever they showed in the park. They cultivated self respect. like Stendhal. the celebrated novelist. who was said to have been the only man that shaved every day in the dreadful winter re- treat from Moscow This is the dandy ism which we admire. the perfection of personal self respect exhibited in Julius Caesar. Claverhouse. and Mont rose. combing his lOvelocks. like the Three hundred Of ThermOpylae. on the morning of his shameful death. He went to the gibbet like bridegroom to his bride." History. and the human heart by which we live" have an immortal tenderness for the great the wise. the brave. who have died dandies as they lived. gallant hearts and stately gentlemen.-And Lang In Century.
The Press., 1908-01-08
Tho Reward of Hauohtiness.

The other day a chemist was awak- ened about 1 o'clock in the morning by a lad clamoring at his shop door. Open ing his bedroom window, he saw a amall boy, who was gesticulating wildly.
 "What's the matterT inquired the chemist. S'
 'I want a ,penny'ort O camphorated chloroform for t toothache" howled the lad.
 The chemist was not overjoyed when he found how small the orde- was for which he had been so rudely awakened from his slumber; but, talk. ! ing pity on the sufferer, he dressed himself and went downstairs to sup ply the much desired relief. While measuring the drug he could not help doing growl at the lad.
 Its like your cheek" he observed, ito wake me up ut this time of the night for a paltry penn 'orth of chloro- fOrm." r.Ff ,fssse<tsa ...r'. .5st.
 "Oh, is it?'. said the boy resentful- ly. "Then TIT ttek mi custom some wheer else. Yer can keep yer chloro- AVAAs WCuA | ACN IL AcdW AOE JSE blooming saucer'
 And4he didn't He went of quite in. , iignantly, nursing his ijaw w. to wake up another chemist.-PearsOu's Weekly. When you want the best, get DeWitt's Ca, bolized Witch Hazel lSaIVe. It Is good for little or big cuts, boils or bruises, and is especially recommended for piles. Sold by finders Jacobsen. ,..
The Press., 1908-01-08

1 bekan and stopped, for the man, whose l fnce she had not yet seen, came arOund in front of .her. "Did you find it?" he asked. Susan turned white and then red and white again before she said a word, And when her lips finally opened they uttered the one thing she could have bitten her tongue out for saying.
 "Where is Maude?'
 "Maude? Oh. she's safely. married and on wedding trip. Whatever made you run away that day when old Carton told Maude she had won the prize? We hunted for you to tell you, but you were gone"
 "I didn't need to be told. I saw" she said, and then grew white again "But why-if you are married-why isn't Maude here too?'
 "Maude?" Suddenly the man gave q shout. "Do you mean that you think I am married to Maude? That's a,good one. She is my sister-in-law now. She was engaged to Fred for five years, and they never had money enough to marry on till she got that cash prize. That was why she worked so hard to get it.''
 5 Susan began to back toward the stairway She felt it was time to es- cape.
 'No, you don't" said the man, and he caught one corner of the kimono and held her
 ''I'm not dreseed.' she murmured.
 "So I perceive" he answered. But was that the reason you ran away because you thought Maude"-
 "Old Carton told me I'd never make an artist!' she evaded.
 Did he? The brute! But that was no reason for running away from me. What else did he say?"
 ''He said I had better get married,' said Susan. And that was why I ran away"
 As she had hoped he would, the man dropped the kimono in bis amaze gnent, an;l she darted up the stairs, leaving him looking after her with fear in his eyes.
 "Susan-tell me-
 She leaned over the banisters and smiled at him. "But of course can't get married until some one asks me-" she said, and before he could get to her the door of her room had slammed.
The Press., 1908-01-08
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
titems of local Interest taken from the columns
 Of The Press, thirty years ago.l
January 10. 1878.

L. K. Lord serves the state thi winter as messenger in the house o representatives.
 At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Stafford National bank held yesterday, R. s. Beebe wal chosen president; R. s. Hicks, cash fer, and Chester Scripture, John S Dean, l.. W. Crane, M. A. Marcy, D. F. Fairman, E. o. Pinney. Friend O. Smith and B. F. Taylor directors.
 Winter has come at last with ( 'snap'-a cold one. On Monday morning the mercury at the office oi Charles Fox & Go which is general. ly considered the coldest place in the village, stood at 25 below zero. At other places in the village from 15 to 22. On Tuesday morning the average record was two degrees colder still. During Tuesday the weather moderated again.
 Married. -Iu Stafford Springs, 1st, by Rev. 0. O. Painter, Henry Butter. field and Mary Ohls, all Of Stafford Springs.
 In Ellington, Dec. 26th, 1877, by Ray. G l. Wood, Erasmus s. Cooley and Mrs. Kate A. c. Fields, both of North Somers.
The Press., 1908-01-08
The One Sided Humor or Spain.

