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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-01
THE POSTS ALMANAC.

wills Point Chronicle; We are in re-
! cept Of The Houston Post Almanac for
I 1897. H. Is n complete compilation Of the
lcadins events OF the past year nld makes
an excellent addition TO any library. 1t
can be obtained by sending % cents to
The Post, Houston.
Refugo Register The second annual
almanac OF The Houston Post for 1897 lies
on our desk II contains nearly 400 pages
Of useful information. both domestic and
foreign To show the completeness IN
which 1t Is gotten up IT may be said It gives
the total vote by counties and State of
the last presidential election. Copies may
he obtained by remttiug % cents TO The
Houston Printing company. Houston.
Texas,
Galveston Opera Glass: Ono Of the most
appreciated favors that has been received
at this office of late is n copy of the regu-
lar annual almanac issued by the great
Texas daily, The Houston Post. II is a
most complete calendar and is up to- date
In every respect and contains an abundant
supply of valuable information needed in
everyday life. copy can he had from
The Houston Printing company for only
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much, Send for one.
Gollad Guard The Houston Post Alma
mac for 1877 has been received. Besides
it's calendar feature. it is replote with sta
tistical Information concerning Texas and
the United S,a.es. making ono OF the most
convenient reference books that we know
OF. We appreciate the almanac very much
and congratulate The Post on its enterprise
and return thanks for copy The almanac
contains il6 closely printed pages of i'm
portant information. It should be in every
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Wichita Herald The Houston Post ly,s
the thanks OF this paper for a copy Of its
valuable Almanac. Aside from the altman
&C gotten out by the New York World. It
is the best thing OF the kind We have seen.
II is fully as good as the World almanac
and contains an immense amount of valu-
able information OF just such a character
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contains statistics. history. election tables
records past and present members of con-
greis governors OF all the States. our min
istors 10 foreign countries. history aud Of
fccrs Of secret societies. roster OF the army
and much other useful information The
volume is the equal of the New York World
or any other almanac and when our people
realiez It's merits they won't have an,
other Its price is - cents and may be
obtained by addressing The Post, Houston,
TaNae
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enjoyment of his Sunday or day of rest,
or recreation as he sees fit to enjoy it,
| respectfully submit is not only disputa-
BILE. but is rejected by the judgment and
conscience of large majority Of the Amer
lean people If that proposition be true,
then all our laws restraining men from
pursuing their ordinary occupation on Sun
day are without sound support. also all
laws closing drinking houses and Places
of public amusement on that day. Our
highest legal tribunals have placed very
different Interpretation upon our consttu-
tion and the laws made pursuant to its
provisions, | regret to see The Post place
stigma upon democracy by calling the
effort to preserve by law a decent respect
for Sunday and its observance "undemo-
cratic. sumptuary legislation" The pro-
fessional ball player has no more right to
place an evil example before our youth
by doing his paid work on Sunday than
when he makes the plea that a law re-
straining him from so violating the public
sense OF propriety and decency, trenches
upon personal liberty, he is insincere and
disingenuous.
! have no sympathy with Purlt lnism
but there is an opposite extreme from
which our country is now in much greater
danger. History tells us that in the Au-
gustinian age the people were most re-
nowned for their brilliant literary attain
ments and social culture, but In their
revelry and mad race for pleasure they
fogot God and despised His laws. and thu
result was the light OF their civilization
was extinguished forever. Shall we profit
by their mistakes or follow in their foot
steps? A. l.. Wray, NJ. d.
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THE TEXAS PAPERS.

