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He DID HIS BEST.
Celebrated Musician's Adventure In
Swiss Country Village.

Swiss Country Village.
The late Sir John Stainer, one of
England's most celebrated musicians
and composers. was several years ago
in a small Swiss village, and the Eng
fish clergyman was on the lookout for
a musician TO assist at the service
Stainer was in the smoking room of
the hotel when the clergyman found
him and started the conversation with
DO you play the harmonium?" "a lit
tle," was the reply of the ex-organist
Of st. Paul's cathedral "Will you,
then, be good enough to help us out Of
our difficulty on Sunday? We will
read the psalms, and the hymns shall
be the simplest l can select" added
the delighted parsOn. Il will do nay
best" said Stainer, with smile.
The service passed off all right, but
the congregation, instead of rushing
away at the close, listened to a brilliant
recital When the parson heard the
name of his assistant. he asked him to
dinner DO you smoker" he said az
the close. Il will do my best" NUT
tered Stainer. and the ensuing laugh
ter was the prologue of an entertaining
exchange of Oxford "reminiscences.
Stainer was Il great story teller. One
anecdote he was fond of relating had
reference to the days when there were
amateur Orchestras in churches. The
Messiah was being sung, and as the
line Who is the King of Glory?" ap-
preached the man playing double bass
whispered 10 the violoncellist in front
of him, Let us have your rosin, and
will show 'em who is the king of glo-
rv!'~London Tit Bits
France and the Potato.
There was much difficulty in intro
ducing the potato into France. 1t was
only toward the end of the reign OF
Louis XIV that it began to be used.
The learned had opposed its introduc-
ton Systematically. saying it produced
lerrosy, and III" common people re-
fused to test it even on their live stock.
A trick at last established it. Fields
were planted all over France with po-
tatoes and carefully guarded until the
tubers were ripe, it being given out
that these fields were growing a new
thing specially for the king and that
trespassers would be prosecuted. Now
the laws at that time were severe. A
man might be hanged when he hunted
in the wild forest, for the game was
the seigneur's, almost each one OF
whom kept his private gallows. Tres
pass against the king implied, there
fore, terrible punishment.
The danger of the punishment proved
Itself an alluring bait. AS the contriv
er, wise in foresight, had seen, the
fields that were purposely left unguard
ed were piliaged right and left, the pc
tatoes eaten, some kept and planted
and the tuber at last effectually intro
duced in France.
Holbrook argus., 1901-10-19
The Best Prescription or malaria.

Chills and fever Is bottle OF Groves taste
less Chill Tonic 1t is simply iron and quinins
in a tasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price boc-
Holbrook argus., 1901-10-19
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING

When you take Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic
because the formula is plainly printed on every
bottle showing that it is simply Iron and Qui-
nine in tasteless form. No cure No nay. 50c.
Holbrook argus., 1901-10-19
Stops the Cough

Laxative Bromo- Qunlne Tablets cure a cola
In one day. No cure. No pay Price = cent?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-05

light of principle with faith which is
wisdom.
There is always more or less sophistry
in temptations to self-indulgency; and
the brighter the intellect the more in
geniously will it plead the cause of
error. What we call the faculty of the
eternal veracity persists through all
history and finally crushes all opposition
because it is a fundamental and fixed
necessity. AIRS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-05
Tattooing Among the
Maori Indians.
THE Maoris thoroughly under
stand the science of tattoOing.
Both men and women cover

Viz AoOIlS CuOIOukuIy uuUcT.
stand the science of tattooing.
Both men and women cover
not only their faces, but the
greater part of their bodies with such
decorations. The chiefs have their
faces covered with ornamental spirals.
They are tattooed on the thighs and hips
in "Dolly Warden" pattern, which
often extends from the knees to the
waist, giving his royal nibs the appear
ance of having on pair of neat-fitting
trunks.
The women are tattooed chiefly on the
lips and chin, with sort of fshhook
curl at the corners of the eyes. Some
of the women also have their thighs
and breasts decorated. The tattooing
instrument is small bone chisel,
which is driven in with a mallet.
The Maoris have far higher grade
of civilization than our American
Indians. The men are fishers and
hunters and the women cook the food
and weave baskets and spin cloth. The
men have magnificent physiques. They
are big and broad-shouldered, with
strong necks, big hands and feet. They
have chocolate brown compilations,
high cheek bones, with noses more like
those of the AnglO-Saxon than the
American Indian. Nearly all of them
can speak English. They are inoffen-
sive and even when drunk do not raise
as much trouble as our American
Indians.
l like the Maori women better than
the American squaws. They seem
we'll disposed, genial and pleasant.
Some of them are almost beautiful. At
least they would be were it not for
their custom of tattooing patterns on
their chins and lips. The tattooing
turns the cherry red of their lips to the
blackness of ink. Many of them have
a rosy complexion. They have luxu-
RANT hair, heavy eyebrows and beauti-
full eyes, liquid black and full of soul.
They are clean and nearly all are intel
Iigent. Their beauty, however, van
ishes with years. They age rapidly
until their faces look like withered to-
matoes, punctured with ink Spots. In
fact, l would as soon think of kissing
an ink bottle as one of those tattooed
Maori Indians. STRABo.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-05
AsoD8 s. go.

