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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-28
TUE BELL BIRI

ri ns Dear Haph ammer: The
Goliad re color contest Is now
sssts%fea am very well ssushsd WI" the
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HOT AND DRY.

Ruralo. Texas. Dear Haphammcr: Her,
come agSusn. 1t IL very hot now and "
has hccri fvc weeks since We had any
min. | havc one sister and two brothcrs.
My oldest sister. Pearl, died February 70.
have piowei some THIS year. ] have
thirteen partridge eggs setting. | have
fscn catching geese for mamma to pick
10 make mo a feather bod. I Will be II
years old the list day of August. I wrote
tn May md sent Il dime FOR tho club pin.
Mas III n hurry to go and help papa haul
oats and forgot to sign my name. Good
bye. Lem Hardy.
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FOR DAISIES CHAIR

LEG fappyhammer ontrbuton for Tho
Da.sie Oliphint chair fund new stands as
follows.
PREVIOUSLY reported ...............sl57 10
f"llcctcd by i,mmie Beard from Mir,
and Mrs. j. w. Low and Aaron Low
!, OF raninctown Observation-Disclosures. 60
Sco1. Willie aud Belle Smith, Hemp
r, ~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. rs
Garland Strinsfellow, Howard La. j
nress Top ............................:.. I o,
Grace johnson. Eagle Lake.........., 10
Nerna Jackson. Wehherville ......... 30
Arnie Rieve. Markham. Ontario. Cam
=, ada ......................u... 10
Rosa Story, Houston .................. 10
Total Observation-Disclosures. 90
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l, ,IrcII,c srAYEn ,rIIE, IIlIL

HOW BUCLES STAYED THE BULL
A person who knows exactly the right
hing 10 do In sudden emergency. with
out stopping to think at all. deserves to
have hts presencs Of mind Noted and
eesnusndsa 4 GsrnAn drum major has
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-28
Will RE LOYAL.

Cnrrigan. Texas.-Dcar Haphammer:
The contest has ended. Oh. what nice
though I was violet and white voter
and can not help hut fccl a pang OF re-
greet for the pretty combination. I g!ve
three cheers for thu rose am, gray When
ever ] wear the colors. In spite OF my
regrets over my fnvoritc combination. I
VIII say for the rose and gray. Won will
do as we'll" and I shall ever look back
on our color contest NJ the n.rcst one We
have had. In reading over the Haps' let
tors not long since I saw one from my old
friend Mamie Goodwin of Moscow. IN
which saw my name mentioned and II
gave mo pleasure to know she had not
forgotten me. Come to see me, Mamie.
live AT Corrigar now Give my love to
an of my old acuuaitanccs also. To any
Han who will send me tho song. "rhc
Fatal Wedding" I win sHni "Whar,
Is My Wandering Girl Tonishtr" Fearing
! have already made INK lettar too long,
| Will close. Yours lovingly.
Maute Martinlale.
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colors chosen. though they were NOT my
favcrites. l received my pin some time
ago and think II < very pretty. am
sure all the Haps Will get one and b.
proud 10 wear It, How arc all the Haps
spending their vacations? Mine lasts
until September II. and am ep,nding n
great deal OF my time reading. have
just begun reading Don Quixotc." and
think ), is very amusing. WIS reading
about bird this morning that thougnr
PERHAPS you would like to hear about. 1t
Is called the bell b,rd and Is OF a white
color. II Is not very large iis lcrgrh tr
ing about one foot. Its loud. sonorous
note hcurd I'm tho depths of a forest ex
acily resembles Tho tolling of a he'll
Hence. 6s name. 1t Is n na.,ivc OF Gut
ana, will ask n few questions. Where
Is tho key to the hastilc? Why id not
Webster and Clay become presidents?
What Is protective tariff think
Nicholas Reldcn and Guy Pagan write the
nest letters on our page. l will exchange
tho words Of the song. scotch 1.as>ic
Jean" for those OF "Da,sie He'll" Your
trne friend, Gertrude Martin.
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cainpcd out all night and two days. We
went ftshlne and hunted grapes, and had
such a nice time. send 10 cents for
pEsy's chair, and also 10 cents for ~.
II. PIN Your true friend.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08
LARGEST HELIOGRAPH.

