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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19
THE MATERlALIsM OF socIry,

IL seems tina, America oon M loo
DO singled out MS the land WHARF ,o,'
n'' "opens all locks aud Moneyhags is
inc courted fayorte OF society. THOR, Il.
no question that In this coult.y w.,.lth
Is passport and that 200 much oct.r.
e"ce IL paid TO money, tut the .ame co,-
uiuons are noticed in the very midst al,
n,'''oSrecies OF blood and under The reIen
oil monarchy In these days
inc recent utterance of Lord Charles
oeresiord. one OF the leading mnrber. 80
Tue ola nobility OF England. at a b,n.ns,
~ Lcnuon, is attracting wide,pr, ia ,t
IGNITION Lord Charles declared u,nt ,,,,.
% now the open sesane to The best 50. l.
w IN efiein and that "Mammon Yns
ms way where seraphs might dssp,ir .,
A. matters little how the weulth d.
auireu SO It's possessor u fairly decen, arr,
pesen'soae, Parvenues" who h,ye
Struck ile." or accumulated mill.o,.s ~.
some lucky chance, rather ,han IN. ,.,,.,'
,n'esf'y ana honest effort In iegnln,to
business meet with the same ,pcorntf,on
unAt is accorded worthier men ana 60,
poor but brilliant men out az N. -,
sets.' All classes bow to the -ola,, -,
And this social apostacy Ia on tho ,.nu,
increase ''''N
Inc TACT can not but prove a sp, rco
OF d4nger TO society and govsrnln mt nh.
condition excludes. more and NOR, ,ha
aristocracy ot intellect and persona, ,.,r,s
from voice in public or social a,fairs md
inspires men to seek the dollar aboyo an
other objects OF human interest. II cre
ateS materialistic religion With morev
as the God and narross ambition ~
search for gold to the cxciusio, Of tho
Of those higher and notler nm
pulses, Of former lime. to shine l,y, reason
u moral excellence. refinement. scoa an
'estry and mental attachments.
Unfortunately we can not SEQ n ,,m,,
2 the growth and away OF these naw
mo sordid ideas. There is no hone Tar
ociety save in the creation through ed,,.
st'or and religion Of higher ideals /, an
- ssx commahding tbs notice Of rse rs.
g ssssrstion Money y good thing to
AZ - wAieA y sdp.ly physical and
seeeeesel wenhs but there are ether
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19

10 the Editor Of The Post.
Rockdale. Texas, december IA co
incidence so remarkable occurred last
evening that readers of The Post here re-
quested me to communicate 1t to vou
seated at home last night with the chill
dren around me more or less working On
lhelr school lessons for today, was asked
ny my 7-year-Od little girl how many
tlhes was contained in ". asked her
how much times was and she could
not answer. Considering it strange that
she should be in division before mastering
the multiplication table, | investigated
and TO my utter astonshment discovered
mat there was no such table ia her book
a short time aiterward my wife happened
to read the article on the sixth page of
thursdays Post, entitled: "A Peculiar
Ari hmotic," and signed by IAN old Fogy."
ana 1t Tailed so closely with my experience
ana subsequent utteranccs that she, agree
lns with toth, urged me 10 write OF the
Incident. as did others TO whom | related
it.
odd Fogy' Is right. Modern methods
OF teaching may have much to commend
lhehl' put there are some fixed principles
III correct tcAcmng, which are as i'm
mutablr aud uususreptible OF change nc
ahytllns baAring upon human affairs can
w. ittadllg, Wlitlug spelling and artth-
metlc furnish the groundwork OF an edu-
ouuon' have always furnished ID ana at
ways Will have witne sed sad neglect
oI tue ilrst three. but was blissfuliy lg
emascuiatcd ~
ii seemed remarkable to me, n memoer
OF The local school hoard. that il WIS
deemed necessary for the graduating class
IN our high school last xusou 10 h3v. Ia
review the study Of arithmetic for two
months, our principal declining to PASS
Them therein without IT, but / hrein IN
catch on, "Old Fogys" letter. If penrr,II,,
read ought to arouse good many 'school
uolrds' 10 n realization OF their resnonei.
U'lltls and II 1t does, urithmetics with
expressed rules. and MULTIPLICATION tahIes
we old-umo tried and tire tested blue,
PACK sneller' will be rehahihtated. and RI
nenVl,y education of he old aud safest
sen OF VIII again be received hy students
Tho art or profession OF teaching In tbo
march OF proSress. has undergone come
oSheilcial changes unqnestlon ably. but no
CONSCIENTIOUS parent cares to furnish th,
nind a. hts child upor which 10 exneri- |
t'thl with untred systems IN LAYING the |
tuuhuhtion tor an education. Further on
~ III ulNuNr SFtlEs TINS may he admis- /
s'ble but reading, writing. spelling and .
arithmetic should be taught in the cid wny I
n" starter. There are primary rnIc,
such ns the relationship OF couSonants and I
Nowc's to each ether. punctuation. etc
diHorentlv taught OF Neplccted altogether
now a. The most Importance. Tho absence
g. fefirite rul IN arithmetic t- oollivslrnt
10 pN'enca cf system, ana without system
'n'.Ni crmcs, 7 cl0im no very high
f,choiarly attainWents though In my school
do,S ! worked m to diTorential calculus
ana trarslpted VIRGIL but this much
know That no education "a satisfactory
o enduring which is not based upon com
:, on sense rules aud system Regpect
fully. II rorg,,n,r
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19
REWARDS FOR THEIR WORKS.


