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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-20
The City Engineer Writes a Notice 10
Contractors 10 Begin Work
HELD UP BY BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Until the Bonds Of the Contractors Are
Anoroved--They viii Be Submitted
to the Council Monday.

As was printed In yesterdays Post.
McssIs. HIP & Key. 10 whom has been
awarAed the contract to do lot Of street
pn' in the business portion of the city,
submitted their bonds for tho faithful per-
Torrance Of the work which bonds were
ready for submission to the council on
Monday, hut the board adjourned before
the order Of business was reached at which
the bonds were 10 have been submitted.
These bonds were made with the National
Security company and aggregate S5s,Oo0.
Yesterday City Engineer l. Austin Miller
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-20
Cor. Prairie and Tlilani,

to he able to land McGarvey's SAsa
Mexico attraction. The bull hgn'sn
been doing a big business at y n
American exposition and In New i%.'.
the close Of the big show and ne WI "
is rather dubious about the :, lo ols,y n
from New York to Houston, HONE
matter has not fallen through Y ~ Nh
II arrangements Gun be mace vi N
will have another good attracuop ~
visitors and the home folks
~
Arrangements for tho flower palsa' I.
not been completed. II is intenoea IA NJ
tuis feature pre.emincnr and t1oss ~. Il
who have NOT yet senr 10 thelI 80 ~
participants would sceatly seeoul'-i
the committee b. doing so az ~. I,
the past Houston's flower paTaas j,
been notable and every effort sss,ui.s
made 10 more than sustain tne , WINES
which Houston enjoys IN tAls ssysssts
Many new features have oeen sSlssfslig
connection with the flower p .ii orsssty
and II carried out they VIII s,ss 3
nance it's beauty. An ef0lt ~ IA
TO enlist the active co-operallonn ,Gysst
organizations Ia the parade any ,.,s,iij
eide 90 participate IT VIII aq'
this feature OF the carniNH'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-20


I i.lI,rI,9 SAID MI Hauford. Il don't
nual tours yybicI sboy5 p,nre ,jd NY ' ",
thrift and progressyeness than does this.
~
Colonel George w. Bratkeuridge and Mr.
Edwin -bo,,,,.t
Nu"iuuei'diH' TWO prominent clti'
Gems OF san Antonio, arrived in the city
yesterday morning and VIII ron,olp bere
q doy mr. two 80, t,,-t,,. 49,, 49,,
o,,rii,., VI" 'uS'u'sN' No'oue' bf"ch-
e"''uEe' VINO Us Known all over the South
for the liberal manner in which he Inns
provided finds for no,l,. .t,
other nublic jpstjt,,+ 'I tS' s,ho"ia anu
self as being vorv fevnr"bl, i,,r3sgSi I'm
Houston Mr.. Chembarisin' ,.bP 80 W ~ ~
YI orFs cb or b me gelegatichs from the New
association Of New Ynrl III 4 tGt,.l
state last spring always has good word
i 10 say say Ior Texas and Is probably as we'll
regarding ber r.iTe "'" ~ US state
sources He is looking with much inter
t Vs. 70 tue receipt OF the report which the
I i0iA ue'esdl'nS are now issuing.
Y, ,,-,,,.
-''u "'''dns' prominent lawyer of
waco, stopped over in Houston a few
hours yesterday en- route to DAYTON. where
ue IL Interested IN oil matters In CouyeI-
sation with a Post reprasentatfva Mr. vii
Uams said thar ba ,1,.t1,.- 49,, -.
10. 80 -. '"e P-"Spe'1
I"r e"oH OH StflEes ID the Dayton held TO
he exceedingly bright A well sunk thor,
by Gpfev a Gale. ,.br,,, d. A., ,,.. -.
in ta,J ~ 1aiyS' Wnue ~ u9 nor result
rJtEttus ven ueLI"nsttaled no almost
t'Itn'utA tue ,Idct iuit mere Us q goo
w. e. Ntt VI vi ,utIt' uuU we iNFtDer IHcj
INN tue same parties are preparing 60 put
do no ,,,',st1 =" "a 'ug'e 'un!-a'sS mat t4eI
couragirg no 49, 49, Nv, lIel ngntute 4N
AfNp ia
ssry ~ t ne payson lS'd, ar N,lh-ms
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-20

STEtNWAY PIANOS! THE PtANOLA
Whether pianos, .pi0uo players or what
ever musical, the best cap always be OBJ
Dallak
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19

