Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 103, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1911 Page: 3 of 8
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THE AILENK DA1L1- ftEI'OiiTJZlt THURSDAY JANUARY fi 1911.
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Mrsi. Tom Thumb Vet of Tarts
Famous Lilliputian Now 68 Years Old Heads
i '" Village of Little People.
What childhood hus been complete tnvos;! chairs beds etc. all mado of
without Its romance of fairies "the tlu chotcoBt wood and upholstered in
little people" of tiio 'woods the inys- tho finest stnlnS resembling furhl-
terlous elves their pranks and their ture fit for the Ordinary doll
moonlight ronmlngsl' The fairy talc; Thon bcgnn n dazzng carcer' for
of youthful days has taken actual form Gen. Tom Thumb and his wife. Pcr-
nnd the Lilliputian village now one iiaiw 110 ivlllB colobrltv haa travnle.1
of the features of lJaris life ia Hv- morP mies thnn this llttlo lady.who is
liig droam and as one wanders in thls.only 33 inciCB lau. In tho 20 years
toyjlko city with tiny houses horses of thoir married -Ufo Gon.'Tom Thumb
no larger thnn dogs mini coaches thatnmi his wife were tho pets of royalty
bring to mind tho old stories of pump. Tq nto quccl Victoria whenever
lin transportationand the little poo-lnoy wdro lit England noVer Jailed to
pie- themsolvcs oiic feels like a giant gjVe tnc royal order that they should
who In his wrirtli might crush nnyonou(oar before her and her royal fnm-
of these midgets with the uplifting or;jjr llt Windsor castle On these event-
11 foot ' ful occasions all state qerqmony was
The oiiocil among the 300 mites is j dispensed with and tho dignified old
uudissputably tho Countess Magrl or .queen was like nn enthusiastic child
ns sno is unown more genorany oy t"Qi when entertaining them. Many prce-
publle Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb
This llttlo woman 1 today after 51
years of life behind the footlights
charming Iho Parisian public and the
hordes of tourists from nil countries
by her BvcotncSs of manner and Jicr
natural charm .lust ns in the days ot
louS souvenirs remain in the Com.t
ess possession as silent witnesses of
tho good queen's friendship.
When King Edward was Prince of
Wales they recclvud a royal mnndntc
to appear at Marlborough House King
(Victor Emmanuel the hero of United
cowman out of. tho Dakotas. Trad
students nro Justified in Wondering
whoh'ce the stock cattlo of the fu-
ture are to conic.
Dut a few years ago nobody In tho
rnda dreamed of tho possibility of a
hog shortage and yet 1010 will go into
livestock history as "the. famlnq year"
iFlve principal nmrkets Chicago att-
8ng City Omaha St. Louis and St. Jo-
feapb will close the year with uggre.-
gato receipts of about 3000000. head
less' than in 1009 and 0000000 less
Utah in 1008. And the prediction is
now confidently made that what ha?
occurred in hogs will ho repented in
cattle during tho next half decadfj
Hog production. Is naturally more
readily recuperated than that of beef
by reason of the fecundity of tho por
fine species nnd yet nftor two years
of phenomenally high prices consump-
tive demand is still several laps ahead;
of pork production One nnd two
cropB ofhogs may ho raised annually
but three years nro required to pro
ducc a steer oven when tho -producer
jhas a breeding herd-to begin opera
tions Willi. The scarcity theory dooft
not look so chimcrcinl as tho present
glutted condition of the market sug-
gests. Possibilities arc appalling.
our- mothers and grandmothers the BOught tber nnd th(J
celebrated Lilliputian who has now Mlmo benut(fu d fu pru.
Mnnnlm.l 4 li n -rl nf ItC In .til mllHllnlAttn k
i oess Eugonlo of France received
reached the age of OS; Is as marvelous
S over vkubuuhib iu imu luuvuwi. .. . (ll1oInom .. rtMln
. ...I... .... VUHUtUIMIII 11 .... HV WVI.V.
great European
her lovablo little form very lightly.
Her hair mill retains it dark brown
color and although she Is stouter than
sho was the buoyancy or her stop Is
that of ii -young woman or rather of a
child.
