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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03
HOUSTON DAILY POST
Houston Printing Compaav.
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q. 5. PXi.HER. secretary.


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Special stnH Com,nissioners.
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state Capitol Building.
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LIt.nriaI business.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03

critic Of Governor Cuiocrson corscsse< In
view Of sncA facts that 'the time may
come when something will have to BE- done
with insurance companies tina, absorb and
accumulate Millions" in the Southern
States
| This admission 10 an Endorsement in one
sense OF the Texas governors recommenda-
tions in the premises. for the time Is here
the absorption" or Accumulation" 70
10 progress.
But why do these critics no. surges,
some better remedy They are quick to at
tack others Recommendations. eu, they are
silent as 10 the kind Of relief needed. They
see the evil. but offer no corrective. on
the other hand. they riiicuie any PROPOSE.
tion TO do something" with these COM
panies. They would block the efforts Of our
democratic executives 10 devise means by
which the drain OF our money from the
South might be stopped. As local papers,
cosnizant Of the lcgslised drain in progress,
they ought to join in the suggestions for
preventing H. II there are better ways than
Governor Culberson recommends let these
critics be fair enough and loyal enough
to their section TO tell the public OF such
means
II is this constant aud captlous criticism,
without any suggestion o, a fairer or bet
ter plan OF accomplishing results, tina, justi-
fees the suspicion that such papers as those
noted are simply lying in wait. like so
many bushwhackers. for any chance sho,
al the State administrations In the South. |
Instead Of holding W the executives hands |
and lending the support Of their over
shsdowing wisdom to an effort TO set rid OF
abuses aud impcsitious. they remain IN
he background and carp aud snarl and |
.aser.
Wonderful aids, Indeed 10 Southern de-
relopment are such journals.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03

10Y only INC possibilities OF the bayou.
""' we present greatness and attractive
'le.9 OF Houston, impressed our late con.
s''s''ohn visitors. We ns-ed only to he
s SOU AZ our best 10 catch the visitor whn-
EVER ever, ne may be. and from whatever 10.
calty he may come.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03

The men who can find Independence ana
comfort In the coast country Of South
leabs now arc those who are able TO e..
iabitsh themselves on small dairy farms.
or truck farms. or chicken farms or on
Serp1ses generally Of 'h,t description. CHI
NAV" soil cheap hand. ana growing mar
He's OF Hoa-on ana Galveston all offer
Inducements 10 settlers who VIII engage IN
lhe bnslness or pnrsn.t. ner,.innnA
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03

me Post prints this morning another
'o'',ii' u'io+t'oh from captain chew IN OPP
position 10 the proposed extension OF the
''y units The captain IMPLY reiieratcs
h' FORMER objections, which Tho .'ost has
i'ierred 20 IN detail. There q one fact.
however which may be stated here ami
row. ANA thai 49, thar Captain chew Is
mistaken when ~ assumes That ali OF the
heop'e resid ne or owning property con.
nfpous 10 tho CITY arc opposed to The
project OF extension. Many. II no; the ma
jori,y. are In favor OF n.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03
Concerning the eclipse Of the sun today

'"TTV'THIH1 INT eclipse of the sun todny
february u. Raphael says.
NJ the time OF this eclipse the planet
Mars VIII be on the meridian In trine
aspect to the lights In the 9th house.
which implies that wa,s and rumo.s Of war
VIII be hloat. and as the line of central
eclipse begins near Trinidad and crosses
Venezuela. we may expect strange events
TO occur in that part. and fighting and
hloodshed. This eclipse will effect South
America very adversely. and earthquakes
will occur.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03
Regarding the eclipse. zadkiel says:

The line OF central eclipse passing across
Venezuela, the Pacific ocean, and the ex-
IRENE northern end of New Zealand at
caracas, the capital OF Venezuela, the new
moon takes place at hours As minutes
p. m. Cancer 10 degrees is minutes as
cending The eclipse takes place in the
Sth house. and in Aquaris 10 degrees is
minutes. This threatens an extensive and
destructive earthquake In Venezuela
trust not so appalling calamity as that of
March 20, 1879, which destroyed Caracas and
many thousands OF its inhabitants scarcity
of food. rapine and slaughter, and great
epidemic. a troublesome and unhealthy
period will affllct Venezuela for many
months to come.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15

