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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-09
T H SPIRITUALISTS.
SECOND DAYS SESSION or THEIR
QUARTERLY CONVENTION.
New Charters Issucd-The Mother of
SDirituaiism in Reconsideration
metric Readings.

The second days session Of the Texas
State National Association of Spiritualists
opened at 1890 o'clock with meeting of
the board OF trustees and officers. at which
fun attendance was present. The session
lasted until after o clock and much bust
ness was transacted, among which was
the appointing Of a committee OF FIVE. con
sisting of Rev. Brown, Lock Mcdaniel. H.
a. Landes, Judge j. W. Wray and Dr.
Baird, to organize stock company, to
take charge OF camp meetings in the fu-
ture, the committee to act independent of
the association.
\ vacancy, caused by the resignation Of
Mrs. Gordon OF Franklin, Texas, from the
board of trustees, was filled by appoint
ment, in the person of Mrs. j. A. Craig
of Waco.
AT this meeting two new charters were
issued, one to the local society and an
other to the Rosenberg society. This makes
eight charters issued in the State and the
present date Is the sixth month of the
existence of organized spiritualism in the
State.
The afternoon meeting began at $50
O'Clock and not at $3.50 as the programme
announced. After selections from the or
chestra ana an invocation by Mrs. Jackson
Mrs. Mary Arnold Wilson of Fort Worth
the mother Of spiritualism in Texas. was
introduced and arose mid storm of an
piause.
Mrs Wilson is a comparatively aged lady.
out her features and manner are those of
a younger person. She is all smnebine a,d
smiles and her voice is pleasant Her adj
,eress was one of the most scholarly that
mas been given during the convention and
several times she wac interrupted with
applause. She used as her subject How
Does Spiriualism Regard the Bihle?
What Religion Does 1t Teach?"
She SAID that the part of the Bible that
was the dearest ami most helnfui 20 her
SOU, was that part teaching the beautiful
ehlii life Of Christ, because it is historical.
ss she ne wondered y. , If the real liz Of christ
regard it not as myth; we hold 'i If IN W
truths, me rs. but yet he was a natural man as
We have ~, VI Us looS uf 20 the Bible.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-09
accidentally sho,

''ahse' Texas, December 8. - Booty
tNe's' > years Of age, was accidental,
snot oy his cousin, Rosa Behrens. daughter
y. iiehry behrens, farmer living ON AIrI-
I'M rrairie. in this county. yesterday af-
erno0n The charge took effect In his
NE. iacerating the flesh. Fortnns,rly
nv sun was ioaded with bird shot ard no
oohes were broken. ' ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-09

In considering the location of your wild
oWs' and orphans home. which you will
do in the main for the best interests Of
the Masonic fraternity, regardless Of
wing unrefutabe facts ABOUT TEMPLE
q N * Sc 81 * 81 M
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-09

and the second days session VI
vention adjourned to meet & n
sharp.
The attendance was yery u.
evening meeting.
Middletown transcript., 1897-05-29
Absolutely Pure.

respects are directly contrary to those
of the last admin stration, and 1t finds
Itself confronted on the very threshold
by an army Of official incumbents hos
tile, or at least, Indifferent, to its aims
and purposes-an army intreneEed be-
hind newly devised rules and regula-
tions which were never contemplated
or dreamed of by the trainers and sup-
porters of the civil service law, whose
design was to elevate and improve the
efficiency of the clerical service in the
executive departments of the Govern
ment." Mr.. Ryan was a member Of
the House when the civil service bill
was passed and he voted for it, and
still believes in it, but he thinks the par
tisan barnacles put open it by Mr..
Cleveland will have to be scraped offor
the country will become disgusted with
the entire law. More evidence of the
partisan working Of the rules under
the last administration has been sub
mitted to the Senate Investigating
Committee, and number of bureau
chiefs, including Commissioner OF
Patents Butterworth, have added their
recommendation that the present rules
be modified.
Middletown transcript., 1897-05-29
THENs OR NOW,


