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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17
HUSTON. SUNDAY, OCTOBER II.

At n meeting last night the local board
OF health adopted a resolution stating In
plain and simple language that there Is no
yellow fever In Houston. This Is not n
conclusion hastily formed and recklcssly
formulated in the interest of commerce;
1t Is an assurance given after a careful
Investigation of all suspicious cases and
circumstances, with the material element
OF time Intervening conscientious
verdict Of learned physicians and Lowell
headed. conservative men. The extreme
caution of the board IN matter of such
all thoughtful persons. despite the impa-
thence of many whose business has suf-
fercd by uncertainty and delay, and this
very characteristic OF these guardians of
the public health will carry conviction to
the minds of anxious and uneasy people
throughout the State. II Is an evidence
that these gentlemen have appreciated to
tHe lulleat extent the gravity OIL their re-
sponslblity. and to those who understand
the clamor lately surrounding them IT
accentuates n duty faithfully. carefully,
thoroughly and consclentiously performed.
Aud The Post believes the people of Texas
will be fully satisfied, thus ending scare
which. while much regretted, probably
could not have boon avoided.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17
a Kick from Temple.
Temple Tribune.

The railroad commission ruling, whereof,
COTTON must be pressed at the first COM
press 1t arrives at has worked an meal
euabie hardship on Temple this year, and
mas practically wiped us OFF the map as
cotton concentration loint. Some days ago
this matter was fully discussed in an omen
letter from our fellow-townsman. Ed sterl
ing. TO the commission and printed In these
columns He has left little for the Tribune
to say, other than that II the object OF
ne commission. the peoples pet hobby Of
Z lew years AGO. - to discriminate againsi-
0ns secuon 70 favor Of another. then We
@lost profoundly reeret IL adsptisn. sure
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17
TOM MooREs GENuk

A Chicago Papers Opinlen
Congressional Library
Chicago Citizen.
1t was a piece OF gross disoo
injustice on the part of the csuz'
awards in the congressional w.
omit the name of Thomas Moor
tional poet of Ireland, from -
bards to be honored, Assistant Z
Spofford, who was librarian Y
award was made, and who ~ \
reduced "for cause" was inte'Te
the subject by an Associated &
respondent on Monday and saia'
Tho poets corridor In the ~
contains the names OF tweive ~
nown, six OF American. tnles
lish, two of French and one
Moore's name was suomit'ea
the English bards TO be nonu
was decided by the comnlitlss ~
that Moore's merits as poTs II.
so great as to entitle him " I'll
distinction. He held hlgn
melodist. but did not possesss,, "A
fire to such lofty degree as 49,
Shelly, or Browning, VINO n.y.
lands poetic fame on the iiu'I s,r,l
ial tablets. Cowper and Others ~
tinguished were re1ecte9 a n.
and no consideration weikN
commission except a deslle
justice to the fame Of the pssr,ul
Mr.. Spofford must be very = IA
high esteem in which ByIoe w \
both as poet and man, M
he was deficient in the es.S.sA
characterized his English ~ 5rt
called Moore "the poet o. - ~ ~
the idol Of his own" any IN i
"Childe Harold" was ceI.s sss u
Judge OF the merits OF ss.rt
srofford or the committee q sarsSj{
whole Moore was not an y.
an irish met who composed y w'.s
lish language. and his ~ ~ "a
is equal, II not superior, I1ssrips,
by Byron, Shelley or M III
whom were, beyond qlesu0y'n',. 1ysn
Moore's fame does rest exc,u n
Irish Melodies" although Wy VII
cd to Immortality There "a * ~
more American Irish people ,-Jyol
the slight to their race y shs "
exclusion OF Moore from IbvS{
honor In the congresSlon.s., t Il 4
they can make themselves T. ~
IL Ii should become necessl n
the Washington division y 4 ~
Hibernians have taken ao'i ~ n
and we have no doubt ", = =
agitation. the Injustice WV
gocd time. To say tnas 4 FL
was not a great poet Is sncs
to assert that Demostn
great orator. We hope
bieotry mixed up With t9
ara compelled 70 saJ,it
anoo. X X
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