1t Can BE Seen Distance of Fully Sew.
enty-Five Miles.
Col. L. L. Hawkins has recently con-
structed a new Photograph, the largest
on record, the mirrors being 3Sx2O
inches. ItLasa about forty times greater
power of flash than the regulation in
strument used by the government, and
can be seen at an immense distance
with the naked eye, says the Portland
Oregonian.
The new instrument involves no new
principle, but it is designed for the
especial use of the Mazamas on Port
land Height, SO that observers on dis
tant peaks may catch the flash more
readily than would be possible with
the ordinary Photograph. The neces-
sity for this will be understood when it
is remembered that to an observer on
Mount Hood, for example, the location
of Portland is extremely indefinite, and
to see small flash he would have to
search the western horizon very care
fully with a glass. No such difficulty
interferes with the work of the operator
stationed at Portland. He knows just
where to look for the flash, as he can
easily see the peak and knows that the
fash must come from it's summit.
Col. Hawkins proposes to have ! tele-
scope on Portland Heights for usa III
operating his big heliograph, 50 that
he can catch the smallest cash from
anv of the five peaks, Mounts Hood
Rainier, Adams, jefferson and St
Helen's, all OF which, may be seen from
that r,Oipt
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08

fruit and storeroom is in the basement.
The first story ceiling is feet 9
inches; second story, 9 feet; basement,
z feet in the clear. All plastering is
two-coat work; all outside walls to be
back plastered. ALI hardware is to be
of neat kind. Trim is finished with
a corner and base block. All glass is
double-thick. Closets have one drawer
and three shelves All brick showing
on outside is to be of the best grade
hard burned red brick.
The size of the house upon the
ground is % feet by 86 feet 8 inches.
ALI rooms are piped for gas and fur
mace, and there are electric bells from
front and rear doors. All material,
used must be of the best of its respect
i've kind. ALI rooms must be left
broom clean and ready for occupancy.
Lay shingles A inches to the weather
and o. G. siding 21S inches. All sheath,
ing must be done with fence flooring;
ali sub-foors to be of fencing. The
top of first story floor joist win be 4
rect s inches from finished grade. The
two posts on front veranda will be
turned, with ornamental cap and
square 6x0 inches base. The square
balnsters win be 11sx1H inch and ~
inch apart. GEORGE A. W. KINTx.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08
Sugar Made of sawdust.

If Michigan chemist realizes his
expectations the sawmills in the pine
forests will become active competitors
of the Louisiana sugar plantations.
The audacious scientist declares that
he can make granulated sugar out of
sawdust, and in support of the claim
he exhibits substance which looks,
smells and tastes like glucose. He
says that he first converts the saw
dust into starch and then turns the
starch into sugar, which, he declares,
crystallizes into as pretty granulated
sugar as was ever turned out of sugar
refinery. But his most astonishing
claim is that when he has perfected
his process he will have no use for q
tariff or bounty, for he will make sugar
cheaper thar Cuba, China, Germany or
any other country can possibly produce
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08
USEFUL BACTERIA.
Not All of the Much-Maligned Micr,
Organisms Are Dangerous.

Not All of the Much-Maligned Micro
Organisms Are Dangerous.
In all departments Of farm work
micro-organisms are active, and with
out their aid the farmer could make no
progress in his arduous and difficult
occupation. Their presence on the
farm is as necessary as the presence of
his larger live stock-his cattle, sheep
and pigs, for without their assistance
he could not grow his crops, Or make
his butter, or ripen his cheese. In
short, on their presence in the soil, in
the manure heap, in the barn and in
the dairy successful farming depends,
and for the farmer a stock of bacteria
is among his first requisites. 1i
Again, the existence of certain large
industries is dependent on their action,
such as that of brewing. The yeast
organism which affects the conversion
of sugar into alcohol, on which fermen-
tive change the practice of brewing
depends, was one of the earliest of
micro-organisms of the air to be dis
covered fifty years ago Pasteur has
devoted long years of exhaustive in
vestigation to the study of this i'm
portant organism and has furnished
the brewer with information of the
most valuable kind regarding it's ma
ture. Hansen, of Copenhagen, has
still more recently made elaborate
Investigations on the nature of yeast.
The result of these Investigations
proves that for every particular kind of
beer particular kind of yeast is re-
quired, and pure yeast growths are
now cultivated for the supply of brew
cries all over the world in certain con-
tinental laboratories.
Among other common micro-organ-
islns in air may be mentioned those
which affect the souring of milk the
process known as Tactic fermentation.
That the souring of milk is due to its
contamination with certain organisms
in the air is fact which has long been
recognized, and if we take precautions
to keep milk perfectly free from the
organisms in the air no souring will
take place. Another interesting organ
ism is that which converts alcohol in
dilute solutions into vinegar the So
called acetic fermentation. The action
of this organism is seen in the souring
which takes place in the light wines,
such as claret, when exposed to the air
for some time.-Gentleman' Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08
PAPER SAILS PROPOSED.
Startling Innovation Now Talked About
in Yachting Circles.

