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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-12
CaraiII & Rlchardson,s Letter.

CdFgIl o. MCNdrQSOn Letter'
Houston. Texas, December 1.-THE liver
pool cotton market did not decline today
MS anticipated. prices there being only to
lla-d4 lower at the close Spots 1872 lower
with increased sales 10000. our markets
were steady ut small advance early but
soon developed considerable weakness on
prospective heavy receipts and estimates
The easln.ss was short lived however
prices during the afternoon advancing
sharply, closing II Ia T. higher In New
York and Is to IL higher in New Orleans
Spots Il up in Houston and Galveston, IN
changed elsewhere, The early estimates
for the ports today was 10000 bales larger
than last year hut total tlgures this after
noon show 1000 less. Estimates at Houston
and New Orleans were large, 10000 against
2c,oOO last wear. Tho sem-wceklS vas not
So boHrsh although stocks increased dur
ing the week 5000 bales Receipts at tnc
thirteen interior towns l32, BOG against 1870.
e73 iaSt year Thr huyluC totlny was prlnci-
pally 10y local room traders who claim that
the market is gradually getting into n
strong position whore bull speculation VIII
BRING advanced prices
witty man from Waco wired New Or
lclns .nday that I've Official government cS
innate Of the crop is believed. and that
Mossrs Ncill and Ruston better 600 Way
Back and Sit DO Vn.
We look for mn active scdlping market
around present prices.
Liverpool is due TO be AGA up tomorrow
Cnrgill x Richardson.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-12
SCHOONER
GALVESTON Stock.
cAtyrsroy GRAtN MOVEMENT.

Receipts today Of wheat Cars;
Gulf, colorado and Santa Fe..,.,... 9
Missouri, Kansas and Texas .'''''.'''' -
To,ai .......... ........... %
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-12

WANTED 70 sell Post route. Apply to
Mis-. Massie. SIS Mckee atreef ff
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-12

SONkSt mCSNOWllZ O. W , LCNlSls
Houston, Texas December 11,--our New
YORK. correspondents say: Liverpool again
failed TO pay ANY attention 20 the weakness
In the American centers yesterday after
noon cables at the time OF the opening
this morning showing futures practically
unchanged from last night and spots down
only 132 with reported sales ~ l0,0p
There was some slight recession during the
last hour In sympathy with the decHh'
lng tendency In the American markets
after the cnll. but cables reported seuti-
ment as hullish with some. - tue large
operators taking I'd for middllngs within
less than two months.
New York in response to bet,Sr cables
tnan expected started on ! to points
above last night and although losing .
20 points on selling pressure brought TO
bear ny prominent room operators VINO
have heretofore been on the long side 10
cotton, recovered II points on the active
months under the lightncss of the move
nents In the Interior both today aud for
the semi-wcekly. the Interior receipts Tor
the thirteen principal interior towns Tor
the four days ending last night showing a
loss Of moro than 1908 bales as compare
with last year and the interior towns ont
Side Of Houston. losing more than lS.tW
haies ms compared with the corresponding
time last season, the firmness Of SOUTH RI
spot holders and the hullish crop reports
from the belt Indicating the crop had been
rapidly marketed and that there was cen,
sequenty an unusually small amount hcld
back by plantations. Yesterdays rcilizerS
wcre the hest buyers getting back into the
market to ride another wave to the tCp,
The close was about IL points above his,
nights figures With January SlN--j, Morch
3 1928 and Nav S.24-25. Port receipts were
4I.S22 bales against $1,000 last year; int
rior points 26,63G bales against 3o.I4a bales.
Estimates for New orleans tomorrow l4,00
TO 5000 against 19,05h and for Houston
5000 to 1000 against 1922 last year. In
terior receiptS for four DAYS ending last
night 1884, 600 against 10000 one year ago.
The hears are getting 10 use every effort
to dcprcss tho market. but unless the
movement makes better Roadway than M
present II is hardly probable that p es
will he permanently forced below those
now ruling
Liverpool is duo 10 he 564 higher 10
morrow Cooke, Moskowltz & co.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-12
HELP WANTED.

WANTED Twenty -dvc hrst-class Mill.
wrights 20 help set up machinery az DIR
now min at Colthnrp, Texas. Apply 10
II. N Love II Colthnrp III
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-12
M -Eaulk h b pnIlas.

