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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-07
|VG Furnishing GOODS DEPT

Blashed Cotton Honey Comb Towels &c
fancy Striped Cotton Honey Comb
Towels size l7x40, 74c kind, at. ....... s
Pached Crocheted Towels, size 20x42,
l9ic quality, at. ............... ..... &
VI Linen Damask Towels, Colored Bor-
der, size 19x3S, value 15c, at.......... II
u Linen Fringed Huck Towels, size
sl14O value lSc, at ................. IL!
u Linen Hemmed Huck Towels, size
s2I4O, the zoe kind at. ........... Ii
Linen Satin Damask Knotted Fringe
Towels Colored Borders, size 20x42,
value 25c, at .................. It
y Linen Hemmed Huck Towels size
A1as, the 27ac kind, at. ............. II
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-07
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS DEPT.

Gents Good Heavy Work Shirt value 35c 25C
Gents Extra Quality Buckskin Work
Shirt, riveted button, 60c kind, at. ... 42c
Gents Laundered Neglige Shirts, value S5c 25c
Cents Laundered Neglige Shirts, Coo kind. 42C
Gents Extra Quality Neglige Shirts, in
linen colorings only, 75c kind, now. 50C
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-07
STAPLE DEPT.
We place on Special Sale This Week
4 as long as they last

nm Yards Full 36.Inch Percaes in Shirt
N; ro STYLES, real value SIC, at. ......... 44C
M wards Cotton Crepons in Newest Col
orngs value 1Oc long as they last at. SIC
lao wards Extra Quality Percales in
latest Colorings, value 123c, now .... 1OC
EaO wards Extra Fine Yard Wide Percales
/ h Very Newest Colorings and Fast
Coors, 15c kind at. ................. 124C
|Ooo Yards Ginghams in Staple Checks
md Dress Styles, sc sort, at. .......... 35C
snO yards Good Prints, Shifting and
Dress Styles in Light and Dark Color
inrs; also Figured Reds, the 4Ac kind,
10 Yards for 33C
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-07
TABLE DAMASkS.

(,uca Full Bleached Damask, 35c kind ~
aaca All Linen Half Bleached Damask,
!. W KIND, at. $50. 2;
.a'n All Linen Half Bleached Damask,
4. al'u All Linen Half Bleached Damask,
=, s..n All Linen Bleached Damask, real
3AInol e, Ut. RI
A. s'I y. All Linen Bleached Satin Damask,
lInol =, w. ~
s.sl Extra Fine All Linen Bleached
sJo sI Daamask 75c kind, at. .......... 81
Msa Extra Fine All Linen Half
's'ned Damask, Toe grade, at ...... s.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-07
SPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK

|OOO wards Lonsdale Bleached Domestic,
The Gle kind, at. >
hoo yards Good Quality 32-Inch Cambria
Finished Domestic, the 7lc sort, at.... 5
)aO yards Lonsdale Cambria Muslin, l0c
| kind, at
800 yards Good Quality Unbleached
Drill, nc kind, at. Observation-Disclosures. 3
- 100 yards Pepperel Fine Bleacbed Drill,
value l0c, at. ..... .................. 81
mo- yards Good Quality Yard Wide Sea
Island Domestic, the SC Sort at ......
10 yards Extra Fine Shepherd Plaid
&teens, real value lSc, at............ III
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19
Death of One of the AbI-st Representa-
tives of the Negro Race.

