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THE SUNNY SOUTH.
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SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1899.
THREE
Character
FAMOUS
GEORGIANS.
Men.
Studies of Bright and Brainy
BY WALLACE PUTNAM REED.
influence. Scholarly, widely read and pos
sessing a strong, clear intellect, his ed
itorial articles were always logical, fin
ished and on the right line, from his point
of view. In politics he was what might
be called a Federalist-Whig. His opposi
tion to the so-called Jeffersonian Democ
racy made his views unpopular in Geor
gia, but he defended them so firmly and
ably, and with such power, courtesy and
dignity as to command the respect and
friendship of those who held different po
litical views.
Of late years he has been an able and
a welcome contributor to many leading
newspapers and periodicals, such as The
Law Review, The Magazine of American
History. The North American Review,
The Political Science Quarterly, The New
York Independent and others. He is bet
ter informed than any other living Amer
ican in regard to all important Spanish-
American topics, and the leading states
men of Colombia and Venezuela hold him
in the highest esteem. For some years he
has been the legal representative of Ven
ezuela in this country, and the work of
looking after her interests and preparing
her documents in her long standing boun
dary dispute with Great Britain has oc
cupied much of his time and attention.
But for his clear presentation of the
questions involved, the world would never
have understood the nature and extent
of the British aggressions in this un
justly treated South American republic.
Mr. Scruggs sympathizes with the Vene
zuelans. He has spent years in the thor
ough investigation of their case, and it is
impossible to read his pamphlets and ar
ticles on the subject without being con
vinced that the British government has
deliberately despoiled Venezuela of her
territory, without a shadow of right.
There is a growing interest in this dis
pute throughout the civilized world, and
WILLIAM L. SCRUGGS.
The subject of this sketch stands in the
front rank of American diplomats, and,
as a journalist and writer, his superior
ability and scholarly attainments are con
ceded to be of the highest order.
A standard biographical work published
a few years ago states that William Lind
say Scruggs is a native of East Tennes
see, where he was born in 1S34. His re
mote paternal ancestor, Schroggs, came to
England with William the Conqueror,
and the family name was Anglicised, first
to Scroggs and then to Scruggs. Some
time during the Cromwellian protectorate
two of the brothers Scruggs emigrated to
America and settled in eastern Virginia
as tobacco planters.
The great-grandfather of William,
whose name was likewise William, was a
gallant revolutionary soldier in the Amer
ican army. He subsequently liberated his
slaves and established them comfortably
in the Northwest Territory. After this,
he migrated to east Tennessee, then a
portion of North Carolina, where he set
tled in what is now Jefferson county. He
was a successful farmer and stock raiser,
and filled many positions of civic honor
and trust. William's grandfather, Fred
erick, and also his father, Frederick,
were likewise successful planters and
stock raisers, and men of exceptionally
high character. His maternal ancestors
were the Kimbroughs, Lindsays, Hales,
Conways and Mclntoshes, all of Scotch
extraction. They settled in Virginia in the
early colonial days, and one of them was
William Lindsay, an Episcopal clergy
man. who figured prominently in the
struggle for independence.
Mr. Scruggs was sent to college at the
age of fifteen, and admitted to the bar at
the age of twenty-one. but instead of en
tering upon the practice of his profession
he preferred to enter the educational
field, in which he soon became promi
nent. When only twenty-two lie was ap
pointed a school commissioner of Ten
nessee, and six months later he was elect
ed principal of Hamilton Male academy,
where, young as he was, he won merited
distinction as an educator.
