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PERSONAL MENTION.

b. y. EhrlC7l left for New York last
night
Leon Leylnson went to Giddineg last
night '1'''''o' ''''
Miss prlncle Rurks IS visiting Brepbon
the guest of Miss l. lille Hartman
% Van, "' ~ ~ wv, H.. IN H. VI imhbah Z"
20 went 10 Suh Antonio last night
SeHtl'. h"ntIl \. Greer or beaumont
%,,H "i Va" Slty Se's'H"F' pui t"'ulhei
"olit 'nSt h'euH
MRS j. ID. McGregor ana children ar
IIinTu 'ast H'sn' ana arc At the HutchIns
must
Mr. T.. w. Pltschmann Will leave FOR
very sick.
ia Weaver Of La Porte was among the
visitors from the promontorv on the
stress or Houston Yesterday
Miss Belle Ochiltrea. , charuint, and
accomplished Young indy of Orange Is
visiting her sister at S9 Main street
Governor Horg and Captnin Il NJ
House passed through the city last night
ing ana fishing exn.dttIon an tgs' .,,agt
M N t,eu,,,l ,,,, ,," ,'''
Antonio arrived in In. ritv Ia La %, ,i S1n
and win make Housfnr tba,r 'fn',,,., h 80 w
,Tbev are nIiartnrpri 81 tb, S,,i,,i I to''lII'
Mo ~ p,,,,.,,,'..' ~, ~, ''o''''
Tor ~ itr,.a ~ i,t m ,tn' iltle laugh
Wrs i' n55as,, - " sne Si,y the guest OF
, -hla, l'poNtan. MFs. brughurst is the
Va HI".i'' houston
Jonn MHNEy 'ulu VIC or Austin
,mvit IN tnr CITY idsl evening, Mrs. MaNcy
it 10 III tU,Wlyh IIoh NlSli 10 relatives
a. ttu''SFhe' i"ty leit lasL nlght for
Auhtn'
Miss Emma Miller and Miss Isabella
Miller Of Navasota. who have boon visit.
Ing Miss Hattie Hart, returned home veg
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Ein TO ripep. which may he known hv the
Shange IN vthc cOlcr of the leaf. When
any ripe the leaf may be folded together
anu moderately pressed without breaking
or cracking. Now Is the time TO begin to
harvest IT.
AN tnts is Supposed to take place be
core there - any appearance OF Irost
as 4 very light frost often does great
damage; all touched by II is ruined and
good Tor nothing. The crop must be cut
any trosts occur
The above Is the method pursued in
growing the celebrated Connecticut leaf
tobacco by the most experienced ana
successful growers, men VINO have pur-
sued the business all their lives. from
inc tlmc that tobacco was sold there at
= 10 1 cents pound, until 1t is now sell
ing 1T 30 cents, and even more for the
Oest selections
1t is unnecessary to give the details OF
housing, hanging, curing and stripping.
iot OF unnecessary work which is not
Needed In this section. Here tobacco can
ne grown and left to mature, leaf by. leaf,
teaves do not rlpen ut the same time
commence with the under leaves first and
string them as you gather. You then hang
THESE strings w in the attic or the lott
OF the barn 10 dry, This drying you can
keep regulated by shutting the damp
weather out, 4 any, and letting the per-
feet Texas autumual weather in the ma
tural warmth at this season being SO to
10 degrees, Is equal to and even superior
70 me, artificial warmth which has to be
80 y ~ '.vllltCtlNuL- lsFt II IN ideC
cure IN the field. as originally found and
used by the Indians. The best arrange
ments Tor drying never perfects imma-
turely cut tobacco. 1t win always re-
tam the well known green taste"
Nhen the leaves Pre dry, which is seen
when the stem ends become Of a brown
color and break when bent the next work
Is 10 make tobacco cut of them. The hid
den Qualities must be developed This is
sweating Of the tobacco. The leaves are
taken down, string at a time each leaf
stretched out on the open pnlm of the
nand nice and even and with the ends in
the same direction, put In heaps These
heaps may be four 10 six feet i'm diameter
ana Two feet high on a wood floor and
then covered with mats sacks or old
tnen HShuy, and shut out the air. In
twenty -Four hours a fermentation sets in
ana when 1t gets so warm inside that
the hand can not very well bear II, the
heap Is broken up and packed over again
thus reversing the position of
every leaf This is continued until the
heat Is entirely gone, when the process is
a saleabe article,
The, process OF sweating must be con-
Quoted with every possible care. for on
this depends the color OF the tobacco and
IN large degree its line flavor. If the
fermentation Is too strong and neglected
the tonacco gets dark and black and the
nnNor IS driven out; If TOO LITTLE fermentel
,the color remains green and whitish yell
low and the flavor Is not developed
The commercial values are in the order
named: w
First Quailtv-Color dark brown even
over the whole leaf
Second Quality-Color light brown even
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oxford MInuet. sIr. ]. Nook.
THE WONDER STORE.
42iG feet from Crawford's Tea Stor,
TELEGRAPuIc Tips.