l once knew all the birds that came
And nested in our orchard trees;
For every flower 1 had name
My friends were woodchucks, toads, and bees !:
knew where thrived in yonder glen
What plants would soothe stone-bruise toe
Oh, was very learned then;
But that was very long ago!
knew the spot upon the hill
Where checkerberries could be found,
knew the rushes near the mill
Where pickerel lay that weighed pound!
knew the woOd,-the very tree
Where lived the pOaching, saucy crow,
And all the woods and crows knew me-
But that was very long ago.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-05
Culture of Character.


genius. 1t is so mysterious in its
/ essence, so inexplicable in its
methods and occasionally so
magical in it's results that it captivates
the imagination and so bewilders
judgment that we are inclined to over
estimate its value. Young men espe-
cially are apt to fall into the error of
supposing that the world is governed
by intellect. In reality the masters
and leaders of men have usually been
superior to their fellows in the sturdier
traits of manhood, rather than in pure
intellect.
If two men live and work together,
it is almost certain that one of them
will sooner or later come to exercise a
dominant influence over the other; but
in such case it very often happens
that the subjugated mind is brighter
and better stored with learning than
the conquering mind. The explanation
is that the world leans on character.
Steadfastness, calm self-control,
courage, are qualities which, tho they
may not dazzle the eyes of men, will
always attract confidence and secure a
following. They are qualities that
enable their possessor to make fortune
or achieve great career. Business
men, for instance, understand very
we'll that it is what one saves, rather
than what one makes, that assures
wealth.
But who is it that saves money? It
is he who is strong enough to sacrifice
the present for the future, who has the
fOrtitude to endure self-impOsed
privatiOn and the manhood to resist
temptation. Character does the work.
1t is so in every field. Everywhere
victory begins at home, and self-denial
and self-conquest precedes and pre-
pares the way for triumph over the
world. If one loves to read, if his
quick and sympathetic mind is inter-
ested in many things, the danger is
that he will fall into habit of mis-
cellaneous and indiscriminate reading,
fatal to thoroughness in any one de-
partment
He who would master profession
or science must begin by giving up a
great deal that he would like to know
Self-denial and persistence are here
again the secrets of success; but those
traits are of the very fiber of education
The sober faculty of judgment Is GER
tainly of the utmost value in the
practical affairs of life; but it is a
faculty which is made up as much of
character as of intellect. Men, as a
rule, are too much inclined to overlook
the reaction of character upon intellect.
The safe man is he who walks in the
paths OF duty; the strong man is he
who clothes himself with the strength
of principle.
The grandest characters have an
affinity for right and truth. They
succeed because they depend upon
something stronger than any mere
device of the intellect, or any expedient
suggested by the exigencies of a
moment. They may suffer temporary
defeat, but they follow the guiding
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-05

There are records of elephants that
have lived for 200 years, and an age of
$50 years is not regarded as so very old
for an elephant. 1t takes about a
quarter of century to get the elephant
to full! maturity-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-05

