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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17
REyERIES OF THE BRAzOS RIVER.
Written for The Post.

|
l suspect the good people of Texas real
lie that | am power in the land when /
awake from my usually lethargic condi-
tion and assume hustling attitude, or, in
other words, get a move on met
| Now tina; j am returning to my normal
condition. after an unusual escapade.
have come to the conclusion that am no
SLOUGH, and that the word Brazos has re-
Gently often passed the lips of humanity.
People from one end of the country, as
we'll as in foreign climes' have opened up
their maryland located me-
Old, bald-headed Croesuses have adjust
ed their speotaeles and traced my tortuous
windings through the great State of Texas,
aud. acting upon the presumption, as per
the thousands of kilograms flashed promls-
cuously throughout the world, that | have
inflicted unheard OF devastation. pulled ovt
their money bags and wired Governor Say
ers to draw at sight for benefit OF Brazos
Hood sufferers. am not sufficiently ego
tistlcal TO imagine myself the equal of the
Mississippi, but l am no baby, and can
shake Texas from center to circumference
when ! get In the humor for little
change. Men and rivers are much alike in
this respect. Getting tired of the irksome,
dull routine, we get on spree and have
very little regard for the rights OF tho
balance OF tho world.
We rivers have an advantage over men.
Tennyson says that men may come and
men may go, but | go on forever, and
when, In few short years. the men now
In existence shall have passed forever out
OF sight, | Will be going on, and on, occa-
sionaliy re-enacting the recent grand play
for which am so roundly censured.
The newspapers OF those times will call
to mind the freak OF the Brazos In 1899,
and enumerate the universal liherality of
the people towards the overnowed suffer-
ers. They will revert TO the energetic
awakening OF Governor Saycrs 10 the cries
for succor, and urge upon the then gov
ernor OF this great State an emulation OF
his example. Many OF these journals may,
perchance, exclaim; "oh, for Governor
Sayers In our present emergency"
However. wish to render plea IN sx-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17
THE FLOOD,

t"shall not the Judge OF all tho earth d
rlghth)
For The Post.
lnsatate war hot-lipped for blood.
ROOD famine. fire and pestilence
Like shades from hell confound the sense
Deriving us to call them good
Are these THY ministers. o Thou.
VINO gave the grass and yellow grain
and battles the rose In tender rain
VINO arched tho heaven with bow!
Dost tally on the long. long years
Ihe tale OF sin. and vengeance mete,
Aud round the balance up complete
With interest on past arrears?
o. DAYS and DAYS OF storm and pain;
wild wind-rack on the flying sky:
And winds. as hunting dogs. race by.
Ana o'ermore the rain, the rain!
Upon the ruin of her home.
Or homeless. wonders where 10 roam
That she may find a place to sleep.
All. these are Thy deep things. o, God!
Tflne, Thine the Judgment of the right;
For us, the prayer OF hearts contrite-
To bow, to KISS the shifting rod,
Thou buldest victories ON DEATH
Thou madest GRIEF not NIL OF pain:
Thou sendest sunshine after rain
The low, sweet winds are as Thy breath.
Take heart. my people In thy sorrow
A strong mans strenuous heart of grace;
Gods golden sun is In his place.
To shine again some happy morrowl
Arthur Applewhtc
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17
THE SITUATION IN CUBA.

