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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
LADIES' GENERAL COMMITTEE
RELIEF rs BEING DIsTHIBpTED
THROUGHOUT IT'S TERRITORY.
Contributions stiu Being Received
and the Sewing Committee Con-
tinucs TO Work Enthusiastically.

Mrs. Rosinc Ryan's committee head
quarters in the Settegast building GA
nfain street presents one OF the most
active scenes that can be found in the
city. Everything is working smoothly
and the several departments are in the
most perfect harmony throughout the en-
tire day and from one day to another.
Every requisition for clothing receives
prompt and careful attention and what
ever obstacles there may be in the way
are bravely met and In every instance
80 FAR they have been overcome
Mrs. Ryan is assisted in her work b.
corps OF able and willing ladies whC
never falfer-in the good work in which
they are engaged. The sewing commit
Doe ia srir indsserIously at work and the
members seem TO md positive pleasure
IN the labor.
Contributions continAe 20 come IN
some OF the places contributing yesterday
being Yazoo Citx, Mise. New orleans and
St Louis. Tue committee also received
check for $1,000 from M. K NJ. John
ston. out OF the relief fund raised by
The Post.
A contribution that will be OF immense
value to the committee and afford much
relief for the sufferers Is expected to ar,
rive within day or SO. 1t Will com,
from the International Sunshine society
OF which Mrs, Westover Alden OF New
York 10 the president general. Mrs
Ryan received notice yesterday from
Middleton. Conn. to the effect that tn,
first CONSIGNMENT had been shipped.
The committee Is giving considerably
attention now 10 the assistance OF desti
tute families who have located In Hous
ton since the storm. These families hay,
taken I'D their residence in this city per.
manently and as It is believed that the
will make good citizens Mrs. Ryan 4
determined that the proper treatmep
shall be extended TO them. so that the.
wi. feel encouraged and put forth ever.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
An Important Event

ioaay occurs Levy Brothers opening.
very interesting event to the ladies' and
.he Messrs. Levy Brothers are endeavor.
nus 10 make 1t equally so to the gentle
inen, and have concluded to reopen their
s M between the hours of s and 10 O'clock
us erening' at which time a fine orches-
ira VIII discourse concert music Tba
ladies' and gentlemen are cordially in.
yited. '"iiS in-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04

Mr.. j. c. Goldsten. president of the
Houston local retail clerks has received
letter from Mr.. Max Morris, secretary
and treasurer of the International As,o-
cation of Retail Clerks at Denver, max
ing another remittance OF 5000 making in
All S4UG SEM by the international ass0cia-
ton for the aid Of the retail clerks at
Galveston. While none of the membel :
of the clerks association at Galveston lost
their lives, several of them suffered Sc
we're material losses and these losses viii
be looked after as far as the fund now
being raised for that purpose will reach.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04

Tho Masons, who collected a large
amount of money and who did great deal
of transformations work in connection with
relieving suffering and distress anon :
those who had fraternal claims upon them,
have closed their active committee work,
but any members OF the order needing as
sstance, can apply to Grand Secretary
John Watson or Grand Treasurer r. F..
Frymier at the Masonic temple.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
THE BOTTOM DROPPED OFT.
what's the Matter with Hegistra.
uon' It's Not All Right

On Tuesday, the opening day of the
registration for the November election,
there were only 1903 certificates issued,
as against 7S9 on the first day of the last
registration, and yesterday it was even
worse there being but 24O registrations,
as against 734 on the second day of the
last registration. thus in the first two
Gays the registration for tie general
election falls short by $50, as compared
WIN the first two days of registration
Tor the last city election.
mere was no day during the entire
t.Swehty days Of the last registration that
yesterday. 24O. - ui'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
Cobb-NicInIs.

"ifs Mary Nichols. very est,mabl,
u iady Of this city, was married TO
mr 'ohn G. Cobb October by Jus.ic.
Mcdonald Of chaneyville The ryon,, !.
~ ra, enplsye Of the Houston and rexs
Hn hsilNay company. TIE bride ~
Natchek. Miss. ""son OF
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
A ThinhIe nee

ms afternoon from 4 to O'Clock tho
"Vmah' Auxiliary OF Christ church will
noia thimble bee at the home of Mrs
-, g. ,hartwell, l2l7 Webster avenue. In.
ho ns papers on domestic missions Will
invited e"'"s' Al friends
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
The PLUMBERS WIN Assist

The National Plumbers association
have issued an appeal for funds for the
relief of the plumbers who suffered as
the result OF the storm at Galveston.
The fund thus secured will be handed
through Mr.. John Collins OF Houston,
the secretary and treasurer OF the State
Plumbers association.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
For JeweIer. and matchmaker.

