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Not Troubled.

Irate Tenant asked you when |
rented this place If you had ever been
troubled by chicken thieves, and you
said no. Every one of my chickens
was stolen last night, and am told
that the ncighborhood has been infest-
cd with chicken thieves for years.
Suburban Agent never keep chick
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-05-23
10th at Rest,

81 suppose" said the stonecuttcr.
you'll want 'Requicscat in pace at the
bottom of your wife's monument"
NO." replied the bereaved Mr.. Peck;
make 1t 'Requiesco In pace"
THAT means Il rest in peace doesn't
Il"
Eyes, and I want you to sign that
Husband, "-Catholic Standard aud
Times,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-05-23

The forests of the Philippine islands
cover an area Of about 4O,OUOOO acres.
The island of Mindanao, with an area
OF some 2O,OO0000 acres, has immense
tracts Of almost unbroken forests.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-05-23

Wigg-Longbow Is hard case.
Wagg-I should say he Is. The only
time ever saw him embarrassed was
once when he was caught telling the
truth. Xchuugc.
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Envelopes were first used for letters
in 1880, and the first issue of postage
stamps was authorized in 1917.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-05-23

Judge Davis was one day In his prl-
vate office when he was president Of
the senate and acting vice president.
" woman came into the room to see
He turned and said, well, mad
t can | do for you" She was
~ In black, with an air of
She told a wrctchcd
Judge SNeply moved. He cx-
cuscd himself for not attending to the
case for the moment, as the senate was
nearly ready to open.
He looked at his watch with an air
OF ycxation, as II 1t We're not going,
and said Can any one tell me what
time It sI' His visitor pulled out n
gold watch and told him the time. The
Judge said, can it be true that your
children have been without food for
two days when you have a gold watch
In the house" The woman saw the
point of the judges question and called
out, "You are a hateful old thing" and
ilounCcd ont of the room. She was q
professional dead beat.
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e told Il WrCtcnCu
+ Mcring, winding
fhat she and her
Ially starving and
Or two days. The
moved. Lie OK
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0 the nwIu
AD' '''"' "~' ' ' York
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
DeveIopment al Greenu;nn

n prennam' Texas, May AIR. Beatty Of
'aninont is taking an interest IN the oil
n'id at Grecnvinc, aud 1t Is anthorlflvely
announced thai he Is now perfectlnr mr..
,.H;rnis,emenlS for sinking wei In Tho VI.
CCrnl,A or the SeryaukC gas well. Mr. nan
p.ep ,,,ES ass state seologist, has
lrs ~ revs nap showing the oil posslbili-
in Sf nyln appoars as one where the oh
, ,StCs ions geological formations, sour
~. o ana gas are shown to he as strop.
proven field. N"s ou'siue the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
OIL NOTES..

Angleton. Texas, May A compaHs.
being organized to bore for oil near n
FlorcsvllIc. Texas. May A. Three v
panIes have been organized here 70 N
nect for oil.
lei Campo, Texas, May "A lccl,
company Is to be organized. Tne "
poets here are believed to he hatlel'''l
Center, Texas, May 4.--The Gufry
ley people are taking out a numpsi
leases on oil land in Shelby county ~
2o'O0O acres have been secured. !,
Beeville. Texas. May 4.-The slcc,A,
the oil and arteslan well has svusrr
been subscribed. and the machine VIZ
put to work in short time. !.
Beeyille, Texas. May 4,-on me 4
Of c. A. Dugat, in the northern IVA
this county, is a we'll only ldo iesJ
from which paying quantity OIL "
be obtained.
Temple, Texas. May Mr., John IN
nan is Just home from joiner. ussi x
he Went to buy a well boring outht N,
IN the Beaumont country lie u'''7
ed Tor an extra heavy outnt'
Hallettsyllle. Texas, May s.--Auon,s ~ II
company has been organized here. y M
William Blakeslee and others Of VII III
Ihey have leases on lands ID i-na
-. WV NNuAihS anu huNN fS7
Jefferson county.
Moulton. Texas. May 4. The Oh ls n,s
SIN running high in this cohl ,nrIl
though no work has been done ~
drilling for oil as yet Several b
Gonzales capitalists were out mere Xxx
days ago to talk about the oil p'''
in this vicinity. ~
Temple. Texas. May i-Rcpor ~
from the Baby on company, pe XXX \
oil west of Relton, that thf s aoS \
been put down about $50 feet u r." Iajl
crossing nicely. There are, goou ~
lions for oil In that section anS u
county may yet be able to furp'''
gushers.
Caldwell. Texas, May The n MS
County Development company Is ri
arrangements to go TO work lm *. q
other minerals as soon as posslu'e sasI
ry Hudson. president, VIII lea,s mtr,
for various points 10 secure suen n
cry as may be needed. The slovHu /,
company is being rapidly taken s w },
many leases have been secured
poets are fattering.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
Developments Near erownwoos.

