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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.
Philadelphia oyster dealer is named
Sheilrrn

A Philadelphia oyster dealer is named
shellcm
! monument to Donatelio, the sculptor
was recently unveiled In the Church o.
san Lorenzo at Florence in the presence
of the royal family.
Arehduchess stephanie, widow of the
late Crown Prince Rudolf Of Austria. sang
Tor the first time In public lately In the
La1enburg Church. near Vienna.
Mrs. Smith, a -year-old woman O,
Grantham. England. does all her own
( housework. nurses an invalid nephew, and
sells potatoes which she planted and dug
UP herself.
De Quincy. who devoted his life to the
reading OF books. said that the greatest,
number OF books any one person could
hope TO get through with In mans allotted
time was $500.
Mrs. sala Is about TO edit the much
talked-of Commonplace Book" OF her
husband When the work is published the
original volumes are to be presented to
the British museum.
The most beautifully appareled man in
Germany is the Prince OF Thurn and
Taris 1t is believed that he wears at
least one new suit Of clothes daily Thosa
who know him and admire him say they
have counted more than 365 suits worn in
one year.
Julius Barthman is TO establish the
heet-sugar industry in South Carolina.
He will bring 500 families from Saxony.
He has secured is 900 acres Of land in
South Carolina and viii divide 1t into
farms OF twenty five, fifty and ore hun
dred acres.
The. State OF Maine furnished one
eleventh OF the governors chosen last
fall In the different States OF the Union.
They are Llewelyn Powers OF Maine. Ha-
zen p. g.agree In Michigan, Frank S.
Back in New York ard John r. Rogers
in Washington.
-Four weil-developed and healthy sons
we're born on December 20 to Moan
Scott and wife. living near Shelbyvine.
I'D. The youngsters have been christened
william Brysn. George F. Williams. Ar
thar SsTsl and Claude Matthews Scott.
the father being prominent as free sill.
yer advocate
MIS- Francis H9dgson Burnett has writ
ten piay called The First Gentisman
Ia Europe" IN collaboration with George
Fiemrg. who In spite ~ her masculine
r2ins s a woman. II VIII nat be produced
al after the stage version Of "a Lady Of
Qualify" which viii be brough, out ia
New York "a February
Sad George du Maur!or once in prl-
va,e chat. Il ;hlak that the best years
n NAM life are after he is 40 So Troll
lone used 20 say. Does paudci saw so.
teo2 man al 40 hrs ceased Ia hunt
the moon. would add that. in order to
enjoy life after 40 1t is perhaps uecee-
sary 10 have achieved. before reaching
mat age, AZ least some SUCCESS"
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SOME posTsCUIpTs.

