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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-08
The precedent established in the Roberts
case is prolific Of trouble.


No wonder. remarks the indianapolis SEN
tinel, the British are cackling over the an
nounoemept that Secretary Hays son is to
succeed Consul Maorum at Pretoria. 1t is
not only evidence OF the understanding
which MT. Chamberlain so eloquently an
nounces but Is. as the London Telegraph
properly puts It. "a graceful concession on
the part OF the United States government to
British feeling" II means that the British
will have a reliable Anglomanlac posing as a
representative OF the United States to the
South African Republic.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-08

Kimberley, Monday. December = "
der River.-Everythins has been San
during the last three days. Tne w, s.s,i
the convent have been fitted Up - ~ M
A number of our cattle have oeen -
by the enemy
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-08
THE HOUSTON DAILY POST,
By rHe
Houston Printing Company.

3 n s 5SsNSTos' 1880 ;cr.P PsssIDnsT.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-08

The candidates who aspire to public honors
on the nti-expnnsion plea next year Will
be running on dead issue. We have already
expanded az Old Dave Culberson says, and
the only question open now is what sort of
government congress proposes TO devise for
the Philippines. They should be given the
accorded other Territories OF tho United
States. pending their ultimate htness to be
admitted MS States.-San Antonio EXPRESS.
Tho Express is trihe holder than its i'm
nerialIstio contemporaries. 1t will he noted
from the above that the Express advocates
taking in the Eliipnos as full hcdged cti'
zens OF this country.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-08

Persimmon beer. possum and sweet potatoes
constitute a feast At tos the NEUROLOGICAL
gods
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-08

Tho East Texas News, which was published
at Palestine for so long. and then discon-
tinued for time. has been revived at that
place. Mr. T w. Trelford is the publisher
of tho News.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-29
Trapped by It's Portrait.

If an old English writer be true in
his observations, the pheasant must be
q very simple bird. for he declares that
it puts its head in the ground and
thinks that all its body is then hidden.
This is just what our old friend the os-
trich does in the African desert. The
same author says that it was also cap
tured by another curious plan. A pic
ture of the bird was painted ON cloth
and then placed in spot where it was
sure of being seen. By and by silly
pheasant coming along catches sight Of
the portrait and gees up to have a close
view of the new neighbor While en-
gagged in inspecting the canvas the
fowler draws near from behind and
throws his net over the unwary art
student
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-29

If that charming woman, the late
Kate Field did not marry, it was as
suredly not because she did not have
many an admirer A Washington lady
has in her possession little old bit Of
yeIloW pape4 .to-- tt-4-ss4 lS ponviled a
boyish scrawl 1t was preserved by Miss
Field from her little girl days. The
scrawl runs thus:
''wont yue mete me down bye The
Gate after school Yue MOVIE Luv
yue.
On the other side of the bit of paper
is the address thus
Miss Kate Field, Esq. last Seat mex
to the Door goin out.
It must have been like a breath of
the forgotten perfume of yesteryears
when the clever kindly woman hap
pened upon this little old piece of yell
lowed paper on rainy afternoon Of
rummaging
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-29
Outwitted the Lunatic.

While residing al nome paid visit
to the lunatic asylum there, and among
the more remarkable patients one was
pointed out TO me who had been saved
with much difficulty from inflicting
death upon himself by voluntary star
walton in bed. under the impression that
he was defunct, declaring that dead
people never eat. It was soon obvious
to all that the issue must be fatal, when
the humane doctor bethought of the
following stratagem Half dozen of
the attendants. dressed in white shrouds
and their faces and hands covered with
chalk, were marched in single file with
dead silence into room adjoining that
of the patient, where he observed them
through door purposely left open sit
down to d hearty noal.
.sHellola said the would be corpse to
an attendant ''Who be they p
dead men, was the, reply.
"What. rejoined the defunct, do
dead men eat2'
ITO be sure they do, as you see, ;"
answered the attendant.
IF that's the case. exclaimed the
dead man, "I'll join them. for I'm
famished. Lancet.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-29

