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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-22
Lott nj Victoria.

Victoria, Texas. October 2l.--t;olonel
Uriah Lott, who has been in this section
for the past month or more and is meet
in his efforts to build another railroad
through this section to be known as the
Guadalupe Valley railroad. from Victoria
north through Cuero, Gonzales, Seguin'
San Marcos, San Antonio and other points.
also south to Alligator Head with Browns
Vile as it's ultimate destination and TO AL
vim and Galveston. Victoria is to be the
headquarters, and Colonel Lott hopes to
be able to begin work at an early date.
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Of stopping place. In connection with
device which automatically sets the air
brakes in case the warning Is not Needed.
The test was made upon an engine making
the run from st. Paul to the Pacific coast
and return on the occasion of recent trip
of President j. j. Hill. and Is reported to
have accurately measured and indicated all
distances and demonstrated its ability to
snhstsntiatc the claims made for the de-
vice. Test runs aggregatlng 1000 miles
have been made with the inventors orig
tnal model
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Cape May, October 1.-THE trials Of the
Holman friction geared locomotive were
given on the tracks OF the South Jersey
railroad today; and some remarkable rec
ords were made, considering the weight OF
the rails-seventy pounds-ai/ the sand
pallasted and poor roadbed where the run
was made.
me locomotive. in charge of Hugiueer
McLain and William j. Holman. Jr, the
son OF the inventor, With four coaches,
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started this morning from Winslow juno
ton for Cape May. distance OF SO lilo
miles, The distance was covered, including
start and stop, in fifty-tive minutes
In this run several spurts were made,
and for distance OF two miles at one
place, passengers say a speed Of 104 miles
an hour was reached. This afternoon tho
engine. which weighs seventy-two tons.
made two trials over measured mile OF
track, starting three miles north OF the
mile and going over tho measured mile in
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the frst trial In a SO seconds, and In
the second trial Ia AZ seconds
Unfortunately for the exhibitors there
We're two curves In the track on which the
start was made, and one al the other end
of the measured mile which caused a loss
OF at least two or three seconds
This is the locomotive whose four drivers
rest on two small wheels. and these In turn
upon three others. which rest upon the
track. They are all propelled by friction
and not by cogs.
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Luling, Texas. October 21.-Two par,

Luling, Texas, October 21.-Two parties
water Nolan County, frqp which point a
private corporation is building railway
Down the Colorado valley to connect with
the Santa Fe at Ballinger, state that the
influx to that place Is too great and that
many who went there expecting an old
time railroad boom have been sadly dis
ahnonted
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-22

Luling, Texas, October 21.--A gentleman
who is stakeholder in the San Antonio
and Gulf railway. stated that move is on
foot to merge that line into connection
with the proposed line from San Antonio
to Brownsville. The Gulf road now runs
from San Antonio to Stockdale, about
forty-fve miles; is very we'll equipped
and is doing a fair business, as 1t runs
through the best section o. Southwest
Texas. The San Antonio and Browns
vile road has been surveyed three times
end large amount of right Of way Sc
cured with considerable amounts in cash
donations. There is but little doubt that
the road will be started In the near future.
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The PlRn RECORD.
n..,dence burned.

Residence BurncO.
"a Texas, October 20.-Last night
We d Lem Bickham, together with
bt,ah was burned; supposed to have
nom lamp exploding. There was
II home. Insured for $3.50.
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Mnnned by Knight. of Pythin..

Eight carloads OF knights of Pythias.
bound tor Peoria to attend the annual
meeting of the grand lodge, left Chicago
Monday night over the Wabash road. The
train was manned throughout by Knights
of Pythias. the engineer, fireman. conduc-
tor and brakemen all being members of
that order, and they In turn being super
intended by City Passenger Agent George
H. Robertson, who claims to stand high
In the order.
On the train was Charles Burgoyne. past
grand chancellor, and one OF the leading
candidates for supreme lodge representa-
tive
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BUSINESS MATTERS.

Application for Receiver Denied,
Nashville, Tenn. October 21.--Yesterday
in Huntsville Ala. United States Judge
Bruce dismissed the bill OF Mrs. NJ l..
Bratton ct al, filed against the Southern
Building and Loan association. applying Tor
receiver on the allegation OF Insolvency.
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Lose, MILTON. of Acres.

