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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-05

re .ommends the use of the greatest OF all
.onics. Malt Murine" and guarantees
the merits claimed for II. For sale by all
druggists.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-05

IN nv uSss, !, from Navarro; couyictio,
'irnsd. :" 'ne second degree-Af-
leau A,,, ny o'l's Of exceptions in the
- st...an. eonN lrls in his motion
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-05
Opinion by Davidson, j.

MONROE M'JUNKINS. from Navarro con-
viction for theft-Reversed.
The complaint chrrges the theft or the
LIST day of September 1894 The informa-
ton charges 1t on the lst day of September,
1925 This variance is fatal. The informa-
ton is further fatally defective in alleging
that the offense was committed on Septem-
Der l, 1895. and the information was flied
August u. 1895.
Opinion by Davidson, j.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-05

ALIEN FREEDMAN, from Navarro; con-
viction for knowingly selling liquor TO
a minor-Reversed.
Upon the trial the State was permitted to
prove that defendant sold several minors
beer on different occasions. This testimony
was objection to. 1t was clearly inadmissi-
BILE.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-05

a.NuEA, from Limestone: convic-
'@ 'ornication-Reversed.
M0rmatlon charged that the wo-
''n whom the alleged fornication
'sl'miued was named Rageley. The
M 49, called her Ragsley and some
Arone witnessed testified that her
~. ~ not Rageley, but was Raglin.
nv. charged the jury that it made
g. wy. y whether the alleged female s
I, Wa 49, haglin or Ragsley, that they
ked ~ ~ sonahs. This charge was OK
|osjalo, ~ me charge was erroneous.
p'l0a BY Henderson, ].
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-05

Austin, Texas. February 4.-synopsis :"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-21

We're also ripping out some Of the
stumps left from the cutting Of the
trees when We hrst built our cottage.
Then this spot vas nothing more than
batch Of forest-a good place for the
deer TO come down 10 The water TO
drink. We had a great deal Of pleasure
In selecting the trees which We were
to leave for shade. both &C 10 individual
beauty and to harmonious arrangement
Of the whole"
As greatly interested as was Ia the
ex-prealdent's views as a pioneer. I
was more interested In whatever he
might say about the tariff bin and the
return Of prosperity.
Bankers and merchants" he said.
know better than | whether or not
Prosperity IA returning. Here In the
woods ! am quite out Of politics"
He was proof against any requests
for a word on the Cuban. the Hawaiian
or the Behring Sea questions. and no
less silent about the Dlngley bill Poll
ties, In any form, he thought. lna6vlsa-
bic for an ex-presldent enjoying the
quiet OF his summer home.
Now that Mr. Harrison has a wife
and a baby, 20 whom he devotes him
self with fine gallantry. be goes less
and less TO the Moose club. a shooting
and recreation organization composed
Of weli-to-do and solid professional and
business men. which has fine sur
mer clubhouse not far from the Harri
son cottage.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-21

equivalents being applied as surnames
The family In whose home the writer
spent the few days Of his visit we're
Flemish. while the next door neighbor
on one side was an elderly female
whose father. an Engllahman. had be-
come a renegade some eighty years
since. and who quickly tired Of Il. leav-
ing a wife and daughter. the nelghbor
In question. The other neighbors were
the descendants Of spanish gypsies.
The ancestor OF this gypsy family was
two generations back.
The "Ulad el Aluj" c'sons Of the con-
verts'1. a. the inhabitants OF Agurai
are called. have entirely. except in one
or two cases. lost the type Of their Eur
opcan ancestry. and through marriage.
no doubt. are ne largely Berber In ap-
pearance a. the Wild tribes that sur
round them. They speak among them
selves both Arabic and Berber. and
both. curiously enough. with a stronr
foreign accent, easily distinguishable
They are exempt from all taxation
but have 10 serve In the sultan's army
where they perform the duties Of cooks
and butchers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-21
pOLTTIcs-NT MT.

