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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-19
DESCRIPTION BALL.
4 Dance Given by the Jewish society
People Last NiGht.

People Last Ni..ht.
Bryan Hall was the scene OF most
brilliant assemhlage last night when the
subscription ball of the Jewish society oc-
Cured with it's accustomed spendor.
The hail had been bodecked with South
crn sniiax and the stage was extremely
artistic with its arrangements Of palms.
and a banquet lamp with a pink shade in
the center. Here the orchestra was station
ed and furnished the music for the twenty
dances.
The supper room was beautiful eject
in reds. Not only was Ii striking, but II
was decidedly pretty in every detail. The
tables were set with all the delicacies iur-
nished by the ladies of the retreshment
committee and decorated 10 palms aud
callas In fun beauty OF flower. ut-giass
candelabra burned white and gold candles
and bearing the prettiest sort Of red shades
very like gorgeous flowers. Bunches OF red
roses also were usnl and the pots Of the
palms and callas We're covered with red
crepe paper. Delicious punch was served
during the evening and the refreshments
from the first course to the brick cream
carried out the noble color chosen for its
gorgcousness.
The assomblage was very brilliant. some
OF the most elegant costumes OF the sea
son appearing. Brocades. cleaning white
shoulders jewels and ornaments were al
part OF the details which made up the
dress portion OF the affair
The committees In charge were:
Reception committsc-Mr. Z. Raphael,
Mr. Arthur Upper MIR. c. 5. Reiehmann.
tloor-Mr Joe Levy. Mir Joe Rosanthal
Mr. Joe Gerson. MIR. Hyman Levy. Mr.. 5,
Levor.
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Personal MENTION.

