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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-30
SALES OF OIL STOCKS,
Several Deals Made on the Houston
Exchange Yesterday.
A NUMBER OF ADVANCES RECORDED
Beatty Gained Eight Cents, Sales Being
Made at 34-t'ow Trades
Are Made.

There were several good sales of oil
stocks on the Houston exchange yesterday
and the bidding was very lively on the
IL o'clock call
Beatty advanced from 20 to "a and sales
were made at the latter price The fact
that the Beatty well on Spindle Ton
Heights is down about 700 feet has added
to the Interest in this stock and no doubt
caused Yesterdays advance.
Several other stocks were wanted at
higher prices yesterday. Beaumont sPetro-
leum and Gas jumped from 80 to SO, and
none could be bought for less than 5Th
Bryan Heard gained 25 cents, sales being
made at $40 per share. Citizens Consoll-
dated advanced from SIS TO s26, with $50
asked. Federal Crude gained 219 cents,
Beaumont and Pacific Slope 4 cents, Sara
toga OIL and Pipe cents, Trenton Rock
10 cents and Higglns ST.
Slight declines were noted on the new
stock Of the American oil and Refining
company Columbia Crude. Chicago Crude,
Drlllers, Enterprise. Grace, Gober Ham.
man, National on and Pipe, Seaboard and
United States oil
Some parties desiring to sell or buy
stocks seem TO be rather confused as TO
the methods TO be employed. Members Of
the exchange desiring to trade can 20 in
the ring and buy aud sell on the floor
The outside public however, must place
orders with broker, who must be either
member Of the exchange or some one
employed by said member on such trades
Il small commission Is charged, not cx-
ceedlng 8 per cent. The exchange as n
body does not buy or sell stocks. II is
merely q meeting place for members and
hYgl 40 H.
guaranteeing that all such business VIII
be conducted fairly.
As the methods OF trading are better
understood IT Is believed that orders Will
he more numerous and Houston will soon
become the oil stock exchange center for
the South.
~
The prices bid and asked yesterday and
ft, eel.e r,adn rrrr. f,t1ny-r.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-30

beaumont rexas June 2e.--A rumor
that the Treadway we'll, situated on block
20 OF the Iowa Colony. had come In was
circulated on the streets today. but there
was no ground for 1t. The drill is show
ing oil indications at 4 depth Of about 600
feet, but this Is no lnfallible clew as TO
what viii be found at depth of 1000 feet,
since the best Indications at the former
depth have been known to fail
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01

Doctors have very much less latitude
in the matter of facial decoration than
men of any other profession because II
seems to be taken as a settled fact that
they must wear only boards.
81 happen to have great many doc
tors under my care" said the barber
whose name Is known to more New
Workers. than any other, land all of
them excepting two wear boards. These
two are both over 80, and they allow
themselves the luxury of gray mus
taches. Most Of the others are men
between 80 and 40, and l don't believe
there is one Of them who wears beard
from choice. Some Of them would very
much like to be smooth faced, while
others look with envy at the men able
to wear only a mustache. They also
say that professional reasons compel
them to wear boards.
"Youthfulness in a doctor seems to
be more of a disadvantage than In any
other profession. One hears 8 great
deal Of gray haired men having to dye
their hair and mustache If they want
to find work, but it is just as true that
men are compelled to adopt some de-
vice to make them look older when
youthfulness is q disadvantage. For
that reason all my doctor clients hav'
to wear boards whether these are be-
coming to them or not."-New York
Sun
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01

