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EVENINGS THIS WEEK— y
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SERGEANI FRAWLEY
EIDS LONG SERVICE
Saturday evening at 6:30 o'clock a
banquet was tendered Quartermaster
Sergeant John J. Frawley, Third cav
alry, by the remainder of the non
commissioned staff of the Third cav
alry. This was in the nature of a
farewell, tor Frawley has applied for
retirement which has been granted.
Saturday night he relinquished active
duties after having been attached to ,
the Third cavalry for thirty years. |
His record in the army is one of I
which any soldier might well be proud I
of. For thirty years he has helped ।
uphold the honor of his country and 1
during that time has gained the re- ,
spect of all who have known him, for
his high personal character and the
loyalty and courage he has so often
displayed in carrying out his orders
He has received eight discharges from
as many Officers, all of which have
been marked "excellent.” He retires
with the best wishes of both officers
and men.
' He has been with his regiment on
campaigns frought with peril and
hardship and has seen service in many
lands. Following are some of the
campaigns he has served in:
The Gara* campaign along the
Texas border of Mexico in 1892-1893;
the expedition against Santiago de
Cuba, June. 1898; the battle of San
Juan. July 1-3, 1898, and the siege of
Santiago de Cuba. July 4-17, 1898;
General Young’s expedition through
northern Luzon. Philippine islands.
1899-1900, participating in engage- j
ments at Laoag. Ilocos Norte, April
17, 1900; near Sinait, Ilocos Norte. -
August 31, 1900, and near Cabugao. I
Ilocos Sur, September 9, 1900. where
he received special mention in the of
ficial report of the fight, made by
Captain G. R. Fowler, Thirty-third
United States Volunteer infantry. He
participated in various other minor
engagements during the Philippine in
surrection, all with credit to himself
and the regiment.
Dr. Sarah F. Herdmann, osteopath.
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V” J D. E. B. WAGGENER, State Agent
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MONDAY*
'Fire in Steel
Vault a Puzzle
, Despite Heavy Doors and Thick Walls
i Valuable Papers Are Destroyed
in New York.
Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 19.—A fire that
puzzled a battalion, of firemen and
kept them busy with sledges and
crowbars from sunset last evening un
til daybreak today, broke out, as ft
would seem, simultaneously in two
। steel vaults, one above the other, in
the building of the Metropolitan Fire
I Insurance company. The vaults are
। ten by twelve, of massive construc
| tion and separated by a solid con
i crete floor. How either one of them
‘ caught fire is a puzzle in itself, but
j how the fire could run from one to
the other, if it did, wholly stumped
the chief.
It took four hours of hard work to
batter down the doors and when a
breach had been made it was found
that each vault enclosed five smaller
vaults, all locked with combination
locks. These subdivisions had been
built with air spaces at the rear
through which the flames had worked
in each separate compartment. Not
half of them had been broken open
after six hours’ work. No estimate
of damage will be possible until the
value of the papers destroyed is
known. It may be trivial or very
heavy.
GOOD RAINS AT TAYLOR.
Special Dispatch.
Taylor. Tex , Dec. 19.—During the
[past two days a total of one and one
rfourth inches of rain has fallen here.
■ and was a Godsend to all sorts of
vegetation, for stock, drinking water,
I etc.
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SAN ANTONIO LIGHT AND GAZETTE
MERE [MPT!
SENTIMENT IS
Of JO HUIE!
Rev. Arthur Jones Advocates
Use of Common Sense In a
Man’s Religious Life.
—
GIFT WITHOUT GIVER BARE
.Pastor Does Not Mince Words
.and Drives Home Some Very
Well‘Known Truths,
Taking as his text, "Depart in peace
be ye warmed and filled,” Rev. Ar
thur G Jones, of the First Presby
terian church, preached a strong ser
mon yesterday on "Empty Senti
ment.” Mr. Jones did not mince words
in discussing his subject, and com
manded the attention of his congrega
tion throughout the discourse. Lie
sale! in part;
"I suppose James was not lacking
in real and tender sentiment, but he
was also a clear-headed, practical
man. A keen student of this epistle
of James has called it ’the gospel of
common sense.' It would seem that
there is no phase of man’s ! He in
which there is greater need for the
exercise of common sense than in tl.e
deep and important things of ns re
ligion. Yet sometimes It seems that,
with many people there is no phass
of life in which they exercise so littie
common sense as in the duties and
opportunities of their Christian faith.
"This picture which James draws
in the text is worthy of study. A con
dition of real need met with a sweet
and gentle outspreading of the hands, ■
empty hands, if you please! The thing
is absurd on the fact of it. It is im
possible for any one who has a sense
of humor to look at it without amuse- ।
ment —'Depart in peace, be ye :
warmed and fed.’
