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man on his books, scrub their own
clothing. They are rich enough to
hire needy landsmau or coal passer
to do it for them.
As the sailors outfit consists solely
OF cloth or white duck trousers, han-
mel inside and outside shirts and tie
ordinary cotton hose, the operation OF
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is fastened with bits of twine 10 the

is fastened with bits of twine 10 the
clothesline stretched from mast to
mast.
Holystoning decks and scrubbing
ladders and gratings with sand and
canvas continues until ten minutes of
8 o'clock, when the call to "spread
mess gear" is sounded by the ,boat-
swain's mate on watch. This is also
the signal to clean up, and each jackie
grabs deck bucket, gets his share OF
fresh water from the captain OF his
part of the ship, and makes his toilet,
which, if not elaborate, amply suhices
for his needs.
After the washing, the sailors
toilet consists of vigorous rubbing
with coarse towel-his own private
.property-and hair brushing with
the aid of an ancient brush aDda small
wooden-framed glass generally carried
in the little chest, or ditty box, which
is the officially approved trunk of each
jackie.
At the stroke of eight bells, s
o'clock, the call to breakfast is given.
Salty air aud an oman
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pln-snes on a New Quest.

A street scene in Athens about 300
3. c. Time, evening. Diogenes en-
ters, swinging his lautern. Stranger
coming from opposite direction meets
Diogenes and greets him with:
"For whom art thou looking,
friend?"
Diogenes-"For an honest man. !"
Same scene, two hours later, in the
dark. Same Diogenes, this time with
out lantern, bumps into same stranger.
-"For whom art thou look.
in0. fripnd2'
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washing does not call for skill or prep
aratlon. For instance, if the article
to be renovated is the flannel shirt,
Jack selects clear part of the deck,
sprinkles little water u pom the spot,
then spreads his shirt, previously
soaked, upon the deck. Then with
salt water soap and u scrubbiDg brush
he sets to work. A subsequent rinsing
completes the task and the garment
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ovIOuH S..S-

advance himself; every man who
recognizes tie ladder by which he
climbed, and is not ashamed to
acknowledge he was once at the bot
tom round, has q good word for the
home paper, the corutry newspaper,
which is the baror .eter of business
and the artery through which it is in
creased and kept alive.
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1Suggestlon.

He-Hypnotism, you see, is only an
act of suggestion. The doctors make
cures by suggestion.
She--Do you think if You were to
su urgest ice cream it would cure my
hunger3--Indianapolis Journal.
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A Relic of the Light Brigade's Charge.

A soldiers mouldy hat has just been
found under q huge stone in the
"valley of Death" at Balaclava. Some
boys had shifted the bowlder, as bees
had built nest beneath it, and. the
youngsters wanted to get the honey.
From the design of the badge it is
evident that the headgear belonged to
a trooper of the Seventeenth Lancers,
a corps which was included in the i'm.
mortal Light Brigade. - London
Chronicle.
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Is no longer appropriate, since all
labor, except what is absolutely neces'
ssry, is dispensed with.
To attend divine service, dressed in
their best, is the one extra duty re-
ouired of the men, and the afternoon
is practically free until sundown.
Chaplain Reaney, of the Olympia, is
one OF tho most popular men aboard,
and the men confde in him to an e1'
tent that is remarkable.
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taxation until the mellow notes of the
bugle sound taps, and the boatswain' s
mates whistle echoes through the
decks in the last call of the day
"pipe down"
There are many other incidents
which go to make up the naval day.
At sea: when the ships company ID
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WARREN WALKER.

. -- r-.oe any nj, snhscrbers, who wsuld like
10 order through the ADVERTISER This paint has thick heavy
body buyers add Lnseed oil and make the go
further and money will about fifty cents gallon
Write to the company telling what oors you want and how
much price will given The paint contains the best material
and goes every barrel and package of paint
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Oyster oneninc an Art.

