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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-17

lines OF roads for the convenient travel
OF the people of the country tributary to
them. The availability OF each OF the
present thoroughfares for permanent I'M
provemont or the economy OF changes IN
their route to meet drainage necessities
can only be determined upon actual sur
vey. The construction OF public roads
go hand in hand.
The existence OF the numerous streams
in the region considered. all flowing To-
ward Buffalo bayou certainly indicates
the possibility OF securing drainage. No
system OF permanent public roads Is pos
sible without drainage being provided for
If constructed, regardless of such rrovis-
ion their proper maintenance will be
beyond the available means of the couu
~. and there will be load of debt upon
the taxpayers shoulders, with little or
NO benefits to compensate for the burden.
a survey made and the proper drainage
lines determined all future expenditures
and road construction should be made
in harmony with It, so that the aystem
may not be jeopardized TO meet local In
lluences and personal interests.
The agriculture! development OF H1f-
rs county, It's populatlve increase, AMI
the health and personal comfort of its
urban and farming population, depends on
the drainage of itH lands and the i'm
proyement Of its public roads You must
first give the water a chance to rapidly
get of the lands into the natural streams'
The excavations Tor new drainage bitches
and canals will make good road beds for
new thorourhfares and relieve the present
thoroughfares OF the water that destroys
their solidity. Some OF the streams and
particularly Brays bayou must be cleared
1 Of distractions.
| In presenting the proposition or
/ creating a bonded debt for Harris county
of $500 Ooo for the construction OF per
maucnt public roads, to be covered by
special tax for the payment OF the in
.erest ana sinking fund OF the bonds, will
I it rot he at least OF reasonable assurance,
that this money is not to be frittercd
/ away IN road constructions wthou. regard
10 permanency or drainage relief, for the
commissioners court to provide for a sur
yey and drainage maps OF the region first
pi opposed to be covered by this eXpandi-
ture7
I 1t is not reasonable to expect that the
county engineer shall perform this work
in addition to his regular duties. Com
petcnt engineers are at command, or hide
may be invited for the work aud mars
complete.
with this result before them. the COM
missoners court, under the advice OF the
county engineer would be enabled to de-
tcrmine the question of drainage, in con-
nection with road making and road inn
provement with regard to the beat re-
suits upon any line of expenditure pro-
posed,
II would also enable the county engineer
to bring to his aid the experience and
: scientific ability OF the engineers OF tho
lines OF railroads contiguous To the pro-
posed road improvements. who are IN
tcrested, both as taxpayers and In the
economical operation or their lines. in
having good roads and good drainage for
the country tributary TO their freight sta
tons.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-17

sleepers through the beautiful ozarks.
Write us. room 726, Century building.
ST. Louis, for our new illustrated descrip-
tive pamphlets, entitled: THE Top OF
the ozarks." and There Is something to
see along the Frisco Line
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-17

Have your prescriptions filled at KIES-
ING's DRUG STORE. SOP Main street,
corner Prairie avenue. Fresh druzs--rea-
sonable prices.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-17
With THE PASSING IHRONC

birmingham, Ala, my present home.
Is making wonderful progress" observed
MIR. y. J. oBflen. a well known electric
/ light contractor They claim popula-
ton Of 10000, but 1t Is certain that the
city is growing rapidly. Situated as IL
! Is in the midst of great fields OF coal and
/ iron is destined / believe, to be TIE
greatest city In the South. 1t is a de-
| hghtfui place to live in. too, out In the
| suburban places upon the ridges But
S'lrmngham Itself Is much troubled by
smChe mere arc a great many neBtoes
ut work m the mines and furnaces and
So forth. They are a rough lo;, and Biz
mngham Is not tho sort OF place where
you care to walk about the streets at
night"
There is one very unfortunate th ng
about the city IL is corporation-cu sed.
The corporations, especially the Iennes-
see Coal and Iron company. turn lot
OF money loose there. but nearly all con-
pei their employees to purchase at COR
| poration commlssares. SO there is lit 10
! opportunity for retail trade.
| Goal and iron have developed Vest
ern Pennsylvania, and made Pttsburg a
city. Just SO they are gcing TO make
birmingham great city.
~
Bad weather spoiled the tennis tour
nament at Brenham,' remarked Mr.. D.
| Peden, tennis enthusiast yesterday.
Rain the first day of the meet zo.teaed
the courts and then frequent showers
kept them in bad condition We stuck
at 1t Wednesday Thursday and FriIa 4,
but 10 no purpose. And Friday aiter-
noon we voted to call the contes; OF.
They comforted us with dance Nrlday
night and it was just as well that We
mad given up the tournament, 50 the
Boys could attend the bal, Tor the next
day II simply poured down rain. Any
tennis, therefore, would have been i'm
possible
That rice mill organized by home cap
ital Wednesday is big card for llous-
ton. and l hope 1t is the beginning of Il
great industrial movement for the city"
/ said Mr. Tom Richardson yesterday. All
the credit that is due anv commercial Or
gan.zatlon Tor the location OF thls rice mill
! in Houston belongs TO the Houston MAN.
/ utacturers' association. Its officers are
especially diligent and it's special com
mittee wording for the location Of FAC
tories has probably done the best work
ever accomplished by d similar commit
| tee in this city"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-17