~ such an injustice can not go far without
correction. The commission must see its
error soon and the end Of this outrage will
come.
The McGregor press, we learned late last
night, was disabled and the Santa Fe will
not stop It's cotton there. A we'll known and
responsible authority says that 5000 balss
of cotton passed the McGregor press and
came to Temple one day this week and was
pressed here.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

drink CassSosnia wine unless II y imported
from bordeaux. or who refuse to make
salads with cotton seed oil unless 1t has a
bronxcd label which is printed in French?
It IL a high compliment 70 our American
manufacturers to have their wares coun-
forfeited.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17
LIVE GOSSIP 81

/ SStVu9r IL
lawyer who has ever !, ~
In q jury trial in X
moved her hat ana clesr n
took : seat At the cc,,ss
peareu II behalf Of -
manner In which she rss,,!
on cross examination ccn.s
present that she viii Vii ".
Another electrical sbcv
for New York. The rs'.s
be held in Madison 49, z.
the management has rs,
Dig amphltheatcr for ~
me gentlemen back ~ .11
use a grand display Of Is &
A wave Of suicidal 10 I!
have broken over the cit, . ~!
carried into the minds -
q desire for self destructIo. nj
two weeks a dozen or no.. h!
died by their own hanSs
score OF others have maSs I.
tampts to kill themseIvss' 3.
lately. ssue Ii
one year on the poles w
Bowery for a beat. has MAD
-
husband He has deserted M
four days ago he came \
beat me-" This story W., W = ..!!
mans wife today, when ~
court against her hush IA
isn't as swift as 1t USED - I III
as demoralizing.
Phdiadelphia's educator 4. -.
tine blacklisting OF Les si,ss,,,,
work is not on the subject IL Z
Last year a modified form y a r.
under the title OF Jean v,,s..-.
scented for approval to the 49,
ton, but rejected on ground u 3
Ion.ss.s ee..se uioles that wen p
LONDON are now warbled a
mere and last night the nots.a.1:
was warmly applauded. ~ 4
Talk about luxury! A m,d,.. q.
boy loiling on the cushions 4
cab smoking a cigarette. va, . ~
caught the eye of pedsstrisas =
avenue'yesterday afternoon ~.
necessary to use messenger ~ !.
hanson cab drivers is what ps:.'..
people who smiled while ~ n.
and brass rolled on. ~
Charles H. Hoyt, the bu,ldr n
comedies, says that the greatsst "
are his observation and biz man,
~ a day passes that he dou =
hear something which strikes III I (
weaving into a piece. The acts,l
composition, he declares, Il ,nerd,
tail. When the actors are cryius /. +
parts In a promised ppductim 4 /
himself In a room with his efetss
and reels off the dialogue. IA Mss''1
Stranger in New York" In An ~
kept within the limits Of the M. ~
at that. Charley is certainly ! hs
he doesn't look like a person Va Z D
worked.
A huge scheme has been scentseb2
body. 1t appears that the Nstu
Street Railway company h.kyir
times as many conduits a. II ned =
operation Of the railroad and ~
believed that the remainder Il N
are to be used for conducting
electric business, and are to y ri
public at a great profit. At thS ~
that the city rents Its subwxybk
legged, the extra subways wo1Id
company $4,000 900 profit. III n
been invoked to cteckmate the0A>
scandal seems to be on tap. "
Tue l'lccnlanl SISTERS, receatY
are amazing the audiences at ~
continuous uptown houses. Than
of them, and they tumble In at1
reach almost 10 the floor. Ttdf
are low and sleeveless. When ~
the women carry lorgnsttes, I'd
their somersaults begin they eye ~
and the audience with lang1d
The feats performed by these strva
evening costume eclipse all thai y.
before. The dresses these agile
wear are models for would-oe =
in the apparel of stage folk WIZ
women whirl in the air or stlna
the skirts cling about tneir san3
women certainly do enough mn
to warrant their importation
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

In view OF the probable annexation OF
Hswan. and the fact that thereby Presi-
dent Mckinley Will have several snug
berths to bcstow. The Post dominates DR..
John Grant for tho governorship OF the
Territory. We are the first TO name him
for the job. and with the aid Of our tow
line we hope to yank him into the execu-
tive chair.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17
Who or what was Tanhauser?

