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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
Sale Of Walter County Land.

Hampstead. Texas, May 7--Henry Swell
CART. who resides In the lower part Of the
county, sold his place. last week e Z; e:
his ranch with fine graded cattle.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09

New Orleans, May s.--The New Orleans
stock exchange reports Market bare OF
steers and cows suitable for butchers,
with demand active; prices strong, Light
receipts Of calves and yearings, with out.
look favorable for next week. Hogs in
fair supply; prices unchanged. No Sdeep
ON sale.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
Maohinery for Bolton Cotton Min.

Bolton. Texas, May s.--Several carloads
of machinery for the cotton Mill have
finally arrived after long delay and ne
rest is expected In short time Every
thing is In readiness for placing Il.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
coFFEE.

xo,, YORK. May S.-coffee- Spot firm:
NeT invoice sic: mild quiet: Cordova
ci'mi2il. High prices prevailed on the
et, Se.e axchange today. The market opened
coilee s.,h nrjces $40 points higher ON
quies ~ sellers and light demand from
scsae shorts aud German Interests. Primer
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
sHIpMENTs FROM VAN Week.

Wharton. Texas. May Cattle ship
mepts have commenced from Van Week
on large scale and from now on Will
gan shipping forty carloads Of fat cattle
over the Caney Valley, destined for In
dian Territory.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
rnn GRAlN cROP.

Troy. Bell County, Texas, May Trust
and dry weather have seriously Injured
wheat and oats,
Dublin, Erath County. Texas, May L.
Wheat and oats ar, badly damaged by the
drouth Much sorghum and millet are
being sown.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09

Residences are being built In various
parts of the city.
DR.. ]. g. o'Brien is preparing to com,
plete his brick building on Elm street. and
nuke the Whole three stories,
The school trustee election passed on
quietly. W. II. Love, John G, Harris Nj.
G, Witcher and Charles S Oates were
elected by an average vote OF to l.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
WEATHER AND CROPS.
~-----
RAIN REPORTS.

RAIN REPORTS.
Rain reports were received last night
from the Following points:
Kyle Hays county.
Kaufman. Kaufman county.
olive. Hardin county.
Scguin, Guadalupe county.
Smlthville, Bastrop county.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
London ConsoIs.

london, May s.-Consols for money
"a S'le; for the account o4 sic. Bar sill
yer dun, q lie ner ounce. Money 3eisN
pup cent Short bills 3la per cent: for three
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09

Nheat-No. 3 spring 69dT2h; No. red
oatsINo. 2ss.d2a; No. white 299s@
30h No 3 white 20M20&.
Rye-No. = 536l54.
Barley-~Good feeding %; fair to choice
'' Flax Sseed@No. 65ls; No. Northwest
err 66la
Timothy seed-Prme 3. a5.
Mess pork-Per bhl II. S5d14 90.
Iard-Per 100 lbs Z 07i5mS. OLA
Short rib sides Loose S. 0onS. 20
Dry sailed shoulders Boxed 6kIIh
Short clear sides Boxed 8 20@s 37Ia..
Whisky-Basis of high wines, per gallon
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
New York Money.

New York, May s.-Money ON call strong
at 4gl5 per cent: last loan To- ruling rate
per cent. Prime mercantile paper 4er
Az per cent. Sterling exchanges steady.
with actual business in bankers bills at
tet1sHiSiA for demand and 4.S4hd4 Si%
LOT OF sixty days posted rates 4S5Gi4. ST aud
1850 =. ~; commercial bills 4s3i9Gi4si
Silver certificates 30: Mexican dollars ASA
government bonds quiet; railroad bonds IT.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
ELEVATORS A AND b.
oCEAN RATns on COTTON.

Ship AGENTS make the following ocean
freight quotations ON Gotten for shipments
from the interior within fifteen days from
today;
To Cents.
Liverpool ffrst.cla ................ 81
Manchester second cass) ....,..... 3B
bremen first class .......,,...,..... Al
Huvre (6lst class ......,.., ......... A.
FAT tRerp castle lire) ................ %
Rotterdam 'trst class .....,..,..,... 30
Hamburg ffrst-cassl ................ 81
rhe above quotations are based on first
class liners Second-class liners cent and
tramps cents lower.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
THE CORN CROP,

Kaufman, Kaufman County. Texas, May
7.-Corn Is looking we'll.
Dublin. Erath County, Texas, May =
Rain would help corn greatly; poor
stand.
Troy, BEN County, Texas. May z. Torn
Ia looking we'll and most OF 1t mas been
plowed out.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
coTToN SEQ PRODUCTS.