In ISfd he came to Georgia and settled
in Columbus, where he was made editor-
in-chief of The Daily Sun, which, through
his able and forceful editorials and saga
cious management, enjoyed commanding
influence and a large circulation. In 1886
he came to Atlanta, and with Colonel
John S. Prather, established The Daily
New Era. which will long be remembered
as one of the historic newspapers of that
period. He was its editor-in-chief, with
the exception of a few months, until 1872,
when President Grant appointed him to
the uncongenial office of assessor of in
ternal revenue. Eluring those busy years
he found time to actively aid in the es
tablishment of the Young Men's Library
association of Atlanta, and he was largely
instrumental in establishing the present
admirable public school system of this
city, his practical experience as an edu
cator being of great service in this mat
ter.
Recognizing his efficient offieial services
, and his pre-eminent ability, the govern
ment in 1873 honored him with the ap
pointment of minister to the South Amer
ican republic of Colombia, where he suc
ceeded General Stephen A. Hurlburt, of
Illinois. In this position he developed an
aptitude and a talent for diplomatic ser
vice which attracted the favorable atten
tion of the government at Washington,
and caused him to be relied upon as one
of the ablest and most useful of its min
isters. In 1878 he was appointed United
States consul to China, first at Chin
Kiang, and then at Canton. He was ten
dered the consul generalship at Panama
in 1882, but declined it. Two weeks later,
without solicitation on his part, he was
appointed minister to Colombia a second
time. He resigned in 1886, and in 1889. at
the instance of Mr. Blaine, was appointed
envoy extraordinary and minister pleni
potentiary to Venezuela.
Mr. Scruggs, from the very first, dis
tinguished himself as a diplomat, devel
oping. as the years rolled on, remarka
ble capacity in tills branch of statesman
ship. and the government showed its
high estimate of his powers in his almost
continuous retention and rapid promotion.
Gifted with an unusual degree of tact,
courtly and well versed in international
law and diplomatic usage, he rendered head and heart nobly illustrated the vir-
splendid service as a minister, and during | tues of a historic ancestry. Her death in
WILLIAM L. SCRUGGS.
rulers, statesmen and diplomats in the
capitals of the old world and the new
have become familiar with the writings
of Mr. Scruggs, and no American connect
ed with the foreign service of our gov
ernment in this generation has surpassed
his record for splendid work And signal
ability. He has been urged by many emi
nent men to give to the world in book
form some of his writings on political,
judicial and international subjects, and it
is to he hoped that he will comply with
their request. Just at this time there is a
general desire to become better acquaint
ed with the Spanish-Amerioan countries
and their conditions, and no writer is the
equal of ex-Minister Scruggs in the range
of his information and general ability.
Anything from his pen on the isthmuthian
canal, the race problem or the political,
industrial and commercial conditions of
the countries south of us would find hosts
of appreciative readers in many lands.
Personally. Mr. Scruggs is the ideal
scholar, gentleman and diplomat. In con
versation he is always interesting, in
structive and entertaining, and he al
ways commands the attention of thought
ful and cultured circles. He was married
early in life to Miss Judith Ann, daughter
of the late Colonel John H. S. Potts, of
Stafford county, Virginia, an estimable
lady, whose many admirable qualities of
twenty years' experience as a diplomat,
in important and responsible positions, he
negotiated several important treaties and
adjusted many long-standing and vexa
tious disputes.
While first at Bogota, during his ser
vice as minister to Colombia, he was se
lected as arbitrator in an old and diffi
cult matter between that republic and
Great Britain. His arbitrament greatly
pleased both governments, and was high
ly commended by his own, and establish
ed a precedent for the amicable settle
ment of similar questions between the
South American republics and European
powers. In consideration of the valuable
service thus rendered, and as a token of
their high appreciation, the Colombian
and British governments gratefullj- pre
sented him handsome silver souvenirs,
which he accepted in 1877, when he was
temporarily out of commission.
Mr. Scruggs attracted attention while
a very young man, when he was actively
engaged in journalism, and he was rec
ognized as a writer of great talent and
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and visitors are many of the most fa
mous statesmen, scholars and scientists
of all countries. But for his modesty and
independence he would be more prominent
in the public eye, but he has all his life
scorned the methods and arts by which
many successful men have advanced their
personal interests. He has won by sheer
merit and his high and honorable place
in history is assured.
