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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-18
SOME rosTsCRIPTs.

London was the hrst city 10 use coal
In Manchuria dogs arc .aised for their
skins.
In Venice ladies wear glass bonne.G. and
Paris has caught The craze.
Chinese coinage in the share o: knife
has been traced back rs far AS 22i0 b. C.
There are houses sti'l staining in Nurem-
burg, Bavaria. that We're built in 1880.
The hair on dolls lea Is IL from Angora
goats. 1t is made into wigs ~ girls at
Munich,
The tomb OF Mohammed is covered with
Diamonds sapphires and rubins safued at
ST. 100000
A fine ruby of more than three carats
is worth more than a diamond OF the same
size and weight.
There was bullfight at ,,uana Thato,
Mexico, the other day. N which i'll the bull
lighters were women.
II is stated that sharks have now pene-
tratsd mo the Mediterranean thrnugh the
suez Canal from the Red sra.
The title Of majesty vas first ri..en TO
Louis NJ OF France. Heiora that time SOW
ereigns were usually styled l'shness."
IL is estimated that the amount OF water
nreclrilattd on this globe annua.iy In the
FORM OF rain. snow. etc.. Is $1,000 cubic
miies.
Dulwich. now populous district Of Lon
don, SUI has a tolieate across che of its
main streets. at which tolls are collected
regularly.
Amateur theatricals. swimming baths.
and decoilete dresses arc all forbidden TO
tho women Of pulmen. IL Nvestphalia, by
the authority OF their parish priest.
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ANornEn oILEcr LESSON.

IL takes the statement OF a fact TO In
fluence our practical American people. wc
may generalize in argument until we talk
ourselves to stands,ill hut unless we
can cite facts ani oblcet-lcssons In support
OF the argument We will make few CONVEX
sions. This appears u be particularly the
case in urging the construction OF good
roads.
Fortunately for those who recognize the
Importance OF gooi country highways aud
advocate their building and extension. .c-
complished facts now and then come TO no.
tcc with which TO reinforce or illustrate
goot roads arguments. A case IN point is
furnished just now In tho reports OF the
progress made In Jefferson county. Ala,
bama. in road building. with the conse-
quent saving I, tho :ilxsns OF tho county
IN the matter Of hauling their products TO
market and supplies back home. This
county includes Birmingham aud nsssemer
among its towns. A short time ago It re-
Quired two good mules to null bale Of
cotton to Market 50 bad were the r,ads,
now ono mule can null two bales to Bir-
mingham or Bessemer from almost any
part Of Jefferson county! The modern road
building commenced about ten years ago.
The tax for their construction has hardly
been felt while the saving 10 stock and
WAGONS and in tho Tina consumed has al
ready more than repaid the expenditure.
And another big item Ia favor cf these
now soadn Il the fact that tho Jefferson
- ~k.x 80 a. -.
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leaves the field to Culberson and Mills and
relieves the race of all complications. There
was really no issue between Reagan and
Culberson. They fully agreed on every inn
portant question and their platform was ex-
aetly the same. Those who supported
Reagan and these who supported Culber-
son were in perfect harmony and accord on
every part of the ground. Therefore. 1t is
the most logical thing for the supporters of
Reagan to unite on CuSoerson. which as
sures his election beyond a doubt. Culber-
son is a democrat of the old school-stand-
ing where Mills and Carlisle stood before
they deserted the old flag to follow the
dictates of the money powers of the East.
He believes, as all democrats formerly be-
lieved, in the coinage of both gold and sill
yer into money at the ratio OF 16 to 1. On
the tariff question he stands squarely on
the last State democratic platform, which,
in our opinion expresses the correct the
DRY of taxation and represents the funda-
mental principle OF the democratic party
on that issue. He gees before the people
with clean record. with the enthusiastic
support of the democratic party of his
State, and will be trumphantly elected
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HOUSTON, TUESDAY, JAN. rs, Isos
TEN PAGES TODAY u,
ANNUAL MEETING
OF the Stockh elders OF the Houston
Printing Company.

