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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12
rom the Savannah News.
A SHOT AT THE
HIGH FLYERS.

HIGH FLYERS. re.oh.,d Min, 8,
which patience ceases 10 be virtus in
dealing with that class OF their customers
who practically live at their expense.
These customers are very liberal in order
ing and profuse in promising TO pay, but
they never pay ii they can avoid doing so,
and II what the grocers say is correct many
OF them are successful in getting their
groceries without ever paying a cent for
them.
And. strange as It may seem, all of those
who live at the expense OF the grocerymeu
are not confined to the very poor people.
The deadbeats are found among those
who figure as big tadpoles in the social
puddle
One OF the gr6eers. Mr.. W o. Broyes
in an interview in the Atlanta journal,
says; THE retail grocery business is my
meat ana bread, and propose to work ii
up TO as high a state OF perfection as pos
sible. Il is unjust and wrong for one
half Of community TO support the other
half, which is almost invariably the case.
When one man makes a purchase for
which he never pays 1t compels me TO
tax some one else doubly the value of some
article for which he pays in cash. Some
Of the so-called elite and benton society
people Of Atlanta. who give champagne
suppers. ride behind dapple grays and pa
rade themselves in their boxes three
or four times week won't pay a bill OF
$40 for the groceries that 20 on their ia
blos''
1t is not to he wondered at that the gro-
GERS have lost their patience and have
taken steps 10 protect themselves against
tho deadbeats II naturally makes them
hot under the collar to see men who re-
fuse 10 pay their grocery bills cutting as
wide a swath In the social world as II
they were the possessors Of millions Of
dollars. In future they propose trusting
only those who have the means to pay or
who have established a reputation for
paying. Those who have been in the habit
OF keeping UP their tables at the expense
Of the grocers will not find II so easy to
do so. now that the grocers have organ
lied for protection and put black marks
against the names Of those who promise
but never pay Atlanta has some queer
features. and there are other towns which
do not differ from II greatly in some re-
spects.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12

The Loud bin should be accompanied In
us passage TO the statute hooks by a. big
enrtallment OF the frankmg privilege-the
newspapers can carry enough OF Campaign
literature,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12

The brillsancy of the Inauguration cere-.
mo1ies which are TO induct Major Nc
k'n'ey into Office viii not be able to con-
ceal the growing disappointment over the
results Of the election. or the hopeicssness
OF the new administration.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12

Ihe Galveston News is getting ready to
take issue with the Mckinley administra.
uon' The News is In the habit of ahan.
doning Its campaign allies from time TO
time and calling It's treachcry 'lniepend-
rrcn '|s
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12

The Spanish press bureau in the Philip.
pines has no Key West bureau to compete
w1-h Il and the Slaughter OF the natives
is proceeding without question.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12
from the ST. Loui, clohc- nomo,-1..

The report ~ tho conn
troller n tho currency
points ou' that tho du-
ties resting upon tho
hirnrtnrs Of hnrl,a "a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12

Assuming even that the cabinet rumors
50 far pub!.ehed are mere fancy sketches.
u VI Hanna must be making cons!d-
"rAo'1 progress IN ss'.e~l5g his associates
n the mex admins ration. He has been
len m comparative quie, for Two or three
Wrcis past,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12

The sp7n'aris are now rssor;jng to tina.
familiar old campaign trick OF insisting
that =, is all over except the counting OF
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12

! ~ deal employment for ramps - street.
4 Horii In a town needing nat KIND OF work
al1 yet Is li'.le srort on cash.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12

\ rooa tcai az unnceessary ry-rpathy
was recently expressed for Mrs Lease.
whose house wa sold under mortgage.
Il appears from he figures mat the mort.
sage cornphuy was emitted 10 The sym.
pathy-Mrs. I.ease Il fully M TO Kaasts
progress in dealing with mortgage com
In nica
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-29
A RUSSIAN LEGEND.
Bueatiful Illustration OF One of
Christ's Texts.