Mr.. John C. Dueher, president OF the
Hampden Watch company, sends a check
for 5000 to Mr.. j. l.. Mitchell OF this
city to be used in aiding any members
of the craft who were placed in destitute
circumstances in consequence OF the storm
at Galveston. Mr.. Mitchell Is having an
investigation made and win place the
money where 1t will do the most good.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
DO not leave nome on a ,o,rnev n,,,o

DO not leave home on journey without
bottle OF chamberlain's Collie Cholera
and parrhoea Remedy 1t is almost Ger.
tain to be needed and can not De pro
cured while you are on hoard the ears or
steamship. It IS pleasant, safe and 70.
liable. For sale by All druggists.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04

For spraire, swelllngs and lameness
there Is nothing so good as Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. Try It. For sale by
all druggists.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04

At your own door--the best health re-
sort in Americs-there's only one Sour
Lake.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
Dropsy completely cured at Sour Lake
coon NEWS FOR THE BoYs-BArHINq

Reduced prices for balance OF tho sea
son at Baldwin's Natatorium. Men 9Oc.
boys 10c Come one, come all. Water sc
degrees Fahrenheit. pure arteslan.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04

Cheapest and best medicine ever known
Sour Lake water 81 per gallon. Ask
your druggist for II.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04

Sour Lake has cured thousands-it can
cure you. Go and try II.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04

catarrh OF stomach and bladder at
tectually cured at Sour Lake.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04

who were ever ready to help in this great
work for humanity, Respectfully,
S. r. Anderson, Grand Master.
G. c. Fahrn, Grand Secretary.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-23

didn't; he always wants a sure thing.
There is no chance about his dice
they are always loaded. He plays no
game except those in which he is sure
to win and the other fellow is sure to
lose. He would bet on horse race
if his horse was a good one and the
opposing nag had only three legs.
He also said that he never went
hunting or fishing day in his life"
Poor fellow. he is much to be pitied.
He never had any genuine fun. What
good is all his wealth if he don't play
poker, run horses, fish for suckers or
hunt jackrabbits?
We wouldn't begin to trade places
with you, Coils. We wouldn't ex-
change our enjoyment of life for all
your millions. You are very old. You
are almost dead. You will shortly 60
lowell, somewhere, and leave all
your millions behind you. 1t is just
as we'll, too, for the gold might melt
and the bank bills would be sure to
burn.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-23
Beautifying the Summer Cottages.


The summer cottage or bungalow Of
the present need not lack for the sug-
gestion of comfort or the presence Of
beauty. In these latter days taste can
find employment and decorations ample
scope with a very moderate expendi-
ture of money. One of the strictest
novelties. combining fibre, form and
desirability of color, Is furniture made
of marsh grass. The coloring is main
ly lowtoned, sober. greenish gray.
Chairs, divans and tables Of reed in
interviewer colors are a refreshment
in themselves. These come in blues,
greens, reds, yellows and pinks. An
other variety is combination Of the
marsh grass with cable cord. Up
holstering, which has long been ia
booed in summer furnishings, is now
much in evidence and the combina-
ton of textiles with reed, rattan, will
low and paint is frequently noticed.
There are chairs with side pockets
for books and newspapers, chairs with
broad arms for serving lunch or after
noon tea, sentry-box chairs for inva-
lids and aged people, allowing them
to be in the open air on piazza or
lawn, while fully protecting them from
draughts and winds, and all uphol-
stored.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-23
''the points of the rocks are always