Printing Company.
Yesterday In tho offico OF tho company tho
annual meeting OF the stockholders of the
Houston Printing company. publishers OF the
Daily and Semi Weekly Post. was held. The
Affairs OF tho company wero found TO no In
very gratifying shape.
Tho following directors were elected to
serve for the ensuing twelve months; J. IL.
MeAshan. W, II. coylc. II. II. MacGrosor, II.
w. House, A.. II. clarkson. q. j. Palmer, H..
M. Johnston.
AT a subsequent meeting of tho directors
the following officers were elected: r. Nj.
Johnston, president. G. j. Palmer. vice preel-
dent and secretary: II. r. MacGregor, trean-
urcr. Tho usual quarterly dividend was de-
clarcd and ordered paid.
In the stockholders meeting the following
resolution was adopted unanimously this be-
ing the first stockholders meeting since MIR.
Watson's death:
Resolved. That In tho death OF j. l.. Watson
wo have lost IA valued friend and associate.
and we deplore that so amiable companion
and so earnest worker should be taken from
our midst In the prime OF his life.
Resolved further, That in the death OF j. l..
Watson the newspaper world has lost one OF
It's brightest ornaments and the profession OF
newspaper publishers ono of It's most active.
resourceful, daring and progressive members.
Resolved further. That in Tho Post news-
paper he has reared monument to his own
mcmory moro enduring than marble and more
lasting than brass aud has established mn
agency for the progress and development OF
Houston and Texas far more powerful than
the most glowing culosy and moro impressive
than storied urn or animated buet
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RECENT INVENTIONS.

handy device for kitchen use Is table
having the top made up OF series OF
shelves attached to fitting frame by
which the rows OF shelves can be raised
board.
To increase the size OF sproeket wheel
fixed fangss on one face AMI sliding t,a,rss
on the Opposite face, which can be throw,
INTO position to lock the rim after il is
placed in the wheel = .
Ordinary pens can be changed into fovn-
tam pens by a new device, consisting ~
spring clip With pciat shapsd iike .
Pen and adapted to 1T over the npper sids
~ me ben aud forl = reservoir With q
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Crockett Courier: Hon. John r. Reagan
has Withdrawn from the contest for United
States senator. 1t Is Culberson and Mills,
with walkover for Culberson.
Kyle Star-Vlndicator. Judge John Fl.
Reagan Is no longer a candidate for the
United States senate, having Withdrawn
from the race, leaving Governor Culberson
an easy winner.
Mount Vernon Optic: The retirement OF
Judge Reagan from the senatorial race
takes some OF the complication out OF the
race. leaving culberson and Mills to go il
alone. II Is generally conceded that Cul-
befson will have u walk-over.
Decatur News. Judge Reagan's with
drawal from the race for the United States
senatorship is hard blow TO his friends
and supporters. Thoy regret it very much
and seem TO be Mt a loss for a reason fol-
his doing SO. Reagan's withdrawal makes
Culberson's. chances much stronger and
quite number predict that he will now
have n walk-oyer.
Fairfield Recorder: The withdrawal Of
Hon. John II. Reagan from the race for
United States senator leaves practically
only two candidates before the democrats
for that office--Goyernor @. A. Culberson
and the present incumbent Hon. Roger O,
Mills. In choosing between the two 1t is
not hard for the Recorder to decide, and II
unhesitatingly pronounces for Hon. c. A..
culbc~on, and from time to time will give
its readers the reasons why It believes he
Is the man Tor the place, He has maids
Texas an able and trilss covarno, a,a 49,
believe he would be equally as faithful in
the senate. There are many reasons WHY
the people can trust him there. and there
are good reasons why change should be
made. ~
Henderson Times; The Withdrawal Of
liAdga Reagaa traw lhs senaiagial contest
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THE DEMOCRACY AND Mn. nnyAN

