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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09
MY LOVER

Years agone, In my days OF youth.
married q man for aye:
never asked II my dove would last
until We both should die
lie is grown stout and STOPPING nov.
His head is gray and bald;
And sometimes l half forget me
He ever was aught but Old.
But had . handsome lover.
A bold. bad woman am i.
How could resist his sweet. sweet KISS,
or help Il my heart leap high
when his strong young arms onfold me.
His red cheeks laid 10 mine
And my soul Is drunk with loving
As men are drank with wtncT
My husband leans DER my shoulder,
He sees what ] have wrist;
clasp. Ike a hand. his dear old hand
And stp my own IN Il.
This handsome and gay young lover
As well his heart has won.
And we worship him together.
For my love- Is my son.
Cara p. Boss in Boston GlobA
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09

roth. BeuIah Laphan. Annie schoveling
Bertha Schovcline. wedlch. Dodge, Nellie
Erickson. Lula Str.il. Lillian STREET. Edna
Petersen. Annie Peters, A. Maggie Curtin
Lizzie H,ll. Carrie HtlL Mary Neither
Messrs. Il. n. Saunders. Stsutberv. sun
thcm. George Winkler. r. Winkler. &.
Durer. F. Merit. {. Ollrc NJ. IIil. +. Col
lior. j. Minister. VIII Corkrell. y. Leopold
+. McCuriy, r Olls~,, A. Ollre r. Bum
bach. w. DAVIS washburn, +. vobel. Il.
I,imsoth and othAra
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09
OLD PEOpIn

old people who REQUIRE mod,.,,
late the bowels anu lidnavs 'S ,ln,G' to rcgu.
~ w. remedy In Electric Rittee,rs hhi ,, th'
no WIFE, aoes not stimulate ana cont, RI,
as tonic and md Gteer ai,qtoSiqan but act.
e, me stomach and bowcis rs mildly
tb,nSS,h amn giving tone to Tia aiding
OF he ,n,a,nS nature in the perfopmgancs
resSeilent appetizer and aids di.e,s Is an
need p pnd Z Just exactly wbaph S Old
KS s % cents and 81 Der hot,I they
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09
TRIBUTE TO A Noprr wou,N

Al special meeting NJ Sherman chap
ter. Daughters Of the Republic of Texas.
called Tor the purpose ana held at the
r,sid.neo OF tho president, Mrs. Max lr-
w'iH last Monday. committee ,ousls,-
~; ~ OF Mesdamss levitt, NJ, J. Briscoc.
ko'i4i" Ryan ana Margaret "A Enstr,.
was chosen To- draft ret,lutlons w.,
81 ect To the memory OF tho hate Mis- YIN
N hlne, m1ahcr of the chapter. The
Inasmuch as II has pleased c1r
emily Falh,c 10 take from among as ~,
lriond and co-workct. Mrs Wililtm NJ
Rice, We iesl that IT Is meet la Itself and
IN accord with our feelings 10 cxnr,ss
our graf a, her death and our symnaih,,
with her husband aud relatives. Ihcrefass
be ~
Resolved That in the death NJ Mr..
Rice Sherman Chapter meurns The las.
OF enc Of our oldest. most honnrsd mem.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09
BRAzoRIA COUNTY cpop.
Nelasco Times.

county N2tJwi XII Inns the drouth Braz,rb
she has had in many ye1rs ,e3 o,i,, crop
AMI IL To- ,h 90 many plantations M WI
Of IN me me Weather e favorable ~, h. W N,
aie Of SGe Wn Sf pT fbs out by the mis
n.ar, man was expected. rs mos, was
,h,%nrers WI make enough IN '" ,,,,y, o. te
are nov b nh season Peas 6nd ne, ap zen
'0" being planted extensively 'o' :
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09

CoNvALEscENCE

To feed. after weeks of languor strength
and energy return; TO feel the blood which
has crept 70 sluggishiy through ones
veins quicken rs movements and flow
strongly from the heart, doing Us work
day more free from aches and pains this
- convaiesc~noe. and most delicious
physical condition It Is.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09

