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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-27
CITY RREvlTlEs.

The, police committee. has reinstated Po-
lice Sergeant WillifOrd.
case OF smallpox is quarantined at
l4oS Cleveland street, In the Fourth ward.
The Idle Hours club will not meet with
Mrs. Willlford today, owing 10 the serious
illness of her sister, Mrs. S. A. Oliver.
The meeting Of the Friday musicale will
be postponed from December q 70 January
on account of Mr.. Richardson's lecture.
The club will meet with Mrs Llliard
The Brazoria Rice and Irrigation com
pany has placed an order for rice ir-
rigatiOn plant TO cost 100000. with which
they propose TO irrgate next year 10000
acres OF rice
The Christmas number OF the Dramatic
Mirror Is out and has reached Houston.
This old and popular dramatic paper Is
keeping well abreast with the progress
OF the times, II is represented In Houston
by Major Spencer Hutchlns.
negro named Wyman Jones, living on
Washington street. caught stray Christ
mas bullet In the abdomen, fired by some
one 70 him unknown, and City Health or.
hcer Boyd. who attended him. SAYS the
wound is very likely to prove fatal
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Golden-Atfelder.

Rev. Ammons OF ~ Tabernacle Baptist
church performed the ceremony at o'clock
last night nj 20OT Union street which mad,
Mr. Joseph j Golden and Miss BrrthD
Myrtle Attelder man and wife. Mr. Golden
lives ~ Marshall and thence he VIII tnke
his bride in few days to make that placs
their future home F-N
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ENGLISH LUTHERAN

At o'clock last night the English Evan
sclcal Lutheran Trinity Sunday school. in
charge Of Mr. T. a. Deopke, held It's first
Christmas service In the German Lutheran
church on Louisiana street, between Pres
ton and Prairie avenues, on which occa-
sion the pastor Of the church, Rev. G. a.
Wacch, delivered an appropriate English
address. The remainder OF tho program
was very attractive and interesting
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CalI-Jenninas.

NIL II. Call and Miss Julia Jennings
were united In marriage at their future
home, No 22os Washington street, jChrist-
mas evening at o'clock, Rev J. A. Ram
sey officiating There was large number
OF friends present to witness the wedding
and the bride and groom were the recipI
ents OF many pleasant and cordial congrat
ulations as well as ~ many handsome and
valuable presents. Mr.. and Mrs Gail are
at home TO their friends at No. 230S Wash.
ington street.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-27

Mr.. Thomas Reeder was married TO Miss
Ida May Franks last evening at O'Clock at
the residence OF Mr.. Robert Burns. on Polk
avenue, Rev, Henry j, Brown, rector of
St, Mary's church, performed the ceremony
according to the ritual or the Protestan.
Episcopal church. Mr. Reeder, the groom.
Is a resident of North Texas, and win take
his bride there 10 live.
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OTHER EVENTS

Other holiday events will occur as fol-
lows:
st. Mary's Episcopal mission. Christmas
celebration Monday evening
Celebration at Trinity chapel this evening
NJ Is o'clock
Turnycrcin chlldrcn's masquerade bah at
Turner hWl this evening.
Saengrrhund Christmas celebration sun
day evening at o'clock.
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WEsTMIN1sTEn pREsnYrER1AN

Tho Sunday school Of the Westminster
Presbyterian church had their annual
Christmas tree last evening at the church.
corner Of Louisiana and Rusk, commencing
at 7:45 It was a most enjoyable event,
every detail having been successfully car
ried out to insure most enjoyable even
Ing TO MI participating
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POST CHRISTMAS WEDDINGS.
Five Of Them Are Recorded in The Post
This Morning.

This Morning.
Mr.. w r. Reynolds OF Beaumont and
Miss Erfe Du Bard of this city were quietly
married last evening at S o'clock at the
residence Of Rev. John F.. Green, pastor
Of the Mckee Street Methodist Episcopal
church. South, that gentleman officiating in
n beautiful vet Impressive ceremony. There
was no one present AT the ceremony except
the BRIDES brother and his wife, tho
groom's brother, Mr.. Hunter and Roy.
GREEN'S family. The groom was a former
resident of this city, but now lives in
Beaumont The bride Is we'll known in
after the marriage thc bridal party left for
Beaumont, their future home.
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Sd ) d q ee ID 3D.
MEETING OF BUSINESS MEN.
All important Meeting to Be Held This Afternoon
at the Business League.

