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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15
SHORT NEWS STORES.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark.--.At Bismarck. Hot
Springs county, Brad Allen was mortaly
wounded. Calvin Sanders Dangerously shot
aud Calvin Jones painfully wounded These
young men. with others. attempted charlvarl
at the homo of newly married couple
JACKSON, Miss. The uniform text book
bill which passed the house last week wsas
defeated in the senate by a note of ~ to IL
MEMPHIS, Tepn--Fred Nayherry, QUO Of
the best known hotel men in Tennessee, IS
dead Of plouro pneumonia
RAJ F'tCp. y. CIV. J. Bryan lccturcd At
the state university The proceeds went to
found fund for the upiversitys benefit His
reception was very enthusiastic.
PORT DE FRANCE. Martinique, News has
heen received hero from Paris snnouncing
that the garrison Is 20 hc reinforced and that
the French cruiser Suchet is on her way here
NEW K.--The coal bsrses BLOSSOM
and Alice Tryon were lost off Fort Ches-
ter, " Y, Tuesday morning with slN per-
sons, all Of whom were probably lost
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BUSINESS MATTERS.
rmportaut Decision In Bankruptcy
Case.


sherman. Texas. February lin the
case OF A. Harrington, bankrupt appeai'a
from The referee in bankruptcy, this Guy
the applicant claimed that the brick store
house in which he did business was MS
business homestead, and as such exempt
to him under the laws of the state OF
Texas. Referee billiard held that his en-
balming tools were exempt but that u
little frame building a the r1A OF the
brick BUILDING was the business nome
stead. and held the brick building to be
part of his assets liable TO execution
harrington appealed. the case was not
taken 10 Paris, as Judge Bryant was dls-
qualified and il Went to Judge Week
court at Dallas. In his petition before
Referee billiard. Mr.. Harrington, claiming
the brick house as his business homestead,
said he expected to resume business IN IL
lust as soon as he could. In his opinion
Judge Meek quotes almost exactly these
words. as he does other statements OF Mt
Harrington. as his reasons for reversing
The decision of thu referee The court also
sent an order to Trustee r. r. Dulin, in
structing him to return TO MI Harring-
ton the possession of the brick building.
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TO PROTECT THE SAILORS.
A nil Has been Fnyorabiy Reported
to Congress.

New York, February IA Tribune
special from Washington says: Congress
proposes to vest in the secretary of the
treasury the authority to stamp Out the
land shark evil in American hareors ana
10 protect sailors from be ne the victims
of these sharpers The proposed law, winch
has been favorably reported to The house
from the committee on merchant marine
and fisheries, Is warmly supported by me
International Allied Seamen's AID socle
ties and other organizations ana ine
chances are excellent for speedy legisla-
tim As explained by Superintendent
Houghton # the Maritime association OF
the port of New Yorok, the immediate Oh
iect OF the proposed law is to prevent the
decoying Of s6amen from ships on arrival
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An Editors Life saved by Chamber
Inin's Cough Remedy.

During the early part Of October, 1896 l
contracted a bad cold which settled on my
lungs and was neglected until feared
that consumption had appeared in an in
ciplent state. Was constantly coughing
aud trying to expel something which |
could moi. | became alarmed aud after
giving the local doctor trial bought a
bottle Of chsmberlsins Cough Remedy
and The result Was immediate improve
ment ana after | had used three bottles
ny lungs were restored to their healthy
stste-B s Edwards. Publisher Of the
Review. want. ~. For sale by all drug
! sl.ts
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san francisco, February ll--summury a,
Tanforan.
Six nrlonEs- Norfod, silver Tail. Racetto
Time i:iiis
Six furlouFs, seliug-Royal Prize. Torsina
Melvin Burnhnm- Time i.taA.
Time .0a
Mile and a auarter-Tempo, yinc,oru. Muni.
Ia. Time 2:O9i4
Five iutlougs ST. Cassimr. Diomed Franz
Duny. Time l:0lh.
Six huilongs for maidenB-- s chrelb.r Rel
Cherry. BaRdad. Tmo t.1j
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ln,lee Hopnn n vnndilnte,

Luling Texas, February is.--judge L.
H. Roean Of Loekhart, the repfcscnialt,e
OF this county for SIX years, has aGain
consented 10 make the yaco COR thai noai-
ton. mtse Hogan IS q man Of Wnqeea-
toned ability, OF tho pureet charScier,
and good democrat ard hcius In fuli
accord with Rryan and Bailey. viii make "A
strong candidate lion Lee Bcnty tno
present incumbent. ID 4 candidate fur re-
election aud favora Chiffon Tor uutci
States senator. hence The race Will he q
warm and interesting one Bnley's fricnds
are Ncll satIsfcd Tor Judge nogpn 10 max"
Tho racv
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ENOUGH AMRuLANCEs.

