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The Press lias a Larger Number of Readers in San Angelo and Tom Green Comity than Any Two Papers Circulating in This Section.
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VOL 8 NO 4
SAN ANGELO TOM GREEN COUNTY TEXAS THURSDAY. JANUARY 28 1904.
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RAIN AT LAST.
The Plooil dates Open nt Last nnd
the Concho Country is Again
nil Smiles.
Tho "long dry spell" cntno to
an uud a littlo after midnight on
Thursdny morning and this sec-
tion is again strictly in it. At tho
time mentioned a torrifiie tliunder
storm descended upon Sun Angelo
nnd vicinity nnd with it one of
tho heaviest downpours of rain
that have over visited tins section.
It wus n wolcomo visitation for
faces were beginning to elongate
and show signs of vinegar-like
acidity. After tho rain tho
tomporaturo fell but littlo below
freezing however while other
points report a regulation bliz-
zard snow falling at Sterling City
and northward from that point.
Tho telephone reports good rains
at Sonora Eldorado Ozona 09
ranch Sherwood Knickerbocker
Edon Miles Ballingor Colorado
City and light ones at Christo-
val Sterling Kola Loomis ranch
Merota Menard and Fort Mc-
Kavott.
Progress In Pedagogy.
Much has been written within
tho past year of tho exnerimonts
in (i now system of instruction in
tho public schools of Batavia.
Tho now order came about through
tho professional acumen of tho
principal of the school and his
earnest study of a problem which
has always taxed the nerves and
tested the ability of eonsoiencious
teachers; what to do with the
backward children in each grade.
TJioro seems no age limit to this
class; at West Point there is a
perpetual section knawu as "tho
immortals." In every public
school thoro is tho same repre-
sentative body.
Those are ahildron who aro in
no wise dofioiont intellectually
but those who aro not so organ-
ized tomporamontally as to re-
spond quickly to tho olforts of tho
teacher. Sometimes this is absent-mindedness
somotimes it
is indifference. Often it comes
from a lack of sympathetic com-
prehension botwoen teacher and
pupil; but always under an cir-
cumstances it is si ike detrimen-
tal to tho individual record of
each and dorogatory to tho stand-
ing of tho class.
It has long boon a well recog-
nized fact that what a child ac-
complishes nt school is no guar-
antee of success later on and this
rulo holds good beyond the limits
of childhood and through tho
highor curriculum of collego edu-
cation. Many backward boys
and girls forgo to tho head and
lead their fellows in intelligent
accomplishments as thoy grow
older. Tho scientists toll us that
precocity is not a matter of su-
perior brnin cahbor but of ner-
vous responsiveness and suscepti-
bility. Keeping children injaftor school
accomplishes nothing save an ad-
ded tax upon tho nerves of pupil
and teacher alike Homo study
is nn unsatisfactory compromise
with many objectionable features
and should bo abolished on ovory
account so soon as a hotter moth-
od isavailablo and this method
now seems to have boon reached
in Batavia.
The system inaugurated by Mr.
Konnody superintendent of
schools is very simple. It is to
hnvo two toachors in each class
room one to conduct tho recita-
tions in thoir regular ordor; tho
othor to coach such pupils as have
failed to koop up with tho rest.
Tho reports of tho experiment
published from time to timo de-
clare that tho results wore "startl-
ing and instantaneous." Apathy
and discouragomont disappeared
and in n short timo the backward
children not only caught up with
tho rest but in many instancos
outstripped those who had hither-
to been rated the bright members
of tho classes.
Thoro is 3vorythmg to recom-
mond this systoin first from tho
standpoint of tho pupil himself
ho 1b saved tho mortification and
disadvantages of repeating tho
work of tho grade for an entire
year something alway to bo ob-
viated if possible. Ho is trained
from tho beginning in habits of
application and in tho best meth-
ods of montal oxorotso. Ho has a
constant incentive given him for
elTort since before him is tho
class and his own place awaits
nun n no cnooses to tane it. jvory
step forward is an encouragement
nnd un iiicnnMvn. and as. (lav hv
day his grasp upon tho work be
comes firmer his self-conliuonco
fjrowfl. and with it his nbilitv to
conquerthe difllcultics before him.