hers one who by her generous enthusiasm
L contributed largely 10 the Truoees'in Ct
the noble sentiment Of patiio;,>n und, r;
lying our organisation, one whose cOrd'sl
support and graceful -oirtssy never failed
% feir and cheer US IN our good rcik.
one who q. true wonahiy woman ie-
rcr,ed honor upon her sex ana upon the
phllanthropic Societies with which she
WAS allied.
Received. Tha, a copy ~ these resolu.
ti9ns he sent 10 her husband aud 10 Inc
Houston Post and Galveston News Ter
publication and that a page Of our minute
book be devoted to her memory.
There are many benevolent associations
here and elsevhere who will miss Mrs
Elizabeth Baldwin Rice from their circles,
Her hand and purse were ever open 20
the needy and her lS.id heart was fun
Of generous sympathy fer all in trouble.
The writer has IN her lost a friend whom
she has loved from childhood, and from
OF affect tons. Now she rests from her
lsbors and her works do follow her.
ENTIRE NOUS.
II was The Nipper who truthfully Oh
served that nobody can't bear to be
called out OF ther names" But to be
called out OF ones name In ones own
paper and at the head OF ones own special
department, is narrowing indeed. Now, "
the writer has an irrenlacahle hatred
(Which she ooubtsD for any name 1t is
Amelia, yet Aufelia is easily mistaken for
under The second letter. Wen. amelia"
II was IN the Society Columns OF last
sundays Post. But how. In the same
notice. Sour Lake hotel was changed to
San saba hotel, surpssscs conjecture.
Mr. James Glraud. who some months
ago went to Virginia for his health has
returned much benefited. but not entirely
well.
Mrs. II. A. Holland expects to leave
"Wednesday by tho Mallory steamship line
Tor Ncw York for Il months vacation
She VIII visit her parents In Bristol, Pa !
and WI spend the rest OF her vacation at
Atlantic CITY, n. ].
The Ladies Singing club stfll meets OH
Wednesday. afternoons m the directors
studio. In the Mason building.
1t ~ expected that ground win be broken |
ft the new Faith Home building on Mon |
day.
Tho Houston Aux Harry ~ the Texas !
Nonidu's Press ss9clat on VIII meet Mon !
LAY morning AZ 10 o'clock at the resi-
bsnNe Of Mrs :. T.. Rivers
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09

An communicattuns for the society col.
unrns OF The Post shpild be addressed as
formerly to Society Editor Post. 1873 Wal
ker aventy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09


ana ehergy return 10 i'%' the p'Qp' "i"ch
has crept 70 siuggishiy through ones
,s Iul ,r, rs o,,, ~ am .lW
thoro,,ghiy and vol. - beno,---dav by
day more free from aches and pnIns-tfhs
- conyaiescNnca and a most delicious
physical condition it Is.
A FORTNIGHT OFF
rvha ao,,o.v p,t,rr hae hnen ,alr,nv her
,.,,,. u,h,c,, .h,. 80, n, ,ta So Az,
N@ ""''' ~" 9i''''' at '"' ''""' ''N7
hotcl M guest Of the propretors, and she
w1sht-, now TO thank them all for their
courtesy and attention tn Tho posrs ron.
Itsoht"tiNe. Wilcn was All thtt could b"
desired Sour Lake hotel has been very
gay this summer. mora 80 than ever IA
day il was oladed pribiiass tho nm
usual gaiety IL duo No tho fact tn',t there
are three ladies' aincng the PROPRIETOR.
all fond of social Measures and nhl, "a
direct thom Mrs J. r. Nevytou Is yreil
known In Houston. She iH a tail hand.
rouse semi blonde. affahle ami courteous
IN manner. born social leader. Mrs
freemhn Ia a blonde OF tho Sax % tyf...
with face banning with kindness mud a
piaslr smile Tor everyone. Mrs. Arthur
NswLon VIE OF Colonel newton son.
nn iil h.H WIN sold"n opinions from ltI.
80 ~ RrWte pure Monde with most
bright With such trio TO direct s,c "a
wa,o,s "t W., i,"' i'ii 10 ~ attractive" The
that dullncss ami iisti .s,i'.s plil|i''',, 3
after few DAYS aud everyone h ready
ior any tn4s.inrht mat 'lm's along.
living tbdlr Jen',, .aNG ilr,'Sa', way OF
a ontertatmment. and az nc6pl., are rnn
sIaniiy coming and gong the parties arc
o. frequent ""cuirnuce. When Mr. and
.hrs, hvl. MoMfS leIi prugi' sa)Ve cir.hTu
rafty ~aS given. followed by a dance.
III, e'ulor quite distinguish Vi hets.i at
VntnN' ""lunE INC hoobN pre- easily.
a., ru, ~, We 1l Major Ftl"N's departure
sW IslnN 4 uAH', was gwen, ana when
tns i-"4lh l'ouIE iNt Tor nor Loui-itua
III" NV yea h1n9re1 the evcu'. Al
bn 'r@ ,ut R',ni"in'n were rc1uirci tn
nsh @r"l$, "nu h,piuli"d themselves
yyht,h 1., w. - OF iNkWtrlE"es.
Gr H., VII M,t'nT"n m most INSTANCES
wer' r,,t.i Wi1"iiue in' aprons which
while XXX M az 'u' ne %. ION hens
eroip IN t'c l,wn a., m,in R.m Ta.
"a f,hJ H., no., ''',MiI, VI ,uon alit Hg ali
sniire.lv w,,t,bod" !, WudD tnur PARTNERS
ciiro's anf rrosy . artf ggil@r 49, or vas a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09

