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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-31

Washington, August 3O,-The navy de-
partment has received an interesting let
ter from Commander B. F. Tilley. COM
manding the United States naval station
at Tutulla, describing the promising con-
dHtions In the American section OF the
Samoan islands and recounting the i'm
pressive ceremonies attending the unveii-
ing OF a monument to the American and
English dead who fell in the shore en-
gagement there in July. 1899.
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Nerro KilIed by n Nearo,

Nacogdoches, Texas. August 3O.-Berry
Patton and Will King, negroes, fell out
on their way home from church last night
about one mile from town; King was
stabbed with knife in the heart and back
and died Instantly. Patton was captured
today by the sheriff and Is now IN .atl
charged with murder.
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NAMING tV'ai "A''''''''''.' Y'''H.,N'
This estimate, however, is subject to the
weather conditions for the month of Sep
TENDER, also killing frosts later on
DR.. George T Winston, president OF the
Agricultural aud Mechanical college OF
this city. made an excellent address on
THE Education OF the Farmer
The afternoon session was taken up
with lecture by Prof. Won Herman of
the weather bureau at Raleigh on "The
Weather Bureau"
The special report of the committee on
fertilizers was adopted. II provides that
the fertilizer manufacturer shall disclose
to the commissioners the source of all
the plant foods in their product
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the time OF his death Mas associated
with his brother. Steele Steele. In work
ing several thousand acres of land az
Allenfarm and near Hampstead. He mar
ricd a daughter OF -. IL, Poverty AZ
Millican and leaves her G1d rye children
to mourn his loss. The remains were in.
TERED here this afternoon under tho als-
pices OF the Mllican Masonic lodge. as
sisted by the fraternity OF NavasrtA
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CISNEROs THREATENS.
revolution If Troops are not with
hrnNNn from Cubn.

New York, August 3O.-The Herald
says: In an interview and an appeal to
the American people former President
Cisneros of Cuba says if the Americans
do not withdraw troops within reason
able time they can only expect the same
state of affairs, revolution and blood
shed in Cuba. as now prevails in the
Philippine islands.
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Miss NeiIsnn,s SUCCESS.

London. August sO.-The Haymarket
theater reopened this evening with Paul
Kester's Sweet Nell OF Old Drury' Miss
Julian Nelson appearing in the central
role The career OF the play promises 10
be brilliant
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Navasota, Texas. August 3o.--After ar
illness OF about week at his home II
this city. Augustus C. stesle died at 2:35
O'Clock this morning Mr. Steele came
10 Texas from Mississippi about swenty
years ago. He settled At Mi,lican witt
his father. He early recognized the pos.
Bibilities for fortune In cuitivating the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-31

Galveston Texas. August SO-Jacob
Richter, aged 46, n prominent cotton
screwman, died THE morning at 7:1O
o'clock at his residence, 34O7 avenue n.
The remains will be inferred tomorrow ut
10 a. m. at the Temple of Honor grave
yard under the auspices Of the Temple OF
Honor and Screwmen.
Mr.. Ritcher leaves a wife and one boy
about IA years old.
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NEWS BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT
A CHEAP TRIP TO HOUSTON FoK
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
Rev. Rogers IL Holding Revival Ser.
vices-Changes in Tram Com
pany's Employees.

Beaumont, Texas, August 30.-Manager
Bush OF the Kay See baseball team this
morning received the following telegram
from l.. j. Parks, general passenger agent
OF the Southern Pacific:
George II. Bush, beaumont, Texas.
We will put on sl.25 round trip rare
for Sunday next, tickets to be sold on our
morning train. good to return on the even
ing train OF same day. We will also sell
for the morning train on Sunday round
trip ticket for S2.55, good to return on any
train up to No s Monday evening.
L. j. Parks.
II Will be understood that this rate does
not apply only to the ball players; II in
cludes every one who may want to 30.
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The nilIshoro COTTON MN.

Hnlstorc Texas. August so.--H. O..
Cook. architect OF the Hillsboro Cotton
mill. arrived last night from Corsicana
and is engaged today surveying he
ground for the foundation Of the building.
Dirt will be broken for the buildings soop
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LIGHTNING,s WORK.
Two Barns Were burned and n 10y
Was Killed.

