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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-19
IN OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN ALL APRIL ocoliRRENoEs.

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St T 1o, s, .ssy,,rv .,
% o ws n by the the v way passed
this month S1 Ap war
the Beginning ,s e1'S A w%s t" of
s V Charleston 1a was winch Ap s a
se party Sy a the s b d sa And 'mnso
April i s S' a m P s G s
April the ,he s on w y sso5' hu, %
Ap r s m 4 An1 3 New YORK with troops and
par Of the iih and on the "n A %, s% s on april H. and
April r. President Lincoln
% @ ns aen m ] % .s1sa off, @ Ken
Severn virginia on the 'h ana on the same day the ias poa-
day the passage BY the Virginia convention of ordinance
April Governor Harris of Tennessee
Jackson Of Missouri informed the secretary the
President Lincoln issued his proclamation
militia forces called on, by Jackson
aahs ns~"ra an u c s @ % s s tine line
sn Columbia rns United States States and the sloos
s s e Ap1 @ 1 " ss S ~a ss
day the s ',a sp naval p t y
an regimen" , New w, York s
a between Annapos and Annapolis @
succeeding
T"' % @ SsS,e
ur @ lime orr so sT 1 A 4s ~ay known so F'e e of
April and and has its place in history as one Of the most stupens
% @ 's'
As the nasy ovasa" of 3es sn ' No a the loss
the confederate of 2' artillery
April abosh,ns District
slavery
a''' With Nj S? ss'si, ' 'ss 1: S"
fo,win, was Victory
sn o S tho o, brilliant ~ modern tines Tse @ Of
of a
a sry h, s sb s,m which f"a followed the u"S'sf''
subordinate in charge of the mortar hofln
extraordinary battles
ronelad
consisted
Gerson win 1000 cavalry started from l"dranse
WIS admitted to the mon by of president Ap
confederates under Generals
Guardian twice epned On Ap 20 the Army OF tho
keys Ford and pushed on toward
battle of that name which was
fought May 2 and g.
brittle of Mansfield between Gem
Banks Ransom Kirby Smith
Dick TAYLOR and others Of the concdeaes
by Pleasant Ill., which r"ks army was naaS asea up
campaign estimated
April 49, 1851 was the
s E 4s ao sysas Na s as go g cS as
ihsn foIwsd oms he eycns
eel o% Sick hs and sR ss rh ~h6 ar w hem
r. ! Il 5 B%s ,ass ~ asE "' s@ Gsa
of the end and witnessed
Forts the final
sn of Lees army In fnct on that ana rs ns
"a of April and nses both SIDES ana 0
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-19

In the table published In The Post OF the
"a, headed "lnclc Sans Position is
Unique" some of your numerous readers
at first thought II was showing OF the
countries. and your correspondent has
been requested 10 ask Tho Post 10 give
the per capita circula tion In the coun-
tries named in the table mentioned.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-19

Please mention the most famous exam
n,na az nersons who lived without food for
a considerable length of time k'h'b.
Dr. Tanner of New York, 40 days lsS'
Mr.. Griscom of Chicago, S6 days, 1881;
Suoci. In New York. Is days. 1890 AieXnn-
Dire Jacques. IN London. 80 days. 1871.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-19

nc naval title? TAN.
II Is derived from the Arabic, @mlr-al-
bahr. lord OF the sea- 1t was adopted
In Franco In 1884. In England In u" and
IN the United States In 1896.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-19

Who gave the Bible that name'
FAB.
Bible was first used as the name of the
Holy Scriptures by 81. Chrysostom In the
fourth century. II Is FROM the Greek TIA
Bibilis." the book.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-19

plense give me clear definition OF
"Chauvinism" LIB
I, means an exaggerated patriotism or
unreasonable devotion to any cause. Nich-
olas Chauvin. n soldier. an intense admir-
er of the Emperor Napoleon. has his name
pcrpctuated in the expression.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-19

have seen the expression Picturesque
Stories;" what does IT mean? Ira.
Picturesque pertains to rogues or picar-
oons. and IL commonly used In speaking
of literature that treats Of Spanish adven-
ture.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-19

WIZ founded the denomination q Uni
versali,ts? Inin.
Hosea Ballou. born at Richmond, ~ H.,
As.xIi "a. iJ7i: died ISL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-19

The April 1861 usherea the beginning Of the end ana wsne
to bring about
westward The battles OF 'e
these
a. killed On the evening OF @
that uchnonh NUS ne
Of
the rebel
Admiral Porter TOOK m
oalia
n che
until 0th when the "a ana W 'o''S ~
Sherd "A
and
The did M ne sSsr o on he
Lee place r
his enlistment and puIcma
the
addr Mobile
mornin Of day Andrew 'oh's'" WIN 49, ~
oil
no.
the at
the
irashn the April made Gay Pm snnered
a9ana and j. Wilkes Booth the ASSASSIN m bsd
both
the
otnnayb be
General Grant April ~ ls22
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-19
THE LITERARY FIELD.

