davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-05-13

Grand Recorder Gignoux received
advice of the death of J. C. Powell,
in San Francisco, last March, OF
cancer. Mr.. Powell was a member,
in life, of Alpha Lodge No. l, A. O.
U. W, of Eureka.
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The Amen .
of narTidSS IL
always a .';tby
w it h out il.
wedlock is a
summer field
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b. 90 m 5, a
e o W er tn at
never buds, a
night without
stars, a sermon
without a ben
c ediction a
prayer without
an Amen.
There never
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noce nj Ia 49,. Se6ores de 10 Comisi6D, no
hay sque arTempujar, porque en- todas parties %
cuecen habas y en- 90 pats es donde se cuecen
mas.
Y sigue hablando la Comisi6n smeric.'
sCualquiera que. sea la oausa, es 10 oierto
que jamAs 20 ha heoho esfaerzo sguno tenden
to despe1ar Ia densa nube de ignorancia que
oubre Ia is q entera
Me parece algo grande esa nube; pero, en-
fin, "a que Ia Comislen 10 dice, respetaremos
sAquells nube. que dirfa Ia <Revista puerto
rriquei1a. de mi querido maestro Fernandes
JuDcos; mas, los seilores de la Comisi6n, por
10 que &c deduce, no se han tornado el trabsjo
de Ieer 81 sReglamento Orginioo,, vigente
hasta haoe POGO y diotado por eli General Des.
pujols. nj tampoco las disposiciones posteriores
que sobre Iostrucoi6n se deoretaron, de espfri'
ia altamsnte progresista, J que, 81 no SO cum
plieron en- "a mayor parte fa6 por el POGO es.
fuerao que el Gobierno espaflol hscfa para que
ee cumpiiesen.
De to los modos, esss leyes resultan Glen
mil veces mejores que las c6lebres reformas de
Mr.. Eaton, Mr.. Clark, Mr.. Valle Atiles Mrs.
otros.
N. GONZALEZ GARCIA.
0orabo ~ de Julio de 1899.
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Nuevas Refou1nas

A Ia Secretsrfa del Interior ne le hs orde-
nsdo 81 oobro de todo 81 personal con .rreglo {
les plantillas antiguas; 6sto, aegan Ell pArrafo
de 10 orden general nimero %, es sefisl evil
dente de que termina ese centro, quedando los
tres departamentos de bureaus, de educaoi6p,
obras pdblioas agrioultura, industria conner.
clio bajo sus respsotivos Directories que despa-
charAn directamente con el Gobernador Gene
raj.
La Comisi6n encargsda Dc eatudiar el pre-.
supuesto del Ayuntamiento de esta Capital, es.
tA introduoieudo graEdes economics, refor-
mas en- benefcio de los 'contribuyentes y dando
nueva- organization los gastos generates.
Han habido grandes reformss en- el desps-
cho de justicis. Sc crea una oorte para Areci-
boy otra para Hrmaoao. H.brA pues cinco
cortes de justioia en- Ia leila con las de San Juan
Ponce Maysgu,z que han vepido aotuando
hssta hoy, adem&s de la Corte Suprema de Ca
saoi6n.
Sc sdprimea los jusgados de I. 1nstanoi.
en- toda Ia 1sls, "a los jaeoes municipales se
les dan mayores atribuoiones.
Estos son los informes que hemos reoogi-
do dltims hora, los. s.ouales ssran con6rmadoa
dentro de pooos dias, aunque no sean del agra
DO ds un oolega de ests Capital quien le saba
muy NAL nuestra information
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MADAMA De CIRARDIN.
Mur6 en- PARIS el 80 de Jano de 1855
H.bfa naoido en- Aguisgran "a emanis) el
26 de Enero de 1904

