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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-30
TENTH DISTRICT PoPULIsTs

siusted Charles Is. walters Of
La Grange tor Congress.
Evsues,g Texas, August 29.-The peo.
pir!y congressional convention for
Tenth district convened here this
ilag, about 800 people. including
It Iory-6ye delegates, were in At
nance. Delegates representing every
aV IN tho district, except Galvest. n
ainglrda counties, were present.
N Convention was callel t. ofder by
aiEaa Mooney Of Gonzales at II
etA. George 3. Lang, edleor of tne
sslbTs siner INLAY, MAS e.e>tsI
lsdaS! c1aiiman and In his speech II
9plsne0 sldleO that the p0pulIsts Were
Asg 10 ii and would poll 6J0O votes
b iall
rapolss to the welcome address Ge-
Eit by Judge McCabe of Rosenberg,
" o. FEette county roasted tie dom
fsH and denounced tho statement that
apallsts are making q NOMINATION
As interest OF the republican party.
lAIlis X. Walters OF Gonzales was
alncdsy ncMnlted Tor congress. In
speech Of acceptance, Mr. Walters
4ad 10 would make the race condition
tlat is, all campaign funds are to
nstd BY the populists, he was as
~ thai that matter had already been
faiged About $500 were pledged for
3zplsn fund.
Nksatss also pledged themselves to
nslls populist clubs.
Walters claims he will carry Gonzales
f1V BY over 200 votes and give dem
|hte candidate hot race.
4 barbecue dinner was served TO the
Pirates and visitors.
~ resolutions affirm the National apd
~ Platforms. Declare the money aues-
Il ~ be the paramount issue before the
IN and demand the naturalization o,
I'll 70 Inc end that industrial Tex $
% reality. In strong terms til -,
r.".ment Of the harbors and water
H :, Texas is demanded.
u. u, l. Mooney Of Gonzales county was
aAsa chairman Of the executive COM
' s,'s.s'.Vns were unanimously adopted
lsaInnsnt. '''
ran % The occasion was furnished by
.. ~. Bros. orchestra. The conven-
4. M great success and reflects ere IL
49,, ~ populist organization and the
~, 'ems ciuzens of the town who,
=. respect to party, contributed 10
/ ,'''''alnment Of the visitors and dele
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-30

''n, Texas August 2s.-At a
~ ue'a last evening 1t was deciied
10y 40 delegates from Galveston
IA I.as Il !. .as district convention beng
Il, AN, .1sa that up the country popu-
~, ~ Keep faith with the Galveston
II n 3. 'nat the action of the gathet-
n pnnl,s. snoerg today will not b!ni
|St sssss's Of this county.
h n .ne Galveston populists will
Eas "a 0auaiaate Of their own for con-
IA !. , aoI stated, but they do n t in
4 nrssuiar. 'OSsnoers conven-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-30
1870 AsRusr AVENUE,
EvANaroN. III

EVANbt0N, III,
Dec. ~. 1899.
" Your Efervescens
Salt Is an excellent arti-
Gle being gently laxative
aud cooling, and agree
able at the same time. I
consider II also an ex-
cellent adjunct in the
treatment Of nervous ef-
fections on account Of
its soothing qualities"
Dr.. WIZ. d, MANN.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-30

The Sfayifim< 5fsd1d4S
NS'rs says:
The lasting efIervcs-
ceuce Of Abbey's Efrr.
vesceut Salt makes it a
most pnlatable drink,
and its reifigerant qnai.
we. make Il invaiua-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-30

Your Salt works like
q charm. II seems to be
just what has always
been wanting. cooling
and refreshing aud NOT
iiauseating in any par
ticulaf. shall never be
without X in my Office.
! have to keep all I
need"
W. c. DuLMAoE, MD.
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-10
A BUSINESS POINTER.

Several Washington merchants are
afraid to invite the trade of suburban
people for fear it mighb offend some
n their city customers who don't con-
jider it "the proper thing" to be seen
n a store with country people. They
want the cash of country people when
che same can be secured without any
outward sign of a desire to reach out
tor it. One Of the largest hardware
6rms in the city recently refused to
advertise in the columns of the CITI-
tEN and gave the following reason;
'Were not out after suburban busi'
aess for the reason that we consider
the trade of the people of Virginia and
Maryland not particularly desirable "
Gustave HartiR, the hardware man OF
800 aud GIL II Street, n. E., is of a
different opinion. He wants the trade
Of country people and he is getting it.
When you deal with him you are deal
ing with a square business man and a
TREND. Dec. 10-4t
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-10
GIBSON & COBEY'G COLUMN.
Weekly News Items Of
Great Importance to
Readers Of this
Paper.

