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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-13
Is MemoriaIized TO Give Ten Thousand
Dollars for Deep Water.
BRIDGE At FOOT OF MAIN STREET.
A Conference Is Asked to Settle the Street
Railways Paving Assessments.
THE CITY IS TO ADOPT WEEKLY PAYMENTS
Proposition 10 Pave Jefferson
Avenue from Crawford TO Milan.
To Replace white oak bridge.

The city council yesterday. among other
business transacted built several hand
some iron bridges-ou paper.
Alderman Aubertin got in two motions
for iron bridges, or rather specifications
for iron bridges they may not be built
I'LL after the election. one over White
Oak bayou at the foot Of Montgomery ave-
nue.. tho other at the foot OF Main street.
while Alderman Bennett his confrere,
asked for specifications for another iron
bridge At the foo, Of Hardy street. TO con-
meet the Second aud Fifth wards.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-13

From June Cox. tax agent Texas and
new Orleans Railway company for corrcr-
fnanee committed
From Cora Baron Foster agent. rro-
pofspe % sell the city acreage propcrtv
Tor altering beds for sewer purposes, 100
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

became. DO not recollect paying Inn
very much attention during LISTS alb
sence, but, then. he did not allow me-
he was rambling about all the time; nor
did hear him play before Liszt came
back. When Liszt returned, Rubinstein
was immediately invited to take up his
residence on the Altenburg. Iremem-
Der that there, one afternoon, he played
may Of his own compositions. His
playing was full of rush and fire, and
characterized by strong emotional tenn
permanent. He had big technic and
reveled in dash and fire. His touch was
hard, and lacked the mellow and tender
beauty Of tone which distinguished It
in later years.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08
STRIKING POWER OF FANCY.
Camille Flammarion Cites Several In.
terestiny Cases.

Camille Flammarion Cites Several In
teresting Cases.
Camille Flammarion, in his recent
book, The Unknown" alludes to the
power Of Imagination. .'The power
which Imagination is capable of exer.
cising over life ITSELF" he says, "has
long been established. The experiment
performed in the last century In En-.
gland on a man condemned to der.h
who was made the subject Of a study G.
this kind by medical men is well known
The subject of the experiment was fas
tened securely to table with strong
straps, his eyes were bandaged, and be
was then told that he was to be bled
from the neck until every drop OF his
blood had been drained. After this an
Insignificant puncture was made In his
skin with the point of needle and q
siphon was arranged near his head In
such a manner as to allow a contin
uous stream of water to flow over his
neck and fall with a slight sound into
basin placed on the floor. At the end
of six minutes, the condemned man, be
lieving that he had lost at least seven
or eight quarts Of blood, died Of ter
ror."
A somewhat similar experiment was
also tried in England during an cpl
demic of smallpox. Leading physicians
came to the conclusion that fright was
killing almost as many as the disease
so they applied to the government fol
permission to experiment on a con
demned criminal. The criminal, 1t Is
said, was promised pardon II he sur
vived the ordeal of sleeping In a bed
with a person who had just died OF
smallpox. The man consented. The
result was that In the morning he was
found to be suffering from smallpox
and of this very disease he died a few
days later. Yet the bed In which he
had lain and the sheets and blankets
on it had been purchased expressly fol
this very purpose and had never before
been used.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

1t is probable that in the future
moe root crops. such as beets, turnips
and carrots. will be grown for stock.
The difficulty has been in the labor Of
slicing the roots, which is necessary
when feeding them to cattle, but with
in the past few years root cutters have
been introduced, which cut all kinds
of roots into thin slices, bran and conn
meal being sprinkled on the food 60
prepared, which makes meal that Is
not only highly relished but one that
is cheap and promotive OF the thrift Of
the animals.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08
How to Save School Children.


In the Ladies' Home Journal Edward
Box takes up the cudgel again against
the examining methods inflicted on
school children, and urges as a step
toward a reform Of the abuse that
every parent who has child at school
will send a note to the teacher THAI
under no circumstances whatever, VIII
the father and mother permit any home
study by the child.
"This may seem to be q very simple
thing to do" he contends, ''but often
the simplest things are the most efes:.
tive. If the teachers of this country
should, within the next month, receive
thousands of notes from parents to the
effect pointed out, which they could
and can speak for hundreds Of teach.
ers when say that they would gladly
do so-hand to the heads of their
schools, it would practically mean q
readjustment of the entire system OF
study. This may be better understood
when it Is realized that the entire >sys-
tenn of study during school hours In
many of the schools is so arranged as
to allow for some of the work to be
done by the pupils at home. Let this
taken-for-granted home study be stop
ped, and a change would at once have
to be made. The studies at school can
not be increased in number, for already
there are too many. The school hours
cannot be heightened because the tide
has set in to shorten them. Hence, some
stuies would have to be thrown out, II
home study were eliminated. And this
Is the result desired"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08
LISTS "YOUNG BEETHOVEN"
A Reminiscence Of Rubinsteiu Half a
Century Ago.