time to- time the soldiers would see the
leaves stir and would fire a shot down
path at bust or a grating. Here
and there we found some unlucky fell
low hid away In corner Of a chapel.
That is what happened to my friends
the artillerymen. l found them all,
men and women, In a heap near my
box, the old man with his medals on
top. 1t wasn't cheerful thing to see
in the cold of the early dawn. B-r-r!
But what took me the most was
long line Of national guards they were
bringing out at this moment from La
Roquette prison, where they had spent
the night. They came up the grand
avenue slowly, like a funeral. You
couldn't hear word-not groan-
these poor fellows were so tagged out,
so crushed down. There were some
who were asleep as they walked, and
the thought they were going to die
couldn't wake them up. They made
them file into the lower end of the
cemetery, and then the volleys began.
There We're 147 Of them. Do you sup
pose that took long? That was what
was called the battle of Pere-la-C haise.
Here my old fellow, seeing his ser.
geant, left me abruptly, and I stood
alone looking at his sentry box, with
the names of that last pay day written
on it, by the light Of blazing Paris.
called up that night in May, streaked
with shells-no, with blood and fame,
the great lonesome cemetery as bright
ly lighted up as city on holiday; the
guns abandoned in the middle Of the
crossways; all around, the open vaults,
the orgies in the tombs, and near, mid
this crowd of domes, Of columns, of
stone statues which the leaping flames
made look alive, with his broad fore
head and great eyes, the bust Of Balsac
looked on.-EXchange.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01
Hnd LEGAL Talent.

Chief Justice Mcfarland Of the su'
preme court tackled youngster one day
who, in spite of his appearance, will
probably be an ornament to the bench
one of these days. The boy had just
taken the law examinations and had fail
ed. Said Justice Mcfarland by way OF
consolation:
"It's really too had that you could not
have been admitted to the bar after youi
first trial, but then, you know, the bright.
est men often fail the first examination.
"Thank you, sir" replied the would be
lawyer 81 failed this time, but l feel
cocksure that l can make it on my sec
ond try"
your confidence is commendable," re-
piled the justice, "but it is not well to ba
overconfdent. What makes you sc
sure?"
"Wen, know that l have tried once
and failed. Now, if the supreme court
had decided once that | am not bright
enough to practice law, it's pretty sure
sign that the second trial will pass me
for who ever heard Of the supreme court
having rendered the same decision
twice ?"-San Francisco News Letter.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01

"You had horse standing out hereT'
said the boy as he entered the corner gro
Gerry and was asked what he wanted.
"Wel?" queried the grocer.
"He was hitched to IL wagonP'
"Yes"
ST came along with a later in my
hand"
Not doubt Of It."
"And, to see if the horse was alive.
hauled off and plunked him"
81 see. And he was alive"
ale was. sir. He reared up and then
went running off as hard as he could go
and he's mile away. and the wagon is
all kicked 20 pieces by this time"
"And like truthful. honest lad you
came in to tell me of it and get your re-
ward?" qucricd the grocer.
CHATS it. sir. You've got some big
apples there, and if you think
''There. there. bub; run along The
horse and wagon belong TO the hardware
man next door, and if you go in and show
your integrity he'll probably reward yor
with Q paper Of carpet tacks." :.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01
THE MAN AND THE TANK.
Bank Cashiers Device For the Cap
ture of Men With Guns.

Bank Cashiers Device For the Cap
ture of Men With Guns.
81 haven't the slightest objection in
the world to any one looking like me-" de-
elared the drummer. Furthermore, l
believe In encouraging native genius.
But there Is limit, and, though so far !
have refrained from numbering any one,
l will not be responsible for what may
happen in the future.
my last trip took me out west, and
one day, finding myself short of funds, |
entered a bank and asked the cashier if
he would be kind enough to cash draft
for me, at the same time reaching in my
pocket for papers that would identify
me. ! noticed that he looked at me rath-
er hard, and the next instant l felt the
floor give way beneath my feet, and !
shot out of sight with a rapidity that
was startling. My next impression was
that IL l didn't get cut of the tank Of
water that l had fallen into l would be
drowned. The idea was good one. and
l acted on 1t. Then yelled for help like
q good fellow.
81 was In complete darkness, and, al
though I could hear some sort of excite
ment going on over my head, my cries
met with no response. Finally part of
the floor above my head was raised. and
an arm holding gun was thrust through.
Then a voice commanded me to get out of
that. and got. I came up fighting mad,
only to find myself under arrest and a
bowling mob outside clamoring to get at
me. Well, for awhile it was wildly ex-
citing, during which demands and ex-
plantations were thrown back and forth
until the situation was cleared up suffi-
GENTLY for me to grasp it.
at seems that the cashier had mis-
taken me for a note raiser who had been
in the neighborhood. and 1t further seems
that he was of an inventive turn of mind
and had arranged a trapdoor before his
window that could be sprung by pressing
a spring behind his desk and thus tal
care OF any man that might attempt
hold him up. Mistaking me for the note
raiser, who was badly wanted. he thought
it would be a good chance to try his idea
and take care of me at the same time I'M
til he could call an officer. 1t worked, as
/ can testify, and I am thinking of get.
ting the right to sell the patent here in
the east."-Detroit Free Press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01


