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"hulc gray shadows" must work every dry
nnAthinE better than the daily work for the
grtcn Mwn''
Mi. Ranks VIII travel through the
tanning district Of Texas, enter the homes
~ nc renters, he will find not one out
OF twenty-tive who Will set before him
W"Ai or bacon, ccrnbreHd, glucose mo
lassas and black coffee" II he will visit
StItair city IN Texas, where large
WOODEN mill is situated. ne need not hope
70 tnd neat clean cottages, ana well-kept
lawns, but dingy little huts built within
~ feet Of each other, yards that are
notbirs but hole, In which water stands
anu sthgnates when Ii rains. The women
AMI children are the principal workers
mere. Why Because the wages are SO
lnw ne the men can not AFFORD to WORK
foi them. Do the children Of such homes
nt'end schoolf Hardlg. Would you sup
pose such women to be ambltiousf
Even the other laboiing classes shun the
nun hands as II they were plague; Ger
tdlnN poverty is not the only cause.
LSi every renting farmer think many
times before he allows snrh writers as II.
~. Banks. by their bright pictures of the
M hands life, tempt him to leave his
hnri working, toiling llfc on a psated faln
Tor INC harder, more pinching and often
degrading one of work In mills Of any
Kind be they cotton or wooden mills.
Lee the poor creatures who know moth
lug eisC except nothing better fill the mills.
bur ld them strive to save enough ont OF
- &c! glimpse of nature In all Its beau
Is anC purity, ANA be brought nearer TO
4. 4. Hin.
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IS NOT YET A CAPTIVE.
Murderer of Mrs. Caldwell Believed
10 Be Near the Border.
GRAYSON COUNTY JAIL WAS SEARCHED
By a Committee Of Citizens on a Rumor
that the Negro Had Been Captured
and Was Concealed.


sherman leNas' August D'-AV Ia'e
h'ur }"ntsn' the sueriu once mas 'ntoI-
h''u"n 'n't 'ne negro Npiuher ei'ue'
ned' tn' mouth Oh Dig mineral OF 'u"' me-
- ~ 'ne country ABOUT -FOUR ni'leS u0i"
beAt"F' near heu river, ana may cross iuto
IN" 1elrIt"ry. ouleefs nave ueeh holiheu
T. look out for him in the Territory to-
morrow.
u,..,C e,,u.,,..,.,n,- ...,,,., ,.,u,. 90
'"'i'h 9nie"HoulS very '"'P""ti'"''' iS
pealed his statement that the negro had
nos been captnred and stated that the pui,-
ia ~, - la -. ~, .,,,4.,,,
''N "o"lu "e h"''pcu "ntH nc WIS N"P'"ie"'
Several searching parties from this city
nqva returned and new opes have been
-
A"Fbleu' hummer OF HeJehHoDS VI eus-
picious characters have been made today,
but all bave hean released with onr OK
centiof and no is moi fbought Inv the Of.
fee -, hero ia bn Wudner Tbts afternoon
ii il ostlmgted 700 men arc ridiny mo rom
co tptrv from preston Rend ,ynst 10 hoy
te, ana II is heIng done With much svs-
tom ana prr,Ision posses v,err formed
aud sent mn mis- morning from mo fol
loNia. nlaces. preeton pSttabnro Sailor
Gordonville Red Rr9nch and Whitesboro
The Sndler pottsboro and VhItasbcro
posaec are coming m from fhe south the
prcsrcn nose lie ctosing IN from, tbe east
and tho others are coming from tho west
DENNY sherjTs Etrbison ma Ttockei.
mn wore in Helen r this afternoon.
4 ne saare From, DAINTY stcbison Me az
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WERE MANY. FAILURES.
MORE THAN HALE THE PAPERS
FILED WITH NORMAL BOARD
Were So Defective that Certificates
Were Not Issued to Those Who s.
Prepared Them.

Austin. Texas, August ia summary
Of the work accomplished by tho board Of
rofunl examiners which has been In ses.
sion here fw the past several weeks, shows
that h. the first series Of sets of papers
cHumined by the board there were CiS
Waite applicants for certidc1tes; out of that
number the total. number of aFst Bru,ie
certificates granted WAS eighty second
Rrate certificates granted 10l, permanent
certificates three builders" ninety one
futures $50
In The first series there were 4O4 sets Of
papers for coored applicants examined,
out Of that numher niue were granted first
grade certificates, forty-slx second grade
certncgteS, no permanent certificates
grFnted, twelve "buildcrs" and Az fail
ures
In the second series Of scts Of papers
Examined there were total of 1898 white
applicants; out of that number "a were
Eunted first grade certificates 400 see
ond grade. fortytwo permanent certificates,
10 builders and 691 failhres
In this same series there were 80 ap.
pEta'iuns from colored teachers, out 61
that number eleven were granted first
E"ade certificates, il5 second grade, no per-
mnlcnt certificates, eleven builders and
43J failures,
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For Confederate veterana.

