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TAGE TWO.
SHERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT.
MONDAY, MAY 31, 1915,
THE DAILY DEMOCRAT
OTTOMAN, TEXAS.
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O. A E C. HUNTER, Publish*!-*.
Th* Dully Democrat is tbs official
newspaper of tbs City of Sburanu
and publishes all local notlosa.
Pubocrlptlon 59 esaU par moat A
|i.M y*r year la advene*.
Tbs Weekly Democrat ts publish-
ed o* Thursday, TS esoU a year. It
Is tbs Yd* county seat t«mns
Mail saberrfbsra chaugln* loca-
tions should rise tbelr former ad-
dress as veil as tbs asv one. Bub-
er rtto*«* esrred by city carriers will
please assist tbs management in
yon Define rood service by moktnv
comp la lots about IrrecalarWea. aa<!
forty ralnebie pieces of property in
Ware Other cities in which the
inventory says that the estate owns
property ate Austin. Bryan, Cald-
well. Corpus Cbrlatl, Navarro. D**nU
non. Pert Worth, GaineerHle. Gel-
veeton, Gstesrille, Hillsboro. Hous-
ton. laredo. Ports, Rosebud, Ran
Antonin. Stamford. Temple. Texar-
kans and Vernon.'*
BOTH PHONES
Entered as second-class matter at
•to poet o me a at Rherman, Texas,
under act of March 1. 147*.
Uncle Sam Is out after men who
practice peonage, and It is turning
out to be a costly practice. Slavery
was abolished in America more than
fifty years ago. and will not be per-
mitted to the farms or Texas at this
late date.
A. G. Vanderbilt, who went down
on tbe I.nsitania, left a fortune of
fi9,<Mtn,iiftO, the bulk of which was
wtMed to his two infant sons by bis
second wife. His son tty his first
wtfe received a trust fund of *5,-
WMt.OOO and Oakland Farm. near
Newport, R. 1. Many friends and
relatives were remembered in sums
ranging from fl/fMHJ to $5iMi,0«o.
Thus another of the large American
fortunes is divided up. and modo
Into numerous smaller fortunes.
(M. E. L Dohoney of Peri*. who
waa In the race for eon pressman-at-
large and withdrew announcing that
he would be a candidate for United
Stales senator, Is now out in a
statement saylag be will not be a
candidate next year. In withdraw-
ing be give* the following tea
nona: “At the time 1 sriounced for
the senate the law permitted plural
nominations, the zndidate recelv-
tne the largest r nber of votes cast.
Vi t<li the field full of candidates and
more y«1 to pome it is evident that
no candidate will receive a majority
of all the vote* cast at the July pri-
mary. 1911!. The law provides that
In rase a second primary must be
I held. Even if I should receive votes
enough at the July primary .    1*16.
to entitle me to enter the final
contest I would certainly be de-
feated. because the Heading candi-
date being a reactionary would not
only be backed iby the liquor traffic
and millions of dollars supplied by
tbe brewers and distillers, but would
also be supported by the bank
monopoly, the railroad monopoly
and all other monopolies, which 1
have been fighting for the last forty
veers. My campaign will be purely
educational, with no hope of secur-
ing the nomination. And 1 can
make an educational canvass with-
out being a candidate 1 yet have
thousandr of copies of my political
addreaa, In which ' have called a’-
teBtion to the vital issues in. Ameri-
can politics, and also co|de* of ni'
Texarkana wantmji^Joint session
of tbe Texas and Arkansas Press
Associations. It seems to the Demo
rrat this is a good proposition, uhd
is an opportunity to get the breth-
ren of the two states together In a
profitable meeting. Tbe Arkansas
■Press Association will have a fra-
ternal delegate and another prom-
inent representative present , at
Corpus Christ!; and tbe business
men of Texarkana having already
secured tbe next meeting of the
Arkansas hunch for their city, ere
going to work hard for the Texas ag-
gregation. They have Just about
got us won over te start with.
RHYIYALiRTH IlKMMtK Ht It DAY.
Revivals followed tbe panic* of
1*37 an* 1*?>7. end the greatest of
the Moody campaigns followed the
hard time* of tSTS.
Dr. 1. Wilbur - aapman and
Charles M. Alexxander, in Boston,
during twenty-seven days In Janu-
ary, iso*, held nearly a thousand
meetings, spoke to nearly 750.000
people and made more than *0,d00
convert*.
