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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-02
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Growing Old
Gracefully,
Day. ~. Of Ms Caps and Wrinkles nav, !.
Of Seventy. wsna
(By Helen Ward,
10y Helen Ward,


Happily for us women. n.
Toned grandmother has gone a., sa = -
Ion. May she never be 49,, y 10
Fifty years ago a woman lived, say
tired from the pleasures drn'sc'icany n
t oa, OF NE az about her fortIs,s , = r.
aay anu pegan to get ready h, ~ s, ulrA
nnaue no oiHerence how young \. We
may nave been, nor how mas. uer splrt
heI young lie she had unssla. ssh
voted 10 he bearing and re ar,sv d.
brood Oh children. At forty ssa q
tremendously turned over h w@ w.
piatlon OF the cemetery, wnera .oa'sn
was long ago assigned her. ara He' pAcs
10 an iniexible custom sha a,.as sseoril1g
pretty head with an abom,ra.,euret Esi
way OF muslin and lace cai,aa 10 VI
put on spectacles, took her ~ = "a,
background and for twenty mr. ,hssla Ne
uf she we're not happy enouyh stlt
out sooneG lived an existes.. y ts,'
must have been martyrdom N sos. 20
ancestors-an existence passas = =, 81
bombazine gowns made after - enu
ially hideous design, and bounded Z s,p y
clurcnyaro on the east. the chime, :.
NV Va Si"huHId own room n, !,
west. the kitchen or nursery nm ~ ~. ~
when poor grandma was no, ! avIa
of wealth and the daughters, :, s vi.
homes fer an occasional glimp,s ~, ~
sunny south. Growing old ,prscs,an y
meant accepting fate and berInr ,.,sa !.
prepare for the resurrection dav ~ !,
fortieth milestone. ~ "
Personally / always feel vlc,ous =.
ever Tank of he grandmother !, sa
years ago, who was an old wor,,, ~
forty. | want even now to ven, NV n.,.
ion of the selfisbness that force. ~. ,.s
to be resigned 10 such a fate. '-'-
oh. know what the casual ma, vu
say should he happen to read tbIs 80
Gle, which wasn't intended for man s ~.
how can hear him rail. 'sWbatvs
will say, do away with the old gr,,,
mother. that used to bake us catss !.
give us all her spending money a H.,
fishing tackle with, Grandma. wbc u,
always sitting at her window waii,,
to help us out of scrapes and re,dy !,
mend our clothes. Perish the ide, 4
robting us Of our comfortable gooi ID
grandmothers."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-02
LOVES WEATHER.

When you're away the skies are gray,
And all the world is lying.
Sea, vale and hill, forlorn and chill,
And ev'ry JOY is dying.
But when you're near clouds disappear,
Blue skies and sun together
Reign till your frown again brings down
The sad and sombre weather.
Then pray what need have to heed
The weather mans deciding,
Since well know that when you go
The sun goes into hiding?
More useful he. I'm sure. would be
Were he but prophesying
fair, kind day when | may pray
Your heart to end my signing.
Richard Stillman Powell in Harper!
Bazaar
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-02

The Peach.
Though he'd popped and received a re-
fusal from her.
He exclaimed You're a peach,
declare!'
From which" she replied you would
have me infer
That my charms with a poachs COM
pare?"
Well" he said, "since your question
compels me to speak
The sole points of likeness you own
Are just the superfluous down on your
cheek
And the fact that your heart is stone"
Catholic Standard.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-02
Living in the sun

Living in the SUN.
Don't get mildewed
Living in the shade,
Damp and dreary
Bv your own tears made;
Sorrow is certain
To come to every one,
But sweeten it and shorten 1t
By living in the sun!
Don't get morbid
Living in the gloom,
When lust outside
There's a world in bloom;
Life is a brief thing,
Too soon done
oh, tighten it and lengthen it
BY living in the sun!
Ripley d. Saunders.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-02
Success lis Doubtful.