A T the outset wish to say that
~ do not pretend to be one of
~ those who think that they
have solved the criminal prob
lem. All expect to do is to show a
few reasons why it has not been solved.
Crime is phenomenon totally at
variance with the normal state of hu-
manity, but this does not necessarily
imply that the criminal is an >abnor-
mality. From the days of ancient
Rome down to the present time the
criminal problem has been one that has
perplexed and confounded the wisest
statesmen. 1t seems surprising when
we consider the amount of thought that
has been devoted to this one subject,
that no really practical solution has
ever been found. Yet 1 believe firmly
that the time is coming, however far
distant it may be, when there will be
no such thing as criminal. 1t is not
a question of months and years, but of
centuries.
The modern schools of criminologists
are making their greatest mistake by
dealing with the effects and not the
causes. They deal with the adult and
juvenile offender in the spheres of an
thropology, physiology and psychology
and yet seem to overlook the most i'm
portant questions of all: Whence
comes the criminal? What produces
himp
Of what avail is a perfect system of
penal reforms if the social conditions
which produced the criminal still re-
main unaltered? It would not matter
a particle if every criminal in the world
was entirely eliminated today, the ab-
normal social conditions and corrupt
civilizations of the present time would
produce new race of criminals inside
of ten years. In short, destroy the
cause and the evil will cease. The fol-
lowing are some of the reasons why
the criminal problem has not been
solved:
The Sphere of Education.
| believe firmly that one of the
strongest factors in producing criminals
is ignorance, simply ignorance.
If society saw to it that every child
in the United States, whether it's
parents are aristocrats or paupers,
received common school education,
there would instantly be perceptible
decrease in crime. Education, up to
a certain point,-in penal institutions
or out of them-should be compulsory.
Personal observation has convinced
me that ignorance is one of the
greatest breeders of crime. Any
official of any penal institution in the
United States will tell you that the
best behaved class of prisoners are
those who have an average, or above
the average education; while the worst
behaved are those who are illiterate or
partially illiterate. 1t is not necessary
for me to point out why ignorance is a
cause of crime A little thinking
will convince you of the truth of this
assertion.
The Liquor Traffic.
The next important breeder of crime
is the liquor traffic.
How anyone who lives where
drink is sold and consumed can doubt
this is beyond my comprehension.
Kentucky has more murders every
year than any other state in the Union;
it also consumes more whisky. New
York and Chicago are notoriously pro-
life of criminals; they are also the
largest importers of strong drink.
-"London is the most disgustingly impure
city in the world" says Robert Barr;
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-12-05
TERMs. Shopper year, in advance
Six Months so cents.

And pining for the joys of youth,
tread the old familiar spot
Only to learn this solemn truth:
have forgotten, am forgot.
Yet here's this yOungster at my knee
Knows all the things used to know:
To think 1 once was wise as he
But that was very long ago.
know it's folly to complain
Of whatsoever the Fates decree;
Yet were not wishes all in vain,
tell you what my wish should be:
I'd wish to be boy again,
Back with the friends used to know:
For was, oh! so happy then
But that was very long ago!
Eugene Field.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-29

the renr Of the stable where the fire
siarteu. when he hrst saw the flames DC
snatched pistol from his dresser and
proceeding TO the street fired all the care
ridges In order to give the alarm. lie
then went back TO his room, but snyeh
none OF his effects. escaping only ia his
night dress. He told Post reporter last
night that he distinctly saw oil burnipg
In the second story OF the building, II was
trlckllng down and burned as 1t trlcklcd
Justice Malsch has inaugurated an IN.
vestIgntlon in the nature OF Inquest pro-
cecdings and will commence taking testi-
mony at 10 O'clock this morning at his
office.
Ihe nrc department had one OF the hard
est fights It has had In a long time 10
keep the flames within limits. strpng
breeze was blowing and with little hil
Of start in that part Of town. whera
there nre so many wooden bindings, the
lire would have had clean sweep for 4
considerable distance, and there is no tell
ing how far the conaagration might have
extended. However, there was good
force on hand and the boys ali gave n good
account Of themselves. The steamer OF
/ company No 3 and two chemicals, with
| the hook aud ladder and two hose com
panlcs were all kept busy for several
hours,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-29
BODY-RES

Food is the body-restorer.
In health, you want nothing
but food; and your baby wants
nothing but food. But, when
not quite we'll, you want to get
back to where food is enough.
One of the most delicate
foods, in the world, is SCOTS
emulsion Of cod-liver oil.
When usual food is a burden,
i leeds you enough to restore
your stomach; baby the same.
The body-builder is food;
tne oody-restorer is SCOTS
emulsion of cod-liver oil.
sc WEN ssAa you ii,,l. TO Try # YOU lsA.
1870 BOVINE. ~ Pearl stss.. New yorA
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PERSONAL MENTION.

