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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27
OYSTER COCKTAILS FOR THE FIRST
COURSE.



A prevailing way OF serving oysters
for n first course IL In cocktails. A
small oyster Ia nscd Tor the purpose, five
or six being tho number desired rpr nacn
pcretn. For hg,. doaon plates mix to-
Bether three toaspoonfula each or vinegar
grated horaclahtsh ana t0mato Chtsur six
.uuspoonfuls of lemon lloo and onn of
NohasfsO sauce. Have tins oNsturs very
cold and place them In glasses. rut an
auunl amount OF tho prepared sauce into
Och glass over the oysters and serve
The glass should hc placed upon a plato
nud served with both an oyster fork and
email spoon, lee dishes mGy be made
Tor serving cocktails Put upon hand.
some plate, thny make nn attractive and
unusual dish. being looked AZ closely TO
d"tcriuinr II they arc made OF plass.
These Ice Hhola may DO made at hofna
by ruling lape scnlnped patty pans with
water and puuing diam In q packed leo
cream iar"xer and eitlng them remain
anti the water ,hocome solid. Beroro no
moving the ice from the tins take a hot
iron poker aud melt out the center or the
leo, 1ialelnr ffhc SPACE large enough to
form naaucer and hold ths oysters ana
eauce. thin slices OF butlornd brown
broad mro served with law oysters on
cocktails
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27

raSa "'V rs Intelligent dogs of all ,hr ca,,r,
va, II, ahey ara such handsome dogs md
fe,v L u are SO scairc In Texas thai ve,x,
cent Nv. what an English mastAff is cx
time I'm I'm what they have read Enme
bw ~, "so l was visiting a frirnd Of uins
lovely fame name OF Mr.; Smith. living on n
If ,S, 'arn two and half miles south
sa,, MS city who kept thsse handsome
fawn y" no logs UP TO the merit. ali a nee
IL" color. Their disposition is ,,srfrcs
An. VIII now tell you Of ON, OF his
az, uy name Flora. who gl,nried three
49, ~ sweet potatoes last wear. ken
me- mhu everything out, with only n
scattora1 ~" fence After the harvest was
nis rs.ei ~ N lunches. about IL O'clock ono
night they heard terrible hark ,ng 81 -,
eoISrogo I up ~ lantern and found n
soivIni man with a potato rark who
o W., a. move or bulge an inch until thry
tot mere, and In yelled. For Gods gake
~, neap mat dog back" Then they nut a
on'in on rlsTa aud told the man to get
IL Nv, mi,on ne qua In snort order Here
IL H. uilp4her peculiarly of THIS faithful dog
IN IN ne winter time he would always come
10 me back Kitchen door with a stick
o az WOOD IN his mouth in order 10 have n
, ny N the morning. They also have a
,punch ot fancy chickens. and have never
hiuSt n chichn Ivy thlcras since they have
, IN me owners OF mastiffs The mas
". :. are paricularly fond of ladies and
,N>.ureh. ana VIII protect them from harm
1s al lines Another good thing about
tntm IS thnt they are short-halred aud
ar more adapted TO this climate as feas
are very Troublesome. For nice large
JOE, l mink the English mastifI IL the
meNt e"sant aud noble of all dogs I'm
America. and for wauchfulnc..s there is
none equal to Tho English mastlff. VIII
ciose' Wishing success 60 the mastif.
Carrie Kay
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27

There is a dog in Newport r. l., that is
rever seen untn the IRE alarm strikes,
ard then he travels Some hbtle distance
10 the truck house. lie makes the run
with rhaH apparatus. and at The FIRE takes
position right n front of the horses. re.
tuiy ing with them and seeing that they
back the. apparatus IN all rlght. Then
he is missing. never lingering around the
house. II cost his master the price OF a
new Iighr OF glass the other day Tor laugh
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27

One OF tho oldest trees In tho world Is
the Yncca palm. which grows In the south-
western part OF the United States and In
Mcxico II may well he called the pin
cushion tree. For the Indians who live
there cui the palmgdow saw them into
s.s-ilons "A few inches long and round over
thh white pith inside and roll them for pin
cushions Pins and needles stick easily
into Tho sponEy pibh ana u Is said that
ID helps 10 keep them bright and clean,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27
A GOOD DOC.

