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ftjig- " Wott Prevail.
. New Theory Dnontrtil .and
Proven by nn Onmhn JIuh AVhat
Dr. Seymour llui to Sny t
a I'oat Kcpreaentnllve.
(Tho first of a dories ot special articles for
Tie Post by Br. Eoyniour, Omaha's noted
eye specialist,)
It is not true that tbo eyes ot tho present
feneration aro any moro defective than
tboao of our ancestors,, although many be
lle to to the contrary, owing to tha In
creased raumber ot glaoses worn today, as
compared with a fo.; years ugo. This is a
progressive use .and pcoplo are moro alivo
to the advantages Given by scloaco than
they hsro been in tbo past. This opinion
la cot so common with tho present genera
tion as with our ciders, and, tho moro on
Ilghtenad hail with Joy every dottco
y"nlch aids man to .perfect his physical
condition. Children are cot to blaraa tor
being born with defective Might, and wbun
tho parcnU real.ze that their child is t.6
unfortunate call they afford to nolcit vxle
and sure" meanS of correcting th.it Wtescu
naturo ha failed to supply? .Many moth
ers, say to Us that they can not boar, to
see' hotr children Wear classes. We can
not blame any one tor lamenting this mis
fortune, but Is it not bettor than letting
your" children go toVtoy today " 4
pairing no indlspensitblo an organ, and
tnrougft this moans anectlns health, dim
ming' all that Is beatlUful in nature, and
lessening the chances of success in llto?
This foolish pnlde Is very likely to jnli
tho paTont rcKpohtlblo for nwny failure i
la life which ara suro to follow the fail
ure of sight.
Progressive myopia, or ncaraiKhtedneBS.
"Is vory prevalent amoug'the Germans, and
has' almost threatened tho welfare of tho
nation, land why7 Germany represents n
iMilion of students and this closo applica
tion of sight .from generation to genera
tion has produced, through tho laws ot
heredity and Improper earo ,of lh eyes,
this condition ot sight. Observe tho num
ber ot German etudenls weiring glasses.
To tho noted Gorman, scientist, IlelmhoStz,
those with detectlvo sight should bo
rn,tieful. This loarned man Invented tho
opthalmoscopo for malting examinations
Of'tho Interior of tho oyo,, Thl3 instrument
Is mo oi tho greatcaihvoutlons of the
age, as It gives tho ouullst and optlcfan,
who Is famllltr wdthltli6 physiology and
pathology ot iho eje anil la skilled In its
bo, every advahi;6 ihh't'fcan bo had In
the scientific fitting ot gbspcs, Tho man
who undertaken to fit lenses without tho
proper use of this Instrument Is not wor
thy ot too came of either optician or oqu
4ibi, ono buouio noi o'q ini?tea io aiieaa o uvtu is ivjiuro tou maw a yery grave mis- conHlltlou or tho eyes or In any way Im
tho wimffl of so ImiKirtaat an, orgao. I tuko. In tha flmt place tho oyo which l9- provo them should ontlroly ba exploded.
JJurlng a rcceqt visit to San 'Rrane'fl-o, ' comes crossed is moro than Ilkoly to de- os it Is ono of .tho old school methods and
where Dr. Seymour wis callod to asslBt iu predaUi lu sight, and, In fact. If porslsl- only 'ou raro occasions does an opewWon
makjng n examination of tho eyes of tho, ently neglected, it Is almost auro o hs- 'permanently Improvo the condition of cross
school children in thfl city, iha romplVI eo'mo entirely tiHoless. Youtro not awn ro eyes own In appcaranoo, und eyen moro
n number of Interesting statistics from of. this fact, for tho yo doo not ohanso seldom nro tlie eases in which the sight is
whoh ho wibmila a report marto Crom nu Itv nppoarunco In tho leaat, and you only helped imless glasses aro resorted to, con
examination of a. thousand children, taken wait for a convenient ttmo to havo it weauently is It not better to Investigate tho
from tbo different Hchnols in tho city. i straightened by tho use ot U)o kulfo, never quoafcipu of having them straightened with
901 Sutter Street, dmimlug that this operation 1b vory apt glasses alono before attempting a onera
Saa Francisco, Cal., Oct. 27, 1S97, I to bo ontlroly usolcss it tho sight has loft Hon?'
A SCHOOL OF CRIME IN NEW YORK.
