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Photo BY Rice.

Poker Jack" Mcclure. He protested
against the proposed amendment, but was
ruled out of order.
Senator Quay. himself. finally inter-
rupted the reading, which was long, bur
he could not be heard, and Senator Fora
ker suggested that he take the platform.
The demand was Immediately taken up by
the vast audience and followed by a roar
of cheers, Col. Quay moved up to the
stage. For several minutes he could not
proceed, owing 10 the demonstration.
When order had been restored Mr. quay
suggested that as the sta emeut was long
and would be printed in the afternoon pa
pers action upon his proposition, which
only affected rules one and twelve. be post
poned until tomorrow and that the re-
mander of the report is adopted.
Protest From the south.
lie backed his suggestion with a mo-
ton. The motion raised a storm Of protes,
from the Southern delegation. Delegates
from all the Southern States were on their
feet demanding recognition. Delegate Nc
Call of Tennessee mounted a chair. and
amid the plaudits of his associates demand
the right to be heard before any action
was taken upon the Quay amendma Mt.
John r. Lynch. negro delegate from
Mississippi, stood on his chair and secured
recognition for a substitute to the Quay
amendment. This recited thai in any state
where the right to vote was abridged by
reason of race, color or previous condition
Of servitude, the representation IN Con
.,ress should be reduced in proportion TO
the extent of the Acknowledgement
A point of order was promptly made
that the substitute was not germane and
Chairman Lodge sustained the point,
At this point the convention threaten
ed to get into a parl amentary tangle
over the adoption OF the rules and pro-
posed amendment. Mr.. Quay's motion
finally prevailed that Rules ! and ., with
his amendment. go over until tomorrow,
after which the other rul s We're ayr ell
10 without dissent.
Fairbanks Read Platform.
This out of the way, Senator Fairbanks
OF Indiana, chairman Of the Committee on
Resolutions was recognized 10 present the
platform to the convention The Indiana
senator received a fiatiering ception as
he mounted the stage and when he be
gan to read the declaration Of principles.
Thousands who could not hear Senator
Fairbanks grew restless ana many zee
the hall for a breath of air. The platform
is as follows:
The Republicans of the United states
through their chosen re res natives met
in national convention, looking back upon
an unsurpassed record Of achievement
and looking forward into a great field
of duty and opportunity, ana appealing
TO the judgment OF their countrymen,
make these declarations:
The expectation in which the American
people. turning from the Democratic par
ty, entrusted power four years ago TO a
Republican chief magistrate and q Re
publican Congress, has been met ana sat
ished. When the people then assembled
at the polls after term Of Democrat.
| legislation and administration. business
was dead. industry paralyzed ana the ma
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BIG JUMP IN WHEAT.
Destructive Drought Carries Prices
Skyvard

Chicago June 2).--Wheat had another
sold up to s1ss, &c higher than the close
yes erday. and closed up at the top. There
was an enormous trade. An estimate puts
the amount which changed hands at So
00j 600 bushels. Many who had bought at
a lower price, took out fortunes in profits
The extremely grave situation in the
Motives was the innuerce in the ad-
vance. Reports from that section to-day
were that the crops would be practica ly'
ruined by the lack of rain.
To-day closing prices are the highes
for wheat since the collapse OF the Letter
deals
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Famous scientist Dcnd.

Springfield, Mass. June 20-Dr. II. s.
Lucas. formerly of Chester. and the dis
coverer OF emery deposits in that town.
died at Franklin n. c., to-day. He IS
born IN Blandford in 1917. He was a sci
enlist Of considerable note and the first
to produce EPSON salts
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Lexington Va. June 20.-Washingtou
and Lee University to-day conferred the
honorary degree Of LII. ID, on Gen. w. r.
Draper OF Massachusetts. United States
Minister TO Italy Prof. Thomas H. Som
erville. Of the University of Mississippi.
and President William l.. Prather OF the
University of Texas.
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ALABAMA MEN STILL DIVIDED.
Southern Delegates Warmly Oppose
the Quay Resolution.

Philadelphia, June D.-Alabsma: The
delegation OF Alabama is greatly divided
on the vice presidential question, and up
on practically everything that comes be-
fore them for discussion.
The Vaughan and Bingham factions
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Seats Going Higher.

New York. June pa sale was made
last night of Cotton Exchange member
ship at 1878 the seller paying the trans
fer fee OF SIS. To-day a seat sold at $4,000,
the buyer paying the transfer fee, making
the cost OF membership A025.
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New Committee Members.