By almost constant oyercovering day
and night for successive generationsthe
skin has by degeneration adapted itself
to its reduced requirements From birth
to senile death we are much overcov-
cred That a full and vigorously de-
yeloped skin is desideratum will be
generally conceded. The tendency is for
ours to degenerate to tissue paper
consistency. The exquisite structure Of
the skin at once indicates its impor
lance as one Of the organs of the body.
4 homely showing of that functional
power which can be developed in the
skin is indicated by the story of the In
dian. Being almost naked and yet ap-
parently quite comfortable in inclement
weather he was asiiyad why he did not
seem to suffer and be made i'll by the
exposure, he replied white mans
face no pain no sick. Indian all face. :"
By this excessive covering our periph-
eral nerves are too intensely impressed
by caloric changes, our capillary blood
system too feebly and incompletely de-
yeloped to battle most successfully with
heat, disease and traumatic impressions
Its muscular fat and connective tissue
substance are all too deficient and de-
fective for our greatest comfort and
welfare. All its functional powers have
been reduced Yet seldom is heard a
cry to develop the skin. Philadelphia
Medical Journal.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-29
subscription Rates.
NotIce 70 Farmers and Trappers.

We have made a contract with a
New York firm to handle all of our
Turs this season. We will be able to
pay the highest cash price for all kind
OF furs. VIII be in the market after
the 9Th Of November. TO parties
sending us their address we will send
weekly quotations. We also handle
beef hides and sheep pelts.
FAIRMoNT & GRAFTON JUNK, Co.,
Parks Ave. Fairmont,
1873 Main ST., Grafton.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-29
EARLY Clocks.

Many clocks with weights and wheels
were in use in England during Chau-
GERS time, and most of the monasteries
of the fourteenth century possessed
clocks though these were used to show
the astronomical movements, as well as
the passage of hours Throughout the
fifteenth century clocks were made
mostly by armorers and blacksmiths, as
they were constructed of iron and steel
A Bad symptom.
HAS George ever limited that he had
thought of you as possible wife?'
asked the anxious mother.
mo" replied the girl, faraway
look in her eveq .'cca r.. afraid he
never will. :
why said the mother II
thought
'sTt doesn't matter what you thought.
mamma, dear, interrupted the daugh-
ter. ''Only last night he complained Of
feeling drowsy and it WASH t o o'clock. "
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-29
Union Improvement 60,
SuppIerS Of Natural Gas 4 Water.
PLUMBING And GAS FITTING

All VINO contemplate having plumb
ine or gas fitting done should consider
that little saving in first cost is not
always economy. We buy our goods
at first hands, strictly for cash. We
have expert plumbers and will guar
antee all work, at prices as low as
consistent with first-class material
and workmanship, We will be here
to protect our work as long as gas
lasts and people use water.
This is a point worth considering.
Remember everything first class and
work guaranteed to be according to
the most approved sanitary regula-
tinnS
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-29
Welsbach Lights Reduced to Si.@

Large mica chimneys 40c extra. We
are the only authorized agents for
the genuine ssWelsbach. All other
incandescent lamps are infringements.
$500 reward for the conviction OF
any one selling spurious burners as
sEWn
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-29

j. E. McYicker Druggist has
200 boxes stationary he is Clos
ing out at cost.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-29
m Y0u Want to Buy

A home for song and have years
10 pay for it, call at this office and
get particulars.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-29
His BUSY Time.

Mosely Wrags-I never was SO busy
as l am now, mum
Mrs Smith What are you doing?
Mosely Wrags-I'm lookin fer job.
Baltimore Jewish Comment
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-29
Land For Sale.

SAN r.. NEwMAN's restaurant and
ice cream parlor (Thompson's old
stand), at the corner Of Front and
Walnut streets. Better than ever.
Give him call.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
THE GERM HUNTERS.
Homes and Factories Rendered Safer
from Disease by Their
Efforts.

