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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-05

been in the northwestern part OF the state
thi5 week aud reports that everythins IL
favorable for heavy demand FOR iuino r
within a few weeks. Grain crops nave
been exceptionally good and farmers VIII
be in shape to spend money for lumber. the
same will hold good as to Kansas and the
Territories.
The steamer Henrietta and barge jean
netie Jones were loaded with locomotive
and a large lot OF railroad iron and supplies
for the Hampton & Kelly timber train
sailed Wednesday for Beckham's Bun,
which is to be the terminus OF the tram
road When this tram Is In operation there
will be no danger OF the log supply running
short, as timber can be run to the mills
from that place al any SEASON OF the year.
The Sabine Export company cleared the
Norwegian bark Bolivia from Sabine Pass
last Tuesday with a cargo Of lumber Tor
Rotterdam With the exception of the Port
Arthur liner Leonora which they are load
ing with lumber this company has dis
Patched all the vessels they now have I'M
der charter.
The Lutchor e. Moore Lumber company
booked an order last Wednesday calling ior
more than 100000 feet consisting of tim
bers and yard stock to be usei in the con-
structon OF depots and ether railroad
buildings.
George w. smythe has changed the name
Of his mill site on the Sabine river from
possum Bluff to Dewey. in honor Of the
great American naval commander. He has
petitioned the government to establish a
pcstoffice there and the request viii
doubtless be granted.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-05
Disciples Church.

Mckinney, Texas. June S.--The annual
convention OF the Disciples church OF
Texas met this morning after last nights
Acquaintance meeting and got fairly
down to work at once. A heavy rain iolay
or early this morning made the soil heavy
and muddy, disgusting alike to home folks
and visitors. Among those on programme
today were several notable persons from
abroad, Or. b. B. Tyler of New York aud
other widely known persons, such as j. T.
Ogle, Carrolton, Mo; Mrs. p l.. Christian
Arkansas: NJ, NJ. Davis, Dallas; j. c. Ma
son, Houston, C.. l.. Jones, Lake Charles,
La, and several others.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-05
Total :. ..S,si5 1924 e,5Os

To the Lumber Dealers Of louisiana The
first annual meeting OF the Louisiana Re-
tail Lumber Dealers association viii be
held at Lafayette, La, Monday and Tuts-
day, June and Z. 1898. The headquarters
will be at the Crescent hotel. Every menl-
Der OF tha association Is earnestly urged to
be present and any dealer In the State is
invited. Lend yur presence and influence
to the furtherauce OF the objects Of the or
ganization
4 rate OF one and third fares has
been granted by the Southern Pacific rail-
road from all points in Louisiana To get
this concession It viii be necessary to pay
fun fare one way to Lafayette takilg a
certificate or receipt from the ticket asent
from whom you buy the ticket At Lafay.
cite you will get a certificate from the as
ISOLATION secretary, upon which YOU can
buy a return ticket for one-third rate
Kindly signify your intention to be pres
ont to the secretary.
James W. Callahan, Secretary.
]. ]. Malone, travelling representative Of
the Lutcher & Moore Lumber complny has
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-05

have been the bar Ter one In point OF ship
men,s OF lumber from Orange. the five
mills here sending away over 13,000,ooO feet
during the month. Five million feet o.
this was shipped by water and was nearly
100000 feet more than had been shipped
by water from this place during any pre-
vious month.
The following are the monthly shipments
by rail since January l. 1895. and do not In
cIude the lumber sent out by vessel, via
Ga
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-05
THE ORANGE MARKET
GENERAL CONDITIONS ABOUT SAME
As LAST WEEK.
Improvement Noted In the Demand
from the intermediary Demand
Expected shortly.