New York, February 14.-From DR. Mol
lsr in Europe, Secretary Van siclen of the
bosr relief fund committee has received
! letter saying that the Netherland Red
Ssoss committee has all the money 1t
nefds a. present, all ambulances needed
aa'lng been provided and furnished
hrough the Capetown committee. The
ismmittee, therefore, has stopped receiving
money for this purpose.
detachment of fifty-nine nurses and
surgeons provided with the fund raised
W the Irish American societies will sail
'omorrow morning on LaGascogne for
,f1snce. whence they will take steamer
lof Deagoa bay.
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rue RACES.
New Orleans Frncis Is HEAVY mud
ImnlnN.. Ihnmnh nrN Inn.

Sew orleans La, February ~ rhouEh
drying out. the track was heavy and Nmpy
oday Wild F.ratc won the a-yonr-old
scramble on Mcjoynts riding and was The
nrsi fayori,c to land thc money WaterereN
and Frclinghuyscu were the others. Al
three wcro we'll backed and Lenseman, who
won tho hfh race, WIS backed ftom 80 10
H. making the second bad day fur tho ring
Mlle--Parakeet, swordsman, Judge MaGec
, lime .ig
selling. half a mile Wild Pirate, Princess
Mai. Ben Mace. Tlmo :55
selling, six furlonEs-W Water Crest Dumnis
Postmaster Bailey. Time 20is
Soling. mile Prospero. Cathedral, Nllmah
Time 1850
Selling, seven furiongs- Leaseman, Martha
Fox. Nscount. Time 80
SIX furlongs- Frelinghuyeen, Lomond Low.
able rime 20.
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Checked Nv l'Inniir

London. February N.--Adyiees from
Gaberounes. dsted February g. says: The
artillery duel between Colonel plummers
forces and 500 Beers continued until To-
day when the British dropped two shells
into the Boer forts. The Bocr guns have
been silent siycc. Colonel PlummcrS al
vance hiss been checked by floods
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Nistro, WIN stay at Columbus.

Columbus. Texas. February lS.-Mstrot
Bros & Co. have leased the lower moor
of the Stafford opera house, and intend
remaining in Columbus at least until the
firsr of next year. The building was form
erIv occupied by Senftenherg Bros. & Co.,
who carried one of the largest stocks OF
merchandise in South Texas, and who at
tracted purchasers from every portion 81
colorado county. Mlstrot Bros nope to
regain this trade to Columbus and add TO
the general prosperity OF the town.
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Held ON Liaht Bond.

Galveston. Texas. February IA, Abe
Kaufman, the bookkeeper Of the South
western Printing company, charged By
warrant with embezziement, had a habeas
corpus hearing before Judge Allen tonight
and without the introduction of any evil
denee except such AZ regards the financial
standing OF the prisoner, be was released
on bail in the sum OF $3.50.
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purchnred n stock.

Kaufman. Texas, February l2.-Mr, j.
NJ. Hale of Georgetown, Texas. has bought
the stock of furniture known as the Kaut
man Furniture company. Mr.. Hale viii
move here and continue the business at
the same stand.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15
TO TAKE HEIsAr.
Russia Is Preparing to Gather In
TERRITORY.

London. February iS.--The ST. Peters
burg correspondent OF the Times remarks
that 1T VIII not do to place over imucn
reliance on Russia's official ASSURANCES
thar nothing viii be doue 90 emharrass
ENGLAND in the present situation OF ar
fairs" and gives additional details show
Ing that the delays IN traffic on the Cen
trail Asia railroads are not caused, as Of
hcially stated. by snow falls. hu, are due
to the passage OF Russian troops. esti
mated at 10000. who are being conecn-
trated in the vicinity OF Rushkust The
correspondent adds that mos. Russians are
convinced that Russia Intends sooner or
later. 10 take Herat.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15

Chicago, February H. Rc-outions callins
for Federal law to SUPPRESS bucket shops
and pledgiug hemselvee to aid each other IN
various reforms were ndpptel at todayt6
meeting Of the board or trade delegates ron
resenting thirteen citics.
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4 NEW PLAN TO NE TRIED.
'schange of Ratification of snsuohn
t Treaty VIII he by Gable.