1t is a recognized fact that the re-
searches of NJ. Pasteur have saved
many millions of francs to the French
people by showing them how to guard
against the pests of their herds, fields
and vineyards, besides reducing to a
remarkable extent the mortality in
their hospitals, and both the medical
practice and the hygienic habits of all
civilized nations are sharing these ben
efits, says Youths Companion.
The courses of biology in our col
leges now include some knowledge of
bacteriology. and there are special pro-
visions for students who wish to follow
up this fruitful branch in the labora-
tories Happily for all the people, the
results of such inquiries become a.
part of common knowledge, even while
the processes are still among the mys
terieS of science.
Thousands Of homes and factories
are safer from disease-producing germs
because of the spread of kind of
knowledge which is quite superficial
The farmer sprinkleS paris green over
his potato vines; the housekeeper.buy
of the druggist bottle of carbolic
acid, or some better disinfectant; the
nurse. under the oversight of he phy-
stefan, treats the diphtheritic patient
with antitoNin; and in each case they
only need to underst and that these sub
stances destroy parasitic life. Per-
haps the few wise ones. who know at
what cost the fruits of science and art
are brought within common reach.
may have their own quiet chuckle at
the complacent claim of popular in
telligence"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
Hit in the Back.

In his "Corean Sketches" Mr. Gale
tells this story of a Chinese battle:
Most of those who after the battle
came to the dispensary in Mukden for
treatment were wounded in the back.
How is il that sons Of the gods are
wounded in the afterparts only? asked
the foreigner. 1t looks as if they had
run from the barbarians We adj
vanced, all right said the Chinaman,
according TO military methods. Then
we put on fierce faces. like Che-kal-
larg, the god of war, certain that
the Wooden would run, as they would
have done if they had not been hope
less savages, unacquainted with Chi
nese characters. We rushed on them
breathing forth fire. but they moved
not Then our general shouted Vie
tory! for we had paralyzed them with
our boldness, But suddenly a long
row of guns was raised like one arm.
and. immortal gods! such dastarlly
way 10 fight | never saw! | know not
why we were wounded in the back"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
EXCESSIVE POLITENESS
Trait of Dresden People Which Some
times Makes Them Appear
Ridiculous.

The people of Dresden are very po-
lite, SO over-polite that they not infr-
quently bring down ridicule upon them
Selves 1t used to be told in that city
that stranger was one day crossing
the great bridge that spans the Elbe,
and asked native to direct him to a
certain church which he wished 10 find.
Really, my dear sir" said the Ores
dener, bowling low, Il grieve greatly to
say it, but cannot tell you"
The stranger passed on, a little sur
prised at this voluble answer to sim
pie question. He had proceeded but
short distance when he heard hur-
red footsteps behind him, and, turning
round, saw the same man running TO
catch up with him.
In a moment his pursuer was by his
side his breath nearly gone, but
enough left to say, hurriedly: My dear
sir. you asked me how you could find
the church, and il panied me to have
to say that | did not know. just now
| met my brother. but ! grieve to say
that he did not know either"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
CRAFT OF COAL STEALING.
How Eastern Railroads Are Victim-
lied by Those in That
Industry.

Coal stealing from railroads, common
along the lines of all coal-carrying
roads, has been reduced to a system in
Syracuse, the Post STANDARD of that
city says, The thieves work ha.l and
take many risks, not only of detection,
but of bodily injury. Their methods
WOULD be called clever if employed in
an honest business. The heaviest thiev-
ing is done by men with Sacks who
climb up between the cars of a slow
moving train with two or more bushel
sacks concealed under their clothing.
As opportunity offers they fill a sack
and throw it from the train, to be picked
up by accomplices. Another trick is
adopted by men who, dressed like
tramps. board trains as if with the in
tention of stealing a ride. These men
travel along from one car to another,
apparently seeking a comfortable place
in which to lie down, but in their prog
ress they manage to dislodge a large
amount of coal which is subsequent Y
picked up by the women and children
who are employed in the industry"
Large quantities of coal are stolen by
these and other methods. the plumber
being disposed of to inscriptions deal
ers, who subsequently, rob the honest
poor by dishonest measure.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
Climate of Santiago Province.

