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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-27
Y. ". c. a. MATTERS.
bible study. Ricycitnr and Baseball
What Has Necn Done.


THIS afternoon a. O'clock all men who
he yeu-c Mezs CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
will Re favored vita delightful pTo-
Er.nne. ScCas rooa live music asa a sooS
for all wAo ~ vail make TIE event one
which will Se eataycd ~ every Hae, Some
who ATTENDED have said, well. tsoGsh;
(, would be ~; here. but aua il eoo'eT
than &; my Soze.~ tbs : true, and all
will frd tie Aoar oae az tie most enjoy
shle c, the week All Irca are Invited
Tbs Bible class Will meet tN.ao'rNw night
in the 7>srus All men arc cr-t.&ily tx
vi,s5 - attend iN!s s;u3y. The study bc-
gas =, oego,e saA-T and lasts Scr one
hou- ard il IS sop~i rs; every man Ms
desi7s TO begin tie s;ady VIII - present
All riders Of A.cyeles Eiil veror. 70 ;es
meeting .. the Young Mems ChriSt4A1 as
ISOLATION cycle club ;olo4ToV nigh; n the
ro5rss Tie 12cSuns VIII LAST ;o7 one
Nou- and 81 IS urged upon every member
to hs present;
ov5rs 20 ne Fourth O.. July coming OF
SUNDAY - usual Fourth q July excursion
Viii he -an - i, Porte o. Monday, the
81. Many have Been ssGnE about his
AID all friends ani those desiring 20 50
VIII ma il IA- next Sundays issue 4 notice
- TIE c. pax I'VE @, S4i Trans - j. al
vars customary when The Fourth occurs
o. SuudSy :o- all business houses and dr,u1
a-t shop rie1 q celebrate the 18th. Hun;
Up re old picnic taske: snd have all ar
~ se-lea.s made :o- grand time OF
,h1t cay. ChSlWlts. ne manager o, the
Baseball team. says they want 20 play =
march game tha: day with he Galveston
BOYS i; tAey ~ii. come 70 the front, Aud
Il Cass he ta.is 70 play them he wants
GOOD amateur team 20 say they are ready
.or saut-oa, and he Will see they ars
accom- -noda'ei. TIE eoys play Monday.
WadaeS day ard Friday afternoons on JET
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occurs In the channel and the volume o
| the water In The bayou decreases, then the
\ Pressure OF the waier in The banks and ioH
| grounds seeking an outlet through the
porous sub soil. causes slides and faiiius
away o. the banks, which would not occur
| so long as the pressure OF water in The
bayou continued as great or equal 10 that
In the banks and low ground then seeking
an outlet.
| There are not any shifting sands Ia the
bay OF Galycston. properly speaking uise
those OF the Goodwin Sands" Oh the eces,
OF EnEland) II such existed the sound
I ings and depth of water found 20 exses 10
1883 by the United States government sur
vey would not now exist, a. they 90, with
none or very little change. except such as
is caused by the action OF the pres SiliDg
winds from the northeast on thcee portions
OF the bay most subject 10 their action and
Influence. This is fully demonstrated tuot
only on the souDdings OF Red Fish aad
Choppers bars, bu, on the artificial chan
mel cut In the latter bar in 1852 This
channel texcsp, in such places. as from its
location, filling up might be naturally ex-
pectedl retains the same depth o: water
then existing, when finished.
The filling up OF such portions o, It's
length is caused BY the action Of the winds
and currents acting on location and not
from the effects o; the material composing
IL. II the latter was the cause the whole
channel and not a portion OF l. would now
be filled up and have ceased TO exist.
At the Junction Of the san Jacinio river
with the waters OF the bay Of Galveston al
Morgan's POINT, the most serious dif..cul-
ties in the prosecution Of the work cease.
as from 1t to Harrisburg, distance OF
le Ie-l00 miles. the average width OF Bu;
,alo bayou 6 over 200 feet and has 3crh
Of water ranging from u TO 80 feet 10
Long Beach.
Fi7om Harrisburg to the city OF Houston.
& distance OF 4o-i0o miles. the bayou
contracts IN width ami liz course is very
ci-cu.toas lis aarruNes. po!Gi Is 70 tee;
and It's shallovest deish o. water s
feet; lie creates; depth OF wafer is Is
FEET and rs average depth Is - feec-
greatest difficulties 20 D ovSrco-,s n
this distance s N The widening and deep
su!oe ~ the bayou. and re-ovins he
'7ess, stc-lPs An3 saaes . al @, 10
Re; aoi depth q l-1a fe='. Z ADDITION
~ -rs construction q H. necessary
v aa-'es aad me widening a-1 deepening o,
Is e-z,s- a. he Junction q: IL Buffalo
- White OAK azyols 20 facilitating the
a2,rao c- aid eSi: o Ssa- ~ shi-S THs
material 10 - -eTuc7e3 ,o- thss- purposes
-ei1c 80 lab, sandy us.lre. .eN q, s-v
dix 1.'iss a=rd - expected 10 ~ Accom-
ENAPITULATioS OF ESTIMATES
raj -ls- @! s-ila- ch.n1sl .-..... S-6q.Qi5
tda!, caal -oSt % -l-scot casa-ei. e-e.Se-
81 GCral est o. l2:,1t channel. 20 SIS
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UNCLAIMED EMPRESS PACKAGES.

