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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12
BLACKBERRY CULTURE.
Paper Read by Mrs. Elder Before
Farmers Congress.


/ The following paper on blackberry cul-
ture was read by Mrs. E. " Elder of
Dickinson before the Texas Farmers Con-
gross:
Three years ago in March l planted
one thousand Dallas blackberries. which
bore the following season a good crop
of fine berries, considering raw LANDS,
green hands, utter ignorance.
Encouraged by this success. in March,
1895. planted one thousand Dallas and
one thousand Lawton.
The land selected was black, waxy, nat,
but well drained and in good condition
having been planted in cowpeas the sum-
mer before.
Beds were laid off eight feet apart, and
plants set six feet in the row.
In July plants were thinned to one
cane 10 the stand and the cane cut TO
within two feet of the ground. This pro-
| duced fiat. bushy top. In November
they were given a heavy dressing Of
| stable litter, which was plowed in with
the first spring blowing.
| May 8. 1899, fifteen months from time
OF planting. three crates OF Dallas berries
sold in Houston for 81 per crate net
/ 1~N"Nph bSSau opening dDOuL lbu udyS
later, From then on the combined ship
ments from both varieties went out at
the rate OF from ten 10 forty crates per
day till after the first week in June
the last shipment being June II, five
crates AveNge net price, $3.50 per
crate,
The profit in blaclkberries is entirely
satisfactory and It Is not a hard crop
10 raise. Three hundred and fifty crates
from TWO thousand plants a little over
one year old. netting s525. is not so bad
after all.
The culture OF the blackberry in my
limited experience is very simple, but
as in all other things, the right thing
must be done at the right time.
ms has been most forclbly illustrated
this season. Owing TO the constant
rains last fall stable litter was not used.
In January cotton seed meal was ap-
phed' but again the rain interfered and
lected
Pruning was also neglected aud me
plants grew to an enormous size, some
shaking hands across the rows and all
from four to six feet tall
FROM the Dallas we gathered one
quart from the Lawton thirty-seyen
crates. 'SH
Contrast the two seasons.
ms failure Is, in degree, ATTRIBUTABLE.
70 ,ae excess OF rain. but in the main
rish. ~, Vi proper cultivation. THE
riGnt Thing in the right place.
NV faith in blsckberrles is flrmer than
erer' lor now | know that good drain
ase' good cultivation, proper fertilizs-
ION ana intelligent pruning will produce
an abundant and profltab cron pNuo'
Dlokinso, 49, Elsie v. Elder.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12
ENGLAND is COOL.
The Prolonged Rains Have Nearly
Spoiled Country Life.

The Prolonged Rains Have Nearly
Spoiled Country Life.
copyrighted, 1900. by Associated Press }
London. August l1.-While people in the
United States are enduring severe heat
waves, the weather in this country has
been extraordinarily cool the Their nome
tor being at 60 degrees, The cold, pro.
longed rains ana gales have nearly
spoiled country life and sport. London Is
empty of the richer cla3s, aai WITH few
exceptions the ministers. diplomats tLj
hnaneiers have gone TO sie country eide
with the several thousand illers, prepara.
tory TO the beeinntng OF The shooting sea-
son next week. The size OF the coveys
and the probabilities of the general cleo
ton taking place early an octo5ee are The
paramount subjects for the discussion
among the directors OF public opinion.
The conservative officers ana the liheral
headquarters are deep In campaign bust
moss. Immense quantities OF literature
are being sent out to the Constituencies.
Within thiry-hvs days after the dissolu-
ton OF parliament, II Is ennouncel, .ha
newly elected parliament will meet.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12
RESTRICTING THE oAnMnN.
A Crusade Also BeinE Made hSAinst
SuInctous Literature.