Austin STATE sman
The railroads have on foot n movement
% require brakemen to announce the
names OF stations so that they can be I'M
derstood. This Is most laudable UNDER
taking, but the long suffering public Is ex-
tremely doubtful of its success.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
SICNOR ToRRELLo THE LION TAME r

Signor Torrello was a tanner OF lions
His name in the Bible was Brown
He could make the fierce brutes Jump the
rope, walk the wire,
And turn somersaults and lie down
Signor Torrello
Was quite IL gay fellow,
And rapidly winning renown.
Signor Torrello one day met n maiden
Who charmed by his soul-stirring art
Stood in front of the cage and applauded
the lions
AS each played its wonderful part
Signor Torrello,
In words that were mellow,
Laid siege to the fair maiden's heart.
Signor Torrello could look at a lion
And cause it to cover in fear,
But the look that gave Leo the chills had NO
terrors
For the lady who's figuring here
Signor Torrello-
Alas, the poor fellow
Was conducted around by the ear.
Sgnor Torrello no longer tames lions,
The beasts turned against him one day;
The look that once charmed them had
ceased TO be potent
They roared and refused to obey!
Signor Torrello,
Unfortunate fellow,
All bloody was hustled away!
Signor Torrelo, subdued and discouraged,
Now works by the day with his hands
And is badgered for losing the look that
made lions
In terror obey his commands
Signor Torrrllo,
Alacki how he fell o
His case as its own moral stands
S. Z. Kiser, in Chicago Times Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
The Tramp's Advice.

She was standing on the front porch
reading the story paper, which had
Just come in the mail
"Madam," said Meandering Mike,
"lid [ see you brush away tear jcs'
now?"
':opos'n did," she returned. cts
no business of yours"
''I spoke in kindness, lady. You
amt treatin' yerself right to cry an
read both at once. It's double strain
on yer eyes, an you might as well
listen to my hard luck stories, an save
yer eyes exclusively fur de weeps. If
you likes touchin' stories, lady, here's
yer chance to have 'em brought to yer
door, an you needn't pay two dollars
a years subscription in advance,
neither. It's de chance of yer life,
lady, to trade off cold victuals for
pathos. Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
EEATRIlA AND THE IMAGE
VEEDER

The snow flurries were binding the
eyes of the passing throng but Pietro
stood valiantly at the curb, holding out
his plaster images for sale. 1t seemed
bitterly cold to the mufIled, skurrying
crowd, but it was warm and balmy to
Pietro. Though the hands which held
out the little white image of the wing
ed victory or bust of Beethoven
were blue and sti@, and the narrow
shoulders of the thin frame were dou-
bled together in an attitude of cringing
subjection, yet the eyes of Pietro were
looking far beyond the brilliant shops
OF Fifth avenue. In his imagination
he was wandering in the Elysian fields
with his Beatricia where the sunlight
gilded the meadows and the smile of
nature shone everywhere.
o valiant heart of Petrol For two
years now he had nodded plaster casts
md images and sold his wares on
street corners and boarded the meager
gain to be able to get back to his Bea-
lricia. On the banks of the Tiber he
mad left her, picking grapes with the
3len and girls in the Roman vineyards,
md he had come to seek an El Dorado
before he claimed her as his bride.
For one long, sad year of separation
bhe wrote to him. She upbraided him
@or his slowness in winning the wealth
they had dreamed of. she scolded him
jor only luke-warm affection. she
wounded his sensitive soul with re-
feated attacks on his loyalty and love,
End gradually these criticisms, ema-
mating from the restless, passionate
soul of the young girl tender but sell
bsh, giving much but demanding more,
'rushed the ardent spirit of the young
italian, and he drew his love within
the recesses of his heart and brooded
over 1t, and ceased to pour out the
Eouls desires in the little message
which he sent occasionally across the
water.
Finally, when she believed her love
COO little appreciated, she ceased alto
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
CONQUERED at Last.

Peddler Opening his pack)-I have
here, madam, an improved rat-trap,
which
Woman of the House-We are never
troubled with rats
(which can also he used for crack
ing nuts"
'We never use nuts of any kind. "
"Or as a coffee roaster. Adjusted
In this manner it"
"We always buy our coffee roasted" I"
Gust so. Reversing the wires that
form the upper portion anl bringing
down the side flaps thus, we have q
device fo- holding eggs when cook
ing"
1--WE never eat eggs"
"And by holding these wire loops,
as you see me doing now, it makes a
handy arrangement for holding small
mirror -"
Haven't the slightest use for such
thing"
"While, by adjusting another small
mirror in this position aud another at
this angle, as you will notice, and
placing it in kitchen window, for
example, it has the curious effect of
enabling the observer, seated at one
side of the window and entirely out
of sight, to see distinctly through any
window opposite and to note what is
going on inside, and all ask for this
most useful ana comprehensive inven-
ton is one-half dollar, which is only
about one half -"
'''ll take it. "-Cassell's Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01