"When am dead, Sweetheart" /" you say,
'Think Of me always at my best"
Wheu Ger my head tall graz ses sway,
And to my deep and dreamless rest
Nor sob, nor call, nor sneer can pierce;
And laud Of tongue and stab of penn
Though love be leal and hate be fierce,-
Are less than nothing te me then.
"My poor, pale lips no more can ask
Your gentler thoughtf for fancied wrong,
Nor love devise atoning task,
And labor in 1t, glad and strong.
Ignore, then, faults that now you chide,
The hasty word, the careless mien,
And causeless heat and foolish pride
Forget, asif they ne'er had been.
"If mem'ry from our Past evoke
One moment Of divine surprise,
When all the angel in me woke
And you glimpsed Eden in my eyes.
If /, surcease of care and pain
And fulness to heartfamine brought,
In reverie live at time again,
= And thus enshrine me In your thought
And make answer, Love Of mine,
aThink Of me at my best, To-day.
This hour renew surprise divine,
Let Eden's light and fragrance play
Into our lives while they are one.
Why should wait to be forgiven
Till follies and till faults are done,
And am out of reach in Heaven?
@what chrism has Death2 the grave what
art
To right all wrong? Do tears make sweet
The Narah of the human heart?
Beloved while our pulses beat
With very joy Of living,-while
lay my head upon your breast
And drink your words and feel your smiles
Thus-now-think of me at my best!"
Harper's Bazaar.
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500 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn. that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages. and that is Catarrh. Halls
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being constitutional disease, requires q
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have SO much faith in its cura-
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address, F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls family Pills are the best.
Middletown transcript., 1897-05-29

wns bein' paid fur Nathan's life. AT
ter I cum here and see the avenoo
where them troops marched along will
ther tattered flags, am when l Sc,
them headstones an all beauehus cit.
they helped ter safe, why. my whole
soul riz agin, it.
Il sez ter myself, can't take II
Nathan wouldn't hey it SO. He gil
his life fur his country, athouth money
an athout price; so, you see, i CAM
sign them papers, nohow.
.'I wuz goin' ter pay Miss Allen with
a part of that money. but guess she'll
take it out in butter and eggs. am the
ladies they vs ordered hooked rugs, an
the gentlemen, mittens an muffisrs.
Why, I've got 'nough to keep me busy
I don't know how longp'
The Hon. Theophilus Lane bent
from his towering height to take the
little old lady's hand in his, and, as be
gazed In the earnest facs, TRANSPORTED
by the light of firm resolve, he felt a
thrill that not all the applause from
one of his famous speeches had had the
power to waken.
''Do you think you could manage to
Gil an order for me Miss Psnlope?n he
asked. with as much anxiety as il
hooked rugs, mittens and muffiers were
desirable commodity in Washington&
swell, now, I dunno but what
might. seein's it's you," Miss Psne-
lope answered refectively. "Dear me,
1 s'pose Elviry Brackett'll be awfully
put out when I cum back athout thet
pension, butef Nathan thinks it wrong,
an I think it wrong, why, it must be
wrong, no mlstakel"
Miss Penelope vent back to Canaan
as innocent of wIongdoing as when
she came, but before her return her
story somehow got circulated round,
until it reached the Presidents ear,
and he went SO far as to ask for the
pleasure of private audience.
1t is safe to say that no potentate
ever appreciated that honor more fully
than Miss Penelope, as she made her
curtsey to the Chief Executive and re-
lated brief account of Nathau's bat
ties.
"Of course it was all on his account
she would always conclude, when she
was relating the scence to her breath
less auditors. after her return home.
"He seemed tickeled ter death to hear
about it. Why, shouldn't be a bit
surprised eff they put up one of them
statoos to Nathan. There's heap Nv
en- stuck in the parks, all over the city,"
Magazine.
Middletown transcript., 1897-05-29
HE LOOKED LIKE JOE.

