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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04

he several times sustained life only by
snaiing sparrows on the window ssh OF
his garrett room and eating them.
oh. II was hlf ib,e, zolo says Fife
was un'iTeamed OF, even Oh the coolest
Lights. IL 4 could secure can lie by
whose light 1 could study lftor nj hiall
| considered myself the happear man u
Paris. But rarely had cause for such
JOY. | remember distinctly some of he
tasks which necessity forced me 10 pagiorm
in oder hat might escape starvation.
One Now Years Day publisher 10 whvm
ND pisa W. a let er iltroduci.o1
for literary work said he cou.d ave va
no writing to do, but that l migi', earn
lrpiaa b. dle4.ve. ing his New Year
ca Us at the kous of his II s, jump ID
at the chance, and that night ] toasted
''by aid By tho publisher gave me work
mitted volume of poems 10 him He re-
jected hem, but said there was some good
in them, ant asked me TO write call
dren's story for him. | d d so, AMI he
declared that it was revolutionary AMI
"Rrt ffter that Obtained newsp per
wort. and managed 10 &c. a serial accepted
row and then hv one G. the daily journals.
; cared about S25 4 week, ana WAS cnm-
comfortable Until after | fal
begun the Romgcn Macqulrt series. Then
met disaster again, | had p:odiisei -
furn sh Two of the novels each ar. But,
instead. IL took me year and a fllf o
write one ran into debt, and was sold
out of house and home by baiiifIs. This
new mo-ey distress lasted perhaps TWO
years. Then ccntriyCi TO reach Ii ppirt
beyond which poverty has not trouble ;.
until now
Zo,a is doing nothing for notoriety. He
W it's now for the love OF 1t, AID refuses
money!
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rnE nAN or MASONRY.
Decree OF the Pope of Interest tO
Secie. snciety Men.

Chicago Times Herald.
Roman Catholics In Chicago who were vlr-
tunlly accommodated some years age le'
cause OF the papal decree forbiddinG ;hen 10
belong to secret societies reJciced yesterday
when they learned that the ban had prac-
ticaIly been taken of. The decree Just -
sued from Rome permitting tho internent OF
Roman Catholics IN consecrated grouhd.
though they belonged 10 secret societies. anu
particularly 10 the Masonic order, is con-
siaered to be as sweeping ~ me giis, MI ~.
cree of communicating those VINO eii no.
resign from such orders ana ORGANIZATIONS ~
nuiiiies the drastic decree OF seven years ago:
and It Is claimed VIII reconcile hanassos ,e, %
Konan Catholics TO the church VINO WIZ
banned because OF the nlhiiauoh VIII tne
Among many Roman Catholics the decree
means another triumph for the liberal school
ri American Catholicism. In that the itaiian
cierics who have hitherto controlled ansifs IN
the yatisan haye s q las. II %ep hem
ispnere than obtains In the continent o. Iu'
rope. -, ,,a,n
hers ri The Masonic and othsr orders caused
heartburning aud bitter sorrow among insns
faithful Catholics who believed IN tn ne, Ms
sonic Organization, the knigh.s ., a,,,ash.
aud others. because OF the'f peAe"N
mcnts. -, , decyae ia
j. st as sweeping as me one The new de-
crte allows priest TO ofheiatc x inc pu,, .i
und permits the interincnt Of tonan ILL
Ole Mason on knight OF Pythias Ia cgnse-
Grated ground The only provision made T.
that the deceased must not have been op sea.,
hostile 70 the church. and that ne must nay.
oxprcssed al some time. even II indiTeeuy; =
Willingness to become receneilsa ~ u ~
church This concession means eveTytnins 70
Ike families OF the men who thought y Nas
cor sietcnt with their faith 10 bsIons 70 sngn
oyders' Notwithstanding the original dfa .',.,
Secrae Il Is said It win heal many pa'nIui
wounds. and will have gfea ,, smion - III
Seeensed Catholic who belonged 10 secucs OF,
der may be buried n eorsssfa' r,I H, opsn It's
rro,s 10 hin before he dies. and that ne Wnt
no longer be banned and refused sns ot rs 1--WE
u his membership IN the order 70 wni'n ne
belongs ,..,,nhic ai.patchce
~, np a,,as nsfed that hght was BEING pi.ns
against ih spii q csihoiisaism ,ha ~ "a se sa
vas wased ever the secret toetety euests ~.
and that The issuance Of The recent decree -
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EXTENSIVE PEACH EXPERIMENTS.
The AdnptablIity of Different ynric-
tics to NariOus SectiOnN.

