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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-21
FORCING Growth Of veaetabIes.
Philadelphia Telegraph.

fhIadephd Ittgranh.
Successful experiments have been made recently the
forcing OF the growth of asparagus in field in winter by
the help Of Marrow trenches about inches deem
are dug between the and covered with boards as
form little tunnels Steam from boiler forced into the
tunnels through hose penetrating the soil and keeping the
latter moist and The process has be performed
only day for FIVE time and the results
obtained have been quite remarkable Within years
salad plants tomatoes muskmeons, green corn beans and
other garden products have been added another
to the list of house crops rendering these decaees
available for winter and giving delight epicures while
putting much into the pockets of the producers
Necessarily such products expensive and little inter
est attaches therefore efforts which the deparmnt OF
rculture making md whereby modest
circumstances may force kinds OF garden truck for
their own during the cold season
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TAX METHODS AND TAX DODGERS.

Outwtted for so long by the dodgers and finally
determined to better equaize the burden Of govern
ment upon it's citizens the State of Mississippi, II
seems is trying the efficacy of kind Of detective rev.
enue department under State revenue agent, to
bring taxable property into light and compel it all to
pay it's just proportion Of the States taxes
It is singular that protest against such plan
should be heard from any the tax dodger but
the Nachez Democrat is quoted by another Mississippi
paper as follows
Prosperity in this State receiving its death kne at the
stance OF the State agent and the revenue laws
and from all sides vii spring mighty demand ioT the ab9
law the legislature rails 70 adopt drastic measures ~ ms
respect should least relieve the situation by gong IN for
confidence Of the moneycd whose investments are abso
pe necessary to The welfare and poipeT y q the 2ta
business which has worked the State more injury than good
This 20 per cent commission is not arrangement
and it has made tho agent wealthy man At the eN
Where Rockefeller Vanderbilt and the Gouds compelled
to- money and stand risk TO lose well as to
gain our revenue agent mas but 70 SIT IN MS luxurious par
Tors while his deputies and contingent attorneys get IN their
the wonman does and the accuracy OF your reply can not
be questioned
The Post is familiar with the terms OF the law.
but the objection to it be it that it is making
large investors corporations pay their fair share of
taxes it is hardly likely that there viii be heard
any very widespread popular Protest against 1t in
Mississippi The fee system is admirable in that it will
compel only the greater activity The part OF the rev
enue agents in hunting for the untaxed property.
the workngman pay part of Tie bills it will proc
ably be a lighter burden than he is paying with
practically double his just proportion of taxation to
bear
This plant of the Natchez paper IS only another
form repetition Of that false sentiment so often
heard in the South from certain quarters, That we
should get down knees and offer special fayors
to moneyed men who VIII come among are now
here Capital should bear it's tax burden just as power
ty has to bear it, Capital is deeply interested in thc
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-21
TAMPERING WITH TIDE, 5 :