Noah's ark and the tin soldier must
take their places among the toy an
tiquities. The doll that says papa"
and mamma is really a very simple
affair beside the mechanical toys that
are already being shown to Christmas
purchasers In the large toy shops.
Dolls not only talk. but walk. dance
and sing nowadays. They have their
houses with gas and electric light ar
rangements, elevators, and crate nres.
Their trunks are no longer cheap toy
affairs, but real leather, with locks
and straps and trays, and their toilet
articles are OF silver and ivory. An
up-to-date doll has her full allowance
OF costumes for the street, the boudoir
and dinner, and has maid as we'll.
Toy automobiles for dolls are among
the novelties.-New York Sun.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRlCULTURISTS.
some Up-to-D Date Hints About Cuitiva-
tion of tho Soil snd Yields Thereof
HORTICULTURE. yiticulturs and f.orisai-
tar0.


The rapid extension OF irrigation In
the west and the attention which 1t
has attracted has caused the irriga-
ton already practieed in the humid
portions of the United States to be
overlooked. The facts already gath
cred by the irrigation Investigations
or the office OF experiment station of
the U. s. Department OF Agriculture
show that there Is a considerable area
In tie eastern part OF the country now
beilg artificially watered. For mar
ket gardening and growing of high
priced products, irrigation has proven
highly successful. Few people are
aware that the rice planters of Louis
lana irrigate over 100000 acres. The
canals to water the rice fields along
the South Atlantic coast were in use
more than century before Brigham
foung's followers cut the first bitches
from City Greek In Utah. The area
OF land covered by reserves. or reser-
yotrs as western irrigators would call
them. Is greater than the acreage COW
cred by such reservoirs In any arid
state. and the volume Of stored water
Is equally as large. Recently there
has been tendency TO extend this use
OF water to other crops, notably on
truck farms. II this shall prove profit
able the physical conditions are favor
able for the irrigation OF large por-
ton OF land along both the South At
lantic and Gulf coasts. Canals to
water these level bottom ianas alOns
the coast rivers can be dug for far
less outlay than has To be expended
ON many OF the canals ia the arid
west, where rocky canons and precip-
itous slopes must be traversed TO reach
the plains yet awaiting reclamation.
Recent experiments In Louisiana show
that the irrigation OF forage crops Is
exceedingly profitable; hence 1t does
not seem TO be unreasonable to antlci-
pate that We may have in this sec
ton OF the south irrigation works riv-
aling In magnitude those Of Piedmont
and Lombardy.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19

TIE division OF forestry OF the de-.
partment Of agriculture has during this
last summer examined the sites OF 3
number OF plantations In Indiana. In
response To the applications for ire.
planting plans which have been re-
eeiyed from that state. Although gcp.
hsths Of Indiana was originally well
tlmbered. as much OF the state il nox
practically treeless. with the exception
OF narrow strips along the rivers. In
some places the available timber has
all been cut OF. even down TO the
streams Farmers hare therefore had
TO undertake tree planting in order 10
keep themselves supplied with fence
posts and wood for various uses on
the farm. The conditions In these nos
tFeelsJs portions OF Indiana arc. how.
ever. very favorable 10 the sstabllah
ment OF plantations. especially in the
regions where the originally marahy
losiands have been drained on. lie.
sides this. the recent Law which urae.
ucalIy exempts tree plantations from
taxation will decidedly reduces their
cost The planting plans. which will
be based on the surveys made this
summer. Will consist Of reeonraei.da.
Tons. regarding desirable species,
preparation Of the soil. ard methSla
OF establishing aud managing the plan.
tation with reference to the needs OF
each case. The work has been under
the charge of the assistant suparla.
tendent of tree planting for the divI.
sion. The planting plans will D. oh.
ably be completed before next s1rlux
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19

