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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-21
seren-cent Cotton.

new DIX lommsrCl6l. W.
One year ago today the average prics
OF cotton throughout the country was
cents pound Now the average price L
cents, and. according to some well "a
formed factors, the tendency is upward.
The season does not end until September
that is, the marketing season-and, d
course, a great many influences MAY 81
aud the beginning OF next autumn Al
the same time mill men are undoubtedly
conducting their business on the theary
that the raw material will cost them con.
aderably more than II did during the
spring and summer of 1899. It is con-
coded that 80 per cent Of the crop has
been brought into sight. and The Houston
Post believes that % per cent has passed
out OF first hands-out OF the hands u
the farmers who raised Il. Middlemsa
don't usually sell at a loss. and even Il
they should have to do SO this season
the person most in need OF better returns
for his industry has already secured
those to \ large extent and his prosperity
means tho prosperity OF the whole cotton
producing section When the planter has
money with which TO acquit his obliga;
tions local merchants. local banks and
local institutions generally thrive. A Tea
tnre OF tho cotton market which ought
not TO be overlooked is the Comparatively
small demand from abroad. This taksi
together. with the satisfactory price com.
manded, indicates that the domestic d.
| mand has been enormous.
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WHEN pnuNnrns MEET.
chnuY Letter From LopiEriiIe
Travelling Man

\ Chntty Letter From LoutEriiie
TrayciinE Man.
Now orleana picsyune
Colonel Dudley selph. knovn to the
drummer craft a. Uncle mud, was
asked 70 hare an annual address prepared
for delivery 10 the memherz ri post q
on New Yoar's day He prepared II, but
found there were demand for his pres
encs at beautiful "Selphia, on the
dreamy Tchefunc'a. his home on that
DAY, so no forwarded his spiel to sscre-
tary John Coos II reads thusly
Ny gentle spiel this season, fellow
grip toters. Is retrospective and a. to
futuritv and you want To play the fu-
turty, tip M 20 the limit Again. We
Us Go arc ushered into another year.
The only 1900 The walking delegate for
trade fndH tho doors wide open Tor com
merce. He hickers only for a moment.
then adjusts his harness . look thrown
back UPON, or q surYoy Of things past.
lame ducks and old accounts. gives Sigh
aud draws . long draft on the bank
of wlnd-hlls his sails and rs OF for bust
ness
Yes the hustler-the man who must
study and understand human nature, T.
@, 10 si1e up man while talking with
and an omen purse for tho needy and
weak CHEEKY word hearty laugh aud
z howdv for everybody Al the same
time perhaps some one is sick at home.
perhaps sales are eScellentlv bad or hor-
rbly good perhaps h. gets telegram
from the concern Come home first train.
a forerunner OF tho great American bounce
"a discharge yet he must look pleasant
and he gay.
''Whou Tho dt1lnrnors rathar topetber
in convention, II IL gathering of the
smartcst. brainiest, neryest and mos,
practical sef-made mon on top Of the
globe. They WORT when others sleep
They arc great actors on the stage of
life. When they preserve that clam like
silence which Is 80 golden they make
/ signs for others to read aud learn They
arc never known to drink too much
/ water They sell goods and try SO hard
TO tell tho truth. Take them IN bunch.
/ for good or bad, and they VIII pass in
spectinn any time and anywhere. \ set
! OF Jolly good fellows who kick at anS
1 and everything, hut make the most OF II
| while Il lasts. Give them a through ticket
to heaven, and they will make a kick
! for sleeper and a lower berth. OF
course. some people would be satisfied
| with erosstle ticket, but they have not
! learned the art OF Kicking.
1T Is all right, fellow congressmeu and
senator's, we are 10 have convention
| OF commercial tourists representing
over 10000 OF the advance agents Of civili-
cation, next May. and then the natives
! OF this hamlet can judge OF the drumme
| up TO date, | wish you the same, "
The above letter was addressed. "Sel-
phia, Near jacksonville. La. ST. Tam
many Parish, State OF louisiana United
states of America, Western Hemisphere
Globe December %. o."
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hearne, Texas, January til l.. souga.
with the Houston Dry Goods company.
paid Hoarne visit this week,
j. u. Ssmpee, represented schnapps to
bacoo here this week
G, ", Carr. with Carson. SeNall & Co.
visited Hcsrus tins week.
The following travellers registered at the
Junction House HE past week Georea
palEbeimsr. ST. Louis. = r. Grammar
Cleveland 4 o Carr. Paduesh, Ky. 4.
NJ Rhodes Bryan Charles " Green. bal
timore. Henry Cook. New Orleans.
W. Y Harris sold candy for Blanke Bros
here this week
Mr.. Win Coffieid. representing the Nc
Lean-Triggs grocery house OF Cameron
was in Hearne this week.
Mr.. Ed Hardin OF Waco, representing the
Bering Drug company. did nice bushes.
here Tuesday
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H. Linderhoim OF Chesteryille, J. l..
Watson, with Monroe, Ribec 60. OF 81.
Louis, J b. Viano Majestic Pianos OF
Victoria; w. r. Gillian with Gable Piano
company. Edna; " r. Hall Of Union Drug
company. Texarkana; J. p. Lowry TO-
baeco, OF Richmond. Va, aud X. T.
Drummon aud Ed Clements. with Price
Mercantile company. San Antonio.
Pleasantly domiciled az the well named
Drunmers Home were J Kahn, vito
Meyer q Calm 81 Cincinnati; James Tag
gert, selling heavy hardware, OF Dallas
j. Dreyfus, Nith a. l.eyhmau OF New Or-
leans; A DlCkerson OF Roekdale, NJ.
simpson. selling fine millinery. from st.
Louis; Charles W Gilmore adjuzter tor
Hartford Fire Insurance company, and d.
~. Mather, with Galveston Dry Goods com
pany: j. y. Nlano Of Victoria and JAG.
Michael. with Sieifer's Shoe company, Nav
Orleans.
Autographed at the Nation hotel we're
f. II pettus, dry goods from the. 'Cres-
cent City; Herbert NJ Henzie OF Palestine,
e. g Perry. with pahtz Lienbach & Co;
r. y Harris and y. q Cow1on. a popular
trio from Galveston. Cecil Porter Of Nash
sillo, advertised soaps; r j. Booker. with
Price, Baker & Co; ] Norris. seliue
Lucy Hinton .opacco. were a strong pair
for he interest Of the Alamo CITY Tade.
From the Queen OF the Coast Section.
Houston came L. NJ Conner selling ma
chinery; J p Hamilton OF Hamilio,
Bros and George w Flshury wi't
pereira & Randolph; VI " McFarlsnc
and Texas Pacific" McGowan ot DALAI
did good work In +tis city r Cooley NJ
Beaumont, l.. r Turner Of New York ant
, 7 lnwrv Of Nashville made thorough
canvass ~ ihe merchants here y Leon
simmons tvdwaro' Brown prove
themselves worthy representatives III MI
eouriB metropolis St. Louis
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Texas Travelling Men.
- 80 2