Startling Innovation Now Talked About
in Yachting Circles.
An innovation in yachting circles is
now being talked of, nothing less than
sails made of compressed paper, the
sheets being cenented and riveted to-
gether in such a way as to form a
smooth and strong seam. 1t appears
that the first process of manufacturing
consists in preparing the pulp in the
regular way, to ton of which is added
pound of bichromate of potash, 25
pounds of glue, 80 pounds of alum, -
pounds of soluble glass, and 40 pounds
of prime tallow, these ingredients be-
ing thoroughly mixed with the pulp.
Next the pulp is made into sheets by
regular paper-malzing machinery, and
two sheets are pressed together with
glutinous compound between, SO as to
retain the pieces firmly, making the
whole practically homogeneous.
The next operation is quite impor-
tant, and requires specially built ma
chine of great power, which is used in
COMPRISING the paper from thick,
sticky sheet to very thin tough one.
The now solid sheet is run through a
DdCn O1 " WHICH ~ pei
cent. of distilled water has been added,
from which it energies to pass between
glass rollers, then through a bath Of
ammonia, then clear water, and finally
through felt rollers, after which it is
dried and polished between heated
metal cylinders. The paper resulting
from this process is in sheets of ordi-
nary width and thickness of cotton
duck. 1t is elastic, air-tight, durable,
light, and possessed of other needed
qualifications to make it available for
light sailmaking.
The mode of putting the sheets to-
gether is by having a split on the edges
of the sheet, or cloth, SO as to admit
the edge of the other sheet. When the
split is closed, cemented and riveted or
sewed, it closes completely and firmly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08
Farming Requires SKIN.

Skill is required on the farm as well
as in the factory. The frequent advice
that young men should go on the farms
and now come into the cities is not al
ways advisable. The man who has spent
his life in the city is not competent to
work on farm and earn the wages
that are paid experienced farm hands.
That wages are higher on the farm than
in the cities implies that the wages are
only paid to those who are competent
to perform any service that may be re-
quired.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08
UNIMPAIRED VISION.
Few Simple and Effective Rules 70
Preserving the Sight.

Preserving the Sight.
A few simple rules, carefully obeyed,
says the Outlook, will do much to pre-
serve the eyes in health. Light and
color in rooms are important. The
walls are best finished in single tint
Windows should open directly upon
the outer air, and light is better when
they are close together, not separated
by much wall space, not distributed
Light should be abundant, but not
dazzling. 1t should never come from
in front, nor should sunlight fall upon
work or on the printed page. Never
read or sew in the twilight after an ex-
hausting fever nor before breakfast.
Look up frequently when at work and
fix the eyes upon some distant object.
Break up the stretch of wall by pictures
that have a good perspective. These
rest the eye, as does looking out of a
window.
When at work on minute objects rise
occasionally, take deep inspirations
with the mouth closed, stretch the
body erect, throw the arms backward
and forward, and step to an open win
dow or out in the open air for mo-
ment. Two desks of different heights
are valuable for student or writer,
one to stand by and the other to sit by.
Plenty of open air exercise is essential
to good eyesight.
The general tone of the nervous sys-
tenn has much to do with the eyesight.
/ Prolonged or excessive study frequent
ly has pain or poor vision as symptom.
The use of tobacco may bring about
Iafa IL OL01
destroys it utterly owing to nerve in
fammation that it sets up. City life,
with shut-in streets and narrow out
look, favors the production of errors in
vision. When looking at distant OBJ
jects the normal eye IS at rest. To see
near by, muscular effort is required.
This effort, when constant, changes
the shape of the eyeball. After the
eighteenth or twentieth year parts of
the eye that earlier showed signs of
bullying or becoming ncar-s;gited may
acquire ne" strength, and those who
escape nayopia n 10 this time are usu-
ally free from it after that. TIM chill
drcn Of near-siy!iscd parents are in spe-
cial DANGER They require constant
care. 1t is best to have all children's
eyes examined for defects when they
are ten years old
Ncaisight AMI blindness are
barriers 30 tae array and navy, to GER
tain fine and :1e :hani: arts, and to
many industrial pdrguts. Their early
recognition j2vc5stimc and money and
often prevents the Encouragement of
defeat
Ounces Of prevention are better than
tons % cure. There are but few forms
of partial or total blin..ness that were
not a. oae ii!uc the reverse OF hopeless.
In view OF this fact the duty Of parents
AMI guardians is clearly manifest. Ig
norancc must be replaced by lznowl-
edge, carelessness by enlightened fore
thought. Precautions in the way of
type, light, color, and rest and exercise,
together with occasional calls upon the
oculist, VIII probably secure fair eye
sight for life.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08

