davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
DIR. CANNON RETURNED.

Or. William Cannon and Captain Victor
| Theriot, both OF the First Texas regl-
bot, arrived in the city yesterday morn
! from Jacksonville. The route they
IRE forced to pursue In getting to Calves
b was crcuitous ono and carried them
bund by way OF Cairo, Ill. This was on
count OF the quarantine existing against
rtaln Southern cities and which natural
| defects travel.
rhs doctor Is the very picture OF health,
d though he says he has not had days
I'VE Of absence up to the present since
hing the regiment, shows no signs OF the
effects continuous work might have had
on him. With his campaign uniform and
nv hat, drawn up in q picturesque peak,
u Mexicano, the doctor hooks ready ~
= care OF any quantity of dons who may
] under his charge along with our own
p. should We have another "go" with
"a Cannon, In discussing the death Of
1vate REILLY OF company +, while under
Influence Of chloroform some ten days
p. to reporter, this morning said:
The regimental surgeons can in no
.
be was not at the time in the regl-
ouAl hospital, but In the division hos
a. The man, when engaging in marches
% maneuyers, suffered considerable pain.
P preferred to have an operation per-
rmed and being relieved of his afflictlon
having to leave the regiment. and vol
tartly applied for admission 10 the hos
"a. In the regimental hospital there are
provisions for surgical work of this ma
re- and he was sent to that OF the divi-
pa where contract surgeons are en-
oyed. These are doctors who hold no
my rank, but are employed by the gov
nmeut by the month. AS Is usual, an ex-
nination Of the mans heart was made be-
administering the chloroform, and 1t
owed up all right. After his death II
found that he was afflicted with an
Argement OF the heart and that the
W. OF tho ventrlcles were exceedingly
IN man Is supposed to be in good
ndition when he enters the army, and
y Afflictiou OF the heart would be sup
sed to be detected by the examining sur
ons. 1t was one Of those unfortunate
cidents which are liable to happen at any
No. but was entirely without the prov
e " the regimental surgeons"
the First Texas Us one Of the regiments
~ will be retained In the service, but
Cannon will probably resign his po'
Lion, as the monotonous existence of gar
'on lie has no special attractions for
n. He will tender his resignation from
weston and will resume his professional
tiles here. also his lectures at the med
y college.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
The Daughter of the Confectionery


To the Editor OF The Post.
sue of September 90 1t is stated that Miss
Hill had been constituted the successor OF
Miss Winnie Davis, and in The Post OF the
goth note with pleasure that the supreme
head Of the Daughters OF the Ccnfederacy
had decided that there was not successor
to Miss Winnie. as they preferred that
there should never be but one daughter VI
the Confederacy. General Gordoh' ~ ,ne
Associated Press OF today, states that MISS
Winnie, being the daughter OF preslue.s
paws and having been bern 10 the wnte
house WIS in reality the Daughter on Inc
Coufederacy." Now comes General TOR
don. the chief Of the United Confederate
Veterans organization. settling the mater
decislyely and finally by declaring tnat
Miss Winnie was the original ana oniy
daughter of the Confederacy. Were IL
pcssible that there could be an snop'eu
daughter. Miss Mildred Lee, daugnter ".
General Robert L. Lee. would be en'hi1u ~, -
mi houorable and envisble position Inc
'.,sson III Jefferson Davis comes nearer
Sairg a Son OF the Confederacy than any
ons living This young man and MISS ni..
dred Lee will henceforth be the recipiei,'s
~ Confederate homage at future reun.o
General Gordon is our idol ana "n 10
wand more enthusiasm from the eiu 10
than any living general Gsnera, rao,
Hampton, perhaps, comes air. $500,
he Il as true as steel. anu i,he I'm :
Carbon, when his beloved south Ma1 Nm,
uuered. retired TO private me- a,sa an
III old gray veterans above an eise
ms o'u and the old boys reciprocate tne
feeling OF tnese '"o PHI.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

Texarkana. Texas. September 3o.--A fire
bro,,e out in an iron clad storehouse on
Vine street yesterday and damaged 1t De-
vona use. The property belonged to J. u
White of this city. boarding house OPP
"a nv Joel Robinson. adjoining the sii-
sated buildlnt also lgnited, sustaining CON
Siderable loss by fire and damaged furn i,
t snT The entire damage will aggregate
$1,000, with no insurance.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

May be a little early. but you'li aoon
need fail dross. Let US tell you Of some
Of our bargains. We are showing all the
rovtst weavcs, such Ms Two-ronsd vigo-
caux. Illuminated Canvas. Venetian Cords.
Granite weaves. Covert Cloths. Broad
cloths. Camels Hair suitinss, Doucie sf-
fects. French Curls-in fact, could mention
huud,,ds of different weaves tina. VIC are
showing. ana not an Inch Tut what haa
lust arrived from home and foreign mar
kcts,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
THE CROW JURY.
Nut Little Opportunity 10 Consider on
~ Verdict.