The Posts special from Washington
which appeared In last Fridays issue
Hensinted the rumors aooat In the politl-
cal circles OF the capital to the effect that
Croker. Whitney. Brioe and others were
attempting to tampcr with the democratic
congressional committee and control it, II
poesible. In the interest OF tho Eastern
ring" OF the party.
There has been persistent effort from
all parts ard parties in tho East. ever
since the election in 1895, to bolittle Mr.,
Bryan and to discount his chances OF n
denomination in 1000, Men like Whitnoy
and Brice, who went out of tho democratic
party In the last presidential campaign.
would only como back into the orgunza-
ton with the hope OF controlling It In the
interests Of the goldbug East. they havo
been fruitful in suggestions of ''plans OF
reorganization" when no reorganization
u necessary. and have talked of "cou,-
PROMISES between tho two wings when
there are no wings" and when Com
promise" Is impossible. They are treach-
erously assuming the democratic garb now
for the purpose OF deceiving tho demo-
cratic masses and. by obtaining party
recognition once moro. fighting Mr. Bryan
and the West and South in tho National
convention of 1900. AZ they did In the con-
Sention OF 1896.
present leaders nor mislead the present
ranks OF tho domocracy
II they come back they must come with
an unconditional surrender and not with
'terms." nor with knife up their sleeves,
They know that fiyc-sixths OF the demo-
cratic party OF the Nation are uncompro-
misingly devoted to silver coinage a. tho
paramount issue before the American peo-
pie. and that Mr.. Bryan Is today. as he
was In 'as. the first choico OF an over
whelming majority OF tho democrats Of
svery State that cast Its vote for Bryan
and Sewal year before last, To oppose
tbis sentiment. or to seek by political
sharp practice to gain such voice In the
psrty councils as would throw tho nomi-
Hatioh to tho East and reduce the imam
cial question to . secondary issue. would
- r wreck the democracy In favor Of
xAstern gpid standard schemes.
But the time which Is devoted to such
4 purpose viii be time lost.
Tho South and West mot only stand
Nhere they did In 1896. but they ars un-
NeNhtedly more impressed under the Mo
xialey resins With tho necessity for tho
e1ept3pos - = government policy, or the
1oelasoktppe ~ ~ Chicago platform than
eoy tycr veTe before. That those two
-
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Mr.. Page ut the CapitoI.

Under its head of Capitol Chat" the
Washington Post of Friday says: Thomas
Nelson Page, the blonde mustached writer
Of delightful Southern stories, was Wis
itor at the capitol yesterday. Mr.. Pages
visit was not, In itself, matter of import
ance. 1t was his costume that made hls
presence radiant thing. Mr.. Page strobe
through the corridors in light top coat.
a gray SLOUGH hat, and n golf suit, with
very short knee trousers. At the point
where his abbreviated knickerbockers left
off there began pair of hose of the most
beautiful pearly gray, with stripes that
We're visible, like the prodigal son. from
afar off. These symphonies in gray wool
incased trim pair of legs, the contour Of
which was outlined against the marble
walls and reminded one OF the statues OF
Phidias. The conspicuous legs disappeared
in pair of brand new yellow shoes, with
nice thick soles that clattered over the
pavement as If a Dutch woman was on her
way to market. Altogether, MIR. Page in
his golf suit was thing of beauty and
Joy forever. He could not have made a
greater sensation If he had appeared III
the glorious sunlight in dress suit"
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Some Texas Experiments.
DALLAS Times Herald