We have two stores, one at 325 18th
Street, n. E., between @ and DStreets,
the other at 1916 G Street, N. E.,
Corner 18th and G Streets.
If you come to either store you will
get treated right, and when your pur
chases have been made you will be
satisfied that you never got such bar
gains before.
We are not in business for the fun
of the thing, but we are satisfied to
handle standard goods on a small
margin Of profit.
Parties travelling the Benning road
or the Bladensburg road either, should
stop at our 18th and G Street store,
since it is only one square from 81
Street, and only one-half square from
Maryland Avenue.
Among other STANDARD goods we
handle Loffler's smoked hams, Loflier's
corned hams, Lofler's smoked sau-
sage, goods that are acknowledged by
everybody to be the very best.
We are having large run on a
special brand of elegant flour that is
superior to other more expensive
brands Large sack 80 cents, half
size 25 cents. By using this houryo
bread will cost you less than cents
per loaf. When you learn our price
by the barrel you will want about two
barrels at time.
Our choice roast beef from cents
to IL cents per pound will do you
good. Our steaks run from 10 cents
to Is cents per pound, but they are
first class,
Soap, starch and soap powder are
way down in price.
In the matter of canned goods we
can usually save you from cent to 3
cents per can.
We guarantee to please. By that
we mean we guarantee to please YOU
in the matter of service as we'll as in
the matter of price.
We deliver all orders within reas-
enable distance and deliver them
promptly.
What we save in the matter of low
rent you get the benefit of in the
shape of low prices. A trial order will
convince you of this.
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-10
oln Lnda oonld Not Be rooled. .

Miss Elizabeth Alden Curtis, the
tai ented niece of United States Attor.
ney-General Griggs, and one of the
latest versifers OF the Rubaiyat, has
a penchant for scientific pursuits, and
takes great pleasure in mountain.
climbing, forest-searching and geolo.
gizing.
Last summer while rusticating at
Lake George she went walking with a
party of friends, chiefly college men
and women, and came across some OF
the beautiful minerals which abound
in that district. They picked out a
number of specimens which they car
ried hack to the hotel. Here they
exhibited their treasure-trove to the
other guests, more especially piece
of rose quartz in which were mar J
flakes of plumbago. Miss Curtis, after
explaining, left the veranda, giving
the quartz to benevolent-looking,
specialized old lady, She had scarcely
departed when the latter, who ha6
been scratching the specimen with heI
scissors, broke out:
1.-THE girl is either fooling MS OF
else she Is crazy. Plumbago, indeed
1t is nothing but an old stone witt
some black pencil lead in it.-Phila.
delphiR Saturday Evening Post.
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-10
HuMoR OF THE DAY.

Lay up something for rainy day,
but do not be so foolish as to invest
all your money in umbrellas. Ell
iott's Magazine.
''Did you say the man was shot in
the woods, doctor2" "No, 1 didn't; L
said he was shot in the lumbar re-
gion. ."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Little Man-"You have stolen
my thunderr' The Great Man
"Yes; but it was very distant thun-
der until after 1 took it."-Puck.
"Theres no place like home" she warbled,
AS a singer she wasn't bird;
The audience agreed with her, it seems,
And went home without word.
Chicago Record.
Restaurant Patron (musingly, as he
rises to go)-"C Change Is written on
all things" Waiter docking at palm
of hand)-"I don't see it."-Boston
Courier.
"What is a hand. writing expert,
Cousin Jule?" "Oh, he's a man who
can read other peoples writing when
he can't read his own. indianapolis
Journal.
Daughter-"Would you object to
my marrying without your consent?"
Rich Father Csignifcantly)-"Not at
all. I'd save money by it."-Phila-
delphia Record.
Hogan-"DO you behave in dreams,
Mike?" Dugan-"Faith an do!
Lasht night I dremt I was awake, an
in the mornin' me dream KEN thrue. F"
Princeton Tiger.
Dorothy" said the mistress of the
establishment, happening in just as
the gardener went ont, "who is that
man?" "Only a hoe beau, ma'am, "
replied the kitchen maid, blushing
rosily.
eyes" said the returned volunteer,
"we were often forced to skirt our
native town during a drenching rain. F"
sort of a rainy day skirt" giggled
the girl who shops without an um-
brella.-Chicago News.
Remember, said the master,
"that when / was boy wouldn't
even pass a pin without picking it
up." SITS the first time I knew you
went barefooted," shouted boy with
the ounces cap on in the corner. -
Stray Stories.
Inquiring Child-"Father, there's
q lot in this book about Othello. Who
was Othello?" Father-"Othellol
Why, bless me, my boy, do you mean
to tell me you go to Sunday-school
and don't know a simple thing like
that? I'm ashamed of you"-Tit-
Bits.
"Who is your favorite authorP" in.
quired the young woman who is col
lecting autographs. 81 don't know
what his name is" replied Aguinaldo;
"but the man who wrote He who
fights and runs away may live to fight
another day certainly knew his busi-
ness. " Washington Star.
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-10
Wars for a Tnhe.

