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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-22

Nuns OF Robert l.. Lee chapter for the
,br'esy SHOWN them In yom' request that
NY tunoSc sponsor for your t,allp Tor
~ " coming reunion. True Southern women
w ~, iail confederate soldiers wner tncs
npneal 20 them. let the appeal hc what il
m,cs,,,. ~ response TO your request 4
nreAlhg OF the cnApter was held iasf Fri.
gay anu the matter laid before tho mein.
uVrs; me choice then made WAS ono thar
" ieei sure VIII meet with vOiir npproval
~, - Euna Wooford. the daughter OF the
m :, oi the city. a native Texan and one
WIZ comes OF trnc Southern stock
r, n,M3ss hanpy to serve Dick Bowling
oaniup Ia any way. | am.
YOURS truly, Mrs, rhos II. FNukllh
The, veterans were enthusiastic over the
stltVtlph ana were protuse In rendering
tHnnks t9 Il Il. Lee chapter.
:, MISS Manic CuShman, daughter OF Mr.
~, ~ NHsihah, was presented as sponsor foe
We Maco reunion. but she desires time for
consideration. The adjutant was Instruct
w 10 ,act Tor NE camp IN case Miss Cush
hian decides to accept
nr camp regretted the necessity Of non
ntlchIlnce at the memorial exercises OF
ptNh vi. koleris chapter. because OF urgent
BUSINESS 10 ne attended to at their meeting,
mn after Adjournment many of the mem
bcrS attended the memorial service.
rue ad1utant FOR r. Il. Ice chapter In
Nlicu the camp 10 attend the memorial PS
CiElseS on April 20 NJ D. IN. ut the Meth
"oist EpiSropni church. which is the ap-
/. intel and regular decoration day of the
q y, y ana D. {. organizations.
IL was stated thar the FUND raised hy the
~. Patricks day celebration netted nearly
SAN for the Bowling monument
Atei considerable exchanges Of cXpctl-
Hhccs as Ia what the old hoyS saw and did
turing the war the camp adjourned.
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Notes and Personals.

The hibernate mi and Great Northern Il
II laying its track hetwccn Austin ana san
Antodio with 75-pound rails
Passenger Conductor johnson of the Katy
laid over In Houston saturday night ana
took No. 4 ont yesterday morning.
&. w Smith. an operator from ST..
Louis. is a recent addition to the Houston
othce Of the Postal Telegraph COMPANY
Tho III Paso Terminal association has
been organized 10y the promoters Of the
Arizona and Southeastern 10 huiid ter
miras at lei PaSo.
John DOYLE, master ear builder NJ the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas Railway com
pant # Texas office at ncnison, was IA
The city yesterday.
II is understood that the Kansas city.
Ntxtto and or eIt is ready In let contract
Tor construction Of bridge over the RIO
Grande river at Preside del Norte
Superintendent T. $ Mcdowell Of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas whose n"aI
quarters are at Smithvillc. was In ltSus'
ion yesterday morning and went north on
KATY No. T.
Tho Galveston. Houston and Henderson
f. cut Wi an attractive card. advertiser:
its sunday and weekday schedules. A
large and well executed cut Of the Interior
Of tie r parlor car "Olcott' is featured.
General Freight and Passenger Agent ].
= Irifh II the Texas Midland was mad
vertenily quoted yesterday as stating ihht
the Nldlaud's passenger earnings for MaTeh
were 500 600 II was Intended [" say that
the earnings for the quarter ending March
n reached the figures mentioned
The 81. Louis and san FranciSco's - V
messenger station ut Denlson VIII be on
Main street. about 300 foet east ot the pres
ent union station. 1t Is reported that tue
Missouri Kansas and Texas ana Houston
and Texas Central have plaas made for
iemodellng the union station ana AIDING
n siXty-f0ot extension.
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A GREAT GOULD SYSTEM.
II Will Include Fifteen thousand Miles
of Line by January.
MANY EXTENSIONS ARE NOW PROJECTED
The Syndicatine VIII Affect Manv 90
the Important Roads OF the
Southwest.