Total commercial 5000. 44s si2 'ais
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-17
Thought He Grnsped the Idea.

In the fifth grade of grammar
&hool not many miles from the
statehouse the following story was
read by the teacher and the class told
to write it from memory: "a farmer
planted field of corn and placed net
over it as a protection from the birds
Next morning he found number OF
cranes and a stork caught in the net
The stork begged the farmer to re.
lease him, saying, 4 am bird Of ex,
eellent character The farmer laughed
and said, You were caught in the com
pany of these robbers, and with them
you must die
Great stress was laid upon the word
character" the teacher explaining
that a boy, girl or bird found in bad
company showed great lack of char
acter. The following is copy of one
of the papers actually produced anG
handed in by one of the pupils, boy
of IL:
"a farmer went out in the farm one
day and he saw character and between
them was Stork.
Gle caught the stork and the char
acter. The stork begged the farmer
to set him free. But the farmer sale
you were in there company and yor
must die with them.
'The stork said he was not like char
acter. l am bird of freedom. "-BostoI
Transcript.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-17
Raising the Fee.

In that particular year it happened
that the national political convention
OF which we are speaking was held in
some other town than Chicago, and the
place was crowded.
This is how it came to pass that Colo
mel Hankthunder, who went merely as
a prominent citizen of the republic and
had MT taken the precaution to engage
room beforehand, found himself shut
out of the hotels and compelled to
choose lodgings from a list of eligible
private dwellings,
The woman of the house near the
corner of Fish street and Potato ave
nue., the first residence at which he
called, showed him the only room she
had to spare.
That suits me, ma'am." he said
How much will it cost me for board
and lodging here for the next four
days?"
We'll" she answered, this is not a
regular boarding house, and l am only
taking boarders because | want to ed
ucate my boy for a lawyer. | shall
have to charge you Sc for the four
days"
Madam" lOftily rejoined the colonel,
taking out his pocketbook, you will
never educate your boy for a lawyer by
giving such an example as that. l will
pay you S1O."-Chicago Tribune.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-17
"Charleyo and "Jack."

There was Mr.. b." said Mr.. Spur
geon; 'he was a big man in his way
and seemed very anxious to make me
his friend. He was very hOspitable
and generous. l was friendly and
agreeable with him. Then he began to
call me Charles l looked at him.
did not mind it much, but had he been
my father or brother he could scarcely
have done more. l thought l would
let him see how it looked, so l called
him John He did not see my pur-
pose and so went on to call me Char
ley Then l called him Jack That
cured him, and he dropped it. But
could see he had little of the sense of
propriety." Undue familiarity with
men of position, especially with minis
tiers of the gospel, calling them Tom
or Bob" or Dick" is unworthy, and
ought not to be INDUCED in.-Spur.
geon's Biography.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-17

Tue dampness. We had brought our
p'pes, wine and luncheon, with a
paek or cards to divert ourselves, and
ueither of us had the slightest idea
y anything occurring to alarm us. AS
we sat down to the cards our revolvers
were laid on the table, and we laughed
Suu Joked without restraint. We had
o'aceu the doors shut with stout
poarus, and our first alarm came when
one Of these boards fell down and the
uoor swung wide open so that we could
,ook INTO the kitchen. The fall of the
ooard looked like an accident, but there
was something curious in the way the
uoor swung clear back. Both Of us
We're bit mystified, but we arose and
secured the door again and went on
with our game. This incident happen
eu about 10 o'clock. Three quarters of
an hour later the door leading to the
olilce was tried from the far side. We
not only heard it creak and give, but
We could see the brace culver under
the strain. There was no sound of foot
steps or whispering. Rising with the
utmost caution We grasped, our re-
i, FOlVers and tipt0ed- to, the door. When,
We reached it, we suddenly .jerked the
brace away and sprang back. The door
new back with great violence, but there
was nobody on the other side. We EN-
tered the office with our candles, but
the spiders in their webs were the only
living inmates. Some one had tried
that door. Some one had flung it wide
open as the brace was removed. Clark
and | laughed at each other, but we
both felt awed and mystitied and bit
afraid.
When the door had been secured as
before, we returned to our game and
spoke in whispers and kept very quiet.
After half an hour we abandoned the
cards and sat listening. l think it was
half an hour after midnight and we
were both PROBABLY nodding in sleep
when both doors were suddenly burst
open, with crash, our candles were
blown out by what seemed strong
wind and next instant | was seized,
lifted off my feet and carried to the
broken window of the office and flung
out While l yet lay on the ground
Clark followed me, and we heard
queer sort of chuckling from the win
dow above. We both scrambled up
and ran for our lives and in time reach
ed the city. Neither of us was much
hurt, but we had received a great
fright. What had attacked us we could
not say; but, whatever it was, it had
the strength of three average men.
We went at once to the police, but
even as we told our story we saw
red glare on the sky and knew that
"The Devils Inn was on fire. Next
day, as we visited the place with a
strong detachment of police, we found
nothing but the walls standing. The
unknown something that had flung us
out had fired the place by accident or
design. and the smoke stained adobe
walls are yet there for you to see and
& wonder over.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-17
Beguf1ing Childhood,