Bryner. Texas--Dear Haphammer; Wen,
here 1 come to cast my vote FOR the shep-
herd becau use he Is 50 useful and 80 good
Wen, now. | VIII tell you about one we
had bne time. His name was Rover and
men campod right close 20 papa's shop,
and the next morning my brother got 10
playing with their dog. The dog liked
him 20 well that when the mon started
off and tired to get him to follow he
wouldn't do II. He stayed with MS about
two years and he was so pretty and good
that papa said he was the best dog he
ever saw. He would go with US any
where and keep everything Off Of NJ. Bat
one morning his owner came after him.
and ] was sorry 10 see him leave. Your
friend, E,P.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27

shreveport, La.r-l do not belong 90 your
niiappy bdnd, but i wan, TO join. | am a
Httle hoy IA years old, ana live In ShrcNe-
port / hrst saw The Post and Happy
hammer Page when | was ting my
ulule, who lives at Georgatowp He was a
subscriber of The Post and says ii is the
pest paper IN the state, aal when he
Wou-d bring 1t In every Tuesday, the day
lns lidppyiMmmers' letters were In IT,.
al OF us children would run to neot h m
10 get the liappyhammeis Page and wncn
we would get II we would all 40 oil under
ihe shade Tree in his yard and st until We
h , rcd the whole page. think the
diappyhdmners nave the right name.
Ihey are all himmering hapruncss whca
ana wherever they can. Think OF the
happiness they have brought mo the fam
HES where there Were crippled members.
Wen, MIR. Hap. | saw where you were
goluE to have "A dos contest You have
hdd 50 many nice contests, but ] think this
WI he the incest OF all. ] Will tell of an
incideg, where a faithful dog saved my
NE 1t was about ten years ago, wa only
I years old nc the tine ana. of course, was
bad as most spoiled boys OF That age.
When slipped of from mamma and went
down TO the river 1--WE were living right
near the banks of ked i'.Ver). and | had
Old Shep With me. and | can remember
well that ! was throwing sticks IN the
river and Shep would jump in and get
them out for me. | kept on until trcd
10 walk out log, or pole, rather, that " As
N the river. When | got well out ON The
poe my foot slipped and OF course / fell
my head, and what must l do? Drown?
No. not while old Shep was there. lie
jumped right In the river and caught me
and brought me safely to shore. Just az
old Shep landed with me, mamma came
up and saw what had happened, and /
do not know which gol the mos; hugglng;
me or the dog. ! think mamma Intended
90 give me d sccfl ng, but when she saw
what had h4pp \d she was glad 20 see
me alive and l..tead of me. getting
scold.ng ! got a hugglng aud kissing.
About two years later my faithful dog
died and mamma had him buried down
under the banks Of the rver, right where
/ was brought out 10y him.
And now, Mr.. Hap. | VIII cast my vote
for the shepherd dog and ask the dear
Haps all 10 vote a. / 10 If YOU think the
shepherd dog would make the most suit
able pet don't suppose that you al VIII
be SURPRISED when | tell you that / have
a shepherd dog now. and always expect
TO keep one You can believe me for now
and over more 10 be one Of the truest of
Hlps in the band. Your friend,
s A. Mnhan.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27

linton. Texas.-Dear Haphammer: I
have never written TO Tho Post, but as yon
are having such an Interesting contest
vs1l write and cast my vote for the New
fourdland dog. They have saved their
nafters and Nttke children from many
dangers My brother has long-ehreh
IL cxcr, himself enough 70 cat ] wat
all the Newfauniland voters 70 make, the
Newfoundland our club. dog. Wei, school
viii begin Monday AMI ~ ctrtaln,y ne
ss,ndv TOO What in the world has he
so,ns of Polly Ann and Tilda Janey They
must write again soon. Christian meet,
"s ssb some OF you Haps were here 10 10
N church with me, ! was glad 70 See
Dasyis picture in The Post. Enclosed you
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27

UP here and crops are fine We have
raised very nice garden this year. As
we are having another contest l viii easy
my vote for che faithful shersherd, hoping
~ wiz win. | am attending a singing
sons. enjoy 1t ,cry much. She Is the
lest singer and player | ever heard. l
snt my club pin all right and | appreciate
Ii very much. Your friend.
Mabel Bloom.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27

Dime Box. Tcxas.--Dear uaphammer
Here come aEs.n. think our school
VIII begin IN October and | will he glad.
l like 10 40 10 school | will answer some
OF Edgar Clarke's questions. The bach
Cor pres dent was james Buchanan The
first railroad IN the United tSates was in
Quincy, Mass. IN 1897 Th,e was mere
ram rcad TO carry granite Tho first
rsal railroad was the Baltimore and Ohio.
ELI Whitney Invented the cotton Gin
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27

whats your nameT' said the new
school teacher, addressing the first boy
On ths bench
julie simpson" replied the lad.
Ard. Addressing this next one. What ID
your name
"Billious Simpson, ] guess"
Aud the now teacher had TO rap for
order,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27

