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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-13
NEXT uEEA Ar CAMP.
General Frost Says It Will be Six Days or
 Hard Work.

General Russell Frost, commanding the Connecticut brigade, c. N, G., in an interview yesterday touching upon the work to be done next week during the annual encampment of the militia at Mantle, spoke substantially as fol- lows:
 "The week of camp at Mantle will be one of work and not one of show. Both officers and men throughout the brigade feel this, and are prepared for week of hard work, Full dress uni forms will be left at the home stations, and all duty will be performed in fa- tigue uniform, ceremony as we'll as reg ular routine work included. The cere- monies attending guard-mount and dress parade will not be attended by pomp, but will be done in working dress, and the same rule will prevail on Friday, when the governors review Is held. This innovation was attempt ed by my predecessor, General Haven, but was overruled by the higher au- thorities. Now that he is the adjutant general the change can be made.
 ''The routine of daily duty from 5:30 a. m. to 6:30 D. m. will be occupied every hour with practical work. The outpost duty on Tuesday will be so conducted as to prevent a clash between the troops. It will not take the form of a sham battle, thus entailing unnecessary pomp and waste of ammunition. Any collision of troops on Tuesday is forbid | den. Colonel Burdett of the First reg iment, commanding in outpost duty on that day, has made special study of this class of duty. Colonel Tyler of the l Third, who will command the attack ing force, is a graduate of West Point | and thoroughly experienced.
 II look for efficient work on the part of every member of the brigade. As an entire brigade I am of the opinion that the Connecticut National Guard is not excelled by any state national guard, and this is>the opinion of United States army officers. The cost of main taining the National Guard is a consid- erable one, but the advantage is great and beyond computation"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-13
OR'rTt t.t"E.
The Late M,,. ., .Ahia French.


 Mrs. Cynthia French, or Aunt Gym thia," as she was generally called fell asleep in the Lord, after few days illness, at Savln Rock, last Wednesday, August II, in the eighty-eighth year of her age. She was an earnest, devoted Christian and was for years member of the Methodist Episcopal church in Westville and Seymour, She had a large heart, warm sympathies, and her hands were full of almsdeeds. All were made welcome at her home and left 1t with her benediction. She was special ly attractive to the young, They found in her a warm friend, and having come once, were sure to come again.
 As she lived so she died in the tri- umphs of Christian life. c.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-13
THOUSANDS OF sPARROWS KILL.
 ED BY LIGHTNING.

Atlantic City. N. J., Aug. 12.-Three trees on New Jersey avenue, which have been the home of a large colony of sparrows, were struck by lightning during a heavy thunderstorm yester- day afternoon and thousands of the birds were killed. The street was cov- cred with the dead sparrows.
 Lightning also struck flagstaff on the Daily Union office, shattering the pole and damaging the roof of the building.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-13
WILCOX & WHITE COMPANY

Reorganize at Meriden-The Organ
 Works to Start Up.
 Meriden, Aug. PA new company, to be known as the Wilcox & White company, was organized here this af- ternoon and will purchase the plant of the Wilcox & White Organ company, which recently went into insolvency. The new company is capitalized at s75- GOO, and will pay $40,OOO for the plant. James H. White, president of the old company, will be president of the new company. The new concern will start up within week or two and will even- tually employ about 200 hands
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-13
MARRIED AN ACTRESS

New York, Aug. 12.-On the records of the Church Of the Transfguration, better known as the Little Church Around the Uorner, there appears un- der the date of July P an entry of the marriage of Susette Virginia Bernard to Shirley Richardson Tuck, son of Vice President Tuck of the New York Life, by the Rev. Edmund Smith, as- sistant to the rector. After a dinner with plenty of wine the young man and the actress left the party rung up MT, Smith and the knot was tied. His mother is prostrated.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-13
SUICIDE ON A TRAIN.

Charles Madison, Descendant of Pres
 ident Madison, Shoots Himself.
 Norfolk, Va, Aug. 12.-Charles Madi. son, aged thirty, of Richmond lineal descendant of President Madison and a brother of Lillian Madison, who was murdered in Richmond several years ago by Cluverius, shielded yesterday by shooting himself through the head on Chesapeake and Ohio east-bounG passenger train just west of Williams. burg. He was intoxicated. He left g letter to his supposed sweetheart whose name was not given, telling hel she would never see him again.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-13
LOST AND FOUND.

