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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-08
WORLDS RUNNING RECORD.

Washington. November To-day at
Georgetown, Bernard b. Wefers beat two
worlds records for hundred yards and for
800 yards running. The first was made in
the remarkable time of 3-5 seconds and
the second in 80 % seconds.
1t was Wefers last appearance of the
year OF most remarkable campaign. The
300 yard race was a special and was done
on the spur OF the moment 1t was at
the close Of the 100 yard event as an
nounced in the programme. in which one
of the racers stole a march on the signal
shot and so secured n lead. Wefers. how
ever, won easily The fact that his com
petitor broke from the scratch ahead Of
Wefers seemed to put him on his mettlo
and on the impulse of the moment he re-
solved to go over the track again. with a
view Of establishing a new record If poa-
sible. Without taking more than five
minutes in which to recover his wind he
again TO, the mark and at the signal sped
away He was wildly cheered as he tore
over the track but probably not one OF the
crowd believed he could not break the rec
ord. As he snapped The cord at the finish,
the timekeepcrs watches recorded 3-5 or
one-fifth better than he made in the in
teruatloual competition in New York year
ago last summer, The timers announce
ment was greeted with wild cheers. In
the 800 yard race Wcfers had two pace
makers. He made the run in 80 20 sec
ends thus beating his and the worlds rec
ord by fifth of a second.
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sctIoovEp,s GREW RESCUED.

Chicago. November 7.-Seven men and
orc woman, COMPOSING the crew OF inc
schooner Rising Star, after drifting in a
helnlos. condition on a leaking vessel on
m-Iashed Lake Michigan from TUESDAY
neon until Friday night, were towed INTO
mort today by the steamer Colin Caihpoei''
The schooner's crew had given W All none
and worn with fatigue ard exposure to the
low hlosts were cllnging to the rigging
when the Campbell sighted their signs OF
distress and rescued them
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A RECKLESS SKIPPER.
The Tiber Nearly Colliles With Another

] Ht TVtT -NtdTIN V7VTITTF'" " ~ .Rl1VFr'S'
Nessel--Searching for Bodies.
ST John, y. f., November Further
disclosures concerning the marine tragedy
today indicate that after the steamer Tiber
ahs ndoned all efforts to save the victims of
the collision with the schooner Maggie
lust beyond the entrance OF the harbor
last night, she continued her voyage. am
within half an hour nearly ran down an
other vessel. which escaped only By the
merost chance. The police have been
dragging for the bodies of the persons who
went down with the schooner Maggie. but
so far without success Inquiry is now
being held before the city MAGISTRATE 10
learn if the evidence warrants the arrest
of the captain of the Tiber
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be built on Mob Hill. The people of the
Pacific coast are living in a country that
has very manifestly ways and Wills of its
own. They have adapted themselves and
their environments to what seems good TO
do and they do. With many OF them fancy
goes no farther than wearing black shirts
with others 1t takes stronger flights and
sears, clearing out banks and holding up
trains. - ~
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CONVICT SHOT DOWN.

Baltimore. Md. November Andrew
Jackson colored aged 90 years. three
year convict IN the pcnitentiary. was shot
and MORALLY wounded in the prison shoe
shop at 10 O'Clock this morning by John
II. Wolorinf, a deputy warden, whom he
was about 10 attack with q shoe knife
and hammer. There were present lis
nrisnners and groat excitement prevAlled.
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DESPERATE PRISONERS ESCAPE,

Little Rock, Ark, November six des-
pera;e men escaped from Jail at pes Arc
today Mark Linton, n horse thief at
tackled the iailer. Charles Lindsay, hn ao,,s,
inr him down. After beating the )Aiioi
INTO irecrsibility he threw him into cage
and locked the door. Linton hen went
through the jail and liberated the other
prioners, two OF whom We're afteFwaFd re-
cnntured
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BALTIMORE RACES.

Baltimore, November 7.-Following Were
the results
Five furlorgs, selling Tanhanassec. Miss
Lillian Euphemia. Time, l ;G3.
Mile. selling-I.oua L.. Kingstone, Dis
tant Shot fime 1913.
Hotel Stafford handicap five furlongs--
Successful. Hilali Ross O. Time. ora
Hotel Benuert hahdicap, mile and fur
long-The Swain, Maurice, Amer. Time
55A.
six furongs -Trayant. One Chance, Tray
line. Time, l:lGis
steeplechase, two miles and half--Dr,
Garnett, Caress. Yourg Arion. Time, . As,
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WON BY VALE.