Tie ksrnes County News thinks he re-
iHhacans are making elaine TO which
'hey arc not entitled. l.; SAYS.
The pr'e-,nf boom iu 1--we stock is due
iar more 20 ne abundance OF choap corn
," NC West titu a. the election Of Nc
sN,tl'A' 10 Wh''h som. %, OR republican
illehns arc a-cribinE 90. But .tcn the.
nANe 10 have something to point 10 IN
tions, '''" IF''He-
The lGly News wants another office ere.
at~I. 10 suggeu..
u the office OF boiler inspector ls ere
cited We would suggest thai Ii Mot'd he
equally proper 10 appoint ln.pectnr. ro-
each county 10 look after the ola '.nn'oqr.
ga guns, or possibly IL would be hc. Ter
70 pas. 4 state pension law Tor chronic
oihev seekers ana bu-I Ell po!.uclln@
The kaufman sun nnds no fault with
She new s. blils. h,H remarks:
B1nk cashiers object to the nov SERIES
"t SILVER certificates. alleging that fhe "a =
per ~ not as good as In the older ,,.riso.
am thtt the = and s. bills look too much
allko- Right here allow us TO u1nnt,T..,'
that the sun NAM cement think rhrg ara
NiIe beauties ssnd thai they w.U be. re-
ceNei at any time in any amounts al this
olhce Tor dues ON subscription or other
wse withou. any objections Whatever
10 them.
The Terrell Index wants tho us,, ybo
refuses 10 sick up for his town 20 move
II sayR.
Ihe man who persistenliy ISLANDERS snd
runs uoWn nus homo town or community
,n nor Worihy TO he n c.fizen II yon don't
nhe your surroundings. pun out 10 some
The Angloion Times is no, willing for
houston TO get all the good thin.s Ii
thus admon'shes it's readers:
OH has been passed for he survey md
~ estimate on n @.foot channel for ln,f.
,AIo bayou IL seems 20 be an easy mas
yer 70 get appropriations for The COZ !.
out wnat about the BraIos river? viii
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the friends OF navigation forever remain
lille, and let this golden opportunity slip
hv without even an Effort What II the
matter with the people and the press of
the Hra<os Valley Why don't they take
hold of this important enterprise IN earn
at sari rissh II 20 completion Il can easily
be done and now is the accepted time.
The ksrncs County News gives this as
the experience OF farmers who have eriel
sea island cotton.
Those who have tried tho sea island cot
ton are not very enthusiastic in it's
praise as a general thing. The small boils
and consequent difficulty and added ex-
perlsr OF picking. the small Yield of lint.
1-jd the extra expense AMI difficulty Of
gc;ii'R the cotton ginned more than conn
iernilances the higher price at which II
sells In the market Were this kind OF
cotton planted extensively enough 10 JUS
tsfy the putting in OF the special machin-
cry reqilsrei TO gin IT, there might be
some money In growing II, but under
present conditions farmers would do well
10 let IL alone
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THE CITY.

The Post 10 delivered ia any part Of the
city by carriers a. sl.cp per month; three
months, sec; six months, 500. one year
9i2pp
Mir. Theodore Bering has charge OF the
CITY Circulation and Collecting.
Mlessrs. Theodore Btsfng ana charles
Lott are the authorized collectors OF Al
city hills both ldvertising and stbsct4p-
lion, and no money should he paid to any
one other than ,hosc named unless special
written authority signed ~ the business
size should be PAD by check Ia lasor OF
The Houston Printing Company,
No orders Tor goods ctr, are given ny
ed In payment OF office bills.
Subscribers failing to receive the paper
regularly VIII please notify the ofhcr
prompiiy Every subscribers paper is OK
pec;ei to lie delivered not later than 65'
a. m.
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INSURANCE on COMMERCE.

The deepening o. the harbors on our
| Atlantic and gulf coasts and on the Pa
cihc and the consequent growth OF property
values and OF local and interstate trade
| and Of foreign commerce, Will emphasize
the necessity for modern fortiications ani
. modern navy TO protect this vast wealth.
Thu Inter Ocean Of Chicago is con
graduating the senator-elect from Kansas.
Colonel Harris. that he has exhibited a
hroadniiuded ald up-to-date progressive
ness In announcing his readiness to assist
in building up the navy and securing mos.
ern Notifications for the country's sea
ports. a narrow policy has been pursued
by many Of the representatives OF the In
terror States with reference to these mat
tiers OF National defense. With their own
States and people secure from possible
attack they have selfshly objected to ex-
penditufes primarily for the protection Of
the coast cities. But selnshness is gener-
ally blind and oyerrcaches Itself The in
terror Of the country is as directly inter
ested in the security OF our maritime COM
werce and the protection Of our shipping
business as any other section Of the United
states, Paralyze the foreign aud coast.
Nise trade Of our sesports and Topeka and
Helena and Denver and salt Lake City and
every interior town in the country will
feel the disastrous effects.
senator-clect Harris, for populst and
interior State representative. is setting a
good example 10 all other congressman
and senators from the Western and Middle
staie9. The cost Of our navy and forth.
cations is simply tho Insurance which We
ray annually On our commerce and sea-
beard wealth. Expenditures in the lircc-
ton indicated are as wise and necessary
rs the IRE insurance which citizens pay
now In oil the cities Of the land They
stand on the same footing exactly tina,
Expenditures for police and FIRE
departments stand upon and the sooner Wa
take out" fdi policies on this vast COM
and seaboard wealth by the cree
ton Of modern defeuses and the equip
nent Of a sufficiently large navy the wiser
We will he as nation and from strictly
business standpoint.
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ihe efforts - iu''-'h 'yn'n'rS MAY ~
mon
violence is TO create confidence IN the
courts The inisrarriaeos OF Justice hive
sl,ro more Than r.ss.on and nrcl,dice or
l,wless sp,r, IA iue.te lynchinss IN tbe
Southern and W.s..,.n and even North.
orr States.
Tho citirons Of Houston have every rea.
son Tor faith I'm n hrlsh, future for this
locality. and an Immediate future at that.
------
AAolher colony for south Texas Is re
try ln Atner.ea for such enterprises than
th.. Texas coast country The tide OF i'm.
migration once turned in this direction IL
can ho depended upon to continue running
steady ann strong for several years.
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HOUSTON. MONDAY. Fen. 1. 1897.
THE SPEAKERS GREAT POWER.

