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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
pLEAsEn wITu pEAUMoNr.

The correspondent Of the Northwestern
Lumberman, who was with the Missouri
and Kansas lumbermen on their excursion
to this city and section, has the following
regarding their stay In Beaumont:
substantial breakfast had been pro
vidcd here by the millmen of the town
After this meal was finished visit was
made to the saw min OF the Texas Tram
and Lumber company, and to the saw aud
planning mills OF the Beaumont Lumber
company. Returning 10 the train, n visit
was paid to the extensive yards aud plan
Ing mill OF the Texas Tram and Lumber
company The souvenirs given 10 tho Wis
itora at Beaumont We're especially notable
The Texas Tram and Lumber company
gave away immense quantities of mlstlo-
toe, which was especially priced by the
ladies In the party, The pintscll lamps
and the curtain racks in the sleeping cars
were so festooned With these plants after
the train left Beaumont that IL was alb
solutely unsafe for any but homely man
to pass through the alslos The Texas Tram
people also gave away n handsome little
pocket ,ote hook Mark Wiess OF thu Re-
lance Luinbor company cndeared himself
To the entire train load OF people by pre-
sentinS each oac with Il p,cl,,l -plltel PEN
GU made In the form OF a door ley ~
made little speech with epeh one. spy-
Ing that Il was tho key 20 Beaumont 1'he
stay NJ this town was one OF the most
enjoyable on the entire "trip. Tha immense
mills here wero II latanss inte,est 10
everybody, while thu cords'jty a the re-
ception was such MS tn make lhc hmJ, =
men OF Besum ,dt long remembered ~
the visitors.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13

tempting order for 100 cars of yard
stock was turned down by one OF the
Orange lumber concerns this week be-
cause the figures named were n little below
the list price. The manager remarked to
tho lumber reporter this order looked
mighty tempting and we could have filled
Il with comparatively little trouble, but we
positively will not sell under the list
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
The Prettiest Shirt Waists Are HeI

AS they always are We start the season early that
have chance at the choicest of the lot Last season Nj
get them fast enough and these are even prettier than
admired so much We will not attempt to describe Hd
is an impossible task;
prices range S125, csc, 75c and down to-. ....,,,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13

ed There is almost ~ phenomenal demand
for railroad material, every day bringing
large inquiries. Not since 1890 nave in
quirics for this class OF material been so
numerous. Notably among the schedules
submitted were one for 1000 900 feet and
another for 3000000 feet. The mills here
hive quoted prices on number OF the in
quirles and doubtless will land their share
when the bills are placed. All the mills
have railroad orders now on their books in
addition to the schedules submitted this
week There have been no large export
orders booked this week, but prospects are
fair for quite an involvement in this trade
in the very near future. From South
America there Is now GOOD demand aud
several important schedules for that sec
ticn have been recently placed with the
mills at Orange. -,
The storm which ragged here on Tuesday
afternoon will curtail shipments considera-
bly, for few days, two saw mills and three
planners being compelled 10 shut down for n
few DAYS until repairs are made.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
Spring Novelties In
Lace Department.

They have just arrived: The Applique Brussels Y
Arabian, Irish Crochet Bourbon and Point de lreAA
Esprit and Valenciennes Edgings, Torehon and lmllhA
LaceS Footings etc. All come in the popular width fda
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
New Dress Trimmings Just oE

And the newest OF Spring Trimmings can be seen as
wish Not hint of their beauties here, only it is asN
they will surprise you. ''Soutache Braids in various
colornps in both Wool and Silk. Tubular" and "Herd
in all widths applique Trimmings from the narroxh
in all the rich new colorings. Black and coored a5
"Slk' Gimps, for skirt or waist trimming. Alsofj
Gets" from the narrow heading to the widest ornalnH
huge variety of styles and designs. Aover Jets" iH
with Steel and Jewels ETC.. etc There no limit totR
Dress Trimmings this season 1t is impossible to do u
to admit of their description in this limited space at comm
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
New Veilings
At a Fair Price.