HON. WILLIAM T. NEWMAN.
"It is not invidious to say that an
abler purer or more conscientious judi
cial officer never adorned the Federal
bench in Georgia than Judge William T.
Newman.”
This estimate, which the writer of this
sketch found, the other day, in a recent
volume of Georgia history, is doubtless
sustained by the public sentiment of this
region.
William T. Newman was horn in Knox
ville, Tenn., some time in the forties. He
belonged to a family noted for its patri
otism and fearless and independent qual
ities, and his father, Henry B. Newman,
distinguished himself as a gallant cap
tain in the Mexican war. The captain
was the register of deeds for Knox coun
ty, at the time of his death, which occur
red when his son William was a small
boy.
The lad received a good education in
the private schools of his native city. At
the opening of the civil war he was still
a boy, but he was such a fearless and ar
dent patriot that he enlisted in the Con
federate service before his eighteenth
year, being mustered in as a private in
the Lookout Rangers, under Captain W.
F. Ragsdale, at Chattanooga. This was
a cavalry company, and was subsequently
assigned to duty and known as Company
H. in the second Tennessee regiment of
cavalry. The martial spirit and talent of
the young private attracted attention, and
he was son promoted to the rank of lieu
tenant.
During his period of service in the field
he made a splendid and a heroic record
as a fighter in a number of notable en
gagements. Among these were the battle
of Fishing Creek, in Kentucky, in which
General Zollicoffer was killed; the fights
attending the occupation of Cumberland
Gap by the Federal troops, under Gen
eral Morgan, of Ohio; the battle at Per-
ryviile. and the other engagements re
sulting from General Bragg’s invasion of
Kentucky. After his campaign in the
Biuegrass state, the young lieutenant
served in the army of Tennessee, taking
part in the battle of 'Murfreesboro. He
then served for several months In Ten
nessee and Kentucky, in the cavalry bri
gade commanded by General John Pe-
gram. This brigade figured in many
lively skirmishes during its raid, and
Lieutenant Newman, who was always at
the front of his column, received a severe
wound In the leg, and was captured at
Somerset, Ky. He was first sent to Lex
ington, Ky., and then to Camp Chase, at
Columbus, Ohio. 'His rrison experience
ended on Johnson's island, Lake Erie,
where he remained until August, 1863,
when he was exchanged at City Point.
He lost no time in making his way to
Knoxville, to rejoin his command, which
he found retreating from that city at the
approach of General Burnside.
Lieutenant Newman participated with
his regiment in all of the engagements
leading up to the battle of Chickamauga.
His command opened this sanguinary en
gagement, and suffered the severest loss
of both officers and men. He then ac
companied General Joe Wheeler on his
famous raid through Tennessee, fighting
the enemy almost every day. Soon after
■this he went into winter quarters at Dal
ton, Ga., rendering active service in that
vicinity.
During the retreat from Dalton in the
spring of 1864 daily engagements occurred
and Newman was in the fights at Dal
ton, Resaca, Adairsville, New Hope
church, and the battles around Atlanta.
On the 29th of July he was sent with
General W. H. Jackson’s brigade to in
tercept the raid of Generals Stoneman
and McCook. The following day his com
mand came upon the Federal cavalry
near Jonesboro, and found them engaged
in tearing up the track of the Macon and
Western, now the Central railway. In
this fight the daring young officer faced
a storm of bullets, and received a wound
which disabled him and caused the loss
of his right arm.