very heavily pruned the tendency OF
the tree is 10 make wood AT the ex-
pense OF the fruit. The pruning hcayi-
ly OF trees after they have gone sew
eral years without such attention
turns them into Woodworking. Many
an orchard has been interrupted in Its
bearing by this kind OF pruning IL
is better TO prune little each year.
aud this kind of pruning is really a
method of thinning the fruit.
Fruit when kept In cellars or cold
storage houses must not be permit
ted to experience constant tempera,
sure OF less than 50 degrees nor more
than 40 degrees. Apples Will not
freeze at 80 and while they are In cold
storage will not deteriorate IL the tenn
perature Is too low. but the difficulty
Is that when the apples come out OF
such cold storage they go TO pieces
within a day or SO. This prevents
them from going on the market. whore
they must frequently be exposed TO
normal temperatures for days before
being sold. Apples that have been
kept at little under 40 degrees stand
the change admirably and Keep per-
feetly for weeks. This Is the basis
OF the trouble that at nrst occurred
when 1t was attempted to send trult
across the ocean in vessels that were
carrying butter and meats In cold stor-
age. The butterman wanted the tenn
perature kept at % degrees for the
sake OF his butter and the beef sx-
porter wanted the temperature kept at
rs degrees for his product. II was
hard on the apples. and the stock
proved SO worthless on being taken
out that !, was found necessary to ar
range special rooms on the steamers
Tor the storage OF the fruit and In
which the temperature could be regu-
lated according to It's needs.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19
TYPtiUS FEVER,
4 Disease Very Rars In Tails Cou>h,,
Today.

Typhus fever Is fortunately very
rare in this country at the present day
although we even yet hear OCCASION
any or cases in our large cities dur
ms the winter season. II used to
prevail extensively in Ireland. and
epidemics were often started in Ameri-
can seaport towns by importation Of
the disease in emigrant ships. II il
said stu to exist in n.::aasss.x. liverpool
ana London to some extent. sut Mexi-
GO Is now its chief stronghold. Many
cases occur every winter In Mexico
clty and elsewhere on the great GEN.
tral plateau OF Mexico. and sometimes
tourists from this country catch II
there and bring 1t home with them.
me disease usually begins suddenly In
'ae midst OF apparent health, with
eniii' pSostration, severe pain In the
mead ana limbs. and high fever; the
pulse Is rapid, the face flushed. the
SKIN not and dry. the mouth parched.
An almost constant symptom IN nose
bleed. which occurs on tho third or
fourth day Of the disease. and another
Is constipation. The disease hiss /.
characteristic eruption, which in tho
ossinnlng resembles somewhat that o;
measles 1t comes out in patches of
reddish or pink color, first on the
chest and then on the rest OF tia body
ana the limbs. Later the color changes
70 dusky purple. The nervous symp-
toms are marked. They consist at
first OF headache and dizziness bnt
soon the patient falls into = stupor
from which he can be aroused only
with difdculty. or else he becomes de-
Hrious, muttering constantly to him
self In duh. confused way. or per-
maps becoming violent and having 10
De restrained by force from doing him.
seN injury. The affection IL prob
@oiy a germ disease. although the mi
crooe, II there Is one. has not yer been
discovered. 1t is p-e-eminently
disease OF human crowding. as the old
names OF ship fever and Jail fever tes-
uly. 1t cannot thrive In thu omen
air, and is never to be feared BY thos.
whose dwellings are flooded with fr.sh
air and sunlight. Even those already
seized with the fever are not in,re-
quently saved II moved out of the hos
pital ward or bedroom and kept In
tents. or actually in the open air with
only shelter supported on poles over
the bed. There is no specific remedy
Tor the disease, which is a very fatal
one. Open air, cleanliness and sood
nursing are the patients only saliva
ton.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19

The most remarkable OF the three
complete drafts OF the constitution
submitted to the Cuban constitutions
convention Is the one submitted ~
General Rivera.
1t follows our constitution as y
form OF government when once constr
tuted, but differs very materially ~ "
the modes OF constituting 1t. II pro.
Vides for congress of two houses anu
president. Nothing is said about
judicial branch in the summary !"
hand, but undoubtedly that is pro
vided for. Each OF the provinces II "
have a local government superhciaiV
after the analogy OF our state govern
ments. But 1t appears that only tno
representatives In congress and three
electors In each municipal district aT
to be elected by direct vote OF the PEG
pie. The municipal electors are u
choose the members OF the provlnc'a'
legislatures, and these legislatures a's
TO choose the provincial governors ana
the national senator's, and all six o.
them sitting together are to choose nv
president Of the republic. who must "
native Cuban,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19

A recommendation of the recent Par
is conference on international copy
right is that no modification CT an au-
thor's work shall be made without his
consent Is not this principle morally
binding after an authors death? The
rapid multiplication of UNCONVENTIONAL
hymn-books has led compilers so ma
terially to alter the verses used that
they often express opposite tenets from
those the author held. 1t is a serious
ohense to attach an authors name to
a hymn SO altered.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19

a communication from the ok,abou,
experiment station says: .sevsr,t
specimens of the so-called "Northsrn
ieat-iooted Plant-bug" have bsen "a.
s si' at the experiment station q,
suilwater from various parts of ok,a.
nonia accompanied by the repor,
.n3t the Dug was injuring tho frul,
u peaches and plums. They are re.
ported az puncturing the fruits ANA
s s, out the Juice The bug is quite
s , related to the common squash.
-. from which they are readily tod
n 10 'n., Ia'ner more slender form and
particularly by tho peculiar lesfliks ar'
han ',on 0, the hind legs. The bug
mas been known as an enemy :,
cucumber. cantelope and o,hsr
eufolts' but this is the first recorded ~
plums. pS"enes ana
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19
READY FOR MORE.
no" the Football Rooter Come oaA Of
R<tlrozd Accident.

