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Ranks IRON WAR D0qs.

81 Louis Post Dispatch; Miss Barton
may have to be called back for the Great
Britain aud American collision.
Iowa state Register: WHO viii he tho
next Pau Jones? who the new Perry :?
And who viii be the new Ericsson2
indianapolis Ncwa; In case OF war the
Ala kan aud Venezuelan boundaries VIII
he punched and both settled at the same
time,
Denver Republican: Congress evident
~ has "a president on It's hands at present
aud 50 has Wall street, we are glad TO
observe.
Ceveand Plain Dealer: OF course there
get Of 20 Is got out. You may always
Boston Globe; Tho United States has
nearly IO,oooOO0 men capable OF bearing
irnis~n to say word about the new
women in their boomers.
St Louis Globe-DcmoCrat: The war ex
element has not obscured the fact that
St Louis il the best town IN the countrv
Tor no democrats to hold their National
convention In.
Detroit Journals our government IA
only a little over n hundred years old,
ana II must be expected that {; VIII oc-
eaSionhlly contribute n new section to In
ternational law.
Chicago Tribune; And our money IN nm
on the proposition that General John h.
GORDON OF Georgia would do some mag
nlic"nt lighting for his country IL the
emergency seemed to justify it,
Chicago lnter-oeean; An exchange ac-
CuscS tonfcderatcs Of being 'ungu,.s -
Well there are a good many people vet
living who know they ARE fighters second
to none. When the boys IN gray stand
shoulder 10 shoulder with the hovs In
bluo the LIMOGES OF all classes ana couu-
get hurt
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east by Espiritu Santa bay and on the
Southwest by San Antonio bay and the
The balance of the county Is peninsu-
lar. separated from the central part by
Layaca bay and bounded North by jack
son county, Northeast by Carancahua
bay, South by Matagorda bay. 1t also
includes Matagoryia Island, which lies be-
tween the main land and the gull.
State, Port Lavaca and Indianola were
great shipping points from which the
freight as far Northwest as New MEXICO
and Arizona were hauled on wagons. An
extract from letter received by the
writer recently from the old veteran
Colonel +. r. TURNKEY. now mayor OF
highland Park, H., but then young
lieutenant in the army, VIII give an idea
OF this business. He says:
in April, 1850, ! was sent, 70 Port La
vaca and Indianola, TO load 200 wagons
same to FL Paso, Texas, Albuduque, New
Mexico, and Cucson, Arizona"
Until within the last four years this
County has been exclusively devoted TO
stock raising, and its nutritious. grasses
have nude more cattle kings than any
County In Texas, and they pr,zeo.
bought and fenced II. up, as country
too rich by nature TO be profaned py tne
plow OF the granger. But the World , no
move" and the rich lands of Cainouh
have been spied out by the . aava nc
coast, country" and they are coming
and their houses and fields are getting
thick in the land SO long held sacred 10
the COW. In per cent OF improvements,
Calhoun county leads all other counties
on the coast fer the last year.
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POINTS Anour rnopLE.

Chief Justice Beasley Of New Jersey, Mt
the are NJ so Is deemed ono ~ thu bright
est minds on the American bench
In Sweden there Is supersti'itlon that
the men 81 the extreme nor hcru regions
become wolves during CHRIS mas week,
Mira Cleveland rarely fails to attend the
regular church services and Ia srrupulous.
~ exact In being present on all special
days.
The fox hunting championship OF Yer
mont IS claimed hy John Davis OF Ben.
nmgiou. lie is 40 years old and has Killed
2il foxes.
An appeal has been issued for funds TO
erect a monument TO Philip M09sinGer,
dramatist who Is buried in ST. savior g,
Southwark
mon ever ADMITTED TO tho French ms itut
Hc II Il handsome man, with n clear cut,
nervous proJiir.
Fannie Brough the leading actress AZ
the nury Lane theater. London. refused
TO allow the Prince OF wales to be pro-
scented 10 her,
Mile Dumas, an old maid VIII, lately
died Mt Paris. has hoauenthrd 400 francs
TO the policemen patroliing the district IN
which she r, sided.
Tho new star discovered IN til constella-
tion Centaurus was found by Airs Flcm-
ing, OF tho Harvard obs rvntorS on De-
cembcr IL, from an examination of the
Draper memorial photographs.
The appraiser Of tho estate Of Jay G ,uld
| In New York gives the value at SO 2it,jN
for taxable ur oscs, aud tn tax. hu.ouut
Ing to 5000 uDo, has Just been paid Tine
share of Anna Gould, The Countess ol
Cas,elane, IL 49,il2.2ls,
nr. Adam Stra2insN. ~ the Austrian
colony NJ Shamukin man OF high eGuca-
I ton and former hurgomastrr ot Inns
prpck. viii begin pedestrian tour Nraund
the world early IA january. He VIII y,
penniless and limits the time IN which tC
| do II Mt four yeurg
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FLORIDA PHILOSOPHY.
Florida Times Union.


