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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28
Never to Be Forgiven.

Chicago Times-Heraid'
DNo. I never shall forgive him." said
"a Mr. sumiugton, referring TO the young
- 18th whom one OF ais daughters had
nlan '.The die Is cast!
oRntp said the friend who hAd gone
r. intercede in behalf 81 the lovers you
% nv sd,nit that his character Is good.
mus .ht he stands high In business circles
ana maj his habits are excellent. Most
n men Would be proud 20 have such a son-in
"a VI admit all that. stlll, shall never for
give him. -,
WHY notf *. ,n,n-... .,d nro,
~. ~ !, the bunch. Why didn't he run
~ w. vita one Of her older sistersf
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28
governments Greatest publication Done,

Governments Greatest Publication Done.
From a Washington Letter
The governments most monumental pub
ltcshon is practically completed. 1t Is the
ofacsl record Of the Union and Donfed'
crate armies. and consists Of 12T thick vol
umes. an index about 10 be printed aud
an atlas OF as plates, showing maps OF
hattie fields. routes Of marches, plans OF
sorts ete Volumes 112 and li3 are left
omen for any additional matter Il may be
decided 10 print, Il there is any such. aA
M Ma, Of the work originally conten.
Mated 100 volumes. The books oil ave biz
mail SACKS. The government sells single
,oI,,res or the complete set at the cost 20
r,,ani,Sacttire Under the last act OF dis.
tributiop each senator, reprssentatiye an, AMI
add,Iinnai sets for disposal as he may see
a.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28

< NJ 90. Whence afsse the custom
N putiing the names OF danner guests on
cards beside their platess
A. The custom Is about as old as the
herinfdn s Of rhe last century. In an ANUS
ing chapter about placing guests az the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28

Nine. Helene OdIlon, great ylennese
actress. an artistic Of wonderful accom-
plIshincnts, is now playing a brief en-
gagement at the German tbcater, under
the direction OF Herman conreid. II Is
Nine. odllon's nrst visit 10 America. The
Impression she made here on her debut was
all that could be desired, Dotwithsianding
that she was seen IN very disappointing
play. BY many Nine Odlion has been
compared with Sarah Bernhardt and Duse.
but while at times she may convey sus'
gesticp Of the stage work OF these great
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28

The great success OF "Corlolanus' al the
London Lyceum IL hut another evidence Of
the ability OF Sir Henry irving and OF ms
desire and determination 70 add dignity
&c the stage aud the histrionic profession.
No finer or more attractive presentation
Of shakespeare's "Coriolanus' has ever
been offered 10 the public Associated
with Sir Henry In the scenic production
OF the tragedy IS Alma Tadema. the "a
nous painter. The scenic features OF the
work picturIng ancient Rome are described
as maryels Of beauty. II is the intention
Of Henry Irving TO revisit this country
again next season, and make an extended
tour, when the American theater'goers wiz
have opportunity Of seeing this, the latest
as well as the greatest Of Irying's notable
stage triumphs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28

library. 80. How large is the library OF
the British museum
A. The British museum has completed a
printed index TO It's library, after twenty
years Of labor. There are over 600 volumes
Of the index, which contains the titles OF
. eco OOo books. When this great labor was
undertaken, there was manuscript cata-
losue of the 100000 hooks then in the Ii
brary. II contained 100000 references.
half Of them cross titles. When the Issue
OF the printed catalogue began, a plan was
ADOPTED OF Issuing II 10 subscribers at t3
los. year At first the publication was AZ
the rate Of fifteen volumes a year. but lat
terly thirty volumes year have been Is.
sued. Only $50 copies Of the catalogue
were printed, Of which only eighty have
been ilstrsbuted-half OF them given away
Having accomplished this task, work is Il
lac begun Immediately on a subject index,
| which. IT Is thought, will require ct least
afteen years for completion. The british
museum gathers in nearly everything that
"a prlnted. Many obscure American authors
n single books or small circulation have
tested the llbrary's comprehensiseness by
calling there for their work. II is brought
10 them generally.
I
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28