FAREWELL TO ROMANCE
The little shalop's on the sbo,.
Baby, oh. my baby;
Where we were wont to 90 OF w..
Baby, oh, my baby
The waves are dancing in the s,,n
think see the rippes run.
Where we two walked when dav 49,.
My weesome, winsome BABY 10as
Again we walk the moont strand
Baby OH my baby;
trace our two names in the sand
Baby OH my baby;
Life seemeth what it used n h.
When you were all in all to me
And when you perched upon my kp..
My weesome, winsome bahy
All, those were days we'll ne'er f.
Baby, oh. my baby;
And you're my only love till We.
Baby, oh, my baby
But you have long been wooed ana 49,,
And though we dwell on days long snea
We've seven babies to be fed,
My weesome, winsome baby.
And so we'll pass vacations un
Baby, oh, my baby
know it is bitter cup,
Baby, oh, my baby
All that what all our money win.
It's dresses, bibs or safety pins
All the time nv baby.
X Il
Pennsylvania printer has resigned HE a.. .
council to save his soul Mighty funnv nv. = "
wanted to take such thing into politics a. !. \
place
France has dispatched Cleo De Merode !, i,
mission to the sultan. Johnny Crapand has .via..s i
that if he can not be coaxed to Paris he is 10 4 g.
Morocco ~
King Edward has given orders that no on. !, !. n
mitted to kiss the royal hand and somehow v, A.,
at all.
Mormons now trying to convert chicav, "a.
in Chicago would knock the everlasting dingbats NJ \.
Windy City's divorce courts
= = 4
A Chicago alderman has presented Tin who's, r,,,,
forbid the of gasoline in the city limits II tsi "
is passed St Peter will at oncezsee an immense nr
servants carrying kerosene cans and coming from M
ton.
A German actress who has never been to Hoys,,
course, says that proportonately New York has NOR
women than any other city in the world
= y
A Chicago girl has sued man for breach Of ptsss
not having bestowed his name upon her consdan.
his is Aloysious McSlattery we don't CONSIDER 1.
serving Of sympathy.
A man has just killed himself because he coudutv
the problem of perpetual motion BY this time he l. prA
petual
X !; 4 i
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Sowing Popular. But Expensive.

Frank Leslies Monthly.
The annual Of a big university under present
training methods from 10000 $4,000 This does not
include the spent from time time for improve
ments and equipment Il cost $4,000 TO put Cornell
the year and hearty as much will he
spent this The principal expense is the salaries Of
the professional head coach and the expert builder
These two items alone cost less than S2soo steam
launch kept commission for three every VEN
at cost OF $500 The training table costs the navy manage
meut SI2oo although the OF their board Then
there the final expense OF S4oo for week This in
cudes transportation the point Of meeting for men shells
and launch and their sustenance while there.
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better prepared than outside assembly to know just
what we do and do not want Legislatures might pos
sibly prescribe limitations, but it is violation of dem.
ocratc ideas Of that such bodies should go
further and undertake direct affirmative legislation in
matters Of purely local Significance,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-21
Houston Hospitality.

Pittsburg Gazette. ,s,ce 4
At the recent meeting Of the Texas PssSs, ,si
Houston the unsurpassed hospitality Of the ~ 81
hearts Of the fraternity with still stronger p's s,ou
city Of the association. As for the ipm'is ,ncal
the editors one and all, who were tor'n's O,hu X
there. will never forget the royal banquet
OF supreme hospitality provided by me IA Ihs ~
great paper. Long may Houston houfisA so
IN prosperity and usefulness.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-21

BrpouE Captain Carl Reichmans report Africa was
given the British people the favorable to the Beers
each word removed being represented by
asterisk doubtful what they would have done
premises if they hadn't had an astersk
Ig cmcAco doesn't Dowe right he might go Lou
isiana
TnE Chicago citizen never cared about those earayels
when he show the visitor something seeing
he takes him out the abatto and lets watch Chi
caeoan yank the hide from beef eritter
H,xnAs next move will be 10 get into the congress Of
mothers
AN AtArAutAN thinks the dsfrauchsement Of the negro
proper thing and safe say that il the outraged
Louisanians get hold Of Prince Edwards they will dsan-
chise him.
IL pporrsson really looking he might side up
to Boston girl.
" RUSSIA by imposing high tariff on goods from the
United States has nirinQcd rights amusing think
what have been doing the other nations all Of these
years.
ARE supposed to look Perry Heaths recent
utteranccs inspired
The manner in which the Jersey tity Judge avors the
preacher in the Barker trial would lead the suppositon
that there at least is one Judge who is church member
WueS negro attacked Halletsvle girl she disran-
chised him with knife.
MrIEs received At Buffalo the hero of Porto Rico
This docs conflict with Sampson, who been de-
clared hero Of Santiago by the board of fabrication.
Tur New York State Bankers association has started for
Buffalo Lord help Buffalo
THr kaiser raised his glass and began Comrades on
the water" 1t would have teen appropriate had he
| said Comrades the Rhein
su,rrrR says frauds San Francisco are of no i'm
poranee. But then he's Shafter
CHIP from a tree cut down by Gladstone recently sold
for shngs We have frequently paid than that Tor
chip that Gladstone saw
AceoRprNo all Louisiana tragedy is direct
y uaeeable to the man with the hoe,
r. c, ADAMS representing the Delaware Indians. has
made protest leasing This has nothing to do with
Mary Ellen erst of Kansas
AEGlEroN has a irrgating plant whether it will be
open Sundays not is stated
IT Will be remembered that Skater Judging from his
actions at that time considered the taking Santiago as Of
mo Importance"
MoKrNlEYs idea deliver the Philippines from the
rule of Spain. 1t is evident that he succeeded
THE waiioping OF China according to "der kaiser has
assured the of Europe This deduction worthy Of
Sherlock Holmes.
THrRr's vast difference between waIIoping naked
"nsser0 and setting away from aggressive Boer
RUSSIANS reported to be disappointed that son was
not born TO the car The nihists will probably be blamed
Tor it.
PRoPHrr DowIE has been responsible for many more
deaths than was Prophet smith but powe lives Chicago
Dowrs claims be and Jokes on the seersueker
in order,
PoRro Rico is now ready to free trade. Wen be
ready after 1904.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-21
ABOUT HANpKERCHIEFs

