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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14

Wellborn. Texas.-Dear HapLAmmer
live in BraZos county near the banks OF
the Brazos river The nearest town oil any
size is Bryan.
The Agricultural and Mechanical coll
lege is lust six miles from where live.
My father is a cattleman and we i've
on a ranch. am IL years old ana nave
three brothers and two sisters am next
to the oldest.
Papa lets us milk the cows In the aiter,
noon. One OF the little calves u csllea
Blossom and my little brother, who IS :
years old, says that Blossom belongs 70
him.
We have a little puppy and we named
him syrder. we play with him all the
time. but my lii Arnther Is afraid OF
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14

Houston, Texas.--Dear Haphammer;
uare is another vote for that honest.
brave hero, General Sam Houston. In my
humble opinion he was the erandest and
STeatest man OF the Texas revolution. IT'S
tr,,s coionel Travis and his men were
great heroes; they gave their lives for
ssheir country and / know as long as time
iasts ne name Travis will always be loved
I'D oharisbsd by all Texans yet General
annston was the greatest hero. He &C.
eomplished more Victories, won more lau-
rels for Texas than any one else II isn't
nacasssrv for me 10 describe his victories.
~ thav have already been described.
IN ar snre II ali the Haps would read the
sntire history OF General Houston's life.
he ro,id win this contest with large
msjority. most assursdly he would Who
ever heard OF anything in witch Sam
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14
T.H e
'HAPpYHAhhERS'
CLUB

can do all kinds Of field work. Spring Is
progressing finely out here. Farmers are
all through planting corn.
l think w. b. Travis was the greatest
nero OF the Texan war. | send 10 cents
Tor Jimmie Edwards artificial leg. A
HAP, Charles O. Saunders
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14

and gladly gave his IFS for the liberty
and freedom OF this State. We children
OF tho present generation should live and
consider our forefathers. who fought and
died for this beautiful Lone Star state. as
heroes. For fear will break my promise
/ will hush. With best wishes to the sue
cess OF the page. new Hap,
Bcrta Briscoe.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14

Indian Gap. Texas. Dear HaphAmmer;
Will YOU admit two girls Into your happy
Texan war for Independence. we think
We have a great many flowers. but not
many In bloom. We have songs to ex-
change as follows: "Tho Jealous Girl"
THE Girl Left Behind Me, TOO Late"
Little Rosewood Casket' and others.
Your two friends.
Lcolu Christie and Polite Boiler.
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
Protect our Foos..

The doctors inform rs thai alum
is poison, and tha. alum baking
powders should be avoided because
they make the feed unwholesoIue,
Prominent hygienist, who have given
the matter most study, regard ihess
powders as an evil that should be
suppressed by state action. In slin
nasota aud Wisconsin alum powders
are not permitted to be sold unless
they are branded to warn customers
Of their true character, while IA the
District Of Columbia the anthoritios
bave pader the direction 0i rougFss~s
adopted regulations to prohibit the
use o. alan in bread aliogather,
Are not the people Of ether states
as wsll as those 0f Minnesota and
WISCONSIN,, entitled 70 warning q a
danger which is appareu,iy nepac
ing thein at close hand. and IS not
the whole couutry entitled 70 ALSO
lutte proteciioa, as the people u the
District Of Columbia ara protested.
hy legislation which IS entirely pro
hibiiiyes
Until we can hnye protection -
the form ot statute, hos can onr
st.ts boards oi health, -,aip analysts
or food commissions batter serve the
public than by publtshtng IN the
newspapers from time 10 time II"
names 81 the baking powders szhach
they iiud 10 be made from aiuyu
Meantime, Il viii nii the house
wife ia designating the slam PoSa
ers to ramambeS that all powsirEs
sold az twenty I've cents Or iess per
pound Hrc Of this dangerous class
purO cream 81 tartar p5Sdess are
usually sold al iFon for;y ave %
City cents = pound
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
How to Vote.