An aged man and woman stopped
opposite the Central High School Build.
ing few days ago and looked across at
that rather imposing pile. They were
plainly but neatly dressed, and while
it was evident they were from the rural
districts, there was nothing in their ap-
pearance to attract comment. A young
man was waiting for a crosstown car
close to where the strangers stopped.
To him The aged man turned.
"That's schoolhouse, I judgep"
he said.
'"That's the Central High School, !"
replied tlle young man.
The old man looked interested.
"That's the principal high school,
Mary" he remarked to the old lady.
Then he turned back to the young
man.
I've haven't been in Cleveland for a
number of years." he said; 81 guess 1t
amt since the Garfield funeral, an
we're just lookin' around. We take q
good deal of interest in schools and
schoolhouses.
He paused and looked toward the
sweet-faced old lady, who nodded
brightly.
"Then you hayo childrenP" said tue
young man.
"Just one" " replied the old man.
"Of course, he is through schoolPn
"Long ago, said the stranger. How
long is it, MaryP Five years since be
graduated, amt it9"
"Six," said the old lady.
81 guess mebby it is" said the old
man.
"Graduated from your home schoo /,
I supposef" said the young man.
"Yes," said the aged stranger. "He
was our only child. an Mary an
made up our minds to give him just as
good an education as we could afford.
An we did, tOo.n
The young man smiled. He fancied
that the boy in question had been given
a decidedly limited sendoff.
"You say he graduated from the home
schoolP" he said.
"Yes, /" replied the old man, "but he
didn't stop there. He wanted to go to
WestAustintown, and we senthim. Then
he wanted to go to Hiram and we sent
him. And then he'd set his heart on
Harvard, and we sent him there.n
"To HarvardPn
Eyes, and he was one OF the class
orators, too, on graduatin' day. 1t al
most broke his heart cause mother and
I couldn't be there to hear him. But
we didn't feel that we could quite
afford it, did we, motherPn
The young man looked at the old
lady. There were tears in her eyes,.
but she still nodded brightly.
'sAnd your G0n-Where Is he nowpn
"He's mining engineer In South
Africa. Doing first rate, too. We
hear from him regular everg month.
Why, what brought us up to town to-
day was to get draft cashed that he
sent his morther for a birthday present.
Three hundred dollars Eve dollars for
every year. that's what Joe wrote.
Mothers just sixty
The young man took off his hat to
the old lady.
81 wish you many m0re birthdays,
madam he said, land trust that each
will be as pleasantly remembered. =
The old lady smilingly thanked him
s'Do you know what mother said2,,
inquired the old man, with a sly twin
klein his eye.
"Why, no; what was 1t p,
Mother said Let's speak to that
young mxn--he seems 50 much like
Jeo. y
And the young man walked away.
feeling that he might journey long aud
far and not receive so high . compli-
ment. CIevelnnd PIQs5s Dealer.
Middletown transcript., 1897-05-29

that it is not necessary to pass tbe San
ate resolution declaring that the bell.
gerency of the Cubans should be re-
cognized in order to convince the
country of their sympathy for
Cuba. They also know that the adop-
tion Of that resolution at this time
would unnecessarily embarass the
President, who is working out policy
that will be of some pratical benefit to
the Cubans, which it is far from GER
tain that the recognition Of belliger-
ency would be. This being the situa-
tion, it is not likely that the House will
act upon the belligerency resolution or
take any other action relating to Cuba,
until President Mckinley has b ID time
enough to formulate and announce his
policy. The real friends of Cuba want
more than recognition of belligerency;
they want to see the island indepen-
dent; and to that end they are stead
fastly working, meanwhile, the money
appropriated by Congress for the relief
of destitute Americans in Cuba, is be-
ing used for that purpose by the U. s..
Consuls. There is no good reason for
any undue haste in taking the next
step, especially when haste might de-
feat the very object sought-the ending
of bloodshed in Cuba. President Nc
Kinley has promised to act In a short
time. and Republicans are willing to
accept that promise and wait.
Middletown transcript., 1897-05-29

When grow up, nom, want you to
make minister out of me-"
"Why, Johny, am glad that such is
your desire. will speak to your father
about it.n
"Yes'm want to go to Europe every
summer!'
Middletown transcript., 1897-05-29

President Mckinley has been so oc-
cdpied with other matters that he has
not had time to decide what to do
about revoking the extensions of the
civil service rules, made by Mr.. Cleye-
land. but he has heard the complaints
of many prominent Republicans con-
corning the injustice of the most of
those extensions and there is very little
doubt that when he takes the question
up. some, if not all, of these extensions
will have to 60. Some idea of how
some of those extensions are regarded
by prominent officials, who know by
experience just how they are working,
may be had from the following yigor-
Gus language used by Assistant Secre-
tary Ryan of the Interior Department:
"The civil service law has been perver-
ted and dragged into mire to serve par
tisan ends; but even that is not the
worst of it. A new administration
has come into power, pledged to carry
out polices which in many important
Middletown transcript., 1897-05-29