II. O. B. mill, Texas interior points, ac.
eording to location: Per gallon.
Prime crude oil, loose..... q a ~
Prime summer yellow oil. 80 a 81
iinters, per pound 2AG5 ~
Per ton.
p prins cotton seed meal. $40 80 02o 90
prime cotton seed cake. 10 80 eI2o 90
tn1,uototions on prime cotton seed meal
ana nrime cotton seed cake are for deiiy'
a az ynrk. MAY s.--cotton seed oil aulet
nr,me crude nominal; prime yellow "a.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
THE FRUIT CROP,

smIthvllle. Bastrop County, Texas, May
T. The dewberry crop Is large one thls
year
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF GALVESTON, May s.
Arrived.


SIS Pensacola (Am), simmons, for Pen
sacola.
IS Nueces tAm). Risk. for New York.
SIS Wanderer tBr) Hunter, for Liverpool
SIS Hornhy Castle (Br.l, Goudge, for
Antwerp.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
HOUSTON.

The following are the live stock quota
tlons for this market as furnished by T.
T. Saunders, Jr., successor to Box Saunders
Ccutntssinn pomnany.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09

Following are the quotations In the Gal.
weston live stock market as reported for
The Post by the A. =. Norman Live Stock
company:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09

Jhe market favorable on choice cow
AMI heeves; well supplied with yearllng
and calves for present demand
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09

1 9nowing are the sales of stock and clos
Il 'rlees on the New York stock mraket'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
GALVESTON GRAIN MOVEMENT

Receipts today cars
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe ....... o
Missouri. Kansas and Texas ........ II
Galveston, Houston and Northern 80. ?
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The Sultan's sly Joke.

The sultan of Turkey recently
played an amusing joke at the ex-
pense of some medical experts at
Constantinople. When the plague
broke out in his capital, the sultan
asked if anything was known as to
the cause. On being informed that
it was to be found in the state of the
drinking water, he called at once for
six empty bottles, which he had filled
in his presence, all from the same one
of the palace wells, placed his own
seal upon them, and then, without
divulging their community or origin,
handed all six to prominent analyst.
To his amazement, the report sent
in was that four of the samples con-
tanned plague microbes. The fifth was
merely putrid water, and the sixth
was quite pure. Abdul Hamid calmly
shrugged his shoulders, and kept his
thoughts to himself.-The Argonaut.
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GIRL WHO GOT PRETTIER.
An Embarrassing Misundersta n ding
That Was Caused by q Vocal
COcI<neyism.

Mr.. Charles Whymper, the we'll
known engraver and animal painter,
according to Chambers, told the fol-
lowing anecdote few years ago: II
dined at Mr.. So-and-So's at High
gate last night, and as mark of
honor his eldest daughter was as
signed to me to take down to din
ner. She's bright girl, and I got
along very nicely with her and Lady
Bletherington on the other side, until
the ladies were on the eve of retiring
to the drawing-room. was talking
about the beautiful scenery near the
house, the views from the windows,
the fine air, when Miss - suddenly
said:
"T think I get prettier every day
don't you?'
What could she mean? I did not
dare to answer her, so said:
"'I beg your pardon-what did you
say?'
"'I said think I get prettier every
day
"There was no installing her words,
SO answered: Yes, indeed, you get
prettier; and no wonder, in such fresh
air, and just then she caught her
mothers eye, and with the other ladies
left the room. AS she went out she
looked over her shoulder with such a
whitening scorn in her eyes that I
knew had put my foot in it some
how. Then it flashed upon me that
I had misunderstood her; she had
dropped an H. What she said was
not silly compliment to herself; the
sentence really was: IL think High
gate prettier every day." 81.
Mr.. Whymper's hair is quite gray
now
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s5LAY OF THE CITY MAN.

