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The Irish standard., 1900-12-29
Put on the Brake.


back to it, after leaving the army.
Put on the Brake.
l saw one day, on the brow of a hill,
A boy with big, heavy load;
lie pulled on the lines with a firm,
strong hand,
AS he struck the decline in the road.
The wagon was new, the harness was
strong,
But the horses, though good, were
small;
The heavy load forced them into a
trot,
And trembled for fear they would
fall.
1 knew if they fell the boy would be
hurt,
felt that his life was at stake;
l shouted above the noise of the
wheels,
"Say, little boy, put on the brake"
He grasped the lines with his small
left hand,
The brake lever seized with his right,
He knelt on his knees and with a
strong push,
He set on the brake good and tight;
Then he refined the horses back into a
walk
And could easily guide them at will,
And, safe and sound, and without a
mishap,
Was soon at the foot of the hill.
AS he stopped to loosen the brake, |
said,
"A lesson from this you should take,
Many a wasted life might have been
saved
Had they, in time, put on the brake"
Now there is the boy who smokes Gig
,arettes,
At first it was done on the sly:
He's easily muddled at task and play,
For his brain is injured thereby.
His brother in folly, the tipping lad,
At first had an intellect clear;
He's clouding it over day after day,
For those boys tremble with fear.
Whenever I see one INDUCING say,
"He's struck the decline-no mis-
take,'
And 1 call aloud to him as he hastens
along,
"Say, little boy, put on the brake
There is the girl who is thoughtless and
vain,
She's sowing wild oats, it appears;
AS she's sowing to-day with laughter
and song
She will reap tomorrow with tears.
She never will soil her lily white hands
To aid mother in her household
cares;
She knows more than her mother, she
thinks,
And needs not her counsel and
prayers.
know, as sure as night follows day,
A wreck of her life she will make,
And 1 shout, while yet it is easy to
stop,
"Say, little girl, put on the brake.'
There is the man who frequents the
saloon
Untruthful, dishonest, profane,
Who seeks rude companions, squan-
ders his time,
And cares not if he gives others pain.
What to him are tears of mother and
wife,
Or sobs of his own little child?
His conscience is scared, his soul has
died out,
He plunges down reckless and wild.
But the road ends at the foot of the
hill,
And below is the birthstone lake,
shout while yet he has time to re-
form,
"Say, my dear friend, put on the
brake"
George Clay Lloyd.
The Irish standard., 1900-12-29

Jaggles Have you decided on your
makeup for the holiday masquerade?
Waggles-Yes. intend to wear the
things my wife bought me for Christ
mas.
The Irish standard., 1900-12-29

MCGOWAN & Mahoney, fire insur-
ance, real estate, loans, 1875 Central
avenue.
The Irish standard., 1900-12-29

John j. McHale and Ace P. Abel.
lawyers, 3O1-3O2 Bank of ComnSerce
Building.
The Irish standard., 1900-12-29
self? 1 didn't think I could ever do
Such thinuc

self? 1 didn't think I cou,d ovor ID
such things.
remember when we were riding
together in the smoking compartment
between Columbus and Cincinnati
says Major Pond in his "Reminscen-
ces.' Mr.. Nye was great smoker
and Mr.. Riley did not dislike tobacco
AN ola FARMER came over to Mr.. Nye
and said:
"Are you Mr.. Riley? 1 heard Won
was OH the train"
mo; l am not Mr.. Riley. He is
over there
Il knew his father, and 1 would like
to speak with him."
ooh, speak with him? Yes. But he
is deaf and you want to speak loud"
So the farmer went over to him and
said in loud voice:
SIS this Mr.. Riley?"
'Er, what?"
''Is this Mr. Riley?"
what did you say?"
rs this Mr.. Riley?"
"Riley? Oh, yes"
II knew your father"
s'No bother"
II knew your father"
"What?"
II knew your father
ooh, so did II
And in few moments the farmer
heard Nye and Riley talking in ordi-
nary tones Of voice. Imagine his
chagrin.
The class was having lessons in ma
tural history, and the teacher asked.
'Now, is there anybody here can tell
me what a zebra is?" Tommy-Yes,
sir, can. Teacher-Well, Tommy,
what is a zebra? Tommy-Please, sir,
a zebra is a donkey with a football
suit on.
Mother-Joe, why do you suppose
that that old hen persists in laying in
the coal bin? Joe-Why, mother,
think she has seen the sign, CHOW is
the time to lay in your coal.''
"There is trouble brewing for you,
my reckless young friend" perhaps
so, but am not looking for the brew
cry"
The Irish standard., 1900-12-29

y little girl, who was trying to tell
friend how absent-minded her grand
pa was, said: "He walks about, think
ing about nothing, and, when he re-
members it, he then forgets that what
he thought of was something entirely
different from what he wanted to re-
member"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-11
STREETS FLOODED BY RAIN
THE ARMoRy BUILDING STRUCK NY
LIGHTNING YESTERDAY.
some OF the street Car Lines Were
Forced to stop Running.
The Rainfall.