A Brood of False Witnesses
.-Lawyers to Defraud
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(Written for tho Now York World by, A8
Blsitant pisfrlct' Attornnsy John F. Jlo-Ihtyro.)
fe'feil 'AboU.t two and a half, months ago DIs-
ixKS?Ir"' trlot'-Attorney QarUner Instructed .Aasista-
W',' uk District Attorney Gerald Htfll 'Gray
ilSraSS.- and'mysoSf to iiwestlgato the comulalnts
ap&IVvv vWhcU. had comi5 fu bta fi-01" various cor
Sfe1 poratlojis thq casualty compttnle-a, tho In-
iffifflk yaff9(. wpawo3 ana mo raurona cor
$k$ff poriiuani. Teso bomplalucd that tUey wor
irUMLJ.rj: UtB, lMHUa, Ul nil Ulli'LUlAtlUl M.1UI11 UI lVia.
'!, Kntntlmia -. ' viMAiiIi.nJ. ...k ....Ih
rPldlom who had, mulct! Unx at' loast 150,
wMiiiW 'tt had iatorviows wttH'ih renrMent.
ftflfrtlr-a'.pf tho corporations in quostloa and
iSAUMiy'iiiut In my hwa'a 'u. reoutti of thilr
!-';'lMittnU(wl". J- have thus beoa nabjed
jlW"tt.-B-.,nflereo, that it bwiong
:t?tt;oorf4;aht. it. Include law
$fm?iwUn,iA ocores of lawyers' clerks
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UiWt"puTPOicttrln. ladiotinents ogiinst
' ViHftJirjvXHKDHUM fl.porjury, atilnt
WW t Of the ' WlW MQi,, far, oerlurv and
pMtrt.i;ot:,tlH, clorUo' and Uwyars'
o-.fy.iorvaHouo. oBo-jio-, Wo also
so w.caii ute.anuoa of tbe.appu
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Health Committer Dear Sir: Wo boe'lon-o
to Mibmlt the following results of tho ex
amination of the eyes ot 1X23 school children:
Number wltK normal slsht
Number far-stfthtod .......
Number ostlsmatlo ...i....
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iVmong the 632 defective pupils thirty aro
provided with correcting" glaasos. Rpspect
fully, JMIES V. SMITH, M. D.
OKAS, 1 SfCARTIiy. JI. D.
Tho abovo Bpcaba volumss. TbJnk of It,
653 clilldroa out of a total of 112u -with de
leclivo vWlon, and only thirty of that num
ber provided with the means to see prop
erly and .thereby protect the Jiealth ot eyes
and body. What -would jwi say if 622
children woro sent to our public schools
at all scecons' of tho year tinproylded with
shoes ttnl BtocUltiKS. and upon foalf allow-
an:o ot fooo.7 'Draw your owt coaclu-
sious; can parent afford tblsT Wo eay no!
MTTi.13 aVMUATHT.
Pcoplo who havo stronfi ejes liavo but
little sympathy tor those -who aro less or-
memo in wis rcPo. tn oosres.-iiy oi
Klasies to assist a child in school work ' can ho wry' much relieved and gcnorally
and put ttni on a more even footing entirely etralgfotoned hy the propsr al
with other students Is not appreciated by Justmeut of )euea, which, wU rolleve the
many parents w&o ar otherwise thought- t strained condition of the eight. To bs
ful and considerate of the wnlfara of Weir Buro, it Is only within recent years that it
children, nd who aro in mnny ases un- ; has been possiblo to fit n small child with
Oergoltsg irivatlons that their children may glasses, but with tho methods now em
eeoura an education. Do not bo too ready ployed children oven s young as S yeirs
t? o children a, bavfe a fad for
gltuisM! or wlshlni? to wear thnn beoaaiso
Bamo or 'tnosr playmates oo. ustter hi a
liltlo orflr-o:tltlovt3 in liavls tta ch.l!d'f
eyes examined thin to take too much ro-
Bpon3iDiiuy in your own lianas.
TREATMENT OP OROSS-EYES.
