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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-29

The poke bonnet ot velvet IL naxing
good progress 10 the fame Of fashion. o~Iilv
70 the moderated edi.ion. which Is vastly
moro becoming than the old tins chaps.
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The STATE CAPnL.
7 )xuer Told How to 70 MS
Business.
AHus FOR SALARY OUGHT
LACY Between suite and
ropriation Bih Al
C.ncrai OF Mrs. Arnro"s

nooer,ber Mr.. Frank
.rer Of this city, who"ns :" ."'so
y farm land in Halcoum's' Is ~
"a whitecap nof' ne no'''e
ddressed to him at VI m a., ".'
4 IN the postcffice fre' Ing se'i
4. Il stamp the eplope ana It was
10y Oh ny ger Of San Mar
Co io,,s "a btin. The notice
q W !" =. written disguised hand.
4 following is a 'pa'in cops VI ~
5apk Glover--fouir wrr ne. ~
~. 10 70, land for more
ana ro' Rent white men and
~ a and4 do this or have
,es y, hnrneI field sowd In
n'aS Jus anh .blacksnaiked.
bi"'' White Caps.
c,.,,,r takes warning very cool
.S,rts ha w succeed in locating
Az before v OF the whitecaps'
= are carriedleo eAeeu''on'
vrurps, DETECTIVE ASSOCIA-
TION LETTING.
\ . Travele Protective Associatln.
4. ,,o nar,e OF the Driskill Hotel
n nresider Rundell presiding and
N crahamsting secretary. The re-
!, the trearer showed a cash bal
!, s,o on md, with no outstanding
tedness.
4 Rooth I'm Crotty and A. d. Ed
,ers annoied committee to arrange
! entertadlent for the members and
friends ithe early spring.
Or the pting adjourned an elegant
4 was wed by manager Shadbolt
} DyIskj when speeches were made
resIdenttundell, ex-State Secretary,
IN Grain. Joe G. Booth. Theo. Ham
J.. A. rown, Ben A. Pessels, Max
,elsop.. d. Lewis, r. l.. Murff, r.
lfe an Messrs. Glass and Horton.
dent mdell and A. d. Edgar also
red seral delightful songs, while
al 9th recited in his tnimitable
Son thirty or forty of Austin s
q buless men were present.
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r. Texas, December 27.-The con-
oi the Rusk penitentiary gave an
''Anment here December % 70 a
yea house; at least 1000 people were
fencance, coming from several towns
w i'isr, Jacksonville. Al,o. Lone Star
.nel places. The conyicts got up the
.@nnent, and no one took part in
ISepl sonvicts. The money goes to the
lsners. They will give another enter
(raent onight and one on Monday night,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-29

The red fox girl Is persolago vou often
see. She wears as many :ox heads MS she
can. and carries a fox up,a her mum which
she often nestlcs under her chin
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-29

Velvet waves ia all the gorgeous cc!ors
Of autumn foliage trip. some OF the istest
hats.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-29
rRlLLs OF FAsHIoN.

The latest chiffon sash is nearly three
quarters Of yari vide
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-29

10 Cure Female uls-Somo True Reasons WIN
Mrs. Pinkham 10 More Successful Than
the Family Doctors

A woman is sick some disease j
sex is fast developing in her syst
to her family physician and tel
story, but not thc.wholo story.
Notwithstanding back, loses
becomes agitatcd, forgcts what 8
TO say, ind finally conceals v
ought TO have told, and thus COT
mystities the doctor.
Is II any wonder, therefore, th
the doctor fails TO cure the diseas
Stu, wo cannot blame the wo-
man. foritisverycinbarrassing
10 detail some of the symp-
toms Of her suffering, even 70 Z
her family physician.
IL was for this reason that
wears avo Mrs, lydia ". Pink
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SENNpR KNRR.s OPINION.

major ALB. Kerr of Fayette county,
y yisitig here, says that the people
Is sectioiare not talking politics much
yet bu that in his opinion the race
sosernons between Crane and Jester.
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iereH Methodist District
s'teii' 'exas, December 27.-The Meth
4 quarerly conference Saturday night
united committee to look into the ad-
Ioni'y Il building new church. to
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-29
FEXI BOOK BOARD MEgTING.'

pe uEersity Publishing company, in
Fiencelo request Of the State text
boar, filed d list of its stock hold
with he governor today.
v boat will meet tomorrow, II Is I'M
'ood, 7 dispose OF certain matters left
Iron IS late session.
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8. ARMsTRoNG's FUNERAL.