''the points of the rocks are always
dry"
Gold comforc," said Hope, looking
at them, but what shall we do for our
young friend?' he said to Mr.. Cross.
"If we put all the money in our peck
cts into handkerchief and tie 1t round
her neck, it will warm her, / warrant,
for she looks cold enough"
One of them had twenty and the
other seventeen francs, and binding
them in a knot Mr.. Hope passed it
round her neck.
On receiving it she blushed with de-
light, kissed both their hands and
cried:
How jealous my sister Angela will
be, and how happy my motherv
Just then q wave rolled past, and
the water began to run along the little
platform they were sitting upon; they
rose and mounted on the rocky points,
and had scarcely reached them when
the water was foot deep wheresthey
had just been seated.
Another wave came-the water was
within six inches Of their feet.
"It is a terrible high tide" said the
girl, but If we hold together we shall
not be washed away"
On looking to the shore they saw a
great many people clustering together
on the nearest point; faint sound of
cheers was heard, and they could see
hats and handkerchiefs waved to them.
"The tide has turned" said the girl;
"they are shouting to cheer us."
She was right; in five minutes the
place was dry.
They had some hours to wait before
they could venture on the sand, and i.
was quite dark before they reached
the beach, but ut length, guided by the
lights on shore, they gained their own
home in safety, not unmfndful of Him
who says to the proud waves: "Hith-
erto shalt thou come, and no further,
and here shall thy proud waves be
stayed"
The friends handsomely rewarded
the little fisher-girl, whose name was
Matilde, for her bravery.-New York
News.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-23
Outs landing Ears.

The Disagreement of outstanding
ears should be checked ia early child
hood, otherwise it is apt to be an OBJ
stinate matter to overcome. Various
simple little expedients may be re-
sorted to in order to accomplish the
end aimed at. For instance. a broad
elastic strap or webbing band, passed
from the lower part of the back of
the head obliquely across the ears to
the top of the brow, will help to con
quer this Disagreement. This band
can be worn at night or for an hour
or two during the day, or as an al
tentative there is the special ear cap
which has been invented with the OBJ
ject of encouraging the ears to lie
close against the head. The muslin
caps which years ago babies used to
wear acted in great measure as pre-
ventives against obtruding ears.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-23
FireprOof Safes.

"For city use in modern buildings"
said a safe manufacturer, safes are
nowadays made thinner walled than
formerly. thus giving them more room
inside in proportion to the space the
safe occupies. The modern building
is tireproof, or substantially so. and
in case of fire the safe does not fall
down through the burned floors into
mass of burning debris in the eel.
lar, but it stays where it has been
placed, supported by the steel floor
beams of the room. and, with less
around it to burn, subjected to COM
paratively less heat.
Under such conditions the thin
walled safe is as fireproof as the thick
walled safe would be under the con-
dit!ons in which it is used in the old
style buildings, for use in which the
thick-walled safe is still commonly
sold."-New York Sun.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-23
WINTER AMONG icEBERCS.
An Oregonian Says That the Experiences
Are Not Unpleasant.

James Poole, formerly a Portland
real estate man, has returned from the
North. after Il two years absence,
portion of which time he was locked
in the ice on the shores of kotZebue
Sound. He left here in June, 1898. on
board the schooner General McPher-
son. Mr.. Pooles venture in the North
has not proved a profitable one, as he
left Nome ten days before the gold
beach excitement broke out, and has
not found it convenient to return to
that point, while Kotzebue, he says
has proved a delusion and snare
About 500 adventures Wintered at
Kotzebue after the rush thither, but
the place is now deserted except by
a few hundred Eskimos, whose reg
ular winter quarters are in the shelf
cred hooks near by. He says the re-
port Of Kotzebue's rich diggings arose
from the fact that the aborigines had
bartered nuggets for food and cloth
ing with the captains of whaling yes
sells visiting that region, but the gold
evidently had been picked up on the
shores of Nome, to the southwark
some 500 miles.
He said the sensation of being in
closed by icebergs during a long arc
tic winter was not SO unpleasant as
one might imagine, as the days are
seldom less than six hours long, and
access to the shore is usually easy.
The General McPherson's decks were
rooted over in the fall with lumber
brought from Portland, and this gave
her the appearance of q house sur
rounded by stationery icebergs. Fur
Their out toward the Arctic Ocean the
great walls of ice took the appearance
of windows, as the motion of the
waves piled them up in parallel lines.
When the breakup comes in the
spring the real danger to shipping is
in being carried out by the floating isl
ands of ice, to be crushed, perhaps,
between great masses in motion.
From his acquaintance with the
Eskimos of that region. Mr.. Poole
judges them to be of Chinese or Jap
anese origin, there being a strong re-
semblance in appearance, build and
language. They are peaceable and
honest, and quite willing to act as
guides for the whites. who employed
them to a considerable extent while
prospecting along the banks of the
streams emptying into the sound. They
live by fishing in the summer season,
putting up large quantities Of the sal
mon, which abound in great numbers
in the streams. This dried salmon
and what grouse they manage to
snare in winter form the bulk of their
food. The heartily relish the white
mans -four, however, and are willing
to part with their own produce at
sacrifice in order to obtain it,
In speaking of the adventures at
tracted to the far north by the reports
of rich gold mines, Mr.. Poole said the
proportion of those who lost their lives
by shipwreck, hardship and scruvy
would be appalling If the figures could
ever be known.-Portland Oregonian
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-23
Mystery of Coffee Making.