The native Australians are said to Diff
Ter In several important respects from
every other race OF people on the Garth.
The largest tobacco crop in the German
Empire within twenty years was that Of
1855 It yielded $3.50 tons OF dried to-
bacco
There Is grapevine at oy.. Portugal.
which bears a sufficient amount OF cranes
TO make an average OF 40 gallons of vine
q year
Tho public lands sim vacant In This
country amount TO over GOO 000, 00O acres
without Including Alaska with its 800 COO
600 acres.
The largest encyclopedia work IN ~.
isterce Is the Buddhist Tangym. IL In.
eildes 225 volumes. Only four sets are
known TO exist.
In tho year 1859 Switzerland had sss
loi native inhabitants and 200 900 resident
foreigners. while $40, 900 Swiss were living
In other countries.
A plant that grows In India, called the
nhllotacea electrical emts electric SHARKS
The hand which touches 1t Immediately ex-
poriences shock.
Tho lemon output OF San Diego county
Cal, for the year Just closed. foots I'm 2s9
carloads. The estimated yield for the com
Ing year is 400 cars
The coroner Of Cook county Illinois
held 2i35 inquests during 1896 There were
3bl suicides of which 1876 we're by poison
and III by shooting.
During the Indian famine OF is7a-so
the mint al Bombay received Si2. 900 900
worth OF gold and silver ornaments. sold
ov the natives for food.
It is estimated that January interest
and dividend payments on foreign held
American securities amount to between
$40 10000 and $50. 1000. 900.
1t is estimated that over 10 per cent
OF the potato crop OF Southwestern Michi-
gan was left in the ground by reason OF
the low price In the fall.
German inventor at Saargcmund has
patented an arrangement. by means OF
which runaway horse can be stopped
by simply touching a button.
The farther north the more injurious
TO the human system Is tho use OF coffee.
Greenlanders have found II necessary 10
prohibit its use by the young
During 1896 Utah produced 1851 500
pounds OF copper, u, 1870 900 pounds OF un-
refined lead. s,72s,7O5 ounces of fine sill
yer and s3Se6 ounces OF gold.
The Spaniards were originally called
Hispanions. There Is tradition amonr
the Spaniards that they are descendants
OF Tubal. fifth son Of Japhet.
The present birth rate alone wou,d
sive Chicago population OF 1000 900 In
1900. and tho average rate Of influx Is
expected to make II 500 900 more.
Tho tallest OF trees are to be found 4, |
he state forest Of Victoria. Australia
They belong 70 the eucalyptus family ANA |
'AaSs from 800 TO 800 test In height
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4 Growing Town.


To the Editor of The Post
Lufkin. Texas. January 10 Nearly
twelve years have rapidly flown by since
the writer acted in the capacity of Wood
vile correspondent for The Houston Post
and Telegram, also incidentally for the
, Galveston News, and my personal friend
Hon. s. b. Cooper. whom then doomed
for Gubernatorial honors. has entered the
National political arena. and now most
ably represents this. the Second district
In the halls of congress. while my former
| friend and erstwhle congressman, Hon.
Charles Stewart. has been called to a
higher sphere across the rolling river ard
now rests calmly and quietly meath the
shade OF the trees.
The town Of .Luttin became the county
site OF Angelina county some four years
ago-ln lS92-we are informed the county
archives being removed from Homer, by
vote of the people in that year. I.ufkin
is the terminus Of the Tyler Southeastern
n branch Of the Cotton Belt, or St. Louis
southwestern system. and Is also the end
OF the division Of the Houston East and
west Texas railway, whose company have
their roundhouse, and other shops at this
point. There is considerable talk among
railroad circles Of the early extension OF
the Tyler Southeastern to the town OF
Jasper. where it will intersect the Kansas
city, beaumont and Gulf railway. and we
are of the opinion this will shortly be
done' as 1t would form a most important
ieensr TO the main line of both the Cotton
bei' and the Kansas city lines of travel.
Lutkin has population of between 1000
and 1900 people and appears to a casua,
observer TO be on prosperous and solid
louhuaiion. Its citizens seem to be pos
StSStl OF q gpnprOiiS mud -
position and Judging from the number of
handsome buildings now In course of erec-
tlon the town will enter upon the ysor
iS'' with bright prospects so far as the
business outlook shows up. There are five
large saw mills in this county with n
capacity Of $4,000 feet each per day ono
smaller mill In the town proper. one shin
Ele mil, and two gins. There are also
,hree hotels or boarding houses, and one
iaIee oflck hotel that would do credit 10
INC city OF Houston, owned by and named
for W H. Bonner a wealthy citi,en ard
IIfrchant OF Lufkin. I understand II is the
intention Of Mr. Bonner to open I'M a
banking house at no distant day.
Inc county officials. whom your CORA
sPohuent mas met up with seem IN he |
courteous and affable gentlemen. and arc
very efficient in their several denart-
nehtS- At the present time | am mos,
nieasantly situated with Judge ]. T. Ma
rohey' who filled the office of county,
luuee OF Angelina county for ten or twelve |
consecutive wears Judge Maronev is ors
of natures noblemen. an honor r. bis rro
ession, and credit to the human rare
mere mas been, and still remains con-
SIDERABLE sickness in the town nj JufLi,
ana several deaths from pneumonia sunor.
HuUced ny too soon venturing ont afto-
an attack of la grippe. RL.R
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THE LONE STAR sHARpsHooTEns