Don't forget moonlight excursion. La
Porte tonight. Dancing and concert.
Trains leave and 7l25 p. m.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-17
A Little Dwell Story.

Last week Mr.. Foley picked up 200
dozen Towels; they are all of one
kind but in two sizes. They were
the last the importer had of the
lot and he got them at SOC on the
dollar and sent them to US to make
a noise with. They are Hemmed
All Linen Bleached Huck Towels,
as follows:
l lSpT dozen soe en ,l5c 5T Ia worth resu roc
100 dozen. size lSxl6. worth rogu- d
larry 25c each priea...............' Pc
Just the kind for hotels and boarding
houses,
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Personal MENTION.

Miss Monta Pearl Beach, who has been at
tend nc school at Dallas, has arrived In
Houston and viii spend a portion Of her
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-17
New Hats for Ladies and
Misses.

We are just in receipt of twenty
dozen Felt Hats, showing the latest
New York conceitS in rough and
ready styles; among them are ef-
tectS entirely new they will be on
sale today. Prices range as follows:
Felt Hats in cardinal. pearl gray SO-
and navy, trimmed with silk cord w
Felt Hats new shapes In gay AID castor.
trimmed with fancy folded silk. Z6~
mixed bands, at ................... ~
Mexican Hats in gray and castor. made
OF ovcrlapnrd stitched fclt very swell,
trimmed with silk cord tanis so
Felt Hats. the hest GRADES, elegantly
trimmed with polka dot and fancy silk
bands, plain and sllN stitched edges. in
OF gray castor. also m VIII T.: IN
prices $3.50. 50. 20 AMI ~
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Wash Goods.

The kind everybody wants and at
prices lower than any other store.
Lawns IN pretty bright paterns plain
aud corded effects, worth up u 24r
w NdIl' ht.-s'.+.- 'sff.t'''..'.s..
se-inch Bleached and Unbleaehed Domes-
tic, the &c kind special a., x
per yard .....,..,... &c
The pest English Persales. Sc in. m
wide the l2isc kind at uer yard 'oC
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-17
Sample Handkerchiefs.

Sample HandkerchietS.
This sale happens only once a
year.
About 200 dozen left from the 600
dozen lot placed on sale last week.
These are goods we get only once
A year, and are worth from three
TO four times as much as we ask
for them.
Ladies Initial Handkerchief. made OF
fine cambric hsmst'tched and with fancy
lace corners. worth Ice: )4,-
Ladies Initial Hemstitched Haniker-
chiefs made OF swlsS and linen cambrlc.
plain and fancy corners, some are x
lace edged worth from i5c TO 20c, ~
Mons Japonet Hemstitched Handker-
chiefs soft and sheer. with silk x
initials worth regularly 15o, nr &c ~
Mems Pure Linen Hems,itchcd Initial
Handkerchlefs. they sell the world d
over at 20c: price .....,.......,.,..' 4 =
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widow of Gallant so,aier Non.