Verdict.
Waco. Texas, October 1.-The jury IN the
case OF the State VS.. Jim Bob Crow. who
is charged with murder. has had but IT.
tie opportunity to consider the case since
the charge OF the court was given them.
Yesterday morning Bryant Allen. one OF the
Jurors. had TO b. seat home TO ser sick
wife and has not returned. He lives about
six miles in the country. An officer is
with him and has orders to remain with
him until he can leave his wife and return.
The other Jurors are kept together. but
they can not act upon the case until the
return OF Mr. Allen.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

something can be raised on the land that
can be disposed OF at good price the $50
an acre land will decrease in value.
1t is very likely THAI the next year will
see a change In more kinds OF farm prod
ucts and less cotton. The Mount Peak
district grew exceptionally fine cotton this
wear In fact, it's crops We're all goo1.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
STATE CAPITAL ITEMS.
THE UNIVERSITY GROUNDS ARE no
be BEAUTIFIED.
A Presentation of Relics to the Uni
versity by Judge Terrell-De-
partment Notes.

Austin, Texas, October 1.-The board OF
regents has made an aggregate approprla-
ton of $4,000 for the purpose of beautilyiny
the university grounds and repairing a
crack In the auditorium hall wall
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
Mp u1rCHEs. FUNERAL.

The funeral OF Jack Hughes, deputy
sheriff In charge OF the county Jail, took
place this morning at 10 o'clock from
Sheriff Whites residence. All the county
officers and a large number OF the re!a-
tives and friends OF the deceased attended
Interment was in the Live Oak cemetery,
which Is about ten miles from here. The
county clerks office and the courts closed
out OF respect for the deceased, who was
held in high esteem.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
KID GLOVES.
You'll be sure to need them aoon.

500 pairs Real Kill Gloves. Tan. Brown. Modes
and OSblood. sizes 8 l-2, s-s l. Ia and 1-2.
slightly spotted; positively $500 and 81 20 Gloves,
oniy Ss
$50 pairs Finest $3.50 and $500 Real Kid Gloves show
occasionally faint spot colors above In
sizes 6 liz. g. 6t-i 61-2, 63-4 :. ia and ~;
your pck-mind pair in the lot worth less
than Si50 and high $500. at 81
1000 pairs Real Fine KID Gloves all perfect 2-clasp.
all ooors and Sizes sl5o Gloves. ............ 81
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
TAX ROLLS FILED.

The tax rolls OF Kinney and Tarrant
counties were received by the comptroller.
The first shows taxable values to the
amount of 81. 49,. 7O9. which is an Increase
of s1O164 over 1897. The second shows
taxable values to the amount OF sl9,29S,-
615, which is decrease OF sl.6O6,362 as
compared with 1897.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

Meikeljohn 4. 70 Camp

Meikeljohn IL to Campaign.
Washington. October l.--Assistaut eeoFs-
,ary Meikeljohn viii speak svery day dur
Ing IN campaign 10 Nsbreska. He viii
leave washinstor On octolseF 10 with IL
presidential party fer III ssnsnieeiestpol
exposition. ,lss & ,!lb I 81
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

Richmond, Texas. September 3o--ln a
runaway this morning Mrs J. r. Farmer
and Mrs. Lizzie Dance were thrown from .
buggy and severely bruised about the booy,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
PERSONALS.

Major E. W. Cave, treasurer OF the
Houston and Texas Central railway, Is in
the city on visit to his daughter.
Hon. R. W. Finley, comptroller OF state,
will speak at two barbecues in Gonzales
county on next Tuesday and Wednesiay'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
Special This Week.