Cambridge. Mass, November I'm the
pigeon shoe, between Yale, Princeton and
Harvard this morning before the Harvard
Princeton football game Yale Won by n
good margin over its rivals.
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SUBSIDY DEFERRED.

Colon, via Galveston. November THE
Colombian government has offered
monthly subsidy amounting to $4,000 to be
given to any person who will establish
steam communication with the coast.
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Nashville. Tenn, November WEATHER
clear AMI cold. summary
Seven furlcngs, purse, selling--Charley
Weber. Commission, Paramount. Time.
';l3H.
FNe.oshths o. mile Mndalo. Susie
Hose. Carnett Reach. 1m-. l'0ih.
SEVER eisltbs Of 1 m'ie-Elano, bona
schoenfeld, Renr1nt Tlnc. leg.
rive and a half furlonsa, sellng-Laur-
eta Thornbuah, Ruth V Time 40.
stccDlochasc-S omorsault. C0lonist Gran
ado Time, SIS.
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We have a splendid sale on Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy ana our customers
coming from far and near speak of II in
the highest terms. Many have said that
their children would have red of Group II
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy had not
been g,ven.-Kei.am & Our-en, Sesyiew.
Va.
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prs,nrNCE AT ARDMORE,

Ardmore. l. T., November The resi-
dence of DR.. ]. W. Smith. with all It's con
tents was destroyed by fire ms morn'H4
about o'clock insurance S5Op
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WAGES RAISED

Parkersburg, w V, November 7.-Ben-
tley and Gerwin Furniture factory today
posted n notice that they will give their
men higher wages.
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WIDE OPEN AND SHUT OFF,

our doors are wide open for business
We have shut off and shut out bad work
our color can't be equalod, we invite
comparison. Ring 1877. The Moaei Lauh'
dry, l0ll Prairie. n
Hamburger & Dreyling. Props.
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KANAWIIA MILLS.

Charleston, W. Va, November THE
Kanawha Wooden mills Of this city re-
81 med work on 1hursday.
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cnNsrL GrNERAL L.rE.

Washington. November Consul Cen
eral Lee left Washington this evening for
Charlottesville, Va. where his family Is,
During the day he called at the White
House. but did not see the president. lie
paid a visit OF a purely social nature to
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sAN rRANcTsCO RACES.

San Francisco. Cal, November RE-
Six furlongs-Alvera, Castanette. Ban
rive ana a half fnrlongs-iIoward S..
George Palmer, purby. Time. l:osia.
seven furlougs-Arno w, Peril, Monte
iiirrdles mile and one -hal'-Betsy Bill,
n a. Governor Budd. Tine, 2:57.
Mile-Lincoln, Damien, instisator Time.
l:42ia.
SAN ANTONIO DEFEATED.
.rs,in Texas. November THE Uni
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Wilkesbarre, Pa. November The
Wyoming Nal'ry Lace mills. which have
W II resume operations next Monday on
iull time.
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An important statement is made by SUI
perinlcndent Evans of the Wharf COM
pany's elevator to the effect that grain
improves rather .hnn dctcrorates by COM
ing TO Galveston; that wheat Seems 10
harden and get into the most perfect con-
dition. and that the same is tru" OF corn.
Mr.. Evans relates that "A shipment OF wheat
reached here In such bad shape and so fun
Of weavil that he would not receive It, but
that after it had lain here for twenty. four
hours il was again examined aud II was
found the woavil were gone and that the
condition was 40 much improved that the
wheat Was ready for export after passing
through the elevator. This is considered
as n very important point In Galveston's
favor as port for the export of grain.
THE DEATH RECORD
Following is a record of the deaths In
the city for week just ended Joseph En-
Gckc, years, liberation OF the bowels.
Mrs. $ CLAM. - years. chronic cytItls.
w. w. Robinson. 40 years fractured pelys.
comp. Infant of Golden, 10 days, brOncho
pneumonia Henry Buttloman, ~ years,
apposlcxy OF the brain. Antony Green tcol-
oredl ~ years, asthcnla. Infant oi Bernau,
premature birth. Infant son of VI. Lpsecr.
7 days hamilton. Herman Smith. n years,
chronic interstiiial ncphritis Mamie Rob
nson (colorcdl months, capillary bron-
chus. Annual death rate per 1000 for the
,ypgk
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FISHERMEN IN TOWN.