L.; Of packages remaining on hand at
Wells. Faro & Co. S office Tor tae week
erdas June 20:
c. " A!sworth. j. W. Bu7rouga. X.
Hates. Mrs Z Barrett. J. H. Llain. NJ.
Burkhart Mrs. NJ. Coleman. j. J. Carter,
W Davis. ELMER. j. u. Frausen
lWn'-ee) angel Pagan. j. W. Fornsn.
W Greer. 4. b. Gr!ggs, i. l.. FULLER.
FhI hart. T Hughes T. ". Hudson. L.
Keasler. J Lee h. =. Lawrence, W.
= inter- Mrs Mccall ]. c. Miles. G. II.
Mackeror. y. McCabe. A. c. New. NJ.
+ Nels %, o Br, an d Paul, C. A. Patter-
son, May PAINTER. Z. II. Rowald. J w.
ssdnoE i. Salmon. ". a. ST. Armand b.
+. TAYLOR, Texas Transportation Express.
NJ. Weiss, II W Wilson. Weed * r.. u
Williams. 5 2acheras, John Zlmmerman
List O, packages remaining on hand at
Pacific express and Texas Express COM
panles office for week ending June 20,
1887
T j. Atwood, W. A. Battle. W. c.
brown VIM. Cornish, W Galloway, T.
II Franklin. r. Gibson. w. s Crouch. j
J. Gillespie, NJ W. Hill Harry Parkes, l..
J. Parks \. ?. Steele Gus W!tenburg,
VIM Wynaon. James Williams. \. ].
Bates, S. a Mclver, l.. O. Read, ]. o.
Ross. a. Eggert. o. L. Dupree. l.. A.
vaughan r. c. Hodges. Amanda Hawkins.
j. p. Horton. W. II. Wilson J II. Corse.
List Of packages remaining at the Amor
lean express orfice for the week ending
yesterday
L. W. Auaeastopulo. II. H Homer.
Jake Bernhard. A. W Cushman j. r.
Christian W c. Duyal Vim, II. Farraud
~, II 3. Green a. W Hutchins, J..
lyerson, c. \. Jackson, Mrs T. r. Job.
W. \. Mead, Drummer Joe Pelham, Lynch
burg o. ?, Phillips. c r. Powell z
$. Statler, Lynchburg; Gertie Work NJ.
Weiss, z. G.. Wallace.
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loday La Porte promises 10 be especial
~ attractive for excursionsts Trains VIII
'a'e the Grand Central depot at and
oi'o a. m and 1880 p. m. The big train
OF the day will leave the Grand Central
depot at 4 O'Clock This train VIII carry
Lewis Military band. which viii render
a delightful programme at La Porte and
return upon the train which leaves the
sylvan beach at 10 O'Clock. The low rate OF
90 cents for the round trip is certainty
cheap enough TO ensure a large attendance.
The train which brought the excursion IN
from La Porte TO Houston Friday night
made the run In thirty-nve minutes, which
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Cnrd of Thanks,

Doubtless many OF the good citizens Of
Houston remember having been called on
by me during the pas week for a small
contribution to assist in procuring an ar
ifical leg for worthy man who was SO
unfortunate as to lose HIS leg last fall
BY your generous all have been able
TO raise the necessary amount-Z75
My heart echoes the sentiment contained
in the following quotation: .In as muoh
as YOU have done It unto one of these,
YOU have done-it unto me"
Accept my thanks for the kind manner
In which l was met ny you and also the
thanks OF w. I. Camp. the recipient OF
your kindness. r. II. Bagby.
III Seventh Street, Houston
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Drummer BREVITIES.

