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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-30

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-30
A FROST is FEARED.

HARDWOOD, Texas. Aril Pa very :
norther came up this morning and Y
getting colder and the wind blowing ns
er. If it stops blowing there Will ssS
be heavy frost tonight, which viii AZ
age cotton II not kill 1t. No seed II y
county to replant.
West, Texas, April 29.-Cold nor'ns I
tho night of April 90. Some fears Of H''
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great damage to cotton crop
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-30

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rrutn Anout Armenla.

The respect and interest with which Dr. George H. Hepworth's Armenian letters to the New York Herald are re- ccivea, the confidence they inspire as to their reliability, prove that it pays even n newspaper correspondent to get a rep ntation for telling the truth The Amer iean people will now be able to make up their minds with something like ac- curaoy on the Armenian massacres.
 Already it is shown that as always a story diminishes in size the nearer it is traced to it's source, At Trebizond, on tho Asia Minor coast of the Black sea, Dr. Hepworth made careful inquiry of Germans, Englishmen and Frenehmen as to the origin of the massacre. He took the word neither of Armenians nor Turks, they being preiudioed witnesses. Here Is the true story:
 A few days after the attack on the officers of the Ottoman bank in Constan- tinople Bahri Pasha, Turkish official at Trebizond, was walking along the street, when he was fired on by two young men who were believed to be- long to the revolutionary party. They did not kill tho officer, but intense ex- citement was aroused. The young men escaped, and tho Turks, believing they were sheltered by the Armenians of the town, demanded they should be given up to justice This demand was not complied with. Then the Turks fell on the Armenians and put to death 800 of them. When this statement is contrast ed with tho lurid stories that were sent to Europe and America concerning the affair, the size of the telegraphed tales will become apparent.
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LITTLE MONEY IN MEAT.
How Restaurant Proprietors Suffer From
 the Make Up of Menu Cards.

How Restaurant Proprietors Suffer From
 the Make Up of Menu Cards.
 If all restaurant proprietors, :" said one of them, who has been well known as the owner of Broadway eating place for the last ten years, "cou1d on- y induce their customers to eat less meat they not only would make moro money, but they would give better sat- tsfaetion all round In the first place. there Is little or no money for the res taurant keeper in selling boiled or roast meats It costs too much to handle them and requires too much time to prepare them and serve them as they should be to leave any profit for the man who does 1t.
 And in the second place tho patrons srder meats when they would much prefer something else. That is the fault of the proprietor. fife arranges his menu wrong. Tho small steaks, the chops and she eutletG and all the other meats to SEEBACH AND THE AGENT.
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GREATNESS UNDERVALUED.
Shakespeare, Scott and Mrs. siddons Wore
 Not Wonders Once.

 Shakespeare, Scott and Mrs. siddons Were
 Not Wonders Once.
 In these modern days, when the most extravagant laudations are paid by lit tie cliques to little poets and mediocre actors, and the language of eulogy ts exhausted on what seems very small provocation, it is difficult to picture 8 time when not only the minor bard and the second class actors were severely dealt with, but even the best and great est were exposed to irreverent criticism. Robert Greene, who, however, was in the same line of business (t'Nyrote him. self'9, declared his contemporary Shakespeare to be 'tan upstart crow, who, i'll his own coneeit, was the only shakeseene i'll the country" Dryden wrote of the bard of Avon: "He writes in many places below the dullest writ CTS of our or any preceding age, Never did any author precipitate himself from such heights of thoughts to such low expressions. He is the Janus of poets, and you have scarcely time to admire one face ere you despise the other.
 Coming nearer to our own times, it is generally, but quite e.Toneously, sup posed that the Waverly novels were re- ceived with universal accord of ao- claim on their first appearance, but this Is by no means the case. In many os She contemporary organs of criticism they were damned with faint praise '" and in some even without 1t.
 Mrs. Siddons, again-a statue to whom was uncovered in Paddington by Sir Henry Irying--is supposed to have taken the town by storm and to have been at once acknowledged the queen of her profession. Yet Horace Walpole admitting her great talents, by no means expressed himself with such en- thusias1n s'She pleased me beyond my expectation, but not up to the admira- tion of the ton, two or three whom were in the same box with me. *** Mir Crawford asked me if did not think her the best actress ever saw. l said: By no means. We old folks are apt to be prejudiced i'll favor of our first i'm pressions. She is a good figure, hand some enough, though neither nose nor chin according to the Greek standard beyond which both advance q good deal Her hair is either red or she has no ob- jection to it's being thought so and had used red powder. Her voice is clear and good, but thought she did not vary it's modulations enough, nor ever approach enough to the familiar, but this may come wenh more habituated to the awe of the audience of the capital. Her ao. tion is proper, but with little variety. When without motion, her arms are not genteel.
 Thus, you see, all my objections are very trifiing, but what l really wanted but did not find was originality, which announces genius, and without both which I am never intrinsieally pleased. All Mrs. Siddons did good sense or good instructions might give. dare to say that were l one and twenty should nave thought hor marvellous, but. alas, remember Mrs. Porter and the Dunes nil aud remember every accent oss- rba former in the very same part. p-sIlln.' trated London News
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DISMISS SING A WEAkLING.
Ehe roor Pool Could Not Sec That H,
 Had uor Won.