The ballet THE yeAE j. ia aas
form. the smhlsnis hsyiag baen
abolished, The Rspgiiiean County
Central Committee has sest ont this
week, number 0f uuotieial baiI0is
10 tho form of the regular bAllo: -
yiye tho voters chance % practice
Everyone should inform themselves
a. to tba new method Il j. dttfer
ent from the old ia that you cau vote
yoar psty ticket sEn II desirs-I
scratch below
The braiiag contains tbe words
II hereby vote straight ...,s.
Ticket, sxcepi wher" have marked
opposite ths name az some other
candidate" Yoa esa fiI ia she
name Of yoar party 10 tho blank he
fore the word sIirkrs. ard vote
straight ticket, or ill i ia iu.i the
same aud then scratch below t,y put
ting 3 cross at,eE the candidates on
the other tickrt for whom yoa wish
10 vote, All the voters sh0uld care
fally stady tins baliu; ~ every change
heretofore has caused grrat confa
sion at the first election. 4 voter
who cannot write has the privilege uF
having his ballot nado ont FIR him
in the booth 10y the election judges
and thcv are bound by cath uat TO
make public the parties ies WHOM be
voted.
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01


George J Kramer, Of Beat comfy
and who is making the race for re-
election as assessor, npoa the repnh-
lican ticket, was here last Saturday
evening, ON his way home He had
beed making canvass OF eastern
Bent, and thinks his chances are yefy
good.
j b. Mourning il about TO com
menee the erection of a commodious
eight room house, for the use OF his
family The bailding will be OF
brick aud be an attractive addition
to the already numerous tasty houses
in Lamar The class OF residences
wich are being put np in the town,
will soon gain a titie for Lamar, Ss
the place of pretty homes,
At the Methodist church next sun
day morning, Rev. Nnueksy will
teach in his sermon upon ''Systsnat
ie Giving Ia the evening his sub
jeei will be THE Remelyfor Eyil y
The hymns 10 be used, are as fdl
lows: TB2, i72, 1850 aud "a, 35S
365 Quite large congregations can
be accommodated ia this church nai
every body Is cordially invited TO
come
A distinguished looking gentleman
has been in town Tor several days
past, trying to interest our citizens
IN circulating library The scheme
WAS tried here some years ago, but
WIS not well patronized aud not 80
much success greeted the efforts uf
this solicitor He also tried 10 sell
some book. hui the recent expert
eDee Of the "ISn club, mas ms,ie
every body very cautious, Lamar Is
not . good town for book agents Just
now
A mammoth minstrel arrange
ment of the bright crisp and whole
some kind Bpily described Richards
Il Priugie's auexcailed minstrel shgx
that will appear at GollAiay's hall
on November 9Th II carries the
greatest gathering oi colorcd talent
ever brought together in one big
combination. Fifty names are in it,
roster, two big military bands, a
famous troupe OF scrobatic Arabs
and the BEST features oF Hn old aud
new minstrel show Its street IA
rade, which will be- given AT 2sS0. j.
we'll worth watching
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
AIiesory.

A certain county hal within its
borders, two parties. the Republican
aud the Fusion And il came to
pass that the Republicans held a
convention. snd behold. John Doe
aud Richard Roe were candidates
before the said convention for nOni
nation to the Office Of high "Cop
Aud it earne to psss that the friends
of John Doe we're mightier and more
numerous than those Of Richard Hoe
and John Doe received the desired
nomination Then were ths friends
of Richard Roe and Richard him
self, sore Yexe1 and disappointed
Aud 10. the Fusion people came 70
them aud with sorrow put on their
faces, patted the yexed ones on the
back and told them hog they bad
been abused And the, advised
them '.Yote for our man aud get
even" And SO they did, AMI the
organ on the fusion party called
them Intelligent and praised them,
aud the Fusion people smiled, when
their man was elected.
And again the Republicans held
convention, and John Doe aud Rich.
ard Roe presented themselves again
fer nomination and this time. the
friends of Richard ruled the con
vention aud he was nominated And
the friends Of John Doe and John
himself, were sore vexed and disap-
pointed, and again the Fusion people
went to the disappointed ones. and
told them they had been abused, and
they said; Behold, get even end vote
with US, even as Richard and his
friends did of yore And so they
did, and Richard was defeated and
the Fusion organ called them intelli
gent and praised them Aud the
Fusion man was elected And the
Fusion organ continued to pirate mp
on the intelligent voter, aud worked
the party against itself for years, and
the Fusionists smiled and had pie
for many years. But the Republi
cans continued to knife each other in
the self same manner and the friends
they wanted in office fell victims to
the wiles of the Fusion pie And
the Republicans never learned the
lesson, that party, as well as
house divided against itself, shall
fall
2. S. But the Republicans have
a chance this year to correct the evil
habit and elect the whole ticket
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
Johaston's for fur goods.
Baby costs and hoods Al Il,