Sofia Nidhault de L,vaiette, madame Gay,
famosa escritors, novelists, autora dramatioa y
competitors, tuvo una hijs, Delfna Gay, que
siguiendo las huellas de 50 madre. enriqueci6
la literature frsnoesa con poesfas, novelas
obras teatrales, que le valieron los apaueo' del
publico, las alabanxas de Ia crftica el ser apo.
dada por los mas eminentes literatos que su
casa concurrfan sla d6cima musa', muss de
la patria, ''nombre que ella se dio"-A los
ounce amos va did preooces muestras de So
inspiration de su talento, y en- 1892 oononrri6
optar al premio Ia poesfs en- oertamen con .
vooado por Ia Academia Francess, y aunque 50
composition fue deoarads sfuera de concursos
por no ajustarse las ooudioiones de la oonvo $
oatoris, Ia Academia reconooi6 su m@rito, le
concedio premio extraordinario el honor de Ia
leoturs en- la session pdblica solemne para 10
distribuci6n de los premios
Su feoundidad fu9 tan admirable como "a
inspiration, animada por noble espfritu libe-
raj, csnt6 todos los generosos sentimieutos, to-
dss las diguss empresas de su nao6a ! salud6
CON entusissmo Ia revoluci6n de 1880, aunque
CON ella perdi6 Ia modesto pension que dieffu L.
tabs. Ep 1881 % css6 CON otro essritor famo
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30, Emilio 0irardin, que como periodista, CO.
mo polftico y como eoonomista comsnxaba "a
gosar de gran oelebridad por los peri6dicos
que hsbfa fundsdo, entire ellos ell Diar;o de los
coaocsnientos stiles, que en- pooos meses tuvo
mas de cien mil suscriptores, por "a activa pro-
paganda para ID creacion de las Cajas de Aho.
rros por sus trabsjos para libertar la enseflsn.
"a del yugo de la rutina Official -Madsms de
Girardin oolabor6 en- los numerosos peri6dioos
que fUndo "a marido, particularmente On La
PrensG, donde publio6 en- folletin algunas no.
velas, escribi6 las notablfsimas eCartas pa
rslenees,, que llamaron extraordinariamente Ia
atenci6n eran buecadas J leidA con avides
por el publioo.
Muohas de las composiciones po6ticas de
madama Girardin fueron de <circunstancias,
como la que esoribi6 con motive del atentado
de Fleschi, la quo dirig6 contra Ia CAmara de
Diputado', que no admiti6 su marido nsgAn.
dole la oualidad de oiudadano francis y la en-
que satirizo al general Cavaignac con motive de
las eleooiones para Ia presideucia de la Repd.
blica en- 1e4e -Tambien escribi6 a|gunas
bras drsmatioas que fueron muy aplaudidas; la
prim, "a fu6 nna comedia titulada La escuela
de los periodistas, admitida por unanimidad por
la Janta del Teatro frances no represent,da
por b, beria prohibido la censura.-Como mu-
jer, m adama de GirardiD, ha sido tambi6n muy
celebrala. Sainte Bsave ha dcho de ella que
{ ,onCclendo sus ventaJas naturalee, nunca u.O
de elias para atormentar & los hombres nj para
humillar 4 las muj eres.
La EsCUELA DE LOS PER1OD1eTAs,
La precitsda primer obra dramAtica de
malsms de Girardin, sdmtid ell Testro
frances prohlbda por la oensura, era una sd
tira contra los crfticos como muchas de sus
oom posicit nes p: eticas, fundabsss en- ssuoesos
de actualid ad..
Mr. Hallays rabot, en- So <Historis de Ia
censura teatral en- Francia,, dice: sDespues de
todas las personalidsdes que invadieron la ca.
cena antes de 1885, Ia censura crey6 debsr mos
trarse muy rigurosa para toda tentativa de lie
var al tea.ro directa indireotamente persona-
jes contempcraneos Una obra de madama de
Girardin, La escue1a de los periodicals., repre-
rentaba uno de los pintores mas c6lebres del
imperio, empujsdo al suioido por la mordaci-
dad de los orftiooe periodfstioos por el aban-
dono del pdblico Sc temi6 que en- el perso-
naje iuventado por al autor sc viese al pintor
Gros, que desalentado y herido por las burlas
de la prensa abba puesto fin su vida, Sc
prohibi6 Ia representation de la oomedia.,
1sllo Zxlzez
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La entrega del mando en- Arecibo.

