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everybody knows that Malne is q nro-
hioi'ion State, and it will be noticed win
pleasure that It's people are making homes,
'uorts TO live up to the law The citi7ens
OF Bangor, In that State, have pet.,ioned
me common council to make Tho saloon,
oiose at 10 o'cloci, at night. Ten o'clo",,,
pr ins r4'her late to close the saloons In n
P,9nlo'tion state after letting them nm
, 9ay, put the people probably think. her.
ter late than mover ''''''"' '''-
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in soto voce would keep a funeral from
being solemn.

Benton McMillin Of Tennessee takes tho
head OF the democratic membership, now
that the much-loyed Crisp has passed
away McMllin is the best quostioncr on
the committee. He knows the tariff like
hook Reed does not like him hut was com
PEELED to put him on the committee, else
there would have been chorus o. objection
from the democratic side McMillin there
fore injecis into the record the points that
are to be made out Of the Witnesses to the
credit of the democratic party. Paren-
thetically. they are not many.
McMilin's locks are growing sparse but
he is young in spirit. Many years ago HI
was supposed to be doomed TO an early
grave. but by strict regimen of dict and
exercise brought himself to state OF
health which defics all ordinary cxertion
and knows not fatigue. In the preparation
OF the Wilson bill he turned night into day
and day into night. and suffered not. lie
has a great capacity for detail and a re-
markedly retontiye memory. He can quoto
pages of Pollok's Course of Time" or any
other book that he has read. and side by
side with tarin figures in his brain are
verses Of poetry. Both are on tap. The
tariff figures are for the busy day. hut The
poetry is for the leisuroly night, when in
the midst of conGenal company MIR. Nc
o; no small degree.
Side by side sit Turner OF Georgia and
Wheeler Of Alabama. No greater contrast
could be presented. Turner is slow and
deliberate and heavy and sluggish IN man
ner and in speech. surveying the scene
with owl-like countenance Wheeler is
like the figure in a jack the box, work.
ing on springs. Very diminutiye in stat
ure. he Is almost lost in the crowd, and one
wonders how he ever came 10 be famous
as great cayalr! leader. unless his very
inability 10 keep quiet forced him into ac-
uon. lie has a remarkable faculty for
getting his ideas mixed II he says exports
he means imports; II he refers to dollars he
means pounds, and Il he says pounds he IN
tends to say dollars. lie rushes at Every
thing with nervous and uncontrolabia
haste all the while strokinc his uukumpt
beard.
Wheeler is Of the silver persuasion OF
democracy, and Turner is striped with
gold. The one drags the silver question
into every phase OF the tariff hearings.
much to the amusement of Turner. Who
loves TO trip his collea--le when he can
McLaurln of South Carolina. Young and
clever. attorney general of his State al
80 Years Of age, sits close by drinking IN
much tam lore ana pouring oil on the dis
putes Of his democratic friends
Seth Cobb of Missouri, heavily built.
large featured. specialized and mastacheI
sits all day long lingering a massive gold
chain and. peerng intantly through his
glasses at the men who give evidence lie
IL not factor in the proceedings.
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Only "A Little Fiou.

st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The sound money democrat is fortu-
nate man In the respect that one OF the
easiest things in the world for him to do
is TO bseome a republican.
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The Grip of InfiuenA"

Tribune.
Influenza seems to have It's er'p
life insurance companies OF EnsS'
a recent meeting of the direction
large company it was shown 'na s.,a
paid out more than S6Oo,oco Oh sss
deaths from that ailment alone
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The Cnmpnign stiIl o..

Wheeling Register.
II the election were TO be ne'a IA h
today William Jennings Bryan n.
by several times the puny pop', ro,rs'|
ity that Wall streets imrienss ay loi \
fund was able to scrape tose''
Kinley.
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Net Just Yet.
Providence journal.

Providence Journal
The United States is not
Selling Canada Just at preseh' ~ ~,
feel the necessity of doing 50 " ri
stances ever make our relauons n!
poople a matter OF offense 10 "
tense to them.
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sNmnnthN fnr the Boy1.

st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Possibly the Washington neWs"'',
though not permitted to cry tneH y
on Sunday. will sell as many I'M
ever Public sympathy will be WIZ
and people will learn where 70 by :
and what their business hours ais
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II is gratifying to learn that the seven.
foot applicant lately rejected by the New
York police board has succeeded in getting
long enough on avoiriupols 20 that his
other length may be added TO the force.
There will be at least one policeman who
won't have to use a stepladder for transom
observations in the interests OF the Raines
law
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Shining AyYn,.

