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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05

album" said the clerk, and tbs,
70 watch the effect OF his conssns pau
We'll" said the customer. 100
anything unusual In such re,nB ID
It against the law TO sell antoSss,e,sl
YES said the clerk, prom,,,.
against the law of fad and xxx III
that's as strong law as | kna's 4
body buys autograph albums ss.N
They have gone completely ont Y. N,
few years ago 1t was the nrornn N
to carry around book, bnnvvppq "
made or arranged TO order by NY s'a,l, N
In which the names and sent,n,'S
ones friends were set down A'enil
II suppose we did as big n ,r.ss 4.
tograph albums as any firm IN nay. \. % I
We sold little ones and big one, 'ae "A
for the amateur All the pro77es"siIoess. !, sl!s
ones aud expensive ones, hut We NV, AZ
them any more. There was. fo uVnt \
quite an industry In the coi ola u
prominent names good msn.vuqn
books were taken down to Wash,. *
hold the names of the officioj sa,aaEN
plete lists OF the various ad,n,n,ss.
were worth so much In the matIa, t'it|
"i}ut the fad died out. We saia
a call for the books now. and uem u
stopped handling them. Tha v Y
album belonged to the period ar thaa'arj
hair. and both are now past"
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SOME QUESTIONS
OF ETIQUETTE.

Kindly Inform me what the correct APP
parel IS for bridegroom and how TO ar
range for a noon weddngg H.R
The correct apparel for a bridegroom
on his wedding day consists Of black
frock or cntaway coat, with either black
or white waistcoat II desired, and striped
gray trousers. You can either have large
church wedding and small reception at
the house or vice versa. II you have tho
wedding at home you can have small
reception and a wedding breakfast served
either from buffet or ut small tables, as
you prefer. wedding breakfast can be
made a very attractive entertainment and
need NOT lie elaborate You should have
bouillOn. salads, game and ices, and this
menu can be elaborated or cut, as you de
sire. If the ceremony takes place at the
house there should be decoration Of iow
ers or plants AT one end Of the room.
where the marriage will be celebrated. and
girls to represent the aisle of the church,
through which the bridal party pass.
Kindly inform me what a young lady
should do when at an informal dance
gentleman asks her 10 dance and she Is
not familiar with the special dance, or,
perhaps, is tired? what excuse should she
make and on declining, should she ask
the gentleman to be seated, or IN any
way try to detain him for her own special
amusement Also at a formal dance where
tNefe are uNUtt Gurus anu lut EFuNlf4han
puts his name TO - certain dance, ana
when the lady Is unable to carry Il out on
account Of fatigue Is the man supposed
te sit and talk until the dance Us oVerf
should dance be split!
It is very simple for a lady to tell a
gentleman who asks her 10 dance that she
Is very sorry hut she - tired or does not
know how 10 dance thar particular dance
II ia for him then 10 say whether he cares
90 SIT down aud tax or whether ne Pre-
fers TO find another partner When young
lady il % great belle, and is asked to
dance every dance II IL very easy Tor her
"a split her dances and say 81 can only
give Won half Of this one" Then, again.
n gentleman can do as he prefers about
II. Take the half loaf that Is offered or
not. IL * foolish FOR any lady TO detaln
gentleman against his Will IT * far
better to let him 10 II he SO desires.
How should the bridegroom and best
man be dressed for an evening church wed.
ding in June? should gloves lie wdTn?
In sending wedding present. should tt
be forwarded 10 the hrldcrroom's houme,
to the brides home. or to the futre home
of the coupler A Reader.
The bridegroom and hest man Should
| desired ana white gloves stitched with
white, The wedding present should be
\ sent before the ceremony to the hridS at
| her own home. MS 1t Is supposed that the
compliment Ia paid to the young lady
| am u. be married soon the wedding to
he strictly private. only the families at
tending. | wish to be married in trav-
cling suit. Would q sack suit be proper?
do not like frock coat CIVIL
frock or getaway coat with striped
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" en- his typewrlter's shoulders. and The
two turned quickly toward her rs she Gu
rtied.
why Mary. how you startled he" he
said. II didn't expect to see you hero.
What pleasant surprise. Allow me to-
Introduce my typewriter 10 yor. Mr.. fIan
AN. this Is Mrs. Tapes You see, my dear,
Mr. Hannah has grown gray In r.
street. ! had my Initiation In his office.
and though he taught inc we'll Ike riahy
others be has met with disappointment
MS. TapeN grasped the old mans ex
tended hand. and sunshine OF relief dis
PEELED clouds Of suspicion from her pretty
face.
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EXIT THE ALBUM.