Joseph +. Cham berlain OF the Bos-
ton Transcript. who went through the
Santiago campaign. writes: 1T can
truly be said for the deadly Cuban eli
mate which we made deadly oy the
way we lived in it. that all troubles of
the respiratory organS-as thmas, ca
tarrhs. colds, bronchitises. and that
sort Of thing-disappeared into the
thin. sweet. sea-swept air of the San
tiago mountain province as soon as we
got there. There were some of us who
felt as if we had never breathed a per-
fectly free breath before we climbed
those green hills. asyet unpolluted by
war. | wonder where else men who
had been for years taking colds at the
slightest provocation could have slept
one cold night after another on damp
ground and in clothes and boots sat
urated by transforms and by the ford
ing of rivers. and never have taken
cold, at all? As to malaria. | think ii
is capable of proof that there is more
Of ii in eastern Massa chusetts than
there is in Santiago province"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
K1pL1NG AS A REPORTER.
"Yeu Have Genius" Remarked the
City Editor, "But-o and
Let Him Go.

II is not kind of the San Francisco
editor who rejected "The Counting of
Dinah Shadd." says writer in Leslie's
Weekly, 10 recall that he based his re-
fusal on the ground that the story was
scarcely equal to the standard of merit
demanded by the magazine Those
were the days when kipling was q
struggling reporter.
In this connection there is recalled
the story of Kipling's third and last as
signment to news story. A big inc
surance fraud had been unearthed and
exposed by the paper to which kipling
was attached. Kipling was assigned to
get secondary story" on the man
chiefly involved in the frauds, and who
was not yet arrested. Late in the after
noon he walked into the Office with facts
sufficient to justify a three-column-
space allowance. But somehow his own
personality persistedin obtruding itself
into the facts, and he presently drifted
into scathing satire on the offender,
written in the inmitable pen which has
since made him famous.
The city editor counted exactly Is
libel suits and about half million dol
lars in damages in that story, and next
morning Mr.. Kipling was requested to
transfer his operations to another field.
Said the editor, in bidding him good-by ":
You have genius. You will some day
make a great name, though | may not
live TO see IL But fate never intended
you for the mechanism of news"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
AGREAT OPPORTUNITY!

We give away, absolutely free Of cost
for a limited time only, The People Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser by~R. v
Pierce, NJ. D., Chief Consulting Physi
clan to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical
Institute, a book of 1908 large pages, pro.
fusely illustrated, bound in strong paper
covers to any one sending 81 cents in one.
cent stamps TO cover cost of mailing only.
Over $50, 600 copies of this complete fami-
ly Doctor Book already sold in cloth bind
ing at regular price Of $3.50 Worlds
Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo,
NY.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
THE GAMBLER WINS ALWAYS.
Am Ingenious Electrical Device for
Winning Mt Dice Revealed
by an Odd Table.

Among the battered fiotsam ana
ond- hand store in New Orleans, says
the Times-D Democrat, is a shabby round
table with curious secret, and no
doubt still more curious history. The
top was once covered with green bill
lard cloth, which is worn to tatters
and discloses a steel plate set in the
center and perhaps ten inches square.
The whole top is loose and can be re-
moved, revealing an interior space con-
tanning a horseshoe magnet wound
with wire and connected with IN ar
mature, very much like that of an or
binary telegraph instrument. A close
examination shows an insulated wire
running down one of the legs to a
small knob or button, protruding on
the outside. When the top is in place
the steel plate rests directly over the
magnet.
This strange device is explained
clearly enough by its present owner.
1T is dice table," he said, ION which a
lot of money has been won. When it
was in order there was a good-sized
battery inside connected with the mag
net. When the knob on the leg was
pressed the current was turned on, and
! that made the steel plate magnetic.
! The dice they used with j. had small
metal disks on one face, and as long
| as the current was on they naturally
| fell that side down. When the knob
was released they would fall any way
they CHANGED to come, so all that was
| necessary for the operator to do was to
| keep his knee on the button and he
could absolutely control his play"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
A STOLEN ORCHID.
Why Representative John Allen Did
Not Raise His Hat to
Lady.