Philadelphia June 20.-The following adj
ditional members of the Republican Ma
tional COMMITTEE have been selected:
North Carolina, J. c. Pritchard; Louisi-
ana. A. T. kimberley; Texas, R. B. Haw-
IeV
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THE BEEs Z. 9. ! NV :
N. Schultz,
st. Julian and Whitaker Streets.
Economically interesting prices for the
newest, best and prettiest goods for this
seasons use.

BLACK VELVET RIBBONS, all
widths.
Ladies Gilt Shirt Waist Sets. 80
Ladies' Pulley Belts. ribbon and leath-
tE +---.....-.-s+ .@IO
Pulley Belt Rings, black. silt ana sill
Yer, from ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lie up
Stock Collar Pulley Rings white.
black, gilt and sterling silver, from
lc up
White Indestructible Lace Pins, doz.. &c
Boys Silk Windsor Ties, choice pat
terms ............. .......................21o
Chil5ren's Paraso.s ........................a6o
The Gotham Ladies' Hose Supporters,
with self-locking corset attach
ment ................ .................... 20
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Ladies White Linen Collars the new
shapes ................ .....-...-...'.'.. &c
Ladies Black Percale Collars, all sizes,
121sc
Ladies Satin Stock Collars .............. Sc
Ladies end Childrens Sun Bonnets,
all colors NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Ladies White Lawn Sun BonEets. ex-
ira large, with wide 30 inches long
streamers ............. ..................49c
Infants White Lace Caps. &c
Infants Socks, white and back. .1oc
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New York, June Billboard Freres will
ship 100000 and the National City Bank
$4,000 Ia gold to France tomorrow.
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The MORNING

The MORNING
every day in the.
subscribers in til
at zoe a month
$500 for one We '"
The MORNI'Hs,
times a week.
three months, .es
yesr, $500. "
The WEEKLt /
Monday and This
SI.0O. str
Subscrip tionsi q
nit by postal all
letter. Current er
senders. illi
Transient a. ne
special column
amusements am,
10 cents a line in
type-equal to no
ev
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rates and disc
cation at bushut
Orders for '
NEWS to ew = +,
business may ror
through tsleplhol
ity in delivery I
ported to the
Letters ant
dressed NOR
Ga. 81
EASTERN
York city, On.
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on accou
ish fleet
hardly m
abstractt
The arno
receive,
the sum
bone foi
funds OF
personal
niral S
equals
clerks Z
opportu
Of war
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And while the Am ri an PEOPLE sus-
tanned 10y mis- republican / =g.slaIon have
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INDEX TO

AIeetings-S'l'
A. NJ; Savan,
No. 3, D. Re.
Special Moth
& Sons; Level
Business N
Stelnman Br
Legal Notstr.
X. Levin. ofl'
Whiskey-E,.
key. .
Economical
Bee Hive. p
Mother S r
II. Levy & D
CherootsC
Summer ~
L.ithia, Grair '.
Steamship
% \ me 0Sht az
Railroad Sn'
Stoves-Thti
Stoves.
Grape Muir
pany. y
Salt-The .
Medically,
tions; Lydia
S. S. s.; Ce
Ponds EXtr l
Cheap CO
Wanted; Enn
For Sale. 10
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Club Talk.