r. L. Burnett Of San Antonio Is in the
y. Wells OF New York leaves tonight Tor
Dallas.
=. ". Wood OF Brenham was In the city
Yesterday.
sam Harlan Of AUSTIN was a welcomed
visitor to Houston Yesterday.
Judge H. y. johnson went down to Gal
weston this morning 20 visit the battleship
Texas.
Miss Bessie Hndgins OF San Antonio Is
V.sa!ug the family OF Mrs. Ella Dowuey.
l3lG Main street
Mrs Pauline Prewitt OF Bailey's Prair!e
is In the city. the guest Of Mr. and Mrs.
WillAm 10, llLh
Misses Alice Jester ana Bessie Rector
were lornIr young indies on the eXcur-
Son yesterday
Mrs /. C.. Rein Of Los Angeles. Cal.
IS % tho city " rtiug her daughter, Mrs
K. W. Hocknday.
Gins pcprerman, chief Of the fire depart.
mont OF Cg.uubus. w0s IN tho city yostcr-
da, cu route 90 Galveston.
hr. Thomas War; white. who has been
spt 0d.ne tho past week Ia Houston, lcr,
last l4@ri for the northcrn part of his OK
tturiVe u oee-e.
Hoa. Joau N Logan. member OF the
house from Smith county, was intercepted
hY cur psity 90 see the great democratic
P,st plWt wbilo en- route TO Galveston
last night.
Miss Susie henderson OF Memph g
Tenn. arrived ~ the city yesterday morn
ing ANA W D bc the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
J. J. NJ krevcr, of Caroline street, during
her stay here.
Mrs Jennie NJ. Bacon and Mrs. Robert
f. Bacon OF Austin are N the city, the
prcsie Of Colonel ana Mrs. VIII Lambert
Mrs Robert f. Bacon Is the daughter of
Colonel and Mrs. Lambert
George Crtser, a prominent merchant OF
AUSTIN. was In the chy yesterday. He
"a al y IL IL l., Ina
son he will not forget. He WAS tho guest
o. superintendent simmons OF the Bay
Shore nine
Messrs Pat X and Bryant and Miss
LeNc Beard. sons ana daughter OF Judge
H. H. Beard. tho float -;ill-the- dine l.gis
lative member from Smith passed through
last mshl on route 10 Galveston 10 SEQ
tho hatteeship Texas. They paid The
Post Il call
Among the great number of representa-
tVcs and citizens of other cities IN Hous-
ton yesterday, there WAS no one who
found mora Trends to greet him than
Hon Ben Rogei's of Washington. lie VIII
be- known in Houston hereafter as Honey
Boy an appropriate name. coming
from the only one WHO has the right to
use H.
Colonel r. S. Garrison OF Shelby county
cha dtnHn OF the house finance committee.
WAS momber OF the parry that visited
accompanied by Miss Carrc .AluawDrth ~
Austin. Miss Paie Young OF the George
town college for young ladies and Misses
Merle Bowen ana N.ttie Avery. Tine two
last ment oned are students OF the George
town un!Versaty.
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Said L. c. Crawford to a reporter for
The Post yesterday: Houston is situated
With the great pine district on the south
and east and the great prairie farm lands on
the west and north. II has all the fresh
arteslan water necessary for population
of 100 GOO people. 1t is on the best naviga-
Bile stream west of the Mississippi river II
has the gulf hreezes that makes II the best
weather resort both in summer and winter.
1t Is the only location between New Orleans
and San Francisco for iSeat city, and
believe It will have 200 900 before the year
1910. II has the raw material for manu-
factories and the railroads and navgable
water for distribution on both land and
water
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An effort will I've made to have the gov
eminent engineering corps who are to make
the survey of Buffalo river to have their
headquarters in Houston, and the first step
in that direction was made by Harvey r.
d. Wilson. who has rendered the use of a
suite Of rooms over the corner OF Congress
avenue aud Main street. MIR Wilson said
TO repk..er for The Post that he Thought
the board of survey could live In Houston
as we'll MS elsewhere. and II anything. TO
an advantage. on account OF the transporta-
tion facilities of this place The idea is
to be taken up and pushed by others, acting
with Mr. Wilson.
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Rev. w. d. Bradfeld of Galveston will
deliver lecture at Shearn church chapel
tonight. corner OF Texas avenue and Milan
street No admission will be charged 10
collection taken up, and cordial Invita-
ton Is extended to all citizens irrespective
OF denomination.
This is the first OF series of free public
lectures by prominent Methodist divnas
10 be given undct the auspices Of the Union
Epworth League OF this city.
The subject OF Rev Bradneld's address Is.
"The Heroic in Jesus of Nazareth. or,
Christ as Hero and Christianity us Hero
WorshiD"
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Captain Ron of the Houston Light Ar
tillery announces the following appoint
ments for his battery. to remain in effect
during the ensuing year:
First sergeant. C. Koch; chief of first
section. c. j Miley; chief of second sec
tion. W. y. Sanford stable sergeant, c.
&. SohocS quartermastcr general c. A.
Dumier; buglers. John Roessler ana L. w.
MELVILLE, guidon. +. 4. Clay; irst gunner.
d. a. Bennett; seCoud gunner, q a. Bra
uard: first cassion corporal 7. 4. Dennis:
second cassion corporal. s. T. Skies.
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Anhcuscr.nusch nrcMIng Ar.,n.

recommends the use OF the greatest OF all
tonlcs. MALT Murine" and guarantees
the merits claimed for II, For sale by all
druggists
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WIN Not Go TO Galveston.

The Houston Light Guards will not at
tend the storming OF the Alamo at Calves
ton today Last night they received the
following telegram.
+; A. Reichardt, Captain Houston Light
. Guards.
o"ihg 10 heavy expense and small re-
ee'pts' VIII be compelled to ask your COM
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To wear fishing. but for dress. thoators,
balls. etc. fine work. such IS 81 Pack
ards Troy Laundry turns out. is the thing
No. sl2 Prairie Ave. Phone 232. Try them
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DUSTON IS IRRESISTIBLE.
J Doctors Tslk Of This Health
Resort.
iE HISTORY OF BUFFALO RIVER.
Is Asgrseasios Of vital and Inter
ljsaans Facts ConcerninE the Chief
RaIlroaa Center of Texas.