It was Dr Chapman who started
Billy Sunday on his career, and who
we* almost afraid, alx year* ago,
that "Billy will not live more than
fire veers more; his fevered energy
is just burning him up."
John Weeley travelled 27*1.000
mile*, preached in,mom sermons and
wrote many books.
After George Wbitefield's first
sermon as a pastor ,of the Church of
England, it was complained to his
Bishop that he drove fifteen of his
hearers mad. This was In the early
eighteenth century. "1 hope," said
the Bishop, "the madness will not
be forgotten before next Sunday."
Peter Cartwright, .nc backwoods
preacher,” who started the revival
of iKOfi in Tennessee and Kentucky
prayed a rough inn dancing party
into such a state one night that
thirty-lwo conversions resulted.
Charles G. Finney, an American
The Democrat's Evening Story
HC.N1KR DOWN.
By M. Qqad.
Ue-
suffrage address, which 1 am send
ins to every part of the state, and
will be glad to send copies of troth
i.'hese addresses to voters applying
for them."
THAT BELATED RHPLY.
According to those in a position
to know, Texas and the South wroat,
baa grown one of tbe beat and big-
gest grain crops in history . It is
also quite evident -that the price is
going to be good. U therefore be-
hooves every farmer who has grain
to do his utmost to save it. All grain
should be sucked as soon as It Is
cat, and the danger from rain there-
by largely eliminated. If the Texas
grain crop can be harvested and put
la the grainerle* and elevators wlth-
oat damage it will lbs? worth tnil-
ltoaa of dollars to tbe farmers, and
•aery class of business and labor
will get its share
Germany has replied but not to
the specific questions and demands
of tbe American note. There will
be another, perhaps still others and
a prolongation of the matter before
a settlement t« reached. This much
le revealed in the reply of Germany,
that the Lusitania was attacked by
full authority of tbe German govern-
ment. It is up to the pres idem to
try his corkscrew again to see if
in another two weeks some of the
quarries the president made may re-
vive a direct response. The reply
waa disappointing to the president
and the American people. British
merchant ahips will be torpedoed,
whether they are loaded with Ameri-
cans or not, is the meaning of the
reply, and particularly those carry-
ing munitions of war. Another note
will be sent to Germany declaring
that the Lusitania was unarmed and
carried no concealed guns. Germany
charges that this was the case, if
revivalist, invented the term "anxi-
ous seat" in a meeting at Roches-
ter in the thirties.
"1 want you,” said Dwight L.
Moody in Indianapolis, to the man
who had just sung "There is a
Fountain." "You must give up your
i business and coine with uie." The
man was Ira D. Sankey, Moody’s
sweet-singing comrade for years.
Spurgeon, the great London
preacher, once had an audience of
24,'00fl at the Crystal Palace.
"Gypsy” Smith is really a gypsy
— ■a full blooded Romany. He nev-
er slept in a bed till he was seven-
teen.
Billy Sunday's pallform gym-
nastics have never surpassed the
pulpit athletics of T. I>e Witt
Talmadge.
As for revival slang, it was the
Rev. Len Broughton of Georgia who
In Brooklyn fifteen years ago de-
clared that Peter "slipped his trol-
ley” jn the attempt to walk the
Sea of Galilee.—New York World.
SHERMAN IN LIVE WIRE CLASS.
The Sherman Democrat announces
(hat the new city manager of Sher-
man w ill be there in a few days
»nd will begin the work or maxing
a new and ibetter Sherman. Quite
a number of live cities are adopt-
ing the city plan of having city
managers. Texas papers will watch
with considerable interest the out-
come of Sherman's experience in
this respect.—Abilene Reporter.
The new city manager is on hand
and is taking hold of things like he
knew his business. The people of
Sherman fee! that they have made
a change for tbe better in adopting
proven that Germany is in error an a new charter, and that the city
i I__    r>-----------    will OAAU Kax awn    V.nuinaac
1 YT&4 putties In • month In a Rw|m
town, and at I **» atrolling along the
highway In tbe suburbs one day a ve
hide containing a single traveler ap
pea red.