Recent experiments at the I,ul;np '7sotto,
seed OIL mill prove that there is more nh
anu cattle feed In ton of mesquite beans
than In ton of cotton seed. This NAV
result IN adding many millions to The
wealth of Southwest Texas, which section
IS also experimenting with cactus.
French company is also examining the
prairie deg hides as material for gloves,
a a. tneir OIL Tor medlcaNpurposes Texas
Is getting away from cent cotton In great
shape and investigating everything that
promises to yield a revenue Even the
SICK politicians are catching on to the new
Industrial movement.
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SOUTHERN PROGRESS
The New Industries Repottee
south in a Week

svN~>-ll
Chattanooga, Tenn, Janua1
Tradesman's Southern correspana
port encouraging prospects ~ "
trade for the new year. A featun
week is the increased number q
dustrial enterprises, promineh
them being the organization q =
with large capital to develw
water power in Georgia and gea
Furnace operators In the scs1
inquiries for iron more numefoes
long time and orders are pooA
for several months. Alabams
especial activity, and among =
ders being filled at Birminghsn \
10000 tons Of iron from japan
The Clifton Iron companyt W.
lronaton will be put In blast sss,;j
and the No. 8 furnace OF the nees
Iron and Steel company will
about February 10. The Rome' ~
company has received an oMr,S
tons of high grade producH ~,
keep the furnace busy nearly Ky
Consumers of steel billets " ri
figures covering the year. ps1
are not selling that way lpss3
billets, pipe and structurai r1
heavy and prices are stinentp, Mr.
ders are booked from the
spring and summer delivery.
The coal trade in the minf
the South is still active COY q.
rapidly, taxing the output q
many points and some opeFss
PEELED to run extra time
demand. ~
Among tho most pronlinen
tries for the week the TrAuss
the following The hme.N.5i
Engine and Motor Lamp eoH ~
s150.o00, Memphis, TENN;
Touring mill at Brownwoos'
mace works to cost s1ec.ovv y sl(
the Pyrites Mining ccinnan1y,
0o0, at Alexandria, Va; tne wi
koofenal Mining company n ~
at Louisville. KY; the 49, ~, ~
company. capital saNo.Vog, s .slrs
N. c.; the Water Gas heAs
capital $4,000. Norfolk, va -
Ca. Water Power company,
a probable investment 81 sSsi
the Mussel Shoals Power ~
field. Ala. to erect q sNV,W
A hosiery mill Will be 49,
Texas; the Enterprise Manu
pany. capital $4,000. has Pc
Mobile, Ala, and the HaI,o,
pany. capital $i6, 900. al ns,x
A s25,00o sash and door
tabllshed at Valdosta, "a: =.
working plants at boiitns
Ala: Cordele. Ca: 49,
Cleveland. Texas. and No''
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controlling itsue in the last campaign
BY reason q his commanding abilities and
pure character. his closcncss TO the masses
and the magic Of his name. Ills course
slnce tho election Of 'es has been as COM
mendabie AZ his unparalleled judgment ar d
conduct in the campaign leading up to
that election, and the South and West
VIII reward him again according to these
deserts.
bryan and free silver" will be tho dem
ocratIc slogan in 1900 as 1t was in 1sss--in
spite OF Vaccinations within or without
the marty
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Cam You Pronounce These Words ,
From the Criterion.

FROM tne criterion.
The following paragraph contains ex-
actly 100 words. and, If you wish to have
a little pleasurable excitement, you will
find it comparatively safe to offer almost
any one Slb or $50 that is to say, fifteen
or twenty cents word for each word in
the paragraph, if he will promise to pay
you 81 Tor each of its words that he fails
to pronounce correctly:
Cleopatra, isolated in the oasis. soon
became acclimated and had ample leisure
10 contemplate all the economic details of
her inextricable sword The wound resist
ed the allopathic misogynist. who gave r.
courteous diagnosis and humbly crayed
precedence for tiny idyl in the form OF
a vase with an aesthetic. acoustic appa.
ratus. ms told the news like book, but
It might have been a dog living in souaIor
from the look she launched at him when
ne wrote down his address. She ate her
breakfast and then fraternized with ma.
.lonai expert In appendicitis, who attended
the ObSeQuies
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1t Is reported that Mr. Plat wants the
New York legislature 10 put II within the
power OF any citizen to lodge complaint be-
fore magistrate against any newspaper
which, In the prosecutors opinion. is over
stepping the line OF good morals or good pub
liz policy. 1t will BIO seen that the New York
press is at last beginning TO disturb the
cquanimity Of the easy boss. Why not
kind of iss majestic law for the special pro-
lection OF the regning boss2
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GOSSIP OF an

