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NEW GUNS Shoot Peters ammunition aud
improve your killing, all ride and pistol
cartridges arc loaded with the wonderful
scml.smokelcss powder; safe TO use In any
gun, pistol or ride; very clean, high w
locity, accurate; costs no more than com
mon black powder but worth more than
tmohcloss. Sold by most dealers aud by
G. l.. & Theo, Berlng hardware store,
Main street and Capitol avenue n
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FOR SALE-1O0O acres Of rice and oil land,
must he sold for So per acre, worth so
title perfect. +. Kiber, Anglcton, Bra
Zcria county. 81
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MONEY TO LOAN We have money 10
loan on Houston business or civ nr,,,'
erty or good notes. IN amounts to suit
borrowers, nj low rate Of Interest WIN.
II. OlSchewsbe * Co., 200 Khan build.
ing. Ia
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FOR SALE Guaranteed strictly pure home
made ribbon cane syrup; made by eA-
iced, by the barrel; one-half barrel or
in any quautlty; send 80 cents for sam
Die gallon. y u. Logglns, Columbia,
Texas
FOR sALE-Young llyeoak trees from nur-
sery for sale; to 4 feet SIS per hun
bred: 4 TO & feet S2J per hundred. Write
for retail prices. Chas. Albreeht, care
ilume's Drug store.
FOR SALE~Map Of spindle Top, OF
field; large. completes; daily revised Tor
81. L. ]. Kopke, Beaumont. IeIas LIS
.TEED COHN-Strawber Hickory, King
and Golden Beauty varieties Of seed corn,
81 rs per bushels one-pouud sample ny
mail 10 cents. NJ. II. Armstrong. Arm.
strong. Texas. l-l1u-
49, nro.r rn.,. cor "a mar ton
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COTTAGE of FIVE rooms. Rusk avenue
hctwCon Charters aud st. Emanuel
streets. Apply 1904 San Jacinto >
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5000 10 LOAN Address II. l.. Coleman.
New Birmingham. Texas 4
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FOR SAI.E-A beautiful two-story res'-
dence, all modern conveniences, lot ioNl ~
accppt lot In Third or Fourth ward, ~
parl payment; a desirable siN-room, two
story house. with modern conyenlences,
on one lot, in Fair Grounds, one block
from school can sell on easy terms; two
desirable Third ward corners al a low
figure; a Congress avenue brick business
block. T5x1OO feet. this Is choice Invest.
menr pronerty; all Of block 40I, 10 sell
as n whole or In part; a very cheap cot
tage on Buffalo street, opposite lntcrna,
tIonal and Great Northern depot; call aud
sec us for good investment property IN
any part Of Houston. Cash & Luckel,
3O6ih Main street.
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WANTED-$3G st low rate interest, on
hrst- revenue producing brick bust
ness property In good town, worth i've
times the amount: responsible party Ad-
dress box t2i this oiAcc, z
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OIL STOCKS Sherwood & Robinson. 1851
congress avenue; members Of the Houston
OIL and stock Exchange: buy and sell oil
and other stocks on commission We re.
specially solicit your business Informa-
tion concerning the different oil stocks
gladly furnished ~
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.

LOT In Brunner addition 20 Houston 20
trade for oil stock. Address box 245,
Beaumont. D
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OIL STOCKS OIL STOCKS-OIL STOCKS
We solicit yonf ord to buy and ell
oil stocks. NJ f.. Andrews * Co., al3I2
Franklin avenue. 1880
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

FOR SALp--Conteuts of cottage, 1ll0 Dart
street, will he sold at private sale Mon,
day and Tuesday, between the hours OF
10 a. m. and p. m.
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PERSONAL.