Reginald Hansco1nb stopped in the nall and nervously fumbled at tho rir1 of his hat, meanwhile gazing into Pc cahontas Poindexter' E eyes with fond ness that the beautiful girl could noi mistake
 He opened his lips as if about to speak, but tho words that he sought to utter would not come, and the fair maiden gave a low sweet sigh that was calculated to fill his heart with blowholes
 Yet he stood there, and she stood fin front of him, looking and longing and wondering why he hesitated.
 Once she was almost tempted to take him back into the palor and tell him that it was all right; that she knew how ha felt about it, and that she would lTst take it for granted without the usual formality But her maiden medesty lose Ill rebellion, and she said to herself:
 '.No If neis too tilnid, too cowardly. to say the words, it will perhaps be bet ter for us both if we 1al1e diverging ways. 2
 Then, speaking aloud, she said:
 "Well, good night, Mr Hanseomb. If you must be going.
 "Well, good night, ," he said. q guess must be going. "
 Well, good night, she said again. holding the door open for him.
 Well, good night, !" he said, passing out through the yestibule.
 She shut the door with a bang and sat down upon the stairway and buried her face i'll her hands and sobbed
 But half minute later she heard him returning Her heart gave glad leap, and sho rushed to the door to ad. init him.
 He stood looking down into her sweet, expectant face for q moment aft CT the door had swung back, and then. clearing his throat, he said:
 Some pesky kid punctured my tire while was inside. wonder if I could borrow your mending outfit for about two minutes?''
 No she replied My repairing outfit is up in the attic, and l can t find it tonight Walk home. It'll do you good. D
 Then she slammed the door in his face, and he tried to thinlx-poor fool as he wended his way homeward, what he had done to offend her.--Cleveland Leader
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A German Story of an American Attemrs
 to Boom Sewing Machine.


 The following story, which was pub. Eshed in German in connection with the death of Marie Seebaeh, the noted German actress, shows very we'll the conception of American affairs which still prevails i'll Germany to a certain extent. Seehach was here more than 90 years aao. and it is scarcely possible that sncn an Incident as is described would have taken place then, but many such stories arc told in Germany today as illustrative of American enterprise.
 According to this reminiscence Marie Seebaoh one day received a message that gentleman wished to sec her. She told tho servant to send him to her drawing room in the hotel, and when he arrived he introduced himself as a certain Colonel Smith. Then he plunged at the object of his visit and said that he represented certain well known make of sewing machines.
 ''I have already heard, D he said, ''that you are a great artist. want to find out if you are good business " O. man as well. Do you want to make some money?'
 "Oh, I've no objections to make to that, she said. "if it is possible in a perfectly correct and dignifed way. D
 "Oh, it's ill the most correct way possible that 1 propose, the visitor continued, land offer you $l0, GOO for doing it.
 What have to do in return?'' ask. ed Seebach.
 Nothing in the world, 5 the colonel replied, and as he noticed the expres- sion of astonishnent on her face he went on: 'tI told you that l came from a sewing machine eompany-one of the largest ill the world. All that I demand of you in return for the $10. GOO is that as Marguerite in the spinning wheel scene from Faust you will use one cs our sewing machines instead of ths wheel, and just keep it in motion for 2 few seconds. Then we would let hand. bills drop from the gallery, saying thai the machine used by Marie Seebach was made ty our firm.
 Tho actresa is said to have hesitated for q second, but, in the end, her re. speet for Goathe's tragedy is described as the feeling which saved her artistic reputation.
 This story is of type that disap. peared from general use 40 years ago, It is of the kind told about P. T. Bar, mum in the earlier days of his career, but stories of the kind still pass muster in Europe, although press agent who attempted anything of tho kind in this country would soon lose his job. New York Suu.
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American Dynamite Gun.