Yesterdays Hartford Times says: While boarding train for Hartford at New Haven Wednesday, B. L. Bradley of this city missed his wallet contain ing $125, which he carried in his hip pocket. He found it beside the tracks. MT Bradley thinks his pocket was pick ed, but that he discovered his loss and turned upon the thief before the latter could escape
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-13
RETURNING CHRISTIAN ENDEAV.
 ORERS

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 12.-Five trains of forty-seven cars, carrying 300 Christian Endeavorers returning from the national convention in San Fran cisco. have reached here. There are fifteen cars, containing 659 passengers, still to arrive. The movements of the army of 5000 from California through the Santa Fe and Grand Canon route have been unattended by mishaps of any kind
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-13
NOT DEAN wAYLAND's LETTEF

NOT DEAN WAYLAND'S LETTER.
 Professor Francis Wayland, dean of the Yale Law school, has requested the Associated Press to send out the fol- lowing statement:
 '"The open letter recently published, addressed to certain members of the faculty of Brown university in reply to letter from them, heretofore pub lished, was not written, as reported, by Dean Wayland of the Yale Law school, but by the Rev. pr. H. L. Wayland of Philadelphia. Dean Wayland has written no letter, and what he has to say on the subject will be said in a report to be presented to the corpora tion of Brown university at it's next meeting, September 1, by the commit tee appointed to confer with the presi- dent, of which he is a member"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-13
THIRTY-ONE BASS.
I. L. Holt's Catch of Fish at East
 Hampton.

|. L. 1olt $ eaten or ElSh at East
 Hampton.
 East Hampton, Aug. 12.-Since the rainy weather has discontinued opera tions in fishing at Lake Potocopaug are much better. l. L. Holt, of the Meriden Cabin club, caught thirty-one bass, which weighed three and a half pounds each. Robert Little, one of the campers from Addison, Conn.,, was the fortunate captor of four and one-half pound fellow, while Mr. Ledyard, of Glastonbury, landed a five pounds two ounces fish.
 Messrs. Pitkin and Crosby, of Hart ford, caught thirteen pickerel, perch and bass, four of the bass weighing three pounds each.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-13
TO ELECT A REVEREND MOTHER

The Sisters of Mercy of the diocese of Hartford will elect a reverend moth- CT on the 18th of this month, at a spec ial meeting in Hartford, the four years term of the present incumbent having expired. All the sisters of the diocese, who have been professed four years, will have a vote at this election. There are about two hundred in the diocese.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-13
s2o,ooo BOND AND $500 SALARY.

New London, Aug. 1.-Almarin T. Hale, collector of customs at this port, who succeeded William H. Saxton in March, 1894, has forwarded his resig
 nation to the secretary of the treasury. The pay received by the collector in New London Is all in fees and does not exceed $500 year. The bond is s20,000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-13
sALvATIoNIsTs IN FAIR HAVEN

The Salvation Army will conduct a meeting in the w. c. T. |. hall, Fair Haven, this evening. under the direc- tton of Captain Ormsby and Lieutenant Mott, the officers in charge. It will be preceded by an open air service
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-13
-a.- TELEPHONE 1885. ENt||Il|c|nIyYe < (O, A $6o.oo Storner
 Bicycle GIVEN AWAY FREn On Saturday.

The manufacturers of the "Stormer Bicycle" through their agent, have selected our store to give away free every day for limited time a La dy's or Gentleman's Stormer Bicycle. By this method they wish to further intro- duce the merits of the Storm CT, which has a large sale in other cities. The "Stormer" is one of the best wheels made and is always sold at $6o.oo, and is guaranteed for one year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-13
EVERYBODY

who buys an article in our store on any given day has an equal opportunity to get the Bicycle advertised for that day.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-27
Ollie Thompson.
SINGER AND SONG.

Iittlo bird with feathers brown
Sat singing on tree;
The song was very soft and low,
But sweet as 1t could BIO.
And all the people passing by
Looked up TO see the bird
That made the sweetest melody
That they had ever heard.
But all the bright eyes looked In vain,
For the birdie WAS 80 small.
And with a modest dark brown coat,
He made no show al all.
why, papa" little Oracle said.
''Where can this birdie bef
II could sing song like that
I'd sit where folks could see."
II hope my little girl will learn
A lesson from that bird.
And try TO do what good she can,
Not to be seen or heard.
80 live. my child. all through your life
That. DO II short or long
Though others may forget your looks,
They'll not forget your sonS."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-27
HEIps TO EErn CATTLE.