Ellta Proctor Otls. one Of lhc best
actresses In the country, has been STIRRING
in Nancy Skies with the siock company
of tho Murray Inn theaicr. Elita Otis IS
ns well acquainted with the role of Nancy
Skies as Richard Mansfield is with Dr..
JekN and Mr. Hyde and she plays her
role rs well as he does his. know few
actresses better equipped than Miss Otis
for a certain line Of parts, and 1t Is pity
she has NOT vet been able to secure play
that might afford her the opportunity OF
advancing closer to the front rank.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28

The beautiful simplicity OF the lome life
OF Quakers On America Is touched on very
sympathatlcally In tt~ May number Of the
Delncator 10y Waldon rawcott His arti
Gle Is ontailed quaker Maids Of To-day"
and dcals largely with the younger element
OF the Quaker body.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-01
DRESSMAKING IN MANILA.
Chinaman Has the Monopoly on the
Trade.

After spending a year in the Philip
pine islands, most of which time was
passed in Manila. Mrs Whitsett, wife
Of Lieut. G. p Whitsett of the Thirty
second volunteers, has returned to this
country and is at the home of her faith
er-in-law in Carthage, Mo. She speaks
of her life at Manila as decided pleas
tIre ana an experience not to be miss
ed. She expects to rejoin her husband
there next fall If he remains On first
arriving there she found only 80 Amer
lean women, wives of officers, but when
she left there were 200. and for all
these women" declares Mrs. Whitsett
merrily there is but one dressmaker,
andshe is a Chinaman. Old Sang Is his
name and he recently got arrested for
smuggling, lie has to go before Lieut.
Whitsett as acting judge, for trial.
Sang came to me In his distress TO in
tercede So did those 200 American
women. If Sang was put in jail what
would We women have to wear?
well, You may be sure Old Sang was
let off easy-fortunately he proved
himself not guilty. But George, as
judge. has all kinds of offered brides
to resist Even was offered Filipino
candy and flnery by the women prison
ers who wanted to be let off lightly.
Once poor native woman with ten
piCkaninnies appealed to me with tears
In her eyes and tears in those ten pick
aninnies eyes-and for once George
listened TO my intercession and gave
the poor woman's husband pardon.
We kent house the last six months
with several other officers families,
each woman taking month about as
head OF the household. managing the
Chinese servants, etc, Our food was
bought at the army commissary We
had fresh meat from Australia (seven
days on cold storagel, potatoes, etc,
from Hong Kong, China, and oar can
ned goods from America. Socially the
life is a pleasure. Driving on the Lun-
eta or cool ocean beach is the universal
pastme from 3 to s p. IN. Once a
month we attended the army and navy
assembly dance and there were two
other dances month at the Orient
/ hotel"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-01
INITIATIVE ANIMALS.
A Horse That Knew Live Wires and
Ground Circuits.

New Orleans Times~Democrat: THE
aptitude shown Dy animals Of the lover
order in acquiring human habits is
the upper part of the city, and the
marvellous, said student who lives In
story that the old flea-bitten mule had
learned to open the crib door with
snagged tooth is not, in my judgment,
altogether legend The chances are
that such things have happened. have
known of instances where mules would
pull gate pins with their teeth or
shove a latch up with their tongues, IN
order to break into the corn field. There
are but few farmers who have not had
occasion to observe the same thing. But
| have found that horses are more OBJ
servant than mules. While horses are
not as cunning, and not skilled in the
articles Of deception and double deal
ing, | may say, they are naturally more
sensitive in temperament and no doubt
reason with more deicacy and more
accuracy.
Il know of one horse, for instance,
owned by one of the electricians OF the
city. that will not under any circum-
stances, step on steel railing or go
near a sw, ting wire, because one of
her ears we slightly brushed by live
wire seevra gears ago while she had
her feet o., the railing Of car track.
She was knocked down by the shock,
but was not seriously hurt. Since that
time she has been extremely careful
about where she puts her feet, and
keeps her gaze on the ground at all
times.
But | owned a little bay mare sew
eral years ago that caused me consid-
cradle trouble. and for more than a
month ! was very much worried by an
unaccountable waste of water on my
place 1t was before | moved to New
Orleans. The water rates of the town
where | lived are fearful. | had
hydrant in the back yard. Every few
nights the water would be turned on in
some mysterious way and the yard
would simply be flooded the next morn
ing Failing to discover the cause OF
the trouble before the end Of the month
when my water bill had doubled | noti-
fed the police, believing that some
malicious person was attempting to
satisfy some grudge against me. The
chief stationed two men at my place to
watch the hydrant They concealed
themselves, ana along ABOUT midnight
they heard a squeaking sound at the
hydrant, and in few minutes the wat
er was spluttering out at a fearful rate,
They made a rush for the place, think
ing to capture the culprit, but when
they got there they found my little bay
mare with her head tucked down in the
flow of the hydrant. She was drinking
and dabbliug in the water, and seemed
to be having a good time generally,
They reported the matter to me, and
had no more trouble about my
hydpant,'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-01
His Perfect Defense.