t'"a's VIII lie ny 'nDit.
seW York. February IA Tribune
Yss'ai from Washington says: An inao-
"'on In the fcrmality OF exchanging
say Publications has been adopted by
" United States, Great Britain and Ger
rs'ps n order to secure the partition 81
. nfs With the least possible delay and Tor
ms time the submarine cable Is 20
called into service 10 obtain results
s''n'n as many hours as under the Gus
~nsry deliberate way would nave taken
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Of Waco. Texas. reported to the pauee today
that he hRd been robbed OF nearly $4,000 on
an incoming trsin. Yuaknm was returning
IRON Grenada. NJ as, where he had sold 4
large number of mules. The money WAS IN
grin and another satchel was substituted
for, yoakums during the, carly morning.
There is no cicw to the ronser.
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HLLsuoao COTTON MlLl.
$4,000 Has Bccn Subscribed to
the Capital.

Hillsboro. Texas, February 1l.---A
rousing cotton mill mass meeting
was held here this Afternoon, II.
u. harsroves OF Shreveport. la.
made speech explaining the value
of manufacturing enterprises aud
their need in Texas; $4,000 was
raised for mill. which will bs
organized March /, with capital
stock Of $4,000.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15
ENCIrING SCORES.
Good shots in the Tournament at
Hot Spriuus

Hot Springs. Ark. February li.,-rherc woro
ten events decided. IN today's programme OF
the National shooting tournament; at whit
ington mark. The Weather was idenl and
some exciting scores We're made. Those who
faced 100 targets aud broke it0 or moro were
lsn. !. - belong came within one target
OF entering the list, ne having broken llg.
Gnborts score was much commented on.
Monday he missed Two targets and yesterday
three. Today he broke eighty straight and
then missed two IN the sixth event, when he
failed on difficult shot.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15

night barn belonging to Gearss Baxtce
was destroyed by hre. The barn contained
about ten tons Of hay Lass about $500.
no insurance.
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ncmnnncd M,thnnt nonn.

Mckinney, Texas. February lS-Jlm pa
terscn the negro charged With tho murder
OF Tidy Jones on thc morning Of the
nth. waived his examining bond today
I and WIS remondcd to jail without bond.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15

Paris. Texas. February H.--During
dance two and half miles below town
last night row was precipitated in which
Robert Rose was seriously stabbed with
a knife.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15

Denton, Texas. February "A. Mrs A. J.
Kittrells residence and contents burned
tonight. Loss 1890, estimated. aud insur-
ance $3.50 In British American.
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Fernandiua Fla, February H. Andrew
Carnegie refused 10 be interviewed with rc-
gard to the suit Glsd by II C. Frck IN
Pittsburg last evening
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Thrrc Mrm nrnnnrh.

Albany, ~ Y. February a. Three mon
Nore drowned and s5oNooo damage done TO
proneriy along the Itpdson river hS the
worst freshct which lhis tity has sccr Ante
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Price of Coal.

Ptttsburg. Pa, February 1.-THE price Of
from % 10 70 per cent dating from April /
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15

New York, February 1l.--Tom shatkcy %.
day took w Bob Fitzsimmons' challenge Il
Tho heavyweigbts.
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Yellow I,crer in Ha,ann.

Havana. February 1Eieht cases Of vel
low fever are under treatment which Is un-
usual for this time Of the year.
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nnhhehir Memphi..

Memphis Tenn. February ii.--willisni
yossum real estate and i've stock dealer
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
Both Had Been Out.

"The revenue cutters Of the United
States, as you may know" said an Off
Ger Of one Of them who likes his little
joke, "confne their services, which are
really invaluable to the government, to
the coast, and it is rare thing indeed
for any one Of them except those Of the
Bering sea patrol to venture any dis
tauce out to sea. Nor is this rule an
unsatisfactory one, for, say what you
please about it, sea service is not as
pleasant as the novelists and other ro-
mancers would have you believe.
"But I am getting off Of my story,
which applies to the cutter Grant when
she was doing duty in New York bay
and vicinity. Something had happened
to call her down the shore somewhere,
and she left the bay one afternoon, and
early tue next morning, while she was
bowling along at about seven knots an
hour, she Lailed big four master.
"'What ship is that? came the cry
from the Grant.
"'The Royal Bengal Tiger, 243 days
out from Calcutta came the reply.
What ship IS that?
Revenue cutter Grant was the
plaintive answer, and we've been out
all night "-Washington Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
Cheeae En Swiss Families.