hey have gone TO rest
In the land of the flowers
ney gave up their lives.
Ihose brave boys OF ours
TOT cause that is holy and lust.
WIN face to the foe.
And eye that was true
iney proved to tyrants,
what Texas can do
"No'' 'ney light for sweet Liberty's sake.
surrounded by numbers
lhey fought to the last,
ANA though but fifteen
NO quarter they asked
'Ne'' ilrlhg ceased only when the las. ana
weep not fond mothers,
:, true sweethearts and wives
for your loved ones
VINO gave up their lives
Al tho altar OF virtue and tru,h
Their names will be known
When the tyrants no more
when freedom shall rule
w tnat grief-stricken shore.
ana IN Cuba. brave Cuba sweet no,,a ..,,
e'er reign Pe'Ve snail
sleep on, faithful sons
my state mourns thee so,a
hut cen In her sorrow sbe,s nro,
~, nay her sons. on TINT sorrou,ino -,
"' S"ch heroes as Crockett have died
i,9ugh no pillar Of marble
w.. MARKS the place OF thy res.
In ' ~ shall thy memory dwell
As i, hsar,s OF the Cubans onnrexse1
90 )" hearts that have long been free
sweet 10 thy sleep
N ~ mat land by the nc,
braYe boys. we ne'cr shan ,o
u, IN speaking Of heroes 10 ,hirh
""' LOT freedoms sake met DEAR Vii, uaI,h
si's'. Texas. January 4. 1897. nate T. D.
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In succession from the very earliest to
midscason or in many cases very late.
bcause II enables him to sell at profit
great many more. For II his market he
small and limited one he is thus en-
abled TO supply Il through seven or eight
weeks. II his market is large and un-
limited like the great Northern ones. and
MIS- acreage is limited solely by the size
OF his picking force. 1t enables him to pick
more than twice as much. Thirteen years
experience. during which | have treated
many hundreds of varieties, has convinced
me that the following are best:
For extremely carly improved Westbrook
and Murray's Extra Early pollcnized with
Meek's Early every fourth row. These are
not only prolific but the earliest. the most
splendidly colored and the firmest and
best shippers / ever saw. They rpen 50
earlY that they can be packed and sold
before medium early varieties begin to
ripen al ALL
To follow close on the heels OF these
should have Brandywine. Tennessee Pro-
life. Woolverton. West Lauri and Bubach.
pollenizing the Bubach and West Lauii
with one of tho three preceding varieties.
These are all superb market varieties and
heavy bearers.
Then TO come next Aroma and Candy
viii Giye a large crop of the finest late
berries.
The season can be still further prolonged
by having the Lucrctia dewberry. which
ripens just as Strawberries are gone. and
Is an exceedingly heavy bearer of large
luscious berries. II succeeds everywhere.
II growers will follow the plan above
outlined they can plant large acreage
and still never have their berries to spoil
In fields for lack of pickers Nor Will the
markets be swamped by a glut OF berries
all rpening at one time.
Kittrell. n. C. C. W. Blacknall
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one beneficial Effect.
New York Mail and Express.

iorh Mali and Express.
one useful result of the Cuban war ,s
."a' 1t VIII encourage the development Of
better methods of tobacco culture in Flor.
iia and other Southern States Tn. .,-
taliment Of the crop in Cuba has a1.oa,..
interested American planters in tho snh
!ept OF improving the yiell and quality NJ
t'elr proiuct, and 1t seems entirely prohoI
nIe una, they may gain large and perma
nenl advantage from the Opportunity now
ureh 10 them In Florida, particnIar,v
W mere conditions OF soil and climate are So
n..Ilar TO these Of Cuba there is every
~ ro, 10 expect great improvement IN
tant staple. '"'s ihpoT-
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Municipal Expeh
Philadelphia Press.

