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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25
HOUSTON. MONDAY. ArnIL 70, Isa
AZ lyEAc,is.nLn orTRAcE..

II any citizen OF this city had been asked
Saturday afternoon. whether he thought
there were people in Houston cruel and
reckless and savage enough 10 cndangor In
nocent human lives by placing explosives
under the street cars, he would probably
have answered mo, both With indignation
and emphasis,
And vet such a dastardly attempt upon
life and property occurred Saturday night.
The spirit that was back OF such an act
was Of the kind that placed a torpedo be-
meath tho Maine IN Havana harbor. but with
far less reason or excuse for fits manifesto
ton,
The officials Of this city should leave no
stone unturned 10 hunt down the perpetrat-
ors Of such an outrage. No class will
tndorsc any such corduct and all are inter-
ested In bringing such reckless miscreants
~ those who placed the explosives to JUS
tice. II Is probable that some young ard
thonghtless hoodtfms are the guilty par
lies, but whoever they are they should b.
hunted down, mt whatever cost, and an
example made OF them by the courts.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25

II there is ever a time in this country
when kind Of press censorship Is jus'ihable
Il Is such time as the present. There are
papers in the United States that would pub
fish every detail Of our army and navy
plane, Il they could get them, regardless Of
the possible disaster TO the Nation.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25

1t shows that our people know what they
are doing when they decline to have our feet
crippled up In fight with the Havana forts
before the Spanish Meet has been disposed Of.
A blockade in connection with land opera,
tlons placing Havana in a state Of siege viii
soon do the work
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25

The German press Ia hostile toward Amer.
lea, We nrc told. Az the German emperor i,
hostilo toward The German press, We need moi
lose any sleep on account of these newspaper
criticisms m Berlin.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25

o'Connor. the prominent Irish leader and
home rule member Of the English parlia-
ment says that Ireland indorscs our Cuban
intervention without reservation. This was
forcsone conclusion Ireland is American 10
the core!
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25

The Texas drummers formally indorscd tn,
action taken by the United States toward
Spain. The drunimers are always to the
front. aud In no half hearted way
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25

Just as congress Is preparing to put war
tax on chewing gum. ninety girls in a Brook
Ign chewing gum factory have CONC on a
strike Troubles come not singly. but In
troopsl'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25

/ No bounty money viii be required this trip
to MI the ranks al tho front. But the pen
sion looms up ominously In the background,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25

What vast volunteer force this counir,
could quickly put in tho field II only colonel
and majors were wanted.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25

The Dons nro poor but proud and such
people always come to greater grief than
any other class.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25

The National Volunteer Guards summer en-
campment this year will afford the boys some
splendid training.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25

The gift the other day OF another half mil
lion TO Cornell University for the establish
ment OF u medical college In New York City
shows thnt peace still hath her victories.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25

il wiII be- found that the name Of Lee is
sti,l nm attractive and powerful rallyins cry
In the South.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25
WE CAN TRUST THE ARMY AM
NAVY