An unwarranted degree of mystery
has somehow come to associate itself
with coffee making. 1t is likewise
true that most housekeepers become
opinionated about the process they
themselves have chosen to follow. Let
woman once become convinced that
French coffee pot or any arrange
ment whereby she may make coffee by
process of percolation, and if not
ready to die for her principles, she
nevertheless shows a decided tendency
toward wanting to make converts.
All such persons think scornfully of
the old-fashioned coffee pot that re-
joiced in no inner continuance but that
was simply roomy. Nevertheless, the
old kind of coffee pot makes the best
coffee. All that is necessary is cold
water and good coffee. Put these in
the desired proportions in the coffee
pot and let it stand for five or six
minutes on the table. Then put it on
the stove and let it come deliberately
to the boil. 1t is then sufficiently
cooked. Just before serving pour a
little, a very little, cold water in at
the spout to settle the grounds. 1t is
far better to serve the coffee in the
same pot in which it has been made,
as changing it allows the steam to
escape.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-23
THE COD.FISHER.

Where leap the long Atlantic swells
In foam-streaked stretch of hill and dale,
Where shrill the north-wind demon yells
And filings the spin-drift down the gale;
Where, beaten 'gainst the bending mast,
The frozen rain-drop clings and cleaves,
With steadfast front for calm or blast
His battered schooner rocks and heayes.
10 some the gain, to some the loss,
10 each the chance, the risk, the fight;
For men must die that men may live
, Lord, may we steer our course Alright"
The dripping deck beneath him reels,
The flooded scuppers spout the brine.
He heeds them not, he only feels
The Juggling of frightened line.
The grim white sea fog DER him throws
Its clammy curtain, damp and cold,
He minds it not,-his work he knows,
IT'S but to fill an empty hold.
Oft, driven through the nights blind
He feels the dread berg's CHASTITY breath,
Or hears draw nigh through walls of black
A throbbing engine chanting death.
But with calm unwrinkled brow,
He fronts them, grim and undismayed,
For storm and ice and liners bow,
These are but chances of the trade. 3,
Yet we'll he knows, -where'er it be,
On old Cape Cod or bluff Cape Ann
With straining eyes that search the sea,
A watching woman waits her man.
He knows it and his love is deep,
But work is work, and bread is bread,
And though men drown and women weep,
The hungry thousands must be fed.
ITO some the gain, to some the loss,
To each his chance, the game with Fate;
For men must die that men may live,
Dear Lord. be kind to those who wait"
Joe Lincoln, in Harper's Weekly.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-23
&-HouSEHo10
x RECIPES: :.I

Berry Tea Cakes-Beat to a cream
three tablespoonful of butter; add
one beaten egg. one cupful of sweet
milk, two cupfuls of -four, one tea
spoonful of cream of tartar, and one
half teaspoonful of soda sifted to-
gether; add one-half pint of fruit. To
be eaten with butter.
Pea Pancakes-Mash one pint ~
cooked peas and work into them a-
tablespoonful of melted butter 80
tie salt and pepper and one ta' sggsl
full of sugar. Beat IL two sE e}e
cupful of milk with ha]f d f.as W'u.
full of soda, dissolved 49, fAao rdt
one-half teaspoonfuI oc -I=am of C.s-
tar Sifted with one-t5i ouut,a ~ docc.
Beat thoroughly, baA9 ~ hc nd
die and serve hot WITH gfGTy II but
ter. Dried peas may be oseG II soaked
over night and boiled on hour.
Fruit Jelly in Cups-One heapinS
ia tablespoonful of gelatin in one cup Of
cold water. When dissolved, in about
ten minutes, add two cups of boiling
water, juice of two lemons and one
small cup of sugar. Stand in refrig-
orator until it begins to thicken; then
put into lemonade glasses with straw
berries. cubes of preserved pineapple
and small bits of orange mixed
through it, or any other combination
preferred. Put in refrigerator again
until chilled.
English Mint Sauce-You will find
nothing nicer to eat with cold meats
than the English mint sauce. To
make 1t pick the leaves of bunch of
mint; add twice the quantity of young
lettuce leaves, few sprays of pepper
grass this may be omitted and four
young onions cut in thin slices; the
rest must be cut as fine as possible
with knife, as you would shave cab
bage. Cover with weak vinegar, make
rather sweet with graduated sugar.
Let stand till the sugar is dissolved
and it is ready for use.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-23