I make Uio statement that nine out of
every ton persons who aro croas-eyed can
twee thU .condition to a defect In. tbctr
sight.
it Is very rare that n child Is bora cross
oyud. In tha majority of instances tha
eyes become crossed between tho ages of
I and 5 years, nnd almost ovory mother
wilt toll you Uiat this comUtloa dtes luck
to & tall, a uutMoa frlglit or some sick
ness. But tho real cauae dales back farther
thuu this. The child was horn with de
fective taghit, and until weakened by sick
ness, thoy wcro not obliged to cross thorn
In order lo see. As a small child tho eyes
aro KQUiom croascdi on tuo time, uut re-
peated strain Is apt to leave thorn a lltllu
more crossed caoh time, until ovontunlly
tlw chUd is crpjs-eyod, ou aro ant lo
neglect this Btato of nttairs, feeling cort&ln
that is they grow older the eyes will
stralghtan thoiusoliveij, or that aa opera-
lion may ho performed which will Tetoro
tho oycfl io tholr normal Condition! but
Suborned by Speculative
Rich Corporations.
that led to exposure. In many recent cases
witnesses who hod never btmn heard of
boloto gave testimony on vital po.nts tlvat
lua.to out a perfect case agaitist tho com
pany. lir instance, it a man was Injured get
ting on a car, It wouid nedto all' tho dlf
ftrenco in tho world wihothcr ho t-'lod to
board tho enr whllo It was movlug. Ac
cordingly tho pro.'cialonal witness would
always happen to bo siunMlng Just where
b? could seo, tha acokUnt moat dourly, or
say that ho was. Ho would soo the car
come to a stop and tho man grasp tha rail
cuid nut one foot on tho rear stop. Ho
would we tho conductor ring tbo boll and
the car start with a suddea Jul.', throwing
lha u'an.
An a matter of fact, In ninny casoa these
,wltaci80H had not seed tho accident. Thoy
got Vbelr ''parts'' from th "tutor," wor
told what to swear to aud eworo lo It.
Sometlnuo the accl'U'ut Its tit wns a eham.
Tlio pcoplo Just protended to fall down,
Thosa professional wltnosfces uu ntxroea.
Itullanti, Itussiaui, Americans all uorts of
.Wliuwsp? for ll sorts of oeeaslws, "Wo
found tbo amo witnesses used ono day
egalusl the Nassau Itaiirood company lu,
Brooklyn aud tho uoxt against th Urook
lyn company In Now York, Thoy brought
BrooMira wlttuuwei hwo und took Msn-
hatiAu witnes&ej to iliosklyii. I havo noti
UUStU fcUV U1V7 f wo WJttUHKU -rtva UVfllVri
aiid Philadelphia, but mayho tboy did.
Whon In cage after cass dtnesses mvw
heard of before suddenly stopped out ot
ths darknos". the corporations wors wor-
rled. That was wliy they sot th InvoiU-
wtlw'ou foot preliminary to calling to
Tho gaps Is not broken up or evoa
alarmed. Somo lawyers of note are In It.
and inMRlne themsoliei sate. Cases aro
ccrolng o.nsbortly la which lt the Intent
jtlon toiutt blVPd witnesses.. Wa have evl-
Idoaw, .gainst those, men, and will arro.t
tbm aa aopn as they atop down from he
taud.'
? Pbctora havo ,booo found who rocom
ended, certain lawyers to patients injured
br .trolley earn; jHow deeply Jaoy arolra
plicatedjn.tho conspiracy I do not know,
"'.WOiliavedono. crlglnal, work upon thest
cartnand.Bra prepared to offor abundant
proof X lauds. Tbero'ts man engaged Jn
lr a. trollby company for alleged per
raanont injuries.' " Ho swear that ho .1
paralyMd,- aud the examination at the
JwgtoManid,tcoflrmhu;ohUm, But
v) turn alwtryfcoUKra of ae el?
tor.M'NMBl4;-ja4 kurttr aa 'a. Usl
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Uto eye, (or, tbeco Ia nothliit then io keep
tbo oyo fixti on tho 8vm.o object that the
other oyo sees. And It "tho oporalJon Is
successful In Improving tho appearance,
it dous not restore tha slnht to tbo lonx
neKlccted cposs-oyc.
irow of ton do wo hear parents say tlutt
Uiey do not wish io'iako the"rwiotislblllty
ot biving their- chlrdron's. eyes straleht
encd until tho clilld n-i1d onoujjh to ex
press ii wish' hi tho matter itself, for fear'
the o"pprutlon' might injuro tho sight. Tlt'.s
view of tho matter Is wholly unbecoming
to a parent who has tho Teal welfare ot
tho c:hild -at heart, lor 'the ehlld Is sure Io
learn in later years that this neglect has
cost tho sight of n eye.
The family pliyslcian has been to blame
for many a sightless ere. ps ho has ad-vlst-d
tho parents to lot tbo matter jio and
perhaps tho eye will otralghtou Itaelf in
time. This doss bppn sometimes, but
the occasions xro very rare, and II usually
goes from bad to worse.
