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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-27
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR.

New York Press
long shot, u,0t
Any sensible woman would rather win an arsan''' I
be right, III, HI
We win to try again and lose we lose to try 's'''
same thing n, 10
The difference between men and women Wa
the women don't mean tc the men do -. I'D ia y
slide down hill seems ten times as SWIM
you are on il as when the other fellow is. ..,s "
When women are going to have clue me- n.y.. ir II
on an important question their first pTepaiN"'D
the lunch and floral decorations
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-27

An ENeHANGr says that Germany is greatly pleased with
cur administration in the Philippines Gcrmanys feeling Tor
us never has been one Of extreme friendship
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THE Bugarians wish start the new year with clean
set Of books and Miss Stones paid by Janu-
AIRY she will he charged to prom. and loss.
NEGRoEs sometimes bad white people They re-
Gently ynched member OF their in Louisiana.
ADMIRAL CHAMBERLAIN seems TO have gotten himself as
thoroughly disliked as Admiral Sampson,
THE governor of Minnesota still making preparations
to die in the last ditch
INSTEAD of az regret report" Kitchener should make
it Il forgot to report"
THE sultans arrogance indicate that he feels
lonesome since France cut off the supply of unatums
BosToN has got the smallpox Ii wishes to head
of she might set vacenated and die OF the ioekaw.
II in Colombia continues fruit lovers are likely
to slip up on their bananas.
II world is really asoooooOO years old Adam is
distant relative enough
New ENGLAND goosebone weather prophets are predicting
mild winter, and we getting it in Texas. This is as it
should be.
KING EDs coronation will be positively his farewell ap-
pearanee
THE Washington jurys verdict will probably be: while
we find Mrs Bonnie not guilty we don't blame Ayres."
THAT who dived death in Pittsburg blast fur
will find the hereafter quite cool in comparison
II said that New Jeseyes getting legs like grass
hO2pers, from jumping out Of the way OF automobiles.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-27
Suspicious Rejoicing.

(From Bryan's Conmoner)
Why do the republican papers rejoice every
which they into victory for the recognizing
element Of the democratic party 1t is only fair
thar the republican editors have partisan interest weak
enng the democratic party Ii is only fair to that
they will be pleased by any indication of weakness the
Of their political opponents Why is il then, that they
exut whenever gold and corporation democrats
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-27

Babcock solution that the tariff be modified that
Americans can buy American goods cheaply ais Eu-
ropeans cans others particular reciprocity
ties and others still general reciprocity act large
section Of the republicans in favor of doing moth
ing at all either with or without commission to con
slider and report on the problem
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-27
Lemly,s Proper Course.
Chicago Journal

JoufnaI
Having reached this point there is but on. borot,
course for Judge Advocate Lemy to pursue and that IA 10
out and acknowledge that Admiral sehley is comntc
vindics,cd and that The Of inquiry should 50 6nd An
attempt to dseredt the Sdmra statement by petty cr
in such proceeding,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-27
hom the Raw Eaas 1slped 'Inl'

Exchange. q, sssr
William II. Leonard, 1ammany eanoiu4 j, eIss
man, was complmented on his hne voice ..ok 10 ~
such pleasant tones Its secret" he said ' !.
mind letting you in l swallowed three raw sss ..r.
to the bail and kept in my pocket - .h.ths s.
down on the pocket and now don't know
that sgE or the other three that didmsS0sa-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-27
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

One thing that Galveston we'll be proud Of and that
the city blessed with the best schools and school build
nss in the State, rather in the South As educational
the fair Island City IN the ieadGavesoH Opera
Glass.
Galveston number OF suss which the balance Of the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-27
AND THAT REMINDS ,,s


