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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-10

1t was at tie Birmingham poultry show.
few weeks ago, that this remarkable
transaction took place The gamecock in
question. fine blacl; red, is said 10 be one
o. me most perfect Of its kind in existence
u fas n wonderful reach, Is almost perfect
IN shape and size. while its fine tail is enc
OF IFS hes; points. 1t has a fine ancestral
heavy winner it,clf. Tho owner NJ H.,
hird was MIR. Hugo Ainscougb. and ~
purchaser wns Captain Heaton, agent o.
the Earl OF Ellesmere.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-10

Note for the New fes"
Rams Horn.
Every temptation resisted is : =
escaped.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-10
MADE ms HENS DRUNK.
Curious Suit Of II scotchmnn Against
u Distiiiing Company
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune
From Scotland comes an account OK
remarkable law suit based on the doinss
81 number OF hens. whose reprehensio'e
conduct VIII be revelation to their amer
ican relatives, Recently at oban, before
Sheriff Mactavish, John Turner of Laggaa,
claimed s225 damages against local dis
tillesy company for injury done TO his
poultry BY the eempauy IN allowing In
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-10

. Ehs kins Of Pills Is Beeeham's-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-10
A THOUSAND DOLLAR CHICKEN.
Price Recently Paid by an English
Lord for ~ Game Goes,

A man IN England paid $1,000 for Il
chicken short time ago, although the
fact is not a basis for speculation as to
English poultry market prices. In point
OF TACT, says the World, the price wus
considered so outrageous even for game
cock, that the story of the sale, when it
first began 10 circulate, found few believ-
ers But IL was n genuine sale The
money Was paid and the chicken taken.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-10
We Offer This Week

Remarkable Good Values in LINENS. See and Price Ts
Then Judge for Yourself
56-inch Beached Table Damask, former price
35c, now OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2Al
5Snch Bleached Table Damask, former price
45c, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3&l
6O-nch Beached Table Damask, former price
55c and 60c now .................. 3Gl
5S.nch Turkey Red Table Damask, regular
35c article now ................ -........... 1871
5S-inch Turkey Rcd Table Damask the regular
value soc, now. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2&|
Short lengths of Table Linens in White and Tml
key Red slightly soiled going at Half Price
Odd lots of Napkins and Doylies, slightly soled
all go at Half Price
DO not fail to see Bargain Counter Odds and Ena
Remnants, etc., GOING AT HALF PRICE,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-10
Bio Cuts in Block Qnd CdNed silks!
Biz Cuts IL Block Qld Cdaed Dress GOODS!
Bio Cuts in bIQDAeB 0ld Comforts!
BID Cuts IN F|0DDeb Of OIL kinds
Bio Cuts in LQdIeS' Re0dy Mode Goods!
Bio Cuts IN All Departments!
A Grand Sacrifice Offering in Dress Coco

"A
a Imported Novelty Dress Patterns-ony few LETT
but they must be closed out before the close of the sea-
q SON. therefore will offer them at prices that will
2 move them in short order
Q The remainder of IS. so Patterns at ... G425
. The remainder of $40 30 Patterns at go. 5.2S
D The remainder of our $l2 80 Patterns at O25
: The remainder of SIS 80 Patterns at.... US
= The remainder of SO Is Patterns at 800. GAO
2 The remainder OF our S22 30 Patterns at. 11.2S
a The remainder of S27 so Patterns at 1878
, The remainder of our S37 90 Patterns at 49,. 1873
Z The remainder of our SAP so Patterns at ~ 2l25
I The balance of our 25c and 29c Novelty Bro 1Eo
D caded Brlliantine now Observation-Disclosures. IoO
. The balance of our Novelty Arabesque Suit TNo
D ing Bril.iantine, sold Soc, Ace 45c, now. ~
The balance of our Novelty Pin Checks, Irdescent
: Novelty, Basket fances, etc, regular 1E@o
price soc, 60c and Csc, ............ Wv
The balance of Imported Novelty Boucle and Sack
ngs, always sold for 81. ID and SIPS, ZOO
a now. ..... '.''.. ............ - ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-10
Merino Underwear.

The Odds and Ends Of Merino Underwear Accumulated
During the past Week. hare been Placed on our
Bargain Counter at Exactly Half Value
Ladies Merino Vests, former price Soc lSC
Ladies Merino Pants, former price Soc now. CSC
Ladies' Merino Union Suits former price 75c . CSC
Children's Merno Vests and Pants former price
SOC, now Observation-Disclosures. 25c
Chidren's Merino Union Suits former price
81 25, now Observation-Disclosures. o3c
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-05
RED AND WHITE LIGHTS.