OF Onc Oh
Christ's Texts.
A poor shoemaker, Martin by name,
had great longing to behold the Lord
Jesus. One night in dream he re-
ceived the promise that the Saviour
would visit him on the morrow. Mar
tins dwelling was cellar and his work
bench stood beside the low window,
from which he saw nothing but the feet
of those who passed by. AS was his
custom, he rose early, worked at his
trade, ate his morning meal and said
to himself: To-day the Lord Jesus
will visit me-" Looking up, he saw a
pair of shabby feet YEARLY dragging
themselves past his window. Full of
pity, he went out and found a poor
woman, hungry and homeless, who had
wandered about the streets all night
long, carrying sick baby in her arms.
Martin took her into his dwelling, gave
her the remnant of his breakfast and
fed'the child with milk. When she had
gone he again sat down to his work,
hoping that now the Lord Jesus would
soon appear. About noon he saw an
other pair of tired feet shutting past.
Hurrying out, Martin found an Oldham
who had not tasted food that day. He
invited him in and shared, his mid
day meal with the hungry guest. When
he had gone Martin thought, sadly:
''The day is half spent and the Lord
Jesus has not yet come"
Toward evening he saw more feet in
violent movement hurriedly flying hith-
err and thither, and when he went out
he found an old fruit seller and street
boy in q fierce fight. The woman,
c.utching the sleeve of the boys thread
bare jacket, screamed: "He stole my
apples, and 1 will beat him for it," Mar
tin made peace between them, and, find
ing that both were hungry, he took
them home and shared his supper with
them.
The day being ended, he went to bed
with sad heart, for the LDrdJesus had
not visited him, as it had been prom
Used him in his dream.
He slept, and again he dreamed; and,
behold, in his dream appeared first the
tired woman and her sick child; she
looked into his eyes and said: Mar
tin, dost thou know me?" And the old
man came, and the fruit seller, each
asking: Martin, dost thou know me-"
Then Martin understood, and he re-
membered the words: "Inasmuch as
We have done it unto one of the least of
these, my brethren, we have done it I'M
to e."-Northwestern Christian Ad-
yocate
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-29
FOR SUNDAY READING,
TRUTH.

Ono single truth that's lived is worth q
thousand preached
Through acts, not words, the highest ex-
cellence Is reached.
However weak the man who Yields the
truth may be,
No armed and hammered host is half 40
strong as he.
Truth is the prop that firm the universe
upholds.
For God is truth, who fills all things, and
all enfolds.
OF all things beautiful there is but one,
forsooth,
Supreme in perfect loneliness. and that is
truth.
Who hath the truth upon his side. hath vic
tory too,
For with resistless force twill bear him
safely through.
Eclipsed it may be in the dust and smoke
of strife,
Extinguished ne'er. because it hath eternal
life.
Crushed down to earth, her triumph full
may be deferred,
But all the years of God have been on her
conferred.
That man is wise indeed who selleth all
The truth to buy, and steadfast follows in
her path.
And none so mean who in the worlds
great market place
The truth doth sell to gain the worlds APP
plause and grace.
And Jesus said: II am the TRUTH Lord,
who hath Thee,
The truth from errors bondage shall in
deed make free.
"For this cause came I into the world"
doth He declare,
THAT might to the truth a faithful wit
ness bear. ...-..
"And everyone that is Of truth doth hear
My voice,
And l in him, and he in Me, alike re-
joice."
William G. Haeselbarth, in Christian
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-29
Cycling Popular in Africa.

In Johannesburg, the golden city,
everybody cycles-the miner TO ride
into town after work, the trader and
financier on his business, the ladies for
pleasure and to kill time, and even a
few kaffirs to kill themselves or some
body else. Badly made though many of
the streets are, and badly regulated
and reckless though the vehicle traffic
is, cyclers swarm everywhere, and it is
stated that 5000 cycles are now running
about the streets of johannesburg. All
the telegraph boys are mounted on
Safeties.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-29
The Latest Tire Infiater.