Several boxes of hose for the fire com
pany arrived Friday.
1t is contemplated to build an annex
to the Syndicate Hall for the fire eneln'
when it arrives.
Mrs, Alex. Necco will leave in few day
TO spend portion of the heated term oil
the coast with her husband, who has beer
al Angleton for some time.
One OF the divines of Drummer. it Is ru'
mored. will lead 10 the matrimonial a'tal
one OF Louisiana's charming ladies-prob'
ably today.
Rev T. V, Childers and wife are spend,
ing while at the bay shore.
Rev Mr.. Capps will preach at Syndi'
cate hall tonight at the close Of The rsua
Christian Endeavor service. Union Sunday
school this morning: this afternoon at 4:S'
the InninrS
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Mnrtunrx Report.

The official mortuary report for the cit!
of Houston for the week ending IL o'cloci
M, June &c. 1897:
June l9-Baby Crawford. male, white
aged day; inanition.
June 20-Mrs, NJ Smith. female. black
aged IS years; senility; Felix Todd. male
black. aged 50 years; gun shot.
June 2l--Mrs. Jackson. female. black
ententis Richard Byers, male, black, ageC
2 months; inaniiion.
June 23-Fannie Mortines, female black
aged sc years; phthisis.
Juno 25-T, +, Hill male, white. aged g
years; entro cotiles. +. platts infant, male
white, aged 2 years; malaria fever
June 26-J Mory. male. white, aged 8.
years; meningitis; Bessie Burchard. fe.
male. white, aged year; dropsy.
Death rates. IA. Roht MclIlroy
City Health Officer
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Real Estate Transfers.
Following transfers Of real estate wcr
died in the office OF County Clerk Dupre'

Following transfers Of real estate wcr'
t!led in the office of County Clerk Dupres
yesterday:
G. w. d. Leonard and w. Martyr
to Mrs. Rhoda Martyr. half OF I'M
divided half interest in lot 20, sub
division o. P. Kelton survey. S3o
Charles F. Thatcher to Mrs. Myra
Meisenhelter. lot 10, subdivision
block ;, Houston and Texas Cen
trail Railroad company grant. bs'
Charles n Thatcher to Frank Weber,
lot 10 go acresl, section .. block
L. Houston and Texas Central
Railroad company grant .......... LOO
Ira Mesenhelter and wife, Myra. to
c. p. Thatcher. LOT 10. subdivision
section 5. Houston and Texas Cen
trail Railroad company grant,.
Jos I. Ellis 70 p. G. Narichail. west
half Of William Lewis 32o-acre sur
Yey..... 80. -. -. .,.,....'.,,. LUG
]. NJ. Boyd to william Deveny, 200
acres in John Jones league. $50
j. NJ. Boyd to Scabrook W. Sydnor,
lots 4. 6, 6. half Of 3. block Q, p.
Smith addition, north side Buffalo
bayou ..... -. 80. ..........,.'- III
j. Il. Durkee TO vergelia Marino,
lot 67 and east half OF CA, Little
York 15 acres subdivision ] S.
Durkee survey ..... -. .......... 2io
W H. Lloyd to C. Il. Ashe. II 5-6
feet off south end d. S. Smith
share lot 20, O. Smith survey. 5
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Quiet Wedding.

Lumber company and Miss Katie II. Call
vert formerly OF Houston but more recent
ly OF Laredo, were married yesterday at
3 o'clock p. m at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. j. b. Hanks. the Rev Seth Ward
officiating The wedding was a quiet but
most pleasant occasion. The happy pair
left on an evening train 10 spend a few
days in Galveston. They will be at home
at go Austin street.
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LOW VACATION RATES.