An English literary celebrity, whose nan. '''sS'
mention as nc IS stu alive gentleman ~
very long ago on visit to America ~ sad IA
Of introduction from the archbishop az
tinguished Boston divine. The Bos,o, Ouiy n,
from the unimpeachabc and exalted e'n'a VI n
Queer that the introduced was Of unexcen y Ne u
until the Engshmau invited him to tsl. tha.
sequently developed that waggsh friend Ys4aaA
man, who bad visited America had ass,,r,d I, us y
departure, that the cocktail was the Ns,;o.-, pFc
was the custom OF the country to invite eys. uak
without exception to take morning n'n N
failure to extend this invitation would be shd
discourtesy. aah
"A Judge in New York in the old d,,.
practitioner at the bar, had an inyariabi. q. S'H
up his mind in the that came befo-. IL y q
1t is frequent remark among lawyers NJ 49, ~ cs
great the uncertainties OF litigation tb., ;Do
would be as well TO decide them bv toSs;ca wv "a
settle who should have the victory Wen ME- &
Judge put this into practice. lie kept two n.s. 20
pocket white pea and black pea. Wb.s ~, I. "a q
to render judgment he reached down into ~ ns
without looking-with absolute incorr,n,ibi. pNsa
picked out pea. If it was the white nea H.
clerk to enter up Judgment for the plaintiff Il !.
ary, it turned out to be the black pea he direc,.d
to up judgment for the defendant. Wbsr ~. ~
h.d.
pocket third pea, specked in color which h. Y
original two, and if he picked up the pecled n, :.
venor got judgment His secret would have H. s-'
but that at his retirement he conhded it az a, ,,'
TEN to of his brother judges. During me ts
his service he was known one Of the mos, No..
judges that had ever sat upon the bench His remr,s
deserved. He was absolutely unprecedented II. 49,
at all which pea up"
ut is an interesting question, observed peu,,,-..
is fond OF chronological problems, whether the n.o0.
erent nations choose their drinks on account Of ~.
tiers whether their characters are nodded bv NJ. M
Now, the Germans philosophical and musi,, II
drink beer. The French are gay, volatile and wt,y
drink wineight wines. The Spaniards are proud "a y
They drink heavy wines Tie Russians are melsnb,, I
with the Tartar savagenes according to the proven r
the skin They drink vodka. The English are yw,. !
perseyerne. They drink ale The Scotch are beoloT-.
controversial They drink whisky. The Americans az n
inventive humorous. They drink cocktails A vbot ~
could be written the subject If man would sc.utss
investigate it,"
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THE HOUSTON DAILY POST.
HOUSTON PRINTING COMPANY.
by THE

r. M, JOHNSTON. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. President
G. j. PALMER. Vice President
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Battered The P0sloce at Houston Texas as Second Class
Mol Matter.
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P6ynieht of accounts
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OFFICE OF PUBLICATION.
Nos 1iof, 1903 1906 1907 and 1t0e Franklin Avenue
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and 50 Tribune building New York (The s. c. Beckwith
special Agency) Western 400 Rookery Chicago (The
D z Beekwith Special Agency
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-27

IT said that New erseyites getting legs like grass
hO2pers from jumping out Of The way OF automobiles.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-27

N IRApELING AGENTS-C. S. E. Holland Auditor; E.
H. Holland A. W. Palmer and B. B. Throop
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-27

THAT who dved 10 death in Pittsburg blast fur
mace viii find The hereafter quite cool in eomparsen
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-27

An gNeHANGr that Germany is greatly pleased with
cur administration in the Philippines Gcrmanys feeling for
us has been one OF extreme friendship
The St. Johns herald., 1901-01-12
xHE IDEAL BED-cHAMBER.
Possible, and Not Over kuFnIMhed.

The importance of the sleeping and bathing arrangements of house is not half appreciated. writes Maria Par loa, in Ladies' Home Jeurnal. giving some suggestions as to furnishing the house. Every bedroom should be pro- vided with the essentials for healthful sleep and the daily sponge bath. As nearly as possible. the room should be kept free from anything that would tend to contaminate the air. It should be as large as one can afford. and the windows so arranged that they may be opened at the top and bottom. If pos Eible the floor should be bare and the rugs so small that they can be taken outdoors with ease for cleaning and airing. Every hing about the room should be washable. The bed should be light and fitted with strong casters, 70 that 1t may be readily moved; the springs ought to be firm and strong. and the mattress of a kind that will not allow the heaviest part of the body to sink, and so cause the sleeper to lie in cramped position. My own prefer ence is for cheap hard mattress next the springs and light one of hair on this, but any kind of a firm mattress is better than one that is too soft. Above ell, do not overfurnish the bedroom"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-01-12
OSTRICH PLUMEs SCARCE.
ply Caused by che South African War.