TIES 10 various SECTIONS.
The following are some extracts from
recent report prepared for the meeting
Ok the American association Of Agrlcui-
trral Colleges and Experiment Stations
concerning extensive peach experiments
started by a committee OF the association
last year. The object of this cooperative
exneiimental work Is 10 test the adaptibil-
ity of the different races of peaches us
outlined in horticultural bulletin OF
Texas experiment station) TO different
the. NAL silts OF the United State. For lhis
work the committee selected twenty tOur
exrer.ment stations. representing four dt,-
tinct liness acrpss tho United ssa.es, rrL-
ming north and south. Two lines east of
the Mississippi RIVER, one ON each side
oil the Alleghanes and two west OF tie
MISSISSIPPI. river, one ON each side CT tle
ROCKY mcanta4As. Many of the stations
are also on closely rsiated parallels.
While the committee Is fully aware that
thesa ~ enty-I our points do mot represent
all the citfarent sells and climate in
the United states where peaches may be
successfully grown. sun, the committee
confidently believes That mcs. Yaniable
result wlll BIO obtained by this co-oper,,-
tive work. 1t Is believed such results S!jl
be ceaehod that can not be obtained by
any one experiment statitn alone. AS
growers in Texas may wish 10 experiment
along this lire TO mi out what varieties
and races OF peaches are suited 10 Their
respective localities these recommended
nv the committee Tor this work Will be
given here.
Peen-To Races Peen-To, . Angel.
Waldo.
south China Races Pallas. Imperial
spanish Race Cahler Indian Vic
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KID GLOVES Continued.