The Victoria Advocate of August IA
refers to the death OF Mre Mary l.. r..
Earnheart at Evansville. Ind. during the
early part Of the month Mrs Eqrnheart
was about 90 year old. She was the widow
of the late Major Elon Gilbert E3rnheart
of the Confederate telegraph servire. who
was Intimately associated with Philip II.
Fall, now Of Houston and Lee s. DANIEL
in the stirring events around Vielehurg
during the siege Of that city in 1862 -63
The regular semi weekly excursion "a
La Porte takes place tonight. Trains
leave 6 and 7:25 p. m.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-11-13
Buller Answers crltlc..

Southampton, Nov. 12.-This cit,
was in gala attire Saturday, and thou.
sands of visitors from London and
elsewhere participated in the cere-
mony of comforting the freedom of the
city upon Gen. Butler. A civic and mil
itary escort led the way to the scene.
Gen. Buffers private carriage was
deluged with flowers. Lady Butler ac-
companied Gen. Butler. Replying to
the address on the presentation of the
freedom of the city, the general exhib-
tied great emotion and answered his
critics vigorously. He declared that
when the history of the war was fairly
written it would be found that the
British army in South Africa had con-
fronted difficulties far greater than
any army operating against an equally
civilized enemy had ever previously ex-
perienced. He cited the Beers SUI.
perior range of vision and familiarity
with the Kaffir language ana country.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-11-13
THE CANDIDATES REToRr.
An Electioneering Incident in Eng
land When the Candidate
Was Ahead

The duke of Leeds recently cele-
brated his thirty-ninth birthday at
Horribly castle, near Bedale. where he
generally lives with the duchess and
his four little daughters when he is
not on board the Corisande ENJOYING
his favorite recreation of yachting.
The prospect from Horribly castle is a
magnificent one, overlooking, as it
does, one of the most beautiful of the
Yorkshire dales. The park is of great
extent and the timber exceptionally
fine, the greatest care. having been be-
slowed on every individual tree.
The present duke is nephew of Lord
Sydney. Godolphin Osborne, the famous
correspondent (under his initials, S.
y. o. OF the Times of former genera
ton, and father of the young priest of
the oratory, whose premature death
year or two ago was so widely regret
ted. His grace himself has always
looked younger than his years and the
happy retort is not forgotten which
he once made on the hastings when a
parliamentary candidate to a voter
who called out to the boyish-looking
speaker: 'Does your mother know
you're out?" "Yes, she does,'' prompt
~ reJoined Lord Carmarthen, as he was
then, land on Monday evening she'll
know I'm I'M" And SO she did /,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-11-13
REVIEW OF TRADE.
situation in Many Lines OF Business
as 1t Appears to Dun aud
Drndstrcet.

New York, Nov. 12.-Bradstreet's says:
"Hopefulness as to Improvement In fall
demand, now that the election is over and
cold weather has arrived Is reported In all
sections. and nowhere is the feeling of con-
fidence so marked as in the south Despite
the recent decline in cotton the feeling in
that section is notably cheerful. In the
west dry goods, clothing, shoes and hard
ware are moving better. In the east leather.
shoes. wool, tobacco and coal are firm,
and the outlook for business is regarded
as favorable. On the Pacific coast export
trade with our new possessions and with
Asia has been good. California reports the
large area planted in grain helped by re-
cent aims It's from that longtime barom-
eter of trade he iron business. that rela-
lively the best reports as to the demand
and prices come. While considerable vol
ume of business was undoubtedly placed,
Just previous to election. the quantity OF
sales reported since has been very salts
factory. Chicago reports the last week :
sales Of pig at 5000 tons, the largest Of
: anN-week this NeaI---A- similar report
are reported placed within the past ter
days. while Pittsburgh reports the sale.
OF finished material the heaviest since las,
spring, similar report as to sales of pie
iron comes from Cincinnati. The iron sales
have been largely at an advance of 81
to 10 cents per ton. while bars, plates and
structural material have either been ad.
meetings to agree upon increases. A large
part of the business in cruder forms is re-
ported to have been on export account
X. G. Dun & Co.. in their Weekly Review
of Trade. say: Iron markets are in an
encouraging condition. No violent specu-
lation is threatened. but in numerous in
stances better demand has caused small
advances. The most notable changes thus
far is in pig iron, which is eagerly sought
at all markets, larger contracts being
placed at 25 to so cents ton above the bot
tom point recently quoted. In partially
manufactured forms. such as bars, plates
and beams. improvement is definite while
large building operations will keep the
structural market moving freely More
ships are planned and bridges require
quantities of material. Railroads are buy.
Ing most products freely. Orders for ex-
port are numerous and foreign makers
have been compelled to reduce prices for
steel rails.
Failures for the week were POI in the
United States, against 157 last year, and
Is in Canada, against % last year"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-11-13
r.. G. Dun Is Dead.

