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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

FOR SALE Established clothing and gents
furnishing goods business. doing $4,000 20
$4,000 yearly: stock invoices $4,000: have
good city and country trade; will run dry
goods In connections: good reason for selling
Address Lock nux 81 Brenham Trxas "a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

NEW YORK STEAM DYE WORKS. 10i6
Preston avenue. cleaning steaming and re-
pairing of ladies'. gentlemens garments at
the lowest prices. Prompt attention to coun-
try orders. We solicit your patronage. II.
SHAPING. prop. 1916 Preston; phone 1913 6
rings), Houston, Texas II
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE For clean stock
Town. or lands J II snnth Texas e'i ransb IN
burret county ten miles Eouth of Lam
rLyas containing 2635 acres, t2S acres In
cultivation. all under fence, well watered
and improved 1.-TWO dwellings). Address r.
o. Box $50 Columbus Texas IL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17
HELP WANTED.

WANTED--A neat white girl for cooking and
homework. Apply to Mrs. Geo, II. Breaker.
AZ Mckinney avenue ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

FOR sALE-About 800 acres OF land near East
bernard cheap for cash. For information
please apply 10 Mrs. A. +. Johnston. West
End San Antonio Texas. B-8
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

$50 90 10 LOAN on Houston ZEAL estate. 2
o. Box No. bSa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01
Christian Scientists in a Ferment.

The status of the organization. profession belief.
known Christian Science promises settlement in the
future. The cult is Mary Baker Eddy,
its founder the question being dead alive? Follow
ing late criticism saying doings and Of book
in the North Review the Chicago
declared that there such living that the Rev.
This supplemented by open charge
Charles A Crane Chelsea that Mrs. Eddy has within
three taken decocons of clarvoyant physician
The effort have dscredit religion and
profession the organization that in spite of their chief
apostles efficacy healing died,
the cult jeers of the world
demise has been systematically denied. We do know
that Mrs Eddy has made claims to earthly immortal
ty but logically real and competent believer cannot die
However that be- there has been big meeting Of
followers In Boston which g. J. Hanna the editor Of
Christian Sentinel proceeded
settle hash Of the Inter while Crane
all around Six the Boston journal
taken with speeches of denunclaton with rejecting
question of Mrs Eddys life r death was settled we
not make out letter purporng to be from her. read
a newspaper declared spent even
ing with her within the week. still reading
world remains in uncertain state Of mind.
Gulibe humanity will doubtless go on guping down
way medicine the world will
continue imposed upon by innumerable humbug
heaers. regulars empires but there denying
that that world largely incredulous
claims of Christian Scientists hence charges
malpractice to of its practitioners
and professors.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01
Daily eagle
The Kansas Court of Visitation.
VI. VI. MURDOCK. Edi Tor.


Legal ATTEMPTS are being made to knock Kansas
Court of Visitation The Pop device. and was
instituted to take the place of the Of Railway
Commissioners which board amounted to anything
railway officials paid attention to its orders
The idea was to supersede it by body could enforce
its mandates railway supervisory without power is
farce hence the United Interstate Commerce Com
mission is a farce. greater number of more
fragrant wrongs committed the supposed supervision
OF the Interstate Commerce Commission than there
by the old pooling system Under the
pooling system which was voluntary mutual roads
watched each other simply every fellow for him
self and the devil take the Commission public
court which date has amounted
nothing because personnel because of its pO
zeal construction because Of the impression that it is
consttutionally poweress other is
dergOng legal existence such existence carrying
four five fine salaries railway attorneys from the
have declaring they could and would knock
the out constitutional grounds the first time that
got way. Union Telegraph company
is also trying undermine by suit brought in the fed
court The contention the federal court is that the
courts
States. The Santa Fe railroad company
hire additional telegraph operator holds that
unconstitutional the title
Of the bill The attorneys of that road will have to
bring forward a better destroy the
It that the constitution Kansas declares
bill shall contain subject which shall
be clearly expressed the tle passed
thousand which technically provision
And for the act in question every section Of is
MAN, and subject matter fact which
the constituting of state court with to bring the
railway arrangements to time. So far the shippers Of
the state concerned, apprehend that they
have been counting anything from court made UP of
politicians xralwsy attorneys the
principal commercial city expecting any
thing from a court which would a discrimination
a rebate dinerenal If they should
the other However do believe that federal
judges will knock the court the signs right
this for fooing prerogatives the people
legislature did arbitrary thing
cutting in telegraph which composition
had already country service
the railroads in danger of
Visitation present constituted they not
kicked Insignificant order.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01
That Pop Professor Phipps.