To the Editor OF The Post
Hampstead. Texas, August II Tho ef-
Forts now being made to have the lrglsla-
tnre, now In session, make au appronrla.
ton to erect costly monument at tho
grave Of General Albert sidney Johnston
III the state cemetery at Austin are Indeed
eommendube, out few OF the readers Of
me fost know that a nice. although small
monument, already marks the lasl resting
pace OF the hero OF Shiloh, while the
graves Of Generals Tom Gteen ANA Biil
scurry yard distant are unmarked AM
We're grand heroes aud fell On the nelis
~ war, and the legislature should include
tle names of Green ana SCurry II an an
Preparation ia made.
The writer, however, believes that this
Is not the time Ia spend large sums OF
money TO build costly monuments whom
there are scores Of naimed and needy ve,
Grams knocking for admission into the Con
Tolerate home at Austin, but are not ad-
mltted for want OF room. Take care az
the old boys white living ~ far better thnn
placing stones at the head OF their graves
Wien they pass away and that time will
come soon, as their gray hairs aud feeble
bodies SHOW. linlarge tho accommodations
at the home and take the old boys in; Il MIL
result In far more good aud the Young
men now comprising the Legislature, many
the sons Of veterans, win receive Tho bless.
ings OF thousands OF veterans al over
Texas.
There Is plenty OF time 70 build costly
monuments. but the needy veterans deserve
attention at once.
Thnt so called pension law now on tho
statute books OF Texas, allowing the State
comptroller 10 issue cheeks for SGlJ every
three months to over 5000 men and women
on the pension rolls Is the biggest swindle
ana humbug Of the age and the legislature
should repeal the law az once The law
was Intended 10 aid needy veterans aud
the widows Of veterans and was intended
that each should receive IS per mouth or
S24 every three months which amount
would bepeat them but the law Is so con.
st<ucted fh0 at least two-thirds OF the
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10 tho Editor OF The Post
Two articles on Child Labor In the
South have appeared in Tho Post, which
seems 10 be "C'hnd Labor In the NILS VS..
Ch!M Labor on the Farms"
The article written by Miss Irene NJ
Ashhy shows 10 have been written by one
familiar with true life aud work in mills,
while the one written by II. n. Ranks in.
dteateS that he knows nothing OF farm life
ana Is only writing In defense of children
VEG kirg In mills. The pictures he draws
OF farm life and farm work can not he
found In one farm home out OF twenty
hye.
Whea ! speak of farmers / refer nor To
those who own their homes (Whlle a greRr
many of the children OF thar class of farm
cis work to some extent. but / refer 10
the farmer who this land owned nv an
other the man who contracts to pay a
stipuhted sum per acre; standing between
his l2Ldlord and the drouths, Hoods, IN.
scots and low prices, aud the man who pays
per cent OF his crops,
Tie poor farmers OF today send their
chileren TO school and church, have books
ami papers IN their hompSi the children do
work, II Ii true, aud are many times wet
win september dcWs while gathering the
cotton, but their lives are bright and am-
nltions, and mauN plans they make, now
they VIII spend the mouths when crops
are lnid by, the trips they viii take,
friends they viii visit. all OF which makes
tle spring work pleasant, Gathering time
comes, the children happily begin hurIying
60 ges through for school which holdS dur
lug the winter months, and II Is an I'M
deniahlc fact that the poor class OF farmers
are better educated ihan the class who
works w. mills
When Il rains do the mill hands 'lay
on read their newspapers. or so fishingg
II they lose a day does tho company nay
toe ait OF wages just the same7 No they
do not What ambition do mill hands
have VIZ; the children ana younger onyf
X oil fha 81
sllqt works IN a mill as It's equalg DO they
hHve time To attend school are mill crops
Tad BY growing and making something
fer tail gatheringf No, OF course not the
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THE WORLDS WHEAT SUPPLY.
Yield in the United States Will Be Sufficient
to Overcome all Shortages.