BrownXood, Texas May 3 Captain g..
NJ. Gearing, Judge Moore nnd II. w. New.
man OF New Orleans are In the city renre.
soptIng the Texas Central OH coninany A
meeting OF the leading business mon ,,.,s
held yesterday at coggln Brcs & Ford =
bank at which meeting the plans az th,,
company were outlined lW SUPERINTENDENT
Gearing, who WAS superintendent of Tho
Lone star OH company that driilpd "
eral wells here eight yeaIs ago ono NJ
them 10 the depth of 1850 feet, The u,Sy
company VIII hegin siuking another well
this week The Texas Centrnl on rS,r
nany is capitalized for SlOO.OO0. part Of
the stock heing given TO the old cStnpaay
Tor naehlneig ami the rest taken hy New
orleans and Beaumont business men.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05

~. 'o'Ae',' Texas May 3.--rhe oil fever
n's S,rp'k honston county In earnest. To.
on 'nt stockholders Of the Dayy Crockett
va anu mining company met at the court
"V@se ana elected the following directors;
~. :, N3t''esS }. V Collins. Il. j. Arledge,
". H. Denny, W. V, Kerry, w. A. norris
s sap Al 4 AldrIch Stock being rapld,y
pendipe r.i l9r today. and negotiations are
", mh9 says thar he can hegi5 drllIine , meh,
The pros gsss The people arc elated oysr
VIZ" IN the eastern part of this coun.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
Company Oraanized at LuIIna.

Lining, Texas, May i.The Lulns
and Mining company. with a capital q
of 100000, was organized here last rlsa
with S. NJ. Nixon as president. D.
Day vice president, l.. D. Powell snl
vice president Stewart Moore secrsi!a
and A. X. Lipscomb treasurer TIE
poses for which the company was r.,
lied are to bore for oil and other mira
in and around Lullng and other paris
the State. oil prospects are fne q
Luling, and no doubt some paying, VI
will soon he developed. The several 81
mittees are at work, and work on Mi1
wells will begin MS soon as possible
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
TALES OF THE SPOUTERS.
Greatness of the Lone Star State Re.
viewed in Verse.
MONEY WILL TRANSFORM THE SCENE
A tlobo's Luck in the Beaumont Oil
Fields-Friehtene Out Of $4,000
Other Interesting Stories.
MONEY WILL TRANSFORM THE SCENE

Its iust Texas way" said gentlemen
at the Bristol yesterday. "She's big her
self aud the State does everything on II
big scale. In cattle, sheep cotton and
lumber She ouJdistances any other stale
In the uuion ana now she's struck how
of oil, which is greater than the combined
output of all other States under the StHcs
and stripes Rut best of all, rcxas has
succeeded tn attracting the attention of The
civilized world and is exciting favorable
comment in all quarters. Or. Anna NJ.
Carfort of Syracuse y. y, is n constant
reader OF The Post and Judging from the
following which cume In the mail the
oyhcr day. has thoroughly f0mlllanzcd her-
self with our resources and also has an
Intelligent conception OF Texas great pos
sIbIidrs
GREAT rEXAs, WHAT NEXT?
on. rrxas, vast Texas! We're on the qul
10 Keep with your progress abreast
For neither sim norRers nor tidal wave
Can hold the Lone star state at rest!
Ills Of, said Of peoples, "rhey want the
Wen, Texans have got it for suc
Win state like continent, lacking for
nNught,
Why should YOU not greatness sccureg
Your cattle and cotton and lumber and
rice
Are famed aud do richly repay:
While now DER your flora, your frutage ana
wheat
The oil King is holding high sway
ANA n not vet barrels Of money to burn"
Quite endless Your barrels OF oil,
Thus eager with wonder, we're waiting
The news OF what next from your soil
with Iron pure water and rich flowing oil
We marvel what waiting surprise
Doth lnrk Ia your bosom, to soon break It's
bounds.
Yet more to make rapid your rise.
Great reSasi You've captured the eve OF
the world
And What Win wide commerce ahead.
Your add mighty ships to your riches Of
Aud distant lands gra,,ousiy wed
But cen vita new deeps and widening
Forget moi your fegiylng cline;
Such sunghine aud air make FOR health, as
SO here's to old Texas, 'gainst time,
"oI isn't the only source of making
money over AZ Beaumont" said Amos
Browning, . Chicago travelling man at the
Bristol yesterday. During the early stages
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
DEVELOPMENTS IN LOUISIANA.
Land Near Sulphur Is Bringing Some
Fancy Prices.

