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gallons there are sixteen hundred pints.
for each of which the trader got a buffalo
robe worth five dollars. The Indian wo-
men toiled many weeks to dress these six
teen hundred robes. The white traders got
them for worse than nothing: for the poor
Indian mother hid herself and her children
until the effect Of the poison had passed
away from the husband and father. who
loved them when he had no whisky. and
abused and killed them when he had. Six
thousand dollars for sixty gallons OF alco-
hol, Is 1t a wonder that with such profits
men got rich who were engaged in the fur
trade? Or was 1t q miracle that tNe buffa-
10 were gradually extermnated? Killed
with so little remorse that the hides.
among the Indians themselves. were known
by the appellation OF a pint of whisky. :"
We do not know any volume of the year
that possesses more interest to the stu
dent of American affairs than this array Of
historical data. this collection OF rarely en-
terta!nng facts concerning the develop
ment CT trade and settlement along the
first great highway across the continent.
A charming current Of romance runs
through IL all. and the authors comments
show us his fine equipment for this great
service.
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THE NAN OF LAST RESORT. BY Mel
Vile Davisson Post. G. p. Putnam 8
Sons. Paper cover, 30 cents.
This is No. 27 Of the Hudson Library"
series. and Is a story whose scenes shift
swiftly and often from east to west aud
has much OF incident. with fierce ending
As In a former volume. the legal m.san-
thrope. Randolph Mason. has been utilized
and is the main figure-"a man lSarned In
the law. but having no sense Of moral OBJ
legation" HIS clients troubles wore all
ways mere problems involving no ma atter
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skillful administration Of your improved
Koch tuberculin. I came to the coast with
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your work In others, placed myself under
your care. and can now frankly state that
am cured. | have gained In flesh. my ap-
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fever, and for two months now have been
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my sputa.
"Permit me to say that before rendering
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II have had the good fortune to be cured
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HEARTS BOWED
DOWN
BY Weight Of Woe to Weakest
Hopes will Cling.

But why oiing to the weak hopes, when cee-
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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF RORER1

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF ROBERT
BURNS. Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
The publishers of the famous Cambridge
edition of the poets are now enriched by
the addition of this new volume to the
series. The essay OF Mr.. Henley upon
Burns life. genius and achievements IL
given in full. and is a most helpful treatise
on the subject. There is fine glossary.
in addition to the full index Of names,
places and titles.
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Of right or equity or common Justice
This man was he to whom desperate mer
went in an emergency-this man of last re-
sort. 1t IL a stout story.
TALES FROM TOWN TOPICS ana THE
ASHES OF DESIRE.
No. 26 Of this quarterly publication con-
tains this novelette, by John Louis Berry
tr. and the usual shorter matter. Paper
50 cents.
THE FREEDOM OF HENRY MERE
DYTH. BY M. Hamilton. autho: OF
Mcleod Of the Camerons," "a Self.
Denying Ordinance" etc. d. Appleton
& Co. Paper covers. 10 cents
Another story Of London and the great
world Of society and affairs is this issue
Of THE Town and Country Library"
which is No. 800 Of the series. It
is one Of the best stories Of this always re-
liable novelist. Some are better than 9TH
ers. but none are bad.
Notes
''Quo vadis" has now been issued In a
superb holiday edition by Messrs. Little
Brown & Co.. in two volumes, and most
fttingly illustrated. We have taken oc-
casion to announce this new edition be-
work Is ready for delivery.
This Is late specimen Of "fonetic re-
faurm' spelling:
Litl VIII had a munki
Claiming up a yelo silk:
Hi sukt dhi yslo pant OF Of
1t mad him dethli six;
Dbl huming top IL salient nov,
Dbl Dol IL lad asaid.
And dhi munki duzent Jump around
Sins It'll Will daid
The new weekly projected for publication
In New York Is to be called L'Enfant Ter
r!ble. and will be devoted to "humor for
humor's sake" The editors are Mr.. Gelett
Burgess. late Of the Lark, and Mr.. Oliver
Aerford, epigrammatist OF the Players.
and Mr. James jeffrey Roche. The edito-
'ia policy Of the paper. judging from the
antics Of the Lark and the Purple Cow.
will very naturally be rather eccentric
Once week the editors are to dine to-
gether. and on this evening the matter for
The next number Of the pubiioa tion. both
text and illustrations. will be conceived
and expressed on paper the STAFF being
pledged not to leave the room until the en-
tire copy ts ready for the printer. But OH
What difference in the morningl-The
3ookman.
Tho Temple Classics" from the Mac
milan company. is series Of reprints ed
ted by Mr.. Gollancz. and published in a
style which like that Of the dainty Tenn
Pile Shakespeare" The page Is longer and
narrower. the binding slightly different.
and the Typography somewhat varied. but
equally tasteful. Thirteen volumes have
already appeared. Bacon's Essays" re-
printed from the edition Of 1875. with an
ndex OF quotations Uransated), and a
glossary: "The Last Essays OF Ella" with
revised text and marginalia- and
twenty-four pages of judicious notes by
". Y. Craig. AN: Southey's Life OF
Nelson" with b!bliographical notes and u
table Of events IN the life of the great ad-
Ini-al; and part one Of Maiory's "NIorte
1 Arthur" containing the first seven books.
from Cations text, with the spelling and
modernlzed. a glossary Of
archaic words Is appended. The work will
be completed In four volumes.
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PASADENA. Cal. Oct. .. 1897.
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months ago learned Of your treatment for
tuberculosis. ana after investigating !
found that many had been cured by the
use OF Il. -
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decided to place myself under youf
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] would advise anyone that Is troubled
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At once.
Thanking you for your services. remain.
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lngton has illustrated SO lavishly. Col.
Inman has told a story of rare interest
Ihere IS no old line westward from the
midland country at all comparable in in
terest TO the route Of which he writes. II
was "a trail Of fire and blood" indeed. and
the easy-goinS tourist of today can see
from the car windows the scenes of con-
.inued suffering and strife and the monu.
ments of battles and massacres such as no
bther region of this broad land has Wit
Messed. New Mexico was New Spain ia
many an old settler, the exact period of set
.lement being a little uncertain. but nrob-
ably about the beginning of the savan-
teenth century. The strife with the In
dians began moro than two centuries AGO
but American participation in # dates fro,,
about 1900, when eastern enterprises were
really first undertaken
Col. Inman reckons the irnnortor+ .ro,
Ing operations from 1924 when a company
of eighty persons made a trip to Santa E,e
OF this he says: "A portion Of this com
pany employed pack mules; amone tho
rest were owned twenty-five wheeled ye-
hcles of which one or two were stout
road wagons, two were carts and the rest
Dearborn carriages, the whole CONVEYING
some twenty-five or thirty thousand do!-
lars worth of merchandise. Col Marina
duke or Missouri was one of the party. This
caravan arrived at Santa Fe safely, expe.
riencing much less difficulty than they an
uclpated from first attempt with wheeled
vehicles."
OF society" at Santa Fe at this time
Col. Inman has picture to give us:
1.-The New Mexicans, both men and wo.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-15
state Must
Compete
with others.