Mr.. Chamberlain's Parliamentary
apology for the Transvaal War on the
ground that he meant to grant the
Boer concessions but was misunder-
stood recalls the war between Poland
and Sweden in 1854, In that year, a
Polish nobleman became obnoxious to
the laws Of his country, by reason OF
his having committed a crime. He
fed to Sweden. whereupon John Cas-
imir king of Polnd wrote to Charles
Gustavus, king Of Sweden, demanding
the surrender Of the criminal The
king Of Sweden. on reading the dis
patch, noticed that his own name and
titles were followed by two "etcet-
eras," while the name Of the king Of
Poland was followed by three. The
missing "etcetera" so enraged the king
of Sweden that he at once declared war
against Poland. The war was carried
on with great bitterness until 1860,
when a peace was signed at Olivia,
near Dantzig. A contemporary writer
(Kochowslxy) poured out his lamenta'
tions on the war in these terms: How
dear has this 'etcetera' been to us.
With how many lives have these two
potentates paid for these missing eight
letters. With what streams of blood
has the failure Of n few drops of ink
been avenged. ."-Collier's Weekly.
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-10
GIBSON & COBEY,
Cash GrOCerS,
325 18th ST., N. E.
A Nd
LAS g St., N. f.
GrOCerS,
Character in Finger Nails.

In days when superstition was more
prevalent than it is now the shape and
appearance of the finger nails We're
considered to have reference to ones
destiny.
To learn the message of the finger
nails it was necessary to rub them
over with a compound Of wax and SCOT,
and then to hold them so that the sun
light fell fully on them.
Then, on the horny, transparent sub
stance certain signs and characters
were supposed to appear from which
the future could be interpreted.
Persons having certain kinds of nails
were credited with the possession Of
certain characteristics. Thus a man
with red and spotted nails was sup
posed to have hot temper, while pale,
lead.colored nails were considered to
denote a melancholy temperament.
Narrow nails were supposed to be-
tray ambition and a Quarrelsome ma
ture, while round-shaped nails were
the distinguishing marks Of lovers of
knowledge and people Of liberal s>nti-
ment.
Conceited, narrow minded and Obsti-
nate folk were supposed to have small
nails, indolent people fleshy and those
of a gentle, retiring nature broad nails.
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-10
A Judge i'm Tears.

The unusual spectacle of a judge in
tears was Witnessed at Cardiff, Wales,
when Mr.. Justice Bucknill pro.
nounced the capital sentence for the
first time in his judicial career. The
sentence was on q woman, and the
Judge, whose voice was very shaky
from the first words of the sentence,
entirely broke down at the end and
burst into tears. The scene, espec-
tally after the pathetic appeal of the
prisoner for mercy for the sake of her
children, was almost without parallel
in the annals of trials. Even the
leading counsel were obliged to use
little subterfuges to hide their emo.
tion, -Tit-Bits.
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-10
The Honest BeggNr.Mans
"a Moral Story.l

One day a Beggar-Man asked a
Passer-By for a Quarter with which to
buy food for his Starving Family.
The Passer-By gave him Coin and
was fastening upon his way, when he
heard a Voice calling him to pause.
1t was the Beggar-Man. "Sirl" cried
he, "the Coin you gave me was not a
Quarter; it was a Five-Dollar Gold.
Piecel Here is Four-Dollars and
Seventy-Five Cents Change"
Was he not an Honest Beggar Man
Puck.
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-10
Robin Lore,

Every race of mankind from the
days of mythology have regarded
birds as the interpreters of the will Of
heaven or OF the gods. The robin
especially is protected from slaughter,
perhaps because of its pretty, conf
dent ways aud bright eyes; maybe be-
cause of the legend of the "Babes in
the Wood" In the sixteenth century
there were we'll authenticated in
stances of robins covering the bodies
Of the dead with moss.
Whittier has embodied legend in
his verses. He tells that the robin
burned its breast carrying the drops
Of water in its beak to relieve the an
guish of poor lost souls. Shake
Bpeare in Cymbeline refers to the
robins habit of covering dead men,
and many other kindred references
might be given.
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-10
HER REJOICING.