How the Football Rooter Coms Dat Of
R<'lro~d Accident
The two trains came together with
an awful crash. Some one had blum
dered. That, however. was a matter
which would have to be left for future
investigation. AS soon as those who
were injured could extricate them
serves from the wreck they turned
manfully to the work OF rescuing their
less fortunate fellow passengers. i,
was sickening sight. Cars were heap
ed on top of one another. People were
pinioned under seats. beams and
trucks. Steam was Kissing from the
overturned boilers, the rails of tn.
track were warped and torn loose from
the ties. and the means and cries of
the injured could be heard afar OF.
Finally, after long, hard work. the
rescuers reached the bottom of thu
mass, where the legs and body OF a
man protruded from beneath a twisted
Platform. Beside him lay a cane.
decorated with eolored ribbons and A
long tin horn. Fsarfuliy and anxious
~ . score Of strong men lifted the
weight from the head and shoulders O..
the PROSTATE one and carried him up
the embankment. As they reached tn.
higher level he opened his eyes. parsed
hand in front OF them. as II brushing
away dim or screen of some kind
and shouted:
Rah! ran! rah' Size boom, al!
K-yi! hap-hip! hoo-gxh yah, Come
on fellowsl Which side has the balll"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19

The album habit is so strong and its
expressions are SO varied that little
wonder ought to be felt at an account
OF an album In which a young woman
mas placed piece of each gown she
has bought, and has noted on the page
the date of purchase and the time
when the garment was last worn. The
price also is attached, both as an en-
enlargement and warning, II Is to ba
supposed. An observer OF the other
sex might suggest an enlargement of
the album pages 30 as to include a
summary OF the miles travelled In Sc
lecting the dresses. There might be
added an estimate OF the total of re-
grets that other patterns were not pre-
ferred or different fashionings or
dered. No one, of course, would cloud
the pages with surmises as to the az
gregate OF signs of envy or whispers OF
criticism which each dress called into
being.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19
The Ofaage In II. Iaranrv

When the orange vas FIRST known 10
man * was small bitter berry. about
the size Of large cherry and rather
abundantly provided with seeds /,
was native OF Hindostan originality
and 1t Is thought ~aa TRANSPORTED
thence into Arabia and Persia about
the eighth or ninth century of tn.
Christian era. 1t bore an evil renu.,.
ton at first. the Moslsms believing Il
accursed. Nevertheless It throye and
century or two later had ssyelo,s,
into fruit much different from thsf
OF the original growth In Hlndoat.n
II made its first appearance In Eurona
In the twelfth century, when some .,
the crusaders brought oranges home
as souvenirs of their trayela I'm tha
Holy land. 1t was not accepted a. an
addition to the known kinds Of fr,,t,,
however, for many years. on accom-,
OF prevailing legend that those wbn
tasted its luscious Juice were impet,ss
against their will to embrace the faith
OF Mohammed. ''"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19

At Sioux City. Iowa, q state IodR.
OF the African Monarchs OF America
has been instituted. The organization
Is the first fratsrnal insurance society
organized for colored people exclu-
aiyely. Since the foundation OF the
Agficpn Monarchs another association
ms been organised in Illinois. but the
Aoparehs were the pioneers. Thu
iodge-at-large Just installed in Sioux
CITY will have Jurisdiction over the
71a.c ~ Iowa. The officers OF the
't~fe iotge Will at once begin their ef-
t3s's 10 establish subordinate lodges
throughout the state
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19