The Queen and Crescent will sell oxcur
sion tickets at low rates to the mountains
and seashoro resorts every day from June
TO September 30, inclusive. With final
limit October 81, 1877.
The Queen and Crescent route offers TO
tourists this year the most perfect train
service and appointments ever offered the
southern travelling public. Through Pull
man sloepers OF the finest pattern
Apply 10 your neareEt Queen and Ores
cent ticket agent for rates and fun infor-
nation. A. II. Barnett.
G L. A.. Now Orleans La
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4 MIC SHOE CONTRACT
Awarded to tho Firm Of Nctfcr
Rr,Ns. OF NrM Nrlrnms.

F'n:n s telegram 10 the New Orleans
Times -nszaocsa; coraos the gratifying in
formation .: tie growing recognition Of
Southern Industries, tac firm OF Keiffer
B7osN cS bat city hsv;as Just been awarded
ne immense shoe contracts % the Lamp
soa Mercantile conpany, Who operate five
stores in ihe State y; Miss Ssippi. These
contracts we-e awarded iu ;he face OF COM
7Nel;ion from tsc;c-.cs L. Boston. s., Louis
a1a al he large cities In she Union. The
oTaeT Will an,oai 10 over $4,000 and
speaks we'll Tor this eate-prisias firm.
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Last Tuesday evening the Epworth
League at Riverside mission gave an ice
cream social An interesting programme
was presented to the audience. which was
highly appreciated, Riverside Epworth
League has been and is now doing good
work in the charity and help department.
This league has been for some time Ire-
sided over by Rev. H Hodges, who is TN
firing in his efforts TO make the league a
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Many delightful summer re ~ 1souisl
uatoa on and reached VIA tns ~ ~ ~
railway. Whether one desi ssa,s IN W
or the mountains. the fasn ,sax c,r
or quiet country homes, w t,shSu
reached via this magnificent
travel. NAN Mountain, y
and the mountain rceorls'oaf . ss., {
see and Western Norin spr,nu ~
land Of the Sky" Tate Spu sus11
oliver olive Springs. Tenn, LooS0s n. ysrl|
Tenn Lithia Springs, Ca .,.,. iuS ~
v lin springs. also the ssa,np pailsg
are reached by the sout1e's ,e1 \
cor schedules, and =
rates. ,,av bas Issued
some folder. entitled "summr sIy 'icee a
s Sesorts," descriptive OF ns s,ns houssA
msS', resort hotels and boar raIus rsts
Guiding information resa ass. and NJ
board b,s at the different places
rates to reach them. - .ssts1t ;
Write to c. A. Benscote ,,,hsru ~
.ra M' passenger agent. souIns eouy 4
1 chattanooga. Tenn, for
folder. n
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a pumpkin that weighed ninety-four
pounds was exhibited In the business Of
flee OF The Post today and attracted con-
Siderable attention. 1t was raised by Mr..
l.. D. Fose, we'll known gardener and
nurseryman Of Houston, Mr.. Folse has a
garden full of pumpkins that will average
the same size as the one presented The
Post, and say Harris county soil Will raise
anything. lots of it, and big ones is every
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EX GOVERNOR HoCG

don't ride bicycle, but perhaps he would
II he saw those beautiful aluminium bicv.
cIe frames cast In one scld frame. The
most durable, easiest running and tastes,
coisting wheels on the market. A s,r,c,I,
msl-niass wheel; sold on easy payments.
~ WIZ pay You TO examine them beiore
P'''"as'ns' oaii at Taylor Bros,
COT Main Street
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FIRST AUTHENTIC SURVEY
Made Of Buffalo BAYOU by Colonel
Rice In 1867.
EARLY DEEP WATER LITERATURE
4 Letter From General T. II. Howard
Upon the Subject-How the
Survey Wns Secured.