When he felt able to again render act
ive service he started to rejoin his com
mand, but the announcement of General
Lee's surrender changed his plans, and
after being paroled at Liberty, Va., in
June, 1865, he walked the. greater part of
the way to his home in Knoxville. He
remained there two or three months mak
ing his arrangements for the future. The
outlook in that region for a one-armed
ex-Confederate, thrown upon his own re
sources was decidedly gloomy, and New
man went to Atlanta, which was then
just beginning to rise from the ashes
left by Sherman's torch. Reading law in
the office of Judge John L. Hopkins, a
Tennesseean whose ability had carried
him to the front rank of his profession
in the Gate City, after a residence th c re
of only a few months, the plucky stu
dent was arimlled to the bar in 1S67, and
at once began an active practice.
The superior legal mind of young Ntw-
man was soon recognized by his brother
lawyers, and his personality was so sug
gestive of manliness, resolution and
dauntless courage that he made a favor
able impression upon the masse. Busi
ness came to him steadily, and in a
short time his success was assured. In
1871 the city council elected him city at
torney for Atlanta, and he filled that po
sition ably and satisfactorily for twelve
years. He was appointed by President
Cleveland United States judge for the
northern district of Georgia in 1886, after
the death of Judge H. K. McCay, and in
this high office his shining talents, stain
less integrity. end fearless <*d-ministr»tl,-
of the law have made it evident to all'
that a better appointment could not have
been made.
Judge Newman has a full share of the
dignity and firmness needed by a man
holding his responsible office, but he de
spises red tape and the arbitrary meth
ods resorted to by some officials in the
exercise of their brief authority. He is a
well-balanced man, with a big brain and
a big heart, and the poorest moonshiner
who stands before him in his court feels
assured, when he looks up at the judge's
face, that he will get justice. Sometimes
this is just what a defendant does not
want, but he will receive it when Judge
Newman is on the bench.
The writer of this article has known the
judge many years, and he has frequently
heard the question asked, "Is Judge New
man severe, or is he inclined to be len
ient in his rulings and sentences?
In the opinion of those who know him
best, he is neither severe nor lenient.
He tries to administer justice under the
law, no matter what the consequences
JULIUS L. BROWN.
Some years ago the late Chief Justice
Hiram Warner gave it as his deliberate
opinion that the ablest argument ever
made before the supreme court of Geor
gia, was delivered by Mr. Julius L.
Brown, who at that time was one of the
youngest members of the Atlanta bar.
This was a very high compliment for
the most distinguished jurist in the state
to pay to any lawyer, and its value was
naturelly increased by the fact that its
recipient was comparatively a mere youth
facing the competition of men who had
been recognized as the leaders of their
profession for more than a generation.
The chief justice had heard the giants of
the forum during his long career, and yet
he rendered this spontaneous tribute to a
young man who was just beginning to
■make his way in the world. Under the
circumstances, it Is doubtful whether any
Georgia lawyer ever received higher
praise.
Julius L. Brown was born at Canton,
Cherokee county, Ga., in 1848. He spent
the early years of his boyhood at the
country home of his Illustrious father.
JULIUS L. BROWN.
Hon. Joseph E. Brown, who was for
many years the foremost of the great
southern leaders of his time. The elder
Brown filled many high offices. He was
governor of his state during the most
exciting period of her history; chief jus
tice, and United States senator. In each
of these positions he won fame, but as the
war governor of his commonwealth, he
loomed up as the most original, fearless
and commanding statesman, ruler and
organizer of his generation. The influ
ence of his character, ideas and methods
will be felt for a long time to come, and
posterity will confirm and emphasize the
highest estimate of his contemporaries in
regard to his wisdom, courage, patriotism
and brilliant qualities of leadership.
After spending some time in Milledge-
ville during the early gubernatorial terms
of his father, young Brown, then a lad of
sixteen, entered the Confederate service
in the ranks of the cadets of the Geor
gia Military Institute. The state was at
that time overrun by Sherman's army in
its march to the sea in 1864. and the out
look was discouraging in the extreme.