You ask why nil -theso explanations and
whwt is tho proper step Io be taken when
a tendency to cro3s-oyes 1h first noticed In
children? It Is simply this. Take theml
nt oitco to n. thyjgh!yiompotqat special
ist wid iiv-Q their eyes examined with re
gard to 'the condition of the slirht. and I
will promise you lhat you have done the
.h .,..,. f.- .,, InvarIllh,v ItlB v.
bf ago can' ta ss aura?ely0 ntled Y. a
Erovn pcrion, although -tho means used
nro vary different from tho customary test
given y the iiverago oculist and optician.
Dr. Seymour ihas given this partlrulnr
ffiatutw of his spocltlty y?rs of careful
study nml has been employed by school
nuithorl'tlos In many cities, ns ho la con
sidered an expert on chlldren'e tycs.
Nor does this apply wholly to children.
Thane aro grown persons In this city today
who bavo had their eyes operated on for
fitrabtsmus (or crosa-oyes) and Irivo only
succeeded In gcltlog the use ot both eyoi
and having them straight aflor careful
llttlng and refitting of glasses niado with
u vlow ot restoring all possible sight to
tho weak oye,
Proper treatment and scientifically fitted
glasses would liave accomplished the aanio
results und avoided tho surgeon's knife.
These stiitewonls, although they may
seem radical to parsons not acquainted
with Dr. Seymour, yot ho has been lu this
city a number of years and; has dsmou-
Klnitod this work to tho entire saitlsfootlon
uf thoso who 'havo lnVDsUgati tho matter,
mid thero aro a number of children and
ovn grown people In Omaha who rwlljis
tha correctness of theao statomenis from
porsonal exporlcttco. Again I want to
emphasize that thS belief ot many people
dial nn nnamllrvn urlll rralnrA (ho nnrmal
bear, earning a trunk weighing 160 pounds
o& his shoulders.
To show how 'keen is tbo competition
among lawyers for epeculatlve damage
imlts, I need only tell a rooent Instance of
ft crop of suits and claims arising from ona
nccidont, A crowded car traveling at fair
speed1 stopped suddenly, Tho passengers
were thrown about, and there wore some
sl.ght njurl8. Olalma or personal inju
ries wero put In hy so many people that it
would havo takea three cars to hold them,
Of course nino.tcnths of these claims wcro
fraudulent, and ut least two-thirds of tho
people makiug thorn had never been In tbo
ocoldeut, nd know nothing about It. They
wert) put up to mako claims by these dam
age auit lawyers, -who contowplato sweir
Jus them through to a victory by means of
lirofss.onal wltnesee.
In hdIU of the extraordlDary discoveries
we havo alroady made, I am satisfied that
we hayo only explored ono corner of a vast
structure of fraud that ramifies through
Onmter New York, it u u dl-groco to the
city, and pittrlot Attorney QwUtaer pw!
poses to break It up and inflict se?er
T"Zi1,ae 1 who aro
Tie claim agent of ono of tho greatest
Z-orKidl -"' Ki
'Hi is ihlgh timo that acUoa w ukM,
asilnat. My company ha an avoriTi
thlrty-tkrep accidents wnojtoJ ner !iT.
;.T;t "..r"' .. ."' e"y ;anoj
?i.1 iaa1!.1;00 0i0ttl "nitUbus company
over 100. iVe operato about the same
mtmbor of vehicles, yet It coi u,0 Un!
i,?uS?,lor, OawlbM cwnpaay only about
J60,000 per iuum to aottl cll tilSSt
. lS?u?ns " ns. It cwts
us Hyo times trtiat mucfa,
'In Ijondon thoro aro only two lawyer
4o tuko casta n xmi.Vi:,"1,5 .5?r
' , loskcd utiin b iMj7iTa" 5,J1 Joejr
. KT tf'.w 5
' "I (haw heard that In Oonianti?n
whn a cami feu. a..a ClBJr"lK0"0
his bones picked in two ours ThZ .;
ulaUyo lawyers of Orwtor Nsw YnrP!
Just as enterprlsin When a mI r ?
man is Injuwd by a wrpo&UoHere
espoelall a.,UrracB riC?d iS?tf
utvnu Mwyera aoma imm .11 ai.ii-.