The report of the destruction of an entire Spanish fort at Guisa Cuba by insurgents under General Garcia men, tions the havoc wrought by the Amer ican dynamite gun. The weapon is the Dudley Sims gun, and no army in Eu- rope has anything to compare with it in power of destruction. The report of the battle at Guisa says there were HOO Spanish soldiers in the fort, and of these only 45 survived when the fight was over. The garrison refused to surrender to Garcia, hence the slaugh- ter.
 The Cubans have three of the Amer ican dynamite guns. The weapon is not a heavy, unwieldy thing Without the carriage 1t weighs from 200 to 400 pounds, and when mounted two horses or from four to six 1naii cssii draw 1t along with ease An eight inch gun fires 300 pounds of dynamite minute in three different shots, travelling dis tance of over three miles. It simply de- stroys with awful ruin everything with in reach of 1t. This weapon, moreover, is not an expensive cannon, as guns go One of them costs only $3, GOO. The dis charge at the gun is almost noiseless and the gun only racoils about two inch es. A snapping sound is heard when 1t goes of. Practically, therefore, It does not kick and does not roar. Little smoke is produced. Its area of destruc- tion at tho point of explosion extends 76 to 100 feet
 The Spaniards in Cuba call the dyna- mite gun the American devil" Gel dia- blo Am6ricano). No doubt European nations will econ buy this gun or have other dynamite weapons invented to do similar work, yst tbe unitsd States couexnnaent mieht zorestall them to Sn1ns SSfd1t IF p1xc5nsin6 tho exclu- 3 E 51sipl ax6 ths Dudley
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Wornan's Love.

There is nothing like it ill heaven or earth and it is good thing there is not.
 Martin Thorn, convicted of one of the foulest murders i'll history and now awaiting execution i'll Sing Sing, is del uged with love letters and frantic offers of sympathy from sweet tender and re- fined women. The writers say be is a lovely man, and dear, put upon victim, so he is, and they know the killing and subsequent butchering of the body of Guldensuppe was all the fault of that nasty Mrs Mack Although witness swore that Thorn confessed the fiendish crime to him, crime so terrible that we have refrained from hurting our readers sensibilities with any close ref erence to it. yet these loving and tender women who write slushy letters to the slayer blame the whole affair on Thorn s aeoomplice, the woman. Is it because she is woman they do so?
 None of this scribbled stopping over of morbid emotion is given to Thorn by the prison warden, who knows his busi- ness and is djsgusted with the writers. If Thorn received tho correspondence, he would undoubtedly feel himself OK alted into stage hero
 It seems as if women have not yet been sufficiently kicked and beaten and ehoked and shot by brutal men Many of them want more of it, much more of it, apparently; before they will be satis- fled to make heroes of just plain, good men who never butcher anybody or commit highway robbery.
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Hon. Andrew H. Green of Brooklyn is the man to whom the existence of Greater New York is due. He proposed the scheme ten years ago. He agitated it day after day and never let up. His patience and good temper never wore out, neither his capacity for explaining things At first the idea was hooted, especially by the officeholdors of Brook lyn; then it was bitterly opposed. Then came q time when it was seriously con sidered, and finally after being put tc vote among all the people who would adopted, thus triumphantly vindieating the man who knew how to wait and how to work while he waited,
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 The Christmas Graphic.