salesmen. But imagine man OF sbat
type suddenly turned adrir auI Obliged
20 earn a living at something new AMI
strange. Think how fearfully handicapped
he is. Thousands OF that kind OF drum
mrrs have been discharged all over the
country by houses which were built up
by their eSef1ions. but now gone into
trusts and don't need them any longer.
u is very hard Few Of them had any
thing saved for rainy day the life they
led tended toward improvidenrc ard now
they arc glad to isko anything from a
porter's job up 10 earn bread and but o..
That Is a terrible calamity 10 overtake 4
man IN middle age, With \ FAMILY accus.
toned 90 every comfort ami luxury II
IS q domestic Tragedy tearing up % life
by tho very roots ! know Of no situation
comparable 10 H. exgept perhaps that
OF some old government ernplpye suddenly
dismissed from service Ia one OF tho do
uartmrntF'
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rhe Trusts ana the prummer..


"'rhe pitiful helplessness OF most drum
mers who have lost their Jobs through the
trusts is something that can't be en-
phasized TOO strongly" eaid New Or
leans commercial traveller yesterday.
The better tho man the less able he IS
TO make living when thrown on the
world, That sounds extraordinary. but
the exploration is simple The drummer
Who made big money say from S5o9o 90
$500 year, was hish class specialist
who had devoted his entire life TO tho
study Of the product he sold. Almost IN
yarishly he grew up 10 tho business from =
hoy. and by concentrating AL his energy.
eli his brains al his talents, on one sub
iect, made himself its master bur he
did II e the exclusion OF everything else.
He never hR6 time 70 read think ar talk
OF anything outsids HIS specislti and sich
highly developed experts wsre inysloehie
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The safe Of II, II. Viewer was consi5ar,,,.
damaged. but not opened; 81 was extrasss,
from the cash drawer OF Shelby Br,s
few dry goods were taken from tbe hans,
OF u. r. johnson.
Mrs Myrtle Paschmsn, wife Of II
Paschman. a prominent merchant q tsI,
place. was buried in the city cemetr,
Yesterday She was highly esteemed i,
all who knew her.
At the last meeting Of Odd Fellow,
lodge at this place the following officer,
we're installed for the ensuing year. z
N koonce. noble grand: c. S Yates he.
grand James Finley, secretary: 4 Il
Turner. treasurer. Mr.. Wood, Win Va,
recently official instructor in Odd Fellov.
ship. was present and assisted in the in.
stallation and gave very interesting TAX
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cialiy. lock after the forgettul ones. as
above suggested.
Wishing you and all shat interests you
a happy and prosperous New Year. and
hoping that all the winds OF 1900 may
blow auspiciously for you aud your liie-
ship. and that peace prosperity and con-
tentment may he your lot always, ! am
faithfully and fraternslly yours,
L. v. La Taste,
National President r. P. s. OF \.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-21