Spanish authority in Cuba has heen
thing of the past for several months.
That island, with its mixed, and for the
most part ignorant population, has for
some time been the very expensive ward
OF this government. How long this condi-
ton will last Is at present a matter OF
conjecture.
There is already speculation in republic
can and expansion ranks generally as to
when these people will be ready to vote
upon the question as to whether they want
to come into the American union, or hold
out for an independent government. Re-
ferring to the situation the Pittsburg
Leader has this to say
President McKinley's meditatons the
subject OF when and how the Cuban people
are 10 be permitted 10 vote on the question
OF their future government can hardly be OF
the kind that Yields contentment. Cuba really
presents a knottier problem than the Phil
ippines, That is mere matter of military
strategy and persistence. But IN Cuba there
is no royal road to such an adjustment OF
conditions as will be satisfactory TO our gov
erpment. What II the Cubans should de-
clare for out-and- out autonomy aud independ-
ence OF American aid? There would be moth
Ing for II. as far as the mass OF Americans
in the island is concerned. but TO pull up
American merchants and American investors
woulG never submit to native regime,
A, tho same time our government has no
option but ultimately to let the Cubans de-
cids for themselves and 10 take chances ON
the possibility OF predominance OF the In
tellisent element. which fayors annexation TO
the United States.
AS to the matter OF mo option on the
part Of this government the administration
that we now have is altogether uncertain.
1t has acted In bad faith in more than one
instance. and may do SO again.
The American money that has already
been invested In Cuba and the more that
Is to follow. will unquestionably have much
to do In the matter of influencing votes
when these people are granted the right to
say whether they want to remain the wards
Of Uncle Sam. That American capital
will be on the side Of Expansion" there
Is no question, and that It will be used
freely to secure the end no one doubts.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17
An Old Timers Warning.

To the Editor of The Post.
Hampstead. Texas, July 15.-The ringing
editorial in the Post today concerning the
sanitary condition of Houston is true and
should set every citizen 10 thinking about
the dangers surrounding them. Old tim
ers viii remember the sad days before
the war and 1867 when the saffron scourgo
swept through the city and will confirm
the fact that present conditions are very
much like the days of aud lang syne.
Houston has many advantages now COM
pared to then and there should be no
Danger OF the scourge II proper sanitary
conditions existed
The Post suggested that the weeds be
cut and removed This should have been
done long ere this, but now is dangerous
God Almighty placed the weeds there to
serve good purpose; they certainly alb
sorb material and TO bare the ground dur
ing this hot weather would be dangerous.
The real danger Is clogged up sewers and
outside The sewer system filthy death
breeding cesspools and tons OF animal
and vegetable decaying matter fostering
In this broiling July sun.
Let the weeds alone now. Drain OFF
every pond OF stagnant water; use only
pure water and don't get frightened II
your neighbours family has case or
bellyache among the children. Stop all
the works of tearing up the streets in the
work of paving until the weather gets
cooler as that is better than the loss OF
hundreds OF precious lives. Quilt stirring
up all kinds OF stinks All flth should
be removed In closed receptacles so as
not to endanger the public health and then
Houston will pull through the threatening
breakers without the loss OF single
citizen. killed by unsanitary condition OF
the town.
Import fifty carloads of fresh lime and
scatter II wherever needed II the poor
people cannot purchase, let the city give
II to them and let the officers see that It
Is properly used, Yellow fever Is not ono
half as bad as many believe. II is a
malarial fever and II properly handled
little danger need DO feared but hundreds
OF people are frightened to death.
Keep the scourge out OF the city and
prevent shotgun guarantees along every
line OF railroad In the State and the
prostration of all kinds OF business
Scatter fresh lime and that is now the
kind of grape and canister shot TO Hght
the threatening advance of the scourge
OF the South with the best results.
All the public meetings where resolves.
whereases. ETC., are literally exploded do
no good. Get the lime bucket In line and
use 1t like men fighting for their lives ami |
Houston's undertakers will have much
less work to do through the most dang.
erous part OF the year In Texas.
W. p. Doran. Sioux"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17
Caldwell Cuttings.

Caldwell Texas, July 15,--Mr. V. Herbst
and family, and Mr.. William Lehde left
yesterday for three weeks trip to MIN
eral Wells.
Mr.. J. w Percell of Mckinney. Texas,
has been visiting the family OF Mr.. ]. C.
Jones for the past two weeks he will re-
turn In few days.
Miss Lila Collins. who has cen VISIT
ing friends and relatives in Temple and
Itaska for the past month, returned home
yesterday afternoon.
Mr. II. Crump of Brennan var In the
city yesterday shaking hands With friends.
Mr. James Webb and family OF Bryan
have been IN the city several days visiting
the family OF DR.. J. p Oliver Mr.. Webb
has been attending the checker tourney at
this place. and so far bias been the success
full player.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17
WILL PLEAD GUibH
To Participation in the byner
the Humphries.