The Spanish peasant is the most pol ished gentleman in the world, but the provincial dandy is not pleasant per son. He does not limit shimself to ad- miring one (which might be endured). He laughs at one. Since the foreign city hat is different from the Spanish town hat, the Spanislls town hat laughs and points its finger Even a lady hat will do this. It never occurs to the Spanish provincial Leadgear that 1t Is very funny, too-that is, because a Spaniard is under it, and therefore it must be right. Yet if tue foreign city hat laughed the resentment would be deep.-Louise Closser Hale in Harpers
The Press., 1908-01-08
PALMER.

About 35 relatives and close friends of Miss Helen S. Buck of this tow n and .Jo,eph l.. Irwin of PhiladelpI ia attsD le i'd their wedding at the home of tl-e brides parents. Mir and Mrs. c. E. Buck, on North Main street,
 Wednesday, Jan. st The ceremony was pf rformed at o'clock by Rev
 F. s. Brewer. who used the simplitied Episcopal form. It took place in the north parlor. under an arch of south ern smilax, holly and mistlst with which the rooms and halls on the first floor were decorated. The decora- tions, by E. J. Dillon of Philadel. phia. were especially beautiful and unusual for this, section. The wed. ding party entered the parIors prompt. fy on the hour. As an introduction Miss Ruth Fiske played several selec- tions by Nevin, and the bridal party came into the rooms to the wedding march from "Lohengrin ' The TO. cession was led by the maid ofehonor, Miss Marjorie Buck, sister of the bride. The bride, escorted by her father, followed and met the bride. groom and best man. William Ballen
 tine of Chicago, at the arch where the ceremony was performed The bride wore white radium silk. trimmed W ith lace and chiffon. and carried 8 shower bouquet df bride roses. The maid of honor wore white embroidered net over pink taffeta, ands carried day break carnations. At o'clock there was reception, attended by about l25 of the young friends of the bride. MT. and Mrs Irwin were assisted in receiving by Mir. aud Mrs. Buck The latter was gowned in black embroider- ed net over white taffeta. R Refresh. meDts were served by Barr and the guests were given an opportunity of seeing the wedding gifts, Vvshich were, in number and beauty, an indication If the popularity of the bride. MT and Mrs Irwin left in the evening for their home in Philadelphia, which they have furnished ready for house keeping at once. They will give a reception to their friends in that city Jan l7 Both are we'll known here, Miss Buck having completed her edu. atiou in Phil Ade lptia.
The Press., 1908-01-08
Suitable.

What would be suitable birthday present for my little boy? inquired the fond mother.
 Let me think. returned the star boarder, who occasionally liked to sleep late in the morning. Then. with the glad. confident smile of one who has solved a problem, he added, How would a gag or a straitiacket do?"
The Press., 1908-01-08
Passed the Limit.

Il purchased these shoes here last month, and want to get them ex- changed" began the man in the de partment store. You'll notice that the patent leather has cracked"
 "Oh, yes," exclaimed the clerk when he had examined the shoes. ''They are old stock. The patent has probably ex- pired. Weekly.
The Press., 1908-01-08
Of Vital Importance.

No other organs of the body are so es- sential to good health as the kidneys. Foley's Kidney Remedy makes the kid neys healthy so that they will strain out the impurities from the blood which is constantly passing through them. Con- mence taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at the first sign of danger. A. Jacobsen.
The Press., 1908-01-08
How to AvoiI Annendlcitia

Most victims of appendicitis are those who are habitually constipated. Foley s Orino Laxative cures chronic consti pa tion by stimulating the liver and bowels and restores the natural action of the bowels. Foley's Orino Laxative does not nauseate or gripe and is mild and pleas ant to take. Refuse substitutes. A. Jacobsen
The Press., 1908-01-08
A Card

This is to certify that all druggists are authorized to refund your money if Fol ey's Honey and Tar fails to cure your cough or cold, It stops the cough, heals the lungs and prevents serious results from cold. Cures la grippe coughs and prevents pneumonia and consumption Contains no opiates. The genuine is in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. A. Jacobsen.
The Press., 1908-01-08
Heeded Inatrvc4;on.