Ex-Congressman John NJ. Langston
died at Washington, ID. c., Monday night.
He was formerly United States minister to
Hayti. He was born slave in Virginia,
in 1929. His father was wealthy white
man and his mother was his fathers slave
When Mercer was five years old his father
died, but he willed that the son be freed
and educated. He was put at school in
Cincinnati and in 1852 graduated from
Oberln college. He studied theology to
increase his range of knowledge and bet
ter prepare himself for the bar Not be-
ing able 10 gain admission to regular law
school, he pursued his studies in the of
fee of Philemon Bliss of Eyra, in which
town he was first admitted TO practice. Mr..
LangstOn had the honor of being the first
of his race to be admitted to the bar in the
West, and the first TO be elected to office
on popular vote in this country, the of
flee being that of clerk of the townships of
Brownhelm and Russia, which he held
from 1852 to 1855. He practiced law sue
cessfully for II years in Ohio and was for
II years member of the board of educa-
tiOn Of ObeIlin.
He left Oberlin and went to Washington
to accept the Office of general inspector of
education under the bureau of refugees,
freedmen, and abandoned lands, in which
capacity he served for over three years,
visiting all the principal points in the
South, addressing, wherever he stopped,
large assemblages of white and colored
people. In 1868 he accepted the professor
ship of the law department of Howard Uni
versity, was afterward elected vice presi-
dent and acting president, and had con-
ferred upon him the degree of Doctor of
Laws. He served for nearly seven years
as a member of and attorney for the board
of health of the District of Columbia, ard
from 1877 to 1885 was minister and con-
sulgeneral to Hayti. On his return to
this country in 1885 he became president
of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate In
stitute at Petersburg, Va, where he re-
manned for three years, when he was elect
ed to the ffty-first Congress. Since 1891
Mr.. Langston had been prominent in pol
itics, but did not hold Office.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19
IN GENERAL.


The 10th annual report of the Vermont
experiment station has now been issued.
II contains 224 pages upon agricultural
topics, including articles upon fertilizers,
pig feeding, diseases of potatoes, apples,
oats and onions with remedies), weeds,
insects, plum growing, seed termination,
fruit preservation, feeding trials with cows,
butter making, etc. The report will be
sent without charge TO any Vermont ad-
dress upon application. Back issues will
likewise be furnished and names placed
upon the Vermont mailing list for future
publications upon request. A postal card
addressed TO the Experiment Station, Bur
lington, Vermont, stating desires is suffi-
cient.
Consul Monaghan at Chemnitz, in re-
port TO the state department on Germany's
exports to the United States, says: Ger
many is alarmed. Exports to the United
States are dropping off. Nothing so
alarming has appeared in 20 years. Amer
lea was always the best customer in many
lines of manufactures. In the September
quarter OF 1896 II consular districts sent
to the United States goods amounting to
Sl4, 4Sl ,4l4. In the same quarter in 1897
the same districts sent 81, 1S9. ll2. The
average loss all over the empire is nearly
80 per cent In many cases this indicates
much more than mere money losses TO our
revenues. 1t indicates a diminution in ex-
ports from this empire due to the Dingley
bill"
Two Smithsonian scientists, Charles
Schuchert and David White, have just re-
turned from the wlds of west Greenland,
bringing back valuable collections. In
region of everlasting ice and snow they
have been exploring luxuriant tropical
forests. Far to the north of the Arctic
circle they have been studying a fora con-
sisting of palms, tree ferns and other
plants belonging properly to the neighbor-
hood of the equator. These forests, how
ever, and the trees and varied forms of
plant life which compose them are exceed
ingly ancient. In fact, they disappeared
from the face of the earth several million
OF years ago, and only their fossil remains
are found buried in the strata of the rocks.
1t was these remains that MAssrs. Schu-
ebert and White went to investigate. They
wanted to get specimens for the National
Museum, and other objects of a geological
nature were in view.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19
In an AnacOnda's Coils.