Wool again averages above 20 cents for
all qualities of domestic. 1t fell below
that average for the first ime within three
and half months after Cleveland's inau-
guration in 1898. Later II dropped to II
cents; and now it has been restored to 20
cents within seven months after McKin-
ley's Inauguration.
Gen. Cassius NJ. Clay, whose marriage
at the age of S. to a blooming young
bride was recorded some time ago, is re-
newing his youth by having a cataract re-
moved from his eyes. Gen. Clay nego-
tiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia,
and now says that he knew at the time
that there was gold there, which the Rus
slams were too indolent to extract.
Very little notice seems to have been
taken of the scheme for an elevated cleo
trio road from New York to Chicago, on
which trains are to travel at the rate of
100 miles an hour and to run Through by
daylight from one city to the other; yet
1t is reported that the company has been
organized, the capital of S200,0OO,000 Sc.
cured, or virtually so, and that work on
the road will begin as soon as the right of
way has been obtained Nevertheless con-
sentative people will have more faith in the
PROJECT when they see 1t actually in opera
ton.
Clarence King, formerly chief of the
United States geological survey, says:
1.-The time is not far distant when man
can start out of Denver and travel to Klon-
dixie, stopping every night at a mining
camp. Already two American stamp mills
are pounding away on the borders of the
Straits of Magellan, and the day is APP.
preaching when a chain of mining camps
will extend from Cape Horn to st. Mich
aeps. l believe we are about to enter
upon a century which will open up vast
resources, and will be the grandest the
earth has ever known. Before the end of
the twentieth century the traveller will en-
ter a sleeping-car at Chicago bound via
Behring Straits for st. Petersburg, and the
dream of Governor Gilpin will be realized"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15

One April day old Bill Wheeler, who had
passed the winter on Climber Mountain,
showed himself at the foot of Cinnamon
Gulch, and took about an hour to thaw
himself out and drink hot whiskey.
Then the bartender made inquiry:
Didn't your son Joe go up the noun
tain with you last fall, Bil?'
"Yes; Joe he went along" was the re-
ply.
"Coming down soon?"
81 can't say. About month ago he
was out one day and a bar got arter him,
and hain't seen him since. II the bar
didn't get him he'll be along purity soon
if the bar did git him then | reckon Bill
will be late in shown up
"And didn't your son Sam also 60 up
with you?'
Yes; Sam he went along, too
"But he didn't come down with you?'
"Not today. We heard strange crittur
yelln' around tie cabin one night, and
Sam got up and went ont to see That 1t
was. He hasn't showed up since. As
nigh as could make out it was a noun
tain lion, but Samll know all about 1t
when he turns up"
you expect him to turn up again, do
you?"
"Waal, can't say. Sam was allus
leetle Eighty bout his trips. If the lion
got him then he won't come down this
spring; II he got the lion then We kin look
for him any day."
"There were two other men went up
with you" continued the bartender.
Eyes, believe thar was-Tom Lee and
Pete White. Yes, the five of us went up
and made camp together"
But Lee and White haven't come down
yet"
no; not yet Bout a month ago Tom
Lee vas chasin' buck and went over a
precipice up thar. Can't say how fur be
fell or how he brung up at the bottom. but
he didn't answer when We hollered at him.
| must 90 up in the spring and see if he's
all right. Toms SIGH queer cuss you
never kin tell much about him. He may
be dead, or he may hey struck a soft thing
and didn't want to divide.
"But about Pete White?'
"Oh, Pete's all right reckon. He was
on the side Of the mountain one day when
thar cum snowslide, and the last | seen
Of him he was goin' down ravine how
ever. AID If he's ambishus he'll dig his way
out IN a week more
"And you escaped all adventures
asked the bartender
"Waal, yes; nuthin' of account hap
pened to me, 'cept that We had a cloud
bust up thar this mornin' and I've had a
ride OF 20 miles on log down the creek
and feel sort o shivery. Everythin' and
everybody is all right, | reckon, and you
might mix me another glass Of that same.
Ner York sun.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
A Ynnke. skInper,. TrIek.