Il Efn the following interviews Will be found
n " nass Of information worth no, only a
d s{cond reading. but preservation for future
i {jfrsuce:
4 Mr.. A. c. Gray. in response TO the query
Il 1llow long have you resided In Houston
h tsid. ''The first time climbed the bank Of
i unalo bayou at the foot OF Malta stree,
Vas on the morning CT the LIST day OF jan
.ary, 1889, ar. Houston has 10 all .ntsnts
,nd purposes been my home ever since"
\ III II should think you would know some
Thing OF the bayou, thea." SAID the re-
1,or.er.-
well. believe do. seeing have been
s.Iong It or over its surface many times.
from Piney Point 10 its junction with the
ban Jacin;o river. and down 10 its bottom
tnore than oace In scversl places. In 1873
~ had a depth. at ruean tide. at the 100; Of
vdain street. o, IS feet ami It's waters were
rs placid az those O. the Colorado and San
3Antonio rivers are rev. II was almost the
@only channel az communication between
EIouston and Galyestoa Up 70 The time Of
yshe construction OF the first RAILROAD. and
5fhe boats which p,let regularly between
kbe two cities had 40 difficulty on account
Inf lack Of water in TIE bGycu. They wcre
Hight draft, II Is true, because OF ih- shoAl
twa.er on Choppers bar aud Red Fel bar
lH3n Galveston bay. II theso tars hal been
+, cut out TO twenty Feet boats trswins twea-
e8fy feet eor,ld have come ap 20 iiouston
{. wi;hou, sifficulty axrep, fo- ,he -srrow-
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written, t,obt Gusrm -..at
there. neither VIII 'he,
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FINE WRITING sp,ssas''
,T.s A PLEAspp !

See our line. wv
tionery Store. ~
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Said Mr.. II. II. Muldrow TO Post re-
porter yesterday; II am by no means a
chicken crank, but sincerely believe that
poultry is becoming one OF the most
profitable industries in Texas, and espe-
ciaily in this section OF the State believe
this particular Interest ia growing more
rapidly here than any other and IL 80
not be but few years before the crop OF
eggs and dressed poultry in South Texas
Will amount to more In dollars than tho
cotton crop OF this section.
There was a large variety of poultry
shown hero during Christmas week, which
was great credit to this section OF the
country. | saw $3.50 refused for a trio OF
Plymouth Rocks, Give to the ever restless
and Industrious hen the same care that
she receives In the older States OF Mis-.
souri,. Illinois and Iowa. aud she will pay
for herself several times over Ia every
year. with fresh eggs. bringing from IL to
30 cents per dozen. ] believe Il would be
big paying Investment for some one 70
start poultry and egg farm. for the sup
ply Is always less than the demand. and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-30

arc worn D match the gown and hosiery for evening occasions and everyday reeen. tions.
 apangled and beaded gauge. illusion and tIille are seen in profusion for use in bali and other evening costumes. A nov city iIi transparent fabrics is entirely com posed of tiny ruflies of fine white net edged and studded with spangles. Closely shirrod gauges are also something new, and ara to be had by the yard
 Many of the now moire silks are very beautiful There are several novelties Tn wateied effects, which show to especial ad- vantage tn pale, delicate colors.
 Belts Of gold or silver webbing. or elss embroidered with gold, silver or steel. are much worn and brighten up a quiet eos tune very prettily. A high collar to match sometimes finishes the neck of the gown.
 The picture given today illustrates a tocSe sS(k with g watteau plait falling from the neck at the back, but having 8 perfectly plain front It is of black cloth. the lower edge being cut in scaIlops. The tafing collar is composed of rounded tabs. which are heavily embroidered, as arc the straps fastened oyor the shoulders by horn buttons. The sleeves are of a bell shape aad are sealloped and embroidered. The front closes with square horn buttons and Is finished by 8 jabot of lace.
 JUDHC CuoII5sa
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Gruas, but Necessary.

The Eskimas dread the winter assa take early precautions to provide againss famine. As the season approaches the great herds of reindeer migrate south ward. and tho walrus or the seal are all that remain for food
 When an in wind is blowing, the wal y1s is easily found on the outer edge of AAe ice packs. When it is blowing of the shore, however. the ice packs sail put to sea with the walruses on them. The natives then class their numbers iH a list from the strongest to the weakest. The food that is in store is divided upt the weakest having the smallest quan- hty, the strongest the largest Thus the mightiest hunters have strength to pro- vide for the others
 It is cruel system, but. nevertheless. B necessary one. If all were weak, all would die, if some are strong, they will Save many of tho weak
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DEATnLY ALASKAN eoLo.
HOW the Mali Carriers Were Frozen t=
 Death