II ~.
lie is the subject of one of the most
famous of old German legends and IS rem
resented as knight who, after many
wanderings, comes to the Nenusberg. He
enters the cave where the Lady Venus
hoids her court and abandcns himself To
hfe OF sensual pleasure. BY and by
he Is overcome by remorse, and, invoking
the aid of the Virgin Mary, he obtains
permission to return for awhile to the
outer world. He then goes as a pilgrim 10
Rcme and entreats Pope Urban to secure
for him the forgiveness OF has sins. The
pope. who happens TO have rod in his
hand, says 1t is as impossible for him to
be pardoned as for the rod to blossom
Tanhauser therefore departs in despair
and returns to the Lady Venus. In three
DAYS the rod begins to put forth green
leaves, and the pope sends messengers IN
al directions in search of the penitent.
but he - never seen again. The legend
has been reproduced by several modern
German poets and forms the subject of
one OF Wagncr's operas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

The Only Pretext Gone.--'I don't ser
why this magazine has stopped running
continued stories"
Why shouldn't it?"
heo@se now there isn't any excuse for
orihslhg cut the next number. Puck.
Not Settled "A long sufferinp t,il,r 80.
Gently wrote one of his customers as fol-
lows Dear Sir: Will YOU kindly serd
amount OF your bill. and oblige?" etc.
Torwhich the obliging delinquent REPLIED /.
me amount is &c IS. Yours respectf ,,i
y."--Lcndcn Tit Bits
CHOICE OF Animals 81 have noticed >,
said the Cheerful Idiot, that a man tax 6
much more satisfaction In, the Knowledee
,pat ne has made an ass of himself tbor
ne does in showing that others lave made
monkey OF him. indianapolis Journal
An lmpossiblity Lawyer flor tho 10
tshse)-The State claims she was an old
flame OF the prisoners.
Judge-Well?
Lawyer-It's impossible I'll admit s,..
Is old, but not "a flame. She's frn,o pose
ton. Philadelphia Record 49, '
An Ingenious Boy.-A literary ma, IN
boston has son who 10 10 him MS ~.
apple OF his eye The other day he noticed
. square mole In the trousers of Lis we'll
peioVeu-a shrieking hole lust abeye the
knee How is this!" asked the aire
ana the boy replied: "vou know have
Two pairs-my best and tue o.he,'
souiant tell them apart. so cu, 4 hole
~ me best; and now can toll 'em and
hnow which to put on ."--Boston journal.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17
Getting I'm.

me heights We reach are always won
Ivy genius and ty pluck,
n9s wnen another gels ON top
:. We wonder ut his luck.
ie., WINE we toiled by day, and tossed
And thought the long night through
Inc chances are that re toilsd. thoueb,
Ana did some tossing. toe!
Cleveland Leader.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17
Her Wonder.

ne csiied me the dearest wife on earth.
As ne kissed me and grabbed his hat.
wonaer. now. II my milliner bill
man something tc do with that?
Denver Post.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

Call OF. tho dogs Of war. raise the quar-
antIne. and let affrighted commerce re-
sumo her busy sway.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

Claims.-"There are "A great manv elaine
ON your time. aren't there?" said The ,orN
tally inquistive friend
Yes replied the weary-eyed man. IT
bought that clock ON the installment plan.
Washington Star.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