Con un lleno complete tuvo lugar el sA-
bado en- el teatro de Arecbo la prinera repre-
sentaci6n de la R,vista de actualidsd <La en-
trega del mando. que tuvo gran 6xito siendo
fren6tioamente aplaadids reinando el mayor
6rden entire 81 p1blioo. Los artistas desempe'
haron muy bien sus respectivos papelss Ter
minada la fuuoi6n fu6 aoompahado hasta gu ca.
"a el Sr. Alcslde los aoordes de Ia mdsica to.
caudo ella Borinquen, y teguido de numeroso
pueblo el que solio;t6 la repeticion de la oitsda
obra cuyo permiso fut en- el aoto conceddo
por ell Sr. Ruiz de Ssgredo.
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veIada del dia 80 de Julio
en- Of Casino EspahoI

La sehora Ana Lopez de David; Sefloritas
Maria Carbon y Mercedes Lopez esta por vez
prlmera Ell piano. Sehoritas Enoarnita GO.
me- Carmen Cordero en- el oan:o, seilorita
Maria Luisa Aseojo en- la peesfa, estuvie ron
admlrables, recibiecdo de Il numer rosa concu.
rrencla nutridfsimos mercedes aplausos, fell
oltamos Ia distipgaida DANA bellfsimas 50.
horitas menoionadas al inoansable y dstingui.
do Professor De'gado.
Terminada tan delioiosa velada di6 prinoi
pio un sobervio bale; 81 que la junta su
digno Presidente estuvieron apIauddfsimos.
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RennitidO.
Sr. Director de LA CoHREsPoNDENc1A
DE PUERTo-R1co.

DR PUERro-R1co.
Muy Sr. milo y amigo:
Espero de 50 smabilidsd, Sc sirva dar Ca
bida en- su psri6dico las siguientes aolaraoio-
mes, por 10 que le anticipa las graoiss 8. 8. y
amigo --~-;...-.*..-
JOSE @. BARBOsA.
eel Territorio. del sabsde 20, en- 50 SEQ
DION Zig gag me atrinuye palabras que nunoa he
produnciado, frases que no he escrto y heohos
que no he realizado. Han engahado en- sus in.
formes aquelta redaoci6n, poes son oompleta-
mente inexaetos los oono:ptos que Sc me atri-
buyen.
Desde ell mes de Abril, del ano pr6 ximo
psss1o, y con anterioridad 4 Ia declaration do
guerra, no he escrito para peri6dioo alguno,
hasta el mes de JUNO de este af1o. por tanto no
he tenido absolutameute nads que YER con las
manifestations heohas por Ia prensa en- ese lap
so de tempo.
En- el banquete que tuvo lngsr en- Bayam6n.
81 es oierto que assist, porq1e Saba que aque-
LA iuvitaoi6n era uns celada qae 90 me prepa.
raba; es inexscto que pronunoiase frase a'guna
que hi7iese ca 10 mas mfnimo la Union anne
ricans. En- el banquete Sc eroontraba don Ma
nuel Fernandez Mascara, liber Il, adversario DO.
lf1ioc, cuya caballerosidad spelo Estoy Sc.
guro que e. podra desmentir esas falsas aousa :
clones.
Tampooo es oierto, q1e el di. dol bombar-
deo, desembarcara dando gritos de viva Espa.
ia. Vine esta ciudad oumplir con IN deber
humanitario. Era ma lioo de la Crus Rois, Y
hube de estar en- mi puesto. Los Srss Fe.rer,
Sanchez Morales, Padia, don JESUS Rossy
Palma y otros que me aoompaf aban, podran
testifcar la verdad. Cuando uu peri6dioo di6
la noticia. cog ndome el milsgro, no rectifi.
que, porlue una rectif ,aci6n en- aque los mo
mentos hubiera 81 10 darle guste mis- enemi
gcs que habfsn heoho llegar hasta el Copgreso
mi hupuesta antipatfa 4 Ia naoi6n espaf1ola, ha
bi6ndose dado Ia notioia en- la prensa extranje-
"a de haber sido fusilado por traidor.
L. del Gaaraguao no vale Ia pena de uas
recti6oaoion. Aqaellos que me conooen saben
laci6n, hubers Eo.icitado Ia cooperation de
hombre, de representation .polftiea. Como
una broma de peri6 Hoo satftioo e esorito por
individuos aneiosos de notoriedad la dei6 pasar,
pero no pude Greer que los hombres serios de
sEl Tsrritorio> diesen cr6dito las gaasas de
Tizolito, quien es un buen chico, que no ha te
nido intenc On de ofsndsrme porque me oonsta
Ia gratitud el oari1o que siempre me ha te-
nido.
Nunca he perteneoido los nsacheteros de
| salon, cuando la junta revoluoionaria Sc dirigio
a mi, so!icitando mi concarso. conteste honra-
| damente, negandome & clio. Tai vez 81 llega
Ia OCCASION, al lsdo de mis- paisanos hubiera es-
| tado, no por conviction, siuo por afecto de.
sespersci6n; pero nunoa hioe compromises, pa
RI mas tarde traioionsr la caasa, ocmo s'gunoa
| que conoce eel Territorio,.
Podre en- polftica habsr defen dido e' error,
pero nadie podrA demostrar que no he edo con-
secuente, honrado y que hs trabsjado desinte-
resadamente en- favor de loque he creilo bane
| fcioso mi pafs.
JOSE c BARBosA.
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~ Sc vende una fncs r1stica, denomi.
nads sAlejandrina, situada en- -Csguss, basrio
de Gurabo, as kil6metros de la poblsoi6n y
oolindante con Ia oarretera de Cagaas Csyey.
Consta de 1873 cuerdas de vega J sobrevega,
con abundsntes aguas.
Para mas informes dirig;rse . don Jseds
BeplteS. Carolina. A 1O-10
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Muy sr. milo amigo:
Espero de So smabilidad, SO sirva dar o.
bida en- su psri6dico las siguientes aolaraoio
ne', por 10 que le anticipa las graciss 8. 8.
amigo - --~.'--.*...
J0sf q RARROSA
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"Old Glory"
81, CRUZ 81.