HOW the Mail Carriers Were Frozen t=
 Death
 A letter received recently at Port Townshend, Wash, by the last steamer from Alaska gives full particulars of the terrible death Of three men, Black. stone, Bo5toher and Mollique, who were frozen while endeayoring to carry mail from Sunrise City across the glacier tc Prince William sound.
 The letter was written by Charles Willoughby to his mother. Willoughby left Port Townshend $ months ago and has since been in the neighborhood o; Sa1rise City. He was a member of the searching party which found tho bodies of the dead mail carriers. He found Blackstone dead on the beach, lying iS blankets and frozen to death with half the carcass of his dog, the unfortunate fellow having eaten part of bis faithful companion before he suecumbed to the intense cold. His remains were inferred on the beach.
 The bodies of Bottcher and MolIique were found some distance away on the top of the glacier, where both had per ished from the cold. Their remains were 60 have been buried by the second party. which went out with directions as to where the bodies could be found.
 The party left Sunrise City with the mail March z. The frozen bodies wezs found six weeks later.
 The letter further says that the aaA winter was not as severe as was gener ally supposed, the coldest weather being one night in February, when for fooF hours tho mercury dropped to i9 de srees below zero.
 Of 46 horses taken to the Cook inas country last season for use in pack trains only four survived the winte2 There is good money ill operating pack trains there, and last seasons tria demonstrated the fact that horses can rot endure the climate The owners will ship a largo number of mules north next season to take the places of the horses, but as it is generally conceded that mules and negroes flourish best iH warm countries the latter experiment is being watched with interest. t.-Sa1 Francisco Chronicle.
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TWENTY CENT DOLLARS,
lrnited States EIinting Coins For Foreig'
 Countries.

1nIted States Minting Coins For Foreigs
 Countries.
 The government is now minting sil yer dollars worth only 20 cents apiece They will be cnly 85 per cent silver, tho balance being copper and nickel but they will circulate at full value
 Happily they are not intended for Cir oulation in this country. The work II heinz done for tho Dominican Republls and she dollars will Do sent to Sana Domingo. The design for the coins waa furnished by the Dominican treasury department and ill no respect, excepting shape, resembles the dollar of the Unlt ee States.
 It has long been tho custom of ths United States to make the money O. several South American countries. ana as an act of comity and good Will tl.e work is done at the actual cost Of labor and material. The present order froin santo Domingo also includes S00, O00 half dollars, 375, 900 quarter dollars and 750, 900 dimes.
 The mint bureau has just filled an order from Costa Riea for large quan. titv of gold coins. The government q Costa Rica is so pleased with the com noe that it has ordered through its min ister at Washington 40,e00 faore eoins of gold. Estimates as to the cost cf pro dneing them are now being prepared bS inc director of tho mint Costa Rica has ffecently adopted q gold basis and hence tl.a necessity for gold coins.
 The first work Of this kind done bs he United States was in 1876, when ki00, GOO worth cf minor coins werl turned cut fer the government of Veh- ezuela Chicago Times Herald.
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With one 3-months' subscription to the Daily GRAPHIC, cash in ad- vance.
 With one years subscription to the twiee-a- week Weekly GRAPHIo, cash in advance.
 To subscribers for 'the Daily GRAPHIC whose names have been on our subscription lists for the last three months, these books will be sold at 25 cents each.
 To non. subscribers these books will be sold at 30 cents each.
 There is nothing finer in print than Bob Taylor's tales and lectures, There is not a dull line from the first page to the last, and more in tensely interesting pages were nev. CT found between two covers.
 For sale at the GRAPHIC office al 50 cents per volume.
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LITTLE GIRLS CONN.