Powell Street to Have an Original
Feature In It's Display.
Before the end OF the present week Pow
ell street will be adorned with most
unique display of electric lights. There
will be an originality about the affair
which has not SO far been introduced in to
any other illuminated street in the City.
1t will consist of six white Ii ghts on
each side of the street between Eddy and
Ellis, and overhead, in the center of the
street, four red lamps. Those will throw
a blending ray down on the stronger light
nearer the ground, giving, as it is contem-
plated, a prismatic radiance to the scene.
1t is the intention of the subscribers to
this additional feature to make Powell
street the most attractive of any of the
recently Illuminated streets by having the
red lights burn during the entire night,
while the white lamp will be extingulshed
at II o'clock.
The novelty of the lights, as also the Sc
curing OF the funds with which to carry
out the design. has been the constant
thought and labor of Sam IL. Friedlander
of the Column bia Theater, who was the
prime mover in the matter.
His ideas, however were heartily CO.
operated in by the principal business peo-
pie on the block, who ungrudgingly sub
scribed to tho enterprise with the object
of making this portion OF Powell street
the most attractive of any In the City.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-05
THE ICE CARNIVAL.

People of Truckee are busily engaged in
preparing for the ice carnival which is
soon to open in that city. The weather
| has been propitious for the work and fur
nished all the material of ice and snow
| which Is needed for the construction of
the palace and the arrangements OF the
toboggan slides. The prospects are that
| the festival this winter will far exceed that
OF the previous year and that Truckee will
begin our midwinter fetes with genuine
triumph.
The day for the opening of the festival
has not heen fixed, as 1t is designed to
| postpone it until everything is in COM
plete readiness for the reception of visitors.
At the rate at which the work is progress
ing, however, it is the hope OF the man.
ayers to be able 10 lnaugurate the festival
| before the close of this week. Ii this hope
should be realized it will be a true New
Years celebration and will find the people
ready to enjoy it with all the brightness
| and animation which mark the public
mind at the beginning of new year.
| When the ice carnival closes at Truckee
and, perhaps, even before ii has ceased to
attract visitors and afford joyous froiics
OF tobogganning, skating, sleigh-riding
and all the gayeties which the winter king
offers to his votaries there will be opened
in other parts OF the State citrus fairs or
rose festivals which will employ the ener-
| gies of amusement-seeker and give them
a new variety of entertainment to delight
| their faculties.
We are, in fact at the beginning of our
| season OF festivals. In this we afford a
I striking contrast to the East where the
| people are now snowbound, shivering in
blizzards and thinking of almost anything
else than out-of-door gayeties and amuse-
| ments. These features of California win
ter life will sooner or later be widely noted
in the East and will be among our greatest
| attractions to tourists. No other State in
| the Union can entertain its visitors with
ice palaces or floral pavilions at their
choice, and no other, therefore, is so at
tractive to pleasure-seekers OF all kinds.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-05

Republicans of the Legislature cannot
fail to note the significance OF the fact.
It is well known to every student of our
politics that the favor shown to Mr.. Short
ridge by the leaders of all divisions of the
Republican party is not undeserved. He
has been faithful 10 Republican traditions
and Republican discipline in season and
out of season. He has served the party
as a whole and not to promote factions
He has been at all times a true representa-
tive of its patriotism and an advocate of
its principles. He is known to every
leader of the party in this State and to
many of the rank and file in every county.
All who know him trust him. In his can
didacy all factions cease. Opposing lead
ers lay aside their differences and rally to
his support. He stands as the candidate
of those who seek to make united Re-
publican party, and therefore with justice
asks the vote of every loyal Republican in
the Legislature.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-05
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.