Mr. Gladstones price for review 4.
| $1,000. - -''e" 10
couan Doyle received ss5, 900 for "pod-
ney Stone" 0' hou-
Ruskins sixty-four books bring him in
$4,000 a year. nun III
Swinburne, who writes very little. makes
SoVoo year by his poems.
Anthony Hope charges $3.50 for maya
~'he story, reservIng the copvrlgbt
ood Browning. in his later years, drew S1o-
''V year from the sale OF his works.
ian Naeialen made $35 900 ant n. "rbe
Syne." Aulu Lang
o,d dtnnyson is said TO have received so .
IeO d year from the Macmillaus during the
last years Of his life. ms Tue
so@ @9i nt6 first fourteen books returned h I'M
at least $4,000 "''S lux ''
Mrs Humphry Ward received $,o ma
nopert Eismerc" $50 600 eacn %, az. ~
Gr'eVe' and Marietta" az nno ., nc &C., "a
Costrell" S'''oo' LOT Bessie
MI Moody is believed TO INV. he,tor -,
olHeFs' us more than 1850 Ooo ro. al
~, ,r+ -" loyalties for the Gospel hy)nps MI
, sI issued by him in coniunrfjon ,. tr
MI SanAey. "'a
M me Pan Mall Gazette paid Rudysrd rf,r
ias 500 for each Of his "B srrSc,i MP
i,sn ana The Seven Seas" hrn ,"on
Won, Fti,oUo' He has received so cen
80 LOT looOO-word story.
coi nirer haggaTd asks from s75 10 stoo
quinn OF 1860 words aud will NOT Wv"
an an arue'e for which less than I'm SSo WIi,e
De e,b baiu' TWO hundred thousand dollars ~ !"
the h 10 asthonse paudet for his ''sap1ho .
"'sAes' price ever paid for move,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19

things that are better after aIl-good con-
science, wcll-stored mind and character
and these and not MONEY should sins.e a
man out for social and public honors.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19

water rates. emphasize In a new light the
Importance TO the South OF the Nicaraguan
canal. With a direct all-water route from
HOUSTON TO japan the orlentals could sim
obtain raw cotton from Texas at what they
now pay for il and yet allow the planters
cent or two cents more ON the pound.
Until such time, however, as the much de-
sired canal shall become an accomplished
fact. lrading Texas cotton firms can profit
ably cultivate tho japanese market with
such facilities and rates OF transportation
as we have.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19

Haiietsyille Herald.
:. niii Robson is the stronges, dsmoor,,
Racu ns ienth district" SAYS tho E,.,aas1
u' Wen. what does Robson want3 n'a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19
THE TEXANS AT WASHINGTON