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Of the
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SOME POST CHRISTMAS EVENTS

The Sandman .... Irving Lighthouse
The Ralston family. Willie Ramsay.
Arthur Ramsay, Walter Anderson,
Frank Ilfrey, Jennie Ramsay, Sadie
Carstens.
Song. "Welcome to Santa Claus" School
Distribution of presents and prizes.
Benediction.
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Watch Becky sharp.
CENTRAL CHANcrs r,,,.

commencing December 20, train " /,
road ne viii 0E saSs SPs TeSss Central rail-
wn;@l NJ. instead Of II o'clocl 'ep2t az
"oup'ns' G. 7. an T. A. ~ H.
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p ILLIPS.-Mnrshall Texas, December
"a Miss Maud Phillips. 10 years OF age,
daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips of Mar
shall, died in Fort Worth yesterday and
was brought here and buried today.
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LIBERTY AvENuE BAPTIST.

The Christmas entertainment of the Lib
erty Avenue Baptist church will take place
this evening at 7;3o o'clock. The following
program will be rendered by the pupils:
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Celebrations Occurring Yesterday and
Last Night and Others TO Follow,
CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE WEEK
Some Interesting Sunday School Events
Vet to Oocur--The Festival
Season Still On.

xx-t,tt. c,hrt....n 49,. -. 49,. a.. -,
" mic Nnristinhs uay mas passed the rev
tive events, that always cluster around
the HOLIDAYS have not more Than fairly
onr,r,ar,od
several interesting Christmas celebra-
lions were given last night. others were
schad,,lad for tort,bt ana IL taot ,ho fas
.,..,.,.a .,,, .ss'-. - = A"s'' .AS
Invites VIII continue during the balance
CHRIST CHURCH CHRISTMAS TREE
one of {he most interesting eyenrs YES.
terday was the annual CHRISTMAS tree for
the Sunday school Of Christ church tn n
participation In the enioymenr NJ which
rho l,t+le ornbons ~ ,hs n,,ia,,a uo,,,,
'.'e VI p""ns ot Tue mas lauu ioiie
were invited, ana each was remembered
with a present
praredirc tho rhrts+,,,.s .roa ,.tstr,,,o,
-,
eueIe were seNlceF III the chnfch' NJ
which the chorlsters sang some Inspiring
anthems Tba .bprcb ,,., ,,,;,li.rtt, if,,b.
-, -, =. -. -,
~ "Au PtNtu9e'S u-NoiaNcN Ntlh hoiiy'
After the service the sunday school chill.
dren ranaired IN Tho norist hn,,., ,t,a,.,
A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Tt.,, ~, =" H -.
vided. aud whera much stu ba3 ~ u dt
PLAYED i'm derorotin,s Tho T.,n,,i i tbn w., w..
ditional christmas styic ma a.h ~ IA
santa Claus In urnbFi, rs,s,,,,,, ,5 Ii,,
with ccmblnatinn nf Int 10y, 49, $3.50 ~,
spring dignity maj ksnt uu" %'fy in
guessing "a. 10 yvhetbar Nv 49,. L. -. I,
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who I, Becky sharp, Ysa'n a.a out,
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rABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH

In addition 10 the above program. THE
Brownies Bridge and the Snow Storm"
beautiful cantata, with the captain Of the
Brownies, who were all boys. and the queen
Of the fairies all girls, with their hosts
taking part and making n most unique,
novel and entertaining PROGRAM.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-30
What Would Happen.

In the good old days when We were
greatly pestered by the neighbours SOW
or mule, or bull, or dog, invading our
premises land taking unwarranted lib
critics, we loaded the old shotgun with
powder and fat meat, and after serv-
ing due notice upon said neighbor.
and said notice being ignored, set Out
to uphold the first law of nature-self-
defense The amount of execution
that can be done by Wad of fat
meat on top, Of a good charge of pow
der is amazing Wherever it strikes:
hair and hide disappear. 1t seldom, il
ever kills, but leaves scars that time
does not obliterate. The fat being
salty causes eXcruciating pain which
fingers long in memory, and the
stricken animal does not offend again.
A talloW candle can be shot through
tWo-inch oak board without injury
to the candle. In like manner, a tai
ow bullet, if driven by a. sufficient
charge of powder would penetrate a
mans body and grease him SO well
internally that he would not care to
go dueling again. A glancing shot
would. pillow ugly burrows in the skin.
New York Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-30
A WIR e. e S S
TORE E>DO 90 ~