Tho irony OF fate was never moro strlk-
ingly displayed than In tho case OF Edgar
a. Foe. A lifo of sorrow and suffering, n
wfrtchcd death and a splendid posthumous
famc-such was tho malcvolcnt destiny of
tho author OF 1.-THE Raven" Tho firs,
editions of those extraordinary tales and
marvellous poems. for which Poe received
bcggarly compensation during life, arc
now fought for by wealthy collectors.
His autograph letters. which were ire
duently written TO beg or borrow money
readily sell for so each, which IL Just Ave
times as much ms the poet received for
THE Raven" pocm that has brought
moro honor upon American literature
than any other single American poem; n
poem which establishes Poe's reputation
AZ the most original poet OF America and
placed him In tho front rank of the pocts
OF the world. poem which stands alone
In poetry as tho Venus" In sculpture
and tho "rransfiguration" In painting.
The Raven" is one of those single poems
which. like Gray's "Eiogy" Randail's
My Maryland" Goldsmith's deserted
Village" and Woife's Burial OF Sir John
Moore confer Immortality upon their All
thors; yet, for this wonderful moan
whore weird and mysterious fascination
mas thrilled the world. Poo was paid only
wv. sum which is now paid for an mr..
ui'ary love story In weekly newspaper.
IN discussing tho Poe mania the Ntcror,.
critic OF tho Chicago Record wrltes. ~,
'Ss' the FIRST edition OF Poe's poems was
printed In Bostoii--printed, but "for pri-
Vate reasons" not published stron,,,,,
Sausncc5 mat the private reasons why this
mtSt cuitlon of Poc's poems wcrc moi nuh
.sneu was because the poet had not tho
money 10 pay for the printing Tint III
~ DOCK OF forty pages in the course OF
,h pc,atne one of the rnrest books I'm
MI NJ D..". for Sixty years one copy only
"u 'nat an imperfect opp-was known to
cN's.' ana that was In the locked room
~ the itritish museum. In tho sprinr of
le'- hnother copy was offered for snle nj
auction IN Boston. Collectors were wild
w secure this precious volume; one. wilder
ahu wealtIier than the others rave carte
u,ai'chc - Ms dealer to buy the book nj
Ky , fI,o", Ihc excitement ran high. and
.nu ',''N pnp"r-covercd volume was finally
knocked down for slS75 Tho purchosnr
prvni OF ms prize. sent tho book to Paris
nnu hni II bound In mosaic nj n cost of
sn'n' IN me spring Of lSai n third copy OF
mrs Htti" volume WINS found by mn oh
ssure YOUNG lawyer IN an obscure town I'm
Vermont. Tho discovery of the third copv
nhu naturally lesseued tho value OF the
work as a unique or rare book and
doubt whether a man can be found foolish
ehnush to nay Sl5o1 for volume whose
intrinsic Naluc IS not 10 cents As this
NOOK ~ one OF the curiosities of literature
u VII! re interesting TO many readers 10
nave It's title page In fun 1 have copied
ii, as follows;
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-19

TAMERLANE AND OTHER POEMs.
by n Bostonian.
foung heads nrc giddy and young hearts
And make mistakes for manhood to re.
i'i'" --Cowper.
Ros'on.
CALVIN ,rrInNt,cs
Evening star., 1896-11-07
GETTING HIM STARTED.
Generalship Succeeded Where En-
treaties Had Failed.