(saTFRS remaining in The Houston Post
ssS sS dspariment Tor the week endi.'S
, lml ssS ~ .5SS, l57o; 1865; 1908; i552;
" ~ %si, an; 642T; 35U2; AZ; i1tl:
*, Id. II. b. Anstol, 1925; tool 3636;
M, I5G 45S6 1906; i13B; 45l2, 3d32;
N. r. $3.50. 1854 1902; $500 $50 =;
m IA lie6 i5S6: Asst; 4Sj; 36s6; 41SI;
Ky I'D; Mrs NJ. NJ: 1864; 1890. stt4:
~ seg, $40, Spatula; 4144 56al T;
"a. PA. 5424. 4510; 1853; 2SlN; X. Y.
rSi 400: 1861. 1911: 3692; 1867;
ts lid; l5Ti: SOL; 1919; 10; 4553; jI24;
n, ". r, S: 9s, 1861; 81 ana; 1917
q Sol; S7i7 4722 452l.
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7w0;IT1T 1RT Y0T7 looking foT7 We have It;
see us for anything in the way of real
estate; trial is all we ask VIM. II.
Olschewske & Co., POO Kiam building
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EDUCATIONAL

/, asen.sp 'i - pupils before December
Asckabes i,SS 6n; all grades taught.
'F Nsri'~l 4
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$1,000 TO LOAN on Houston business or
residence. property; 3o6l9 y. Main, Cash
& iuckel. 30
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A FIvEHOoM outage, good condition.
~ feet on Risk by 100 feet Oh "a
Braich, at reasonable price and terms.
.,prl{ to VIM ~ Bsker' olS Travis
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MONEY TO LOAN on good property.
Brown 4 Co., 2l5 Binz building.
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WE HAVE 5000 To loan on good city prop.
erty. Cash and Luckel
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FOR SALE-A nlneroom residence, two
blocks from pavement, one block from
err line, located on three lots, southwest
corner Apply sos Wayerly street Firm
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MONEY 10 LOAN--Amounts to suit Gus.
TONER Quick loans. llarral & Harlal,
31Il2 Main street. n
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FOR SHIF-i4Ts acres II improved nee
l,nd al a sacrifice. nine miles frCpi lioIs-
Ton: Tor particulars apply 10 BstDs BTyans
S1Ih Main ktSsets
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THE BEST TEXAS COAL, 81 per ton.
L. g. Miller, phones 5s5 1910 Congress
avenue
aur-sS~w 49,
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FINANCIAL.

ANlHlNG- $4,000 National bank In
fine Indian Territory town, such hanta
net 20 per cent and over; some stock for
sue at par, position To right man with
N"VOO stock. John g. James, Ron, l. n.
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HOUSTON iNSTALLMENr COMPANY
Furniture sold easy terms small pay.
ments, mattlugs rugs, window shades.
curtains and stoves. 7o2 Main street
corner Capitol avenue, Houston, Texas;
new phone 1888 IL -
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-12

Mary Queen 81 Scots cohld never keep
her health unless she rode twenty or
thirty miles a day, and that the ladies
of her court accompanied her when
she went out hawking. Both the
women and the men of past days led.
forcedly, lives which were in the main
qhieter than ours, locomotion being
SO much more expensive, fatiguing and
difficult.
Many things which formerly were
done at home by the mistress Of the
house and her maid servants are now
best accomplished elsewhere. We no
longer brew. and do not often bake
at least, for the entire household.
The doctor and the druggist Of to-day
are more reliable than those of the
past; therefore, the mother Of the fam.
lily does not find 1t necessary OF even
advisable to concoct medicines for
those about her.
Certainly the principles and practice
Of to-day appear to have created d
race of fine outstanding young women,
many OF whom leave their homes;
where they have been loved and deli:
cately nurtured, to follow their hus-
bands, enduring all manner of hard
ships without complaint.-Detroit Free
Press
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Locust Porridge.

The every day life Of Basuto VII
lage is a very simple affair when com
pared with the life Of British VII
lage. Take, for instance, the food
supply. Porridge IL made Of mealies,
and thickened and favored with sour
milk (mafD or herbs. and 1t is seldom
that a Mosuto-Basuto in the singular
becomes Mosut0-comes to his meal
leaving his appetite behind him. An
other standard dish Is locust porridge,
a plentiful supply being kept up by the
constant showers Of locusts, which are
veritabie godsends to the natives IN
a country where food is very scarce.
The Basuto collect tons and tons of
these insects, and carefully store them,
first pulling or the heads and wings.
As occasion requires, they place guam
titles In large pots and boil them until
soft and pulpy, navoring the porridge
with fat, and making 1t savory with
salt. The locust to an unprejudiced
European IL not unpalatable, closely
resembling the shrimp In taste, though
scarcely so nice. Greatly as the Mo-
suto appreciates stewed locust. he likes
still better the young green maize
stewed and served with melted butter,
and certainly not the most fastidious
could desire a more delicious food
Chambers's Journal.
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Comfort. Of the stserars.