The now system has already
commended itself to other schools
from that which saw its inaumira-
tion and would seem so clearly
mm BiiuiBiuuiui ii.) C3WIIMIBHUU un
to mako its adoption general
throughout our public school
mothods desirable. II oust on
Ohroniclo.
"Just Polks."
"My boy" said a certain well-to-do
business man of the state of
Texas to his son who was start-
ing out for a career in an eastern
city "my boy let me tell you
something which may bo of help
to you. You get up there and
you may see a heap of people who
have got more money than you
have; a heap of people who have
got more brains than you havo
and more success. Some of them
may oven be better looking than
you are. Don't you worry about
that and don't you be scared of
anybody. Whenever you meet
another man who allows he's
your superior you just look at
him and say to yourself 'After
all you're just folks 1' You want
to remember for yourself too
thnt you'ro just folks. My boy
after you have lived us long us I
have and have knocked around
the world you will come to eo
that that's all any one ot us is
folks." Field and Stream.
The Governor's Dilemma.
Gov. Van Sant of Minnesota
arrived ono day in Now York ami
wont to a hotel. Shortly after a
former resident of that state
called and was shown up to his
room. He found tho Governor
sitting in a chair surveying with u
gloomy countenance a trunk
which stood against the wall.
"What's the matter Govern-
or?" asked tho caller.
"I want to get a suit of clothes
out of that trunk" was the
answer.
"Well what's tho diflicultv
lost tho koy?"
"No I havo tho key all right"
said tho Governor heaving a sigh.
"I'll tell you how it is. My wife
packed that trunk. She expected
to come with mo but was pre-
vented at the Inst moment. To
my cortain knowledge she put in
enough to fill three trunks tho
way a man would pack thorn. If
I opon it tho things will boil up
all oyer tho room and I could
never got half of them back. Now
what I'm wondering about is
whothor it would bo cheaper to go
out and buy a now suit of clothes
or two additional trunks." St.
IjOIiib Mirror.
Against Roping Contests.
West Texas Stockman
Winfield Scott tho well known
Fort Worth cattleman and capi-
talist has been in this section
for sevoral days looking aftor tho
shipmont of somo fat stuff to
market. Ho says tiio cattlemen
of West Toxas should bo very
much interested in getting an
anti-roping bill through tho noxt
session of tho State legislature
as ninatour ropers aro doing much
injury to cattlo on tho range.
Mr. Scott savs ho boliovos several
hundred cattlo were killed and
cripplod on liiB rango this year by
ropers who wore gathering the
necessary oxporionco to become
experts.
Snved From Terrible Death.
Tho family of Mrs. M. I. Bob-
bitt of Bargorton Tonn. saw
her dying and woro powerless to
savo her. Tho most skillful phy-
sicians and ovory remedy used
failed while consumption was
slowly but surely taking her lifo.
In this terrible hour Dr. King's
New Discovery for consumption
turned despair into joy. Tho first
bottlo brought immediate relief
and its continuod use complotoly
cured her. It's tho most cortain
ouro in the world for all throat
and lung troubles. Guaranteed.
Bottlos 50c and S1.00. Trial bot-
tlos freo at J. W. Harris' drug
store.
Furs. Furs. Bring your furs to
H. H. Sigman & Co for highest
cash prices.
THE POLL TAX LAW.
Attorney Urown P. Lee Prepares Ar-
ticle on Its Kcqulremcnts at
Request of Business Club.
1'uulNhed by request of lltislness Culu.
Tho Terrell Election Law. passed
by the 28th Legislature and ap- J
proved April 1st 190! provides
that a poll tax shall bo collectod
from all persons between the linos
of twenty-one and sixty entitled
to vote and that this poll tax
must be paid before the first day
of February of tho your in which
tho citizen offers to vote; and
that this tax cannot bo paid after
the first day of February of tho
year in which such election is
held so as lo entitle him to vote.
While the law apparently con-
templates that every one who
either holds a poll tax receipt or
ti certificate from tho collector
showing his exemption from tho
payment of a poll tax must pre-
sent such receipt or exemption
certificate at tho time the holder
of same oilers to vote yet tho lat-
ter part of Section 51 provides
that "Those who aro by law ex-
empt from tho payment of poll
tax and who do not reside in a
city of 10000 inhabitants or
more shall not be required to ob-
tain or present said certificate of
exemption."