Baby costs and hood. At JOINS,
See he new iiae ., haa !, n
Lean Bros.
4 new line Of eorsse iB..
Johnston's,
For bargains in tarn l.sa.
G. u, Thoman.
". J. iohnstous Tor ls,l;.
misses jackets
J. II. Johs,on's Tor sait,--l
youths aud boys
sse ,be oating flannel q,
dresses at Johns,oa's.
ladies aud ch,laron's prl
jast in At ". j. Jahnstaa's
VShea you want good coal -
kelsey & Strain, wet oi i. i
C r Thomau has ,bs b.., 4,
Ire Insurance He writes fuu
Exsrs heavy double. aass,I
ilanuels FOR dnderwo0r a, Iakss,.
Farmers shoald take ,hsirr..s,.)
% kelsey 4 Strain At ne IA II
ase pIani,
Uatrimmed shape and ss-. j
Fretty strss, hats at So. eata I "a
isossomley's
The esslehrated Y T.. R,.4
has jast arrived No bp;,a, ~
4, lohnstops
Kelsey & s,rHin- we, o!is. b..
handle coal sud ooun.ry ~, =
Giyc thea a trial
Casb paid ies butter asl ~.
Foas,'s G~ueEaI MsrrEa1di.s = |,
ti5 Noith Main s,s,sl
NsW iavoiee 9f fuehs' JusE -,
III eeoi tspnsers. undsrer-. Z
i'i-i received Al NcI.sAa Bros
Du hn stove sad b : !,
as sssl - Coles AIR Tight H,sa4
hot get thp origiaAi Iigt B.lsst
Hadllsstoa.
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
clothing I - 60 I

Clothing / have Removed 4
large stsd exclusive sioek q ell-ii Z
shoes, bats and Furnishing raai.
the res gpaas sdiaining " ]. Eli
ssssn dry gsssls sioys ga ibe cd
sod am rpceisine n9w isll sR3 Eisl'
goods daily My sslrs Hscs Z
Esr sud WoFe cGnpiete ihga ESQ
fpu sre Kindly iuyits-i 70 cs8 u
look ~ shs IsrN,sst stock sl ihs Id
In eastern Colombo.
J. s.. JDHNSTuX
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
notiee

Is hereby given that all wster night
owners are hereby invited 10 meet 10
mass meeting on Saturday, Nov IL al
noon at the Enterprise school hunse
3 miles north of proxFrs Station 10
select three candidates for directors
Of the 1T. Lyon Canal 60, to be elect
ei the fTst MONDAY 10 D,sesmbcr st
Las AnirnAs. a dinner viii be pm
yidod for all Committee.
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
MONEY no LOAN
Plenty of cheap Money
for good farm and city
loans. Call and see me
| WRIT MARKHAM.

Cabinet photos 81 per doz. until
Nov. 10 at Bottomley's
a big line of outing fanneIs, tas
inators and plaid suitings, at Irwins.
See Maxwell's new stock of Gents
Furnishing Goods. WIN be opened
up next Monday.
Mrs. Susan Roger, of Granada, was
in town on Monday, attending to
business in the county court,
Alfred Hesse, of Granada WAS a
visitor in the county seat Monia
and attended to various matters of
business
Sheriff S. ". Cole and some more
Baca county people were here yesteri
day having come up for some sup
plies of various kinds
Drs. Young s. Shrock will make
their next regular visit to Lamar pn
November Sth, and remain fdax
days at the Onion hotel
You can save the price Of a stove
in the saving Of fuel if you use
Coles Hot Blast heaters See one
in use at Huddleston's store.
{ @. D. Ford, register OF the land
toffice at Denver, was down over Sun
day visiting with his daughter, Mrs,
| Tom Hover, north of the river.
Mrs. E. E. Teeter and family, Of
Baca county, came up yesterday and
went east on the night train. It Il
probable that they will remain
there
There was quite an enjoyable
dance at GolIaday's hall last Fridst-
night, and it was attended by large
number of the devotees of the light
fantastic.
The largest and best stock of
Shoes ever brought here will be on
sale next Monday at Maxwell's.
Ladies', Gents aud Children's Shoes
of all kinds.
n G. Frost Liggett quietly went
down to the Carriso country last
week to look after his interests dowp
there. And his interests are not IF
\ small size either.
E. E. Pike is very busily engaged
these days, in getting his farm, down
east of town in shape to raise big
crop next year. He is having the
place improved and a large area put
into wheat
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01

When in need of dental work call
on Drs. Young & Shrock. the pain
less dentists. They will he at the
Union hotel November Sth, aud re
m'dn four days First class work
guaranteed in every particular.
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
FOR Sale

Shropshire and Southdown rams
Bloeky well bred rams, we'll marked
and well wooled No scab ia iloek
for ten years, Ranch en- Adobe cresk
II miles northwest OF Las Animas.
Z. II. SWEETMAS.
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
RnrI,s fofNnlr-