T.
Wow OF bead, showing haps,siium; q. ab-iora.
inai segments of male: d, sam. Of fsm.I..
a. twice natural sizsf b. e, d, slightly mere
enlarged torizinaD..
bug. The destructiveness OF this bug
Ia not believed to be great. Il is a
large-sized Insect, and for this reason
Is charged with much of the injury
that la done by other insects. This
squash bug, particularly the adult, Is
unusually resistant to insecticides. A
wash strong enough to kill the ma
ture insect will at the same time de-
stroy the vines. This renders II neces.
cary to employ hand and cultural
methods. There are many methods or
controlling this insect. Among them
are: Protection OF young plants with
covering; repellants. such as land
plaster and gypsum saturated with
Kerosene or turpentine: planting an
excess OF seed to distribute attack;
stimulating the growth of the plants
by manure or other fertilizers. and.
lastly, clean cultural practice. II the
precaution be observed of gathering
the vines as soon as the crop ia har-
vested and burning them, many bugs
In the different stages will be de-
stroyed and the crop of insects be re-
duced for the following year.
OF other methods in general use
against this species are hand picking
early In the season and the trapping
OF the bugs by means OF boards, pieces
OF bark or similar material, placed
about on the ground in the garden.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19

Judge Clifford Smith of Cedar Falls.
Ia. holds that good citizens are needed
more in this country than mere voters.
Therefore he refused to grant naturali-
zation papers to several foreigners who
came before him because they were I'M
able to understand some simple ques-
tons which he put to them. None Of
them could either read or write Eng
hsh, and the judge tod them that he
did not think they were as yet ready
for citizenship.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19

It's rank nonsense to presume that
man can't love woman just as
well II she Is the daughter OF mil
iionaire as If she were only sales
woman, and just as silly. too. to think
a woman can't be as devoted to a man
with title as to one who is a motor
man, for instance. It's all In the man
and it's all in the woman There's
just as much so-called love among I'll
ties and dollars as there is among the
re1es, and the chances are as good for
permanent happiness in one case as in
the other. All Of which is apropos of
the wedding of Miss Zimmerman with
the duke of Manchester.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19

Henry Hagemeister, treasurer OF the
Wisconsin Brewers association, says
oeer-drink1ng is on the decrease in
the state. The days OF fortune-mak-
ing In breweries has passed. and sew
eral large establishments now fail to
return fair percentage on the money
invested. This condition has been
brought about in large measure by in
creased consumption in homes. When
people drink beer at home" says Mr..
Hagemeister. the. are satisfied when
thirst Is appeased. In saloons the So
ciai or treating feature makes them
drink great deal more. The result
10 the brewer can be easily under
stood"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19


At some OF our agricultural colleges
there are now being held annually
courses in horticulture. Where posi-
Bile these should be taken advantage
OF by the young men that expect 10
make part OF their money in farm
ing out OF horticultural products. The
work generally consists OF lectures
and demonstrations. Tho topics Gov
cred include setting OF trees and
shrubs, pruning, care OF orchards
small fruit productions and the care
OF the vegetable garden. Much OF the
expense of fruit raising consists OF
Losses due to ignorance, and these
losses can, to large extent, be avoid /.
ed by proper instruction. The cost of
a course In horticulture Is small. and
the time devoted to 1t need not be-
more than three months In the win
ter.
Every orchardist should study prun-
Ing, as 1t has much to do with the
success OF his orchard. One kind OF
pruning may increase the fruit and an
other kind decrease 1t. Some men that
have never studied the matter imagine
that any kind Of pruning will increase
lruit production, and 30 every few
years they have spell" OF pruning
When a tree has started to bear the
pruning should be 10 conducted that
tho bearing habit the tree has formed
VIII not be changed. II the top is
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19

There Is yet another child prodigy
IN the world OF music-the daughter Of
N. Anton Kneiser. director of tn.
Bucharest School OF Music. This
young lady is now six years old, but
her little fingers began to manifest a
singular facility for the keyboard of
the piano before she was two, while at
four she had given several public per-
formances as pianist In the capital
and several other towns OF Roumania.
One or two OF the pieces are her own
compositions. She IL now in Paris
where she is to give 4 series OF re-
citals.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19
boom for Otiabomo.

The Territory Ut Oklahoma Is On In
verge OF a ne@ boom. Within a sev
monihs Presldsn, Mckinley will throw
open to settlers a former Indian rsa<s.
walton. embracing no less than ,so
and a half million acres OF land in ,As
extreme sonthern pasi of The Ter
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-19

An original device for evading the
prohfbitory law was recently I'M
earthed by plumbers in house in Rut-
land. VT. The liquor, stored in secret
nook. was conveyed by hidden pipes
TO radiator in one of the principal
rooms of the house. A small faucet
attached to the radiator was the
means by which the liquid was drawn
OF for use.