TholietterpIan.it is thought
would bo for the voter who is ex-
empt to get this certificate of
exemption from the collector and
have the same with him when ho
oilers to vote.
Section W2 of the bill providcR
that no vote shall be cast or
counted in any primary election
or primary convention unless the
voter bus paid his poll tax or ob-
tained his certificate of exemption
from its payment before the first
day of February next precoding.
So that if tho voter desires to par-
ticipate in the primary elections
or primary conventions it is nec-
essary that ho should pay his poll
tax before the first day of
February.
San Angelo Printers Strike.
(Illusion Post Special)
San Angelo Tex. January 10.
Tho second number of the Labor
News the now paper started by
the striking printers made its
appearance today double tho size
of the first number and with
about fifty advertisements. The
Standurd also came out on sched-
ule time nnd of usuul size. A daily
paper with printing business in
connection is now among the
possibilities of the near future
and a S10.000 corporation forthiB
purpose is undor consideration by
somo substantial business men.
"If we ratify that canal treaty
what are you going to do for some-
thing to talk about?" asked Sen-
ator Speonor of Sonator Gorman.
"Oh" said Gorman "Provi-
donco will provide."
"That" said Spoonor "re-
minds mo of tho man out in Wis-
consin who wont to a revival and
was pressed to repont. Ho wav-
ered for a time and finally arose
and said :
" 'Frionds I want to repent
and toll how bad I have boon but
I dossn't do it when tho grand
jury is in Bession.'
" 'The Lord will forgivo" tho
revivalist shouted.
" 'Probably ho will" answored
the Binner 'but No ain't on that
grand jury.' " Houston Post.
A Very Close Coll.
"I stuck to my ongino al-
though ovory joint ached and
every norvo was racked with
pain" writes C. W. Uollamy a
locomotivo fireman of Burling-
tou Iowa. "1 was weak and
pale without any appetite and
all run down. As I was about to
give up I got a bottlo of Electric
Bittors and aftor taking it I felt
as woll as I over did in my life."
Weak sickly run down peoplo
always gain now lifo strength
and vigor from thoir uso. Try
them. Satisfaction guarantood
by J. W. Harris. Prico 50 conts.
Mrs. Birdio Williams of Aus-
tin is in tho city tho guost of her
sister Mrs. P. J. Williamson
north of tho railroad. Sho con-
tomplatos remaining in San An-
gelo for about two weeks.
J. Y. Pearco tho Hallingor
druggist returned home Thursday
aftor spending a few days horo.
Concerning Alan.
St. IaiuIh Post Dispatch:
Man that is bom of woman is
of but few days and full ol trouble.
In tho morning lie gooth out
like a foretime winner and in
the evening behold ho coinotli
back with a hum lamo and with
his pockets as devoid of monoy as
a gourd is of brains.
In tho morning lie hath monoy
wliorewith to purchase all tho
good things in tho land including
steak and mushrooms broiled
lobstor and ale therewith to say
nothing of ereme do menthe and
pousso cafes and in the evening
oh woeful thought 1 ho hath not
even the price of a Post-Dispatch
wlneli retails at ono cent per
copy.
In the morning he gooth forth
with a pocket full of rocks aixl
in the evening behold he is so 'ii
in the gates of tho city with one
suspender.
In tho morning his wife sentl-
oth him out with the prico of two
hats (for herself) and a hum
sandwich and in the evening ho
returneth with no money whatso-
ever and with no sandwhich upon
the inside.
Verily 1 say unto you man is u
false alarm and no dependence
whatsoever is to be placed in him.
Selah.
Humble Heroes.
The world builds monuments to
some heroes but the world does
not always choose wisely. Some
of the greatest heroes receive lit-
tle or no attention and thoir
names are forgotten in an hour.
The best known names in history
are those of men who won fame
in war Hannibal Caesar Well-
ington and Nupoleoii. But while
the world hails us heroes men
who won their fame m war. it is
too prone to forgot horoes whose
bravery resulted in the saving
ot human life. Scarcely a
day goes by that some deed as
Heroic as any that ever adorned
history's page is not performed
but passed by without ovon a
notiee. And if noted at all it is
a fleeting notice n nowspapor
comment and then forgotten.