We don't ask fancy price for Veil, because it is A
new mesh A fair price is all we ask, no more. Wtg
them in all the effects of black and colored fancy
with border-Chiffon and Silk Thread Yelling IN h%
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
New Hosiery and Underwear

Rather early to think of changing from the heavy n
Spring weights but experience has taught us to be pf
bed Underwear in a most satisfactory manner.
Just want to call your attention to these lots ID
Lot o2ots so dozen Ladies' Fast Black Cotton Hose, ph
or drop stitched, regular zoe value at ..ss..
Lot NON225 dozen Ladies best quality Cotton Hose WI
black in plain or drop stitched others ask you Csc,
our price ). "A. :. !.
Lot 24X75 dozen Ladies' Lisle Thread Hose in plain or a.
stitched good article at soc pair, our price .ss
of SWXl5o dozen Misses Fast Black Ribbed Cotton f
high spliced heel, usual value zoe pair, at I'D
Lot si34i2s dozen Misses Fast Black best quality Coou
spced heel and double knee very elastic, regular valu
our price -. -. .....:ss;
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-02-10

iecting one-fourth inch inside. The
door then slides down between the end
of the shorter upper board and the pro-
iecting edges Of the lath, shown at Il
in the upper part Of illustration as seen
from above. To support the door a
piece of hath is nailed on each side OF
the trap and notched on the upper end.
a simple cross, NJ, also of lath, supports
the door. II is tied to the door at one
end by string and to the trigger at the
other. The trigger is a small notched
stick shown at c which passes through
an inch hole in the top of the trap near
the back end. On the front edge of the
hole, d, piece of hoop iron is nailed
and the door is supported al any point
desired by hooking the notches in the
trigger on the hoop iron. The rabbit or
other pest, who IN cold weather is all
ways hunting a warm hole. crawls into
the trap, and pushing against the trig-
ger causes the notch to slip off the iron
strip, the door falls and the pest is
Gagged. No bait is necessary, but a
piece of apple in the extreme back end
of the trap may be an additional in
ducement. The trap must be made Of
old weather-beaten boards for the
strong odor of new pine will keep the
rabbit from going in.--Dr. Asa Bow
man, in Farm and Home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-02-10

old man had the peculiar pronunciation
and queer nasal twaug of that part Of
the country. SO | loaded the wheel in
behind and climbed IN myself with the
driver.
Coin fur, be yep"
well. friend. don't just know how
lar I'm out for fun, taking my vaca-
ten on my wheel, partly because
want to be out of doors aud partly be
cause haven't the money to lay out in
car fare
"sho, meow Wal, We ken ride weth
me fur's / go, an thetli save yer whee!
some"
Pm sure you are very kind to help"
and right there | had such Il spell of
coughing that the sentence never was
finished. It seemed so funny that he
never thought Of the wear and tear on
his equipage, but in his generous heart
oaIy sought to save me and my wheel.
"Coasumptive, be YEP and he looked
al me anXiously.
FASTENED to say that it was the dust
Dir tile heat that made me cough so.
"Wal, I'm 'taruul glad ter heart. I've
heard said consumption, the Kind the
hey meow, wuz ketchin'. bet !
wouldn't hey lived out half my days eff
hedn,t er ben keerful ter steer clear er
them diseases't | knew wuz ketchin'.
ain't but SO, but | bet eff scarlet fev'r
er diptheree should sit holt er me Id
neyeri git overt Youth don't count
fer uo.bin' weth them things"
locked at him TO see if be was jok-
irg. bat not a smile on his face as he
spoke Of his youth and the uncertainty
Of his recovery from either of those dis
eases Did he really think himself a
young man? | could not tell.
Haven't you had any Of The diseases
common to Children
"WuI, should sayt he'd. When
James baby he'd Their chick pox went
down't MolHe's ter live in the village,
an lin be pjzeued ef them blamed pox
eidu't ketch me Their | tell We the bis
,ers wuz suthiu ter see. an ain never
GOT over't yit an | never shell. II
xetches me somewheres every little
while. Jane says it's rhumatiz but |
'low Young folks don't hey rhumatiz;
my granther WIZ over er hund ed an
he never he'd i, an say its the re-
mains er them poN.
thought il time to bring his mind
10 the story be was to tell, so | cas-
ual ) asked If he was personally ac-
quaiued with the inmates Of The great
house
Wal. should say't wuz. Invent ter
sheooi weth the old man, but amt
seen i'm fer years He shet himself
up an don't 90 nowhere. | bet he amt
nigh ser smart's be, an he amt ser old
By TWO year, no sir, he amt"
His name vas
Flint, 10 Flint, an twas err good
name, too do no none better
ateou1d these parts. He run 'er the
idce that everybody wuz tryin ter git
TIER best of i'm an be wouldn't hev no
dealius with nobody, an his haous-
keeper she dooz The business for EN-.
He must have gooo deal Of money
- run such large place"
Il bet hes got more propty u you
can shake er stick at, an Their story
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-02-10
a PALPABLE HIT.
This Is the Kind of IA Valentine She
LonEed For.