A $4,000 Pony Crushed to Death and
Waterman Seriously Injured In
Philadelphia by "A south American
Reptile.
In the deadly embrace of Big Ben, a
monster anaconda, and with the reptiles
enormous jaws extended ready to swallow
its victim, Samuel MOshers life was being
slowly crushed out in the curio hall of a
dime museum at Phila ielphia Sunday.
when Bucepholos, a trick pony, valued at
1000, came to his rescue, making a vi
cious attack with his fore feet upon the
reptile. Bucepholos forced the anaconda
to desist. only to fall a victim to the ami
mails rage himself.
Big Ben arrived in the city Sunday from
South America Ben's travelling box was
placed in the curio hall, near where Blu
cephoos stood. In crossing the apart
ment Mosher, Waterman, noticed that
one of the plank's of the reptiles box was
loose and the anaconda was creeping out
Rushing to the box Mosher threw his
weight against the plank hut without avail
The snake, with one twist, was free, and
MOsher was caught in its grasp. The
Waterman was being slowly crushed to
death and was unable to call for help. Blu.
cepholos tore from his fastenings and with
half a dozen vicious kicks succeeded in
forcing the anaconda to loosen his coils
The Waterman fell unconscious to the
floor.
Before the pony could get away, how
ever, Big Ben had thrown coil about his
neck, and, rolling on the floor, the two
struggled. The enormous strength OF the
reptile gave it the advantage. Bucephp-
loss ribs were crushed in and his neck
was broken. AS Big Ben was unwnding
himself several carpenters in the museum
arrived. The anaconda crawled slowly
toward them. They retreated and Patrick
McGlinchy, formerlya cowboy, after two
or three Intellectual casts, succeeded in
lassooing the anaconda. Then the rep
tiles tail was secured in a similar manner
and he vas prisoner Mo,her now lies
in a critical condition at home. Bucepho-
los, the pony, was owned by w. G.. Reeber
Of New York. Big Ben is 30 feet long.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19
FIsh and Game Leagmr.

The annual meeting and banquet of the
Vermont Fish and Game league was held
at Rutland Tuesday. Forty-one new mem
beers ire elected and the resignation of
five Old members accepted. The meeting
was well attended and the results were
gratifying to all present. The following
officers were elected: President, John
w. Titcomb, st. Johnsbury; secretary,
Thomas NJ. Deal, st. Adams; treasurer,
Charles F. Lowe, Montpelier; vice-presi-
dents, W. r. Peake of Briston, N. W. Fisk
of Isle La Motto, F. d Proctor of Proctor,
E. G. Smith of St. Adams, W. S. Webb of
Shelburne, T. n. Vail of Lyndonvllle.
Erastus Baldwin of Wells River.
An executive committee consisting of
one person from each county, was elected.
w. II. Bradford of Bennington was chosen
from Bennington county, j. j. Estey of
Brattleboro from Windham county and j.
L. Pollard of Chester from Windsor coun-
ty. There are now 55S members in the
league. The banquet was held in the
Berwick House. There was much inform
al discussion concerning the open season
for deer and nearly all of the members were
opposed to 1t. President Titcomb was of
the opinion that there should be a special
law for Essex county as the deer there are
not the product of private enterprise as In
other parts of the state and deer are as
plentiful there as in most parts of Maine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19
IT IS EASY TO TELL.

People who fail to look after their health are
like the carpenter who neglects to sharpen his
tools. People are not apt to get anxious about
their health soon enough If you are mot quite
well' or half sick" have you ever thought that
your kidneys may be the cause Of your sicknessY
1t is easy to tell by setting aside your urine for
twenty-four hours; a sediment or settling indi.
Gates healthy condition of the kidneys When
urine stains linen It is evidence of kidney trouble
Too frequent desire to urinate, scanty supply
pain or dull ache in the back is also convincing
proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of
order
There is satisfaction in knowing that the great
remedy, DR.. Klmer's Swamp Root fulhlls every
wish in relieving weak or diseased kidneys and
all forms OF bladder and urinary troubles Not
only does Swamp Root give new life and activity
TO the kidneys-the cause of the trouble, but by
treating the kidneys it acts tonic for the en-.
tire constitution. If you need a medicine take
Swamp Root-it cures. Sold by druggists, price
fifty cents and one dollar or by sending your ad-
dress and the name of this paper to DR.. Kilmer
Co., Btnghamton, N. Y, you may have "a sam
pie bottle Of this great discovery sent to you free
by mail,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19
POstmRster-'irnrralG Gary Advocates Pos
tai savings SankS.


