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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-24

description BY Mail Daily and Sunday Post. one
year. $8.ooj six months. $500; three monshA
S1.o0; one month. $500.
Tine SUNDAY Posi-, one year, $3.50.
Tine SEMI WEEKLY Posi- mondays and Thursdsys>
one year. $a.oo; SIX months. 50 cents; thres
months, as cents.
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ine l-ockhart Photograph has donned
new dress and Is as pretty as pink
me monograph is a bright. newsy pa
pvr and hts constituents should re ptcua
OF IT, Editor Cowan knows his business
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me scheme to fund the penslon ohll-
satohs on the accepted life insurance Ia
bles has its good po4nis. Left to animal
approximations the pensioner dotics all the
eaicnations OF expert Insurance statlstl-
clans.
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,Bicxcle. In .Epxnt

H. r
The bicycle has become wonderfully
popular in Cairo during the last two
years, and there are many more ma
chimes ridden by the members of both
sexes to be seen in the city and in the
suburbs than anyone is apt to suppose.
This is not surprising, all things con-
sidered. What is called the Isnailiya
quarter is all new and pretty, with wide,
smooth streets for practice, and there is
rain only just often enough to prevent
one from saying that it never rains.
The climate lets one wheel every day
in the year. d s 1I:: Isl. .s ygE.s
It is a delightful spin to- the pyra-
mids.s Leaving the busy streets Of the
city, you cross the great Nile bridge,
skirt the lovely park Of Gluzch. and then
run straightway for five miles down the
perfectly level tree-shaded avenue to
the things to eat and drink The dis
lance is eight miles, and before one
starts back he has plenty of time to
climb the big pyramid, shake hands
with the sphinx, and use the tomb Of. the
priest as q dark room to change his
camera plates.-London Cyclist. q. L
va , AZ d X - Z r
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weakness, has s;legenerated into 4 mere
xadj unct to- the foreign offices Of Russia
and Germany, whose decisions are ac-
cepted without question by the Austro-
5 Hungarian officials. And yet it cannot
be disputed that Russia, ever since the
SCrimean war, has been "a ustria'sswor
enemy. When France and Great Brit
ain united With Turkey in 1888 to pre-
Vent Russia from taking possession Of
Constantinople, the cars government
waited in vain for Austria to support
its cause. The allied powers conquered
Russia, bat they did not crush the ma
3tional spirit Swhichiwas then and is now
dreaming Of y universal empire in the
east, with Russia at its head. The
punishment of Austria was the first
move in Russia's diplomatic game after
the Crimean disaster. Napoleon I'll.
was permitted to take a hand in the
struggle for Italian libert y which led
to the loss of Austria $ possessions in
the north of Italy. In 1866 Prussia was
encouraged TO invade Bohemia and
seize two provinces, besides wrestling
from the Hapsburg dynasty the leader
ship of Germany. In 1877, when. Aus
tria was in sore straits on account of
internal troubles, the ;czar declared
war against Turkey and would have
seized Constantinople and European
Turkey had it not been for British jeal-
ousy which, personifiedI in Lord Bea-
consfeld, compelled Russia to with
draw its troops from Turkey and con-
sent to the establishment of the Bull
garian and Servian government and the
virtual cession OF Bosnia and Herze-
govina to Austria. s.. > % - - .@%
Since then Russia has ceased open
antagonism to Austria Hungary, and
her diplomacy has been directed toward
making the dual empire a tool in the
hands of more powerful neighbors.
Germany, which has no interest what
ever in eastern affairs, has shaped it's
policy in conformity with Russian
wishes, actuated by the hatred of it's
emperor for all things British, and Aus
tria has cooperated meekly with her
powerful ally. Count Mouravieff, Rus
sia's minister of foreign affairs, has
managed to restore the most amicable
relations Imaginable between his own
government and that OF Vienna: and
it is due to this circumstance more
than any other that Russia is to-day
the paranountPower in Constantiuople
where the British ambassador, few
years ago the porte's official mouth
piece, is now barely persona grata. Had
Austria-H Hungary been blessed with a
centralized system OF. government dur
ing the past so years. it would to-day
dictate the policy of the east instead of
setting at the feet of Russia's table
waiting for the crumbs the car may be
pleased to bestow upon it.
The inertia of Austria-Hungary is
paralleled only by that of Spain, which
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palities which constitute the empire of
Austria. In it's foreign relations the
Austro-H Hungarian confederation is rep
resented by joint officials. but there all
semblance of unity ends. Hungary has
it's own parliament and ministry and
retains absolute control of it's trade
and currency. Every act of it's legisla-
ture must, of course, be approved by the
king, but the approval must be pro-
claimed at Pesth, the Hungarian capt.
tai. In Vienna Francis Joseph is en-
peror of Austria, in Pesth he is king of
Hungary, to the ambassadors of foreign
nations he is emperor of Austria land"
king of Hungary. His official acts at
Pesth have no bearing whatever on the
affairs of Austria, and pronunciamentos
issued at Vienna are not respected in
Hungary.
In 1867, when the Hungarian consti-
tuition was restored. it was agreed by
Austria and Hungary to maintain the
customs union and the commercial and
economic unity which had existed be-
tween the two countries under the old
regime. The proportion in which each
stale has to contribute to the common
expenses is settled by mutual agree
ment every ten years; and at the pres
ent time committee representing the
two governments is attempting to ar
rive at an understanding for renewal
of the compact for the ten years begin
ming in the fall of 1897. The privilege of
the Austro-Hungarian bank expires at
the same time as the customs and COM
1nercial alliance, and should the COM
mittee fail to arrive at a settlement
both states would recover absolute
economic and fiscal liberty. Each could
then pass it's own tariff laws and coin
its own money. In commercial trans
actions they would be as independent
of each other as of any foreign coun-
try. In short, they would be held to-
agether by nothing but a common SOW
ereign-a noble old man whose family
is none too popular in Hungary, and
whose demise might easily lead to the
dissolution of the confederation. It is
believed, however, that an AMIGA Die set
Element of some sort will be arranged,
as neither Austria nor Hungary is
in a position just now to tempt the
fates.
In Vienna Francis Joseph has lately
had annoyances which would have tried
the patience of Job. The new Austrian
parliament, which consists of repre-
sentatives from Austria proper, b.
hemia, Poland and other provinces, in
dulged in disgraceful rows and had to
be summary dismissed by the crown,
at the request of Count Badeni, prime
minister of the empire. Some time ago
the rabble of Vienna elected one Lueger,
a violent anti-Semite, mayor of the city.
The government declined to recognize
Lueger. A second election was ordered,
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COUNT MOURAVIEFF. q:

(Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs)
which resulted in his reelection and rec
ognition by the crown. Since then the
progressive liberal German element,
although in minority, has battled val
iantly for the preservation of civil
rights and, few weeks ago, succeeded
notwithstanding the Czechs, Poles and
and anti-Semites, and bringing the ses-
sion of the reichsrath to an abortive
close. The Bohemians managed, how
ever, to secure the passage of bill
making Czech the official language of
their kingdom, thereby winning VIC
tory for which they had fought for
many years. The entire performance,
laughable as it was at times, is of Pc
culiar interest to Americans, as it
proves conclusively that the union of a
government Of states must be strong
and centralized to win the respect Of
it's own people, to say nothing of the
admiration of foreign nations. With
out absolute union there can be no true
liberty. 5y2fS N u 4. - r
"A country divided against itself has
very little influence in international
affairs. Austria-Hungary, by reason
Of its geographical position and it's vast
army, to say nothing Of historical ira
dition, should be the ruling power in
Levantine affairs. In enturies gone
by the Magyars of Hungary and the
Germans Of Austria repelled the adj
vance of the victorious Moslems and
preserved Christian ely lization. 81 To-
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is at present passing through most
serious crisis. {. Instead of dismissing
Premier Canovas and his ministry, who
had rendered their resignation, and en-
trusting the liberal party with the man
agement of the government, the queen.
rerial family-has concluded to keep
the conservatives in power. This act
is equivalent to continuation of the
suicidal war in Cuba and repetition of
internal struggles at hoMe. 1t also
means official sanction of the policy
pursued by Gen. Weyler and his friend,
the duke of Tetuan, who, in his capacity
Of minister of foreign affairs, has made
Spain the laughing stock of the diplo.
matte world. Had the queen-regent
called upon Senior Praxedes Hates Sa-
gasta, the leader of the liberal party,
to form new ministry the trouble in
Cuba might have been adjusted in a
manner satisfactory to Spain, the in
surgents and the United States. Sa-
gasta was minister of state under the
republic of 1870, and continued in the
cabinet under King Amadeus. He was
minister of foreign affairs under Pres
ident Serrano in 1874, and year later
gave his adhesion to the cause of King
Alfonso, father of the present boy king.
On the death of Alfonso, in 1885, Sa-
gasta again became leader of the gov
eminent. He was overthrown in 1890,
and retired until the Cuban crisis in.
duced him to resume an active interest
in politics. He is above all things pa
triot, and cares very little for the pomp
and circumstance of royalty. The lat
ter is probably the reason why the
queen-regent, who is firm beiever,in
the divine right of kings, refuses to
place the affairs of her tottering realm
in the care of the only man who might
be able to give it a permanent lease Of
life. G.. w. WElPPIERT.
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HINTS IN MEDICINE.