Lake Charles, La, May 4. Prices OF
land in the West CaIcasieu district are sim
soaune skyward; $50 per acre was paid
tooey for twenty-five acres and the pur-
chaser is said to have refused $50 Tor the
tract later In the day.
the, little town 90 sulphur Is being over.
Ihe well near Ninton on the Vincent nrnn.
ffi$ y progressing nicely. The Forward
heuucuon company has begun their first
vel. NORTH Of tie sulphur mines
Lake charles IS full OF land buyers and
there Is every evidence that a boom is on
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
New Oil Company oraanlzsd.

ho A new oil company, the charter stock.
was organized yesterday i'm This city nh
te ''i VIII he known as the People's
~ ~ G company and is capitalized AT s1O0o0o
iT MA shafes of par value Of 81 each
5 n ",Hcers are George ID. Brown. nresi.
qqshIi ID Wsodhead, vice president 4 +,
Is VII H. secretary and general manager. IS
~ lhS3tyior, treasurer, Il is the Intention
nj ones ncs S SomRany to enter into contracts
nave acquired near Alvin. '' 'noy
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05

t. has just struck thick layer of sulphur
and AN oil strike is expected in short
time.
Thousands of oil leases have already
been taken, and many agents are actively
at work now securing leases The Davy
crockett company proposes to rush things
sible The fact that Texas map win
show Crockett on a direct line between
Corsicana and Beaumont lends encourage.
ment to the many surface inuicatIons OF
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05

value of 100000 has been filed sr,
parties in Beeville. The land MAS dtS
10 firm of Becville merchants srs
years ago In payment of debt and
man who owed the debt now CONES
claims the land Prominent counsel
been employed and big suit Is expo
TO result The land involved lies ~
three miles from the Lucas gushe-,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
Orange Oil Notes.

Orange. Texas. MAY AT mect,nc .,
the stockholders Of the Orange Prospective
company last night 1t was decided TO In,
crease crease the capital stock Of the company
SSf9Inn ~ StV'V,p' rs present capitalization. to
each ' Pi"'su ut -
the orange-Danvllle Oil company is the
is,rSt oll proposition in Orange 1t is
ness mes men Of Orange, Texas, and Danyiile
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
To Prospect in Gonzales County,

Gonzales, Texas, May "A companl
been organized in this county to r@g'1
for oil and five leases have ALREADY
hled for record covering land on tne
side of the San Marcos river. Inee
~" question anent there neln ggs, ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05

Mayor wheat states that Tho citizens are
taking hold Of the of sprinkling project
with comucndablc vim aud energy, CIti-
gems w many localities have combined to
have the intolcrnblc dust laid 10y this sen.
slhlc method, and Inside Of a week or two
he expects the entire city will he sprnkled.
and without any cost To the municipalities.
Parties interested are deviSlng their own
ways OF getting, the supply Of oil, hut Il
Is quite probable that the nuid VIII he
brought Into the city by pipes Tho conn
cil has already granted two pipe line fran
rhiscs for the purpose of bringing oil to
the city, and the mayor suggests that the
holders Of these franchises either get to
work or surrender them in order that some
of the numerous other applicants for the
same privileges may have u chanee
49,
The mayor has been officially notified
TINT the excursion Of St Louis bankers.
merchants and manufacturers will leave
that city tomorrow aud reach Beaumont ON
Thursday at 2;4j n. m, ia leave M 10 a.
IN. the same day, Tho unreasonable hour
ot arrival aud shortness of stay viii like.
~ prevent as elaborate reception ana on
torialnmcnt as would otherwise have been
accorded the visitors
~
! In addition to the four bargcs which are
being constructed at the Beaumont ship
yards for the GuIfey company for tho
transportation of oil to river and gulf
ports contracts have been made for butld
lug two large model hargcs for Charles
I larkc co, Of Galveston. These will
he linN3U feet Three other contracts tor
hargcs have been let for parties whose
names could not be learned. one OF the
tinncy companys harges will he chmpIpteI
this afternoon. II VIII hc lO0N3B feet m
The surface and seven aud n half faet In
depth, Work on the other three viii be-
prosecuted as rapidly as possible.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
Observation-Disclosures.
TEXAS OIL COMPANIES.
2s5 Of Them with a capitalization
of S89. GAS. 600.