Orange, Texas, juno inquiries at the
failed to elicit anything startling IN the
lumber business, but. on the contrary gen
eral conditions seem TO be about as last
week There seems to be an Improvement
In the demand from the interior, which
indicates that the tide Is again beginning
10 turn and that heavy demand may be
expected within the coming six weeks.
From Texas, the Territories, Kansas and
Nebraska come fiattorng crop reports, and
already farmers who have harvested their
wheat arc beginning to interview the lum-
Der dealers with a view to making substan-
tlal improvements In the way of new build
ings and repairs. The mills here Will be Ia
good shape to handle all the business Of
this kind offered. as their stocks are now
well assorted and In good shipping conii-
ton. They have not in any instance ac-
cepted orders that called for less than the
prevailing list price. preferring TO let othtrs
cut II it has to be done and hold their stuff
for reasonable compensation Railroad
orders have not been as brisk this week as
formerly with some of fhe mills. but all
have orders on hand previously tleI tnat
VIII keep them busy shipping for some
time. The bottom has virtually drcpp d
out OF the export business for the present
and shipments o. lumber by water thi
month will be rather slim unless there is a
speedy termination Of the war. Inquire
for export material are frequent. showing
that the demand on the other side Is good,
but It is impossible to secure tonnage AMI
tho exporter from the gulf mills Will have
to subside for time.
The record shows the month OF May To
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-05
COMPANY H..

COMPANY IT.
Lloyd Rifles of Fort WORTHY
Captain, A, d. Kelly.
First lieutenant, r. NJ. Hunt.
Second lieutenant, John r., Homan.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-05
ncttcr Laws Needed.
To tho Editor OF The Post.

To tho Editor OF The Post,
Houston. Texas, June An reading m.
views OF Judge Kittrell approved. rs aid
many other voters. We need n new consti.
tuition. First, In more rational taxation
second. In homestead laws more adapted I,
the growth of this immense territory
aud which will secure a HON. for III,
WIDOWS and orphans. but will not heir
men to be dishonest and to defraud thet,
creditors; third. n pawnbrokers' law. which
encouraging shameful robbers as EXISTS n,
the present :"
Our LEGISLATORS would do we'll TO ,nouir,
ABOUT pawnhrokers' laws In other countric'
and see and study it's WORKINGS:
LAWS osght TO he enforced by officer,
elected BY toe people ara not be 4 deat
.eSecr end only enforced when officials ar,
- noso % FUNDS A Post Reader.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-05

That Question is Answered in These Columns Persons Who
Proved Its Value by Personal Use and Absolute Cure.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-06-22
Not an Interpreter.

In a disput between the Indians and
the cannery men. according to the Seat
tie Post-Intelligencer, Mr.. March was
called as a witness, and the way In
which he gave his testimony proved
puzzling to the lawyers.
How long have you been in this part
of the country, Mr.. March,"
Forty. forty-five. fifty. fifty-fve
years"
"Fifty-five years." said the lawyer.
and then, as II he were addressing
Christopher Columbus, he asked:
And what did you discover, Mr..
MarchT
"a dark-visaged savage"
"Dark-visaged savage. eh' Yes, and
what did you say to himY
81 said 1t was a fine day"
"Fine day? Yes, and what did he say
to your
Mr.. March ratified off a whole yarn
in Chinook, and kept on, to the mirth Of
the whole court room, until peremptori-
" cut off by the gavel of the judge.
81 asked you what reply the savage
made to you, Mr.. March. Please an
Swer the question: said the irate cross
examiner.
81 was answering"
TELL us what the savage said"
"rhat was what he said
"Then tell it to us In English"
mot unless l am commissioned by
the court to act as an interpreter and
paid the customary fee"
The lawyer thought a moment. looked
at the judge, who could not resist a
smile, and said, severely: ''Mr. March.
you may stand down."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-06-22
Her Cr,no,tpe Killed Kim,

Among the historical incidents con-
nected with the Rathhaus is one re-
lating to an old judge who laughed
himself to death. One sultry day,
reads the record, during a recess Of the
council, the members were leaning
from the windows Of the Rathhaus, In
the hope to catch any stray wind. 1t
was the period Of hoops and volumin-
Gus skirts, and maid shared with mis-
tress the mania for distended attire.
On this pulseless summer day a pretty
servant girl in a wide hooped skirt
and a gray bodice made her way
through the lettering groups up to the
.ountain. She filled her tub and lifted
it to her head. but in this movement.
10. the wonderful skirt was wrested
from its fastenings, and 1t dropped to
the ground. The Judge had seen the
maid approach the fountain like a ship
under full sail, and when he now be-
held her, collapsed and abashed, he
was filed with such humor that upon
the spot he laughed himself to death
-Harpers Magazine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-06-22