Al SOO per pair we offer 2asp kid glove popular shades
o. Drown tan xbcod mode and black regular st.2s nm
Value per pair only III, q. .UUs
AT $3.50 per pair offer real kid glove 4-hook in pearl tan
brown and black this glove equal the market E1
failing at $500; price per pair I.OU
Al S/5 per pair, offer the Imperial 3claSp kid glove in
browns tans oxblood honey mode, green and black with TX
fancy OF e-coor embroidery stclig per pair 5.IO
AT S200 per pair we offer the renowned Xavr ouvn kid
need no introduction known they the most celebrated and
best,ttng glove in the world they come in black and col nm
oiee diu SELL Per pan, al
Many other styles of gloves including misses gloves evening gloves
ladies' cycling and driving gloves all in great variety styles
ana prices. Every pair warranted, money refunded.
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0iends Of Emile lola are saddenod
taey feel that their idol is bel
n bwn but they rejoice that his
ne such that he will inevitably
80
OF upright character, an author
"a man OF affairs and a devoted
- they feel that Paris could
NJ mere profitably than in hunt
\ earth.
Qlftolic world was startled a few
= by the report that lola was 70
~ priesthood, and that he was
= 90 so by the most celebrated
u Paris,
M coed Catholic knows, it is easier
camel to go through the eye OF a nee
y lor married man, be he ever so
40 enter the precincts of The Vat
~ : priest True, there have be-
aucns In history by which holy
allowed TO crta.e an o. der aad
ApFeshood of his own. His work
snue nsMer and his penanaes were
~ put the church gave HIM pie thy
Russia there are married
sprid. o's' s
tie5tls sey that his inclinit,oas
ssNays been toward the prizes hood,
~. 'essnt books have shown that
w His library of many Thousand
more than half sacred: as
80. 49, winch came under the hamln r
sss's ago consisted Largely OF PRAYER
ny earlier. centuries, and here
'snta sarmerts OF priesthoo.i
IN. INV outside the Vatican, and worth
Ts'shi IL precious stones. His
A. sase them, ran up the price II
4. sr''cle, q table, 50 high that the
WIN Was realized.
rs. a 20 obtain such dispensaLlor,
' .,, say IL doubtful. and were
IN, siywed TO turn churuhwaru, his
~. nave lorg rugged path to
1917 IA ne could become one 81 the
.Ne every other priest of the
IA must begin at the foot of the
ia orsy his magnificent education
NM sloa upon which to stand For
70 would have to attend il,e
9 Priests and during iha latter
vi rt, .Durse he would gradually work
n VIZ the necessary stops In MI
|lna ps,Ore he would come TO the
MI Even with all this hard, te-
tkr sne subject won. d meet win
f,.r 1lu Zoie's path would be
sm s,s IS all over the Dreyfus case.
M viii not down it mas
traits IL the French character
~ snowh Zoia how hollow the
shi,h, mas exposed follies and
iil hsa 40 thinks that as a pr.esf he
j ~ hs @rrect. Failing this, his
~ WIN turn hermit.
M M ~ next to Dreyfus As shak-
~ an camt irto the world about
|lrqrar, u,e when he began the Rou-
n M series which was a long.
u III, ms llfs hal been n horrible
n<ksr'. as was an Italian. his mo her
aasi l, zcia pere was interested
afAl i, ~. ~ TO this day called the
= that ,.so'ence. where the family
Mig i rIao. 1t WIS during Gus OF
"a s,'sils to Paris on bushes,
~ is,h.l, that The novelist was
LII s nv died, leaving his family
10 pa. lawsuit for legacy. They
~ ~, pern.areaaiy in orisr 10
IN " light this lawsu,t o,,t.
y rs ss'so tho young man Mo Il
,ssscs writer was throwr on his
49, aud his resources were
17s,sr He has been a spo.ied
NJ s IS, his poverty-oppressed
~ Il numor him in she had hui
MUS :, 10 youth was eyer less
~ I II With the world.
sIs aari fight Of It.
e %'a 70 a friend. ~ went
mo-, ,oay that It sesmci that /
nv. ~ forth superhunan eftorts
MA I q breld and rheese. III
meat from one month's end !
"sea two days on three
saess him we'll says tAstl,
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Clearing Sale OF Capes and Jackets.

Ladies' brodcoh cap in black and navy blue pmked edge and o.
rutlcd collar our regular SIPS kind clearing sale price each OUI
Large assortment Ladies' black kerey and cloth cap great variety
OF styles with Coney fur, and braid trimmed, selling $3.50
and Ss7S, real value $500 and $3.50; clearing sale OK
price, ~ ~
Ladies kesey CLOTH and houc cape black and cooed large
vaetyo style, and trimmed SS2 $3.50 $3.50 and Soso7 E0
kind clearing sale price, each .CV
aides plain black plush capes, with good quality lining OK
fui width regular S525 kind clearing sale price, each s'VO
Ladies black plush handsomely trimmed with Moha braid and
JET Angora fur around collar down front and around bottom or
OF good article al So so clearing sale price, each T.UO
Ladies' black plush pes handsomely trimmed with braid and APP
pqe effect full sweep and we-ne regular 50 50 values Q
clearing sale price, each O.0O
Ladies black heavy key jackets double breasted and regular
50 rs kind all sizes; clearing sale price, each 'VO
Ladies black extra quality kersey Jackets double breasted and or
silk lined all sizes regular Values clearing sale price. T.OO
Ladies' black best quality kerey jackets double breasted with fancy
plaid lining regular ST. and $3.50 kind clearing sale price or
All higher grades at equal price reduction
Chldrens REFERS age to 8, at SIPS to S4.75 each
Misses REFERS and jackets TO 10 at 1925 $3.50 TO S675 each
Infants white cashmere short and long coass plain embroidered
great variety, ranging in price from SIPS TO $3.50 EACH
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Clearing Sale Of Dress Goods.