GeneralShip Succeeded Where En-.
treaties Had Failed.
There was look about the woman's eve
which indicated that she had asked her
husband for the last time to do what she
wanted. 1t was not an angry look; it was
n erely an expression which showed that
ordinary means had failed and she must
try finesse. Her husband. who was sitting
on the step, looked over the top of his pa
per as she passed him to go to the front
gate.
I'm going after that loaf of bread you
spoke of, in few minutes now," he said
apoloSetically.
I'm not going to make any more re-
quests" she answered. But he did not
hear her. His face was again buried in
mis- newspaper.
Presently she came rushing up the walk
and exclaimed:
"One of the neighbors saw q patrol
wagon go up the street at a gallop and
turn the corner toward the grocery There
must have been a fight or something!"
Without a word he had grabbed his hat
in an instant. and was going down the
street at a rate which made two baby car
ri&ges turn out for fear Gf a collision, AS
his wife gazed after him she saw him 60
ing around the corner so fast that the
centrifugal force threw him ever on one
side.
In five or ten minutes he came back. He
handed her a bundle and reached for his
paper. saying:
Here's that bread AS long as 1 was so
near the grocery l thought l would get 1t
and stop your fretting about it. But
didn't see any disturbance"
Are you talking about the patrol wagon
and the crowd?' she inquired innocently.
"Of course, l am
why, that all happened day before yes-
terday. But I'm ever so glad you got the
bread, dear"
Evening star., 1896-11-07
SHE FAVORED MCKINLEY.
1t Was n Dit of Rural Gossip tt
Convinced One Woman.

1t Was n Dit Of Rural Gossip That
Convinced One Woman.
With the placid calm which comes to a
housewife whose cares for the day are all
over, young Mrs. Torkins was sitting at
her sewing table, while her husband read
the paper.
Charley" she said, 'I wish you would
read aloud"
This isn't anything you'd be interested
in"
"How do you known"
Because it's politics. You don't care
anything about the election
THAT shows how little you really know
about my likes and dslikes."
why, you haven't taken any interest in
this election, have you?"
Indeed have; ever and ever so much"
(which candidate did you prefer?"
Il was for Mckinley all the time
II suppose you regarded the free coinage
Of silver as a heresy and an economic i'm
possibility
II didn't give that part of the question
so very much thought But had good rea-
sons for my selection of favorite. 1 think
that great deal depends on the kind of a
man you put into office-almost, If not quite
as much as on the platform on which he is
elected"
That's very true"
well, know some people from Ohio who
once lived near Major Mckinley, and they
told me that he isn't at all like other men,
They said they had noticed that on rainy
days he always wiped his feet off on the
mat before going indoors, and think that
such man would be ever and ever so nice
to have around the White House."
Evening star., 1896-11-07
HE WAS SARCASTIC.
And Selects Present for His Next
Door NefHhbOr.

And Selects a Present for His Next
Door NeighbOr.
Excuse me- the small, indignant-look-
ing man said to Star reporter, "but would
you mind telling me what that instrument
is which was used by your office on Tues
day night to announce the election re-
turns?'
You mean the thing that magnified the
sound?"
Exactly"
THAT is a megaphone"
Are there more Of them to be had?"
Il suppose so. You might buy one some
where"
Thank you If you'll tell me where to
Apply, III attend to it at once"
tion Of any kind?'
;. It's a personal matter. I merely want
1t as testimonial to friend of mine.
he Is one OF these people who argue; who
stand by the hour while your wife is trying
10 Keep dinner warm, and wearing the edge
on her anection for you, In order to venti-
iate MS views. The topic isn't of any con-
sequence to him. He just likes to let his
vocal chords culver. and listen to the sound
as II percolates into space. am one of
those people who enjoy seeing their fellow
men having good time, and when 1 think
oi es now much bigger his voice would sound
II II ne could only project it into one of those
things, l can't restrain my generous I'M
pulses. he can point it toward stone
WaH' "nere the echo will strike hirn full and
ialr, ana yeil and listen till he's overcom
oy the ecstasy of his own music. It may
annoy the neighbors some, but it'll keep
,,air I'LL. nome OF nights oftener and afford him
else that this age Of invention has pro.
duced." A" pio-
Evening star., 1896-11-07
CHANGED HIS MIND.
Why the Colonel Wished to Avoid Hi
Former Medical Adviser.


Former Medical Adviser.
A party of young people in this citv de-
termined to investigate spiritualism and
invited Colonel Carter to become one of
the band of psychological inquirers At
first he assented with great enthusiasm.
but as he thought it over a look of doubt
gathered over his countenance
It m man of my wu'd," the colonel
said, land 1 hate to break an engagement
said Id accompany you on this expedition
INTO realms We know nothing about and if
you all insist upon it, of cose, I'll CO."
DO you wish to back out, colonel?" In
qured one of the young women.
Candidly. must say that 1 do. And
II lell you why, fch think that when a
gentleman breaks an engagement he is
bound to give an explanation faw his con-
duct. Some yeahS ago / consulted a phv-
sician. and he told me to take some of the
.;9 1ess - iidI9r i9 couio procuah every day un-
III ne told me to stop. And he wahned me
that the instant he told me to stop 1 must
DO So Befo L had anothuh opportunity to
see him he was SO unfawtunate as to be-
come subject foh the prescriptions Of his
fellow practitioners. l have always said
that If he could have relied on his own
skill he would have recovered His loss
was a serious blow to the community and
remembuh reading the po'try which his
admiahing relatives caused to be published
with feelings of the profoundest commiser-
alton"
Have you gone on carrying out his in
structions all this time?'
He was my medical adyisuh, and was
not at libuhty to altuh aw construe his or
ders But, deep as was the confidence /
had in his judgment, I realize that he
has faw long time been occupied with
othuh things than the practice of medi-
cine and may not understand my case as
he once did: 1 do not desiah to run any
chance, howevuh remote, of having him
give me Instructions which would modify
a co'se of treatment which 1 have found
so entiahly satisfactory
Evening star., 1896-11-07