II the possession Of actual and tremend-
ous power. coupled with great distinction.
constitutes the charm about a political po-
sition. the speakershin Of the National
house OF representative is one Of the most
desirable positions within the grasp Of the
American politician.
Mr. Reed has given one or two colspic-
uous Illustrations. Just recently, of the
commanding influence Of the speaker with
reference to legislation Il Is with him 70
promote or block the work Of congress. The
Nicaragua canal bin. for example. has 40
show in the house this session, because Mr
Reed has refused 20 recogui5c il. and 50
with the bills for public buildings and stlll
other measures In the house the commit
tees are the creatures Largely Of ,he speak
er. He can pack them In the first instance.
II be sees proper. and he can recognize or
ignore members at his pleasure Who desire
10 call up certain biils or resolutions. The
speaker Is the n,ocFat OF The house
In the senate everything Is Different,
There Tho committees are framed hy party
caucus and are not appointed hy tho vice
proslden. There tho custom known as
senatorial courtesy" kind OF parliamen
iary golden rule. prevails ana any senator
can speak WHOM b. chooses and as long as
he chooses. In the house he committee on
rules. o, whIrh the speaker IS chairman
aud which is composed Of the speaker and
two oiher members. his Apprentices control
the order q burlnsss
II is q great power. tremendous re-
sponsibiliy, thus lodged in one man. In a
way there is no stronger agency In the gov
ornment Possibly It Is wiso arrange
mont n the interest Of tho expedition ~
business often the country has seen tho
power abused but often. too. it has had
occasion TO rejoice that the presiding officer
could do so much The dilaiory methods
OF the senate, too have. by contrast, en-
phasizot whatever there vas Of good in tho
peculiar organization OF the house. The
opportunities for good or evil are intensified
and multiplied when bold. shrowa man
like Mfr Reed occupies the speakers chair
The certainty Of his recollection when the
mex; house convcues renders Mt Reed one
OF the most interesting and Important fac.
tors 10 be estimated IN the coun'rys prog
ress at this luncture OF our affairs.
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SUNDAY AND PERSONAL LIBERTY

\ communication is printed in The
Post this morning from nr 4 l.. wray Of
this city, in which ne takes issue sinh an
editorial appearing in these columns sun.
day the eth alt.
DR.. Wray advances tho same OH areu-
ments that have been hoard for hundred
years past in defense OF restrictive Sunday
laws. and The Pos, does no, care 10 waste
time In discussing them at length at this
late day.
Suffice It to say. that there are two
sets OF extremists In this country--the one
desiring TO abolish Sunday. in effect. and
the other to render 1t Of the sombre. SOL
emn. Purltanical cast OF old. The Pos,
has no sympathy with either. Or Wrav
thinks that those who want TO spend
sunday In quiet and meditation and rcligi.
GUS study should he allowed 10 do SO and
The Post agrees with him, In the editorial
OF which the doctor complains tho position
was taken that when men or ageucie, or
pastimes intertered with the religious wor
snip or personal comfort OF others the
laws ought to step In for the latter's pro.
'ectloh' ana they do. as matter OF fact
A nuisance or Interference with personal
liberty can be easily handled.
but because our neighbors acrozs tho
street desire to sing psalms ON Sunday
is no reason why we should not seek IN.
suburbs for little amusement which our
consciences approve. Let every man spepd
the Sabbath as he chooses. so long as ho
does not interfere with the personal liberty
OF another and does not engage In practices
which all condemn as immoral. or are
clearly evil within themselves.
Whisky drinking. gambling and other
evils of that character which are not de-
Tended on moral grounds by even those
who indulge them. are cited as illustrations
by DIR. Wray, but they are entirely foreign
TO the argumelH. The Post depreca,es a
desecration OF the Sabbath in that way as
much as Its critic
Tho trouble with tho extreme class to
which the doctor seems to belong Ia that
they DO not draw the distinction between
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pastimes harmless in themselves and rrse-
tees universally condemned as evil They
want everybody eise to spend Sunday as
quietly aud uncdItativtiy as they desire to
spend it--they want all the personal lib
eriy- TO themselves Il was possible at
one time to control matters of conscience
The sabbath was made for all men. not any
speciat ciass Of men.
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Tunnel Completed.
Alpine Avalanche.