Words of Advice for the Careful
= ~t" Housewife. -.
Physicians constantly see patients
who would be horror-stricken at the
idea of being devoted to the whisky or
brandy bottle, but who seem to- think
that theres is no possible harm in re-
sorting to wines of cocoa or kola with
or without otheringredients. In many
instances these wines contain such a
large quantity of alcohol that in addi-
ton to the stimulating effect of their
medicinal ingredients they produce an
effect equivalent to that induced by q
drink of whisky. They should, there
fore, be employed only under the direc-
ton of physician, and should a ply
stefan order them the prescription call
ing for them is not to be renewed in
definitely, excepting under his advice.
The same objections exist against the
employment of all those preparations
Of bromide and caffeine which are uti-
lied under different combined names
in the treatment of headache, and very
much the same objection exists, too,
against many of the so-called headache
powders or tablets which are now
placed upon the market for the use of
the unwary. tits true that they do re-
lieve headache in many cases, but they
should be. used with. caution. You
should remember that a headache is a
symptom, not a disease, and that it is
a symptom of many diseases, ranging
all the way from so serious affections
as Bright's disease and brain tumor to
the headache due to- lack of sleep. The
removal of the symptom, headache in
a person suffering from Bright's. dis
ease may give such temporary relief
that the patient will ignore the condi-
ton OF. his kidneys and go to ply.
sician only when his state is so serious
that his headache cannot be put aside
by these means, and when it is perhaps
too late for him to gain any benefit
from treatment. In many instances of
nervous headache, quiet, rest, a suitabl.
amount of sleep and proper regula-
ton of the diet are what the patient
needs, and using headache powders is
simply postponing the evil day, with
compound interest to pay in the end.
H. a. Hare, M. D., in Chauta uq uan. .7ss a
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puNG:ENT B ARA RAPHs.i