Postmaster-General Gary, in his first
annual report, says much about the estab-
lishmrnt of postal savings banks, which he
strongly favors. "Th- establishment of a
postal savings system" he says, would
tend inevitably to the cultivation of thrift
in large class of people. They would
soon come 10 understand the advantage of
depositing with the government their
surplus earnings instead of expanding
them wastefully, and therefore uselessly
If but small percentage of the money
q young person eXpends unnecessarily in
the many ways known to all could be
saved and wisely invested there would be a
competency at hand VIII II old age comes
The successful operation Of a postal saw
ings deposit system would bring into
closer relationship the government and its
citizens and result in the development of
practical and enduring patriotism. The
citizen who feels that he has personal
interest in the affairs of the government,
beyond the payment of his share OF taxes
and the discharge of those other duties
common 10 all. is of more value to the
community and the nation than one whose
performance Of those duties.
The knowledge OF how TO save money
has been brought home to millions in
Europe by the postal saving, repositories.
The lesson which was taught to the chill
dren has become the practice of their ma
ture years, and saving is easy II has
made capitalists of the worklngmen, Of
their wives, and their children More
than third of the postal savings accounts
in European offices are held by minors,
and more than twO-thirds are held by those
who toll with their hands and who follow
the most humble callings. 1t is essentially
the bank OF this class. There is no other
channel which could so completely reach
all the people.
"Two-sevenths of all the post offices in
the United States are money order centres,
and not only is the country covered by
them with almost geographical evenness,
but nearly every civilized country of the
world also can be reached by them. The
number of money order offices has been
more than doubled during the last eight
years, and the system will be vastly ex-
tended, especially In the Mississippi valley
and beyond, during the next few years. In
several OF the newer states the number of
offices will be doubled Already there are
more than twice AS many such offices as
there are banks, and soon there will be
three times as many. 1t must be apparent,
therefore, that as a medium of exchange
the banks, numerically, fall far short of
the money order system, and, dslrbutively,
their failure is even more pronounced. Ii,
by appropriate legislation, these offices
could be converted into savings repositories
for the people, they would soon afford in
tntely more facility for receiving interest
bearing deposits than the interest paying
banks do now. The system furnishes the
machinery which, in its equipment,
methods, economy and omprehensiveness,
could be adapted with the smallest possible
friction or increase of agents to the duties
of postal savings depository"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19
CURRENT AFFAIRS.
Chicago's Drainage Canal.
IL WiIl Garry Volume Of water ms mtg
rs III" ohio River aud VIII Cost saO,-
nan nnn

IL VIII Garry n Volume Of water as Mig
rs the ohio River aud VIII cost sac
OOO.OOu
The city of Chicago is so remarkable in
every way that we have ceased to view
with surprise any undertaking which it
may assume. After its White Wonder,
risen like dream from out of bleak
morass; after its thirty story sky scraprrs
floating on the unstable foundations of a
bog, We can in no wise marvel that it should
build drainage sewer to carry volume Of
water as large as the Ohio liver, ard cost
ing 1000 600
Blu the import Of the Chicago drainage
canal has been obscured by its name. Few,
besides engineers, realize that its unique
cOntrivances, its monster machines and
novel methods of construct were to
show this nation how it might be possible
to build a canal which would carry boat
from New York, at the mouth of the Hui
son, 2000 miles inland, to the base Of the
Rocky Mountains.
The canal is in reality a huge artificial
river Its functions as a sewage carrier
promise To become as relatively unimpor-
tant to its larger use for the purpose of
navigation as the Mississippi at ST. Louis
or the rivers which wash Manhattan.
Primarily il will be Chicago's h rbor.
1t will be % miles long, and with depth
Of 26 feet and surface width Of 800 feet,
it will admit any vessel which sails these
inland seas. 1t is here that Chicago has
exhibited long foresight. The federal
government has now practically cOmplrted
the work of opening a 22-foot channel
from the further eud Of Superior and of
Michigan to Buffalo; but there are as vet
no harbors on the lakes Of similar draft.
1t is just this that the drainage canal will
provi lie for Chicago, with an inevitable
stimulus to its lake carrying trade.
Already the Western metropolis is the
greatest inland port in the world. and in
point of tonnage the worlds third port, in
land or seaboard. The Lew hSrbor will be
the finest and the largest on the lakes and
afford unlimited water frontage and dock
room.
More than all this the canal must event
nally form part OF broad channel from
Lake VI chigan to the Mississippi and the
Gulf OF Mexico. With an extension Of SO
miles from the present tie minus at Lockport
1t will carry navigation 10 the Illinois river
and pour into the latter such a stream as
will multiply its present volume rs times.
Il will make the river navigahle to craft Of
II feet draft from its junction with the
canal to its mouth From the Lakes to
he Sea" by Carl Snyder, in American
Monthly Review of Reviews for Noyem-
Der.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19
rhe "second us.. Wall Matter, Abuse.