The United States supreme court has de-
c,ded against the claim of the Southern
Pacific railroad to over 100000 acres OF
land In California granted to the Atlantic
and Pacific. afterwards Forfeited, The
court holds that former decisions on this
line not having been reversed, the ques-
ton can no1 be reopened
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-22

Yoakum. Texas. October 2o.--A greae
deal OF petty thieving has been goinG %
In Yoakum lately. The articles stolen ara
not of much value. but about once q week
the report IL made that the gang havs
made another raid. The officers have %
far failed to locate any Of the perpetrators,
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A New Device Tcstcd.
The Railway Age.

The Railway Age.
a device for preventing railroad acci-
dents arising from forgetfulness OF IRAN
orders was recently given trial on the
Crest Northern read. The device consists
slnply OF mileage indicator which y se.
to sound an alarm at some distance ahead
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The Colorado valley.

Fort Worth, Texas. October 21.--Gen-
eral Manager Wheatcroft of the Colorado
Valley road was here today. lie reports
work on the line being rushed along rap
idly. 1t will run South from Sweet Water
on the Texas Pacific to San Angelo.
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AS VIEWED IN NEW YORK.
Resumption of Hostilities by ocean
Lines Affects WcAterm Territory.

resumption OF HOstilittes by ocean
Lines Affects Western Territory.
New York, October 21.--The Mail and
Express says today: with the removal
Of quarantine restrictions against Calves
ton hostilities have been resumed among
the Lone Star, Morgan and Mallory lines.
The Lone Star has again put into effect
the low schedule which created so much
trouble few weeks ago and which was
temporarily withdrawn on account of the
yellow fever epidemic. The low rates be-
tween New York and Galveston affect all
rates to Colorado and California as we'll
as all places directly tributary to Gal
weston. No action has yet been taken
by the railways from which traffic is being
diverted by the hostile steamship com
NAMES
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Wreck RIockcd Trims.

Luling, Texas. October 2l.-The wreck
on the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
mile from the city yesterday morning,
proved mere serious than ait iirst thought.
No trains have been able to get through
between Lockhart and Yoakum until this
aveninr
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-22

San Antonio. Texas, October 2l.A light
norther blew up tonight about o'clock
causing a drep Of several degrees in the
Temperature.
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rHB HOTELS.

IlWLoR-RATEs s2se AND SsS
|6XT, JAMES LAW1'OR PRO-
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QularteTB.

c.ryey San Antonio; E. G. Seffler
"a Corroe; B. l.. Kerns, Dallas; ..
md wife, Sherman; Nj. 5. cooper,
IA, & williams, Caldwell; Charles
EcSy: z. ]. Delfraisse, Columbus;
NV u. s. Newton San Antonio
|yrnes. Arkansas; Il. w. Reneau,
3 II Haynes, Sealy; Jos. Smith,
ls,rr. W. l.. Davidson, lagrange.
|sIa Am room having remained open
sha entire time Of the quarantine.
y well prepared as ever TO serve
Iyellng public now that traffic has
srned w. T. & ]. T. Boyle.
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Galveston Notes.

Galveston, Texas, October 21.-Commer-
cial Agent W. J, McMahoA arrived here
last night from Cambridge, Ohio. where he
has been for the last two months recuper-
ating his health. He is very much im-
proved and will resume his duties at once.
Mr.. Mcmahon was asked about the outlook
for grain shipments. but was not Inclined
to discuss the situation further than the
statement that Galveston has already
handled more wheat this season than dur,
ing any previous year in the ports history.
Mr.. Craig, who had charge OF the Office
part of the time during Mr.. McMahon's
absence will remain until the yellow fever
epidemic now prevailing at New Orleans
subsidies He will then resume his duties
as commercial agent of the Katy at that
place.
Contracting Agent Coombs is now on his
way to Galveston from Kentucky and is
expected here in a few days.
General Agent Jones of the Santa Fo re-
ports that his line is doing an exception
ally heavy business. both in and out OF
Galveston The yards are practically clear,
however, in spite of the rush. something
less than 400 cars being on hand unde-
livered this morning and business is NOV
ing with its old time dispatch and regu-
larity.
Colonel l.. j. Polk, general MANAGER OF
the Santa Fe, left last night FOR Dallas TO
be present at the celebration Of tennessee
day at the Dallas fair Colonel POLK never
fails to do honor to his native State when
tho occasion arises.
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Ia. arrive and depart from the Grand
u. =. s,eept the Missouri. Kansas & Texas
~ ssve depot in the Fifth ward. the In
!, NJ Z ~ G,rst Northern. Galve ston. Houston &
M Columbia Tap. which use the Inter-
= Ersst Northern depot on Congress ave
~ Lufkn train on the Houston. EAST <
~ which leaves from and arrives at the
N ,oad in the Fifth ward; Az missouri.
+ Texas trains pass the international q
Skern depot.
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The Inaugural Trip to the coast
The Sunset limited train service from
Chicago to California via st. Louis was
inaugurated yesterday in both directions.
This service is transferred from New Or
leans to Chicago on account OF the yellow
fever. The new routing is as follows; Chi
cago and Alton to st. Louis; st. Louis, iron
Mountain and Southern st. Louis to Tex
arkana; Texas and Pacific Texarkana TO
Ell Paso; Southern Pacific Ell Paso to Los
Angeles and Sam Francisco. The Tram
leaves Chicago every Tuesday and Satur-
day mornings and st. Louis every saturday
and Tuesday evenings. Mr. A. A. Gallagher.
Southern passenger agent OF the missouri
Pacific. Chattanooga accompanied the pas
sengers on the inaugural trip through from
st. Louis to the coast. General iassehsei
Agent Townsend OF the Missouri Pacific
Yesterday received a dispatch from General
Passenger Agent Goodman OF the southern
Pacific at San Francisco, stating tnat the
eastbound train had left on time with a
good passenger list. The entire equipment
is furnished by the Southern Pacliic, ana III
as fine as any ever put out by the Pullman
company One of the features OF the tram
is the vestibules, which are arranged espe-
cially to keep out the alkali dust. 1t con-
sists OF two twelyo-scrtion sleepers, with
double drawing rooms at each end, dining
room car, private compartment and chair
car combination baggage, buffet and IL
brary car. and women's parlor, library and
observation car.
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THE NEW
HUTCHINS /: !: .
]. /: !; HOu9N.