The London papers note that the supply of ostrich plumes in that city, the center of the trade, has been great ly curtaiIed by the South African war. 1t is said that there will be deficiency of nearly s27O,OO0 worth of feathers at the next sale in Nincing lane. To these sales, which take place six times 6 year, buyers come from every part of the continent, and even from Amer ica. Over S4,0OO, ,O00 worth of feathers are sold every year, making an average of $675, ,000 at each sale. Sihce the cap ture of the Khartoum there has been . steady supply of ostrich feathers from Barbary and, though the South African feathers still command the higher price, their supremacy is threat ened by the Barbary feathers. At Mine ing lane the cost of the feathers ranges from S75O to $75 or $so per pound weight. The best wing feathers give about f1O to 120 to the pound, and at the highest price this works out at less than 75 cents each. AS many of the white feathers scarcely need cleaning, and as dyeing and curling are very in- expensive, either the middleTran or the miIliner must reap handsome profits from the fashionable weakness for these beautiful feathers. The smaller feathers from the tail and body of the bird are used for boas.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-01-12
NATURE KIND IN CALIFORNIA
A Country Where the FarmzR is Noe Subjected to the Rigors of ss-
 were Weather.

The New England farmer must for tify himself in his stronghold against the seasons. He must be ready to adapt himself to year that permits him to prosper only upon decidedly hard terms. But the Californian in the country has, during the drought, more leisure, unless, indeed, his ambi- tlon for wealth too much engrosses him, says the International Monthly. His horses are plenty and cheap. His fruit crops thrive easily. He is able to supply his table with fewer pur- chases with less commercial inde- pendence. His position is, therefore less that of the knight in his castle and more that of the free dweuer iu the summer cottage, who is, indeed, not at leisure, but can easily deter mine how he shall be busy. It is of little importance to him who his next nelghbor is. At pleasure he can ride or drive to find his friends; can choose, like the southern planter of former days. his own range of hos pltaity; can devote himself, if a man of cultivation, to reading during a good many hours at his own choice. or, if a man of sport, can find during 6 great part of the year easy oppor- tunities for hunting or for camping both by himself and for the young people of his family.
 In the dry season he knows before hand what engagements can be made without regard to the state of the weather, since the state of the weath- er is predetermined.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-01-12
THEY NOW KNOW BETTER.
Have of Late Dt.e.rdaa the old Notion About Gla-
 sial Movements. i

