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puRIM BALL.
Ladies' aid Society Gives an Enjoy.
able AFFAIR mt Bryan Hail.


able AFFAIR mt Bryan Hail.
Bryan hall proved all too small last night
for the merry crowd which gathered there
to attend the children's fancy dress and
masquerade purim ball given under the
auspices of the Ladies Relief society. A
large number of the little folks in every
conceivable form OF disguise, were present
nd, assisted by their elders, enjoyed them
elves Immensely.
The stage of the hall was prettily decor
ted an inclined plane leading from its
ront TO tine floor, enabling those who took
art In the tableau to descend and dance
he curtain Went UP about s o'clock, dis
closing King Ahausneas seated on his
hrone and his court around him. The
Gnidens of the household were led in one
one and after making their ubeisancss
were conducted down the stage bv their
cSpective escorts. After them came
queen Esther with her retinue She was
fowned by the king, after paying her
aspects, and was then led to the throne
After the tableaux prizes were distribute
among the children taking part. re-
resnments We're served and the little folks
anced until 1920, when they gave up the
loor to their elders.
me affair was in the hands of the fol-
owing committee:
Miss Til!ie Gimble, chairman; Mrs. J.
.arendon. Mrs. e. Levy. Mrs. r. G. Oual-
rough, Mrs. H. Dannenbaum, Mrs. /.
tosenwald. Mrs Alice Jacobs. Mrs. +
Goldman Mrs. T. Keller. Mrs Albert
tSramer Mrs. e. Moskowitz, Miss Sarah
san, Miss Gussie Kottwitz, Miss Ida Zor
owsky. Miss Lille Fox.
lurinE the evening Miss Gimble was
presented with handsome silver Jewel
case by her associates as an evidence Of
6 ppreciaton OF her services.
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Doing n Liyrly Du.Iucss.

Young Mr. Wall" IS certainly doing a
lively business. Mention has already baen
made of his exploits in New York and
Chicago in ordering goods for Wall &
stable. without any authorization what
ever from them.
Messrs. Wall & stable Yesterday raccivsa
an invoice for sa6i worth OF goods fro,,,
tne Crane & Breed Manufacturing con,'
nany o. Cincinnati, which they Know nsts.
ins about. There was no letter OF ex.
p,anation, but the business wears The esr
nlsrhs OF one OF Young Mr.. Walrs"
s@mes' The Cincinnati firm will probably
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Nits healthy' happy ciiliu a. hei pr 'iaS"p'
nef own heart beating pehealh 'ht hV'e
ups th"' P'Ne9 H. 10 ~ aus "oi'oi '""l
'lueF "l'ttS III sld'ciui INN ny ~ 80,
ineht OF tne goou recelNeA from ~ ie'1e
F%Noflte irtssrl pilon' .,.,s
lhere never was iuNehteu "nothei s ~. :
remarkable remedy as III Ilerte 10,
Nor'te ffescilpilpn LOT the Weaknesses anu
diseases OF women IL heals anu stIshs'nl !,
ems me u'stlictiy leinlnitie ois1i'9in an, anu
gives tone ana VlgoF 10 the enVit hfi EoHs
system IL pahishes an uhneai%hI con'', F.
,ioAS anu pioHoles Periee' les"i'' it'' ~
Is the oRly meaielne IN the Woiiu tnal
liiuhes ihotherhcoa easy aud utmost iiee
from pam ana increases the CONSTITUTIONAL
strehSu ol poth ihotner anu cutn''
lady hNhe IN Lawson, Clear crtek
county SoioiaIo' MIS-. neo' ia!ior' Writes
III 9 letter 10 l'r fleree' nave oeen 4
great SUFFERER from Sick hehuaehH ahu
packache' sometimes ptlng so oaa tlat IL
was necessary 10 eau Il doOlor' IN 1872
rad miscarriage winch mace my hFa'th
a perfect week. lad no energy TO
90 my work began taNins Dr.
Ilerces treatment ! continued the use or
we r'esorlptioh rlsnt ,hfouEh an me
nonths preceding the birth OF my baby |
laa an easy cohlnein'Nt ana my baDy ls
me most heaithy cnlid ever saw nave
not mad SEX headache toF over wear
" - ~ ~ al ." - 'SiNS itS
prescription
Amy woman Eey consult Or. Fierce ny
mail free of charge anl with absolute con-
I'D nee. No corr sponaenee is ever pub
hshed except by the writer's special per-
mission DR.. Pierce is aided by stuff Of
eighteen associate PHYSICIANS Every cnSe
has careful Individual consideration, and
IN particularly Obstinate cases staff cont
suitation IS held, MS In the case Of Mrs. An
ME Dulan of East SUoudsburg. Monroe
county, pennsylvania, In describing her
distressed condition this lady says: For
wears had been failing in health and get
ting worse and more nervous all the time.
| doetored With Two different doctors, aud
they tod me that my system was run
down ard ny nerves we're weak had vi
GERS OF the uterus which We're so painful n
times that ! was afraid they must he can
GERS. felt discouraged, and did not get
any better until my aursa advised me u
write II YOU, and dId so. In May com.
mcnced taking Or. Pierce's Fgvoritc Pre-
seripuon AMI Golden Medical Discovery
and followed your advice closely, / took
twelve bottles in NIL, six of each Thanks
TO God and the right kind of medicine, l
ieei myself cured ana well woman !
nave no bad feeling whatever and can do |
the work fer innily OF eight
was tHouhled three years with female !
weakn,ss,' writes Miss ellen otey OF Bod !
icre CITY, Bedford county Virginia. u |
ma two physicians bur neither did me any |
sood. Mas trouolVl with pains IN lily |
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n
"Favorite Prescription is the best poysibl,
preparation for the serious functional
changes that come with the obligations of
wcdlock. But IL is the wife who has suf-
fered who Is londest in peuise OF Or.
Pierce's medicines. she knows tho misery
OF that dread period Of waiting which pro-
codes the baby's coming. Sac knows tie
agonizing doubts and fears. the nausea, the
languor, the irritablity that precede the
event and the pain and agony leugthening
into hours often, before The event Is con
siiinmated. To such as these the action
of DR.. pierce's Favorite Prescription
is SIMPLY WONDERFUL.
To spend the days preparatory TO child
birth in healthy, happy enjoyment of the
preparations TO welcome the newcomer; TO
be without nausea, without depression OF
SPIRITS: 10 have no anXiety or fear, but
cheerful confidence in the outcome 81 the
event, this Is Indeed etr@rge experience.
And then when baby comes, tripping INTO
the world with practically no pain to the
mother. her gratitude increaaes. and f1nus
it's climax ia her rapid rccuperation ana
the quick resunpAc1 o. household duties
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THE ONE COMPANY.