LIFE IL an oyster that very often turns
out to b. bad lust as we got ready 20
eat 4,
Life Is rooster that crows even tn
the presence OF death.
Truth Is a virtue but mighty awk-
ward one 10 handle In horse trade.
Death Is 4 whip and with famous per-
cons II has cracker en- he end.
Death liz q sauce without which life
would ho barely palaiable.
Death IS SO swift that Il overtakcs
everybody and yet so slow that amy one
car catch It.
The mos, prepos,erous thing in life is
honesty IN love.
Many man thinks he Is In love Ah,n
he Is Amply "A little bilious
Love Is like the foam on a glass of beer.
OF 81. 800
In too many cases marriage is simply a
rolste serfdom.
When a woman, Is engaged to be mar.
rled sha thinks that life has Just begun
When a man Is engaged 10 be married
he spends most OF bis time wondering II
he hasn't made big mistake
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THE cITY's RAPID EXPANSION


The splendid record of Houston's
growth shown in The Post of sunday
morning, by the publication Of the build
ing permits for the year 1895, Is one
OF the most irrcfutable arguments that
could possibly be adduced in support of
. the assertion that no city in Texas is
so prosperous or growing SO rapidly as
Houston at this time.
II Is well known by those who have
visited this city that the corporation
limits which building permits cover are
not a great deal more than two-thirds
the actual limits Of the well built com
munity comprised under tho general
name of Houston. And these excluded
suburbs, as most suburbs do, have il
fact been showing growth as phenom
email, il not more so, than the city prop
) or.
But is the growth In other direction.
keeping pace with populationy Ar.
sewers and sanitary carts to be doubled
And II they are not, with paved streets
to facilitate the increase of business an,
comfortable locomotion, added. can tn
4 rapidity Of growth be long expected. A
wise administration Of city affairs viii
4 properly keep the safety and comfort
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- = rnn,EINAr. APprAI.s

'''''' y Az. APPEALS.
Dallas Texas, December si.-The fol-
lowing Ia the assignment fer causes In tho
court of criminal appeals at Dallas for
me term beginning Monday, January g.,
First Asslgnnont-Two weeks. beSin-
ming Monday January e. 1876 are as
signed for hearing causes from the COM
me- IN. Cooke, Dallas. Grayson
Second Asslgnment-Two weeks. begin
ming Monday, January 20. 1895, are as
sished ICr nearing causes from the coun-
YES OF flas, tannin. Hin. Hunt, Johns,on
wall. VIM noeN-
Third Assignment-Two weeks. begin
signed for hearing causes from the e'c co, un
ties OF Archer Clay Denton Erath Ensi-
ip5ln nic Grimes; Hood Jack. Montague, Palo
winbi,o VIZ ,se "a sy2mervei. stephens,
Fourth \ ssignment-Two weeks bepin
ming Monday, February II. 1896 are as
s sis t9r hearing causes from the cotn.
Tor, BORDEN. Briscoe, Callahan, Chiidress.
cotile. Col'ingsworth, Crosby, Carson
TnTra arens COCHRAN a Castro Dallam, Donley,
Eoard. Fisher, Floyd. Gray, Cara
Gaines Glasscock, Greer, Hardeman
Haskell, Hcmphill, Hall Howard, Hutch,
Jones, Knox. King, Kent, Iipscomib''
Motley Mitchell, Moore, Marlin Midland
nc'an; oldhnin. ochiltree. Potter. Palmer.
hoherts, Randall. Reeves Shncbeifcrd'
'S,,onewan, Scurry, sherman, Swisher.
fhrockmcrton. Terry, Tavlou, Ifr.on WI
barrier, Wheeler. Winkler Ward and
Firth or snecisl Acknowledgement
transferred from other branches OF the
court and fe,ony eases sent direct 10
pal@s from counties not named In pre-
cfuing assignments VIII be taken I'M a.
any time during the term upon submis-
sion ov eithSr the State or the anpe,ian,
ana the authority nv which such eases
ARE sent direct TO that term must appear
IN or accompany the record.
"Wednesday of each week Will be- set
arart ~ delivering opinions and hearing
argurnerts
BY order of the court,
W. A. Hudson,
Clerk,
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CALHOUN COUNTY