10 Participation IN t"e ~
the Humphrfes'
Fort Worth, Texas, July los
w. Mcdonald, one of the mos' ~
the many brave rangers OF reAas'
this week attending the sherin'
ton. He came here from Tue Us
districts near Athens, In Hehus'S II
ty, the scene OF the recent lfipn
of the HUMPHREYS. II was toe , IA
whom is due much of the cle ess,sds
capture and subsequent inra. .,s, tal
thirteen men who are now pe ..as ~
await the action Of the iiehue.@ an
grand jury. Captain Mcpon.'s, AZ, 4
believes that at least four u ,,m,.a
accused men will, after inanl,y,sIs,ra
returned, plead guilty 10 pai"
the lynching OF the three men. u Q
The captain says he has loca .s,t ~
distillery near Athens ana mai ri
will likely follow soon. inte'n'
officers are now investigating
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17
SAN ANGELO ITEMS
NenrIy Fifteen HuhuAge .
within Scholastic cate q

San Angelo, Texas. July 10 ,.r d.
will hold an ex-confederate ~ al
rel dinner at Robert lie, on ins ..,Ssy
The san Aogcio Hortleu'lu. "A tm 4
announced a flower show to DC -
iall. an old uln
here thls week. He freightsa drr4
NcAico for the confedera.ss =, arm ns,.ng
var ana was participant ~ n
scenes and incidents. .,o,sstic espssrs n
Tom Green county's scn ,Sss shcss, v
the year ending August 81, i,'s' 49, w
r,ales 707, females $50. .o, "a Gra''
males s5. females IL; to'a' M
1913. ,,,uclpal o. I,
Antonio schools, has retu'ns' VI
tended visit to Belton;. -. eornena1
Three days baseball mere ,S he lcip {
morrow between Ballnger anu
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17
COUNTY OFFICIALS TO MEET.
they VIII Hold "a Convention a
WncO DeRlnnInp Uucsdnr

Waco, Texas July 1.-THE big convention
OF county officers assemblies in this city Tues
da' next and will continue in session three
days. The convention includes the county
CLERKS association. the county Judges and
district clerks 'N
Elaborate preraratlous ore Icing mads by
~, ne several committees ON entertainment, aud
The. city. A large attendance is expactea. Inc
,aiironds having given On exceedingly low
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17
waco,. New Auitori..sr,,, I

Waco. Texas. July l6'--lhe 'd,,oriur~
ercises dedicating the new .rard ~
will be made the occasion Of : IA. ~ !,
celebration Tuesday. July slss,,e u 10 WI
an event long 10 he rememss uroCk
Central Texas. An eiabofa's '
been prepared.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17
Melon shipment. from neeyille.

melville, Texas, July 16--watermelon
shipments from this place during the past
week nave been cutie brisk. A car was
shipped from the track at the experimental
larm last Thursday that averaged fifty
pounds, and is said to have been the finest
car OF melons ever shipped from the State
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17
Telephone Numbers: sS,s9r'.. 49, a..

The City.--The Post Is delivered to any part Ct the
city by carriers. per month. $500; three months
$500; six months 5000; one year. $1,000.
Mr.. Theodore berlng has charge OF the city
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ing and subscription and money should be
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ton Pointing Company.
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employees on the office be recognized and
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

George McAneny. secretary Of the National
Qyii Service Reform league, has made reply
~ Secretary Cages defense OF President Mo-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

Those Texas Hoods" says the Anaconda.
Mont, Standard. "haye done no damage tu
the thriving democratic majority OF that
State" The STANDARD is correct. SO far az
the dimun'ion Of votes is concerned. The
poor unfortunates who were drowned wers
pssroes. class the most Of whom have not
yet learned the folly OF votins the repub-
lIcan ticket.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

Telephones hive been introduced into Clay
county. Kentucky. There has been too much
talking there already.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17
rHE HOUSTON DAILY POST.
BY rHa
Houston Printing Company.

e.H S yoH MSS v;r.. Psss,Dssr.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

