The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05

OF the new year BY the annexation OF
the Cd town Of Fya;laads. whicn VIII
hereafter b. known as ward q the city
viii include within its limits the entire
( boundary Of Kings county. II Mr.. Pat, 5
lltt!e scheme goes through at Albany this
winter, Greater Now York will come next.
If only Tor the sake OF lesis,aiine some
marked municipal officials cat Of otace.
The most thickly populated avenues
here are closely dotted with dclicztessen
shops. OF course. women housekeepers
are the best patrons Of these shops they
speud their husbands money there In
each ri these SHOPS hangs q sign which
Invites people II step inside and siEn e
petition 70 the Legislature for law 20
permit tire sale OF cooked or prepared food
on sunday The law IS now strictly en-
forced and the delicatessen dealers have
10 close Up carly every Sunday morning.
A school Of instruction In pistol prac-
tlce Tor the police has just been opened.
Innocent peorle are breathing easier Tae
absence OF such instruction explains fully
the wonderful things that have happened
when members Of the force have tried 70
shoot mad dogs. No wonder fleeing male
factors have made a practice az refusing
order was caupled with a threat Of cold
lead They knew, OF course that the peril
lay not with themselves. but with good
citizens, who happened 20 be around. The
FIRST pupil at tho sclscol who took shot
ut target at ten yards distance hit
IN vAanialier. What he would have done
u De had been on the street Is terrible
- contemplate.
Living pictures in shop windows are
On the increase since three handsome
young women appeared in an afternoon
tah.-ap on Twenty-third street u florist
row attracts attention by means Of
small boy dressed in a frock coat.
Shoe store has "a two-hs-adei calf In IT'S
window and a monument firm sdvertiscs
It's wares hy q white urn displayed agalnst
background Of black drapery II IS lie
HmIrltei at night and is the first repro
duotlon ~ living picture IN "A grave
yorl. An these eXhihits are on few
blocks OF UPPER Broadway.
Here's sample OF politeness as it IS
practced by guards on - coaches This
evening party OF four ladies' and gentle
mon iapucd aboard at Thirty-thrd street.
oaf q the men in the party was compelled
20 and on the platform for few mo-
monte ou account Of the crowd inside.
'Come. row. get move on yoI." shouted
Che guard Why the 49, dong YOU get
'i.S'ie ule 50 s. WI get IN as soon
a.. r,ssa--,ar ,,dirss,,i,. - 80,
ON the guard. above whom he lowered
with a threatening lock. reg your par
don" replied the guard Quickly. when he
saw ilat his ccniuct was likalv 10 get
him INTO trouble Il wasn't taking "a
Won. but to that lady ahead Of YOU
DESPITE the predictions. which are made
ava-v time q non. ,,,,.,.t,,. edo ,.,,,,,,.
a. -,
= l''"-''''"' t''''' "As oeeh no slump IN
Una rents OF edifices Of this kind, nor
any DISPOSITION 10 bring them sov-,, % "a
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,,,ai,,...t1 re- "is"1s' prices are
a'ye y,i,rtr 'or-'''S" VIC"
,r,.e.,.,,,,. ~ '''' 80" ~ VIZ 80
r,,,,s 81 -. 50! ''lNI
80 @ ".t "t''tI man loF
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,,r1 -. ~, 30. 49, oeeh re-
-t,I 80. az t.., ,,., ~, l'.e l,.An-
- iait i ,' rNeLliuES' store prop
eNgep1ns Wnr , tae character OF the
", %, 'Di ''.,''. ''ls lI''lA ' I2r we worse
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