his great friend. Mr.. Shepherd. still
comes over 10 see him. and OCCASION
ally he finds time for an hour with Mr..
Shepherd on the piazza Of the club
house.
Friend Shepherd Is Just such a man
az Mr. Harrison would be expected 10
like. What q vast contrast he is to
Mr.. Clevcland's rnddy-iaced and
strong-voleed friend. Broker Benedict
Friend Shepherd looks Just a. neat and
smooth as the Mr.. Harrison whom we
knew az president lie always orders a
whole section In the sleeping car long
beforehand when he Is going 10 or
from the Adlrondacks. 80 o. 10 have
the use Of the upper berth In order 20
keep the creases In his trousers In a
state Of rigid preservation. He Ia quiet.
thoughtful and correct. Like the ex-
president. he is celebrated for general
taciturnity and for particular verbosl-
" IN asking a multitude Of questions
about when the train or boat goes
while waiting for t.
AZ either Il opposed 20 taking the
Initiative in conversation himself.
the natives wonder how they can ever
talk together; but this popularity may
explain how they get on 90 well. like
the two old army officers who. on be-
ing introduced after spending the after
noon together. became the fastest Of
friends One had said: The service
Il going TO the devii~; the other re-
/ piled. Yes. d. Il. Il Ia" and that
vas the extent Of their conversation.
"son Russ" who was 40 festive In
the earlier part OF his fathers admin.
istration. has been almost forgotten by
the public and h growing more sedate
and some say more wise. The e.
president Is. II anything. more porily
than ever. In his shirt sleeves. with
cut the gracious folds Of frock coat
he appears a. round as a sail Hs
takes no exercise. excep, pushing the
baby carriage and clearing away under.
brush. Unlike Mr.. Cleveland. he has
no naphtha launch. When be travels
on the lake Il Is In a rowboai. his guide
and man-of-all-work being Al the cara
The new Law which prevents the
bounding" OF deer. the Turing Of then
20 a certain spo; with salt or attract
ing them with a lack lleht" Is a dis.
appointment 70 Mr., Harrison. who viii
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-21

Something novel In the way OF victims
machinery has recently been patented
In England by Arthur 4. Collins. clty
engineer OF Norwich. The ballots ara
printed on stiff paper or card. bound
up In books. each leaf being 80 perfor.
ated that Il can be tern OF like a check
from its stub. The voter goes into q
screened room. where he sees a row Of
boxes supported on a frame.
Rach box bears the name and other
insignia Of a party or candidate. A
conspicuous indicator points the votei
TO a slot Ia the box. Into this the bal.
10, is thurst without any marking OF
folding. and after few seconds Il
falls through 10 a glass boz. into which
all the other boxes discharge. An cleo.
ton offcial. on one side. aud the voter
on the other. can both see the ballot
cad b. sure that Il IL all right. but The
ofReial cannot tell by which route II
entered the glass-walled receptacle, and
therefore cannot tell how the man has
voted
just within the slot, IN each ballot
box there l. an linked roller and some
type. which print a number on the baei
OF the ballot. These numbers run IT.
succession. Consequently. they count
each party's vote a. Il ls cast Both
the type and the highest number or
the ballots, finally taken out, record
this. and. therefore. must agree whef
the polls close. Each ballot. after re-
mamlng an instant in the glass boz fol
inspection. drops still further. and goe'
into a much bigger reservoir that 1
sealed
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-21

now have 70 hunt the deer. instead Of
having the deer brought 10 him Form
efly his guides and their dogs bounded
the deer Into the water, where they
were kept swimming until the ex-preni-
dent from the bow Of hia boat dis
patched them. or else Al night he was
rowed along the shores with q light IN
the bow Of the boat often In this way
he prey is brought within two or three
yards Of the muzzle Of the rife A.
the guides say. You can almost reach
out and touch them" Both hound
Ing and "laekllghtlng' are scarcely
considered legitimate sport BY Ameri-
can sDorismen. What Mr.. Harrison de-
alres more than anything else Il the
venison for his table. It Is said. and he
sees no more cruelty IN getting Il In
one way than IN another.
FREDERICK PALMER.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-21