A wise man will take the weapon Al
his hand even if it is not the conven
tiOnal one. So thought Captain Slo
cum, who, on his sloop, the Spray
made n voyage alone around the world
and met many good friends and sfngu
lar enemies. This is his description OF
one comic happening which might have
ended in tragedy. He says:
1 discovered, as she sailed along
through labyrinth of islands, that she
was in the Cockburn channel, which
leads into the strait of Magellan at 4
point opposite Cape Froward, and that
she was passing Thieves bay, sug
gestively named. That night she lay
ut anchor In snug cove at the Turn.
now became jaded and worn from
my previous battling with danger and
rough weather, and as drowsiness
came on 1 sprinkled the deck with
tacks, for it Is well known that one
cannot step on tack without saying
something about 1t. A pretty good
Christian will whistle when he meets
the commercial end of a carpet tack; a
SdNdSc WILL uOMl anu CkaL" IhC al
That was just what happened that
night at IL o'clock when the savages
thought they had me, sloop and all
until they stepped on deck. Then they
learned that had them.
They howled like pack of hounds
and jumped pellmell, some into theil
canoes, others into the sea to cool off
1 fired several guns when 1 came on
deck to let the rascals know that !
was at home, and then l turned In
again, feeling sure 1 should not be dis
turbed by people who left in SO great
a hurry.
The Fuegians, being cruel, are natu.
rally towards and regard rifle with
superstltious fear. The only danger
from their quarter would be in allow.
ing them to surround one within bow.
shot or to anchor within range, where
they might lie in ambush.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01
SQUEAkY SHOES.
Time Was when They We're Es-
tecmed Very Highly.

tecmed Very Highly.
"This matter may not seem to you,"
said the middle aged man. ''one of grave
Importance, but It appears, nevci theless,
to be fact that there are nowadays not
nearly so many squeaky shoes worn as
there We're years ago. There used to be
many. Now there are comparatively
few. Time and again. for instance,
have seen walking up a church aisle, a
little late perhaps, and so alone and Ill
the more conspicuous, man whose boots
squeaked so that the sound of them filed
all the church and the thoughts OF every
worshiper besides. But he would move
noiselessly now.
"There was a time when people didn't
object to the squeaily shoes, when. in
fact. they rather liked them. The squeak
proclaimed their degree Of newncss, for
the newest squraked most. aud people
didn't object to your knowing that their
shoes were not old and worn out, but new
shoes. They used 70 put into some shoes
in those days. between the inner and the
outer sole, a piece of what was called
squeak leather. to make the shoes squeak
the more, bat commonly the sQueaking
was caused simply by the chatting of one
sole against the other as the wearer
walked. Some Of these, though. were
mighty good squeakers.
"Later there came time when
squeaky shoes found less favor, when,
in fact. there We're many people who
preferred that their shoes should not
squeak. This sort Of middle period is
marked by the appearance in contem-
poraneous prints OF recipes for stopping
or preventing the sGUcal.iug of shoes.
One way suggested was to soak the soles
in water. This was said to be effective,
at least as long as the shoes remained
damn. Another way was to drive tack
or two or a few peg; through the two
soles, so that they could not rub one
against the other, and from that, in due
course we rose to the comparatively
squeakless dignity Of the present day.
Glow this has heen accomplished,
whether the squeaking is now specially
guarded against in some manner or
whether it has been largely eliminated
as one of the results of the vastly diff
ferent modern methods of manufacture,
or what. | do not know. but certain it
is that in these days you don't hear any
thing like so many sQuealy shoes as you
once did."-New York sun.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01

There is Il clear lesson in a story tcld
by the captain of Il police precinct IN
New York. One evening man came 10
the station house asking if any lost chill
dren were there. Three were asleep IN
a back room. and the man went III to see
if his own was among the number. lie
Weakened boy between and 3 years
old and asked of him if he were Johnny
So-and-so. The little fellow being very
sleepy and frightened could not be made
to answer, and the man turned away
saving he would have TO send his wife
over.
what! Do You not know your own
child?" the police official asked.
"To tell the truth, don t." the man re-
Piled. Il work on the - line of street
cars; the children amt up when ! 20
away in the morning. and they're in bed
when l get back at night. l never see
them
Later his wife appeared ard Identified
one of the children. 1t was not the one
the father had picked out.-Harper's
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01
The Extreme Limit.

