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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-17
COUNTY Com mis.ioners.

The county commissioners spent yester'
day forenoon vita Commissioners Steven
son and johnson OF Galveston county al
the county farm. where new grading
machine was exhibited by Mr.. =. r. Wood
ward, representing the manufacturers.
A regular session was held In the after
noon with Judge Shaw presiding and
fun bsard present.
The report OF Treasurer John Farmer
for TIE past quarter was audited and ap.
proved.
The report Of Tax Collector Curtin fol
the months OF November, December and
January Was examined and approved
County Clerk Ed, Dupree's report ol
Jury fees collected for the term 6p.lna
January 81. 1897. was examined and APP
proved.
suit. for Civil District Courts.
The following suits for the civil dIptrice
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Alleged TreIght noycott.

Nothing beyond the telegraphic dis
match in yesterdays Post was known in
Houston with reference 10 the alleged boy
cott OF the Texas lines against the Kansas
city. Pittsburg and Gulf. II was stated
yesterday that there would be no coniei-
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Mr.. Ward L. Smith o. Frederickstowr

Mr.. Ward l.. Smith OF Frederickstown.
Mo- was troubled with chronic diarrhoea
fer OYER thirty years. He had become
fully satisfied that It was only a question
OF a short time until he would have to give
up. He had been treated bv some o. the
best physicians In Europe and America.
but got no permanent reIief. One day he
picked up newspaper and CHANGED to read
an advertisement OF chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He got a
bottle OF il. the frat dose helped him and
It's continued use cured him. For sale BY
all druggists
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1. Stevens, Palestine; G. S. Carr, Liv-
ION; G., W. Judson, Galveston; Thomas
oe Richmond; w. NJ. Darst Richmond
W. Schmidt. New Orleans. p. e. Bur
p, New York; l.. A. Tomlinson, city; +.
Fenthal. Yoakum; II. S. Weisiger, Quin-
W. II. H. Thatcher, Dallas; J.F john
Y. d. Stevenson. Galveston; G. l.. Russ,
stlne G. a. Bush, Angleton; Phi. S, Stat
city; j. Nj. Moore. W. A. Leonard, An
Nygal, Spanish Camp; o. X. Dean,
onia, n. y; Frank Smith and wlfa,
Imondi p. NJ. Hicks and wife Austin
U Nash, San Antonio; Mrs. Davis, Ken
Y, II. A. Bell. New Orleans; r.. u.
pliers, Galveston.
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Discharged from Custody.

Perman. Texas, February l5.--Jim
Fd' the youth arrested and jailed at
instance of II. A. McGee, on a charge
paving criminally assaulted little D.
[-old Bessie Davis. had his examining
before Justice McCrary today and
discharged.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-17

The following marriage Licences were IT,
sued yesterday TO tho following person.
by County Clerk Dupree:
Mamie Baer and Mrs. winnio u. Lcs-
ter.
william l.. Tbanpson and Miss Cassie
b. I!urkhart
louis Woehl and Mrs. Katie DonewIIx.
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Fift,-FIfth civil DI.trIct co0rl

The following proceedings were had be-
FORE Judge w, II. wilson In this court yes-
to-day;
70. ]. Berwind vs. Galveston and liois.
ton Investment company; j. A.. carbafy
appointed slepnographcr at defendants re-
quest; on trial.
G. ". Bocock ct al VS.. Missouri; knnsas
and Texas Railway company ieass ~
clajnt,ff 10 Ale frat amended original pc
iltiop. making J. w. Maxey party defend
ant; continued By plaintiff 10 make par :
Ties except ns TO pending motion whlcn
remains 10 be disposed OF.
j. NJ. Bringhurst ". II D. Rice ct a..
continued by plaintiff for service,
Hannah -. Davis w, George x, DAVIS,
mo,lon for new trial overruled: defendant
excepts. gives notice OF appeal and IL al
lowed ten days after adjournment OF court
within which TO fiie statement OF facts
was filed yesterday;
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(Shp Immigration Associations.
pefo, Texas. February 16.-The San
|onio and Arkansas Pass immigration
Pciation met here yesterday evening.
|u1 seventeen members were here.
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A snndny Ln,y Test.