The Ladies Singing club stlll meets
Wednesday afternoons IN tho director
studio. In tho Mason building
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09

1t ~ expected that ground viii be hrok.
fs the new Faith Home building on MOI
day.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09
Trenty Per Cent Reduction.

We offer this week a reduction of 30 per CEN
on all White Goods, including Piques, Ducks Main
socks, Lawns, Linens, Cambrics, Organizes Swisses
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09
O. REAL VS.. FICTITIOUS VALUE
CONES TO GIVING 1AMPES IS THE PLACE
THIS WEEK I'VE
Nuts umd GlOUes at Less Than Chr,


Entire line Black Pure Silk Mitts and Glove.
will 60 at less than manufacturers cost.
our prices are Soc, SOC, &C. 90c and ST. 90: G
YOU can have them at
15C, 10C, 3oc, 40c, Soc 80,
Silk Gloves, Kayser patent regular prices are
75c and 90c-
You can have them at 49c and 5oc
Ladies' Swss Ribbed Underwear at and Less than Coa
Ladies' Ribbed Vests, worth double the price
asked
PIC, SC and lOc,
price l2Ic, to close, 2 for .......... M
Ladies' White Lisle Thread Vests, our regular
60c quality to close. .................. 2sc
T,reity Per Cent Reduction.
We offer this week a reduction of 30 per cent
on all White Goods including Pques Ducks, Main.
socks Lawns, Linens, Cambrics, Organizes Swisses
At Half price, At H0If Price!
We have a lot of Ladies Umbrellas in Union
Silk, Gloria Silk and Taffeta Silk, prices ranging
from 81 to So. 80, we will place them on our bar
gain counter at exactly half price
Special prices this week to purchasers of Muslin
Underwear, Embroideres Laces Linens, Dress
Goods, Silks, Window Drapery, Mosquito Bars Bed
Spreads Sheetings and Domestics.
If you are in need of anything in the line Of
Infants and Chldren's wear such as Caps Hats
Bonnets, Slips, Dresses etc, we are closing them
out this week at sacrifice prices.
Thousands of Remnants of all descriptions on
bargain counter at half price.
No fictitious value to any of goods Do
not take our word for it but compare quality and
prices, and Judge for yourself.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09

WomIu's Press 9Clat on viii meet Mon.
DAY morning AZ 10 O'Clock, at the resi-
b,nne Of Mrs. :. T.. Rivers.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09
ENTIRE NOUS.

Mrs f. A. Holland expects to leave
Wednesday by tho Mallory steamship line
Tor Ncw York for Il months vacation.
She VIII visit her parents In Bristol, Pa,
and WI spend the rest OF her vacation at
Atlantic city. n. ].
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09

The leNse OF the Brunswick Hotel prop
srsy Wa oold TIA mernnS undar IN
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-01
JEFFERSON COUNTY.


 Jefferson county has twenty-six iron furnaces--no other county in the world has so many.
 Jefferson county contains Pratt mines, the largestcoal mine in the world.
 Jefferson county contains the Ensley furnaces, the largest in the world.
 Jefferson county has Fl .959 acres in cul- tivation; in cotton, 14,220; corn, 30, ,92S; oats, 4708; wheat, 10.5S9; rye, 83; tobacco, 55; sweet potatoes, 504.
 Jefferson county is famous for its many big springs of pure water The bold wa- ter courses cut across the valley and through the hills to the Warrior river
 Jefferson county has rolling mills, pipe works. pump works. bridge works, gin factory, ice factory, packing houses, grist mill and foundries and machine shops too numerous to mention.
 The assessed values of Jefferso,s county for 1895 are 80 s97 .S26. an incf e over 1894 of $2,O09000 The taxes WI paid last year much more promptly tkdn be- fore. The county treasurer deposited with the state treasurer $7o0e0 at one time. The state rate Is 55 cents on the $100 and county rate 35 cents on the $100. This is much lower than in most states.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-01