he Martin pension law Is now ccnstrSed
10 be more advantageous 20 the governs
mcnI than TO pensioners.
IT becomes more and more evident that
prompt notion viii have 70 be taken BY
congress 70 relieve the treasury string
eEcy
Undue apprehension has been created
IN certain quarters by the Duckery postal
reform bill because OF the proposed retire
ment OF the postal note.
The Association OF Western Obstetrlcians
IS In session At Des Moincs.
Yesterday was spent In argument by
counsel In the Howard case at Jackson.
Tenn.
An Indianapolis widow. who broke off
her engagement, Is threatened with death
by her former fance.
Jchh T, Newcomer, who left Is family
fourteen years ago, ret armed to eat Christ
mas dinner with them last Monday
a class OF your ladies' at the Northern
lndlann normal school propose 10 study
Tor admission TO the bar.
The South Central Missouri Teachers.
association closed its session at Lebanon
last night with declamatory contest.
In order to meet his agreement to pay
his creditors 50 cents on the dollar IL has
been dew Oped that Governor Foster must
raise more funds.
Charles Meriyal, the famous Dean OF
Ely, Is dead.
Caroline Janich, who WAS the Oldest iiy-
ing Russian author, is dead
deputatlon OF London's unemployed
waited on Mr. Gladstone and appealed TO
him FOR goyernm mt relief
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CITY RREYITIEs.