$50 pieces All Wool aud Fancy
Mixtures. inolatipg All WOOL
Scrsef. sc, Ss and tn.irc,, cloths.
comprising MI the new weaves.
bought to sell a. 100, soc and CSC
per yard, IA n starter Of the sea- :
son wa viii place them ON sale 2
this week at .,,...,..,....as,.
Foe our .lne of Fancy Wotl Mix
lures at tSc, itc. lsMc aud. ......
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
Mail Order Customers

KINDLY write for prices and samples Of
our Dress Goods SllSs aud Trimmings;
our NAH order department will give It
sIeelal attention, Monoy refunded for
suoda not satisfactory.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
MoRTUiARY REPORT.

Tue following Is list of the interments
the city during the week ending Fri
y, September 80:
september %: Fayette Staten, colored. 30
~; gunshot wound Qnquest).
september 20: Minnie Evans. colored, %
puerpenal septicaemia.
neptember "a: Bessie Davis, colbred, 14ls
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

action, the county redeems outstanding 3
per cent bonds and thus saves over $500 a
year in interest and $1,000 In amount above
par value.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
Mail Order Customers

The many who have traded with us and
those who have not tried us as yet would
do well to get our prices before buying.
Write for samples. Money refunded for
goods not satisfactory.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
TAILOR MADE SUITS.

ESQ Black Wool Serge Suits Fly Jacket lined with
changeaole silk all ned skirt and well bound: worth
~
$50 All Wool Cover. Cloth Suits bl2ck and brown mixtures,
silk lined all lined skirt ST50 "a 9S
100 All Wool Chevot Serge suits. black milf
blue all sizes fly front jacket, all SILK tatteta lined
coat, velyeteen bound skirt aud taffea lined worth
MISSES REFERS.
$50 Refers 10 old, with large Sailor Collar.
trimmed white BRAID sell everywhere $isS only 75c
All Wool Refers. we'll made with Sailor Collar
braid. worth s25 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Toe
worth $3.50, a ................... 9Sc
age 10; worth s225, t.............,...,.sl.25
81 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS As
age IA; worth $500, at ...................$1 rs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

o Read w Da s ph wi tn no res oo an house IN the some mvoa
oM u garments arrive
snn ftn Mnpiodb rxisth myeal yar1ci
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
Another Special.

60 piecss Two-Toncd vtgoreaux,vc-
ne,im Cords aud Covert. looks
like the qualities that sell a.
$500 yard. ana ale really worth
1sc, but to start tho dress goods A Sc,
seaaon they'll so at,.,..,...,....
Sec cur linc OF Black Dress Goods. for
l,rts or full suits, Got our prices, Write
or sample
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
Early Fall Bargains.

SUCH be inmed
neede
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
Tom Green County BONDS,

In its regular annual saa1on al Botbel
this morning and will continue three days,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
TAILOR MADE SUITS.

$50 All Wool Wide Vale Chevot Suits black navy fly
front Jacket, all nod with fancy satin, skirt lined
taffea; worth Sl2 so, at 9s
rs All Wool Cheviot Suits Jacket and Skirt lined with
changeable all silk taffeta; worth fully $751;
80 All Cloth Stlts tho military shades
trimmed braid coat; s20 at
TAILOR MADE SKIRTS.
$50 Brocadod TanVa SilkSkps warranted ali silk
sell all tbs city at 81 so, price 50 9S
b0 Black Brocaded eros Grain skirts worth only.
100 Black Figured Mohar Skrts sell 81 80 only
IS Storm Skirts all WOOL worth $500 only %
line spanish Flounee Skirts moderate prices
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
Two Great Special'

$50 Yards Changeable Double Warp
Surah: warranted Pure silk; fer
waists, ruffics, understands or
trimmings; positively use gu lily:
at only. ...................
$50 yards Changeahle Taffeta SILK.
extra heavy quality, that sells at
81 a yard: this week only. .......
1000 wards Plain Taffetas, in black
and other colors: sells at Goo a
yard; only. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
$50 yards Plain Taffetas; all the
new shades, including military
blue and plain and black, 81
quality. at only .................
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

A Silk Furor.

II YOU anticipate to buy airy silk shortly.
take a look at our prices below. To start
of our Silk department VIC will place on
Enle:
5000 yards Black Brocaded Taffeta
and Heavy eros Grain In real
largo designs; positively worth
- ,s' o ane SIC per yard; your pick 4SC
1000 yards Heavy Black Brocaded
j DsSSs: !, .S SsftA 81 and H-i5 p.I60c
1000 yards Black Brocaded Satin
for skirts or Waists: sells at soc CSr,
per yard; At only. ..............,~
Fancy Silks for waists. full suits or un-
derskirts
1000 yards Changeable Figured
s silEi sells $, everywhere at soc a22C
80 yards Changcablc Brocaded. 2Or,
SILK; sells at Coo yard: at only, w
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-25
Ancient Doctors.