Dcnison. TeN1s. February 16.--Seyera
ministers OF this city filed complaint to-
day against NJ. l.. Eppstein, manager ci
the Denlson opera house. The complainant
alleges that Manager Eppstein has yioiat-
ed the law In giving Sunday dates q
Theatrical companies Manager EppsteI
has employed eminent counsel and viii
test the matter IN the courts
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GcncrnI Hubbnrd nnd party.

General Hubbard and party of railroad
officials will leave Austin today about 10
o'clock on a special train, coming over the
Houston and Texas Central TO Houston
They will spend day or two in the city
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Internntionnrr NOW sIccper LInr.

BEGINNING Sunday morning. The Inter-
national and Great Northern Will establish
a new sleeper line between Austin and
Palestine, to connect with the road $
northbound fast mail train. The north
bound trip will be made on a day train,
while the southbound trip Will be made on
the night train. arriving at Austin early
in the morning. allowing passengers 20 get
their full nights rest. Tho sleeper will
remain at the Austin depot until u. m.
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courts were flea IN the ofrisc q District

courts were filed In the Office OF District
Clerk y. u. Williams yesterday.
city OF Houston VS.. George W, Hacacr
ct al, tax debt upon lots y to ~ inclu-
sive. block & Casoara addition.
Augustus whitehridgc, divorce.
Florence Lemastcr. divorce,
Kaac Thomas vs.. Thomas. PARTITION o,
four acres IN 10, II. block Q, Holdings
worth survey. north side
l.. II, Davis VS., H. q. Davis. divorce.
w. r. Hainblen va. Louis Thicl. dcb'
Of sliSt.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-17

~ best appetizer and regulator OF the
tsuye organs is Angostura Bitters, pre-
r. oy Dr. j. G. B. Siegert e. Sons.
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G. L. & TheO. Bering,
6IO-0I3 Main Street,
Opp. Masonic Temple.

will not be srwn until next month. To
rains too have been very betfefcle1 -
the cattle intcrests, and noAriy every creek
in the county, which . week ago VA drys
Is now running and has plenty Of water.
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Information Wanted.

~ Phyllis Clayhourn of Pallok. An
ma cduntN desires any information
N SON Abraham Claybourn; when last
OF he was at New Waverly, in 1894.
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For the exhibition OF the naval flotilla
at Galveston, the Santa Fe, the Calves
ten. Houston and Henderson and the CAL
weston, La Porte aud Houston have made
n rate of 81 for the round trip. Tickets
will be on sale Saturday. February ~, sun
day, February 20 and Tuesday. February
%, La Porte train leaves Houston at $3.50
a. M. and departs from Galveston ut 4 y,
m. returning. The Santa Fe leaves Hous-
ton at a. M, 9:15 a. nj. and 1850 y. III.
Returning, leave Galveston at 1:i0 D, m.
S p m, and $50 p. m. The Galveston,
Houston and Henderson trains leave Hous-
ton at $40 a. m. and sos a. m, and. re-
turning, leave Galveston at 1870 p. iii. and
) 20 d. IN.
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REVIVAL MEETINGS.

Center, Toxas. February j6.--Rcv ], D.
Turrentino. pastor Of The Methodist church
at this place IL conducting an Interesting
revival meeting ar his church this week.
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ence OF the Houston East and West Texas
and the Pee Gee Officials over the matter.
however, the former gave II out thar that
limo was not declaring boycotts against
any railroads or any individual. They
are not members OF any freight assoeia-
ton, which places them in position TO
act as they see fit.
There is no doubt but what the Texas
lines are in position TO make IL warm
for the recalcitraM Kansas City railroad
In the routing of business, but there is no
one in Houston that is willing, or, appar-
emily in n position, to speak for the public
on that matter
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-17

lsIieep. Texas, February 15.-- Evangelist
Lassitor and Rev. Steele of Brownwooi be-
gan meeting nc this place on Saturday
night. tic 9Th instant. and continued until
last night The attendance from the outset
waa unusually large. especially at the night
~ .i
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-17

Salt for County Ceurt.
In tho county court w. u, Cleveland a
co. have filed suit againet w. \. Harris,
for debt.
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Rates, $3.50 and $500 per day,
JAS, LAWLOR, Prop.
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[otel Bristol,

HOUSTON. TEXAS.
|erican Plan. 81 and $3.50 per Day.
kIctly first-class, centrally located; Pas
Ter Elevator, Electric Lights, Steam Heat.
brn and Call Bells in all rooms. Elegantly
|isbed new and modern.
|commodations unsurpassed by any Hotel
be city.
MURISON & MALIN. Managers,
Formerly OF Capitol Hotel.
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THE HOTELS.