A good anecdote is told illustrating the
superior enterprise OF the Yankee skip
pers years ago. The Bedford whalers left
port for many long voyage, sometimes TO
the far North, at other times TO the far
South. These intrepid followers Of the
sea sought and pursued the whale in the
ice-clad ATTITUDES about the poles with a
natural fearlessness. A squadron sent out
by Russia 10 explore the South seas, and
reach the pole If possible, had attained a
degree OF latitude which the commodore
proudly told himself had never been
reached before by white man or other hui
man beings. While he reflected upon the
fame that would surely embellish his name,
his sailors cried, Land ho,' OF to the
south he deserted long low-lying bit of
land, and FASTENED TO shape his course to
reach il, there to plant the Russian stan
dard on its highest point, claiming it in
the name Of his Majesty.
What was his disgust and astonishment
when, as his vessel approached the shore.
he observed, over a bit Of headand, flag
tluttering from masthead. In a fe \
minutes a little schooner poked her nose
around the point and came sailing smartly
over the waves towards his vessel The
lean Yankee captain, who was standing in
the rigging as the schooner came up in the
wind yelled:
"Ahoy there What ship is that?"
His Majestys ship the -"
"Well, this is the Nantucket, from
Rhode Island We're doing a little pilot
ing in these ATTITUDES, and if you want to
run in the cove yonder, why, we'll pilot
you in for a small charge"
The admirars disgust caused him to
square his sails around and shape his
course for Russia.-Hdrper's Round Ia
Bile.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
oLD-TIME PRINTER AND EDITOR
James 1. {. Cook of the Milford. Mass.
Daily journal Native of Below,
Falls.

James 1. {. Cook of the Milford, Mass,
Daily journal Native of Bellows
Falls.
James |. c. Cook, senior proprietor Of
the Milford Mass. Daily journal. cele-
brated his S0th anniversary Wednesday
He was born in Bellows Falls. in what had
for years been known as the yellow
tavern OF which his father was landlord
The Cook family moved from Mortified
to Bellows Falls, and James Cook left the
Massachusetts town at the age of - and
came back to Bellows Falls to serve an
apprenticeship with the printing firm of
Cook Il Taylor, the senior partner being
his older brother. Mr.. Cook worked at
his trade in the offices Of the Cheshire
Republican at keene, and the Troy. n. Y.
Daily Wing. He cast his first vote for
VIM. II. Seward as governor of New York,
and his first vote for president was for
VIM. Henry Harrison. From 1912 to 1872
he conducted the Bennington Banner, his
sons being associated with him in the
latter years of the business. He and his
sons bought the Milford journal, then a
weekly, in 1872, and they have made not
able success of the paper. Mr.. Cook was
married oct. ID, 1910, on his 23d ami
NeTSaTy, 10 Miss Marion +. Robinson OF
Putney. The officiating clergyman was
Rev. Amos Foster, pastor of the Brattle-
boro Baptist church, who is still living.
The wedding journey from Putney to Troy
occupied three days. One feature which
made lasting impression on both was the
great Wing mass meeting at Stratton, ad-
dressed by Daniel Webster. This meeting
was attended by a crowd estimated at
10000, and the people were gathering when
the youthful couple drove through STRAIT
ton. Mrs. Cook died in May. 1883. Three
of Mr.. Cooks four children are living;
Miss Ella Cook, who lives with him: w.
II. Cook, member Of the Massachusetts,
senate, and Geo. G.. Cook, ex-postmaster
at Milford. The sons are still associated
with the father. In spite of his years Mr..
Cook is at the office every day and insists
on doing at least nine hours work. w. II.
Cook has been nominated recently for
another term as senator. Mr.. Cook is an
Episcopalian in his religious views, and
was confirmed by Bishop Hopkins, first
bishop of Vermont, on his first visit to
Bellows Falls.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
The First Month of the New Tariff.