of the United states. the
two former are at a heavy
are charged 10 enact such
State board Of education
" bonds. 50 that this mo
requirement II Is ossentia
be reduced or the limitatio
The henehclariss of tn
terial men should be enlar
artisan. craftsman. factory
aud common lahb,ey
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-15
Protection for
the Idle
school Fund.

abolish gradually the cony
reform the criminal laws.
sary. will be considered IL
needs no further notice.
The constitution prov
tahlish and provide for tn,
struction OF the colored !
money appropriated out c
constitutional method OF
gate and sell a portion Of
acres Of such land. and I
ity to this purpose. befor'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-15

pits for main
decreased. and
1885. there was
on hand Of sgS,-
present financial
s6s.IsS-Se fr ON
this shows a
ceeding 100000
despite the ad-
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Legislation
Recon- IN ended.
Platform Demand y

- -
failure TO do so would Jus
stated. this legislature is
duce expenses wherever
orally maintain the higher
supply necessary asylum
les to maintain general Of
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coiec
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Investment of the
Public school
Fund.

$3.50 900 Of this fund has
WIS in the treasury unin
meinly-ll1 the increased
them TO a premium, by W
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Some Counties
Cast Less Than
Fifty Votes.

to the residents an
frequently resulted in
and iails. 1t is a hardship
to maintain judicial distri
grand and petit iuries 10
and no useful purpose WIZ
When the number
organization should be 5
the comptroller to discharl
otter counties for judicial
tinuing the expenses allud
forts TO transact business
portioning and reducing
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-15
Price for Lands
should he
Reduced.

desiring homes, and is 2
cease TO lee a land owner
ne fixed at 81 o. Sl.50 per
Of tho State put the land
scfools-henefits that vii
which will result from hol
to forfeit purchases alrca
one OF the sources OF
are maintained is the inter
county bonds,
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state claiming an iudebie
that 1t has been fully Cd
Final default IN payment
tfat year suits were hegu
quits have bean succcs
eral In favor ~ the State
been taken and are yet nm
finally succeed in the sniI
on tho railway property
viii be II part OF the scho,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-15
Judicial Districts
should lie
Rcniu,iclcd.

fifty two. II each OF the {
now contain. the number
tiers which materially az
districts. the number Of
lation is demanded both b.
cutting off unnecessary e
or imaginary geographical
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-15
Entircly Free
from DANCE rous
Epidcniics.

will show that the amount
and State institutions bav
ability. and your attention
valuable information and
service a high order OF {
II is not eNtravagant I
fidelity OF the officials. in
and reformatories. in her
industrial progress. In th'
In the intelligence and CHI
son and rivalry with her
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-15
Change In The
school Land
LAW.