FhiladeIphia Press.
The estimate of the cost !" {
New York City for 1897 sho"
cided tendency municipal e1p Il
increase. Last year the bndss
SAG. 1861, and this year u ~ v
$50. 297. or an increase o. vu. NJ
100000 in one year. AT ina, ~ ss,r
and with the addition OF hl ~
suburbs 1t will not be NAM ~
the annual expense account !"
York will reach sl0O.oOo,oV'
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eonsolstiea consists II tSe fact that the
mere tie party in rower after March
re1t cs,s-res upon its authority under the
limited power OF attorney conferred 10
1856. The more. vii IL, acts arouse an Ia
ciena.ios tina: viii lead to a revocation OF
the authority when TIE fir, opportunity
offers. Already TIE scales are rapidly drop
Ding froE the eyes 0, The simple ana &C.
r<tv>A
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Syracuse IN. " Herald.
William Jennings Bryan ~
strength In Nebraska to be abksi
the legislature In both braneha
TO his liking. This Is not hsa
man not yet forty, even II be w
candidate fer the presidency o. y
country on the face OF the poe
who can capture national coa'.1
his gifts Of oratory and ensasins
make a presidential canvass VIZ,
for sustained viCor and one y
spects splendidly brilliant. ana VI
defeated, shows no signs OF Nv
and who can also control W. I
party in his State. would sem
well entitled to the respect ~
men who know the meaning d''I
urable success.
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TINE TEXAS PAPERS.

The Grandview Graphic will celebrate its
second birthday this week.
Tho Williamson County Sun has enlarged
Its size to eight pages and has made other
improvements.
Tho Alice Echo 10 . little hard on the
young men Of IL town. It REMARKS,
TIE aunsroas Marriages hsrN Ass year
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DiscourngInE stat's

Salt Lake Tribune. Il,
The Chicago Tribune MAJ"
every New Years day to comps
lish a statement OF the s'iic'Sg~s "a, Z
ders In the United states. siaS
suicides for the year 1896 "a. ~
age OF twenty n day, asai mn
ard 2Gi0 In 1880. while the ~ 81
ders in 1886 was IO,G25, asaiHs
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TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Editorial. Al. Business. iA


The Post IL delivered to any part o. the
city by carriers ai 81 70 per month; iA.ee
months. 500. six months. ts0S, ons year.
e120o.
Mr.. Theodore Ber.ng has charge OF the
CITY Circulation ana Colleci.ng.
Mesrs. Theodore Bes1Eg and Charles
Lott are the authorized collectors OF al
city bills both advertising and socscrlp-
tfon. and no money should he paid 70 eiiy
one other than sho.s named. uDisSs SPECIAL
written authority signed by the Business
Manager - shown. All accounts of any
sise should be paid by cheek an favor OF
The Houston Printing Company.
No "ordcrs FOR goods" etc. are given by
the management. ami none viii be accept
ed IN payment OF Office bills,
Subscribers failing 10 receive the paper
regularly viii please notify the office
promptly. Every Egbscriber'z paper Is cr-
peo.ed to be delivered not later than CD.
Al
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Chicago Inter Ocean. ~
The kind of n "roformeT
seen In the fact that the VIZ y
clarcd for reforms IN "A. :
Rico" she suppressed TWO 49,,
pers for daring 10 discuss w
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GOSSIP OF