II Is hardly necessary to call special at
tentlon to the annual statement Of the Mu-
tuai lAile Insurance Company of New York.
lis Unprecedented growth and financial
strength are the marvel of the business
world II enters It's fifty sixth year with
almost 2ai million dollars in assets. over
30 million OF dollars as surplus, the great.
es trust fund ever held by one inslitu-
ton.
II paid cut to- its policy holders in 1897
20 millions Of dollars, During its existence
II has paid out 1863 millions of dollars 20
us policy holders besides accommodating as
n trust fund TO protect it's present con-
tracts over 25S millions OF dollars.
It's record for 1897 shows an income OF
over 81 millions OF dollars. II Increased
iis total income four and one. half millions
It's surplus almost six millions, and gained
IN assets over 10 millions of dollars. It's
ToNas business, under the able manage
ment OF Edwin Chamberlain & Co, shows
also that the company has the confidence
OF the people, holding as II does % mill
Hons OF insurance on the lives of Texans.
and writing In 1897 almost six millions OF
new Insurance. The company writes all
manner of contracts suited to the needs
OF all aud the individual wants OF any one
person. Its results on policies maturing
rave been exceptionally large, aud its con-
tracts carry the guarantee Of absolute safe
~ Its policy holders are certainly to be
congratulated on this splendid showing
which carries with IL such assurances OF
security and good management
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suit for CI,ii District Court.