"Their runnora wtat'jh tiho Ip'bung w
ihE! . IWtora, Wihon they see
Bocno and try to nowtwdo the Una
J! lBu eoawUmes they use fraud
JJ 1 iP recent oaao a lawyw Vent
o had mado tu hu ntlod to
sottle directly with us forTnJurle, lS
It is allBod ho had uaed I throuah oir
i$n a paper wioh ho nvmamSS iT
S??57"?"' 1 ., wnm-.-M taa kvwrtrl
vcmwim mtm-m "H twJ
ftk really purparta to atlwriM
lawyer to Mela iuH. mm kwmU
lgnod Um Uwtw Htfttlati wh J
and ra4d Aet Im now id poww t ut
ncjr to sot and roo6Hl to instrtfot tho
tDjured ma.
Tht IrnnrergKn hto a loa la folk
In tttcte(f lntonuU InJurtM!, mow!
htm how to pretend to havo a derame
ment of tho nortrou oyoUm duo to thao
cWcnt. "The lawrer hid literally to bo Id eked
out before ho would cease annoying his
alleged client. I -ot proof ot a number of
frati committed by this same man. But
ho Is eUtt looto mt'J worrydng away at us.
"Our cqmpany has about six claims per
day mad5 against It as a result of tho
thirty-lhixo accidents spoken of. Thoro
aro occasionally honest claims, but tho
rulo Is fraud to n greater or less extent.
Not that wo do not Injure pcoplo by our
negllgonco nt tlmw, but that they do not
tell tho truth about how tt nappent!i. i
wouldn't believe nn angel If ho was tho
plaintiff In u trolley damage suit. If ho was
suing for an injured Wing ho could not
help exBggoratlnlg tho extent of tbo Injury
and etrctchhiK tho truth about tho manner
of happening to mako it nppaar that ho
was quito free from negligence.
"Pcoplo who will bo triilhtul under
otUItitTty circumstances eeom to think It In
no harm to cheat a rnllway company. I
don't belicvo there's tiny place on earth
where so many fraudulont forces concen
trate their attack as In tho claim depart
ment of a great American railroad.
"In my own experience 1 had u woman
who simulated parlysis of the lower' limbs
so well ns to decedvo our surgeon, a clover,
cnroful and perfectly honest young man.
Him stood all sorts of tests without winn
ing, even allowing tho doctors to thrust
uecdloi untfer her too halls und making no
sign. Yet iho was a fraud with no moro
paralysis than myself, and at jitght when
nho thought sho was not watched she would
slip out to a dnuco or a theater und bo aB
ntnber as any one uttio aid tho Know
that tho boon companions who look her
about wore our agents. Thero was a gang
which Included a lawyer and dootor behind
hor, and'I came nearly bagging tho lot, but
they got wind of It, I think through', ono
of my own men, and ran away.
"That, of course, is an exceptional fraud.
Tho usual fraud la exaggeration. .Men who
havq lost $30 In wageos and puld a doc
tor's bllJ of ?2."i tell us they havo lost $300
and paid out $2300. Women whoao clothing
have been injured, swear that It Is worth
three times as much os it really cost.
"Thero arp trolloy damage doctors whom
Mr. Mclntyro will encounter. These make
a business ot getting into their hands men
or women who have beon Injured by tho
cars. Sometimes thoy ano carried to their
homes and attended till tlhoy are Induced to
BUn a power of attorney giving the dop
tnr the Tight to represent them for tho
purpose of settlement with tho company,
j'requcntly these doctors ara a source of
benefit to ud. ns they ;rovent tho' case
from getting Into the hands of lawyers
Who- would mulct us In some large amount,
while Who doctor Is conlHUted to maks
double his fees.
"Some of tho ho3pita.'b are scenes of
dlamond'mit-dlainond strife betweep our
representatives and the representatives ot
the (speculative damage suit lawyers. All
sorts of pretext aro invented for seeing
the injured men. The runners pretend to
bo relatives or l lo set by relatives.
Th&y get tho sck man's signature to papery
authorizing them to begin suit on some
falso pretext, and reconollo him (o tho
accomplished fact by telling about the
fprtunns, to ho obtained.
"Thero nro somo lawyers who make u
business ot betiaylng thir clients. Thoy
KsUln with tho corporations on th?Ir
clients' behalf for a small nmount and ro
relvo a secret bonus from the company
for bo doing. Some very favorable settle
ments nro obtained by corporations in that
manner, and ttee lawyers In question ora
welcome visitors."
NEWS BUDGET FROM BRENHAM
EOBIPT OP WOAli OOTTOX FAHI
AIIKATJ.OK 'MIOSIS OF 1807.
Annual K".coton liy Hehlller I,oilfr
Mannurr or Opera IIon Jerr
lllgrhly Couiplluicnted.