The rainfall for the first ten days OF
January has been immense in this local
lily, the flood gates having been especially
wide open yesterday.
Yesterdays deluge commenced abou, :
a. M and continued nearly all day. and
as a result OF the downpour some OF the
poorly drained streets were sufficiently
Hooded to stop travel for time. People
who had to travel on foot we're forced 10
stay at home, or wade aud some OF the
street car lines had TO discontinue the
running OF cars for a time, The Arkansas
Pass depot linc could not get cars across
Mckinney and Texas avenues on Hamilton
street and travel over that limo vas sas-
pended for several hours, the cars only
running up and down on Jackson strret
The Houston avenue cara were STONED n,
tho Houston and Texas Central crossing
on account of high water
Yesterday about u o'clock Iirhtntny
struck the fsgstsf on the Armory hut,d
ing occupied by Mieirot Bros G a.
'esrins tho slate roof m ,hs east side a,
the eilpols and throwing some Of IL across
me street irtc neishhoring ysrd The
current dissipated Itself over the vasiou.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-11

THE KANSAS GRAIN DEALERS.
VIII Visit Houston 40 strong some
Time in March,

Mr.. George II. Hunter OF Wellington.
Kan, president OF the Kansas State Mil
lers' association, in letter under dat
of Wellington, Kan, January S, addressed
TO Secretary Tom Richardson OF the Hous-
ton Business League says:
Relative 10 the excursion party made
up OF members of the Kansas Grain Deal
ers' association and their wives and the
members regarding which we have had
some correspondence, am pleased to In
form you that such excursion is now de-
cided upon some time early in March.
Can't give you exact dates
II have just returned from Chicago
where arrangements have been completed
with the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad company for excursion TO Hons
ton ard Galveston. We have engage
eight Pullmans and baggage cars sufficient
TO accommodate travelling necessaries for
$50 people
The association meeting will be he'd
at Topeka and after two days session.
VIII come direct to Texas or course. our
principal stay win be at Galveston. hut
our people are particularly anxious 10 see
houston aud ! hope we will be able IN
stay there long enough TO thoroughly see
the city. Would say. however, we are
making no arrangements for Houston nm
I'll We hear from you. Win send YOU mora
exact date later"
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prRsoNAL MENTION.

Henry Solomon Of ~ Louis Is at the
Bristol
Dan Morris Of Waco is stopping at tho
Hutchins.
LIE Turner Of New York is a guest at
the Bristol
G. A. King of Milwaukee is stopping at
the Bristol
Thos f. Cook Of Dallas has apartments
q the Bristol
c. T. MeElvsney OF Denison is stopping
a the Bristol
VIM. p. Hagerty, Jr,, OF Marshall is To-
Gated at the Bristol.
H. l., Rathrocls of San Antonio is domi-
oled at the Bristol
r. Simmonds Of New Orleans is quar-
tered at the Bristol
Cecil Porter Of Nashville is a late ar.
rival at the Bristol
A. G, Thompson of Hampstead is regis
tered at the Capitol.
W. c. Hea of Freeport. III, is auto.
graphed at the Bristol.
Mr. and Mrs. D. NJ Martin of Navasota
are guests at the Capitol.
w. NJ. Barnett of New Orleans has
apartments at the Bristol.
John Lynch of San Augustine is among
the guests at the Hutchins.
d. 7. Forbes of Victoria dropped In last
night and put up at the Bristol.
Frank Murphy, Chicago contractor, is
visiting relatives in the city and viii re-
main here a month
\. Castanedo of Waco Is at the Capitol
John C. Underwood OF Columbia is a
late arrival at the Capitol.
W. c. Nye has returned from a two
weeks visit with his family at Dallas. He
is stopping AT the Hutchins.
Tom Flaxman of the late firm of Wolf
g. FlaXman left last night via the South
ern Pacific for New York and other East
ern points on business trip.
Hon. Ed Simmons. assistant attorney
general was in the city last night en- route
10 Galveston on official business Mr.
Simmons was a caller at the office OF Tho
Post.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-11
CITY BREviTIEs.