Sorry" said the soicltous clerk in the
stationery store, but we haven't one in
the house.
He watched the on fellow who had
made an inquiry hobhle out OF the long
shop, then he turned to the man who was
running over the leaves of n new book.
What do you suppose that old chap want
ed?' he asked.
Haven't an idea," replied the customer.
ole asked for an album. an antograph
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.uE vEnING WITH BLACK CULTURE

one, and tho wedding is to be, RS you say,
strictly private, you can wear the sack
suit. only you must buy one OF o very
dark blue. An old all black would look
like mourning. and mixed cheviot would
be too much like n business suit.
Is It proper for gentleman to wear
black silk hat in the height Of sum
mer? Mrs G. r.
SILK hats are not worn during the mid
die Of summer, excepting at some fash
ionahle watering place or In coach. They
are suitable for autumn, winter and spring
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
Women and
Wonen's Clubs.

Now that "the shouting and the tumnlt
dies" Of the visit Of the president and the
presidents president TO Texas, and the
agony Is over of the election of officers by
the stale Federation of Women's Clubs;
now that the eloquent address md the club
report are tied with lavender ribbon and
| laid away, ana the clubs have given their
last program to an admirlng public. the
Texas women will settle down for long
and restful summer to Mother Hubbards
| Iced tea, novels and content.
| One hears the question, as It worth
whie7" asked of women's clubs by club
| women often and more often as each fed
Grafton meeting comes and goes. The per-
ennlal excitement over the ambitions of
women for whom we do not care a straw.
! the straining after effect. the Introduction
of subjects and OF ways and means that
are wholly alien to a Southern womans
| life and ideals, the willy effort 10 extend
| personal power and to attain ltttle tran
slent 9Pplause THIS it Is mat makes the
| thoughtful and ConsetS attNc aIrong us
question the good In large organizations of
" omen.
Nothing but the well bred and gentle tact
! or Mrs, Iowe-a Southern woman-kept the
meeting Of the General Federation from an
open rupture at Milwaukee. The congress
of the D. A. II. at Washington was spec
! clubs are res 1mting" aud seeding with
| true New Elgland animus.
| The meeting of the Texas Federation was
! characterized nv more dignity and courtesy
| between officers and delegates aud more
| sympathetic kindness between the clubs,
| but who shalt say how much bitterness
| of heart and cruelty hurt pride.
| Let us get away from the scramble for
| power and its ACCOMPANYING pride OF place.
81 charge thee ding away ambition. By
| that sin fell the angels. And through
| that sin has come the evils that have dis
| TURNED the federation meetings and ham
| pered the roblc purposes for which II was
| organized and In which IL has It's excuse
/ for being
In the long summer days, when the club
her soul In peace" let hep put clearly ho-
/ fore her conscience the good women's
clubs have accomplished. Remember the
| starved lives they have llghlened; the
| starved minds they have frightened; re-
| member the improvements they have made
I In their communities; the books they have
! circulated: fhe trees they have planted;
| tho beauty they have created AID above
| all, let her ask herself what they have
/ came q mcnher ~ club; what she Is
| now and In her own DEVELOPMENT let her
realize that OF all club women.
The anniversary OF the battle OF Lexing-
| ton was celebrated In New York by two
Important social functions says the Even
| Ing Post. One. reception hy the Knlek.
erbocker chapter 'to Mrs. Fairbanks, the
newly elected president general OF the Ma.
tiouni society. at the residence Of Mrs.
(, Frederick Hasbrouck. the chapter recent.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
BLUE TAFFETA SILK WAIST WIN
POMPADOUR EMBROIDERY. lIi
TWO DAISTS ARE FROM GIRATb