81 numbers while since
and leases have rapidly
or school lands nm 1untc.
lear ending August ! IS
~ acres and the leases
Two years ago. wher
'nre with no money in L
Outstanding REGISTERED an,
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has increased from 6a3.7i
were conducted for four a
$3.50 per capita, the same
iia has been declared FOR
and onc-hall months.
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with other data shows that the <here
e number of inmates OF educational benevolent charitable
M at cost from the general revenue Of S1403 i722 or
nm For the years 1873 and 1876 there maintained an
es at cost Of sSs94l79 SIS SO per capita per annum
hduhls or deriment to the public service.
hufug the past the railroad commission has
uy sustained the wisdom of its creation In that time il
species Of fr,isht except lumber The general
ase aru was put into operation August 1895 ana re-
auN great industry and labor. Railway bends on com
'po were examined and registered under Ne act 10
cons issues OF such securities More than 300 miles ~
' anu valued as honest basis for issue ~ bonds
mate among other things cotton general mcrcAndlse
iarm WAGONS oasging and ties. machinery enginesN and
iers ana condensers cotton presses beams column and
rouse goods -''' VIII
Inc total ao unit saved to the people for the two vcsrs
by the reductl on of rates by the comissos
Is Ssaluoo Tho work of the board Of pardon eavi.crsN
dinieut and Indispensable has been performed with ,x
erpuuhai efficiency and fidelity. Several thousand ami
cations for pardon have been considered ~,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-15
Attendance Mt the
schools Has
Increased.

for use IN current expense
colOred deaf and dumb in,
tons nnly the Prairie View
due no doubt 10 the strin.
entitled 70 her generosity
more disabled OK Confedei
the number OF orphan Oh
capacity Of the several "
mates accommodated was
The penal institutions
persons confined In the no
past year and would seem
sons under iG years OF age
There was a net incr,
the Number on hand bein,
dictments and convictions
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-15

Tho delinquent county ia,
serving complaints againsi
ties ara necessary TO onfo
taxes. when it H. recalled
eral expenses fpr the yea
Ton Will be properly Apr
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-15

The new laws
b n v e operated
successfully and
beneiicially: i'm
migration b a s
been fnronrarati
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these Institutions Of the be
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Largely through the clear foresight ana wise conc
the state health officer we have been entirely fro
dangerous epidemics. An account of the public mon
ceived and paid out by the executive from funds
10 his order vouchers for which fled with the
troer is attached TO this message and an exam
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-15
The
Ruilrnud
Commission.

pleted roads aggregating
prevent fraudulent and
railroad have been iuspt
Reduction in rates was
agricultural implements,
boilers. cotton gins, fee
girders. stoves and stove
mule shoes and packing
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-15
Laws which Have
Benefitsd the
People.

form; primary ECLECTIC
PEOPLE were given col
ICED. railway land titles
made responsible for freis
state Institution supporto,
passed; the interests Of !
and uncon srionahle fees o.
amendment in order to b
nsh and oyster law have !
been more abundant and
the reserved bays were OF,
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colored university.
districts, (s) facili
90 provide for the
idle in the treasury
payment Of wages
and praataa .1,, o..
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n-,- -.
~ ~ ~ 49,, ~, W. -
iN''o app W" p'"'
IT, ~. ,ho ,.,,.,... =.
'' 'o ~, ,', ~ -, 'sla.ui III, :
. ,,ia''''e =. -. .h. 60. d 'I NV.
, 80. w. y, Wy .o,' pu ~,
. ~ 49, ., ,e1 e,.u ,, w
D,,", a,,,.,',,.,,, .''.e ',' !,
~, an,r'l i,,.; t. ~; ;
~ a :. ,r 80 t, ..o', ~,
wv !" ''ili wv
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d land own ers f,
the erection az cost
upon the judges and |
ct machinery there. 70
+ the transaction of {
,tever is subserved.
of voters in cot
suspended with proper
,e their outstanding in,
purposes until organiZa
ed to the time of iudici
may be given to other
The judicial districts.
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The condition NJ the pu'
Institutions shows that
Tying progress. uurini
m the public free schc
school vouchers. which
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The change IN the schc
pasture lands 70 one d,
acre and interest 10 3
operation OF the prtser
and leosses OF public
and defraudine IN the I.
then fort lures and De
multiplied. For tho y,
10 2o9 qis acres and
8. with the new law 10
20 t.l2s 90 acres.
the last regular MESA
q treasury 10 the accour
estimated ind htedness
This condition u the tr,
eSponscS ard accordincl
lures the past two year
preparation bill was n'
Deaf and Dumb Asylum
iederato homo and refC
ling August 81. 1896. th0
ludeS part OF the years
Z tho period from Augli
.ria'ion year. the entire
Ms including legislative
aud the deficiencies onl!
opriatious OF the precoc
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Notwithstanding the gen
tendance Of students at
branch has Increased ant
Teal college and the sam
been maintained The ne
the income Of tho Vntver
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population materially
high a OF
strengthened
oatona Institutions
department the has been conducted
and with moderate
indebtedness
payments and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-15