Timpson. Texas--Dear IInphammer:
wat very patiently every week for The
POST so / can read the many enjoyable
letters. / am just Is years Old ] ieed
thirty-eiglt head OF cattle and help man.
ma. Sis is widow and IS keeping board
ers. ! make $40 n month. ] Ike the feed
ing very well now, but don't know how
j will like 1t when II gets warmer. j had
n little brother. frankie Clark, who died
February /. He would have been 10 years
old the iith of this month; My father was
killed ten years ago the 10Th OF this
north at the Benas Lumber company's
mill at flgdare. Mamma married again
and l have little sister. Willow Wave
Weir. who Is nearly years cid. We are
living AT a camp. We have a great many
chickens. Two canary birds and eight
pigeons. / think a great deal OF our pets.
] 20 TO the Methodist sunday school every
Sunday at Timpson. / like my teacher.
Mrs. Sanford very we'll. | Ike TO 20 20
church. but we live so far we can't 70
regularly. We have some very nice and
KIND ncighbors right close to US. l would
ko to correspond with some of the Hars.
especially the herier, Clarence Trot.
Mamma takes The post and we apprec-
ate IL very much. My grandpa IL living
at Bivins. Texas He Is CA years old and
we send The Post to him every week. l
s,snd 10 cents for blind Card and vote for
wheat as ! don't see how We could do
without II. Your friend,
Freddie Clark.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-27

The fIappyhammers are the young
people who read the Youths Department
OF The Houston Post. There are no fees
OF charges Of any Kind connected with the
c!uD. Boys ana girls who read The Post
may ne enrolled as active members BY
feh1ihg name, age and address.
al IL the object of all Happyhsmmers to
hainmer happiness when and wherever
r3psslble, Hence the club name and motto.
Inc cIub Hover IL the violet. the club Tree
me i've oak, and the club pet IL the mock
ins bird all being chosen by the members
mon selves. The ravorito dog OF the Hap
herd.
The club colors are rose and gray. These
eoiors are intended TO be worn with or
without the club button or pin. They are
haue into badge by pinning or sewing
together two pieces of narrow ribbon. one
OF iese pink and the other OF light gray;
me club button Is made of celluloid. Ihe
ground Is white, with the words houston
nost II. II. Club" painted IN violet coior.
me clu2 Hover IL engraved In the center
anu 's OF violet color. The letter IN IS IN
iarye type on each side OF the violet, !.
MAKES pretty little badge and VIII DO
tent 10 any Happyhammcr upon the Ie
ceipt OF 10 cents In ordering a outto,.'
ADDRESS your letters to the Haphamihe''
care The Post. Houston. Texas.
FOR every new subscriber sent ny
Bappyhammer for the Scml-Weckly Fos''
club button viii be given free. The sub
scrihcr secured can be either for three
months six months or a year. no NATE,
which of the three 1t Is, your badge WIN
not cost YOU anything. When sendinS
subscriber send your letter TO the business
Office of The Post
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-27
CARRIE w. HEokER.

The Post a long time. Papa takes IL and
j like the club so much, concIn1ea !
would like to be a Happyhaminer. ivc
in Travis county. fourteen miles SOUTH
east OF the city of Austin. l get 10 80
there with papa once In awhile. Ike 10
go to Ausiin-would go every day II papa
and mamma would let me. i have ihree
sisters and two brothers, and we all send
cents nrbece to help Carl buy, a broom
machine. We live In a feautitul country.
which is fine for farming. We have good
schools. l have been three terms OF SIX
nontis each ard am now IN the toufth
reader. and mamma saws sister and both
have learned very fast. Wen, L will close
by hoping that Carl may soon have his
broom machine aud make money apd be
happy. and that all the ilhpS may always
be happy. 1 am your little friend.
Tom I'D Thfashcr. Jr.
i. S.-Those who contnibufed were: Tom
Ed Thrasher cents. iomsene Thrasher
cents Lios Thrashcr cents. Benny
Thrasher cents. Bessie Thrasher cents.
Douglas Thrashor cents.
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PLEASED WITH TEXAS.