The editor of the GRAPHIC desires to take this manner of returning his thanks to our fellow-citizens who accepted his invitation to contribute articles to our Christmas edition. By this method the GRAPHIC is able to present to it's readers the best thought of the community-the opinions of men best qualified to write on the subjects selected for their essays. As a result of these disquisitions, our readers become the better informed on variety oi local and public subjects of general interest.
 The GRAPHIC therefore takes oc- casion to thus publicly acknowledge and sincerely thank all the contrib tutors to it's Christmas number Prof. J. H. Hinemon, Alderman Fred Fox, Mayor D. c. Bell, Hon. w. H. Langford, Rev. J. L. Gala We'll. Judge w. D. Jones and Prof. J. H. Witherspoor, the articles of the latter two bsing crowded out at the last moment for want of space, but can be found la this issue. All afushese important essays made the Christmas GRAPHIC read more like a magazine than Q newspaper, and cannot fail to be of general interest and value to this community.
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within tho reach of very modest purses, few women who have limited income can afford to buy it because of tho omniYorous and never glutted washorwoman and laun- dry, which literally deyour all that they get into their clutches. It is tho washing and not the wearing which ruins under wear, and T woman who would cheerfully pay S3 or $4 for Il pretty nightgown or white pettieoat, if she knew it would last, grudges $1 for garment that experience has taught her will be in rags at tho end of dozen washings Gnawing chemicals now do the work of conscientious hands, open air and sunlight, and nothing is more feeting than the joy of a dainty outfit of lingerie.
 Silk underwear, except in the form of ribbed underwear, has lost it's brief yoguo and is a good riddanee, for It's beauty is utterly destroyed by soap and water. Mus lin, cambr.o, lawn and fine batiste nre now preferred, and great deal of tucking, lace and embroidery is used as deeoration al= though palmer styles may Do had in an equally fine quality. PettieoaJs retain the umbrella shape with deep, full double and triple fiounces, which are necessary in or der to expand tho foot of the dress skirt.
 A picture Is given of two nightgewns. The first is of white batste, trimmed at the top with alternate clusters of tueking and bands of embroidered insertion. 1t has turnover collar bordered by an em= broidered rutfle and closes in front under | double frill of embroidery. The elbow sleeves are finished with ruf1le of em. broidery, and Il similar ruf1le edges tho foot of the skirt. Tho second nightgown, of nainsook, has square yoke of bands of embroidered insertion framed by a ruf1le of nainsook and embroidery. The square neck is without collar and is finished by a narrow embroidered ruf1ie. The sleeves match tho yoke, terminating in a wide ruffIe The gown closes at the left side.
 JUDIC CHoLLET.
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A Large Quantity

Of drugs areimported every year into this country and the frequency with which importatlons arc made, makes it possible to buy drugs much fresher and stronger than used to be possible;not alldrug- gists, however, are anxious to take advantage of this because stale drugs are a little cheaper. Some druggists tell you they buy direct in large quantities, and buy enough at one time to last or years. Drugs, unlike whisky, does not improve with age. We buy in small quanti- ties, buy often aea get them fresh every pop. That is N hY VIC say get your regular drugs anu prescrintinns filled here. You will find it will pay you both physically and financially in the end.
 Yours very respectfully,
 WALKER DRUG CO.
 ll0 Main St.
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WINDS AND LEAVES.
gat wirda thnt fian tho snddon leavea.

Tet winds that flap tho sodden leaves Wet leaves that drop and fall, Unhappy leafless trees the wizd berthvea Poor trees and small; All of a color, solemn .n your green! All of color. somber in your brown: All of a color, dripping gray between, When leaves are downi Oh, for the bronze green eucalyptus spiress Far flashing up against the ehangeless biua Shifting and glancing in the steady fires Of sun and moonlight too. Deep orange groves. pomegranate hedges
 bright
 And varnished fringes of the pepper trees, And, ah, that wind of sunshine, wind of light
 Wind of the seasi Charlotte Perkins Stetson in Land of 6us- shine.
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FINE LINGERIE.
washerwomen and Chemicals sratee un.
 derweat Costly ana Flcosinr.