What struck one of the special cor
respondents with Lord Methuens s
force invalided home was the uncanni-
ness of the whole thing. There is no
pomp of war, no stirring music, no
gay uniforms, and, strangest thing of
all, no visible enemy. What you see
from the standpoint of the British
staff is number of men clad in khaki
dodging their way up the hill, making
for cover wherever possible. Two or
three OF them suddenly drop, perhaps
one gets up and presses forwa, d
again. The others Ii where they fell,
dead or sorely wounded. AS the
Beers always fire from cover and use
smokeless powder, there is nowhere
sign of them. That he speaks of as a
circumstance more than all others
tending to demoralize the men.
London Leader.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
HUMOROUS.

Chollie-Willie thinks only of him.
self. Fweddie Yes; he's SO thought
less.
Nell-George proposed to me last
night on one knee. Bell-That man
would stoop to anything.
Nell-This tea caddy used to be-
long to my grandmother. Belle
Graciousl did she ever play golf?
Sillicus-Why don't you get mar
ried? Cynicus-What's the use? L
already have a parrot and phono-
graph.
She-Before we were married you
used to tell me 1 was the light of
your life. He-Yes; and row 1 have
to pay gas bills.
'For mercy sake, how many pan
cakes have you had, Georges" "Mom-
ma, you know I've only learned to
count as far as ten."
'Tt's always in damp places that
mushrooms grow, isn't it, papa?"
''Yes, my boy" SIS that the reason
they look like umbrellas, papa?"
Mrs. Buggins l hear you are break
ing in a new servant girl. Mrs. Mug
gins-Not exactly; she's doing all the
breaking that's necessary herself.
There was Il young fellow out west.
Who found that hard work was pest
SO he traded his wheel
For an automobile,
And now he IS taking rest.
A school teacher lately put this
question: "What is the highest form
of animal life?" "The giraffe, re-
sponded bright member of the class.
Hoax-Why do you suppose that
fellow at the corner table eats so much
. ketchup. That's the second bottle
he's had. Joax-Maybe he's de-
tective.
"Does your wife take to horticul-
ture, Billy?" "Yes, indeed; she gets
out every fine day with the hoe and
chops the head off something I've
planted"
Blobbs-Borrowell says you were
out the other day when he called.
Slobbs Not exactly. l was in just
exactly the amount he wanted to
tOucn me Tor.
Visitor (disappointeO - So Mr..
Smith is away on his wedding journey?
am very sorry to hear that. House
keeper-Yes, isn't it too bad? The
poor young man.
"Well," said the camel in the cir
Gus parade, 'there's some comfort for
me, after ALL" "What do you mean?"
asked the elephant. "NIy hump is
pretty bad, but it might be worse.
don't ride bicycle"
"Have you got the countersign?"
asked the sentinel. ''Well," replied
the raw recruit, who had left a de-
partment store to enter the army,
"when left the counter it was This
silk twice less than cost.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01

One would imagine that with the
modern facilities for travelling the
hunters had long ago discovered all
the game birds and their haunts in
every corner of the world. But, to
the surprise of everybody, a brand
new partridge has just turned up. 1t
is called the Siberian partridge. 1t
is found in the mountains of southern
Siberia, although Manchuria is be-
lieved to be its real home. 1t feeds
upon little wild nuts which give to
its meat a peculiarly delicious flavor.
The birds are killed III the winter,
and, after thorough freezing, they
are packed and sent by rail to Liban
on the Baltic. From there they are
sent to London. where they are sold
for something less than 81 a brace.
AS many as 800, 900 brace have already
reached the London market. ! New
York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01