The prevailing idea Of the steerage
of an ocean steamer Is a mass of un.
comfortable people. men, women and
babes, packed in as closely as they can
stand, cooking their own food, sleeping
wherever they can find a place to lie
down on the deck, and living like pigs
or other animals in a foul atmosphere.
That used to be the case, but on the
big. modern Atlantic liners the accom-
modntions in the Storage are much
more comfortable and clearly and
healthful than the people who occupy
them are accustomed to at home. Not
only legislation, but competition among
the different companies, has accom-
plished great reforms in this direc-
ton. The sanitary arrangements are
perfect. The methods of artificial ven
tilation. by which foul air is forced out
and pure air Is forced In, keeps them
clean and sweet, and methods of con-
struction have been adopted SO that
this can be done with q minimum Of
labor.
The hunks are made of iron piping,
the mattresses are Of woven bands of
iron. which yield to the body like ord
mary bedsprings; each passenger. In
stead Of bringing his own bedding. as
was formerly the practice. is given q
sufficient number of clean BLANKETS
and pillow. There are bathrooms
and lavatory accommodations, which
are purified by well-known processes.
The sexes are separated; the men sleep
In one section and the women in an
other, and each sex has its own sep
arate accommodations.-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
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THE BATTLEsHIP ILLINOIS, FINEST WARS HIP AFIOAT

the busy harbor traffic of Boston. on
the morning of June IL, awaiting the
supreme moment that should see her
transformed from a germ in iron and
steel into a battleship. She had lain
there for some time, and every hour
her picked crew and her shrewd build
ers had made her filter, and stronger
and feeter. They had let the CRIME
and dirt accumulate on her decks, and
SOIL the creamy white of her graceful
iy curved sides; but they kept the ma
chinery clean and free. and as sleek
with oil as the mouth of 4 million
gallon .'sponter."
The test of the ship had been re-
garded by all as dramatic climax
toward which everything was moving.
her builders had been preparing her
Tor this moment ever since her launch
Ing on October 4, 1898; and the United
States Navy, which was to reject or
accept her on the result of the trial,
mad selected trained body of Off
GERS to witness the race. As If to
mark the occasion as a sort of baptism
or fire. Rear-Admiral Fighting Bob"
Evans was placed at the head of this
Board
On one, however. not even her build
ers or her crew, expected that she
would run the marvellous race she
did, eclipsing all records. But after
she reeled off her wonderful speed of
a7.31 knots so steadily. without fret
ting or quivering. Admiral Evans said
she could easily be forced to eighteen
knots.
AS soon as the members of the trial
board, which consisted of Rear-Ad-
miral Evans. Captain G. J. Train,
Captain ]. N. Hemphill, Commander
Charles Rocker. Lieutenant-Com-
mander Charles e. vreeland, Lieuten-
Commander T. &. Rodgers and
Naval Constructor ]. J. Woodward.
had made a tour of inspection of the
ship, she left her anchorage in Presi-
dent Roads and steamed slowly out
OF the bay. At first she moved with
extreme caution, as IL wary Of the tor
tuous channels, and her helm was In
the hands of harbor pilot. Then. as
the wide seaway opened before her,
she dropped the pilot. shook off her
swaddling bands. as it were, scorned |
all guiding hands, save those of her
masters, and turned her head toward |
Cape Ann for her life or death race.
The course of thirty-three knots |
had been carefully measured the day
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The Filipinos in Manila are having
an unexpected feast. 1t came to
them like the mama to the Israelites,
being furnished by a swarm of locusts,
which recently flew over the city. To
these people the locusts are a great
delicacy. The insects are served dry
or In a pot-pourri. They are also
made into pies and cakes, and in some
instances ground into powder and
STEPPED In liquid so as to make a bev-
erage. At times catching the insects
becomes a very profitable business. In
Manila and the other large cities they
sell at 81 sack, gold. These sacks
hold about a bushel. When dried the
locust can be kept indefinitely. The
natives never eat the grasshoppers
green. but they eat them in every
form, dried or cooked. They even car
~ them in their pockets and eat them
as they would candies and other con-
fections. When dried the locust Is
nice and crisp, and tastes something
like gingersnaps. Some confestioners
dress the grasshoppers in various
ways, serving him up occasionally
with chocolate trimmings and coats
Of sugar.--New York Post.
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the path foher squirt home. She
behaved exeitely under the severe
strain, nelthaisting too much III the
abrupt twin to starboard and I'd
port. nor throing or quivering under
the immense ision of her engines.
AT the fihii the Illinois made the
usual figure " to show how quickly
she can turmnd swept a complete
circle withinhree times her own
length.
Then she bped anchor again in
President Roa. and the great record
breaking, his'ic race had ended.
New records ad been established,
and a new &C and prize set up for
all future baeships to strive for.
The Illinois hsmade 1871 knots.
But as a flyer? 1t Is not enough
that a battlesh can steam fast. She
must be ableo vanquish her ad.
versary after ming her down. Can
the Illinois dchis? Let Fighting
Bob" Evans aver:
THE Englisisometlmes say we
overburden oufhips with armament,
That Is what tlfighting ship is for
to carry all theuns she can efrectu.
ally use. She a floating battery;
and II she canurl more weight of
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-12

