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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-29
NINE. WILSON'S LECTURE.
The Opera House Crowded With Ladie
Yesterday.

The Opera House Crowded With Ladies'
Yesterday
Austin Statesman, February 10, 1896.
There are very few women who are so
beautiful or perfect that they are not will
Ing and anxious to get pointers from those
who havo made physical beauty study
consequently Milletts opera house was
crowded last afternoon with ladies from
Austin's four hundred to hear Nine. O..
Wilson. the beauty specialist, lecture to
women only on physical culture 1t was
Tor ladies' only, ana consequently the
statesman came very near not being able
To give report of the lecture, as all tho
reporters on Austins morning paper are
OF the other sex, but fortunately some of
I'm are married and the wife was given
the detail
Nine. Wilson appeared before her audi
tnce promptly ut 2;30 in handsome skin
hitting tights, which showed up an almost
perfect hghre to splendid advantage. She
announced that she did not appear in
ushts to show her figure. but because it
was necessary TO wear them TO more fully
eNplhin the erect OF different exercises
and different parts of the body. Her hear
ets were pleasantly surprised, not only
with Nine. Wilson'S easy and graceful
hummer, but also with her handsome face
She was frequently applauded and the au-
dlenee seemed to be well pleased. She went
through course of exercise showin, anVv
women can develop weak parts of their
BODY. lier lecture was fun OF good adj
wee. The foundation to health and beau
W she said, was plenty OF exercise /
do not come before You as u sideshow al
traction. but simply TO tell and explain 10
you what know about my subject" Good
health, $40 said, ~ tho only permanent
basis on which beauty can be bullt. and
there ought 10 no no sacrifice too great for
ladies TO make to attain a state of huov-
ant health. for II underles not only beauty
but also sunny tempers. Physical culture
~ mo only sure avenue, and with the
proper ADVICE every woman can improve
not only her figure but also her beauty
| She spoke for nearly two hours and
when you say the audience was the most
attentive that has been In the house this
/ lady was Interested. WY
AZ Sweeney y Coombs opera house Tues
day next. at 2:S0 r. m.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-29
A DOCTORS SECRET.
Hoy,fIe Keeps Well In Spite OF Exposure
and Bad Weather

HOW Tie httDS w VII III pliAt VI iNNPSs''~
and Bad Weather
on of the best known eminent pbysi-
clan OF the United States. in speaking On
good health, said: 1.-The way l keep my
self rom getting sick. In the midst OF All
rlrtl OF exposures. IL as follows; always
kcpr my feet warm and dry, head cooi,
bods clean. eat moderately three times q
davuse no tobacco or stimulus, sleep IN a
weIlyentilatcd room, going to bed early
andlwhcu exposed 10 any especial danSei'
sucl as March weather or contagious dis-
easa, / take a dose OF Pe'ru-na before
eaci meal. consequently am never sick
Tint Is my secret a..
Sth testimony should be needed by
aiI-the sick and well alike. Those who
nlrady are the victims OF cough. loose or
tis,l. Ia grippe severe or mild; catirrh-
aete or chronic. bronchitis, serious OF
| trivial; consumption, lingering or quick,
| thel'erucdy that relieves quickly and read
| iiy, cures quickly and permanently re-
atohss the health, is Pe-ru-na. Pe-ru-na
with once used In the family, becomes u
hoIohold fixture. As spring tonic ano
| blou purifier both 10 prevent and cure
| dippse, Pe-ru-na has no equal. II cleanses
| strhgthons. soothes. purifies. invigorates,
repjlatss and restores.
| Ahi-page book. instructively illustrated
| ON ihronic catarrh and all catarrhal dis,
| oass, Dnd written by DR.. Hartman. VIII
| he snt free OF charge TO any address ny
| Th. Pe.ru-na Drug Manufacturing Com
| pay, Columbus. Ohio.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-29