The "Second Class Wall Natter Abuse.
Postmaster General Gary renews in his
first annual report the recommendation so
strenuously made by Postmaster General
drain caused by the abuse Of the law for
the transportation OF "second class" mail
matter be stopped. Postmaster General
Bssell, who preceded Mr.. Wilson under
the Cleveland administration, aud Post
master General Wanamaker under Presi-
dent Harrison, both commented on this
abuse in the same vein. The abuse evil
IDENTIFY grows more onerOus, for Postmaster
General Gary INDUCES in the onunous
prophecy that II the present system Of sec
ond class mail matter transportation is
maintained it will eventually "swamp the
revenues OF the postal service"
second class" matter includes news
papers, magazines aud periodicals pub
lished not less than four times year when
mailed to regular subscribers aud pays one
cent per pound postage, prepaid by the
publishers. 1t embraces alsO-"county
frre' matter-newspapers, one copy to
newspaper is published. This privilege is
ancient, and rests upon the most dpfensi-
bic ground of good public policy. None Of
the pOstmasters general have questioned
the propriety of this regulation as to new
papers and periodicals
The privileges Of legitimate newspapers
and periodicals is not burdensome to the
service, but when Congress authorized the
carriage Of the bulky matter, not contem-
plated by the original legislation on the
subject, at cent a pound the postal de-
felt became a matter Of serious import.
The objection IS to what Postmaster Cen
eral Wilson aptly called "the virtual con-
crssion Of the franking privilege" to pub
fishers Of serial libraries, etc.
Postmaster General Gary refers in his
report to the Loud bill, favurably reported
TO the Fifiy-tourth Congress, which was
designed To stop the great drain upon the
treasury caused by the transportation Of
the Objectionable second class matter
Doubtless an effort will be made to secure
its passage in the present Congress. In
defending his bill in Congress, year ago.
Mr.. Loud declared that the cost to the
government Of carrying this class 9f mat
ter is M, less than II cents a pound, for
which the government receives only one
cent pound. and that this burden had
cost the government in ten years the
enormous sum OF S240. 600 600.
Postmaster General Gary characterizes
this abuse as All injustice upon the postal
revenues and the people, and he does not
draw upon his fancy when he says that IL
the proper legislative remedy were applied
TO the removal Of these abuses There
would be an end TO postal deficits, and the
service could be- enlarged and populAriz.d
10y broad extension Of free delivery with
out Infringement upon the general re-
sources Of tn" government, aud eventually
result in the much-desired reduction Of let
ter postage TO one cent per ounce"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19

When the conference ended Tuesday
afternoon an agreement had been reached
by the experts upon this and upon other
essential points IN the sealing controversy
Among the points agreed upon and taken
ont Of the field of contention. were these:
The land oil ing OF males rs now pursued
does not injure the herd. The sea catch
contains large preponderauce Of females !;
larger number Of male seals may be killed
without injury to the herd nut females
cannot be taken in similar numbers with
out stopping an Increase of the herd. The
herd is not threatened with determination
while its land htunts are protected. The
experts agree, furthermore, that all kinds
of seal killed now produce slight profit
Following the signing OF his agreement
of the experts the diplomatic representati-
YES Of the three countries held final session
when the Canadian representatives made
it clear, however, that they wished any
pan of settlement 10 take broader scope
than the one subject Of sealing. and TO en-
brace the many sources Of friction along
the border A final understanding was
reached, therefore, that the Cana iAn
proposition should be reduced to writing
as basis for further negotiations. This
closed the conference and the officials said
their farewells, expressing satisfaction with
the cordial feeling which had character zed
the meetings. Il is said 10 he the feeling
in administration in Washington, circles
that as result Of the conference, basis has
been reached on which final and amicable
adjustment may be made, not only of the
Boring sea question, but of all other
controversies between this country and
Canada