Eether to write. Pietro had been wait
ing and watching and counting the
days for the letter which she owed.
Weeks went by. then months, and no
word came to tighten his labors and
his loneliness The first sharp pain of
disappointment gave way to a long.
dull, ceaseless agony that filled his
heart to the brim and made it throb
wildly at times within the tender
walls. Oh, beloved Beatricia," he
would cry out in the wakeful watches
of the long night. have you forgotten
your Pietro?"
The plaster Venuses and Mercurys
and Sacred Marys stood side by side
along the shelves of his shop, gazing
down on him from their classic gran
1eur with cold Implying eyes. Some
ti1es at night he thought that he saw
the imperious Milo shake her head dis
dainfully when he cried aloud Mer-
curry sneered and a dimpled Cupid's
head, by PraXiteles, broke into amused
mirth, Once in his grief he knelt be-
fore a Mary, which he had himself
nodded that very day, and he prayed
wildly and despairingly, and, as if in
compassion, it seemed to him that the
sacred lips of the image moved to
intercede.
He lived alone. Others in Little
Italy" sought know him and draw
him out of himself. He was a hand
Iome youth, perhaps % years of age,
and many of the American born young
italian girls cast amorous glances at
him. He did not even notice them. He
looked far beyond them and saw
little dark-eyed girl, with a clear,
Ehite, transparent skin. more beauti-
AL than the day-a cameo with but
Pie merest blush of pink.
HE no gooda, he no gooda," shout
I'd the mob of merrymakers, tossing
back their heads in unbridled, mock
ing laughter. They would look at one
another when he passed silently, and
then raise their eyebrows significantly
and smile with knowing conclusive
smiles as they touched their foreheads
with a finger.
Pietro scarcely knew of their pres
ence He used to hear their uproar-
ious laughter, but it did not attract
him. He had no respect for them.
Many were but provincial born, and
he, why he, Pietro Gonzales, had been
born in Rome itself. above the shop
where Gonzales the elder mad chiseled
ihe heads of prelates of the Vatican
)om the finely veined, dazzling white
yibs of marble from Italy's own hills
and had been true artist In his day,
and had loved art and labored for it
in the pAre joy of creating. Money
to him was nothing. He did not know
how to earn it well, or to keep it. Art
was everything. He deemed it worth
the sacrifice OF his son, whom he
forced to go to America in order tc
extract fortune from the new world
But Pietro was beginning to learn
that fortunes are slow in coming, ever
b young. thriving provinces, and his
art was more than the art Of chiseled
marbles or of plaster casts. His love
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
An Ancient English Charity.

At the Kentish village of Biddenden
recently the ancient custom of distrib-
uting the Biddenden maids charity
was performed after the morning SER
vice. The charity consists of a gift
OF bread and cheese to poor residents
and a roll stamped with the efIlgy OF
Eliza and Mary Chulkhurst, the bid
denden maids" to all comers. Accord
ing to tradition, Eliza and Mary Chulk-
hurst were born in 1100. jointed to-.
gether by the hip and in this stata
existed for thirtyfour years, when
one was taken i'll and died. The other,
refusing to be separated, died six hours
afterward. BY their will the charity
came into existence
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01

salted or smoked during the yesr
was, roundly, so, 900, o0pounds. Thus
great salt fish trade has grown up
subsidiary to the fresh fish trade.
In the salt fish trade of the United
States there is probably used in a
year about 500, 600 quintals of salt
Goldfish, hake, haddock, cusk and pol
lock, besides 100, 900 barrels of salt
mackerel and 100, 900 barrels of salt
herring. The amount of smoked her.
ring consumed aggregates 1000, 900
pounds. In addition to this there is
a good deal OF picked salmon, shad
and other fish of minor Importance.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01

An extraordinary thing which has
been noticed is that nearly all of the
vegetables of Chinese origin have a
considerable proportion of manganese.
Professor Blasdale has found that the
great color characteristic of mangan-
ese was always present in a greater or
less degree upon igniting the ash of
the Chinese vegetables. The water
chestnut, or ma hai' shows the
largest quantity. This is q we'll
known food in Chinese quarters. 1t
has sweet chestnut flavor and is
juicy and watery in consistency. It
has thick, tough, brown outer skin.
Within it is white, and when grated
yields quantities of starch. 1t is eaten
either raw or boiled. 1t does not re-
semble the chestnut in any sense,
being little bulb, and growing at the
bottom of a collection of long marsh
grass stems. A considerable propor-
tion of Chinese vegetables are pro-
duced from swamps.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
A ROMANCE OF THE PEERAGE.
Strange Tale of Fire, Hired Assassins,
Thefts and Poison.

