The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, October 27, 1911 Page: 3 of 8
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The Use and Abuse of Drugs.
Medicine may be defined as
anything that relieves or cures
disease or improves the health,
d is not confined' to drugs, as
ny persons are wont to be-
■^e. Solomon says “a merry
art doeth good like a medicine”
us showing that we carry with-
us one of the best medicines
lown. Remedies for disease
ave been used as far back as
e have any record, and have
eluded almost every conceiv-
le material and even immate-
1 things.
The medical profession has
one much toward the relief of
ffering humanity of late years,
nd are today fully abreast with
the general progress of the
world. Many of the superstitions
and prejudices of the past have
been discarded and among en-
lightened physicians, more ra-
tional methods adopted. There
is, however, a large percentage
of physicians who rely too much
on the administration of drugs to
the neglect of hygienic meas-
ures. People have as a conse-
quence come to regard the use of
drugs as of paramount impor-
tance and generally insist on
their free administration, and
physicians too often in order to
satisfy this desire, prescribe
something—it may be perfectly
harmless as far as its affects up-
on the person is concerned—
though their doing so only pan-
ders to the common belief that
drugs cure disease, and for every
ill that flesh is heir to, there is a
panacea. This is the easiest
way out of the dificulty and rare-
ly fails to give perfect satisfac-
tion to the patient. But there is
a much greater evil growing out
of the injudicious use of drugs
than the mere perpetuation of
the delusion that they cure dis-
ease. It is the formation of the
drug habit that has wrought
such dire results to the human
family. The doctor administers
n opiate to relieve pain and it
may be perfectly justifiable at
the time, but unfortunately he
fails to conceal from his patient
the name of the remedy he uses
and as a result the drug habit is
ormed, and the evil results are
indescribable.
It is a matter of common
knowledge that the more power-
ful anodynes, snch as opium and
cocaine, hkve come into such
eneral use that their sale is for-
idden by law except on the pre-
scription of a physician. But it
is not so generally known that
drugs are sold and used in great
quantities that while their use is
not fraught with such dire con-
sequences, are excee d i n g 1 y
harmful and their indiscriminate
use is dangerous.
J. D. Read, M. D.
The Bible.
This book contains the mind of
God, the state of man, the way
of salvation, doom of sinners and
happiness of believers. Its doc-
trines are holy, its precepts are
immutable. Read it to be wise,
believe it to be safe, and practice
it to be holy. It contains light
to direct you, food to support
you, and comfort to cheer you.
It is the traveler’s map, the pil-
grim’s staff, the pilot’s compass,
the soldier’s sword and the
Christian’s charter. Here para-
dise is restored, heaven opened,
and the gates of hell disclosed.
Christ is its grand subject, our
good its design, and the glory of
God its end. It should ffll the
memory, rule the heart and guide
the feet. Read it slowly, fre-
quently, prayerfully, it is a mine
of wealth, a paradise of glory
and a river of pleasure. It is
given you in life, will be opened
at judgment, and will be remem-
bered forever.—Selected.
Professional beggars are get-
ting numerous again, and The
Leader believes both the city
and county authorities should
keep a watch for such characters
and see that they move on or are
put to work. Some of them are
strong and able bodied—possibly
with the loss of a limb, an eye, a
scratch upon the hand or other
smaller evidence of present dis-
ability. There are thousands of
people with only one leg or one
arm who are making good livings,
and there is no reason why all
should not. It is largely a mat-
ter of energy and will force.
These professional beggars, as
a rule, are little less, than public
vagrants and should be treated
accordingly. Lampasas county
has a poor farm, and the offer of
a home there always puts energy
in such supplicants sufficient to
move them to the next town.
A. f. Baker Dead.
A. F. Baker, who has been se-
riously ill for some weeks, died
at his room at the Wachendorfer
hotel Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. Baker has been district
clerk of this county for about
eight years and made a faithful
and efficient officer, but has not,
been able to attend the present
term of the court since the first
day or two.
Some years ago he was in the
newspaper business here, having-
established the Lampasas News
about 1888 or 1889, and was af-
terwards connected with the
Lampasas Journal, until it was
destroyed by fire in the early
part of 1897.
He was a strong and vigorous
writer and a polished gentleman,
and had friends, good friends,
wherever he was known.
Two daughters, Misses Beulah
and Prima Baker, survive him,
and they have the sincere sym-
pathy of a large circle of friends
in their sad loss.
A Crematory.
After many months of half
way investigation of the merits
of a particular system of cremat
ing garbage and other refuse of
the city, and after indulging in
many an aimless discussion of
the subject, together with some
real investigating which brought
negative results, the said council
seems in fair way now to con
tract for a plant for disposal of
the offal of the city.