Tbe driver pulled up that the travelei
might aak if he could find accommoda
tion at aome chalet tnmtend of the hotel,
aa he was not In good health and want-
ed quietness. I was lodging at a pri
vat*; house, ami there was room for an
other guest. Tlie stranger wa* driver
on, nut! I sat down on a rock to sun
him up. Haring come from the west it
a country vehicle, he must have conn
from beyond the railroad atatlon. The
bone looked weary, and the hour \va>
4 In tbe afternoon, and 1 settled It that
he must have come from Thalia, fifteen
miles away. The roan wore a hat that
did not fit him and hud tbe collar of hit
coat turned op. He had goggles
though It was a (lark day. A person
who wears goggles for weak eyes mil
carry a finger to one of the glasac*
erery two or three minutes, even if b<
does not more them occasionally. On
this man's face was a newly grown
beard about au inch long. Every thirty
seconds np went bis hand to scratch
Be was not used to a beard, but bad
grown It for an object' Ue thickened
bis voice when be spoke to me, nud ii
was easy to detect the unnatural in
tonatlon. Why did be do it? Travelers
searching for health are seldom to l>t
met with tn tbe mountain except ic
early aummer, and this was late in the
season. He might explain, however
Mr. Brace by, as be bad given bis name
probably had more reasons for seclu
skin than be bad stated, and I had a
curiosity to observe him further.
He was taken in at the chalet and
thut night we ate supper together. I
saw by his table manners that be war
used to the quick lunches of a restau-
rant He claimed to be an English-
man, but his American idioms would
have given him away to a child
in the course of four or five days
I had tbe stranger sized up to a dot
and would have bet five to one that
my diagnosis waa positively correct
He was a straight haired American.
Ue was a public official. It was his
first time abroad. He was in dis-
guise and n fugitive. Whatever boodle
he hud with him be had in bis under-
shirt pocket. 1 knew this because he
was constantly raising bis hand to tbe
spot
I am no man hunter. I did not gc
to the police or drop a bint to any one
Of whatever crime he was guilty be
was safe from roe. I knew it wasn't
murder, unless done In the trial of
passion, for he was sentimental and
tender hearted. I think ft was on the
fifth day of pis slay that be became
feverish and called In a doctor and
went to bed—mental worry, you see
1 bad finished my supper sud was
smoking my pipe when I saw ■
stranger coming up the psth from the
hotel. From bis gait I judged him to
be an American. Erom the way he
furtively eyed the chalet aud its sur-
roundings 1 reasoned that he had other
business than looking for lodgings.
As he came to a halt and looked me
over he gave himself away as a de-
tective. Ue had taken me for the man
he wanted, aud chagrin showed clearly
on bis far*. Ue wss from a western
state and on the trull of u defaulting
city treasurer.
' lor closet or sewer connection for
A Morbid Ors.ro,    the ^eption of the human qxcre-
Tw« ontogenarl im darkun si 'YhlD'be constructed after the passage of
Selphur spring*. iiatlim Keen employed thin ordinance same shall be built
by .him b'.t.i iiiMHaiteaiMiit shoe oldj m directed by the owner except that
time war days, are now retained a* the owner must build the same to
conform wltlf the provision* of this
pensioner*. OWMigk they occasionally
do light *imI iHHiertng jolts a taint the
(dace.
One day not tone ago they wers
languidly raking Jeuvcs on the lawn
As a lady imikmsI she heard ilieui quar-
reling and Ktoppcd to listen.
"Nigger." slated the older of the pair,
"does yon know wl.ut I wl«li*tT I
w Wh’t dat hotel yonder Imd a thonsan'
rooms III It nisi yon wux laid mu daid
In ev'y roomF-fUturdar Evening l*u*t
1
WHAT MAN WITH BLACK LIVER.
The Liver is a blood purifier.
It was thought at one time it was
the scat of the passions. The,
trouble with most people is that
their liver becomes black becauso
It was queer enough that he dldn1|0f impurities In the blood due to
a*k If there was another traveler liinad physical states, causing hilions-
ness, headaches, dizziness and con-
tbe bouse. He took it for granted that
t was the only one. and he told nu
the whole story of Braceby's theft and
flight lie talked for two hours and
then went away, suylug that he should
bang »round for a few days. Half an
hour after hla going It was discovered
that Braceby was missing. Uls bed-
room- window was over the veranda,
aud he bad beard alL
,\Vlien three days hsd passed and nc
trace of the missing man bad been
had he was given away to the detec-
tive b.v one of the town officials. He
bad left the chalet Ughtly clad, with-
out food or baggage and in' a fever,
aud the Idea was that he bad lost him-
self on the mountains aud would per
Ish If nor found. Parties were seat
out In search, and It was not long be-
fore evidence .was found.