inrtou Friday. He says that the 81 Louis
llapers are stll fighting chris Won der Ahe
There IN trouble brewing ia the ranks OF
the Browns and Chris friends are advising
him 10 sell his franchise. Joyce thinks
however that the DutChuag can not be
disipdged.
"Anson told me- IN New York tina, a
Runaway Colt would have been a success
II lioyt had booked q IN tho twelve cities
of the major league says Ben ru'hliL
"f0yf funde his mistake IN taking mis-
show into ono night stands, whef@ thry
had no interest IN Arson. Your uncle told
me he would Try Ia ger tho piece for next
season ana play It ia al the hg League
ciues
have Just received spnllire's I}ase Ball
Guide from the American Sports Publish
irE company OF New York and have 70
state that n snrphssea in every respect
every issue Of the Na'louei League Guide
vt published. 1t is UNSURPASSED In ~
| lii OF Interesting aud Instructive chapters
an the points Of tho game In its respective
departments OF pitching batting, fielding
sld base running. new feature IL the
| large amount Of epace given TO the STA
| ustirs OF the minor leagues OF tho country
ana the valuable college records OF the
! past year. with those OF Yale and iiar-
/ ward for twenty years past, are worthy OF
note. The pitching rrcordH are especially
complete and fun. Tho editor has not for
! gotten his old friend, the late Harry
| Wright nor has he lost sight OF the fact
! that 1898 was the veteran NICK young
| twsuty-nfth year as secretary OF the pro
| feFslonn1 associations, from 1871 10 1885
| one Of it's most attractive features IS tht
| forty pages OF half-tone Illustrations ol
all the National league and the leading
| minor league ard college teams Of th'
country. and also number OF old-tim'
| hail ulaXpfs.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-29

length OF the little one. The height of
an average boy baby OF three months ~
about p inches, no that young Bob
Is about four inches taller than tho usual
run OF babies.
Hts cheat also IS well developed and
In proportion 10 tho rest OF his anatomy.
II MEASURES ~ inches. AGAINST " which
is The general average, The neck, arms
ana legs are all well and proporuonateiy
developed.
The grip OF hR little hands y Ike that
OF a miniature WISE proving that no has
good muscles and that ne apparently
knows how 10 use thOm.
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A PRODIGY.

The Doctor Says That Bob Fitzsimmons
Boy is a Marvel.
Tho young son OF Pusillst Bob FItz-
slmmouz Is said 10 be a prodigal OF pnysi-
cal beauty. The New York World had
physician examine the boy. who is
only three months old. but the doctor says
mo child looks twice that. lie weighs
fourteen pounds which ls just three
pounds more than the average child OF
hts age Ills head Is round and well
shaped --not Irregular, as Is usual In a
young chiid. II measures sixteen inches
Tho circumference of an ordinary head
" iblA inches.
His height is % inches. actual meas
urament. Mothers. AZ Il rule, are super
stitlous. and viii sllOW a baby's meas
ucencnt TO be taken In only one way.
That is 20 place the baby on us back
upon a table. on tho surface OF WHICH
two marks are made, indicating the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-29
UN TENcTLI.


For The Post:
ran, supple, nthletlc symmetry
a radiant goa-he charms the eys-.
HIS movements all like the graceful sween
~ seacahcs grown on a wind -lash'd shore
his musical voice. soft and deep,
~ ~ nurihnr or waves the woods encore.
His hair Is hued like the amber light
Ills eyes the blue OF the sapphlrine sky
When Int by stars on wlntry night,
nelleGted from Tarus on mountains high
Complexion like unto ivory
PINK tinted, as shells from oceans he'd
Teeth CLEAN like pearls from a Southern
sea. Z"
TwiNt fun, curved lips OF a coral red.
liis spirit no power can ever tame
nor upward flight Of his fancy tire.
Ills thoughts are lightning, his words ara
flame, NV
And flow through tho heart like LIQUID
fire. fu
--Alya Clay Bravo.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-29
ELECTRopoISH.
(Trade Mark)
NERVOUS pRosrRAToN DEE
STA, ETC.