The golf tendon is the laest discov-
cry Of surgery. A Chicago doctor has
recently written a description of the
newly affected ligament. rhe tendon
begins to make itself felt when the
"duffer" throws his weighton his left
heel. This causes a suddei and great
strain on the golf tendon, which re-
bells under repeated strains goes on a
strike entirely. with the result that
the "duffer" is compelled to take to
his bed as sufferer frdn novel
malady.
In some cases the rebellDus tendon
has snapped completely, and a partial
paralysis Of the golfers lie. is said to
have ensued.
II the "duffer'' persists, in spite of
the protests of the tendon, and devel-
ops in time into a golfer he learns
that the most effective strikes are not
given by standing on his leel.
Then he stands squarely, until the
swing Of the final stroke carries his
weight to the ball Of his foot;.-New
yeyk Mail and EsfresH
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Knots an hour. So smoothly did she
rush through the water, without vibra.
ton or clatter, that even the naval ex.
perts could hardly believe she was
moving at that wonderful speed. Only
| the white beaten foam she dashed
| wide and far from her bows, and left
in a broad swath behind her, told of
| the tremendous power and speed with
which she was being driven. Admiral
Evans and President Calvin B. Orcutt.
OF the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Drydock Company, the builders, who
were on the bridge, Admiral w. r..
Sampson, who watched the first part
of the trial from a station near the
wheel, and all the other naval officers
present, held their watches to catch
the exact time of the start and finish
of the first reach, as If the ship were
a racehorse nearing the wire in q
sharply contested heat.
The gunboat Hist saluted as the bat
tleship crossed the starting-line, and
the great fighter snorted CURLY
through her siren whistle In acknowl-
edgment.
At this moment, as the Illinois had
attained almost her utmost pitch of
speed, she presented remarkable
spectacle, viewed from her own for
ward fighting-top.
That she could and would make the
speed required by her contract-six-
teen knots an hour-was evident to all
from the moment she righted herself
from the turn and moved down the
line of stakeboats that disappeared
In the direction of the Maine coast.
The crew, from Captain Hanlon and
helmsman and engineer down to the
deckhands, regarded the race as a
personal affair. Each one knew exact
ly what the Alabama and the Wiscon-
sin had done, and, therefore, what the
Illinois was expected to do, and each
felt the heavy responsibility that rest
ed alike on steering wheel, or engine
shaft, or sack of coal. or on a single
drop of oil.
At the end of the half-course q SIN
gular thing happened. Until the race
is finished every power of the ship is
guarded against mishap. For this req
son, the ship usually swings about on
an easy helm, and reserves the test Of
her ability to turn in small circle
to the very end of the race. But
there was some confusion in orders,
and the ship suddenly came about.
hard a-port, and then as suddenly and
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-12
When Not to volunteer.