Port Lavaca, Texas. December. GIN
The Posts write up of the coast coun-
ties, Calhoun does not appear, to the
great disappointment OF readers here. and
as thls was no doubt an oversight, caused
by the travelling staff not heing able 10
get around 10 all the counties In the i'm
maen s coast country" ] want TO say a
=, ! untr VI Xlcc lAis county formed tn,
southern or coast extremity OF the Mar.
TIN De Leon colony. After the indepond.
ence Of Texas as republic, 1t was a
part OF Victoria county, and so remained
untll 1876. when II was created sepa.
rate county and named in honor OF John
Z. calhoun, OF South Carolina Port La
Nacti, tho present county seat was the
nrst seat OF government for the new
county ana 80 remained until 1859, when
inc county seat was moved to Indiano,a'
which pace continued 10 be the cnpitol
q the county until that phase was des.
troyed by the. great storm of 1856. when
y was moved back TO Port Lavaca. Cal
hcnn county in every sense OF fbe word
coast county" It's larger and central
portion being large peninsular, BOUNDED
on tho North by Victoria county on the
northeast BY l.avaca bay. on the South
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Furthermore, he had understood Mr.
Dinaiey TO say that there had been nc
rxror,a,ion of gold previous TO the In.
sugura,lcn OF the democratic adminis,ra-
ton. where as matter of fact more than
fafty-eisht millions Of gold had been sent
abroad during the nlnc months irnmeci-
aseiy preceding March, 1884, and certainly
no one could have forgotten the stories
ancss at the close OF the last administra-
ticn of tho preparations at the treasury
department for the Issuance OF bonds
OFrom Mr. Crfsp's spe.ch In the hou..,.N
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New York December 30.--Thc cooks OF
the great hotels and clubs here buy their
snowy costumes from two men who are
known as cooks tailors. They make cloth
ing for cooks scullions. stewards and
| their style from season TO season, aud
display as much obedience to fashion as
any society leader.
The Gaiety theatcr. on Broadway, bo-
tween Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth
streets. was closed this afternoon, and a
large eros Nd was attracted to the place
by the nows. Just what the trouble is
no one seems to know, but it is limited
that the owner OF the properly is looking
for manager who can pay rent as well
as take desperate chances. This is the
only second story house on Broadway
| and 1t Is looked upon as hoodoo.
The grip. according to the doctors, has
begun its annual attack. The weather
during the last few weeks has been just
the kind TO give tho disease good start
The springlikc temperature made people
careless and they went around In light
clothing There are precious few people
Ia this city who are not complaining,
more or less, OF cold. AS yet only n few
cases arc reported from the hospi ais. hut
The doctors say that grip patients are
plentiful and advise all to have a. care.
On recent afternoon, one OF the warm
as, days Of Decembers unreasonable spell
of weather saloon keeper in West
Twenty-eighth street, Just off Broadway.
had his storm Doors taken down the
doors Of hts saloon fastened open and the
summer wicket screens fastened in tho
doorway lie also had his summer sign,
! Coolest beer In the city brought from
/ me cellar md displayed In front Of his
place. This unusual advertising dodge
I proved worry profitable. It's Just such
ideas as this that eaten on here.
The police authc rifles have officially
hedecd on the street dancing question.
Today Presiien. Roosevelt told his assoc
ciatos thai chief Collins order had been
miriuttrpreied and that the "h1p-trads
hni the organ grinders could pursue
ple' sure aud cnaNe pennies OF yott.
prc'idiuy che tots dance decorously aid
CROW Dis do not Interfere with sidewalk
irdHc. The people who hoped to deprive
ihe children Of the tenements of al limo
cent pastime didn't Know that the press
was loaded But It was.
In West Twelfth street there is, in a
hIse 'nent. 4 email Italian restaurant pa,-
ronl1cd by artists and newspaper men.
where a cheap but excellent table d'hote
dmer is served. It differs from the ordi-
navy table d 'hote dinners of the city In
thal the patrons arr seated at long tables
and the food Is brought on in large dishes
ana rass along TO the diners. each OF
the place knows nnc-tenths OF her pat-
louS hy namc ana not infrequently Joins
the dinner. IS rule The patrons OF tht'
| place st'lile tor their meal IN the kitchen.
II ls a 1ypieal Foh mian resort, and n
It's fame spreads much further the pro-
! plctreSs Nlll have Ia secure larger quar-
| tcrs.
The real heart of Gotham the brains
and genius Of the metropolis, are to bo
T
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NO DEMAND FOR INpEMNiri