Now yort Ann -, ~
~" i"'h' Aprlt developments in
the plan of consolidating and augmeptip,
/ the Could system of roilro,ds 49,
reached uob,, ,.hi,., .,to nave
n,cut H., ,..,.., '"'''"'S '-e sta.c,
hi'h' that Wltnin the next year Tho
| Southwestern system. orraniznd hy Ia.
t;ould ana icst IN ~ ,,..-, ""'
| ,,,.,.. 60, wv VI Nus son,
a. ""uii' Wll include fully i3,VJO
miles OF line and will reach eastward Va,
| far Us Pittsburg Al son Nm mn, -. =,
has b,on ,,,.,,,,1 ''np'c"'c
-, '"v" =" V"hhect the Wabash
iri'loau win the productive Pittsburg 10.
glon.
The recon- nprcbrso he W. -
bts ,.a,,..,,.,. ~ VI N"uIu an /
~. ''''N vi Tue wheeling ana Lake
ENC ralircdd WAS an important SIcp In =
very comprehensive, srnan, M,
Gaia vhlo', .a,,,. T. "u sNhul-
Sion in" iyh ~ Yrs IN tne llttshurg cNtcn.
Sagc. Cninn,s, U,rns ~ D. nould RhsScil
ton Il. Connoi. .n, va ,,n, tivrrich, Washing
All. mr., S,,,,itp "nu "rh,ral Louis Fu2gcr.
nnt,vF ,i,h,' 20. Wy MeicLhtiir trust cun-
rrnln t,rt1, "tquisitiuh oi the Wheeling and
Wnba.n ron ,,,'n Is ueSlshcu to give the
,,,, "'n" lUuh "ccrsS I" Tue coal, IRON ana
idcnt l iusiJns oi pennsylvania. Wee Pres
rem, il pn nuiiseS OF the Wabash sys.
nt mis- .1b",'N iSSto' IN cue working Qua
NAM nj In Stuenie' Ireiimhary surveys We're
a., an '' oX, $500 VH, ~ o4utr "i George j. Gou.d
within M, 1r rH'un o. me WABASH raiir aI
lur, '' '"n'i i apsuiutelN, toward litG.
In, In, III WIN new me was planned,
,v,Is ~ NuVSHns "ud Lake trIe uear
rir,r ", 49, "hu VAUhulHg thence 10 OhIp
;oc+on -, ,,, IF cIeck anu across the Wash.
n ae,,i anu AIegneny counties la Pcnusyl-
sTn'licofr ba sne M ,hnr'lga river. The
RI" iiord La I. Gllar.Gi Tor bridge across
tn ,i""ilv5hS"hi'iu river. An ordnance
I,mr,, j.. ne rsEhl OF way through Ptts
prass 80 NV D'iore INC council ut thae cty.
= t t,,'u, pans Include the construction of
= I, $500 ,uiV ~, ,qu1rlerS OF mlic long
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MORE cd r4E perAlLs
OF the Program Arranged for the Enter
tainment OF the President


tanmcnt OF the President
There was a meeting Yesterday afternoon
at the Rice hotel az The gcncrol arrangement
4 conmltcc having In charge the reception
, aud entertainments NJ President Mckinley
and his party upon the occasion Of thclr
visit ia Houston ou the morning OF MAY T.
The lnc of march has been SHgh'lg
changed IN this that Instead of approach.
Ing The city from the Grand Central depot
VIA the Franklin avenue bridge. The line OF
march VIII hn over the Louisiana street
bridge, mp Congress avenue TO Travis, ON
Travis TO Franklin and on Franklin to
Muu, FROM which point tho parade will
proceed rs previously announced udmcly
10 Texas avenue. thence 10 Caroline thruce
10 McNinitoN, thence TO Crawford, thcnCe
iul down Main street.
At the auditorium Governor savers VIII
present the president 10 the Qudcpcc and
vac president viii IN turn make u few re.
marks There Will hc no hand shaking re-.
ceptlCn,
the white school children Of tho city win
he lined in along either side of Caroline
street from Texas avenue 10 Mckinney,
Win iaes and flowers, white the children
of the colorcd schools. similarly equipped,
WI occupy thai portion of Crawford street
between Hadlcy aud McGoWHu. the dis
apcc hctwcCu ihcm being sufhcient to ln
press upon The mind Of the president that
7herp are NO mixed schools Ia Texas.
The military escort viii rrcccdc the pa.
ra3c as Ear as Mckinney avenue, whence
ihcN VIII return to the city or prohnhly
tHkr ours ia the auditorium.
Governor Sayrr~ VIII leave Houston very
early ON the morning OF Nav ON q special
car To Intercept the presidential train and
return with Ii TO Houston. after extending
e. The president nm official welcome To-
Texas.
An outline of the program ~ the reccp-
ton at llnust0n viii hc forwarded today to
the presidents secretary.
Ina 90 la. 4rH lot
pate I'm the parade. They win hc taken Ia
charge lay tho ladies committee, af which
Mrs. q. T. Holt h. chairman and VIII hc
,akcn Ia the Rice hotel. whore The pnrlors
Win ho decorated In their honor. -rrvod
WITH light refreshments aud probably taken
for brief drive to Nh I'm ihc time CON
snincd hy the presidents reception at tho
auditorium
The committee viii meet ngaiu WeducS.
day afternoon az i;3O O'Clock $40 the Busi-
ness League, when somr other features Of
The program win he outlined
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DAUGHTERS AMERICAN REVOLUTION