Being ill aud without food and thinly
dud. he could not keep his life ovet
two or three days, lu tbe gloom ol
that first night he bad traveled neurly
two miles, making up the mountains
by a path. Then he bad wandered
from the path and fallen Into a stream
from a thirty foot bank. Tbe rushing
waters bad carried him dowu a mile or
mure, and they found his body wedged
between two great rocks.
When the coroner overhauled the
effects found on the body there came
to light $5.u00 in English money and
drafts for ueariy $21X1,000 more. His
mime was not Braceby, of course, but
os the city treasurer of a town In the
west he Imd gobbled its last dollar
and fled with hU ill gotten gains to
the other side of the ocean to eujoy
himself. lie had uol spent a thousand
dollars as yet or had a moment's com
fort. He had too much console nee and
oot enough nerve If he hud got safely
a way be would never have enjoyed
himself. As 1 looked down at Ills dead
body and thought of bix disgpaceful
life. 1 felt something more tlianro pass-
ing sorrow. As I helped carry the
bruised and battered corpse_^knvu to
the town bouse for inquest and burial
I found tear* in my eye* and pity in
sttpatlon. Dr. King's New Life-
Bills will clean up tlie liver, and
give you new life. 25c. at your
druggist.    d&w
War talk and hard times cuts no
lee with Brook, Mays & Co. They
iur.t go right along selling pianos
just the same.
tu I -i-tf
ORDINANi K NO
apology chouid be
forthcoming as
well m some assurance that Ameri-
ca has rights on the seas in the
peaceable pursuit of business
pleasure.
and
will soon he on a business basis,
like all coiqwations ah?, Or "should
be, and that Sherman has a bright
future. I
my heart.
PE K. P. BROOKS ANNOUNCES.
THE NEWSPAPERS ON THE
DEATH OE JUDGE BROWN.
The folowing dispatch was sent
put from Waco. Saturday night:
____ * This afternoofi the following an
drinkers have bought prop- ■nouncement was made by Dr. 8. P.
Brooks, president of Bayior Univer-
erty la Texas to the value ol $3
Mhh.OW for the Busch's of St.
Louis. Mo., and Berlin. Germany.
The Bnsch's live lb castle*, dreesiu
broadcloths and silk*, ride ic anto-
mobtte* usd yacht*, and have all of
the comfort* and luxuries of life.
So much can not be said of the beer
drinkers' The following from the
local columns of the Dallas News
give* ar Inventory of th* property:
"The Busch estate own* about S3.-
h0»,00« worth of property in Texas.
This is shown in an inventory of
the estate of Adolphus Busch, filed
with Deputy County Clerk Fred
Pat rick yesterday. The inventory
wa* made by Lillie Busch, Edward
a Faust and Charles Nngle. It was
aent direct from Berlin to Dallas
Tbe holdings in Dallas consist of a
krt at Commerce and Field streets,
valued at    & ,ot *B Wu«k
8S on Elm street, valued at JlH.OwU'.
a lot on Swiss avenue and the Texas
it Pacific railway, valued at $7,500;
the Buach Building at Main and
Akard streets, valued at fJatU'fWG
tbe Busch Brewery at Harwood and
Pacific, valued at ftuy.oeo, and a
lot in Hdgewood Place, valued at
$3,500. The Affbipbua Hotel is
not enumerated aa property of the
•state, hut is ihduded in a list of
“common or community property,"
in which the inventory says that
the estate owns $*58,950 in notes
and other seeuritle*. The inventory
shows that the estate own* about
fin/ •
(‘To tbe Democrats or Texan. I
hereby.....unreservedly announce my-
self a candidate for the United
State* senate to succeed the Honor-
able Charles A. Culberson. In offer-
ing myself for this exalted position,
] do not claim any magic wand
whereby 1 can help the congress
make something for the people out
of nothing. 1, however, do hope to
be of service to my fellow-men
This step is taken with due deliber-
ation es to all of its consequences
At the proper time I will publish a
platform of principles on all ques
lions involved. Meantime. I invite
the co-operation of my friends.'
"Dr. Brooks has not yet selected
the date or tne place where he will
open his campaign next year."
In the death of Chief Justice T.
Brown. Texas loses an able public
servant, an official of undoubted
integrity, a jurist and a profound
lawyer. His -place will be a hard
one to fill. He was a grand old
nian and the state will miss him.--
Terrell Transcript.