powdered to perfection, they were yss. es our present. idea. no cleaner than they should be and made up in perfumes what they lacked in soap and water It was nos until toward the end of tho eighteenth cen. tnry that sea bathing was adopted, al. though the use of fresh water in private had become less of a novelty than former iy. The portraits of many highbern daInsa and cavaliers of long gone days show q black rim to the delicate finger nalls, thus innocently evincing in how Bat6sr of course q way dirt was regarded in those days. It is q pity that trifles should be able to destroy ones most poeticai flu. sions, but it is highly probable that if we people of today could look back upon the knights and ladies of the days of chiyalry our sense of romance would suffer serious damage from tho perception that they did not wash themselves with sufficient ire. queney,
 Cleanliness is of course simply rsla- tive term. Although now every body hathea and indulges in the luxury of tooth and nail brushes and soap, chemists tell us that we arc still groping in the dark as regards real cleanliness, and that only a course oi acids and other chemicals terrifying to think of will mako us really clean. Per. haps several hundred years from now pcs. terity will regard Us with disgust because we are personally so untidy.
 A picture is given of gown for girl 10 years old. It is of palo pink mousseline dc laine, the skirt being trimmed around the foot with two bands of white guipure Tho blouse bodice is draped in front at the left shoulder and has yoke of white gui. pure. Coquilles of guipure conceal the closing at tho left side, and white satin bows are placed on the shoulders Phs close sleeves have full epaulets of guipure and tho belt is of white satin. Tho hat Of black straw is trimmed with pale pink rib tan. JUDIG CH0LLET.
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BOB TAYL0R'S TALES.
Just Received 100 Copies of His Tales and Lectures at the
 Graphic Office.

The GRAPHIC has just received 100 copies of Gov. Bob TayIor's Tales and Lectures. The books are bound in paper and contain his three famous lectures, NThe Fid- dle and the Row." ''The Paradise of Fools and "Visions and Dreams, :" all profusely illustrated. These books sell ordinarily at $1.OO each, but the GRAPHIC offers them abso- lutely free OF the following terms.
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Nesv Golsien Rnle.

As ye would that laen do to you do even so to myself. If this Is followed out, success Is attainable and heaven is as sure as. your existence is. If others treated us as VIC do ourselves, the courts would be full of grievances, Follow this. and drunkenness. licentiousness, dishonesty, liars, frauds, etc. would all disappear. Take this rule, then live it, act 1t, die by 1t and enter glory. You who have platforms and formulated principles, take this as your life's mot. to and tho Christ rulo will soon be ush- cred into rule.-Dr Leach, Methodist Chicago
 Weary of Oppression.
 The world is getting very weary of the weighty arm of oppression, whether it be military or industrial Uneon- soiously men are yearning for the new earth, wherein dweiieth righteousness While Edward Bellamy dreams of that happy day by and by where there shall be equality of social conditions mo thinks he oyerlooks tho very solemn and sorry fact that he is not dealing with a regenerated race. In the twenti- eth century, as in the nineteenth, he will have to make his reckoning with n selfish humanity. y.-Dr. Frank M Car son, Presbyterian, Chicago.
 shun Facilitating Indeogsion.
 TEeto aro but two ways dictated by conscience, and the general trend of life must be one way or the other, by the very conditions and destinies of moral fierce. mdecision is universally decisive for the wrong, showing a lack of tho moral forces ill character, which reflect tho conscience of the individual. From vacillating indecision let us part, separate from companions whose infiu- ence is degrading, and les there be no tears at thl parting. Better bo alone than in mean company. Be an Obadiah, going the other way from sin. n.-Dr W. T Chase Baptist, Philadelphia.
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50 cen ts per volume.

The presidents of the 23 literary clubs which compose the Federation of Wom- en's Clubs in Kentucky at a recent meeting which they held for the pur- pose of interehanging ideas upon club work decided among other things to en- aeavor to establish bird day in the nublic schools of the different cities of inc state. This will be one effort in 8 movement to preserve the birds. The presidents will also use their influence a have literature upon the subject dis .erninated, as they believe women are ;gnorant of the yast destruction of birds caused by their feather trimmed hata
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German ForfS.

The two principal German fortresses qn the Baltic sea are at Konigsburg and Dantzie Central Germany has three first class fortresses. Spandau, Magde- burg and Krstriu, on the French fron- tier, Metz and Strashurg. and on the Belgian frontier. Cologne and Goblenx
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Can't Raise the Wind.

Dixon-Young Softleigh doesn It seem to be travelling at such rapid gait as formerly.
 Hixson-No; he punctured the tire OH his wheel of fortune. -C Chicago News.