A Reminiscence Of Rubinstein Half a
Century Ago.
DR.. William Mason was a pupil of
LISTS, and while studying at Weimar
met many famous musicians, including
Rubinstein. In the Century he tells of
his first meeting with the "young
Beethoven" as List called him.
Liszt sometimes left Weimar for a
few days in order to be present at or
conduct music festivals. On one of
these occasions, early in June, 1854, l
remained alone at home on account of
Slight illness. As Klindworth had gone
to London for CONTEMPLATING and
piano. forte teaching, had moved into
a suite Of rooms In the Hotel yum
Erbprinzen. As matter Of interest
to pianists I here note the fact that
these identical rooms had been occu-
pied by Hummel several years pre-
viously.
On the afternoon Of the day on which
Lisxt left with his cortege the head
waiter came to me, saying that young
man who had just arrived was in the
cafe inquiring for Liszt and seemed
disappointed on learning Of his alb
sence. II told him." said the waiter,
''that you were the only one Of the fam
lily here. Willyou see him p assented,
and In few moments he ushered In a
young man about "a years Of age, Of
strong features and with. great shock
of dark hair, who introduced himself
as Anton Rubinstein. I explained to
him that List had gone away for three
or four days to conduct q festival, and
that could not say precisely when he
would return; but in the meantime, IL
could make him feel at home, should
be very glad
After some conversation he asked me
to play. remember very wen how he
looked sitting on the sofa, and the POSI-
ton Of the piano in the room. played,
but he did not had suspicion that
he was inveigllng me without any In
tention of allowing me to take his
measure. He sat there in q gruff Rus
sian way, like bear, and perhaps my
Imagination helped to produce this I'M
preston.
Rubinsteln was already quite well
known as child prodigy, but Of course
not nearly 50 famous A. he afterwaid
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

New Mexico the Great Sheep Country.
To-day the seat Of the sheep-rearins
industry Of the union has shifted from
the middle west to the plateau region
between the Rockies and Sierras. Ohio
is still doing very well in the business.
with nearly 5000, 600 head, but she has
dropped from first to fourth In the list
Of mutton-producing states. New
Mexico is at the head, with more than
1900, 900; Montana has nearly AZ many,
while Wyoming leads Ohio by q few
hundred thousand head. Idaho closely
follows Ohio in rating. Oregon, Call.
fornia and Texas each has about ,tO0,-
600 sheep.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

An ingenious table intended for the
use of invslids who are confined to the
bed, has been devised. Ii is so arranp.
ed that il can be raised or lowered.
and can be Increased or decreased in
diameter. to overlap tho side OF the
bed. BY pressing knob it can be con.
verified into reading-desk, and spring
clips are provided for holding the read.
ing matter in position. The mechan.
ism OF this table is SO easily worked
that an inavlid can operate it without
assistance.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08
UNIQUE Temples.

Mayalipuram, India, Is graced with
seven of the most remarkable temples
In the world, each Of these unique
places Of worship having been fash.
toned from solid granite boulders. The
'Hevasa- Coda Cla," the largest Of the
seven, is three and half stories high
its outlines resembling those'o of an At.
lantic steamship. The inside Of the
boulder has been chiseled away until
the walls do not exceed eight inches
In thickness. The two floors above
that of the foundation are each about
q foot in thickness, and seem as solid %
the rock of ages. The upper stories
are reached by spiral stairway, carved
from the same piece of granite.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08
s1oo REWARD sloe.

The readers Of this paper win b pleased 70
Narn that there 10 Ut least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all tts
Stages, and that 10 catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
Is the only positive cure known to the medical
maternity. Catarrh being . constitutional dis
ease. requiresse constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure IL taken internally, acting
orecy upon me ,Ssr oiSoo ana mucous ms
ton of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The pro-
powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars
Tor any case that It fails to cure. Send Tor list
of testimonials. Address
Sold by druggists, 75c.
HalPs Family Pills are the best
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08
There are
ADA never any ex-
III .0v ternal signs of
~Nnu Cancer until


polluted and the system thoroughly con-
taminated by this deadly virulent poison.
Then a sore or ulcer appears on some
part of the body; it may be small and
harmless looking at first, but as the can
cerous cells form and are deposited by
the blood near the sore, it increases in
size and severity, with sharp shooting
pains. No matter how often the sore il
removed by the surgeons knife or flesh
destroying plasters, another comes and il
worse. The real disease is in the blood,
and the treatment must begin there. The
poisoned blood must be invigorated and
purified. and when this is done cancerous
cells can no longer form and the sore win
heal naturally and permanently.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