The social rank OF. q family in STlt.
zerland is estimated by the age Of its
cheese, and the greater the respect due
to or the affection for guest the older
is the cheese set before him. There
are in each pantry at least as many
cheeses as there are boys and girls in
the family, for at the birth Of every
child cheese is made.
1t Is first cut into on his or her we'd
ding day, on which festive occasion oil
the guests partake Of piece Of the
groom's and the brides cheese in order
to- secure for them all earthly thrift
and happiness. The rest is served as
token Of friendly souvenir and heart
felt mourning after the tomb has clos
ed over his or her earthly career.
Moreover, when q Swiss youth falls
in love and wishes to pay court to the
girl Of his heart he goes to her father
and asks permission to share the fami-
~ dinner next Sunday. This is al
ways granted if he is respectable, for
it would be considered a deadly insult
to refuse. The anxious question in his
mind is, "N'ill papa bring out the
cheese?'
Papa does not usually hurry to re-
lieve his fears, having the family dig
nifty in mind and wishing to proceed
with due deliberation. If he is indeed
satisfied with the suitor, he at length
rises from his seat, goes. solemnly to
the cupboard, takes down the oldest
piece Of cheese, splits it and hands q
piece to the youth and one to the maid
en-, and from the moment they have
tasted it they are betrothed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
We'veCOn I through

This stores stock and put light
nlng prices on all goods that don't
move fast enough to suit us-given
them the farewell, good-by push that'll
send EN- out OF sight quickly. The
quality OF every item is all right. but
iof some unaccountable reason they
have not sold rapidly enough to please
US, and we've put them at prices that
will make them 90 quickly. We men
tion the following:
lib. cans Clipped Dried Beef at 2Oc
can: regular price 25c. lib. cans
Brawn, 10c can: regular price l2.c.
lib. cans Vienna Sausage, &c can:
regular price l0c. Armours' Deviled
Ham. small cans. &c can: 45c dozen.
Glib. cans Sliced Breakfast Bacon,
10c can; 81 dozen. lib. cans Atmore's
Plum Pudding, 1Sc Irregular 25c.) 2-lb.
cans n. Y. State Pears &c can, Irregular
1Oc. Lib. cans Cocktail Pineapple
lchunks) best quality, at 10c: worth
l23c. 2-lb. cans Sliced Pineapple, good
quality. at l2!c. Fine N. Y. packed
Green Corn at 81 doz Cheap at s1.20.)
;, Choice new Evaporated Apples at l0c
To-: regular l23c. Choicest Sliced Dried
Apples at Sc b.: regular 10c. Best
Sliced Peeled Dried Peaches at 15!c lb.
Crushed Oatmeal at Sc lb: 20 lbs for 81.
t'ry's Sweet Chocolate at 25c lb. Me-
nlers' Vanilla Chocolate at 4Oc lb: reg
uiar soc. Meniers' Plain Chocolate at
zoe: regular 40c. Richardson & Rob
bins Chicken Soup, quart cans, zoe.
Emery's Tomato Soup, quart cans at
lOc. Wheeler's Irish Ginger Ale at 81
doz.. import cost.
Ask for our Bargain Price-List. 1t is
full of surprises.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
SnoW EleaS.

One Of the strangest Of all specks on
snow is the snow fea-no mimic flea,
but an actual living and very lively
midget, whose swarms sometimes COW
er the snow in patches as black as ink
or convert large spaces Of its surface
to a dark gray color. They are crea-
lures Of the thaw. 7 have seen patches,
says William Hamilton Gibson, two
feet in diameter moving like dark
shadow across the meadow, and re-
member once when q boy walking on
the snow crust over a field Of several
acres that was everywhere peppered
with their millions.
The books tell US that the insects live
in moss and EchenS and the rocks and
bark Of trees, from which they emerge
for exercise in mild weather. This
theory is probably warranted by the
facts, but it will be no easy task so to
convince many rustic philosopher
whom know and to whom these deas
are as much a celestial shower as the
snow itself.-Boston Transcript
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casting.