40 Eonaor ing mistlitoe talde W.. ~
49, ~ martens are working the s,haine
~nu Lne year OF efr Lord movSs 80 sp,It,
Loop year VIII soon be but a dream
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He Had.
New York Journal.

New York Journal. ..,sy
Il have access 10 the best so
York" he remarked boas'iuh' N,
He might have added thar nv VAR p
low who carried in the meal
Ing.
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Where Lew Missed n,

Cincinnati Commercial
Lew Wallace would have made better
shaving In the Indiana senatorial race II
he had merely described IL, instead OF be.
coming one Of the entries.
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A Mean Move.

II was surely common political move
TO circulate the report that the Colorado
legislative hall was infested by rice, lust
when the now female members were be-
ginning to enjoy the proceedings. too
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ran,e Rewards Financial Success.

from the Chicago Post
How fame does crowd upon n man who
is successful financially. Tho inventor OF
a rotary engine who has just sold some
OF his rights for 81 900 600, has been elect
ed an alderman OF Sleepy Eye, MINI.
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Thora's M luck for me ~
No matter how J plss,.
For l only bet with t'ssver p4.>I
M -c.syelaRd Pa
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SOUTHERN
SENATORS.

l'Ii ti' nAtiilpillS 'NUllutTVldl-AppfL
SOUTHERN Some Southern nsvaI
.rw,ro,s pers which do ns 4
their own people n
their own geographical allotmeu y
enough for them, have recently had a
deal to say about Southern senator q
OF our self righteous con.emporads n
Gently declared that the South's repsuxa|
tives in the senate brought this sectsx
tho country into disrepute Messn u
Harris. George. Morgan, Walthall, I'd
Jones. Berry. Daniel and othen u
specified. but all Of the Southern Ku,
were included in a general indtt1I
II the Northern and Western am
were so superior to those Of the ID
We might overlook tlis lack Of aIspq
to one S own section. but the fact i
the. Southern senators are above tie y !
age In our upper house" What n
material does the North use in ihs VI
non of senators? Murphy of New ysiI
distiller. hin is maokereI stsara
who viii be succeeded by prohiis
biackmailer. Quay Of Pennsylyanl
acknowledge embozzler, and his caaj
ion in the senate is likely TO be that ~
nous Fharisee, JOHN Wanamakef, W
now trying to purchase senatorh
from legislature which has the led ID,
vitation in it's eye. Illinois will prsix
be represented in the next senate n n
lom. who is bloodless cipher, and W.
Madden. a Chicago alderman. NHs1,
sets has in the senate fion. GRANNY y
and that gilded and crested snoh M
cabot Lodge, author Of the most irlin
and reasonable measure ronceiyea u
history II the Republic. Michigff
minnesota will be represented BY m'aj
Ties. Chandler flies the fool bird l9 "
Hampshire. and PETER does the lof
for Kansas. In Hawley Connecticus y
excellent senator. bur he does not guy
the Southerners. Maine is well reprsssa|
ONO has John Sherman and the "
shady and snowy Foraker. Vernon
two men OF respectable but niediocr
tiles. And from the other States ne
tors are for the most part illustF0u
knowns.
The Southerners. on the other nanl
for the most part men OF tried esp
in public affairs. Some served WIZ
in the army, nearly all of them
licists of rank and ability. II lhg
wrong on the financial question lns,
wrong with tho great mass Of tasa
people; and II follows that they c~A
have brought disrepute upon a peopf
agreed with them. There are ~
great men in the United States senaN
but the Southern contingent Is fn
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LEADING EDIToRIAI;
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun
SENATOR LODGE IN. an srtitA n
AND o.. worth AM
ILLITEEACY Jan,, ae''sv Il
woes, oy senator Lodge, figure, y
Snaien 10 Snow that llllteracv y "
disposed people to vote for ~. ~na|
education led them to vote for ', Sas
IN inc states that voted for Bryan 4.
ase percentage Of illiterates NJ. ~
The broad inference is drawn III, w Y
lie schools not only teach neo,,. %le
vote intellige ntly. bu; also rirb,,. w
mental questions" ~
But the senator rather dlstort, !,
In Massachusetts the perccntasa
aces was ~ per cent. IN khocaa ~ " llagI
per cent; In Pennsylvania 4 'sland
hose states voted right. bnt ~ vi
Nebraska. Mr.. Bryaa's own s,a IVY VI
~ per cent Of illiterates, or h,s, W
iiiiteracy of Maasach,lset,s, nia q
Massachusetts and Nebraska y, upsi
Oh lliilerhcy, II muse seem. n,
Lodge line OF reasoning, thai IN. we
voted right because 1t was twIca ~
ate. Kansas, which is generally ca e we
to be the most absolutely wrony hsas
all the States, has but 4 Der con, a.asa
ates' wyoming. 81 per cent. W,.sals |
i.3 per cent; Utah. SO per cont. csgs
Eota, ~ per cent; Montana. IL W.
Idaho, 81 per cent; Colorado. "a ~
all less illiterate than Massach, =. Ul
yet they voted wrons il Massachuss,..
right.
What is equally hard on the ,.,.
logic Is the fact that it was the lllI,nJ
OF the South that voted fer McKln,ss
is the colored population Of the 1.
which gives that section the high ~
age OF illitoracy Of which M
makes so much. yet that lllteracy IA \
IN his opinion, prevent the nerross /.
voting right. The educated class
South. in his view. did not know -.
vote intelligently." or rightly" Nm.
uneducated class did know how n a
The truth is that "literacy" and NM.
acy' had nothing TO do with the N.
man has to know great deal mar, \.
how to read and write in order "A h
derstaud the issues on which the l,,t I,
raien was fought The majority 4, Z
white people Of the South voted as I'M }
10 hold the party organization torrsI
not for Organism. The illiterates y
section voted against Organism msi,J
cally, because they were told to do 4
this matter the senator is not so sIn,s /
he might he Had tho ramuaiyn - II \
ticn been conducted in the South n N
oughiy as it was in the Nor,hwes n
ferent result might have been cblsI
there. No doubt the nopulous. Cd r
wealthy States We're. as rule, for yE,I
ley. hut It is absurd to dwell on The M
tien o. illteracy.
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AN ORNAMENTAL CONFERENCE.