The Bryanites are constantly talking
about the increase of free silver senti-
ment in the country and saying that
the result Of last November would be
reversed if there were a National elec-
tion held Low. OF course everybody
knows that sort of talk to be mere
bluff and bluster. If proof was need.
ed, it is furnished by the fact that the
Democratic leaders of the House
Bailey, of Texas-and other promin-
ent Democrats have gone in the first
Congressional district of Missouri to
speak and work for the election of a
Democratic successor to the late Re-
preventative r. p. Giles. The silver
sentiment is growing SO fast in the sill
yer state of Missouri, that stump speak
ers of National prominece are needed
to make sure that the Republicans do
not carry district that last Novem.
ber elected a silver Democrat. Facts
like this are more convincing than
loud talk, just as a man is always
judged to a larger extent by his actions
than by his words.
Middletown transcript., 1897-05-29

Republican Senators held a caucus
today, in order to smooth down little
differences as to modes of procedure
during the tariff debate, now open.
There was a general interchange of
opinion, and, while there was no at
tempt to bind anybody, general un-
derstanding was reached that no time
should be devoted to lengthy speeches
by Republicans. At the caucus of
Democratic Senators, it was decided to
open their fight on the tariff bill by
moving to strike out the entire inter-
nal revenue section of the bill,in order
to try to curry favor with the brewing
interests. Republicans do not believe
the motion win carry.
Middletown transcript., 1897-05-29

THE TRANSCRIPT s1.oO per year.
Middletown transcript., 1897-05-29
Washington
Letter

HEN it comes to
expressing their
sympathy 70 r
Cuba, or showing
thoir confidence
in Mckinley. the
Republicans of
; the House stand
with the Presi-
dent. They know
Middletown transcript., 1897-05-29
'r1iss Penelope's
Pension

DON'T see no cause
for and why you
shouldn't hev a
pension, Miss Pen
elope. There's a
heap of persons
makes out their
vouchers ez hasn't
nigh SO much
inst. claim eZ Yoil.'
Miss Penelope
Middletown transcript., 1897-05-29

she always answered to that name,
regardless of being the relict of Nathan
Briggs and widow of good standing
made no answer, at first. She was oc-
cupied in casting on the heel of stock
ing.
Middletown transcript., 1897-05-29
Attends to the
Rents Boxes

In its New BURGLAR and Fire-prcot
Vaults, Makes ample provision in lts
Store Room end Vaults for.the safe kerr.
ing Of Securities and Valuable packages
placed in its cussody.
Middletown transcript., 1897-05-29

THE Bicycles ags fhs elsbrzf.d P5erca spccinI,
l197 fstterns m,rd b Geo. Pie<es co.s Of Hnf.
1Issss Msss 0as. Niskls I.nP NsY DsR:stT'9Es
Middletown transcript., 1897-05-29

Earded as followss
The 4 Competitor who sends IN the
I.argest Number Of coupons from
the district In uhich be o. she resides
Ths 8 CompsfEtoTs who ssnd in the
Next LnrRcGt Numbers cf eou-
oons from the district a which thsy
x6side will Zach receive at winners
option . ledy's or gsntlerrnn's Fierce
sRsciaHl A hlsgsls griee slge s...1 g !, y.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-16

and Pathological Anatomy; Urinalysig
and Toxicology; Clinical demonstra-
tions in Osteopathy.
Fourth Term.-Topographical Ana
tony; Minor Surgery: Gynecol0gy and
Clinical Practice in Osteopathy
The word "Osteopathy" is from the
Greek "osteon" bone and "pathos,"
suffering. The legal definition is "a
system. method or science of healing"
observation-disclosures was discov-
cred by DR.. A. T. Still. of Baldwin.
Kan, 1874. DIR. Still reasoned that "a
natural flow of blood is health; and
disease is the effect of local or general
disturbance Of blood-that to excite
the nerves causes muscles to contract
and compress venous flow of blood to
the heart; and the bones could be used
sewers to relieve pressure on nerves.
veins and arteries"
Technical-Osteopat is that science
which consists of such exact, exhaust
i've, and verifiable knowledge Of the
structure and functions of the human
mechanism, anatomical, physiological
and psychological, including the chem
istry and physics of it's known ele-
ments, as has made discoverable GER
tain organic laws and remedial re-
sources, within the body itself, by
which nature under the scientific treat
ment peculiar to osteopathic practice.
apart from all ordinary methods of
extraneous, artificial, or medicinal
stimulation, and in harmonious accord
with it's own mechanical principles,
molecular activities, and metabolic
processes, may recover from displace-
ments, disorganizations, arrangements.
and consequent disease, and regain it's
normal equilibrium of form and func-
tion in health and strength.
The theory Of Osteopathy may be
briefly stated in the single word "ob-
struction." Those who believe in the
system are of the fixed conviction that
physical arrangements are due to OBJ
struction tanning or impairing the or
gans. These Instructions are treated
by manipulation or massage. Major
operations when required are entrust-
ed to selected surgeons. 1t Is found
that distractions very often are at
considerable distance from the seat Of
trouble. Hence local treatment Is the
excpetion rather than the rule.
What the future of this new school
may be none can essay to foretell. It
is attracting not little attention and
for that reason is worth explaining.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-16
Good Sport.