Hue nre occurred at go Austin street
late yesterday afternoon.
The city council will meet at 4 o'clock
this afternoon in adjourned regular ses-
sion.
The Retail Clerks will hold a special
meeting tonight In knights of Pythias
hall.
Three daughters Of Mr.. De Lott, 2Sl2
Center street, are reported i'll of scarlet
fever.
There will be special meeting of the
sheltering Arms association this morning
at 10 o'clock
Local officers are looking out for three
convicts who escaped from plantations aud
are thought to have come in the direction
OF Houston
There will be an Interesting debate this
evening before the Houston Philosophical
association between the respective merits
OF socialism and sir gle tax
The ladies OF the rurnveren will meet
az Turner ball at 3 o'clock this afternoon
TO arrange for the ST. per ana the lecora-
ton of the hall for the anniversary bill
next Monday right.
A negro family said to have smallpox
was discovered in the Sixth ward yester-
( day. The inmates Of the house we're taken
TO the pestbouse and the building was
thoroughly fumgated.
The meeting OF the Merry Wives club.
which was to have been held at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. w ". Chamberlain to-
morrow afternoon. has been postponed un-
til the following Friday.
In the case Of John Farmer appellant,
VS. w ~ shaw, appellee, the court of
civil appeals rendered decision yester-
day affirming the case The text OF the
decision will be found in the telegraph
columns OF today's Post
The Texas coast drainage convention, 20
NEE, in Houston January g. has certainly
been called at a proper time, for tho
people all over the coast country have
been receiving for the last few weeks a
ctical Illustration Of the necessity for
drainage.
Mrs. William Christian. chairman ot the
committee appointed by the Daughters OF
the Confederacy on Robert f. Lees birth
day celebration requests that the mem
hers OF this committee meet with her at
10 o'clock this morning at the parish
house of Christ church, to perfect ar
rsngements for the literary and musical
programme TO be given on that day
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-11

A very enjoyable musical evening was
participated in on Tuesday night by a
number OF we'll known musical people OF
Houston at the residence of Miss Averitt.
in the Sixth ward, the occasion being TO
Introduce Mr., De Armand to some OF the
leading musical people OF Houston. Miss
Averltt is the organist Of the Annunc a :
ton choir and one OF the most efficient
accompanies in the city. Among those
who were her guests Tuesday evening
were Mr.. De Armand, Mr.. aud Mrs. Oliver.
Miss Barlow. Miss Bessie Hughes. Mr..
Frank Wyatt, Mr.. Frank Russell and Miss
Sadie Timmins, There was no formal pro-
gramme, but with such an assemblage OF
musicians 1t is needless TO say that there
was some excellent music rendered Dur
ing the evening refreshments were served
ard the occasion was Que OF rare enjoy
ment.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-11
Tobacco E.hib,t, sccnr.,

Mr. A. H. Baldwin, who left for Mont
somery county on the International and
Great Northern train on Tuesday night.
teIephoned back to the city last night that
he had been emnently successful in Sc
curing over fifty pounds of hrst-class to-
baeco to forward 10 Secretary Whitney at
Washington bought mostly of dealers. II
consists of fifteen pounds of fine wrapper
tobacco, three grades and colors Of fillers
ana wrappers, such as will make I'm
exhibit at tho Paris exposition after
passing through the expert hands OF
'inanlpuiator under Secretary Whitney.
as these fine grades. especially OF wrap.
pers, are high, costing 81 pound, It viii
require about Sl5 more 10 be raised today
TO send II on In good shape the express
companies sending It forward free
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-11
MEANT 1T.
when Nature Put Iron into Your
blood She Meant II.

