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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-15

THOSE Looking Tor bargaIgs On ctTy real
estate and furiu lands will do well TO
look over my list. Il. n. Brown, &Sis
Main street. II
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FOR sAI.E--At sacrifice. owner leaving
city, a good raynE grocery store. STOCK.
fixtures horse ana wagon, Tw. lots.
store on one. dwelling on the other. For
particulars write Il. J. Robinson, waco
Texas u
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FINANCIAL.

MONEY Ioanei on old lire ,ysurance ilo,l.
ries; bends negotiated; business claH cts
for sale: also s-me fine tobacco land, Z
r. Munger. 2ls Main
WA TED-To borrow ss0l1 for twelve
months on good security. For particu.
lars apply 1eis Main street. 10
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SIX LOTS, three blocks from street car
Inc S21 each: corner So; viii sell sep
arately and on monthly payments. ID.
D. Smeatou, j02 Travis street. 10
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COAL COAI.!-Calvcr, Lrmr Coal $3.50
per ton. delivered to any part OF the city.
CMverl Coal Company Phone 5s5 oiuca
foot % Main street. Is
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WANTED-Positon as sa,eslady IN this
state by a young lady OF ~; polite WIN
ing, oh.iging, can furnish the best refer
cuces. Address iR, THIS office. 20
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FOR SALE-Watchcs clocks. silverwarc
and jcwelry OF all descriptions; must be
sold before January 18th 1875, great
avenue. IF
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~ -" 81 FER plant, complete, Campbell
PRESS, fcarl and large Gordon. sg-ineh
SSsster' soQd subscription list ana lob
10. Marlin, Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-15

itNE ROSES, years old at 500 and
S5W per dozen; write for cat4losile. Mrs,
W. I. ShunMte. Hlteheoek. roXAs NJ
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AND PROPOSALS

Law. by The comn.isslooers
3uiion Nonniy, IN a.corna nee
| IT, passed November = for
var, l.lFaea county conri
hons Bids sor the f,i-n, M.
gsra,a,sa ma vault mus - LII
Febrs, ~ or !. efore Tic third
kom 49,, iNe, - HI lu,ter-
P0hn 30 Tor iIr,har Iitfer.
4unty Gnnsnan, county u,erk
iaiietsvllle, Teas. is
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HELP WANTED.