When my little son could scarcely
walk, says Rev. c. T. Brady, west.
ern missionary, | took him to the
cathedral one day. when l returned
for something | had forgotten after
morning service.
l left the child in the nave, and
when l went back to him he had ad-
vanced half way up the middle aisle
and was standing where the sun threw
golden light about his curly head.
tiny object he was in that great
church.
1t was very still. He was looking
about in every direction in the most
curious and eager way. To my fancy
he seemed like a little angel when he
said in his sweet childish treble, which
echoed and re-echoed beneath the
vaulted roof:
Papa, where's Jesus? Where's
Jesus?"
He had been told that the church
was the house of the Saviour, and on
this, his first, visit he expected to see
his Lord.
That baby is quite grown up now.
Not in the faintest particular does he
resemble an angel. The other day,
when l rode off to the wars he aston
ished even me with this request:
Papa, if you get wounded don't for
get to bring me the bullet that knocks
you out. | want it for a souvenir for
my collection
e., ,D,o
for him, | brought him no bullet.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-17
ASSETrS.

Mrs. Partridge has returned to her home il
Win chester, N. II after a week spent with
her mother, Mrs Wilson.
William johnson is better of an attack o
grip,
Arthur Giddipgs is staying at G, o. Peck's
and helping with the chores this winter
George Boynton went to Peppsrell, Mass,
this week for few days on business.
Mrs. Wilson's farm yet remains unsold,
OWING to a disappointment by parties who
had bargained for it,
David Clark has SOC his single saw to
Frank Stearns OF Chester.
W. ID. Stevens went this week to work for
Charles Howe at his logging camp.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-17
OPEN THE DOOR.

Open the door, let in the air; %,
The winds are sweet. and the flowers are iair.
Joy is abroad in the world today;
II our door is wide, 1t may come this way.
Open the doorl II
Open the door, let In the sun;
He hath a smile for every one;
He hath made Of the raindrops gold and gems,
He may change our tears to diadems;
Open the door!
Open the door Of the soul; let In
Strong, pure thoughts which shall Danish sin.
They will grow and bloom with a grace divine,
And their fruit shall be sveeter than that Of the
vine.
Open the doorl
Open the door Of the heart; let in VI
sympathy sweet for stranger and kin.
It will make the halls of the heart so fair ~
fhat angels may enter unaware.
Open the doorl
British Weekly.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-17
Not Too Far Away,

Robert Barr relates that once, speak
ing with Bret Harte, he upheld the
rigid life Henry Thoreau had led at
walden Pond, as compared with the
luxurious surroundings of many mod
ern authors. Barr advocated return
to the simpler habits of our ancestors.
yes" Harte replied, living on parch-
90 peas sounds very fine in a book.
When l visited Emerson, was aston
ished to find how close Walden Pond
was to the Emerson homestead, and
commented on this. / had imagined
that the pond was away out in the
wilderness, miles from any human hab-
itation.
Before Emerson could reply Mrs.
Emerson spoke up in the tone of a
woman exposing a humbug, Oh yes,
Henry took good care not to- get out of
hearing Of our dinner hornP "-Argo-
naut.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-17
BROOKLINE.

We believe those who have been on the
sick list are much improved,
John Wethe,bee, who has been unable to
work for two weeks on account of boil !.
his hand. is III the shop again.
Almon Marsh is night Waterman in the
chair shop at present.
Mrs. Horace Roberts of Putney is caring
for Mrs. Wa Ter Taft in her illness.
Tae ten inches of snow that fell last week
have greatly encouraged those who have
tea'ni & to do and the sleighlng is being wei
improved.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-17
A CARD.