Paris, August I'm. Lepine, the Paris
project of police. has taken sternly in
hand two Of the most annoying evils to
which strangers in Paris are bound to
suhmit-trlckery and overcaarging on the
part OF cab drivers and the peStering of
promenaders on the boulevards by per-
sons bent on the sale OF transparent cards
salacious literature and other articles. the
sale OF which would mean immediate i'm
prisonment in any city OF the United
States So vigorously has the latter class
been assailed by the police that many in
noccnt newsboys have been arrested, but
the result of NJ, Lepine's efforts has been
verv noticeable on the boulevards the
last two nights. For the regulation OF
the cab sugvce and the doing away with
the maddening faults which cause many
an American to use unprintable words, he
has issued long seros of rules COM
pelling cabmen to notify passengers of tho
exact amount OF their fares before start
ing. prohibiting the fayorite pistme OF
drivers--that OF smoking while on duss-
compelling them to accept passengers and
IN many oJhor ways restricting his high
ness. the monarch OF the transportation
facilities"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12
LONDON BUDGET.
How Great Britain ESCAPED war
with the United states,

London. August H. Sir Edmund i
Monson, the British Ambassador at Paris,
takes exception OF Naval Lieutenant ].
s. Trotter's ascsibIng he escape of Great
Britain from war with the United States
in the slidell Mason affair to Admiral
Mines influence on William Seward then
secretary of state under Lincoln.
The British ambassador, who was at
that time an attache OF the British To-
gatton at Washington. writes to the Spec
tator: The happy result Of negotiation
was principally due to AIR. seward. VINO
was almost alone in the American cab-
net in seeing that It WAS not only good
policy but consistent With principles al.
ways held by the United States. to CON
cede the demand OF Great Britain Al The
distance of tire II can do no harm for
me TO stare that that demand as for
n,uiatea ny Lord Russell, was delivered
10 MIR. Seward by me. privately. Lord
Lyons having charged me after his drst
interview With Mr.. Seward to 10 at once
10 the state department and place a copy
OF Lord Russell's dispatch In the hands
81 the secretary Of state for his official
perusal."
Count Lamsdorf. the ears new foreign
minister. Is reputed among diplomatic ne
gotiators. as being one Of the easiest, vet
most difficult. men to deal with because
ne 80 readily apprehends what tho other
aide wants and why it wants it. His
COVER OF projecting himself into tho a.
pirations and necessities OF other eoun-
tries Is 50 unusual that he sometimes
amazes the AMBASSADOR by pointing OUT
how . change In THAR designs would be
popular At home. The gift Of entering
INTO the life Of other countries be has
long cultivated. For twenty years Count
Lamsdorn hAa been occupying important
shanoellcry and has been systema ficaI,,
stuaying traRslations OF newspapor cut
sanM - languages he did not understa nd
! - 0erey eaitsriAas ~ foraiss sunisars'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12
POLITICS OF AMERICA
Beine Watched with Much interest il
Mexico.
THE MfxlcANs ARE ANrI-lMptRIAllsTs
They Arc Divided on the Monetary
Question and Take vcry Little
Interest In Trusts.