In October. 1885,. when I
tention Of the legislature
on hand in the treasury
the permanent school fu'
April. 1896, when the mat
ly the amount had grow
been transferred 10 the avi
vested S2i@.5Si. This accup
foreign demand for Texas
ilch the State hoard OF educ
bonds which bear at least
" driven out OF the mark,
action Of counties in fund
state. bearing 6 per cent.
quently disposlng Of the
The fund under existing |,
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e discharged their duties faithf
is particularly invited to the
suggestions. In all department
fhcial integrity has been exhih
} declare. IN summing up the &c
he llherality and wisdom of her
splendid institutions OF Learnt
; economy, cleanliness and sire
iracter OF her people, Texas M
sisters OF the Republic.
In the consideration Of legislr
first is that to which the exec
legislators are publicly pledge
neither argument nor extend
1t has been fully discussed al
the legislature is solemnly oh
lily subject 1t 10 severe censure
bound by party platform % tc
practicable. (2l literally suppo
educational institutions and {
accommodations for the insane.
Ices in the State. 90 set apart
colored university. 90 reappor
districts, (s) facilitate the sal
(g) provide for the safe invest
idle in the treasury, G0) prot
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~
ia 1884 TO ISL. $50
nd oue half months
az the preceding y,
he present year. VI
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MESSAGE.
, The Senate and House Of Representatives !:

Executive of6ce. Austin. January 1.-THE cons
luton directs that at tho Of each leg
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state Of Texas and co
premium investment is
careful and guarded |,
o compete with private
ley may not remain IA
that the minimum ra
a on the amount the be
act creating licns in +.
ed so as TO embrace a
operative. mill operatiy
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PAGES II 10 20.

and matchless domes and towers OF agate
and porphyry becomes absorbed and rev.
els as If suddenly released from life,
and scars aerially above all things In Light
and azure. The view in every direction
is worth painting or describing, and even
an anchorite would wax active and exu-
berant in the task
Rigid and lugubrious old Pisgah and her
surrounding sentinels stir the hearts ana
sentiments of men who haven't felt o.
thrill of ardor or vlvacity In a decade.
The balsam of green trees is diffused on
all sides like an aromatic oriental per-
fume. The scenic artist who could trans
fer on canvas the profound, overwhelm-
ing and majestic landscapes of this Sec
ton, painting the snow that marbles the
carpet of fallen leaves, the delicious azure
with its tints fading in the distance, the
perpendicular and precipitous nights, tha
rare eolors that tinge the crystal of impet-
uous torrents. the moss-covered boulders
and bare rocks, the terraced and opulene
fields and the embosomed city itself, cloth
ed In prismatic gauze of mist. would
create panorama of voluptuousness and
picturesqueness never before equaled-
Everything about Asheville Is poetic co.
losal, monumental, sublime, supreme, stu
pendous and leaves a grandoise impressions
never 10 be forgotten.-Atlanta Journal.
June Bad.
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A travelling salesman for Philadelphia
wholesale house stopped az a country no.
tel In Pennsylvania not long ago, and for
a nights lodging, breakfast and dinuor
was presented with a bill for $50. says
the Kansas City Journal els this right7"
he asked IN surprise. The landlord replied
that It was the regular charge. and ,ne
travelling man hshed out $40 bill and re-.
ceived the change. Il see you are trou-
bled with rats" he remarked after a time.
II have picked up a hrst-class recipe Now
what would II be worth 10 your zen drive
out every rat In the hotel" We'll" sald
the landlord, "f'd give $40 10 get rid OF the
varmints." The travelling man wrote out
the recipe, receIved the $40 bill and dlsap-
peared with his grip before the hotel man
recovered from reading the followingl "se.
lect the largest rat hole; sprinkle bread
and cheese on the floor near Il and charge
every rat who eats 40"