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LAGRANGE, FAYETTE COUNTY. .TEXAS, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1900.
NUMBER 50.
CYANIDE op mercury in
■■ diphtheria.
I. My attention haa been called to a
note in a local newspaper recommend-
ing the use of cyanide of mercury as a
•cure all’ for that terrible disease, diph-
theria It is recommended to be used in
homoeopathic doaes, and the note is for
the benefit of the public. Since the
public generally do not know what con-
stitutes a homoeopathic dose of any med-
icine, I deem it prudent to say that cy-
anide of mercury is a violent irritant
I poison, producing also extreme pros-
tration and local cyanosis, and death
■ by exhaustion. No sufficient reason
appears for retaining,so dangerous a
preparation among officinal drugs.
Twenty grains of it caused death, and
two grains caused severe sickness
which lasted two weeks, according to a
statement in the National Dispensato-
ry. J. W. Cakhart, M. D.
LaGrange, Nov. 23, 1900.”
The foregoing appeared in the
columns of “a local newspaper”
last week and is intended to bear
upon an extract published by The
Journal two weeks ago in relation
to diphtheria. The quotation was
made from an article published by
Lord Werner, one of Germany’s
first and foremost physicians, and
a just criticism can only come from
a competent source. Yet Dr. Car-
hart, evidently in search of a little
cheap notoriety, bobs up, aud with
one stroke of his “southern home”
and “ southern sky ” pen would
knock all the virtue of Lord
Werner’s theory and experience in-
to cinders, were it possible.
The doctor “deems it prudent”
to say that cyanide of mercury is a
violent poison,” and that “twenty
grains have death.” This is not
denied. The gentleman further
that so dangerous a preparation as
mercury should not be tolerated.
The whole thing, summed up in
a few words, is: The doctor wants
a little free advertising.
1 - -—
At Abilene recently a business
transaction was settled that had
been standing for twenty years.
In 1879 C. W. Merchant went to
Haskell county to buy cattle and
in payment' for five beeves pur-
chased from a man by the name
of Mobley he gave a check for
$100 ou a Fort Worth bank.
Haskell was far out on the fron-
tier at that time and facilities for
collecting were meagre. It was
six months before the check was
presented for payment and when
it was a bank official stated that
the Merchant account had been
closed some time before. Mobley
kept the paper until last week
when he by accident met Mer-
chant, and the subject of the
check came up. Mobley produced
it and it was paid dollar for dol-
lar. Merchant had purchased
$60,000 worth of cattle and not
being much of a bookkeeper, he
had no record of the Mobley check.
—Cameron Herald.
In Mississippi bribery is pun-
ished severely. J. E. Gibson, a
prominent contractor of Logans-
port, Ind., was arrested a few days
ago at Jackson, Miss., charged with
an attempt to bribe the governor of
that state. It appears that the con-
tract for a million dollar c a p i t o 1
building was to be let, and Gibson
offered the governor several thou-
sand dollars if he would aid him in
His plan was
states that “ the public generally getting the contract
does not know what constitutes a ho-
moeopathic dose,: ’and yet—anxious
as he seems to air himself at the
expense of an indulging publii
that the governor open the bids
in advance and inform him of their
nature so that he could prepare a
' lower bid in time for the advertised
he fails, either through incompe- opening and secure the contract;
tency or neglect, to enlighten the, but Mississippi’s governor was not
readers of the publication in which j built that way, and the result is
the ear marks of his pen are fre-, that the unfair contractor if con-
qently in evidence. ! victed—will do the state service for
Were the doctor informed in this! ten years, that being the penalty,
matter and candid he woul > admit " . .
that all homoeopathic remedies are Thk rice fever ,S|eP,de“,C m °Ur
put up in infinitismal doses, prop- 'midst- and a number °“n£t
erly labeled with full directions for! prominent men are wad.ng into the
use when not prescribed by a phy ! business up to t eir arm pits. ro.
siciandirect; neither would be rush one of the projectors, it »
WILL MEMORIALIZE flcKINLY
into print with the hint or sug- sa'd*
one
has become
so enthusiastic
that he refuses all beer not brewed
f; \ ...a. ——/jo| rice, while The Journal’s val-
Sw“h?£L.“ (oX° C-S'
if but fairly well informed — that
sufficient reasons for “ retaining
so dangerous a preparation among
' terested in the culture of the article,
| has suggested a plan to suppress
'trusts, and that is to remove the
r“*ive rs ,r:rTt:
& but rice. George believes that a
Chicago, 111., Nov. *7.—The burning
of the negro Porter at the itake by the
citizen* of Limon in Colorado will be
bi ought to the attention of President
McKinley by the Methodist ministers
here. At a meeting held yeaterday they
passed a resolution censuring the gov-
ernor and sheriff, and citizens who com-
posed the mob, and resolved to request
the president to call the attention .of
congress to the 2,000 persons put to
death by mobs in the last ten years, and
urge him to recommend to congress suit-
able legislation to prohibit lynching.