Tho clever. Yankee showman P. T.
Ilurunm first discovered her nnd im-
pqrsonages whom
they hnve been "commanded' to meet
are the old .Emperor Frederick of
Germany Napoleon III nnd Pope IX.
Tho countess in her tiny birdlike
voice recounts tho first meeting with
President Lincoln. Of all the people
whom sho has met he Is tho one who
media ely engaged her to appear at w faed hlm8clf m0gi- forcbly on
the 'old American museum In New w Lmcon a re.
iork. At that time she was known by .u mil0 House-where the
her 'maiden name Lnvlnin Farron. So
gfent was her success that the wily
Uarnum grasped -the. situation- and re-
alized that tho "little fairies" Would
bo one Of -his strongest features. Af-
ter a prolonged arid painstaking search
he found.' the midget Charles Strat-
ton and engaged him for the American
Museum.
The professional acquaintance ot
uiesu iwo uniu neuiuu spun louit u . .. -. . . . t
. . ' " . Americas greatest tragedy was her
alert for fresh Victims did not hefii-
tiitfk fn" fiitrnii f 1wrm Iwn tlhv honrts
t'. ..!... .1 fnn fTnln fTliaiktlk tiiMnll rf.
In his net ami his effective work cul-m&"""u' ML"- iUl" "" ""-" ""
ujurreil -i years ago sue jnarrieu an
Foley Kidney Pills.
Are totilc in ncuon quick hi results.
A special mcdlcino for all kidney nnd
bladder disorders. Mary C Abbott
Wolfeboro N. 11. says: "I was afflicted
with a bad case of rheumatism duo to
uric ncld that jny kidneys failed to
clear out of iry blood. 1 was so lame
In my feet JoIntSi Und bnfk that It
Ws agony for me to step I used
Foley Kidney Pills for three days
when t was able to get up and move
about and the palris were all gone.
This great change in condition I owe
to Foley Kidney Pills and recommend
them to any one suffering as I haVe."
McLeniore-IUiSB Drug Co.
j the association brings up tho cruel
'ending of tho martyred president. Tho
r " assassin .) winter uooui oeioru
ardent friend
Three years after the. death of her
initiated in 'a marriage which took
place in lS(i2.-.HIcJi fitfens viewed with
?ach other in showing their apprecia-
tion of the wonderful couplo by pre-
senting them with n most miscellane-
ous assortment of gifts. A sewing
machine' perfect In detail and one
and a half feet In height was given to
Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb .by a well-
known manufacturer Then there was
a piano no higher than the seat' of a
chair the keys of which were about
the size of the blade of a small pen-
knife and with a full" number ot oc-
Italhiii Count MngrJ. of Lilliputian
fame. lie. Is a most congenial consort
for this Intelligent mtle lady speak-
ing fluently Italian French and Eng-
lish. Like tho majority of Italy's
sous he Is an ardent dpvotee of all
the artsn music perhaps having the
preference.
The. doll-like countess the smartest
itled woman in the World has a most
ictlve mind. Her intelligence is very.
icon and her sense of humor is eyi
lent in her conversation
MnrrJngc and IiOhgorliy-
Of old thc( minstrel endman pro-
pounded the fonundrum'. "Dacs a
narrled man live longer than a single
nan?" to which the answer was "It
Now comes Dr. Jac-
I to the Cattle Trade
Chicago Livestock World
Cattle have been cheap temporarily
due to liquidation' of two varieties im-
perative and frenzied adverse climatic
conditions in the trans-Missouri region
a winter of unusual severity followed
by : a .dry summer having given the
range man no alternative but gather
and ship whilo tho corn belt finisher
oaslly frightened has merely injected
inoro disorder Into market circles by
phying his castor into tho ring in a
fashion wholly inopportune and entire
ly unwarranted by supply prospects.
Chicago has been staggering under tho
weight of 70000 to 80000 cattle weekly
right along forcing prices to low levels
decldudly unprofitable to the producor.
members' of tho cabinet and all the dis
tinguished Washingtonluns gathered
to pay toer homage. At this delightful
recollection her eyo brightens and. a
smile of satisfaction overspreads her
countennnce. An Instant later a look
of gravity comes into her face for bfiia '"iM1-1-
ques licrtuion tnn uistinguisncu
French scentist with statistical proof
that marriage conduces to longevity.