esVeston Chapter to Be the Guest
49,. y Houston Chapter on Thursday.
naa NY george Washington chapter Of the
sn'ers Of the American Revolution has
the ff s1 Il most gracious Invitation from
d n,en.y Washington chapter of Hous an
rslvsstto with them next Thursday. The
,soaght of the Houston ladies' in thus mars
'hsrtssrc emeenting the friendship Of the two
iest eve. II Is the desire of the chape
fanee ~ member who can do 50 will ar
Who h,r.. tnlS day. All members and those
ton M e. received notice from washing
feruss,n tneir eligibility to membership are
As poss9h, 10 notify the secretary as soon
ceunter , IN, II they intend going. The
p IN Sain leave for Houston on the / ~
and ret"ir! d re train Thursday, April -,
eveung H. leaving Houston at 1850 that
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Birthdav pa,tv

The friends Of Master Tommie Nolan
compllmented him on "Wednesday evening
at his home. 21l9 Franklin avenue. with a
Mound party. The occasion was his mir.
teentli birthday. The little ones euioyed
freshments. The following were in Ar.
tendance Fannie Freund. Lillian R,ts-te I.
Nrttie crary: Harriet Smith. Minnie Du.
pry Annie Heslor. Dnrenda md Mac "a.
Ian simon and i.auis Freund Arnoid Rs,s.
ler and Sam Rawley.
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NICK BOWLING CAMP.

Miss Edna Woolford Selected as Sponsor
to Represent the Camp at memphis
Camp Dick bowling held a largely az
tended meeting yesterday afternoon
Jackson Martin Was unanimously elected
A eomrade. He was member OF texas
Confcds rate Rangers. 80
TIE following communication was II.
roived in response 10 letter from me
camp TO r. T., Lee chapter. ~ ne
10 select sponsor for the camp 70 wy
Waco and Afshsphis rcnnionsi a..
cantsiu q. < DIV. Commander ana 'AI'
II. Fan. Sdiu Ant- .h.
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i country without tho hopc u Immortal,

his country without the hope Of Immortal.
lty.
SochatcS afflrms tho NECESSITY ~ Jmmhr-
tality To reward the good Tor their sacrl
flee for home, country and progress
'fcacc. peace he Is not ticnd he doth
not sleep; tic hath awakened frcm th,.
dream u life. lie has ontsparc1 the sAa.
dews OF onr night" lie lives, he wakes,
It's death is dead. not he,
Fer tho from out our bourne OF time and
place
The hoohs may hear me Ear.
] hore to see my pilot face o. tacc,
Whom have rrnSseh the bar. I"
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snall 90. or stolen from the Rice hotel,
ntA,, ~ 'nk or yaiise containing an assort-
yssfSrSb umbrella handles A liberal re-
Biz ~, le paid for ret,fea of same 10 the
rFar.i NJ and no questions asked The
lhs nronwill he paid at once ON return Of
hrI.r,ppsssly;. Frank A. Hervey. ST.
'or hice Hotel. Houston, Texas.
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gomery. Alas ~ g. Forch,in,er. J. Il.
tainter Crcckrtt, 5. l.. l4cc aud wife.
Memphis. Tenn; William Brooke, Chhaga.
George Duncan. Bcaunoni; 6. C.. uulsty.
Dallas, L. Emcry, ir.. bradford. Mrs H.
Coop, Galveston. Miss Sophie Lirhcmag.
GALVESTON; charles Clark, Ir,. Galveston: \.
l., Rolcrlcau, galveston. j. l.. Ilghifaot,
Pittshurg. Texas; ", call, Document: lien.
~ AcNandcr linus,on A. J. raylor, hldy
lehman. Houston: J. II craig. Gaiv,s o.,
Texas; ], W. sanders. Cmcinnah
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MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD
By The Texas Veterans and The
Daughters Of the Republic.
THE ADDRESS BY REV. POLK GOODsON
The Program Which Is to Be Observed
at Today's Session---Notes OF
the Meeting.