Dronliann, Texas, January T. The fol
lowing iu tho statement of tho cotton re
ceipts In Brenhnm for, tho saven, days
en)llng Friday, January 8: Receipts for
seven days, 310J stock on hand, 1800; re
ceipts thus far this season, 40.CQ0.' This
Is wagon cotton received) in this city and
marketed here.
It does not Include the cotton which
was brought hero by the railroads to bo
compressed, nor does It include that cot
ton which passed through at the rato of
thirty or forty miles per hour on route
to tho seaport. It la cotton raUai In the
territory tributary to Brenham, and was
bought by Brenham merchants and Bren
ham cotton "buyers and tho proceeds of the
eala expended for nocoiearloa of Ufa In
this city. Tho total receipts for tho s:ason
ot 1S07 wcro but 30,000 bates, and so far
tho recoipta this season havo exceeded
tho previous season, anU thero Is a lot
of cotton lo tho warohoume In tho country
which has not bcon brought In.
DE3BRVBD COMPLIMENTS.
Maaaiger Alex Bhcon of the Grand opera
houso of this oily has Just causa to be
proud of the compliments bestowed upon
tho conduct of his house. This Is not only
by on, but by tho roombors of every com
pony which vlalhs hore. It masters not
whltior the company comes, members at
onco apeak of the cleanUnoas ot tho Bren
ham theater and contrast it with others
with which thoy aro -thrown In contuct.
Every theatrical man or woman who lira
visited Brouhntn this searfln has remarked
on tho neatness and the cleanliness which
u .a unttiuunt and which they aay is not
kcown elsowhorc. Tbo Bronham theater l3
also much ftuger than la ordinarily found
In towns of. this atseand In addition there
to Mt. Hmoa book only thu companies
.whVh cpaw recoinnn-ndod. .wiaelt ftand,
eJjows and fly-by-night repertorro attrac
tion being refused time, Tho Brenham
peoplo want tho beat only. Occaulouslly a
podr'ahow sometlmsa goU in, but accidents
will happen.
todacocTmbetinq.
Tbero will bo a meeting Monday next to
Jlacusa tho formation of u company for
thci culttkro of tobacco in Washington
county. Merer. MuUett and Haubett have
made oouderablo progrosa in soliciting
eutsotfptlons for a ctock .company, and it
Is bolleved that the pJans already pre.
sected will properly -jMterlallxo. A num
ber ot tho merchant havo Joined la the
sohewe. and It Is to fW "T fuecesaful.
Aa planting tnust commence within tne
next thirty days tbcra can lx no delay ln
the matter, and thoaa latiercstca will talk
It over next Monday.
AWtfAlHiilfBCnON.
At a i&eetln, arfiSchiller lodge No. 33,
A.'O. V. V heW Friday Bight, tha fol.
ao5rie otflcera were iattalled br Past
Master JVrkwwJ.WW, C, SchlU: p.
Oraonm, Mat maUr workman; A, ;
IMttefeM. Boaatar VKMfcwaa: p. u
rrtan9ka..ragMi;. -m ffraafco. nldoj
m. mmmmmit wwmmmi aiTaairaai
ACLn mEs.
pU(.rU rmn has heard of
restoring manly power is world-wide.
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If you arc weaK, reaa ur.
sent by mail, free, on request; or
Sanden Electric Co., 2K IS
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wiinwmi'""w
$15.00 Carnages $10.00
12.00 Carriages 7.00 '
9.00 Carnages 5.00
5,00 Carriages 2.75
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recorder; H, Schieider financier; Georpe
Kbriiler, outside guard; C. F. SchmUt, ln
sldo guard; Ben Schrntd, treasurer. I
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Mamiaga licenses were Issued today lo
John Stanford aud Dllcle Calvin, W. H.
Lindsay and Miss Lizzie Flsk, Albert John
Eon. and Julia Carter, John Hallam and
Mrs. Ann'o Hrvol, William Armstrong and
Julia Johnson.
Alii for the AHTod.
To tho Editor of Tho Posit.
Fort Worth, Texas, January 2. Tho
writer has for coma years been aware ot
tho fact that elderly pcoplo who wera
not oared for by children ihad a haid tluv.
If tkiey were not fortunate onciujh to havo
plenty of money. This makes it especial
ly hard for preachers und tbisir widows,
'ho aro always too refined and scn3itlvo
lo bo good boggars and do not' stoop to
all kinds of deception' to gain their ends.