- -
HELP WANrrrEp
"a, +, 49,
va ihD-A good an around man colt,
The ,,,' ii f t,,at WeIl recommen1el Apply at
.----- 10
INTELLIGENT boV about = r-7,-- II,
wanted. Apply at the Nntio,, Sal o"'
her Main ana Congress stree1s w -
NANTsr1 W -- - -.
.,rI ~ W 90 choppers and sawyers
RarrS.t ; o'.i csdl burner. Win tools, ~
Har,jstr,,,.C ornor OF CjeV, land street and
Houston '0'''' oak Lawn addition,
,- - Is
W'ANTED-Youug lady who 71,- it,
good hand and ans,,,,. ,tSo,' NIL ".4te Il
''S' Ill once. Address 1921, This Office
W .------.-- IL
Wan lilD-A good hustler 10 drive =
laundry wagon II no established route
encc. EFdrl WI, aeqniaht9nce and nhn.
VIZ '"'S iicc 10
wan FED Good wages and A good hom..
for a white cook female c,frm'iu ANY.
H l1 references required. J r. Roch-
v~ (a'V Ho'@aI's' TeHas. Ia
barber trade: situations or locations f'ir
nishod after only eight weeks s,b'ol-
ing; big inducements urtu .Japitst, f.
wages SATURDAYS whrc Iotr'ir ''''.'', J.,
for particulars at ma. Nolri,S pa,.nt,.
College, t1J7 Pine street ST Io,tjs a., "a
ON N--I,e; II -. -
est agents s@1ffr ~ i /" MVth EI'ai-
canvassug ana general aya,ts n, ~
fun particulars by man Uo3rn'' NJ.
Co. y 1856 La Crosse W. Wv ME-
$4,000 IN COLD GIVEN ", : =77--
Youths Advocate. Nashvine Tamg an
illustrated journal of le na,, 49,, ' '',.
That is read with iuqrrnst ami nrodt i,.
people OF all ages offers Si6, In eI'd
to the person who viii form The pT9at.
est number OF words from the letters
t9uhd IN fhe name DRAUGHON. Il also
Siie'S lfco Bicycle. Diamond Ring. Gold
NMen: Scholarship IN DraughoN's Bust
kama 'Fexas ar Tss5'.'n, i ,TIn eNa,-
COPY OF paper viii e,ti,in III ,,'i''I i
Tor IT, ''''
RELIABLE man 10 handle se-,,s "a.
telephone tablets ana spec!aities. DaVs
~" a year; enc,ose stamp, Victory Mfg
= O., CIevclnnd, thi0.
ST.. 90 WEEK. ana eypcII-7- maid eo7cs
permanent position. Tho W l.. Kline
90. 81, LOUIS, Mo.
LIME neutrality-suspicious. T70T- f77I~ T-,,.-,o
volumes $50 fn1f rage nbgtoo,..,',t73
scenes, commentaries and aids greatest
9rouuct1on OF the age; all ministers IN
Hotse I club prices about half the regu-
lHr PIE; competent persons wanted to
eaia,ies , C,t"s N' =, ST t2WhS' g9oi
strert Dsii1s ,Tcv, or % IN ~, I'm
Houstun. Texas. 'U'''''''s'
II Won ennlov holm M, v.isn no.tti,,,
WISH Inc Map1oIia l,,nDln,,,,7t ,,s,,,,''
Mann & RafrI,ffe rno,,.; -0o-zto t.,,I2,,
bui,dipg r.
pEINrERS WANT,TD- One Or 7717- ,.-,3,.
id counositors fo,. tahte uo,l, on ,i,itp.
ulent tax iist. o,Iv tb9-. ~ ,,,ln.rie,'c
aunly Addrnss Win reforerces StattS.
terms qualifications, etc, to w f.. rage
editor Courier Crockett. Texas. II
FIRST-CLASS h9rbor wanted. WHIT bar
80 ,, ,is,,. o I.t'},,a, 49,, ~
apply Address. at once. {. NJ. Morris,
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FOR SALE 81 900 acres cf land On La
guna Mudre. adjoining Point Isabel,
Cameron county Texas; o.. mder good
fence: 5000 acres tillablc ami. balance
good grazing permanent VOLS u ~ sh
water with windmils: lies On RIO
Grande railway price, $4,000; one-thlrI
cash, balance on time 10 "uit purchls -;
interest 6 per cent some six miles Of
beautiful bay front Address W. y. Ab-
ney. Lampasas, Texas. IS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-15

TO INSURANCE MEN-For top contrac,
address Chicago Guaranty Life Trust
building. Dallas, Texas Low. level
rates; attractive policies. $3.50 assets 10
eacn 500 liabilities. Write for sample
pOlicies. q
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-15

OK SALE-O!dcst establIs led aruT II.si.
ness IN Angieton, Texas; doing spi,ndid
business no discount; worth ahoit $500
80 -. ~, ftilrce. t5
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-74SS acres IN four tracts.
Dboui 20 miles from Houston; all black
prairie. the southern Pacific railroad
runs through IL.
as acres 10 miles east OF Houston, all
black sandy prairie: fronts ON buffalo
hay on and eNterds 10 The La Porte rail-
read
~ acres ~ miles frcm court mouse.
fronts on graVeicd roS:. Address VIM.
IunNer Hutchirs house. Is
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-15

FOR SALE Bakery DONG good business
tense on building and very cheap trnt
a very rood opportunity Tor marie ]
couple; reason Tor selling, owncr single
and slckly. II BOhrcr, Boaumo = TeNar
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SITUATION as clerk or Waterman. Adj
dress CLERK" this office, ~
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PERSONAL

ID for any case of structure
lcOyery will not cure perma-
|painlessly. without cutting or
n. G. HanniOn. corner CON
Jackson street, Houston,
l-13
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-15

AGENTS Economy ggs burner saves 10
per cent of gas. makes a large, beautiful
iight and gives $50 per cent profit TO
ealesmen General Agency CO.. 70 Dear
horn stree. Chicago. III n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-15

HRAZORIA AND MATAGDKDA plania-
lions a specially; also have large and
ard improved farms IN the STATE, cheap
for cash and on easy Terms: syme rare
bargains IN city residences, small bank
In thriving town, business thoroughly
established; also "A magnincently inn
proved farm of So acres. 800 acres IN
cultivation. near growing South Texas
town cheap and easy terms. We do
general real estate business and all mat
ters entrusted 10 Us VIII receive the best
attention Norfeet & Cooley, B-nz build
ing. u
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AN EXPEKl t,NCED clerk in several lines
OF business wants place; SALARY no oh
ioct has fourteen years experience. Adj
dress W. H.. this office. ts
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TW'NNIE)-YouUg lady 1y60 60 ,--1,----.
good hand ana answer teiephone II, a. -
SiSl III office. Address 1925, this olucS.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-15