The most significant thing about the
monetary conference at indianapolis is
the fact that It is an Endorsement Of the
campaign democratic position that the pres
ent financial system OF this country is
glarngly at faul,--a position which, in
one way and another. the very men now
at Indianapolis characterized as "reyou-
uonary" a few months since.
They and those who stood with them
will answer that IL was the free coinage
of silver which they opposed. but this is
only half an answer--the opposition to
the democracy distinctly took the position
that the Nation had prospcred under the
be dangerous to change it. This fear OF
change was the successful basis OF their
assault upon the democratic theories and
proposed policies Now az indianapolis
tho necessity for radical reforms is adj
mitted. The matter of detail differs from
the democratic proposals in that the dem
ocraey would use one OF the great money
metals OF the world in securing a greater
volume and distribution # the circulating
medium with an intrinsic value of it's
own. and these monetary conforencers
would use National bank notes. floated
and sustained on government promises and
credit exclusively.
But the conterencers are wasting their
tine. They may meet and resolve but
their conclusions will attract little prac-
teal attention and less legislation. The
question is in politics and there
20 remain for considerable time at
least. The next administration will treat
tie question from a political standpoint
and In proportion as the action. II any
gives relief 10 the country to tina, ex-
tent VIII the party win the approval OF
the NAtinn So thoroughly are the
masses Of the democracy. however, i'm
pressed with the fu,ilily Of ans patch
work schomes such as this indianapolis
IS likely to suggest. that 1t
IAN look with confidence to the actual
Of the next four years for
4 complete Endorsement OF its position.
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The Business Women's Republican club
In New York has asAel Mr. Plat TO ac-
cent the senatorship. Rless the women.
They always give tho glad hand 10 the
coming man.
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AT AUSrIN-L. A. Petit. office In the
Stale Capitol Building.
Al DALLAs--Jaines Hays Quaries.
Windsor Hotel ,,, ~,
AT GALVESTON--J. Il. SULLIVAN. ONCE
N the Evening Tribune Building.
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Major Mckinley * not Nlmrod and
VII not Et"mere with the game preserves
IN TINS eountrN II is copsoling TO feel tn 70
oven one interest VIII not suffer under the
9comlng n.lfninlstraftnn
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The spaneh government goes 10 cons1i-
crahe trouble to deny having any con
hd'at-al relations with the Cleveland ad-
mn1sirat-on. The Spanish government
may possibly not be so bad after all as It
IS IA nto4.
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HOUSTON DAILY POST.
Houston Printing COMPANY.
!. Z WATSON, r. n. JOHNSTON.
a. ). PRIMER, secretary.
ZEE DAxIx POSE gynp,aa1yc POST.
70 Columns lao 10 is2 ooiumnA
semi-vvsskly Pest, tt2 Coils. per Week