81 think there should be law against
publishing lies," said the innocent faced
man as he laid down his paper and heav-
ed sigh.
Have you discovered lie" was ask
ed by fellow passenger.
"I'm sure Of it. A man who was on a
steamer when she was wrecked claims
to have swum a distance of 40 miles to
land. We know that is a physical impos-
sibility. l myself was once on a steamer
lost off the coast, and at that time l was
called a champion swimmer. | swan
and swan and swan, but | didn't swim
no 40 miles. could not have done il"
How far did you swim?"
"Thirty-nine miles to foot, sir, and
any man In this world who says he has
swum 40 is liar, sir, and the truth
isn't in him, sirp'-New York Herald.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01
Singing 10 the Camel.

The Jehu who wal!cps his horse TO make
Il 90 when the poor beast is dead tired
might do well to take hint from the
Arabs of the desert.
They use camels much as other folks
use trains or ships. In fact. the camel
has often been called the ship of the
desert.
The animal has very queer temper,
which needs TO be studied. When. there
fore, the Arabian driver wants his camel
to go faster. he doesn't begin to leather
it. He finds it better to sing 80 ii, and
the simple tunes cheer the jaaed creature
so much that it actually quickens its pace
at least one-fnurth.
First one driver in the caravan sings
a verse. and then the others join in the
chorus. Some travellers have said that
they have asked the drivers to sing, not
only to increase their progress. but also
because the melodies were so sweet and
simple that they We're worth listening TO
on their own acknowledgements.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01
Rifle Fire.

When we had entered that splitting,
humming zone of rifle fire, the like of
which no living soldier had ever before
witnessed, bullet SKINNED along the
top of mans head. just grazing the
skin and Ticking of the hair in its course
Surely the time for a prayer or even a
shrek, IL ever there were one. 1--WE just
had free air cut, mates!' was the only
observation heard by the officer who witt
messed this CHASTITY jest of the pale one
Black wood.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01
Ecnr Ennlix Name.

Some of our Bnsquc fcllow residents in
Mexico have long and uHprcnouncealle
names. but the record long name IA sur
name1 is:
Observation-Disclosures
This marvellous name means the new
red mill of the house ahnye."
The historic name Of lturhide is also
BASQUE by origin and me@us the road to
the fountain. "-Mexican Herald.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01
LOVE SONG.


u could sew pillow for your head,
Soft, silksn, stuffed with every pretty thoughts
II l could lay q carpet where you tread
OF all my LIES most radiant fancios wrought
Could spread my soul as canopy above you,
Your sleep, your steps, should know how much
love you'll
But, as life goes, to the old sorry tune,
stand apart and see thorns wound your feet,
Your sleeping eyes resenting star and moon,
Your head rest, restless, on q breast unmeet
And say word, but suffer without moan
Lest you should guess how much you alonel
Pail Mall Gazette.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01
Par Example.

George-Just look, father! Isn't our
baby the finest in town?
Father-It may be, George, but hope
1t won't turn out to be like car win
dow.
Georgetown is that, father?.
Father-Hard to raise and after you
do raise it unmanageable.-Phi
phia Record.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01
he EasandI ptslliseqcer.
Is Published Epery Friday.
FINNEY &IDASHIELL.
!
TERMS 1.OoA Year in Advance;

Transient advertisements. Square
3 insertions or less $1.5O. Each subse-
quent insertion % cents. Longer adver-
tisements i'll the same proportion. A
space equal to six lines makes a square.
Figure work double price. GyEs,.
Obituaries and Personal Communica-
tons will be inserted at cents per line.
Yearly Advertisements at Special Rates.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01
THE EAGLE HOTEL,
CHAS. A. McGAW, Proprietor.
BEL AIR, MD.