A disintcfcstcd
aud clear headed
judge doesn't al.
low himself 10 be
biased by preju-
dice. Superstition
doesn't affect hi,
decisions. Mere
tradition has no
place in his rea.
soiiipg Facts are
the only things
which he consid.
efs. II the in,elli-
gent men and wo-
men who make up
this great country
Of ouis will simply
bring Their reason
aud coiiimon.sense
10 bear on the
problem of curing
their sickness, We
will coon be q na.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27
1MpoRTrn SPANISH porvrrpc

bei'viile' TeNas, Dear Haphnmmer: !
have not written since received nv ohm
PIN, but | think " very pretty. nv colors
blue and gray. did not win. but / am
pleased with rose ana gray. Now. az we
are haN9g dog contest. | wll cast my
vote for the brave and noble Ne,vfound-
land, / haven't n dog, but cast my y,te
for the Newfoundland because i haye
read of SO many noble ihincs he has dor,
MY brother Is very fond Of hunting aud
he has two imported Spanish pointers.
They are becoming So popular that |
might cast my VIDE for them ~ All not
Know so much about them. SIster doesn't
allow them fu The house. but whenever
they possibly can they w-,r rush IN and
ont again, and then look nj You IN n
mos triumphant manner. My sister Wig tod
q ,uston not long aga ard She saw tho
Haphamner She recognized him as one
OF her Huntsville acqualntanres | wish
l had been wsth her. \ devoted Hap,
Cirra G Thomas
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27
non,a LnTTER ro pAPA.

a bright little chap IN the White Mount
ains wrote to hp papa in the city tho
other dny the following letter.
Dear Papa--i can't wFlte 20 you cause
/ got nothing to say, and send ihls cause
| can't sny n. with love, Bob.
please send some candles"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27

ing TO himself when nc hesari the alarm
strike, knowtng phat the deg WAS shut up
IN . room. There was q crash OF glass
AND tho dog MAS soon on his way TO the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27
HAP TALKS.

Boys and Girls.
Hsppyhammers; The shepherd
h the number OF votes received.
Ae week, but the New
bad a good start and
roles ahead. When the count
N this week the Newfoundland
one Of having 100 votes to his
Y has many friends among the
sEs, and they seem deternh.n-
him in the lead. But those
'@es are watching him care
eeiare that their dogs fidelity
Seoce shall be FUZZY recognized
contest ends. The St. Bernard
nastif also have many strong
and the little rat terrier comes
va votes and iaany kind words.
y now fifteen dogs entered In
Y your favorite IS not among
fend in his name and try to
nents to vote for him. Sew
members are taking great In
On contest. and are striving to
naat will make votes for their
d. Mahon. a new member who
Uepon, LA, told us a splendid
hepherd he once owned.
nved his lIfe when he was a
Wy. and he naturally wants
Aepherd named as the Happy
IN Carrie Kay of Houston gave
Inscription of the English mas
'nAk Porter of Chico sent us
n''ies that will be read with
'ase We're mary other excellent
0ur page IS well filed with
Ean this week.
1. SIMMER mad the other day that
s'a'es war department was
~ following the example set
S.'0pean countries, and would
W use in the army. This
70 a high tribute to the in
~ usefulness Of the animal
" pretend to desplse. Many
e have canine contingeuts
ur'iied as carefully as the
ases have proved very useful
"tormation. In taking mas
Patrols thrown forward In
~ army. and in maintaining |
@a between posts and pick |
them. W ''''urai auai''ies
aso' In Manitoba, Mr.. r. b.
|. an imported smooth collie |
N ~ oi'en acted as messenger
,-.a'y In the Turtle Mountains
!. uoase sixteen miles distant
a. There were few houses or
y. ~ Nan'toaa plains in those
. n The trail, which was no.
Aah sleigh marks In the
VI dor 49, H1eI ny a oiizzara'
q, reply in excellent time,
VICE he r.n1,,,ad IN ~, ,a,,,'
: was .nyalna,,,o nv. ' 80
'sterated. wns ho,. 80,
The snow bs,o,. ~, :.
seked dow 1 ~. lue ne" sur
'ow on tba 1e'sV' 'ndn
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rur rNGIIsu MAsTIFF.