The German language IL spoken By
57.o0o,o00 people.
Germanys proportion Of suicides is
larger than that Of any other European
country.
There Il a man IN Berlin v.ao earns
a livelihood by breeding rats for vivi-
section purposes.
Thirty Of the larger German cities
own and operate their gasworks a.
municipal undertakings
one Of the deepest artesian wells in
the world IL situated In Berlin. The
depth Of q is no less than t.ist feet.
Roasted coffee and ground coffee
beans. mixed with honey. are used to
restore broken down horses In Ger
many.
The Berlin savings hank has seven
iy-hve branch oflces. and 100000 de-
posliors. wi.h seven millions sterling TO
their credit.
Years ago Prince Bismarck used 10
spell bis name without the C" The
present spelling does away with the
monetary significance OF the word Bis
mark-two marks.
In one part % Berlin In iSS5 the
death rate -'as 1855 per thousand. or
about one-slxth OF their entire number.
The capital o. Germany now claims 10
Be iAe healihiest city Ia the world.
Pay weddings" are not uncommon
In some Of the rural districts % Ger
many. All the guests pay a hxed sum
Tor the entertainment. and the receipts
are used TO furnish a home Tor the brl-
dal couple.
The emperor Of Germany has fancy
Tor Havana cigars about seven inches
In length. Each Is lneloscd IN a glass
tube Theoretically sealed. 30 that the
delicate tobacco. remaining IN one tenn
pcraiure. keeps in good condition.
In certain towns Of Germany the tel
ephone is introduced by tobaccouists
as an additional attraction to custom
eTs. Anyone who buys a cigar may.
II be desire. speak over the tobaccon-
lists Instrument % a subscriber 20 The
telephone service
The German soldier carries bis own
house on bis back-thal b. TO say. hil
share Of a shelter tent The stout
pieces Of water r-oof sheeting are
Joined together 80 as 20 form three
sides Of a square. aud the men are thus
protected irou Inclemeat weather.
Al one tins salmon was quite a COM.
mon artle,s Of food In Germany. &c
much 90. Ia fast. that At Aeissen. IN
the Elbe ALLEY. the farm servants on
taking fresh situations would slipu-
late that they should not have salmon
for dinner more than three times
week.
The empress OF Germany finds pleas.
ant recreation daily In the not uncom-
mon practice Of keeping a diary. ir
which abe records her royal exper.
ences. but iealously guards the yoiura
under lock and key, no, even allowlnt
the emperor a glimpse Of lts contcnt4
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-21

The Thanksgiving Proclamation That
- ss--. s.4.

The Thanksgiving Proclamation That
the Cisrgymen Cendrmaod.
Speaking Of Horatio Seymour. an old
New York politician recalls the follow
ing anecdote. which. be asserts. the
Governor used to tell on himself:
Il had just taken my seat In the rail-
way carriage when noticed two minis
ierial looking men In front Of me-"
said the Governor. do you know
this HoratiO Seymour asked one.
No came the answer. although have
seen him Have your Then pray
you to tell me how he looks Well.
he looks what he is-a great drunkard.
answered the one who had seen the
Governor. 'um.' said the questioner
sadly. IT'S great pity that be should
be Governor understand that he
owns an interest in more than half the
rum shops In Utica Yes was the re-
Spouse. and he has 10 look out for
them in the morning. as he ls always
too drunk In the afternoon 20 attend
70 that or any other business
prlcked up my ears" concluded the
Governor. for I was curious 10 know
what had caused these two 20 so for
me 20 severely. Presently discovered.
Have you seen his Thanksgiving proc
lamationf asked one. Yes. and I
think Il scandalously lnhdei.' 80 do
l. And yet that proclamation was
written BY the rector OF the leading
Episcopal church IN Albany"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-21

The second summer % q baby's life
e always a critical period. Il Is then
that the canine teeth. which are the
most troublesome Of an teeth 70 cut
usually make their appearance. n ths
child L. healthy and has been properly
and carefully fed. there is very littls
70 fear from teethinE II. on the con
trary. Il Is feeble and Il Il liable 70 ais.
orden Of the stomach and bowels
teething IL 10 be dreaded. One Of IA
greatest dangers Of teethlng arises iron
the highly nervous condition Of the No
lie one At this trying time. Fer iht
reason the baby should Be kept az que
Is possible and free from excitsmeai
% any kind. II should also be kept Ou
Of doors as much a. possible. under
the shade Of green trees. bat where "a
harsh noise win slarile or brighten 4
The foolish practice Of trying to arouss
the dormant intellect OF the baby. b
tossing u up and playing with Il q
various WAYS. cannot be too strongly
condemned.
The following directions tn regard e
the die, Of little babies are from Or
Jacob. thc eminent specialist In chill
iren's dresses.
For nursing bahir he says. ~over.
feeding does more harm than anyihina
else. Nurse a baby q month or I've
every two or three houra Nurac .
taby Of six months and over I've timea
10 tweny-forF honFs. and 10 mora
when a baby gets talrs,y IN the mean
time. give u drink cf water or bar
Icy water Put no sugar with IT, Foi
feeding babies he zaya' boil a tea.
spoonful Of powdered bsr,gy lsrlnd 4
IN conec-egindorl and a gin Of water
with a little salt fer fftsea minutes
strain Il and mix & with half a. much
boiled milk ard a lump o. waite sugar
Give q lukewara lhroaeA nursing
lot,le Keep bottle ard moaihp., Is
bowl Of water when aOt ln use. ~
hles 81 eve og six months rhou'i Sc
hali barley water ard half boiled p e
with salt and vhl.e aaEar Older aa-
hics. mere nllk IN proportion when
babies sre very c1siivc. use oatmeal In
stead OF barley. Geek and suala. When
he bgSas. 3 mia is haf enough. change
Of between breast nils ard food
u Is a rrsat mistake 10 charge ihe
tocd Of a ealld ~ summer. uulcss 81
health demands @. TIE ehsu-e Of fooe
should be postponed srul au,umn.-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-21