The proposed meeting Of the board Of en-
sineers in this city on July or to eo!lee
data anene Buffalo bayou, touching upor
the importance Of It's improvement by 'h'
government. Is causing those who have an,
Information upon the subject TO lock 1t up
The following interesting contribution
UPON this subject is FROM General I. Is.
Howard. o1e OF Houstoa's pioneer citizens
and who thirty years ago was an active
worker in the development o. .satfalo
BAYOU.
To the Editor O. The Post
Houston. Texas June 2s.--l notice IN
your columns I request is made Tor Ill
direct Information ooisirsble II relation 20
TIE proposed deep water ehsnne! doia
Houston through Buffalo bayou sni CAL
weston bay 10 the .eiiies-
THIS desired oe-p wafer transportation
hS6 been : favcri;s theme with the people
O. Houston 10: many years ostore TIE late
war. IL TIE early part OF TIE year lse1 lie
Eoa. Alex. McGoweu Nzs elected laApI
.. Ecasion. With council o. aldernsa o;
fair bcsiness capacity. THIS aGniHiS;ia-
ton undertook practically Tie trs; sttps
81 this valuable undertaking ard enterprise.
The rTst requisite Vas TO Obtain lie ser
vices c: & fully competent civil c1siucer.
Coloael Ashoel Smith vas comm ssion.1 %
tain the services 9. General .3o4Jr-saIi.
lie .s.ied n This. 81; Geaersi Be@u.esaft
very hlgaly recon mecde6 Colonel Hugh
Rice as ? fully comp-tvn; ensiree., Co.oael
Rice came With Colone. Smith and a. clee
ali arrsnger.sns were made t5T tie sc.-'.y.
Mayor McGoNen appointed a specs!
committee q three Aldermen AID III
citizeRs-T. 3. Howard - chairman, = y
Aldermen Augustus Daley AE- I'd 3.e1-
Gan and OF The par G: the citizens judge
7. ". Cray. Major +. " Cave and Colole.
James Mitchell. Judge Gray rlst the ycu
ilittee oace Major : ". Cave rendered
active. important. and essential services
and. Il fac. was the cnlg pc % ne -7-n-
Irittse giving active and valuable =. 50
sEce The survey vas made :rcI me 100.
@. Man street dov he tsyoG, sl3 as
thorough and complete n ell part!cu.s7s
This survey MAS made - include me cosby
dredging q three AID ole-baf niles l.e-
CHOPPER oa--a1T obylaied b. tae chan
ne through Morgan r1i1t
This SURVEY COS, ne c.ty allow. sSoJN
which sum Alderwe- H2Y ard as -1-iru 40
OF the finance committee q the c.,y cora-
eli, had great t-ouole 20 raiss lie nios;
OF city taxes hen being y2.t 10 scr 2
There was q large aue map and siat q ils
entire survey along T.ih The report 10 -e
b. Colonel Rice George II Br.rsh--5t. F
then secretary 81 the cry council. lad yes
session o; po.h ;he report sri plat TIE
latter vas "a some way los Or Destroyed +
This survey and estimates were male n .
der the Old dredging process OF thirty ago 4
The ssi4 report q Colonel H. Rice :
hersGn'0 appended.
When ios the frs; ,iue In one season.
there WAS shipped from the Pori c; Gal
weston eos. 0p5 ba!es Of cotton X va.
taken nut over the bar with only fourteen /
feet ut wafer over the deepest Part q bar /
TAOS. 3. Howard
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swnIIowcd wn,crmcIon sccd

A child OF Mr. William White in the
FIRST ward while eating watermelon got
seed in its windpipe and It's condition
was so serious that Drs W. W. Lumm
and o. p. paviss. assisted by Drs. A. J..
Kyle and j: =. smyth did a trachcotomy
and successfully removed the seed
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To those not familiar with the facts, the
grpat success attained by DR.. Puniy of
this city in the cure of the opium habit
may be somewhat surprising. 1t Is stated.
as q positive fact. based on hundreds of
cures right here. In Texas. that II is an
absolutely painless and perfect home cure.
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TRY us. ANYWAY,

You will never regret IT, 1t is like get :
ting a new lease IN life to get our work.
81 Packards Troy Laundry. 9l2 Prairie
avenue; phone So.
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prihg Celery Phosphate at Kieslinr,s
sods Fountain, 5O2 Main street.

u, peep Rock, Bed Rock. vichy and Litb,.
Fountain On 900 sr M. at Kiesling's Soda
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Prize for the most popular PRIV
the militia of the city.
sniritunIi.tic Lecturf.