Austin, Texas, April This was rather
quiet day with the Texas Veterans aon
the Daughters ~ ~, i,,r,,,,u 1.a ~,
cra,, s,e a., ,,,..,,,s. ,
r'"'" WI NV morning consisted az drive
over tho clty IN carriages, Terminating at
the Studlc ,f Mis-. I,.ty,i,,,h -. ~,
pnrk Nh,rc ~, al Nh, - -" 49,
r''N N"V'V '"' ON S"ihlorS viewed Nth
pressure the exquisite Monks Of art
Memorial scryicps y.rp hctd ~, mn,
noon In Tho bo,,s, 90 .,,,.,,,... -,
H. ~ 'NPiNSV"ld'N'S' ana
w tue absence cf nr. Rufus G. Buricsou
the chaplain, the address was mad, lv
Rev. Polk Gondson ~ an, ,,,,,nl,cr,.,,,, ~.
h,-,,,,i,,, ,,,,,n ~, 'N"h Tvs
cd by Mr. George Warner
Or. CoodSon's atdrcs. a., ,,,.,.,,,
prcciat,d nv mo vc,nr., 49,, - ~
=, ~ NV N''Vl"hS ana daughters
lie spoke as follows;
Text: And they shall he Mine s,t,h
tho t,.l 100" w N'u'' 81 IA
- w ''"StS' III ihat day wheh |
n'aN' up Wy jewels and | viii spare ibcm
as man sparcth his own son thnt sc,.,,,b
him. 49, Nal. IA "
~ 20 -
W. lTeSident Members az the Texas
Veterans Association and Donvb,,ry ~
the Republic OF Texas, Ladies' and t;eut,r.
men. Noris are innurnuntr =, az me- 'a'
gratitude tor the honor which Hm, b,p
conferred upon me a rrentrr u,SU O IINI
have uvy,r huu OF shall nnTr. ,'Nr,n, " isn
ca. To lac holy ministry. '4e
a ta
Lingusned honor ot being The vnnn.,,st
Texan who ever preached n mrmoriai ~,
mon before your venerable 6oay. VA,
never SO prold of my nativity a. M LIZ
hour. Standing In the place ni yonr nbs,,,t
sick chaplain. a worthitt than Wh"n "",,,,,r
served, represent inc army of y"un, rrx
ans. t0D,tW strong whose holy nnsTin' T.
Ia emulate your iGeals and cnrrt 70
pletion every noble purpose Of yon,. w.
this great Empirc State. '''
Texas is chaiactcrizcd Inv IFS btrn,.. a.
are assembled In tho ldgrcst D,nitol W.
The luiied States, bclng second nni, ~,
Washington u 4 n,'ShiN, t",,,,, WI ~
o. 2Ii,diG square miles IN Snnn,, ssys
lay TeNas on the man of lurnnr I'M
this giant with MIS- hcaJ ros,ir ~, ~ ~,
mountains of Norway. win ON" e,i, "' ,"'
erlng London and the other Warsdw ,,n'i,i
stretch himself down across M t, "I",u
of Denmark across tbr cmpiros N,FgHusvu'
Switzerland and Northern iinIr ,, r1hu ',,C,,
his fcet In mo Nrdit,r,,,u, ~ anu hdNV
The entire nonnis,i", ~, H. NO..
states could he NM Inc w. ,n' un'',u
comtortnblv en-. IL ~" 'NHH' anu NC
than in Germany Fh, sts,e NOR" n,,, room
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Houston eowIinn GINS EIsotlon.