Half blood SoathdoEu R1I >zsi
shire rams: good sges sgd rlsEE
Il L. SARGENT. LaaH
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01

Geo c. Maxwell has returned
from Chicago, aud has shipped big
stock OF Clothing, Gents Furnishing
Goods and Shoes, which will be
opened in the Marker building next
Monday.
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01

Plush capes at Johnstou's.
New line ofhats at Mrs Bottoniley's
Johnston's is headquarters for
clothing.
For cheap town l9ts see C. B.
Thoman.
See the far collarettcs at W. ].
Johnston's.
All kinds OF country produce pur
chased by kelsey & Strain. See them.
Fresh Fish every Friday at Feast's
General Merchandise store, lf5 \.
Main street
Coles Air Tight Hot Blast
Heaters hold fire over night. Sold
by Hpddleston.
Rev Haupt will hold Episcopal ser,
vices Sunday evening, Nov. ), at I 80,
at the Odd Fellows hall
Henry steiglemau, Of Springfield,
Baca conty, came MP from the south
last Saturday aud went back again
with load Of freight.
A contest of the will Of the late
James Graham has been fled ia the
district court, and it will probably
make very interesting case when It
r.N,naS ~, ~ tx,.G
Geo c. Maxwell has returned
from Chicago, aud has shipped big
stock Of Clothing. Gents Furnishing
Goods and Shoes, which will be
opened in the Marker building next
Monday.
When in need of dental work call
on Drs Young Il Shrock, the pain
less dentists They will he at the
Union hotel November Sth, aud re
m,dn four days. First class work
guaranteed in every particular,
A gang of men are engaged it,
fixing a sidewalk over the railroad
right of way, running north from
the Foley corner The walk will be
similar to the one on the west side of
Main street, composed of cinders.
The addition of this walk will be
great convenience.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Means. after
spending very pleasant week in
Lamar, left for their home in Colo
rado Springs Sunday night They
were much impressed with the i'm
proyements made iu the town, since
their last visi: and found much life
in all branches of business.
w NJ. Wiley, came up from Holly
yesterday and made some arrange.
ments TO push the beet sugar indus
try along. The farmers generally
should investigate this matter, aud
it may prove TO their advantage to
make agreements to cultivate Ger
tain number of acres of The sugar
beet.
An insane man was found wand
ering around on the prairie on Mon
day, and was brought to town and
placed under constraint. He seems
to have escaped from some institu
tion in New York state, aud the an
thoIities there are being communi.
Gated with. The county will doubt
less have to look after the man until
some word is received.
. w. e. Cade, of La Junta, came
down last week and spent couple
of days here. He has made arrange
ments for the erection of business
building on his lot, on the east side
of Main street. adjoining the new
opera house building. That side OF
the street will soon be complete,with
good substantial structures, SO far as
that block is concerned.
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
Aarrrtlsrn Ln,ter ~.

Tie following is a lei q The ?
cihimed letter. remaining IL tbs 7
Zee November !. 1880
Aston, Coo
Maar3s. j. W.
Miller. Feldng
Nash, John ".
Resitaond. Hnsh
In calling FOR these Letters "a
say advertised =
ID T. CoOPEE, 7 y
The Lamar register., 1899-11-01
FOR sale

oae first class water riEhi u u
I.Yoa cApal, s4sy terms
q b Talzgy5
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-01
jerks NOT YET CAPTURED.
While Joe Bird. the Man He struck
With an AK, Is Dead and Gone.


Joe Bird. the negro who was chopped
in the head with an ak by Harmon jerks,
another negro, on the morning OF Oct. %,
is dead, while his murderer is still at
liberty. The readers of the Morning News
VIII remember that Bird was found in his
room, near the corner of Bay and Lumber
streets, lying on his bed, with his hands
and feet tied and two ugly wounds in his
head.
Bird was carried to the Georgia Inhrm-
airy, while rigid investigation of the
manner in which he met his death was
at once instituted by the police The des-
perately wounded man could himself give
no information, as from the time he was
found to the time of his death he never
recovered complete consciousness, but lay
in a stupor until the end.
1t was known, though. that Bird and
jerks had had q quarrel, in the course Of
which Bird had accused jerks of theft
and that at o'clock in the morning the
two men had been together in the room of
the former. At that time some suspicious
noises had been heard by those in the ad-
joining rooms, but not of a nature 10 at
tract much attention and that would have
| been forgotten but for the tragic develop
ments by which they were followed. Thea
100, jerks mad disappeared ana his old
familiar haunts, that the police well knew.
knew him no more. He had vanished and
his hiding place has never been discover
ed, nor the man himself arrested. though
the police and detectives have made every
effort to get him in their clutches.
After Bird was carried to the infirmary
he was permitted by his relatives to re-
main there only a single day, when they
decided that he would be better under their
care, He was removed at their insistent
| demand and taken to the home of one of
! them. II is very possible that this conduc-
! ed to his death, and that had he been per
mitted to continue with the excellent care
| and attention that he was receiving at the
! lnnrmary he would ultimately have recov-
| cred. Instead in this house, in an obscure
and secluded part Of the city, without the
| comforts and constant attendance that his
| condition made imperative, he fingered
| until Sunday and died.
! HIS death has been kept a sort of a Sc
! cret, as the police have been anxious to
! effect the capture of the murderer before
it became generally known. This they have
| not yet been able to do. Ii is believed,
! though, that jerks will soon be behind
! prison bars, as he is known TO every pa
| trolman and officer on the force. He has
half a dozen aliases, of which jerks is
| one, and has borne before the commits
sion of the crime for which he is now
| sought an evil reputation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-01
SHE QUIT COFFEE,