"aN ED-WoOl choppers and S1wveis
s 1ar., a good clal burner. with tools ~
If,,.,.itS, corner of Cleveland street ana
Houston. aIu4''V. %
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AUCTION and commission liberal al
vances made on conslgfr ci's' Coolnos
Dunn x GO. ~
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WANTED Man With large family. just
desires light work. jauitor. etc; WIG
wou,d do any Kind Ct work which she
could take home Address Worcester.
this Office. u;
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YOUNG LAWYER ana stcnographer, IA
millar with law office work would Ike
10 hear from some law firm or Of good
location Address Lawycr, THIS Office 10
WANTED Situation as gardener; under
stands the culture Of fruits. flowers and
vegetables give him "a trial ana IL may
prove 10 your interest, Address a VI
ms office l5
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CliRjSTAIAS--C'ut fiOw0rs- ross --.T11s.
,l"NS ilites OF the valley. vioIets ANA
nyaVinths order now to he in time. also
noiiS' mistletoe. palm leaves, Christmas
Mes anu decorations, Wm. Matter
"es'sate' telephone dlS, three rings. 3.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
Indian Rnin MnIrern-

All the Indian tribes had rain-mak-
ers, and some are yet left. This is one
of their methods of operation. A large
body of Creek Indians had gathered,
all decked out in their best fnery. Two
elderly men retired a short distance
and seemed to be mumbling to each
other something like prayers or invo-
cations; after some time a fire was
made on the bank of the stream, when
the two rain makers gave an order,
and a young man plunged into the river,
which was there very deep. When he
came up he had blue catfish in his
hand, which one of the old men took
and threw into the fire, the tribe look
ing on in perfect silence. Then there
was mumbling, accompanied by
various contortions and gesticulations,
when the gathering dispersed. 1t
rained that night. Perhaps, on the
whole, the Indian rain maker is more
Centrally successful than the civilized
one occasionally appearing on the. from
tier in times of drought, the former
having a shrewder and more expert
enced forecast of weather probabili-
ties and putting in his nominations at
the right time.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
LIVE o POINTERS.


Young calves, growing colts and sheer
should be allowed to run out every day
that the weather will permit.
Feeding a mixed ration affords &
better opportunity of feeding complete
rations than when only one or two ma.
terials are fed.
If stock are allowed to run down il
condition, the expense of getting intc
good thrift again will cut materially
into the profits.
Allowing stock to drink water freshly
pumped from the well will give then
water several degrees warmer than il
compelled to drink from a frozen pond
Supplying plenty Of dry bedding adds
to the comfort of the stock, increases
the quantity of manure and lessons the
labor Of keeping clean.
In feeding and caring for the stocl
during the winter the work should bt
systematized so as to save time and la
Dor and,secure regularity in feeding,
If sheep are TO grow the best fleece o.
wool it is very essential that they be
kept in a good thrifty condition. Wool
mo more than flesh or milk, can be made
from nothing.-Journal of Agriculture
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
lyman IS POPULAR.
Paris Has q Monkey Who Sleeps in
ThOusand~DOlIar Bed.

NAa
Paris Has q Monkey Who Sleeps in q
ThOusand-DOlIar Bed.
All older Paris is following the ex-
ample of the children, and goes troop
ing to the Jardin d'Acclimatationt to see
the wonderful young orang-outang
lyman, who lives in luxury in a cage
which contains among other furniture
d $1,000 bed contributed by the numer-
Gus admirers of the intelligent ape.
He was born in Borneo about five
years ago. When he arrived at the
Jardin late last fall he was shut up
in a little cage like any other ape. But
his bright eye and intelligent actions
soon attracted the attention of his keep
AWko had him removed to a larger
cage and set about eapcating him.
The animal made rapid progress, and
now the young orang-outang is the
most popular parsonage in Paris.
He has been taught to sweep, dust,
draw upon a slate and make his toilet
in the most elaborate fashion. He
sleeps in a bed, which he makes him
self. "A little monkey brings him hia
breakfast. After breakfast he washes
his face and hands and puts on his
clothes, and is ready to receive his
guests.
He is really ashamed to appear with
out his clothes now; and if SO surprised,
he deliberately turns his back upon his
visitors.
His bedroom contains a large mir
ror, a bed and a closet, all finished in
white and gold. 1t has lately been no
ticed that lyman no longer sweeps his
rooms himself; he now obliges the
monkey put in the cage with him as
q companion to perform that work.
lyman is a wonder, not because he
has been able to learn how to do all his
tricks. but in that he has the power to
convey his knowledge to an impudent
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
but ignorant monkey, and so save him
self any trouble.