“Unfortunately this satire of James
is not an imaginary sketch, it is true 1
to life. It fairly represents the tolly 1
of many who think the business of
religion can be conducted without '
common sense and upon a capital of
mere sentiment. There are those who <
profess to be servants of Christ and 1
yet I say unto you that with the sa.ne ’
attention they give to the Lord's nisi- !
ness there is not a job in tha world 1
which they could hold three days! ’
There are those who, w hen the church ’
of Christ, with its real needs, its
many sided work for the glory ot
God and the good of men, comes to <
them for their practical support win i
say with a gentle outspreading of the I
hands—empty hands —'Depart in ,
peace, be ye warmed and filled." ]
There are many people disappointed 1
because they havd no greater result ।
in their religious life; who wonder 1
why they get so small satisfaction 1
from it, and why their faith is so in- t
firm and their hope so dim; and dis- 1
posed to complain that the churcn <
does not seem to do them much good, t
Yet I say unto you, the same attention ,
which they give to the cultivation of (
the life ot their souls would no: raise t
five bushels of corn to the acre in 1
the valley of the Nile! Common sense <
is a valuable asset anywhere, and j
3ven the religious life of men and t
the business of the church of Chi lot i
san hardly afford to dispense with it. ,
Empty Sentiment Valueless.
"The very simple truth which 1 *
desire tb impress upon your n.ind to ’
day, if I can, is the little value ot '
mere empty sentiment. Too often we
satisfy ourselves with this attitude to- *
ward the real needs of human .ite. '
The sad story of distress in Heathen ’
lands, the degradation and despar of '
womanhood, the suffering of little 1
children does not tall upon dull cars *
or stony hearts. The story blings *
tears into Christian eyes; tears which ;
fall into a beautiful fabric which was
held cheap at five dollars; and ere 1
the tears are dried the deacons pass 1
and five cents goes into the mission
ary collection. At the change of me ‘
season it may not be too much to ex- *
change for a hat to cover the h.ad 1
a crisp ten dollar bill, and while it is ‘
borne aloft in the sanctuary in all its '
glory the deacons pass and ten cents I
is cheerfully invested in the business '
of bringing the benediction of heaven *
upon the heads of the children ot ’
men. Fifty dollars for a coat to cover 1
one's own body and fifty cents to '
furnish the garment of salvation for ’’
the soul of a brother man. Do not 1
misunderstand me. Of the five dollars 11
for the beautiful fabric to hold the ’
missionary tears, of the ten dollars for *
the hat which, thoug it may not bo J
i ting of beauty, is possibly a ceca- ’
tion of the fifty dollars for the coat, f
of all this 1 may say nothing. Each '
human must live his own life an.i in !
the last analysis most people spend
tor what they really believe in. Of J
the five dollars and the ten uo.'lars J
and the fifty dbllars 1 make no com- *
ment. But when 1 see the fiva cents '
and the ten cents and the fifty cents J
Is it only a sense of humor which ini- *
mediately brings before iny mind this 1
picture of James? ’Depart in peace, *
be ye warmed and filled.
The Christinas Spirit.
"Christmas is at hand, the senti- i
mental time of the year. Hard must 1
be the heart which does not feel some t
warmth and tenderness at this season i
With prodigality we let the tides ot 1
sentiment tlow. We remember the 1
poor at Christmas. The ntory of tha ’
man against whom the battle has «
gone hard; who z has tolled and
sweated, but whose footsteps mktlor
tune of one sort and another has per
sistently followed until, <lo what he
could, he is drifting backward with
the tide toward the desolate strend
where life’s wrecks lie scattered upon
the shore. The story of the wimin
handicapped with sickness, surround
ed by poverty and squalor, battling, it
may be, like a hero against want and
death. The story of childhood with
its thin, blue lips, its pinched face,
its great, hungry, appealing eyes.
These are not now thrust away liom
us with impatience. We sigh and sin
cerely, too, when we think of :he
woes of the world. But is that all?
In the name of God, who so loved
the world that he gave his on y be
gotten Son, is that all? Do you pur
pose to go and find that man who is
about to lose his grip and put your
hand upon his shoulder and say: My,
brother, don’t let the iron enter your
soul. Don’t cut the sinews of what
strength you have left by thinking
that nobody cares. I care. I’m gains
to help you. What I can do may be
little enough and not adequate to your
needs, but 1 want you to know that I I
care and that it will hurt me if yon
give up the fight.’ Do you purpose to
go and find the woman who aas sat
down in despair at last and put your
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irm around her, your arm upon that
aded, ragged shawl, and say to her:
My sister, I have never tasted tnis
dtterness for myself, but I know the
truggle has been hard and that
nany times you must have felt lonely,
day be, in spite of all we can do, it
vill still continue to be hard, but
lon’t feel lonely any more, because 1
are, and will help you as I can.’