The improvement OF Buffalo bayou will
mako Houston one Of tho grentest cities
Of the South.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

analogous dengue - Symptoms: Back
acne headache, toe ache, leg ache, arm
acne; bed fools as though mattress was
stuted with corn cobs and harrow teeth
ana had rot been recently hoed or plov c,,
over; fever for a day or two and general
u'ss"s."i'h some patients feeling 'mucha
seeha ia stum." as Cr;spi colonna would
say. Female patients rather irritabio.
Maio patents arc extremely forsctiui Of
'he sood things they once learned In their
.aseerisms and arc given to frequent out
ours's OF profanity. In forty-eight hours
pauent y generally convaiescen, and tells
az ne comes In contact with what a tough
nav. .s"e ~ had, Percentagc of mortality per
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

The Wood County News, issued at Nine
ola and edited by Il. NJ. Smith. Is the latest
edition to tho Texas weekly press. The
News Is democratic and well edited. 1t
starts out with a bright prospect in the
way OF advertising patronage, the best
test of all dive towns.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17
CURRENT FUN,

She Wasn't Hired And can YOU get n
Recommendation from Mrs. Birdsong?"
III you please. ma'am, I'd rather get you
one from Mr.. Birdsong. cleveland Plain
Dealer. -'''n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17
Soroett and Fitxsimmons are at n again
over the long distance telephone.


inc city Of Chicago Is opposed to the
use Of the street cars for carrying The
.'''''s ana u rs said the government Will
insist IN claiming and enforcing che prlyi-
lese The city Is right. Nobody objects Ia
iufnish'ng every facility possible for
.'ansporsmg tho mails, hut everybody who
iniormcd upon this question knows
lhat anere y hug under the chip" in
'he premises which justifies the action OF
me Shcaxo cisy council. Tho simple fact
is--tnas use o. the street cars for carrying
me mans y q scheme gotten up BY tho
cofporatiohs % enable the Federal author
''ies 20 'u'''p on the railroad employees In
case of strike. That Al Al, tbars &, l. ~
! oocdp or Americas manufacture are be
tng counterfeited n ossmany. Nov VIVA,
do thcss Amsricaha think who ~ Isl
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

A great many people in New York seem
to regard "Crokerism' as a worse disease
than yellow fever. It is impossible to
please everybody.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

The merchants OF Taylor have set good
example to the balance of the State. They
VIII advance supplies to farmers and AID
them generally IN holding their cotton for
better prices. That is the kind of pro
lection the people most need
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

Congressman Bailey Of Texas has
struck It rich" The New York World
and st Louis Post-Dispatoh have dumped
on him with both feet" so to speak. Mr..
Bailey ought to feel battered. Newspapers,
like hunters. never waste their powder
upon dead ducks"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

In the removal of the quarantine by Co.
itsr bus. Texas. that city has done an act
OF simple justice to this section and at the
same time conferred a well merted COM
pliment upon the honest judgment OF its
eminent physician, Or. L. II. Harrison
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

What was the first church buiit in Hous-
tom Tom J.
1t was q Baptist church, at the corner
of Texas avenue and Travis street.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

While we are wrestling with the yellow
fever scare In the South. some of the big
cities IN the North are having "troublcs
of their own" They are dying of sun
stroke in Chicago,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

y r. 1ohnston. ::ss... la ~
Y. 1eaznef .........'.. .vsee FFss'nsns
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

questions that are OF general interest. Its
main object Is to supply out-of-the-way
facts and curious information. Questions
OF personal interest only Will not be an
Will be given. All correspondence should
DO addressed TO The Letter Box, care
Houston Post. Owing to the large NUM-
Der OF questions received answers can not
always be given promptly
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

The farmers OF Texas would do well to
consider tho wisdom OF increasing the
area of their corn fields outside the
droGth belt 1t is a profitable crop. and it
would be a wise economy to at least
double tho present acreage
Wander ~ w rr.,.,.o,u .,.., -,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

Senorita Cisneros has been Only a few
days In this country but even In that
short time she has won the affections OF
Uncle Sam and has been adopted u full
fledGod American citizen.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

III Miss Clsneros IS rs pretty and charm
ing as depicted IN the potlres OF her,
there are few newspaper men who
wouldn't run the chance of rescuing Ter.
Reporters are always partial to pretty
wonderland most women are pretty.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

felt want by passing the political pie
this way The republican patriots have
been subsisting long enough on the odor
OF expectation.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17
l'OIipR =.