Mayor Frank p Holland OF Dallas and
General SUPERINTENDENT J. E. Farnsworth
NJ ,no eo,,,h,,ostsrr ,re:e,,r,r,b ,ra ,rdo.
,,horn do,,',,n,,y s,ort 10 Iry tr ,ho ri,y
a'nd ,turt,a tbo for.noo,, ,,snoctn1 Tho ,.1
,oionbo,'c ov,bon,,o In mn DIV when he
! soi1 to ce, onv,bIne In tly sontb In inc
nftarnoon thrv returned Ia eoabrool,.
where they have an engagement to empty
the bay of large proportion OF us nnny
.,.t IVY NV ' r b
STATE but viii reserve a rehearsal of THAR
expIoi,s for n repi0n further north
nrcprr an nrvopcr
Nh~''''@ w ~ Wv -
In the dlsulot court To-Day the case OF
Mathilda L. Sweeney VI. Thomas II.
cveonov was called. TIE original petltlon
was Withdrawn from the files OF the court
by the plaintiffs, case Withdrawn from
the jury ana submitted to tho court do.
cree OF divorce granted on her amended
petitions control ana CUSTODY OF inc Two
o,,osroY oyardcd m me fg,hor. controi
and education Of Mary Alice Sweeney
awarded TO the mother; cost of suit TO be
divided between plaintiff and defendant.
WANT THEM To CLOSE
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versity football team defeated the SAN AM
tonic eleven here today by score of IL
to l.
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Manchester Guardian says: at is
Feied among bimetallists that Mr.. Jo-
CHAMBERLAIN, the secretary of state
ae colonies, during his visit to the
p States, has become a convert.
English municipal elections in
X aenange Of opinion in favor OF the
A IL the provincial towns the lib
gained many seats, while the labor
Misred badly The liberals gained
|seils In Leeds alone.
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I'VE NAtAll.
scu,hann,os e" York. when she sails
| Among her sr'p n, on Monday next, Will
p,ppeahsim.Ip passengers the Countess
ua, and ehIls s' nee Wheeler of pbi,o .
,,seoad secrs, a, :. and David a. W %''r
|'sss and hi, hr'y Of the United s, oi.s,
r. non a ear,s Continues its interesting
L. Ca American s, ponden' who is visiting
n \, 70 calIio,pisa' states 1t devotos today
81 The corrs,aos IN connection with
& T0nised, lon. says When tho
~. ,!sAt ,herss del, delayed high prices
u California WIN be new fortunes
sad new palaces Il
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-08
Uses of Yawning.

A celebrated Belgian physician says
that yawning is an exceedingly healthy
function generally, besides having very
salutary effect in complaints of the phar-
ynx and eustachian tubes. According to
the results of late investigations, yawn-
ing is the most natural form of respira-
tory exercise. bringing into action all the
respiratory muscles of the chest and
neck. 1t is recommended that every per-
son should have good yawn, with
stretching Of the limbs, morning and
evening, for the purpose of ventilating
the lungs and tonifying the muscles Of
respiration. An eminent authority
claims that this form of gymnastics has
a remarkable effect in relieving throat
and ear troubles, and says that patients
suffering from disorders of the throat
have derived great benefit from it. He
makes his patients yawn either by sug-
gestion, imitation. or by series of full
breaths with the lips partly closed. The
yawning is repeated six or eight times,
and should be followed by swallowing.
By this means the air and mucus 10 the
eustachian tubes are aspirated.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-08
THE ICE AGE.