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1t Is apparent even at tho beginning Of
tne war that the exctable American pub.
lie viii have much TO say Inc the way OF
criticism OF the movements Of our army
and navy. The American citizen is so gon-
orally accustomed 10 Offering his advice as
to the best manner OF running the govern
ment that he VIII harasy refrain from out
inning the proper naval and military opera
tons
II is good policy to remember under
such circumstances that this Nation has
possibly the most highly educated Officers
IN both the army and navy that are to BE-
found In the world. The German officer on
land - no better in the theory OF war than
the accomplished West Pointer although
the European officers OF the first elias,
powers are more experienced, Ia these lat
ter days. In handling large bodies of troops
inc graduates OF Annapolis who comprise
our naval commanders are universally rec
osnized MS among the finest sailors on the
seas, while In gunnery and scientific at
tainments they particularly excel.
Tho fleet captains have not had the OK :
perience in squadron evolntions that The
British flag officers have had, but they are
the equals in that direction OF The Spanish.
and saw actual service In war in our old
navy In snort, there il no comparison be-
tween the men behind the American guu,
on sea or lnnd aud the officers Of Spain.
SO immeaHrrabiy superior are the former.
An English naval expert recently pointed
out this superiority and concluded tl,at Il
rendered our navy far stronger than that
OF Spain although the two fleets might DO
theoretically and on paper abou, equal.
The American public. therefore. can
well afford 10 suspend criticism on our mil
itary and naval plans and trust Implicitly
both to The kill and proves back oil them.
II It is supposed that we shall not make
some mistakes or receive new and then 4
hard blow. the people do not remember
what war is, and thai perfection is not
found anywhere, we should need to have
> largo regular army and dorblo the pres
ent strength Of our navy to escape some
punishment In the fight.
II however. The ends can be aceo.np-
aished. for which we have resortcd TO
force, with comparatively little fishtins or
tlucdshed, so much the better. No good
nAp wants TO sec an unnecessary or rcck-
49, loss Of life simply to denoassru,s
whst We can az.
The country Is ready to respond to any
call for men or money. and It should DO
squally patriotic IN tho matter Of conf
tencs. There \ 20 partisan politics n this
flght ana while many have honestly diff
eefs6 as to tho propriety Of. or necessity
~. armed Intervention TO put an end i.
~ dIeturbing and tntolersble conditions
u cuba, w can ~ depend on Il that our
- q ~ flght will " lnteilisenily and
slAscsssfuily acnduotsd. B
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25

That proposed Wall street regiment ought
to give the Spanish bull lighters all they can
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25

OAKwoDD. ~. y. Adarns Z 4
anca lcuturcr lcc;rred = 7}
church Friday evening
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25

- sos7' TH 3. sy y p. c sCsr
geGkLv posr. ia Co.'s. 81 Week.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25

I3nNf6 TyNE posroffIcE Al HOUSTON. TH,
As SECOND CLASS MATTER,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25

"tlalf Round the World to Find Illus
nnno, ny May crommoiis Rand. McNaii
. Co., publishers, Chicago.
Quite fascinating romauce, but Of n,
especial literary merit =
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
Just Like q Girl.

He is very young boy. His is the
age when a lofty contempt for the oppo-
site sex manifests itself, the contempt
which usually finds merciless retribu-
tion in later years
His task Of watching the baby was
not as distressing as it might have been.
He had utilized the bassinet as era
die and had found a place where the
floor sloped a little.
Behind the vehicle he extended him.
self and with head on hand proceeded
to read a story paper. An occasional
pull at string fastened to the rear axle
impaired the motion necessary to keep
the slumberer from waking. But the
baby soon had its nap out and began to
cry. The boy paid no ATTENTION to tha
noise, anG after awhile his slstss nasts
to investkgate
II suppose you are going to lie there
and wait for the baby to learn to talk
so it can tell you what it's crying
about?''
"No;" he answered, "being able to
talk wouldn't make much difference
"Why not?''
because it's a girl. Girls never
know what they're crying about. 1t
just comes natural to them to do it. -
Pearson's Weekly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
He Turned the Laugh.

President O'Hanlon of the Penning-
ton IN. j. seminary used to preach
every Monday morning at Ocean Grove.
and one of his regular hearers was
a good Methodist brother who used
to shout "Glory!' whenever anything
pleased him. Once in awhile this shout
would come in at an inopportune mo-
ment.
After DR.. O'Hanlon had been preach
ing on Monday mornings for number
of years he arose one day to announce
his text. He introduced his remarks
with these words: Brethren, I have
been preaching here at Ocean Grove on
Monday mornings for a number Of
years, but some Of these days when you
are gathered here will be missing, for
the grass will be growing over my
grave" Just then the shouter uttered
a shrill "Oh, G-l-o-r-yV
Sedate as was that congregation, there
went up a hearty laugh. The doctor
was equal to the occasion. He put his
hands in his pockets, leaned back and
said, "Well, brother, what have you
got against me?'' The laugh was turn
ed, order was soon, restored, and the
doctor preached with his usual power
and acceptability. New York Tribune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
The Cause of Laughter.