Albany Press. I heard a rather
good story the other day about a con-
ductor who was once brought up be-
fore General Manager Mcnamara on
a complaint made by a passenger The
passenger was woman and her COM
plant was that the conductor had
stared at her. "A woman complains
that YOU rudely stared at her
while she was riding on your car,
said the general manager says
stared al herr" rejoined the conductor.
How did she know | stared at her.
The Judge. who loves bit OF hnmor,
saw the point, and tod the man to go
back to the car.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-01
MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, AUGUST /, 1901

ashore. AS a good ship" she had
steamed 5000 miles and lost the own
ers ten or fifteen thousand dollars; as
$3.50" she had steamed $4,000 and
piled up big profit. When the COM
mittees called to express their hopes
anew, the balance sheet was shown
them, and Mr.. Moorhead so far forgot
himself for the moment as TO add:
Here's ESQ to divide among your
missions, but damn it, gentlemen,
don't ask me to run any more good
ships out of London.'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-01

\ ton OF gold Is worth ct25,523 4
ton of steel made up into hairsprings is
worth Gl.576.45S- than L. times
the value o. pure gold Hairspring
wire NyilAz cHe~ywtBiietA ~ O Grain
10 the inch One mile of the wire
weighs loss than half q pound The
balance gives five vibrations to every
second, 600 every minutes $4,000 every
hour 4S20 600 every day, and l57, $50 000
every wear Al each vibration it ro-
tates about one and a quarter times.
which makes l97I00000 revolutions ey-
cry year. In order that we may bet
ter understand the stupendous amount
Of labor performed by those tiny works
take Tor illustration, a locomotive with
six driving wheels Let its wheels he
run until they shall have given the
same number Of revolutions that a
watch gives in one year and they will
have covered a distance equal TO rs
complete circuits Of the earth. All this
q watch does without other attention
than winding once every "a hours.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-01

a plot has been discovered to make
prince Louis Napoleon Emperor Of
France What's in name? Those
who bore the great name Napoleon, and
who accomplished something commen-
surate. did their own plotting and made
their own opportunities. The name
carries with it little that is Of conse-
auencc today.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-01

Some OF the Vermont papers are sur
prised at the apathetic way in which
many towns in the Green Mountain
state have received the suggestion of
an cid home week in which to welcome
back the absent sons. Ii is intimated
that II IS due TO lack of progress
sive spirit and a willingness that some
body else shall do the work needed 10
carry out the project.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-01
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f6rf0RIzSlfi' notes

Tom Johnson's way of doing things
fTckles Cleveland The taxable yalua-
ton of local street railways has been
pushed up from 1896, 600 to $6,0OO,O0O.
Interested companies are not kicking
very loudly, realizing on the quiet that
they were let off at low figure.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-01

The hottest place in the United
States last Monday was at Vandalia,
Ill, where the thermometer registered
fl4. Bedford Ind, came next with
HIP, closely followed by Burlington, Ia,
with 40, and 100 at Des Moines. AT
Davenport the thermometer ranged
from sc to 1902. AS whole it was a
day that will not soon be forgotten.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-01

The corn crop Of the world in 1900
was 2.63l37S.145 bushels. or this the
united States produced four-hfths. or
21o5, 1886 bushels; Australia Hun
gary, 142,O00,0oo bushels; Mexico, ILL.,
goa 1923 bushels, Roumania, S00O0,0 900;
italy 6O,O0O000: Argentina, $4,000 900;
Bulgaria, 1000 900; Russia 10000, 900;
Gambia 100000, aL1 Egypt 10000
QUO bushels.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-01

