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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-28

Austin Texas, November 27-rhe plans
for to new building at the deaf and
dumb institute have been accepted by
the board of managers and they have sent
out advertisements for bids to the leading
paners of the State.
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Teachers Association.

|, 4 ~ tsAas' November 27.-The pro.
a rs AS North Texas Teachers asso-
! CIV, h,.n VIII hold three days meet.
y, .alle' beginning November 20
:. received here. Among the prom.
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VIII AZ 10 lac Ronds Ann1oued-

Austin, Texas. November 27.-General At.
torney Terry Of the Santa Fe was Wis
tor at the department today mud stated
tnat the Gulf. Beaumont and Great North
ern would present an application To the
manN daYs.
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go saker Of PlantersvlIIe pead.

Anderson, Texas. November 2s.-rhe
many friends OF Mr.. Jack Baker Of Plan
fsrsyiIlc were shocked 10 learn OF his sod
seath thIS narniRs 81 Bneamsala Mr..
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Convenience for Lunatio Asylum.

ranges for the state lunatc asylum, which
were ordered some time ago, have arrived.
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WHAT CAUSES DEAFNESS?
The Principal Cause Is Durable
but Generally Overlooked.

Many things may cause deafness and
very often II rs dinruit 10 trace csnse
Some people inherit deafness. Acute ais.
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smallpox at Ennis.

Ennis re1as, November 97-AetinE coun'
~ Health oaieer DE-. W. p. mccall FspnE .
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huston BREWERY.
!, Settled With the Attorney
= Generals Department.
!, ,y.tvHN DIVISION OF FEES.
Put on the Msrket--eult
M y ,,d Great Northern VIII
'''.1o' q, Approval Of Bonds

r.,.s November 1.-THE Amer
lslin Y. company OF Houston today
4 b ~ compromise in the antitrust
r . 4 and paid over TO the state
i'ila'' .n ID the forfeiture Of It's
s' 'l' Judgment was entered against It
~ \. mount in the district court ms ,,'
~ '- brewery TO settle up which
.,.,s n the antitrust suits.
re,s ", parker of Houston. who repre-
a.s Houston Ice and Brewing com
y Y nan Ham ward, who represents
q y a D in the Alamo city, were
". today and conferred with the
Z - ,sueraI Neither one Of them
'1a ~ ami any information as to the
\ M Il, conference, but it is believed
HI talk drifted to the subject oil
Y 'lsn .., MI, Of the antitrust suits.
+ clI'y uany things that viii nave 10
sg w nm mn before the compromise can
sl 'n, sssectpd. and the visits OF tne
iailv y, ~ tbe legal department arc on
~. Al that nature.
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u..d.nus Land Commissioned

n hsn1aHluS ~N''N
rsxas November 27,--Land Com
.H., porap received word today from
,,ovn firm Of lawyers that they
\ \ .sortly file an application for a
4 4 mspdamus in the supreme court
.,,b MIN to set aside the sale Of three
I, u land in De Witt county. The
~ ( after the land is named Dow
!, 1904 the land commissioner for
t6ree sections of land for nou-
\ ~ 4 interest which had been pGt-
@t. NJ n Grain. Grains aSsigneeS
iii mast due interest, together
n. nenaihes to the state treasurer,
. ls ia receive the money for the
1ot Grains claims stood forfeited
Y, books After the forfeiture tue
- sold TO Dowlearu. Grain as
4. ,bep Aled suit against the new
- for recovery OF the land, and on
VI "a ihe supreme court that tribunal
IfAst AT the time Of the attempted
L. If Grains purchase, the commits
4 7, VAS without authority TO make
I-.sse IN that the forfeiture was pre-
~ and therefore erroneous; aud mad
[srd Judgment for recovery OF the
n favor OF Grains aSslgnees against
(rnn the subsequent purchaser from
va Upon authority of this opinion
Nh deeded Commissioner RogIn re-
|nta Gains account on his books, be
!. H tbls erroneous forfeiture, and gave
II 10 he treasurer 10 DO likewise, and
a osyMent from GRANTS aSsigneeS. At
4 ane time Commissioner RoSdn can
1 h Dogielns purchases and authorized
4, stndIng Of his money Now comes
4 nildsmds to set aside Grains award
~ TIE land 10 DoMlelrn.
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Su., for a Division o. Fees.