! "''''e vi '''''' IVY, pa
1 men who represent 1exas IN the congress
Of this Nation The members Of the Texas
aaIeyat,on arc tbo most sn,enaid spocimens
OF MANHOOD on the hoor OF the house' ana
has remarked that fact and the usual COM
/ nIimontarv Comment is. "You folks in
| Texas have sent the finest looking LOT of
fellow, IN congress- ever saw" and it Is
potbt,s Inn, tho ,rptb
F, Tevas bas bv far tho handsomest dele
cation an the noor and rot only does IL
co,,o ,rdor ,be yiro y winner nm nersonaI
nrIobrit,do h,,, :, taLes M mans dust
/ hove IN raoo whore hrains arc concerned
Nearly all the members Of our delegation
are sx-footers, and 1t makes one proud OF
LING ieH"n Wien % ,bo o" ,t tm ,
of ,be offete Fast
Mr. slevden l. fast acquiring the reputa-
,ion auong tho ladies' Of being the hand
soonest man in congress- and thew are per-
fectlv safe in saving So both from the
standnoini NJ veracity and morals as Mr.
Slayden Is accompanied nv his charming
wife and ,hev are keeninr bonse this win.
fer nj 1G3S Nineteenth street n w. and
win entertain Nearly ali the Texas mem
a. nj r1 nv. "a m los nj
although tho Galveston News seems in
think his Is sucb wicked Mace and hase,
with all sorts Of temptations If has no ter
rors for Tho average Texas commencement
WIN H. accommodated hy his rar,Itv
our own Thomas II Poll ,iyas a, A.,
,.,.,,,,., - 60, ,,n
""'' uPo" '"P''ai mn "hcre ne ~
close to the house and always on time. Mr..
Ball is a hard worker and closely watches
81, ,.i,a.i ~ - t -. =, - -
az 20 Suns w Wv ''-i'e ''i
nara WORK when the time comes to push
through that Buffalo bayou appropriation
Mr. Ball has made many friends here and
u.ut..ao,, - ...,.,a.' 60, -.
a whole lot of good
where he can assoc,ato vim 1uago CrIhnr
son and hin sterrott NJ. Co,nac :. ,,.a,,
liked and uon,,,ar ,yit, r,o,,,,ar. -, 49,
house and that accounts for he poot work
he has done He is vigllant, hard worker.
ana never misses an opportunity TO clinch
ono of mo most nnr,,,,o, 49, go ~
biggest men, both physically and intaie
lectnally, IN congress is Reese G.. DeGraf-
l.',.'il o. 'ne hird Texas district. Not
Texas NAV Won he nro,,5 r,n,p 1.ale oi
unless an the big men IN here who have
o ori1' "c TO ~, me about HIM are liars "De"
fectionateiy called nv the m"iaritv ana oa az,
members on the democratic Side. Is one 'r ns
inc most popular men in congress only to
nature snd , 80 smort a llme: His strong
him very strong. warm frepJsbi i@"' on 10
his friends. especially those who heard I his
famous famous Fammany Hall speech, are enthus-
and rer,o m's p'4i use De is Yery, restless
TN in leash. and is neorlv ', ai,ay o's mas
about. When any member Is talking "De5
can can always be found close up under the
Ia neyeT nj ns lh,gnectua sanctuary and
It, ''' "'''' 'o'Se'%
Some ar these dovs no T.,
and o,,o,ri,,. 49, 7V'"S ." put loose
:. ''iS 'ne mousse and when he does.
II IS safe bet that the usually inatten
tive house is, going to quit reodinr ,yrt,,n,,
talking and r,,t1,n,, -, "''''"s,
-. - ,,s,Y., "''''"s P"pei' ana DO good
Jon OF listening.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19
netycr Life

Calvert Courier. " =
Houston oyated Bryan 'ne
an ovatist tie bayou Villas MI
in G.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19

Professor Peck shows MS XIV
the very core OF the whole p'N
journalism in his way of dispOsias
absurd and oft repeated story
paper men q high standing are y y ~
Of printing everything that inu III
matter how they may have 'sA'
saws: ,bsi
statesmen talk most unresei n.xs,9
representatives OF the greas, Srls
By explaining TO them the rea Nam ~ !
portant measures. by glVius ,'sstic .
ner history of certain dip,vd IA
they often prevent thai SUI ,on i
which, through misiniorinas,,y AZ
quently Injurious TO public poi's n
in the conduct OF foreign ahsnsy
prejudicial 10 the National nue., "a
If any professional Journalist ehC
lated snrh confidence as THIS, X,
ever shown himself riworthy Soucr.
that one reposes in man v,-T
he has ever let the lns'in' mai ~
eatherer master hts faith o. 80 tts 81
patriotism ms an American. snsa d
writer, al least. has never ifjss
This Is a profound truth, ~. ID
known fact that the iourns''sss s,,n1
owes his position largely 70 AID
that he inspires IN the me- .ou.ie
with whom he is brought y nae s W
his calling, ana whst
time to respect him more iyl ss--jae
not print than TO- what he docs
Ford in New York World
Gave Them the
Willis Index. III, \. ~,
The very presence Of Wa" ~
Bryan In Texas last week ~
give some OF our gold pu
jim jams.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19

4. A. JOHNSTON, PRESIDENT
g. !. PALMER. 80 - VicH-PREsipENI.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19

China 1t IS now said, viii acqHiesce FUZZY
IN Gormanys retention of kiao Chow. I'll
seems THAI necessity can stsn pose as
virtue.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19