Fully appreciating the unpleasant and
dangerous features of the situation, the
governor's son felt that it was his duty
to go to the front, and he patiently en
dured the hardships and faced the perils
of a soildier’s life until th#>‘close of the
war. Returning to Milledgeville. he made
his arrangements to complete his educa
tion. He had been a student at the Uni
versity High School in Athens, and also
A-.-*; c-oriHa Military Institute at Ma-
: ri't'a. After a preparatory course under
the late Richard Malcom Johnston, of
Sparta, eminent as a scholar and famous
as an author, he entered tne junior class
of the state university in 1S66. taking eas
ily an excellent stand from the very first,
and graduating with high distinction in
1868, having been honored with a speak
er's’ place in both his junior and senior
years. Immediately after leaving college
he began the study of law in his father's
office, and was admitted to the bar in the
fall of 1869'. He then attended a course
of lectures at the Harvard Law School,
acquitting himself with remarkable credit
and hearing away one of the honors of
the; institution in 1870. After a pleasure
trip of several weeks, he located in At
lanta, where he became assistant United
States District Attorney to Hon. John D.
Tope, holding that position until Judge
Pope removed to a distant state in 1872.
A few years ago a Georgia historuin, af-
giving the leading facts of Mr.
may be. He is sympathetic, and his
heart is easily touched, but he is never
led astray by sentimentality nor by pop
ular clamor. ‘He is determined that no
speck or spot shall ever stain the judicial
ermine while it rests upon his shoulders.
Among the members of his profession,
public men and all classes of intellectual
people, throughout the country, Judge
Newman is generally respected and ad
mired. not only on account of his Roman
integrity and independence, but for his
brilliant intellectual qualities, and cer
tain elements of genuine human nature
which he has never allowed conventional
customs and prejudices to suppress. He
is popular alike with rich and poor, old
and young, white and black, and yet he
has never gone one step out of his way
to win favor in any quarter. His per
sonal appearance is striking. Tall and
thin, with a strongly marked face, indi
cating an active mind, courage, will pow
er and endurance, he would be singled out
in any crowd as a natural leader of men.
He would have been prominent in any
line of endeavor. He is not the man to
be forced to the rear anywhere.
Judge Newman was married in 1871 to
Miss Far.ny Perry Alexander, daughter
of Hon. Ebenezer Alexander, for many
years the judge of the Knoxville circuit
court' of Tennessee, and one of the most
honored and distinguished citizens of
that state. There are two sons and four
daughters in the family circle, and the
Newman home is spoken of by all who
are familiar with it as one of the happi
est and most attractive to he found any
where.
ter
the
Brown’s early life, concluded with
following interesting summary:
“After dissolving his connection with
Judge Pope, Mr. Brown was made the
sole general counsel for the Western &
Atlantic railroad, retaining that impor
tant advisory position, and doing all of
the road’s legal work until 1891. Being a
thorough student, Mr. Brown was diligent
and painstaking in the preparation of his
cases, and his abilities soon forced their
way into general recognition. At his sug
gestion the line of the East Tennessee,
Virginia & Georgia railway was extended
through Georgia, and as general counsel
of the road for Georgia he drew up the
bill which subsequently, in spite of over
whelming odds against him, secured a
liberal charter from the general assem
bly. Though richly endowed with social
characteristics which contribute to popu
larity, Mr. Brown devoted himself to the
practice of bis profession, without seek
ing or thinking of political preferments.