Entsred at the Postofics At Houssoo, ieAA
A. eecoDd Class Matter.
fub~er,pt,on bv Mau-paiiy and sunday Post. orc
year, $780, six mouths. t&-vo' tlice mon'as
$500: one month. 81 90.
thpday Post. one year 81 90 -.
eens.- Weekly Fost. tAondays ana lnufsdays Gus
rear, 81 90. sx months. $500: three fnoatns'
ZOO. one month, si.uu
Sunday Post. one year. tl.vO
Semi wceAiy Posi-, Monds.s ssd Thurscaya ~ "a
Erstotu Business Uface. - Trbuns Bullding, Ne"
yorx. 7 no 4. L Beckwth Special AGENCY. -,
Western Business ON c. zoe The ho9Acrf'. ~"
cago. The : L, Bee with .pscisl Agency
G. :. E. HOLLAND. irsnyeiing Auditor "a,
New trlcaps La business lrAaquafters y, -
A.. Cdaries strvat, q. 4. A. rooms, X H. 1nueri
Agent 49, ., 49,,
The Post's Traveilu. Agents colonel ". D. carer
Uearra. Travelling Agent; wiz r, Luu' . ~
Bcnls b. u. Il Holland and u. o. cary
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Having hunted ducks for few months
noai with a half dozen brass bands IN
Pinar del RIO. Weylor will now transfer
tho hunt and the bands to Matanzas
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other republican members OF the com
mittee are not 50 well known, saving Hop
kins of Illinois, who is good dcbater. the
possossor OF more all-around information
than any other man on the committee, and
whose eye rests with longing AMI loylrs
glance on seat IN the United States sen
ate. Walter Evans OF Kentucky, is the su-
thority on revenue matters, having been
commissioners OF internal revenue. He looks
like Methodist class leader. aud Is the
quletost member Of the committee. Russell
OF Connecticut is the practical. business
like member, and Dolliver Of Iowa. young
and handsome. Is a model OF manly pulch
ritude. Johnson OF North Dakota is thu
heavy tragedian OF the combination, haug
heavy proved and doop- voiced. while Taw-
ney OF Minnesota loves a good Joke. steele
Of Indiana u the fun-makcr. His remarks
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Seth Cobb Of Missouri. heavily built.
large featured. specialized and mastacheI,
sits all day long lingering a massive gold
chain and. peerlng intanily through his
glasses at the men who give evidence. lie
IL not factor in the proceedings.
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The Ancient Incas.
From Chambers Journal.

From Chambers Journal.
The flocks of llama belonged to the sun
and the Inca. 1t was death to kill one
At certain seasons of the year they were
collected from the hills and shorn; large
numbers were sent to supply food for
the court and to be used at the re-
ligious festivals and sacrifices. Male
llamas only were killed. The wool belong
ed to the Inca and was stored in the Gov
ernment depositors and dealt out according
as the peoples wants required In this
way they were provided with warm cloth
ing When they had worked up enough
wool into clothing for themselves they
were then employed in working up material
for the Inca. The distribution Of the
wool and superintendent of its manu-
facture was in the hands of officers ap-
pointed for the purpose. No one was al
lowed to be idle. Idleness was crime
and severely punished.
All the mines belonged to the Inca, and
were worked for his benefit The various
employments were usually in the hands Of
few, and became hereditary; what the
father was, that the son became. A great
part of the agricultural products was stored
in granaries scattered up and down the
country, and was dealt out to the people
as required 1t will thus be seen that
there was no chance for man to become
rich, neither could he become poor. The
spirit of speculation had no existence there
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Natures Own Accurate Time Piece.