She didn't do 1t for fun. II wasn't an acct
dent
| find II in the blood In the gastric Juice. IN
the chyie In the lymph, In the bile; IN The
pigment OF the eve IN the milk and In other
natgrel secretions Of the hoay ,r strength
| II is a food. II is necessary for certain pro-
cesses of living.
The want OF it makes us sick.
How can we tell the want OF IL?
Paleness Is a sign. Weakness. thnness.
general debility. depression. nervousness
rheumatism. chils. ague and lack OF ambition
aud vitality
All these mean the want OF iron.
Pcorle who are always ailing who catch
cold and other diseases easily, who surer
from aches and pains. who are too weak 70
work and too depressed TO enjoy life-such
people need iron DO you?
MANY remedies for all these ills contain
drugs and minerals that are never found 10
the body unless put there. Can they he nat
ural7
Better take medicine containing ingre-
dients which nature uses herself in bulidins
You wouldn't patch up an iron building
with wood.
blood Iron in the form most easily used
Or. Harter's Iron Tonic builds you up and
makes YOU strong as iron:
Dallas Texas December 10. 1897.
Dallas News: Gentlemen Answering youi
inquiry Of today. ] cheerfully recommend Or;
Harter's Iron Tonic for ge1eral household
medicine. ! have used several DcttieS IL my
family and for building UP the system, loss
of appetite and indigestion, It can't be beat.
In future / will always have bottle OF DR..
Harter's Iron Tonic in the house.
-. j. BlNGON.
"2iS y. HARDWOOD"
DR.. IIarters Iron Tonic has been used by
and has brought health to thousands. a let
ter received from one OF the NEST prominent
men 10 Ohio. Hon J. W. Cruikshank. OF
Troy. ex-clerk of the SUPREME court OF Ohio,
will serve as an example He says;
"For the benefit OF other sufferers con
slider il NV duty to speak OF Dr. Harter's
Iron Tonic. MY wife was au invalid for sew
eral years. had lost nearly all vitality; she
could not cat and was reduced in flesh to an
alarming extent. All medicines failed to give
relief until We tried Or. tlarter's Iron Tonic.
which restored her usual health aud strength
In very short time Words cannot express
our appreciation Of this valuable remedy. II
Is certainly wonder and worthy Of place
in every home
Sold everywhere
SAMPLE dose Of pr, Hsrtar's Little liver
Pills and Book OF Dreams mailed free
Address HARTER Dayton, o
DR. Harters Little Liver Pills do the busi-
ness.
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nice Growing Inan.,rr.

The recent purchase by Mr. Gustave A
Jahn4 who is among the largest rics mill
ers, importers and buyers In the world Of
the -four mill property, which he will con
vert into rice milling. is OF great value to-
Houston and will assist towards promoting
rice culture In this section said MIR. W.
c. Moore who is one Of the pioneers in ad o.
vocating this crop
Mr. Jain. in company with Mr. Moore.
went over the canal and lands owned by
the Trinity Rice Land and Irrigation com
pany In Chambers county and being so IA
Yor7hl5 impressed With the outlook he
purchased stock in tho company and was
elected on the board OF directors
Mr. jain says the lands OF Southeast
Texas VIII produce hne rice and backs IN
his belief by making an investment In the
lands and canal. This, coming from such
authority IS an Endorsement for the sue
cesstul outcome of such enterprises.
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CIeveiand-savnxe

Mr. Sol ]. Cleveland and Miss NJ. saw.
age, both Of Wharton. we're married a,
$50 last night at the Globe Hotel. Jus.
tice Hin officiating
The bride is handsome Young laav
well and favorRbly known among a large
circle Of friends, who will find pleasure
in wishing her much Joy.
Mr., Cleveland Is well known news
paper man, being proprietor OF the Whar-
ton Reality, newspaper noted fo7 its
originality. Mr. Cleveland has NAM,
friends among the newspaper fraternity
After the marriage bounuful suppcr was
enloyod by few friends OF the brida,
couple in the dining room OF the hotel
ana MT Cleveland and his bride wero Tho
subjects for several toasts They win re-.
main IN Houston Tor few DAYS. after.
ward fskins short bridal tour besor.
gong to Wharton, where they win MAKE
their home.
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wires In the building. putting the tele-
phone out OF business. The small brick
turrets on the cupola were cracked and a
window was broken, which constituted the
entire damage
For the first ten days OF the present
month the local weather bureaus rain
guase showed total Of 6.23 inches. while
Tor the entire month OF December, Itself
e wet month, the fall was only 4.07 inches.
Yesterday the fall from a. m. to y. M.
was inches. On January the fall was
$40 for twenty-four hours. This was 4
greater rainfall than that OF yesterday,
but Yesterdays fall was much more rapid.
the time not being so great.
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MRS. HOLMES, TRIAL.
State Has Begun the Introductton o
Testimony,

stefe HAS heguu the lntroductton OF
Testimony,
BrownSood, Texas, January a,-Ir
the Mrs. Carrie Holmes case the
State today commenced the introduction Of
testimony. DR.. T. NJ. Hayes. the first
witness for the State testified that his
wife and Walter Holmes wife were SIS
tiers; that he was present during the last
sickness of Holmes in December. 1896 /,
that during the sickness of Holmes he
became suspicious that he was poisoned.
He further stated that Mrs Holmes. at his
house, on SATURDAY after Holmes funeral.
in the presence of his wife confessed that
she poisoned her husband; that he had
Sam Phillips, a druggist at Santa Anna,
sitting on the outside OF the house under
the window.
Phillips testified as TO the confession
substantially as did Hayes.
Rev G. z. Statham testified as to state
ments made to him in the presence of Mrs
Holmes and to letters written by her to
him. ~
IAer witnesses were introduced, who
testified as to minor matters The court
announced. on adjourning, that he would
mold night sessions after tonight.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-11
HOUSTON MAIL DELIVERY.
Contract for the Service Let 10 Mr..
James VI. Borcing of kentucky