| NERVOUS PROSfhALioN'
STA, ETC.
2o1O Church St., Galveston. ssp'
ri Mr. w. S. swymmer--Dear s,r; ~ y
lregained my health through ~ ~,
the ELECTROP0ISE, ! feel 'ns.,Ss
the little instrument many Nv ~
praise. 1t is only those Wig IA z
chronic dyspepsia, accompani.sua ri
Gus prostra ton, can understala Va 4
suffers with these ailments. iii
nelled ia Give IN work January sm,I
daily sufferings were terrlpIe ~ "a, N
prepared food distressed me. IN ,rtess
after each meal my agony W. AM n
suffered in this way for neafis Z, aouk.
so nervoIs could not be ~. M
almost lost hope Of ever Ds'As snd N
worl arain. tried DOCTOR, hi
G,,,ss a1d every other reneuy 10
racommended without any,p 5s,p,ofIsy
faithfullv using the ELECi n vi ms
,tas nane and now I am . VI, Ar y
innger ironbied with dyspephI.mn, /
o,,snass and enjoy ns,r,sst,1t
Vg1ie can not express my En- gll
bsortiIv and truly recommemu. M y
n lrrart5,S 10 suffering huinn.~TnssIb2
Faithfully,
Instruments will DO re" ID
BILE persons. ,.r,ntlye clrculat !
r'of a a,, Tive agent. address ,tYrs
,. tor Texas. New MssssTrw rsif*'
Agent gent. i Southwest corner .,o 81 iTsIs
Io1a, strand. Galveston
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cHlMMIE FADDEN ON THE HOUSTON TEAM.

say, svipcsey, DO yer know DAT I ,ink da,
Houston has er purity sood team DIS sra
son and de big manager, Jack Carson. Is
| goin' 70 mako 'em try orfal hard 10 win
de rag Dere IS some guys II dsy DO
win iey ain; got no pole to hang dc rag
| en- but tink dere Is lots Of 'crn right back
OF where me and youse sits aud OATS on
De big hleachers Some feilers neber Will
hab any sense. anyhow. cause dey amt
raised right like me and youse was 10
you know deere Is whole lot Of knockers
Sat seem TO tink da team sin; no good,
rsr de manager cder. hut let NE ieu yoa
right fsow what Ink, and II is DIS. sas
Jack Carson 3 de man de directors was
| sookin' after and dey orts- hc tarStul cey
get him, sect Amt he worked hard ana
husilcd sronn' day and night 20 set De
hesi youngsters he kuowed Of IN De iaaes
Ard tor'i ycu link he ptcxed 'eTas Hully
see, bu, I should shive- 10 shake W 81
ven pere amt roue 81 dem fei,c-s aAi
-'c1ases Dc duckr nor srrasss de can csifT
and t.nEs IS goin' a br run ike oey or1er.
and not Ike aeY was last year DE boys
WON'T hab any fines to pay eAer 70 &c bar
sra a strictly temperate crowd ana De &c,
called .shcvelMr' Sow on SeAoonsEs
cont 20 wld dem
Nov, SuiYssey. poi on dose beer mugs Of
yours sn3 lake lock az Gem and see q
az MT size en- up sc-orien 10 yonse way %
tirSiur know ynu saow q ting or two
about de game ard ypb h5d orier az you
p Is &c captain Of 5s Paradise Alley Neses
S~,eats fer tree seasons AID e.c'i dem 20
ae front wild G :Gsh.
Now. we Viii take Sc pitcher first. nsre
- JACK Roach q kinder looss .ss
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-29
ALIrE FOR A MATcn.

