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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
SUBSTATl0NS AREWANTED
FIBRoUs PRODUCTS DEMAND Ex-
PERlMENTAL STATIONS.
Messrs. Gray and Attwater Are Circulate
ing Petitions in the Interest Of
the Proposed Enterprise.

At the recent session Of the Texas Farm
ers' Congress committee of fifteen mem
bers was appointed with the view Of max
ing proper oyertures to the legislature
through the medium OF Governor Joseph -.
Sayers for securing additional subexperi.
ment stations In this section Of the State.
Messrs. 4. n. Gray and II. T. Attwater
Of this city are members OF the committee,
the first mentioned having been designated
as chairman These gentlemen are at
present engaged in securing slgners TO petl
tons asking Governor sayers to call the
attention of the legislature to this needful
legislation. II viii be remembered that
Governor sayers reserved the right In the
call for the special session 80 suggest such
additional legislation from time to time
while the lawmakers are In session as VIII
conform to the time which the representa-
tives have at thalr dlspesnl
Mr. Gray mas LETT copies Of the petition
at the rooms Of the Business League, at
the Cotton Exchange ana other places \
special EFFORT VIII he made 80 have the petit
lions ready 60 be forwarded to the gov
mand they may he hcld open a day OF 80
next week, Mr. Gray viii 90 to Austin
with the petitions and urge the importaner
Of the matter on Governor Sayers.
u Is expected that one OF the three addi-
tional snbstations desired VIII be located In
territory tributary 10 Houston. fhe rice
sLtar ana tobacco Interests of this Section
10 say nothing of other nbrous plants. make
the establishing Of an experiment siHtlon
In order to give q fuller insight into Just
what McSsrs Gray and Attwater desire IN
the promises the following is subjoincd:
| Mr. D. n. Gray. Houston, Texas.
College station. rcyas, August B. Dear
! Sir, Al the request OF r. T.. Holland,
chairman OF the committee on additional
! you several copies Of the fprmul petition
! to which signatures ARE desired as per resp-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Bceyine,. Texas, August I The Baptist
denof nation Of this city win soon begin
protracted meeting here,
Denlson, Texas. August 6,--Rev s. X
Hollam OF Roswell n. NJ. has hcen called
10 the pnstorate Of the Hickory Street
Christian church of this city and has taken
charge
Moody, Texas, August T,-~lscv. T. Mad
doN, pastor of the Baptist church at Moody
has been holding n protracteh meeting
There has been considerable interest mani
Tested and as the Methodist protracted
services begin next Sunday ID Is expected
that there will be a full attendance,
orange, Texas, August s.--The oongrega
lions. Of Prairie View, Evergreen and Terry
Baptist churches in this county are pre-
pairing 70 have a camp meeting at Hickory
Point, about thirteen miles west OF Or
ange, beginning on the Goth Instant, and
continuing for ten days or more. A large
arhor will be erected there and It Is an.
tiepatcd that there will be a large number
gt people n attendance, The meeting VIII
q Prairie View church; Rev. w II; Ed
dleman, pastor Of Evergreen and Terry
churches, aud Rev NJ stephenson, general
missionary, assisted by an evangelist.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
MISSIONARY Will A KICK.
Doesn't Approve the Honors Paid to II
Chinnen Mi.,irAar

Doesn't Approve the hlonors Paid to the
Chinese Minister.
New York August s.--Iey. George p.
Miner, who for some time has been at .he
head Of private school system at Foo
chow, China, is in tllis city. lie says the
missionaries in chma do not approve the
honors paid TO Minister WI sing fang by
the people of this country Mr.. Miner is
quoted as saying OF Minister wu. "How
eminent ] do not know. hut Americans In
China think We made a mistake In with
drawing cur troops SO soon
The Chinese are this moment huying
war material Ia vast quantities They are
spending money in that way and pleading
poverty.
"'l'he mandarin class In China Is untrust.
worthy. We ought not 10 take their word
Chinese diplomacy Is not 10 be counted
upon, and our government makes mis-
take when Il builds upon IT,"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
John Glen spann.