An Englishman has invented nickel.
in-the-slot tire infater. A stand holds
the cycle, n tube connects with each
tire, and when the latter is of sufficient
hardness mechanical levers, actuated
by the coin, shut off the air, rendering
it impossible to burst the tires. When
a coin is dropped into the slot a handle
is thrown into gear, which the con-
tributor can pump easily. In case of a
puncture, the machine is so arranged
that it may be worked at half pressure
until the puncture is located. 1t is pro-
posed to utilize side pillars for the de.
livery of oil, lamp wick, matches, and
other supplies. The inventor expects
to organize company, and place his
machines at all cycle resorts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-29
NOVEL HOSPITALITY.
How n Wealthy freshman Added to
the Sum of Human Enjoyment.


a man with an unusual idea of hos
pitality was Mr.. Mathew, of Thomas
ton, Ireland, who lived in the earlier
years of the last century, says the San
Francisco Argonaut. Mr.. Mathews in
herited an annual income of about $685.
600. For many years he lived abroad
in very frugal manner in order to &C.
cumulate an amount that would enable
him to indulge in form of hospitality
in his own country in harmony with the
plan he had devised. His house in Ire
land might be compared in size with a
modern hotel. Each of these he wanted
to visit him had suite of apartments
and ordered his meals at the hour that
best suited him. He could eat alone
or he could invite others to join him.
All the visitors hunted, shot, fished,
played billiards or cards at will, and all
brought their own horses. There was
regular bar where drinks were served
without stint. Mr.. Mathews as host
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-29

Is tons an hour. When extra speed is
desired two conveyors are employed.
This was done when the record of $500
tons in "a hours was made. The electric
conveyor is 40 feet long. 1t is moved
at will on two wheels in the center. A
two-horse power motor supplies the
power, the current being taken from
the nearest electric wires. The sacks
are placed on a revolving belt of rubber,
which passes over II rollers. The belt
is propelled by driving wheel at
tached to the side of the apparatus. The
rolls are placed close together and the
belt revolves at sufficient speed to car
ry all the weight in flour or grain that
can be placed upon it. The conveyor
works as well when placed at an angle
of As degrees as when on level.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-29

Experienced riders generally prefer
saddle tilted down, as it throws them
forward into the position which gives
them the greatest power. Others are
most comfortable on level saddles, and
a few like to carry them tilted up. Much
depends on the shape of the saddle. A
good many of those made this year re-
quire to be tilted downward The per-
fectly straight attitude is not so often
seen among riders as formerly. EN-
perience on the wheel teaches that a
slight inclination forward is the natural
attitude, the most comfortable, and the
one in which the power of the legs is
most easily used. 1t does not involve
bent back riding, and if it is done prop
erly should have the effect of throw,
ing the shoulders back and the chest
out.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-29
Woman Invents a Tire.

A young woman of Brooklyn has in-
vented a new bicycle tire which she
claims presents Less surface friction
than the ordinary tire. 1t is especially
advantageous in ascending steep grades,
and will not collapse. 1t is composed
OF series of balls arranged continuous
ly in circular frame fitted in the
grooved portion of the tire rim. The
frame is segmental in cross sections
and has a removable section, through
which new balls may bs introduced in
case OF puncture. The SELLS are held
in place only by the curvature of the
frame. the side edges extending slight
~ beyond the center OF the calls.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-29
RULES FOR wHEELMEN.
Cycling Doctor Prescrfbes a Course
of Conduct for Riders.