two days old boy
number Of friends were royalty enter
tained Of the residence Of Mr. T. r. Cade.
corner OF Ice and Chapman streets
Mr.. h. Raphael. manager OF the Houston
ment for December 30, 1903 at 81 Gio35G
N meeting Of directors Of the Mutual
umon Cemetery company VIII be held
the Fifth ward ''' 10
The mail carriers Will not deliver mail
tomorrow, but the general delivery and
e.arIfadeis windows viii be open from q
yer than any day for weeks past, a north
er having come down about tho time H.,
rain OF Friday ceased. ''''
,o C,olleetti99ns by City Assessor ana Col
rector Adnir for Friday and Satupjsv
aamounted to about Si0.O'0-and the offjrs
iorce was not very greatly rushed
Z. Ihe receipts Of the county tax COLLECTORS
ptuee yesterday were the heaviest ever
s,,,o,,n, ma ,ra aunB me record by a large
Ias,a2. '''a' LOT yesterday was ST.
Those who have neglected TO ret,rn
Costames, books and properties bclonrlne
70 mr, ,uker are requested 10 do 80 Men
rooms '' ~ ~
~ the First Presbyterian church This
morning me sermon by the pastor VIM hg
1tlS "Iptvpilale 20 the close OF tho wear
service. "N' '""b
=, This evening at Turner Hail the ree,hsr
New car entertainment will be given 10
thS houston Turnvereln. beginning al 4
". ,h' considerable number OF inyl-
ntlons have been sent out.
me VIII d the late Alexander McGowen
was MED with the county clerk YESTERDAY
TOT probate, His son, Ed McCiowen. is
named as executor without bond. Tho
value OF the estate is not known.
There VIII be an important business
V,egnns p hhu election Of officers Of the
Natholic church this evening nj 4, 10 All
members are requested to be present ''
hog law election took place yesterda,,
N the Chaneeyville precinct. and 80 yoies
por i ana % IN favor fnyar Of penning the
run at large and root hog or de.R ''''
Miss Blocker, the popular sor,r,r.
nlnger at Shearn church, h absen, 90 1n"o
vvisit 70 her home and Mrs Bella Mol 'eoJ
Siiinhlth rs visiting In the city and viii faise
the latiers absence. ui'"s
:, George W. Steff complimented rho
lost last evening With liberal san,nit.
y D6hhge5 grown on hs Glenwood rrosn
ID florlua. They came with the Wish ~.
heartily reclprocatcd. "'sH -
:, Misses Marie Inig. Ida Ross v,,n,.
.s0as, cinue Coekerel and Kate Davis
snnnI the chaperonage OF Mira 10
~ Eas ~ ieit for Liberty Friday morning, Ia
,heP .v o,',, az me ban given that night by
N'e fpnhg gentlemen OF Liberty
=, Agent Joe l.. Dean OF the Wells.Farqo
:, n, ~ company Is the happier because
81 ownefship OF n handsome oak cbat,,
n ~ v,arent l'. 70 him Yesterday by Messrs n
~ ~ w"lker, " y. Mathews, b. NJ. Hem
''NAs' - SlhlMton' Jerry O'Brien, @. 4.
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Al THE STATION.
Some Or the Incidents OF the Day in Po-
lice Circle

Some OF the Incidents Of the Day in Po-
lice Crci..
The dwelling Of NJ Kattmann. 1916
Chaftre9 street WAS entered Friday night
VIII he the family was absent AT the Turn
vereiu Christmas tree, and ieweiry to the
value of about $50 was stolen. An en-
trance WIS effected from the rear Of the
house.
officer Boyd reported at the station that
Friday night while alone on his beat In
the Third ward, ho SAW two negroes at
tempting To enter tuc resilonc. OF Dr.
Boylos lie attempted to reach them, but
was perceived and the would-bc burglars
made their escape.
Yesterday afternoon an ouicer was sum
moned 10 the store OF H. NJ. Jones ~
co. 10 investigate some footprints cv-
IDENTIFY OF two persons, which had hcen
discovered along thr edg" of the sky
light Nothing capg OF the Investigation
ana II any goods were stolen they were
not missed
Night Clerlt Forrest was reported so
sick a8 TO be- IN care OF q physician. Onl-
Ger ltuttenst"n rs doing night duty now.
DEPUTY Marshal lipFcomb % pcn!son
was In the city 10 take away man named
Johnson, who had been arrested on q
warrant charging swlndling,
ptlaor buprec was called 10 the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Moore, on Preston avenue
near Cheneyert street. in the afternoon. to
KIN a dog alleged To be rabld,
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srNnAY CnNcERr.