Povisiones superiores en- general. Lioo-
res, galleta'. conservas. frutas, doloes. csrve-
zas, Iimonsdss, eot., etc, etc.
UNICO expencedor del celebre excelsn.
te vino puro HAR0 (Riojs) Refresoos de So
da.
Leche pura, pero lpural
Una vista al CoLMADITo de
Mira6al CO.
val5-7
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Ell Vino San Rafael

recomendado por nues.
tros grandes medicos es
un TONICO muy poderc-
SO, que tomandolo & dosis
de media copa despues de
las comidas facilita la di'
gestion.
Como FORTIFICAN.
TIE es de patente auxilio
para vigorizar las fuerzss
abatidas, por largas en-
fermedades, abrevia las
convalecencias, las calen'
turas graves y otras afeo'
clones.
Ell empobrecimfento de
la sangre, la clorosis. Ia
anemis y Ia debiliiad, las
combate con mayor exi'
to Ell VERDADERO y
GENUINO VINO SAN
RAFAEL.
( DBPOSITO GENERAL
IA, y Agentes exclusives en-
la isla de San Juan dc
Puerto Rico.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10

hard times social "All pussons must
ware close suitable for the occasnun'
Fried chicken, baking powder biscuit and
sherbet for 10 cents.
First Presbyteran-Tuesday TO p
M, the caterers who have been al
the past week will serve supper. Mui-
fms. ham. pickles. coffee, 10 cents. FIJI
day evening, Junior Christian Endesyor
will give a concert--ice cream and run
for all. Don't forget chicken pie supper.
Good programme, good company, yea
served in true native style, all ior lhe
small sum OF Is cents.
Pilgrim Congregational me young
ladies' will give soap Dupple soeili
Wednesday evening; cake OF soap
pleasant entertainment, songs, recitatiohs'
in exchange Tor a silver dime. Prize awaits
the one who blows the largest soap puDpIe;
Poverty social Kun to the poverty soeha'
tonight at the Congregational chapel. 40
mishun only 10 cents There won pe ho
poverty about the supper. fu VIII pe
fined If yu ware good close OF Je"ily'
Prizes for gent and lady what dresses most
suitable fur the occashun. Kun anu nave
q good time,
Go to the First Baptist church tonign,
TO hear John Dewitt Miller tell anoul
Uses OF Ugilness." You'H KICK yvuIs'tl
twice around the capitol II you miss thal
side splitting lecture tonight chicken PIE
supper tonight at First Baptist churcn.
Presbyterian Church--Ihe taxing con'iN
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was not an old person present, nor one
who seemed to have need 10 devote hin-
self TO the study OF longevity. for which
the club was organized last March. IL
has a membership OF 100. xcattered through
the United States. but the majority are
New Workers. IT Is not necessary 10 De
centeparian to join the club, whicn
aims TO study and disseminate the prin-
clples relating to good health and con-
sequently long life. :.
An interesting paper on hesui's ~,
Surgical Operations on Very Old People
was read by Dr.. James r. futile. profess
sor OF the New York polytechnic, and visit-
ing surgeon to the almshouse. workhouse
and poiyclnic hospitals. The DOCTOR oe-
clared that the old adage. "A man is rs
old as he feds and woman as oid as bne
looks" Is one OF the safest guides 10 sur
gery. He found that sprightly, energetic
Ambitious old men stand surgical opera.
lions well. while wrinkled, dull com
pIexioned, weazen faced. dried-up women
az lesser years succumb easily. On the
other hand we'll preserved. healthy old
women, With bright minds and clear COM
plexion, are capital subjects Tor opera
ton.
Dr. futile urged the necessity for e.
tablisblng strong constitutions In chill
dren, in providing for such constitutions
by healthful. happy marriages. IN the pro-
| lection OF such constitutions by proper
training and selt-control and IN encourag"
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same to Brashear City the night Of the
Sth of September and next day.
The whole shooting match escaped wreck
at sea that night by the skin of their teeth
threw overheard all the artillery, mules
and cavalry horses and tons of stores on
board to supply the troops, In addition
the Arizona sunk at sea that night from
the effects of injuries received in the fight.
This item has never before been published,
and | know it is a fact and adds one more
scalp to Dick Dowling's belt.
An old resident of Iohnson's Bayou. La,
near the Texas line, refugee Il won t
give his name), was offered $1,000 to pilot
the expedition, but refused, as he did not
want to raid his old neshbors and kin in
Texas and from years acquaintance with
him ! got the object of the raid and the