The International and Great Northern
railroad has inaugurated now schedule
out OF Houston that is exceedingly srad-
flying TO travelling men. They can new
leave Houston Monday mornings after
spending Sunday in Houston for Palestine
and intermediate points. and merchants
and inhahitanis along the line win re-
ceiye their mail much earlier each day.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-21
MOUNT VERNON FAcrs.
The Capital for tho Cotton Nil He,
Been Paid In.

Mount Vernon. Texas. January 1s.-In-
terest in the cotton mill at this place IS
increasing $4,000 has been subscribed 81
date and 10 per cent OF that amount Is
being paid IN by the stockholders. As soon
rs prices of machinery aud cost Of cree
ton Of the mill can be had work will he
gin.
Several business houses were burglarized
this week; the homes OF II, II. Viewer. II.
e. johnson and shelby Bros. were entered.
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III To and including Wednesday oven,
ing the returns on the contest for secur-
ing new members are IS follows. being
reported by Secretary Ludlow
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-21
FROM rHn SECRETARY.
Interesting Information In Regard
TO Important Matters.

Interesting Information IN Regard
TO Important Matters.
II has como 20 the sccretary's ears that
there lie some misunderstanding with ref
-rence TO the dues mentioned on assess
ment No . for the Benevolent League II
may not be cut Of place therefore FOR me
20 surgest that the dues in the league
are only 80 cents year aud that no
other notification Of an assessment during
tho current year will be siven. Tho mem
beers are paying assessment No. . very
promptly and We anticipate even at this
early date but few lspses In our member.
ship.
The secretary recently received a clip
ping which referred 10 a claim Of an Ala
hama member. The same was written hy
our worthy National president M. Ia
Taste There Is vital difference be
/ tween the Traveller Protective Associa-
! ton organization and an insurance com
rzny, in that the insurance company Is
/ Ia ths business for dividends, rs governed
/ by board Of directors who are stock
/ holders and who are not answerahle 90 the
/ policy holders u ia sometimes claimed
! ssna,ola,, ors,n,ssttons rct,sa 40 rscng.
/ ot.a Thsy rcrrstnI, Az r,t rn,ka a nrae-
,ico y, nsvin~ claims that tho Trsvelers'
~ ,,a,I,, 's,,,d 10, ~, Z,
/ me. A. danid, -, .,i inc ,or ,avsrtls.
a. r,,p,rs,, ,o Jot,ft sr.-, roy,hatt,r
"a 49, rtat,, 1h.ch NO. 10 Saat. 4,
er,,i,s ,ha.. ,,.o,,i1 nor ~, NAT act n. ,aktng
bays rtgh, ~ ohiact ~ Tba, ne a..
rsctors. would be merely taking thei,
money and paving it out tor the good Of
me future aiYidend 10 come, WIZ wv
1,t,c,,',a ta. io,,. ,,asses t,r ~, ,.nttarc,
nv tho marnhers ,brmsolvAs through rce
ularlv accredited delegates in annual cou,
yruiion assembled and tho boa-d has ab.
soiuteiv no light IN altar amend ar var,
| these laws c1cnpt where ac,horttv /
, clearly evnressed ar imnliad TN lao. an.
der consideration ls therefore as mncl
yours es +, Is NJ anv member NJ our aaeo
pas.ed II might add tta, our In,re ar.
good ones without which the management
OF our claims wonld become q matter o
ruule.lui" snu k"'ssN or ne u'su.s
INN ~" N'nL an ot ElNtp LUIS V'So
se. - tne s.upie s,uVen'fu' wa, w.
49, 'ie onVuy.en "'uK 10 W'l' ul
| Ntitn uhFluthb IuiCH. 10 WINCH an memp'F
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TEXAS DIVISION. T. P. A. OF A.