studding are 2x4 inches; joist, 2x1O
inches; rafters, 2X6 inches; beam, 8x10
inches. All floors are double. The
siding is 4-inch o. q. California red
wood is used for ornamental shingles,
and cedar shingles for the roof. Tar
paper and American glass are used
whenever needed. Georgia pine is
used for finish. The painting is 2
coat work. Cutters, down spouts,
flashing and finals are of galvanized
iron. All carving is to be composition,
and all windows are to be hung with
Silver Lake sash cord and lead weights.
The sink is of gray enamel, the bath
tub is planished copper, the wash bowl,
IA inches in size, has Italian marble top
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08
PLAN OF SECOND FLOOR.

which is essential to health and
Port, why should the contractor
Ply 1t, although the extra cost is
% per square" 10 feet by 10 feet)
the fues, in the plumbing and in a
pred other things, the contractor
save little by reason of imper'
drawings and specifications, at the
Fnse of great deal to the owner.
Flow will be found brief descrip-
OF the design illustrated in this
r OF Structure-Width 'front.' over
"a ieet6 inches; depth over all, 40
10 inches.
AVerials for Exterior Walls-Foun-
pnS' stone and brick; first story,
Voards; second story, gables and
shingles.
lghts of Stories-Cellar, 6 feet Q
es' hrst story, feet A inches; Sec
story, Q feet.
'crlor Finish Plaster walls and
wood finish throughout.
t.oSmmodation-The principal rooms
tnelr sizes, closets, pantries, bath,
aces sliding doors, etc, are shown
me plans given herewith. There
eiiar under the hall and parlor;
n'uc Is floored and there is space
.lfee good rooms, but the cost of
pate. =.
Sial Features-A striking and an
1--WE exterior, without display or
nSe' ample and somewhat elegant
~, accommodating large family.
oost-A fair but low contract
H. Ouilt as shown by the plans, in
1ull plumbing for hot and cold
$1,000. To contract at $4,000 it
essary to make the following
s -. unit the second story of the
;A'enslon, with the bathroom
mug and back stairs, which saves
D''ene side veranda. which saves
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08

and sides. The veranda floor is to have
tongues and grooves loaded. There
is to be art glass in the parlor window
transom and sliding door between
the parlor and dining-room. The en-
trance to the basement is through the
chamber. There is cased opening be-
tween the parlor and hall, and a seat
in the hall. Double doors in front
of the house, one vestibule door and
one solid door. There is a neat balus
trade and newell posts in the hall.
A bay with three windows is in din
ing groom. The rear entrance to til :
basement, laundry and coal rooma
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08
Make Every Acre Pay.

Profit from farming is best secured by
making every acre pay. 1t is not neces'
sary to have large farms to make good
profits, but to concentrate the labor and
manure over an area that can be worked
to the hest advantage. If the farm is
too large sell or rent portion. Tho
larger the field that is cultivated the less
manure can be used proportionately
while more labor is required. The crops
that pay are those which give the larg
est yields per acre and which are Sc
cured by good cultivation and liberal
application of plant food.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08
FRONT ELEVATION.