New York. Nov. 12.-R. g. Dun, head
81 the mercantile agency firm of R.
q. Pun & Co., died in this city Sat
urday OF cirrhosis of the liver.
MT Dun was bosn in Chilicothe. O.. in
1926 He had been suffering since the earlv
part OF last Summer. He began his bust.
ness career at the age of 16. In country
store. Early in life he came to New York,
WheFe ne secured employment In the mer-
fantile agency then conducted by Tappan
y Douglass. In 1854. six years after he first
entered the employ of the firm he became
partner of Mr. Douglass under the Arm
name of B. Douglass & Co. In 1853 Mr.. Dun
purchased the interest In the business held
py MS partner and was senior partner in
me nrm OF X. G. Dun & Co. up to the time
of his death. Mr. Dun's wife who smr
wives him. was Miss Mary D. Bradford. Of
Milwaukee, : = - "a
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-11-13
40 BE a Notable Exh,blt,on

Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE international
live stock exposition. to be held in Chi
cage from December to s, promises "a
be the most notable event of its kind
ever held. There will be 10000 head of
animals on exhibition, including 1900
head of royalty pedigreed cattle, 1900
sheep, 1000 hogs and 400 horses The
remainder of the exhibit wiz be ami
mails of the fat classes. There will be
700 classes represented and about 5000
premiums, amounting in all to SIS 900.
The entries come from Canada, Scot.
land, England and seven other foreign
governments have signifed their in.
tention of having representatives at
the exhibition. A notable feature of
the show will be the collection. of draft
teams.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-11-13
A New Labor PARTY.

New York, Nov. l2.-Henry White,
general secretary of the United Gar
ment Workers. makes a statement TO
the effect that movement has been
started for the organization of a ma
tlonal labor political party in sym
pathy with the democratic party, and
TO be affiliated with the National AS
ISOLATION of Democratic Clubs. Mr..
White says that this party. while it is
composed exclusively of members of
labor organizations. will act indie
pendently of labor unions. and VIII
further al! measures, state apd nation
al, supposed TO he in the interests of
labor, It will favor the democratic
platform. he says. with the exception
of the free silver plank.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-11-13
CHINESE WOMEN SERVANTS.
Among the Japanese Few
in America.

We are accustomed to think only of
Cinnamon as servants, because it is al
most unknown for Chinese woman
to go out to service in this country, says
the New York Commercial Advertiser.
This is not the case, however, in Japan,
some of the most efficient servants of
that country being from China. A mer-
chant from this country, who has been
doing business in Toxic for several
years, returned home recently, bring
ing with him two Chinese women as
nurses for his young children. He says
it is customary in Japan to place the
very young children in charge of Chi
nese nurses, and when they are older
to employ japanese women. The rea-
son given is because the Chinese wom-
en- are so faithful in the care of babies.
A Chinese nurse Will hang her head
with shame if the baby cries. She
thinks it is all her fault. She hovers
over her charge with anxious care, and
makes a great fuss if it appears that
anyone is going to behave imprudently
with the child. The stalwart father of
the babies referred to used to go into
ths- .aarsery and toss the little ones
nigh in the ARR But the nurss-never
failed to demonstrate nervonsly: "You
Will XIII them in their insides," she said.
The Chinese nurse expects to take en-
tire charge of the child, preparing
everything that it eats and washing its
clothes. The nurse who came to this
country with the American babies
brought pebbles all the way from
japan with which she cleaned the in
fant's bottle. Chinese servants are re-
garded in Japan as much more reliable
than Japanese.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-11-13
CHINESE CIVIL SERVICE.
Positions in the Customs Service Are
Attractive and Are Ea-
gerly Sought.