It takes one hundred million oysters
o week to satisfy the requirements OF
the New York market. This year the
supply promises to be prolific.
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that was the name we'd given the
level that was maxim toward the old
shaft, after the man that worked it.
But couldn't keep quiet no longer,
and so I just up and spoke out my
mind to the manager that mornin', and
at first he laughed; and then, when ]
got the map and p'inted out the bear
ms of the workin's, and the distance
we'd holed out toward the old shaft,
he began to look kind of thoughtful,
and Gays he:
'It'll do no harm to look into the
matter, anyhow, my man, and I'll do
it the end of this week; won't have
time before then. Well 60 down to-
gether, and if I see any reason for
your fears, we'll stop workin' toward
the shaft though our best vein lies
that way, too!''
So had to be content with that,
and I was, pretty much, for, as I said,
didn't suspect the danger to be very
near.
Well, in spite of all I could do, my
little Bessie was bent on goin' down
into the mine with IRE and go she
did, though her pretty, red cheeks
got kind of bleached out as the cage
let us down into the black depths of
the shaft
But when We landed safe, and she
went about among the black-smeared
miners, with their lighted candles in
side the lamps on their caps, she was
just delighted; and when I got ready
to take her back to the sunshine ag in,
she fatly refused to go, till I had
showed her the level where l thought
the danger would be.
Cause" says she, eff you stop
workin' it and shut it UP, can't
never 60 there, while I can go all
over the rest Of the mine any time;
SO you must take me now, Harry, and
then I won't bother you ag'in. -
SO there was nothin' for it but to
put her on one of the cars and push
her over the mile of rail that led to
Ba1ter's stall, and, 50 as to see better,
I took my lamp off my cap. and
fastened it on the side of the car.
We had rome pretty near tho -
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scrubbing begins, for, be it understood
there are no "Hop Lees" or coloree

there are no "Hop Lees" or colored
women in the naval service.
1t is seldom that the ships cook,
who has the exclusive privilege to
make and sell dried apple pies ut
twenty-five cents pie, and the ships
barber, who pursues his tonsorial art
at the rate of 81 each quarter for every
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distance, VIII
made my he
fame of the
begun to flick.
flash up, and
BOYS openefa
it heightened G
at 'em, as if it
scorch 'em.
I didn't want
confess I was Lvm
self, and was just n
to turn right round
fast as | coCld. when
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-21
Hardin VIII he Governor.

Atlanta Constitution.
The fact that Watt Tyler Hardin will
be the next democratic candidate for the
sovernorship of Kentucky is a pleasing
exhibition OF the backbone OF the party in
that State.
During the gubernatorial contest Of
three years ago the democracy of Ken
lucky was made the victim of the must
unprincipled political conspiracy which
was ever consummatcd in the United
States "''eu
To placate the foes OF democracy. the
state convention which had dominated
watt Tyler Hardin for the governo,shlp.
threw out sop to Clevelandism by few
words OF perfunctory Endorsement
hardin conducted gallant fight but
under the opposition of vigllant yopub-
iican party aided by the Cleveland sd-
min'stration claqueurs he was defeared
not, however, without having pollod tho
largest democratic vote ever ,ast in The
State. 'S ~ Tue
Now that the conspiracy has been fu,Iv
! olselosed and the agents of BETRAYAL ta 20
neen scattered, 1t is but right thar tho
iuan who so CALAMITY led the party thsee
Years ago should be called upon 10 lead n
again, and this time to assured ,,;.torr,
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sooner or iatsr and 10 ali the more hue
initiating and disastrous when II Is pre-
cipitated from a great height.
To one fearless and able man. who
fought against tremendous odds. this dis
comiture OF Quay Is attributable. That
man is John wAnamaker. No more brill
liant attack upon an apparently securely
sntrenched and invincfble boss was ever
made than IN wansmsker's campaign
against the Quay machine last ysar. The
results show what few bold and agrees
sive men cnn accomplish when their whole
soul is devoted to a good cause They
show. too, that the people are not help
less under seemingly the most complete
political servitude and the most insolent
power Of bosses when they determine to
help themselves. Mr.. Quay may still be
power In Pennsylvania politics. but ne
is no longer the supreme and absolute ruler
Of the State.
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81 Louis Post Dispatch.
Republican organs are whistling 10 ,eer
up their courage,
Heailzins that the trust is an oversb,a.
owing issue, acknowledging that something
must De done to stop the progress of con-
eeh'ralion CT capital and its abuse by the
rev to the hurt of the many. they trv ia
caloie the people by telling taen that the
tepu6llcan Platform will contain n ring.
ing ueclaratlon" OF the subject.
what will that profit them? II is ,oto-
rious mat the most influential repuhlicsns
.ne men who shape the policy of the nartv
are themselves chief promoters NJ tb,a
inenhclng movement. How viii rim On q
pIatlorm declaration serve them? If viii
Only ny emphasize their insincerity. "a
Iue truth is, however. that this n,,.s
moh Is not a partisan issue--as Vet pos,
RaIIes nave been inert and uninte,,t,o,,t
me future is undoubtedly with that n Su.,,
whieh not only denounces the wrong a, pa ~,
oners sane and wholesome remedy 49, ,u;
more than that, it must be a par,g r,h nno
leaders show by their lives that ;bev msar
what they saw 'nes mean
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now ARE THE MIGHTY FALLEN.