81 pieces novelty bocaded and figured bantne, Jacquard bou
etes rscent checks, stripes and velour effects regular
sell selling gs, price ''c 4o and 'o clearing sale price 19c
Choice of about As pieces novelty goods such pin stripes anues
bourettes checks descents and velour effects great variety
styles and colorngs, selling at ooc osc 7sc and S5c 90r
clearing sale price, yard wv
Choice of the remainder of high class imported novelty Dress Pat
terms latest effects and styles, two alike selling OK
price 81 So $3.50, $3.50; clearing sale price, each T'VO
Choice of about the remainder finest imported Dress Robes
effects and cooring fancy bloeades pas stripes
selling price, $3.50 S675, $3.50 and S25o clearing OK
sale price, each. WV
Black novelty bocaed and figured jacqua satin damass rev
CLOTH mola, inches VIDE regular CSC, ia -
and SOC values clearing sale price, per yard ~
Black novelty boaded GRANTEES dlasse mohy 1uard
dana and bocaes large variety OF styles and designs
suitable for skirts full suits and 75c kinds QOc
clearing sale price, yard W.
Black novelty broadeS above, higher grades EOo
selling Ssc and o5c clearing sale price, per yard. ~
SOC entire line fancy eiderdowns anne cloakngs aqung
etc. about IS pieces for selection selling 4sc soc 3Qc
and ooc; clearing sale price yard W.
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ALBERT HAMPE
WILL OFFER YOU AN OPPORTUNITY

Festival
choose to take advantage The whole todas
MONEY SAVING OPPORTUNITIES
read carefully word below list what YOU are
usually paying Triple Sales allow profits de-
while Clearing Sale Prices (Which
will prevail in the following departments,
Silks Capes Blankets Comforts and Millinery
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-09
"B1G FOOT" WALLACE ALIVE.

The Great Indian Fighter, Long Since
Thought Dead, Appear at a Texas Fair.
DALLAS. Tex. Oct. notwithstanding that
it was believed generally that big Foot"
Wallace. the most noted Indian fighter that
ever lived in Texas, was dead. he appeared at
the Texas State Fair to-day. bright and chip
per. but somewhat feeble. big Foot" lives
In . modest home In a remote spot on the lower
Rio Grande. about 800 miles from Dallas. and
came up expressly to the fair. OF which he has
heard much during the past thirteen years.
He had learned that this was to be Tennessee
day and he hoped he might meet some old com-
Fade Of the Texas revolution OF 1886. but finds
himself alone In that list.
Big Foot" began fighting Indians and Mex
leans In Texas slxty-four years ago-in 1884
and has lived under the Lone Star State's juris-
diction ever since. He. Is now nearly S3 years
old. and admits that this may be his last oppor-
tunity Of Witnessing an exhibition Of the gran
the condition that existed when he came here
at the age ofSo years.
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Gallatin Place, Livingston and Smith SITS, Brooklyn.

In 1895. when the in and out running of the
pair drew forth comments suggestive Of an ar
Fangement on a basis OF alternate wins. In the
level 100 at Birmingham. r. W. Wadsiey, who
only finished third In the championship lOO
ran a dead heat with the champion. r, w
seconds.
Football Is now monopolizing the attention
balanced that on Sept. II the eighteen league
the matches resulted in draws with " goals nil"
The crossing the Channel" epidemic has
broken. out Rfresh. An amateur sVimmer
stayed for some timO on the coast waiting a ia
yorable opportunity to attempt the feat, but
had to relinquish the idea OF emulatInR Capt.
Webb. as the tidal and other conditions were
unfavorable. OaTsmen are now interested in
the feat. W. II. Grenfell. the old Oxonlan, once
stroked. his ~'yaraity eight across the stretch
that divides England from France. and on Bept.
1S L. Ashe Of the Thames lowing Club essayed
the task ina 2l-foot outrigger. Fortunately he
took the precaution TO have p steamer In at
tendance. for after three miles out he was
rapidly, sinking when rescued. Another crew
is considering the undertaking, according to
the Sporting Lite, which paper gives a qualified
approval to the dangerous attempts In the fol-
lowing paragraph:
Downright foolhRrdiness In any share or form 10
10 be decried, but tho gods forbid that our youth
should degenerate into ehemlnAcy. Long may the
feeling that he does greatly who dares greatly" Ox-
list. We have authority for saying that the all-oon-
Queri9g Eastbourne X. @. four. champions Of the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-09
TOWING A FLOATING BATH.
Not . Very Dinlcult Job Whom One Knows
How to Manage 1t,