Katy. Ts,Nas,--Dear Haphammcr: Here
comes a Northern hoy to Join your happy
band. j am ~ years old. have been
reading Tho Post for some titne. | think
the Hap page. Wen, Ilops. six months
ago | was an Iowa wen drillcr. bu, am
now a Texas farmer. l like Texas much
batter In the winter season than Iowa on
account OF the sever winters In that coun-
try. As far ns the summer season ~ con
carned, | haven't seen enough of i 10
know how | Will like H. but ] VIII say
this has been the most delightful spring |
ever saw In my llin There has been an
abnormal spring where l came from IN -
e,,Ison. Cora. which Ia tho staple crop,
- generally about three or four tnchts
high. and everything else IN proportion,
while In this country nearly everything
looks natering. ] rover saw Vcgetollon
grow faster In my life than u does here
when tho ss.aaon Is favorable. | THINK
this Will he one of the most beautiful and
leading State IN the Union when 1t gets
thoroughly developed.
Corn IS the most valuable plant. WHY
Because II is thu worlds product Corn
was first discovered | think by tho carly
Immigrants 10 this country. The Indians
had used II for years and years We read
On the Hble of the apostles plucf!ng corn,
but whether that was rnaigr or not ! can
rot say. Look st the people who subsist
entirely on corn for bread. besides those
who use II part OF the time. II IS also
used for food for nearly every kind OF
tnakcs a very good nourshInont for stock
In wirser. especially in the Northern
Sfatcs.
Broom corn Is also very useful That
Win be more thoroughly illustrated When
our friend blind Carl gets his broom ma
chine. ] will send 10 cents toward getting
1t. and 10 cents for club pin. Your friend.
G. C.. Stockdick.
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,rnnr,1Nn rnn CARL.

Hampstead. Texas.--Dsar HaphasmnSr,
am Lttle girl only y9ats 1Ia ,I m ,,,ars
AMI AMI cas, nv nickel into the Carl Stephen.
son fund / also send cents from i iny
buddy. WIFE Rankin. and one from n nins'
ionorts cars Sunday school teacher ana
friend friend il my aun,e, so We feel dq1pbly
Interested In the cause and hope che Hap,
hammers VII succeed In giving nun -, 20 ~, ~
Wan, So rally, every ore of YOU Happy
hammer. 10 this noble cause and SEND ~
YOUR nlckos and dimes, and II Won i,.,,, l ne
long before our mamnas VIII bo s""'iH"s
WIFI H"pP' Ruth Rankin.
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Catarrh.

catarrh is seemingly one Of the
most complicated of ailments, and
one which the doctors are absolutely
unable to cure. The reasons for
this are easily explained. CAtarrh Ia
a blood disease, and only blood
remedy can effect II. The various
aprays, douches aud washes which
are employed a. local treatment,
may, for time, alleviate the
trouble, but no one ever knew of
such treatment producing cure.
They can not reach the seat Of the dis
case, az the experience Of many
sufferers will prove; nothing can do
60 except real blood remedy.
In the treatment of Catarrh, s. s.
3, has demonstrated the fact that II
reaches dcep-seatcd diseases, which
other remedies can not touch.
Mr.. Chas. A. Parr, the leading wall
paper dealer, of Athens, Ca, writes:
'For months suffered from severe
case of catarrh. The many offensive
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-27

symptoms woro accompanied by
severe pains in the head. / took sew
crai kinds of medicines recommended
for catarrh, and used various local APP
plications, but the disease had become
SO dccp-seatcd that they had no effect
whatever. i was alarmed at my CON
dition, as / knew this disease invari-
ably descended to the lungs. ending
IN consumption. I was induced TO take
S. y. S, tSwift's Specifc), and after two
months was perfectly we'll. and
have never felt any effects Of the
disease since"
s. S. S. is the only blood remedy
which II is impossible to initiate. There
is substitute for most of theui, for
they are all alike-contain the same
ingredients, and are made in the same
manner. But there il no substitute
for S. S. s.. as II is in every way diff
fcrent from every other blood remedy
offered to the public. 1t Is natures own
remedy, being made from roots and
herbs gathered from the forests, and
contains not particle of mercury,
potash or other drug. II is not "A drug
store remedy, and not a single ingrcdi.
ent can be obtained from n chemists
shop. S. s. S. (Swifts Spccific) is the
only blood remedy which is guaran-
teed IN he
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-27
WITH TIE nuTTEnrLIEs.
II IN Delightful To watch Them ON
Wnrm June Day.