IroL HOTEL
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THE HuTCHINs
HOUSE,.
Boyle e. Ward,
Props.
T. p. a. head
quarters,

Rates: $500 and
$3.50 per day.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-04-14
HARp. uNcEAslNo WORK.
LIttro Had a Great Task. Completed II
and Lived 20 BE Nearly so.

thtttt hhu 1fNhb lAtAs completed IL
and Lived 20 BE Nearly so.
Littre gives the following account
OF his labors during the printing OF
his dictionary, which was thirteen
years in passing through the press,
says the British Medical Journal. My
rule Of life included the twenty-four
hours Of the day and night so as to
allow the least possible amount OF
time to the current calls Of existence.
rose at g.; very late. you Will
say, for so busy a man. Wait an in
stant. While they put my bedroom in
order, which was also my study ! went
downstairs with some work I'm hand.
1t was thus, for example, that l COM
posed the preface Of the dictionary.
had learned from Chancellor d'Agues-
seau the value OF unoccupled minutes.
At set 10 work 20 c, rrect proofs un-
I'll the hour of our midday meal. AT
/ I resumed work and wrote my pa
pers for the Journal des Savants, to
which | was from 1856 a regular con-
tribufor From to I worked on
the ctionary. At punctually we
dined, which took about an hour.
They say Il Is unwholesome TO work
directly after dinner, but / never found
It so; 1t Is so much time won from the
exigencies Of the body, Starting again
at In the evening / stuck to the die
! tionary. Ny first stage took me 10
midnight, when my wife and daughter
! (who were my assistants) retired.
! then worked on till In the morning
| by which time my daily task was usu-
ally completed II II was not work
! ed later. and more than once, In the
long days OF summer. I have put out
my lamp and continued 10 work by the
! light Of the coming dawn. However.
/ at 3 in the morning | generally laid
down my pen and put my papers in
order for the following day, that day
which had already begun. Habit and
regularity had extinguished all excite
| ment In my work I fell asleep as
easily as a man OF leisure does. and
woke at 8 as a man Of leisure does "
Llttre was past 40 when he began this
work, he was 80 when he began TO
print the dictionary, he was y when
| ne completed it and he lived TO be near
\ 80. These examples are, TO use the
II consecrated phrase OF the hagiograph-
ers more for admiration than for inf
tation; but they serve to show that
longevity and a small allowance OF
sleep are not in all cases incompatible.
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MAsHsR COMES 10 oHlEF.