Al n WITTY OIuU II5DNOI''
Bovrse animal meeting of the Houston
OK club yesterday the following Off
riea,s ere elected President. A. Halla;
4: IlrtS. i9ent, A. Ledergerber: secretary,
NHRm Treasurer, j. Dietschold; captain,
s''"sd A. Ledergerbeer s Won tgu on to Score Of
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All trains arrive and depart from he Grand Cen
til depot except the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
mains, which have depot In the Firth ward the In
Irrational & Great Northern ANA Columbia Tap
which use the International and Great Northern de-
ri On Congress avenue and the Houston East and
west texas morning train which leaves from and
.trwss tle Houston East anj West Texas depot
lhe Mig9oGri, Kansas & Texas ana Galveston
houston q Henderson trains pass the International
int Great Northern depot.
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Prescription No 2Sii. 10y Elmer y
Amend. viii not cure all complains. hut II
win cure rheumatism T.. r. Schmidt.
Houston, Texas. sole agent.
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NnrNS an Mas MnrrlNG-


During the meeting ~ the veterans yes
terday aftornoon rrcsdenf DiNan iuIrN.
dpce Master Char,cs lie Caussey. youth
of IL years. 10 the old soldiers He is n
grcat grandson of W. n Travis.
MANY ~ the Veterans came forward aud
shook the Young mans hand, telling him
that they knew his grandfather.
Mrs, GrMtsF " Houston was highly
cdmpnmentcd Yesterday fog tho manner IA
which she presided over the meeting Or
tho Daughters ~ the Republic
Miss Uallic Bryan, the accomplished
daughtcr 81 Colonel Guy NJ, Rryau Is an
a. q gctic worker among the Daughters.
Many ~ the Old vctcgNus are cnioytng
their stay in Austin. They tell starics OF
how thcv used 20 XIII deer Oh tho hin
where the capitol building now stands
rhc following is the program for tcmcr-
row:
Music by Rllud Institute Orchestra.
Call TO order by the president Guy NJ.
Bryan.
Invocation ....,,,,. nr Rufus G. Burlcson,
Address 10 the Daughters VI the Republic
of Texas. Hon carlos T. Roe.
chorus, puMlS 81 the Blind Institute.
orht on To Veterans. Judge A. w Terrell
pNN ..... Pupils of the nllnd Institute
Vocal Sole ............, Prof. N8mnhCil.
House " Representatives, Ia o'clock
Reception TO Veterans, Daughters and
thcir friends,
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a. 's +, tor the Blood Than sarsaparilla
ticts use Gs Living in the Malaria Dis
N'oNe's Tasteless Chill Tonic.
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Vt NJ ~ III NJ W.
Depot foot OF Congress Avenue.
GnIyeston Traina

NOTE-Trans leaving Houston atA45p.
NJ and arriving at Houston at 3.4sa m and
io75 a. m. also run into Grand Central de-
poi, departing 10 minutes earlier ami arriv-
Ing ten minutes later than time given above.
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MALARIA MAKES IMPURE BLOOD.
srove,s Tas;eiess Chill Tonic cures Ma.
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SPANISH MAcKEREI.

Jet, -'ish MAIN EhEb
B viz Crabs. Shrimp. Red snapper,
suev< pay Oysters. Artusy's. 4l6 Travis
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RAILROAD SCHEDULE.
H.. a It. c. II. II.
cnA Cnntral Dernf

IT. g. n. o. ~. II.
ton and New Orleans Trains.
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,,d 10 are fast mail and express between the
~. onl,,. and will cary through cars tot Dat
y, S' penIson. going from Houston via the Cen
c., II. & $. A. Ry.
Grand Central Depot
California Trains.
Ills ?. m Arrive. 400 a m
san Antonio Trains.
.o.45 am Arrive. 500 p. IN
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"Whaso iiveih md believpth IN me shall
N yer die 4" Emerson SAYS; eve carry
tba nledee Of ghis IN our own breast sud
what have seen Teaches nae 20 trust God
nv what I have not seen y
II must hn 50. else whence this pleasing
haoe this fond desire. this longing after
i,rtnorsaiity. The conviction ~ Tice-n
was that no one could meet death for
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JfahI NtN'TdI UtPOL
ror Galveston and La Porte.

G., II. & N. II. II.
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II. e. & w. Il. n. Il.

All these trains leave the Santa re Congress
Ave. Depot 10 minutes later than the above.
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A Chat on Diamonds.