1T seemed" said a waterside stroller. AS
though 1t would be a good deal Of a job to tow
one OF those floating baths 10 and from rs
mornings In the city in the spring and fall
that with Its broad square end. two or three
times the width of q seow. 1t would be Ike
moving . house through the water. But
when l saw one last spring towing from
where 1t had been laid VI for the winter to its
place for the summer began to see how u
was done.
There had been attached to one end OF this
bath. In the water a temporary triangular
structure OF blanks that served the purpose q
a bow Tn bath was towed with. that ahead
and IT parted the water and made the bath t9!T
easier, l thought that was pretty slick. bui |
saw something the other day that was very
much slicker. and that was a bath. going into
winter quarters. that WAS being towed corner,
wise; a corner OF the bath itself being thus
made into a bow TO part the water and MAKE
the big floating structure tow easier,
Il Imagine that this can't always be done;
the bath may not be Of the right shape 20 al.
NIT Of IL. or IT may not be strong enough 10
towing with q line fast to one corner only
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MONEY srR1NGENCY IN JAPAN.
Not Enough MONEY to Do BuSinesS-Mer-
chants Cannot Get Their Goods.

Not Enough MONEY to Do Business-Mer-
chants Cannot Get Their Goods.
TACOMA. Wash. Oct. 6.-Japanese vernAcular
papers assert that q project Is on foot to obtain
Government assistance for solving the present
dilemma In the import trade. Millions OF dol
lars worth of goods. largely from America. are
>AtoEed In Yokohama and Kobe. but tho Japan
csc merchants for whom they were imported
cannot take them for lack OF funds. owing to
the money ~stringency. Very serious incon-
venience is felt on all sides. The embarrassed
merShants assert that efforts should be made
by the Government to save the country's for
Their idea is that the Treasury should place
1O.000.0O0 yen. IL gold, about SlO.OQO,00Ol at
latter give recommendations to Japanese middle
men, the foreign importers, on their side. re-
hitting a moiety of the interest and storage
charges on the goods. 1t is said that fully so
per cent. of the stored goods could be sold to
consumers without difficulty or delay, and the
proceeds could then be applied to releasing .
further installment OF the accumulated Inn
porte. Enormous quantities Of American cot
ton have accumulated IL Osaka. and prices
have greatly declined.
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r CIGARETTES.
They Are Said to BE More Fascinating Than
the tobacco Variety.

They Are Said to BE More Fascinating THAI
the Tobacco Variety.
The ordinary much-maligned tobacco ciga-
rette. says u medical journal. must yield up
the first place as a destroyer of nerves and Vi
tally and general enemy Of mankind. Its
successful rival. which has appeared recently
in the field, is the tea cigarette. 1t is made
from unbroken leaves of green tea mixed with
a little tea dust. The combination Is moi st
ened. rolled and inserted in n. paper wrapper
cigarette. The effects are. peculiar. The
smoker first experiences a thickeninE sensa-
t TIC s 4t the neaq Tb bha i nh afalc{ is f %Itn q dde hy 9
period OF intense eXhilaration. which. presuma-
bly,. accounts for the habit; the third phase Is
nausea and disgust for all food.
The beginning Of recovery is marked by a
y%earning for tea In any form. The tea ciga-
rette habit is said to BIO peculiarly difficult to
overcome.
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"ExTRYsn OUT AGAIN.
Mr.. StoEGleby Hears Familiar Voices Once
More-SkiIfuI Team Work.