It is the forward step now most
pressing. Given that, the next
move should be to acquire a mu
nicipally owned and operated
sewer system. There is a prop-
osition before the body now, to
take the really good sewer plant
now in operation, and to pay for
it out of the profits of the con-
duct of the plant by city em-
ployes. It surely does look as if
Temple ought to have the bene-
fits of a municipal plant when a
good one is offered practically
free of charge. To acquire the
sewer system would not even call
i f°r reference to the finance com-
mittee to devise ways and means
to pay for it, as has been the
course of the recommendation
made with reference to installa-
a crematory.—Temple
Briggs Briefs.
Regular correspondent.
Misses Lola and Lena Cloud
spent the week’s end with the
Misses Dillingham.
Jack Joyce has returned from
Beaumont and other points in
South Texas.
Quite a number of Briggs peo-
ple went to Lampasas this week
to see the show.
Carl Cloud has accepted the
position of assistant cashier in
the Briggs State Bank.
Jas. Rhodes was a visitor here
Sunday from Bertram.
J. T. Hall is in Dallas attend-
ing the fair.
Hill DeWolf was in Lampasas
Tuesday.
Prof. Parsons and his bride
are now domiciled in Briggs,
ready for school which opens
Monday, Oct. 30.
Clerks Get the Evidence.
Austin, Tex., Oct. 23.—In con-
nection with Comptroller Lane’s
proceedings against Galveston
saloon licenses on forty-two, ^on °f
complaints of Sunday selling j Telegram
against as many saloons, three I Lampasas needs both a crema-
clerks of his department have {t°ry and sewerage system, and
gone to Galveston to testify be- ! The Leader believes both should
fore J. S. Goodlett, notary pub- j b0 provided and put in use by
lie, who has been commissioned ! the °ity. The sewerage system
by the Comptroller to take testi- j could not only be made self-
mony in all these cases, and in i sustaining, but could be so oper-
seven more recently developed. I atod as to become a source of
Ike M. Hartsill, John M. Payne i revenue to the city, and in a few
and Walter T. Williams, the ; years would pay for itself,
clerks, Mr. Lane said, went to j
There is a beautiful small
comet in the eastern sky each
morning, being visible from 5 to
6 o’slock.
Letter List.
List of unclaimed letters for
the week ending today:
Mrs. Mandy Bennett, B. H.
Dooley, Benj. England, Sr. Abel
Guerrero, H. D. King, Miss Zeffie
Lynn, Walter Moran, Lem Perry,
S. E. Mitchell, Mrs. Mary San-
ders, C. B. Simonton.
W. H. Webber, P. M.
W. J. Elliott, who died on the
! 8th of this month, carried insur-
ance of $1000 in the Woodmen of
the World. Proof of his death
was forwarded a few days after
his decease and the check in fa-
vor of his parents arrived here
on the 25th.
Married, at Pecos City, Texas,
October 18, 1911, Mr. Charles B.
Jordan and Miss Pearl Pruitt.
The groom is well known here,
being a son of Mrs. C. D. Jordan,
who has made her home here for
fifteen years or more. Charles
was for a time connected with
the First National bank at this
place, but went west something
more than a year ago and is now
assistant cashier in a bank at
Pecos City. His bride is a young
lady of refinement, education
and culture, with many graces
and a charming personality. The
happy couple arrived here Fri-
day night and are guests of Mrs.
C. D. Jordan at her home on cor-
ner of Fifth and Walnut streets.
Prof. C. E. Thomas, who was
called to Dallas on account of
the sickness of his mother, has
returned and is at his place as
principal of the city schools.
The Woman’s Missionary So-
ciety of the Methodist church
was entertained at the home of
Mrs. J. H. Richardson, Tuesday
afternoon. The Bible study,
Psalm 85, was ably led by the
president, Mrs. J. W. Lane.
Subject for missionary study,
‘Our Mountain Schools and
Schools in China.” Eleven mis-
sionary bells were rung repre-
senting the work in China. Mrs.
Richardson gave a talk on the
mountain schools, and Miss Edith
Richardson told of the Wesley
houses and deaconess work.
Those present were Mesdames
Richardson, Lindsey, Lade, Per-
ry, Stokes, Munger, Mathis, B.
F. Martin, Morgan, Payne, Cow-
an, Kerr, Miller, Townsen, Ver-
nor, White, Misses Dorothy
Payn, Richardson, Mary Stokes
and Alice Kioijeiidswn. X
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The Ladies Aid of the Presby-
terian church met with Mrs.
Chas. Dickens, Tuesday at 3:30
p. m. In the absence of the pres-
ident and vice president, Mrs. I.
N. Clack presided. The lesson,
Acts III, was led by Mrs. Greely
Townsen. There was no special
business before the society.
Those present were, MeSdames
Clack, McLean, Wells, Senterfitt,
Dickens, McCauley, and Town-
sen. Mrs. Valliant was a guest.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. McLean and will be led by
Mrs. Clack.
Mrs. Grace Patterson was a
pleasant caller at this office. She
reports that her father, B. F.
Rossen, has moved to Copperas
Cove, and that she will attend
school there the present year.