Fhe voting on our present contest,
4 ich invention of the Nineteenth cen
a is most useful to man." has not been
~ lively this week, but / think that is
good sign. 1t shows that the writer's
! studying up the subject. 1t is best
to be too slow about voting, for so
|ny Of our club failed to get their votes
in the last contest. because they put
writing until 1t was too late.
William Weikerth answers some of the
estions given, but as he writes on both
|es Of the paper, his letter can not be
blished He says the hrst lucifer
itch was made in 1929" A Northern
per recently gave the following interest
article in regard to matches:
Eotning is so common today as the little
inter OF wood dipped in SOME com
und OF phosphorus which we call
ven. It's very commences, its insignih-
pee Of appearance close Our eyes to the
tryel OF the thing; and the greatest mar
is that the world went so long without
centuries before history begins we'%now
primitive man had learned the use OF
ana the art Of producing 1t at viii
uouess 1t was his frst important step
Fdrd that conquest over nature which
call civilization. Probably the first
ehey used was the rubbing together of
pieces OF dry wood method still
pp'oyed by many savage tribes The
le convenient method OF striking q
nl oy means of flint. steel and under
y, nave originated almost with the
manufacture of iron. but that occurred
~ thousands OF years ag1, how may
not De computed. During all those
nanus OF years during which man
seo from unreeorded barbarism to the
su,st recorded civilization the process
10y underwent any Improvement until
Early eariy part OF this century.
que OF the most vivid recolIections OF
'nndhood.' says Alfred Russell Wal
Is OF seeing the cook make finder in
eseniag, by burning old linen rags,
me morning, with flint and steel
"ns lne spark, which by careful blow
spread sufficiently to ignite the thin
's,0he match from which a candle
~ and IRE procured for the dag"
~ the feasibility Of lighting phos-
Sh by friction was known to the
{ .r.,ts. II adds still another marvel,
,ole' TO the list that phosphorus was
ea IN the first friction matches.
6rI,.. we're Invented by John Walker. an
sna druggist, in 1897, and consisted
hOuen splints. dipped in chlorate OF
hl,ss ana sulphur mixed with gum. which
Ia /, Nhen rubbed on sandpaper. About
o.phnosphorns began to be used with
bo 'ner materials 10 cause reader iylri.
I ehau oy 1870 these matches were made
8 AZ mat they entirely superseded the
bnw as and steel. improvements I'M the
sou eenre have been numerous. The
Is,rh portant Of these Is the safety
lr; Invented by the Swedish Lunstrcm
Inc process consists in dividing
h. 'ssredients. with which the match
kc,nhnnsea to he tipped and placing the
n ,,sus on the box. Red phosphorus
h' form Of that chemical. Is used
Srr.s purpose. The industry is nov
|rlnr % % With complete system Of labor
Ssar- az, US the story OF the very neo-
|s,cb.," s'ls hits OF wood thai We call
ana our greatest womb is hrs
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THE SWEET OF IT.

there does the clerk of the weather
store
1he days that are sunny and fsi7"''
your soul is a room with shining
ldoor,
ind all OF those days are there"
there does the clerk of the weather
keep
5he days that are dresry and blue?'
second room Of your soul they
sleep,
Ind you have the keys of the two"
|hd why are my days so often. pray,
{illed full OF clouds and OF gloom ?"
ecause you forget. at the break OF day,
Pnd open the dreary room"
amos R. Wells. in January st. Nicholas.
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THE CLUB.

| ssrovbammers are the young people
.Aildrspl who read the Youths Depart
y The Houston Post. There are no fees
srses Of any kind connected with the
Hsvs ana girls who read The Post may
srslled Is active members BY sending
n tbs object Of all Happyhsmmers %
Simsr happiness when and wherever ponsi.
/ Hence the club name and motto. Ihs
tower IL the violet. the eiup tree the hys
"a tbs club pet 10 the hooking bird. all
shossa By the members themselves. Tbs
IA dog Of the Happyhammers II tbs
IS collie. or shepherd.
4 eIub colors are ross and gray. Thee
4 are Intended to be worn with or without
klub button or pin. They are made into
d b. pinning or sewing together two
\ Of narrow ribbon. one OF rose pink ana
bihsr OF light gray.
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|rds was the smallest cat
hat ever you did see.
day Belinda met rat
bite twice as big as she.
Now, what are you to do
5Wben a rats as big as you?
pda said: I'm not afraid
4 any rat alive.
kwsllow any rat that's made,
two. or four or FIVE. /"
Now how could she do that
Such a very little cat?
rat replied: II never knew
| cat as brave as |,
as for such a cat as you,
h make you into pie.
ibid you ever see a rat
/ Dine off pussy-cat?
ipda said, Superior cats
.hink fighting only fun,
call a lot OF other rats;
IN eat them, every one"
/ Now, don't you think that that
Was a most courageous cat"
h other rats joined in the fight.
liz little, short and tall
ky. brown and briadled, black and
white
Belinda ate them all!
n YOU wonder how | know?
Belinda told me SOL
kErlc Parker, in January st. Nicholas.
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want the boys and girls to know
that now is the time to send for flower
SEEDS, and the agricultural department
at Washington, d. c., has lately issued
both flower and vegetable seeds to the
senators and representatives OF all the
states certain amount of both kinds.
The following extract from dispatch
from Washington to The Houston Post
last week will give you some idea OF how
things stand
10 each senate and representative of
iexas there will be allowed 1900 packages
OF vegetable seeds, each package cont ain
ing hve papers Of different seeds 400
packages OF Hover seeds, each package
containing five papers of different yarie-
ties; ITO packages Of tobacco seed each
containing five papers OF different growths
OF tobacco 2S0 packages OF cotton seed
and sixty packages Of lawn grass.
Inc seeds referred to comprise the va
rlous varieties of beet, cucumber, lettuce
melon twater and musk, onion, radish,
bean, pea and sweet corn The tobacco
seeds include the various American to-
bacco plants and the cotton seeds are OF
those varieties which are best susceptible
vi VuttlNdllOu III tue lar SOutD. Inc grass
seeds are Of the lawn variety. Kentucky
blue, fancy, and are put up In half pound
packages. The flower seeds comprise every
variety Of flower that will flourish In the
South.
II is suggested that those who contem-
plate writing to their representa- and
senators in congress for these seeds that
they should do so at once, as this informs-
ton will soon be given widespread pub
LEFTY,
So you had better sit down at once and
write to your representative or senator al
Washington. d. c.. asking for flower oil
vegetable seed, giving him your address
and telling him that you want TO make
Texas beautiful with flowers, and also !.
have plenty of fresh vegetables for your
table this summer.
Already letters are coming In to tel
of more cripples to be helped. How
wish we could help them all! But We
can only take one at time, and it is 81
hard to say which one needs the hcll
most ur entity. / shall look carefully intt
each case and then put them before the
| Haps. With so many living needing oul
help | think IL would hardly be right e
uss the money we have for the dead,
Two letters from writers who try FOL
! the second time have to go to the vast
basket. Try again; these letters were III
better than the first. Take up an inven
! ton and write about It., or write abou
something else but yourselves. Our clu
| is made up Of boys and girls who think o
5thers. Margaret Hadley Foster.
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ID pathways
IL Pills