TEXAS piNiSlONs H. r. ~ Vt ~
president--Dan NJ. Lasksr, La Grange.
Secretary r Ludlow. San Anto-
first vice President--s, B. Gsteiey. Fort
Worth,
second Vice President--p. W. Miehaux,
Houston.
BOARD OF DfREcToRs.
Fost C. Thomas J.. Freeland. Houston
Post d. Frank Arnold. c. s, Austin and
c. V Holland. San Anicnlo. Texas
Pest L. II o Marchbauk. Dallas.
Pest f. G. O. Horton, Austin
Fost g, n J. Labatt. Galveston.
Fost II, Thomas Farmer. Waco
Post /. H. ". SingietarY Corsicsna.
Post !. Y L. Frye Fort Worth.
Post X, 6. @ Bennett. Gainesville.
Pest L. @. A. tieilE la Grange.
rost VI, r. B. wofford. cuero,
Post ". C. VI Cox. Temple.
Post o, P Burger Victoria
rost p, Tom c. swcpe. Houston
Post O. J., 2. Harrison Brenham.
Post 4, Ernest Kohlhers. 81 Paso.
COMMITTEE cHAtaMEN
Railroad. A. p Fouts. Fort Worth.
Press Adolph Boldt. Houston.
Legislature Joe Lee Ihmeisop Austin.
Hotel Ernes, Laaker. Galveston.
Employment Paul F Erh. Dallas,
Livery and transfer, A. u. Edgar. Palss-
tine,
State physician. : Allen Kyle, NJ n.
Houston
stats chaplain. Homer T. Wilson. For,
Worth
Executive committee Frank Arnold.
chairman. San Antonio C. r Austin and
e V Holland san Antonio,
Note-The committee chairman are also
members Of hoard Of directors.
OFFICERS OF THE UNITED CONNER.
CIAL TRAVELLERS OF TEXAS.
Past Grand Counaellor--A r Dechman,
Dallas.
Grand Counsalor-E 3 Mitchell, Dallas.
Grand Junior Counselor Ar Dieckmann,
ssh Antonio
Grand Secretary :. r SseEer. Dallas,
Grand Conductor--I r Ficklln, Waco
Grand Page-B. x James San Antonio.
Grand sentiuelW. l. Kean. Fort
Worth
Executive Committee j. NJ sedbury Of
shernsn and W c Aksrd Of Houston.
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oFFrcERs OF THE TRAVELLERS PRO
TECTIvE ASSOCIATION OF AMERI-
CA.
National President--L. v. La Taste,
Montgomery, Ala
National Secretary and rreasurcr--Louls
4. La Reaume room Az Union Trust
Building. Seventh and olive streets. st.
Louis, Mo.
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j, q. JOHNSON, T I.s P ,s ao. o[' g5s
tract With Travellers Protective Assn. same as
q {. 7 SitSiacion guaranteed
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The renewal cards are now sent 10 the
members direct instead of going to local
secretaries and being remailed II any
member who has paid his seml-annual
dues IS Shy either his receipt or mem
borship card, the secretary will greatly ap.
preciato his sending word to this effect
without delay,
New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
NIAMIE@Mlsl ANE=MnIl@E-
TIH[g EAlGYOGl7

MLLBROOK. DUTCHEss CO., NEW YORK
NOW OPEN. exclusive in the State Abso-
lutely first class detail. Rooms single en-
private baths Golf links. electric lights
Grand Central Depot
BY express trains II. r ROBERTSON, JR., Mgr.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
NEW JERSEY

THE WILLARD.
SOS Second ave Ashury parz 7 hIccks -or1
ocean. class appointments. pa-1E; capaCitY 10
Booklet A F. NE1WhiFk
New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
VERMONT
FRANKLIN HOUSE.

FRANKLIN HOUSE.
HIGEEATE SPRINGS VI.
Open June October. shtruIy located On LAkss
C-arnpain drives. dshiuE.
golf Terms reasonable Reference CIrclIa-s
Rufener ZIG Broadway. y Y.
JCDSON Z SCOTT. Proprtstsr.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-12-27
The New Mines.

d, Robert Stewart was in town last week.
He had just returned from Tonapah, the
new mining camp. Contrary to previous
reports. Mr.. Stewart insists that the
mines are in this county, and ii. w. Tur-
ner, an attache of the L. S. Geological
maps that Tonapah is in EsIneralda.
Mr. Stewart has taken IA lease on 200
feet Of ground in the new mines and has
four men at work. He took nine ASSAYS
from different parts of his ground. and
the average thereirom was $50 ounces in
silver and S73 in gold. Mr.. Stewart Sc
lected what he considered fair sam Pile.
He has specimens that will go up in the
thousands but these he avoided III taking
samples for assay. Like all others he is
much pleased with the prospect and be-
lie.es that Tonarah will be great camp.
The formation is ryolite porphry.
| There are six different parallel veins eN-
posed in an area Of less than 1000 feet
! square. The lodges seem to be about
three feet thick on the surface, all of very
! high grade.
/ \ large number of prospectors are on
the ground. but as yet the lodges have
not been traced outside of the twelve
| original locations.
| Lessees are limited to 200 linear feet
and are required to pay q royalty of y
per cent.-Hawthorne Bulletin.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-12-27
Notice..