After reign extending over years, dur
Ing which, though unerowned, he was ver-
lily an absolute monarch. Matthew Stanley
of his power crumhlpg beneath him and
Is in danger OF being buried under the
ruins OF the falling temple of bossism!
The failure OF tho legislature OF Penn
sylvania to return Mr.. Quay to the Unit
ed States senate is not only a blow at this
politicians prestige and character aud
general standing in the Keystone State,
but is matter of National Importance.
As the undisputed boss OF the republican
party Of the most republican OF States. the
second in population. too, in the country,
With q powerful voice in National con-
ventions and In the electoral college. Mr..
Quay welded an influence in the senate
and In the shaping OF republican policies
far beyond his merits as a man. That his
influence was evil. that he stood for tn,
worst In politics and thus became an
enemy to good government and to our re-
publican institutions has not been doubted
beyond the circle of his closest friends.
Now that he has been to great extent
dethroned and shorn of his power. he can
not hope to receive that recognition from
those high In his party's councils which
he has heretofore enjoyed, The opposl-
tion to him in bis own State has burned
the bridges behind It and !. is undoubtedly
war to the knife between the two factions
That opposition is too strong to be ignored
by the republican National adminislra-
ton. 1t Will demand and must receive
consideration at the hands OF the president
and his advisers, and In proportion as II
divides power. with tho Quay faction, the
boss prestige must suffer. In short sena-
tor Quay has struck the decline of his
greatness and authority and It will re-
quire but little to accelerate shis complete
undoing
The lesson should not be without a
most salutary effect upon selfish. time
serving, disreputable politicians every
where. Quay's fall Is another striking
condemnation Of the old truth that honesty
\ the best policy rrickery and corrup-
lion snd contempt for popular intsrssts
nsy succeed tor time. but the TALL cameo
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HOUSTON rRIDAY APRIL -, 1900.
..SIXTEEN PAGES.
MR.. REED OF NEW YonK.

No political item OF recent popular at
tention is fraught with more interest to
the general public than the report that
Hon. Thomas B. Reed contemplates re-
signing from congress and taking up his
permanent residence in New York City.
The fact may appreciably and very soon
change political history In this country.
1t Is not to be presumed that Mr.. Reed
has flung away ambition" He is still
young enough to hope for great things.
His ability Is recognized by his foes with
In and without his party as fully as 1t is
claimed by his friends A large and pos
sibly a growing element In the republican
party look upon him as the strongest and
best man the republicans could nominate
for the presidency. His position as a rep
resentative from Maine has been an in
superable obstacle. however. to such nomi-
nation aside from the strength OF Other
candidates. As speaker OF the Natinna
house he has reached the pinnacle of pc
litical preferment for a man from Maine
position greater than seat in the sen
ate. But II he even desired to reach th
senate no could hardly hope to do 80 from
Maine while Frye and Hale 1.-Two.
In Now York Mr.. Reed will enjoy oppor
tunities now denied him by his peculiar
environment. He becomes al once by his
removal the most distinguished and ablesi
republican in one of the big pivotal State,
Of the Union. He will ind there not only
the State pride. but the anti Mckinley
sentiment among ruling republican forcel
that will be glad to take him up as a
presidential candidate. or send him to tn,
United States senate to fill the present vol
Of New York prominence and influence u
that body. From Reed OF Maine the
present administration would have little
TO fear; from Reed OF New York the case
would be entirely different.
1t is more than probable. therefore, tina,
Mr.. Reeds removal to the great metropo-
lis Ia inspired far less by the offer OF n
lucrative professional position than by
political motives. II this be true, not only
will his temporary retirement have a
marked effect on the future republican
legislation IN congress. but on tia history
and fortunes OF the republican party. Il
is possibly fact that nowhere In America
will the report OF this contemplated change
OF base by the big speaker be read with
more interest than in the White House and
administration circles In Washington.
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SAN JAcINTo DAY.