4 z 4 i " - /. a d
oh! I'm longing for the country.
With its gentle summer breeze.
With the dew upon the meadow,
And the verdue of the trees:
Where forgotten is the turmoil
OF the clustering beaten track,
AS the insects cody saunter
sgs5 Up my sleeves and down my back.
Oh! love the honey'd flowers
AS they open in the morn;
I rejoice to walk, bare-headed.
Mid the rustic of the corn
! On the farm, whose sweetest music
Is the lowing Of the kline
And get the morning paper
Once q fortnight Qf it's fine).
oh! I banker for dwelling
4 BY the home Of "Chanticleer."
That his song may come a-ringinE,
Ev'ry morning, to my ear, 'f
To arouse me, lest the beauties
OF the sunrise I should lose,
When I'd give dollar-sixty
For another little snooze.
Oh! I hunger for moment
In a cool, secluded spot.
With the buttercup and clover.
And the blue forget-me-not,
For I dearly love the country's
Unsophisticated state
But I also love the city,
With improvements up-to-date.
Arthur Crawford, in Brooklyn Life.
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INTERESTING ODDS AND ENDS.

Mrs. Roosevelt was discussing the
momentous question of the toilet with
a friend, and she remarked that any
woman who displayed common sense
could he well dressed on $500.
In ten Irish counties there are adj
vertised $4,000 acres of shootings,
and the rental asked is e7,Ss5, or a
trife over 2Ad per acre. In most cases,
too, there are mansions attached.
The British acreage under wheat this
season was about 1,s0O,O0O-a fall Of
$4,000 acres from last year, follow
ing decline of nearly 10000 acres
in 1900 and of 161, 900 acres in 1899.
To date the prosecution of Roland
B. Molineux has cost the State of New
York upwards of 100000, not includ-
ing the cost of boarding the accused
at Sing Sing for year and half.
Count Esterhazy, of Dreyfus case
notoriety, is now a money lender in
! London, and has laid himself open to
prosecution under a recent law for
acting in that capacity without being
| registered.
The Austrian supreme court of ap-
peal has decided that if a wife saves
money from the amount allowed her
| by her husband for household ex-
penscs and appropriates the savings
for herself this proceeding amounts
to theft.
The value of pepper was known of
old. We read that when Rome had to
be ransomed from it's barbarian con-
queror, in the 400, Alaric demanded
5000 pounds of pepper among the pay
ments, and that Iippocrates used it in
medicine, applying it to the skin.
Census Director Merriam estimates
that the population of the United
| States, including the Philippines, will
reach the enormous figures of 100000
900 in 1910, and the phenomenal in
crease during the past decade furnish
cs a warrant for the estimate.
At Reading, Pa, in the habeas cor
pns hearing of the 70 street car men
| arrested for running cars on Sunday
| before Judge Endlich, the court de-
clared that under the existing law of
1894 the running of street cars was
necessity. The costs were put OIL the
prosecutors, the street car strikers.
In ruling paper the worker, using
quill and ruler, 70 years ago, took
| 4,SOO hours to do the work now done
by machine in two and three-quar-
| ter hours.
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| the "Mary," which was nearest. Capt.
Ichabod also came aboard of her.
"Who-who shall take it?" asked
the vanquished captain, as he looked
around and held out his sword.
"Nobody," answered Israel.
"But 1 surrender my ship. The
''L'Oricnt" has hauled down her flag.
Who was my conqueror? You fly the
American flag, but we have no war
with you"
II know, and by hen, we have Civ
en- you a lickin' to let you know that
we are no worms of the dust! Keep
your corn knife, and if you have
learned your lesson you can take your
frigate and be Off"
ut is not regular don't under
stand" protested the captain. II was
conquered, but nobody will take my
sword"
They didn't try to make it palmer
to him. He was escorted to the side
and bowed into his boat, and the cap
tive midshipman sent along with him,
and he returned to his ship the most
astonished Frenchman in the world.
He was also the maddest. His frigate
had been drubbed by couple of trad
ers, and then had been rendered to
him as a gift. It was not an act of
piracy nor declaration of war, be-
cause he had prepared the way for it
and very we'll knew that the Ameri-
cans had not yet heard of the edict.
He was in a hole all around, and he
did the best thing possible under the
circumstances by spreading his Grip
pied wings and making for q French
port to repair damages.
"Ichabod," said Capt. Israel as the
Frenchnan went sailing away,
"speakin' in brotherly way and
without hilarity, femme say that we
licked him out O. his boots.'' .
"Then by gum we did" replied
Ichabod.
Sand speakin' q leetle further,
while I'm glad we drubbed him I'm
somewhat afraid that we've done the
wrong thing at the right time and
brought on another war. 1t will be
best, brother Ichabod, that neither
we nor our mates nor our men do
much Boosting until we know what
will be done about it. Let us now
proceed on our voyage"
Nothing was done about it. The
French captain doubtless made
formal report, but it was not to the
effect that a 36-gun frigate had been
drubbed by two small merchant briggs.
If he had admitted the truth his SUI
periors would have pigeon-holed it
out of shame, and besides there were
events of so much greater Importance
at hand that the incidents were filed
away to be forgotten. The "Mary"
and "Susan" safely completed their
round voyages to be laid up by the
embargo, but there was deep salts
faction in the soul of Capt. Israel as
he met his brother at intervals and
shook hands and said:
"Ichabod, speakin' as brother
might, and my wife Mary bein' in her
usual good health, we did drub that
Frenchman like a farmer whalin' a
kickin' cow"
'Then by gum and by thunder, but
we did, and we are no worms of the
Dust" would be the reply of Icha-
bod as he chuckled his satisfaction
and walked about with his hands I'M
der his coat-tails.-National Maya
zine
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{i5zi5;i;5 i x {}tz55aSz
GETTING the Eacts.