And Got Well in Common Sense Way.
'eWhen 1 left off coffee, it seemed that
was the thing hardest to drop. had
been put on a diet for stomach trouble,
had a good appetite, but no food would
stay on my stomach. I was compelled to
leave off one thing after another, but new
er suspected coffee. When / decided TO
leave off the coffee, however, my stomach
trouble ceased entirely, also my nervous
ness. and I can again sleep well. But a
new trouble then arose. How was 1 90
get along without my coffee? It was a
great temptation when | saw 1t on the
fable in the morning. One day a friend
who knew of my case sent me a package
of Postum Cereal Food Coffee.
After IL had been prepared,
had great msgivings about using
II. for it looked so much like fine
coffee that / feared 1t would have the
same effect but l soon found II to be free
from all injurious properties and its use
has been of great benefit to me.
II have never had any taste for coffee
since using Postum Cereal Food Coffee.
My children derive great benefit from us
ing Postum. We all enjoy It very much.
having discarded the old fashioned coffee
entirely" Alice Lawrence, Bowen, Mont.
Postum Food Coffee Is sold by all first
class grocers at 10 AND 2S cents per pack
age
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-01
oTSY IN THE 0KEFENoKEE.
r,r ISAAC JOSEPH IRON co. BE-
GINS OPERATIONS.

-. r,rrchased IA Railroad, Snwmili,
steamboats,, Dredse and Machin-
orr, From the Suwnnee Canal COM
any. a. Part OF the H. r.. Jackson
,-s+ote. aud the Entire Property
,,.,u Re Sold Off-The Road VIII
y. TORN Up-Large Force Is Al
.odv Mt Work-FlOrida Turpen-
.,,e and Mill Men VIII Buy From
che Iron COmpany-JnclSsOn Estate
received S65, 900 for the Property.
r-bs demolition of a railroad down in
charlton county began yesterday. Its
.u.spty.-tyo and a half miles will soon be
,t,,sd mn. the crossties disposed of and the
.a.ls sold off to those who care TO buy.
The road has just been purchased from
,bs Henry r. Jackson estate by the Isaac
T..snb IRON Company of Cincinnati, repre-
s.rte5 bv its agent for this territory, Mr.
ro.enh Wolff. The price paid was S65O00
-,,,oh the. property purchased does not
consist merely of the railroad. Its rolling
.,o,t which comprised two locomotives
and some fifteen cars, is included, as we'll
sc q saw-mill, a dredge, two steamboats,
and other machinery 90
The Suwanee Canal Company was the
coronation that owned the property, and
A. was from that the purchase was made,
the company being embraced in the Jack
can estate. Several years ago the road
was built 10 facilitate the construction of
the canal and develop great interests. Gen.
I,ckson's company had secured In the re
zion of the Okefenokee swamp.
The road extends to Corneha Camp, which
,s IN the swamp, through FOlkston TO the
caiIIla river 1t has long been out of use,
and is nerhaps available only for the pur-
nose TO which it is to be put, that IS, the
rse of turpentine and mill men in Florida.
Mir Wolff has had application from a
number of them to buy the old rails and
the machinery,
some time ago Mr.. Wolff was in that
seaton and saw the property. 1t was right
IN the line Of his company so he made
his injuries aud finally consummated the
Trade
Mr. Lester Little, who has been with
the Isaac Joseph Company for some weeks,
Is superintending the work of tearing up
the track and shipping the rails and ma
cbinerv. He has a force of some 200 hands
at work. and it win not take very long
to complete the job