The doctor was a recognized institu-
ton in Assyria and Babylonia. 1t is
true that the great bulk of the people
had recourse to religious charms and
ceremonies when they were i'll, and as
cribed their sickness to possession of
demons instead of to natural causes.
But there was a continually increasing
number of the educated who looked
for aid in their maladies rather to the
physician with his medicines than to
the sorcerer or priest with his charms.
The British museum contains frag-
ments of an edition made for the IL
brary of Nineveh of an old and re-
nowned Babylonian treatise on medi-
cine. In this work an attempt is made
to classify aud describe diseases, and
to enumerate the various remedies that
had been proposed for them. Some of
the prescriptions are of in~ordinate
length, containing a mixture of the
most heterogeneous drugs. At other
times the patient was given his choice
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-25

IRON DIPPER CRUSHED WITH THE
FINGERS AFTER BEINB MINERS
ED IN LIQUID AIR.
zen, forming a snowy mass of crystals.
BY stirring this, l reduce it to the con-
dition of viscid sugar, and easily lift
1t out with a stick, from viii / it hangs
down in a beautiful icicle seven or eight
inches long. By pouring over it a lit
tie more of the liquid air, this may be
frozen absolutely rigid.
Meanwhile the liquid air has been
simmering away in it's dish, the outer
surface of which has become heavily
coated with frost.
People often say to me: why. l
thought the stuff was cold, but it is
really hot!" In a sense this is true.
for it boils while everything around 1t
Is frozen solid. And here is the para
dox. the harder it boils, the more in
tense becomes the cold. This fact is
well illustrated by the following exper-
iment:
l partly fill a teakettle with this an
omalous liquid. 1t promptly boils
without fire, but as the metal becomes
chilled It appears more quiet. When /
place II over the intense heat Of a Bun
sen burner, II boils rather more vigor-
ously, though without violence-while
a sheet Of Ice gathers on the bottom of
the kettle directly over the blaze. This
by the way is formed from the products
of combustion. and consists partly OF
water vapor and partly Of carbon diox-
ide (carbonic acid gss) CONCEALED by
a cold against which the heat of the
flame is powerless.
l now drop into the kettle a bit Of
ice. and the ebulition is greatly accel-
erated-far more 30 than by the action
OF the Bunsen burner. 1t ia as If !
had thrown In a hot stone. But when
| pour in a few ounces OF water the tea
kettle fairly gurgles and boils over,
sending up from the spout a long jet of
steam, mingled with a spray of squirt
Ing drops. The water, however, is al
most instantly frozen. invert the
kettle and Jumps Of ice fall out, sting
Ing cold and as dry as chalk. Power
enough has been generated in this
process to run an engine.
All the time that we have been en-.
gagged IN thece cypcriments-indeed,
ever since It was drawn from the pro.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-25
BOILING TEA KETTLE FILLED

i>A
liquefied oxygen. 1t is to the latter
that the blue tint is due, nitrogen be-
ing absolutely limpid. .
! will now give a brief description of
a few Of the most interesting of the
experiments illustrating the qualities
of this extraordinary fluid.
First, l pour a quantity into a basin.
Thrust your hand into it. No, l am not
joking. You can touch 1t with perfect
lmpunity, provided you withdraw your
hand instantly; you will only expert
ence a slight sensation of GOODNESS. In
precisely the same way you mighr
plunge your finger for the fraction of a
second into a pot of molten metal with
out harm, provided the fingers were
moist. In both cases the reason is
the same: a thin cushion of vapor is
formed next the flesh, which for a mo-
ment encases and protects It like a
glove-only here the vapor is air, and
the heat that liberates it comes from
your finger. But don't be too DELHI
crate in your movements, for a u
would mean a frostbite at least. have
received some sever burns in con-
sequence of treating liquefied air with
undue familiarity, and such injuries
heal very slowly.
You will observe that your hand re-
mains perfectly dry; the liquid does not
adhere t. it. This is as fortunate as
1t is interpretation II 1t wet your flesh
as water does the slightest contact
would be disastrous. If l throw a small
portion upon your coat sleeve, the
cloth is not moistened, but it becomes
80 chilled that 1t is white with frost.
An oyster dipped for a moment in a
bowl of the liquid becomes as cold as If
It had remained in the refrigerator for
hours. This makes a very pretty din
ner table experiment; but if you leave
the toothsome morsel too long it be-
comes as hard as the shell from which
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-25