Postmaster Seth B. Strong was notified
by the department at Washington yester-
DAY of the reletting of the contract for
the Houston mail delivery service to Mr..
James NJ, Boreing of London, Ky, fog
Sl643 per annum.
This contract was originally let to a
hiin at Washington. D. G., who took IT
d. sneh a low figure that the contract was
finally thrown NJ.
The figure at which MIR. Boreing agrees
10 furnish the service is about $1,000 ran
annum less than the actual maintenance
Of The service, but the government "a bro.
sected by good and sufficient bond for
tho faithful performance OF the work.
The original contractor put a lot OF
screened wagons In the service. but under
the terms of the contract the new contrae.
Sor will have to furnish new wagons.
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Elk Initiation.

The Eiks are preparing for some initia-
lions next Saturday night, which win be
all the more interesting as soiourninr Hoo
Hoos. who are Elks. are especially IN
vited to be present and see one of their
great big black cats warmed and baked
as ne goes over the hot sands.
A splendid quartette has been engaged
for the occasion to drown the oaterweuing
OF the sad Hoo Hoo and Incidentally sing
requiem should the rope break In "drap-
pins him down the air shaft.
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Turnvcre,n nn,

The forty sixth anniversary bali of tho
houston Tarnverein viii be given AZ
Turner Hall on Monday evening. Jannry
Is. for members only. The committee
having his ball in charge are a. follows
Arrspgsmsnt Committee N r. Thorn
ser. t'ari Res, RrpnDer William MI.
schultz
Floor Cemmittee--williar Disser toh,.
Hoover Or. !. A. Kyle Leon t-urt,n
6, Raphael. D, .. smsston, Otto s.ss !,
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and there being no objection from any
source to the terms OF the composition.
Judge Burnett has submitted the matter
to the Federal court with his recon-
mendation for approval
When the court affxes It's approval.
which will likely be done, Mr.. Sauter will
resume business and Mr.. Japhet will be
relieved as receiver
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FE1ALE MAIL.

That sounds more contradictory than
1t IS, when attention is called to its being
a description OF the largest mail received
by any man in the United States exclu-
sively from women This "feniale MALI,
Is received by DR.. r. V, Pierce. the cele.
hrated specialist in women's diseases.
Chief consulting physician to the Tnva.
lids Hotel and Surgical Institute. Buf.
falo. n. Y.
1t is only fair to say that it is not the
man that women write to, but the doctor.
one OF the remarkable features of this
correspondence is that years after cure
mas been effected, grateful women CON
unue towrite to DR., Pierce, being thank
iul Tor health and for the kind and
Iatherly advice, which was blended with
the PHYSICIANS counsel, and which was
30 nelpinl IN preserving the health when
ne oher OF free consultation nv let
Yer Is extended by DIR. Pierce to every
SICK and ailing woman. Every letter
received is read in private, answered In
private and its contents treated az 50.
cred confidence. To exclude any third
party from the correspondence ali
answers are mailed in plain envetona
oea'ing upon Il no printing or advertising
wnaIeyer. Address DR. R. V. Pierce
I m eii Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo, y. Y.
1T. ~, fierce's Favorite Prescription, the
great remedy for female troubles irreg,,-
iarlues' facilitating drains, inflammation
ana liberation, is for sale by all dealers
IN medicine. Accept no substitute
MniSn may be recommended as lust as
extra profit. " 'i''ie
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Texas Real estate Conyen,,on

There is every indication that Houston
VIII be well represented at the Texas
State Real Estate association meeting held
az Fort Worth. January Is ana II. Mr.
- J. Skaggs. the energetic secretary n
TINS association, says In a letter received
Yesterday that there is an assurance Of
a large attendance and that the meeting
VIII be more important one than the
very successful gathering held by this
association held at Waco last year.
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Remains sent to uunt.yi,,e.

The funeral OF Mr., b. Herndon Arnold
took place yesterday about p. m. The
services were impressively conducted at
the family residence by Rev. j, f. Duncan.
The remains were taken to Huntsville for
interment by the International aud Great
Northern afternoon train. Many loving
friends We're in attendance and numerous
horal tributes evidenced the universal as
TEEN In which deceased was held.