The session of Congress which opens
this morning has the possibility of becom-
ing the most important short session in
our annals for many years past. II has
before it the important duty of taking
steps to determine the grave constitu-
tional question whether the recognition
of an independent state is the prerogative
of the President or part of the duty of
Congress. 1t has to settle the Pacific
roads question and it has an opportunity
to pass the Nicaragua canal bill.
These constitute the salient opportuni.
ties of the session, but there are, of course,
many other measures hardly less impor-
tant which will come before Congress be-
fore it concludes its Iabors. The possibili-
ties of action are, therefore, great, but at
the same time the constitution of the Sem
ate is such as to render it doubtful
whether even with the vast opportunities
before it the work of this session will be
materially different from that of other
short sessions which have preceded it.
The question of most interest TO Califor-
MIA is, of course, that of the settlement OF
the debts of the Pacific roads. The fund
ing bill is to be taken up on Thursday by
the House and according to the arranged
programme the vote will be taken on Mon
day. This allows but small opportunity
for debates and none for dilatory tactics.
The issue is, therefore, already virtually
made up, and so far as the fight in the
House is concerned we can do no more
than has already been done to defeat the
bill and assure the relief of the people of
California from the cinch of the mo-
nopoly.
While the advocates of the bill have
been loud in their boasts that it would
easily pass the House it is by no means
certain that they feel as sanguine as they
talk. minority of the com mittee hav-
ing charge OF the subject has reported
bill favoring the foreclosure OF the Gov
ernment claim on the road, and at the
present outlook there is as much proba-
biiity OF the passage of the minority bill
as OF that OF the majority. Even if the
fight is lost to the people in the House
there is still chance before the Senate,
and the debate in that body will be long
enough to allow the voice of California to
be heard before the vote is taken.
The Cuban question is one which affects
this country hardly less than Cuba itself
The controversy which has now arisen
brings up for final solution the issue
whether the President has the right
to exercise an almost exclusive con-
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-05
OUR NEXT SENATOR.

important
will be called
members constitutes both houses Legislature The
will Republican Who shall it De2
high time the California should considera
selection with
proper Republic
declined Presidency, eeeming their
in the United State Senate be the exalted office The
older commonweath set California example in the
quality whom select Senator's and proudly point to the
reflected their
respective aes Why California make epoch in its history by
choosing qualities
Allison Nebraska Thuston
Choa California furnish
who in character ambition and in ability
worthy e peer?
What are the qualifications Legislature require
selection? Character? That
quality itself
which
with impartial and unshsh service the
peculiarly There should be learning
IN n oroao sense " the kho"ea 0i e nsors o ~ ~ w ~
fall of the society," of the growth of human liberty
di % 81 tb the sUt the needs and the demands his own State
should be the faculty make
which The
orator;
repeating
compes the will OF other
who fy represent the State OF California by speaking out
gand and rights State States and
the ambitions.
the aims the impulses the moving spirit its sons and and who can
and of issues
worldwide influence Such California
! ua :, " .h $780, ~ % - pn h ~ 49, M a+ at m and ~ h T TsIat
slec o such as
Again the Senator who shall be chosen should have the united
support O
his
Republican politics
The
confidence of leaders of
richly and fully
OF
reverye fort and good
of
andne
NJ.
fnefo the place
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-05
NEWSPAPER PLEASANTLY.

"Don't you think there is great deal of in
tellectuai exercise in euchre?" asked Mrs.
Snaggs as her hu band shuffied the cards.
81 can't say that do" replied Mr.. Snaggs.
do you find it so?"
"You know that one has to RENE ber what
is umps."-Pittspurgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
Helen-Oh, yes; he always thought the world
of me. Before we were married he used to say
that ne was willing to die for me.
Nellie-But he didn't.
Helen-Oi course not. He was so thought
full, you know. He said tina. he did not dare
to do it, lest l should be unable to replace the
loss.-London Household Words
"I want to buy makeup box" said the
young married man.
"a makeup box?" the confectioner echoed.
.'We don't keep theatrical supplies"
"I mean box OF candy to take home to my
ago."-Spare Moments.
Alice-well, Maud, hear you are engaged
to Jack.
Maud-Yes.
Alice-Well congratulate you. He was
about the incest fiance ever had.-Newcastle
(Eng.) Chronicle.
"Willie, why do you behave so to your little
sister? You've been bossing her around all
day."
Were only playing. ma" pleaded Jennie
in her brothers behalf "Hes pa and I'm
you."-Harpers Bazaar.
Fuddy-There's that Miss Rixter over there.
She's is rather good-looking, but they say she
is very cold to the men she meets.
Duddy-But what could you expect from a
young woman with cool hundred thousand
in her own right?-Boston Transcript
Bobby-Is oxygen what the oxen breathe
| all day?
fapa-of course; and what everything else
breathes.
Bobby-And is nitrogen what every one
oreathes at night?-New York World.
keeping up your bicycle riding this cold
weather.
"Nup. Just keeping up the payments; that
is all. L."-Indianapolis Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-05
NEW METHOD OF EXERCISE
Chicago Tim mes-Herald.