QAse w q |NNN@AGiN ~ w.
9ben. Texas, November 7.-Distrct At.
b. Warren Moore of Travis county
4 lied application for a writ Of munda-
\ b the supreme court to compel the at
+ Eg general to pay over to him certain
10 State cases, filed and determined
be district court Of Travis county.
h claims that he is the authorized
{Nyuiatlye Of the State in the local
PHI courts, and that the attorney gem
can not recover penalties from any
la1tlon on any suit the department may
Nnie without dividing fees with the
" attorney. There seems to be some
ion IN the law on that point, and the
nt court has been called On 10 settle
tht district attorney. In his petition.
KS lloltl0u 10 the penalty suits
W. le Ie1as and New Orleans and
taN'n East and West Texas RAILWAYS,
q were successfully terminated in fave y
Y STATE and were conducted by the
e'9 generals department. Judgment
NefeQ recently In several suits. fav.
% lle state, Of which the district
Nv nad no knowledge whatever. Th .
sA9.oh contains a provision that the
attorney shall represent the State
'aseS IN lts behalf fled in the district
and on this provision Mr.. Moore saws
mas grounds for recovery.
eNs Bid for the Industrial School.
a' Texas, November 27.-At a meet.
t'ae citizens Of Austin held last night
decided that $4,000 should be raised
@aatlon to tender the locating com
,, q lae Girls industrial school. This
,sa!'lon to site of at least twenty
Nv Of land situated near tho mi.
~, N p Texas. The meeting was largely
4 !, aug much enthusiasm was mani
.. y we Proceedings. II wns tha
Ss v. q opinion that the indnstriai
~ austin would he Of raw more
i VA me coming Of the KATY rail
y, W. location Of the Grand Lodge of
I'm Hs a canvasing committee
ss o seventeen leading citizens
NIX a s 70 raise the funds by snb.
M, eaa The committee commcnced
\ ~ ~. morning and they cxpect 70 he
s,y slS The desired amount before the
I" De turned in next saturday
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-23
The Plant of the Pink Candle.


for now at least he was safe. and as he
sighed he seemed to hear behind him q
sort OF plaintive SWIVEL, as II in response
to his own mournful brooding. Turning
quickly he beheld-nothing more than an
ordinary pink Christmas Candle, or rath-
er, half one.
Now, he had never given the Candles
credit for having any feelings or senti-
ments of their own, but regarded them
merely as so many sticks OF wax, destined
only to give light for others and to burn
up in doing so. He was not little sur
prised, therefore, to hear the Candle re-
mark the next moment In a soft, low lit
tie voice: Eyes, it's terrible; isn't It'll" And
at this great pink tear rolled slowly
down the Candles cheek and CONCEALED
at his feet.
''Why err" exclaimed the Rabbit, when
he had in a measure recovered from his
surprise, whats the matter, little chap7'
"Oh, am so unhappy" sobbed the Cam
die.
Come. come. don't cry, but tell me all
about it." said the Rabbit, who, finding
somebody more unhappy than himself,
Immediately forgot all about his own
troubles, like the tender hearted little fell
low that he was, and. thus encouraged, the
Candle stopped crying and spoAe:
You see, it's this way. feel that my
end is approaching and that I have lived
III Ndln.
els that alp" asked the Rabbit.
eyes, that's all, and isn't 1t enough?"
returned the Candle. And was so am
bilious; wanted to shine in the world, you
know, and do something
''As for the shining" put in the Rabbit,
"it seems to me you have done your share
of that" H.s.
Eyes, yes" replied the Candle, disconso-
lately. that's all right as far as it goes,
only it doesn't go very far. 1t has all
turned out so different than 1 expected.
Why when was put on the tree with the
rest of my brothers and sisters we looked
so fine in our pink dresses that the other
candles turned green with envy; yes. some
of them even tdrned blue and purple. And
then when / was lighted felt quite sure
that / was destined for great deeds. but
what did 1t amount to? 1 soon found that
the longer and brighter burned the
shorter I grew. Look at what is left of
me now"
''well. you have grown rather short. /"
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admitted the Rabbit.