New York, January y
treasury in the last t, 3
in mutiIatcd ana worn u
redeemed and retired
record. Whom the ''lops -
Of hard usage bushes,
boom.
Miss Helen Gould ana
Teller have long been IA.
Of raising flowers. isoses !.
their hobbies. but they e. . 4.
thing else in this par,Is.,
Gould scored a great trsrss
when she received a MAIN n.
In Egypt. 1t is over a censrs'
In the neighborhood OF "a
1t is announced that VIM.
derbilt, who has just va. 50
cake walk, is to outsblp. 4
the Bradley Martins in ~
though the choice cirols ~.
rowed considerably by ks
Willie" is said to havs
oou and 500 invitations. ~:
talking about MIR. VanSSs
plunge and wondering Vssx
Mrs. o. H. p. Reluors u .,s,s
guests. 49,
Miss Fla Potter. daugh,sf
woman who forsook the an
the stage, and who made -
weeks ago, is going to pose =. I
a prominent painter whoss nm
efforts can be seen on msSy .:!
As it's but a short step Jim ~.
the green room, the gosslr 3
putting two and two toretSS
A statistician figures thas w.
nearly 1000 hotels OF difers
which about 100 are of the ~, II
$50 are second class, while y. I
500 are minuor establishment z
invested in these hotels Ia NJ y
600, 900. and the sudden arrivss ,:
visitors In the city would NJ u
accommodations. He also nsx.'
perial and the Metropole a. ~ ~
properties on the list.
The divine Sarah is prepe1,,
other dollar gathering fatsv.s
Bernhard has written to a ths,bl
ager here asking him to submit !.
next season route or tbras !.
tho United States. He has cou,62
her request, giving her terms NJ
help being satisfactory to evn r
ulous Sarah. h
A silversmith who makes 1 ,liI
ladies cigarette cases tells ma
more of these little ]oktn
ever before. This means th,k
kindly to the innocent III
Of paper and tobacco, for u
handles are frequently stud6i
precious stones, and beyond ~
the Mary Eliens of the town N
design for friends of both sexs q
cork, mounted in silver ana ~
jewels to suit.
AS a club boomer Croker 81 III
The other night IT'S new msnkS
to the Democratic all
whom planked down s125. Tbs ~
limit will be raised to 5000, ~
arnors estimate that there VII \
100000 in the treasury by the u I
month. AS high balls only 20 b q
club, all who reach the rolls d 4
quickly initiated. The receipt u
sideboard are said to be encFn(l
1t is said that George Goulb u
Russell Sage no longer smirk NJ
when they meet. At the last IN
he Western Union directory, n
cooking squarely into Mr. Saseg
marked: "You are a costly hl1
rom my father" This cllm1x
roubles came during discpl1'a
Measure of Improvement w1lcb q
100000 miser objected to. The ~
,ither have to loosen up orpat
With the progressive yonngstsn y
las been holding down for seyel
f anything should happen to delng
RUSSELL of his MONDAY free luna
Will surely be heartrendins.
&
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Mather Goo.e

Little John Bull x
Has lost his pull,
And doesn't know wne'
The Russian bear
Seems not to care, =. 9
And the Kaiser toesn
indians
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I|'I|I|E llOUST ION DAILY POST.
l|ouston Printing Company.