A new household implement which
will delight those who have suffered
the annoyance of putting down mod
ern carpet at home with the old-time
carpet stretcher and tack hammer is a
combination stretcher and tacker. By
lis means the carpet is stretched in
place and tackled at the same time.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

Mrs. Sarah ". Keesling,
plr Windsor Ave-, Bristol,
Tenn. writes: II am II
years old, and for three
years had suffered with q
severe for-i of Cancer on
my Jaw. which the doctor,
said was incurable, and
that l could not live more
than six months. Iaccept.
cd their statemeu.. ~ true,
and had given up all hops
OF ever being we'll again
when my druggist. know
Ing of my condition, recon-
mended s. SIS. After tax
Suu r few bolflea the nors
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

A Frenchman has discovered ieme-
dy instantaneous in its effects for the
horrible burns caused by the use of oil
OF vitrol. 1t is a soft paste of cal
cined magnesia and water, with which
the parts burned are covered to the
thickness of an inch. 1t alleviates the
pain almost Immediately, and when
the paste is removed no scar remains.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

The cause for the present Chinese en-
tangiements is the abuse of the Chimes
immigrants by the foreign powers. An
other great revolution comes from the
abuse of the stomach. Overtaxed digestion
produces constipation, indigestion. dys-
pepsia aud Hatulency. Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters is the best medicine to take.
1t prevents nervousness or sleeplessness.
Don't fail to try it.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

II the flowers in your window box
seem blasted. or are Of . faded. sickly
color. cover the earth around the roots
about half an inch deep. WITH pulver-
lied charcoal. The roses that blossom
in the next few days will have fine,
lively rose color. Charcoal always
gives great vigor to the red or violet
colors of flowers. White petunias be-
come varied with red or violet tints.
violets become covered with irregular
spots OF q BLUSH or almost black tint,
hut yellow flowers are insensible to its
influence.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

While some farmers are deploring
the loss of profit on wool, the knowing
ones are raising dollhouse" or early
lambs. and make more profit from one
eve than they formerly did with half
a dozen sheep kept for wool. They
use the mutton breeds, attach but lit
tie value to the fleece, and make larger
profits from sheep than they have ever
done before.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

1t is great mistake to make large
tea biscuit. Properly speaking, tea
biscuit should not be more than twl
inches in diameter AMI propOrtionatel
thick when baked. This gives deli.
cate, moist, faky biscuit which SiID
be cooked through before the outside
crust has become hard or over Blown.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

Giraffe skins have become extremely
valuable because Of their scarcity.
Ten or Is years ago it was common
enough for hunter in South Africa to
kill ~ or SO oil the animals in a day.
At this rate they were rapidly being
extermiDated, and now giraffe skin
is worth anywhere from $40 to $50.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08
A Question Of Color.

"A young clerk at the Oliver innie
Grocery Company received . slight
scratch the other day, and the manager
called out to the negro who does chores
around the store to 60 and get soml
flesh-colored court plaster.
The negro started or down the street
at lively pace. but IN . few minutes
he came back with about three times
the amount Of speed he used In his de.
parture, and, running breathlessly ur
to the manager, asked: do you want
white or black nesh colored 7v-Mem.
phis Sclmitar.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08
DON'T GET FOOTsORE. GET FOOT
EASE,

A powder. At this season your feet feel
swollen, nervous and uncomfortable. II
you have smarting feet or tight shoes, try
Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t rests and comforts
makes walking easy. Cures swollen and
sweating feet, blisters and calIous spots.
Relieves corns and bunions of all pain and
is certain cure for Chilblains, Sweating,
Damp or Frosted Feet. We have over go
600 testimonials. Don't get footsore get
Foot Ease. Try it today. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial
package FREE. Address, Allen s. Ohm
tted. lie Roy, n. Y.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08
why Certain Metals Cannot ,. c.ss.

why Certain Metals Cannot ~ Cass.
\ Az is we'll known, some metals ara
unsuitable for casting. while others.
like iron, can readily be cast in any
desired shape. The property Of casting
we'll is said to- depend upon whether
the metal contracts or expands on So
liditying from the liquid form. Iron,
like water. expands in solidifying, and
hence the solid metal may be seen
floating in the liquid iron about it.
Gold and silver contract in cooling,
and therefore, are not suitable for cast
ing.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

= An attempt is being made to reform
the Mexican army. teaching the officers
to stay by their men in an engagement
instead of seeking secure place when
danger is encountered, and the men TO
FIRE from the shoulder instead of from
the hip. President Diaz also intends
to have his army provided with the
best modern arms.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08
A SLIGHT Correction.