The Methodist preachers of the
great and windy city, and who ap-
pear so anxious to save ravishers
and fiends from being shot, burnt
or huug by an injured populace,
in seeking the intercession of Pres-
ident McKinley and congress, will
be just about as successfuLin ac-
complishing their object as the old
lady who believed she could forev-
er check the flow of lava from the
largest geyser in the Yellowstone
park by clapping her sunbonnet
over its opening.
Congress may pass a thousand
laws intended to prolong the life
of the rapist and cut-throat; to
shield the dastardly scoundrel who
defiles and kills your daughter,
your wife, your sweetheart, yea
even your mother; but it can nev-
er stay the hand of the sure, pur-
suing avenger! The injured father,
husband, brother, and lover know
100 well the delays of courts; know
too well that Justice is blinded and
law but a mockery; that juries fail
to convict upon the strongest of
proof, and that red-handed murder-
ers are living in clover.
Were these Chicago distorters of
the gospel and pounders of the
good book to come into the South
—any portion in which the negro
is plentiful—and live among them
for a year or two, they might learn
a useful lesson from observation.
form your readers of my good luck.
know the treatment I used will
benefit them. I have given this
information to many asthma suffer-
ferers, and they all get relief. The
longer they use it the less they suf-
fer.”
The writer of the foregoing is a
friend of the “It” of many, many
years. He is a man of prominence,
has the confidence of his neighbors,
and what he says can be fully re-
lied upon.
Constitution, By-Laws and Regu-
lations of the Fayette County
Teachers’ Association.
Valuable Counsel.
competent hands ; and he would
also know that more than a hund-
red poisonous drugs—all dangetous
when ignorantly used—are kept
in well equipped pharmacies.
With all due respect to the gen-
tleman the “It” would courteously
inform Dr. Carhart that all strong
preparations of opinm are poison-
ous; that aconite (a favorite with
him) is a deadly poison when im-
properly administered; belladonna,
arsenic, sulphuric acid, nitric acid,
muriatic acid, nltro-muriatic acid,
cannabas indica and all prepara-
tions of copper, sugar of lead, ni-
tro glycerine—all are poisons, and
yet medical men find them indis-
pensable and valuable. Stropban-
thin, another valuable drag, is so
dangerous that one 300th part of
a grain constitutes a dose*
f’roehoro—undisputed authority
says cyanide of mercury is used,
hypodermically twenty-five to thir-
ty drops of one per cent, solution
without causing local irritation and
w'*h great asserted benefit; but,
come to think of it, Prochora may
he talking .orongh his hat f
I’rotiodide of mercury (green
iodide of mercury) used extensive-
hy Dr. Carhart in the treatment
of a disease, is a deadly poison,'.hare
and yet he volunteers the advice
diet of rice morn, noon and night,
will make the old young, and that
Death will have to saw wood for a
living. Maybe so !
Advertising is to the merchant
what plowing and sowing is to the
farmer. Imagine a farmer trying
to raise a crop by silting on the
fence as he looks over a ten-acre
field wishing that a nice crop of
wheat or corn would spring np in
it. Ridiculous, isn’t it ? But not
any more so than the merchant
who hides a stock of goods away
in a store-room and then sits on
j the counter, hoping that people
will come in and buy.—East
Aurora._ ___
A Subscriber at Huntsville
complains of not receiving The
Journal regularly. The paper •»
mailed promptly each Wednesday
afternoon and there is no good rea-
sc a why its delivery is withheld at
the point of destination.
Unless a special session of con-
gress be called Congressman-elect
Burgess will not be seated until in
December of next yesr.
II noise we
tiooeer would con
of the good
religion the anc-
me in for a huge
in the
things
In a friendly letter to the " It”
Win. Lembke, of Illinois, says,
among other things, this: “I don’t
remember of having ever told you
in years gone by I suffered, at
times, greatly with asthma, and
was under a physician’s care for
more than fifteen years; but all the
good it ever done me was little, to
say the very most. But I am com-
pletely cured now, and by a very
simple remedy, which is nothing
more nor less than carbolic acid.