She said, II had such time with Jack
For three long years and oyerl ~
Though no one knew 1t, the boy had been
My daily persistent lover.
"He followed me here, he tracked me there;
Though 1 did not, at all, dislike him,
He bored me to death;--You know what
men are;
But that thought never seemed to strike
him.
II refused him dozen times poor boyl
And now he writes (did you everD
To say he's engaged, and the happiest
man,
And she is 80 awfully cleverp"
Said the innocent listener, "You, no doubt.
Are rejoiced. am sure the release is"
0Reioiced2 ] would like to tear that girl
In thousand million piecesl'
Madeline S. Bridges, in Puck,
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-10
Her Mistake.

'There's no use talking" said the
senior partner, fretfully, as he laid
down the morning paper. II can't
get my wife interested in foreign poll
tics"
whats the latest instance?" in
luired the junior.
"It happened only last night, said
the senior. ''I said to my wife, Il
notice that the Samoan affair is dread
fully muddled. She smiled at me
brightly and replied, Il don't wonder
At it Bit. was little startled by
her confident tone. Don't wonder at
what?' 1 asked. Don't wonder at all
shat his affairs should be muddled,
she replied. Il never could under
stand how they managed;to live so ex-
sravagantly on his income. Why,
his wife dresses better than L do l
Easped for breath. Hold on, my
aear,' / cried. will you kindly in
form me what on earth yon are talk
Ing aboutP She looked hurt. why,
about Sam OVENS affairs-isn't that
what you meantP' And I hadn't the
heart to tell her it wasn't. "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-10
The Worst Crime.

In sentencing prisoner TO be
hanged for the murder of a soldier,
Lork Eskgrcve dilated upon the crime
as follows: "And not only did you
murder him, whereby he was bereaved
of his life, but you did thrust, or push,
or pierce, or project, or propel the
lethal weapon through the bellyband
of his regimental breeehes, which
were his maiesty'sw-Argonaut,
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-10
THE SUBURBAN CITIZEN.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1900.
Instruotionst, Subscribers.

PosrAaE-The postage to all parts OF the
GATED Statee and Canada is paid by the
publishers.
keN1rrARGGs OF small sums may be made
with comparative safety IN ordinary letters
Sums of one dollar or more must be, sent by
registered letter or post-office money order
ptherwise, we cannot be responsible for same
CHANGE OF ADDREss-subscriber wishing
their address changed must invariably give
lhsir former as well as new address.
MISSING NUNBERs-It occasionally happenh
bhRt numbers OF our paper sent to subscribers
are lost or stolen in the mails. In case you
de not receive any number when due, write
% a postal card, and we will oheerfully fur
ass duplicate OF the missing number.
MvCy IMPORTANT OF A1L--In every letter
chat y2N write US, never fail to give your full
address Clainly written, name, post-ofnoe,
county gnG State.
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-10
ChartlnE ocean Beds.

The British Government keeps
eleven vessels at work sounding and
charting the ocean beds to find out
where dangers lurk. Last year 10, 600
square miles were carefully chartered
in different parts of the world-Asia,
Africa and the South Pacific,
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-10
Inconsistency.

"George was so nice. He arranged
things 80 that can exchange any one
of the presents he gave me for any
thing else 1 happen TO want"
"How lovely And what will you
exchanged"
Nothing. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-10
suoeeasful Recital.

"That story you told nt dinner
pleased our host very much, >" said
GRzzam.
"I'm glad no liked il" replied MNl'
Inns, deeply grati6ed.
eyes, he said that he had never
heard ii told better. ."--Harper's Ba'
Ear.
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-10
Wanted.