ABOUT HANDkERCAlEro
The most fashionable handkerchiefs this year y
that embroidered and especially those that arc s.
cred in design worked on the body OF the ma'a'-
than in openwork. In spite of this, however ",
people still handkerchief trimmed with S0 -
ton and let in either one or two rows n
One of the newest designs is an exceedingly XIV, I'D
Instead of the handkerchief being cut squai.. rab
the corners and these corners tr1mmea WIN II 10
So far as embroidery goes, the most iashion ars N,
chiefs are ornamented in one corner Only ~ !, nd
favored designs 'the true lovers Shot ~ ~ "a,
flowers while another is a combination OF ", ns n,
rock and thistle and a fourth IS a Heur-de-hS
initials is not so much in vogue as 1t was
NEW STOCK COLLAR 4.
new idea in stock collars, and one wn'H -
general favor shows little strips Of marrow ". Ia
running erosswise and finished on either eua 4,
gold button. with quarter spaces pe'"s
showing the white foundation
SOME MENU HINTS
LUNCHEON.
Strawberry Short Cake, crs ass.,,
Chocolate
DINNER.
Asparagus Soup -.
Crown of Lamb Green .d 0nior
Mashed Potatoes, Sts"
Rice Pudding with Raisihs
Coffee
BREAKFAST TOMORROW.
Cereal Cream F,s,
Shredded Dried Beef Mnfsns
Baked Potatoes MUM"
Coffee The Posi-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-21
The Fool Phllosopher.

New YORK freSS.
rs your husband homee I'm Diogenes the philoso
pher, and I'm looking for an honest man.
Huh You must be pretty poor philosopher il YOU es
peet 60 find husband who's honest man
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-21
An AuspIcIOus omen.
IIartiord Courant:


The capture by Mr. Whitney OF the blue ribbon of the
English turf ought be good tor the defender
the Americas Cup, and we guess It u.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-21
A CORNER FOR WOMEN.

WALKING COSTUME
A pretty and seryictabku
ing costume is Of brown \
The shaped skirt is cruiaH
with a pleated fiouuce d, 4
stitched with black. 4 haa
of three rows OF black Stl's
circles the rop Of the dog
The bodice is plated anu ~
with black and has . Tound
collar ornamented by TIRE
of velvet. Tic upper pat .
bodice opens on a pisslrsa
stock of velvet, cyerlalf
narrow bias folds Of ral
fetas. The sleeves arc y
pulled at the elbow, M
falling full again and edsa
velvet. A bow Of pink iaa
the throat and a cs'nts'
black velvet and pink taHtla
pretty finishing touches u
is of Tuscan straw trinina
black velvet ribbon 7
through a buckle, and PM =
ers.
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THE HOUSTON DAILY POST.
by THE
HOUSTON PRINTING COMPANY.