Madame Sarah Grand's fresh ATTACH
mans inhumanity to women In her 3
readable comedy of manners, "Ban \
impossible The idea it embolIes n
serious one Madame Grand sees an n
increasing danger in the number Of NJ
late women left In deserted country M
the pathetic Victims of natures aircah|
This statement of affairs, which hask|
given prominence in "Rahs," has srv3
a good deal of ire on the part Of the *
and protestations have been comm.
from every Qa.rter of the globe. y
writer In recent Issue of Literattire a
ously questions the statement that III
succeeding year of the latter end Of I
century has seen this particular evil Sud
ly intensified" He goes on to ask. "A
not the large hospitals. the Swedish n
nasia, the horticultural colleges, the Y
schools. the typewriter's Offices. the III
makers, photographers even dentists
adjustments. gradually drawing on n
pathetic victims of natures atrepAI}
The Wears daughter no longer finds 4
occupation in decorating the chancel 4
her emotional outlet in signing fn
curate She conss up TO town and III
two rooms with girl friend, and III
1t CHEEKY enough, If rather scanty lraa
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Are the Women Of Todav CO,

Mr.. Henry James In the North a.
Review, states, curlously enough. NM
Is the ladies who would latelv -
have done most to remind MS az , svva
lations with himsclf--th is. wifi ,n n
The allusion is undoubtedly insn MN
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am u. be married soon. the wedding to
he strictly private only the families at
tending. | wish to he married in trav-
cling suit Would q sack suit be propcr?
do not like frock coat C.W.B
a frock or cutaway coat with striped
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sssssossssssssosessesssssss

trousers Is correct for wedding, but If
you do not care to 20 to the expense OF
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
PUNCTUALITY WON.
His Man and Got Him ON
the List.


4 life insurance agent who resides
in this place deserves great credit not
only for the energy and persistence
with which he pushes his business, but
for his punctuality in keeping engage
ments He had been after man who
resides in Anita for the past two years,
and had received some encouragement.
He called one day lately and when the
man saw the insurance agent approach
ing he ran and hid. But the insurance
agent had caught glimpse of his fleet
ing form and was not to be foiled. He
finally smoked his man out and told
him he had come to talk insurance,
says the Punxsutawney Spirit.
81 am busy to-day" said the man.
"Call again when have more time"
"When may l call, then? Set your
time, and I'll be there"
"You may call next Friday morning
at three o'clock"
81 will be on time"
When the appointed day arrived our
indefatigable insurance man arose at
1880 o'clock, and walked to Anita,
distance of nearly five miles, arriving
there at 1855. He sat down on the
porch and waited until precisely three
o'clock, then rang the doorbell.
''What is wanted?" inquired a female
voice from an upstairs window.
"Is Mr.. Jones at home?"
"He is"
"Tell him to come down right away.
1 have some very important business
with him."
Mr.. Jones hustled downstairs in his
nightshirt, and there was the life in
surance agent!
81 have called" he began, "as you re-
quested, to talk life insurance"
Jones was somewhat astonished and
bewildered, but realizing that he was
up against it, said:
'Such punctuality deserves to be re-
warded. / surrender"
And he gave him his application for
policy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Madge-'T wouldn't think of letting
a man love me until he knew me thor
oughly." Marjorie-"Do you think
he'd do so then, dear? "-Town Top
les.
He-"You'd never talk as insulting
ly TO the maid as you do to me-" She
-"Of course l wouldn't. Maids are
difficult to replace. "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Tipple-'T haven't much faith in q
girl who is always fishing for COM
phments." Sibyl-"No; like all an
glers, she is sure to lie about what
she caught. Town and Country.
Joakley-"Queer thing about thai
tall man over there. All his intimate
friends call him Short" Coakley-
Just because he's so tall. eh?" Joak-
ley-"No, because that's his name."-
Philadelphia Press.
''Now, Johnny" said the teacher to
a small pupil in the grammar class,
''you may compare the word sick :"
Johnny hesitated for moment, then
blurted out: sick, sicker, dead
Glasgow Evening Times.
81 have not seen your husband out
lately" remarked the trapeze per-
former. NO." returned the wife of
the lion tanner, che is busy writing
book entitled Wild Animals ]
Thought I Knew st. Louis Re.
public.
you are the apple of my eye" de-
clared the Fortune Hunter to the
Wise Heiress. 81 think" unused the
Wise Heiress, chat l will keep my
eye peeled, nevertheless" Naturally,
this evidence of astuteness on her
part thrilled him to the come.-Bal.
timore American.
MY son." said the old lawyer with
the impressive dignity which he had
always found more effective in a JUS
tees court than elsewhere, "there
are times ! when what people think
you know will help you farther along
the road to success than what you
do know."-Indianap News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
THE MEXICAN COYOTE MINER.
A Kind of Prospector Who Is Ever
on the Alert for Some One
to Take In.