The Houston Heights concert tbs aftor-
noon VIII no doubt draw ont immense
crowds TO HouRtnns suburban resort
Btrhs Light Guard band VIII render the
following excellent programme from to
q y, m.
Part i
March National FenCble" ID j. Sousa
Overture" Crown OF Victory" Ripley
Waltz "LcOna" Observation-Disclosures. Stahl
Medley Oyerture-"Hig- Gag ,-.... Mssud
Part II
Grand Cosmoporica" ..,.,... .Schliefarth
selectlon-"Drum Majors Daughter,
spanish Fandanig;o-''Lios NSov;los@ . ''""'e"
Worlds Peace Jubilee" .....,...B. Beer
Part III
"Darkies Patrol" Lansing
CoTnet Duet-"Swiss BOY" ........ Bent
Herb and Schmidt.
Medley Walters Ball..
..,...,.... .......,...... i-aurendenu
Gallop-"raIly Ho' ....,.....J. Bernstein,
Frank l. Herb. director.
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Third Quallty-Color dark yellow, even.
Fourth Quality-Color light yellow, even
Fifth Quality-Color green black. whit
ish yellow. spotted, or small in size, or
In any way damaged.
Every kind Is bundled by itself The
first three sorts are sold as wrappers and
bring the highest price, The fourth and
fifth are sold for filters or chewing to-
baCco.
l have in the above description of the
tobacco industry in Connecticut endeav-
ored TO show the very superior advantages
possessed by South Texas In many ways
IN this same industry.
Before closing ] will recommend the
sowing of the seed at once In the month
OF January, and having mt hand simple
methods of protection from frosty nights
Same as tomatoes.) ! think the Havana
tobacco seed the best for South Texas,
and recommend saving the seed from a
Few stalks II is very certain that manu-
featuring establishments will spring I'M
simultaneously with its growth and for
shat matter as soon as ! get Informed of
the acreage started, l will at once make
1t known. In the meantime there already
exists a good local demand The Colo
RADIO bottom land Is well impregnated with
gypsum and lime, the special fertilizers
for tobacco and the prairies are a good
second. II would be well. therefore, 10
add this fine crop as a special feature
to all this district.
A. whitaker
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and cramps and then would have dead
numb feelings-lose the use of my limbs
entirely-also llu;tering OF the heart, aud
then IL seemed as If my heart would stop
beating for nearly a minute or more. Was
confined to my bed and room nearly one
= can cheerfully say to all who are
give you trial and be placed on their
feet again az have been, " III brighter
future, than ! have had for a long time
ever getting well again Now / can do n
good deal Of my housework ana walk "A
couple OF miles easily without much
fatigue.
~ could write nfty pages describing my
past eighteen months and then not tell
halt of my suffering, With many thanks
Tor past benefits, ! remain most respect
fully yours. NORA A. BEVERIY u,
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A TEXAS LADY
Writes: Letters Laden With Praise
of Drs. Mansfield s. Boxell's Home
Treatment Received Daily.

The following is only one of the hun
dreds Of letters received each week, by
Drs. Mansfield & Boxell, from their mali
"DrS. Mansfield N ROynu Houstop
Texas:
Eagle Lake, Texas, December G.-Dear
Sirs: Enclosed please find picture and
statement of my present health. | am
feeling much better than / have felt for
nearly two years. / am improving in flesh
and strength right along
before ] commenced your treatment !
had tried several doctors and continued to
get worse. ] then commenced trying pat
ont medicines and found only temporary
relief in them. had smothering spells
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Social Session Inst Evening and Its Great
Enjoyment
Aiirth md muslc reigneA list night at

I
Enjoyment
.Mirth and music reigned last night at
II was the last weekday OF the year,
TO tho occasion, the hall being comfort
ably allied with gentlemen who may just
". claim the initials and their distorted
but appropriate translation.
Social session IL is named and social
session Il was In every sense 90 the word.
The doors were barred against care. warm
hand grasps were exchanged. smiling con
gratWattons We're spoken, and the sounds
OF music IN The uir but echoed the music
IN the hearts ~ the brethren.
The han IS furnished .ith an excellent
piano, McMurrTy and lllmer had not
neglected - Ori g their yiolinnSS Taylor,
and T. o' Noyes ST presG h and atten ndd
to strict responses on the part of those
called upon. lqr part
y guest Of the evening was Mr.. Whalen
Of Denvcs well known theatrical man
aver, ana ia his efforts In response -
solicitations was due much OF the pleas
urc OF the evening. He has a magnificent
JOYS making FUN for others rs well as
having fun made for him, His singing was
tender the other comic, were greatly adj
mired. II was accompanied by Mr.. Nc
Murray, and n feature OF the accompani-
gentleman at the piano never having heard
the music.
Just as the stroke OF the clock told the
hour of midnight Captain Frank Reich
ardt arose and announced that Just So
years before 70 minute one Of the breth-
rem, =. W. Eieitmaun, had cone into the
world. and In connection with the an
nnuncemen' paid q fine tribute to Mr.
..c'tnann. who was warmly couGratu-
'S>ed by his friends upon the fact that ne
had met With such success in life and
had so euleared himself to his fellows.
The session soon afterward ended, and
was voted altogether lovely and the most
tuccessful In the history OF the order in
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a ruLL FOR sOrTH TEXAs-