Mr., John Glen Spann died yesterday
morning at 4 o'clock at the family resi-
dence. sli Main street In the ffty-sixth
year OF his age. The funeral will occur Mt
the Church OF the Annunciation at .
. clock this morning. and lnterment viii
Deceased who was a native Texan. born
IN Washington county, was for many years
q prominent merchant OF this city and
argnaintanceship in both cities.
When the war Of the States came on In
1861 Mr.. Spann, then q hoy Of II, dcnned
the citizen soldiers gray lie took part
10 the numerous battles of the TRANSMITS
sisslppi department He WAS captured In
Louisiana and prisoner eight months,
Mr.. Spann retained the honorable discharge
he received from the army as one Of his
dearest souvenirs of that sangulnary con,
After the close Of the war MI Spaun
established q grocery business 10 Calves
ton, which he sold out ia 1865 to engage
in the shoe business AS a member Of the
firm of Thomas & Spann. His nilrrlage
TO Miss Kate Uhord Of this city occurred
on June o. 1862, and she with four daugh-
tiers, survive him. The daughters are Mrs.
Thomas A Dun ant Misses sydney. Fran
els and Nellie Mcnamara Spann. all resi-
MIR. Spnnn remained IN the shoe business
IN Galveston from 1868 to 1871, In the lat
Ter year he removed 70 Houston and es-
OF the city. remaining here until 1889. when
he again returned 10 Galveston apd con
ttnned resident OF the Island Ci@ until
The great September storm Of last year.
which wrecked his business After the
storm the family removed TO Houstpu, hut
since coming 70 this city Mr. Spann's
health has not permitted his engaging In
active business
The sympathy OF large circle Of friends
has been extended ia the members of the
hrreaved family in their hour Of grief In
addition 10 the wife and daughters al
ready mentioned deceased Is survived by
Spann. and a sister Mrs G. @. Dart, all
Of Galveston Mr.. j. r Spann, deceased,
another brother. was United States com
missioner Mt Galveston a number OF years
and Mrs Dart Is the wife OF the clerk OF
the Federal court there.
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Mic Annna Iomther.

Miss Agnes LowtheE daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. George Lowther died Yesterday
morning at 10 O'clock Mt the family resi-
denee 2516 Congress avenue. Miss Low
ther was in the thirheth year OF her age
and her untinlely death is mourued by a
large circle of friends. Mr. George Low
ther, father Of the deceased, Is a special
officer Of the Houston police force. Tho
hour for the funeral has not vet been an
nOuuced
Miss l.owther was to have been married
diving the present month ia MIR Joe Hat
tatd. merchant of Galveston, whose place
Of business Is on Center street. between
tef Of the deceased Is IN Kansas City on a
visit "a relatives, and the funeral VIII he
delayed pending her return, the sad Intel
Telegraph.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
AN ADpIrloNAL havana.
Prisoner Who Broke Jail at Brentwood
Badly Wanted

Badly Wanted
Brownwood, Texas, August Tin additonl
70 the reward offered for William tRnD
Taylor, who broke jail here July H. the
governor has offered an additional reward
Of $3.50 An Efforts so FAR 10 hnd Taylor
have failed. but It is thought he Is in the
Devils River country Il Is said he knows
he Is there II Will be hard work to gei him
out. II Is not thought he will he ever taken
alive, as he h very desperate character,
had two charges Of murder against him
ana was already serving nm elght-year
sentence IN the penltentlary at Rusk for
robhing She train at Coleman Junction
some tlme back, Three other prisoners as-
capped at the same time Taylor made his
escape, but none have been captured yet
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
UNITED MoDERNs,
Grand Lodge Of the Order Win Meet
Here August 49,

The grand lodge OF the United Moderns
viii meet in Houston August Is. There
will be about 500 delegates In attendance
from Texas, Oklahoma. Indian TERRITORY.
mississippi. Arkansas and Alabama The
delegates selested 90 represent Galveston
lodge No. ia on this occasion arc as fol-
lows; n. u. MeDonaldJM. p. Hargraye
Menb Hawkins G. 4 Hershey, w A. Jef.
ferson' alternates. Mrs. kate Jefferson. j.
G, Purcell, Oscar Mia, Thomas Mongan
and w. r. Mason,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
Excursions % syIvan Reaoh.

Regular Tuesday aud Friday evenins
moonlight excursions to Sylvan Beach. La
Porte, by Southern Paeinc G., II, 4 N. nv.
Music, dancing, sailing and bathing. Train
leaves Central depot at p. m. Retnrnin,,
leaves La Porte 10:S0 p m. Regular SIM.
day excursions leave Central depot 500
q. M, GAS a. M, 1850 p. M. Leave IA
Perte D. M, 500 p. M
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
THE DEATH ROLL.
ira, Clarence William FIoeok.

MIRA. Clarence WiHlam Flocok.
Mrs. Clarence William Floeck, daughter of
Mr, and Mrs. William Hartung, died Mt
ll:i5 o'clock last night at rhe family resi-.
dence, corner of Polk and La Branch,
whence the funeral will take place at 5
o'clock this afternoon with interment In
the German cemetery.
Deceased IL survived by her husband, 60
whom the sympathy OF n large circle of
friends goes out IN his bereavement,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
THE coNTRAcr Al

For the Construction Of the German
Lutheran Church.
The trustees Of the German Lutheran
church have let the contract to Mr. G. II
Berlng for the construction ~ their new
church ON the property recently purchased
by them, corner Of TeNns avenue and Caro-.
Hue street. more particularly described as
the old Blake homestead. This Is to Ne a
hrirk structure, 10 cost whcn completed
something IN The uelghhorhood of $50, 900.
II VIII be completed some tine next
spring,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
Il the Baby il CUTTING Tasth

be sure aud use that old and wen tried
remedy, Mrs, Winslows Soothing Syrun.
for children teethiag. II soothes the child,
seftens the eums, allays al pain, cures
Wind cole and u the beat remedy fos
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
t,eai Fire Record.