and sometimes by means Of slabs OF
stone resting on top Of the vertical,
walls. In these tombs one and some
times two, interments had been made
The bodies had been laid at full length
upon the floor. The cerements had long
since nodded away, and the skeletons
themselves were in a crumbling condi
ton, and give little knowledge Of the
physical characteristics of the people:
but one fact Of SURPRISING interest
came to light concerning their private
lives. namely, the custom Of adjoining
the front teeth with gems inlaid In the
enamel. and by filling. Although moi
all Of the sets Of teeth found had been
treated In this way, there are enough
to show that the practice was general.
at least among the upper classes, for
all the tombs opened, from their asso
Citations with prominent houses, seem
to have belonged to people Of rank and
fortune. The stone used in the inLa ying
was a bright green jadeite. A circular
cavity about One-siXteenth Of an inch
In diameter was drilled in the enamel
| Of each Of the two front teeth of the
upper row, and inlaid with a little disk
Of jadeite, cut to a perfect fit. and Sc
cured by means Of a bright red ce.
ment."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-06-22
AMAzoNs OF ITALIAN FIELDS.
A Land Where the Woman 10 Not the
Gentler Sex.

A Land Where the Woman 10 Not the
Gentler Sex.
A great deal has been said and felt
about the women Of the lower classes
working in the fields, and Of the hard
manual labor they are called to per
form. In the light Of the ideas that
women should be delicate and refined
physically, doubtless the broad backs,
hard muscles, and heavy, kuotted
frames Of peasants we see appear dis
cordant and unseemly. Fisherwomen
at Dieppe or Whitby, We know. and
alongshore everywhere hold their own
against town councils when they die
tate the policy Of town governments.
In moments Of danger, when the sig
nal-gun summons the populnce to
scenes Of danger, then these women.
the wives and mothers Of the fisher
men, man the lifeboats and breast the
waves, going to the rescue of their rel
atives In distress. Yet these fierce.
strong women scarcely fill the modern
idea Of what womanhood should be.
Now. however. very recently, when
1t is the fad that women should he ath-
letic, broad-shouldered, and deep-lung-
ed, to say nothing Of the wider educa-
ton Of our high-bred and healthy mod
ern girls, the question arises among the
observant, why working in fields or
carrying burdens is, after all, such n
hardship and degradation to the peas,
ant woman more than to the peasant
man. Too much labor and great toll
doubtless break down and age both
sexes.
But Disraen spoke of women as Of
the gentler, If not the weaker, sex; and
when. in Monte Sacro. saw women
swinging the scythe with broad
swaths, or cutting the sweet hay on
the mountain sides with their sickles.
and then filling up tall, pannicr- like
straw baskets, which they bore away
on their shoulders filed with fragrant
grass for the cattle, I asked myself II,
after all, in their present civilization,
these women Of VarallO Sesia, at least
could be better or more healthfully en-
ployed. They sang as they worked,
and bright and bronzed cheeks spoke of
healthful toil-Scribner'S
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-06-22

A municipal council in France has
ordered its proceedings to be reported
by phonograph.
About $500 Dunkards from Virgi mia,
Indiana Ohio and Illinois have removed
to North Dakota.
A municipal council in France has
ordered its proceedings to DE reported
by phonograph
A partridge with white wings has
been cluding the best EnSilsh spoftSheh
about Iedbury.
-Gillingham, England, had grave dig
ger who died lately aged seventy five. In
thirty seven years he had buried over II,
900 persons
The peach was originally a poisoned
almond. Transplantation and cultivation
have not only removed its poisonous quail
ties, but turned ii Ito the delicious fruit
we now enjoy.
The French women have patented a
scrubbing brush which is to be attached to
the shoe by straps and heel plate, thus
making it possible to clean floors while
standing upright.
Some of the Oldest trees in the world
are to be found in Great Britain, The tree
called William the Conqueror's oak, in
Windsor park, is supposed to be 12cO
wears old. The famous Bentley and Wind
farthinS oaks are at least two centuries
older.
The Rhind manuscript now in the
British Museum is the Oldest intelligible
mathematical work eXtani that has ever
been deciphered.
The Peruvian Central Railroad covers
a distance of ten miles at an elevation
only about 20o0 feet lower than the sum-
nit of the highest mountain in Switzer-
land.
Artificial limbs have been constructed
In Germany in such a way that those who
are obliged to use them can ride bicy-
cles.
In Manchuria dogs are raised for
their skins. fairly prosperous Man
churian dog farmer will own 1000 or more
dogs.
Opium eating has become a habit
with the Kaffirs in South Africa. The
Chinese are the chief purveyors OF the
drug.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-06-22
Track and Turf.