NJ. Quad, the Detroit humorist, several years
ago fitted up small platform in his residence
and took regular exercise by dancing jigs tc
the accompaniment of piano played by an
other member of the household. He said that
dancing not only gave him the physical ex-
ercise he required but also furnished much
needed mental rest. Walking would do
equally wel1,' he said, $50 far as exercise is
concerned, but whenever walk l am busily
thinking about my work and making plans
for the morrow. No one can do that while
dancing vigorously"
A prominent Chicago lawyer several months
ago hit upon scheme for exercise that is
equally unusual He changed his Office from
the third floor of a skyscraper to the twelfth.
"My friends use the elevator" he explains,
"but always walk, both coming up and going
down. 1t beats any gymnasiumin creation.
was led into this by my physician reporting
that my heart was weak and advising hill-
climbing to strengthen the organ. A Chicago
office building is better than any hill / could
findn
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-05
PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Harry A. Garfield, son OF the late President,
is being doomed for Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio.
Herbert L. Mathews OF Kansas City, Mo-, who
died recently, was regarded as one of the
grestest authorities on old books in the West.
Kaiser Wilhelm is extending his idea of ar
tistic collaboration. He is now said TO be at
work on historical drama, which a young
poet of Wiesbaden will put into German verse
for him.
While Du Maurier's estate was larger than
that OF any other artist on Punch, 1t amounted
to less than was expected being about $3.50, )
900. Most of it was the result of "Trilby" and
advance payments on "The Martian." With
his wealth came death.
The late Miss Mildred Beresford Hope gave
evidence of her love for dogs by leaving a
friend ga locket containing The hair of her
dog Quiz" and bequeathing f1O0 to her
brothe4ap keep the dogs grave green. Miss
Hope was niece of the Marquis OF Salisbury.
Catherine Cushenberry died lately at Chilli
cothe, Ohio, at the age OF 116 years. 1t might
be difficult to be assured of her age, but
records in Virginia show her sale in 1892, at
the age of IL years. In 1862 her son pur-
chased her freedom and took her to Chillicothe.
Queen Victories coronation ring is never
out of her sight and is worn by her every
evening. 1t is band of gold containing a
cross in rubies. surrounded by white bril-
liants. A coronation ring is supposed to SYM
bolize the wedding of the sovereign with the
nation.
The Marquis Arconati-Vsconti has pre-
sented to the Comedie Franchise curious
drawing by the pen of George Sand, who be-
lieved herself to be an artist. The drawing is
a portrait of Thiron, the comedian. Al the
same time Jules Claretie received for the foyer
OF the Comedie very interesting portraitj OF
Mile. Nathalie at the age of 1S years, by E.
Deyeria
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-05
PERSONAL.
ustralia is here.

James Pray OF Australia is here.
Dan Brown Jr. OF Petaluma is at the Lick.
R. Kletting of Salt Lake City is at the Palace.
H. L. Bushnell of Chicago is on visit here.
Thomas R. Minturn of Minturn is in the
City.
VIII. Hatton of Modesto is late arriva,
here.
A. Hurlbut of Lincoln, Nebr., reached here
yesterday.
F. s. wansinger of Tombstone is recent ar.
rival here.
Judge s. K Dougherty of Santa Rosa is at
the Grand.
Sheriff j. w. Cummings of Modoc County is
in the City.
w. NJ. Griffin, a business man of Merced is
at the Grand.
A. T. Bliss, a business man OF Portland, Or,
is at the Lick.
A Robertson, wealthy resident OF New
York, is at the Palace.
]. T. Bogue, a well-to-do fruit-grower OF
Marysville. is in town.
Lieutenant H. A. McCully of the United
States navy is in the City.
Lieutenant c. A. st. Burnen of the United
States navy is at the Grand.
Sidney LIE Grange, lumber dealer of Eu-
reka, is at the Cosmopolitan.
E. W. Runyon, the wealthy resident of Red
Bluff, is here on business trip.
George Wentworth of Portland arrived here
last evening and is at the Grand
Philip Gibson. wealthy mining operator OF
Montana, arrived here yesterday.
T. L. Sawaga, a resident of Northport, Wash,
and his wife. are at the Occidental.
Clay w. Taylor. the attorney, of Redding, is
among those rnoiStprad at % paIapa
w. E. Parsons, q business man of Butte is in
town. Mrs. Parsons accompanied him.
Albert Benjamin, tobacco merchant of
Louisville, KY, is at the Cosmopolitan.
A. II. Hart of Cheney Brothers, New York,
the prominent silk manufacturers, is at the
Palace.
c. w. Clough. a newspaper man of Chico,
with his wife and family, are guests at the
Cosmopolitan
DR.. Robert F. Gray has been appointed resi-
dent physician al st. Luke's Hospital, succeed
ing DR.. Robert B. Day.
Among the arrivals at the Occidental Is c. P.
Bratnober OF Waterloo, Iowa, who is accom- pa
MED by Mrs. Bratnober.
DR.. Fred Clarke of the State Asylum for the
Insane at Stockton is in town, accompanied by
j. NJ. Anderson of Stockton.
John A. Mcintyre of Sacramento, who is
engaged in different mining enterprises. is in
the City for few days stay.
Launcelot S. Cooper, with his wife and family,
of Phenix. Ariz., arrived in the City last Fri
day, and are stopping at the Cosmopolitan.
Police Judge Campbell has gone to Sacra-
mento for few days, and in his absence JUS
tice of the Peace Groezinger win take his
place.
P. N. Blunt 81 years old, pioneer and a
deacon of the First Baptist Church for many
years, is seriously i'll at his home, TIA Larkin
street.
David Starr Jordan, president of Stanford
University, who has been in the East for some
time past was among yesterdays arrivals at
the Grand.
]. NJ. Dyer, miner and coffee grower, who
has for several years been in Honduras, is a
recent arrival here. He is at the Grand and is
accompanied by his wife.
w. R. Prisk the well-known newspaper ed
tier and owner of Grass Valley, is among the
recent arrivals in the City. He is to leave fol-
Sacramento in day or two
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-05