Cycling Doctor Prescrfbes n Course
of Conduct for Riders.
Says the cycling doctor, one of the
many cycling doctors:
LET me give ten rules for bicycle
riders to follow. They are good rules
and it will do cyclists good to observe
them strictly. Here they are:
1. In purchasing a bicycle take as
much care to have it fit you as you would
in obtaining gown or suit of clothes.
2. BE sure that when sitting upright
you do not have to reach to maintain
the ball of the foot on the pedal during
an entire revolution. In other words,
when the pedal has reached the most
distant point from the body be sure
there is a slight bend in the leg at the
knee.
3. Adjust the handle bars at level
which, when the arms are fully ex-
tended, will keep the body in an almost
upright position. In riding long dis
tances the handle bars should be
dropped a trifie, so as to increase the
leverage by a backward as well as q
forward push.
pSIolC CiC lIdhS
an arrangement with the dealer where.
by you may make trials of different
saddles until you find one that is per-
fectly comfortable, for a properly-fit-
ting saddle is the most necessary ele-
ment in safe and comfortable riding.
Incline to a saddle that is stiff and mod
erately provided with springs, and
WI iab iS broad and short har ho,
long and narrow. The most important
object to be attained in the adjustment
of the saddle is to have the pommel high
enough to give the body slight ten
dency to slip backward, thus keeping
the weight off the perineum, as it is
most important that it should be borne
by the gluteal muscles and the tuber-
osities of the isthium.
5. The average woman should never
ride a wheel geared higher than 60
inches; the average man higher than 70
inches. Remember that the higher the
gear the greater the power required to
move a given distance.
6. After having become accustomed to
the use of a bicycle, never take ride so
ioiiS 'iop q S5oou Will llot
entirely remove all traces of fatigue.
Twenty-Five to so miles day, according
to the surface of the country, should
not be exceeded by the average rider.
7. Always walk up a steep hill; it will
save your heart.
8. Never ride simply with the idea of
arriving at the earliest possible mo-
ment at given destination; ride for the
pleasure that is to be had from it.
9. While riding use the same sense in
drinking that you would in watering a
horse. Also, like a horse, stick closely
to water as beverage. Remember that
alcohol stimulates the heart and circu-
lation in much the same way exercise
does, and that if you use it in any form
while wheeling the reaction is speedy
and long-reaching.
10. Never ride on full stomach; it
will interfere with the hearts action
and respiration.
eff bicycle riders will follow those
rules" says the cycling physician, Il
am sure they will all enjoy the exercise
more than if they violated them"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-29

completely effaced himself. He min
gled with his visitors as one whose
stay was as definitely fixed as theirs.
In fact, he conducted his house as if
it were hotel. with the exception that
all was without charge. No servant
was allowed to accept tip. Violation
of this rule was followed by the instant
dismissal of the offender. This ests-b-
lishment, unlike other country houses
of Ireland of the period, was conducted
with perfect order and without waste.
His hospitality was lavish, and attract
ed to Mr.. Mathew all of the more IA
nous men of the time. The great sum
that he had put aside during his resi-
dence abroad enabled him to indulge
his hospitality instincts until he died.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-29
LOADING BY ELECTRICITY.
Newly Uncovered Power Much Used
I'm Handling CargOes.


few years ago the idea of loading a
ship with $500 tons Of flour in "a hours
by means of two small motors would
have been looked upon as absurd. This
was done the other day in Tacoma, says
an exchange. Two thousand tons of
cargo have frequently been loaded or
unloaded in day by steam power, but
the important factor in the record
breaking achievement at Tacoma was
that the conveyor was worked by cleo
tricity. With the apparatus which has
been designed for the purpose flour and
grain can be loaded at any stage Of the
tide and independently of the weather.
If it should rain canvas is quickly
spread from the door of the warehouse
to the ships hatch. With the system Of
loading ordinarily used IS men are re-
ouired to do the work of one electric
conveyor, with which the bags are de-
livered into the ships hold at the rate
of $500 to 2,7oo pounds a minute, or
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-29
HERE AND THERE A GEM.