Having your travelling outfit for a
Mexican prospecting tour, the next
question is, where are you going? You
will probably, long ere you feel your
self prepared to start, have been ac-
costed by numerous individuals who
have mines more or less distant. The
first proposition of one of these Mex
lean prospectors is, usually, that you
grub-stake him; failing that, that you
ing that, that you loan him two dollars,
says Engineering Magazine. Never
grub-stake a Mexican. Ifyou give it to
him in cash he will spend it on a glori-
Gus drunk before he leaves town; IL
you give him provisions, ne will take
them out to the mine-if there is one;
if not, to any suitable point, and assem-
Bile his friends and relatives and pro-
coed on protracted picnic. If there be
any of the assembly who do not feel
themselves up to the mark Is vocalists
or dancers, they may go out and dig
for an hour or so occasionally; but, on
the Whole, there will be very little work
done for the amount of grub eaten.
Never let one of these coyote miners
undertake to pilot you to his mine, or
anywhere else. He viii have a number
of ranchers of his own feather along
the route of travel with whom he has
definite understanding. He will pilot
you to them for entertainment, and
they will charge you outrageous prices
for most viilainous accommOda tons.
In return for this favor, the rancher
keeps the coyote whenever his wander
ings bring MIN that way. Never loan
money to one of those coyotes; it will
not even have the effect Of getting rid
Of hin-he will come back to borrow
more as long as he thinks there is
chance.
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CURED BY ST. JACOBS OIL.
Unable to Stand For Months Because
of Spruined Ankles.
(From the Cardiff Times.)

iTTOm Tic Adltlili 1liuee-l
Among the thousands of voluntary en-
dorsements of the great value OF st. Ja-
cobs OIL for sprains, stiffness, and soreness,
is that of Mrs. G. Thomas, 4 Alexandra
Road, Cell, Ysbrod, near Pontypndd,
South Wales, who says
1T is with great pleasure that | add my
willing testimony to the invaluable excel
lence Of your celebrated st. Jacobs Oil, as
experienced in my own case. | sprained
both my ankles in walking down some steps
SO severely that l was unable to stand tor
several months. The pain 1 suffered was
most severe, and nothing that | used Helped
me until / applied st. Jacobs Oil, when
they Immediately became better daily, and
in a short time ! was able to go about, and
soon after l was quite cured. | am now
determined to advise all persons suffering
from pains to use this wonderful remedy,
which did so much for me.
Mrs. Thomas does not enEghten us as to
what treatment she pursued during the
months she was unable to stand, and dur
ing which time she was suffering so much,
but we venture to suggest that had she
called in any well known medical man he
would have at once have prescribed st. ia
cobs Oil, for it has conquered pain upwards
OF fifty years, and doctors know there is
nothing SO good The proprietors of st.
Jacobs Oil have been awarded twelve gold
medals by different international exlIbi-
tons as the premium pain-killing remedy of
the world. The committees who made the
awards were in each instance composed
largely of the most eminent medical men
obtainable. Mrs. Thomas evidently did not
know the high opinion In which st. Ja-
cobs Oil is held by almost every progressive
medical man.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
IN THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD.

A 100000 silk cargo has just
reached San Francisco from the orient.
Twenty seyen-hour trains are here
after to be the rule between New York
and Chicago.
An immense 12,O0O-ton hydraulic
forging press is to be erected in the
Carnegie armor plate plant.
The possibilities of wireless teleg-
raphy were predicted by James Brown
Lindsay. of Dundee, Scotland, in 1884.
The Texas authorities are about to
establish a system whereby 1000 con-
yicts can be employed on 5000 acres Of
sugar cane land,
A canal is being agitated from the
Mississippi river, along the coast Of
Texas, TO the Rio Grande, six feet deep
and 60 feetwide, at an estimated cost of
81, 100000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
NEW CURE FOR RHEUMATISM.