Herbert Spencer once directed his
attention to this problem and argued
that tho statistics were fallacious be-;
cause only the healthy and robust'
men' ordinarily marry. Dr. Bertlllon
presents the figures Irrespective of
any such consideration declaring that
if men and women would reach a
good old ago they must marry.
.According to this authority thq
changes of a long Hfo are three to
one In favOr of- tho married man or
woman as against the bachelor or
spinster. Furthermore he finds that
age for ago tho mortality among
widowers Is greater than among
benedicts Widows arq similarly un-
fortunate as compared with married
women. Taking those between 20.
nnd 25 years of age ho finds that the
' mortality among widows is twice ns.
great as that among married women
of tho same ago.
Dr. Bertlllon is not blind to tho
tiiith cause of the greater mortality
nmong widowers .than among mar-
ried men of the name age When
deprived of the watchful care of a
wife men are likely to become neg-
ligent of their habits aiid often they
depart sadly from an ideal standard
Of life. The Frenchman does not
directly offer this as an argument
for second marriages which are not
always in Dr. Johnsons cruelly sar
donic phrasing "the triumph of hope
market hopper both In Europe and
America has been much advertised but
Is gonerally discredited. An infallible
Indication of what is hovering over tho
market horizon Is the healthy condl?
lion or the stqpker and feeder market
While prime heavy bullpcks worth $9
Qty.GO per cwt. a year ago have been
selling at $6.2G(8G.7G recently the raw
material needed by fleshers has cost
7t cents to $rpdr 'cwt. more thau at
that time. Comment is unnecessary. over expeviencs."
ah over tnp rsortn American continent .. Herbert Snencer wns doubtless in
breeding of beef cattlo has been all. but
discontinued. Tho breeding herds of
a measure 'justified in maintaining
that the statistics must vlelil some-
Texas have gone to the butcher save' thing to tho fact that tho men who
in a few notable instances' and relhr j marry are the Btrong and liealhy.
lively fow beef calves raised this year and tho mon who do not marry arO
generally weaklings. But Dr. Bertll
lon. lays his finger on the greater
In ls than three months cattlo values jhavc been eligible to as much money
lmve declined $1Q2 per cwt. the dopro n8 2 year old steers realized a fow
elation having spent its force on qual- yeara bacic anu tn0 breeder always truth when hq points out that mar
ity and been spared with trash. 'Bhort or crass haa lakiin n Hlinrt ?ul I rlnim nrodnees rncnlnrltv of linlilts.
.nroillf I .- -.'i i. m i j t l-.i - u i -.i-j - .. .
in iiuum-i ii'iuo Aiiiumi una new uuu an lucui Bi)iuuitru ui uviug (ruin
Mexico have had a two-year drouth) which the man without the dearest
breaking up breeding herds. Colorado of family- ties falls always to hlB own
Weight and finish haa been a discredit
to a steer whilo ''hatracks' and "scare
crows' of tho canncr class have been
earning record prices. Obviously this
ennnot be a permanent condition. Tho
ponduulm has a fashion of swinging ns
far In one direction as the other and
befpro many 'months elapso cattlo will
bo-s high ns they arq cheap now.
A world-wide scarcity of beef is Im-
pending " Argentina's ability to fill tho
has been a persistent liquidator until
80 por cent of tho breeding cattle it
contained ton years ago havo disap-
peared. Wyoming Idaho and Montana
havo reverted to the more profitable
sheep able to produce two crops an-
nually WQaJEtBluTTambB . and the set-
tltrfWSflriven both tho steer and the
f
Thejjrlnar of children la frocpiontly
;" -"- "J (" 4uam tui mo
muiuer. aula supremo crisis or nro
physical and spiritual detriment;
hastening his path to the tomb.
GROOM LOSES VOICE
'HINGING A PICTURE
Lyceum Theatr
0
TUESDAY NIGHT
JANUARY
10
A Positively Guaranteed Attractiop-Abilene's Great
est Musical Comedy Success
LcComte Flasher & Wade Offer
ii
The Flower of the Ranch"
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By Joseph E. Howarf Composer of .
r?