Taylor. Texas, August 29.-Yesterday
afternoon during a thunder storm, light
ming struck the barn on Henry Hoch's
place, FIVE miles from town. on Turkey
creek. and the building and contents
were burned. A few minutes later d
bolt OF lightning struck a 15-year-o old boy
by the name OF Lipkey. living on the
same place. and he was instantly killed.
1t is also reported in town that Mr..
Aderholt's barn. about six miles from
town, was burned by lightning yesterday
evening.
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G IMPROVEMENTS.

M Ye,l huiIt.
s'ha ,hs ust so.--The Tribune to-
Fs. a.s 49, following; The construc-
sruos 8, 80 q largo ocean steamers
10Th freight snd passenger.
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BriclsIayer Fatally Injured.

Texarkana, Texas, August 3O.-sherman
Carter, a bricklayer. white, at work on
the upper mast of a brick building IN
this city, today fell TO the earth, break
ing all of his limbs and crushing his skull
He cen not live.
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ni.hon Turner -. for bryan.

New York. August 3O.-The Herald's
Chicago special says Bishop Turner. leader
Of the Methodist church and the colored
race. will stump the country for Bryan
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sleepers through the beautiful ozarks.
Write us, room f2s. Century building.
~ Louis. for our new illustrated descrp-
tive pamphlets. entitled' The Top OF
the ozarks." and There is something 70
see along the Frisco Line
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Calvert, Texas, August So.--A large par
~ of Calvertites are in Bryan today. The
Calvert. Waco and Brazos Valley railroad
sold 2o7 tickets 10 Bryan this morning.
a number went down on the Central road
This afternoon.
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recommending the survey was Immediate
iy forwarded. The estimated cost OF the
survey is about $4,000
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Beaumont. Texas, August 3o.-Mr.
Charles stlenway. who has been IN the
employ Of the Texas Tram and Lumber
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w all


Wall paper buyers will md our stock fuh
o. bright, new and artistic designs suitable
for any room In tho house or for offices.
halls or shops
We carry larger stock than any other
three or four dealers in the State. aud for
this reason can show superior assortment
at all times. Samples furnished pronDuy
on request.
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Hearne, Texas. August 3o.-one OF the
largest excursions OF the year passed
through the city this morning en- route for
the big celebration at Bryan. The train
was crowded. The ticket agent reports
mo sale Of 1913 tickets over the Calvert,
Waco and Brazos Valley railroad and
thirty over the Houston and Texas Cen
trail railroad Quite number viii go
down his evening on the Houston and
Texas Central railroad.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-04-28

and n Of their female friends had
appended to it; and thus l discovered
another black link in the life Of An
tonic.
l dared not appear to recognize 1t
when his strong brown hairy hand, the
bloody spots on which made me shud-
der, held 1t toward me, lest he might
shoot me down, but summoned Billy
Wilkins. the cabin boy, by desiring the
man at the wheel Ito pass word for
ward for him and another apprentice"
The boys came, but not without great
fear and reluctance; and while Antonio
proceeded leisurely to make another
paper cigar, keeping his ears open for
every sound, and his black eyes fixed
keenly on us the while, we entered
the little stateroom of Marc Hislop and
beheld a sight which filled us with the
deepest commiseration and dismay.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-04-28

She was talking to her husband over
the long distance line. He was in Du-
luth working. She and the little daugh-
ter were in st. Paul visiting. The
daughter of the house was standing
near the phone.
Something hubby said must have
been exasperating for the wife eXclaim-
ed, with emphasis:
Il wish I had you where l could get
hold of you'll"
why don't you reach you hand
in. mammal" exclaimed Eleanor, who
was having her first observation of the
long distance variety of speaking de-
vice.-St. Paul Globe.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-04-28