but ignorant monkey, and so save him
self any trouble.
A writer for the French scientific pa
per La Nature, who recently paid a
visit to lyman, tells the following story:
"The artist who accompanied me,
wishing to make q sketch of lyman,
begged MIR. Bigeard, the keeper, to
make him come u of his cage. Mr..
Bigeard consented, and / noticed when
he took out his key and unlocked the
cage door lyman watched his every
movement with intense interest. After
very graciously allowing the artist to
sketch him, lyman reentered his domi-
cile. He had barely got in when we saw
him trying to pull off a bit of the wire
network of his cage. He succeeded at
last, and, not having at hand any lock-
smith tools, with his hands and teeth
he tried to model something that re-
sembleda key. Finally with many pre-
cautions, he passed his two arms
through his cage bars and tried, in
turn, to open the lock by introducing
his bent wire in the keyhole and turn
ing it in every direction possible"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
FASHIONS G
Item. Of Dses. for Up-to-Dat'

Items of Dress for Up-tO-Date
Dressers.
A waist of black crepe de chine is
made up with rose-pink crepon and
pink ribbons. The body is fitted at
the sides and back and very full and
dropping j the 'front.' which is com
posed OF the pink crepon shirred
over the black goods. The collar is OF
pink, closely shirred, and stands we'll
up around the throat. The shoulder
rufles are of pink, lined with black.
"A plain and simple hat is Of black felt
in sailor shape. The brim is rolled up
at one side Of the back. and a large
windmill bow OF very wide velvet rib
bon is placed against the turned-up
portion. Over the bnck of the crown
is a made-up trimming of loops, ends
and points, of velvet in yellow and
black. A roll Of velvet is laid loosely
around the crown.
1t is said that russell and tan shoes
will not be fashionable during the
coming summer. This, however, is
quite unlikely. Russet shoes are very
cool and comfortable, and those who
like them will not willingly give them
up, whatever the whims of fashion.
Black satin bodices are embroidered
in silver. The hair is dressed very high
on the head, with a very large number
of puffs, loops and frizzes. The one
marked point in ~hair-dressing is the
universal use of waves and rippIes at
the sides of the head.
Green and white is q popular com
bination. A waist of green corduroy
and white satin has been much admired.
The body and sleeves are of corduroy.
The front, a very wide collar, and the
shoulder ruffies are of satin, all lined
with corduroy.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
HoRNLEss %HEREFoRps.
New Breed of Cattle Produced by a
Kansas StOckman.

New f of Cattle Produced by a
Kansas StOckman.
Gen. w. w. Guthrie, of Atchison, Kan,
owner of a large ranch in Chase county
and a stock farm in Atchison county,
has just made public the result of an ex-
pertinent in stock breeding, covering a
period of eight years. He claims to have
developed an entirely new breed of cat
tie, which has been the dream of stock
raisers for years, and which for the
present he has named Herefords. He
has succeeded in developing an animal
with all the main markings of a Here
ford, but which is without horns. He
began his experiments in the belief that
a strain of cattle could be developed
from the Hereford that would meet
more satisfactorily the requirement.
for beef and milk, and he is confident
that his experiments have been success
full.
He has never abandoned the idea
that horns could be bred out of the
Hereford strain, and now, after years of
experimenting, be has a herd of %
heifers and two bulls that are polled
Herefords. The new breed is somewhat
larger than the Hereford and with
sparer hips, but retain the natural
markings. Gen. Guthrie believes that
the new breed is superior to the Here
ford as a beef quality, and is convinced
that they will meet his expectations as
to milking qualities.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
mo- stretch : Glove.