4s.1 H. 4
| suit for CiviI District Court.
In the Office Of civil District Clerk John
Il. Williams yesterday Mrs. Ida Fitzgerald
OF Wharton county filed suit against j. b.
wygai, S. Il. Packard, Sheriff r.. a, Rtch
OF Wharton county. Il. II. Sorrell, A. IL.
/ Pierce L.. ID. Brown, q e. Duncan. w. "A.
Northington. Henry McCauley, ]. a. Me-
Caufey, T.. i, Johnston and L. Peitsch for
$500 damages for an alleged Illegal OK
pulsion Of tenants from her property.
NenI Estntc Transfers.
Tho following real estate transfers were
| fled today
| w. X Woodward TO d. L, Williams,
60 acres. section II, Houston Tap
| and Brazora Railroad company
| survey, near Gaze Island 80. ..... $500
| Ann and Thomas Greenwood to j. NJ,
| Gibson and j. Il. Brockinan, lots
and S, j. l.. Hudson FIRST addition.
north side Buifa.o bayou.,.. 10
Hollywood Cemetery company to
Mrs. NJ G, pisap, lot $50, section
Lawn Girt Ridge. ,............. %
Jesse Williams and wife. Winnie. to
Nelson Wright, fractional block 9.
SydnOr addition, north side Buffalo
bayou. -. oV
Houston Electric street Railway
company TO A. Levy, lots l and z,
block a. I1ouston City Street rail-
way addition No. i.............,, lI5
John Writ to John w. Writ, 200
acres in section To- blocl, 2. Wash
inston County Railroad company
survey ..... ...... ......,t.t..... lo
Noses Lewis, deceased. by admin
istrator, TO Galveston and Houston
Investment company. fractional lot
~. stevens addition, south side
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scope to show what she may be capable Of
doing.
Tonight and for a matinee this afternoon
the ever popular comic opera Wang VIII
be seen again at the opera house. II is said
to be in the hands OF a competent COM
Uany. . VI
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Marriage licenses were Issued to the fol-
lowing persons yesterday
Elias Greenberg and Miss Sollie Green
berg.
alter.
John Tunnel and Mrs Maggie Rash
Ernest H. Anderson and Mrs Molllo A i.
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follow the example of the New York house
in charging up the freight BOTH ways on
this order, and whatever pocket change
they may have advanced Young NJ.
Wall" to experience account.
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A committee was appointed to Investigate
certain rumofs aud submitted tho follow
ing resolutions, which are self explanatory;
| II has been brought to the attention OF
| Houston Typographical Union No 81 that
some persoM or persons have been dlllgent-
| ly at work circulating ruinor TO tue et-
feet that Tie Houston iost is not employ
ing union labor ANS was so aDsurd mat
at nrst no notice Was taken of tne atiesa-
ton nut as II Is bong repeated Houston
Typographical Unlou believes 1t TO b. its
auty TO It's members emmoyCd on TINS pa
Per, AS well AS TO the employers, 70 con
traulCt suCn statements, wnlSh atc 10 DOUBT
made with the maliclouG intent to impair
tue Standing OF he Post among union men.
as well as to cast an inslnnauoa upon the
men employed III the different dep, rtmeu.5.
Therefore, for the benefit vi lne pubic
generally ana trade unionists c5peclaly,
We would say that the relations existing
between the union employees and employers
in this office are most harmonious. Every
department Tor which there is union in
this city is in the hands OF union men,
representing four different unions
For years Tho Post has been an employer
Of union printers ana prcssmen.
The various labor organizations Of ne
city would be doing Houston Typographical
Union favor By turning a deaf ear 10 the
malgHors OF The Post.
If anything shouM now or later exist in
this Office contrary To tho law or the spirit
OF unonism We believe al least one o
the unions here represented viii b. found
capable OF calling your attention to this
fact.
w. r. Clarke. Chairman.
Frank Lyons,
Jacob Rau,
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Take Laxative Bromo Quinlne Tablets. An
druggists refund the money If i; fails 20
cure 29t The genuine has L. b.. O. on
each tnblet ~
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Milby & Dow VS.. l.. l.. Roberts.
Sarah Richardson VS.. Sallie Mccullough.
Frank Huffman VI. J. s. Parker,
Melissa Jones vs.. Thomas Jones,
Mary Whcless VS.. II. n. Wheless.
George Claussennius vs. John Spevak.
r. w. House VS.. X. Rutherford
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The total registration yesterday was $50.
against 5O7 for the corresponding day of
the last registration The total rcgistra-
tion for the seven days aggregates l2Gl
The registration by wards ON Saturday
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WATClI OIlT

For the cute little toy watches TO be given
to each child bringing bundle this week
to 81 rackard's Troy Laundry. 9i2 Prairie
avenue Phone sSs
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To the relatives and friends OF Martin
Curtin l extend my sympathy and my
God bless and protect YOU all In your
travels OF time is the wish OF
VIII Ware
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THE UNION PRINTERS
INDoRsE THE ST. I'NTRICK's DAY
ENTERTAINMENT
And Rcpudiate the Charge fhn' me
post Employs Non-union
Labor.