1. ]: /: !; HOUsE.
W. T. and j. I.
Boyle. proIrietoss:
Rates. $2.W and
$3.50 per day.
T. p. A head
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NO. As.
INDIANS 90 NOT FEAR SNAKES.
Bites of Ven"mous Reptiles Have No I:r-
feet the Red Men,

Many readers of Hamlin Garlands q re-
cent story of the Moki Indians snake
dance doubtless wondered how it is that
the Indians apparently suffer no in
COnveniences from the bites of rattle
snakes, for unquestionably at times the
performers in the dance are bitten.
The late Capt. John G. Bourke, w ho WAS
the first intelligent white who wit
messed the Moki snake dance and kept
a record of it, thought that these In
dians possess antidotes we had not yet
discovered. To-day the real study of
antitoNins has commenced, and it is bv
DR.. A. Calmette, chief of the Pasteur
institute at Lille, that the properties OF
al antivenOmous serum have been care
fully explained. DIR. PhisaliX's expert
ments show that under certain prccau-
tlGns man or an animal may suffer
hardly any Inconvenience from the
venom of viper. Remarkable results
have been obtained with the venom of
the cobra. When two miIligrammes of
the dried cobra poison in solution were
injected into a rabbits ear the animal
was dead after IL minutes
But when the rabbit was protected by
former extremely weak solutions of the
cobra poison and then the same strong
Infusion of the venom was injected into
1T the animal was not inconyenienced.
DR.. Calmette's Investigations began
with the study of the nature and venom
OF many different kinds of snakes.
hn
venom? 1t must take it from its own
blood and concentrate the poison in a
particular gland. OF course there may
be changes in this poison differing from
that found in the original source-the
blood of the snake itself. We know
that the pig and the mongoose are not
affected by snake bites, and it is natural
to suppose that in their blood there is
something which makes them immune.
Following the RouN method, DIR. Cal.
mette took horse, because this animal
shows a natural resistance to snake
bites. The horse was inoculated with
lethal dose of cobra poison and thu
animal was not seriously inconven,
fenced. The injections were continued
three months, by which time the horse
could stand dose so times the lethal
strength. The blood of the horse had
acquired immunity. Taking 20 cubic
centimeters of this horses serum, it was
found to be sufficient "to cure a man
suffering from the bite of deadly
reptile" More curious was this: when
a snake was inoculated with the horse
serum. he did not suffer when bitten by
any other kind or variety of snake
Harper'S Weekly
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appointed collector of customs. The
descendants of those worthless are as
proud Of their ancestry as ever Clara
We're de We're dared to be of hers, and
she was 1.-THE daughter of a hundred
earls." They are good people until
this day and there is no record of a
black sheep in either family. One of
the Magruders is a successful doctor,
another prosperous merchant, and all
of the ladies are worthy and winsome.
The Lingans are nearly all gone. One
Of them, McCubbn Lingan, is an excel
lent newspaper writer. He was here
several years as the correspondent of
some prominent papers, but went to
Michigan to reside.
The Office of collector of customs has
never been discontinued since the date
of its establishment. The office of post
master has been abolished already, and
is merged into the office of the post
master of Washington. That is to say,
it is merely a sub-station of the Wash
ington post office. When this official ac.
ton was taken there was weeping and
wailing in Georgetown. The good peo-
Pile there were always jealous of the
growth of Washington, and entertained
no patriotic pride in the development
OF the national capital. because they RS.
allied that the grswth OF Washington
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WHY THEY ARE CHEAP.
Novel Methods Employed by Importers Of
Japanese Goods.