orders the expedition left under, which, II
obeyed, would have been a success. I
give the object in the printed article.
But, I'm tired and cant write more,
could give you columns on the subject;
you edit this letter and take it as an
addenda
Regards to Comrade j. R. Griffin and
command me at any time. Yours in the
cause, T. p. Harris,
Adjutant Gotch Hardeman Camp No. S.
United Confederate Veterans.
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OF BUFFALO BONES
THE WAY "JoHN BONE" STARTED A
PLAINS INDUSTRY.
How He Made Fortune After the
Buffalo became Nearly Extinct.
He Was Hustler.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
A tall, lank, long haired man in very
wide brimmed sombrero and wearing
clanking watch chain of colossal size was
sauntering along the principal street OF
Los Angeles, Cal, recently with hands deep
in his pockets, looking over the heads of
almost every one, when his eye was caught
by picture in window which repre-
scented a small herd of buifaloes. He
stood in front of it some time, and as
he rejoined the crowd Kansas business
man remarked
mo wonder he looked at 1t. That was
old John Bone. / don't know his right
name, but that's what he was called be-
cause he made fortune out of bones-bul-
falo bones after those animals had been
wiped off of the earth. Hes forgotten me-
hut | was banking in those days, ana SO
saw him often and knew his business pat
reckon he lives somewhere hereabouts'
hut YOU can bet he isn't picking up bones
now. he's making his own as comfortable
as possible Twenty years ago there were
alive and roaming on the plains o,oooooo
or 100000 buffaloes, and there was an
army of whites and Indians trying TO wipe
them out The white hunters II coiiecteu
would make an army of 5000 or 1000 men,
and as for Indians, they had dozen ar
,,,ias In the field killing buffaloes for 81
apiece.
"This John Bone was hustler on
ranch in Northern Kansas, and was hireu
nv the owner to kill butfaloes and eSpect
next to Buffalo Bill he has Kiile1 hoi
bnffaloes than any one. 1t was haru worh,
aad he finally decided to go INTO business
for himself. but he didn't 90 in LOT nioes'
he went after bones. He happened 10 SCI
a notice in an Eastern paper .nat o.u
bones were wanted. and he opened up 90.
respondence and found that he cSuia a sd
SIS or $50 ton for them; so he startea
in. He first rented place for camp WIN
plenty OF acreage, and then with ms tniee
hrotbers started out with carts coiiectlns
hones Al that time the country was
dotted with buffalo skeletons from one Gnu
TO the other. The hunters only loon .ns
hides. sometimes the tongues, ana ists lhu
entire animal; so ~ was Ios ia ne
matter to get all the bones ue "an'eN
piled them up In heaps. ,a.,
.1hen the carts came along ana ioaoeu
nm and dragged them to the camp
this way ne heaped up pile that was
s,cb a curiosity that it was called the
.Rone Mountain and John Bones Mohu-
ment.' ,ta r,oneer
hone nicper. though there might have neen
otbers in what was known as the nortn
herd, and SO you may be sure ne ara nol
tell any ore what he was doing. Inc mum nm
ers thought he was crazy and called called, nm u
John Bones. John was shia,. sh tIus and
helm cut the idea and he said nothlng am
i,s, nilea up his bones. He told one man
no he was going 10 pile up as many as nc
could get and make big houso o. neads
ana then charge admission The hrst lo
he piled up in big square. ana me las,
time saw It, L was thiIiy ieet NJ, ~ 80
ands Of bones. A stranger sight you neve'
snw. and certainly monument to the de-
struction of the bison
"put while he was piling up this house
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cantata, "cox and Box" will be given at
the Franklin Street Presbyterian church.
II you hear "Cox and Rox" next week. take
out an accident policy on your buttons.
It's funny. Franklin Street church. The
last chance to laugh at Cox and Box for
10 cents. II you never ate persimmons or
saw 'possum, you can do both at Frank
lin Street church tomorrow night. Beau
tiful booths. delicious supper and heaps oil
fun Don't forget!
one pastor says: III my choir want to
sing the Ohio Girl or love song. they can
do it. All want is beautiful music.
don't believe in singing 10! from the
tomb doleful sound all the while. or any
OF the while"
VIII not these churches be like the vir-
gins who found they had no oil when the
bridegroom came?
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Hang Up-to-Date.