At the last meeting OF Houston Tyro.
graphical Union No 81 the Sharks beneht
concert for the Faith Home and St Joseph
Union was indorsed and the object com
mended to the members as a worthy one
The ST. Patrick's day deep water Gee
bration of The IIibernlns and Emmets was
also ndorsed. The invitation to participate
in the parade was received, bus owing 70
the working hours of tho members OF this
union IL was decided not to parade.
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NOTICE. TAXpAYERs

In accordance With the city charter the
delinquent tax roll viii be published on
the 2lst day OF March and appear To-, ton
consecutive days. An additional penaIta
OF 81 will be charged 10 cover cost az = y
vertising and statements To the CIV =,
torney. Those who desire to save Tho ooss.,
and a suit TO recover taxes hy law Win AZ
Wen TO pay their taxes before the above
viii be placed ON the unrenderea ana
unknown rolls. Justin G. White "N
CITY Assessor and Collector.
coke and Tar--For sale BY Houston Gas
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consumption cured at your home. No
G,ra r 49,, Gnaranieed Consumption
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Light Co As'o" uas
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-18
The Way of Pretty Woman.

From Exchange.
1t is not strange that dress has Won
derfu! influence on the average mas
the West always depends upon getting
the most for her money at the corner gro
Gerry according as she is Sowned. In the
morning, perhaps. she slides into the place
sacred to the breakfast bacon and the
green stuff and other edibles, rigsed out
in shirt waist and plain skirt. The
grocer advances TO wait upon her and Is;
calm but courteous. There is no gleam
of joy in his eye. no tendency to give
an ounce a complimentary TO the roast
or steak. He is firm in his stand over the
price of his wares and makes no conces-
SionS.
Perhaps she finds she needs something
later on in the day and goes over on her
way down street shopping. She wears a
hat trimmed with roses, an organdie gown
with roses all oyer it, and bewitehing
parasol which forms a background for
her face. He melts slowly as an iceberg
but all the same he melts- As he puts
the fruit she buys into basket he throws
in several extra ones-he ignores her as
she goes around nibbling from one cracker
box or barrel and then to the fruit stands
he wakes playful, and finally hands her
package of tula- ,
But it is at night she sweeps OUT tne
store She comes around to leave an or
der for the following morning, and TINS
time she is melted and poured into whlte
gown trimmed in lace inserting. The gro
Ger comes to the door ana leans aSiti!lst IL
in a beautiful way as she tells what she
wishes. He picks up a stick OF candy IN
stead of a pencil TO write the items down,
while a glorious sw, ct smile floods MS
face and trickles over his chin. Al thS !
moment money is no object-what Is he
running that store for save to oblge that
lovely woman? He gaZeS wiSIuliy after
her as she trips of, and the next day-he
goods last night and calls himself a busi-
ness donkey with flap ears
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-18
MANY PANA INDICTMENTS.
Act as Deputies, and Miners
for RiafiuE

PANA. ILL, Sept. 17.-The grand jury
made its returns to-day in regard TO the
present lockout of union miners. The fol-
lowing business men were indicted for re-
fIsing to act as deputies: c. II. Moore J.
X. Shafer c o. Paddock Philip Yelling
S. w. Conant, Ace Cheney, Thomas Fink
Thirty-six miners, including officers of the
union, were indicted for participating in
the riot. Among the miners indicted for
intimidating other laboTers were John
Mitchell, national vice president: John
Russell. state vice president and Thomas
Haddow, member of the state labor bureau
Many of the above miners have been
placed in Jail. but business men will sign
their bonds and secure their liberty
W. D. Ryan, state secretary. arrived this
morning and says the cases against the
miners will be fought to the bitter end.
This evening one of the negroes working
at the Penwell mines assaulted eX-Alder-
man Edward Mcusa, business man and
sympathizer with the miners. The negro
was reinforced by several from the Pen
well stockadeS near which the assault was
committed. Monsa stood his ground how
ever, and upon citizens approaching the
negroes fled. Some forty Of the negroes
from Springside paraded the business
streets from until o'clock tonight. They
entered the store OF Mine Operator Pen
well, and large body of miners and bus
iness men, with revolvers in sight crowded
into the street fronting PenwelTs place.
For a time II looked as though a riot would
be precipitated Sheriff Coburn sent a de-
tail into the store and the negroes were
forced TO return TO their camp at Spring
side, leaving the store by rear door.
A company of negroes were fired upon
by parties last night. but whether any
shots took effect has not been given ont
from Springside camp
The city authorities refused TO permit
the sheriff use of the city iall for the
miners arrested to-day They were lodged
IN the city nall until this evening. when
all were released on bonds of 500 each.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-18
PROMINENT EDUCATOR DEAD.
Prof. w. c. TindeII, In Chair of Math-
ematics at Missouri Uniyer-
sity, Passes Away