Japanese Goods.
1t has often been a matter of wonder
how articles of japanese manufacture.
such as toothpicks and fans, could be
sold at such low prices. The small fans
are sold at one cent apiece, while the
dainty little toothpicks command the
same price per bundle.
When one examines either of these
products and speculates upon the
amount of labor that must be spent to
make them in any quantity, the natural
inference is that the well-known small
ness of japanese wages contains the eX-
planation. At first glance this seems
to be the natural explanation. Such
skilled workers as watchmakers get but
a trihe more than one dollar week for
their services, and the less skilled and
more mechanical trades command a pit
tance that to our western ideas seems
incredibly small.
But small as the wages of the Japan
sse worker may be. there are considerH
tions that indicate at once that some
other cause must be found. There is
| a duty on both the articles mentioned
and in addition to this it must be re-
meEbered that Japan is good piece
| away, and that, in the natural course,
freights would give a considerable
| price in this market to articles that were
| entirely without cost in the orient. -
A visit to several japanese importing
houses, which deal exclusively in fine
| Satsuma and other native wares and in
Japanese curios revealed the secret OF
| the prices at which the small wares
could be offered here. The large vases.
which form the staple import of the
concerns called upon, require the tnost
careful packing, lest on their long jour
ney they come to grief, and here is
where the toothpicks and fans not only
work their passage, but legally escape
duty. Packed in and around the vases
are many thousands of these articles.
and by this use they lose their character
as merchandise and become merely so
much "packing. Review.
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BENTON LOUISIANA. THURSDAY, JANUARY Z, 1897

would minimize their city. Th- oldest
inhabitants actually shed tears when
the post office was merged into the
Washington office. 1t was a pa pa bla
manifestation of the fact that George
town was either in decalence or a a
standstill, while the business world was
marching along in progressive process
sion.
And now the office of collector o.
customs is to be abolished. The orig
lnal commission given to Collector Lin
gan recites the fact that whereas, dur.
ing the revolutionary war, he had
served without salary, he should receive
an annual salary of 5000 from the date
of his commission. The Coleman mu-
scum of Georgetown college shows his
waistcoat with real gold buttons, and
evidently he was man Of high rank
in those days. He WAS -four inspector
as well as collector of customs. In 1892
Collector Lingan and all of the office
holders appointed by President Wash
lngton, were required 10 repeat and
sign the following religious test oath:
Il, -, do declare that believe that
there Is no transubstantiation in the Sac
ra ment of the Lords Supper or in the ele-
ments of bread and wine, at or after the
conservation thereof by any person whatso-
ever"
So it appears that there were ex-
tremists on religion in those days as
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Alligators Twenty Feet Long.

Alligators were formerly one of the
chief animal life tenants of Red river
and the bayous of Louisiana, where, be-
fore steamboat navigation came to in
terrupt them, they could be seen by hun
dreds huddled together on the banks.
or massed on the floating or stationary
logs-especially of Red river-waking
the solitudes of the forest with their
ba.l-like bellowings. Their length was
generally between eight and twelve
feet, although they sometimes grew
to be 90 feet long. Their hides were
once used extensively for the making OF
shoes, but the leather, not proving OF
sufficiently close texture to keep water
out, shoemaking from this material
was abandoned.-N.O o, Picayune.
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Heaven Is Here.

Christianity is for this life. 1t is for
US now. Our business is to have Heaven
every day of this life, and to have
Heaven here. Don't be so foolish as to
think that you can get along through
this life and spend all of your time
getting ready for the next. If you go
on this principle / am afraid you will
have poor reception when you get to
Heaven. Get your Heaven now.-Rev.
Peter Glaze, Methodist. Minneapolis,
Minn.
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s'WHAT was the happiest moment of your
lifef. at was the moment when tho
jeweler took her engagement ring back and
allowed me half price for -EleYaland
Leader,
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"A musical bicycle has been invented
in England which Csinds out tunes AZ
shn wheels turn