The people must be aroused to the necessity
of a cleaner city. The danger is great, and
1t is risk to allow existing conditions to
continue,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

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

The military situation In the island Of Luzon
as given in yesterdays Post by Lieutenant
Sutton Of Oregon is certainly far from ci,-
couraging: and. unfortunately for the coun-
try. the corroborating circumstances Indicate
that the lieutenant is not at all extravagnnt
in his views as to the real condition of a.
f,i
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

1t is claimed that a stroke OF lightning will
cure rheumatism Mark Hanna is ready TO
testify that the political article viii not have
that effect
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

"eueed tightly against the trunk OF one
u Inc largest trees near the house the oc-
OF the boats as they approached
"a" Inc head OF cow With the excep-
,'on OF her horns, her nose and the tip Of
'i nead' the body OF the poor peast was
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

The Dewey home fund now aggregates sl3
"A. which leads the Boston Globe TO OBJ
serve that plaza and front gate are as
sured- Docs the Globe want brown stone
front with solid gold trimmings on the front
door7
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

The Boston Globe has unbounded confidence
In the lighting qualities of General Joseph
Wheeler 1t says III Aguinaldo doesn't sur
render as soon as fhe hears General Joe
Wheeler Is coming he doesn't know his biz"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

There must be summer sanitary campaign
in Houston Are you ready to Join a Clean
the-City league?"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

klnley's step backward in the matter OF civil
service reform. lie makes a strong protest
against the presidents action. and places Mr..
Mckinley in very bad light as to his pre-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

New Yorl's celebrated four hundred are dis
GUESSING the question as to whether the auto
mobile should be referred to as "he" or she. "
They ought to compromise on 1T" and give
their grammatical brains rest
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

It is said that the late Robert Bonner never
borrowed a dollar and never owed one, For
tunate man in life, and unquestionably fortu-
nate after death
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

prominent white farmer was shot to death
in jail in Georgia few nights ago. where
he was confined on charge of murder. The
mob acted outrageously and ought to be dealt
with by law but 1t would be Interesting to
know what the papers of the North Will have
to say about 1t.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

man in the South commission as postmas-
ter who is not an applicant for the place. 1t
is quite evident I'm the light OF past events,
that the presidents motives are sinister in the
extreme. His friends may deny this, but
tho logic OF circumstances is against them.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17

TOD .EsTze. !s then l.E@iel III IL
kernels are OF -Ge same s.z= ard zG.
stance. and eash VIII bum a ce-ca4.
number o. minutes. and then set l.s
10 the next one below. The na-IT==
tie pieces O. bark cloth Il regular l.
.;eEvaLs along the string to mark tn
divisions O. time Among the lz-ive
o. sinEar. IN Tie Malay archipelago
a-0ther peculiar device Is used. EE-
bottles are placed neck and neck. aEt
sand IS pu; In oZe Of them, wLlc-
pgu-s Itself l1.g tho other one eTs.s
half hour. when the bottles are re
vs-ssd There is q line near. on waics
are hung twelve rods marked VIII
Eoychg5 from one 10 twelre. ! regu
lar appointed keeper attends to the
bottles and rods. and sounds the h0a-s
upon a gong
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
A Natural Weather bureau.

An enchanted raviRe of the Ulloa
Valley, Honduras, is described as a
regular weather bureau. with the Pc
culiarity that it is always reliabia
The tumbling Of cataract down the
side OF a mountain gives the ravine
its voice, which can be heard for many
miles, and this indicates by its volume
the approach Of rain and whether the
coming storm is 20 be light or heavy.
Tradition says that the ravine Is the
home OF a dragon who controls the
clouds and winds.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
Tc.-nrk XII. T..