Personal experience is the best teach
er. I have tasted 4S hours at time
without the slightest discomfort, but
drank IN that period many gallons Of
water, Of the plainest, most Croton
kind. I once had acquaintance Of a
pig that tasted 160 days. A dog can
fast two months without being much
the worse Rabbits live three weeks
without food, while cold blooded an
mails can go for years without eating.
The bear in state Of Information
passes into a kind Of trance, so we
shall not count him. The alligator like
wise "dies" in the long months Of win
ter, craving no food. There IS a fish
called the father lasher that can live
q month out Of water. That is fasting.
We have heard the tradition about the
toad that was sealed in q rock for
5000 years and hoped about in lively
fashion when released from his archae-
onomous prison. a horse has been
known to fast for month.-Exchange.
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4 Bold Little Bird.

The honeybird is we'll known den1-
zen Of many parts Of the TransvaaL
1t has the unique popularity that it
does not fear men and women, but
actually flies up to them, uttering .
plaintive low note and, flying about
their heads, tries to lead them on to
the nearest clump Of rocks or kopje.
The bird knows full well that under a
certain rock lies store Of honey, con-
cealed by the cunning bees, and, rock
honey being as much esteemed by
birds as by human beings, the clever
little fellow tries to induce q friendly
being with two strong hands to push
aside the rock, so that it may get to
the honey.
If it succeeds in it's object and the
traveller on the veldt attracted by the
birds futterings to and fro between
himself and the rocks, finds the honey,
the bird changes its plaintire tone to
one Of joy and pleasure, as much as to
say, "Thank you very much
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A KAFFIR SMOKER.

The Native Women Are Enthusiastic
Devotees of the Weed.
In South Africa the native women
smoke necessarily. Your native serv-
ant smokes as she cooks and as she
washes. The tobacco she likes is rank.
The dainty cigarette an English or
Russian lady Of fashion enjoys, smoked
through q quin so that no nicotine can
stain either teeth or fingers, would be
sneered at by a Kafir. Give me a
pipe and something in it can taste"
is in effect what she says.
The men kafirs are beyond tobacco.
They smoke something so vehement
that it makes them cough and splutter,
lose their breath, choke and sneeze to
an alarming degree. They like snuff,
too, and are fond of Offering and taking
pinches Of it C'schniff'' they call iD
when they meet and visit one another.
Regarding tobacco as too mild for
their taste, the Kaftlrs take another
weed and smoke that. They proceed
~ dl1duSS SkAOAlAS po3 ~ W oQooS
ting on the ground and getting ready
their "pipe," cow horn with thin
tube in it inserted half way down at
right angles to the horn. The end Of
the tube is in a basin, and 1t Is from it
that the smoker sucks the strong stuff
that makes him incapable Of anything
but a series Of coughs and chokes for
some time after he has had his turn at
the pipe, which is passed round from
man to man until q perfect chorus Of
coughs rends the air.
The tobacco the Beers smoke looks
like poor tea and IS peculiar in flavor,
yet Englishmen who have become used
to it acquire such taste for it that
they never ask for any other kind
London Mail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
THE BABY'S LITTLE JOKE.

It Worried the Fat Man, but He Tried
to Enjoy 1t.
1t happened in one of the late trains.
Everybody was trying to get to sleep,
and when the voice Of baby was sud-
denly lifted up in robust vail it was
not met with expressions Of JOY. It
cried steadily from Spring Garden
street to Columbia avenue. Then it
accidentally dropped pasteboard box
it had. a very stout and, like his kind,
very afable man across the aisle
stopped heavily and picked 1t up.
The child stopped crying as it took
it and promptly dropped it again. The
man, thinking it an accident, picked
it up once more. This time the baby
actually smiled, and as he threw it
down audibly cooed with delight. The
man looked distinctly uncomfortable
and became interested in something
outside the window The child looked
at the box a moment, then at the man,
and, seeing nothing else, resumed his
vail, with much added wind. The
look Of despair resettled on the face Of
the woman with the headache, and she
gave convulsive shudder as she felt
her head beginning to jump.
She gave one awful glance at the
baby and then leaned over to the stout
man, back of whom she was sitting.
"a1y dear SIR" said she, II have vio-
lent headache, and am in misery.
Won't you please pick up that box
again?" And with highly artificial
smile he complied. Out Of pure cour-
tesy he became q box lifting autom-
atom, his piles Of adipose making each
stoop come harder. But when he wip-
ed the perspiration from his brow and
staggered out Of the car at German
town be got grateful smile from the
afflicted woman, as we'll as every other
passenger, that he felt paid him.
Philadelphia Inquirer.