His friends urged him to represent his
senatorial district, or to become a candi
date for the mayoralty of Atlanta, with
the almost absolute certainty of being
elected, but he modestly and yet firmly
declined. He also refused to become an
applicant for the judgeship of the United
States court for the northern district of
Georgia in spite of urgent and general so
licitation. Applying h .nself with zeal to
the practice of his protession, which was
steadily growing each year, he distin
guished himself in many legal controver
sies. and came out with victorious lau-
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rels in nearly all of them. As a promoter
of the Metropolitan Street Railway com
pany, he procured the charter for that
corporation. As president of the mystic
organization which gave annual street
pageants and closed 'with a magnificent
carnival, Mr. Brown became one of At
lanta’s social leaders. But his versatil
ity of enterprise and public spirit did not
end here. He became one of the leaders
of the North Georgia Fair Association,
and as president of the Young Men's
Christian Association of Atlanta he con
tributed largely to the growth and suc
cess of that institution. An elegant
building on Decatur street, near the Kim
ball house, was erected for the library
during his administration. He organized
the large coal and iron plants which pros
pered under his control under the names
of the Castle Rock Company of Georgia,
the Georgia Mining, Manufacturing and
Investment Company, the Dade Coal
Company, the Georgia Iron and Coal
Company, the Chattanooga Iron Compa
ny, and the Bartow Iron and Manganese
Company.
“As a lawyer Mr. Brown has success
fully contended for these propositions:
That the Western & Atlantic railroad is
not taxable; that any railway may build
telegraph lines in Georgia, and that com
mon carriers may separate passengers by
color. Each of these legal contentions il
lustrated the ability of Mr. Brown before
the highest tribunal of the state and of
the United States, and before the Inter
state Commerce Commisssion, and added
materially to his professional reputation.
"Notwithstanding these important and
far-reaching legal questions. Mr. Brown
has found time to travel extensively and
to cultivate and gratify a taste for litera
ture and art, and the gathering of relics
of the past. His travels cover the United
States, Canada, Mexico, the Islands, Bra
zil and Europe, while the number, variety
and rareness of his accumulations of
works of art, antique and modern, and of
valuable curiosities are indeed remarka
ble, and display an industry and discrim
ination truly wonderful. He has over 5,-
000 coins and over 4,000 autographs; the
original of Moore's "Lalla Rookh,” and
photographs of persons of distinction and
scenes of interest without number. No
field has been left unexplored or unglean
ed that promised to add to the value or
interest of his vast and varied collections.
As a host he is without an equal. He has
entertained the most eminent men of the
nation, including Presidet Cleveland and
Vice President Hendricks, and his hospi
tality is simply princely. His elegant and
delightful home is charmingly presided
over by one of the most accomplished
of Georgia's daughters. Mr. Brown was
married in 1871 to Miss Fannie G.. daugh
ter of Hon. Tomlinson Fort, eminent as a
physician and medical author, and a
member of congress—the only representa
tive, it is said, to whom John C. Calhoun
ever asked for an introduction.
“In 1880 Mr. Brown was admitted to the
United States supreme court, being intro
duced by the late lamented Senator, Ben
jamin H. Hill. Several years prior to this
he was appointed standing master in
chancery by Judge W. B. Woods and
Judge John Erskine. Mr. Brown is now
counsel for the Lowry Banking company.
He was at one time counsel for the old and
now extinct Citizens’ Bank and Dollar
Savings Bank. He was also attorney for
lessees of the Western and Atlantic rail
road in the winding up of its affairs.
“Mr. Brown is one of the most distin
guished Masons in the state. He has ris
en to the thirty-second degree in the rank
of that ancient fraternity. He is a past
high priest of the Atlanta Zion chapter.
Royal Arch Masons of Atlanta; eminent
commander of the Coeur de Lion Com-
mandery Knights Templar, of Atlanta;
worshipful master of Georgia lodge, No.
96, of Atlanta; thrice illustrious master of
Jason Burr council. No. 13, and grand
principal conductor of the Grand council
of Georgia; grand senior warden of the
Gsand commandery of Georgia, and grand
conductor of the high priesthood. Mr.
Brown is a me. ser't.f the Second Bap
tist church of Atlanta. He is still in the
prime of life, and his career promises
much in the way of continued honor, dis
tinction and usefulness.”