For centuries the North was an ice.
locked land, and conditions of life had
changed. From the pole to the southern
ice limit, not one mountain projected
it's head above the unbroken snow:
even Mount Washington was deep down
under the surface.
Manhattan Island lay buried at least
fifteen hundred feet under the ice;
wild, weird stiffness rested over this
favored spot. interrupted only by the
crashing of the ice as pieces broke from
the end of the glacier beyond the Mar
rows and, as icebergs, foated out to sea.
Ages had now passed since man first
appeared in bis primeval home. Some
progress the race had made, but man
was still rude and untutored savage;
his crude weapons were only pieces of
roughly Clipped stone; but it was man
with progressive and endless mind. And
as the years passed the rude paleolithic
ancestor gave place to man with higher
degree of primitive art; flint tipped
arrows and axes OF stone now gave man
the mastery over every animal; food was
no longer matter Of chance, but
matter of skill. Still, at war with the
elements, wild beasts, and savage neigh
bors, it was fearful struggle; the world
at the best was then TO Garden of
Eden.
For twenty thousand years or more
the ice, with its various advances and
retreats, covered the North. Then be
gan its final Departure; but it was prob.
ably as slow in going as it had been in
coming. The land began gradually to
sink, the winters became milder, and
the summers longer.-Harvey B. Ba-
shore. in Lippincott's.
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TO MOTHERS.

A writer in Babyhood makes an ap-
peal to mothers to combine and organ
ize school for the proper training of
children's nurses. When one considers
the ignorance and unfitness Of many of
these, it is no wonder that so many
mothers seem to be 80 Indifferent to the
influences which they PROFESSIONALLY
exert upon the children in their charge.
"a cook" says the writer, "is very i'm
portant member of the household" but
much more important is the nurse.
who, being so constantly with the little
ones, cannot help leaving the impress
she is untidy and careless in dress and
care of her person, is it to be expected
that she will give proper attention to
the bathing, teeth cleaning, etc., of her
charges? If she is not entirely truthful
and upright in her ways, if she practices
even small deceits successfully on her
employers, are these not almost always
known to the children, who are either
bribed or frightened into silence about
it? Can this be anything but injurious
to them? The marvel is that children
are as truthful as they are with all the
evil influences around them. Further
more, children hear many things they
cannot understand, in coarse stories or
jokes which, in most instances. would
not be told if they were thought old
enough to heed; but such things do
make an impression. Later on, when
the child begins to ponder over the mys-
teries of life. such things will come
back, and will tarnish the lustre and
soil the purity of the growing mind.
Men and women are not put in the
business world into positions of high
trust and responsibility without salts
factory proof of their capability and H.
deity. Is there a more precious trust
than the guardianship of little childf
Add should not the person interested
give satisfactory proof that she is quail
flied faithfully to shield that little one
from harm, moral as well as physical?-
Examiner.
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THE HABIT OF HEROISM.

That was a remarkable story which
came from Port Jefferson yesterday of
woman tramping in the storm across the
ice to rescue two men who had passed
her cottage. been gone long time and
had not returned. and who. she feared.
had fallen into spring hole in the froz.
en- harbor. Her tramping out at night
fall, listening for sounds from the strang.
ers. shouting back encouragement to
them, crawling at full length on the ice
to bring them. aid and. dragging them
from the water and leading them back for
shelter to her home. required courage.
endurance, possession Of resource and
readiness to face danger, which raised
the act to the rank of heroism pure and
simple. Yet this rescue was the work
OF woman. fisherman's wife, to whom
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-08

cats worrying little white mice; three
sharp cries, then blood, then silence,
then great laughter, and the sodden
face of mankind's drunken master grows
almost human for moment with very
slow smile. The wild beasts are driven
out with brands step by step, dragging
backward nameless mangled rags of hui
mainly in their dripping jaws, and the
full-nosed dwarf offers the emperor cup
Of rare wine. 1t drops from his mouth
while he drinks, as the blood from the
tigers fangs.
what we're they?" he asks.
Christians explains the dwarf.
"They were very amusing" answers
the emperor. "They we're like little
white mice. We will have more"
ION Crawford. in the January Century.
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corner wall of the chapel, and with
such dignity that his mantle was not
disarranged. In this posture he re-
ceived from Richard the Breton
tremendous blow, accompanied with
the exclamation Tin allusion to
quarrel of Beckett with Prince Will
liam), "Take this for love of my Lord
William brother of the kingW The
stroke was aimed with such violence
that the scalp or crown of the head
was severed from the skull, and the
sword snapped off on the pavement.
Hugh of Horsea, who had joined
them as they entered the church,
tainted with taking no share in the
deed, put his foot on the neck of the
corpse, and striking it, cried, "Let us
go. The traitor is dead; he will rise
no more" Christian Work.
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STOCK