GLOW far is it to the next town,
my friend?"
cts right smart piece"
SLOW many miles?"
"Hain't never counted 'em."
Swell, how many yards, then?"
SWELL, they's my yard. an Neighbor
Jones' yard, an the Wilder Scott's
yard, and"
Nonsense! How much ground will
have to cover between here and
there?"
swell, they use to call it ten acre or
so, but it's my opinion its ten an a
half!"-Atlanta Constitution.
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A Genuine Pleasure.

Acouple were getting married, and
the man who was acting as father
was an extremely fussy person.
When the question was asked, "Who
giveth this woman to be married to
this man," to the amusement of
both the clergyman and the congre-
CATION this gentleman stepped for.
ward and said: # have very much
pleasure in doing so."-Tit-Bits.
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Handy to Have Around.

Shc-You won't object to having
my dear mamma live with US after
we are married, will you?
He "a young physician)-Not at all.
In fact, she'll be most welcome.
''I'm so glad you feel that way"
"Yes; you see, she is always ailing,
and really need somebody to expert
ment on."-N. Y. Weekly.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-12-26
No Use Being CaptiOus.

"What's all this trash?" demanded
the old man, as he stumbled over a
pile of stuff in the hall. Great heav-
ems! 1t seems that we've got two OF
three sets of harness and enough 9th.
er stuff here to go into the ship
chandlering business"
"There, pa" his wife replied, "don't
be disagreeable. You were a boy once
yourself, you know. That's Wills
football uniform" Chicago Record.
Herald.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-12-26
Couldn't He Done.

Lady Tin dress with long train)-1
wish my portrait taken.
Photographer - Take this seat,
madam. n
''Oh, but I want it full length"
Hum! Very sorry, madam, but my
panoramic camera is out of ORDER
N. Y. Weekly.
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still Another way.

I'm looking for my wife," he said,
AS by her side he tarried.
"Your wife! she cried, II didn't know,
Nor dream, that you were married"
who said I was? Not I, indeed:
But won't you end my search?'
And then, of course, she saw the point.
dts going to be in church.)
PHILADELPHIA Bulletin.
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Quite Speedy.

Elder Passnips-My boy writes
home that your son Jack isn't get
ting along very fast at college.
Deacon Oldham-Don't you believe
what your boys tellin' you, elder.
Jacks goin' through fast enough. He
runs away ahead of his allowance
every month.-Chicago Record-Her-
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-12-26
Force of Habit,

"Have you no regret?" we asked of
the druggist who had served arsenic
instead of quinine.
''No," he replied, "but I have some.
thing just as good"
However, he we'll knew that we ex-
pected him to say this, else why
would we have written the first ques-
tion?-Baltimore American:
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-12-26
Hustlera.