HARRY 81 ou say Alfaude sings ike
m angel. Why, never heard her sing
ut all! Penelop S. rne; hut did you
ever s. hear ian angel sing r Harlem
Life.
Mrs. Dahl ren Is. Az !, Mr.. Phipps, i
saw you in church last Sunday Mr.
Phipps - es, it rained, 4 you know.
Was that the reason you we're there,
too Cleveland Leader.
Reason to Be Thank ~ as your
ffice-seeking trip to Washing ton sucs
cess es; ia q way Z gu got d
place r. No, But my present en-
.Ployers didn't dock me for the time it
took to make the, journey Washing
ton Star.
may have bitten Of more thanI
can chew & remar ked the boa constructor
as the young gazelle disapp with
in its capacious jaws, .'but, thank for
5tune,SI don I have to chew!' !, And III
.curled itself up for a six weeks nap
Chicago Tribune. /. "A s.1
2. Chou art fairer than the day!'' =
he cried, with q, poets feryor The
warm color suffused her cheek. Fairer
than the eight hour day." she asked
eagerly; for she had been taught to
think that very fair indeed to AZ parties
concerned. Detroit Journal. 5s /. u:
.t5 lin Doubt have strong sus.
picions,"' said the very susceptible
young woman, that he is nobleman.'
Where's his title?" asked her "a ther,
in accents of suspicion. He is travel
ing incognito."' ...'Pe rhaps SO. It's either
a case of ..incognito' or alias / can t
quite make out which, - Washington
Star. l5f a ri III 53%s:a. II @ti4l rs S z
:, 81 Think said the man who had
bought. season ticket to- the opera,
whispering to his neighbor, that I'll
try to have my seat changed. Every
night that girl sits in front of me
with that same huge hat on and
Excuse me- said the girl, turning
round indignantly, cts a different hat
every night. Truth. r.. = q; & i
In Glasgow car was an aged Irish
man, who held pipe in his mouth. The
conductor told him he could not smoke
but he paid no heed. Presently the
guard came into the car and said, with
show of irritation: Didn't tell you
you couldn't smoke in this car % well,
Dim not smoking" you've got pipe
in your mouth $50 OF have me feet
in me boots," replied Pat, shut Dim not
walking scottish Nights. f. W.
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saloons and gambling dens is about all
we see. The place has a forlorn and
worn out appearance. About the only
respectable place there is the store of a
commission merchant, who roosts on
the outer end of the Long bridge to
catch the farmers trade. 1t was a
famous and fashionable gambling re.
sort at one time; but la wlessness, out.
RACES and murders have given it bad
name. There is a policy game there in
full blast. This is patronized mostly
by colored people, who, twice day, go
over the Long bridge to attend the
drawings. vT -. ~
Strictly speaking, the Long bridge
consists of three parts; the center being
over what used to be the Potomac flats
but which is now a causeway about 200
feet in length; that part across the
Washington channel, being about zoe
feet, and that across the Virginia chan.
mel, being about 1000 feet; 1900. in
all, or nearly: one mile. The Washing
ton end Of the bridge consists of wood.
en- spans, on masonry piers. -.
The Virginia end Of the bridge is a
wooden Howe truss, consisting of 1a
spans of 1875 feet each, and one draw
span 1872 feet in length, swinging on
pivot pier, giving two openings, only
one of which is arranged for the pas
sage of vessels. Each span except the
draw, consists of three wooden trusses
The extreme width of the bridge, from
out to out of the trusses, is 40 feet. On
the up stream, or northwest side, is a
wagon road 1872 feet wide, but with
no sidewalk, while on the down stream
side is the single track of the railroad.
The bridge spans rest on masonry
piers built Of an inferior quality of
sandstone. on pile and grillage founda-
tions, the grillage being at5the level Of
low tide. q,
!. In order to prevent these insecure
foundations from being undermined by
the river currents, large quantities of
rip-rap stones have been thrown into
the river and piled about the piers, un-
til now there are immense mounds ex-
tending across the channel. So great
is this obstruction that the natural dis
charge area of the river at Long bridge
is reduced no less than. 30 per cent.
DISTINCTIONS also arise from the OBJ
liquity of the piers to the direction Of
the current. :. The lower, chord of the
bridge is, 1913 feet above low tide; while
the floor is out IS feet. II. r. i,
v Il SMITH D. FRY.
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A Youthful Liar.

= what are you two boys doing in the
pantry?" asked Mrs. Chaf6e, sharply.
Bob is trying to steal some JAM 50
replied Johnnie. in an indignant tone
of voice. j. -~@& -.=s
And what are you doing there. too?''
): ME? Weller. I was tryin' to coax
Bobbie not to do it. I'm having lot of
trouble with him. IN. Y. World.
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( USTRI a N d 81 ID G AIRY.
Tie Which Binds Them Together
Il Is g Very Weak One.
The Most Remarkable Coz ederatton
Now In Exiatence Rsissinn Di-. 4
3is$. DlOmncy Triumphant - The
Present. Crisis IN spain. NJ
Especial Letter. !.

Poor old Francis Joseph, emperor Of
Austria, king Of Bohemia, etc, and
apostolic king Of Hungary by nature
and training the kindest sovereign Of
the centuryis a striking Illustration
of the adage that uneasy lies the head
that wears a crown. Francis Joseph
wears two distinct crowns-that Of
Austria and that of Hungary, to say
nothing of the auxiliary baubles of
Bohemia and the score of other princi-
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a Fellow Feeling.

..My brethren, 2 said the minister.
"''you don't know how happy you win
be Il you only have = fellow-f ceiling ii
your bosoms. Is Z s 81
.Humph!' said one Of his hearers,
81 had q fellow feeling - my bosomu
last highland I've got no diamond bin
This morning. s IN IN y. Tribune. Il
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(. what She Meant

'':sShe gave me beautiful nickel
plated cyclometert the last time called
he said, ;oyfully What do you sup
pose she meant by that q, Ri
Keep moving" was the heartless sex-;
PLANTATION. 3'5
And every one who knew the recipient
Of the gift felt that it had been prop
erly interpreted. Chicago Post.
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Fashion Note.