Fatal Diseases Attack Woikmen Who In
halo the Death-Doaling Fumes.
II frequently happens that the fumes ir-
hailed by wOrkmen In match factories de-
stroy life within few months, \ man
once attacked by the disease lurking In
these factories must abandon hope OF re-
coyery Although matches are apparently
very simple little AFFAIRS, their manufac-
tnre neoessitates a large and complex
manufacturing plant, The iitsle sticks uu-
dergo long treatment, and mus, paRs
through many hands before they are ca
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-29

OFFICE OF
commissioner of Agriculture, Insurance
STATISTICS and History
~. A.. Austin. Texas. February 27. 1896.
10 Al Whom 1t May Concerns;
This is to Certify. That the
ROYAL. UNION MUTUAL LIFE
insurance Company OF Des Moines, Iowa
mas IN al respects fully compiled
eedent to its doing business IN this state
anu mat said Company holds a certifi-
t ,i,IGq OF authority. from this office en-
w, al IL 10 do business in this State from
daV of December. 1896
S'Ven under my hand and seal at Of
nee, IN Austin, the day and date first
above written.
ROBERT w. POLLARD,
VOWS Acting Commissioner.
JSHN W: BALLoU, State Manager,
DIV North Texas, Building. Dallas. Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-29
( nowr Athletes

n CUSTOM will have whack at Anson's Colts at the
park this afternoon, and though the regulars
two games there is hardly doubt the Colts will be done
up for the local men have had weeks practice and have
been working hard 1t will be tight game from start to
finish, and every fan who doesn't attend will wish he
had good game is promised weather peruisaas
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-29
OEEICE OLE

OFFICE OF
Commissioner of Agriculture, Insurance,
Statistics and History.
Austin. Texas March S, 1895.
To All Whom 1t may Concern:
This Is TO Certify, That the
GERMANIA LIFE
Insurance Company of New York
mas In all respects fully complied with the
laws OF Texas as conditions precedent to
rs doing business. in this State and that
said Company holds certificate of au-
thority from this office emitting it to do
business in this State for twelve
months, from the LIST day Of January, 1896
to tho Slst day OF December 1896
Given under my hand and seal, at Of
nee. IN Austin. tho day and date first
above written.
A. j. Rose. Commissioner.
Texas Department, Third Floor Clifford
Eulldlng. san Antonio, Texas.
OFFICE OF
commissioner of Agriculture Insurance
Statistics and History
To All Whom 1t may Concern:
This Is to Certify, That the
COVENANT MUTUAL LIFE
Association OF Galosburg, H., has in all
respects fully complied with the laws of
ItNas as conditions precedent to its doing
business In this State. and that said Com
pahy holds certificate of authority from
tnis oltlce emitting 1t TO do business in
ms state for twelve months from the
ISL day of January. 1895, to the 3lst day
of December. 1896.
Given under my hand and seal, at Of
nSS, IN Austin, the day and date first
u, o. WYNN, Manager.
Room 20l North Texas Building, Dallas,
Texas. Agents Wanted.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-05-29
Rernmed summer Gowns.

Yellow and lavender are n very pref
ty combination when the shades are
carefully chosen. Three very narrow
rufies edged with lace are a pretty
skirt trimming for muslin gowns, but
when long lines are especially desir-
able trim the seams OF a wire-gored
skirt with Valenciennes insertion d
half inch wide and n frill of the mar
row lace set on either edge. The same
bands trimmed the waist and sleeves
and are set in around, or up ana down
a close sleeve which has ~lace-edged
rutf,es falling from the
Yoke waists are as fashionable as ever,
and one sample dress shown has "A poke
of alternate rows of Valenciennes in
sertion and organdie. A lace-edged
frill with a heading to finish 1T across
the back and front, and pulled sleeves
stripped with the insertion. The bows
of ribbon on the shoulder are a pretty
addition, and fancy ribbons of all sorts
are the browning glory of all thin
dresses. New York Sun.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-05-29