Mexico City, August 11.---American poll
i.ics are being watched with great in
ierest here and the Mexican Herald sums
up the Latin American opinion In an ar
ticle which Is in part as follows:
The campaign has now begun in the
United States and It could not well have
hegun till Mr.. Bryan bad spoken for
mally. 1t will be Of great interest TO
Latin America. In these Southern lands
the imperialist policy il not favored.
Latin American statesmen do not wish to
see the expansionist tendency grow in
The United States; in fact it Is the only
element in contempGraneous American
politics which interests them. They are
divided on the monetary question. some
Central and South American countries
having adopted the gold standard, while
here In Mexico free silver is a matter
OF national and business expediency. II
In for the present interest OF Mexico
with her national industries. to stand by
silver. which protects her manufacture
ers. besides affording by means of gold
a premium bounty on all her exports.
NJ course. the time may come when Mex
leo will ind 1t tc her interest to drop to
the gold standard. but her great hnsn-
ciers and statesmen and leading bankers
can not say when this VIII occur; 1t Is
contingency of remote future. Latin
America has no decided interest In the
trust question in the United States. That
step towards State socialism is OF but
theoretical interest in these lands. whose
4 industrial developments lay behind that
OF Weather and more densely populated
countries. That monopolies influence poll
ices in the United States is of no i'm
! portance In Latin America so long as thu
trusts do not adopt a hostile attitude
toward the nations OF the southern part
of our hemisphere. Mexico, as well as
all other Latin American countries has
strong interest in the policy OF the
United States in Cuba; a great body of
the citizens of this country hope TO see
the pledges of the United States congress
toward Cuba redeemed at an early date
Latin America has little interest in Ori-
entail affairs. but Cuba Is as a sister in
Iatn-American relationship and her free
dom from all outside control Is earnestly
desired. American people will win the
good Will OF all these Southern nations by
a generous policy in Cuba"
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staunchest soul might well have trem
bled.
But these Confederate soldiers were
equal to that problem. They had been
heroes in S.,tle. They now became heroes
in peace. They had been undaunted on
the field, but they became grander in
their citizenship. When unfaltering steps
and superb manhood and with a courage
and a patience beyond the imagination of
the human mind they laid aside their
honored gray uniforms to put on the quiet
clio. hing OF the citizen. and have served
their COUNTRY and their God with sub
Unity that shines resplendent above the
fame OF war, and stands unsurpassed in
all the history of the world.
What supported these men, | ask you,
under the great burdens laid upon them?
l can hear your answer as it comes swift
ly on: The consciousness of having done
their duty. Are we their sons? And
shall we not do our duty to their names
by rearing monuments in the memories,
and establishing In history the plain truth
Of heir proud achievements and imper-
ishable renown? Is 1t not our obligation
and our duty to erect suitable memorial
to the immortal women of the South, to
aid in maintaining and establishing SOL
diers homes. and TO urge all reasonable
legislation in ..he Southern States for
/ these ends and for granting pensions to
neeuy ana disabled veterans OF the brave
army 50 fast fading away? l speak for
you, my comrades, when l say to the old
heroes We could not escape these re-
spousibilities II we would We would not
escape them If we could You knew how
to meet cold steel and leaden hail, and
you knew how 10 die. In every station
where you have been placed you have
sustained yourselves with conspicuous
honor. You have endowed us with the
proud heritage of your soldier names. and
the debt which we owe you is so full of
tenderness aud love that we shall en-
deoyor to pay it over and over again.
You have nobly done your part, and ara
entitled to call on the corporal of the
guard for relief We will grasp you by
the hands and take you TO our hearts
''At first the South was naturally bitter
against the Union, and this bitterna. s
seemed 10 increase as the years passed
on, until finally 1t reached its highest
point and then began to soften Gradual
ly he friendly hand of the victor was
erasped, the great soul of the martyred
Lincoln was understood, and the chival-
rous action Of the North's great command
or was appreciated for his brave stand
with the government in favor OF our lead
ers aud fer his magnanim0us conditions
in dealing with the knightly Lee. The
reconciliation is now complete. The old
heroes now often hold reunions together
and together they bank with flowers the
graves of their dead
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12
MEXICAN RAILROAD.
IT VIII he an Important Mean. OF
Transportation.