.Gilhooly There is going to be an
eclipse of the sun some time this year.
Col. Yerger-For heavens sake, keep
quiet about, it., or my wife will make it
an excuse for wanting another new lot
of clothes.--Tammany Times, >.~.
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Item.

Johnnie Washer How handsome you
are to-day When I look at you I'm
speechless with admiration y :- zs;
Nellie Chaffie am sorry to hear
that, for It's high time you were having
u talk with spapa.-Tammany Times.
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Diring the Hosti1ities,

- She contempt ously Before mar
5Tied You you were an idle dreamer. 3
He (sighing) And what q rude
awakening I had Il. .Journal.
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sampled the Cigars.

II IN m 3 said the doctor, who had
sampled his patients box Of cigars and
listened at his chest with his stetho-
scope. 1T sounds to me like a cabbage3
heart - s. Minneapolis Journal.
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A Paradox.

L Crimsonbeak - There's one thing
that's pretty hard to understand.
& Yeast-And what's that? 33s.a
slow a man blind drunk can zee
double."-Yonkers Statesman. "
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Merely surmise,

- YES, she's one of the sweetest girls
I ever knew. I value her greatly as a
friend, but still she isn't the sort I'd
ever care to marry" IA: &s@@l
Indeed, when did she reject you p =
Chicago Journal. @S:5. ssS5.f &. s
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The superlative Decree,

Some men," remarked Uncle Allen
Sparks, 'sare born liars, some BY dint
Of practice become fairly expert liars.
and some see airships. z Chicago Trib-
une. IS, KS }Ss5 5.s i Ess ..i 81
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The Reason.

Molly-Dora always refuses to have
any embroidery on her night robes.
Dolly es; she says she wants to
enjoy unruffled slumber. N. y. Jour
nal y ~ N n 32 5s5 AZ "a Isl
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A Coca Risk.

Insurance Superintendent - Think
this Mr.. Lieon is good risk, Ell?
| Agent Couldn't be better.
| Perhaps he has some dangerous %.
cupation." zz:. 4 $ &: s 3 s z1. 5
mo, indeed. He'll never get hurt.
He's policeman.-N. Y. Weekly.
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/ Convincing Circumst stances.

1. The Court---What makes you think
this man was drunk? Nsr
Policeman-Because he couldn't tell
me the make Of his heel.-Detroit
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Equally balanced.

II can't see why the doctors all rec.
ommend bicycle riding. If it makes
people healthier, it must mean a loss to
the DOCTORS" fzs*s 81
Il know, but they estimate that ono
sound. healthy rider will disable at least
five pedestrians week."-Up-to-Date.
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An Old Acquaintance.

- - An Old Acquaintance.
nj ri Il didn't know you were acquainted
with old Moneybag." !
"Oh, yes" ~ ~ L..
:'How long have you known him?".
"About three years at ten per cent"
Fun. e. >,:f
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5Ju.t = Gentle Hf n. ,,

b what is that racket upstairs? p said
q caller to little Benny Bloc umper.
, ss That's ma dropping hint to pa
replied Bonny Bits. $3.50
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Put IN Is Kee.n,,,

De cayerly Old soaque i. ! peach.
isn't he? ss.s
y Van Glove YYes. branded Town
Topics. &
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The Ghnr~o

Magistrate Threehee Officer Flanni-
gan, what's the charge against this
man? H. " VAR. IA az
Officer Flannigan-B atin' an offsur.
sur. tf.ssss< d 51Ss:l<i& ~1.>. 8, ~ a..
Magistrate Threehee-What did he
do? aj.%.. nj #as5ftg.. T. = IN S8 IS
Officer Flannigan-He borrowed a
quarter from me, sur, an forgot to re-
turn it.-St. Paul Dispatch. ~ .% &ss. .$S5.
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slow Rut East.

He's slow In getting up each day;
His bills he's very. slow to pay; IS h
s. He is q sluggard every way; Ss#5
81 And yet he's very fast they say. s3
81 g, 81 stistS Town Topica
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The Long and short of 1t.

"You said you would not be gone
long" said she,t reproachfully, as he
came in from the 'little game" at $3.50.
well, ;" said he, weariedly, II came
back short. anyway" = indianapolis
Journal. p. ss. 81.
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The Half

E I'm the meantime, you say, he heard
from two Influential quarters?" <
b Yes, from his better halt. IN. Y.
Trnfh u IttS55E .4@ ~; & s%S ~ & gs% ~