From Farmers Review: 1t is some
what remarkable that in the reDar..
ton and the application of Bordeaux
Mixture, operations that the orchard.
list and the gardener are now pretty
well acquainted with, there should be
complaint as to the efficacy of the
tungicide. It is said that the com.
pound is sometimes no more useful
than mere water and that Il substance
ike chalk settles at the bottom and
Will not dissolve and mix readily with
the liquid part. In the first case the
trouble is probably not in the fungi
clue, but is due to the disease hay
ing got too great a Roadway before
Delng sprayed. The disease must be
prevented, not cured, therefore, spray
early and thoroughly.
The chalky powder is found only in
olo mixture or at least in that NOT
freshly prepared. It's formation NAV
De explained as follows: When the
1olutlons of lime and o. COPPER are
united In the formation Of Bordeaux
mixture there is a chemical as well as
d physical combination. but the fine
particles of the combined lime and
copper commence to collect in l.tle
MASSES which gradually become too
neaVy Tor the water to hold up and
tney fall to the bottom of the powderv
chalKy mass. 1t may be seen. then
that II these particles are too LARGO IN
De held in suspension they will lot be
as effective when applied to the plants
as II they were smaller. The follow
ing will prove the case.
Some Bordeaux was made and all
lowed to stand for a few weeks. 1t
was then applied to plots of potatoes.
as was also some freshly mixed fungi
eide. Some plots were also left I'M
sprayed. 1t was found that the plats
sprayed with the odd mixture were at
the ends first sprayed as free from
disease as were the plots sprayed with
fresh mixture, but that the last end
of the plats were as badly diseased
as were the plats not sprayed at all.
This shows that the effective part OF
the fungicide in the old mixture rap
idly settled to the bottom and was
pumped out at once, thus leaving only
water, and that in the newly made
stuff the poison was evenly distributed
and thus uniformly effective.
1t is clear from these experiments
that this fungicide should be applied
as soon after being mixed as possible.
In fact, some growers are this year go
ing to mix only what can be applied
in one day. 1t is believed by some Of
them that the throwing away Of what
ever is left at the close Of the days
operations would be an economy in
the end.
NJ. G. kAINS.
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OUR EMBLEM, THE EAGLE


Was First Used by the Ancient Etrus-
The ancient Etruscans first took the
eagle as a symbol of royal power, and
bore it's image upon their standards.
The Romans adopted the same custom
in 81 B. G.. A silver eagle with expand
ed wings, poised on the top of a
spear with a thunderbolt held in it's
claws, was adopted as the military
standard to be borne at the head of
their legions. This image was made
of silver until the time of Hadrian,
after which it was made of gold. The
standard adopted by the Byzantine en-
perors was a tWo-headed eagle, as a
symbol of their control of both the east
and the west. From these early stand
ards came all the eagles on the stand
ards of modern Europe. The double
headed eagle of Russia was adopted on
the marriage of Ivan |. with a Grecian
princess of the eastern empire; that of
Austria was first used when the en-
peror of Germany took the title of Ro-
man emperor. The national standard
of Russia bears a black eagle, that of
Poland a white one. Napoleon I. took
a golden eagle for his standard, mod
eled of pure gold and bearing a thun-
derbolt, after the pattern of the eagle
of Rome. The emblem used in the
United States is the large ~bald-headed
eagle. 1t was in favor here, no doubt,
because of its connection with the Ro-
mans, those early champions of civil
liberty. The design of an eagle was
suggested for a national flag, but was
abandoned for the simpler design of
the stars and stripes. 1t has often
been used on regimental flags. The
eagle was first used on American coin
in 1888, on cents and half-cents issued
from the Massachusetts mint. 1t was
adopted in the plan of a national coin
age as a design upon all gold coins and
on the silver dollar, h~alf-dollar and
uuarter-dollar.
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NJ. G. kAINS,

About five years ago | had about
fifty trees girdled by mice, caused by
some heads of wheat that had fallen
among the mulching, carelessly left in
cutting the wheat. | inquired what
was best to do; most advised to re-
plant with new trees. This did not
suit me so | concluded to experiment
on them, writes a contributor to Ma
tional Stockman. My trees were about
eight years old, good and thrifty. They
had been eaten some time before l no
ticed them, some were eaten part way
round and others all the way round.
l took a sap sprOut or straight limb
of tree hat had plenty of sap, cut it
long enough to reach across the eaten
place and entered above and below
one-half inch or more into the sound
bark. This piece l mostly split and
shaved the end so that when | took
a very small chisel or anything that
would raise the bark, / could insert
both ends under bark. On some | put
grating wax, on others | used clay
and COW manure, and covered all over
with earth. | lost only one tree out
Of about fifty and | think | saved
$500 and it took less than two days to
do 1t. | should have said when eaten
all around took four pieces according
to the size of tree. When split it is
easier to bend. l would use both the
split and the round, and fit in so that
it will make a good conductor to carry
the sap.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-04-28
CHAPTER XXI.