Compulsory arbitration is the law in
New Zealand and it is said to work
wel. That country is called the land
without strikes. Neither capital nor
the labor unions is allowed to domineer
COR dictate, We do not know whether
rhis country is ready for such a law,
but if It isn't it is rapidly reaching that
point
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-01

t is reported in Texas that a dan
terrus counterfeit silver dollar has
made its appearance in several Rio
GYande border towns in that state, The
counterfeit is fun weight has the ring
oY The genuine dollar and is said to
contain fully as much pure silver as the
American dollar, The counterfeit is
made in Mexico. of Mexican dollars.
which are melted down and reCast, two
Mexican dollars making two United
states dollars OF double value, This
counterfeit is hard to detect and is the
most dangerous ever seen i'm Texas.
The Mexican dollars are purchased at
the rate of a. cents ANA the profit of
the rouuyrrtg.tors is SO cents on each
in)lar
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-01

Statistic published by the telephone
companies show that more than 1880
Farmers within a radius of 80 miles of
the city limits of Chicago, have tele-
phones In their homes. This includes
only telephones in connection with
regular exchanges, connecting with the
country seats and other towns and all
can be reached from Chicago, Besides
this showing, there are numerous coun-
ary people who own their own tele-
phones on private lines with noighbors
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-01

The suggestion that monument to
Napoleon Ronaparte be erected in st.
Louis because II was through him that
the United States came into possession
of the Louisiana territory is denoune-
ed as grotesque by Western newspa-
pers. The suggestion was publicly made
by one Of the vice presidents of the st.
Louis exposition.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-01

Dr Wiley, chief chemist in the de-
partment of agriculture calls attention
10 the anomalous fact that while vari-
Gus states have laws forbidding the
adultTation of foods, there is no ma
tional law regulating the matter so
khat food which is aduiterated in New
York state can be taken to New Jer-
s5ey and sold. the law prohibiting the
sialc OF it In the state Of New York.
SOME authorizations are harmful while
Others are not; among the harmless
list being the authorizations of coffee
with peas, beans, chicory. etc.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-01

n correspondent of the London
Chronicle who recently saw that head
uf the house of Bonaparte, Prince Ma
poleon, as he is now called. in Brus-
aels. describes him as a very handsome
man. He is tall and well made the up
per part OF the face being astonishing
By like that of Napoleon l. whereas the
tower, with its sweeping mustaehe,
bears a strong resemblance TO the
princes grandfather Victor Emman-
.u1 IL Prince Napoleon who is a
student, speaks English, Italian and
German with remarkable fluency.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-01-18
Valuable Almanac rrcc.

We have received copy Of the new
almanac for 1901 published by tile
Royal Baking Powder CO. 1t is an ar
tstic and useful book, and will DC of
interest to housekeepers. A notewOr-
thy feature Of the almanac is a predc-
ton OF the weather for every day of
the year by Professor DeYoc, who cor
rcctly prophesied the great Galveston
cyclone and other important mctero.
logical events. We are authorized TO
say that any woman reader of this
paper can secure copy without cost
by sending request to the company
mt 100 William street, New York.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-01-18

With local applications. as they cannot reach
constitutional disease, an in order to cure
It you must take inaernal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken Informally. and acts d.
rectly on the blood and mucous surface. Han )
Catarrh Cure is not ouack medicine. 1t was
prescribed by one of the best physicians in
this country tor years and is regular pre-
scription. it is composed Of the best tonlcs
known, combined with the best blood purifiers,
actng directly on the mucous surfaces. me
what produces such wonderful results In cur
ing catarrh. Send for testimOnials, free.
+. J. CHENEY & Co.. Props, Toledo. ..
Sold by Druggists, price, i5c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-01-18

Dhealth like sweep
Ddmaking, dishwashing
RHs-Huh! You know very
II never got me any silver to
a No wonder I'm sick.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-01-18
Hard C?se.