This Is the Kind of Valentine She
Longed For.
Dear wife," he wrote, "St. Valen-
tines day is but a week hence, and
have been wondering what to send you.
| saw some beautiful hand-painted val
entines downtown to-day, but they
were very expensive, and did not buy
one. You remember, of course, what
| we said about economy before you went
away. But am not altogether satisfied,
and write to ask what you would enjoy
receiving February IA. Would you like
one of those hand-panted valentines, or
would you prefer something from my
own pen? You know well what | do
in this line, and with St. Valentines day
and your own sweet self for inspira ton
certainly ought to be able to make a
hit, hit, most palpable hit, with you
on the 14th."
Dear Hubby" she wrote in reply,
81 was delighted to hear that you medi.
tate remembering me on ST. Valentines
day. have not forgotten what we said
about economy, and do hope you will
have the good sense to refrain from
buying one of those hand painted valen-
tines. 1t would be of no possible use to
me, and would probably cost you five
or ten dollars. AS you have fondly an
ticipated, l would prefer something
from your own pen, and hasten TO as
sure you that you will make hit, a hit,
most palpable hit, with that gifted
pen if you will only dash me off St.
Valentines check for SOON. Y.
Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-02-10
ABOUT VALENTINES.
Telling How the Many Millions of
Them Are Made.

st. Valentines day is rs generally OBJ
served as ever, though a great part OF
the celebrating is done by the children,
and most of the valentines are con-
structed TO suit their pocketbooks, with
machine-made fat-faced cupids and
startling sprays of forget-me-not. The
higher-priced valentines, however, the
silk and satin and celluloid ones, are all
hand-painted, and though the work is
done as rapidly as possible many OF
them are really beautiful. The secret of
their manufacture at the price, which
is always low for hand painted work,
lies in the fact that, though no two are
alike there is little variety in them.
Cupids, flowers and bleeding hearts
furnish the usual subjects. BY close
application to business a man may
learn 10 make bleeding hearts and
cupids almost mechanically, and with
a surprising rapidity. The work is
done with water c6lors and camel's
hair brush, and a few strokes applied
by an experienced hand finish a yalen.
tine. 1t is possible for one man to turn
out as many as 500 hand-painted valen-
tines in one day. The satin ones are
the hardest to paint, and, as a natural
consequence, command the highest
price. Some of them cost as much as $40
| apiece.
From 5000 to 10000 of the cheap val
| entines, those with a verse and sundry
cupids, surrounded with lace paper, are
turned out in day by single factory.
| The work is all done by machinery;
| first the printing of the verse, next that
of the colored picture, then the cutting
and folding, and lastly the addition of
the lace paper, which is pasted on after
all other parts are complete.
The comic valentine is an excrescence
of the present. 1t is a widespread evil,
too, for one firm gets out as many as
| 100000 of them annually and en-
| ploys 400 workmen the year round.
| Most of the designs are made by G..
| Howard, the magazine artist, and it is
given as an interesting fact that Mr..
! Howard never works on them except
when he is out of humor and dissatis-
| fed with life. He is said to draw Carl
catures of the people who have espe-
/ circle of Mr.. Howard's firm friends
must be a small one. 1t is more than
/ likely that if by some incarnation or
! spell ST. Valentine himself could be
brought back to earth and placed face
to face with an array of comics" he
would admit that he preferred his for
mer martyrdom.
But in spite of the 100000 comics
the comic valentine is a small part of
the celebration. and though certain OBJ
jectionable persons have their short
comings laid before them in a strong
light, and though certain other and
wholly inoffensive persons are annually
rendered insane with rage at what they
consider gratuitous insults, the general
trend of ST. Valentines day missives
still stay by the good old rhymes OF
/ heart aud dart, eyes and signs and
| other combinations almost as old as st.
Valentine himself.-Chicago Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-02-10
TRAINING THE HORSE.
GentIeness Mixed with Firmness IA
Proper fn All Cases.