George Bqrthalomaei of san Antonio Is
~ the Iawlor.
al the Lawlor
G, II. Todd Is registered at the Lawlor
from Washington, PA.
Mis- Augusta Louen of Rcllville Is visit.
ing the family Of Mrs Achcnbach
w. ii. Wltherheo and wife Of Galveston
we're over sunday guests at the Rice
MrS. r. r. Parsons Of Chicago is visiting
Mrs James n. Gibson. $40 peasc avenue
W. H. Black IF Kansas city stopped off
a the Bristol last night on route to the
beaumont oil fields.
Mcsdnmes 6. r. Prentice, f. C. Carlin
and q RaNne Of Angleton were over Sun.
day guests at the liriStol
t. l.. Blanchard and wife Of San An.
tonic are spending few days IN Houston.
ana nave parlors nj the Rice
George y, Marvin and wife Of Chicago
are maktng a tour of the South, aud are
spending few days at tho Rice.
~ s. Bushy nf Rusk. financial agent nj
the Rusk penitentlay. was at the Rice
yesterday, and win leave this morning for
Palestine.
/. Mason prominent oil operator Of
oil CITY. Pa. Is among the gucstslat the
bristol. MIR. Mason will 90 down IL Beau
mont tomorrow.
Hon. A. S. BurIeson Of Austin. congress
man from the Ninth district, arrived ir
Ne city last night, ana Is among he guest,
NJ the Rice. Congressman Rui-Tson will
visit Galveston tomorrow and inspect tht
beaumont oil fields before returning home
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-29
3. R. T. EXCURSION TO HuNTsvLLE,
An interesting Program Is Being Ar
ranued for the Visitors

An interesting Program Is Being Ar
ranged for the Visitors.
The arrangements are now completed Tor
the grand excursion OF Texas Star lodge
No, 2s4. Brotherhood Of halfway Train.
men, to Huntsville on Wednesday. May
/. and every indication Is that Il large
crowd viii take a "day on" and visit the
little city whore are to be found the sam
houston State normal and one OF the
states penitentlaries The train VIII leave,
Northern depot at the foot OF Congre .
avenue at s n. M. Arriving at Huntsville
special progrNm viii be carried ont, con.
sistlng of visit 10 the Sam Houston nor.
nal and the ncnltentiary one tgatnre
Of more than ordinary interest VIII no 4
program, consisting OF musical numuers
and Rotations az the normal by students
OF that institution An elegant dinner " m
be served Mt small cost TO the visitors by
John II. Gordon chapter, Tnucd DaueH.
ters OF the Confederacy. Returning the
tram Will reach Houston At T:SO p. m.
same day.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-29

10 me EdIor OF The Post.
Houston, Texas, April 2s.-Permit me
through yopr columns to renew my chaL
lengc 70 Mr.. w. w Barnett snperlntend-
ent Of the public schools, for public
ichit discussion of his administration OF
thc schools, Having sought to cast a
reflection upon me in tue political circular.
recently sent out from his office, and hay-
Ing msoleutly thrust this circular into my
face by means of the mails, he can not
vith honor decline my challenge.
Whatever nc may try to persuade his
hatterers. he is sensible OF Il weak and
inefficient administration. not to speak OF
grosser offcnses, and he ignores my ehal-
lenge because he does not dare to face
the exposure an acceptance would Involve,
Respectfully, w. II. Kimbrough.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-29
CITY BREvlTIEs.

game of ball was played yesterday
between the Neeco & Eisc1nann and thS
Calhoun Fuel company clubs, the former
winning By q score Of % to o Batteries:
mann, Perry aud Preston for Calhoun tnel
company.
Chaperones and children taking part in
tue doll drill to be given by the Daughters
ni INC Conicdcracy viii meet this after.
moon ut ! o'clock At Temperance hall.
Houston Acrle No, e. Frntcrnal order
of Ea9les, held rorsing meeting yestcr.
day afternoon Mt which time all arrange,
ments were perfected for their anniversary
banquet, to be given May -, at the Audi
forum.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-29

Snenrn Methodist church. on Texas avenue.
yesterday morning
Mr.. Krahl is the superintendent of the
Sunday school, and it was while he was
attending services that the rig was taken.
IS the horse Is very Kind ana gentlr md
always stands perfectly quiet. MIR. Krnhl
Is of the opinion that tho horse was stolen.
ne matter has been placed In the hands
no trace has been discovered.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-29
Death Of Mrs. Abby Dunn.