Judge T. J. Brown of Sherman,
died Wednesday in a hospital at
Greenville. Judge Brown was one
of Grayson county's oldest and most
highly respected citizens, having
moved to Sherntan in 1872.—Bavoy
Star.
of all. In ability none outranked
him and in honesty auu' integrity,
sicentv and faithfulness to duty,
he was without a peer. A pioneer
in the development of tins great
state, he stood forth fearlessly for
■,i« conviction? at all times and re-
spected little those who did not the
same. Prejudice never became a
part of his makeup and often did he
counsel others to be calm and con-
siderate. His legal knowledge was
wonderful. Some of the state’s
greatoM opinion* have come from
his pen. It will be difficult to
replace this great citizen whom ev-
ery loyal Texan has learned to love
and respect.-—Austin Statesman.
danger of this disease. YVe can
stamp out typhoid if we will. It is
certainly worth while.—Farm and
Ranch.
NOTABLE BIRTHDAYS TODAY, |
May 31.
♦--—--+
BRIGHT HAYING OE
SHERMAN MAN'S GRANDSON.
Y’ou will have to hand it to Lit-
tle Brown wood Emerson. At his sis-
ter's marriage he was standing near
the piano when the wedding march
began. "That's German,” said he
"It won't do. Play something
neutral."—Chickasha (Okla.) Ex-
press.
Brownwood Emerson is the ten-
year-old grandson of Rev. ^nd Mrs
R. N. Brown, and the son of Mr.
and Mrs. D. E. Emerson of Chick
asfaa.
The death of Judge T. J. Brown
removes from the public life of the
commonwealth one of her greatest
sons, one of her purest aud noblest.
Through a long career Judge Brown
maintained a high standard of pub-
lic and private activity in the per-
formance of duties. Texas needs
such men as Judge Toni Brown. He
gave a long career to his people—
all the service a well balanced,
conscientious man could give. His
name is written high in the annals
of his country. -Greenville Ban-
ner.
Chief Justice T. J. Brown of the
Texas Supreme. Court was an emi-
nent jurist who had given long and
faithful service to this state. In
fact, few men have served this state
longer or with more fidelity and
his family will have the record of
his'long and useful career as well
as the sympathy of thousands of
friends to cheer them in their Be-
reavement.—Waco News.
WHAT THE EXCHANGES
ARE TALKING AROET.
,,.    • - C-Xe/.-Xe/•
THE TEXAN S SLOGAN IS
“Buy it in Texas'*
If you live in Sherman then you should—
“Buy it in Sherman ’
There 1* no argument to this question when yon get ns good
• piece of goods for the same money that you would pay for foreign
made foods. <-
GRAYSON SOAP
to nud* in Grayson- county and every family in the county should
II*e It. If “GJAAYHON” is not better than any soap you cun buy
tor twice the price then we will r«iuud yqui money.
Till, certainly is a fair projss-iib.n, don’t you tinJk no?
Now if yon have a guarantee that “GRAYSON" la better than
■gy other soap, even at the same price, uhat chance do you take?
He go further, however, and guarantee lhat it l* twice as cheap
as anything you can buy.
ir yon are not wsing it, we want you to try It; you will help
m tor helping yourself.
Though his death was not unex-
pected, his condition having been
grave for some time, the news that
Judge Thomas J. Brown, Chief Jus-
tiie of the Supreme Court of Texas,
had passed away east a pall of
gloom over tlie bar of Texas. For
twenty-two years Judge Brown had
been on the supreme bench of this
state, and for many more years
than that he had been a leading
legal light and a prominent citizen
of North Texas. "Four years of his
life he contributed to the Confeder-
ate cause in the war between the
states and he succeeded as well in
the army as he did in his law -prac-
tice, becoming a captain before the
war wa* over.
As a Jurist Justice Brown made
a name for himself that will long
survive In the list of Texas' great
Jurists, in his work on tbe bench
he had occasion to participate in the
final adjudication of iqauy causes
that will serve as beacons to guide
aright the bar of the state through
the passing years. Texas has lost a
great jurist and one of the greatest
exponents of the old-fashioned
Southern gentlemen in the death of
Judge Brown. His place will be
hard to fill.—Greenville Herald.
Surely there is no worse failing
than being late. We dislike to be at
church enrapt In the sermon and
have some: late comer stroll down
the aisle and divert our attention:
we dislike to leave 'our business
and rush to a committee meeting
on time only to wait thirty minutes
for some member who is late; and
:>ugh
tivities—we don't like for the other
fellow to be late. One man said
he lost more time by being on time
than he did b.v being late, and that’s
true in many instances. What a
distinctive trait it would be if we
could all get the "on time" habit.