occurred to stir the composure of this
usually cool, self-possessed woman fear
fully. But what it was Margie could
not guess.
Mr.. Trevlyn burst into the room,
pale and exhausted.
ct is no use!' he said, throwing
himself into a chair, mo use to try
to disguise the truth! There will be
no wedding tonight, Margie! The bride
groom has failed to come! The scoun-
dreI. If I were ten years younger, l
would call him out for this INSULT"
Margie laid her hand OF his arm, a
strange, new feeling Of vague relief
%pervading her. it was as if some great
weight, under which her slender
strength had wearied and sank, we're
rolled off from her.
Compose yourself, dear guardian,
he may have been unavoidably de-
tanned. Some business"
Business on his wedding day! Nc,
Margie! there is something wrong
somewhere. He is either playing us
false-confound him!-or he has met
with some accident! By George! who
knows but he has been waylaid and
murdered! The road from here to the
depot, though short, is a lonely one,
with woods on either side! And MI.
Linmere carries always about his per-
son enough v%aluables to tempt a des-
perate character"
Il beg you not to suppose such a
dreadful thing!" exclaimed Margie,
shuddering; she will come in the morn
ing, and"
But Hayes was positive that he saw
him leave the 6 o'clock train. He de-
scribed him accurately, even saying
that he had a bouquet of white camelias
in his hand. Margie, what flowers was
he to bring?"
She shook her head.
Mrs. Weldon knows. l do not"
Alexandrine spoke.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-05-29
Can't Afford Liquor or Cigars.

The internal revenue receipts OF the
German law have been quite as disap-
! pointing as the customs. 1t was sup
| posed that. with an increase of 20 cents
per gallon in the tax on spirits. there
would be a very material increase in the
receipts. Strangely, however, this did
not happen. On the contrary, there was
a falling off in internal revenue re-
ceipts, and this has continued down to
the present time. The internal revenue
collections in the first nineteen months
of the new law fell thirty million dol
lars, or more, below those of the first
nineteen months of the Mckinley law,
in spite of the fact that there was an
increase of 90 per cent. in the rate of
taxation upon spirits by the German
law. The internal revenue receipts in
the last nineteen months of the Mckin-
ley law were over $3.50. 000, 900. So, it
will be seen that the German law in
it's first nineteen months fell thirty
millions behind the Mckinley law in its
first nineteen months as to internal rev.
Tue receipts, and that it fell sixty
millions behind the Mckinley law in
the closing nineteen months OF it's his
tCry.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-05-29

else in the world consume. We spend
more money than than any other 63.-
900, 900 people and we spend more be-
cause we have got more to spend; be-
cause under our fayoring legislation
we pay more for labor than is paid any
where else on the face of the earth.
Just think what a market we have got!
We are 5 per cent of the population OF
the world and yet we consume ~ per
cent OF all the cotton that Is produced
in the wide, wide world, 20 per cent OF
all the wool that is produced in the
wide, wide world, 90 per cent OF all the
iron and steel that is made in the wide,
wide world, and we consume 90 per cent
of all the tin plate that is made in the
world. And we insist upon 1t that this
market shall be ours.-Hon. VIM. Nc
kinley.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-05-29
It's Easy to Offend.

Last week | remarked hat a mar
might not set up in business as a claw
yer, a doctor, n dentist, or even a drug
gist,' unless legally qualified. The
words even a druggist" have proved a
bitter pill in many chemists shops.
One chemist who has written to me
thinks that l am laboring under n
wrong impression as TO the training
the m~uch-abused druggist" has to IN
dergo, ard incloses me Il syllabus of
the subjects of which he is required to
show a sufficient knowledge before be-
ing admitted to the high estate of the
registered chemist and druggist, and
becoming endowed with a monopoly of
vending a few poisons. He asks me to
come to the conclusion hat he may
claim an equality with, if not prece-
dence of a, qualified dentist London
Truth.
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~1,42S,6S4
1S95.............. S73,55S