Balm suggests t. explanation that
laughter is provoked by'what he calls a
degradation, meaning that we laugh
when we all at once perceive something
degrading, trickery, a weakness or a
pettin.ss in some person or object which
we respect, as when the inirmities of
human nature disclose themselves in a
person of Importance or when some
trivial affair occurs in a solemn cere-
mony to drag us down Or when the
wrong side Of some great thing Or some
great man is exposed. ....
1.-The occasion Of the laughter is the
degradation of dignifed person Or in
terest under circumstances that do not
excite a stronger emotion. In all theo-
ries Of laughter the more or less impor-
tant fact is marked * X that the feel.
ing of the ludicrous aris,s when some
thing which we respected before is pre-
sented in mean light, for we have nc
disposition to laugh when something
that we already regarded as such is de-
picted as tricky and vile. Popular
Science,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
Buried In the Wen where He Died.

Speaking of strange and sad occur,
rences, none could be more remarkable
than the death and burial of Charles
Garter, we'll known farmer residing
near Russell. He was cleaning out On
old well when the quicksand suddenly
caved in on him, leaving only his head
and chest exposed. When the alarm
was given, hundreds of people assem-.
bled and went heroically to work to
save their neighbor. It vas found that
nothing could be done toward renewing
the sand about Carter's body, SO par
allel we'll was dug and tunnel run
from. it into the old well, but even then
the tody could not be removed so close
~ WIS it grasped by the sands 1t was
found that rope attached below Car
ter's arms would pull the body into
<parts without withdrawing its covered
portion, and that method had to be
abandoned. Carter was conscious and
talked with his rescuers, but at the end
of 5S hours he died. By this time an
enormous crowd had gathered, and all
sorts Of plans were suggested for recov-
ering the body, but finally it was de-
termined to make the we'll the dead
mans tomb, and it was Tiled up after
religious services had been held upon
its brink. The we'll was 48 feet deep,
and perhaps no other Kansan ever found
quite so strange a burial place. Kan.
sas City Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
Dangerous Thief.

A French actress, travelling about the
country, had for use in one of her plays
a lay figure, skillfully put together and
dressed in a travelling suit. So says the
New FORK Herald, which proceeds to
tell comical story about it:
At Marseilles it was left in the lug
gage room with other things. The curl
osity of two Of the railway employees
being aroused at the sight of it, they
took off the coverings and resolved to
play joke On their comrades They
placed the figure in an armchair at the
desk Of the cashier and shut the door.
When the employees on night service
came, they opened the door and were
surprised to see man sitting before the
cash box. They Immediately closed and
locked the door and tan for assistance.
A policeman arrived, revolver in
hand, believing, like the employees,
that he had to deal with a dangerous
thief. He called on the figure to sur
sender ana follow him 10 tie staston-
As it did het ohsy tis ssnsusas the rar
ncsman sh4s We DOOR AaA we1s kz
search Of re-enfmcements to surround
the piacu and thereby prevent the cul.
prit from escaping.
The door was again otened, the arm.
ed force entered, and it was not till they
had suddenly bounced on the poor lay
robber that they disco, cred the joke.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
Harcourt's Eeaconsfield Anecdote.

Sir William Harcourt has one quite
unique memory Of the support he gave
in old days to the public worship regn-
lation act That was an invitation
which he received to visit Lord Bea-
oonsfeld at Hughenden Manor.
Taking his guest-the member of a
family representing the ownership Of
broad acres-round his minute demesne,
Lord Beaconsfeld said, Excuse the
vanity of landed proprietor" The
young politician accompanied his host
on Sunday to the village church, and
On the way thither was warned that
some hints of the high church move
ment had penetrated even that sylvan
solitude. "My friend, the vicar said
the lord of the manor, twill take what
+ call collection and he calls an offer
tory, and afterward what call a plate
and he calls an aims dish will be placed
on what I call table and he calls an
altar. London News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
The Americans In Egypt.