King George II was once invited out
10 dine with a wealthy and eccentric
old duke. who possessed more money
than he knew very well what 70 DO
with. Upon this occasion. wishing 10
impress his majesty with the lmmen-
siiy Of his riches. be had the floor Of
the dining room paved from end TO end
with sovereigns. the heads being up.
Each coin was stuck In a mixture Of
lime. which soon dried. leaving the
precious "tile" securely fastened. when
the sing arrived. and was shown what
had been done IN his honor. his amaze
ment knew no bounds. and Il was with
dlfhouliy he could be persuaded TO set
foot upon the golden floor.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-21

cltlhed appearance. However. we an
know what transformations the arrival
Of a baby may make. When Mr.. Har-
rison clears away underhrush he wears
delightfully."- grotesque little SLOUGH
hat. a negllge shirt. fve-oent suspen-
dsrs. a pair 81 old trousers and old
leather iegglns which show wear. while
Son RUSS show only style.
There's no deer shooting now. " said
the ex-president as be put bis hands
on his hips. drawing the deep breath
and taking the restful position OF
workman who has a moments leisure;
and lt's pretty hot to ish In the day
time SO I am just clearing up tie
front OF my new place a Bit There Ia
q lot Of work 10 do yet before we &c,
into good shape. It's rather hard 10
make q lawn where this underbrush h.
We cut Il down and root Il up pretty
thoroughly enc year. and when we
come back the next Il has grown up
again IN the most audaclous manner.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-21

ArsonAss uuns 10 Rsoossr zsasy aad
Jewels.


AFsonaut uulit 70 Rsooser sfeaey and
Jewels.
Another attempt IL to be made "a
recover the millions in specie. bullion
and precious stones which have been
lost along the coast OF this and other
countries In foundered SHIPS. The
means to be used Il a submarine boat
built for the purpose and fitted with
wheels for running on the bottom, -
well as with a propeller for navigating
the surface. The inventor Of this YES
eel. which was launched the other day
At Baltimore and christened Argo-
naut. Is Mr.. Simon Lake Of Baltimore
The plan Is TO run the boat along the
bottom until the wreck u reached. and
then send out men In divers armor
who viii be supplied with air from the
reservoirs on the Argonaut The ad-
vantage over the old method g. hat
the depth Of water viii be no O. pr.
and work cannot be inierruptsA by
storms The vessel u thirty-ai1 ieet
Ions BY nine feet In diameter. she u
built Of steel and ribbed very strongly
TO withstand the pressure Of the water
AZ great depths. Electricity Is her pro
puisive. operating and guiding force
Mr.. Lake says he has the bearings Of
several vessels sunk on the New is-
sey coast which are said 70 have L4i
on board $4,000. 900 In specie and 1i'-
lion. Probably the arsi vessels th-l
viii be examined. SAYS the lnvcnlol.
viii BE- the New Era. which sunk "a
Asoury Park IN 1854 She lies In about
torty-hve feet OF water. The A1gonaui
vii be given a trial trip In Chess
peake bay IN a few days.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-21