"Always obey orders. but never vol.
unteer." said General Fitzhugh Lee.
recently. 'is the rule with army on
GERS. and It Is a good one, as I know
to my cost. In my early career I
nearly lost my life by volunteering to
round up a band of Indians in the
Southwest when there was no occa,
sion for my action at all. To make
long story short we met the Indians
in a strongly entrenched position, and
had all we could do to rout them out.
In the midst Of the fight. which was
extremely lively while It laA- I'd. an
arrow passed clean through my body.
and It was almost q miracle that It did
not XIII me. As 1t was nearly died
in the rough ride back to camp, and I
had to stay In the hospital long time.
Since then I have found that soldier
can get an the fighting he wants By
simply sssyins erdsrsl = washlnston
gtah
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N-DretfY..'
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M~.zMo~Wear

Travelling gowns of mohair art
dressy and serviceable.
Crinkled crepe muslin is one of thu
novelties in sheer. fabrics.
Linen gowns embroidered in cash
mere colors, with CLINT of gold, are
among the novelties.
Poplin barege Is one Of the late sea
son importations that is much liked
for its softness and clinginS qualities
White. cream, castor, beige, cafe az
lait. leather. pale blue, rose and light
yellow are the tints favored in Paris.
Platinum or gold pallettes, or q
combination Of both, represent the
latest development in spangled trim.
ming.
Ribbons of all widths, fabrics and
colors play an important part in the
devising of smart summer toilets; gold
and delicately enameled buttons also.
White lace hose forms one of the
striking novelties of the summer
Sometimes a touch Of color in a clock
or an embroidered flower Is preferred
to plain white.
A blue linen gown is trimmed with
bands of coarser blue lincl EN-.
broidered In white silk. This outlines
the flounce at the top, the edge Of the
jacket, and sleeves. The neck to this
jacket. which has no collar, is cut
square in front.
In the millinery line about the pref
TEST novelty just now is the hanaKer-
chief hat. Three shades of straw are
employed and the brims - three in
number-are Of graduated sizes, one
turning up against the other. but in
such way that NO two points meet.
Simple negligees Of muslin are finished
in the back with a Vatican pleat,
over which falls a broad collar of
white, which is carried around to the
front. where 1t broadens and then
slopes down to the waist line, finish.
ing with ends which tie fichu fashion.
There is ruffle Of the pink or blue,
or whatever is the color of the gown,
on the white fichu or collar, edged
with lace.
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have forty officers an 449 seamen
and marines. She ha, triple-expan.
sion twin-screw propeing engines.
capable Of 12U revolutions a minute.
Her Ormor consists belt, four
feet below and three an q half feet
above the load line, of siteen and one
half and nine and on-half inches
thickness. The turrets ire protected
by seventeen inches of teel plate.
She carries two thirten-inch guns
each In her forward an aft turrets.
fourteen six-inch rapid-fe guns, and
a secondary battery of sixteen quick
firing six-pounders, and four quick
firing one-pounders. and wo Colt and
two field guns.
The speed of the Illino, In the trial
race. as given above QB1 knots an
hour is the actual time Aade against
tide and currents. He corrected
speed. calculated by the Board Of In
spection and Survey, is mich better
17.45 knots. This great Seed places
her still further in the lea Of Ameri-
can battleships, and is herwarrant to
rank pre-eminently as tie feetest
ship Of her class in the nwies of the
world.-Collier's Weekly.
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metal than her ENJOY, and can hurl
1t as accurately an timely, she will
win, and the ships built to win.
She must get to h, fighting ground
quickly. and outfigf her foe.
II believe the IllDis can do both.
believe she is til fleetest ship of
her tonnage and fitting power on
the sea to-day and On whip anything
that can now forceier to fight. and
many battleships tn; she could force
to fight her on her Gn terms"
The Illinois was unched October
4. 1898, at the yardiof the Newport
News Shipbuilding ad Drydock Com
pany. Newport Newsva. Her hull Is
1868 feet long at loawater line, her
beam seventy-two fit, and draught
at normal displacemet of 1925 tons
Is twenty-three feet md six inches.
Her indicated horsepwer is 10000;
her speed is 1871 nots, and her
coal supply 10 1900 ms. She will