GentIeneSs Mixed with htrmueSS IL
Proper Ia All Cases.
The work of training young horses
should be made systematic and prac-
teal to be made effective. This is
seldom the case, in the methods prac-
ticed by farmers. 1t is necessary, too,
to study the disposition of the colt
and treat it accordingly. Because a
horse is vicious and stubborn, it is no
reason that he should be treated in a
brutal manner. Gentleuesg with firm
ness is proper in all cases. A trainer
says; If horse go too fast the untu-
tored driver yeIls whoa! simply mean
ing that the animal should lessen his
speed. If he paw the earth, toss his
head, stamp with impatience, or do
anything he ought not, the same word
is Numbered into his ears. Any word
used for so many purposes is not good
for much in case of emergency.
The convenient whoa should have
but one meaning, not to lessen the
speed Of the horse, but to bring him to a
full stop. When it is given it should
never be allowed to pass unheeded,
be disobeyed or haif-obeyed. Does
your horse always stop at this word, or
do you have to stop him with pull at
the lines? horse is not safe if he
can be stopped in no way except by
pulling at the lines, for a rein may
break or a snap may unlock. Many a
runaway might he prevented were all
horses trained to know and obey this
one little word.-Farmers' Union.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-02-10

wuz?" He waited a moment, and
opened my eyes to look as surprised as
possible when he said: Harold Flint's
wife, an his boy, tew, an she'd gut er
big frosted cake in tibet box, an she
took off'n Their cov'r an it he'd er big red
sugar heart in Their middle an er little
( heart in all them corners, an tibet boy
bought 'cm weth his own pennies an
stuck 'em on himself fer Uncle Flint,
and she though. he'd like it coz probly
he didn't hev no cake much wher' he
wuz Twin, and then she 'nounced she'd
com ter take him home weth her! Wal,
sir, it struck me all of er heap. | wuz
ser sick to my stomick couldn't
breathe; them pox | s'pose. Harold
/ vuz dead, and she'd been err dom dress
maxim an takin' keer of herself an
+ thet bow, an she'd heard his uncle had
gone ter live on the poor farm an she
I LEVIED Harry'd like ter heV her take
! care of him an she wuZ able ter dew it,
! an ter-morrer wuz Valentines day an
| she thought they'd celebrate. Wal,
| Jest couldn't say er word. Her she'd
/ com ter TAX keer er the old man an
| he with his thousands. Ie see she'd
made er mistake. The place wuz the old
/ Poore place, the Maj. Poore place; vas,
/ sir. an she'd gut it twas Their poor
/ farm, the taown farm. Wal, she KEEP
/ er talkin' on bout the nice room they'd
| cut fixed fer him and we drove in, an
/ she said she thought 'twould be pooty
in summer but 'twarn't like Iiyin' weth
yer own folks an Uncle Flint hadn't
nobody ter talk keer an Wal, carn't
/ tell We nothin' how | felt, seems s eff /
| he'd Who'll streaks er shiv'rs daown my
| back er thinkin' haow she'd feel when
she faound aout.
"Wal. / gut her ter hold Their boss,
| an | went raound ter Their side door,
an gut hole er Mis- Bean an jes laid
| out all erbout it, and she cried. Women
alwuz cry, whether it's good news or
Dad They'd cry over err weddin jes
s quick ez err fun'al Wal, Mis- Bean
she said she'd fix it up, an so she gut
EN- in and they went ter bed pooty
/ soon, coz Their old man waru't wal an
/ he couldn't see EN-, so Mis- Bean said
/ but | s'pose she warnted ter git er holt
/ on him fust, an she told me sence that
/ sc never see nobody wuss broke up n
| he WIZ when he knew't she had com ter
TAX him and TAX keer of him fer Harry
sake, an the boys names Harold, an
he's smarter n his pa ever thought er
bein', an l 'xpect old 10 Flint hadn't
never he'd no sich err yalntine S they'd
Civ him an he won't never ergin hev
ser s'prisin err one calk'late. ! tell We
or loyin'er creter n tibet boy We never
see, er buying sugar hearts fur the old
man. an eff his mars heart amt made er
love she'd never er com daown here ter
git the old man out'n Their poor haouse;
no, sir. not by er long chalkl'
He stopped TO think. and waited so
long that asked if Harold's wife went
back?
"oh. yas. Wal. she wanted few ies'
5 quick's she faound aout I he'd gut
lots er money an warn't in the poor
haouse, but the old man wouldn't hear
TO t, an she sent for her things an
Their they be naow, an Mis- Bean she
says Their old mans hearts jes. all
wound up ID tibet boy. Folks sai3 when
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-02-10
BEWARE OF MORPHINE.