London Tit-Bits.
A small boy dashed breathiess into
merchants Office
SIS the guv'nor in?'
Eyes; what do you want
Must see him myself Most peruckier.
but you can't. He's engaged.
Must see him immejit. Most pertick-
ler."
The boys importantly got him u,
"Well. boy. what is 1t you want saio
the merchant. anxiously.
Dyer want orfhce boy sir!"
"You impudent rascal! No. we've eot
one"
mo, you amt. sir; he's Just bin run
over in Chespside.
Boy Engaged.
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SECRET OF LONGEVITY.
The Hundred-Yenr Club Discusses nm
Interesting Question.

Youth and beauty had fairer repre-
sentation than old age last evening at
tine first autumn meeting OF the Hundred
Year club, al the Waldorf Astoria. says
the New York Tribune. Many OF the
members who met in the east room were
Young women, and few Of the men were
past the meridian OF HE. Certainly there
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10
VARIETY SHOWS IN CHURCHES.
One Man Who Believes There Ar
TOO Mnny of Them.

New York Sun.
II the church is losing her power over
the masses is she not responsible when
we consider the following illustrations
of buffoonery which must certainly de-
tract from the respect and reverence due
her? asks correspondent who cites these
examnIes NJ latter day degeneracy.
plymouth Congregational-Lad Tn-
ciety. foreign missionary department. 2:So
y. m: 1880 D. m, pancake social; Grafton
on "Pancakes," quartet about "Pancakes;'
syrups and pancakes.
park Baptist--Midwcek prayer meeting
THURSDAY evening. Friday evening, .
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ing those who have reached the age OF 50
or 70 years and find themselves afflicted
with durable diseases, to have those con-
ditions treated at once. and thus AVOID
any exhaustion or trying disease which
will shorten their years.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10

Long Time TO Etne Ost
Chicago Democrat,
Mr.. Hanna says the people dcpt Nsns
to hear from him. II has teken - =
long time to nnd this out.