EAhaaHee Wfe Lever HfiFHHENf SO
Dldnst shun lssstis.
In Sir Harry Johasgnna new hook
on Africa occurs the following paasa =
that happily porirays the people !
describes.
The Atonga have a great leaning
Tor European clothes. One Of TIE NOS
remarkable specimens o. this lnteIIl-
gent race thar I have ku0wn--Ban-
dave, alias Malerano. who has risen
70 high position 10 our native army.
who is able to read and even. I believe.
70 play the harmonlum. had a passion
for accommodating suits Of European
clothes Of every description. When
serving q planter a. interpreter soma
years ago. he afked as part payment
Of bic wages for q dlsused dress sol
and tall silk hat These garments 4
used TO don on Sundays 70 our lne4-
tinFulshahle pertinent Finding him
sci Och laughed At he made over
m iothes. AZ a very special honor.
10 bis head wife. who h quite heroine
IN her way. This woman used At one
time 70 accompany him on most Of
our campaigns. even lnGlating on going
into battle. till one day she was wound
ed and his procedure was discovered
and immediately put a stop to. II
was found out In this way. When go
Ing into action Al Kawinga's one oi
the officers Of the Indian contingent
noticed a strange being charging In
line with the SikhE Il was a black
person dressed In ludicrous carieatnre
Of a 'masher" In a very tight-hi;ing
evening suit and tail hat. The mashar.
however. was knocked down By a
spent bullet fortunately not much
hurt. and upon being picked Up was
found 70 be Bandawe's wife thus
strangely habited."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-21

IT'S nore O my business. aid ths
nan who had boats III hire. ebut Id
Ike 70 know why you tnok This boat
tcwed cut TO the other SIDE q he LAKE
stared al the water and then eauaa
rlght back "wen. lrs bard 70 e..
plain. I'm not very sentimental Is :
rule: but I wanted 70 recall tn dear
lays o. yore. when lilc vas 81 llner.
tnt A near a. ] could loce Il. the
spot ! was looking al vas ~ha.c 1
broke through and waf,y rot q. snsd
IN Ice water las, winter. Wash .artar
star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-21

that old gentleman cleaning up brush.
II must be hard work bending over.
he is so fat That's Benjamin Harri-
son. ex-presldent Of the United States
says |"
The ex-prssldent Is working on the
grounds OF his new summer home with
all the zeal OF a pioneer who has
growing family 10 provide for. His
beard is white. but he IL young In
heart. An air Of genialIty and Of
eheerineas pervades the Harrison cot
iage such as would surprise politicians
who have memories Of the tempera.
ture In the White House during his
Administration. There IL one man at
Old Forge who malntains-manifest
skepticism OF the natives notwithstand-
ing-that he has been Honest Ben
Harrison" actually crack a smile" In
the presence OF the new baby.
The baby now weighs eighteen
pounds and Ia as round and az red az a
pippln. When Father Harrison re-
AANfNa AAN AAAHt IA NaaAtAh AAN wv
carriage up and down In front Of the
cottage his face shows that he has
found an occupation more congenial
than being president Of the United
States He riots the infant on his
knee. he wiggles bis forehnger before
lie eyes with some OF the awkwardnesz
Of a young father with his hrstborn.
but with deliberate care.
Baby MeKee's nose is quite out Of
Joint. Bon Russell's nose IL completely
broken. and he works al clearing Of
underbrush with a dalniiness and a
lack OF naturalness and force which
might well call forth a rebuke from
the boss"
The ex-presldent works like a veter-
an handy man. Unlike Son Russell.
he rolls up his sleeves and goes right
In" But then Son Russ IL blase. He
has not the enthusiasm OF a young
father.
In Washington the general impress
sion was that the president vas ex-
tremely neat; withal a city man never
"a be dragged out % city clothes and a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-21

Agurni. IN Morocco. Is a small town.
surrounded with walls Of from 40 10 30
fee, In height, and built Of "iabia' or
consolidated rubble. says a writer In
the Geographical Journal. Il owes It's
existence to Mulal ismall, who held the
throne OF Morocco from i122 20 1871.
Il owns one feature Of curiosity which
was lacking In the desert, for almost
without exception the entire populS-
ton are descendants Of the renegadeh
and Christian slaves OF the time Of
Mulai Ismail. with the addition OF
stray rensgades who have been sent
there since. Probably no such cosmo-
polltan place exists In the world, Tor
rs 800 or 900 inhabitants are repre-
sentatlves Of no less than thirteen ma
tlonalItles Each family remembers
and IL proud OF its origin, the ArAh