The undersigned has assumed charge
of this old and well-known hotel and
proposes to cater to the travelling public
in the most approved manner To those
who know the situation and advantages
of the odd Eagle" no comment is neces-
sary. 1t is unsurpassed for its quiet,
beautiful and homelikc attractions. AS
a summer boarding place it is unexcelled
and its reputation as a stopping place
for commercial men and tourists will be
carefully nurtured. Everything will be
under the personal care of the proprietor,
and his ambition is to make the saying
true-"Once a customer, always a custo-
mer." Special terms for large parties on
application.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01
BY THE STREAM.

ut tuIIIIs III sIVaIS ECtNVtFI IIIt ICaEBI
And fickers on the stream;
The little minnows dart about
Like shadows In a dream.
Beyond the shade the clover field
u quivering with the heat,
But hare the water ripples cool
About the children's feet.
fas leaves stir softly overhead,
The shadows verge toward noon,
And they will have to leave their play
And go to dinner soon.
Katharine Pyle in Harper's Bazas
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01

SSes-a-&-@49-e@e@N-
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-05
APPROVE PRESIDENTS COURSE
with Interests I'm Orient Pleased
with Americas Policy In Chan

WASHINGTON, Jan. A committee
from the American Asiatic association with
headquarters in New York, called on the
president and presented memorial
expressing its emphatic approval OF the
efforts made by him and the secretary OF
state to hasten a settlement OF the uues-
tions at issue between the powers and the
government of China. The memorialists
single out for special approval the demand
made upon China that in future the diplO-
matte representatives OF foreign govern
ments have direct access to the emperor
The belief Is expressed that the good OF all
concerned requires the resumption OF au-
thority by Emperor Kwang Su and the hope
is expressed that the integrity OF the Chi
nese empire may be a condition precedent
OF any settlement to which the United
States is a party and also that the great
province OF Manchuria shall continue to bo
regarded as inseparable from the eighteen
provinces OF the middle kingdom. In the
negotiations OF a new treaty of trade and
navigation the memoralists represent the
necessity of insisting upon full heed being
paid both by the imperial and provincial
governments to the letter OF such treaties
in respect OF the transit passes Issued In
return for stipulated payment and intended
to clear imported merchandise from all
further taxation on its way to the inland
markets.
One of the principal objects and purposes
OF the association Is to foster and safe
guard the trade and commercial interests
OF citizens OF the United States and others
associated Herewith In the empires Of
China, Japan and Korea and in the Phil
ippine islands The membership Is said to
consist mainly of persons interested in the
cotton trade.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-05
WON'T GET LAWSHE'S REPORT
sennte's Request for Information Con-
cerning Cuban Postal Frauds Re
fused by President.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4,-The president
sent a message to the senate declining to
transmit the Lawshe report in regard to
the Irregularities in connection wits postal
affairs In Cuba. The declination is consid-
cred exceptional, and 1t is possible it will
create more or less discussion. The presi-
dents message Is as follows:
To the Senate of the United States: In
reply to a resolution of the senate of
December 10, 1900 directing the secretary Of
war to transmit to the senate the report of
Abraham l.. Lawshe, giving In detail the
result of his Investigations, made under the
direction of the War department into the
receipts and expenditures OF Cuban funds,
the senate Is informed that for the reasons
stated In the accompanying communication
from tho secretary of war, dated December
2S 1900, II Is not deemed compatible with
the public interest to transmit the report To
the senate at this time
WILLIAM M'KINLEY
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-05
NEELY MUST STAND TRIAL
Alleged Embesxier of Postal Funds
VIII lie Prosecuted In This Conn
try Even IL Not Ext 'ited.

WASHINGTON, Jan. At Is said at the
War department that no plan OF action
has been decided upon with reference to
the cases Of Neely, Rathbone ct al, in con-
nection with the Cuban postal frauds, In
anticipation OF the decision Of the supreme
court in the Neely case involving the ques-
tion OF jurisdiction OF the United States
in Cuban affairs The statement was made,
however that the cases undoubtedly would
be prosecuted in this country in the possi-
BILE event that the supreme court should
decided against the extradition of Neely.
in what manner this would be done was
not explained, but 1t was stated that Neely
might possibly be tried in New York on
the charge on which he was arrested, viz,
bringing stolen goods into the country.