ana the newest buyers like Cape Colony
Greece, Switzerland, Scandinavia ana
China and probably Austria Hungary, spain
and Portugal Egypt and India VIII be
self supporting for the next twelve months,
but Egypt has dropped from the st Of
exporting countries and India does not
seem able to continue her exports. me
government has assumed that there VIII
be an exportabe surplus OF o,VCO'tV
Quarters. but an Indian crop authority
denies that the famine Is over or that
The 1901 crop Is Abundant
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Ptttsburg. Pa. August 19-The United !
States Steel corporation made series Oh
gains today in the restoration of properties
crippled by the strike Of the Amalgamted
association and its sympathizcrs. The steel
mills at Monessen, after long period of
inactivity, were partly put in motion by
strike breakers gathered In some OF tile
Southern States; two mills in the Painter
plant were ALSO started up, and another
large mill at the Clark property was also
operated for the first time.
There was some disorder In the streets
Il Monessen during the day but the local
p,,lice never lost control Of the demonstra-
tive crowds and there was no serious
tro, BILE The reopening Of the Monessen
mill Is believed to be the FIRST Of n series
of aggressive moves on the part Of the
steel corporation Preparations are known
10 be in progress for reopenng the Star
tin mills in this city and far increasing
the force at the Lindsay and McCutcheon
mills and 1t is thought 10 be only MATES
of time before the strongholds OF the
strikers Ike Newcastle MeKeesport
Wheeling Brilaire and Mlngo junction viii
he Invaded.
The strikers deny that any real progress
has been made nc either Monesscn If the
Painter mills and say that they are not
10 be frightened BY the turning OF lot
of coal and the mere operation Of ma.
chlnery They say that none of their men
are deserving despite claims 10 the con
Vrary.
The managers Of the Painter mills which
now have four mills ON claim thut part
Of their two new crews Is made ny of
work.
started for the FIRST time today and where
everything except small eight-nch mid
Is now being operatod. n rs asserted mat
vices than can he accommodated Fifty
more were taken ON thore today, bringing
thaj there was 300 men at work ia inc
Painter mills and tnat fifty of them we're
Killed
for mastery n the puqucsuc mills ~ the
Carnegie company Bpfh sides are work
Ing secretly, the AmnlgBmatcl association
nmons,the workers and thA Itc.l "am.
psny to block any plan to get the men
oue. The ,Amalgamated organizers assert
that they have secured a strong post on
IN the property and thut when the word
is given II VIII smut down. Ike managers
Of the mills admit That the strikers hnve
a0mc friends In the mills, hut express alb
solute confidence In their ability to keep
The entire plant N operation
property, admitting none except employees,
and they In turn are watched by secret
pickets OF the strikers
Assistant Secretary NJ Il. Tighe returned
from the West Today and was closeted fnl
several hours with President Shalicr. Mr.
discussing the Chicago men. said
what the South Chicago mon are gMui
10 do J do not know, The Building Trade
council Of Chicago the utber day ad1p -.
resolutions conforming the actlou Of tho
South Chicago meh. Chicago Nnrkmen NJ
Wild with unionism. thc South lhcu q
men are being branded 10 private and II
the napers Ms sraha An this may have an
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TEXTILE WORKERS UNION
WILL BE AMAteAMATED WITH THF
FEDERATION.
Recommends the Establishment Of a
Ten-4our Work Day for Textile
Workers Generally.

New York. August 1o.-At meeting Of
the executive council Of the international
Union Of Textile Workers Of America il
was decided to call special convention
OF the International union for November
IL, al Washington. when the union wilI
formally dlsband and surrender It's char
ter TO the American Federation of Labor
prs pns atory TO the amnlgamaton OF the
ua'on with the American Federation of
Textile Workers, which amalgamatlon was
decIded upon at a conference held yester-
day. resolution was adopted piedging
tbs support OF the international union TO
the steei strikers,
The afternoon session was taken mp with
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London, ugust 1D.-The Mark Lane Tx
press today summing up the crop situa-
ton. says: "The hest authorities esti-
nate the wheat crop OF the United King
dom ut 56O0U, COCO bushels; that of Francs
at 3Oc.O0O,O0O and the crops 10 Belgium
and Holland at loo00,000 bushels total
OF 3g6,O0cOO0 bushels. America. With home
wants not exceeding 400,000oo0 bushels,
has 075,O00,000 and Is therefore able to
deal with it single handed. Russian, R'u-
mGnlan, Australian and Argentine sur
pluses are left to meet the wants of lIaly
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Leslle's Weekly
From the date on which the president
begins his annual message until the close
OF each session Of congress, from 1000 to
1900 letters are received daily. Even In
summer the daily average is rarely less
than 800. The president sees only the let
tSls OF his friends and those of high ont
Clals IN regard 10 personal matters Only
thoSe OF obvious Importance reach even
Mt Sorteyou, who makes memorandum
or brief of the contents of any letter that
may he likely To require the prcsident's
attention. The letters are all assorted by
Mr. CortelyoUs corps OF clerks and fully
~ per cent are forwarded 10 the various
executive departments where they are
agaln assorted, and referred to the numer-
Gus bureaus and divisions OF which each
department Is composed. and all that arc
worthy or attention are answered as
promptly as possible
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Cunninnhaln Reunion.