Theso re of tho number who enduro in
slleaco much suffering rather than seek
aid cad rectilve It as common paupsra.
Thoy aro tauakful for any kludtioss, but
all thlo samo It chokes them to eat the
brca'J of charity. Some of thes aro carod
for by Uid'r respective churches, but many
aro not.
Thoro is not near enough money given
Into the rellof funds to support them com
fortably, mid so somo aro left to suffer.
I sptok whereof I know, ao over orpauas'
jork 1 havo traveled somo and hoard of
fiiolM that wero oulto pithetic; but thes
never reached tho oars of tho autsido
world, who would lwo helped them
through sympathy, hut did not know their
needs and sw n in .-it.... ..
Jjow I tea plan in mind and it meets
tho approval of three I Uvo told of iu
Th s plan would glvo anyone desirous nf
relieving this class of the Lord",, tervants
a chance to do so. Also, somo of the per-
.1?LV3 lJid,ed .1 a start '5Ull uavo a
chance to bcilp thomsolvcs wholly or in
Zy.y Caroul llS8 ot wbatereT small
means they may bavo and doing SUcto work
w might be possible in a cottage homo on
a Pleco of ground. My p!an b thl7- '?S
got a small farm close to a goal town or
on it-not a large, costly Iwlldln? but
put up one cottago at a time until all wme
Let theso cottages bo placed In r
?i?yvTO.
LIVER Music HOIkp
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Whit Electricity Does For
IT WARMS up the blood, restores the vim, the snap and the i
1 It makes the old man feel younger and the young man mart
removes the effects of past errors, excesso anu ovwwure. k.i
nerves tingling with new life, DR., SANDEN'S
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it. Everv one knows what a grand strengthener it is. Hs reputation
Every day some grateful man tells of his recovery of strength
troubla nd a renmlworn out. 'tired filing' -for stni ilrt. I was hwrtlrabl.
- . . i i nn . ria nt Mdn " It lii1n tridnlmnrl' $
aanaen's new took, - mice v-wsau. . .. r- ... it
can be had at the office. Call or write. ,
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Oh, Yes! IfsaFacf
We are going to move February 1st to
PHOENIX BUILDING on Main St.
Hundreds are taking advantage of our Grand Removal Sale, t
saving big money on their purchases. Don't you need something few;
House? Better call while the stock is unbroken. We carry &
Furniture, Carpets', Jf
Mattings, Mantels, Baby Carriages, Step
and every article to furnish a home from the kitchen to the parlor. M
at removal sale prices that's JUST ONE-HALF of what any one else
ask you. Better join tne crowci ana come nere. $
ALBERT CHIMENE & C01
1205 Congress Avenue.
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each cottago would havo the use ot a place
largo enough, if they can work It, to
bilng In a good share ot their Hying.
The use of cows and hens largely help'
in .. lliH.ifr TMi. .'nel. nnot .t-t 1H l.n'tnvill
Anyahlng ral3C'J and not needed to oat
VUltlu ue nuiu. riutl. ul iriLJUIUd UUUlu i'u
P'it up lu a shape to sell at any tlmo.
This pltm migTit mako homes and work
for a. few large orphan children.
There is nothing that smart and indus
trlouu old people bate so much as to not
bo allowed any" privileges to go on iud
work at something as tholr own, nnd thoy
enlnv thR spm;lt nf indpnnnrlenpft fhrniifrh
ivtrning their food.
I am the widow of an old preacher and
I know how much ho enjoyed garden work
flnfl fk-vtn a m rImtua nnt tUn Jlf lirn linn
UH uviufl uu b.iuttg( kuu uit bU4.iiqtluu
ot Cnuit ou our place, and, lastly, eating it.
honeat labor as healthy and not to bo
delinked. Ho used to say that many old
pooiite got s'ick for want of anything to
care for and do. I bollevo he- was right,,
ou ho lived tweaty years' beyond tho al
lotted time of useful life, being S3 whan
lie dM; ho had no lameness unl ratalned
his faculties until a fpw days bsfcro hU
dtuth. I waa tho second' wll'o and" vary
much younger than ho was. 1 was rallsed
on a farm atnd know how to -mako tho
most out of the use of land, .and I could
make a living oil a 6mall place,
I am loft without a homo, excopt as I
mako It by renting a room. So I, as well
as others, seo need ot a horns, whore timo
could bo turned Into money, or monoy
values, and not wasted In tho vain effort
to get a position that is not too haTd1 for
tlbo Etrengtb of an elderly lady.