COLUMBIA, MO, Sept. 1E-(Special.)
Professor Willoughby Cordeil Tindali,
emeritus professor sof mathematics in the
Missouri state university, died to-day at
Kansas City. He was a native Mssourian
and was born in Howard county. He
moved to Columbia in 1851 and on June "a.
1856, married Miss Lucy Gentry, of this
city. Professor Tindall graduated from
the Missouri state university in 1881 with
the degree of B. S. In 1885 he took the
degree n. S. and at Harvard in 1884 re-
ceived an A. NJ. AS teacher Professor
TindaH by ability and application has
steadily worked his way upward In l6S1
he was made assistant in mathematics at
his alma mater in 1883 assistant professor
in 1889 associate professor and in 1894 pro-
fessor of mathematics. Professor Tindall
has prosecuted extensive studies and re-
searches in special branches of mathe-
matics. especially in higher geometry and
the theory of invariants and conyariants,
and ranked well among educators. He was
a member of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science and was a
member of the Presbyterian church. He
leaves a wife and one child, Richard. A
few months ago Professor TindaI was made
emeritus professor of mathematics in the
which had prevented him from meeting
with his classes for some time. This after
noon the university faculty held a meeting
at which a committee was appointed TO
draft suitable resolutions and also to meet
the body at the station. The faculty of
the university and the student corps will
attend the funeral in body.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-18
DR.. JOHN HALL DEAD.
Famous New York Preacher Passes
Away at His Old Home
I'm Ireland.

BELFAST. IRELAND. Sept. 1.-THE
Rev. DR.. John Hall, of New York, died this
morning at Bangor. County Down.
DR.. Halls death was due TO heart fall
ure. His wife and sons, Rev. Mr. Thomas
Hall and Professor Robert Hall, were pres
ent at the bedside of the deceased when he
PASSED away.
DIR. Hall was on his annual visit 10.
Europe. He died at his sisters residence.
His health had been broken down for more
than a year. He had hoped 10 return u
New York shortly and had already engaged
passage on steamer for himself and wife.
NEW YORK, sept H.-Dr John Hall,
who died to-day in ireland, was born III
County Armagh, Ireland, on July 81, lSS'.
Of age he entered Belfast college and was
repeatedly Hebrew prize man. In 1873 he
Was licensed 10 preach and at once en-
gagged in labor as 4 missionary IN the West
of Ireland He was installed pastor OF the
First Presbyterian church at Armagh III
of Marys Abbey now Rutland square,
in Dublin. He received from Queen Vic
torIa the honorary appointment OF com
missioner of education for Ireland. In 1851
Dr. Hall was a delegate from the general
assembly OF the Presbyterian church in
Ireland 10 the Presbyterian church in the
United States and after his return to he
land he received a call to the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian church in New York. He
accepted 1t and entered upon his labors in
November, ls51.
A new church edifice was erected for DIR.
Hall in 1873, at a cost OF about Sl,gJ0, 600. on
the corner of Fifth avenue and Fifty-fifth
street He was elected chancellor of the
University Of the City OF New York in
lSS2
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-18
The Joke That Failed.
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
II suppose you know" said Brown, that
Smith is an inveterate joker. He never
seems to be happy unless he is getting off
some of his wretched jokes upon his
friends He has just passed through an
eyperience that may subdue him. IT, indeed
it does not break him entirely of the habit
of joking.
North on a combined hunting and fishing
trip. Smith is a crank on fishing. but
cares nothing for hunting. while on the
other hand Jones goes in for hunting, and
fails to see where the fun comes in from
holding fishing rod all day long.
Jones sole ambition on the trip was to
kill a bear. He said so much about it that
and proceeded to put it into effect. Bor-
rowing an old bears skin. and using a few
pieces of rotten log. he managed to shape
an object that from a distance somewhat
resembled a bear. Then he casually re-
marked 10 Jones that while fishing he had
noticed some bear tracks.
This excited Jones. who Immediately in
sisted that Smith should point out the spot.
Nothing 10th. Smith led the way to the spot
where he had prepared the dummy, and
thenegave way to Jones, who moved cauti>
ously forward.
'Suddenly Jones threw his gun to his
shoulder and fired, then dropped his gun
and fled. yelling for Smith to do likewise.
Smith roared with laughter at the sue
cess of his ruse and might have been laugh
heavy chasing III the underhrush near him.
Then he gasped. 1t didn't matter what
Jones had fired at. there was a sure enough
bear coming, and it was headed directly for
Smith.
Smith managed to reach a tree. with
only the loss OF his coat tails. where he
remained until rescued four hours later by
Jones and an excited crowd of campers"