No monument is erected to per-
petuate tho memory of die deed
nnd honor the doer. How many
people know who James .MeUinnis
is? And yet MeGinuis recently
performed u deed as bravo and us
heroic us a majority of those per-
petuated by marble shaft. Me-
Ginuis is un engineer ut a coal
miuo near Scranton Pa. During
working hours the air compressor
exploded leaving tho miners ex-
posed to death by suffocation
Flying fragments tore his flesh
and scalding steam cooked him.
Ho swooned with tho pain but re-
covered in an instant and reinoni-
bored his comrades doep down in
tho miuo. Ho dragged himself
to tho signal box and sounded tho
warning. Then despite his aw-
ful wounds ho stood at tho throt-
tle and lovor of his ongino and
iioistor and brought tho imprison-
ed minors to tho surface. Is it
not true that such u deed of hero-
ism is worthy of as much notice
as that givon to deeds which call-
ed for tho sacrifice of human lifo?
A disastrous wreck on an east-
ern railroad recontly brought for-
ward two horoes whoso names
should bo remembered Louis
Hilgot and Thomas Iiaum. Seven-
ty peoplo mot doath in that wreck
but tho list would havo been
greatly lengthened had it not boon
for tho presonce of mind and hero-
ism of these two men. Hilgot
tho conductor was foarftilly man-
glod and scalded but in the midst
of his agony ho remembered his
duty. "For God's sake flag -19
or sho'll bo into us in a few min-
utes!" he cried. And Thomas
Baum tho baggageman with his
head frightfully cut and his body
mangled crawled down tho track
and flagged -10 by sottinc fire to
his coat and waving it in front of
tho fast approaching train.
Aro not theso three horoes
real horoes worthy of an much
praise and honor as many a man
whoso monument perpotuatos
deods upon tho field of battlo?
But how long will the world re-
member McGinnis Hilgot nnd
Buum?
Tho cold wave which grootod
San Angolo citizens Sunday morn-
ing was quite sqyoro. Tho heaviest
frost of tho season foil and tho
tho momotor droppud to 20 nbovo
zero.
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A. J. Baker & Co. Bankers.
SAN ANGELO TEXAS
Would like to lmvc un opportunity of ilolnj; jour
BANKING BUSINESS.
Am we opon ntBA.M In the mornlin? nnd elosu ill do oloi'k In llic utter-
noon jou can readily see that ho Especially cater to the accounts
or tiik
WORKING PEOPLE.
And Km iu'iam.y Hoi. tri r Tiiihh Patiionaiii:.
No account too small to rccclvo our best intention.
comi: in and ski: v.
A. J.
DAKER
President and Cashier.
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If You'll Sing a Song.
.1.11 Currish. In Salesmanship
If you'll sing a song as you go
along
hi tho face of tho real or the
fancied wrong.
In spite of the doubt if you'll
fight it out
And show a heart that is bravo
and stout;
If you'll laugh at tho jeers and
refuse the tears
You'll force the ever reluctant
cheers
That the world denies when a
coward cries
To give to tho man who bravely
tries.
And you'll win success with a lit-
tlo song
If you'll sing a song as you go
along 1
ban In Fe liNCtir.sion Kates.
Port Lavaca Marlin Wooten
Wells Corpus Christ i Aransas
Pass Hockport and Port bind
Texas. All year tourist rate in
effect with a (10 day limit.
Now Orleans Mardi Gran on
Mile Feb 10th to lf)th rate. $:!:. 10.
San Francisco Triennial Con-
clave Knights Tomplarand Grand
Lodge I. O. O. F. on sale Aug.
Ifith to Sept. 10t.ii rate SOI. SO.
Loh Angeles Cal. General Con-
ference of Methodist church San
Francisco National Association
of Retail Grocors of IL S. on
salo April !!5rd to May 1st rate
51 cO.
Twenty-first Annual State Con-
vention V. M. ('. A. and Con-
ference of General Secretaries
and Physical Directors Houston
Texas on sale March isth 15)01
Hate ijilL'.M).
F. I'. Skinniiii Agent.
Tho nicest and pleasantest
medicine I have used for indiges-
tion and constipation is Cham-
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tab-
lets" says Melard F. Craig of
Middlegrovo N. V. "Thoy work
like a charm and do not gripe or
have any unpleasant effect." For
salo by Central Drug Store.
PRI-SS CLUBUINCJ OFFER
The IVcss the Cosmopolitan MaRa-
zine and the Twentieth Cen-
tury Home.