On and after the 1st, day of January
1901, the contract between the SacrA-
mentO Bee and APPEAL expires. After
that date the APPEAL will be served
as before the com bipation was made.
Parties wishing to subscribe for the
Bee, can do so as Mr.. w. H. James,
representing that paper. will person
ally canvas this city.
The contract was originally made
that the subscribers of this paper could
have the Bee during the camprign.
The paper was worthy factor during
that period, and the fact that the mat
ter is not paying one Tor this paper
will obliee us to close the double SER
vice.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-12-27
Death of John R0sser.

Word was received in this city Christ
mas morning announcing the death Of
John Rosser in Sacramento. It. was
known that he was very i'll but it was
the fond hope of his many friends that
he would return to his home in this city
a well man.
John R0sSer was native of Germany,
aged 60 years. He was pioneer of Vest
ern Nevada and had lived in this city for
the past thirty years, where he conducted
Il butcher business up to a few years ago,
when he retired. Colonel RoSSer as he
was popularity known, was generous,
kind hearted man, and although ex-
tremely outspoken, he was a friend that
could he relied upon. His many friends
in this city will miss him and none bui
kind thoughts are left behind him.
lie leaves wife. who has the sympa
| thy @: this community, also Il brother in
! the Eastern States.
The ilIterinent took pla-a IL Sicra
| nento yesterday and ii nlm DER of hi.
Carson friends departe- for that point tt
pay their last sad respects to their old
friend.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-12-27
Reqister Your Cri1;cn.

To-day the special election to deter
mine whether Carson City wishes to
own its water system viii be- voted
upon. The problem has taken definite
shape, and rests with the taxpayers
verdict at the polls to-day as 10 any
future obligation in that line.
The opinion Of the majority two
years ago vas, without question, in
favor of issuing bonds to own the
water. To-day the question is just as
vital, but circumsta nces Of financial
weight, have in measure, put the
question to every taxpayer from per-
sonal standpoint.
1t is the desire of the City Trustees,
and in fact of everyone interested, to
draw definite conclusion from the
action of the votes to-day.
If this city ever expects to own the
water system the vote will stand
YES If the taxpayers believe that
the burden of the special tax that will
result from issuing bonds, is too heavy
to assume, they will vote No" To
days action will settle the matter. If
the majority vote yes, Il bill will be
formulated aad handed to O,msby :
legislative delegation to nc i.esented
to the two hoy: SIS. Il is tpon time tC
give out the aurtnt 81 oonds necas-
sary. The members of the Legislature
,.lo deep. ..lvo.cs.cu d. Aay private
party, as they realize that it is thei
constituents.
Let everyone who has vote RECORD
it today, and place this vexing qucs
| tiOnin definite shape.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-12-27

Trib cures bruises and sprains,
Friend-Optican.
City, spent Christmas day in this city.
Judge Bonnifield arrived from VIM
nemucca yesterday.
Indian School tettanment. Re-
served seats only % cents at Stein
metz's Drug Store
The eastern part of the State was
visited by a snow storm Monday.
Half price and less, is what you pay
for goods at Pasch Bros. closing out
sale OF F. w. Days bankrupt stock
Sale now on
George James is home from Sacra-
mento for the holidays.
Sale now on, and will continue daily
from 9 a. M, until i p. H., at the
Creditors Sale of F. w. Days bank.
rupt stock.
Don't fail to vote on the water aues
ton at the election held today
Bargains in every line at the Credit
or's Sale of the +. w. Day stock Of
dry goods. Sale now on, and will con
tinue daily from 8 a. IN. uotil s p. N
w. Il. James. OF the Sacrament
Bee is in this city.
Box sheet now open at Steinrc tz
Drug Store, for the Indian S,-hooI en-
tert3;r.aent. Only - cents for re
served seat.
Sam Marlin leaves next week fo
Southern California where he will ioir
surveying party.
Large crowds are daily attending tn
F. w. Days Creditors Sale. A bi,
orce of salespeople is busy engaged il
waiting on customers. Polite atten
zion given to verybody.
Henry Rosenbrock, John Wayne
and Fred Knotloch went to Sacra
mentO to attend the funeral of the lat
John ROsser.