all familiar temperatures, but solidifies
at about forty degrees below zero. l
place half a pint of it in a paper mold,
and pour over the surface a quantity
of liquefied air. The quicksilver, for
feiting all claim to its name, is soon
frozen into a rigid bar, resembling a
block of tin, but SO cold that it would
almost blister your flesh to touch it.
In each end of the mold was inserted a
large screw-eye, and both these are
now firmly fixed in the hardened met
al. To one of these eyes l attach a
cord, and suspend the bar like a plum
met; to the other eye, l fasten a weight
of, say, fifty pounds. Fifteen or TWEEN
ty minutes will elapse before the mass
is sufficiently thawed to allow the
weight to pull out one of the screw eyes
when it falls to the floor with a sud
den crash; it will be fully half an hour
hefern tho natal 10 rnmn1etelv melted.
In the Arctic regions, however, mer-
curry is occasionally frozen by natural
cold, and spirit thermometers are used;
but these instruments would be quite
worthless at the temperatures at
tanned by artificial means. This 1 dem
onstrated by pouring a pint or so Of
proof spirits into a vessel containing
liquefied air. The alcohol is soon fro
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-25

OF the remedies he might adopt. Thus.
for an attack Of spleen. he was told that
he might 'slice the seed of a reed and
dates In palm Wines or mix calves
milk and bitters in palm wine," or
drink garlic and bitters In palm wine,"
or finally try several other recipes
which are severally named. For an
aching TOOTH" we are told, "the root of
the plant OF human destiny (perhaps
the mandrake) is the medicine: 1t must
be placed upon the tooth. The fruit
Of the yellow snakeworth Is the medi-
cine for an aching tooth; it must be
placed upon the tooth. The
roots of a thorn which does not see the
face of the sun when growing Is the
medicine for an aching tooth; 1t must
be placed upon the tooth" In the
midst Of all these prescriptions, how
ever, room was still found for some CT
the superstitious charms and incanta-
lions which might be tried when every
thing else had failed. The practice OF
medicine had advanced to a much high
err point in Egypt. but 1t is probable
that it was from Babylonia rather than
from Egypt that the Jews acquired
their knowledge Of it.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-25
Patents In China,

China has no patent Office or laws,
and therefore the Chinese can use with
impunity any invention patented in
any other country. According to GUS
tom, however, Americans holding
American patents cannot be infringed
upon in China without getting them
selves into trouble. The consuls take
all such matters under advisement and
protect the %patentees as though they
were in their W country. Therefore
all questions as to copyrights, patent
rights and inventions of all descrip-
tions are subject to the decision and
arbitration of the consuls, according to
the laws of America on such subjects,
but there is no such protection against
the shrewdness and greed of a China
man.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-25
hop Fires.

ao w -
So numerous have fires in shop win
dows become that special attention Is
called to the protection Of the lights
used in order to show the goods to the
best advantage. 1t is recommended
that wire gas globes and shades be
used and so arranged that the air can
pass between layers Of protective ma
terial in order to ventilate these
spaces so that the outer ones do not
become overheated. There is great
danger in the use of lamps covered
with fabric shades where the space Is
not fully open above and below. II
gas lights of the old-fashioned sort are
used there should be some means Of adj
hitting the free passage of air under
the burners. One of the best plans Is
the use of a metallic cap, or cover, with
a veHtiiating pipe trimming into a flue
which is practically %freproof. No
soldering should be used in these pipes,
as the heat might melt them, and,
passing through the broken spaces, ls-
hite the surrounding articles. Wire
gauze made into Screens and shades Is
among the most valuable guards for
such but these should be
placed outside of porcelain shades,
which are unquestionably the best pro-
tective materials, as they certainly are
the most attractive. If electricity is
used, the utmost care must be exer-
cised that the wires are properly in
sulated, and that there is no wearing
or breaking of the covering, as the
slightest bare spot on the wire may T.
sufficient to start a confagration.