Gardners should know that it is possible
to so arrange flowers in garden that all
the purposes of a clock will be answered.
1t is said that in the time of Pliny forty
six flowers were known to open and shut
at certain hours of the day, and this num-
Der has since been largely increased For
instance. bed of common danelions would
show that 1t was fve-thirty in the morning
and eight-thirty at night, respectively, Tor
those flowers open and shut at the times
named frequently to the minute. The
common hawk-weed opens at eight in the
morning and may be depended upon to
close within few minutes to two in the
afternoon The yellow goat s-beard shuts
at twelve o clock noon, absolutely to the
minute, siderial time. Our clocks do not
follow the sun, but are generally few
minutes fast or slow, according to the long
itude of the place where they are. The
goats beard, however, is true time all the
world over The sowthistle opens at five
A. NJ, and closes at eleven-twelve A.
NJ. The white lily opens at seven A. NJ, !,
and closes at five p. NJ. In the towns few
people know about such details as these
nor are the flower clocks often seen any
where though they have been constructed
occasionally.
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Difference in Methods.

From the Detroit Free Press.
The young contractor had his choice to
secure the right of way for railroad IN
Texas or help construct a monstrous iron
bridge in Mexico. He chose the former
undertaking because it kept him in his
own country. Successful negotiators are
born, and he is not one of them. He
lacks adaptability. In the wild and wooly
districts of the Lone Star state he was like
a cat in a strange garret With the big
ranch owners he would have had no diff
Guilty, for they appreciated the advantages
of the proposed road. But these cattle
kings were in hopeless minority and
were not in touch with local public senti-
ment
The grim old moonshiner was among
the first to call ON the young pioneer. 81
don keer to have no railroad runnin' inter
this deestrict, was his blunt ultimatum.
II kim in here an opened up still an
l kin sell all tn stuff I kin make 1t
sells fur good price, an I'm not goin'
ter have any compertition I'm runnin'
what yer might call a single handed monop-
erly.
''But your little one-herse business
cant stand in the way of great railroad
enterprise
Yes, it kin, young feller. You cant
run no train through here 50 fast that I
can pick the engineer off, an with him
closed out l reckon yer rollin' stock an
passengers wouldn't be much a count.
put injunction on tn road an when a
man puts himself inter contemp' with me
he's huntin' trouble
Then came trappers who didn' want
game interfered with, cattle thieves who
didn't want to be run down with trains
and telegraphs, and the keeper of little
frontier tavern who fondled two guns while
arguing against new railroad.
Finally the novice received notice to
leave anu he wisely obeyed. Then a
smooth little Yankee went to the scene,
talked like candidate, put money wher-
ever it would do the most good, passed
mountain dew around as if it were water,
and inside of three weeks had every OBJ
lector on his paid staff, ready to shoot in
defense of the railroad project.
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WELLINGTON FOR WEYLER.
HE SPOKE FOR SPAIN AGAINST
CUBAN INDEPENDENCE.
Press Opinions of His Maiden Speech
krom the Kent News.

Senator Wellington made his maiden speech
in the Senate last Monday, and, if we may
Judge by the telegraphic reports, it was any
thing but creditable to himself or his State.
The report in the Herald states that ''the open
assertion that the United States absolutely de
pend upon European monarchies for the
future prosperity of their people met no ap-
proving voice in the Senate. Though it was
his first speech, not Senator offered him any
congratulation Not even the Republican
Senators. who sat on either side of him, ten
dered him word of comfort or compliment.
From the Snow Hill Messenger.
See Ne First Wellington made hls maiden
speech in the u s. Senate Monday and he
was a spectacle to behold. He measured up
to the place and occasion as a jackass would
in drove of thoroughbred horses. When he
was interrupted by Senator of his own party
the gallaries applauded the interruption, and
when he had concluded there was not even a
Republican who would condesceud to con-
graduate him. Wellington is out OF place,
but the State of Maryland must bear the odium
of such creation for six years.
From the Elicott City Times.
Senator Wellington maiden speech in the
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VOL. XXXII.--NO. 81.

before, but | wasn't quite sure Of myself
until lately. There is something else.
He is Annette's cousin. See and she
held out her hand Tom wondered that
he had failed to notice that jeweled circlet.
The sunset spread its golden glory before
them, and they looked at it with eyes shin
ing with joy. The world lay very beauti-
full before them. Twilight fell slowly,
softly. At last Marcia turned to Tom.
''Tom, she laughed, sits absurd, |
know, but what do you think | want.
You'd never guess. A race down hill
like the ones we used to have long ago.
Tom held out his hand. "Come then.
And hand in hand they ran down the
hill, back into the dear old land of friend
shin