Washington. August 11.-Mr. McCreery,
secretary of the legation at Mexico. has
furnished the state department with a
copy of the contract between the Mexi-
can government and s. Pearson s. Son
Of London, relating to the TehuanJepee
railroad and ports of Coatzaooalcos and
Salina Cruz. This transcontinenyal rail
road, says the secretary, crossing tho
isthmus Of Tehuantepec, promises 10 be-
come most important means of trans
portation when the improvements on the
line are made and the port works are COM
PIC ed.
The company as the representatives OF
the government, shall within three and a
half years improve the railroad ana shall
administer in partnership with the gov
eminent the railroad and the ports OF
Coatzacoalcos and Salina Cruz. At least
two trains shall run weekly from each
OF the terminal stations, the journey Tor
passengers not to exceed fourteen hours.
The company shall have the earnings oi
the railroad and ports, except the part
that belongs to the government The Iat-
ter will also pay $1,000, 900 in monthly in
stallments OF 100000, the first IN .hrcC
months after PRONUNCIATION OF the con
tract. The capital OF the company is
S5, goo 600.
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but whole parliamentary debates and the
speeches OF LEADERS, OF all parties. Unlike
most Russian statesmen, he believes In
newspapers and 1t Is understood 1t was
he who. with the late Count Muraviefr' 3
consent. suggested to Count Cassini the
propriety OF giving TO the Associated Press
those long and interesting Interviews that
from time to time have been the subject
OF comment among the diplomats at
Washington.
While most persons are Complaining
that the prices Of everything are going UP,
the royal acadcmioians are dismayed at
the low prices their works are bringing THE
year. There is long array OF canvases
in the Burlington house exhibit from
which artists have parted company for rs
low as ten guineas. and many other
works. deemed OF merit sufficient for the
Royal academy. went for rs and 50
guineas. The highest price recorded was
for Frederick verner's "Bison," 1860
guiness.
The ancient parish church at Wroxhau,
in whose ohurchyard the remains OF Elihu
Yale, the founder of Yale university. are
buried, Is in the hands OF the reetorer.
Its tower was the pattern the architect of
the parliament house used in designing
the Victoria tower. Many American make
pilgrimages to Yale's tomb, and $4,000 of
the 5000 required to restore the church
Is understood to have been contributed by
Yale graduates.
| The preparations are almost complete
/ for the pilgrimage OF the Roman CATHOLIC
nobility and clergy OF England to Rome
\ during October. The duke OF Norfolk and
1 Cardinal Vaughan will take part in IT,
I Church periodicals believe the pope will
take the opportunity to make an impor-
tant announcement in connection with the
i English Roman church
4 England Is still manfesting much inter-
est in the famine conditions In India and
the extensive tour OF investigation made
by the viceroy. Lord Curzon. whether
rs suggested by some papers, the super
stitlous and courteous Indians are sure
to attribute that the viceroy's presence
caueed the recent rainfslls, may or may
not be true. it is pointed out that itete hi,
good fortune that the rains fell and tina,
this coincidence is likely to add to his
assets as an Indian ruler
One of the interesting events of tn.
I ylceroy's trip was his recent visit TO the
American Methodist orphanage at Nada1
where 5000 children will be fed and re.
stored to their parents when the famin,
is over.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12
BRITISH soLDmas NOT ANGELS.
They Fire Boer Farms on smnIi
Provoc alton.

They FITe UOer Fnrms on Snnli
Provocatiou.
(Copyrlshted. 1900 by Associated Press.
I.ondon August n This can har1l,, ba
..t, e. - -
saio 10 nave been hVely week IN Eng
land. for obituaries and funerals have
been taking the largest space In the news
nancrs parti,.,lar ar,,,ns b.d ,,ion+,, -
-t,.
laih ABOUT nevertheless hhanciers nave
been busy with the american loan; -
politicians with the diving parliament and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12
IN GAY PARIS.
A Houstonian's Impression of the
French Capital


French Capital,
To the Editor of The Post.
Paris. France, July Ii promised to
write something of eur trip TO md i'm
pressions of gay Paris. but have been in
such whirl since NV arrival. visiting
hospitals in the morning and putting In
portion of the remaining day seeing the
city and the exposition, both OF which are
the greatest of the kind the world has
ever seen.
There are some features OF the strictly
up-to-date Chicago fair that surpassed
anything in the same lire at the Paris
exposition. nor can the old world keep
pace with US IN the strictly American
features, but in the ine arts, painting,
sculpturing. frescoing, the modelling OF
bronres and other metals In the decorative
art Paris surpasses US. and indeed has no
RIVAL, The French people ever have an
eye tor the beautiful and the happy knack
OF lmparung an air OF comfort, elegance
ana grace TO everything from curbstones
20 the salon, and even the country roads
are made beautiful by their graceful
curves. their borders OF hedges and now-
ersi while from Cherburg, the first port
We touched to the chamber OF the SEN
aye In the heart OF Paris ! did not see
rod OF highway that was not paved or
OF the finest macadsm. that equaled our
best paved streets.
The houses in Paris ara nearly all six
stores high. and there are no elevators
Inc law for public safety proscribes tn
building houses over six stories
Paris ~, boys do not came up to ours
~ ~ oeAAAs. They saa't get an Asues-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12
THE GOLD COAST WAR.
A Desperate Fight in which Native,
Were Worsted.