For some time experiments have
been carried out with a new torpedo
invented by. young electrician, Mr..
Cecil Varicas of Weymouth, England.
The most salient characteristic of this
new weapon is that it's passage and
course through, the water can be di-
rected and controlled either from the.
shore or the coming tower of battle
ship. AS is we'll known, the course of
the present Whitehead torpedo is
maintained by wonderfully complex
appliance known as the gyroscope,
fitted within the weapon. The cost of
the Whitehead torpedo is about $10,-
600, and although it's destructive quail
tiles are so tremendous, yet it's chances
of striking the target are very remote,
especially if the object at which it is
fired happens to be moving. If it
should miss the target the projectile
simply continues on it's journey until
it's propelling force is exhausted, when
it drifts at the mercy of the waves.
But the difficulty has, it is believed,
at last been surmounted by the inven-
ZION OI Mf. Vaf1cdS. by means OF MS
device the torpedo, while travelling at
express speed through the water, and
several hundreds of feet away from
the point of discharge, without any
wire OF other connection, may be con
trolled as expeditiously and as easily
as if an operator were on board to
manipulate it's diminutive rudder. How
is this accomplished? Simply by means
of wireless telegraphy.
/ Externally the torpedo is exactly the
same as the Whitehead projectile. The
dimensions are precisely the same, and
the propeller is of equal caliber. The
interior, however, is vastly different.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-30
NOT A SUCCESS I

Why the Minister Failed to Go on al
~ Expected Vacation. @E#
= Our minister did not go on his va
cation this summer, as he expected, %
said Brown, with an amused smile.
ssHe fully intended to, and had made
his arrangements to that effect. But
circumstances over which he had no
control were such that he decided at
the last minute to remain at home Ny
wife and other enthusiastic wo-
men members of the church hit upon
the happy idea of raising a fund suf-
ficient to defray the good mans ex-
penses, as he has a large family, and
finds it difficult to make both ends
meet. With this end in view they held
several AFFAIRS and at last were the
proud possessors of something over
$50. Then they decided to make the
presentation a gala event., and give
the members of the church a chance
to send the Rev. Mr. Blank away with
the good wishes of the whole congre-
cation. It occurred to my wife that a
little music would add to the happy
occasion, and she saw that some
musicians were engaged. Another
member of the committee thought that
a light lunch would be happy idea.
and took it upon herself to see that
it was ordered Another one coneeiv-
ed the idea Of having the church deco
rated for the suspicious occasion, and
hired man to do the work. Early in
the evening, when they met to COM
pare notes, they discovered to their
horror that their expenses had not
only eaten up the amount that they
had raised, but had left them a matter
of 81 or So in debt; so the presenta-
ton had to be omitted. I asked my
wife who she expected was going to
make this amount good, and she snap
ped: The Rev. Mr.. Blank, of course!
It was all done in his interest," DE.
troit Free Press. ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-30
HousEWoRk AS EXERCISE.
Ton Ct the Washtub Not Hsalthful-.

1oH q the Washtub Not Healtllful--
Effects of Sweeping.
Take 4 the Washtub first. IN thing can
ma that toll hygienic. One has "a
bend pc nc over the tub, using the arms
With a steady, strenuous motion. and
at every breath filing the lungs win
not steam. Washing may develoD the
muscles 20 Isl Of the arms, but Ii cram rs
the back and contracts the chest The
only relief possible is to take few
minutes frequently for rest. j do. MOI
mean sitting down; that is not rest
ing Go to the door or window and
take take several long, deep breathg.
}sottrr'a8tIlghten up the body, throw back
the shoulders and strike out with both
arms l1xale the breath and drop the
arms al M Repeat this exercise ten or
twelve times during the mornings
wash, and you will be astonished at
how much less tired you are than
usual llssl When sweeping make both
sides Of the body do the work. Many
a woman who would be classified by
"a dressmaker as a figure with one hin
larger than the other has cultivated
this figure by constantly using the
muscles m of one side while sweeping
or piping. It is remarkable how a
few years of doing certain work in a
contracted, bad position will alter the
%polse Of the body. ! have heard it said
that the student Of physical develop
ment has a strange faculty, almost
Sherlock-Holmes-like, of telling by a
glance at a. man or woman what his
or her calling is. Of course there are
certain conditions-that they should
have followed that calling a certain
length of time and that it is. body
physically unframed. Bread kneading
affords a better exercise than washing,
says Good Housekeeping. The steam
is not present and half an hour OF
steady motion such as given to we'll
made bread means good exercise for
the forearm, provided the molding
board is at a proper height and that
one keeps the back and shoulders
erect.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-30
Monks Have a Monopoly.