Tho Press has made arrange-
monts whereby it is in a position
to offer its readers a great liter-
ary bargain. Between the date
of this paper and January 1 1001
we will send
TIIH SAN A.VfiKI.O PltKSS
tiik cosmopolitan maoazink
'ihk tvi:ntii:tii cii.vithy iiomi:
all three to any address when
paid for in advance ono year for
2.75.
Tho Cosmopolitan is the most
popular of dollar magazines and
any statement as to its worth
would be .superfluous it's too
well-known and widely road.
The Twentieth Century Homo
is a now magazine published by
the publishers of the Cosmopoli-
tan and edited by John Brisbane
Walker. It is designed to till a
place in tho homo now vacant.
It combines the litorary features
of such woll known magazinos as
tho Ladies Homo Journal Wo-
man's homo Companion oto.
Sample copies will bo sont on re-
quest. Tho Press woll you ore reading
it judge for your self. Now
subscribers aro coming in at tho
rate of 10 and lo a wook. If you
want local news you get it in tho
Press.
Lot cash accompany your ordor
and address
Tiik San Anot.i.o Piikss
San Angelo ToxaB.
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A New Paper lor Del Rio.
The Val Verde County Nows
Vol. 1 No. 1 comes to our ex-
change table this week. It's a
bright clean sheet 7Jool. folio
'veil patronized and full of typo-
graphical excellence. In Editor
Chapin's salutatory tho following
is worth swiping:
To affairs of local interest wo
shall give special attention striv-
ing ever to align oursolvos with
the best and most progressive
sentiment of the community. Wo
shall not "publish am tho news"
and do not expect to tell am.
the truth at all times." All le-
git iniute items of News calculat-
ed to interest to elevate or in-
struct will be gladly wolcomod
to a place in these columns; an-
other claxs of items not nocoss-
urily libelous but tending to in-
flict humiliation ami heurtuchoH
upon innocent parties; will bo
carefully excluded. Wo do not
deem it the province of a local
paper to regulate the morals of
the community or punish by pub-
licity the shortcomings of" indi-
viduals. To "tell am. tho truth
at all times" would be to under-
take a larger contract than any
preacher or laymen in all thin
broad land dares to "tackle"
and would neb be conducive to
harmony or to the attainment of
a "ripe old age."
Like The Press the Nows is to
be devoted to the upbuilding of
its home town and county anont
which it says:
Now let's" all pull togethor for
the upbuilding of Del Itio and
Val Verde county. It will never
do to simply sit on the fence and
watch the procession of would bo
settlers f i lo past. If wo want
thorn to abide with iisandholp
develop the country we must in-
terest oursolver to that end.
Chapin it Huffman aro tho pub-
lishers Pap Huffman an old San
Angolo boy. Luck to 'em. May
thoy grow fat in Val Verde.
Notice to the Public.
L. PnsBiir who has been tho
chief pltimbor nnd tinner of John
Findlator's plumbing shop will
go into business lor himself on
the first of February. You will
find him on Chadbourno street
noxt to Express ollice. -1-tf
Mrs. If. A. Shannon and child-
ren of Paint Hock left for Bull-
ingor Monday. They havo boon
visiting Mrs. Shurmon's father
Mr. Boiisonover of Water Valley
for the past week and woro on
thoir way home. H. A. the gon-
ial editor of the Concho Horald
will bo much improved now that
they are home again.
Friday night the J. G. Stuttz
Company will open a two nights
engagement in that pastoral Dra-
ma in -I acts "Was Sho to
Blame" with Miss Beatrice Gor-
don in the leading rolo. Mr.
Stuttz has a strongor company
than over before and his namo in
connection with any company is
a guarantee of a good company
with good players.
W. T. Springer and wife of
Cleburne came in Saturday on a
visit to Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Rags-
dale. Mr. Springer is n machin-
ist and is employed in tho Santa
Fo shops at Cleburno. Ho has
somo real OBtato interests horo
and boliovoB very strongly in San
Angolo's future. Ho wauts to
koop posted ub to San Angolo
affairs and as a moans of doing bo
has bocomo a Press Biibscribor.
Fresh Fish Oysters and aume
On and aftor Sept. 15 our din-
ing room can furiiisli froeh IIbIi
oysters and gamo of all sorts.
87-tf. Landon Hotel.
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