Free trade incr'se 275, $50 $12S, 1914
The 1895 figures are for the calendar
twelve months under free trade in
wool. We leave our readers to imagine
in what direction "the industry of ly-
ing" has been encouraged. Again we
quote:
But a very large part of the imports
classed as carpets is composed of east
ern handmade rugs. The value of
real machine-made carpets brought
into this country is small"
We suppose that the Eastern hand
made rugs" made possibly by labor
that is ever cheaper than the m~iserably
paid British help. do not take the place
of American carpets, that people buy
both when they need only one, placing
the rugs on top of the carpets, or, per-
haps, feed them 10 moths In the attic.
No matter where the rugs or carpets
| come from, each one of them takes the
| place of an American product.
Now let us see how small is the
proportion of machlne-made carpets.
Last year the United Kingdom sent us
500, 1857 square yards out of a total of
S73,55S square yards of carpets import
ed, over 60 per cent of the whole. Other
European countries sent us 245 ,696
square yards. leaving only 1880 square
yards sent here from Japan and other
countries in the orient and elsewhere.
AS for our exports of carpets, they were
5000 square yards less under free wool
in 1895 than in 1894.
There used to be some display of
skill and artifice in the mendacious
methods of the New York Times, but
we are sorry to note that it has now
degenerated into nothing better than a
laundering, don't-care-a-hang, every
day sort of a liar, SO that a ready refer
ence to the official democratic statistics
promptly exposes the fraud. But we
suppose it must lie for a living.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-05-29
ITO BE ~oNTINUED.,
TO STEAL.
Success of a Young LAWYER in Proy;n
His Client a kleptomaniac.

Success of a Young LAWYER in Proving
His Client a ~Kleptomaniac.
My first case" said a well-known at
torney to a San Francisco Call re-
porter, was the defense of a negro
preacher for stealing wood from a rail-
road company. 4 great deal of fuel had
been lost from time to time, so when
the culprit vas arrested the company
was so anxious to make al example of
him that it employed special counsel
and prosecuted the case vigorously. The
evidence against the old man was CON
vincing. He had been sneaking around
the woodpile and was arrested while
carrying off a load.
Il had subpoenaed about twenty we'll
known men to testify to the previous
good character Of the defendant. When
the prosecution case was closed | put
one on the stand and asked:
edo you know the defendants D
tation for honesty and integrity?'
Eyes was the answer
What is it, good or bad?'
"tBad. He will steal anything he can
get his hands on"
GA litter ran through the courtroom.
1t wasn't the answer I had expected,
but it was too late, so I put on a bold
front and called another. He testified
as the other witness had. and the pros
ecuting attorney rubbed his hands with
satisfaction. Before I got through with
my witnesses I proved that my client
was a notorious thief, who had never
been known to neglect an opportunity
to steal something, no matter how tri-
fling it might be. Then I called q
couple of physicians, proved the exist
ence of a mental disorder known a.
kleptomania, read some authorities t.
show that it was a good defense IL
proved, and submitted my case. The
old preacher was acquitted and there
after stole with impunity, for he con-
sidered his acquittal in the face of the
facts equivalent to a license to steal"
A dead level is a hard climb to a good
many people.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-05-29
The New York Times Liar Con fronted
with Figures That Never Lie-Impor-
tations of Carpets Under Two Regimes
Down with Bosses.

Mckinley newspapers tell their read
ers that the imports of carpets have
been largely increased under the pres
ent tariff. This is not true. Compare
last years total Of 81, 361 ,465 with the
total of $780, 14 in 1898, under the
Mckinley tariff. Why, the annual av-
eraSe for the first three years of that
tariff was 81, g, 211, or more than last
years total. How McKinleyism has en-
couraged the industry OF lying!-The
New York Times, Feb. 10, 1896.
The free-trade Ananias of the New
York Times is getting all tangled up
with his carpets and lacks. The facts
won't lndorse his theories. He twists
and turns his figures, but still his car
pet lies won't keep down. His free
trade lacks won't stand against good,
strong protection points. The statisti-
cal abstract issued by the treasury de-
partment gives the quantities and val
ues of our imports Of carpets during the
Jour Mckinley tariff years, as follows:
IMPORTS OF CARPETS.