Pops a privately circulated personal ap-
peal in the of letter asking the contribute
money be used in the attempt reinsate
the soclasc bounced control State
Agricultural College The circular in urging that there
should be politics in the educational institutions,
the suggestion that will be maintain
liberal economic teachings" All. ha! And so comes
admission Of guilt conhdentally among themselves
the Pops conservative
Gators without regard political views duly
Installed before the opening of the fall term.
The Leavenworth Times referred other day.
by the board Dickinson county who had
signed good position a creamery company accept
position college. now has been fired and
place Pop professor and anarchistic re-
Dickinson county. according the Bellevie
Telegraph paper printed county, is something
socialist heart he hates the country its
institutions and its patriots. The paper alluded says
THAT Dickinson county had charge
creamery when he his appointment every good
who what vie unpatrioc political
openly advocated say amen. Ills name
Phpps. socialist of the most radical variety.
a copperhead Of nature. His SYM
pathies entirely spanards in the late war
extent could not rejoice with the
people this city Dewey
schey and heretofore mentioned in these
meeting with physical chassement the
old soldier who heard him express his dsoyal
sentiments This referred to simply the
of at OF the who have had the
greatest It's kind States and
whom few people in Kansas think 1t has wrong
remove" -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01

only beat the Republican nominee for sheriff.
but demanding that the attorney general Of the state
steps instituting prosecutions
against the sheriff. county attorney and chief of police for
falling up the saloons This seems open
admission that there saloons in Topeka for which the
Republican party and the people. must be held to
answer But that has always been the And by that
the city Topeka, should be
acted by prohibition would be ended The
American loyalty the doctrine of majority
rule will submit way OF inconvenience, and
but not to the fanatical rule of faction.
The Topeka Capital which has always stood for the
prohibition majority Republican party Shawnee
evidently pleased with threatened turning
of the buered side of the hunk political bread and its
protest in being printed
other things "Under circumstances
the disturbance by prohbitionsts
want TO defeat Sheriff Cook itimed i-advsed ILL
calculated help Of prohibition anybody
know of town of 10000 people outside of prohibition
state that has than twenty thirty saloonsor
that has 200 wide open Haunting them
selves the main streets doing 500 business
these outawed, backdoor. upstairs in
Topeka 81 business? opposition
forcement in this uncalled will to
nothing except offend hundreds good aw-abidng
and law-oving people there in the city"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01
Andree Thought to be Dead.
remove

Andree the balloon voyager for the North Pole has
turned up again, this time presumably dead From
wrangel Alaska the Associated agent H J. Baron
writes Of June information
there several days the story that
Andree, the Arctic explorer. is dead. Norwegian who
passenger the Resale boat bound for skagway
showed letter supposed been written by Andree
letter. in sealed bottle had washed
the Norwegian coast and dated May The latitude
was given "A NORTH and the balloon somewhere
OF Iceland The bottle
81 am leaving the balloon provisions-Andree."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01
Prohihition Toneka in rrouhIe.

