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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-08

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nrsfGNs-Pslms for ds.orstfag,
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ONE OAK grand upright plano. With stool
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GOOD young man, % years OF age, wants
work, and will be faithful 70 his work; MIX
or tend to horses or yard, Address 1904,
i,iz nffpp
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FURNITURE in l2-roon modern boardlng
house two blocks from Capitol hotel; cheap
II purchased immediately; house hlled with
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sITITATION wanted BY colored man Ia private
family; first-class with horses; give good
references; can milk aud do housework "A
dress 15OS. this office.
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BOYS BLACK ribbed hose. iron mude, steel
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half hose, splendid quality, 1oc pair. Frank.
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GOOD BOY. Is years old wants Q job 10
work In office or store. good references
Address 1856 this Office.
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WANTED--By a good colorod boy, a position,
~ take care OF yard or do any KIND OF
honest work, Address 1905. this office. .
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JUST RECEIvED--Car nne leather top bug
GIGS with curtain md storm aprons; your
choice $40. Edw, clarendon, dealer In car.
riagcs. buggies, phactons. surreys. road
wagons and fne harness. corner Franklin
and Caroline street = II
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WANTEp-A place by whlte man 10 COOS
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street Houston.
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FOR SALE

flannel drawers, % cents, all the noveiticH
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FOR SALE--Locntiou and furniture; N-room
boarding house; centrally located. T, j
Collins, i0i6lg Congress avenue.
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WA NTrD-situatlon: thorough mechanic ~
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ONE second hand full leather top Doctors
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Edw, Lsrendon's Carriage Repository II
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SITUATION ms teamster or hack driver BY
man OF family; well acquainted with city
and not afraid of hard work. Address c,
b. this office.
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IWITCIIAEEI- ALMOND CREAM, elegant
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COMPETENT newspaper man desires pYstI,
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DEYnPTTF REMOVED by Eclipse Hail
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ciaily for South Texas; no drones In our
orchards or soleetions secure our cst,-
mates on Your wants; send for catnlugue
Galveston Nursery and Orchard Co., Hulen.
Texas. Fred w. Mnlly, Manager =
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.

FxCHANGE--W White and silver wyandottes,
Lam Brabnias. Barred Plymouth Rocks
black Miuorcas. pair White Holland tur-
keys and plt esnes for guns. watchel. sad.
dies best o.ier Camden Poultry fafa
Camden Texas. =
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS years experItnNn ID
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knows something of bookkeeping ana tele,
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GRAMoPHoNE-Only perfect talking or
sound producing machine madei 10000 IN
destructiblc records to select from; records,
300; machines, SIS; on exhibition ut q. L. e.
Theo. Behring'S Hardware Store, MAIN street
md Cnpilni nYenue. "
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-19
Xirtuea of

Prominent specialists claim that
spinach is the most precious of vegeta-
bles on account of its medicinal and
strengthening properties. The emol-
lent and laxative virtues of spinach,
owing probably to the salts of potash
it contains, have been long known. 1t
is excellent for the liver, and, as a
consequence, freshens the complexion.
Some vegetables contain a relatively
large dose of iron. According to Bous-
singault, the proportion is .00074 of
iron in 100 parts of French beans,
.0083 in 100 parts of lentils, and spin
ach very much more. The chemist
Bunge has proved that spinach and
yolk of eggs are proportionately rieh-
err in digestible and assimilable iron
than are the most renowned ferrugi-
nous remedies. It's great value and
growing Importance is shown in the
fact that spinach is already an active
ingredient in several new tonics.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-19
Eloauencs and Indigestion.


An .o~bservant critic is authority for
the statement that the after-dinner
speaker must either restrict himself
to a few simple dishes, and these very
sparsely partaken of, or run the risk
of a violent attack Of indigestion with
possible serious consequences. He
says that all good a~fter-dinner speak,
ers are dyspeptics, and attribute much
of this state Of things to the effect Of
the nervous strain incident to the prep
ration for the speech to come. In
stead of enjoying his meal, the orator
is full Of anxiety as to the success
of his address. The vital force ordi-
narily used by the digestive apparatus
in the performance OF it's functions Is
diverted to the brain leaving little,
II any, to carry on the work of diges-
ton and assimilation. This is a seri-
Gus affair and one that demands the
attention Of diners out. Once it be-
m understood men of intellect will
be unwilling to risk the horrors of
dyspepsia for the sake of distinguish
ing themselves as after-dinner orators.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-19
FOR WOMAN AND HOME.
General Items of Interest for Maids and
MatrOnS.-The Home.