Come to my store and get 25c or SOC bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar, and
pay you back your money If it does not cure
your cold or cough.
Andrews Dug Store, Bellows Falls, Vt.
Pierce's Pharmacy, " {"
Howard Drug Co., " I"
b. h. Davis, North Walpole.
Q. Y. Davis, Walpoie,
G. f. Simonds, Saxtons River.
). P. Gushing, Cambridgeport.
Jeremiah Clark, Andover.
j. b. Divoll, Rockingham.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-17
A GARDEN IN TUSCANY.
The white magnolia opens with the day

The white magnolia opens with the day
To look upon wonder world OF bloon'
As if the rainbow met its earthly doom
Beside its namesake iris and must lay
Imprisoned bars Of fame and blossom gay
Half hid beneath the olives mourniui g'00'A'
The lick branches weave shadow loom
Across the marbles, where the fountains spray
Drips slow, like cool and unsung MELODIES
And through the grass the little lizards gloe
Dazed with the drowsy fragrance OF the uee'
And love and life lie sleeping side by side
For where still Eros lures the honey bees
A dark young lad dreams through the hot noon
tide ...
Charlotte Becker in Ainslee's Magazine
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-17
Working Overtime.

Eight hour laws are ignored by those
tireles, little workers-Dr. Kings New
Lie Pills. Millions are always at woi K,
night and day, curing Indigestion, Bilious
ness, Constipation, Sick Headache and all
Stomach, Liver and Bowel trolb Is. Easy,
pleasant, safe, sure. Only 25c at Pierce's
Pharmacy.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-17
Natural Causes.

''As / understand it" remarked the
stranger. as the procession disappeared
over the hill, 1.-THE coroner's jury re-
turned verdict of death from natural
causes a.
"Yes,rrepiied Rattlesnake Pete, "you
see. he vas naturally slow, and SO WINS
slower With his gun than the other fell
low, which made it very easy to get
a quick verdict "-Colorado Springs
Gazette.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-17
The Masculine Test.

Cholly-Oh, yes, young Getthar is
rich and received in good society, but it
is plain to see he is not to the manner
born.
May-How is that? .-a
Cholly-He can't get into hanson
without hitting his silk hat to save his
Hfe.--Punch.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-17

between the ties, Very soon q number OF
men were on the spot but it -a' ONE time
before they were able TO get the ANIMAL
out. which had to b. done ny placing ropAs
around it and dragging it out. The horse
appeared to be all right after the accident.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-17

You have not gone to Europe, then,
as you expected?" said Mrs. Fosdick
to Mrs. Spriggs.
NO" was the reply. at is SO diff
cult for Mr.. Spriggs to leave his bust
ness, and really couldn't go without
him. And then l read the other day
about a ship that broke her record.
Think how dreadful 1t would be to be
on a ship in the middle of the ocean
with her record brokenr'-Detroit Free
Press
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-17

A. H. Ssbin's chair sale this week and
next is worth investigating.
Thimbles-ln gold and silver, and in
all sizes at O'good's.
Remember closing out sale and auction
every Wednesday and Saturday evening at
New York Racket, Bellows Falls
Closing out sale of winter millinery,
ladies' and oh ldren's trimmed hats f'tv
and seventy five cents; unit immed hats
% cents. Mrs. Tenney, Saxtons River,
Vt.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-05-15
THE MINERALS OF NEW JERSEY.
We are Rich in Iron, Zinc, Slate, Cemci
Rock, Copper and Aluminium.