has lost its fight here, Z.
Is represented on n.
drawn The names al. "a
business mess men. broker '. sN \
the still more pluiosrstI,sa ~.
Rev A. C. Dixon, WIN !.
est revivalists trying !. ~
went TO extremes the ~.
pray pray for Tammany." b. co., \ y
said a more prac,Ic,, N
contribution box first" S S.oAs
nobody would pray. ., 10Y u
leave. or both? " VI ele,
&C. George cr'caer of San r,,,,,..
day purchased the old JAM.
way and New street, q, !. IS
me unique feature On NY ~
Mr. Crocker is the mani ' ~ ~
under his fathers w;i, tus
| did. "e y0h-
"a a social sN custom /. rsv,. !
soon promises to bccom. =.
erai' 1t is the anuounsn.,
the medium of newspso.,s
cheeseman's. This fashion :.
by two well known AIban, - y.
announcement was follows IS s
criticism. but all "frlepStl
embarrassing questions y
were avoided. New Yort !. ~. =
up the fad. sNRq
The new Mining Exch,,..
the other afternoon. the lin
this year. Its predecessor, \.
lively experience and len NJ
mourned, This new veptu,, !.
some strong names behind !,
10 make quite a showing ~
already including nIpeiv.ss
There is every probabilitv M
exchange will crush the ns,
did the old. ' NV w
A case that equals the J.,,u,
is being told in the suprers ~
Goggins, apparently a ou,s
man. passed Mary E. Bryan J. /,
teenth street, who had Just NJ.
the parochial school. With,
est pretext or motive, and N
warning. Goggins struck ~, 4
terrific blow OF his clencheS a
Mary died. Ever since Gocsir 4
experts and attorneys. H 4
sane. but what impulse Of , IA
him to strike the girl?
49,,
The clever waiter who Tim
before you, deftly folded ia,
of shapes resembling anim,l
berwocks Of "Alice in the lt..a,|
has lost his occupation. N
waiter isn't still moldipr ~
thingumbub" In the share 4 :
but he now finds himself ~
big uptown department tn
window is taken up with 4 ~
tion. 1t is a fac smile. slmpI,
the great building above "
Every architectural line q N
copied. outside Of the INN
course. and the whole thin
napkins.
A strong effort is being y,
Jersey to introduce 4 Ava
sport-whippet racing. Then 4
in the pottery, iron or cal I
Great Britain that have not 1
or another owned a whlpps
strange to say. this breed Of d
unknown to the American sp0z
whippet is the speediest aniral
It is a small greyhound and b
raised and trained for sptet
is only a short one, say 20 ID
animals are only good for 1
S said to be one OF the prestlG
he world when they are In III
he goal.
Talk about the lot OF the pehn
In unhappy one! What abou.
light Waterman, entrusted sia
u keeping down the river plnn
iraham is one of these. M
live. strange to say. He vakh
locks, and. while covering th I
he other night. went to slNf
developments Of the next M
Why he slumbered. There weri
lie on the river front. 1t seeut
iderd him persona non gratt. q
job on hand. So our friend ca
o sleep on the downy side ~
Then they stabbed him benttn
Id. threw him into the Nohl
'hen he floated. made a target I
iraham bumped against a pm
lie then crawled 10 a box nd
ntire department, and the =
aught In an open boat WIN
or
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cabinet IN the beginning as Cleveland has
found It in the e,ding Of his adminisira-
tion. The terrific pressure that has peen
brought 10 bear upon senator sherman 10
force him into the c1hiae: is not 50 mucn
10 make room for q Foraker senator as u
is to get Sherman into the presidential
family. \ man OF bis reputation aud party
prestige will be badly nse,ied there.
The persistent refusal OF Senator Allison
o. Iowa TO accept cabinet portfolio Is az
ditiorsl evidence o. tho growing panie
AMONG republicans. Never before. We be-
lieve. mas /, been necessary foT 4 president
elect TO PROSTATE himself before his party
leaders In vain sgpplieailon TO teon 20
share with him the holors and respoasl-
bflities OF eoyernment. Evea President
Hayes. whose administration came sato ex-
istence in storm and stress. met WIN
hear,ier cooperation from MS party lead
e-s than is now accorded Mckinley.
The Mckinley cabinet Will be one OF
second or third rate men. Its parity Will
be maintained by the absence Of even oaa
Colossus to overshadow the others.
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THE DU TIES
o. BANK
DIRECTORS