4 Y S's.'s:ssTos. .. s:s:'SssI
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sarnn's rev navy will make any opinion
exrrcssed by Japtn with reference to operd-
lions III tho Pacific ocean. cminently respect
anle ami worthy OF thouehiful consideration.
Jnrnn has already learned the value OF sea
POWER" while We are questioning the poo
ptt,y OF building half-sisod navy. We nro
going to ord ourselves needing gun some
day without heins able to put our hands
on Il
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illustrations OF a like character. End the
wonder ia that with such practical object
lessons before the public. good rcal build
ing "a 80 slow. We have a costly habit Of
standing In our own light, however. oftoner
than we imagine.
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II IA reported that Mr.. Plat wants the
New York legislature TO put It within the
power OF any citizen to lodge complaint be-
fore magistrate against any newspaper
which, In the prosecutors opinion. is over
stepping the line OF good morals or good pub
liz policy. 1t will BIO seen that the New York
press is at last beginning TO disturb the
cquanimity of the easy boss. Why not a
kind of los majestic law for the special pro-
lection OF the reIgnng bcss'
4la. s5s- ---------------- 49, 9'f N- y $50
II is one OF the marvcls OF the ring 10 OBJ
serve how rapidly Kid Mccoy developed Into
a heavyweight talkcr. The press is q won
dctf,Ii trainer.
sgInn's new navy will make any opinion
exrrcssed by Japtn, with reference to operd-
lions III tho Pacidc ocean. cminentiy respect
anle ami worthy OF thouehiful consideration.
japan has already learned the value OF sea
power" while We are questioning the poo
pt.e,y OF building half-siaed navy. We nre
going to ord ourselves needing gun some
dry without heins able to put our hands
on It.
It may REQUIRE American marines yet to
restore order In Havana And our big North
Atlantic squadron is slowly drifting south
ward from Hampton roads.
Tho death Of Hon. Ben butterworth adds
another victim to the terrible slaughter by
Bright's disease. When medical science can
successfully handle Bright's disease, We will
begin to feel that progress in medical dis
ooveiy is really abroad. This dangerous mail
ady, ir this fast age, is carrying off thou
SANDS and is apparently on the increase.
What is the use OF secret sessions OF the
senptc II they can not protect n patient but
sorcly tried public against n rehash of the
Hawaiian annexation discussion'
Tho necessity for hauling Texas cotton for
japan from here to Seattle tcforc reaching
the ships side Is a powerful argument In
favor of the Nicaragin cannl II our farm
ers could get tho benefit of the saving of the
railroad freights, or rather IL Japan and
Texas oculd dihdc this snsing, the trade
world receive wonderful impetus.
ma, ~, =, ,,.,l, p.,, ,,
,.,., " 80, ~ ..sa,
bercfnciors Of the Partisan populaco which
."i' 'o'''u'' mas p-or...ea Mua
ter on In Me,ico than thay are In the tinted
sti.tca But he omts to tell how much fewer
are tho needs Of The poor in that mild and
su'i'ai 'i'ii,a'e-.ios'oh 'iope'
must We noinl''eu iii'e 'he neeus VI se.-
cra' huhureu .housano men OUT o. employ
Der Mt work!
-
"fhi op."oen h''e a"u Hrsen'i"a Wou'u
70 enc o' .he p'otlies. i'sh'we'sht contests
Jug fun'ie nave W seen' WIN tue 'h"ho's
with the one lighting on tho defensive.
After the hhti-iienna crowd succeeded IN
latErc, Mr.. IhnnaS secretary bet $1,000 that
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The Plngree presidential boomlet is being
nursed In Michigan, so the reports say. 1t
probably has tho backing OF class of strict
~ unitarian citizens who think the White
House lot should be turned into potato
l,atrl
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II is one OF the marvcls OF the ring TO OBJ
serve how rapidly Kid Mccoy developed Into
a heavyweight talkcr. The press Is q won
dcif,i. trainer.
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Tennessee is entitled TO the broad sympa-
thy of tho publican extra session OF the
legislature has been convened with sena-
total and anti railroad fights on hand