“About nine years ago one of Pe-
terson’s sons came home, from Mo-
line sick. I wanted to go and see
him, but Libbie (my wife) objected
and refused to let me go as I was
suffering severely with asthma; but
she finally consented, and for fear
that Peterson’s boy might be down
with a contagious disease, she put
several drops of carbolic acid on
the clothing covering my breast,
went and that night I breathed bet-
ter than for a long time before. On
the third day I visited the patient
again—carbolic acid having been
put on my vest and front part
coat as before, and I experienced
the same result. Then it dawned
upon me that the carbolic acid srave
me relief, and I was not mistaken.
And now I will tell you how I used
it. I put from six to eight drops
of the acid on a handkerchief and
tied it around my neck in such a
manner that the portion with the
acid would hang npon my breast
and I could readily inhale the odor,
and for the night I would use the
drag npon a doth or handkerchief
and pin it to the coverlet near my
face. I followed this np, encour-
aged every day by convincing im-
provement ii
am aa free o
possibly be.
“ In The Journal I
LaG range has people suffering with
this disease. I wish you would to-
article 1.—name.
This organization shall be known
as “Fayette County Teachers’ In-
stitute,” of Fayette County, Texas.
ARTICLE II—MEMBERSHIP.
Any white teacher of this county,
or friend of education, of good moral
character, may become a member of
this institute, upon due election by
a majority of the members present,
subscribing to the constitution, by-
laws and regulations, and paying
an annual fee of fifty cents in ad-
vance.
ARTICLE III.—MEETINGS.
The regular meetings of this in-
stitute shall be held as fixed by the
State Department of Education, or
by resolution of the institute at its
first meeting, or upon the call of
the county superintendent. Special
meetings may be held upon the re-
quest of three members or the call
of the county superintendent.
Under the present plan of the
State Department of Education the
meetings shall be four in number,
of two days each, on Friday and
following Saturday; to be selected
as near full moon as possible each
time.
ARTICLE IV.—OFFICERS.
The regular officers of this insti-
tute shall be a president, a vice-
president, a secretary, a treasurer,
and an executive and program com-
mittee, to be composed of three
members, to be elected by a major-
ity of the members present on the
first meeting of each year, except
the president, who shall be the
county superintendent, with power
to appoint a substitute. All elec-
tions of officers shall be by ballot,
and a majority of the members pres-
ent shall elect, or decide any ques-
tion under consideration not other-
wise provided for.
ARTICLE V.—DUTIES OF PRESIDENT
It shall be the duty of the presi-
dent, or in his absence, of the vice-
president, or president pro tem, to
preside at all meetings of the insti-
tute, decide points of order, pre-
serve due decorum, and perform
such other duties as may be incum-
bent upon his office.
ARTICLE VI.—DUTIES OF SECRE-
TARY.
The secretary shall keep a faith-
ful record of the proceedings of the
institute, publish an abstract of
same in the LaGrange papers, with-
out cost, have printed and mailed
to each member a program of the
next meeting, as long before said
meeting as possible. Also, he shall
keep a roll of members and the ex-
act time of attendance of each upon
the several meetings. He shall per-
form such other clerical work aa the
institute may direct.
ARTICLE VII.—DUTIES OF TREAS-
URER.
The treasurer shall receive
keep, in an orderly manner, in t
arate funds, all
to the institute,
only upon t
shall make settlement with the ex-
ecutive committee at expiration of
his term of office, and exhibit vouch-
ers for all moneys paid.
ARTICLE VIII.—DUTIES OF BXBCU-
. TIVE COMMITTEE.
The executive committee, in con-
junction with the instructors of the
institute, shall prepare a program
for each meeting and present the
same to the institute at its proceed-
ing session, to be subject to discus-
sion and amendment. They shall
also provide foi lecturers, music,
and such other features of enter-
tainment as they may deem of ben-
efit or interest to the institute.
They shall look after all other mat-
ters that may properly fp.ll within
the sphere of their office, or that
may be referred to them.
ARTICLE IX.—AMENDMENTS.
This constitution may be amend-
ed or added to at any regular meet-
ing by a vote of two-thirds of the
members present.
BY-LAWS.
Section i, A majority of the
members shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business; but
any number , may be sufficient to
proceed with, aud carry out, any
previously set program for the day.