Washington. December so.-Tne Z
department Is not advised that q
states Minister Terrell has YET
formal demand for indemnity Ipon1
turkish government for the desii
OF American mission property.
Gated in Secretary Oiney's repo.s
the Turkish troubles to congren
receiving notice of the acton Of tns IN
ut Marsovan and elsewhere. MI ~
Insist upon indemnity when ne
tained the extent OF the loscses.
Is as far as the matter has gone =
known here. t
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their salvation 1t saves them from tho
women who also have to ride A man
will bury himself 30 deep In his newspaper
that he can not really convince his con-
science that there Ia not a woman stand
Ing before him swinging TO u strap aud
He will make himself believe that he did
not see her till he folded up his paper
and started to get ON Then he IL at the
point OF apology. He ~ a brave man who
can look at a woman over his paper and
retain his seat--cithcr a brave man or n
rf.fnn
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He recalled tho fact that the first Cleve-
land administration turned over to the
Harrison administration over s2soOOo, 900
in available cash over and above the gold
reserve Of sioo.oOo,Oco At the end of four
years of republican administration that
surplus had disappeared, save for a few
pastry miliions- Mr.. Turner'S
speech in the housc)
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4 HAPPY NEW YEAR,


Notwithstanding our arbitrary division
Of time Into centuries and decades and
d yeArA the established measurement has
ccms to he regarded everywhere rs
kind Of natural order Of things, marking
tho boundaries between the old and the
new-the completion Of one chapter and
! fAe beginning of another in individual
and National life.
In this view of the case the world,
the Nation. the State, the community
and the individual all today are taking
I; up new thread Of existence and turn
ing their faces to another of Times
mornings The fac, presents retrospect
and q forecast. To use the language
of another. today Is the divisional point
between two eternities-the one stretch
ing immensurcably behind and beyond
recall, the other infinitely into the fu-
ture but freighted with hope.
No people possibly can turn with less
regret to tho retrospect than the people
of the United States aud particularly
the immediate readers of The Post All
tho schemes and lahors and brigh,
hopes for tho year just past may
not have fructiGed. There may have
been many cloudy days and rome severe
storms and shipwrccks, but the whole
as 6 period, has been peculiarly one Of
freedom from plague, of great National
or community disasters, OF want or wide.
spread restitution, or commercial dc.
dustrics and prosperity, of Nationtl re-
determination and bounding strength
1t is a retrospect upon the Who'll,
pleasant to the minds eye and invoca
tive of gratitude and thanksgiving to the
Ruler of Destinics.
But II the retrospect, even with occn
sional dark spots, is pleasant one. tn,
forecast is even more attractive. Nh,
Nation ia strong and prosperous, with
no special obstacles to its continued
growth or prosperity looming in the dis
lance; with common National shirt
upholGng our National dignity and in.
situations aud returning confidence in
our ability TO handle our resources and
powers for the safety and greatest good
OF the greatest number As a com
m,uity and as n State, Houston and
Texas are looking forward to another
year of phenomenal development, wifi
every rational basis for the hope.
On this good morning of 1896, there
fore, the thousands of readers of TIL,
Post can look to the Past without TO
pining and to the Future with an ahid
ing faith and buoyancy of confidence
Each individual has only to determine
in spite of past Disappointment to tax,
up the fight again with renewed stead
fastness and courage and the rich re
wards will follow. as tho dawn follow
the night. And to each and to all Th
Post, as it rounds another milestone II
SELF, extends a CHEEKY greeting an,
wishes A Happy New Year.
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Of city life growing in proportion to tho
demands Of the population, or else the
rapid expansion must stop. These figures,
therefore, from the directory page.
the city engineers office, while they are
flastcrine 10 Houston and gratifying
10 every cltisen, demand practical at
tention from the health and street de-
partments above all others.
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$3.50 -77--7----
SLY PATRIOTS. THESE!