the poor people have not been forced to resort to the potato patch plan of Detroit. Rents are reasonables
 The buildings of Birmingham will com- pare favorably with those of city of double it's population. At the intersec- tion of First avenue and Nineteenth street there is building on each corner and their combined value is nearly $1 0O0,- 000 Many of the residences are very handsome costing from $10,0000 to $25, ,000
 The valuation of property for taxa ble purposes in Birmingham increased in one decade from g, 953, 900 to $33, ,019, 4S5.
 The rate of taxation is very low com pared to other cities. The city tax is but little-over 50 cents on the $10O, while in Cincinnati it is $2.38 on the $1OO and at Pttsburg $292 on the $10O
 Birmingham is well lighted by electric lights. The policy of the city council has been to put in more lights to lessen the opportunity for crime. Arc lights have even been placed in the alleys A large and costly electric plant has just been finished, which furnishes the mo- tive power for the electric cars and also for lighting the business houses and res- idences.
 The average value of the most desira- ble business lots in a city has been esti- mated at 5000 per front foot per 100 900 population. This is about the average for Birmingham. It has been said that real estate is too high in Birmingham, but it is no higher than other cities of equal populat ation and prospects.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-01
OUR RAILROADS.

Birmingham is a great railroad center. There are $50 miles of railroad track in this Gefferson) county, divided among the different companies as follows: Ala bama Great Southern, 73 miles; Birming- ham Railway and Electric company, 45, Birmingham Mineral Louisville and Nashville), 135; Birmingham, Powderly and Bessemer 15; Blocton Branch, 13 Columbus and Western, 27; Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham, 46; Southern IF; South and North main line, 66.
 The assessed value of the several rail roads in Jefferson county is as follows
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-01
WESTERN WORLDS CANAAN Alabama, First in the Roll Gall
 of States, SECOND IN NO ESSENTIAL 0puIent in the Gifts of Nature and Rich in the
 Favor of Providence. SHE OFFERS A HOME TO EVERY MAN Her Domain Stretches From the Sinuous Tennessee to the Blue Waters of the Gulf and Within Her Borders Are All
 the Possibilities of Life.
SHE OFFERS A HOME TO EVERY MAN

Alabama is in the same latitude as Palestine and Southern Japan, and lies between latitude 31 and 35. The area is 50, ,722 square miles, which makes it larger than New York, Rhode Island and Dela- ware combined. Its width is 175 miles, it's length 2z5 miles. It's population is over 1,500,0 ,000 It has sixty miles of sea coast. The state is naturally divided into four divisions, the cereal, mineral, cotton and timber belts.
 Ala hama mainta ins several institutions of learning and has just founded aHin- dustrial school for girls near Birming- ham.
 Land of the south imperial land
 How proud thy mountains rise!
 How sweet the scenes on every hand,
 How fair thy evening skies.
 But not for this, oh not for these,
 l love thy fields to roam,.
 Thou hast dearer spell to me,
 Thou art my native home
 Alabama is foremost among the states of the new south. She stands first al- pha abetically and materially. Ten years ago the. value of her taxable property was $135, 5,OO0,O0O, today it is $225 0OO0. Then the tax rate was 71a mills, now il is but little more than half as much. There are sixty-six counties in the state, and the largest increase in taxable values has been in the northern counties. Jefferson county showed an increase for one year in taxab property of $26,524, ,59S an in- crease which exceeds the sum total Of that returned by 137 counties in the state of Georgia.
 Alabama is comparatively new state. Although admitted to the union in 1919, its real development is of recent date. In the past decade it has gained more in wealth and population than in any twen- ty years previous.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-01

serving the timber and mineral wealth, the conditions of health, longevity of the people; the shiftless, improvident, care less methods of the farming classes as a class, and numerous other points of inter est, and finally concluded that the sunny south was a good country for me and mine to live in, and located at Gadsden, per here the first of October, and contin- ued the publication of my Grand Army paper the Camp Fire which is the only Grand Army paper now published on southern soil
 It has been bold and plain in advocat- ing sentiments of loyalty to flag and de- votioh to country, and has been well re- ceived.
 We have found the southern people
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-01