Aud there is no better indication of
a man’s ability to deliver the goods
on any proposition than that he Is
always prompt In all of his oibliga-
tioins and appointments. Ordinarily
it is regarded a small matter to be
late to suit our convenience; ap-
pointn|rnts are not regarded as seri-
ously as they should be. The truth
of the matter is If we would be on
time, prompt at all engagements,
meetings, etc., It would be much
better for all partie* concerned.—
Cleburne Review.
Interstate Cotton Oil Refining Co.
In the death of T. J. Brown, who
has served the state of Texas so
well as private citizen, law maker,
associate chief justice of the Su-
preme Court of the state, Texas
loses one of Its greatest men—a
man whom It Will bo indeed diffi-
cult to replace. Tbe venerable
judge was a Christian of that splen-
did type that every man must ad-
mire. Tolerant, painstaking, con-
Whenever a young man or young
woman begins to save part of the
weekly salary they also begin to es-
tablish a credit with their bank
which is an asset tbe value of which
cannot be estimated.—Ahiienc Re-
porter,
William Rockefeller, capitalist.
Standard Oil organizer and railroad
financier, who aided his brother,
John i> . in welding the vast Rooke-'
feller interests one of ihe strongest
organizations in the world, is 74
years old today. He is two years
younger than the Oil King and has
followed from youth to old age the
footsteps of his brother in careful
living and exemplary habits. He is
well preserved, retains his interest
in the world of big affairs and "is
still the guiding lorce in the Rocke-
feller affairs. He was born in
Rlcbford. N. Y., May 31, 1841, ana
after receiving a public sphool edu-
cation, entered business life as a
bookkeeper in Cleveland. This was
in the produce commission business,
and by frugal living and close appli-
cation io his work he saved enough
to-uecome a partner in the business.
His brother, John D., was then
making a success in the oil busi-
ness and William Joined him. Later
on Henry M. iflagler became a third
partner :n the business and then the
Standard OH company was conceiv-
ed and financed. Then ensued one
of the most famous campaigns of or-
ganization, which is more or less crit-
icized, by which the oil interests of
Pennsylvania. New York and Ohio
were consolidated under Rockefeller
sway. William Rockefeller, although
outshone b h!s elder brother, has
always been given credit for much of
the foresight and cleverness which
marked the formation of the big
oil trust. Tbe death of Cornelius
Vanderbilt in 189* made William
the central iigUre in the most power-
ful amalgamation of industrial and
railroad Interests in the world. Mr.
An Ordinance Regulating and
censing the Use of Dry Closets or
Privies W’ithin the Corporate Lim -s
of the City of Sherntan, and Provid-
ing Other Sanitary Regulations, Cre-
ating the Office of Sanitary Officer,
Prescribing Duties and Repealing
all Ordinances iu Conflict Herewith
and Providing Penalties, and Fur
ther Declaring an Emergency,
Be it ordained by the City Com-
mission of the City of Sherman:
Section 1. That any person, firm
or corporation who owns any prem-
ises or premises within the corporate
limits of tbe City of Sherman upon
which a dry closet is now located,
used or maintained, or upon which
one may hereafter be constructed
used or maintained, shall be requiry
ed to procure from the City Tax
Collector and Assessor a licene* to
use or permit the use of same, except
as hereafter provided.
Sec. 2. Where the owner or
owners of any premise* within the
corporate limits of the City of Sher-
man is a non-resident or a minor or
for any reason is beyond the jurisdic
tion of the Corporation. it shall
hereafter be unlawful for such own-
er or for any lessee, tenant or occu-
pant of said premises to use any
dry closet upon said premise or
premises unless the owner or some
one acting for hint has procured the
license mentioned in Section One of
this Ordinance.
jSec. 3. Subject to the supervision
and control of the City Manager in
all matters, the cleanlug of closets
or privies within the corporate lim-
its of the City of Sherman shall be
done exclusively by tiie said Sanitary
Officer, acting under the Department
of Public Welfare as contemplated by
the City Charter; and it shall.be un-
lawful for any private person, firm
or corporation to do said work.