"Tho llmo the Place and the (llrlw Tho Golden GJrF JTl'ho Stubborn CInderclln. Tho Flirting PflnccsH"!
JIiss oliody Frm Starland" tho (Joddcss of Liberia and scores of others.
.A.-fl..r r ..:xL jr i-i &zL itx i ! v ii
vveriiuwnig wiui misicai jwng nus -Lively wnn uancers ana!
P'retty Girls
40
People
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RttHTfnHnRilQ
BBaWtKiT SND
40
People
20 -Beautiful Datrfcing Girls all Under 20
This Company is traveling In to special cars. . Complete-Scenic Production ns presented. For nearly two
Krs 1" "w York and Ulilcngo. 'Tlie grcntcst Musical Attraction ever presented In this city.
PRICES Parquet $1.00 Dress Circle. $1.50. Balcony Adults CO Children 25c Seats on salo at Comp-
ton's Drug Store Saturday .Inmtnry 7th.
Professional and Business Directo
OF ABILENE
The Hub of Central West Texas
1)11. JOSKIMI DALY
Kje Knr Nose and Throat.
hour later ho tackled the. picture
again he found he could not ubo his
throat atj all and gave up tho job in
disgust.
IJo Is improving nt'.thc hospital but
fears to resume work on the picture.
It has been suggested to him that'he
get a phonograph-with a 'record com-
posed qt'tho Ideas of three piano mov-
ers Just after s'omo one has offered
them a drink of mjlk or olso not hang
the picturo until eighteen residents
are putting in eighteen tons of coal in
the sp.me block What worries him
most Is that he has yet to puti up n
stoveiilpe in the snme house and If
ho loses his. voice temporarily just
hanging a picture he fears fatal re-
sults front wrestling with tho stove.
Worse than all is the. haunting fear
that the pipes may freeze lie is not At l'lollts Sanitarium to. 10 a. m.
a plumber and knows tho language Office Sayles. Building llooras 1C-17.
only lmperfecjtly. I . ' '
Physicians !t. the hospital say that . WI1L STITJI k CO.
Lcwer Is nffllctcd with a'pccullar form . '
of paralysis. Ho expects to lie out of . ""
the hospital this wook . .! -Votary lubllc .
n
Office "one block ..west of Postofflco
U'W..HOLL18; M. D.
Hours 10 to 12 a. in. I to 4 p.
4; to 6 p. m.
m.
O ' P
TI3IK TwlIILK. O
.. p. ft So a a o w a w w
TEXAS & PACIFIC.
And Now Worries About What AVJI1
Happen Wlen He Tackles The
Stovepipe.
finding hor physical Bystom uhor:
pared for tho domandaatuTC
leaves lier with -awiWlfd rcsisUv
powers andKlRuncg chronic ail-
ments. JHetrcan lin avntdprl r
heforaJhe'Vmiiui of baMrrnd the healthv wnmnn .
yolhorijirls thifonlr rsry that nerffectlv nnd hnna-.
itom irliealthV molhaaBlffld. nnii fcrlnrrn nVinnf n.ii.mi -.i
if " : l r - mr ' f " - u mwwh AMbuAU& imu
easy coaetmuaatloaJT tho tcrnurWflEcn vuha nan ivrnthnr'a Trinnri r oi--iiu n'fnrto n i. .iniIIM in nn
.. tn.h .viTf- t- vr;rr zr" r. ."" " - . ja . ...- ..... i" iv
-SIiT ; "y"5 w-uw-u irupio uuu nrtives. ana ropover moro quickly and home ho was fumlBhlne for hln brlil?
With mm. ofiTjffs or chroniCblcs. Every ennctant mothor should nafoguard ' ? run8limf or ls nr(p'
iiur iie aua w using juouiFB rricnd.
Westbound..
io. 1 arrlveB ; . . . . 4 ;27 p. m.
Jo. 3. arrives ........ .5:42 p. ra.
Io 5 arrives . 4:48 a. ra.
AEastbound.
Io. 8 arrives ... ....0:43 a. m.