The gray mare Brunhilde, 2.15 Ia,
Viking, that has not raised a foal sin,
she took her record in 1895, has been sci
to lanes Golden, and will be raced agaiI
Directly, 2.07 IA, is getting plenty q
slow work at the Wheaton track, and h
done no fast moves as yet. He has chan
ed very little since he was a 2-year-Old.
Charley Brossman, who is training Il
now sensational black mare Imp, is one
the foremost horse handlers of the Wei
ern turf.
The black mare Imp is to come East n
the Suburban Handicap, and stable rod
has been engaged for her at Sheepshead! !
Tom Ryan has a string of good ones cd
lected at Chicago, and he has sign
"Skeets' Martin to ride them.
The South Cleveland Driving Park 4
sociation has decided to hold a meeting |
June 20 to July 1.
Espionage, smart filly by Inspect
B., is proving a winner at Chicago
is owned by Louis Ezell.
A number of Tennessee Breede
figuring on selling their yearlingsl
cago this summer.
Bracelet, dam of Bangle, has fops,
bay filly by Imp. Quicklime, and be
bred back to Himyar.
Many improvements are being made
Hawthorne, which track will open up
good shape.
George Fuller has brought his trot
to Cumberland Park, Nashville, from
farm.
Twenty-six of % nominators made G,
the third payment in Charter Ga
$40, 200 purse.
Handspring has been put in charged
c. T. Patterson to be prepared for
fall racing.
Mascot, 2.04. is going very smooth
and may be a winner on the half-n
tracks.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-06-22
NO. %

that did not sit more solidly than the great
throne on which the French kings reigned?
We're I called to sketch misery 10 its
worst form, I would not go up the dark
alley OF the poor, but up the highway over
which prancing Bucephalf strike the
sparks with their hoofs and between statu-
ary and parks Of stalking deer. Wretch
edness Is more bitter when swallowed from
gemmed goblets than from earthen pitcher
or pewter mug. II there are young peo-
pie here who are looking for this posi-
tion and that circumstance, thinking that
worldly success will bring peace to the
soul, let them shatter the delusion. 1t Is
not what we get, II Is what We are. Dan
lei among the lions Is happier than King
Darius on his throne. And when life is
closing brilliancy of worldly surroundings
will be no solace. Death is blind, and
sees no difference between king and his
clown, between the Nazarene and the
Athenian, between n bookless hut and
national library.
In olden time the man who was to re-
ceive the honors Of knighthood was re-
quired to spend the previous night fully
armed, and with shield and lance to walk
up and down among the tombs of the
dead. Through all the hours of that
night his steady step was heard, and, when
morning dawned, amid grand parade and
the sound Of cornets the honors OF
knighthood were bestowed. Thus II shall
be with the good mans soul in the night
and sword and helmet, he shall watch and
wait until the darkness fly and the morn
ing break, and amid the sound of celestial
harpings the soul shall take the honOrs of
heaven amid the innumerable throng with
robes snowy white streaming over seas of
sapphire.
Mordecai will only have to wait for his
day of triumph. 1t took all the preceding
trials to make proper background for his
after successes. The scafold built for him
makes all the more imposing and pictur-
esque the horse into whose long white
name he twisted his fingers at the mount
ing. You want at least two misfortunes,
hard as flint, to strike fire. Heavy and
signs of good crops next summer. SO,
many have yielded wonderful harvests of
benevolence, and energy because they were
q long while showed under. We must have
a good many hard falls before we learn to
walk straight. 1t is in the black anvil OF
trouble that men hammer out their for
tunes. Sorrows take up men on their
shoulders md enthrone them. Tonics are
nearly always bitter. Men, like fruit trees,
are barren unless trimmed with sharp
knives. They are like wheat-all the bet
ter for the failing. 1t required the prison
darkness and chill to make John Bunyan
feet at Valley Forge, and the whizz of bull
climbed up on the beach at Melita, shiver-
ing In his wet clothes, was more of a Chris
tian than when the ship struck the break
ers. Prescott, the historian, saw better
without his eyes than he could ever have
with them. Mordecai, despised at the gate,
is only predecessor OF Mordecai, grandly
mounted.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-06-22
Prehistoric Dentistrv-