The recent election of Mr. Brown to the
high office of grand commander of the
Knights Templar of Georgia was hailed
wfith universal satisfaction throughout
the country. Such a tribute speaks for it
self, and it is beyond the power of words
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DARKNESS ETERNAL
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not at all wornout, though its light steps
190,000,000 miles a second, though its pul
sations are 450,000,000,000,000 undula
tions in a second. The same sun with
beautiful white light made up of the vio
let, and the indigo, and the blue, and the
green, and the red, and the yellow, and
the orange—the seven beautiful colors,
now just as when the solar spectrum first
divided them.
At the beginning God said: “Let there
be light,” and light was, and light is, and
light shall be. So Christianity is rolling
on, and it is going to warm all nations,
and all nations are to bask in its light,.
Men may shut the window blinds so they
cannot seo it, or they may smoke the pips
of speculation until they are shadowed un
der their own vaporing, but the Lord God
is a sun ! This white light of the gospel
made up of all the beautiful colors of
earth and heaven—violet plucked from
amid the spring grass, and the indigo of
the southern jungles, and the blue of the
skies, and the green of the foliage, and
the yellow of the autumnal woods, and
tlio orange of the southern groves, and the
red of the sunsets. All the beauties of
earth and heaven brought out by this
spiritual spectrum. Groat Britain is going
to take all Europe for God. The United
States aro going to take America for God.
Both of them together will take all Asia
for God. All three of them will take
Africa for God. “Who art tliou, O great
mountain? Before Zerubbabei thou shalt
become a plain.” “The mouth of the Lord
hath spoken it.” Halleluiah, amen!
This wonderful world is
A comedy to him who thinks,
A tragedy to those who feel.
A paradise to him who drinks
Clear, sparkling Iithia water
From the Bowden Lithia Springs.
Office 174 Peachtree street.
Opposite Aragon, Atlanta, Ga.
HOPE THROUGH TEARS.
Though dark the day within thy heart,
Know this, thou child of woe;
[ Thy tears contain the elements
That form the bright rainbow.
—MAGGIE A. RICHARD.
THE MAN OF THE HOUR.
The Rpmnrkalile Achievements of Prof
WeUmer, the Great IJcnlor> Are Caus
ing I nlversul Astonishment.
The Nineteenth Outury has been correctly termed
themesr important in scientific advancement and
mental development, but no
new discovery in any line is
this time attracting ouch
widespread attention as Prof.
AVeltmer’c; Method or Mag
netic Healing. In fact, the
phenomenal cures made by
him during the past two years
have been so remarkably as
tounding and wonderful as to
demand the attention of scien
tific and medical men all over
the world. His method of
treatment banishes disease as
if by magic. Hon. Press I rons.
Mayor of Nevada,was afflict
ed vi**h kidney and bladder
Proi. Weltmer. troubles n;r ten years and
could find no relief jn the usual remedies. I" one week
be was coinpletdy restored by Prof. Weltmer. Not
only does this remarkable man cure hundreds in h’9
Infirmary, but be possesses the ability to cure at a
distance,* and all cures made by this method aro
equally permanent. Mrs. Jennie L. Pinch, Lnkeview,
Mo., was tor two years afflicted with ulceration of the
womb, heart an I stomach troul les. In less than 30
days siie was cured. Mrs. M. M. Walker. Poca, \V. \'a.,
suffered severely with female troubles and eczema,
and was entirely restored by Prof. Weltmer In a
month. Thousands of other sufferers all over the
land have been restored in the same manner. This is
positively the only known cure lor lost virallty and
kindre 1 ailments Send for a copt' of the Magnetic
Journal, u-10-page illustrated magazine, giving a long
list of the most astounding curis ever performed. It
U sent iree.
TEAfhll’S HIS ART Prof. Weltmer teaches his
TO OTIIKRS. wonderful art to others,
and it is the grandest and best paying profession of th<
age. Mane of his students are making $10.(0 to $50.0/
per day. Taught by mail or personal instructions.
Address Prof. S. A. Weltmer, Nevada, Mo., Tb
American School of Magnetic Healing.
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