The fash OF Il good diamond had set
the group talking about jewelry good
ana bad. Il tell YOU" said one man"
there isn't anything you get fooled on
easier than or diamonds unless you
happen to be an expert. Now |
offered this one to Il man for $l.25 and
he wouldn't take il at that" he con-
tinued looking musingly at "A big beauty
on his finger that was the real thing.
I'd been up to Boston and brought
this one back with me. It's worth a
hundred If It's worth a cent. | was
wearing it when one of my friends
spotted il and asked me what I'd take
for il. | flashed il under his nose a
hi, ana told him that seeing il was he
he could have it for just what | paid
$l.25. He thought a minute ana then
said that he guessed he didn't want 1t
then.
Then another time when | came
back from Boston | was wearing u
ring that did cost just Sl.25 1t was IL
good looking one and was big value
for the money. but IL was cake just
the same. y fellow was stuck on it
@nd | sold it to him for S.. He never
knew the difference for he never ask
ed any one that knew how much the
stone was worth.
A friend of mine bought a stone once
upon time for $50 and took ii To a
good jeweler to nave il appraised The
jeweler didn't say a word but took 4
tray out of the show case and set il
before my friend. There was Il heaY
Of stones that looked just as well as
his. My friend thought the jeweler
sort of careless to leave so much
valuable stock laying around promis-
cuous and asked him what he would
take for the best stone in the lot.
Well said the jeWeler being its you
that one will cost you 80 cents ana if
you'll promise to come here regular
to have your watch fixed Ill make you
n present of it, My friend didn't
faint and he didn't give up his s3+ g
for lost. No sir. ne just went out ana
caught another sucker.
That was in the days when the lot
terry spirit was abroad in the land
and when you could rattle anything
from second hand nursing bottle
To a white elephant. 50 my friend
fixed up rattle on the ring ana when
ne 'puh'cu the Pi"tttuS anu Idlu Hl'
for my share for selling tickets III
had just $40 in clean cash.
Once | bought three scarf pins for
So They looked we'll and made a
mans shirt front show up like an
elephants trunk. | was wearing one
of en- when Z friend stopped me and
wanted TO buy it, We dickered for a
few days when | finally let him have
it for suit of clothes. a cook stove
and 81 in money. ! sold the stove for
s. and wore the clothes out and they
was the best suit ever had. The last
time | saw that friend he was still
wearing that pin.
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SATURDAYS FIRE.
House at No. LOG Damaged $500. Occu.
pants Also Suffer Small Losses.

When the fire trucks went tearing down
Main street, Saturday morning. and down
over the hill onto Water street at gait
that was anything but exercising speed
everyone looked in establishment 1t was
rather doubtful whether the drivers were
indulging in an impromptu race or wheth-
er the horses We're running away. Ev-
eryone .'rubbered" and Il few followed
But there was brisk blaze on Water
street and the alarm had failed to work
y telephone message was sent to the
central station and the team responded
at their usual hot pace.
The fire was in the house No JOG and
owned by Fred Pooler. 1t is occupied by
the families of Joseph King, ]. Omer
PouHn and George Roderique. The fire
started in some way about the chimney
ana got quite a start on account of the
failure of the alarm. The roof was con-
siderabiy damaged and the upper part of
the Eouse. Much of the household goods
We're moved so that they did not suffer
much. Considerable water was necessary
ana the damage was mostly from this
me damage to the building will be in
the nciehborhood of $500 and is covered
by insurance in the Boothby agency. one
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shops in the big cities for trades in
jewels but | tell you that ism the
place to find EN-. If you want genu-
inc trades go to the big stores. You'll
find one there occasionally that's worth
taking. But you want 10 beware
those cheap stores where the electric
lights burn all day. You'll need a
pair az green spectacles 10 stay in one
of them any length of time. bat then
when You get any particular stone
home il soon loses its sparkle.
When times are good there's about
as much money in cheap jewelry as in
anything. | know q jay that struck
Waterville years ago with bunch az
ladies watch chains that | knew could
be bought for 80 a dozen and 10 sold
them anywhere from 81 10 81 Il piece.
He sold big bunch OF en- ana got
out Of town the next day before they
had time to turn black.
Then the hard luck story can b"
worked with cheap stone, but that Is
too much like highway robbery. Dia-
monds are a good safe Investment II
you are sure of the diamonds FOR they
always have a market price just like
wood or hay. That's why you see
theatrical people buying en-. They're
easy to handle ana tie up loose chang
in good shape