The prohibition issue. the agitation Of which has de-
feated the Republican party at time
every county the state in the county Shawnee
proved element of strength issue that
found Kansas a reliable Republican state but which
transferred the doubtful column is getting
one-sided work at Topeka, and the indications that
county will go opposition be saved by the
smallest margin The prohibition wing responding the
naggng Of the state Temperance Union magnates
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01
rnele RElI'aIaeas

Too much pleasure usually causes trou-
BILE
A man can generally boss a woman as
much as he likes x ne pretends he dOesn';
know he - doing H.
Time and tide wait for 70 MAJ. but q
married man frequently has 20 Wast =
long time for his tied
The fashions are constantly changing 20
suit the women. and the women are cor
stantiy changing 90 sui; the fashions: the
only person Sho ISN'T suited s. tie nz1
who has % foot the bsNe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01
The Cute Filipino Surrenders.

is said that the Filipino insurgent fights long
and when he certain capture ahead
his prosraes himself before the enemy pretends
to have intensely friendly
This a original dodge.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01
she Waa WIIlinR.

'"And as long as the gold upon this ring
IS bright, / trust you VIII be true TO me"
he murmured.
Two weeks later the summer girl had
become engaged four times. But she
had observed that the golden ring she
wore two days had been purchased. with
a lot OF coilar-buitons, from ten-ceat
fakfr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01
rnr.ls Rrpert Progress.

Il am pleased to state" said the secre-
tary OF the tunta. that Asuinaldo has
sent me letter in which he reports pro-
gress-"
What are the particulars" inquired a
member OF that body,
The entire army Is getting ahead rap
Idly. and the last ditch II already In
sight They expect 10 take Il within a
week unless they can get around the
enemy's flank and begin the race over
again."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01

The hrecrackets unusually large this and there
is only in the country who command respect
next Tuesday-James Juggernaut Jeffries
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01

Menage of Minneapolis the absconder hasbeen hid-
ing years Central America and
himself prison in the
himself prison in the temperate better
than fred in the tropics.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01

The conference should adjourn and step
the mob After waowng around in perfumed theories
the sight of few black ugly facts will do the
missioners good.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01

Dreyfus wife has the military uniform which
if husband degraded put back the
gold trimmings The clothes idea in this great
conspiracy against truth and justice strike the
feminine mind forcibly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01

absolutely necessary tuberculosis
fashionable although the trendng
way. The nation is mcrobe-crazy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01

The city schools Of Chicago tangled up politics
The Chicago schools Those of New
adequate. The place in the world for child large
The Lord intended that children should
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01

New York offers to poverty for 81. But Il
s50eOo make him rich and there
suckers the country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01

We a little early this time last year when we an
nounced that the OF the day Manila July f.
1899, would be Agunaldo
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01
uhst .pssIeA aIa.

oDoo-o'Rourke vas q broth % boz
All he got on the force. but nov be
seems 20 have seen too nsrh iife N etn-
er folks Kitchens.
o'Dunn-A case CT too nany cooks SOL
Ing the broth-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01

AS old tar Captain Coghlan's verdict that Wal
nut river it very gratifying
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01

letter found Andree which says: 81
leaving the balloon There question but that An
left the balloon
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01

Roosevelt has for the denomination
President Mckinley. This win take a lead on pub
los
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01

the Belgc chamber deputies they hurting
anathemas Mr.. NJ. P. H D. Van Den Peereboom. They
may spoil his shirt front If they keep
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01

Pingree. done little bit posing as the
friend OF the laborng is having trouble
labor union. 1t doesn't pay pose
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01

For ith a reputation sustain Tod Law
ing q lot Of ice around In his vicinity uncut
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-30
Miss Roberts Discusses
"A Girl Of Grit"