get whole lot Of it. ! bought a place
down the river some time ago / thought
IL would be nice spot to go to in the
summer. 1t was a small piece of ground
ara the only thing in the way of timber
on IL was scrubby peach tree. There
came up hard rain and after IL was
over i thought l would go down there ard
see how the country looked | found that
some one had built shaa:y on my farm
and was living there. i didn't want to
have any disturbance, so | very gently
asked the first man L saw whether h, had
rented the place.
No., said he; I own it,
Il assured him that was impossible be-
cause | owned 1t myself. He looked at me
pityinsly and asked me II / had heard
OF a rain storm that occurred a short time
before. 1 told him l had. He pointed out
INTO the river where there was a new sand
bar and calmly remarked: That's your
farm
Il told him that il couldn't be- He point
ed TO one end of the islard and directed
my attention to a scraggy tree which lay
uprooted on the sand
Amt that your peach tree@ he asked.
Il had to admit that Il looked like my
peach tree and he said, That settles it.
You couldn't want any better identification
than that. There's your farm in the broad
beautiful Potomac. Some of it's under
water, but its all there. and if you don't
want IL, you can leave il for the dredgers
to take away. This land that we're stand
ing on is all brand new and l saw it first"
Evening star., 1896-11-07
HE WAS VICTIMlZED.
UsurpntiOns That Discouraged a Man
Who Was Trying 10 Get Along.


Who Was Trying 10 Get Along.
Amid the general rejoicing over the pros
pect Of good times. his face remained sad
and careworn.
"Of course" he responded to an effort
to tempt him to enthusiasm. I'm glad
personally concerned, 1t simply offers a
temptation to get into more trouble.
You can afford to take your chances
with the rest better than to go along with
out any chance at all, can't you?' his
friends inquired, almost Indignantly.
Il suppose SO. But when l look over the
past, l don't see much encouragement for
the future. l came into the world with
a legacy Of bad luck, and that's about the
only property I've been able to hang onto
with any degree of success. 1 bought a
house a short time ago a speculation
and a family went to the agent
and procured the key. They didn't say
anything more to anybody, but got a fur
niture wagon and moved in. The agent
told me about 1t, aEd went around 10 see
them. l told them that / hated to seem
inhospitable, but that I'd like to have some
rent. They said they were sorry. but they
but they might give me some after times
got better. Now. I've got TO go to law and
serve notice on them and as soon as l get
them out l suppose I'll have to mount
guard to keep somebody else from doing
the same thing. I've heard good
deal about the hardships of tenants but
landlords have their troubles"
Litigation is always unpleasant"
"Yes. and 1t looks as II / were going to
Evening star., 1896-11-07
laCeSo

All kinds-for all uses.
Laces proper-Gauzes-Nets
Neilings-Neckwear, etc.
You will recognize in this
assortment those popular
novelties YOU have read about
. this season. We reflect fash
ion honestly.
Certain it is that no choicer
Laces come to town than
come to us-no larger variety
and nobody treats them
more impartially than we do.
A thing is worth just what
there is value for-no more
whether it is Lace or Cotton
Cloth. 1t isn't so everywhere
for everywhere the prices
are not SO invariably low as
you will find ours TO be.
to 1o-inch New. Biege Crochet aud
Point Lierre Laces-new styles-only
aud all-l5c. TO 81 so Il yard.
24inch All-over Point Nense, Point
Brussels and Crochet Nets, with edges
to match.
3 to 9-inch Duchess, Point Gaze,
Point Applique, Point Brussels. Maline,
Oriental and Chantilly Baces in White
and Cream. Special prices for special
qualities.
Evening star., 1896-11-07
An Apprccintive Listener.
From Puck

From Puck.
Arctic Explorer (narrating his adventuree)
You would hardly believe 1t, miss, but
1 actually subsisted at one time for an en-
tire week upon a single leather boot"
She (breathlessly)-"How truly wonder
full! The boot must have been an unusually
large onev'
Evening star., 1896-11-07
Mondays Big Offerings
==AT==
PERRY'S.