Now I bollevo that there are a good
many kind-hearted pcoplo Iu this State
so great in many ways, and with almost
unbounded roiources, Hhat are only known
to thoae who have lived here awhilo. Wi?,
when my husband was living, spent two
winters and 'tho intervening oaunor ln
SA'tlnAAuijuiH muaa - ...
iTSSt"1 :. ana so i Know of Hs
possibilities and also how to uso land to
tho best advantage, and what women can
do In this work.
It may ba that tho city people aro too
much burdened with Uio caro of their poor
and the trai.tleuta t0 do anything in line
With my proposIUon. but I think not, as
I know that Texas gives homeo to many
Hen, also to somo well-to-do people
Having spent somo tlmo in tho Indian
Terr tnrir with MnnA r i... . ,.". ",..4U
men and cowboys are often rlah and al. f
) Bturoia, ro sucn readers I call
authorized o receive 1 to help In thia
worn. I will be glad to how from any
one, tio mattor Wbre they live, who is
ah o and wllllni n hoi.. Jy.l.-'ay l?
by a gift of a dollar o7 more. You wiif
mi iui u uia tho Lord will bless you
" yu he'P to ro for Ills Ioycd one"
RPNn lUEIiril n
ion Jcwt"y'nt,-T""'""' ticaJffS
,aown over a ennA nAMt,. .. v Slr- ""vhib is a native Toxaniui"H
'-. " OHw. tt'Liff.W" PJ.ii tnanwhoir. unswervmgjatfjl
'" that ha la made Uii aeaerai J'r iin JSf t,ro old reliable iv-r
a practical oiJr ... J."??.1?!. ToIIob Kepreseutatlve fprthe.wej
biihi.. i;?"". ," i luauy year' pinnri,.n u.. li nf tne
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ELECTRIC BELT.
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I will continue to recoivia maitfajj
AVcr.th, and will be very glad to Ml
from anyone wOio can and willA
work. f$Pf)
When somo nld Is' prnmleed preW
cons will be appotnlad to recJT.!
use it right. . PaWIcuIars about' M
carry out the plans so as lo bcnaStal
denominations Yill bo given 'te'lt)
wishing to know. ,
Will other publkbsrs ba Unl',e
lo pass tliU mnttcr ou to yourta
ana so oblige toso who necd'-i-M
I hand extended to get them wherataf
nein tnemseiveBf iTusting thaf.WI
is directed by Uho Qod nf tho wfavfi
tho orphan, this' Is respectfullyrawi
the public by tho writer, ' ''"rts
Mrs. M. E. ,'Guitl
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CarelPMR Huiiten.'.:
To the Editor of The Pout M$M
Harfiaburg, Texas, January 2.-Jill
the hunting season is at Its'prUn,;
ous awd many complaints 'Qjeextl
among peoplo 'uVin'g In the cousSt
the Inexperienced hun'taoiaa irtaj
passes in gardens and fields amdl
shoots around homes,
Not .long since ono of two ge'aUl
killed a coveted quail In an obSOWH
ner of tho writer's Jlttlo ffc'M.
rowly missed uhoollna; our 7-iyear-J,'
frlshtonilnc him 'almost to iMM"
thereafter Immediately escariJ,")?1
recognition or iwaiitlng to aaosrijuj
result of their carelessness1. '.K-v
Tbo above recalled lo the cniw
anincMent occurring at hl homalaC
land, as tbo Tcault ot a tbougaweaiii
man's aim, viz., a young maa.-n
ceeso frum a wteamnr wlih a W
was Immediately firreswl upon !Ni
era mnuiig, trne next morning,. a
killed a Jlttlo child in a barn:-W
loajr dlstanen off. Ho of coUnMiWHl
rifled and tho accident aicsultedtt J
uultlol, but not until he reilim"!
inucicont'B llfo had been taken ').
of regrdt wuld remiain over tS,,!
tho balftnca of his llfo. M$l
Notwithslandjcie our HttH fieui"
ly nwrlicd "Posted" (as are uw.'
around here), hunters contlnut.'tJ'
and Illflmi thn ....untT.- nROOle, ef
4n mrA am,i. TYn...!.3VitfV flnit'lt.lia
hoped Uioro will soon be aWcM
resKIessnoss, oa people, ero DO'J J"
two 'Issues of your paper we tWM
ocoiacnts, tno result of too enuiw-jg
CHIr flAlll. I.VyVi
Alto. Toxas. .Tnnuarr 6. J $v$.
sold Ula stock ot croaer!s ?
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