To begin with the title appeals to me.
In our profession such a qualification is
Indispensable, and It's cultivation in all
walks of life should be encouraged, even
through the medium of a somewhat yell
low detective story. One character in the
tale is made to say, Vast wealth is a
terrible burden-to use it Alright a grave
responsibility, especially so when it has
come undeserved." 1 would say the same
of the present days vast book supply.
No past misdeeds could have been seri-
Gus enough to make one deserve the re-
sponsibility of studying the variegated
lines of Girls of Grit" and Men of In
decision" that are forced pookwise under
authors themselves think any too well of
such productions, but perhaps they are
none too pleased to find others sharing
their opinions. When a. man in a COM
mercial spirit writes down to certain
element he must not expect to be written
up by those out Of his selected Eden.
Were I a reviewer ] should cultivate q
light pair of heels and run whenever I
saw the like. A woman can scarce ap-
nrecfate the beauties and attractions of
deals with in part, but she can easily
enureciate a strong handling of the SUBJ
iect and know when she has been sepa-
ra ted from herself and lost in the authors
read that there was a dressing-room, q
makeup table. half-doZen gowns and
five acts before 1 could say that the day
was over A season of such literature
and such diction would alter IN time the
very quality of our souls and lead us on
to pen something like the. following
literary wonder:
Dear Madam: got the last book you
sent me to review and threw IL overheard.
Don't lot on about 1t to the public any
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-30
Edwin Stevens on Tam
ina Of the jungle.

When Dr. Doyle fled to India to
escape the ghost of Sherlock Holmes
he did we'll In introducing us to
his delightful Rain Deem in 'The
Tanning of the Jungle" he places us
under such deep obligations that we feel
the amende honorable has been made and
find it in our hearts to forgive him for
Holmes untimely demise. To one un-
familiar with Hindoostanese, the opening
chapters of the new work do not give
pronise of the delights to follow. Once
having absorbed, so to speak, glossary,
the Interest never flags, and Rain Deem
is admitted to your literary holy of holies.
The very simplicity and unpretentious-
ness of the book disarm you, and by
subtle something in the style the jungle
is placed before you, and as you lay the
screed down with a sigh of regret you
can almost hear the "Lobhan there Kood-
ruthI' and-well. you feel better for hav-
ing known Rain Deem and his associates
The one Earring. note in the book. is the
chapter where the author injects himself
into the story: You have become so
reach that point you feel a sense of in
jury, a discord to the sensitive ear; but
Dr. DOYLE so evidently loves India that he
may be pardoned for prospecting his ego.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-30
Munolu Mould Gives
PoiDts on nigel Fer
rurd' -

'eNigel Ferrard' is fairly interesting
book of no great literary merit. Inc
story is badly constructed and lacks de-
tail to make the plot plausible. some
of the characters are elear,cut ana sNod wen
drawn, and the moral balance, is goou'
hut it is too full of unnecessary drgu-
ments and platitudes which while nre,s they y
this book and seem to have been put IN
for the purpose of stringing out tnln
nIot. In a few instances there is a ten
derness, passionateness and intensity
which are refreshing and interesting, even
heautifuI. but these passages are so swal-
lowed up by the painful effort of the au,
thoress to create morbid and unnatura!
atmosphere and the general sensational
and commonplace style that they are i'll
effect lost.
In novel of Bertha NJ; Clay,s or Laura
lean Iibbey's one looks for sleep-Walk-
ing heroine with a most convenient ten
dency toward losing her memory, who
finally marries her adoring guardian. but
in a book of any pretensions to literary
merit one hopes for something more origi-
nigel Ferrard.'' by G; NJ, Robins. J.
3. Tippincott & Co., Philadelphia. Paper,
20 cents
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-30

it used to be, certainly, but it is still
so we'll worth hearing that the change
is not pathetic. She still possesses the
old quality of reaching everybody's s
heart. do not know of any other sing
er who can start the snuffies in an au-
dience like Patti. The other day /
heard her sing Home. Sweet Home
and was really "mused at the consptcu-
BUSINESS of handkerchiefs and red noses
throughout the vast assembly.
The pride of London in a musical
way is at present Clara Butt, a huge
girl, six feet four inches tall, with a
voice quite as huge as herself, Some
Cf her popularity is deserved for her
voice is naturally quite wonderful.
though very badly trained, the rest Of
her popularity being simply due to the
fact that the Queen has made her the
fashion.
We are taught to believe that the
Queen of England nowadays has no
power, which is true, perhaps, from
the statesman's point of view. I'm
doubtedly the Queen, even were she so
disposed, could not amuse herself by
cutting off the heads of her enemies,
as her royal predecessors were wont to
do, but, considered through less serious
and more feminine eyes, the Queen of
England is a deity. This little dumpy
lady, whose feet do not touch the floor
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-30