admitted the Rabbit
zone after the other" continued the
Candle, IT have seen my brothers and
sisters perish about me, miserable-therel
Hear that siEzle! That's the last Of them.
and now am alone in the world. I sup
pose when die there viii never be any
Candles any moreP'
This was too much for the Rabbit and
he snickered outright, but not wishing to
hurt the Candies feelings he recovered
his seriousness and said: Now, listen TO
me. my friend. I want to give you a little
advice. have had more experience than
you; I've been on this tree all day and
have seen something of the world. You
have said that you were ambitious; now,
that's just your trouble. Why, heard
OF a candle once who felt that same de-
sire to do things and who succeeded so
we'll that he burned up the whole tree and
himself, and there's no telling where the
destruction would have stopped IL It had
not been for the timely arrival of the fire
engines"
"You don't say sol" calculated the
Candle.
eyes, do" retorted the Rabbit. Nov.
II you had only been contented to shine
your little shine to the best of your ability
and to make the best OF things generally,
you would have gotten a great deal more
''WeIl, guess there is something in
that" admitted the Candle.
rOf course there IS Why, man, that's
the whole secret OF happiness! And as for
dying-your end viii be easy compared to
mine. Your are in no danger OF being
eaten up alive, though, come to think OF
1t, I have heard of Candles being eaten;
but that was in Siberia or Greenland, or
some such place. When your time comes
you will simply melt away into nothing
without knowing It, and then-well, there
will be lots of Candles after you, Just as
there will be Gingerbread Rabbits after
me. But, as said before, shine your lit
tie shine, and make the best Of things,
and you will be happyP"
The Candle was impressed with this and
after little silence he frightened up and
said:
''Say, old fellow, I'm going to reform"
"Im glad to hear it, replied the Rab-
bit, fervently, "and must say it's high
time"
Eyes, realize now" began the Candle,
but even as he spoke his end had over
taken him, and the rest of his words
dwindled away In a feeble sputter, and
the Rabbit was left alone in darkness.
''Well. well, poor little chap" unused
the Rabbit, "he reformed too later
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-23
Horticultural Topics
Conducted By p. j. Berckmans

Chinese lemon in order to make orange
growing available further north than IN
the present orange zone. Another Is the
crossing of Egyptian with other varieties
OF cotton, so as to make the offspring
more resistant to cold. Experiments are
being made at the New Jersey agricultural
college toward producing rose tinted
sweet corn. While this variation In color
has little value from the agriculturists
standpoint, such a new product would Be
taking novelty in the market and be-
come a profitable commodity.
All plant breeders do not work upon the
same plan, but nearly all recognize that Il
Is easier to produce new forms when US
ing plants in which variation has occur
red, rather than begin with those show
ing no typical changes. The variation
which has already been accidentally pro-
duced being the basis for further trans
formation by systematic crossing. What
the future will bring forth in strange and
curious products cannot be estimated, but
judging from what has already been done
we may reasonably look for new forms Of
fruits and plants that win supersede most
OF our up TO date material
The United States IS recognized by the
leading European agricultural and hortl-
cultural authorities as in advance IN these
experiments and an international congress
on plant breeding will convene in New
York city in 1902 under the auspices Of the
New York Horticultural Society, whore
delegates from various foreign countries
viii be present. This is the first instance
of the coming together OF the most prom
inent scientists for the purpose Of promot-
ing the new science of plant breeding. and
great results are expected in the improv-
ing Of our fruit and field crop products.
PAJ 3.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-23