She is preparing herself for the
teacher’s profession.
Galveston on Sundays in the
past month or six weeks, and all
told, bought forty-two .half-pints
on the Lord’s day. These bottles
have been locked in the Comp-
troller’s private office, each la-
beled with name of licensee, date
of alleged purchase, witnesses,
etc., and the clerks took them to
Galveston as “exhibits.”
While it was merely) known
that “representatives” of the
Comptroller made these pur-
chases, description of the pur-
chasers given by rangers in their
reports to the governor, who had
detailed them especially on de-
tective work in Galveston, is that
of the clerks who will testify be-
fore the notary.
The fate of the half-pint exhib-
its, Mr. Lane said—and he grin-
ned as he said it—after the nota-
ry takes their “silent testimony,”
is not yet decided. There has
been no lack of offers to dispose
of the attractive array of al-
legedly Galvestonia bottling!
Some of the bottles are sealed
with the Federal revenue stamp,
“Bottled in bond.”
Warning to Trespassers.
All persons are notified not to
trespass upon my farm or pas-
ture lands by hunting with either
dogs or gun.
John M. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fulton have
returned from Dallas, where they
have been attending the fair.
Miss Clara Schwausch,of Cop-
peras Cove, who has been with
Mrs. Trotter since last Septem-
ber, ha^ returned to her home.
Ed Harman and children came
in from Coryell county Tuesday.
Mrs. Harman has been here sev-
eral days with her mother, Mrs.
M. A. Crawford,.
Mrs. W. R. Hughes, of Kemp-
ner, will accept thanks for her
regards which came by the hand
of a mutual. friend. Mr. and
Mrs. Hughes have been success-
ful in raising a large family of
children, some of them filling
important places in the world,
and all of them being worthy and
useful citizens. It is a pleasure
to note their success.
These delightful fall mornings
almost renew the vigor of youth
in the aged, and give us all an
air of freshness and vitality
which it is pleasant to possess.
Get up early, take a walk of a
mile or two and enjoy life.
In five minutes, sometimes less,
the wonderful prescription called
Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets ends
gas eructation, heaviness, sour-
ness, heartburn and other misery.
Schwarz & Hoffmann guarantee
them for indigestion. dw
Mrs. W. R. Mullins, accompa-
nied by her daughter, Mrs.JFrank
Tittle, was a pleasant caller at
The Leader office. She an
nounced with much pleasure that
her son, Jim Mullins, who has
made his home in Colorado for
several years, was^on,|his way
home, and would be here in a
short time. Mrs. Mullins was of
the original Alexander family,
and has lived nearly all her life
on Mesquite creek a few miles
south of Lampasas.
T. A. Murray and his friend,
W. A. Hudson, of San Saba,
are here attending court.
Mr.Murray is of the firm of Ward,
Murray & Co., bankers, and Mr.
Hudson is a son of the former
sheriff of that county. It was a
pleasure to meet them.
Rev. J. S. Shirley, in the good
old state of Alabama, will receive
The Leader in the future on the
order of his brother-in-law, W,
L. Long, who lives a few miles
south of Lampasas. Mr. Shirley
spent part of the summer here,
and enjoyed himself in hunting,
fishing and attending the meet-
ings, many of which were being
held while he was here. It is
possible he may close out his
property in the good old Alaba-
ma and come to Texas to make
his home. *
V
Miss Bessie Anderson’s body
was found in Lampasas1'river
near the residence of her mother,
Mrs. C. C. Anderspn, Wednes
day evening about dark. She
left her home about 3 o’clock in
the afternoon, and not returning,
search was made and she was
found dead. She was drowned
in the river where the water was
only two feet deep. Miss Bessie
was about 21 years of age and
was raised in the Grundyville
neighborhood. The body was
buried at Rock Church cemetery
Thursday afternoon.
B. F. Jackson and daughter,
Miss Jennie, have gone to Cop-
peras Cove where they will yisit
two of Mr. Jackson’s daughters,
going from thence to his farm in
Coryell county where several
other children live.
fL-
A. J. Mackey has just return-
ed from Dallas where he has been
attending the fair for a few days,
and says that he was amply re-
paid for his visit. He witnessed
the awarding of premiums to
members of the Boys’ Corn Club,
also to the raisers of hogs. The
silver cup was given to a 11-year-
old boy from Anderson county,
who produced 156 bushels of corn
on one acre. The least number
of bushels produced to the acre
was 56. A 14-year-old girl
raised the best all-around hog'of
12 months and received the blue
ribbon. A number of boys were
given premiums for corn and
hog raising There was great in-
terest manifested by farmers
present from all over the state in
these contests, as well as in the
demonstrative work from which
so much is expected next year.
Mr. Mackey is greatly enthused
over what he saw in the agri-
cultural department, and expects
to have something to show for
his year’s work next fall.
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Vernor, J. E. The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, October 27, 1911, newspaper, October 27, 1911; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth892628/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lampasas Public Library.