troll OF our dealings with foreign na-
tions. 1t is to be hoped this question
will be determined before Mr.. Cleveland
goes out of office. for as President Nc
klnley, when he enters upon his admin
lstraton, will undoubtedly act in accord
ance with the views of Congress there
would be no issue raised by which the
question could be settled. Congress there
fore should act promptly on the recogni-
ton OF Cuba, in order to put to test the
claim which Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Olney
make OF the right OF the President to
ignore the action of Congress on such mat
tiers whenever he sees fit TO do so.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-05
CALIFORNlANS IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y. Jan. AT the Wind.
sor-G. X. Crawford, L. Maloney, w. K. Kim
ball. Holland-Miss Crocker, L. L. Cunning
ham, H. T. Scott and family. Grand--J. T.
Thompson, W. NJ. Meyer nd wife, H. MacDon-
nell. Netherland-Miss Dian. Imperial-T. T.
Williams. Metropolitan-H. B. Calender.
Grand Union-A. l. Weller. Bartholdi-R.
Fitzsimmons and wife. Cosmopolitan-Mrs.
NJ. Neil. Broadway Page. Manhattan-E.
S. Pillsbury st. Denis-T H. Speedily. f.
Schultz and A. c. Hintz are on q buying trip.
The steamship Ailer brought back from
Germany Julius Hansmeister and Charles A.
Valentine of Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-05
Missionary Topics.

The topics for '97 were given out at the
monthly meeting of the Woman's Occidental
Board yesterday. Instead OF different coun-
tries, as has been the case in the past the top
les for '97 embrace variety of su bjects. Jan
uary will be devoted to ''The Bible and For
eign Missions; February to "Evangelistic
Missionary Work.; March, missionary Ad-
May, "womsn's WORK.; June, Foreign Mis-
sionaries'; July, emission Printing Press;
August. "The Reflex influence of Foreign
Missions; September. Missionary Schools
october, medical Missions; November, en-
fuence of Christianity on the Social Life and
Civic tons of Heathen Lands; Decem-
ber, 1.-The Home Church and Foreign Mis-
sions."
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-05
MAKES A INFERENCE.

I'd laugh at the snow
When the chill winds blow,
An I'd sing when the frost comes a-prowlin',
An I'd turn up my eye
With wink at the sky
Ter show don't care fur its scowlin'.
Defiance I'd cast
In the teeth o. the blast,
An I'D joke bout the coal in the cellar,
An the way thet It shrinks
When the mercury sinks
Eff wus the other feller.
It's easy enough
When a friends road is rough,
Ter tell i'm ter trudge along ca mly;
But it's differen some,
When the grievances come
An lodge in the midst o. yer family.
When the fires gettin' dim
And the credit is slim,
1 don't say in tones mi an meller
Thet it's all fur our good,
Ez it's likely L would,
Ell wus the other feller.
Washington Star.