Wonder II A. W. Terrelrs mule has
really gone to the political boneyard?
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19

the more temperate. There is plenty OF
talk, but the toasts are few-tnough
some Ioyal-hearted Jack is apt to set
the others cheering when he jumps to
his feet, glass in hand. with the cry,
To the absent ones at home" On such
occasions. there are usually several in
vited guests. as it delights Jack TO
show his shore friends how well he can
play the host when he tries. After din
ner there is usually boat race be-
tween the crack crews of the different
ships. Those who wish to visit friends
the fun-seekers go ashore to take part
in walking matches. football games,
CREASED pig races, and similar sports.
Many of the older men remain on board
to spin yarns and enjoy the unWonted
privilege of smoking all day long,
At o'clock supper is served and
then the younger men. with unfiagging
zeal, get out the big cargo lights on
the main deck, and keep the fun going.
with impromptu sports, and much
dancing and singing To the accompani-
ment OF banjos. guitars and other mus
zeal instruments.
In the meantime the officers have
been enjoying Christmas dinner in
their quarters aft, usually in company
with shore friends To whom they are
indebted for cnurteses and social at
tentions. The merriment in this part
Of the ship is ordinarily very moderate,
except in the junior officers mess.
where the cadets seem never TO tire Of
cheering the ever ancient. yet ever well
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19
TESLA TALKS OF CHRISTMAS
Famous Electricians Narrowes Escape From Deah-lhe
Christmas Dinner-A Land Of Mighty Shows

ments, but athletic games are not as
common in Lika on Christmas day as
in some parts of the United States.
since. as you must know. it is very cold,
singing cold. there in midwinter
CHRISTMAS TREES AND STOCK
INGS.
There is always a Christmas tree
wherever there are children in my
country, and the good house-mothers
and fathers prepare and decorate them
with much loving care, TO the great de-
light of the little ones. There are al
ways presents a-plenty on the trees, OF
course, but, even so, gift-glylng Is not
SO much feature of the holiday time
here as there.
The stockings are not hung up on
Christmas eve, as here, in my country,
but on st. Nicholas day, which falls
some days earlier than Christmas. In
America the festival Of St. Nicholas, or
Santa Claus. and Christmas seem to be
combined, but there thay are kept
separate, and the children have two
days of holiday rejoicings in place OF
one.
As a matter of fact, they have more
than that, since the observance of
Christmas itself lasts two or three
days after the day itself, during all
which time the greatest jollity pre-
, walls, and family reunions are held.
There is much visiting back and forth.
and seasonable greetings fill the air.
but sometimes" continued the cleo
trician musingly, as il thinking of other
days the reunions are not held. and
the visiting exists in the wishes of the
people only. That is when the deep
snow comes.
A LAND OF MIGHTY SHOWS.
For you must know he went on.
that my country is not only cold in
the winter. but subject at times TO
great snowfalls. the like of which |
/ have never seen in the New World
snowfalls so deep that mans head
would be far below the level of the
light ard feathery substance in many
places: snowfalls that are often accom-
panied by wild, fierce winds, piling the
| flakes up into enormous drifts in SOME
places and sweeping the rock-bound
/ soil clean in others, snowfalls that IL is
| not we'll to encounter unless shelter Is
near. and that have buried many
/ human victim beneath milk-Mhite
| death mantle.
Not all these terrible storms come
| in the winter season. either-as / have
, excellent cause 10 remember My
/ country is high above the sea level; my
] nome was 1000 feet and more straight
| up from the tide. and many there be
VINO live, one. two, and almost three,
/ thousand feet higher.
My experience with summer storm
1 came when / was quite young man.
| There is a day in August, near the end
l of the month. that we devote To feast
/ ing and rejoicing on which men often
go out shooting. on that day. one year,
i / went out alone with my gun. / start
/ ed early in the morning and | walked
fast. climbing mountains and crossing
| valleys until ] was a good distance