by the German government, involun-
tary mimicry plays a great part in
suffering. Like yawning, it is catch
ing. The quicker a child is, and the
more initiative, the more apt it is to
imbibe any defects of speech on the
part of those by whom it is surround
ed. Conclusive evidence of the con-
tagious nature Of suffering is to be
found in the fact that the number of
sufferers in a school increases stead
lily as the children pass upward from
class to class. In the public schools
of Berlin, for example, the number Of
Sufferers among the children in the
lower class was 50 per cent of the
total strength of the class. This pro-
portion rose from year to year as the
children passed upward in the educa-
tional scale until in the higher class
the percentage was discovered to BIT
1.61, or more than three times the
number found when the same children
were in the lowest class.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-19

Dwellers in hilly countries do not
seem to appreciate the advantages that
may be gained by the use Of the noun
tain streams that abound in such
regions. It is rare indeed to see any
use made of brooks and wayside
springs. This is the more remarkable,
Is their employment would be a great
saving in time and labor to all those
who press them into service. All over
the country there are farms and u
try seats where a few days labor and
a comparatively trihing expense would
solve the problem for years to come
Most of these SIRENS would supply a
small dam or a turbine, giving an
abundance of water in this way or
working a pump placed in the already
existing we'll. A small turbine requires
but very little power, and may be at
tached to an artesian we'll in such a
name as to give a water supply
abundant not only for family use and
stock but for irrigating purposes as
we'll,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-19
The sleeves. J

One of the most important rules Is
that which demands perfect quiet for
baby during the first months of it's
existence.
Babies are fused over, talked to, and
handled into a state which is sure 10
leave the nerves of the child in a
thoroughly wrought-up condition.
The less notice outside it's physical
needs given the tiny one during the
first year of its ~sojourn here below the
better.
Allow the little frame to become &C.
customed to the strain upon 1t SO
necessary when making the acquaint-
ance of this restless, rioting world of
ours.
1t is wise to continue this whole
some neglect through childhood,
though very many mothers imagine
a child is rendered shy if it is not
pushed ahead a little each day while
it is in the nursery.
Baby is compelled to make friends
with every stranger who appears.
1t is kissed when it wants to be
let alone.
If it has a cunning trick it is coaxed
and leased into exhibiting it.
AS baby grows older the same meth
DDS are pursued; the poor child is
m~arshaled into the dining room to be
put through its PAGES; play is inter
rupted, and the little one fretted into
a state of GUS that brings too
often a punishment that is undeserved.
When your smiling friend, asks in
dulcet tones to 'see the baby" do not
hesitate to say NO" especially if she
is merely a chance caller, one of many
who think it necessary to make the
request out of politeness. There is al
ways some good excuse for refusing to
put the baby through a succession. of
shows" and unless she is a special
friend the chances are that your Wis
itor will simply look upon the refusal
as sparing her an inniction, and the
baby will be all the better for hiI eem-
parstivs AscluEton,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-19
An Annie Picker.

So much trouble is experienced by
orchardists in gathering fruits that de-
vices Of various sorts have been en-
ployed to remove the fruit without in
jury. One of the simplest of these is
a long pole to which is attached a ring,
or holder, and a canva bag. The bag
may be of any shape, but the long
tube seems to be preferred. This has
been used in some orchards for a
number of years. The greatest diff
Guilty seems to be in devising a pole or
stick sufficiently light to be manage
able. A bamboo fishing rod has been
employed for this use with very salts
factory results. 1t is light and suffi-
GENTLY firm for the purpose. The ad-
vantage of the tube Is that as soon as
the fruit is released from the stem 1t
rolls down within reach of the opera
tor, but where a bag is employed the
upper end of the picker becomes heavy
with the accumulated product. Some
of these simple devices will save a
great amount of fruit as well as time
and strength, and maybe life and limb
Climbing to the top of a pear or peach
tree is hazardous business, and only
a very light person can do this In
safety with ordinary ladders. There
fore a gatherer of some sort is almost
a necessity. There has been some
discussion of late about ~patenting
such devices, but the idea is old and
was utilized a score Of years ago. II
might be possible to arrange some
improvement In existing models, but
the idea proper is not p~atentable.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-19