The tunnel in the Home Prospect Mus,
twelve miles east Of Alpine. mas just been
connected with the shaft. The snaft is %
feet deep. and the main tunnel is 800 feet
long. with side tunnel of ITO feet About
SiH. 600 worth OF work has been done on this
mine and now the owners have got IL to
a point where they can make It pay. II
is splendid prospect and we expect grand
r.s,tIfs
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Houston Post Almanac.
c;nIvnstnn Nnws

TNN-WFf
Tho News Is IN receipt Of a copy OF The
Houston Post almanac for 1897, Issued by
the Houston Printing company, In addi,
ton 10 he mass nf general informant ion
com aanod N . newspaper almanac, It has
much matter pertaining cSpec ally to
Texas, Houston and Harris county, The
work Is csre,ully compiled and - credit
10 the publishers
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-01
FEBRUARY WEATHER.
/ Information Gathered During the
Past Quarter of u Century.

Past Quarter of a Century.
The following data, covering a period
Of twenty-five years, have been compiled
from the weather bureau records at Gal
weston. Texas, for the month of February.
TEMPERATURE.
Mean or normal temperature. 81 degrees.
The warmest month was that OF 1890,
with an average of 81.
The coolest month was that of 1895,
with an average of 49,
The highest emperature was &C. on Feb
ruary H. 1899.
The lowest temperature was Is, on Feb
ruary s. 1895.
Average date on which first Killing
frost occurred in autumn December a5
Average date on which last killing
frost occurred in spring February 3.
PRECIPITATION
Grain and Melted Snow)
Average for the month. 800 inches
Average number OF days with .0l of an
inch or more. TO-
Inc greatest monthly precipitation was
S.2s inches in 1881.
The least monthly precipitation was 0. 80
inches in 1873
Tho greatest amount OF precipitation re-
corded in any twenty four consecutive
hours was $40 inches on February % and
%. 1855
H' 0'N"N'st hHAuuul oi siOWtall recorded
III any twonty-tour consecutive hours (rec-
Ord extending to winter of lS9i-G5 only
was IA inches on February Il. 1895.
CLOUDS AND WEATHER.
Average number of clear days, s; partly
cloudy Gays, 10; cloudy days, 10.
WIND
The prevailing winds have been from
the southeast.
The highest velocity Of wind was hftv.
nlne miles from the southeast on February
II. 1883.
station; Galveston. Texas.
Date OF issue; January 25, 1897.
l. NJ. Cline.
Weather Bureau.
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nodc WIN Mhitc Eolk..

Ennis Democrat.
Conductor W NJ. ilanncy met case
yesterday Of resistance TO the separate
coach law. A conductor is held responsible
II he permits violation of the law with.
out objection. but when be uses reasonable
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FROST FREAKS.