IN an encounter with 9 rat. one Of
the peacCcks at the zoo tEiunpaet
after q fierce battle The peacock wzs
l>4Ekiug on the Lawn in front OF the
small mammal house. The rodent had
been circulating in tle vicinity Of the
/ house. and made a dash to clear the
lawn .Or q new hunting ground. II
sJEne mysterious manner IL bumped
into the peacock or attempted to crawl
Unds- the bird Whichever /, did, the
result was the same. a fight snsued
the like OF which has never been wit
messed BY the oldest keepers Of the
garden, says the Philadelphia Times
The peacock was remarkably alert
Giving his strident call. he made a
plunge a, the rat with a stretch OF his
heck The rat replied with a vicious
snap at the peacock's neck, disturbing
the harmonious arrangement Of the
p:umaEe. Another plunge with the
beak and the bird scored point. The
rat took alarm at the determination OF
its large and beautiful adversary and
started to run. But the peacock was
full OF fight. and acted as II It had
gEUdge o: long standing against the
rat Covering the rodent with one OF
its feet, it pulled him back into the
arena, az the same time thrusting its
beak hard against his ribs. The r.,
was under his heels and, big as he
was. he was determined to give Brer
Rat finish fight Relaxing his grasp
upon the rat. the latter struggled to
his fours. making a terrific lunge al
the peacock's shins. then at his legs,
and then again at his neck The pea
cock seemed afrighted by the rodents
ferocity and n!mbleness, and for a
few seconds was unable to reach II.
Finally, however. he got the rat again
under his slim foot This time he
meant business. So. twisting his neck
he grabbed the rat by the throat,
squeezing it with his horny beak TIL
1t ceased squealing. After several
tremors OF the rats body. the peacock
lifted its foot and the rat had passed
away. Triumphant and proud. the pea
cock strurted across the lawn TO
smooth his rumpled feathers beyond
the gaze Of the spectators. The battle
had cost him four OF his best sunset
feathers.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
Plants That Seem to Reason.

DO plants Think" said a ST. Mary.
La. planter. Have they powers Q.
reason or any way OF determining wha'
is going on around them? The questions
seem rather fantastic. I admit. but
they are prompted by some very curl
Gus observations made at my homo
only few weeks ago. Ny daughter
who Is very fond OF flowers, has q
morning glory vine growing in a box
on her window ledge While water
ing 1t recently she noticed 4 delicate
tendril reaching out toward a nail in
the side casing. She marked the posi-.
ton OF the tendril in pencil on the
wood, and then shifted the nail about
an inch lower. Next day the little
feeler had DETECTED itself very notice
ably, and was again heading for the
nail The marking and shifting were
repeated four or five times. always with
the same results, and finally one night
the tendril which had grown consider
ably, managed to reach the coveted
support, and We found 1t coiled tightly
around It. Meanwhile another bunch
OF tendrils had been making FOR a hook
that was formerly used for a ther-
mometer. Just before It reached its
destination my daughter strung a cord
across the window sash directly above
1t was a choice, then between the old
love and the new, and as a morning
glory always seems to prefer a cord to
anything else, 1t wasn't long in making
up its mind. In very few hours tae
pale, crisp little tendrils-which, by the
way, convey a surprising suggestion OF
human hngers-had commenced to lift
toward the twine. Next day they
reached 1t, and took such a firm grip
that don't believe they possibly could
have been disengaged without break
ing the fiber. Scientists are. no doubt
familiar with such phenomena, and, II
so. l would be very glad to Learn
whether they have formulated a theory
on the subject To me it seems in
explicable"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
Catarrn Cannot BE Cured

with LOCAL APpLIC TONS, as they ca anno.
reach ths seat of III 1tsease- Cstsrrh is a
blood or constitution #Lsease. and in order 70
sure IL you II lst take J. .sTual remedies Halls
Catarrh Cure Is taksl internally. and acts
directly on the bloot aud mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh Cure IS cot qusck medicine
Il was prescribed By OF Of the best physicians
In this country for yea and IS o regular pre-
scr!ption 1t Is comP1~ed Of the best tonics
known, combined Wit .ls best blood purifiers,
acting directly on TIL mucous surfaces The
perfect combination 0, The two Ingredients is
What produces such v -tertul results In curing
Catarrh. SEED for tes- DUElals free
T j CHENEY & 90 Props, Toledo O
Sold by druggists. pr-ce &c
Halls Family Pills are the best