Afew years ago geologists confident
 Iy asserted that at one period of the
 worlds history a great ice cap came
 moving down from the polar regions and swept over North America as far south as latitude 3s, carrying with it great bowlders-which lie about on slopes and hilltops to this oay to prove it-and scratching the record of its movement upon cliffs and .edges. Then this ice cap kindly melted and disappeared. This was taught in the schools, and to doubt it was heresy: for science. when it takes up with a theory, IS dogmatic, and all geologists said: Behold, how wonderful is our knowledge; what secrets we can wrest from the past!" After awhile science rather gave up the polar ice cap theory and lad down a new dog ma-that of a single continental ice sheet for North America
 The recent investigations of officers of the Canadian geological survey prove that the scientists evolved their glacial theory out of vivid imag na- tion. It has been found that in northern Alaska there is no evidence that that part of the country was ever covered by a glacier in fact, conclusive evidence exists that 1t was not. At the mouth of the McKenzir river is plenty of evidence o. glacinl action, and also that the glacier which left it's records came frolr the south. On the western snores of Hld son bay are marks of glacier which came from tie west, and on he east ern shores of one which came from the east EEasi of the Canadian Rock ies is a long belt which shows no evi- dence of ever having been exposed 70 glacial action.
 These and similar discoveries have put the geologists "all at sea-" arJ they now have evolved new theory regarding the glacial period. It is that one big giacIer did not at oue time cover all the North American continent, but that several glaciers, moving at different times from Gi:- ferent centers of distribution. mace their way in different directions and left the glacial records which are now found. They have even given nanes to these glaciers. such as the Cor dilleran glacier" the "Labrad dorian glacier" and the "Keewatin acier" Prof Lawson, of the University of Cal ifornia, in writing on the subject in the International Monthly. says that as yet it cannot be said that the suc- cession of these great glaciers in time has been established we'll enough to warrant ap unqualified acceptance, but he seems to have little hesitation in accepting the theory of different glaciers moving from different points.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-01-12
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The number of men employed on British railways is nearly 100000.
 Relatively to it's population, Hart
 ford, Conn.,, is the richest city in the
 union.
 The cost of carrying pair of shoes from New York to London by English steamers and railways combined is less than the cost of transit by rail from Liverpool to London
 At present the greatest distance over which electrical power is being trans mitted by wire is s5 miles, being car ried from a waterfall at Redlands, Cal, to the city of Los Angeles to run street railway, to light the city and to furnish power for several municipal undertakings. The plant was set up in 1897. It has a capacity of 400 horse power and 33,OOO volts.
 The cutters of the great glove houses at Brussels and in France earn even higher wages than the cutters of the most fashionable tailors in London and New York. So difficult is this art of cutting gloves that most of the prin- cipai cutters are known to the trade by name and by fame, and the peculiar knives which they use in the business are so highly prized that they are hand ed down from generation to generation as heirlooms.
 Some wrought-iron girders in a building in Chicago had to be cut dur ing repairs to make room for a steel column, and it was decided to use elec- tricity instead of the old method of saving. The girders to be cut were SIX in number and IA inches deep, with a one-inch web. To accomplish the work it was necessary to melt about 223 holes in the girders, and the actual time spent in cutting all was three and one-half hours.
 Tree planting in the streets is to be encouraged in Baltimore. The munic- lpal board of estimates has determined to abandon the absurd charge of 25 cents for the privilege of planting trees along the public streers, and to encour- age the improvement by growing the trees. presenting them free of cost to those desiring a tree before their home. planting them and keeping them and in order. This plan has worked successfully in Boston.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-01-12
CHARGE FOR FRESH AIR.
Experiences of an American Family Who Were Travelling in
 Germany.

Many have been the dolsful stories of travellers returned from Europe anent the extortionate charges inn posed upon long suffering AmS mSricans m the lands across the Atlantic. And now comes a distinguished Chicagoan who dec'ares that in Germany recently be was charged for fresh air, says the Chron cle.
 With his wife and family he was jour nsyine II a railway train. The air n the s,ufy little compartment beco 3- ing sta-s. the wife of the Chicae e>an asked him to communicate wish the guard. In each compartn B in Euro pssn railway trains is hand conn e. eG with bell rope leading to the gus ir6S cab. Near the hand.e is pcs ] nofice warning passengers tha; tie guard is not 10 be summoned eXcep n despelate cases, such as murder. etc., under Fenalty.
 Fhs (. eagoan could not read Ger man .u ae anew that his wife want q fresh ar. % he gave the grip h. V pull. The -rain. which was ST exp >s. s.acksnsd speed and ina.lr came to 3 full stop. rhs guard and h. nc a drive 0tshed back Sci'5o 2
 D GisccsAr naohing era 5fre G- desSs. By s.rtle of signs tse Cfics2 I explain d what hs wanted. Thsl>.t hs was greeted with store of buse and he was very near being ;h,eaie ieued with personal violence. How yer. the guard and the engine driver returned to their posts and the train proce eeCed. When tbe Chicagoan and his party ar rived at their destination he was ret at the railway station by jabberirg mob of officials, who promptly hsl,d him before an august functionary, who managed to inform him that his i tle gayety with the 6e.l cord would cost him just 30 marks, which he must pay or go to prison. The ChicagoaR took the former alternative.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-01-12
FORTUNE IN ONE OIL WELL.
gtnIa Who Are Getting R1,OOO . Day.