The City Mission Of Washington,
D. O., is in need of cast off clothing
and other articles helpful to the poor
and suffering. Careful distribution
to worthy applicants, regardless of
creed or color, insured.
Please address,
rHE CRY MISSIONARY,
If ll8 Florida Ave, N. W.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-20

Grocer j. II. Chambers, of Science.
tady. \. ", In letter competing for II
prize for the best life story illustrating
how to save money throws in with his
experience few prccepts. lie says:
To save money on Il small income begin
by marrying the girl you love and that
loves you.
BE 50 honest and industrious that your
employers cannot do without you.
Spend all your spare moments In the
society Of your wife and family.
DO not go anywhere that you would be
ashamed to take your wife to.
Make your home SO attractive that your
children will hate to be away.
Study the wants Of your wife and fam
lily.
These are all the law and the prophets
ON the question of how to be healthy,
wealthy and happy, though married.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-20

dcbtcd TO the county in nearly the sum
of Sl.1OO, and
Whereas. Four months have elapsed
since he retired from the position of
Warden. and during all that time he
has failed to make good his Indebted
ness. although he has been repeatedly
notified to settle. and has as repeatedly
promised to do: therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the County Attorney
be and he is hereby ordered to proceed
and collect the same by due process of
law.
How is that for a record to begin
with?
Nice reformer Mills Is. isn't he?
Well. the thing dragged along and
dragged along.
Mills was Republican and the Re.
publican County Board hated to stir up
a stink, as an important election was
approaching.
But the press and the people were
after u. W. Mills hotter than ever, and
so on Sept. 25, 1850, nearly year after
d. w. Mills was deposed from the
wardenship Of the County Hospital,
the Republican County Board unani-
mously adopted the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the special commit.
tee appointed to investigate the present
management of the Cook County Hos.
pital be and they are hereby author.
lied to investigate the management of
the said hospital under u. w. Mills:
also all the books of account. books and
papers used by said Warden Mills in
connection with the running Of the
hospital during his administration, and
make full report to this Board, to.
gether with the amount of money due
Cook County by said Warden Mills.
Finally on Nov. 20, 1882, nearly a
year after d. w. Mills ceased to be
Warden of the Cook County Hospital.
the Special Investigating Committee
submitted the following report, which
was adopted:
Your committee further recommend
that when ex.Warden Mills pays into
the county treasury the sum Of $305.15,
pital accounts, and herewith attach his
statement.
Respectfully submitted.
A. G. KNOPF.
d. v. PURINGTON,
JOHN FARREN,
JOSEPH DONNERSBERGER,
GEORGE G. KLEIN,
Special Committee.
>eA
The Drcxel Cafe, at the corner of 39th
street and Cottage Grove avenue, is the
most popular eating resort on the South
Side.
~6A
Smyth and Wenter cannot be defeat.
ed for reelection to the Drainage
Board.
~9A
The house Of Dunlap & Co., In the
Palmer House, now have the finest hat
store In the world. You are strictly In
1t when you wear the Dunlap hat.
~e&
"Check Book" Dan IL the latest nick.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-20

that Mills had not Strengthened out his
accounts,
Jan. 80, 1852, the Republican County
Board adopted unanimously the fol-
lowing resolution, handed in by the
members Of the Hospital Committee:
Resolved. That the Clerk of the B0era
be directed TO order eX-Warden Mills
to turn over all books Of accounts ana
moneys in his possession to the proper
officers of the county.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN MATTOCKS,
II. ). ALBRIGHT,
JOHN O'NEILL,
Il. ). MCLAUGHREY,
JOHN c. ENDER,
Committee on Hospitals
Mark the reference to moneys in his
possession month after leayin. the
JOB
This didn't have any effect.
The RcforGcr srll held out.
So the Republican County Board had
10 again 90 after this model eX-Ohiclal.
on May :, lss2, the Republican Coun.
rs Board, by unanimous vote, adopt.
ed the following resolutions, including
an amendment by Commissioner SEN
ne, that the chairman of the Com
mittcc on Hospitals and County Attor-
ncy and Warden ascertain how much
l. due from the late cx-Warden ID. W.
Mills"
Whereas, The books Of the Cook
County Hospital show that d. w, Mills,
late Warden of that institution, is in
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-20
The Milliopaires Inside the Union Loop Have
Been Again Cut Down to Hamper
Mayor Harrison.
The Voters However, Are Watching This Thing Closely and
Will Know Who to Blame for Lacking
nlupdpa Improvements.

but In the case of ex.Warden Mills they
were made by his fellow Republicans
and by q County Board that was Re-
publican in Its root and branch.
The Eagle has not the space in this
issue to go into all the charges made
against d. W. Mills as Warden of the
County Hospital.
There Is plenty Of time for that and
plenty Of time to 60 into the high old
times" seriatim before the campaign
Is over.
BY way Of an Introduction to the sub.
ject, The Eagle will state that Mills
was let out Of the County Hospital by
the Republican County Board In De.
cember, 1881. The reasons for this
action will be given later on.
In January, 1852, over month after
his official head was cut or, 1t appears