r. M. JOHNSTON. fresiuen.
@. j. PALMER Vice President
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TELEPHONE NUMBERS
eusness Department 1856. editorial Department 45t.
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Catered % ne Posoee at Hoasioa Texas SseoHdCIa
Bfail Matter
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OFFICE OF PUBLICATION.
cs. fto iics, Tics, tlo7 and i1os franklin Avenue
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-21

! could weave for you a msdrigal.
And sing your charms, my sweet
If you were not from Chicago,
And it wasn't for your feet.
J. N. LIN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-21

THE DAILY POST, The SUNDAY POST
10 Columns 1903 to 2a4 Columns
THE sEMI-WEEKLY POST (dondays and Thursdays)
liz Columns Per Week.
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TRAVELING 8CENTS-c. S. E Holland, Auditor; z
r. Holland, a. w Palmer and b 3. Throop
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THs Chicago citizen cared about those caraves
when show the visitor something seciu
he him the abattor and lets watch Chi
cagoan yank the hide from a beef orter.
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FOREIGN OFFTCES-Eascrn business Office, Al, 4s, a
and SO Tribune building, New York CThe $. G. Beckwt
Special Agencyl Western, The Rookery, Chicago 9Th
S. {. Beckwith Special Agency.
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UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES uH orders given b.,
employees The Office be recognized and Paid accepted
payment of accounts.
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II cneAco doesn't Dowe right he might go Lou
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-21

AN A1AnAMAH thinks the disfanchsement of the negro
proper thing and it is safe say that il the outraged
Lousanans get hold Of Prince Edwards they will dsfran-
chin
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-21

THrREs a vast difference between waIloping naked
niger and getting away from aggressive Boer
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-21

PEoPHEr Dowm has been responsible for many more
deaths than Prophet Smith but Dowe lives IN Chicago
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HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 81, 1901.
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H,sr4s win be TO set into the congress o.
raptbrrq
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poRTo RICO s ready free trade Wen be
ready after 1893.
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RUSSIANS reported to he disappointed that son was
not born TO the The nhilists will probably be blamed
To- IL
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ARE we now supposed look upon Perry Heahs recent
uterances as inspired?
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-07-06
FROM THE MINES
Suspends Operation.


The Great Western Mining
company has decided to suspend
mining operations at the Great
Western mine and the work of
preparing the underground for
flooding has been started. This
order does not effect the new
shaft nor the surface work Of
equipment, both of which jobs
will be rushed to completion as
fast as possible.
The shut down is caused from
two reasons. First the inability
of the company to dispose Of
certain portions of the ore pro
drced by the mine and secondly
because of the poor equipment
which has been the cause of con.
tinual breakdowns and stoppages
the past month or two. We are
informed that, as soon as the new
plant of machinery is installed
and the shaft down to required
depth, the mine will be again
unwatered and will then be
pushed for large outputs.
A trife over two hundred men
are employed at the Great West
ern. A number will remain at
work there but the greater por
ton Of them will be distributed
around among the other mines
of the company, especially the
Lamont. Armenia and Tobin
with a slight addition to the
force at the Crystal Falls.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-07-06
The Contract System.

Any information bearing upon
the labor situation in mining dis
tricts. especially information
that at one strike tends to
shorten the hours Of labor for
the workman and increase his
wage earning is Of Importance
both TO employer and employed.
Labor is the big item in mining
and it is no secret that the re-
suits obtained in the mining dis
tricts OF Lake Superior are not
entirely satisfactory of late.
Sooner or later there will come
a change ia the methods Of en-
.ploying labor to one more in
keeping with the economical
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-07-06