ENTERED At me posrorFIcH Ar HOUSTON. rHxAA
AS SECOND CLASS MATTER
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19

'"p Na'aAt'"s composing General eros.
.Vro' o'SlNet in Ohio went democratic
'n's year No wonder the general wants
WV, service rules out OF the way.--r,
heedF enthusiasm in his district vo,l,,rs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19

70 Columns. 40 to io7 Coils.
sHMI-wEEKLy POST. ~ Coils. per Week.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19

The Federation Of Labor has debated
in favor OF free silver coinage at the ratio
of 10 TO l. thus officially placing lpbor on
the side OF SILVER. whcre. OF course, It
ought to be. Now, IL the Federation Will
see to 1t that phe masses OF worl<ngmen
do not allow tho Hannas and McEneys
Of Ito future to fool labor again In the
Ncrth. EASTERN States which went tor
gold IL 1926 can be reclaimed for the
wIute metal IN 1875 and N 1900. The labor
vote must follow labor demands il the
emancipation of the working classes is 10
be secured.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19

70 10 member OF the Texas dole
s"'ioh who has as many close frisnds
maps as Joe sayers He is trusted p''-
greater extent than any man in cores. ~ a
e.'ner side He is the hardest worher =, a.
eonsrsss and can always be found IN w. 81
committee room. He has saved more -, - A''
,er MS country than any man who IN. a''
oeen at the head OF the Appropriation s.ef
imlttee, and It is poitiyely refre,h,,,', e'i'-
nuw the republican members Of ,hss, 20 see
,ni',ee defer 10 him On all mat,srs com
,ne committee. They are loud In ,na, before
,rs against his voluntary rs.r pro.
to the Nation u serious loss
Major sayers has been IN con.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19

me indications arc that this is going
to b. an Interesting ANA AMUSING soss,,n
OF eoneress to the democrats, nen,hers
'"'S are 'n a. position 20 become hllau-
Gus upon the least proyooat.on.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19

K.d Mccoy has lust won F'ltz' old
honols but he will have to improve
greatly in his talking before Egtz or COR
bs;t viii notice him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-26
JoTTlNcs FROM JosL,N,

Breezy Batch Of Newsy Nsgeess Abou,
the Uppsr End Of ths County.
Joslin, Nov. 23.-Newton White
viii work for James Donshoo the
coming year.
The cheese factory At Colona makes
cheese now every other day.
Leafy Bower school opened last
Monday with Miss Emma Schafer az
teacher.
Miss Nora Schafer is teaching
school in the Pearsall district, near
Hillsdale.
The Zuma school opened Monday
last with Charles Berry, Of Ohio, as
instructor.
The Yuma Epworth league will
give an oyster supper Thanksgiving
eve at j. Donahoo's.
Frank Golden left for California
Nov. %. going first to Bear stown,
thence to Portland, Ore, thence to
Los Angeles.
Miss Lucie Payne. daughter of
Hon. William Payne. has returned
home from . 2-weeks' visit with
friends In Rock Island.
The revival meetings at Hillsdale,
conducted by Rev. f. J. Thompson,
OF Port Byron, and Miss Madee
Adams, are still in progress.
The shareholders OF the Rose Hill
creamery have decided to build q
new residence for Frank Taulbee, the
butter maker, which will be 22x24.
There are about 1000 bushels Of
coal already dug at the Aldredee
bank, but the pile is being Iessened
very fast. There are as many as 40 or
SO teams coming for coal daily.
Mr.. Ingram. who rents Ed Nc
Murphy's farm. was through picking
corn about . week ago. He reports
his corn fair average crop for the
season, and he and his daughter have
picked the whole 80 acres.
Farming sometimes seems to Weld
only pauics. where other pursuits
bring dollars, but it is q business
which makes all other business lin
gle. The country prospers when the
farmers prosper. When farm pro-
ducts are low, the farmer has little
to spend.
Rose Hill creamery took In so, 100
pounds Of milk in the month of DC.
tober. from which was made 4, o g
pounds Of butter. The creamerv's
average test for the month was 4 40,
which melted to the patrons 10 ITO
cents per pound.
The distance from Liverpool to
London. England. is POI miles. On
each side Of the railroad further than
the eye can reach, the most splendid
and beautifully cultivated farms pre-.
sent themselves. All these farms be.
long to six men. And do you know
that subjects Of Great Britain have
titles to over 10000, 900 acres of land
in this country? Non-residents,
mind you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-26
oo-o-o-o-o-oO-oNooo-
: AmuSE MENTS.