Hester, Mo-, Dec. 16.-An unusual
Ease which has recently come to
light here is exciting the keenest in
terest among medical men. Mrs. FL
Tenor Guardhouse suffered for over
forty years with Sciatie Rheumatism
so severely and SO constantly that her
case has been regarded as chronic
and absolutely ineurable. At times
the pain was almost unbearable and
she could not rest day or night.
Some few months ago she was in
duced to try Dodd's Kidney Pills, a
remedy recently introduced in this
neighborhood. The immediate re-
suits were magical and she continued
till she had taken eight boxes, and
now she declares she has not an ache
or pain left She believes that she is
completely and permanently cured
and as she has not used the pills for
some months and is to-day in the
best Of health the doctors, who were
at first skeptical, are amazed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

A certain congressman has instructed
ms butter to say to all undesirable callers
taat he is IN the bath and clnnot be seen.
one day lately a constituent with grew
house, but no matter Al what hour he
presented himself be was invariably in
formed that the honorable NJ c. was
bathing. His last visit he timed late in the
afternoon, but was again ch2erined TO
learn that Mr.. " was in the bath.
Whereupon the disappointed constituent
wrote upon his card; you may succeed. if
you persevere, in getting your body clean
one OF these days; but ii Won should spend
the rest OF your life in a bathtub ii would
not purify your conscience or your political
record. IN. Y. Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
T.arcest I'm the World.

Walter Baker & Co., LIMITED, Dorchester,
Mass, are the largest manufacturers OF
cocoa and chocolate in the world.
They received gold medal from the Paris
exposition of last year.
This year they have received three gold
medals from the Pan-American exposition
at Buffalo.
Their goods are the standard for purity
and excellence.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
Life Is Growing Longer.

methods of living, it has been proven that
life is being steadily heightened. We are
justified in believing this when we consider
the great advance made in medicine during
the past fifty years, the most noteworthy Of
them being Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
This ideal medicine cures headache, sour
stomach, belching, heartburn and indiges-
tion also steadies the nerves, induces sound
sleep and prevents malaria, fever and ague.
Be sure to try it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
Florida Special via Mig Four Route.

Chicago to Jacksonville and st. Angus
tine, effective Jan. 6, 1902, the "Big Four"
viii operate through Pullman sleepers from
Chicago and Indianapolis to Jacksonville
and st. Augustine, via Cincinnati, Queen &
East Coast Ry., leaving Chicago at 100 ,.
m. daily except Sunday. Dining and OBJ
servation cars For full information adj
dress j. C. Tucker, Gen Nor. Agt., 234 Clark
St., Chicago, Warren j. Lynch, G. r. a. z !.
A., or w. 2. Deppe, A. G P, 4 I. A., Gin
cinnati, o.
Bill-"Old Skinflint says his first dollar
was the hardest to get" Jill-"Yes; and
the last is the hardest to give up. "-Yonkers
Statesman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

"And what are you making?" we asked
of the Intelligent Artisan, as we admired
the play of his brawny muscles.
Maxim cowcatchers for milk trains" he
replied, without looking up from his work.
Wnereat we passed on, maryeling greatly
at the intricacies of modern seience-Balti-
more American.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
EIntterx.

Miss Bragg met that wealthy Mr.. Wes-
tron at the Cadleys' last night
Miss Nagg Gid you, indeed?
Yes. He sat next to me at dinner. and
was pleased to remark upon my birdlike APP
petite"
"Ahl Well, he's good judge. He owns
an ostrich farm, you know. Philadelphia
Press
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19

Gcntlemen :
II have used sew
cral bottles of
Peruna and feel
greatly benefited
thereby from my
catarrh of the
head, aud feel en-
couraged to be-
lieve that its con-
tinued use will
fully eradicate n
disease of thirty
years standings
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
False Hope,

TEST heard him say he felt rather en-
couraged because you left the gas turned
low in the parlor when he called
Jess-How foolish of him. One needs a
dark room to develop negative.-Albany
journal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
Point of View.

at is hard to lose ones relations,A aid
the seedy individual with mourning band
on his hat.
HARDY" ehcoed the man whose check is
good for million. Why, sir, it's simply
impossible. Chicago Daily News
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SISTERS OF CHARITY
All Over United States Use Pe.ru-na
for Catarrh.

From a Catholic institution in Ohio
comes the following recommend from
the Sister Superior:
"Sone years ago friend of our in-
sfifufion recommended to us DR.. HART
mans Peruna as an excellent remedy
for ffe influenza of which we then had
several cases which threatened 10 be of
q serious character.
ave began 10 rise ii ard experienced
such wonderful results that since then
Peruna has become our fav0rife medf-
and bronchitis. !"