81 Notwithstanding tell me
tibet when a city Teller proposes tew
city gal she always says: "Oh, this
is so student"
Abe Geehaw-Well, thet's only nat
ural. Why, them city fellers don't
think nothin' of proposin' tew gal
tibet they've only kept company with
for three or four s.-Broo klyn
Eagle.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-12-26
Very SusDfciOuS.

Friend-Why, Elvira, what's the
matter?
Elvira-Oh, don't know, only I'm
girl six weeks, and she doesn't talk
about leaving yet.
"She doesn't?"
''No; not word. She must be in
love with my husband."-N. Y. Weekly.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-12-26
Evidently Neither,

Farmer Hayrake Deacon Snod-
grass has bin in New York fer week.
Farmer Snakeroot - Business or
pleasure?
Farmer Hayrake-Neither, I reck-
on! He didn't hev ter send fer money
enough ter git home with!--Puck.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-12-26
Pity.

Pity.
A sage looked past the bars one day
Upon fol and sighed,
And murmured, as he turned away:
Alas! if in his infancy
He only could have died."
The fool gazed at the sage as he
Reiterated from the place,
And said: Il wouldn't care to be
Alive if God had given me
That poor old fellows face"
Chicago Record-Herald.
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Al 1t Seemed to Bridget,

Mrs. Frills-Now that I have en-
gagged you, Bridget, I am going to be-
gin right away to give you a little
training in the art of waiting on
guests. You see, my daughter is COM
ing out next month
Bridget-Indade, mum! An how
long was she sint up for?-Richmond
DISPATCH.
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Once Again.

"Where are you going, my pretty maid?
"I'm going milking, SIR" she said.
MAY I go long," he asked of her.
"There's one calf there already, sir"
Chicago Daily News.
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Her Real Preferences,

Mabel-Here's writer on health
who says we mustn't eat pickles at
all.
Irene-O, well. I don't really care
for them. If I can have all the
chalk and all the slate pencils want
I don't care if I never see a pickle
Chicago Tribune.
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The Casual Obseryer.

This old world has some curious ways.
You watch with eager eye,
And don't know If you ought to laugh
Or if you ought to cry.
Washington Star.
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What 1t In That Comes

"Do you believe that all things come
to him who waits?''
NO" answered the hustler, decisive
ly. "Pretty nearly everything that a
man doesn't want comes to him who
waits, but tn. things worth having
come to him who gets up and humps
himself" -Chicago Post.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-12-26
ASfHte Alice.

There was young lady named Alice.
She lived down In Texas, near Dalice.
She married an earl,
Did this clever young gearl.
And now she is boss of his palice.
Baltimore American,
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The Only One.

He-Was there ever Il. woman who
could truthfully say she never rub
bered to see what other women were
wearing?
She-Yes, Eve,-Philadelphia Press.
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Method I'm Her Madness.

Dashaway-Last night experienced
a novel sensation. Miss Twilling in
vited me out to dinner as her guest,
and insisted on ordering and paying
for everything. wonder what she did
it for?
Cleverton-She probably wanted
something to eat.-Harlem Life.
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Why She Liked Them

Why She LIKED THEM.
After three-year-old Frances little
guests had departed, her mamma
asked:
Frances, do you like little girls to
visit you?"
"Yes'm; I like little children to
come unto me, for of such is the
kingdom of Decentralization Life.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-12-26

Kitchener (readirg captured let
tiers intended for President Steyn)-
This is outrageous! Here a Boer
commandant writes to the presi-
dent: 1.-The British generals are
asses!" How can he say that?
Adjutant-O, these Beers have spies
everywhere!-Der Floh.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-12-26

"Hubby, dear, you must buy . new
hat"
"But don't need one"
20, yes, you do. I ordered one for
myself to-day."-Heitere Welt.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-12-26
Salt of the Earth.

One advantage had old man Lot
In this world Of trouble and strife;
When In after years he got fresh
He could go home and lick his wife.
Chicago Daily News.