.ontracts for duplicate of some other
house. not knowing that the contractor
hn duplicate the appearance without
AupieatinG the value. Sometimes he
al!ows the contractor to make the draw
hes and specifications, which is far
kom being the part of wisdom.
The contractor is always apprehen-
he, with good reason, that the profit
oD paper, which seems to be satisfac-
brv, may disappear in labor troubles,
'elays, mistakes, advance of materials,
tc. Occasionally he will ostentatious-
\ show the owner bit of detail of bet
Ii quality than the contract calls for,
i proof that he is building him a good
kuse, but all the same he will perform
be work just as cheaply as the specifi-
Ations allow, and ne is not to be blamed
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08
ART IN ARCHITECTURE
A Substantial House That Can Be
Built heaply.
Written for This Paper. ]

This very substantial Groom home
will cost, completed, $1,000.
The foundation is of rubble stone, 16
inches thick. The underpinning is of
brick, IL inches th;~li. The size of the
hall is Sx10 feet; parlor, 10 feet 6
inches by ID feet inches; dining-room,
11x14 feet; chamber. 10x11 feet; kitchen,
II feet @ inches b. Is feet, and bed
room, feet inche,, by feet inches.
These rooms are on the first floor.
The chambers on HE second floor
have large closets, and the rooms are
shaped as shown on the plans. The
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08
POWER OF THE BRAIN.
DO Men and Women Ever Really Forget
Anything?

DO Men and Women Ever Really Forget
Anything?
The brain of mankind has been de-
fined as kind of Photographic cylin-
der, which retains impressions made
upon it through the medium of the
senses, particularly through the eyes
and ears. If this be true, memory must
depend for it's intensity or retentive
qualities upon the degree of observa-
ton with which the record is made.
Nor is this all. If memory's record is
kept in the shape of indentations upon
the folds of brain matter, are they ever
entirely effaced? In other words, do we
ever really forget anything? May it not
be that in the inner depths of the brain
memory has stored up recollections OF
things which are never again purposely
turned to, perhaps, but which instantly
spring into being and flash through the
mind whenever we hear or see some
thing which recalls them? There are
several well-known mental phenomena
which strengthen this theory. We
know that memory often brightens dur
ing the last moments of life, and there
are cases on record where Germans,
French, Spaniards and others who,
upon falling sick in this country scores
of years after having entirely forgotten
their native languages, recovered and
used them upon their deathbeds
There is theory that in all such cases
the brain folds have relaxed, just as do
the muscles and cords of the limbs and
body, and that by SO doing they expose
to the minds monitor indentations rec
ollections) which were long since folded
up and put away as material that could
not be of any particular use. Think of
these things-St. Louis Republic.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08

1t either, although for every dollar
saves by reason of incomplete draw
s and defective specifications, the
Der may be deprived of $40 of value.
Example: If the specifications do not
.uire the sheathing Of the structure,
N should the contractor spend $40
sheathing boards and labor? even
hitting that the increased strength
4 warmth of the building may be
Eth $500 to the owner. The sheath
is all covered up anyway. Or, if
specifications do not call for the
eathing boards to be laid close to-
ther, why should not the contractor
e s. worth of boards by following
custom of leaving wide cracks? Or
Ihe quality of the sheathing paper is
stated, why should he not put on
4 cheapest, saving s5perhaps, though
|ppness will soon make it worthless
the purpose intended? If the speci-
ltions do not call for double frs
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08

$50; use ordinary hinged doors in place
OF sliding doors, which saves SIS; omit
lnnantel fireplace and hearth tiles in
the dining-room, which saves $780,
These changes will not detract from
the exterior appearance.
Finishing three rooms in the attic
will add $3.50 to the cost. A hardwood
staircase, handsomely finished, would
add 500 to the cost.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08
Purifying Drinking Water.

M. Fremont has proved by experiment
that water kept for 90 minutes at 176
degrees Fahrenheit loses all the dele
serious germs It may have contained,
without being deprived Of its gases or
precipitating the salts contained in it.
ina the flavor is not modified.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08
rvo,y supply Is still Large.

Ivory TO the amount Of 5SS, TT pounds
was SCH. last rear in Antwerp, which is
now one "a the principal markets ct the
world for /, six years before, in 1883,
only 14,1OO pounds were sold there.
There is no fear of an immediate ex-
haustion of the supply, as the native
Africans sim hold large quantities.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-08
yvear Of an Ocean Gable.

Where the bottom of the ocean is BAD
aY. ocean cable will freqently last only
three or four years, but on good oot.on
wire taken up after twenty years mas
been found almost as good as ever.