CNs. ARMsTRONG'S FUNERAL.
|eemains Of Mrs. Nellie Armstrong
nveyed to their last resting place
:eDavid's church this morning, fol-
d byt large number of relatives and
(ds. nose hearts were filled with sad
andKhose eyes were moist with un-
En- tsrs as they thought OF the I'M
" oath of the loved one whose life
Ibeena blessing to her family and a
% tn'eircle III which she moved.
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The crown Is less promine IT than In tho
cid fashion, giving u n tou, ,er effect, tiii
II has more width at he side
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-31
BOILED MUTTON.

To boil leg of mutton select fine
fresh leg which is very fat. Have the
bone end trimmed closely to the flesh.
Put the joint in large kettle, cover
it with cold water. Add tablespoon
full of salt and q small red pepper.
Stand the kettle on a slow fire, and
when the scum begins to rise on the
water skim it off carefully, leaving
not even a feck. After it begins to
boil cook the mutton slowly for two
hours. If you like it well done, boil
it two and half hours. Serve on q
large hot platter. Surround the joint
with young carrots, boiled, and serve
it with caper sauce, WHICH is rich,
thick cream sauce to which capers
have been added. Do not be sk'mp.
ing with the capers, put plenty OF
them in the sauce, as we'll as plenty OF
the vinegar in which they are pre-
served. Boiled turnips, cut in slices
or in dice shaped pieces, and cream
spinach are in order as an accompanl-
ment to boiled mutton. Boiled po-,
tatoes, with q strip of their peels cut
off half way round, should always be
served with boiled leg of mutton.
The water in which leg of mutton
has been boiled should always be
saved to make mutton broth for din
ner the next day.
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BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE.

There Is no doubt that every hard thing
that God permits to come into our life has o
blessing wrapped up in it. The things which
appear before US as discouragements prove
to be helps toward nobler attainmentE. A
Christian physician. whose career has been
full of faith and noble ministry. gives this
experience: He was q poor boy, and a
cripple. One day he was watching some
other boys on the ball field. They we're
active, strong, and wealthy AS he looked
on, his heart grew bitter with envy. A
young man who stood beside him noted the
discomfort on his face and said to him, You
wish you were in those boys place, don't
you?" Eyes, I do" was the answer. II
reckon God gave them money, education
and health" continued the young mar, "to
help them to be of some account IN the
world. Did it never strike you, he con-
tinued, after a moments pause, "that He
gave you your lame leg for the same
reason to make man of you?' The
boy gave no answer and turned away.
He was angry. but he did not forget the
words. His crippled leg Gods gift! To
teach him patience, courage, perseverance !!
To make man Of him ! He thought Of the
words till he saw their meaning. They
kindled hope and cheer. and he determined
to conquer his hindrance. He grew heroic.
He soon learned that what was true of his
lame leg was true also of all the difficulties,
hindrances and hard conditions Of his life
they were all Gods gifts to him to help
him to be of some account in the world-to
make man of him.. r. Miller, D. D., IN
"Things to Live For"
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Diseases of Gems,

The Philadelphia Times is authority
for the statement that gems are al.
ficted with diseases just as individuals.
Among the infirmities to which pre-.
cious stones are liable, says the Times,
is one common to all stones, that OF
fading, or losing color. when long ez.
posed to the light. The emerald, the
sapphire, and the ruby suffer the
least, their colors being as nearly per
manent as colors can lie, yet expert
ments made few years ago in Paris
and Berlin to determine the deteriora.
tion of colored gems through exposure
showed that even those suffered, ruby
which has lain for two years in show
window being perceptibly lighter IN
tint than its original mate, which was
kept in the darkness. The causes OF
the changes are not very clear, even
to expert chemists, but it is evident
that the action of the light on the col
oring matter Of the gem effects de-
terioration, slow but exceedingly sure.
In the case of the garnet and topaz
the change is more rapid than in that
of the ruby and sapphire. Opals THAI
have successfully passed the ordeals OF
grinding, polishing and setting do not
often crack afterward, but it is best
not to expose them to even the mod
crate heat involved by the wearer sit
ting in front of an open fire, for the
opal is composed principally OF siliclc
acid, with from five to thirteen per
cent. of water, combination which
renders them very treacherous objects.
The idea that they are otherwise un'
fortunate in the sense that they bring
disaster to the wearer may be dis
missed as snperstitious.
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A PRAYER OF GRATITUDE.