our Animal Friends.
Tho study of the ways of butterflies will
prove a delightful pnstime to the boy or
girl who knows only how to oap,nrc tho
pretty Creatures IN a net, 10 in.prlson and
then TO KIN them, on some golden june
afternoon. altogether too bcaaftifui TO be
wastei indoors. give youCseivcs up en-
tircly to tho butterflies Follow and watch
without startling them. and even IN so
short a time Won Will learn enough 20
make YOU wonder that any one can pre-
sumo TO call them aimlcss IN their cheer
ful busy litule lives
Tho nrst butterflies that make their an
poarTce In the sisang are the various
drsky wings. brown and black. which
blend perfectly with the hucs of tho moist.
bare twigs and branches. Then come tha
tiny blue butterflies. hen1lds OF Tho first
viololS: TO be followed later by the gay
swallow tails. which are every color of
the rainbow; tho pure white butterflies OF
| md. June. tho active little tawnv and
black shippers; tho coDpers and rhe bril-
liant angle~wfnsY which romp In the sun
SHINE on tho hottest days
Butterflies have q dainty way OF allglit-
inH for rest. A moth will como to a sud
den siop and scDhle immediately. but q
butterfly usually Keeps It's wdpgs more or
leIss open while " sways to and fro on
Il
u viii close It's wings tightly. back TO
back. ana II II be asleep, the Wings Will
be packed away into the smallest possible
compass, Tho Hesperint family sleep
with tho fore wings down between tho
hind wlngs 20 that only the hind wings
may be seen.
Diffcrent BUTTERFLIES manage thor an
tciinae differently Sons keen them Wide
spread. otherg tuck them between the
wings. aud others again bring them to-
rether beside tho front edge OF the wings.
This latter action means THAI the hut
terfiy is sound asleep and perfectly COM
Tho first morning thought OF n butterfly
Is to search for honey IL probes every
Hover " meets and Often works hard
for breakfs at. The tiger swallow-tails
h.lye AZ passion for lilac blossoms; they
helplessDcss through their greed for the
sweets. II YOU will notice the roadside
pools left by n summer shower you may
SEQ focks OF yellow butterflies. eagerly
d. linking, apd q pretty sight 1t IL!
The she ,icg or butterfly. known an the
playful Dr. Abbott tells OF the red ad-
miral alsgfaiiig on his knse one dav. rs he
WAS writing, and although ~ occasionally
flew on TO the btixhes neur by. II returned
from time 10 timc and 'war. his COM
r'anion for q gryas par, ?. ,n me da az .one-
dence OF so graceful and exquisite an in
sect and thereby study It's pretty ways
thar wantoiiy to imprison III Follow
the butterflies into the WOODS and fields
and YOU will SEQ how they rrotect them
by the moidels OF their wings. how mary
OF them have all the variety OF night OF
the birds. and how most OF them ere
clever botsnists. making the be&t sort OF
teachers for your summer holidays.
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A POLK COUNTY MEMnER,

Livingston. Texas--Dear Haphammer
After hay ing carefully pernsed the Hans
page. | Decided to send few lines fol
that department. AS II is Livea 10 tic
lille folks and | have n natural inclint-
lion 10 minEle with the Kids" although
] am not I'm sorry 10 say on their list
WIN some of the iilps send me the tIl-
lad "Bonny Blue Flag" 1.-The Marriaee
Right and "Mock.ug Bird" for 1.-The Cir
] Lett Behind Me-" Fitting Away
] have ] have several uice sopgs. but
can't sing MANY of them. DO any Of the
HANS ever remember me writing to the
- rner? Don't expect they do. but
wrote all the same.
We can boast Of good crops in Polk
county this Year. How many OF the Hans
what has become of Miss Ninoa Adair OF
Salt Lake city. UGh? Como again. Miss
Ninon II Mr.. Hap will admit me- III
come again some time. and try to dc
better. Your true Hap.
Andrew j. Burks.
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LIVE CLOSE 10 4 CREEK,

Adamsville, 1'exas--Dear iaphammcr;
PAPA takes The Post. like to reld the
NV little sister and brother and myself
Joined the club some months ago but this
is the first that have written since,
feel SO sorry lue' blind Carl, MY mothers
randmothcr was hlnd for a long time
before she died. | never saw her. but
have heard my mother sneak OF her 80
often. I will he 10 wears OLD in two DAYS,
love 10 70 10 school we have ohiy q
short school. az there ace not many chill
dren In this neighborhood | WAS In the
Fourth reader when school was out. NV
brother and have been hocing corn uiis
year but / help mamma most OF the
time We live close TO creek and can
10 tishing often. bu, have not caught
many this spring viii close for this
time VIII serd somethine FEE carl nvN'
time NV name is the same as the club
lower. Violet Stralcv.