IT'S a long time now" said Mr.. Stoggleby.
since the men have. been out with the ex.
tras. but l hear some going past now at this
minute. two of 'em doing team work. this be-.
ing the modern method Of selling the ~"extry.'
But this team presents a feature that is new
to me. One of the men shout in the old. ia,
miliar way. with a loud. strong voice. used with
the utmost frankness of tone. 1t is some
time since he has shouted and his voice is moi
hoarse. but fresh and strong. 1t seems as
though he loved to holler. and l know 1 love
to hear him.
MISREPRESENTATION Tur-rah
bur-rahl'.
THE other man has a low voice. and he uses
1t with restraint. Can hear him all right. but
by contrast with the voice of his partner Of the
vigorous lungs his voice is low and solemn.
And he never loses that effect and forgets him
self and scars up and boots as perhaps he'd
like to do. but keeps 1t right down close to the
ground with low and measured tones and
now and then putting in u word that can be
understood: an impressive sort of an an
nouncement following the attention drawing
shouting of the man ahead.
This is team work and it's art. I enjoy 1t
myself. but 1t makes me feel. kind o mean to
take this enjoyment in it and not buy any pa
Dera.b
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CHINA.

Decorated German China Dinner Set.
Horton price, $17.95; our price, $1O.08. :
English Porcelain Decorated Dinner Set.
in our basement, Horton price, $19. 95 our
price, $11.25.
German China Tea Set, so pieces, Horton
price, 1918; our price, $4.0S.
12-piece Toilet Set, with slop lar; Eng
fish ware, floral decoration, $2.70.
10-piece Toilet Set, $40.
Jumbo Coffee Cups and Saucers, 10c. per
pair.
per pair.
400 After-dinner Cofrees. Horton price,
12c.; our price, Sc.
Plates to match, Sc.
Decorated Condensed Milk Jars, with
sauccrs, 25c.
Cream Pitchers. Horton price, 25c.; our
Fruit Saucers, 4c.
Salad Bowls, 24c.
Comb and Brush Trays, 2Ac.
Decorated Ice Cream Sets, 10 pieces.
Horton price, $1.99 our price, Csc.
Tete-a-tete Sets, 8 pieces, sugar, cream
and teapot, SOC.
Decorated China Chocolate Pots, Zoo.
Decorated Cnspidors, 1Oc.
Jardinieres, zoe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-09
BRITISH SPORTING NEWS.
D0wner Defeats the Veteran Splinter
Harry Hutohens.


Harry Hutchens.
What Is styled the new professionalism " is
fourishing In England. Whenever Bacon.
Bredln. or Downer turn out for . match race
from three to ten thousand spectators assem-
BILE. recent encounter between the old cham
pion s~printer. Harry Hutchens. and the new
star. A. II. DoWner. created more interest than
usual. Hutchens Is 43 years old. has won four
shefield hAndtcaps. and is reputed to have
been in his day the fastest rune who ever
wore q shoe. He can still travel fast. and
when he offered to take seven yards
start from Downsr in 200 yards he found
many supporters. The race took place at Roch-
dale on a Quarter-mile track. which neeessI-
tated two turns in the distance. Odds of 4 to l
were freely laid on Downer. but the, reckless
yards. where the old 'un. who led By three
yards. was going strong. Thirty yards from
the tape age and lack OF condition told on the
veteran. Downer drew up quickly and reached
the tape hrst by half q yard in 20 l-b seconds.
DoWner has o challenged T. Keene, the
American. to whom he Offers q start OF two
yards In a 2UO-yard race,
Tn EngllAh amateur sprinters appear to be
Is well matched as DoWner and Bradley were