On one of the principal downtown
etreets in Milwaukee woman was
seen one evening last week roundly
chastising a man with an umbrella.
After severely belabonng him about
The head with it for several seconds
she went on her way. not stopping to
enjoy the cheers of the spectators The
subject of her wrath was one of those
creatures who are known as mash
ers." The story as told by a friend
OF the woman is that while she was
walking along Broadway, ON her way
to the newsboys' art exhibit of which
she was one OF the patronesscs. a man
wearing a polished beaver and other
wise neatly attired, approached her and
sald Good evening" The man ap'
pcared to be about 30 or 80 years Of
age and was apparently respectable,
and the woman thought he had made
a mistake She walked TO Wisconsin
street. and then west She discovered
that the man was following her. lie
approached her for the second time
and repeated his remark. Here it was
light. and she thought he must have
seen his mistake this time. The man
dropped behind and the now some
what frightened woman went on quick
w. She hurried over the bridge hop
ing she would now be unmolested. The
man was following. however and fin
ally he placed himself directly in front
OF her just opposite Gimbels. People
walking by noticed the occurrence
For an instant the two stood facing
each other Then the woman's little
| figure stiifened. he hand In which
she was holding an umbrella was sud
denly raised, and as suddenly de-
scended the umbrella striking square
! ly upon the polished beaver. which was
knocked from the mans head, and
went spinning down the stairs leading
| TO the barber shop underneath the Em
pire hall An approving yell went up
! from several boys on the street, and
everyone else shouted with laughter as
the "masher." who wholly surprised,
stood amazed. with eyes and mouth
wide open in astonishment receiving
the punishment he justly deserved.
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At recent meeting Of medical men
DR.. f. A. Burial. OF London. spoke Of
the amount Of mischief done by the
very common habit OF eating the meals
rapidly, according to the farmers motto
Of quick to eat and quick TO work.
Thorough mastication was Of the ut
most importance and, OF course, this
presupposed a proper condition OF the
teeth Gastric digestion was often
weakened aud much distress was caus-
cd by the indigestion Of too much fluid
with the food particularly at the be-
ginning of a meal. Another factor in
causing dyspepsia was the habit Of eat
Ing food in silence or without mirth
and good fellowship so necessary TO In.
sure a nervous condition favorable TO
the normal action Of the digestive or
gans These little details might seem
trite and unimportant, but II was the
duty Of the careful physician TO instruct
his patients in regard 10 them The
long-continued and free use Of diges-
tive agents served to make the dlges-
tive organs lazy and inactive.
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a strange story Of a frog is told by
one who n acquainted with the facts.
On the old Ritchio place. near Bards-
town. Ky. which abounds with relics
o, carly days, IS an old l1g spring
bauae, huul 40 th beginning of the
century by John Richie. The inventor
90 the sour-mcsh process of making
whisky. a ncvcr-failing stream OF ice
ccld water roWs into This old house,
ttllls uol several feet deep.
Here. siDre John Ritchie left Lyons
turt and built himself an independent
dwelling. 70 l8 alleged a giant hullfrog
has had its home As the frog family
s endowed With great longevity, It Is
said hy those who ought to know that
1t is reasonable TO believe that ne frog
IS the same one which took mp It's resi-
dcnce iu the Ritchle spring house In
pioneer times. What lends color to
This theory is the fact that there has
mover been but one frog seen in the
nc.shborhood Of the old spring. and
stephen Bitchic. now a man well ad-
yancud in years states that this same
frog. or ono very similar TO it. had its
home I'm the spring whom he was a
cllld and that he has often heard, his
grandmother term the frog her rain
sign The frog Is said to be OF vast
proportions. with thunderous voice
that can be- heard a great distance. It
Is very active. and shows no evidence
of los century or more of years.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-04-14

Those who profess to know about
such things say that the dahlia Will
be the next flower to ind its way into
popular favor When first introduced
the single forms of dahlias created a
sensation. The fach that the Mar
chioness of Butte, one of the most en-
thusiastic patrons of botany, intro
duced it into England from Madrid in
1888. was a sufficient Endorsement of
It's beauty and usefulness to make it
at once one of the most popular flow
ering plants. When the dahlia was
first introduced into Spain, it was
named by Able Cayanilles, director of
the royal gardens, in honor of DR.. An
drew Dahl. a Swedish botanist.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-04-14
CURIOSITY OF MONKEYS.
nne Who Was Inquisitive In Regard te
Home Brewed Ale,

nne Who Was Inquisitive Ia Regard to
Home Brewed Ale,
Curiosity seems to be the great fail,
ure, or virtue, of monkeys. A story il
told of an Englishman who had
South African monkey which had
travelled with him around the world.
When his bachelor days were over he
took his young wife to a lovely old
manor house in the south of England,
and. Englishmanlike kept several ba--
rels of good home brewed" ale in the
cellar. On returning from church on
Sunday morning he noticed that the
cellar door was open, and started on l
tour Of investigation. AS he went down
the steps Jenny, the monkey, rushed
up, and he found that she had set all
the spigots running. The door had
been inadvertently left open, and Jen-
ny, doubtless, went prying into the
semi-l!ghted place. Turning one splgos
on produced such a rushing stream
that she tried the others also, much to
the waste Of the liquor. 1t may te
added that when the Englishman's
flrst-born appeared and monopolizei
attention, Jenny got such a tit of jeal-
ousy that she was at once sent to ,he
secluded but more congenial society 20
be found in the monkey house Of .ha
London Geological Gardens.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-04-14