L CONFRONT the CuDanO.
From the wild thoughts and fancies
which the horrors of that early morn
ing, our strange situation, and my own
rather active imagination, were sug-
costing, | was reused by Ned Carlton,
who, on being relieved from the wheel,
came forward to the bows, where most
Of the crew were seated on the wind
lass. or were lounging against the bits,
specializing on what might turn I'D
next.
In an excited and impressive man
ner, he reported that he had heard,
from time to time. the sound of means
as from some one in great pain in he
cabin; that he believed that either the
captain or mate yet survived; and If
we could get down by any means we
might be in time to save one or the
other. If he was bleeding to death.
the victim could not last Tonga little
time, and we should be too late,
This information increased our anx-
iety, and greatly excited us.
Remembering the manner in which
Antonio first zane on board-the mys-
terry Of his being alone in the blood
stained boat-his dreams-the disap-
pearance of Roberts-the occurrences
Of the morning-and though last not
least, the rough treatment to which
the crew had subjected him on the
night we passed the line-none were
very willing to enter the cabin where
this savage Cubano, flushed with
brandy, bloodshed and ferocity, sat
with loaded pistols in his hands. But
all felt that something must be done
that, while a doubt remained, il
should be solved, and a life so i'm
portant to us saved, even though 9TH.
ers be risked for it.
volunteered to become the envoy
of the crew.
mo, no, Master Rodney" said Tat,
tooed Tom; this will never do! What
do you think we will let you venture
into that murderer's den while sc
many ~able-bodied fellows hans
astern?"
But I know his language, which
non of you do"
He speaks the Queens English now
as we'll as any Of U.S." said Carlton
"and II I had only a pistol or a mus
ket to give me but one chance for my
life. I would have made 1t speak tc
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-04-28
SHAKERS ARE NEARLY EXTINCT


Followers OF Mother Ann Lee Are Be-
ing Depleted in Number
The birthplace of the Shaker relig-
ion in New England is Harvard, a pic
turesuue little Massachusetts town
about forty miles west of Boston. 1t
was here that Mother Ann Lee, an
English woman, came in the summer
of 1881 with a little band of devoted
followers to eXpound the doctrines of
her faith. Today there are two settle
ments of Shakers in the ~neighboring
towns of Harvard and Shirley. Dur
ing the last fifty years interest in the
Shakers has gradually died out, and
the membership all over New England
has grown smaller and smaller. AS
there are never any births in a Shaker
family, the only hope of growth lies in
taking in new membership from the
outside. Of course, the logical result
of such a theory is that deaths will de-
plete the ranks, and SO today the COM
munities at Harvard and Shirley are
not as large and prosperous as they
were once. A large proportion of the
two families are old men and women,
and there are a few young members
to take their places in the years to
come.
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Brief Descript.oi of the Tools and Z
Method Endowed,