Watching Representative John Allen
of Tupelo. when he made a speech in
the house recently. | was reminded OF
the time when he burglarized flower
from the botanical gardens, says the
Washington Post. He was escorting o
young woman from the west. and she
went fairly daft over the orchids.
don't believe she had ever seen any be-
fore. and, oh. she did want one sc
much.
OF course. there are rules like unto
the laws of the Modes and the Persians
against picking Uncle Sans posies, but
girls. even from the west. usually get
what they want if they want it badly
enough. Mr.. Allen gave an orchid stem
a deft touch. 1t broke. The blossoms
fell. Quick as thought he picked it
up before the guards eye caught sight
of it and popped it into his hat. Then
the three visitors strolled out. and at
every door they ran into some young
woman from the south. Mr.. Allen s
hand flew to his hat brim, but he re.
membered in time, For the first and
only time in his life John Allen ac-
knowledged lady's bow with covered
head. His face was a study in crimson,
but he dared not raise his hat,
| dare say he has forgotten all about
it long before this, but the girl from
the west has that orchid somewhere
among her souvenirs to this day.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
eases relieved in six hours by the New
Great South American Kidney Cure =
This new remedy is a great surprise on
account Of its exceeding promptness in
relieving gain in the bladder, kidneys,
back and every part Of the urinary pas
sages in male or female II relieves re-
tention Of water and pain in passing il
almost Immediately. If you want quick
relief and cure this is your only semedy.
Sold by f. G. Buerstatte, Druggist, Mani
towoc, Wis,
There is no habit that 50 detracts from
the loveliness OF woman as that Of nail
biting yet how many indulge in it.
The most annoying things in this life
are the worries that never occur.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
EXCEPTIONALLY LOW RATES
To- BUFFALO Y.

Via the North Western Line. Excursion
tickets will be sold at greatly reduced
rates from all stations on account of An
nual Meeting A. A. 0. Mobiles of Mystic
Shrine to be held June Ia and 10. For
dates of sale and limits of tickets apply
to agents Chicago& North Western Ry.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
United states Forest Reservations

The 30 forest reservations of the
United States embrace an area of 49,
100000 acres in 10 states and terri
tories. Seven are in the state Of Cali
fornia. the largest of which. the Sierra
forest reserve. includes 4.006.0 900 acres.
Within the past IS years ii is estimated
that II 1000, ooo. 900 feet B. NJ of timber
on public land have been DESTROYED by
forest fires.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08

Tissue paper is 50 called from the use
it was put to when originally made.
which was to place between gold or sill
yer tissue cloth to prevent its furnishing
when folded
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
TO HORSE OWNERS.

For putting hons. IN a iine healthy con.
iition try Dr. Cadys Condition Powue.x
They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure
loss Of appetite, relieve constipation, correc,
kidney disorders aid destroy worms, gi- 80
new lie 10 en old or over-worked horse. %
2ents per package. For sale by druggists
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08

'All great works are written by ia
nous men between the ages of forty
and sixty"
Yes: by that time their children are
big enouehto play out of doors
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
BUCKLEN's ARNICA sALvE

Bruises, Sores Ulcer Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions. and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. II
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded Price 25 cents per
box For Sale BY Henry Hinrichs Drug
gist.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
B-DR Ku1cHin IS NO STRANGER IN THIS COUNTY,
| WHAT or. KUTCHlA
| Does NOT 10.

| He does not fright
On people into doctor
ipg by holding up Z
pea Of 0 speedy death
Lc.ore their eyes. He
luoca not arfc the SICK
TO take ,reatmc Mt
when hu knows them
70 lie incurable Nell
Their docs he by false
pretcnses hold the
sick unGer his care
Eonth after month
while doing them no
good.
He does not per-
suade holpless lu-
Curables &c doctor
out the last month Of
their lives, or give up
their last dime for
medicine.
He does not take
patients unat = q so
called f2lscguGrantee
pretending 10 charge
only for medicine and
taking VIII n to vcr
amount he can get,
or make the object of
his life 10 cxtortmon.
cy from the sick.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08

The educational system of Denmark is
so perfect and popular that throughout
the entire country there is not an litter
ate family