mir. y. =. York. who handles the bust
ness for The La Porte Land and Town
company at Quincy. ILL.,. spent yesterday
IN Houston. attending TO some business
over the Katy Tor Illinois.
MT. YORK " especially enthusiastic over
the outlook for the excursion on the 9th,
whlch includes almoa. every point OF in
terest ~ the States OF Illinois. Iowa. Mig.
souri, Nebraska and Kansas.
Io a representative OF The Post Mr.
YORK said: I'VE want this entire coast
country to prosper, and Try our utmost
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Smith. c. T. Shields. ]. a. White and C
Clnrkson, employees In his Office. Beyond
Z the GIT he Is proud Of the neat expression
I OF esteem,
7 Mrs. n. Phillips widow Of the gentle
man, a gardener by profession, who died
! some time ago, complimentcd The Post
yesterday with some lovaiy Yiolets. Mrs.
Z tnillips has a great taste for Horticulture
I and has some rare varieties OF roses FOR
sale
A pleasant call was paid Captain and
MrS William christian Friday evening by
n number OF their young friends, and the
time was most happily passed away. No
more hOspitnblc home can be found In
Houston than this cosy Clay avenue resi-
denco.
\ watch night service will be held to-
night at the Tabernacle Methodist church,
corner Of Polk avenue and Caroline street
s snd another one WI be conducted at the
Preston avenue and Hamilton street, after
1880 o'clock.
The selection Of county treasurer will
be made by the county commissioners at
the meeting on Tuesday, and then people
holding county warrants can have them
eashed For, four. or i've days, since the
been paid out
There VIII be an examination FOR per
manent teachers certificates on Wednes-
day, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Feb
lions will 10 conducted by the county
board OF examiners In connection with the
ItEuldI county examinations.
MIR, Eugene 7. White and Miss Annie
NJ Smith were married last evening at
laos Providence street. Justice Mahongy
performed the ceremony The evening was
Of the couple. and a handsome array Of
presents we're made the newly married
pair.
The man found in n dying condition In
the Central yards Friday afternoon, and
who died soon after at St. Joscph's In
Urinary. was buried yesterday afternoon.
Large numbers OF people called Ia. see the
the man desired to conceal his identity ne
succeeded perfectly
At the teachers institute 70 be held on
Harris county schools are requested to
attend. Hon. j. NJ Carlisle state super
intendent OF public Instruction, Is expect
ed 20 be- present Subjects OF interest TO
teachers and the schools In general will
be discussed
Rufus Wells, former employe Of the
Southern Pacific and international and
Great Northern railroads in Houston, weI
known IN railroad circles and a member
Of II, II. 7, No lij, died very suddenly
Of pneumonia and yrlppo at Alex l. r.
where he was visiting his parents during
the holidays,
The city is anxious that all persons TO
whom bills ARE due for current expenses
should come forward and have settle
ment Where such persons owe taxes
they may obtain from the city treasurer
voucher that viii be taken In full by the
mittec is anxious to set all unpaid bills
of the books
The sullivan & whalen Irish Comedy
company who have afforded so much
Galveston the last week. Will give three
DcrrQrmgn' es at ByrnCs Han, IN the Ftfth
ward, for the benefit OF St Patuck'S
church, The performances begin on
night, 4 special matinee win
oe given on Saturday afternoon AT
o'clock,
A, o,.,.,,- ,Ai .t a. r,-,,
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not 70 be selfish in our work or course
We DO not pretend 10 be phlanthropiats,
country Us TO hN successful as fruit
growing regiea. wo win al he rich, and
no one else knows better than the com
pany with which I am associated that II
u impossible FOR any one point 20 reap all
MY reasons for expecting n large OK
cutSion on the 9th are, frst, the kindly
leelng towards this section; second. the
railroads are doing an immense amount
about the same puli Tor soutb Texas now
that they did for California n few years
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DR. rRANK rANNING-