There is promise of good day Of
acquatic sports here on January 9Th.
Dan Renear and c. Mayne are hard at
work on the program. A 100 yards.
one-fourth and one-half mile SWIM
ming contest are already arranged for.
The 100 yards race will be between
Timoteo and Renear. It will be re-
membered that the former beat Renear
in the recent regatta. In case the wa
ter is rough, the champion of the Paci-
fic Coast will not swim. Arrangements
are also being made for a water polo
contest, this to be between team from
the Baltimore and another organized
here by Mayne and Renear.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-16

was not an extraordinary rush of traf'
fic on the line and has been carried
through without waits or accidents.
The plan is the same that has been
adopted but just recently by leading
railway lines in the United States.
Around the depot and wharf in the
city the railway people are carrying
on large amount of work. Consider
able numbers of men are being
employed and much money is
being expended. A small dredger
is deepening the wharfage room
at the new scow landing. This
landing is 10 feet long. The mud
brought to the surface is dumped on
cars and used in filling in basins near
the depot and shops, where still other
buildings are to be erected. Within
six weeks past the depot has been COM
pletely rearranged and very much al
tered inside. This is to have better
facilities for increased business in i'm
mediate sight and prospective.
All the power machinery in the new
shop is now in use daily. A big steam
engine is prominent. The new tools
are of the latest improved patterns
from the best foundrys in the United
States. In fact everything that cannot
be made here is imported from the
United States. New engines enforced
an enlargement of the round house and
for the repair and manufacture of cars
a large new carpenter shop is soon to
be added to the list of buildings. A
number of cars have been constructed
here already.
The business of the Railway Com
pany gets big impetus from the new
Oahu plantation and the Waianae ex-
tension beyond or from Eva. Much
of what will develop out of the exten-
sion beyond Waianae, where the grad
ers are now working by the hundreds
is still private to Mr.. Dillingham;. OF
course he expects not little from
the fertile territory near Waianae and
beyond Kaena Point, in the vicinity OF
Waialua. Then it will be s'On to Ka-
huku' But before that, according to
Those who claim to know all about
plans for new sugar estate, there may
be well under way still another great
| plantation mauka of Waialua.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-16
OAHU SUGAR co.
Interesting Report on Progress
Sent Out.

Oahu Plantation Company stockhold
ers are receiving copies of the report of
Manager Ahrens and officers of the
company, for eight months, ending Sep
tember 80, 1897. A very satisfactory
showing is made. Work in all depart
ments has been rushed to the extent
that the expenditures for labor, mater
ial, supplies, etc., amounted to 1857 ,c16.
President Hackfeld takes oc .as!On 10
compliment the manager on the con-
duct of the enterprise up to date. The
present quotation of the stock in the
market at handsome prmium was no.
ted. Col. w. F. Allen, the auditor, lad
inspected the books at the plantation
as we'll as at the company city offices
and found the accounts in good shape.
Manager Ahrens mentioned the Cper-
alton of the new pump as quite UP to
all expectations. A bargain mas teen
closed for two more large pumps. The
one pump in place is now irrigating in
the neighborhood of 1000 acres. Com
ment is made on the fact that Planting
was delayed on account of preliminary
happenings that could not have reen
avoided. Figures are now being made
on the mill for this big plantation. Ne
gotiations will not come to an end till
the most capable men are satisfied that
there is to be installed plant which
will do the work properly.