Jo. 4 arrives ...... ...11:55 a ni.
Io. C arrives ..11;S8 p. ra.
ABILENE Si SOUTHERN.
Southbound.
Iq. 19 mlxed.'lcavcB ...... 8:20 a. m.
No 1 express leaves ......3:50 p. m.
Northbound.
No. 1G arrives 8:2S a.' m.
No. 20 mixed arrives ....i.C:G5 p. m.
Mother's Friend
tomain a heal"
prepares tMr :
YONKERS N Y. .Inn. 3.-UeorgO
Lewer of Tnrrytown is at St. John's
Itiversldo Hospital horo suffering from
ig her p
thus prepa
for the hi
modicino Is
Write for fi
mothers.
Atlsat: Ca.
al condition
lerhood. This
o nt drug storn.
l)0clc for oxpectaii
" ; Ho nppearg to have tost tho use of his
JA! voire. Ho does not) know JUst how
j happened hut recalls that his voice
'ei;en to play out before tho picture
: -as more than half hung and he
! mippd thinkih? at first that' he wap
j r ly out of breath When hair an
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AMLENE & NOHTIIEHN.
Jo. l arrives from north... -0:45 a. m
In'o 2 leaves for 'torth 5:16 a. m.
o. C from north 8:00 a. m.
Jo a. leaves for north 7:10 p. m.
Office over Citlzons National Bank.
w. o. siiackelford;
Hardware Tin and Iron Worker.
ABILENE TEXAS.
W. C NEAL"
Dentist;
Office over Compton's.. Drug Store.
Office phone 709 Roberts; Residence
457-Roberts..
J. M. Estes
J. y. Alexander
SURGEONS
. ' HZ'" vv '
Office lp A!ioMmIer;B.ullding and at
Sanitarium. ' .
DR. C. JT. McOAUKEX
DENTIST
Up stairs 134 1-2 Pine rft. Tel Rob-
erta 584.
DR. W. ALFRED QOCHRAN
DENTIST.
Roberts Phono No. 292.
OffJpe- in. Alexander Bulldlpg o-
JicLomoro-Bass Drug Co.
RADFORD BUILDING.
DIRECTORY.
First Floor.
J W. BOGAR & CO. Dry Good
Clothing Corner Pine and Norl
Third Sts. .
FULWILERELECTRIC CO. Dal
in Electrical Supplies.
Postofflce
SINGER SEWING MACHINE OETICI
Facing Postofflco.
' Second Fleer.
ROOM 1 Arnold & Bounds deal
. In Real Estate.
ROOM 2 Eugene Debogory Attorn
at Law.
ROOM 3 S. A. PlUor Agt Color
Nat. Life Assurance Co.
ROOM' 4 and 5 lien L. Cox Lawys
ROOM 0 B. A. Cox Lawyer.
ROOM 7 J. W. Moffott Lawyer.
Rooms 8 9 10 11 Kir by & Davl
Lawyers
uuu.u X4 u u inn. Lawyer si
ROOM 13 Elton F Reed. StcnoeraDl
ROOM 14 C McCauly Mgr. McCav
ley .Land Company
ROOM 14 Praetorians Laughlia
Olson Organizers.
ROOMS 15 H5 17. 18 Sayles ft ftayl
Lawyers.
Third Fleer.
ROOMS 19 and 20 Southland
Josbq Cannon Agency Director.
ROOM 23 H. J. Bradahaw; Rallr
iiullder aud Prosoter.
ROO.MS 27 and 28 Branch oSm
G Dun & Co. Glen L. Corrle Mgr.l
ttuuM 29 B. B. Bates. State Ma
Cary Lombard YouBg Co. Cu-I
ber Dealers.
ROOM 32 Russell Bros. A Ca.
iiuu.M 33 C. R. Leo. Broker il
Merchandise and Grain.
ROOM 34-1. H Harris district
ager American Home Life IasuraiM
company.
ROUM 30 Ciareiiipe Laalus Ertek
Manufactn
menu
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Palace Bar
Baths.
Wit " Ic
8op Hot an4
f jfJUEtl $
Wj for piirV.' t r
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wm pins
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MrLEMORK-HASS DRUG CO.
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