Strange Tale of Fire, Hired Assassins,
Thefts and Poison.
In few weeks o romantic story
will be told to the House OF Lords by
a schoolmaster who claims to be Wis.,
count Kenmure, and who seeks estates
in Kirkcudbrightshire. At present
the residence known as Kenmure
Castle, New Galloway, is occupied by
a woman whose mother was the sister
of Adam, the last Viscount kenmure,
who died in 1S47.
The memorialist, John Gordon, in
his pleadings, recites curious tale.
Viscount kenmure who joined the re-
bellion in 1715, and who was beheads d
on Tower hill the following year, LETT
two sons, both of whom died unmar-
ried. His widow, nee Mary Dalziel,
shortly afterward married her foot
man, John Lumsden, and their chill
dren took the name of Kenmure. In
several ways, according to Mr.. Cor
don, did she attempt to oust her hus-
bands brother John from the position
and the family possessions to which
he had succeeded. On one occasion
she tried to burn Kenmure castle at
an hour when her brother in law, his
wife and his child were asleep in the
Baliol Tower. During that night a
box containing deeds, the property of
the Viscount, mysteriously disap-
peared. 1t was reported that Mary
Dalziel had stolen the box. On the
other hand, she swore that it had
been burned.
John Gordon, Viscount Kenmure,
afterward went to France, and while
in Paris he was attacked by two
masked men. Being skilful swords
man, ne succeede in killing both.
These two men had been engaged by
Mary Dalziel to kill him! In order
to see their work done thoroughly
she braved the channel passage and a
long journey on horseback. This
plan having failed, she represented
that the nobeman was guilty Of fraud,
and he was thereupon put into prison
and remained in chains for eleven
years.
On the Viscount's return to Ken
mure from France, Mary Dalziel
visited him and drank wine with him
at one of the feasts given in his honor.
The glass he drank from, however,
was poisoned by her and he died.
The Viscount left two sons, one OF
whom, William, was drowned while
boating in America. He was unmar-
ried. The other, James, found that
Mary DalZiel had taken possession OF
of Kenmure Castle, and had spread
the story that she had bought
it from his father, her brother in law,
John. Eventually the rest of the
property going with the title was
seized by other people, and these
succeeded in keeping James out of
his rights. One OF Mary DalziePs
children by her second marriage to
the footman Lumsden forthwith
usurped the title OF Viscount Ken
mure in 1924, and on his death, in
1910, was succeeded by his nephew,
Adam Gordon, the last Viscount.
In 1847 the plaintiffs grandfather
began to move in the matter, claiming
to be the only male heir to the title
and estates, as the nearest male heir
to the man who was beheaded on
Tower hill. John Gordon, the pres
ent claimant, pleads that he cstab-
fishes his right to the title and Ken
mure estates through the relationship
he can trace to John Gordon, who
was poisoned by Mary Dalziel. Lon
don Chronicle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01

1t is told of Col. Hare, who is now
the commander of the Thirty third
regiment in the Philippines, but who
formerly led the Seventh cavalry, that
when he first arrived in Manila he was
asked by Gen. Otis how many sharp
shooters he had in his command
We'll, general" said Col. Hare, after
doing little mental arithmetic, 81
have 1000 sharpshooters and about
1865 crap-shooters." New York Tri-
bune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01
wilhelmina and Two Poor children.


Queen Wilhelmina was taking her
usual afternoon drive with one OF her
military officers when she saw in the
wood at the Hague two children, one
eight, the other ten years old. seated
on bench crying. Her majesty asked
what was the matter. One of the
children, still weeping, told the queen
they had lost their mother, and there
was no one to look after them.
"Well," said Wilhelmina, I'VE must
go and see your father" The children,
with much hesitation, explained that
they had been sent ont by their father
to beg. The queen, after consider
ing moment, ordered the coachman
to take them to an asylum. and walked
back to the palace with the officer. =
London Chronicle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-01

Sprottle-So poor Howles is dead.
What loss to literature
Dimley-Loss ! Why, now 1 can
have his complete works be md -
Brooklyn Life.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-21
NO RTH III YEN.

May 19.--The strawberry festival and
social given by Mizpah circle of King
Daughters in the lecture room of the
congregational church on Friday even
ing was not as well attended as would
have been under other circumstances
than those of thunder shower, But
the shortcake was good and homemade
ice cream is thought to be desirable at
any time, and there was a good time tt
go home when there was no rain fall
ing, although it poured afterward. The
coffee was fine under the supervision OF
Miss Kate Smith.
The annual meeting Of the Village
Improvement association will be held in
Memorial hall on Tuesday evening, May
%. Officers will be elected and other
business transacted. All are invited and
will be welcome.
S. f. Linsley Is rushing things at Mr..
Brewster's buildings which he COM
menced building last year, on the 18th
day of May, and this year to rebuild af-
ter the fire on May Is,