The Faust Bros bell ringers and
vaudeville attraction closed its en-.
|gsgement at Harper's theatre with
two performances yesterday. The
company. which has given such ex.
cellent satisfaction during the week,
occasioned much disappointment in
the nature Of its entertainment yes
terday, two Of its best features, as
far as pantomime is concerned, those
which would have been the most
pleasing to the children in the after.
noon in particular. being omitted,
and an exceedingly awkward magi.
clan being substituted.
The Isle Of Champagne" which
was submerged some time ago. lot
in champagne. but in legal Difficult.
ties about the royalty, has reap.
peared in more than its pristine
glory. Richard Golden and RATHER
inc Germaiue, the co-stars, have
been unanimously successful and
the supporting company Of so is en-
tirely adequate. Mr.. Golden's laugh
is infecsiousiy jolly aud his talents
as a comedian have gained him a
large clientele. Miss Germaine is
we'll known as sweet Stage. and
charming actress. From the stars
to the smallest detail Of stage en-
vironment everything is said to be
now and beautiful. The company is
not only large, but unusually good,
and the opera should have q run Of
several years to the amusement Of
the public and the enrichment of its
producers. The New York success
was most pronounced and press and
public declared it the most perfect
and amusing production on Broad
way stage for several seasons. 1.-THE
Isle of Champagne" will be seen Sat-
urday evening at the Burtis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-26
DID BEHReNs SUICIDE?
Defence Further Strengthens Its Claims In
This Direction.

Defense Further Strengthens Its Claims In
This Direction.
The defense in the Behrens murder
trial at Davenport further strength
ened its claims Wednesday thst the
dead man committed suicide. A
new witness was introduced in the
person of Henry Langwerth, q vet
eriuary surgeon living in the neigh
borhood OF the Behrens home. He
said the day before Behrens died he
called at his barn where he was en-
gagged in attending to his horses.
Behrens. he said, appeared very des-
pendent. There was package of
Paris green on table. Behrens
asked what the package contained.
Langwerth SAYS he told him. Then
Behrens buried his face in his hands
and began to sob. He cheered
Behrens. and they went to q saloon
and had several drinks, after which
they went to their respective homes.
Langwerth en- going to his barn the
next day found the Paris green pack
age had been opened and about two
labiespoorsful of its contents taken.
The defense declares that this is
whore Claus Hehrens got the poison,
and that he ended his own life, and
was not murdered BY his wife as a
result OF conspiracy with Henry
Bendt. Of South Rock Island, Of
whom the woman was ensmored.
DIR. j. De Silva, of this city, and
DR.. A. A. Vibben, Of the Iowa State
university, were placed on the stand
by the defense as experts to identity
the thumb prints on the alleged note
left by Claus Bchrens, In which he
confessed destroying himself and bid
farewell to his family. Both experts
said the prints were those Of Claus
1ehrens' thumb.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-26
The Orxau Recital.

The Thanksgiving organ recital ct
the Broadway Presbyterian church
attracted . large and highly appre.
ciative audience, both afternoon and
evening. yesterday. Il Was given
BY Albert y. McCarrell, oryanist
and musical director Of the Second
Presbyterian church Of Chicago. TIE
rendit:ons BY Mr. Nc.
Carroll were magnificent in execu.
tion snd rich in volume. The
Chorus OF Angels" by Clark. o!
the afternoon program. was repeated
hy request 3. night, while he was
obliged 10 respond TO an enc ore to
his march from Leoners Symphony.
By ksff. Those who assisted with
vocal selections were Miss Gertrude
stevens, contrslto; J. A. johnson,
bass; the Svea male quartet with Miss
Katherine Gcst. ccompanist. II
was ono Of the most thoroushly
enjoyed musical events that Rock
Island has ever been favored with.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-26

James Jones. Of the drug firm Of
Jones q Son, Cowden, ILL.,, in speak.
ing OF DR.. Kings New Discovery,
Gays that last winter his wife was At
tackled with Ia grippe. and her case
grewso serious that physicians ut
Cowden and Pans could do nothing
for her. II seemed to develop into
hasty consumption. Having DR..
Kings New Discovery in store, and
selling lots Of 1t, he took a bottle
home. and 70 the surprise OF all she
began to get better from the first
dose, and half dozen dollar bottles
cured her sound and well. DR..
Kings New Discovery for consumo-
ton. coughs and colds, is guaranteed
to do this good work. Try it. Free
trial bottles at Hartz & Ullemeyer's
drug store.