Tn our arandmothors dg-s it was lady pride tohave stores of 5ire end caro. fully made underwear, and the siocs xiich
 woman laid in nt her marriage w;.s cx pected to and did last for many yeara.
 sometimes for all her life hut sgs have changed all that Although machine work
 in stitching, embroidery and lace has brought pretty and delicate underwear
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THE Memphis Herald is ignorant enough to inquire: "Who is Benton McMillin, anyway A Democratic editor who does not know who Ben ton McMiIlin is, is too ignorant of Democratic leaders to pretend to leadership within the party, and the ofIense is an unpardonable one iE a Tennesseean. Benton McMillin has been leader in Congress for the past ten years, throughout which time he has borne the brunt of the battles, and he is one of the most brilliant men who has held a Z eat in Congress from the South
 ace the war. In endeavoring to
 ittle the talents and attainment ts
 Aenton McMillin for a seat in the
 te of the United States, in be- S4g9~n,tf the obscure lawyer Governor : Taylor found in Memphis and intro duced to fame by appointing him to Harris vacant seat in the Senate, the Memphis papers are making themselves ridiculous, not to say contemptible.
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4 mans honesty and conscientious ness are unerringly determined by the faithfulness with which he returns bor- roved books and umbrellas.
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Our stock of holiday goods has arr rived. Call and inspect our stock beforAr lrchnsing A. J. Mitchell,
 POS Main street
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The coming railway car and ocean vessel will travel 100 miles an hour, and the close of this century will prob ably see them, whether the motive pow CT be steam. electricity or some force not yet utilized.
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A comparison of the political vote of Ohio in The past four years shows that relatively the Democratic and Republic an parties stand to each other about as they did in 1893 The Populist vote has dwindled from 52, 900 i'll 1895 to (. 900 in 1S97 Itis nearly three times as large this year, however, as it was in 1896. The Prohibitionist vote has fallen from g, ,000 in 1895 to ' 1000 in 1897. The Socialist Labor party cast it's first official ballot in the state ill 1895. The count was only 1867 This year the Socialist Labor party polled 2,242 votes.
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That the suspension of diplomatic re- Iations between two countries does not mean war. or indeed anything solemnly serious, is proved by the fact that such relations have just been resumed be- tween Great Britain and Venezuela aft CT having been broken of two years ago. The suspension was so mild and amia- ble that it was forgotten entirely until the resumption of diplomatic relations recalled it to mind.
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A man in Iowa confesses that his sweetheart did the murder for which he is now imprisoned We note con siderable number of this kind of confes- sions lately-the kind ill which the ac- eused confesses somebody else did the deed. That sort is not hard
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Just the one word "Coal'' ought to be enough at this time of year to bring you in with an order. By this time ever ybody in this town ought to know the kind Of coal we sell and the Way we handle it. We don't know Of anyone who ever bought coal of us who was dissatis- fied either wish the quality, price or method of delivery. If there is such q man i'll existence We would like to see him.
 We guaEante satisfaction. EDC BREWSTER & Go.
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CHRIS MAS!

holiday much for the children the world What transports of ecstaey and what flights of rapture evenu 25th We grow young again. strings heart frightened witnessing these delights The question might well be asked there man with son so dead deprive his joys easily gained Especially he you consider the truly remarkable values offered a the
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-i. nm oNtside of Mem.
 a,JarSov. Taylor picked him t. re guest9ed him in Harris seat? @.r -mphis papers can say for their Inan is that he is an able law bon yer and .loyal Democrat" Ofwhat stree'oes his loyalty consist2 The n hole extent of his sloyalty to the smocratie Earty' seems to be one islav rotwo speeches delivered inI Mem
 phis during the last campaign.
 There are thousands of fable law bers'' and over eight million sloyal Democrats in this country, at any rate, but only one Benton MeMillin.