The monopoly which the Carthu-
sian monks have heretofore enjoyed
in France, and which has netted the
French government 100000 francs 4
year, is sustained under the eccles-
iastical law, as it has been under the
civil law. These monks make the ia
nous chartreuse liquor, and employ
everybody in the whole province Of
Grenoble, where is their mother house,
called the Grande Chartreuse. The
recipe for this liquor is known only
to these monks and only by three of
their number at that In 1892 a sec
~ular priest named Ciotti, who had
been Carthusian at Grenohle and
obtained the secret while there.
started the making Of the liquor in
Rome. His comp petition becoming felt,
the powers at Rome were petitioned
and supported the monks in their con-
tention. Father Ciotti took his man
ufactory to London, where he still
maintains it. The profit to the Garth
5usians from this liquor making is
counted TO be II, 000. 900 francs a year.
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English Submarine Des-
troyer Steered by Use
: of Marconi System

The explosive charge and the driving
engines are placed in the same posi-
tions, but the gyroscope, the most ex-
pensive piece of mechanism, is dis
pensed with. In it's place is substituted
delicate electrical apparatus for ac-
tuating the rudder. 49, o..
The apparatus upon the shore Or
battleship for the transmission of the
electrical waves to the travelling tor
pedo comprises a powerful induction
coil and small handWheel, reversible
in either direction. This the officer
manipulates in the same manner as
the steering wheel of a vessel, the tor
pedo turning to the right or left, ac-S
cording to the movements of the
wheel. r@#
The celebrity and facility with which
the torpedo answers the movements of
the helm, Notwithstanding its dis
lance from the, transmitter, are re-
markable II H."
1t was dispatched straight out to
sea, continuing in a straight line until
it had travelled 200 yards, which point
was the maximum range over which
the ether waves could be transmitted
in this particular instance. It then
simply circled round and round until
it's propelling power was exhausted
The range over which the ether waves
may be transmitted simply depends
upon the intensity Of the electric cur
rent, and since Marconis can establish
communication over 80 miles, torpe-
does might be manipulated. at the same
distance. -
When the projectile enters the water
from the tube a float is detached, and
this serves the same purpose as Mar
coni's high mast.
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Offences
Made to z aV.

\ It pays to be polite even to the hum
olest Of mortals. From a sordid stand
point courtesy is the best policy and
besides the satisfaction one derives
from its exercise is sufficient recon-
pense in itself. Not infrequently an
act of politeness serves as a magic key
to unlock the doors that lead to fame
and fortune. It is ayerred that one Of
the most eminent French statesmen of
to-day, M. Delcasse, owes his brilliant
career to a simple act of politeness
to a lady. He began his working life
as a very obscure and poorly paid
school teacher, and won Gambetta's
favor by the grace and courtesy with
which he presented him with a hamper
snf Ariege beans, Of which the great
statesman was very fond. This some-
what prosaic incident was the first
turning point in young Delcasse's for
tune. Gambetta invited him to dinner
and was so pleased with his intelli-
gence that; he procured for him the
post Of private secretary to a very
wealthy deputy. One day when the
secretary was travelling by train with
the deputy and his wife he observed
that the lady was much annoyed by
an illbred passenger who persisted IN
smoking in her presence. NJ. Del
casse's action was characteristically
prompt. Without a word he seized the
mans cigar and threw it out of the
window. For this act Of courtesy the
lady, when her hush band died shortly
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-30
AN ELEPHANTS SKIN.