The bureau of statistics has issued ia
bles showing the exports and imports for
August, the first full month under the new
tariff law. These figures show the largest
exports of domestic merchandise of any
August in the history of the government.
The exports were $40, 400, 264, against
500, 6s9,9Sl for August, 1896. For the
first eight months of the year the exports
were SCI, $4,000 in excess of the first
eight months of 1856, so that the bureau
officials believe that the exports this year
will far exceed those of last year, which
was itself a record breaking year in the
matter of exports.
The total imports for August were $780,
S43 1872, of which SIS, COZ were free.
These figures show a decrease of about
$4,000, 600 below those of 1896 The de-
crease wrs due to heavy reduction in i'm
portation of raw wool which decreased
from 1851 900 pounds in August last year
to 2,S77,S ST. pounds last August.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
FIBROID TUMOR
Expelled by Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Interview with Mrs. b. A. Lombard.

have reason to think that I would
not be here now If it had not been for
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. 1t cured me of a fibroid tumor
in my womb.
Doctors could donothing for me, and
they could not cure me at the hospital.
will tell you about it:
had been in my usual health, but
had worked quite hard. When nv
monthly period came on, I flowed very
badly. The doctor gave me medicine,
but it did me no good. He said the
flow must be stopped if possible, and
he must find the cause of my trouble.
Upon examination, he found there
was Fibroid Tumor in my womb, and
gave me treatment without any benefit
whatever. About that time a lady
called on me, and recommended Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
said she owed her life to it. 1
said l would try it, and did. Soon
after the flow became more natural and
regular. 1 still continued taking the
Compound for some time. Then the
doctor made an examination again,
and found everything all right. The
tumor had passed away and that dull
ache was gone.-MRs. b. A. LOMBARD,
Box II, Westdale, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
THE BRATTLEBoRo PAsToRATE
or Rev. Dr. J. &. Foster---RtminIs-
ctnces of the First Settled Pastor Of
the Baptist church

OF Rev. Dr. ]. &. Foster--- Reminds
ctnces OF the First Settled Pastor Of
the Baptist Church.
The last issue of the Waterman, the
Baptist journal, published some interest.
ing "reminiscences given by Rev. Dr. j. c.
Foster, a former pastor of the church in
Brattleboro, to the conference, in June, of
the Baptist ministers in Boston and vicini-
ty. The subject of Mr. Fosters address
was Forty Years in the Ministry as the
Pastor of Three Churches" Concerning
the Brattleboro pastOrate Mr.. Foster said
in substance.
"On the first Sunday in September, 1912,
| preached for the first time in Brattleboro,
where | continued four months as a sup
ply. A church had recently been formed
in that beautiful and thriving village, and
an inexpensive house of worship had been
erected, but no pastor had been settled.
was finally called to the pastorate, and was
ordained Jan. 10, 1913. The prospect
was not very encouraging to me at the be
ginning, for the church was small and
weak. The question of pecuniary sup
pot was not Of little gravity in deciding
upon this as a field of labor. | could not
be assured of even $500 annually as a sal
dl1s MdIhtu EIONlu was III opitC VI au-
verse circumstances. Courage and patience
were very much in demand from the be-
ginning. Resources were limited. Occu-
pied ground had to be gained inch by inch.
Twelve years passed away with increasing
evidences of prosperity. During the 18Th
year | received call to become pastor Of
the church at West Boylston, which de-
clned, and on May Is, 1856, was called
to the pastorate of the First Baptist church
in Beverly, Mass. Accepting the call, |
was publicly recognized as pastor Aug. :,
1856.
"In November and December, 1865,
baptized 10 candidates. One of the num-
Der was Gen. Julius J. Estey, then little
boy, ten years old, the youngest and small
est person | have ever baptized. He be
came a successful Christian worker, and
now, as member of the executive com
mittee of the Missionary Union, he comes
from Brattleboro to Boston regularly to at
tend the meetings of that important com
mittee. The father of Gen. Estey, Hon.
Jacob Estey, was my right hand man all
through my first prolonged pastorate and
his agency, directly and indirectly, then
and subsequently, in the growth of the
church, is ever to be prominently recog-
nized. Gen. Esteys only sister was the
wife of the late eX-Gov. Levi X. Fuller,
who was also a power in the church."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
The Greenfield Fair.
Correspondent Carson Writes the Bos-
ton Globe That the Franklin County
Agricultural society Has Gone to seed.