Optimist-I suppose you consider
yourself unlucky because you weren't
born with silver spoon in your
mouth.
Pessimist-Well, il I had been born
that way this life wouldn't bother me.
Enthusiastically.
Pessimist-Yes, it would just have
been my luck to have the spoon choke
me to death.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-01-18

| heaven jubilant anu - Z
| All soldiers cannot be Han1l1
Marlborough, all admirals cannot be -
| points and Farraguts. all authors cannot
be Bacons and Southeys, neither can all
Christians be Pauls and Richard Cecils
Do Your best right where you are, asking
Gods help, and you will not only win glo.
rlous admission, but you will make all
YOUR life in heaven a grander and higher
life.
Oh. child Of God, if you had never
thought of it before, | present the start
ling fact that you are now deciding not
emily the style of your heavenly reception,
bat the grade of your association and en-.
joyment or the world without end. Are
you satisfied with yourself that you can
afford to throw away raptures and ignore
heavenly possibilities and elect yourself to
lower status and classify yourself amid
the less efficient when you may mount a
higher heaven?
While | thus discourse | am aware that
some have not taken the first step toward
heaven, and they feel like Jacob St-awn,
who took some ministers of the GOSPEL on
the top of his house to show his farms,
reaching in every direction as far as eve
could see. He was asked how many acres
he owned, and he replied, 10000 "How
much is it worth per acre?" was asked,
and he replied, FIFTY dollars, at least"
Then" said the minister, you are worth
100000" eyes," said Strawn, "and l
made it all myself" Then the minister
said, "You have shown me these earthly
possessions, and now will you look up yon-
der" pointing to the heavens. 'How
much do you own up there?" and Strawn
answered, with tears in his eyes, ooh, I
am afraid am poor up there" Alas,
how many there are who have acquired all
earthly properties and advantages, but
have no treasures in heaven. They are
poor up there.
But | am today chiefly addressing those
wRQ, are started for heaven and would
have Seem know that yfijE.we are apt to
speak of l. Lamphier; ths 5onr6sr Of Ful-
ton street prayyeer Meetings, az taYIag an
abundant entrance, and Thomas TssSh
and Fletcher, the glorious preachers of {Ghg
gospel; as having an abundant entrance,
if you live and serve the lord
~ fulfill your mission, whether it be ap-
plaHded or unknown, will have when your
work Tp earth is ended and you are called
to comeNup higher an easy, a blissful, an
an abundant entrance.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-01-18

Florida people are preparing to e.
more and more into the small fruit anC
orange business.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-01-18

To Cure n Cold IN Ono Day.
Tase LAXATIVE BRoMo QUIsTNE TABLETS. All
druggi-tS refund the IN ,ney II il fails to cure.
e. w GROVES signature Is Oh each box. 25c.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-01-18

Ireland sends annually $4,000 tons of
eggs-some 64O,0O0,000 in round num-
bers-tO England alone.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-01-18

Have you ev, experienced the joyful sen
sation Of good appetlte2 You will II yot
chew Adams Prp,in tn ii Fruit.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-01-18

The New Orleans authorities intend
70 expend $16,000,0Oo in the general ina
prOvement Of the city.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-01-18

Experiments with nreproof whea
are being made in some Of the West
ern agricultural states.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-01-18

PUTNAM FADELEss YES do not stain
the hands or spot the kettle. Sold by all
druggists.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-01-18

There are about 30.0OO,O09 acres of
unOccupied public lands yet remaining
in Montana.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-01-18

Comic opera is over hundred year:
old. The tragic in way has always
existed.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-01-18
NEWSY CLEANiNGS.

Lights observed on Mars give rise to
conjecture Of signal from the planet.
The builders trial trip of the battle
ship Illinois is set down for February
Is.
Carlos NJ. Silva has been appointed
Colombian Minister to the United
States.
The French Mediterranean fleet viii
be equipped with wireless telegraph
apparatus.
United States Senator Baker, OF
Kansas, has withdrawn as candidate
for reelection.
The German physicians are prepar-
ing petition asking the Government
to permit cremation.
The Spanish Government is planning
ID install wireless biography in Spain,
Morocco and the Canary Islands.
The Argentine Eepublic has offered
large tract Of fertile land to Japan
if it will send heI 10000 immigrants.
Eight Turkish soldiers were killed
in attempting TO arrest suspected ennis
Gvies of the Macedonian committee.
klong-lost portrait of Chief Justice
MARSHALL. OF the Unit
Court. las been