s8ss wv have all heard Of skin being
grated on to human beings, but Of all
wonderful surgical achievements that
or grating a square yard of skin on
20 an INJURED elephant is certainly the
most ''t wonderful on record. This lat
{ est triumph Of animal surgery was
performed on a circus elephant named
~ s3B'eiie, which sustained painful acci-
@ 'o6esll3, ust as she was getting out OF
81 railroad car it received a sudden
@sJo'lit, owing to- the brake falling to
J. d le5 properly. The elephant was thrown
GOWN go and struck her shoulder heavily
on a small iron cage that was standing
near a The skin was partially torn off
ana ana generally lacerated over space
OF Quite one square yard in extent.
{. Inflammation set in and was followed
by considerable fever, and the ele-
phant, which was the more valuable
. because oe'eaaLs she had a calf, was in grave
danger Elg OF losing her life. The special
@lsts decided that a wholesale opera
tion in skin grating was the only
5thlng that would do the elephant any
81 = al
u good, but an elephants skin is as
thick as plank, so it was not an
easy undertaking. The great opera
ton was undertaken forthwith in the
menagerle hospital, and Bellies own
son was the first elephant selected to
! supply new pieces of skin. The young
animals skin was peculiarly suitable
Tor the purpose, as it is tender, yet heal
thy, and vigorous. Moreover. as he is
growing, he will have plenty of new
skin, and he will not miss little
purlolned at the present time. Belle
was placed on the ground in the oper-
atlng theater and secured with heavy
chalns to immovable posts. The wound
in her shoulder was carefully washed
with the usual antiseptic fluids. AT
the same time an antiseptic spray was
Kept continually playing in the air.
Inc new skin was taken from the
young elephant in those places where
ne appears to have a great deal more
than he needs. Cocaine was literally
applied where the cuts were to be
made. A heavy knife was used to cut
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delightful wheaton favor, now seldom.
if ever, characteristic of bread, is diff
ficult to obtain. The bakers loaf Is,
as a rule, a tasteless, insipid article,
which requires a eonsid erable appe-
tite before the idea OF eating 1t can
be entertained No wonder that the
taste for bread is rapidly diminishing,
and undoubtedly less bread Is con-
sumed than used to be the case. AS
is we'll known. bread contains almost
every element of food necessary for
existence, but we should be sorry for
the person who tried to subsist en-
tirely upon the modern uninteresting
loaf made from blanched roller mill
flour. It has recently been stated that
the degradation Of the teeth so no
ticeable among us now is due to roller
milling having largely supplanted
stone milling. We should not be sur
prised. The degradation Of food is a
very serious matter and is bound to
lead sooner or later to the degradation
of the eater. No movement could con-
fer greater blessing upon the people
- -
than that which aimed at bringing
about a return to the older and more
rational methods Of preparing food.
Let us see more Of the home made
article than we now see; let us re-
turn to more palatable food that will
do more good than the machine made
stuffs and the endless series of. sub.
stitutes. In all the schools throughout
the land we would have the children
taught the advantages of home made
food, and how the bread, fruit, jam,
or even beer and cider can be made.
at home. It would encourage a spirit
of industry, it would give us palata-
BILE and nourishing articles to eat or
drink and might have a very whole
some effect upon those who seem de-
liberately to attentuate food as much
as possible or who pay no regard to
it's natural endowed palatability.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-30
USING POOR FOOD
Will Lead 10 the Eaters Degradation.
-

Probably the statement that persons
of today do not live as well, in the
matter of eating, as their ancestors.
will be met with vigorous denial
yet there is no doubt Of its truth. The
same cleVerness which supplies us
with so many comforts unknown to a
previous generation has provided also
food authorizations which. in many
cases, are positively harmful. The
London Lancet says: There can be no
doubt that during the past decade food
has undergone a steady degradation,
and this cannot be without a democrat
1zlng influence upon the human race.
1t will be noticed that by far the ma
1ority Of cases Of tampering with food
relate to the substitution of cheap
er article rather than to the addition
; OF an Injurious substance The COM
mon defense is that modern conditions
of life make substitution necessity.
1t is difficult to see the logic Of such
defense---at least in number of
instances. 1t is urged, for instance,
that jam or marmalade cannot be
made without the addition of glucose
which prevents the preserve from
crystallizing. Now, long before glu-
cose was a household word jams and
marmalade were made-and very good
they were, too-consisting entirely of
sugar and fruit. In the same way we
are told that beer must. be brewed
from sugar, and that brewing exclus
lively from malt presents untold diff
culties. Again, golden syrup, which
used formerly to be the refined syrup
of molasses, now consists largely of
artificial sugar, which is doubtless a
more marketable product, but it is not
the same thing as cane sugar. Even
in the country good o1d-fashioned
wheaton bread, with the fascinating
brown color Of rich wheaton flour,
containing the entire nutritious por-
tons Of the berry and possessing that