We shall have host of things show you at the
delicaces' Qaces, Nelve and Silks Monday.
Make 1t convenient to come in and see them
1t is late gathering that we have been doing Picking up
here and there choice novelty that rpened after the regu
lar harvest This circumstance has thrown them into
hands at closer prices than originally intended
That adds the bargain temptation to wnsome worth.
Evening star., 1896-11-07
%ided bysEtnmple.

What's your namer' Said the new school
teacher, addressing the first boy on the
bench.
julie Simpson," replied the lad
Not Jule-Julius." said the teacher. And
ADDRESSING the next one, What is your
name?" '
BILIOUS Simpson, 1 guess"
der. y.
Evening star., 1896-11-07
Lace NeckWear.

Black Chiffon. Chifonette and Taffeta
Eoas-75c. to s..
Black and Ecru Bolero Jackets-new
ones, just inst to So.
White, Ecru and Black Lace Collar
cites, Fichues and Collars in a profu-
sion OF choice patterns.
Evening star., 1896-11-07

Wrinfers Jn& cfee fifffe sc6oof
master Of aooerfisins', saps:
il is efatmee for f8e 1pasetnston
Star, onS proBa8fp fruf8fuffp
efasmso, f8af no otBer newspoper
IN tie oounfrp goes info 50 farse
a percentage Of of f8e 8ouses
p;f6tn q raotus Of froenfp mites
from f8e office Of publication.
Evening star., 1896-11-07
A Benevolent Ambition,

Fr)hl Puck.
Jimmy-"Td like to be a doctor when 7
grow up
Tommy-"What for?"
Jimmy-"Sos when fellers' mothers
brought 'em to me could say to keep 'em
home from school q week or two.'
Evening star., 1896-11-07
Invigorating.

From the Chicago Record.
Il tell you. these little vacation trips do
fellow an immense amount of good"
SO they 90: L feel braced up enough "a
blum every creditor L have
Evening star., 1896-11-07

fool Young Mr.. Burrows followed In his
fathers footsteps later on.
With the death of Charles Crisp all his
fam1ly-father, mother, sisters and brother
have all passed over to the other side"
Evening star., 1896-11-07

we cut a lot of them. You
can get an inkling OF why
from these quotations. Guar
anteed qualities-remarkabl
prices.
Exclusive Novelties with Black and
colored grounds 81 yd. and up.
Black SILK Uncut yrlvet-si yd.
Black Brocade Velvet. on satin ground
with polka, spots. $40 a ID.
Plaid velvets- all the rich comblna-
tions 81. 75 a yd.
2i-inch SILK Seal Plush So 4 yd.
"a and 30 Inch Black Velour du Nord
SO yd. and up.
19-inch Rlack Y,lyct-Sl. s. -. 81 80.
S1.75. s., s.. -. $3.50 and 50 a 81.
2iinch Black Velvet s. - yd.
32-inch Black Velvet 50 yd and
up.
All shadcs-all grades Of Coiored
Velvets at lowest prices for lowest
values.
Evening star., 1896-11-07
Veilings.

1Sinch Real Chenille Spot veilings.
in Black, White, Brown and Navy
Blue-25c. yard.
IA and 1s-inch Sewing silk and Chif-
fon Veilings, in Black, White and
tints--spccial values.
Evening star., 1896-11-07
Beaded Nets.

21-inch Black and Colored Beaded
and Spangled Nets, brand new patterns
that We ordered over from the other
side ourselves.
4S-inch All-silk Black La Tcsca,
Brussels and Russian Nets-plain. fig
ured and striped-15c. 10 s. 80 Il yard.
Evening star., 1896-11-07
/ |

There are six special lots to
go on sale bright and early
Monday. We don't think YOU
have had bigger advantage
than this will prove to be.
Each of the six lots repre-
sentS a popular novelty
strong in value-and certain
ly VERY, VERY low at our
prices.
We stick close to the inn
porters these davs-manv an
opportunity rewards our
watchfulness.
1t is pretty generally con-
ceded that our Silk offerings
are without parallel. We are
conscientious about it. When
a bargain is to be had we give
1t to you-as we get it. We
are able to quote almost
wholesale prices on these six
big values.
Evening star., 1896-11-07
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