The noted and wonderful magnetic healer.
is atm at the Hutchins House, where he
VIII be for short time longer The pa
tents he has under his treatment at pres
cnt are numerous. The cures he perfects
are astonishing and his big book OF testi-
monials has been almost filled up recently
with letters Of expressions OF gratitude
by those he has permanently relieved OF
untold suffering
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d No NEW YnRK

Mr.. I. Il. Enrich, one Of the firm who
ed FOR New York last night to purchase a
select stock of goods for this coming
spring and he claims the goods will be
and in keeping with the get-up of his
store-clean and fresh and stylish The
Misht Parlors have Just been repalnted
are several large panel paintings on the
walls, which are excellent llkenesses of
the list nguished Houstonians they are in
tnnlnl for
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you have n happy and prosperous New
Year Is the sincere wish or your friend.
Henry O. Hester.
Henry G. Hester, Esq. Cotton Exchange,
New Orleans;
Houston. December 90 1Saa.-Your good
wishes that / may have happy and pros
porous New Year are most cordially and
sincerely reclproCatcd, May your name,
for years to come, be q synonym for com
prehcnslve cotton statistics, recognized AS
authority IN the business world. la
grippe holds me IN thrall. Ever your
friend, q. W. Kidd
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MEN WE MEET

Mr. c, II. stadtler, prominent CON
tractor In a talk with a Post man refer
rcl 80 the labor statistics published by
4rsiIausiteet ana reported in The Post OF
The. report by the Bradstrect agent
mat there are no idle men in Houston
Is, iniissleadlng, he said. There are plenty
nave nothing TO do just now. Not only
are they without work at their trades, but
thsy have failed 10 obtain employment In
oJher INES. Don't understand me to say
theS are suffering, though many are aw-
tLAy short Of funds \ family can live
very cheaply here il necessary. and | tell
you ~ IS necessary In whole lot of In
stances IN my knowledge.
The publication OF such reports, which
are widely read. works u hardship, bc-
cause they are liable to cause unemployed
people to come here. and more OF that
class Is undesirable, This duliness In the
trades VIII not last, / am satisfled, but
we must walt for the time to come. 1t
Is not here yet"
Professor W. $. Sutton. superintendent
or the Houston schools and Professor O.
;. Cooper superintendent OF the Galveston
eiS convention at Waco They are much
pleased with the meeting, but not so much
pleased with the reports sent out about II.
said Mr.. sutton:
The meeting was model professional
unair the rapcrH were thoughtful and
timely ana the work undertaken and ac-
compishel was solely IN the interest Of
the school children Of Texas. Calm, de
llh'ratc and earnest discussion Of the pn-
peers Suhmitt9l-unl many of them were
Very ablo-Wns tho Culaf business, and
politics tn no sense entered into thc meet
ing nor so FAR as ! know entered the
mind OF any one present The gentleman
VINO sent out such report was mis- informed
or laborol under want OF Information, for
] know there was no politics in It, For
one, am utterly opposel TO mixing poll
Tics and school matters"
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Why. Houston,
And all the choicest fruits abound2
Why, Houston


For the next thirty days / viii sell any
thing IN my fine collection of watches.
diamonds, sllverware and jewelry of ali
description AT Chicago prices. Also give
a very nice present to each Indy customer
special attention given to fine repairing
Of all kinds.
s WGLFoRT & co,
0i3 Franklin Avenue, Hutchins House