There is no fixed limit to the length
of time which Chinese customs as
sistant may spend at a port, says
H. &C. Whittlesey, in Atlantic. The
average period is about three years:
The chances then are that man in
a southern port will be ordered north,
or that one on the Yangtse will be
sent south. Promotion to the next
higher grade often accompanies al
transfer, and there is also the change
of climate and the opportunity to see
and learn more of the land, its Gus
toms and people. In the north the
foreigner has an excellent chance to|
collect variety of curios consisting
of old coins, pieces of porcelain, an
tique bronzes, and choice bits of en-
broidery, while on the Yangtse and
in the south he can suit a critical
taste in selecting silk piece goods, sill
YER and gold articles of native work
manship, and wood and ivory carvings.
AT the end of seven years member
of the indoor staff completes his first
period, as it is called, and is en-
titled to go home for two years hol-
iday, and also to receive one years
full pay as gratuity. Upon his go
ing back to China for further service
the customs pay one-half of the cost
of his return fare. He then serves
five years more, when he completes
his second peroid, and can again go
home on two years leave and re-
ceive second gratuity-and SO on for
! as long as health and inclination may
permit. The conditions of an en-
gagement in the customs are consid-
+, cred usually attractive on account of
the generous salary, security of posi-
ton, and prospect of sure advance
ment designations rarely occur, and
there are always more applicants
than there are vacancies.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-11-13
IOWA STATE NEWS.
MEXICAN CORN.
An Experiment Made at Indepen.
dence shows That 1t Can BE
Grown in Iowa Soil.

The experiment of raising Mexican
corn upon Iowa soil has been made
this season with phenomenal success.
Last winter c. L. Ransier and d. S.
Jones, of independence, visited their
coffee plantations in the southern part
of Mexico. and on their return brought
with them several ears of Mexican
corn. This was planted on the farm
of Jud Snow the I'd of May. 1t made
a wonderful growth from the start
and on the 4th of July, when average
corn is but knee high, this lot was
big enough to hide man. Its full
growth measures from 20 TO 25 feet
high. "A long season is necessary to
mature the crop in this climate, al
though in Mexico two crops are raised
annually. The stalks bear three or
four ears, which do not exceed in size
the Iowa ear of corn. This corn is OF
two colors. white and pink. A step
ladder would be necessary adjunct
to the husker. but the amount of fod.
der to be obtained from an acre is a
great offset 10 all difficulties.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-11-13
A WESTERN DESPERATE.
Captured by Deputies Near Mig TIM
Der, Killed n sheriff
and Wounded Others.

st. Paul, Mimi. Nov. ia Big Tim
Der (Mont) special to the Dispatch
says that courier reports the capture
of the desperate who Friday evening
killed Sheriff Young and wounded Dep
uty Sheriff Bella. After the murder
large posses, We're sent in every direc-
ton to intercept the murderer. Two
miles west of Big Timber a deputy
challenged man whom he believed to
be the desperate. The deputy was
fired upon and returned the fire. A
running fight ensued between the
deputies and the fugitive. Sheriff KEEL
logg. in charge of 20 deputies, surround
ed the man and dozens of shots were
fired at him. He returned fire and
wounded three of his pursuers, but
none fatally.
He was finally captured. He had
robbed and probably fatally shot Frank
Beaver near Logan, killed Sheriff
Young at Springdale and wounded four
deputies.
Minneapolis, Mimi. Nov. 10. - A
Times special from Springdale, Mont.
says: Sheriff Young was instantly
killed and Under Sheriff Bellar fatally
wounded at Springdale Friday night
by desperate the officers were at
tempting to arrest. The party who did
the shooting fatally wounded man at
Logan Thursday night, but escaped.
He was located at Springdale, 20 miles
east of Livingston, and Sheriff Young.
accompanied by his under sheriff, went
to Springdale to make his arrest. On
arrival at the Northern Pacific depot
at dusk they approached the party,
who stood upon the platform OF the
depot, and when within ten feet of him
he fired upon them, shooting Under
Sheriff Bellar first. and then turned
upon Sheriff Young, who had advanced
within few feet. Young was Instant
ly killed by bullet that entered the
heart. The desperate turned and fled.
and before the astonished spectators
realized that an awful crime had been
committed he disappeared in the dark
ness. Posses have been sent In every
direction and il is believed he cannot
aSoann