Correspondent Carson Writes the Bos-
ton Globe That the Franklin County
Agricultural society Has Gone to seed.
The condition and prospects of the
Franklin agricultural society have attract
ed considerable attention for the past wear
or two 1t has been seen that something
was radically wrong, and that something
must be done in order to put the society
on paying basis.
Tears ago the exhibition Of the society
and its management was all right for the
times. AS it is at present the society has
gone to seed, and in some way new life
must be put into it. Every one admits
this.
For years the society has been running
in the same old rut; the same kind of ad-
vertising that was good enough 20 years
ago has been kept up; the same kind of
premiums paid that were good enough a
decade ago have continued until the pres
ent, and the result is that it is a marvel
that the society Is in as good a financial
condition as it is.
Any one who attends the annual meet
ing in January will readily see one of the
causes why the society has not been kept
up to date. Comparatively few men under
~ years VI age are lOuOu Attending Inc
meetings, and the committees and trus-
tees are composed of men past the middle
of life.
They are certainly estimable and hon
orable men, but when il comes to running
fair in competition with hustling bust
ness men in Bra tleboro and other places,
the Franklin society officers are looked
upon as back numbers.
Those who have given thought to the
subject say that it is folly to elect man
president who lives long distance from
the base of operations, and who does not
command hearty and active support.
There is not the slightest personal dis
paragement, say the experts, of Arthur A.
Smith, the present president He did his
duty as he saw it and he has rendered bet
ter service than many OF his predecessors
The fact remains that what is needed is
hustlng active man like Col. George w
Hooker of the Valley Fair organization Of
Bratteboro, one who has travelled extern
sively, is an expert in regard to fairs, and
is enough of general to set other men &C,
lively at work, can originate new ideas
| and in a word keep up to date.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
The Henchbury District.

Suffragist. "If you are elected, will you
cut the street through the Henchbury dis
trict? that's what We want to know"
Aspirant. 81 think | can state posi-
lively that in case of my election 1t will be
my purpose to promote the interests of the
Henchbury district in all possible ways"
Sutfragist. "But | am opposed to the
Henchbury crowd"
Aspirant. 81 was about to say, when
you interrupted me, that it will be my pur-
pose to promote the interests Of the Hench-
bury district in all possible ways, but that
consult the interests of the whole city
word, there is no hurry about cutting a
street through the Henchbury district.
hope make myself tolerably dstinct?"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15

The new combination of Smart Weed and Bella.
donna, as used in Carriers Back Plasters has
proved To b- one of the hest that could be made
Try one OF these popular plasters in any case of
weak or lame back. backache, rheumatism neu-
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lief, In bad cases Of chronic dyspepsia. plaster
over the pit Of the stomach stops the ain at once
Ask for Carter's Smart Weed and Beladonna
Backache Pasters, Price % cents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
ReIIefIn Six Hnnrs.

Distressing kidney and bladder diseases re.
American Kidney Cure. This new remedy is a
great surprise on account of its exceeding prompt
ness in relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys,
back and every part OF the urinary passages in
male and female. II relieves retention OF the
water and pain in passing it almost Immediately
If you wal I quick relief and cure this is your
remedy Sold by George, f. Greene Druggist,
Brattleboro. Vt.