OF |ooioFoIUOOs
Since the publication OF last Sun
day the list Of oil companies char
tered since January 10, there have
heen OF additional charters hled,
bringing the total to 23j Texas com
panles. the capitalization of the new
companies Is s28,sgs,o00 and OF all
the companies ss,s4s.Oo0. There are
reports Of numerous new companies
being organized In different sections
OF the State and II Is to be believed
that the smaller companies will be.
come numerous enough 10 have
capitalization OF siO00O0O00 before
the middle OF May.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
DAILY OIL STOCK BULLETIN.

What Is Asked for Shares in Several
Companies.
II. d. Lea & Co.. publishers OF the
DalIy oil Stock Bulletin, give The follow.
Ing quotations on sctiye stocks:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
tn WHOLE NATION
HAS CATARRf5

of the boom over in the oil city n
leWelry fakir drnppcd IN and leased a
space W ground near the Crosby about large
enough t9r two offices lie put floor and
roof on his possessions aud opened NJ Il
stock Of cheap icwelry Whom .hc boom
came on in an the glory Of Its 'uil force
offices were In great demand This enter.
priSlnG individual moved his stock. run IN
q partition ana Is now drawing $500 per
W mai for ground which he leased for $40.
But despite this handsome income hos got
q tray and now walks the street selling
souvenir buttons"
~
You'd scarcely believe It," said Georce
Colcridsc at the lIutchns yesterday. "hut
that indignant looking Individual seated
over there has cleaned mp about S175.oo0
In the Beaumont oil fields. The history
leading mp 10 his good luck Is interesting
Hes green country fellow hailms from
smith county. About two years ago he
/ cokiag MS himself. and her nearest an.
preach Ia civilization was the ART of div
ing an OK team In her bare feet Eve seen
! ler III me role many time with that fel.
! Tow over tncre trudGlng along behind the
wagon making goo-gno eyes WeiI eir
that girls father left her quite a lille
n ncrSg a. a. nropGfE don't know how many
they have lust sold for something like SiI5
| UWl witnessed the closing Of fhe dpot
ni onc I he,Hr II to be fact. l. Won't be
smlth county papers Of the magnificent
receptions and entertainments given hy Mir
hnu MrS' hlahk; On; ] tell you, this oil
! business IS rcvolulioulzing things in more
ways than ono"
"Ellly johnson. who travels for Levi
Strauss out Of San Francisco. said Harry
Gilmore Of Los Angeles Mt the Rice lnst
night, lis one Of the sorcst angels on the
road During the early days Of the Beau.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05

full knowledge of all the facts; that The
property is worth many times the amount
IL was reported to be sold for and asks
that leases, contracts, conveyanccs aud
agreements Of any sort between defendants
be cancelled, and that the property be re.
stored 10 the plaintiffs.
~,
The following are the quotations Of list
ed stocks az the beaumont oil stock sx-
change today:
Listed stocks Bid Aaked
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
SUIT on Beaumont Land.