We lift UP our hearts to thee, o God, in
grateful, remembrance Of the gifts and
blessings which have crowned cur days.
When our hearts have forgotten thanksgiv-
ing. thou hast not ceased from help. Al
though We have siEned, thou haststill main
tanned thy loving kindness. Our trials have
been less than our desert, our joys have
been witness ever Of thy mercful compass
sion. We bless thee for the gift Of life, the
love of friends, the ties of kindred, the joys
of home. We praise thee for opportunities
of knowledge, for innocent enjoyment and
helpful service. Thou hast comforted us in
sorrow and upheld US in the time Of doubt
and fear. Food and raiment and shelter are
from thee. and thou givest US power to over
come temptation. Love is thy gift, and faith
and hope of better days to come and thy
presence Is our continual delight. Blessed
be thou. o God, with honor and thanksgiv-
ing, through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen.
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INV lads. It Is Kidd's intention to keep

My lads, 1t Is Kidd 8 lntenClon 70 keep
us down here.
The sailors nodded their heads vigor-
ously to indicate that they understood
this very well, as we'll as Captain Kidd,
as they all now called Fox, did.
1T won't do to be caught mapping.
Two strong men can prevent our leav-
ing here by the way we came.
The sailors nodded with equal vigor
again, and kept longer at 1t.
so we must make way for ourselves
that will lead to the deck, when by
morning we hear the signal gun from
the Sea Hawk.
Il think, Captain" said one Of the
men, that we can cut through the bulk
head with our knives. One Of the
planks I tried bit ago cuts like old
cheese, and l made hole and saw some
light through it."
"Where?S asked Captain Denham, ris.
ing suddenly.
The sailor led him over to the bulk
head, drew out wooden plug ne had
fitted to a hole, and told him to look in.
The Captain did look in and the men
were surprised that he should look 60
long; but the Captain had good reasons
for it. He saw inside little cubby!
hole of q room. with candle burning.
and a boy, whom he recognized as Don,
the cabin boy, on his knees beside a
little bunk.
Waiting till the boy rose. the Captain
put his mouth to the aperture and whis.
pereA:
Don, don't be frightened; we are the
men from the Sea Hawk,
An intelligent light flashed over Don's
face and he looked to discover the ex.
act place from which the sound came
but first he secured his own door, to
prevent ony ones coming in On him
Unexpectedly.
Capt. Denham, seeing the boys OBJ
jeot, drew his dirk, and pushed it into
the hole, and the light flashing on the
blade, Don approached the place, and
putting his lips to the opening he whis'
pered:
I've just been praying for you and
the mother at home"
Brave boy, replied Capt. Denham:
you have proved yourself our friend.
Ana am your friend" said the lad.
Can you help remove one Of the
planks between here and where you
dreI we are ldSleu6U Ill, Lut dG tue
proper time we want to be able to gel
on deck.
Il can and will help you. Go bach
and wait" replied Don.
Capt. Denham and his men went
back, and soon after they heard low
grating sound, like that made by the
gnawing Of a rat.
This was going on when a burly
sailor, as warrant officer, to give the
man -of-war rank, one Of the Wanderers
crew, came into the place occupied by
Capt. Denham and his men, and in a
hoarse voice called out: Come, my
lads, it is 9 O'Clock; out lights, and
turn in"
A CHEEKY AYE, aye" from the Sea
Hawk men told that they had heard the
order, and the alacrity with which they
swung into their hammocks, after put
ting out their lights, showed how will
ingly they obeyed it.
Satisfied with this, the man, who car
ried a lantern, gave it final fash over
the line Of hammocks, and withdrew
with heavy step.
TO BE CONTINUED
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THE rRI;E SIGN OF FORGIYENEss.