The ice king Is whimsical giant, but
nothing he ever did equalod the wonder Of
the occasion when. by a single whiff. he
turned the big black body OF au ocean
steamer into a floating fairyland OF Ice
This occurred In February. 1926, when the
umbrls, nearing New Yorks port, was
washed with tons OF spray In the teeth OF
a northern gale. Next day when the steam
er came TO harbor she was encrusted With
sparkling frost from summit TO water
line.
Photographs OF Immense hail stones are
few in spite Of the fact that printed reports
of them are forever circulating. The most
remarkable OF the few ever reproduced
show two that fell in a terrific storm In
England in July. 1898. and measured two
Inches in diameter. Much larger hailstones
have fallen In this country. Iiallstones
with eopher-turtles and alabaster for nu-
clei have fallen. and stones over six Inches
in diameter have been reported and birds
and even sheep were killed by them. once
In India hail fell that was warm and tasted
like sugar--to the delight OF the children
OF the district.
There have been as many biggest ici-
cles' on record as there are hairs on a
mans head. lcicles on frozen dam In the
Black forest almost obscured house, but
the celebrated Broxburn iccle deserves the
appellation biggest" 1t was formed In
February. 1895, at the Almond aqueduct,
under which the Union canal runs near
Clifton hail. BroXburn. The water drop
ping from the aqueduct about 100 feet into
the water fro2e and in three nights an icicle
had joined the river and the aqueduct.
Shoue upon by the sun II glittered In awful
splendor and people came from miles
around to view the spectacle. lcioies arc us
common at Niagara as potatoes. but an
icicle three feet long at Hong Kong, China.
would make the Oldest inhabitant reminis-
cent for the rest OF his life. very anus
ing picture is shown of a garden seat in
Hong Kong with cicles hanging on the
back. This in place where the average
temperature is IS degrees was astonishing
to the natives.
Nothing can he more picturesque than a
frozen waterfall. and In Yorkshire this has
happened. For 700 feet river descends
rapidly and then comes fall OF 40 feet.
which sometimes freezes over. The famous
blizzard OF 1855 will long be remembered in
New York City. when ali communication
with the outside world was cut off except
one cable line to London. Messages to
other parts OF the United States were Ca
bed to London and then returned TO this
country. Streets were piled fourteen let
deep with snow. Beautiful effects of an ice
thatch arc often seen AT Niagara falls
where myriads of little icicles will cluster
together n largo arpa
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AFTER.

For The Post.
The grass around me w"
And f iiowers as brightly bloom 'S'
AZ ,h msa"; which all these sunusn
When am dead
When am dead Inv ni I
Upon my grave the son.
And l Sash the aovers streT' :
Ara l Slg6t S %ili settle dowA M :
h'''' When I am dead
When ! am dead. ,o 81 =
And will one come 10
again. h,s Hinged v
When low the sun Ms i
with red, - one 81
Choosing for HE s'"7
STRAIN When I am dead
or when I'm deid'. ID IL I
VIII this heart always n.y. "a
true, -. fnnd ~ ~,
Ana with my inthiV' ,hat issi. ~
Singing with hoIe u'a'
adieu. AID,
/ can no, tel .ut .tg I,
How ehfs VIII he 81 nm tau ~
Tho autumn leaves w" u.
head. an. sad, ~
And DER my grave y"
Will blow. scad. N
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means to remove the Objectionable passen-
ger, he then has only to report the Of
fender to the courts.
When the train reached Wayahachie yes
terday evening a dusky damsel got aboard,
bound for Fort Worth. She deliberately
took seat in the apartment for whites.
Conductor 1Ianney informed her Of her
mistake. but she would not. neither did
she 20.
A little further on the conductor ordered
this daughter of blood bought freedom to
gather up her traps and doll rags and go
TO play in her own back yard, but she chose
TO ride with the pore white trash" and
she did.
on arriving at Fort Worth she was duly
reported. and now will have the pleasure
of testing the strength of the Texas law.
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Is there not a chilly feeling
,,,3Mi Aoui spinal column sfe,Iinp
W mic %our marrow Is congealinr
AS 1t feels the icy MP? 'e
Are Your bones and joints all achinro
10 !, you leel Your brains a shakingY
~ YOU ,H9 thtn YOU are taking
nat Is Frenchified: IA grim.
,iiisn.t no PiCasant-like sensation
Fof you feel like all tarn5tlon.
Ana no matter what your station
p,ir. iiiEh or low you'n hardly skin
.S.s !" n,rn VIII not know ap,e1 sine,.
nVhinP rHch1lls. cough ny ,,'iiHe5in'.-'
lHietln tent spells of snct5i1., "''s'
Nheh you've 20, ire cursed s-,,,
Ven ven VII feel all over spotted
A., pu VIII think youl hiairs arc no,..,
'-'' 20 death You arc allotted
As you swegr aHl rsar aud 81,
az, cen when you're hs'trr ro,t,p-
'ou VIII sim continue frefiin,, ''-'
As you convalesce--la eTi,n.
Unknown Sufferer.