While the Npublicans seem 10 have
! come to the assistance of the executive
and of the treasury by the acton of the
house in the bond matter and in provid-
ing for additional duties,' they have
neither deceived the administration nor
the country. They have given half
leaf when a whole loaf was demanded
Nobody under the experience of the
past few YEARS can expect additional
revenues from higher tariff duties. but
the most significant action is the failure
to comply, 50 far, with the suggestion
10 put a clog in tho operation of the
endless chain" by repeating that pro-
vision of the law which compels the sec.
rotary of the treasury 10 Immediately
reissue the greenbacks rs they are To-
c,ivod at the treasury. The request is
II the greenblcks arc not 10 be Cancelled
rs received. to OF least permit the sec
| retary of the treasury TO Temporarily
hold tlpesc redeemed government notes
until such time as he deems It safe to
reissue them. Referring to this matter
the Kansas City Tunes says
! For example the governments annual
] expenditures are, say, four hundred III IL
| lions year II has on hand IN It's treas-
| ury Ave hundred millions OF silver, Que
/ hundred millions OF gold and seyeuiy five
| millions OF greenbacks, which tt has Just
| redeemed IN gold lts first duty IN paying
I the first expenses that may hc incurred
| thereafter is to pay them IN thcsp green
| bucks, under the present law, which is tho
| law President cleveland conn ai"s Of ns
| the source of all the treasury's difficulties
! II the secretary Of the treasury could
temporarily hold theRr redeemed govern
| mint notes there would BE- no doubt that
! notes for redcWpii1n would s5on be- over
| come but thera Is the ruh. Under The
| present law, which requires thelp Immc-
| dihtc reissue regardless OF what other
/ moneys he may have IN tho treasury. the
| secretary Of the treasury has no power to
hold them, temporarily or otherwise
Not TO grant this relief Is ehrewd
move by the republicans to keep the
knife still thrust into the treasury and
to maintain the possibilities of reneatcd
bond issues to In hnrped on in the next
campaign. 1t IL u little matter, likely TO
he overlooked, but it Is vital. II demon.
strates that the administration must he.
ware of the republicans bearing gifts.
They arc Justify talking Of coming 10
the aid Of the country" hut they refuse
to take Il step in such direction if il
viii really relieve any of the admins
traion'a cmhnrrassments.
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The sentiment In both houses OF con
grcss appears TO be crystalizing In favor
OF some definite action in the way Of
building the Nicaraguan canal. 1t look.
ike congress ought to be able to de-
termine whether IL wants to dig into Thu.
matter or not.
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The Arrenians do not appear to have
lost any practical assistance because Brit.
ish interest has been transferred TO Gut
ana. The Turk Is still on top with n
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A USE FOR THE NEWSPAPER.

The commonest characteristic found on
the elevated trains is the newspaper habit.
The newspaper enaoles mon TO i've TWEEN
~ miles from thor business without feel
ing tho distance. They can and do read
coming and going. The newspaper A
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LUCKY GEoReIANs.

These days of blue skies and sunshine
and nights OF moonlight with no'er "A
cloud In sight, are hut tho henediction OF
the weather on the great exposition OF the
South. ~
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= sanitary Improvement, 1t Is a payifg
investment In all cases" What have we
been telling you all this time. eh?
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HOW TO MAINTAIN 1T

New York Evening Telegram.
The Monroe doctrine can be bost main.
tanned by the exercise OF sense, Justice
and discretion.
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The contractors viii begin work today
on the annual instailment OF paving the
road lowell. IS even worse than WASH
ington road In this city
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PASSING PLEAsANTRIEs.

First Judge-Breach of promise stil
running?
Second Judge-Go'ng wonderfully! No
standing room. What are Won doing?
First Judge -- A building contract
Wretched business. Not a soul in the
placc.-Punch.
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Wife-Is that you. George?


Wife-Is that you. George?
lIushand-Yes dear.
Wife-Oh. I'm so glad! I'm always
afraid there's Il man in the house til you
come.-Pick- Me-up.
by George, II were in your place, F"
SAID the. ofhcious friend, ia apply for a
divorce"
I'd like to-" admitted Mr. N. Peck,
nut she won't let me."-Indanapolis
journal.
She Darling. do you love me?
IIe--Csissng her rapturously and repeat =
edlyl-Do !? wish you were /, two
headed girl That's ali / can say.-T'it-
Bits.
She-Oh Mr.. Jones. those two lovely
poems OF yours In this weeks "A
llc--ta political star OF the seventh
magnNMde)-Nou mean my two sonnets
In the Weekly Sundcwg
She--Yes. How exquisite they both are,
,He,-tMnch pleased)-And which did you
she-oh, the longer one,-New York
Evening sun.