Jyouston T.xas-Dear Faphs INNER; !
n ~, yerv interested IN this dog contest and
/ ' cast my vote for the English rnas'in, TO, on
arcount of his Immense size w'th heam !, !.
should he proud. once was nsadlng where
Caesar went through Gaul. how these
noble dogs would help protect their mas
ter during war. think the Hasuis
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27

WILL find 20 ceuts for two club buttons.
| Well. Hars. I guess my letter is long
enough. SO I win close, hoping the New.
fouadhnd Will win in the contest. Your
true friend. Effie Williams.
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A NEBRASKA Hal

Orleans, Nebraska-Denr Haphammer
AS Il has fs-en some time since ! have
written TO The Post ] Will write today.
We had very nice weather all summer
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27

Burton, Texas-.Dear Haphammer:
Died"
am all alone In my chamber now.
And the midnight hour Is near.
And the faggots crack and the clocks dull
Are ali the sounds hear;
And over my soul In Its solitude
Sweet feelings of sadness glide,
And my heart and my eyes are full when
or the little girl that died.
1 went home one night to my fathers
house
Wont home to the dear ones ALI
And softly opened the garden gaie
And softly the door OF the hall.
My mother came out to meet her son: !,
And her head fell on my neck and she
Wcpt
For tho little sirl that died.
And when gazed on her innocent face,
As still and cold she lay,
And thought what a lovely child she had
And how soon she must decay.
70! Death, thou lowest the beautiful"
IN the woe of my spirit cried,
For sprkled tho eyes and the forehead
or the little girl that died.
Again VIII so TO my fathers house.
Nfp nome 10 tne uedf ones ALL
And sadly III open the garden cato
And sadly the door of the hail:
shall meet my mother hut nevcrmore
With her darling by her side.
And she'll kiss me and sign and weep
For the little girl that died.
] SHAH miss her whenNshe flowers come
In the garden where she played,
l shall mss her more by tho iiresdde
Whom the flowers have all dccayed.
| shall see her toys aud her empty chair
Ard the horse she used 10 ride
And they VIII speak with silent speech
OF the little Sirl that died.
I shall see her little sister again,
With her playmates about the door
And III watch the children at their sports
As never dih before.
And If IN the group | see a child
That's dtmplcd and laughing eyed,
IN look to see Il 1t may not he
The little girl that died.
We shall 80 home to our fathers house.
10 our Fathers house in the skies,
Where tho hopes of our souls shall have
no blight
And our love no broken ties:
We shan roam on the banks OF the river
OF Peace
And battle IN fits blissful tide.
And one OF the Joys Of our heaven will be
The lltle girl that died.
And, therefore, when am sitting alone
And the midnight hour is near.
And he faggots crack and the clocks dun
tick
Are the only sounds | hear
Oh sweet DER my soul IN - solitude
Are the feelings OF sadness that glide
through my heart ana my eyes are full
when l think
OF the little girl that died.
Miss May Camhre1l. II Won viii send mo
your address ! viii send You the song Of
The Orphan child" II yei haven't got II
MY Hap, rs was looking over my Han
nNnammer pages saw that Nou told Karl
Schoppe your picture was IN the birthday
ed.ton, As did not get Il VIII Won please
put your picture on our page so we Hans
can see how our dear loving Mi il1n
looks? II ever ! come to Houston viii
go 10 SEQ You. Mr.. Hap. will c,oso. hop.
ing TO see this In prsr.. ani hopfng II
Isn't too long. am trying 10 hc a true
hap' Dollle stroud
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27

aol, ana military dog is REQUIRED o.
q co,,,n , ,s OF barking. Each dog wears
-, u mat has u metal plate. bear,o,,
. 'aine or the company to which q %
n ns,''t and carries a small canvas dis
p psne, pouch. Tho Germans consider m.
s'iciehcy OF their war dogs of sucb inn
ny' .aiee mat an immense amount of
'apoH Is expended in training them
Evening star., 1896-10-28
BOTELER ASSIGNMENT.
The Firm Wants the Sale of the Stock
StODDeil.

The Firm Wants the Sale of the Stock
Stopped.
John w. and Frank NJ. Boteler, the deal
ers in china wares at 923 Pennsylvania
avenue, who last March made an assign
ment to Lewis c. Denham for the benefit of
their creditors. yesterday afternoon filed
bill in equity against the assignee, praying
for an accounting. and asking that he be
enjoined from further disposing of the
stock.
The complalnants contend that the as
signee has disposed of the greater part of
the stock and has discharged the greater
part of the firms Indebtedness. Besides,
they say. the assignee has secured release
from some of the creditors and has enough
to secure the discharge of the remaining
Indebtedness on terms as favorable to the
creditors. They say he has advertised the
sale of the stock at prices too low. and
they claim that he has virtually carried
out the purposes Of the assignment Hence,
they also ask that the assignment be re-
voked.
The complainants are represented by At
torney Henry E. Davis, and he secured a
temporary restraining order, returnable
Monday next
Evening star., 1896-10-28
CLOUDY WEATHER.
There May Also he Light Showers
Tomorrow.