Bakwai, August IA column OF 700
men under Colonel Burroughs has re-
turned from Kumassi. having reinforced
and rerationed the forts for two months
The force attacked AID destroyed three
old stockades after a desperate bayonet
charge in which four officers and thirty
four native soldiers We're wounded and
three killed.
The. might OF August Z Colonel Bur-
roughs attacked the Ashanti war camp
near Kumassi, surprising The camp and
hayonetting tho enemy Great numbers
were slain without a gun being fred A
lieutenant was killed and two men wound =
ed Other flying columns are going out,
and 1t is believed the punishment inaict.
cd will not soon be forgotten, though
several defeats are stil needed to clear
the country south of Kumassi OF rebels.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12
MATTERS in BANKRIel,
CREDITORS OF SAM ALLEN a.
COMPANY MEET A'ss
Trustee Trying to R.c.
Thousand Dollar. for cr.s 's'''s
Through the Cour,.

mere was a meeting Of the crs,...
the Sam Allen Lumber conn. : o d
rupt. yesterday afternoon. NJ ~
was held in the Office Of Ina. lHA,
net'. reieree In bankruptcy, Al ! y, ~
Burnett presided. Some ns,. ~ ~
concerning liens were nra, quesla'
y uou,'' :, i1ese were taken under . y
a aitunu by Judge Burnett and In aallsI
adjourned until the 18th insaee, leets
~
Sterling Myer. trustee ~ /,
Allen Lumber company. 1led 4 y ~
trict court Yesterday two suits, on !. ,'.' y
l.. B. Menefee & Co, and 's'''s
against the Texas and ;.ouisIa,s II IS 50
company, the first telng for a. -sa's
the second for $50. 00o. . :" fsV,uV al
Inc plaintiff in each 49,.
mat the Sam Allen Lumhs, 'et'ttM
while largely Indebted ana nso, ssvAElA
IN contemplation Of Jan .,,,ns,',. ' ~ "
Ter and convey to Mepetee !. s' ~ rNs1
the Texas and Louisiana I,nnss ~ set u
pahy various properties wI,ssu Co.,
months before proceedlngs /, "suil hi
were instituted, and that the ds,ss
either had knowledge of tha , a-l
and bankrupt condition of the a. ',,so,ss
company or were in possesslor !, Ali
information as charged them viz y sSs
knowledge. VIM va
1t is further alleged that w,... IA
four months that the Sam Allen 'I T.. Y y
company delivered to Menefee 1 u ~ \, y
600 worth of lumber and 10 ths ~ y.
and Louisiana Lumber comnanv 4, ~, y
worth of lumber, and that wi,h, ~, "
same period Menefee & Co. pai A. ! y y
Sam Allen Lumber company ssOOo !, Z j. n
sud the Texas and Louisiana I e. ~
company paid to the Sam Allen ,s-s s.
company $4,000 in cash, knowing a. ~
ing reason to know their insclyeu, es Nj
ton.
The petition against Menafes ,prs,,
represents that planning machinery 4, 4.
value OF $4,000 was also shipped 10 III
at Houston, Texas, and that certain NAT,
cages and securities were taken b. MN,
fee & Co. and the Texas and LouI.an
Lumber company within the four moan,
all OF which are such preferences 4
violate the provisions OF the Natiosl NJ
ruptcy law and are in the terms OF lis ys
visions absolutely null and void. and h.
trustee prays in conclusion for The Il
turn of the property or Its value az stias
ana that the same be held subject 10 A1s
distribution among the general erection
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12
COMBINATION STREET Can
Can he Used for Either Sumpa
Winter.

The immense cost to street OF es-
panies of providing separate ~'s
summer and winter use mas leu
Burger and Henry NJ. Williams 70 w.
the car shown below. The car Is ess II &,
and the ribs at the sides and enos ~ y. !,
ted on either side to provide run"As n
the curved sections of wood o. ~ \.
which Gloss, the car. The rooi o. =. Z
is OF double thickness, with p0cas.
line with the ribs, forming eA.en'' y i,
the curved sides. In the censu' I'D;
room are arranged series OF pusieya Is
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12
Under the roses the blue,
Under the lilies the gray

Among the most loyal OF the Nation g
defenders are the leaders of the South
who voice the sentiments OF their whole
people, Our Joe Wheeler and our Fitz-
hugh Lee have lived to serve both the
South and the Union, and have served both
causes we'll and they now wear the uni
forms Of generals in the army OF the
United States. Truly we now have
" One flag, one land, one heart. one hand
One Nation evermore'"
BY order of Biscoe Hindman, com
mander In chief.
]. Elliott Riddell,
Adjutant General and Chief of STAFF.