Americans occupy an important posi-
ton in extending the prosperity and
civilization of modern Egypt.
Not only do they form at least one
third of the tourists visiting Egypt, and
number some of the leading Egyptolo-
gists, but the benefcent effect of their
missions and schools is everywhere ap-
parent throughout Egypt. The magni-
tude of their Christian operations may
be gathered from the fact that the
Egyptian mission of the American Pres
byterians has 100 stations, 30 churches
and 81 schools. Ask little Egyptian
child where it has learned it's English,
and it will very probably answer, cat
the American mission The mission
doctors, too, are of much service. An
English Lady might have died on board
our mail steamer had telegram not
been sent to an American mission physi-
clan, who came on board, attended to
her and removed her to the hospital at
Assiut.-North American Review.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
0ypsy Dancing Girls Of Seville.

In The Century Mr.. Stephen Bonsal
writes of "Holy Week In Seville. "
He says: On returning homeEard
we enter a gypsy garden, where, IN
bowers of jasmine and honeysuckle, the
Gaditan dancing girls disport them
selves as they did in the days of the
poet Martial. Penthelusa is as graceful
and as lissom today as when, i'll the
ages gone, she captured Pompey with
her subtle dance-as when Martial de-
scanted upon her beauties and gTaces IN
classic words centuries ago.
The hotel keepers in Seville are gen.
orally very careful to introduce their
patrons only to gardens where the Bow
dlerized editions of the dance are per-
formed, but I commend to those who
think they can est it out" the archaic
versions which are danced naturally to-
day, as they were in the days of the
Caesars, by light limbed enchainers Of
hearts and flamenco girls with brown
skins and cheeks that are soft like the
side of the peach which is turned to the
ripening sun, and in their dark, lus-
trous eyes you read as plain as print the
story of the sorrows and the joys Of a
thousand years of living.
Now they dance about with the grace
of houris, the abandon of manads or of
nymphs before Acteon peeped, and
now, when the dance is over, the mo-
ment of madness past, they cover their
feet with shawls, that you may not see
how dainty they are, and withdraw Sc
dately and sad from the merry circle
and sit for hours under the banana trees,
grooming softly some mournful cuplet in
the crooked gypsy tongue.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
Mr. BONN snubbed by Dickens.

''Dodd the Dustman, who founded
the barge race, meant to be the founder
Of the Royal Dramatic college. He offer
ed the money to Benjamin Webster and
Charles Dickens and was not altogether
well treated in the matter. He was GER
tainly not an aristocratic donor, and the
source of the money might have been
materials for ridicule, but he certainly
merited more civility than he got. Web
ster shelved him rather shabbily, and
Dickens caricatured him as "Bofin, the
Golden Dustman. London Mail.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
Undisnayed.b

Counsel for the characterization
appeal to you to return this unfortu-
nate to his little home, where tender,
loving wife awaits him, where his lit
tie children call him father
Judge {interrupting)-I will call the
learned counsel's attention to the fact
that the accused is unmarried.
Counsel (undismayed, continuing)-
So much the more unfortunate is this
poor man, who has no little home,
where no tender, loving wife awaits
him, where no little children call him
father Fliegende Blatter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
HONORED AT VIENNA.

Whole City Paid Respect to the Memory
of the Empress.
VIENNA, Sept. 19.-The funeral OF
the empress of Austria occurred at 4
p. m. The whole city of Vienna turned
out TO pay respect to her memory. All
morning the people streamed in dense
crowds towards the Chapel of the Hof-
burg and def ed before the casket con-
tanning her remains. All the foreign
governments were represented. some OF
tn. m by the soyereigns in person.
To- latter included Emperor William
Nv lie king of Saxony.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22

The average attendance at places Of
worship in England and Wales is COM
puted to be between 10, 900, 900 and H., :
900, 900 persons. There is a place Of
worship for every 500 individuals, TAX
ing the country all through, and a stat
ed minister for every 700. About 80. 900
sermons are preached every Sunhay.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
Deaby ON the Com m ission.