tempt is made at literary flight or rhet-
orical fancy. The story has dramatic
value and might be dramatized with sue
cess by one whose insight teaches him
how TO choose correctly the best in situa-
ton and dialogue Dramatization is large
ly a matter of selection and when an un-
skillful hand is at work even the choicest
material will not cut to advantage. AS a
Book reviewer ] should not feel justified
in demanding a prinCely salary, though !
should certainly want one If l were called
upon to read and pass judgment upon
shelf Of books weekly.
Twas heaven to lounge upon COUCH
said Gray,
"And read new novels through a rainy
day"
He was not a book reviewer, I'll be
bound, else had he said instead:
THE printed part, tho far too large, Is
less
Than that which, yet imprinted, waits the
press.
And as he said it would have feebiy
called for beef tea and matted milk and d
quart or more of brain tonic. My brief
experience as a reviewer causes me to
suddenly fall in love with my own pro-
fession, even though l were forced to
turn from gentle Juliet's woe
To count the twirls Of Fanny Elsslers s
toer'
"a Dash for a Throne by A. w.
Marchmont. (New Amsterdam Book
Company, New York. Cloth, 81 25.)
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-30
White Whittlesey Writes
of "a DASH For q
Throne

The popularity Of "By Right of Sword"
that bids fair soon to enter its seventh
edition. encourages one to read "a Dash
for a Throne" The military novel, the
novel of adventure. will ever find an echo
In our hearts. From the time we steal
off to the hayloft to read undisturbed a
treasured copy of ''Sleuth, the Detective"
to the moment we shall close our eyes to
all earthly influences adventure will stir
the blood and quicken the pulse. And we
who love the romantic novel had best not
be too severe upon boys enthusiasm for
his Diamond Dick" Marchmont and the
others pick their characters from a better
set socially, are rather more particular as
to rhetoric, more punctiltous as to eti-
ouette and the conYentionalities more
gorgeous in their selection of costume. but
after all the relationship may be traced
straight back to the hayloft treasure.
Marchmont seems to possess in perfection
the trick of opening his tales well. For
Instance who would not have his interest
awakened by such a beginning as this:
ssTo a man who has been dead nearly five
wears everything would be forgiven, prob
ably-except his resurrection" We follow
the experiences of Count Won Rudlof with
interest, until the only throne his Minna
cares for is won.
The book is action and rapid dialogue
from cover to cover, with no tedious ex-
plantations. All that we need to know
comes to our understanding through the
mouths Of moving characters. and no at
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-30

able? This little conventional world has
neither time nor talent 20 make spe-
cial laws for the big. unconventional
woman. Tant pis, for her, but there
is nc way out Of it; she must trot along
with the herd.
Ellen Terry as Clarisse in Robes
pierre" is failure. The part is a small
one, but could be much greater than
Miss Terry makes it. She scorns it.
too conspicuously. She is getting old at
last, this ideal Portia. Rumor has it
that her memory has become most
treacherous, a report that is quite con-
ffrmed by the frequent bitches in her
lines. Terry, Patti and Bernhardt. the
three woman geniuses whose suns are
in the West, are all in London just at
present. Of the three / think that Patti
shows her age the least. Perhaps nav
ing forsaken in time the operate stage
she puts herself to the smallest test.
However that may be, when she, the
Baroness Cederstrom, trips upon the
operate stage, bowling and smiling in
her own cute little way, her audiences
go mad as in days of old. If there be
any wrinkles on her face they are most
artistically concealed and it requires
vivid imagination to divine that they
are there. m years Patti is fifty-seven,
but in radiance and sweetness she is
yet a girl. Her voice is not all that