How very provoking when q glove
tits perfectly a in one place, where it
is too tight. A remedy lies in a simple
plan used by French women, who near
" always buy their gloves a number
smaller than they wear and stretch
them to aperfect fit. Wiring out towel
or handkerchief, fresh from its drawer,
in clean water. Lay the glove between
the folds of linen until the skin is
thoroughly damp through - then
stretch OF a glove-stretcher. If the
whole glove is too small all of it should
be wet, but if it is o tight only in
certain places, say the wrist or the
finger, then the wrist or fingers only
should be dampened, the rest of the
skin left dry. This process viii not i'm
jure the most delicate shade of color in
kid or suede gloves. The only precau-
ton needed is to be sure the hands of
the operator and the water used are alb
solutely clean, then lavender, gray,
cream and even white gloves may be
so treated with impunity.-PhiladeI-
phia Public Ledger.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24

box or other carrier, as az E, after being
lowered. Two two-inch boards are laid,
as at Fl II in the cut. F are also two
inch boards, fastened at one end and
loose at the other, so that they a be
spread apart to allow the box (E) to de-
scend into the well. When it comes up
loaded they are again placed as shown
in the illustration and the box rests
upon them. The track (K) is of plank
and convenient for drawing the box
over it to be emptied. A small truck
can be run under the box after it is
raised over the track (K) and on the
cross pieces (F F.. This makes unload
ing much easier. A short sled built
after the fashion of a stone boat has also
been found convenient for dragging
it away by horse.-John Tucker, in
Farm and Home.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
nuRIEp IN TIE SNOW.

Exciting Experience of Some gShOOl
Children fin Northern Michigan.
All of our boys and girls do not have
the opportunity to go every day to q
comfortably warmed, well-lighted and
beautifully decorated schoolhouse, like
most of those iii Chicago.
Away up in northern Michigan where
much of the land is still uncultivated,
there stnnds a little low log building
in the center of a clearing, where the
huge oak and maple stumps still stand
t. tell of the forest that once covered
the land. This schoolhouse has a
funny little door, hardly high enough
to admit a tall man, and two or three
small windows, the size of a single
sash. The spaces between the logs
are plastered up with nos and mud,
and the gable ends are made of boards
covered with taxpayer, which scents up
the big room inside. A long, low stove,
with a door big enough to receive q
whole cord-wood stick, stands in the
center of the room, and the ~stove-pipe
runs right out through the roof, with
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
HOW to nianona III Hnner.

Undoubtedly the best way to sell
honey is in pound sections or sections
weighing less than a pound, but for fam
lily use extracted honey should be pre-
ferred, for it is just as good and the
comb can be replaced, to be filled again,
thus saving the bees from the useless
labor Of making a new comb. The rea-
son sections weighing less than a pound
are advised is that a section that car
jbe sold for an even dime will often find
a purchaser when one that must be sold
for ID or is cents will be passed by. A
section with eight ounces of honey in ii
will sell Cor ten cents quicker than one
containing q fun ponRd will for is cents.
Farmarsst Woke
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
how boys, Marbles Are Made.

Marbles are manufactured from the
material which gives them their name.
At the marble quarries the refuse
stone is broken by hand into
small cubes. A bushel or more
of them is poured into a great re-
volsing cylinder, which is supplied with
water from a faucet. The cylinder is re-
volYed at y high rate of speed, and the
cubes by attrition r ground down to
the tiny spheres which give such delight
to the hearts of the boys. From one
to two hours are usually required to
finish a lot of marbles, nnd they are
afterwards sorted according to size and
painted by hand. The crockery marbles,
or "pottcries," are nodded of the same
material, and then are glazed and
baked. The glass marbles containing
images and flowers are nodded.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
Rernrding PouItry Disenseu.

Most of the diseases that affiict pouI-
try are the effects of unsanitary sur
roundings and due entirely to the care
lessness or indifference of keepers.
Naturally poultry is not sickly, and if
given proper care will keep in good
health without being dosed with any
drugs or nostrums of any kind. The
writer has had a good many years OF
experience in poultry keeping. and in
all that time has never found it neces.
sary to give any great amoHnt Of medi.
cine to his hocks. Pure feed, pure wa,
ter, comfortable quarters and cleanli.
ness in all the surroundings OF the flock
will insure it's health and thrift. The
poultry keeper who has "bad luck with
his flock and finds It dwindling away
from the effect of disease is nine time:
out of ten receiving the just penalty
for some of his sins of omission.-Farm.
ers' Voice.