Perhaps a number Of our readers who
live IN the country have guns that fire real
powder and shot. but OF course, guns OF
this kind are of no use to the "city boys"
and to those of our country readers whose
parents will not allow them to use fire.
arms, so we will tell you how to make a
gun that viii shoot very well indeed, and
with which you can make some very fair
scores, whether you. use 1t for sparrows
OF just for target shooting.
Take a piece OF hard board about three
feet long, three inches wide and one and
a half inches thick. Commencing at one
end Of this. smooth one edge with your
jack-knife until 1t is curved like the under
side of gun barrel to within four inches
OF the other end. Leave IT square here.
Now cut a groove half an inch deep the
whole width OF the upper edge. 5crape
this groove with the edge OF small piece
OF glass until It Is as smooth inside as
you can get It this way. Now take a piece
of sandpaper and rub the inside Of the
groove until II is perfectly smooth, with
no bumps or splinters whatever In it, as
in figure I.
Bore a hole about the size Of an ordinary
lead pencil half way between the groove
and the curved under side Of the stick and
one foot from the end. Take piece of lead
pencil four inches long and smear 1t with
glue. Now stick it through this hole, so
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that it extends an equal distance on each
side. Take two empty spools and put one
on each end of the piece OF lead pencil,
first pouring little glue inside the spools.
Now the barrel OF your gun Is complete,
as in figure 2.
Take a triangular piece Of wood one and
one-half inches thick, with its sides about
two feet by one and one-half feet by one
foot, as in figure 3. Cut away the top OF
this at the sharpest end for about two
inches deep and four inches long. Now
shape the one-foot long side with your
knife until it is followed out like the butt
of a gun. Then shave on the sharp edges
all around and the stock OF your gun Is
complete as in figure 4.
Now measure OF four inches on the top
Of the front of the stock and then fasten
Is by three strong screws to the under
part of the four-inch spare end Of the
barrel. Now drill hole one-quarter Of
an inch In diameter through the stock
from top to bottom just behind the barrel
and as close to 1t as you can. Get a strong
stick and smooth II perfectly-a cheap
lead pencil will be just the thing. Fit 1t
to the hole so that it win slide in and out
easily. Place this in the hole so the top
comes just below the top OF the barrel,
as in figure s.
Get strong piece OF round elastic,
about a quarter OF an inch in diameter
and three feet long. This you can buy
at a dry goods store for about Is cents.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-23

At last 1t was all overt Christmas, so
long in coming, was past and the tired
children were already in Dreamland, living
over again all the days pleasures and
surprises and excitements.
In a corner of the room stood the Christ
mas tree, dim and desolate in the failing
light Of the last expiring candles, gaunt
skeleton Of what it, had been earlier in
the day. Save for the glittering strands. OF
tinsel, some inedible pasteboard ornaments
and a few candles in various stages Of dis
solution, there remained nothing Of all It's
splendor. That is to say, nothing except
one more thing-a solitary Gingerbread
Rabbit, which dangled forlornly on his
pink string and wondered what was going
to happen next.
The gingerbread Rabbit cast his eye Che
had but one and It was made Of purple
CANDY over this scene Of desolation and
he heaved a great sigh-a sigh in which
regret and relief were strangely COM
mingled. He had enjoyed the day as much
as anybody. All that brightness and gilt
ter and the noise from tin trumpets and
toy drums were so new and interesting to
him that he had been kept in one continual
thrill OF EXCITEMENT twisting and turning
on his pink string all day in his anxiety
not to miss a single thing. IL was much
like trying 20 follow the three rings in the
circus at once, and besides the rabbit had
but one eye.
But, oh, when it came to the stripping
Of the trees in the evening how the poor
little fellow trembled for his life! One
by one he had seen all his friends and
relatives pulled from the branches and
actually devoured before his very eye.
The Gingerbread Man and his Gingerbread
Wife were the first victims, and then
came the candy elephant and all the rest
OF that bright throng that had started
out together so gaily In the morning. He
had seen the Gingerbread Mans head dis
appear at a single bite, two more bites
had taken OF his legs, and then-but, no,
II was too horrible even to contemplate
They we're all gone, all except himself
and even he had been in eminent danger
several times when Bobby boosted" up
his younger brother, but the Rabbit hung
on a higher branch, just out Of reach, and
to this alone he owed his salvation.
Again he sighed, this time with a sigh
of unadulterated relief. for he felt that
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Pear RlIuht.

o. Savannah Is DESTROYS to be informed
as TO the best method TO prevent pear
trees from being blighted and also to re-
store to health those that have been at
fected from that cause.
Pear growers have for years past sought
a remedy for this scourge. but without
avail A tree once affected cannot AZ
once be brought back to fits former sound
condition, neither Is there a preventive
that would cause trees to become inn
mune. All affected branches should be
cut OF so soon as the contamination II
apparent and Immediately burned. Cut
of the unhealthy looking branches at =
point several inches below where the bark
shows discoloration, and as the disease IL
virulently contagious 1t Is prudent 70
sterilize the knives or shears that are
used by plunging them In carbolic acid
after cutting of a limb. Do not allow
any blighted branches to remain upon
the trees during any length OF time, a.
surrounding trees win be affected. We
frequently see pear orchards where only
q few trees were affected In the fall and
the blighted parts left to hold over until
the following year. when an increased
number OF affected trees were the conse-
quence.
Spraying with Bordeaux mixture both In
early spring before the leaves appear and
also every four weeks during summer
has in many instances been beneficial. less
blight veing visible in sprayed trees than
those left unsprayed. BY following these
suggestions the trees may be kept In good
condition. but with every precaution some
cases OF blight Will occur. Constant
watching the trees and cutting on all af-
fected limbs Is the only course to pursue
p. ]. B.
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Russia and Locomotives.