“O Christian women, I say unto you
hat two tears of yours which mingle
vith hers, while your arm is on that
Id shawl, are worth more In the
ight of God and worth more to the
corid than a barrelful of tears which
ou may shed, sincerely enough, in
he comfort of your own home, be
ause you are distressed about the
roes of the world!
The Personal Contact.
“I know something of the hearts
f people. It may be I am qualified
o know because my own is so much
ike theirs. Every Christmastide
■ hen our thoughts are turned to the
ialn and hardness and want of
iuman life, a great sigh of sympathy
oes up to God. My brethren, I don’t
elieve he cares much for it. It is sen-
Iment only. Sincere? Yes. but it leads
o nothing. Go do something definite
or somebody v4io needs you. Do not
elegate it to some one to act an your [
gent. Go yourself. Organized and im
ersonal charity has Its proper place,
oubtless. but it does not settle youi
ccount. Somebody needs you. It may
e somebody who does not need your
haritv. but needs you. Let this pur
■ose glorify your Christmas season
his vear: 'I must do something defi
ne ‘ for somebody. There mar be
ome tears which I can wipe a '.ay,
ome poorly clad little body that I
an make warm; some hungry mouth
hat I can feed: some starved heart
hat I can refresh.'
“Do not concentrate your tender
eeling upon your own loved ones and
amiliar friends. To sacrifice for
hem may be unselfish from an m
ividual point of view. But unselfish
ess which exhausts itself on your
wn little circle is not a verz gen
rous thing, after all, is it? Do not
he publicans and sinners the same.'
hat is well enough, but do more,
each out further and bless sor..e
ody this Christmas!
"I wish I could be sure that not
ne of us would evade this privilege
speak of it today rather than on
ext Sunday so that we may have full
pportunlty to do it. I know how it
i at Christmas. When we see the dis
lav of fine and beautiful things or
very hand and see what it is possible
ir some folk to do and the year h.is
een to us a lean year and the ex
ense heavy, and the beautiful things
revoke us. we may get impatient
nd say: ‘What can 1 do? I am hard
: able to meet my real obligations in
respectable way!’ and so it is that
nvv and may be a little bitterness
ets mixed up with the t Christmas
weetness Is it so? My brethren there
i one thing which 1 have lived long
nough to learn about human life. Ai.
f its values are relatives and not one
i absolute. It i* worth something W
■am that. When we look in one
irection wo see a contrast which
lakes us feel that we have very ht
le. And relatively it < s true. But
hen we look in another direction we
B e a contrast which makes us fell
Hat we are right well off. And. rola
vely. we are. Therefore, let no soul
ct in a pout because somebode has
o much more than It has, and refuse
o do a deed of kindness to some
ody who has very much less than
t has. Don’t meet this Christmas and
:s personal opportunity to bless, dke
hat miserable fraud in the picture
,f James, with its unctious outsprea •-
ng of emptv hands and the emptier
lenediction. ‘Depart in peace, be ye
varmed and filled.’ ”
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PROSPERITY IS
EVIDENT ALL
OVER STALE
Lumber Man Says Conditions
In Texas Are the Most Prom
ising Since Recent Panic.
—
IMPROVEMENTS ARE MADE|
Farmers Get Good Prices for>
Their Crops and Are Build
ing Substantial Structures.
“Conditions in Texas have not been
as promising sinte the panic as they
are today,” said J. B. Griffin this
morning at the Menger hotel. Mr.
Griffin, who resides in Lufkin, is con
nected with the Southern Pine Lum
ber company, and comes in touch with
actual conditions as few men in any
line of trade have an opportuntty
to do.
Discussing conditions, he said:
"The farmers all over Texas have
been surprised in the actual value of
their crops. In many sections they
have not had so large a crop, but !
this, on account of the prices, has
yielded them more in actual cash, and
there are very few of them who
haven't a good bank account. We feel
this in our line in a most emphatic
way. There is a greater demand for ।
lumber, a large part of it going ot
rectly into the hands of farmers for
improvement purposes, than there
ever has been before. All over the
state, and particularly in the south
west. they are making improvements
—not cheap, temporary Improvements,
but substantial structures —splendid
homes and barns, and everything that,
gives stability to the country.