Sec. 2. Any member may be sus-
pended by a majority vote, or ex-
pelled by a two-thirds vote of the
institute, upon good cause shown.
Sec. 3. Members shall attend reg-
ularly and promptly, and cheerfully
perform all duties assigned to them.
When unable to be present from
sickness, bad weather or other suf-
ficient reason, they shall render an
excuse for same at next meeting of
institute, whereupon they may be
excused, at the discretion of the in-
stitute. Habitual absence shall be
sufficient cause to withdraw mem-
bership from any one so offending,to
be determined by a two-third vote
of those present.
Sec. 4. Failure to pay dues shall
be good cause for suspension, after
due notice from the treasurer.
SEC. 5. Members are required to
make selection of subjects to be
studied during the year, and to
make all possible preparation there-
on, according to the plan of study
THE SHILOH SCHOOL.
The Journal reader will re-
member the reference recently
made in its columns concerning
one G. H. Cheney, e negro, who
threatened to “raddercate” the
Shiloh school unless he could be ita
teacher; also that at each of seven
consecutive examinations he failed
to obtain even a third grade certifi-
cate. As the public is fully ac-
quainted with the case the follow-
ing letter will be of interest;
Austin,Tex., Nov. 19,1900.
Mr. G. A. Stibrlino, LaGrangb,
Texas:
Dear Sir:—In answer to your
letter of Nov. 17th, I am of the
opinion that if the contracts with
the two teachers for the colored
school referred to are legally drawn
and if the teachers contracted with
hold valid certificates, and if you
approved these contracts, the peo-
ple cannot invalidate them by
withholding their children from
school. I should say, therefore,
let these teachers continue to ran
the school, whether the attendance
be large or small, and when the
month is up, approve their vouchr
ers. It would be manifestly un-
just to teachers who have contract-
ed in good faith to deprive them of
the privilege ol teaching their
school because of the spleen of
people who want the services of n
teacher whose repeated efforts at
examination proved him to be un-
qualified for the work.
Furthermore, if Mr. Cheney per-
sists in disturbing the school, I am
of the opinion that he may be
handled by law for such conduct*.
Yours very truly,
J. S. Kendall,
State Superintendent.
The Election on Tuesday.
on, according to the plan of study
laid down by the instructor in
charge of said study.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Sec. 6. 1. Calling house to or-
der and roll call.
2. Announcements and general
instructions.
3. Dispersion to Class rooms.
4. Reassembling for further bus-
iness.
5. General exercises and discus-
sions.
6. Reports of officers and com
mittees.
7. Unfinished business.
8. New business.
9. Election of officers.
10. Adjournment.
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Ths spread of small pox contin-
ues throughout most of the states,
Up to present time there have been
reported 3346 caaes of this
as compared with 805 cases report-
ed during the same period of time
in 1899. The increase is particu
larly notable in Alaska, Colorado,
Indiana, Louisiana, Texas, Minne-
sota, North Carolina and Ohio.
These last two states show a marked
increase. In North Carolina, from
May 1st to June 30th, 440 cases
were reported, as contrasted with
two.
Teachers’ Institute.
To comply with the mandates of
the law all saloons were closed on
Tuesday, it being set apert for the
election of an alderman to fill a va-
cancy in the first ward. But a light
vole was polled and is as follows:
first ward.
W. M. McKinney...............
H. A. Brandt,................ 2
Will Stockbridge.............. 9
A. J. Brown,...................
Albert Lampe,................ 7
SECOND WARD.
W. M. McKinney...............
H. A. Brandt,................ 2
Will Stockbridge.............. ?
A. J. Brown,.................21
Albert Lampe,................ 7
THIRD WARD.
W. M. McKinney.............11
H. A. Brandt,.,.............. 2
Will Stockbridge..............2
A. J. Brown,........... •.....1*
Albert Lampe,.............»*. r
fourth ward.
W. M. McKinney.............i»
H. A. Brandt.................. o
Will Stockbridge.............. 7
A. J. Brown......... >.15
Albert Lampe...................
W. M. McKinney’s majority is
A number of teachers met at the
Casino last Saturday m
sixty eight during the same period organized an institute.
of 1899, while during the first six
months of 1900 Ohio has reported
1353 caaes, contrasted with a total
tion and by-
Brown, Schroeder and
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The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 6, 1900, newspaper, December 6, 1900; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth997449/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.