comanche, Texas, August 1.-THE chill.
dren Of Captain James and Aunt susan
Cunningham, deceased. held family re.
union nj Aaron Cnnningham's. ten mia =
south OF town, There were twelve Chu-
dreu, oil living, rhere are 20b living Do.
scendants, no members Of twelve trlb-H
present II was a happy reunion. Miss
oM cunningham was made secretary and
slatlsticlAn' The Cunningham are an "a
settlers and among she best citlzena
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The Birth Of the Moon.

Hnrper's Magazine.
The earth revolyes on It's axis once in
twentyfour hours Millions of years ago
the day was twenty-five hours; millions
Of years before. 1t was twenty-one hours.
As we look backward into time we ind
There was a time, ages ago, long before
geology begins, when tho earth was ro-
idtihg in day Of five or six hours IN
length. In the remOtest past the earth
reyolved In a day Of about five hours. 1t
could revolve no faster than this and re
main Q single unhroken mass,
II wac at this time that the moon WAS
bornLseparated. broken of, from the
parent lnass of the eartu. The earth was
then q molten tlattened sphere of lava.
Its whole body was fluid The tides, which
local. were then universal and immense.
hty occurred at short intervals The
whole surface of our globe was affected.
ana me corresponding lunar tides In the
still.
Our day is now twenty -four hours the
distance Of the moon Is now 24O.0D miles
When our day was about 1--we hours long
me moon was In contact with the earth's
surface, 1t had just broken away from
its parent mass. As the length Of the
terrestrial day Increased, so did the dis
lance Of the moon. The two quantities are
connected by inezorahe eQuanonA # one
VARIES, so must the other. Whenever the
ROTATION time OF plnnet Is shorter than
tue period of revolution Of It's satellite, the
erect Of their mutual action is to acceler-
ale the motion Of the satellite and Ia force
Y to move in larger orbit.to increase its
distance, therefore
lhe day of the earth is now shorter than
the mouth the period Of revolution of thu
moon, The moon Is therefore slowly re
cedng from us, ana 1t has been reccding
tur thousands Of centuries But tho day
OF the earth H. as we have seen, slowly
growing longer, The dngcr Of the tides ia
always preFs4g upon he rim Of our huge
- u"Wh tnt surely lessenlng
the speed Of It's rotation So long as the
ia dp' is slntrtr than the lunar
month. the moon will continue 20 recede
from us.
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SUZ0D0AT TTRRssTEETR 2Se,
SHORT NEWS STORIES,

NEW YORK The first bale Of tbIs ~.
crop OF Georgia cotton was put M IN a
az the cotton exchange. 1t fetched iossa's'
a pound, fancy price. i'''-'
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. AT Besseme, n,
Is ,Baggett, aged 10, shot Harry Stint,
ini,lcting two wounds, from The ess,ls I
which he died at an early hour IIo1ie
II 1rnlng. Baggett asked Shrump to lfsl
VITA him and the latter refused.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Birmiuebsn !,
percnced one of the hardest ralpfalls K
me Sc lson Monday and the big dowHgg
of water has brought tremendous smas
of Inconvenience aud will probably erliI
some loss.
HARRISBURG, Pa. General JOSEPH 4
KEiPe, a hero Of the Mexican and NH
wars is dead at his home in this dy.
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LIVED 1873 YEARS.
3 C-1~cunohod al That Aue.