The quality of pork is becoming of
more importance each year. Our export
trade of bacon and hams amounts to
nearly s5OOO0OOO yearly. The bulk of
it goes to England, where Danish pro-
ducts command top prices because of
climate and the delicate food upon
which they rear them; and our long
shipments tell against US.
Disease in a drove Of hogs makes
short work of prospective profits. but
with proper feeding and handling no
man need fear engaging in the business
of swine raising. A fresh bed daily will
repay all the work in the increase of the
manure pile, and varying ration will
keep the digestive organs in good condi-
ton.
Experiment and experience of breed
ers who grow their pork largely on clo-
YER, grass, milk and mill feed show that
pork produced in this way is Of better
quality and is produced at less risk than
where the animal is grown and fattened
on corn only. Lean meat and strong
bone are of inestimable value in today's
market.
A hog with mango can not prosper
any more than can sheep with scab.
1t is caused by lice. of many varieties.
There is nothing better than kerosine to
kill them. They will soon disappear
when it is sprinkled about the places
where the hogs sleep. The natural rem
edy of the animal is plaster Of mud.
1t is a solemn fact that large per
cent. OF the stock raised gives little or
no profit, and often loss. The reasons
are not hidden. Many fail because Of
the kind of stock they keep, both in va
riety and breed. Know whether your
farm is best suited to the production OF
hogs. or of beef cattle. of dairy stock or
of sheep.
Many man owning farm of heavy
clay soil. whose fields are rolling and in
clined to wash, and wholly unsuited to
the raising of corn, foolishly depends al
most entirely upon hogs as his money
product, and keeps his entire farm
fenced in pig tight" at great expense;
and these are often old farmers, too.
1t seems almost useless for the small
farmer TO raise beef cattle any longer,
for he is at the mercy of the local buyer,
and cannot get cost. A man with farm
large enough to ship car load or two
at time can make money if he uses
wise management in feeding and selling.
The prices are poor. and there is little
demand for scrub dairy cows. but he
who raises Jerseys. even though they be
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-08
TALKING BEFORE CHILDREN.

Many mothers who are careful and ju-
dicious in other respects commit the
mistake of talking about their children's
ways and pecularities when the children
are present. To discuss child's char
acter within his own hearing, and es-
pecially with some one not member of
the family, is certain to wound his feel
ing if he is sensitive and shy, or to en-
courage conceit in him il he is inclined
to be forward. In any case it develops
egotism, and gives him the impression
that he is an object Of great Importance.
Young ears should not be RECALLED with
tales Of their owners exploits, and even
if we have good reason to be proud of
our children we should avoid telling
anecdotes before them which tend to
feed vanity. Absurdly enough, I have
even heard wee sprout, perched up on
great chair in the drawing room while
his mother was talking about him to
guests, drawl forth, Mamma, tell about
the day spoke my piece at the kinder.
garten"
Another rock easy to split upon is to
rehearse before them our methods of
discipline and management. This is
particularly foible of parents who are
weak in government. They think to i'm
press little John with the terrors in store
for disobedience or rudeness by running
over in casual way the kinds Of pun
ishment it is within the power of the au-
thorities to inflict. Sometimes visitor
alludes to some graceful trait, or re.
marks that little John does not do
some naughty things lads are prone to,
and the unwise mamma will quickly re-
join, HE knows he would get whip
ping il he did that" Whereat little
John colors with shame and resentment,
feeling that a matter that should lie
strictly between his mamma and him
self has been given unnecessary publici-
ty. And if he is we'll intentioned lad
the outrage hurts more because it has
been implied that he only does right
through fear. Any courageous nature
would have the impulse to show fight
under these circumstances to prove it.
self possessed of courage. We are
trenching upon delicate grounds when
we touch the springs either Of vanity or
shame, and we had best let our children
bear as little as possible of all those al
lusions to themselves which it is our
custom to make.-Monthly illustrator.