1t IS widely known that since Nicolas
l., on a map of Russia, ruled a straight
line from st. Petersburg to Moscow and
ordered the Nicolaiev railroad built along
that line, American locomotives have run
over all the Russian and Siberian rail-
roads-on Pennsylvania rails, too, laid on
Oregon ties; it is less well known that
there are not so many of these locomo-
tives as there might have been, says The
Worlds Work. Some dozen years ago the
agent of an American firm made bid in
St. Petersburg on over so locomotives.
This was the brief history of his bid: "By
the directors, officers and engineers of
the railroad, recommended; by the minis
ter Of ways and communications, in
dorsed; by the financial committee of the
cabinet, rejected. with this comment:
American locomotives cheaper and bet
ter-but order in Austria. Russia wished
TO secure an Austrian alliance in quar-
rel with Germany. The next order went
to Germany; the quarrel had been patched
up. Later the program was repeated, but
as Russia was trying now to induce
France to be joint guarantor of a Chi
nese loan, the final blue pencil comment
Of the committee read: Order in France
The price was not considered.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-23

Take a block Of wood three inches long
and one inch square. and bore hole a
quarter OF an inch In diameter through
the center Now shave the block with
your knife until 1t Is perfectly round,
leaving a small, square projection on one
end. Smooth IT with sandpaper so that
Il fits the groove in the top OF your gun
barrel. Pass your elastic cord through
the hole and then fasten both ends Of
your gun securely to the end OF your gun
barrel by o strong staple, as shown in
figure 8. Now your gun Is complete. Pass
each side OF the elastic cord under the
spools on the side Of the gun, draw back
the block, or carriage, as 1t Is called, until
the square projection on the rear end
catches on the square rear end OF the gun
barrel. Place a stick, marble. buckshot
or bullet in front OF the carriage in the
grooved barrel and your gun Is loaded.
The six inch stick that Is just behind the
barrel Is the trigger.
When you have aimed at the object you
want to hit, press upward on the lower
end Of the trigger The top Of the trig-
ger will shove up the carriage until It is
free. then 1t viii NY forward and the gun
is discharged.
The beauty OF this gun is that you can
shoot small round stones, bullets, darts,
arrows and many other things with It out
of doors, and IL you want to practice in
the house you can shoot at a target, using
little balls Of putty as missiles.
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TO A CROW.

Thy breast triumphant 'gainst the wintry blast
Or the snow, following fast,
Thou cheerily dost sound thy trump forlorn
From the dead field Of corn.
Naught daunted by the rough and frozen
ground
Grotesouely waddling loudly triumphing!
Descanting on the spring.
Distinctly sound thine inventory rude
Predictions where Will rise from iron plain
The aisled and murmuring grain;
Clamorous forecasts from thy prophet beak,
OF plenteous store to seek
When thy SNUG sentinel form shall follow.
The patient reapers' track.
What solemn concIave Of thy kind shall stand.
Cooking wise eyes where once the scarecrow
stood.
Sentry on the hardihoodi
What comic copies OF myself shall wait
On the creaking pasture gate!
What watchful eve. alert on them and thee,
Thy mate in the sycamore tree!
But now thou standest, only of thy kind.
In the rough winters wind;
Proprietor unchallenged OF the field,
Lord Of its future yield;
Boaster OF plenty, harbinger OF ease.
Mid the lorn, shlvering trees;
Boisterousy jocular and we'll content
Though naught thy nourishment.
o. bird Indornitable of raucous note
From winter-hoarsened throat!
Teach me thy courage. thy bold. common skin
Against all threatening III.
Teach me thy song derided, the refrain
OF pollity in thy strain;
Teach me thy note insistent, its full scope
OF quaint and strenuous hope.
EVELYN PHINNEY, IN The Atlantic.