George Byron Gordon, the explorer
contributes an article on 'The Mys-
terious City Of Honduras" to the Cen
tury. The article gives an account or
recent discoveries at Copah. Mr.. Cor.
don says:
mo regular burying place has ye,
been found at COpan, but a number of
isolated tombs have been explored.
The location Of these was strange and
unexpected-beneath the pavements of
courtyards and under the chambers of
houses. They consist of small chambers
Ofvery excellent masonry, rooted some
times BY Deana Of the horizontal arch.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-06-22

In the seventeenth century the aver
age duration Of life was only thirteen
years; in the eighteenth. twenty; In the
present century 1t is thirty-six. This
great increase in the average length
If human life is not. however, an In
iication Of IN increase in the vigor
and vitality Of the race, but 1t is rath-
2r due to the fact that cholera. the
black plague and other devastating
scourges which formerly overspread
whole countries at frequent intervals,
sometimes several times during a cen
tury, have been brought more and
more under control by improved pub
lie sanitation and quarantine. The
real test Of the vitality Of the race is
not the average length Of human life
but the proportion Of centenarians
The proportion Of persons who have
attained great age is without doubt al
the present time much less than eve;
before in the history Of the world.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-06-22
CHAPTER Xxx.

CHATTER M.
The year was waning. Christmas not
great way off.
Sir Thomas and Lady Nevil had spent
two months at their northern place in en-
tertaining a succession of shooting par
ties. June had enjoyed this immensely;
she had, no doubt, a great love Of pleas.
ure and excitement.
Madge had been q guest the greater
part Of the time. She was not the same
willful, mirthful, mischievous creature
that we have hitherto known her. No
need to check the exuberance OF her spir-
its now. She laughs and talks; outwardly
she does not give any particular impress
sion Of wearing the willow: but, as
matter Of fact, she Is desperately unhap
py.
Three weeks before Christmas, Sir
Thomas and Lady Nevil, with their heir
and suite, left the north and returned to
the Hall. Tom was rejoieed to get back
to his beloved home. June was almost
equally pleased, and only one thought
crept in to dampen her enthusiasm. That
was the thought of Agnes.
Several times during the homewad
journey June had hoped she would be
spared seeing Agnes on their arrival; 1t
was with feeling of unfeigned vexation
that, MS they drove up to the Hall door,
she saw her cousin on the step to meet
them. arrayed In her sweetest smiles. Tom
greeted her with amazing heartiness. and,
to behold her reception Of his son and
heir, one might have imagined her
mother parted from her long-lost child.
Tom insisted on her remaining to dinner,
and she accepted this invitation without
the smallest demur or any reference to
June Her ladyship's homecoming was
completely spoiled; the shadow which had
disappeared entirely from between her
and her husband loomed OminOusly over
them once more; she felt angry and i'm
patient with him.
At dinner Tom was in the highest spir-
it's. Agnes evinced considerably more
than her wonted chastened gnyety, and
it was only June who felt veXed, discon-
tented, out of sorts. She could not be
pleasant to her cousin, and she was an
grily conscious that Agnes infinitely pre-
ferred her displeasure to seeing her in her
usual mood.
At ten o'clock her ladyship hoped, with
some coldness, that her cousin would ex-
cuse her. and Agnes jumped up, exclaim-
ing. with an air Of regret:
"Is it really ten o'clock How the even,
ing has flown! l did not think it could
be more than nine. Did you, Tom?"
NO." answered Sir Thomas, heartily,
only too anxious to make up for her lady
ships visible coldness. 'Time flies. you
know, Aggie, when it's spent pleasantly"
cit does indeed" responded Agnes. 81
must go home. or course. Tom, you are
tired after your journey, and l must not
be selfish enough to take you out to-
night"
But Tom swore he was as fresh as .
daisy, and that he should like nothing
better than to stretch his legs a bit
Then Agnes deposited a bird-like kiss
on June's cheek, which made that fair
lady grind her teeth with disgust and
repugnance. and the pair set off gayly to-
gether.
CTo be continued)