There May Also He Light Showers
Tomorrow.
Forecast till pm. ThurSday.-For the
District Of Columbia, Maryland and Vir-
ginia. partly cloudy weather possibly light
showers Thursday; warmer tonight; east
to south winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The barometer has risen on the Atlantic
coast and in the northwest; 1t has fallen
in the central valleys and lake regions.
There Is trough of low pressure extending
from New Mexico to Lake Superior, and
the barometer is high over the Saint Law
renee valley and New England and north
of Montana.
Local rains are reported from the south
ern states, the central valleys and upper
lake region; light SHOWS from northern
Rocky mountain stations and the Dakotas.
The weather continues fair In the middle
Atlantic states and New England.
1t is warmer generally from the Missis-
sippi valley eastward to the middle Atlantic
coast and cooler in the Missouri valley and
New England.
The indications are that showers will
prevail from the lower lake region south
ward to the gulf states and that the
cloudiness will increase the Atlantic
coast, with threatening weather and local
showers Thursday or Thursday night.
Evening star., 1896-10-28
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
White-Thos. A. Wade of Toledo, Ohio
and Catherine E. Franklin of this city;
Daniel c. Diggs and Margaret c. Forsyth:
Frederick H. Schafhirt and Jessie s.
Green; Harry A. Utz and Myra A. Oder;
Chas. b. Campbell and Lotta R. Knode;
VIM f. Sims and Sarah H. Murphy; Sid
ney w. NJ. Harris of Norfolk. Va, and LII
lian d. Boswell of Suffolk, Va: JOS A Lee
and Agnes Connolly; Sampson P. Bayly,
jr.. and Blanche H. Bayly; Bernard NJ
De Mentt and Jessie NJ. Bayliess; John
Winner and Estelle Winner, both of High
land county, Va; John c. Conliff and An
ME T. Dove: Jos. B. Thomas and Ora B.
Peacock. both of Loudoun county, Va;
Henry H. James and Sarah Butler; Lewis
E. Dennison and Janey N. Raynor; Ar
lington Wylie and Alice Nohe; James j.
Hampton and Annie L. Ring; Clement A.
Fitzgerald and Lille NJ. Moher; Thos. ".
Luck and Cora V. Luck. both of Caroline
county. Va
Colored-Henry Garland and Frances
Terrell Plummer Bonner and Arena Will
liaTns; John W. Cheatham and Cora Cole:
Joseph Hawkins and Essie Holmes; Jacob
Holmes and Lula Dixon.
Evening star., 1896-10-28
MARITAL TROUBLES.
Judge Miller Thinks Wife-Beatcrs
Should He Whfpped.

There is a whipping post in the Balti-
more Jail, and the violRtors of laws which
provide for this kind of punishment are
scarce. But in this city wife-beaters are
numerous. and Judge Miller is sorry that
the law here does not provide for them
some punishment similar to what they SO
unjustly administer to their wives. The alb
sence of q law was the only thing that
saved John Duckett, colored, from a dose
Of corporal punishment.
Catherine Duckett. his wife, was in court
with a terribly swollen and cut face. and
she exhibited brick with which her hus-
band had assaulted her.
According to the womanS statement her
husband is terribly jealous minded. and
yesterday he assaulted her without the
slightest provocation.
when all the bricks are gone." remark
ed the court, there will be jubilee
"And another when there are no coal Oil
lamps" added Mr.. Mullowny.
The defendant then said he struck his
wife in self defense.
What had she done to you?"
"She threw the coal oil lamp at me-
deed l didn't"
Judge Miller heard the minor details of
the affair from both sides, and then said
he hardly knew what to do with the case
Il suppose" said the judge, "the only
thing left for the court to do Is to send him
to Jail to live In idleness."
Where he can smoke cigarettes and read
dime novels" Mr. Muilowny added
The judge said he would like to impose
sentence that would make the prisoner run
every time he sees a woman. sentence
of six months in Jail was imposed
William Frazier. a South Washington col
ored man. and Mary Frazier, his wife,
were in court to settle their domestic
troubles.
Mary went to church Sunday night, and
she says she met her husband there and
he was with another woman.
''She snatched my hat" said the husband,
land we had trouble on the street,
They have been separated for more than
year. and the man says he contributed
to the support of the children last fall
The wife said that she was after her hus-
band to give her some Of the money he
was spending on other women.
Il haven't been spending money on
Others he said. because 1 did not have
any money to spend"
The man was given one month in Jail.