the meetings of conventions. This has induced the citizens to unite in building a large auditorium, which will seat many thousands.
 The area occupied by Birmingham is six square miles.
 The fire department is very efficient and fire alarm boxes are placed in differ ent portions of the city.
 The mayor of Birmingham is very pro- gressive and enterprising. The board of aldermen is composed of public-spirited citizens The police commission is com posed of representative men.
 The cost of living in Birmingham is very moderate. It Is much cheaper than in Mobile. The railroads bring in the best the market affords from all direc- tions It is easy to make a living and
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-01

very hospitable and kind We have found a hearty welcome into the very best of society, and are convinced that brains and good character are the only needed essentials to such admission and the lines are not more closely drawn than in many cities west, north and east. The aristocracy of ante-bellum days is no more. The man who labors with his own hands, if he is a true man, is no longer dubbed white trash" Once 1t was so :: and the sentiment died hard. It cursed the country. and held it in letters many years. But the old owners of plantations would not farm their sons would not till the soil beside the former slaves of their sires. Negro tenants proved unprofitable as cotton wect down in price, until it did not pay to olln these tracts of land; and hence they ale for sale cheap, for which fact northern farmers from New York Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, New Hampshire and other states may well thank God. Many came years ago and braved the sentiment against white la- bor, and wrought such wonders as to awaken new ideas. A few of the natives caught the spirit of progress and enter prise add won success. Hence the change of sentiment and a hearty welcome to every good true, honorable man from the notth.
 Climate.
 We we're born in Pennsylvania, reared in Iowa and spent twenty-three years III Nebpa ska, and we were here through the hottest part of last summer. We re- turned to Nebraska during the last days of August and packed our goods in early September and suffered more from heat while it Nebraska than in Alabama, Mis- sissippf and Tennessee. We like the cli- mate The hottest day we witnessed was 9S in the shade about the 1st of June. The autumn was delightful and 1t doesn't seem a$ though we have had any winter yet The coldest day at Gadsden was FebruaFy 21, when the self-registering governfnent thermometer recorded IS de- grees above zero. True, we feel the cold more than we did the same degree in the dry atmosphere of Nebraska hut could work oat' doors with comfort any day.
 Cheap Living.
 We find that wild fruits and nuts abound in many portions of Alabama; that coal is cheap and of good quality, and the farmer has wealth of timber in nearly all portions of the state. so his fuel costs him nothing, and by taking his own logs to the mill his lumber will cost him only about $2.50 per 1000 feet. He can have something in his garden to eat almost the entire year. His cows, hogs, sheep goats and fowls do we'll A large variety of fruits are adapted to the soil and climate, and 1t is 1ie own fault If he doesn't live well and live cheaply.
 T We have found the country as health ful as other states where we have Mved-a country where fly nets
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-01
BIRMINGHAM.

Birmingham is fifty miles north of the center of the state. IL is 100 miles from Montgomery, 349 miles from New Or leans. POT miles from Nashville, 167 from Atlanta, 394 from Louisville, 479 from Cincinnati and 662 from Chicago. It is 160 feet higher than Louisville and 191 feet higher than Nashville.
 The increase in the population of Bir- mingham has been phenomenal In 1880 it was 450O; in 1884, 17,5o0; in 1886, 30,0OO; in 1SSS,s 40, ,0e9; in 1896 68,O00 There are number of thriving towns within few miles of the city, and easily reached by electric cars and steam motors
 The mortuary report of Birmingham shows a bly, healthy city. The average death rate of both white and coIored is Il in 10OO Compared with mingham. San Francisco's mortuary re- Dort shows 19 to every 1000 of population, Boston g. Atlanta 19 and Chicago 13.
 Birmingham has a. natural drainage, and this is supplemented by the Waring system of drainage. which has been adopted by the leading cities of the country.
 Birmingham ranks as the fifteth city of the United States, but it is nineteenth in respect to its street railway system. Nc city in the south can compare with it, and but few cities in the north The 
 car lines. while the suburbs are reached by the steam motors. There is total of sixty miles of street railway in operation.
 Birmingham has the only Belgian block paving in Alabama.
 Birmingham was laid out for city at the beginning, hence the streets and ave- ni!es are reg ulsr and any particular point is,e easily found. This order and reg ularity is in pleasing contrast to At lanta and other cities that have grown up along COW paths
 The volume of business transacted in Birmingham amounts to more than $60,- ono 900 year. The amount of capital em- pioyed Is not less than $5a 165,000.
 Birmingham has a public library con- tsining all the most valuable books and the leading magazines. The success of The library has been largely due 10 thu efforts of -Dr.tJ- H. Phillips, superintend ent of the public schools s
 The central location Of Birm.ngham cruses it to be selected as the place for