l Weston, w Va, is the center of the
 most wonderful oil field that has been
 opened in the United States in years-
 Three old Irish people of Weston. as
 poor as the farm on which they lived,
 have become suddenly possessed.
 through no effort of their own. of an
 income of over s1,OGO day, says the
 Philadelphia Record.
 That income of sl ,O00 day is all from one oil we'll. There are three other
 wells nearing completion within few
 hundred yards of this one, each of
 which is sure to pour out as much money And the end is not yet. The land is so unprodsctive of vegetation that only very poor people would own it, so the Copley heirs, being poor, have a big acreage, room enough for 200 more wells to be sunk.
 No one knows in what direction that lake of oil. away down 2,200 feet below the surface, extends. Such pools are of varying size and shape; sometimes only few hundred yards wide and miles in length; sometimes circular and miles in diameter. There is but one way of finding out-to drill holes down below that lead.
 To-day the Copley well is the only one tapping the pool. Everybody wants to risk his money in an effort % get a hole into the pool. To that end Ih 1u- sands of people are buying. beyzIsg, bulldozing and badgering farmers for miles around the big gusher fer the privilege of sinking wells.
 The Copley well, which has wrought all this change to Lewis county, care in from the Gordon oil sand at depth of 2.2o0 feet on September 24. It was and. like shot from ten inch gun. blew away the oil saver and casing head and sent a solid stream of oil six inches in diameter clear over the tcp of he So-foot derrick, nearly drown ing the workmen.
 It flows continually, bSt, like the geysers. has certain hours clt of every 24 to put forth it's greatest force When the oil came 200 25O-barrel tanks were put up. They were filled in Et- tie more than an hour.
 Three dams were built in Sand Fork creek bed which, thanks to drought, was dry. the lower dam two miles from the we'll. These hold pond of oil two niles long. averaging 50 feet wide and 'ix feet deep. A two-inch pipe line has been carrying away 60 barrels an hour Ill this time. four-inch and a six nch line have been completed. Be sides what the pipe line has carried oil. md what is in the dam, the we'll has produced enough to fill 6s 25O-barrel anks, one 1.2OO-barrel tank and one '00-barrel tank, all erected since the we'll was struck
The St. Johns herald., 1901-01-12
oldest of Church Bell Towers.

The oldest church bell tower in America is now in good condition in Tacoma, Wash. When the first set tlement was made on Commencement bay, Puget sound, church was built, but there was no bell tower, so a big fir tree was selected. The bell was placed in the top of this tree, lad der extending from the roof of the church to the improviseu tower. The ivy-colored fir still stands, with the bell in it's top. The fir. according to calculations, must have been young tree when Columbus made his first voyage, and therefore it is the oldest bell tower in America.-N. l. World.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-01-12
WHEN JAMES I. WAS KING.
That Have Vanished Since His Death.

The new. volume of the historical
 manuscripts commission, relating to the manuscripts of Lord Montagu of Beaiieu, contains some interesting tables of the salaries paid to public officials about 16O7-Os.
 The lord treasurer of England took salary of z 365. with s15 extra for livery; the chancellor of the ex- chequer, a26, and ZIP for livery. Now the first lord of the treasury gets s5,0o0 and t,-e chancellor s5,OOO. The lord chancellor of England had a very fat berth. embracing a fee of 23s. day. e20O for attendance in the star chamber, g 1900 annuity, e41 for clothes, two tuns of wine, and an odd e72 from somewhere or other. The lord chief justice took e24s.
 At that time there were various in- teresting low offices that have now, unfortunately, quite disappeared, such as clerk of the hamper, the prothon- otary, the chaffer of wax, the crier and the ioyners of the tales, says the London Daily Mail The latter office must have been extremely underpaid at e20 year. The lord admiral re- ceived e133 as pay and 200 for food. The clarke of the storehowse at Dettford strand" received z 32 13s 4d. a year and was allowed one clerk at Is. day. The royal "surgians" got E 30 apiece, "phisitians" 6 100 apiece and apothecaries e2 13s. 4d. apiece.
 There were also full staffs of off cials for pantry, buttery. larder, scullery, beds, bakehouse, spicery, confectionery, pastry, pitch erhouse, chaundry, laundry. cellar, wafery and woodward