Willow ware may be most success
fully cleaned by following any one Of
three suggestions. Salt and water in
a strong brine, applied with a scrub
bling brush, will restore much of the
original wilderness to willow furniture,
That is the most simple plan. After
the article has been thoroughly
scrubbed, it should be wiped with
cloth and then set to dry in the shade.
However, If the willow has become
disordered In any manner. it may need
to be bleached. For that purpose use
chloride water, in the proportion Of
an ounce Of chlorine to pint of wa
ter. Warm water to which has been
added ammonia will also clean the
much used willow chair.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-23
Her Opinion.

"The trouble with our civilization"
remarked the ponderous man. sis that
too much power and discretion are
unexpectedly centered in people who
have not proved their fitness for SOL
emn responsibilities.
THAT'S exactly what say" ex-
claimed Miss Farenforty. Gust to
think of those people in the census
Office who can find out anybody's age
by merely looking at ticket"-Wash-
ington Star.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-23
OUR BUDGET OF HUMOR,
LAucHTER-PRoVoKINc STORIES FOR
LOVERS OF FUN

The Veterans of the Family - UprootinG
Tendency - Not Headquarters - Ex-
pensive Rigging-Success in Life-Get-
ting at the Facts-Inferred, Etc, Etc.
My gran'pa is vet'ran
Of the war of sixty-one;
And papa is vet'ran
OF the war with Spain begun;
Uncle Fred II be vet'ran
When the Filipinos cease;
And I'm to be vet'ran
OF the war with the Chinese.
Indianapolis News.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-23
The Autocrats of the Kitchen.

He-"Darling, do one thing more to
please me. Name the day which shall
make me the happiest man on earth"
She-"I should like to do it, George;
but you will have to wait until 1 see
Margaret. 1t wouldn't do, you know,
to hit upon day when it is her after
noon Off"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-23
Youthful Diplomacy.

Mother with conviction)-"Johnny.
you took those preserves from the
pantry"
Johnny (shrewdly)-"Why, Ma, you
never saw me doing anything of the
kind"
Misunderstanding didn't see you,
but you did 1t, and l want you to
tell me the truth. (After long pause)
Come! Why don't you answer"
Johnny-"Ma, children should be
seen and not heard "-Catholic Stand
ard and Times.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-23

"Boy," said the wealthy man, BEAM
ing with gratitude, you have done
me a great service, and 1 am going
to reward you"
ooh, thank you, sirp gasped the
small boy.
Here In this small case" contin-
ued the millionaire, sis the first dol
lar 1 ever made. You may look at 1t.
Here is a recent copy of the Clap
trap Magazine, which contains my ar
ticle telling how l made it. Read IL,
and may heaven bless your
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-23
Two PhiIanthropists.

This is the story of Cuthbert and
Clifford.
Cuthbert and Clifford were origin
ally boys, but in time they grew to
manhood, and then they resolved to
devote themselves to the welfare OF
the human race.
Cuthbert, accordingly, studied and
became a sociologist, and gave advice
to the poor.
Clifford, on the other hand, studied
and became a lawyer, and sold his ad-
vice to large corporations, and gave
the proceeds to the poor.
Moral-There is more than one way
to skin a cat.-Detroit Journal.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-23
Natural.

Uncle Injecting his niece in the street
early in the morning)-"Well, my dear
Annie, whence come you so early with
such a joyful face?'
Niece-"I came from the dentist"
Uncle-"But one doesn't laugh when
coming from a dentist"
Niece-"Yes; but the dentist was not
ome."-Fliegende Blaetter.