plane upon which labor is placed
in the large furnaces and mills
of the big corporation which
controls the major portion of the
mines Of the district We're it
not for the fact that there is a
shortage Of labor at the present
time this reorganization would
be in progress now in the mines
Of this district and it's coming is
only delayed thereby for short
time The wise laborer and EN-
ployer alike is at present cast.
ing around for a plane more
profitable to each for it is a well
known fact that the interests OF
each must be considered if
trouble is to be ayerted.
The day wage system is not
satisfactory to the employer nor
to the ambitious employe. It's
unsatisfactory element comes
from the fact that human nature
is such that a certain number of
mankind Will shirk. while a Ger
tain number of others rebel
against the letters which the
lazy ones put upon them. The
employer is not getting value re-
ceived and the ambitious man Is
not allowed TO earn what his
powers and ability ought to earn
for him were he not fettered by
the laziness of his fellow man.
A system based upon the sur.
vival OF the fttest" is the only
fair one and the nearest APP.
proach to that system yet tried
in the iron country is the con
tract system Various contract
methods have been employed,
generally resulting satisfactory
to all concerned. Different mines
have. in the past, demanded diff
ferent systems OF contract but
the tendency and aim of the
mine n anagers of this district
has been to arrive at some com.
mon system, the main features
of which can be applied to each
mine of the district with the
least variation.
The last issue OF the engineer.
ing & Mining Journal contains a
paper prepared by Carl A. Davis
Of the Star and Eagle mines at
Rossland, 3. c., on the system
of contracts employed ty his
com pany with the comparative
saving since the change from
the day wage system and il con
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-07-06

holes IN the most advantageous
positions, and, substituting pow
der (Which costs them nothing)
for labor, they make the
total cost OF the work
unnecessarily large, Ia raises
and wines. the necessary
timberiug is performed by The
company; but in shaft sinking
the contractors place the sets in
position subject to the approval
Of the mine.foreman. Blasting
is done by the contractors at any
time
. Measurement of the mum
Der Of feet OF holes drilled.
This system, first adopted for
use in the Slopes. has been
shown BY experience to possess
several advantages over the one
above described; 50 that, in
many cases, it lis now used even
in drifting and prosecuting,
and deserves to be here more
fully described.
DETAILS or THE HOLE SYSTEM
The underground work is car
riad on by two S hour shifts,
arranged as follows Morning
shift Z a N. TO p. M, with an
interval Of one hour for dinner;
afternoon shift, 4 p N. to d
m, with one hour for supper
The mer are raised from and
lowered into the mine on their
own time i. q, before and after
he terminal times given, max
ing 8 hours the actual working
time. In shaft sinking and in
occasional headings, three shifts
are employed, and the work is
carried on continuously during
the - hours With the excep
ton Of the main shaft. IN which
the contract includes l. men,
contracts are generally let to
four men, working III pairs for
two s hour shifts daily. Con
tracts are verbal, rot written.
No sub contracting is permitted,
and the men share equally in the
profits Of each contract. In case
OF sickness a contractor must
provide a substitute. II any
contractor wishes to leave before
tho expiration Of the contract,
he is paid his share of the net
according to his pre-
portion of the total number of
shifts worked Prices are fixed
and contracts are let at the be
ginning eff each month.
On beginning work each set
Of contractors is supplied with a
tool chest, provided with lock
and key, containing all necessary
tools and supplies for machines,
for which a receipt is taken. At
the expiration Of the contract
the tools are inventoried, and
those missing are charged TO the
contractors On the other hand.
there is no charge for breakage,
if TIA tools are turned in and
new ones are issued. Machine
drill repairs are made by the
company; but il is understood
that breakage through neglect
or earelessness is sufficient cause
for discharge. When desired,
q box FOR steel drills IS placed al
some convenient point on the
level This box has two com
partments; one for sharp steel.
placed therein by the toolpacker;
the other for dull steel, which
the tool packer collects while
replenishing the "sharps.
The first duty of the miners on
the morning snift is to pick down
the loose ground left from the
blasting. When the back has
been made secure, the machines
arc set up, and drilling proceeds
continuously during the two s.
hour shifts. The location 81 the
continued 0n Amasa page.)