The nre department responded 70 three
alarslls yesterday between the hours Of
i0:t5 and i1:s5. The nrst alarm was turn
"a IA from box 823 the blaze being located
ON jackson between Jefferson and Cal
hoan The next alarm, turned In from box
8if called the department 20 the corner OF
Proadway and Texas avenue The damage
al feither place was OF any consequence.
A third and false alarm was turned In
5fem 4ox 8i4 at 1.35 o'clock
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09

Wss istJ dasi Stencils, rubber stamea,
j. v, Love. zoo Mechanic St. Gaisestoa a.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09

Strength Enables You TO Stand the Heat.
Groves Tasteess Chill Tome gives
strength.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09

Better fer the Blood Than SarsapariIia
trlets, aFsTsS Easssisss CALI gsnis.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-04-11
BRANDS OF CIGARS.
New Ones Come and Go, Like tho
Flowers of Spring.

"W-hat becomes of all the different
brands OF cigars which are placed upon
the market each year" said Wash
ingtoo cigar dealer "Wcll, that's
question which is easier put than an
swered.
~ carry q large stock of cigars, and l
have on my shelves over 90 different
brands Of cigars which sell wholesale for
$50 thousand and retail for cents.
l have over % different brands of ~
cent cigars and dozen or so different
brands Of the higher grade cigars re-
spectively.
This is an appetizing array to the pro-
fessional smoker and affords an almost
unlimited choice. The launching Of
new brand of cigars upon the market is
an expensive undertaking and one which
is attended with more or less risk. 1t
takes lot of capital, because cigars,
and new brands Of smoking tobacco, for
that matter, require lot Of persistent
and costly advertising. The maker must
compel his new buyers to give up some
other brand for his, and in order to ac-
compish this he must offer an induce
ment to attract the smoker.
"By advertising he gets smoker to
say, I'm try this new brand Of the grade
l smoke IL he likes it, he may stick to
it. II not, he wanders off to another or
back to his old favorite. Men will swear
by certain brand for six months ana
then abandon it forever for another in
day. The dealer, if he is interested in
introducing new brand, will coax Gus
toner to try it, but the main reliance
is in advertising and in putting up good
grade of tobacco for the price The
maintaining Of the same grade year in
and year out, however, is another mat
ter, and | have seen the demand for
popular brand fall off right away as soon
as an inferior tobacco is used smoker
will say concerning it: That's no good
now. Give me another brand
"a happy choice Of name has great
deal to do with the success of a cigar,
and 1t Is for this reason that makers use
the names of popular stage fayorltes,
statesmen and others. Sometimes new
brand will not take at all, and the makers
retire it or substitute another name.
Others catch popular fancy at once, and
enormous sales are made from the start.
Certain cigars sell well in one city and
not at all in another. "-Washington Star.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-04-11
VENOMOUS FISHES.
Several Species which Are Provided
With Poison FahEs.

Venom is invariably associated in tho
human mind with snakes and never with
fishes, yet the circle of poisonous animals
has lately been extended by the addition,
not only Of hitherto unsupported lizard,
but also of several fishes. There is Il
fish found in Central America the oper-
culum of which is armed with a spine
closely resembling the fang of ven
omous serpent. The spine is hollow
and communicates at its base with
poison bag, the contents of which pass
through the spine into the wound which
it iniicts. The dorsal fin of the same
fish is likewise provided with two spines,
each of which is similar in structure and
function to that already described, and
together they form the most perfectly
developed poison apparatus yet found IN
this class of fishes.
More dangerous, because more COM
mon, are two species Of fish found in the
Indo Pacific seas. Each of their very
numerous dorsal spincs is as good tor as
bad) as q poison fang, being provided in
every case with poison bag and grooves
for the conveyance of the venom into the
wound. The fishermen of the Mauritian
and other coasts on which they occur no
more think of handling these creatures
than they would the venomous sea snakes
Of the same region. Sometimes. how
ever, they are troddcn on unwittingly 10y
people wading with naked feet, when
they inhct a wound which not infre-
Quently proves fatal.
Other fish, as the sting ray Of the In
dian ocean, and even the sea spiders or
viewers of British waters, inilict wounds
with stilctt0like spincs so severe as TO
raise the suspicion that the dart is in
some sense poisoned one. If few fish
es are thus venomous when living great
many more are poisonous when dead The
typical fish Is more or less edible crea-
ture. The eating OF the forms here re-
ferred to, however, frequently proves IA
tai. These include many Of those curious
balloon shaped fish known MS globetish
and sea porcupnes, also trigger fish and
trunkfsh. These may be readily recog-
nized by the popularity of their forms,
but less recognizable, although equally
poisonous, are certain tropical species of
herrings and parrot wrasscs. Their dele
FERROUS properties are said to be due in
most cases to the poisonous nature Of
their food Weekly Bouquet.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-04-11
HUNTING THE COON.
The Excitement Comes After the
Lively Animal Is freed.