"We have been told of some of the ।
great acre production of grains in
some of the older countries of the
north, and to many these seem fabu
lous. But tfhe fact remains that Texas
can furnish some actual examples of [
great yields in the small grain line
that indicate what will come when the ;
farmers get hold of the land with that '
firm grip that makes it approach its
maximum producing power. Near j
Fredericksburg, where the. farmers [
this year had the largest small grain;
crop in the history of that section, a
measured acre of oats produced 112!
bushels by actual weight. Of course. ;
this was one of the most productive i
acres in that part of the country, but!
it showed what can be done and gives i
some hint of the great fertility of j
Texas land and the profits which come ;
to those who know the art of (arming
with that detail that gets results.
"Having been constantly going over
the state. I am quite sure that an 1
era of prosperity is coming to Texas
that will exceed anything of the past.
Every line is feeling the impulse of
the crop just harvested and every man
is a real Texas boomer. Thse have
faith in the country and every one of I
them is a missionary, preaching Texas !
and iW greatness and promises. This '
being true, the»-e is no such thing as I
stopping the tide of progress.”
FINE FOR VOTES.
HARD ON TREASURY
Treatment bf Navarro Street Is Key!
to What Ilas Been Done With
Hie $0,000,000 of Tax Money.
Those who wonder what the admin
istration has done with the 36.000,000
it has collected in taxes during the
last five years, will find an index to
this puzzle in the treatment accorded
Navarro street, or rather the part of
it running the length of Travis park.
Last week sei era! wagons were .kept
busy filling In the little valleys which
traffic had worn into its surface. The
material used, however, refused to
stand the generous soaking it received.
The result was a bog. deep and U n-[
navigable.
But coming and going the enter
prise proved of benefit to the , an tax-]
■paying and voting hombre. A ■ umber
of them were employed tn the “re
pair” of the street, and another force!
of them is now at work eliminating!
the "repair." In the terms of the pro-1
vcrhial brass taek. first the nmd was,
carted there and now it is being cart
ed away. All of this Is fine vote pro-|
ducing business, but bad for the pub
lic treasury.
While the rains were falling lasi
week several streets got their annual
scraping. Mexicans arranged in eche
lon and armed with shovels would
start in the middle of the street and
remove the quaking mire which had
formed there. Behind them, in the
gutter, they would leave tons of soak
cd-up ’’limestone” to be removed by a
force with wagons. In a few days, nc
doubt, another layer of limestone will
be applied to the surface of the
streets so treated. There will be more
pulverization by the wheels of traf
fic, and after the next rain the per
formance will be repeated. Those who
wonder what has become of the
$6,000,000 need wonder no more.
I Watch for the I
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HUNGARIAN PROGRESS.
Baron Who Owns Timber Interests
Declares He Will Buy Ameri
can Machinery.
Associated Press.
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 19. —Baron Ar
thur de Groedel of Budapest, who has
been visiting lumber manufacturing
plants and logging camps in the
United States for the purpose of in
vestigating American methods, an
nounced last night he would recom
mend the use of American machinery
and methods on the estate of his fath
er in Austria-Hungary, where 13,000
men are employed in the lumber in
dustry.
“American lumber men are far
ahead of those of any other country in
the world in regard to the methods
used in logging off land and the man
ufacture of lumber,” said the baron.
"All of our work is done by hand and
we have had difficulty in keeping the
large number of employes needed in
the operation of our mills. We plan
to substitute machinery for hand in
our mills and in our timber tracts.”
FILES AN ANSWER TO SUIT.
Charles W. Boynton. United States
district attorney, and attorney for A.
H. Rebentish, Grover C. Wilmoth and
Joe Priest, in the case for $30,000
damages brought against them by Ng
Lee and Ng Too, two Chinamen, who
claim that their certificates as labor
ers have been unlawfully seized and
held, today filed an answer to the
original petition of the plaintiffs. The
answer states that the allegation is
false and that the defendants pray
for judgment of the court.
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NEGRO SHOOTS WHITE
MAN NEAR MARSHALL
Special Dispatch.
Marshall,' Tex., Dec. 19.—Joel S.
Barnes, cashier of the Walternian
Lumber company was shot by a ne
gro, Dan Wilson, at Mill, 12 miles
south of here Saturday. He is re
ported improved today and may re
cover.
Sheriff Sanders hurried Wilson to
Rusk shortly before a crowd of men
from Waterman Mill arrived, proba
bly averting a lynching.
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COURT OPENED AND ADJOURNED
The United States second district
court was opened and adjourned at 1
o'clock this morning by United States
Marshal Eugene Nolte. This was done
by order of Judge Maxey to obviate
the necessity of court during the holi
days. The regular session will begin
at 10 o’clock the morning of Jan. 2.
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