In the sixties our young men were
willing to start life lower down or
the ladder. II circumstances gave
promise of advancement after their
several years of steady fidelity to em-
ployer's interest, that young man vas
considered "a lucky fellow Cheer
fully. and full Of energy, he toiled
early and late, acquiring with his little
savings a manliness. and force of char
acter by his steady purpose, which
showed itself in physique and manner
The maiden of his choice ~contentedly
awaited the day of his advancement
20 a salary which would warrant them
in setting up their few little household
goods and %journeying on in life to-
gether. He endowed her with all his
worldly goods" easily enumerated.
She brought to him her rich dowry Of
health and sweet temper. and this,
with their true old-fashioned love, was
the wealth which ensured to them a
happy future.
Nowadays, the sons of our wealthy
men when they marry must have ar
elegant house, horses, carriages. yacht,
opera box, and all the paraphernalia of
fashion. She, with her travelled, culti-
| waited taste, thinks him eligible" lie
declares che VII make a stunning
appearance at the head of his monage,
His hand overfows with generous gifts
and glitterinE %baubales, and they dc
not miss the quiet home life, which
to the lovers OF a simple age brought
a thrill of happiness. The ambitiou;
young aspirant for the position Of 8
mature man, at the present day, as,
| sumes heavy responsibilities, runs i'm.
mense risks, and lives in a state o
anxiety and excitement.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-19
rrect 90 Lime on the system.

A medical scientist is authority for
the statement that children and old
people especially suffer from a lack OF
lime in the system. Persons who hab-
itually drink soft water, while they
may enjoy immunity from certain OF
the ills of life, expose themselves to
others perhaps quite as much to be
avoided. Hard water helps the teeth
and the bones by furnishing lime,
which is necessary to health, growth
and development. Old persons who
drink but little lose their teeth o
quickly than those who take a rea-
~sonable amount of drinking water.
Lime, or food products in which it
abounds, should be a part of the reg
ular supply furnished to the system.
One of the most valuable vegetable for
this purpose is the yellow turnip or
rutabaga, which should be given to
growing children at least once a week.
Properly prepared, it is very relish
able and it's food value has never been
appreciated.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-19

Six bananas, half a cup of powdered
sugar, juice, of two oranges, one egg,
two cups of shredded wheat biscuit
crumbs. Cut bananas into halves
crosswise, sprinkle with powdered SUI
gar and turn over them the orange
juice. Let stand in cool place for an
hour, turning occasionally until all are
favored with the orange. Roll in egg,
then in the crumbs, ard fry in hot fat.
Serve with orange sauce. Strain the
strip left after the bananas have been
removed, but in saucepan; when it
has reached the boiling point add two
tablespoonful of corn starch, wet with
a little cold water. Cook until thick
and clear, then add half a ~teaspoonfu.
of orange extract.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-19

A report from Paris says that
French gunnery Is improving. The
gunnery experiments at Toulon. when
four battleships, the Brennus, the Jau-
reguiberry, the Charles Martel and the
Magenta, and two cruisers, the Chan
zy and the Galilee, fired with all their
heavy guns and secondary batteries at
three thousand metars range upon the
Arrogante, an old-fashioned, steel
protected battleship, and sunk it in
less than fifteen minutes, is the most
important naval experiment made in
France for many years. The AFRO
gante's interior woodwork burst into
blaze, and was the immediate cause
OF its destruction, exactly as was the
case with Cervera's ships at Santiago.
The, significance Of this gunnery prac-
tice is realized when it is known that
the French squadron discharged 500
projectiles, of which ninety were of
13h-inch caliber. The estimated cost
OF the ammunition thus expended In
fifteen minutes is $4,000.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-19

A new Geographic instrument, known
as a Morse watch" has been put on
the market. Outwardly 1t looks like
an ordinary timepiece, but in reality
it is a transmitting and receiving tele-
graph instrument, a key and a sounder
Enclosed in an ordinary watch case.
This type of instrument, say Elec-
tricity, is known to the telegraph craft
under the general title of secret
~sounder." The Morse watch is so
constructed that the click of the in
strument can be adjusted loud enough
to be heard in any part of a compare
lively large room, or be adjusted to a
point where the click Is inaudible I'M
less the instrument is held in contact
with the ear.
The TIorse watch is accompanied
with a suitable flexible head band to
fasten the instrument in place on the
head ove the ear, leaving both hands
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-19
Our Bodies.