49,
Breaux Bridge, La, August H.-p'..'
Bridge mourns today the death q 'ns I.
est citizen OF the parish, probably = /
South. Napoleon Pierre Gucheseap' "
in France in 1878, moved to NeS "
when about 65 years of age ana ~
short residence there moved Q D'
Bridge. where he married and pas 80
an upright, honorable man passls
peacefully and palnlessly at - oel0,s u I,
night at the home of his only son II h
Gucheveau. Your correspondent yis'sa
old gentleman Il few weeks go snd n
him In robust health, cheeriuh w ss
chatty. He never has worn sleV n HI
artificial assistance to peruse ,oua
papers, of which he was very iv-I. y!
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GREAT sRIrAIN is OBSTINATE.

Threatens to Reconsider Announcements
for Withdrawal Of Troops,
London, August o0.--"Sir Ernest Macon
satoW has notified the Chinese plenlpo.
'en'iaFi's' says dispatch to the Zines
from pekin' dated August 10, that unless
tne DEGREES for the punishment of the an
toors Of the Chu Chan massacre are car.
rled ont forthwith Great Britain will 10.
consider the arrangements for the with.
drawal of 'Ac British troops
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COURTS RETURN 10 pEklN

It Has Again Been Postnoned p,ohallv
on Account Of Foreign Occupation.
rekln' August 19.-Emperor Kwanr usu
has issued decree postponlnp the retnrn
OF the court to Pekin until sentemhor 4
tnsecaase Of reports by the nroyIncIaI az,
III ~ ies thai the roads are Inipassable
a,o y % believed: however that the contInn.
~ . tne military occupation OF the capi-
nent. e"son Tor the postpone
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MoReANs NEM PuRcHAsE.

Runor Has II that He Has Acquired a
New Steamship Line.
London, August 10. Is reported In
Glasgow that ]. II. Ellerman Of the Ley
land line has purchased the old estab-
llshed City line Of fourteen steamers en-
gagged In The East Indian trade, the price
being nearly 100000.
Mrs. Elermnn. according TO rumor Is
acting for j. Ilerpont Morgan and his as
soclntes.
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WANTS INFORMATION.

American Antitrust League After the
Steel Trust,
Columbus, ohio, August 10. The Amer.
lean Anti Trust League has sent Il letter
to Attorney General Knox, requesting that
he afford them all the information he Is
possessed Of concerning an agreement or
agreements nude between the constituent
companies and individuals who organized
the United States Steel corporation, com
monty known as the steel trust, the ngre =
ment which President G. NJ S,hwah OF
the united states Steel corporation refused
to furnish To the United States Industrial
hetore thnL hndY p
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Senator BaIIey's Secretary.

Gainesville, Texas, August 1e.-Colonel
Joi Gunter arrived IN this city today. Re.
feiuhe 10 the report that j. W. Barbee
had been appointed SECRETARY to Senator
Bailey, he said that he aud Alr. Bailey
nts' read the item yesterday morning; both
were surprised as neither OF them knavg
or had ever seen or heard OF J. w BnrhsS
MT. Jsynes Is still ar. Bslsy's secrexsry.
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BRADFyEZD'S
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no Innore Kruaerls obIeoti0n.

Brussels, August 10. The Petit Blusna
Mr.. Kruger has rejected the prlrslssra
proposals recently made to him bot +
serves the right to have recourse 70 ~
slirs In case the British shoot Beer IA
onrrs captured after september 10 "
promoters of the priyateerlng plan lll nv
to ignore Mr.. KIuger's refusal Of vi
off az
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Reed Haa sl,.ra.a...I

bryan Texas, August Ia. r Re..a
VINO Killed young Smith at Willow Hbls
last week. mention Of which was 49,
n n Ias Post at the time, SURRENDERED i ie
t ~ q erin and Is IN Jail at Madisonynio
Tor tomorrow. - set
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Losses at Texarkann

TexarSana, Texas August Fire LAST
night In the rexarkaua Kaleidoscope ion
work department, badly damaged n.
plant Water from the hose fel be,ov
me Boston storehouse, running a iargs
qul ptlty Of dry goods The total lous WIN
reach Sll00; insured. va"
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ottoman Troops in klIsobair

r,,,s' '"nunopie' August 19,--Two com
1rso" ottoman troops have occupied
i1.eisarian frontier and fhe RsIgsrIs pn
spetlNeip a ,i, demanded their recall within a
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House at Od.ssa

Odessa, Texas, August II. The hous.
owned oy ~ s. wcrley ana occrn,sa -.
v. b. Brannon as a saddlerv aban va.
DESTROYED by tire mt an early non, M
morning. There Is some Insurance. ON 80
building and goods on 'us