beeVille' Texas, May A suit involving
JANUS IN the Beaumont oil aeld 70 the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05

suit was filed today involving $50 acres
on spindle Top Heights Tho plaintiffs, w.
T. and j. w. Cleveland Of Williamson conn.
ty, charge In their petition that on July -,
1897 by virtue Of a decree OF court, w c.
Beloher president of the Texas Trust com
pany, was appointed trustee To sell I5U
acres of their land out of the John 4.
Eeatch survey; that these lands were cut
up into lots numbered from / to ~, ana
designated on the plat as spindle Ton
f>ights. Plaintiffs allcgc thar In the fan
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05

lllcgc that In the fan
ker, another defendant
simulated purchase Of
L, ). u. q, II, ~, "a,
south half Of lS out IL
nd at the tlmc ~ this
Messrs. Junker aud
together. the former
tier as agent of plain.
confederated IN the
ed q much smaller
ual price. That after.
~ pretended lease of
], etc. IN and under
Gutfy company. who
defendants, and re.
g output Tor himself
nsequcutly v. Mless
In made a pretended
erty subject TO the
raj and oil rights re-.
al OF the defendants
: the Illegal acts al
n the purchase OF taa
a 20 state that Mcssrs.
iii hold nm Interest IN
j and oil rights. aud
trustee and agent re
the lands Ia them,
inadequate price Is a
rights aud that The
u wiLA tAeA uilA a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-12-30
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Steamship Dominion Of the Dnmini,r
Line which sailed from Portland for
Liverpool. saturday. carried A. passen-
| gers and fun cargo. including 22~
head Of cattle
conductor l.. u. cobb. who during
mary years has run the Maine Central
roai train btween Lewiston ana Bath.
shipped an the ice. Friday. ana broke
the bon" of his left leg just above the
ankle
Mayor Eoothby ana Judge Foster
We're the speakers at the annual ban
"u"t of thu Maine Commercial Travel
ers' Association at Portland. SATURDAY
evening. Albert benjamin was elected
president
Miss Mary Demers. aged Is. dauch-
tei Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Demers.
died Friday, at her home at Berwick
after a long illness. She had been At
tending III" convent school ut Brad
ford. She was highly esteemed by a
large circle Of friends.
The Josselyn Botanical society NJ
Maine held midwinter meeting mt
Portland, Saturday. Edward -. Cham
herlaln or Brown University. Miss
Kate Kurdish Of Brunswick. J. Frank
lin Collins, Merritt l.. Fernald. Prof. i.
l., Lale OF Waterville. Rev. l.. p. SNOW
Austin Carey and Hon. George +. Tai
bot We're the speakers.
Judge Mattocks of the Cumberland
probate court. has allowed the Will of
Mrs. Charlotte NJ. SWgetSir who left !
the bulk Of her estate IL her niece,
Mrs. Howard Winsl0w Of Portland. I
The Will MAS contested by Mrs Sweet !
sir : two brothers, who alleged mental 4
Incapacity ana undue influence. An ar \
peal from Judge Mattocks' decision has
been filed by the contestants. and The,
case will go to the supreme court
The Jones property ana CrafgSitp
cottage At Warreatop. Saturday, pass
ed into the possession of the PenObscut |
Bay Land Company at Il combined
price of about $4,000. The Jones prom.
erty will be developed. GOV John +.
Hill is at the head of the land com
pary. and with Edward p Kicker Of
Poland Springs. and Hon. Sidney N.
BirG of Rocklard. comprises the board
Of directors. Maynard s. Bird Of Rock
land. is treasurer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-12-30
THE MISSOURI.
Sister snip to the Basshp Maine Launched at Newport News
va Saurday Presence Of $1,000 People Including Sec Long
.ec Hitchcock and Other Distinguished People.

Newport News. Wal. Dee. a9.-The
hattleSnip Missouri was launched at
the shipyard here az lIls y. NJ. sat
urdGy
Fully l-.coo people. ii ~ estimated.
saw the big wdrship 60 overheard. Tn.
launching passed off without a hitch.
and none prettier pr more successful
vas ever accomplished here.
Miss Marion CockreH. daughter ~
Senator +. NJ. Cockrell of Missouri.
was sponsor Tor the ship. and she per
formed the duty assigned her with thr
traditional bottle ~ champagne. using
4 bottle of Missouri product for TIN
purposf. The number Of distinguished
guests gathered around the sponsor N
the christening platform VS. larger
than ever seen here.
Among them Wnre Secretary of the
Navy Long. Secretary Of the Interior
Hitchcock. Rear Admiral Melville. IT,
:. ~. chief OF the bureau Of steam en-
eineering: Rear Admiral O'Neill. l. :.
n. chief of the bureau of ordnance.
Judge advocate Lemiy. L. : NJ.
Lieut.. COY. J. A. Lee Of Missouri. act