Sec. 4. The minimum license
herein mentioned for a private fam-
ily shall be Three Dollars per an-
num where one pall is used and One
Dollar for each additional pail to
be used Ib serving the same prem-
ise. All boarding houses, dormitor-
ies. rooming houses, stores, shops,
factories or other buildings or prem-
ises. whether industrial, commercial,
re’igious, educational, social or oth-
erwise, shall par a minimum fee of
Three Dollars for the first five per-
sons or fraction thereof and one
dollar for each additional five per-
sons or fraction thereof, who are in-
mates of. or identified in any real
or essential way with said house,
place of business onsipstltution: and,
provided further there shall be pro-
vided one pail for every five persons
or fraction thereof and all closets
shall be accordingly so arranged by
the owners of the premises.
The above and foregoing license
shall be due and payable annually
in advance on the 1st day of January
in each year, though same may bo
paid quarterly In advance on the first
days of January, April July and Oc-
tober of each year. All annual li-
censes shall begin on the first day
ordinance and *s may be required
by the said Fhnitary Officer. AI1 ex-
isting dry closets shall be changed
under the direction of the Sanitary
Ofricer so as to provide proper s/ip-
ports for the palls or receptacles, so
that the same i m> be readily placed
and removed and-so as to exclude
water therefrom or thereunder. Pro-
vided further, it shall be unlawful to
hereafter build or maintain a dry
cloaet in a sewer dlsirlct where
sewer connection can b* had either
from the streets or alleys along
where the said property abuts.
Sec. .8. No wash water, kitchen
or other slops or other liquids waste
shall be emptied into the closet. NO
ashes, eobs, rags or other refuse
shall he deposited or placed In recep-
tacles and only toilet paper shall
be used for toilet purposes.
See. 9. The office of Sanitary Of-
ficer is hereby created, lie shall ho
nominated as provided by (be City
Charter; he shall not he appointed
for any certain length of time, but
may be discharged at any time, ns
orovided by the laws of the City or
Sherman. He shall receive such sal-
ary as may be fixed by tho City
Msnnger. It shall be his duty to
visit in person or by assistant, every
dry closet within the corporate limits
of the city at least wice n month.
He shall instruct owners of existing
dry cloRets and closets to be con-
structed or changed how to build
same to accommodate receptacles
and facilitate the handling or
same. He shall see that closets are
properly cleaned and all excrement
therefrom properly disposal of. and
receptacles and all appliances kept
properly cleaned, repaired and cared
for. He shall be responsible for
all property of the city used in this
department and give bond in the
”um of Five Thousand ($5,000.00)
Dollar*as security against any loss
or damage to all property of the
city used in this department and
as provided by the City Charter,
and shall sign and receipt for an
itemized list of same turned over
to him at the time of his appoint-
ment. He shall perform such other
duties as may be required of him
from time to time as provided by
law.
Sec. 10. The person who may be
appointed to the position of Sani-
tary Commissioner is ' hereby em-
powered to enter all buildings, lots
and yards for the purpose of In-
specting the closets and removing
excrement therefrom as often as he
may consider necessary in compli-
ance with this and other ordinances
of the city of Sherman, and any
person or persons refusing to allow
the said sanitary officer or his em-
ployes and representatives to enter
such buildings, yards, lots or
premises for the purpose named, or
who shall in any way hinder hint
or his representatives in the per-
formance of his or their duties,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and punished as hereinafter pro-
vided.
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Typhoid fever will be less preva-
lent when ue learn how to avoid
this dreaded disease.. It is now
known that this fever breeds in
filth and that if the breeding places
or the disease grunt are destroyed
there .will be no disease.. The germs
bleed in filth, then get in the
foods or the water and are in this
way taken into the body. Let every
*    glderate, he was inuecu me friend precaution be taken to remove any
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welded the alliance, controlling
about one-quarter of the entire
railroad mileage of the country.
Dr. George P. Merrill, curator of
the U. S:’ National Museum, 01 years
old today.
Mabel Taliaferro, well known ac-
tress, 28 years old today. -<•
Col. John E. B. Seely, fejmer
British secretary of war. 47 years old
today.
Dr. Henry K. Warren, president
of Yankton Collegers. D., 57 years
old today.
Will H. Low, noted American ar-
tist, 62 years old today.
Baiioy Willis, famous American
geologist. 58 years old today.
Duke of Devonshire, dare friend
of King George of England, 4 7
years old today.
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A Relic of Barberism.
The new barber had finished Ills job
and hi* customer synchronously.