WASHINGTON, Sept. ~. The expecta-
ton is that Hon. Charles DENLY, ex.
minister to China, will accept the
presidents invitation to become .
member Of the commission which is to
investigate the conduct Of the war de.
parssnent during the war with Spain.
This, with the other persons who have
practically indicated their willingness
to serve, makes six in all.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
The Good Old Jokes.

Grier-By the way, did l ever tell
you that story about the end man and
the small boy?
Frier-No, but several hundred other
people have told it to me.
Grier-NoEsense Nobody ever heard
it before yesterday.
Frier-Then it isn't worth hearing.
boston Transcript.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
win Cure Him Eventually.

VIII = Ah'I H AseHIJ'
ST feel considerably encouraged about
Slusher.''
"Why, I thought you told me he was
incurable-t he smoked the nasty
little things necessarily, and they had
given him constant cough. .
"That's why / am encouraged. The
cough is getting worse. Chicago
Tribune
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
TRADE MARKS
DESIGNS
$eientific Hiflericafl.

DOubIes the Pleasure OF . Drive.
a fine carriage doubles the pleasure of driv-
Ane. Intending buyers of carriages or har-
1ess can save dollars by sending for the
III Harness Mig. Co. Elkhart, Ind.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
Zurlinden Resigns.

PARIS, SEPT. 19.-General Hurlinden,
the minister tor war, has rendered his
resignation.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22

No 2 No.4 Nos
Lv. S.Centre I2-3 pm $40 am SIS m
Ar. St. Paul 4-45 pm 6-I5 pm 7 80 am
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-22
Train Time.
Great Northern.

No. No. 5 No.7
LIE. ST Paul $40 am: 1920 pm 7.So pm
Ar.S. CentreI2:35 pm 5.25p II:55 a..
New-York tribune., 1898-10-24

by Chimes The hve-year-oId- -trotter The Abbott.
eos by Chimes. out cf Nettie King. 22Dlc by Mann
briro King. Is second on the list OF Village Farm
winners. with >n:BUO 20 his credit He lowered his
record from 2:lli, 2CN and IL generally credited
with ability 10 trot single me az a still faster
rate Of speed. He started in ten races. winning
seven Of them Tommy Brltton. 2t9a.. by Liberty
Bell. of Keepsake by Pancoast. won Nto'o IN
eight races getting five hrs, moneys, Although
campaigned with the IIamlin string and driven by
T. +. Geers. Tommy BTtiou belonged 10 John y.
McFerran, jr.. OF LoulsvHr. VINO sold MN fsw
davs ago 70 lerc Allis " IsnOurs. Mimi. for
something like - 900 This hve-year-old opened tbs
season with mark Of 2:iia, The fOur-year old
trotter Battlejon. by Rex Americus. liza out ~
Caprice. by Hamlin's Almont. jr.. started IN tho
300 class I'm July and earned record OF 2'@t
four weeks after trottng his first race In spite =
his speed he was not much OF 4 success ~ a cam
pagner having won only S3o-p. Tudor Chimes:
another fast green 'r1;ter. earned a record of
2I3 before the close OF the campaign. lie Is bay
gelding BY Chimes. out OF Lavender. by Mambrino
King. His winnings were - .%I - True Chimes. a
four- -year-old tro;ter by chimes ont Of Yours
Trulv by Mambrino King. won S2pD and record
of 2:IoI, Equity. black trOtter by Hetr-at-l.aw.
2l2 out of Mother Hubbard. hv Almonarch. won
81 80 and "A record Of 2.l2.. The Earl three.
year-old chestnut trotter by Mambrno King out ~
Princess ROYAL 22o by Chimes. won sl.o'e and
record OF 2l7 Incarnate. 10y Chimes. ont OF Mock
ing Bird 2:l8a. won 500 and a record ~ 225i4