Father-Joe, why do you suppose that old hen persists in laying in the coal yard? Joe-Why, father, think she has seen the notice, "Now is the time to lay in your coal."-Philadelphia In Uuirer.
The Press., 1908-01-08

Notice. For the next thirty days l will give a guarantee with every 5Oc box of Mi-o na to refund the money if it fails to cure indigestion and all stomach troubles. Anders Jacobsen.
The Press., 1908-01-08
How tO Avoid pneumonIn

You can avoid pneumonia and other serious results from cold by taking FolHy's Honey and Tar. It stops the cough, heals the lungs and expels the cold from the system. Refuse any but the genuine in the yellow package A. .Iacobsen
The Press., 1908-01-08
An Eaeans.-

Maid--No. mum; Mrs. Dodge is ont Visitor-How fortunate! When saw her peeping through the curtain as came up the path WIS so afraid she would be in.-LOndon ppiniOn
The Press., 1908-01-08
AnA;Enial ErneLlia.

i The tobacconist started guiltily. On q table before him lay row of ci- gars, row several yards long. which he was spraying carefully with q brush dipped in clear liquid with an ammoniacal smell.
 "But you are a connoisseur," he said ] blandly. ''You know that the little brown specks on cigar wrapper mean nothing; hence I don't mind telling you what I am about.
 "The stuff am spraying on these weeds is a patent acid that costs g an ounce. mix 1t with ammonia, and every drop of the mixture that cast on cigar wrapper makes a brown freckle-a brown freckle exactly like those natural ones that raindrops and the sun form on the growing tobacco leaves of Cuba
 "YOu see. many smokers ignorantly imagine that cigars excellence is determined by the freckles on its wrspper am pandering to this ig- norance now. It is disgraceful, but 1t pays. Enquirer.
 An English Superstition.
 The most popular superstition lp many parts of England is that ever, remnant of Christmas decoration must be removed before Candlemas day. Should sprig of holly or other ever green be left in any house one of its occupants will die within the year.
 Two UnwelcOMe Visitors Hero
 At this season La Grippe and Pneu. monia cause more deaths than consump- tion. Foley's Honey and Tar cures la grippe coughs that may result in pneu- monia ever night. Do not take chances with cold when Foley's Honey and TaI will quickly cure it. A. Jacobsen.
 would he Passenger tout of breath from running,-W When does the half past 5 train leave?
 POrter-Five thirty.
 Passenger-W We'll. the church clock Is tWenty-seven minutes past. the post ofhce clock is twenty-five minutes past, and your clock Is thirty-two minutes. Now. which clock am l to go by?
 Porter-Yer can go by any clock yer like. but yer can't go by the train. for it's gone.-London Scraps.
 --~ Everybody loves our baby, rosy sweet and
 warm, ,- S.- ..,.As, With kissy places on her neck and dim
 pies on her arms
 Once she was so thin and cross, used to
 cry with pa n-
 Mother gave her CA oAswEET, now she's
 we'll again Sold by A. Jacobsen
The Press., 1908-01-08
The eanisiiap.

"poes your wife assist you in your workf" queried the horse reporter. "I see her at your desk seften."
 "Yes," replied the self confessed hu- morist. "She destroys all my wife and mother-in-law jokes. News,
The Press., 1908-01-08

Do you have backache occa ionally. CT stitches" in the side, and sometimes do you feel all tired out, without ambition and without energy? If so, your kidneys are out of order. Take DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. They promptly re. lieve backache, weak back, Inflammation of the bladder and weak kidneys. Sold by finders Jacobsen.
The Press., 1908-01-08

When you need cough cure you need one that will cure your cough Kemp's Balsam, the best cough cure. will do 1t All druggists sell 1t for 25 cents 2
The Press., 1908-01-08
British Manner..

A man shoves past 8 woman on a staircase or he leaves her standing while he sits. He comes into a crowd ed public room with his hat on and talks loudly as If all the place belong cd to him. His womankind do the, same. At present the workingman has the best manners. the middle class the worst.-Lady Violet Greville in Lou- don Graphic
The Press., 1908-01-08

It depends upon the pills you take DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the bes pills known for constipation and sicl headache. Sold by finders Jacobsen
The Press., 1908-01-08

Kemp's Balsam is a safe ough cure, for it contains nothing that can harm you It is the best cough cure, but costs more than y other kind. All drug gists sell it.
The Press., 1908-01-08

There Is nothing so powerful as truth and often nothing so strange Web Hter
The Press., 1908-01-08
rh,nns haaa,n.