The muscles of the human body ex-
ert a force of 534 pounds. The quantity
OF pure water which blood contains in
its. natural state is very great; it
amounts to almost seven-eighths. The
blood is a fifth the weight of the body.
A man is taller in the morning than
at night to the extent of half an inch
or more, owing to,the relaxation of the
cartridges, The human brain is. the
twenty-eighth part of the body, but
in the horse the brain is not more
than the four-hundredth.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-19

Some few Americans found oppor-
tunity to talk with Admiral Cervera's
sailors, who were for several weeks
imprisoned at Seavey's island, Maine.
The effect of these conversations upon
the Americans was, uniformly, to in
spire sympathy for the Sp~aniards
themselves, and to encourage a more
hopeful view of the future of Spain.
Most Of the prisoners proved to be
eonscripts, forced into the navy be-
cause they could not pay $500 to buy
exemption. Naturally there was no
heart" in their fighting. They hated
their W oppressive government, and
they fet no bitterness toward tie men
1t had sent them out to kill. Many of
them would have been glad to remain
in this country. All Of them learned
to respect it. The thoughtful generos-
ity with which these prisoners were
treated taught them a lesson in civil
cation. They are certain to impart it
to their friends at home. An American
who has lived in Spain for many years
assures us that Spaniards will heed
and profit by it.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-19

The total railway mileage in the
United States on June 80. 1897, was
1S4,42S.47 miles, there being an in
crease Of 1,651,S4 miles, or 0.90 per
cent during the year. In round mum
bers Alabama shows an increase OF
III miles; Arkansas, 1872 miles; Cal
ifornia, 219 miles; Louisiana, 161
miles, and Michigan, 1923 miles. The
increase in mileage IL the other states
and territories in which an increase
occurred was less than 100 miles. In
a few states, as usual, a decrease in
mileage Is shown. The aggregate
length Of railway mileage, including
all tracks. on June 80, 1897, was 243,-
444.41. the increase being S,315.2s
miles.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-19

Men still living, and not yet old, re-
member when Livingstone surprised
and enlightened the world with his
great discoveries in the basin Of the
Zambesi, then an entirely savage will
lerness. Today, near the banks of those
lakes, .Shirwa and Nyassa, which he
was the first white man to see, is be-
Ing held an Inluge, an agricultural
and industrial exhibition comparable
with our state and county fairs, with
fat oxen, fast horses, big pumpkins,
and all the customary appurtenances
OF such an occasion. So swiftly has
civilization made it's way under the
strong leadership of the Anglo-Saxon
race.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-19

bulb of a narcissus may cause death.
The leaves, flowers, roots and bark of
the oleander are deadly, indeed the
entire plant is dangerous to life. The
jonquil and hyacinth are poisonous.
Peach and cherry pits contain prussic
acid enough to kill, and yew berries
are responsible for serious loss of life.
Most people lonow that the lobelias are
dangerous, but that the lady slipper
poisons in the same way as ivy is
known to but few. The bulbs of lilies
of the valley are poisonous. Crocuses
must be handled with care by certain
persons. The catalpa has poisonous
qualities, and to peoples, especially
the partly ripened seed pods, are as
cribed many deaths among children.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-19
How to Prevent Coughing.

The following q from a doctor con-
nected with an institution in which
there are many children: There is
nothing more irritable to a cough than
coughing. For some time l had been
so fully assured of this that l deter
mined for one minute at least to les
sen the number of coughs heard in a
certain ward in a hospital of the in
stitution. By the promise of rewards
and punishments j succeeded in in
ducing them to simply hold their
breath when tempted to cough, and in
a little while / was myself surprised
to see how some of the children en-
tirely recovered from the disease, Con.
slant coughing is precisely like
scratching a wound on the outside of
the body; so long as it is. done the
wound will not heal. Let a person
when tempted to cough draw a long
breath and hold it until it warns and
soothes. every air cell, and some beue-
fit will soon be received from this
process. The nitrogen which is thus
refined acts as an anodyne to the mu-
cous membrane, allaying the desire to
cough and giving the throat and lungs
a chance to heal. At the same time
a suitable medicine will aid nature In
her efforts to recuperate.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-19
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
Current Notes of Interesting and Instructive
Discoveries and Inventions.

1t is desired to maintain for the tran
saction of other business as much quiet
as possible. The Morse watch secures
that end by permitting the telegraph
ing to go on to all intents and pur-
poses in silence.
Probably the most important use,
however, that the Morse watch will
serve is in connection with the mill
tary telegraphs and all ofices where
absolute secrecy is one of the first re-
Quirements.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-19
Real Enjoyment.

Don't you enjoy the gray days of
October?" asked the poetic girl; "the
days when nature tempers the luxurl-
ant joy with changeful moods Of sad
ness!"
Il should say | dot exclaimed the
young man with the blue and red vest.
''These gray days of. October are what
I've been waiting for. I'm advertising
a cough medicine that ought to make
my fortune!'-Washington Star.
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His Position,

"Have you any doubt of my good
faith in this little scheme which | pro-
pose?" inquired Senator Sorghum.
NO." answered the young man.
"You seem perfectly confident and free
from apprehension. I'm the nan who
is having difficulty in getting up a
supply of faith that amounts to any
thing. "-Washington Star.