Railways Ready Relief cures the worst
pains In from one 10 twenty minutes. For
Headache whether sick or nervousl, Tooth
ache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Lumhaso,
pslns aud weakness in the back, spine or
kidneys pains around the liver. plcurisy
swelling Of the joints and pains Of all kinda.
the application Of Railways Ready Relief
viii afford immediate ease, ana It's continued
use for a few DAYS effects permanent cGre.
sold by Drugsists. BE SURE TO GET RAD
WAYS
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Brookshre, Texas.--Dear Haphammer:
send you 25 cents | have collected for
Edna's chair: Nettie Estes sc, Mr.. Evan
Morgan sc, Maude Brookshire lOc, NJ.
Brookshre sc. | hope Edna viii get her
chair for Christmas. Your Hap.
Maude Brookshire.
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Meridian Texss.-Desr Haphammer; I
am a little girl IL years OF age and have
Just been reading the letters in The Post
like them very much and hope YOU will
get Edna's chair by Christmas Inelossd
you will find 10 cents to help get the
chair. Fannie Cooke.
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MUNYON'S

I do not believe there
IS a case Of dyspep-
sia, indigestion or
any stomach trouble
that cannot be ~
lieved AZ once and
permanently cured
BY my DYSPEPSIA
MuNYoN.
Al all druggists.
25c. a vial. Guide
to Health and medi-
cal advice free. 1903
Arch street. Phila.
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WORTH Ms.,r,, IN GOLD

nt ~ Charles street Nsv orleans. Ia

HoNRAN l. r. Oct 81. 1897
DR.. RApwAY & Co New York-Geutis-
men; | send inclosed NJ, o.. for witch YOU
will please send me one Dozen Railways
Ready Relief and one dozen Railways Pins
10 be worth lis weight in gold This Is why
am induced TO handle e. I have handled
------ oil Tor some time, but consider the
.R r II far superior to this, aH y gives bet.
ter Subtraction. ], NJ. ALEXANDER.
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HUFFMAN. Texas.-Dear Haphammer:

Huffman. Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
am a stranger and wish TO join your
happy band am working seven miles
away from home and don't get TO go home
very often. 1t is awful cold this moru-
ing, there is great deal OF ice. Some OF
the Haps write about their pets. have
three pets, little pig, COW anu a little
goat They will come when ! call them.
NV age Is 10. Good bye 10 all
Veua Clark.
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I,oekhart. Texas.-Desr Haphammer; ]
think will step In and have little talk
with YOU all this beautiful day, and nrst
will say that I noticed some time since
tina, The contest on the horse and COW was
ended. / am glad that the COCA oid co"
won and believe 1t was jnst deeis,pn.
Now. as am only lluie s,yeAr-oiu uoy
ms mus be short little letter. am
NOW A. my former old home. Lockha I
On III, ;th day OF November para AM !
ho.rded = ssrta Re train a. Arcadis and
travelling by way Of that great city Hols.
ton. AZ 7:i5 p. m arrived safe A. our oia
home. and was glad 10 meet sEsin Win
INV dear friends and aeaualntanees
Lockhsrt. notice thai Lockhart mas I'M
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people could have got along 40 many cen
turtles without them. But as useful Az
inventions. The difficulty will be to de-.
clae which one is most useful to the great
est number.
Williams Weiker,h gives two other an
swers: The first iron steamship was made
IN 1880. and the first newspaper in the
United states was printed in Boston.
Mass. in 1890
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Brenbam Texas, Dear HaphammeF:
Hurrah for the invention contest. ]. am
always hearing OF some new invention The
wireless telegraph 10 an ingeneous inyen.
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Victoria. Texas Dear Hsphammer
Here we come again. after an absence Of
about six months. We bring with US one
OF our schooimates, who wishes TO join
your happy band Of boys and girls, She
Is Laura Kelch. We all three 90 10 the
same school. We are deskmates and class
mates, also. !. laura am II years old.
live within about 200 yards OF where
Edna lives. The name OF the schoolhouse
10 which we 60 is Burroughsviile. This
neighborhood is very thiokly settled. al
most like a little town They had q
Christmas tree al the schoolhouse Christ
mas II looked very pretty with It's pres
ents and lighted candles They had sew
eral recitations, dialogue and a few
songs, which were very nice. We can
hardly write for the mischieyous boys, as
We are at school now. They stand around
and tease Ms all the time. Oh. this II such
a lovely day. This is such warm aud
pleasant weather 70 be Christmas week
Next Monday will be New Years. We wish
you all happy time We are glad TO see
the helping fund increasing so fast. We
all send cents to help get Edna Fowler's
chair (Edna) have had two sweet lit
tie baby sisters 20 come TO live with ms
since last wrote, Their names are Luars
and Leths. They are past six months oil
now. I lLaursl have just moved 20 Tex.
as about four months ago. We came from
california. Like the climate and country
very we'll, but 1t 10 so hot IN summer. In
California We lived only six mites from
the ocean and IL was always cool there
We have a nice garden. In which we groV
many vegetables ann berries We live M
the prairie Ave miles east of Victoria
We have had several rains. which helps th,
grass 10 grow We are glad the COW wor
In the last contest. We Will not discuss tbs
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Houston, Texas.--Dear Haps: AS II Is
cloudy and damp outside. and see me
door OF our Jolly little band onen ! WIN
run over and have a chat. Haps. Just
think. | have been sick for over month
aud had TO stay In the house. and for nvss
weeks had TO stay in one room, nut
must break my record now and come our
OF the house and run over to chat awnile.
oh. what a nice contest We are gcing 70
have. and let me see II can not name a
few inventions There is the STEAMBOAT
steam engine. electric light, gas msen'n-
cry Of many kinds. ana the telephone, ny
which YOU can recognize the voice, and
telegraph. cablegram, electric cars. suton-
obiIe. gasoline stoves. gas stoves pnono-
graph, bicycles. electric fans, sewing ma
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Whitney. Texas.--Dear Haphsmmer.
Hello, Hsps! What kind OF Christmas
are you havlng7 ! am having very mic.
tlme How many OF you Haps like to
dance? for one / went TO dance last
night and had nice time. am so glad
the COW won in the last contest. voted
for her, II the COW is slow she was fast
enough to out run the horse Well, | will
bring my letter to close. As ever true
Hap. Katie Carberry.
r, s,-Encloscd md cents for the
helping fund. K.C.
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new subject any at this time a. our let
ter is getting rather lengthy, but will
val, until another time. We close. With
many good wishes 10 the EspA
Ara Sloan.
Edna Sloan.
Laura kclch.
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Buds. Texas.--Dear Hsphammor: liy
N the country and work on the farm.
Ike TO 20 hunting and fishing and cam
out In the summer. The country liv
IN is hilly prairie and is good farm
ing country, about fifteen miles south Q
NE capital city In Hays county. | woul
IKE 10 correspond With some OF the Hap
about my age, which Ia 1s years. Wh
will write first? My address Is VIII
Rogers. Buds, Hays county, Texas. vii
close, with love to all the Haps aad
Merry Christmas. Willie Rogers.