did you ever 90 on Il coon huntT
said resident Of Richmond at the Fifth
Avenue hotel the other day. ITS really
very exciting and well worth trying. You
hunt them after dark. and the coon in
variably covers a good stretch OF terri
tory before being compelled to take to
tree. 1t Is almost half an hour to m
hour from the time the coon is first start
ed to the time he is compelled to take to
the tree. The dogs go off on the coon $
trail, and you follow after as fast as
possible.
"When the pace gets too hot. the coon
takes to the highest tree he can find, and
the dogs see that he stays there until the
hunters come up. Usually the coon is at
the top of the highest tree in that part of
the country, and up it mountAinoer
promptly climbs, with the speed and
agility of his simian ancestor. II he can
get Mt the coon, the coon usually finds II
out first and, Transforming himself into
parachute sets sail for the earth beneath.
III bet even money you can chuck a coon
off the top of the highest building, aud
he'll alight on the ground unhurt. NO
matter how high the tree, he invariably
lands safely.
"After he strikes earth, however. 1t Is
different. There is at once Il mixture Of
growls, snarls and short barks, and then
ensues as fast and game a fight as one
could wish to see. When it is over.
what is left of the coon is hung, on the
end Of stick, and the party goes off
after another one or home, as the case
may be. Sometimes, though, the coon
will get out on limb where a man darcs
not follow him, and then the tree has to
be chopped down. Then it's about an
even chance that the coon may get into
another tree before he can be killed.
"When the coon is freed, it's weird
sight. There you all are in the center Of
a woodland, the dark of night lighted only
by the pine torches carried by the party.
The negroes are grouped around, their
glistening eyes turned upward in the at
tempt to catch first glimpse of his COON
ship. The yelping circle of dogs ut the
trees base completes the picture. It's
mighty good sport. coon hunting, and IL
1t comes your way ] should advise you to
take it ip."-New York Tribune.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-04-11
Both TogetheT0neYe |'55

IN this way YOU secure your home paper and an illustrated
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C0gnoroan which sent Julian Hawthorne to India TO el me Noa
Know the real horrors of famine and plague was he ConGlo
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The Co1onn which offered prize Of 5000 for the lest horse
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worlds civilization.
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P:.R:0:B:L-b:N:S.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PROBLEMS.


ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PROBLEMS.
No. 80 days.
No. 2-$66 ID.
No. 3-$43.
No. $3.50.
No. 5-15 lots.
No. IA string 693 feet long is at
tached to the top of pole 30 1T. high
How far would boy walk if he fol-
lowed the circumference Of the circle
described by the end CT the string a
round the pole?
No. 2-If the moon is 100000 miles
from the earth, how long would 1t re-
ouire bird flying at the rate OF Az
miles an hour 20 complete the circuit OF
the moon orbit, supposing the latter to
be the circumference Of a circle, and al
lowing 1861 days to the year?
No. 3-Mr. G. when Is years of age
secured a 90 year endowment policy of
$4,000; when be was 80 years Of age, he
obtained an ordinary life policy of 3d.
900; when IS years Of age, he took out
a 90 payment life policy of $4,000
What was the total annual premium af-
ter taking the last policy?
No. "A pedestrian travelled Ger
tain distance in rs days. The first day
he travelled eight miles, and increased
his daily rate certain number Of miles
What was his daily increase if he trav-
eled SO miles on the last day.?
No, 5-March l6, merchant buys a
bill of goods amounting to $2,475 on
the following terms: Four months, or
less per cent. if paid in 80 days. Apr
Is, be makes a payment of 81, 1000, with
the understanding that he is to have
the benefit of the discount Of 5 pr cent.
With what amount should he be credi-
ted on the books of the seller? How
much would be due July 16, the expi-
ration of the four months i?
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Willing to Helm.

Pastors Wife-Has any one offered to
replaster the church yet?
Struggling Pastor--N-o. not exactly,
but DR.. Stickcm has offered to cover the
walls with porous pasters If we don't
mind seeing his name on them.--New
York Weekly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-04-11
Three Together One Year !5r Only SIZE

IF FOR SALE A practically new
three burner, latest improved Gasoline Stove
-Oyen attached. Reason for selling, have
10 need OF it, A bargain. Inquire at
Nv 29tf THE CLARION OFFICE.
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