A gentleman in a Liverpool restau- rant the other day thought he would have joke with the waiter and asked him if ihe had ever seen a sausage roll.
 "Yes," replied the waiter. q have not only seen sausage roll, but I have seen a biscuit box, table spoon, . bicycle pump, a penny stamp, a chimney sweep, chain link, a nose gay, camera slide, garden fence, a sword fish, spoke shave. a wall nowA er'-
 But when he got to ga fire escape'' the gentleman thought it was time he escaped too.
 As he was going the waiter went on with "a tap turn, cake walk, noun tain climb. sky lark, honey comb''-
 But by this time the customer was hurrying down the street in a dazed condition.-Liverpool Mercury. STATE or OHIO, CITY OF ToLEDo,l ss
 LroAs COUNTY. partner of the fi.m of '. J. Cheney k Co doing business In the City of Toledo, County and State and that said drln win pay the Sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLAK% for each and every of Halls Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscrfb q in my presence, this 9th day of December, A. D. 1e66. tSRALl McTn1X Ms T11AS Pnr,,,c ,N, RaIls t'atarrh Cure Is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Sold by all dEu9gigts, 75c.
 Take HGil's Family Pills for Constipation.
The Press., 1908-01-08

JAPANESE Napkins at The Press Of O nce-i0 cents e hundred 800 for s5 cents.
The Press., 1908-01-08
Two UnwelcOme vIsitors Here

At this season La Grippe and Pneu. ton. Foley's Honey and Tar cures ia grippe coughs that may result in pneu- monia ever night. Do not take chances with cold when Foley's Honey and Ta1 will quickly cure it. A. Jacobsen.
Minnesotské noviny., 1908-10-15

Ma iinem mfstG najdou ctena-
Fl ohlallaaSeni ohlallaaSeni 10. v$}roGni zza.sbaa##yy zza.sbaa##yy "Ni-
nobrani," kterou pofada spolek
Slovan, {. 3, G. s. d. p. ]. sini
G. s. p. $. sobotu vecer "a. ffj-
ma. Zabava 'svinobrani'' test re
iazda ikazzdaorottIls nejvssttssi ti6asti da Sc
ocekayati, ze ami letos nezistane "a
svymi pfedchldci. Neopomehte Sc
pfipraviti.
= Doyfdame Sc, ze nekolik nasich
zsvaitecriicfi iiovcnds poliysif iia za-
lozeni stfeleck6ho klubu, jenz byl by
jakJmsi pojitkem vsech miloynika
uslechtile Loyeny.
- Minulou sobotu vecer zahajil
republikansky Gekanec "a guverne-
ra tez fecnickou svoii cinnost ma
lem mastG k nceli tomu zyolil 81
sin armady spasy ma Payne ave.
= MinulJ tyden dlel zde "a OBJ
,hodnf zalezifosti pan Vendelin Ho-
gorka Veseli, Minn. Tesilo mas
,oznati v panu Hovorkovi pfizniv-
o naseho listu a vzajemne 81 MIN
oohovofiti. \
= Nezapomelte se nechati regi-
'troyati k pfiztfm volbam. Regi-
Minnesotské noviny., 1908-10-15
X Zprdvy ze St. Paul. &c

odhadovati majetky velkych korpo-
raci. Jak isme jiz 8 Gtenafi sdelili
vytahem zahaiovacf feei guvernera
Johnsona, zvysila tato komise, je-
jiz clenove byli vesmes ustanoveni
guverntre1n Joiins0nem, odhad ze-
lezne rudy zelezafske ocelafske
spoletnosti severni casti statu ma
100 milionn dolard, tehoz pfipada
pro stat danich $661,200 ro6n9.
Pred ctyfmi roxy "a republikanske
statni sprayy cinil odhad AZ milionii
dolari, q eehoz dostaval stat pouzc
$i14, $50. PodobnG zvysena byla dan
i iin5ch, vefejnosti slouzicfch podni-
XII.
Ulozena zakonem dan ma spaci
vozy na drailach. ktere nuceny isou
tim platiti statu procenta dane .
hrubeho pfiimu.
Zakon snizujicf osobni jizdne ma
drahach Minnesota ma 2 Gently "a
milf a zakon zapovidaifcf davanf
svobodnych jizdnych listkd.
Snizeni dopravnich sazeb ma
drahach pfi doyazeni obili, dfivi,
uhlf, dobytka atd.
Zakon donucujici drahy pod
pfisnou pokutou poskytovati kazde-
mu beg rozdilu X doprav6 zeleznic-
nj vozy.-
zakon regulniici d6tskou praci,
zkraceni pracovnich hodin pro ga
mestnance ma drahach utvofeni
sluzbu praci obstaravajicich tifado-