The coat may not make the man, but law
suits make attorneys. Chicago Daily News
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-02-10
An Old Warehouse of Journalism DIS
covers the Virtue of a New
Medicinal Variety,
There are only a few Of them left.

There are only a few OF them left
Since Chas. A. Dana's death, Joseph Me-
dill, the war-horse of the Chicago Tribune,
is the chief surviving representative Of the
old school OF vlrlle, aggressive editorial
giants.
TO have mud thrown at them was part Of
the profession at all times, but TO find health
in mud is rather a modern innovation. That
is what Joseph Medill has been doing Of
late.
Mr. Mcdil is an investigator and when
the stories Of the miraculous Magno- Mud at
Indiana Mineral Springs began 70 spread
over the country, the great editor became
interested and eventually decided to try this
mysterious substance on his own rheumatic
limbs and weigh its value lie was accom-
panied by his private physician, young
Armenian scientist Of high attanments
The great editor was mud mummtled daily
for several weeks and gained visibly in
weight, strength and vitality.
The final result OF the experiment was an
unqualified success. Mr. Medlll went
back to Chicago in September and wrote an
editorial about Magno- Mud with his own
hand. Next he sent his son-In-law for a
little of the mud treatment. In November
he went down again, and since the new
bath house is completed he expects to Toe
regular visitor four times year.
This mud-treatmcnt IN which Mr.. Medill
found so much virtue is peculiar, yet logical
After all, every form of life springs from the
earth which is the great destroyer and assim.
ilQtor of dead and cfIete matter. At the
Indiana Mineral Springs is beautiful little
natural amphitheatre, the slopes being
grown with magnificent oaks At the foot Of
the converging hills, a big Lithia spring
gushes forth at the rate Of 5000 barrels day
and floods the soil. which consists OF rich,
black porous loan, fed by the deciduous
foliage of the oak trees. This peculiar soil
saturated with mineral salts for ages, is as
soluble as sugar, and being devoid Of clay is
not sticky in the least. 1t Is not, therefore
in any sense related to the conventional mud
Of the road way, Of the Chicago street Or to
the variety which clings 70 your heels.
The mud is applied to the patient on a cot,
the subject being entirely eneased in the
substance, steamed to proper temperature
1t then acts as a poultce, stimulates the
skin, superficial blood vessels and nerves
solving all uric acid deposits. Nothing can
be simpler or more rational
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-02-10
THE MAN WHO LIVED.
He should have been dead.
But he wasn't, because

There's nothing succeeds like success"
There is no withstauding the living argu-
ment of the man who should be dead. who
isn't dead. but who would be dead but for
a preserving medicine. That's about the
way it seemed to strike Editor Lawrence,
of the Ohio Farmer, Cleveland. Ohio. He
was afflicted with one Of those colds that
have, thousands Of times over, culminated
III consumption, when not promptly cured
In this condition he met a friend, con.
sumptive; whom he had not expected to
see alive. The consumptive FREUD recon-
mended DR.. J. c. Ayers Cherry Pectoral
for the editors cold, on the ground that it
had helped him wonderfully" 1t helped
the editor just as wonderfully, giving
" almost instant relief" But read his
letter;
About two months ago, I was afflicted
with bad cold, and meeting friend, he
advised the use OF Ayers Cherry PICTORIAL
Which. he claimed, had helped him won
dertully. As he was a cousumptive, whom
] had not expected to see alive for several
years, concluded there must he merit in
this preparation I accordingly bought a
couple OF bottles, one OF which keep on
my desk all the time. This is certainly
the best remedy for cold I ever used. II
gives almost instant relief, aud the ]. {.
aver Co. are to be congratulated on posses
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-02-10
Feed ana Water Regularly.

One has no idea until be experiments
how much depends upon the regularity
with which stock is watered and fed.
Once a day in winter is not enough TO
water stock. and ice cold water should
never be given. Water with the chill
off, but not sickly warm, should be
In reach of all stock at least three times
a day, Feed at a given hour each
day. Make your duties allow you
this. Find how much is needed by each
animal. and give this quantity each time.
Everything win thrive better fed thus,
than to have feed and a half to-day,
and half feed tomorrow. Weigh and
measure all things. Have some rule
Don't guess, This is business.-M. A..
Cavendar, in Agricultural Epitomist.