The true sign of forgiveness is not some
mysterious signal waved from the sky; not
some obscure emotion hunted out Ill your
heart not some stray text culled out ofyour
Bible certainly not some word OF mortal
priest telling you that your satisfaction is
complete. The soul full of responsive love
to Christ and ready. longing, hungry to
serve him is its own sign of forgiveness.
Must there not be sorrow for sin? Must
there not be resolution ofamendmentF Sure
ly there must. but it is not sorrow for sin for
the sake of the sorrowfulness that Jesus
ever wants. He wants sorrow for sin only
that it may bring escape from sin. Il think
that with all We know Of the divine heart OF
Jesus he would far rather see soul trust
him too much, il that is possible, than trust
too little, which we know is possible enough.
Phillips Brooks.
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The Biggest Sailing Craft.

The largest sailing craft in existence
is the Potosi, now engaged in the
nitrate trade with the west coast o!
South America. She was built by F.
Laeisz of Hamburg, in 1895. He1
principal dimensions are: Length,
1862 feet; breadth, 49, feet; depth,
313 feet; gross register, 1895 tons,
and net register, 37S9 tons. She has
a dead weight carrying capacity of
615O tons, and besides being the
largest sailing ship in existence, she
also possesses the distinction OF being
the only fve-masted one, with the ex.
ception of the La France of Dunkirk,
which is of considerably smaller di-
mensions. During her first voyage to
Iquique, distance of II. 900 miles
was covered in seventy-two days, re-
markably fast trip.
The largest vessel engaged in trade
on the American coast is the Governor
Ames, five-masted wooden schooner
trading regularly between Newport
News and Providence, R. 7. She was
built at Waldoboro, Me-, in 1888, by
Levitt Storer and her principal dimen-
sions are: Length, 345 feet 5 inches;
beam, 81 feet 2 inches; depth, 81 feet
2 inches, and her net tonnage is L.
6S9.S4. Captain G. A. Davis is the
master and owner, and her hailingpor
is Providence. She is one of feet of
schooners engaged in carrying the
celebrated New River coal from New
port News to Providence, and carries
about 5000 tons on a draught of %
feet. She is the only fve-masted
schooner on this coast, the largest in
existence, and she has a sail area OF
about 1000 square yards.
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BAKING HINTS.

If you do not want your cake to
stick to the Ian after it is baked, but
tor the dish, or pan, then throw in 9
handful of sifted -four, shake the pan
till the -four adheres to the butter,
then turn the pan bottom up and beat
it so as to remove all the -four that
does not adhere. Do not allow the.
cake to remain in the pan, after it ls
done, for more than two minutes.
The whites of eggs beaten to sti6
froth, with three teaspoonfuls of sugar
to each egg, and a teaspoonful Of
breakfast cocoa, mixed with both,
makes good filling for layer cakes,
when you do not have plenty OF sweet
cream but do not try to make trost-
ing of an egg that has been chilled, as
it will not beat up nicely.
Do all know that tesspoonful Of
mustard put into pot of beans thst
are ready for the oven, gives them Q
fine flavor? Try it. This quantity is
for three quart baking.
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PERFECTION THROUGH SORROW.