! o. BANK ro,nts on, that Tho ap.
DIRECTORS ties resting upon tho
directors OF banks arc
not merely formal AMI ornamental b,t
praotcai and Important |. is the theog7,
and Intention OF the law that such officials
! shall be fully conversant. in general and
in detail, with the business OF the ins,itu
tions with which they are connected. They
are supposed TO know not only what ia he
ing done, but how it is hcins lone. Bank
directors says the comptroller, "shonld
know whether The hes; bookkeeping meth-
ods are used in their banks. whether pre-
stationary measures in the verifying of
entries upon ledgers and pass books are
taken and Mhethsr employees from presi-
dent 10 boolkeerer are engaged in snern.
iiliIe entorur ses and employing the banks
innds' thereby endangering the safety of
tnose who trust the bank" These inside
circumstances. unknown TO the public. are
the things which make the institution
saie or an unsafe one, and which prevents
or produce failure. Ii is for the directors
TO see that tho men entrusted with the
erect conduct OF the BANKS affairs attend
strictly aud honestly to their work Moth
ing should be taken for granted in this
respect personal knowledge OF the facts
is the only guarantee of safety. and this
is what directors should always possess.
II is often assumed that the work OF
bank examiners Is intended to relieve the
directors from their responsibilities, but.
as the comptroller says, this is entirely err
roneous, These examinations are made
only twice year. and pertain only to GER
tain general facts with regard to the I'm
palrment OF the banks capital stock by
bad loans or through defalcat.ons They
do not touch the details upon which so
much depends. Moreover. In the nature OF
things. they can not be preventive; the ex-
aminer inspeots the paper of bank only
after IT has been taken. 1t is the business
OF the directors TO know that the paper
is good before It is taken, and to prevent
over-eNtensions OF credit and other care
loss and dangerous proceedings. These
duties require some time and labor but
they are not to be neglected for that reason.
The patrons of bank look to the direc-
tors to take care OF their interests They
are In sense the trustees of the derosi.
tors, az well as OF the stockholders. Their
names give tho bank its reputation IN
large measure. The public has the under
standing that they exercise personal AMI
constant supervision over the operations
OF the institution. and when they fail to
do so they disregard the law and violate
an implied pledge to the business ccm-
mdnity.
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suuur from Cottoa

Sugar. fifteen times swe
produced from the cane IS 20 4
Gotten seed grown at Witu'
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Important Point I'm strawhcr.,.
surc.
Written for The Post.
II 10 all important that a s,r,wn.
grower should plant var,etie. th,, 80
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To CURE A COLD -
nike Laxative Bromo
All druggists refund ths
70 cure. c5c. xnofrss ~
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from the 81. Louis Post. Dispatch.
M'RINLEY
IN TROUBLE

From the 81. Louis st-Disratoh.
MRINrry Speaker Re ed has
I'M TRouprr struck responsive
:, chord In every repub-
nean politician OF real or supposed cabinet
s,a,ure, Talking 10 his colleague. Mr..
h'ns..y, VINO 's booked by the gDssips for
me treasury portfolio. he declared ira, ,ha
Mohinley administration is forc1ioomed IN
islure, and that every man prominently
identified with 1t will go down with the
Is impossible to believe that Speaker
heen Is the only republican to whom thi.
pa.paee TACT 10 clear. Mckinley will find
= 0'sieu's 70 get ftrst-clsss man Tor his
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The ladies' with the big thealter hat are
obstacles. Il Is true. to the comfortable
enjoyment OF play, but there are others.
The manager who Will refuse to issue re-
turn checks will remove one of the biggest
nuiSAnces