w - AODA1 NV
Method Employed.
All the tools used by the cameo cary
er would make but a handful. Tt
worker sits before a wheel turned b
a pedal surface OF which the worker,
hands rest while he holds the shaped
stone or shell beneath the needle-like
drill. The little pointed instruments
which are used to drill resemble those
employed by a dentist, and, indeed, it
was from the cameo %carver's kit that
the dentists got many of their ideas
when the tools now in use by them
came to be manufactured, thirty years
ago. The drills vary in thickness &C
cording to the portion of the figure or
design to be executed; some are as fine
as the point of a cambria needle. A
small china receptacle also stands near,
filled with oil and diamond dust, and
into this the workman frequently dips
his tool during the progress of his
work. The cameo cutters occupation
is very eXacting. He can put in only
a few hours work at a time, as a usual
thing, because of the tension on his
nerves. A quavering hand may be re-
sponsible for the single stroke which
will spoil a weeks work. He must
have an eye almost like a m~iscroscope,
and a very delicate touch; he must be
an artist in soul and as skilled a
craftsman as is a matchmaker; he
must know how to model and draw,
nn6 h4 o,,r L@, a@-,10l~o Cf
chemistry, so as to remove offending
spots. The work is executed in relief
on many kinds of hard or precious
stones, but essentially the chalcedonic
variety of quartz, and on shells. The
cameo cutter himself prefers onyx be-
cause OF its dark and light layers,
which throw out in bold relief a white
head, say, against a black background.
He evolves his picture by removing all
that portion of the white stratum re-
naming after the head has been COM
pleted. Sapphire blocks are used, car
nallan, turquoise, amethyst and nu-
merous other stones. 1t takes about
n month to execute a portrait on
onyx, while much less time is consum-
ed if the work is done IN shell. There
is always great danger of the latter
breaking, and it's durability, too, is not
great, so hat shell, as a rule, is not
as desirable as the harder materials.
A portrait on onyx will cost 5000, while
n in shell may be had for $50. The
inquiries for these are rare, and build
ing uD a DdtrOnaqe is slow. and ia ac-
accomplished mainly by satisfied GUS
toners influencing others.-New York
Evening Post.
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A single big gun of the many now
being put in place for the protection
of the s~eacoasts costs a large sum.
Some interesting figures OF this sub
ject have just been submitted to Gen.
Wilson, and will be by him transmitted
to congress-. A 12-inch breech-loading
rifle, with it's disappearing carriage,
costs $141,000; a 10-inch, 500, 250, and
an S-inch, $72, 900. The figures show
that modern high-powered guns cost
immense sums of money, and the cost
of firing them is proportionately as
great. The report of experts who have
inspected these guns and the devices
for securing an accurate aim show that
there is an immense saving effected by
possessing modern-range and position
finding devices. THE d~emoralizing
effect of a hit as compared to a miss"
said one of these reports, cannot be
reduced to a money value, but it costs
big money to shoot a big gun and then
miss the mark. Take, for instance,
the 12-inch gun. To miss the mark is
simply to throw away 1851. 70. With
the 10-inch gun the loss is $322.4O and
with the 8-inch rifle it is $104. 65."-
Worcester Gazette.
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CHAPTER XXI.
i Rescue tha Mate

hAO @~N
Pale as marble, with his lower jaw
relaxed and his eyes almost closed,
motfonless as If dead, but, nevertheless,
still breathing slowly and heavily, poor
Marc Hislop lay In his bed, the clothes
and pillows of which were saturated
with blood, for he seemed to be COW
cred by wounds, and the crimson cur
rent had flowed over the piles of his
~favorite books, which were scattered
upon the cabin floor, where they had
been trod under foot by Antonio while
~overhauling the repositories of the I'M
fortunate proprietor.
Shuddering, and in haste, we lifted
him from the bed, muff1ed him in a
blanket and conveyed him, passive as
a child in our hands, from the cabin.
AS we passed out, for a moment 1t
seemed as If the rufianly Spaniard re-
pented Of his temporary clemency; for
when he saw the pale, bloody and in
sensible form of the poor fellow trsiled
past, he made an ominous stride to-
ward us, and threateningly clutched
the haft Of the Albacete knife in his
sash. Then waving his hand, almost
contemptuously, he said:
"Basta-go, go-it matters little now,
either to him or to me. Demonio!
always strike deep"
Alarm and pity endowed us with un-
usual strength, and we bore the speech
less victim Of Antonio up the steep
stair to the deck, where our crew, with
muttered oaths of vengeance, and ex-
pressions of commiseration, bore him
into the forepart of the vessel. There
a bed was made for him on deck; for
GOODNESS, an awning was rugged over it,
and we had his wounds examined.
We found a deep stab in the neck,
most dangerously near the jugular
vein; a second in the breast, a third
between the bones of the right forearm
and a fourth in the left thigh; all had
evidently been dealt through the bed
clothes, and with a savage energy OF
purpose.
ITO be continued
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-04-28
Heating of the House.

Seventy degrees Fahrenheit is a good
temperature at which to keep the
house, If the ventilation is so ar
ranged that the impure air passes out
and there is a proper supply of pure
air, all the healthy members of the
family will feel comfortably warm. 1t
is a mistake to mak one Oh two rooms
hot and keep the rest of the house at a
much lower temperature; no better
system could be devised for producing
colds,-Ladies' Home Journal.