“You have cut him in seven places,”
thundered the boss barber. "Just for
that you shall shove the geutleinuu all
over again."—Philadelphia ledger.
of January and expire on the 31st
htent; provided that if a dry closetlordinance without obtaining a
day of Decemebr of each year andfeense and paving fee for same,
when paid quarterly, same shall be-
gin on the first days of January,
April, July and October of each year
and expire on the 31st day of March,
30th day of June, the 30th day of
September and the 31st day of De-
cember of the respective quarters to
which they belong In each year, and
if the above and foregoing license
are not paid within ten days front
the day and dates above provided
It shall become the duty of the City
Tax Collector and Assessor to file
with the City Attorney a complete
list cf all such delinquents, and It
shall he the duty of the City Attor-
nev to forthwith prepare complaints
which shall be signed by the City
Tax Collector and Assessor or some
Rockefeller took Mr. Vanderbilt’s    ,    „    ,    ,
seat In the New Y’ork Central and ho o^her person cognizant of such de-
linquencies and file In the Corpora-
tion Court, , The City Tax Collector
and Assessor shall provide proper
form of license which shall have
stub to same showing when issued,
to whom, for what kind of premises
and how many persons residing
therein and such information as may
be deemed necessary.
Sec. 5. The closet or privy of each
private family shall be cleaned and
disinfected not less than once a
month or as often as the Sanitary
Commissioner shall deem it neces-
sary; and all other closets and priv-
ies shall be inspected once each
week and cleaned and disinfected as
often as the Sanitary Officer shall
deem It necessary.
’Sec. 6. The cleaning of all closets
shall be done during the day and all
excrement must be handled in cans
with tight-fitting covers. Fresh
cans containing liquid germicide and
disinfectant shall be substituted for
those containing dxcrement.
Sec. *7. Every dwelling, residence,
store, tenement or other building
used as a human habitation, either
constantly or during working hours,;
_ shall be provided with r proper prlvyjm27-i0t
Sec. 11. That every person, firm $
or corporation who shall construct j
a dry closet within this city shall 'J
construct such dry closet at a dis-
tance of at least 15 feet from any ft
dwelling house or public building, *
and at least 5 feet distance from il
the line of every adjoining street iff
or private passageway and from \
party lines; nor shall such privy
constructed be within a distance of £
20 feet from a well or reservoir of 1
water which is used for domestic f;
(purposes, or adjacent to any stream
of water or branch In such a posl- M
tion as to endanger the polutlon or ji
such water or to connect with any |
bianch.
Sec. 12. The Sanitary Officer if
shall have the right and authority gf
to order any person, firm or cor I
poration "to change the location of If
any dry closet already constructed g
so as to conform to the provisions S
of this ordinance, and to render p
the same more accessible in the ft
operation of this department, and g
to direct the location of all > dry 3
closets to be hereafter constructed. f|
8eo. 13. Any person using or
■permitting the use of a dry closet
contrary to the provisions or this
11-
or 1
any person refusing to construct a ~
dry closet or change or modify any
existing dry closet In accordance
with instruction of the Sanitary Of-j
fiver, or any person refusing to I
give access to his premises to the
Sanitary Officer or his assistant or
any employe of this aepartrnennt
contrary to the provisions of thlsi
ordinance, or any person who shall!
injure or destroy or attempt to de-l
stray or injure any receptable or-
other property of the city used in!
this department, or use same In a
manner or for a purpose contrary ;
to any of the provisions of this or-
dinance, or any person failing or re-
fusing to comply with any of the
r>rovisions of this oro.nance, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and on conviction of same In the.
Corporation Court, shall be fined
In any sum not less than one or
more than two hundred dollars, and'
each day’s violation shall be deemed
a separate offense and punishable
as such.
Sec. 14. Thot all ordinances or
parts or ordinances In conflict with
the provisions of this ordinagve are
hereby specially In all things re-
pealed.    *    ■    .
Sec. 1-5. The fact that tne city I
has no sufficient -rules governing
the use and cleaning of dry cloests, j
and the same are imperative for the
good health of the city, creates a
public emergency requiring that the
rules and charter provisions pro-
hibiting an ordinance from taking
effect for 30 days after its passage
be suspended and the same is ac-i
cordingly done and this ordinance
promptly after
shall take effect
itfi passage.
Passed and approved this 21 day
of May, A. D., 1915.
Attest: City Clerk.
J. W. HASSELL,
Mayor,