We are Rich in Iron, Zinc, Slate, Cement
Rock, Copper and Aluminium.
In 1899 there were no less than 119
different species Of minerals, repre-
senting many varieties, in the soil Of
New Jersey catalogued by the State
Geological Survey Since that year
more have been classified These are
either Independent species or in chem
ical combination. All the great col
lections in the scientific world contain
New Jersey specimens, some of which
are highly priced.
Among the State minerals are the
amethyst, beryl, sapphire, opal, agates,
ruby, pearls, besides silver, copper,
iron, coal, graphite, lead, zinc, quartz,
amber, asbestos, aluminium, magne-
stun, manganese, mica, potassium,
phosphorIte, plumbago, silica and as
phaltum.
The mineralogy Of the State is only
incidental to the duties of the State
geologist, whose province of work
covers also the survey of the land, its
confguration and geological conforma-
ton, its forests, waters and climate,
and its geology. With such variety
of departments to look after, the State
geologist cannot well attend to the
States important mineral interests
These should be committed to the
special care of mineralogist skilled
in prospecting.
There is mineral wealth under New
Jersey soil that will repay the labors
of mineralogist Investigator With
such variety of specimens Of minerals
as the State catalogue gives, there
must be deposits than can be profitably
worked, if located And no doubt care
full and patient investigation would
reveal some minerals not yet cata-
logued, to enrich the museums.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-05-15
NOW Tor Tho Zig Show

Under the personal direction of such master
managers as James A Bailey w W. Cole and
Lewis and Peter Sells-wth the drst-named
cleaning every foreign field for noted and
novel features r. the Adam Forepaugh and
Sells Brothers united menagories, circuses
and hippodromes have grown to be the great
est show of the era, and so generally recoRniy-
ed from New York to San Francisco. Now
brilliantly and exclusively dominating the
metropolitan field left vacant by the departure
for foreign parts Of the Barnum 4 Bailey
show and making season in Madison Square
Garden part of its regular programme, the
World says it is "the biggest circus that New
York ever saw and that unqualified COM
pliment is heartily seconded by the press and
public generally That il Just the shape in
which IL will appear ut Trenton, N. j., ON
Thursday, May ~ bringing wealth and
variety of entertainment, II is simply imposs-
BILE TO refer to in retail There are hundreds
OF rare wild beasts, birds and amphibia, in
Guiding three herds Of performing elephants,
the only school of trained sea lions and seals,
and whole caravan of other cute and cum
ming animals There are hundreds of really
eminent artists and royalty beautiful horses
and over hundred brilliant acts and electri-
flying races The colossal circus company
contains all the FUN that the biggest tent can
hold, furnished by twenty-five famous and
versatile clowns, nineteen champion male and
female bareback riders, and troupes of thrill
ing and wonderful experts in mid-air and
ground sensations Everything is of the best
and there is enough OF it to fill three rings,
elevated stages and pedestals acres of aerial
space and the biggest coliseum course ever
canopied. The morning parade will be the
same which, passing under the great Dewey
arch, dazzled and delighted over half a million
pair of eyes
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-05-15
THE GRIP EPIDEMIC.
The Disease More Prevalent than Ever and
Quite rs Fatal. The Rest Treatment.

The Disease More Prevalent than Ever and
Quite ns Fatal. The best Treatment.
The grip has surprised the doc
tors and health authorities this season
by its rapid spread and by some novel
symptoms. While it spares nobody
it is proving especially dangerous to
middle-aged and elderly persons. In
many cases either a fatal onset Of
pneumonia, or 4 complete breakdown
of health and strength, is apt to fol-
low an attack of grip.
The wise course for all is proven
ton. BY wearing a Benson's Porous
Plaster on the chest and back you
protect the lungs from Geld and chill
and with ordinary care you are
safe from grip.
For those who are already suffer-
ing from grip, or from the usual win
ter coughsand colds, Benson's PiaSterS
are a sure and speedy relief and cure
Highly medicinal and scientific.
Refuse limitations and substitutes
Only the genuine are effective. Ex-
anime when you buy. Seabury q
johnson, Manufacturing Chemists
New York.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-05-15

The Masonic Home, near Burling
ton, will be three years old in June.
II has A. inmates, including : women
aud . girls. The deaths number only
>, the last one being Alexander w.
Morrison, 90 years, member of Kane
lodge, No 81, Newark, who died week
before last, and was inferred in New
Qrk al the eXpeuse of his lodge, Among
The inmatda is VIM, Bfown, or 'l'Heka
hoe, 80 years old, who has not been
out of bed since September last, OF
account of his limbs, but possesses ,
good appetite aud II cheerful dispo
alton. DIR. laird, another inmate
from Mannsquan, 90 years of age, il
the only survivor of the N. j. consti
tutionul convention held in 1874. Hi
health and mental faculties are re
markedly good.
Twenty lodges of the State have fur
nished one bedroom each, some beinl
elaborate Joseph Morris Ward,
wealthy bachelor of Newark, furnished
II room Mt his own expense.