As the State OF Texas becomes more pop
uious. more prosperous, more an inpor-
tant agency In American development, a
greater factor In Anglo-saxon ciyiliza-
ton and \ stronger guardian OF human
liberty, the greater becomes the glory Of
the heroes OF that FIRST San Jacinto Day
that gave the finishing blow to Mexican
sovereignty in the territory now COM
prlsed in this State.
Judged by Its results the battle OF San
Jacinto is to be ranked among the de
cisive battles" of the world. The forces
engaged were not SO many as on other
great fields of carnage. there was on the
Texan side but little OF the pomp and
splendor that usually mark an army where
vast interests are at stake. yet for heroic
courage. for lofty inspiration and nobility
Of motive no host that was ever led forth
to battle surpassed the comparatively
small band OF Texas patriots who fell vita
such resstless fury upon Santa Anna 5
trained battallons on the old San ia
cinto field the 2lst of April, 1896!
1t Is unnecessary to recount to Texans
the story OF that conflict. Even eulogy
haG grown thrcadbare In speaking OF the
heroes OF the fight and yet each recurring
anniversary brings the old emotions OF
pride to the living and It's great lessons
for the generations OF Texans yet to come.
Texans have been taught by the Alamo
and San Jacinto that no sacrifices are too
dear for the cause OF human liberty and
but few achievements impossible to pa
triots who are ready 10 lay down even
life itself that others may enjoy the
blessings OF Independence. Tho history
OF the State is rich In sources OF heroic
inspiration and examples OF daring and
sublime courage. but among thsm all the
battle OF San Jacinto stands forth pre-
eminently as the most glorious. We
would indeed. he an ungrateful and des
! picable people aid we not cherish the
memory OF that event as among our most
precious. and httingly celebrate each re-
currence OF the historic date.
1t Is most remarkable coincidence that
the day has now become also the ami
yersary OF the beginning OF the war that
finally drove Spanish sovereignty from the
new world. We have witnessed within the
! past year some stirring scenes and some
notable changes In American policies
Large masses OF the American people ar,
questioning the wisdom and justics o.
the course into which we are being driven
II those In authority would only renembol
what the historic 3ist OF April stands for
TREY would hesitate to place the heel Of
power on any struggling people and would
emphasize again the principle for which
Texas fought 80 desperately at San ia
cinto-that governments derive their just
authority from the consent OF the gov.
erned and that no people are so poor and
insiGhiiicant that their aspirations for lib.
erty and Independence should not be re.
spected!
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INDUSTRIAL ,IovEMENT IN Try.s

foakum Herald; Houston Is making
grand effort to secure factories. Yoaknm
is not making much OF an effort, but need.
ono or two, mono the less.
San Antonio Light; The factory horn /.
tho fog horn OF the inland cities of This
state San Antonio should put on the
steam and sound hers loud and long, UNI
voice, 80
Wharton Spectator: The manufacture .,
COTTON goods has to great extent on
riched the New England States. The cul-
lure OF cotton has done much TO improve
me South. Until the South builds It's own
mills and exports the manufactured prod
uet Of its cotton fields will this state OF
AFFAIRS continue to prevail.
Waco Telephone: Every time a fac.
tory, large or small, shows its head, Waco
should 80 after 1t like a trout goes after
the most tempting bait, Every factory Sc.
cured adds that much TO the permanent
prosperity OF the city, and permanent pros
perity is what we want and must have.
All other kinds OF prosperity are but
empty bubbles.
Denson Herald Don't confine yourself
TO argument for q big cotton mill, Take
4 broom factory, q soap factory, an AK
handle factory, any sort OF factory that
Will produce something the people need
ana VIII make money. AS true as "a bird
in the hand is worth two in the bush" just
so true is the fact that small factory
that brings $40 year into the community
Is worth a dozen large factories lying idle
and producing nothing
Yoakum Times; Let's have that factory.
and have It right away, What Is the use
of waiting so long whom its establish
ment IL 8 crying necessity. When the
committee calls on you slap your nams
down land your money, tool, and you will
soon see smoke from It's stacks ana The
garden truck farming take boom, which
will mean that your business will be In /.
creased. because home people will aud
employment and will have the money TO
spend.
Texas State Democrat (Austlnl: Tina
Commercial club is moving toward the es-
adjustment in Austin OF meat packing
house. Such an enterprise should be en-.
courRged and aided by every business man
in this city. IL would do more than a
like amount invested any other way, I,
add 20 Austins ccmmsraisl ipportape.
sns bsnset shs farmers. Tha psmscras
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The democratic Chance.

Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The chances of the democratic party in
1900 depend, of course, very largely upon
the prospects of the republican party.
based upon the record now being made.
war Is apt to reap the benefit of the mill
tary enthusiasm generated thereby; but 1t
is very doubtful whether two years hence
Mr.. Mckinley will derive any strength
from the way he has discharged his duty
to the American soldiers and sailors The
appointment OF Alger. the srst and only
candidate, so far as we know, to try to
buy nomination for president, saddled
the administration with a scandal at the
start Not only was Alger a boodler in
politics, but his military record needed
pertecting badly. With such q man at
the head of the war department, scandal
was inevitable. The beef Investigation
shows that the vilest kind OF meat was
supplied the army, and that the depart
menJ. instead OF trying to get ut the truth,
endeavored 10 cover II up, The course of
the administration in assailng Sehey for
winning the Santiago sea night and in
exaltng the man who has deliberately
falsifed the official charts OF the battle
and who, while complimenting Schley to
his face, was stabbing him in the back.
is another source OF offense in the eyes
OF the people, who believe in hestowinK
honor where honor Is due. Again, the
shllly shally policy pursued with refer-
ence to Cuba and the Philippines has re-
suited in the unnecessary loss OF life and
has disguised a great many people. Then
the increase in the National debt and the
continued imposition OF the war tax, taken
in connection with the scandals TO which
We have alluded, make 1t very doubtful
whether the republican party Will be abla
to make any capital out OF the war.
There has been marked commercial nros.
perlty In some sections OF the country, and
of course, the republican party VIII claim
credit for 1t. but clear headed persons will
not allow the claim. Nothing is more cer-
tain than that prosperity can not be legis-
lated into existence. In all its arguments
on the hnaucial question the republican
party has invariably taken the position
that values can not be created by law
The proteetionlsts themselves have never
been able to create values; they simply inn.
pose tax on the consumer for the bene
ht of the manufacturer without increes,n.
the actual value of q manufactured artIcia
Hence II Is absurd to say that the mar
accession OF the republicans to power mas
Wousne apout hFeIes. plenty IN ,he West
with corresponding famine In Furona
and that all the markets have heen favnr'
ably affected by the success of a pelittcsI
party.
The fact moreover. that vast amonn,
Of our manufactured products is now gojns
abroad instead OF being plea for ne
repuhlioan party Is a severe blow 10 ny
lection for It shows how useless ia III,
chartered system Of robbery. But there Il
anntNar CFOtlnd If 1.t. -
republicans, by the adoption ~
oingley law the creation OF new trust. NJ
been made possible, and their nunhsr s ss
about doubled during the MeKinlev al
wislsttstier, The RESULT MAJ bs.. az,
rrssss Of the ssassaAsiss u LIE hays ~ ".
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vanced and the protected few have gotten
the benefit of the increase.
When the republicans went into power
their platform promised the reform of the
currency What steps have been taken TO
keep this promise? In what way has there
been any reform? What has become OF
this impulse, anyhow
With war scandals to apologize for, am
responsibility for the trusts to be assumed,
and broken promises to be explained. ii
would seem that the republicans have no
easy sailing, II the democrats would win,
they must take advantage of the blunders
and crimes Of the republican party, come
together in good will and harmony and
quit lighting one another.