Mrs abby Dunn. aged IS, died at her
late home 1913 Gentry street, AT Il c'ciock
p0on Yesterday She leaves husband
and four sons
lnc body Was cmhaImed by Bndertakey
sid Mesthahnel and VIII he held until
Tuesday at 3 p N. pending the arrival rf
son. who resides at Little Rock, AIRS
Services Win be conducted by Father
Grove OF st, ratricks church.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-29

Hon. Henry ~, Teller 10 the senate Two
years hence, providing c0oralo's pollticai
complexion " not too badly disugured.
MIR. and Mrs. Adams arc making a tour
81 the South rureiy for pleasure, and VIII
Visit New Orleans aud other Southern
Pueblo They are delighted with what
they have seen In Texas. and think i one
Of the Qrnndest ana most promising states
that Houston Ia Que Of the most prosper.
Gus cities IN the South ana predict for Il
wonderful future. Mr.. Adams may drop
and invest III Beaumont oil lands.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-29


sisted by Rev. Willis OF the Tabernacle
Methodist Episcopal church, Of which Mrs
coppln was a member Memorial services
during tho week nj the Salvation Army
tent Major Durham. now In Dallas ana
Mrs. Durham. now in Beaumont, are tx.
pected 10 conduct these services The
father ANA his little boy win be buried IN
one coffin ANA the mother and little girl |
and the infant In another, the interncnt |
to be in IIoIlywood.
Sergeant coppln was devoted member
OF the Salvation Army. and for about ten |
years had been a faithful worker in the |
organization lie was gardener by oc.
cupntlon aud few men were better known
among the older citizens Of Houston fc |
was 10 years OF age and native Of Eng
land. Mrs. Alice Coppln, his faithful WIFE
was also well known IN good works. being
a member OF the Tabernacle Methodist
Episcopal church. She was - years OF
age aud a native Of Texas Gus the iitnc
boy, and Lizzie. the little girl were both
bright children. the former being between
I and s years of age and the latter be.
tween ) and 9.
! u. j. Hopper and his wife two Of the
other occupants of the burned building.
! Jumped from tho second story, sustaining
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PREPARING Tor a Protraoted Meeting.

Next "Wednesday at $ n, M, special pray
er services win begin at shearn church
and continue during the remainder ot INC
week These services ,are designed as
preparatory to the annual protractcd me {
INK which begins next sunday M III oel.NS
The pastor requests that all who VIII o
eScning, us he Is relying upon the cen
secrntcd mort OF the church for the sac
cess al this meeting Ills subject sun as
morniug wlil he Gods Plan Ter ne
viNai."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-29
EX-GOVERNOR ADAMS N HOUSTON.
The Coloradoan Well Pleased with Texas
and Houston in Particular

Ex.Governor Alya A. Adams aud wife OF
Colorado arrived in the city Yesterday
morning ana have parlors at the Rice.
Mr.. Adams Is one OF the most prominent
figures in Colorado politics Just at present.
and during the last senatorial race WAS
prominently mentioned MS a successor 10
Edward o. Wolcott, but hefore n ballot
WAS token Mr.. Adams Withdrew In favor
OF Thomas NJ, Patterson, who was snbsc.
quently elected. According to common
Colorado report deal was arrancesl
wherein the ex-governor Is 70 success
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-29

For rates and particulars about the Pan
American Exposition call on any Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Railway Agent or nd
dress w g. CRf,SII
Gen'l Pass Agt., Dallas. Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-29
rHE eoWLLNe coNrEsT.
Mr.. Henry Schmidt Wins the Turnverein
Gold Medal,

At the regular monthly bowling contest
yesterday afternoon Of the rnrnverciu club
for the Turn~crcin gold modal and the Har-
rison silver medal, Mr. Henry schmidt, Jr,
won the TIrnvercin medal on n score Of 80.
With Messrs. William Leopold and ]. Fiqnet
tielng for the Harrison medal on score Of
a. On the bcwl-off the second prize was
won by Mr.. Fihuct.
The BOBBY prize, leather medal, for the
smallest score, was won By Mr. c. Angel
on il score OF u.
The scores In detniI were as follows.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-29
rYrnGRArnrcA1 rnnnp

In the ad. of ChNs. r. Parker yesterday
Point dc Esprit Suits. entire suits trim.
med, with Liberty SIX and Ribbon. silk
lined throughout, worth up to 5000 40
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-29

Indigestion Is the direct cause OF dis
case that Kills thousands OF persons an
nually stop the trouble at the start wlsh
4 llttle prlckly Ash Bltters: II streng hens
the stomach and aids digestion,