A machine has been invented which
Is composed Of exquisite graduated
wheels rubbing a tiny diamond point
at the end Of an almost equally tiny
arm, whereby one is able TO write upon
glass the whole Of the Lords Prayer
within a space which measures the two
hundred and ninety-fourth part OF an
inch in length by the four hundred and
fortieth part Of an inch In breadth, or
about the measurement u the dot over
the letter "i" IN common print. With
this machine any one who understood
operating Il could write the whole
9. 587 .48O letters Of the Bible eight times
over In the space Of an inch-a square
inch. A specimen Of this marvellous
microscopic writing was enlarged by
photography. and every letter and point
was perfect and could be read with
ease
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Aoron ooAcHEs cLgnoYMAM.
Secret Connection OF Pulpit ana stage
Through a Gotham school,

Secret Connection OF Pulpit and stage
Through a Gotham school,
While the preacher may not with inn
punity freely yisi. the thcaters,
there to study the art of the actor the
stage nevertheless teaches the pulpit
TO a certain extent through the curious
studio Of an old New York footlight
favorite, f. F. Mackay. The veteran
actor, whose rooms are in the Broad
way Theatre building, Is supposed TO
conduct a theatrical school, but among
his pupils are as many preachers ana
lawyers as there are stage dovotccs.
The lawyers come to get points oB
pleading and the clerEymen come TO
be coached on the most effective de
livery Of their Sunday dlscourscs The
gray-haired preceptor was once "le-
gitmate" actor, and smoke Shy ykcspear-
can phrases with Booth Forest and
Mccullough. From his (ug assccia-
tion with the works of the masters ne
has acquired not only a beauty Of die
ton distinctly his own. but an appre-
citation of the value of thought as eX-
pressed by others. lie knows the value
OF proper emphasis, and IS quick to per.
oeive where a strong thought may be
! strengthened by some trick Of the voice
| or gesture or enunciation Mr. Mackay
keeps the names of his pulpit pupils
secret. but among them are a promi-
nent Presbyterian pastor and ceic-
| hrated Jewish rabbi. His Judgment OF
pulpit argument and delivery is shown
by the Following incident. which he
tells: 81 had an experience once which
/ / will never 4orget, and which shows
| ! TO what close relations the church
a. stage are sometimes brought \
W known New York congregation
was without a preacher The trustees
were anxious to call a clergyman from
| another city, and several delegations
! had gone to hear him preach. Stlll no
! decision was reached Finally l was
offered the sum Of $50 as a retaining
| fee, together with my expenses to 60
and hear him preach take notes OF my
impressions and report 10 the trustees,
I did as requested, and wrote out an
elaborate review, not only OF the mans
elocution, choice of language and gen
eral magnetism but the technical
points and logic OF his discourse as
well. This ! submitted upon my re-
turn. and upon my recommendation the
clergyman was called to New York, and
has since won fame as an eloquent and
learned exponent Of the gospel
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The mirror does not show us as we
really are. No matter how plain a
lace seems, 1t Is much more beautiful
than # appears in a mirror. No one
can assume a natural expression when
looking IN a glass. The eye must be in
a certain position, and as that organ
governs the face only a look Of atten-
tive examination is seen. All the 9TH
ar expressions never appear Il is a
mechanical impossibility for the mirror
TO show the exact tone and that Of
the eyes and hair
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-04-14

The prince or Naples is perhaps the
only real electrician among all the
present princes OF Europe. He is very
learned in all that concerns the appli-
cation OF electricity to light, motive
power, sound and photography. lie
was one Of the first and most success
full experimenters with the X rays
after their discovery and in Rome his
residence in the Quirinal had the as
pect during his royal highness' bach
elor days OF a scientific laboratory.
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Paper Windovs.

Paper has been used for a large va
riety OF purposes, but one of the new
est Is for the glazing Qf one may use
the term) Of windows. The new paper
panes have the appearance Of milky
glass" They intercept the light rays
while letting the heat rays through.
This feature is considered by the in
ventors to be a great advantage for
greenhouses. PaLcr glass" is cheap
and is said to last for years.