Great sorrows never leave US what we
We're before. None can pass under that ham
mer and remain the same. After great
baptism OF sorrow we must he different:
but what we should pray and strive for is
that We may emerge from it better, richer,
more faithful, more helpful, more filled with
heartfelt delight in Gods will, more able
to make true answer to Gods surprises
and wonders of love. There are periods in
life, years and years, when no great trouble
visits US. Then the storms of sorrow fall,
and we are apt to say have passed through
and 1 may hope for an immunity
for the future. 1t is not SO. The
troubles may come back. they may come
back again worse. AS has been said, our
Pharaohs are seldom drowned in the Red
sea, and we do not often behold their
corpses stretched upon the sand. The bit
terness OF death may return. What then2
At the very worst the memory Of the past
will help US. We shall retrace the slow,
difficult way to peace; our trust in God will
be deepened, and we snail realize that, after
all, the range Of sins and sorrows is limited,
though the sea of troubles may roll its white
crested billows as far as the horizon. What
are truly numberless are Gods mercies.
WHAT'S truly infinite is Gods love-Robert-
son Nicoll.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To remove the smell of new paint,
lay bunch of hay in the room and
sprinkle it with little chloride OF
lime; close the room for several hours,
and when it is again openea the smell
of paint will all be gone. 40. .
The railing of banisters is part OF
the house woodwork that requires ire
ouent attention. This rail should first
be wiped of with cloth wrung from
O Iukewarm soapsuds and wiped dry.
Mix two parts of linseed oil with one
part of turpentine; apply this to the
railing by putting little on flannel
and rubbing the wood; then polish II
with fresh flannel. g.
To fry bacon so that it is crisp ana
delicate, fry it over hot tro, in
pan so large that the slices do not
touch turn the slices every minute or
two till they are nicely Drowned on
both sides, then take out upon coarse
wrapping paper and place in the oven
a minute (still on the paper. This
makes them crisp and nice. Never
serve bacon in its own grease.
If you wish to be sure the meringue
you are going to put on top OF your
lemon pie or your pudding will not
fall, be particular to beat in the sugar
thoroughly. Many think that II the
egg is beaten to stiff froth it is sutt-
cient to just stir in the sugar. Try
giving it d thorough beating after the
sugar is in, and convince yourself
"what's the matter with the frosting.
Make your kitchen aprons with 9
full ruff1e across the bottom. This
will stand out from your dress skirt
and catch whatever you may drop or
spill, thus protecting the dress skirt.
The front of a dress skirt is often
soiled around the bottom because the
apron does not quite cover It, or IS
drawn too tightly across it, but this
rufle will effectually prevent any soil
ing of the dress.
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TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

"There's mauy slip 'twlxt the cup and
the lip," but the worst slip is apt TO happen
after the cup and lip have met and parted.
A tablespoonful of alcohol diluted. taken
in the twenty-four hours, causes 430O extra
heart beats. and in secondary effect narcotics
the recuperative forces.
A prominent English physician OF long ex-
perience with drunkarls says that he car
recall hundreds OF recoveres amon.: men,
but only five among women.
The Denmark Temperance Society has
membership OF 40, 900 members, and receives
Il government subsidy OF $500 per year.
After this year it is 10 receive S2oOO per
year.
The drunken father brings his vile anu
children to poverty, he disSraces them, ne
hinders them from attending church and
school; ina word, paupersm, ignorance ana
vice arc the results Of drunkenness IN the
father OF family.
Thc Daily Mail, OF London. states that tor
the first three oircnses of drunkenness IN
Turkey tho offender is sentenced to the
bnstinado, but thereafter he is considered Il
"priyileced' or "imperal" drunkard.
When such one is arrested, he has only to
give his name and address, whereupon he Is
taken homo and a bill for services sent him
the next day.
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TO CLEAN BRASS AND COPPER.

Brass that has been lacquered
should never be treated with acid orb
any cleaning paste, but quickly.
washed in warm suds and wiped per-
fectly dry. Rotten stone made into -
paste with kerosene is excellent for
cleaning brass. Rub on briskly with
q wooden cloth, or fine brush if the
surfaces are rough, wash of with hot
suds, wipe dry and polishwith chamois
or dry wooden cloth. If this pastA
fails, use a strong solution Of oxalicN
water (made by dissolving the crystals
in cold soft water), wash off with suds
and polish. A solution OF oxsllc acid;
is also excellent for cleaning copper
or stained china or porcelain. -Kath-
crime B. johnson. ',55 ~
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DO NOT WORRY,

The habit of looking on the bright side
OF things is good one. and is worth great
deal to each one who cultivates it. Ger
tainly one should not cultivate the habit OF
looking on the dark side. especially when
he must draw on his forebodings and appre-
tensions for vision of that dark side, and
thus see not only what does not exist, but
what may never exist. God promises grace
for each time OF need, but not for each time
of worry and anxiety. He promises to be
with His people when they pass through the
fire, but He does not promise to extinguish
the fire before it has been lighted. He says
that when His people pass through the.
waters they shall not overflow them, and we
ought to he satisfied with that. If we trust
In God. the disasters we dread most will
never come. or, if they do, He will change
the disaster into henediction. and
Presbyter
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Left His Card.

Voltaire and Piron were enemies.
To their embarrassment they met one
day at the country house Of friend.
Piron got up early, went to Voltaire's
door and wrote upon it the wcrd
"Rogue." At breakfast Voltalre
smilingly said tc him: II thank you
for showing your interest in my well
fare by leaving your card at my door
this morning."