Miss Lakeside-Goodnessl How
tanned you arel You've been in the
sun. haven't you?
Miss Presyse (of Boston Most as
suredly not. AThere are no means as
yet Of transporting oneself to that
sphere. have been merely basking
in the beams. which percolated through
the circumambient atmosphere Of At
lantic City.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

700 KNOW WHAT you ARE TAKING
When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that it
is simply Iron and Quinine in taste
less form. No Cure, No Fay. SOC.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

The Chicago Historical Society has a
fine new building that cost $4,000
and library of over $4,000 bound vol
umes and 10000 unbound volumes be-
sides many busts, paintings, etc.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

A French statistician has calculated
that the human eye travels over 2,000
yards in reading an ordinary sized
novel. He has also estimated that the
average human being reads $500 miles
= of handwriting and print in life.
time
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

The Best Prescription for Malaria
Chills and Fever is bottle of Groves.
Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t is simply
iron and quinine in a tasteless form.
No Cure. No Pay. Price SOC.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

A company in New Haven. Conn.,,
undertakes to serve hot meals to MI
within radius of seventy miles fro n
its headquarters. These meals are Sc M
ont in wagons with compartments for
each article; the meals are placed In
the different compartments smoking
hot and are kept at high temperature
until placed on the purchasers table.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

The retired list OF the regular army
includes 764 officers on half pay, aver
aging about So, 900 each.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

strengthens the body and builds up the
general health.
If you have a suspicious sore, or have m
herited any blood faint, send for our free
book on Cancer, and write to our medical
department for any information or advice
wanted we Lake no charge for this ser
vice. Your letter will receive prompt and
careful attention, and will be held in
&rictest confidence.
IEE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO, AILAntA. a.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

The number of newspapers and period.
icals in the United States has increased
from 5.871 in 1870 to 81, 178 in 1899.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

One wineglass of strong borax water
in pint of raw starch will make col.
lars and cuffs stiff and glossy.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

do not, believe Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption has an equal for coughs and
colds. JOHN F. BOYER, Trinity Springs,
Ind, Feb. Is, 1900.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

Instead of an engagement ring the
Japanese lover gives his sweetheart
piece of beautiful silk for q sash.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
Ing Syrup the best remedy to use for their
Children during the teething period.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

Wash mirrors in warm suds. then
dust with whiting from muslin bag
and polish with chamois skin.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

Professor Lloyd Morgan. in recent
address, stated he had found that
young chickens, taken straight from
the incubator. could swim very we'll.
the power of swimming being perfectly
instructive. sfs&
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08
0T0DAe s sss. s 9 Sss.so H.s

Rub your lamp chimneys after wash
ing with dry salt, and you win be sur
prised at the new brilliance Of your
lights.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
IL it fails to cure. f. w. Groves sig
nature is on each box. 25c.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

The elephant beetle" of venezuela
is the largest insect in the world. A
full.grown one weighs about half q
pound.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

For the first tame some blind fish
from the Mammoth cave of Kentucky
have reached England alive and been
placed in the London Geological Gar
dens.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

The commonest Of all trees is the fiji
tree, which flourishes in every part Of
the world.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

That il where some people feel
weak al the time
They are likely to be responder,
aad it is not unusual to find them
borrowing trouble as if they hadn't
enough already.
The fact il their kidneys are
weak, either naturally or because
of sickness, exposure, worry or
other influences.
Il am thankful to saw" writes !
Campbell: Of Sycamore. III, THAT Hood.
SarsaparilIa has cured me- For man.
years I was troubled with baekache. a,
tinses was so bad had to be helped from,
the bed or chair. am now well and
strong and free from pain" What hi,
great medicine did for him it has done 70,
others.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08
HeaIth for ZEN Cents

lively liver, pure blood, clean skin, bright
eyes, perfect health-Cascarets Candy Cathartic
will obtain and secure them for you. All drug
gists. 10c, Csc, SOC.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

This signature g on every box Of tho genuine
Laxative BrOm0. Quinine Tablets
the remedy that earcs . cold IN oDe aay
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

began to heal, to the surprise Of the physicians,
and In short time made q complete cure have
gained In fesh, my appetite Is splendid, sleep ID
fefreshiug-in fact, am enjoying perfect health. -
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure
cold in one day. No cure, No Pay.
Price 25 cents. .
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08
HOODS $arsapas.iIIa

Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. Begin treatment with
Hoods today.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

overcomes this de-
structive poison and
removes every vestige
OF it from the system,
makes ueu r;c1, Mod
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08

The relocating Cinnamon could con-
sumo the present worlds crop of wheat
and still 60 hungry.