Patience is the handmade of faith.
Keep a good conscience, let it cost
you what it may.
-"Oh, for a thousand tongues to
sing!" What about the one God gave
you?
1t is hypocrisy to have religion for
other ends than the honor of God, the
salvation of our own souls and the good
of others.-Standard.
If God is able to make all grace
abound toward you, and He is, and will,
why not undertake some good work in
His name Rams Horn.
because doors of usefulness are
shut, the worker is not to sit in idle
ness. Seek other doors. Opportunity
will be found.-S. S. Times.
He whose findings are to be re-
viewed by the supreme court of the ma
ton uses all care in his proceedings.
Every one of us must be reviewed by
God Himself.
-Smallness is not insignificance.
The bit to the horse, the rudder to the
ship, the tongue to the man, severally
illustrate the potency of small agencies.
s.. S. Times.
Secure good name to myself by
living virtuously and humbly; but let
this good name be nursed abroad and
never be brought home to look upon
it. Let others use it for their own
Rdvantage-let them speak of it If they
please; but do not thou use it at all but
as an instrument to do God glory and
thy neighbor more advantage. Let
thy face, like Moses, shine to others, but
wake no loolsing-glass for thyself.--
Jeremy Taylor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-29
Living EpfsticS.

We ourselves are the real word, the
life-utterance which speech often falsi-
fes. There are faces that never de-
ceive or mislad us. A spiritual nature
can but be frank and honest, because
it's foundation stones are laid in the
truth and it knows that nothing else
holds. 1t is in us as human beings in
stinctively to recognize and hate in
sincerity. Nobody is in the end deceived
by expression that is merely outward
and perfunctory. Our inner life Is
transparent; it cannot conceal itselfi
if it is true life, it has no need or deA
sire of concealment.-Lucy Larcom.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-29
Advice to New wheeIwomen

Assist your machine when going over
bad roads. For instance, if it gets into
rut, help the steerer by throwing all
your weight on the back wheel and lift
Ing the handles. Directly the front
wheel is out, lean with all the weight
you can on the handle bar and down
going pedal, and to assist the rear wheel
out of the rut. These movements rapid
iy performed have saved many u ma
chine from smashing when the rider
has suddenly come upon drain run
aing across his road.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-29
IN CYCLEDOM.
THE BICYCLE HAND.
Tt In by No Means Necessary Con.
NA sequence of Wheeling.

II In by No Means a Necessary Con-
sequence of Wheeling.
The bicycle hand Is again heard Of,
this time in Connecticut. Miss Mary
Mccarthy, an expert wheelwoman, OF
Seymour, is reported to have suffered
severely from the malady, one hand be-
ing greatly swollen and the fingers
doubled under. The trouble was so pad
that a doctor was called. He found
it necessary to sever muscle between
the thumb and forefnger in order to
restore the hands usefulness.
Last year the bicycle hand caused Il
good deal Of inquiry among New York
wheelmen. Riders were found who
complained of numbness of their
fingers, and pain at times. The affiic-
ton usually lasted only few hours,
but, in some instances, it was of several
days duration. A professor of nervous
diseases attributed the unnatural con-
dition of the hands to improper meth
DDS of holding the handle bar. 1T is
possible" said the specialist, "to pro-
duce true paralysis by gripping the
handle bar of bicycle unduly for a
long time; and by doing so anyone's
fingers are liable to become insensible
to the touch. NumGbness, however, is
the only disorder of the hands 1 have
ever heard of as resulting from the
wheel"
1t should be said that the worst cases
o. bicycle hand" that have come to
light do not seem to belong to new
riders, who are naturally ignorant con-
corning the details of wheeling. The
most serious example of the sort heard
of last year was afforded by wheelman
of Ave years experience.
If cyclists will remember that the
handle bar should be held lightly, and
not gripped like grim death, the case
in Seymour may be the last, as well as
the first, of the year. The bicycle hand
Is not a necessary consequence of
cyciing.-N. Y. Sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-29

ventilating whizzers, and revolve with
lightning rapidity in the wind while
riding. They are popular little orna-
ments and are being used as a souvenir
of the Tennessee centenniala Nashville.
The frame is solid and enameled with
the name of the exposition. They are
also being ordered for clubs with the
club name inscribed. The most com
plete of all, however, is the watch guard,
the links of which are made in the form
of real bicycle-chain links, the bar be-
ing a miniature pair or handlebars and
the charm a swell bull's-eye lantern
in exact imitation of the large lamp,
the eve being a red carbuncle.