The usual Sunday afterno s,,alist seiiI]
lecture of the Houston sp'i =, 4 o'sisS
takes place at Bryan hai' a,sc,,is a
Miss Lydia W. Allen VIII o'
nnhlic is Invited. 80
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heard o, since lie Is six tee; one inch
IN height. Neishs l6S raanas, black hair,
Ns0e eyes, sac In lover frcat teeth, liSht
sandy uaus,scse, Vror hlSsS suit and hat,
scar on srsiAe cNSaeT risht eye; 50 wears
az aSe Asercss information 10 ia NJ.
Gcci'seA NoosAo, Ma Norman, .. T.,
Nay - 1887.
S>auieaSa-s, TEXAS. June N.-Who gives
the . J OF Zen nigh or asrses. Kindly
wri;e 10 ). " Norton. SeAulcohurs, Twas.
Il ElloTs. city marshal.
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Aibtl fsil'hHoh'
Sheriff Harris County.
W. NJ. Baugh, Deputy.

one hundred dollars reward will be paid
for information as to the whereabouts OF
Sam A.. Goodrich. WIN uiysterionsly disap-
peared from his homo at Norman, o. T..
on or about May =. 1897. and has not been
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.Dead stuck" for buga IL -
der. Won't stain.
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SHEWIFFs' DEPARTM ENT.

strayed or stolen. from John Linz, Brun-
ner, Texas. one mare. color sorrel. age s
wear. height II hands; strip o, white
In tail, white spot in forehead sad
die marks. heavy mano and tail, sore on
left side caused from saddle glrt Reward
Of 81 for the horse; $40 for conviction OF
thief II stolen.
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stolen, from William Sutherland, Harris
burg road. one mare. color bay. age years
height fourteen and a half, brand 80
right shoudtr. scar on right hip, small
star In forehead shod all around, black
mane and tail. Reward. $3.50.
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Stolen, from Jacob Carr. Houston, TeSass
One saddle. high In the back, small pom
nell and looks as II the tree is split, but
and on ona side 1t is scratched like IT had
been pricked up with spurs. II has small
stirrups and the strrup feathers are tied
up with yellow betting lace. one new
snafilo bit bride with black headstall and
reins. and also one quirt and a sun OIL
bride with old headstsll and rope reins,
aud Il rig used TO worowing kicking
horse Reward. 81 for tho articles and $40
for the man that stole them.
Albert Erickson.
Sheriff Harris County.
W. NJ. Baugh, Deputy.
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JAS. BUTE
HOUSTON,

LEM"s boTTLED sEE, y
Msw brand Tally" un
..Taiiy." per cask. .','' a@ per Il
,laIly' pcr cask. -. Sm saa
Extra Pale ...,,'.''''" S@ pc, ID h
EES,ra Pale. per cask.... IA pef 90 y
Eh'ra PALE. per cask. -. ii;n ,sdx q
Delivered free to any part =, ' 90 Y
Address Aug. Moser Hon.,s " ~ y
telephone ia. us'on, Tslu !
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lean express offiCt
yesterday.
T.. W. Auaeastc
Jake ruhari. 4
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: In reply to
the communication in THE Sun from a Penn.
sylvania graduate, In which he, SO satisfactorily
to himself. awards the football championship to
Pennsylvania. I bog leave to say that Pennsyl.
vania, by their WORK this year, have not shown
themselves entitled to tho championship. I
have read THE SUN for fifteen years. and I have
yet to learn that it has erred in summing up
athletic events. Indeed. / think THE {
10 quite generous to Pennsylvania In
saying that the two teams were about
equally matched. The only way We have Of
comparing the teams is by the scores, and scores
never prove anything except between teams
that play each other. Allowing that Yale and
Pennsylvania were equal In playing ability.
team work, and condition, Pennsylvania would
hardly have an equal chance OF winning for the
simple reason that they do not manufacture the
same kind of sand or as much of it at Pennsyl-
vania, or, in fact. any other university in the
country. as they do at Yale. Pennsylvania had
n great team and so did Yale, but nobody can
prove which is the better by reviewing the sea-
sons work. This could only be settled by a con-
test.
In giving the well.deserved praise to Butter
worth for his magnificent coaching of tho Yale
team, | think The sun has Internationally
overlooked one man who is entitled TO as much
credit as any other for Tale's great work. Yale
practically defeated Harvard and overwhelmed
Princeton by fierce aggressive playing. and the
man who put this into their work was G. Foster
Sanford. MIDDLEWEIGHT.
WATERBURY,, Dec. 2. 1897.