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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-17
KITCHENER is PROUD.
MANAGED 10 RenuIse Dewet and HI
Cr,aU p.pd

Wanaaed 10 Renulse Dewet and His
Small Band
New York. November 18.-The London
correspondent Of the Tribune comments
upon the military movements in South
Africa in the following language: Dewet
has made an unsuccessful temperance
His attack on the rear guard OF Colonel
Rings cnlumn IN the northeast Of the
Orange River Colony, was easily repulsed
,vithout much loss TO either side, and Lord
kitchener seems proud Of the fact. although
Inc Bocr general had only 800 men with
him. Official dispatches AFFORD evidence OF
the determination Of the Beers TO conduct
nm aggressive campaign and also 10 show
that the British columns are mainly engag-
ed in marking time.
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AFTER wooTENs JOB.

Six Candidates Have Already Jumped
into the Game.
Dallas, Texas. November 16.-Hon r. e.
L. knight Of Dallas tonight formally an
nounced his candidacy for the democratic
nomination for representative in congress
In next years campaign against Congress
man Dudley G.. Wootcu. This makes six
active candidates already In the feld, viz,
Shaw Clark and Knight OF Dallas, aud
Beall and skinner Of Waxahachie.
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ALABAMA COTTON sTATIsTIcs.

Washington, November 1e.-The agri-
cultural division Of the twelfth census has
completed It's tabulation Of the, cotton crop
OF Alabama In the year 1880 In that year
there were 192,3s4 farms reporting cotton
with an acreage OF 3,2o2 1876, producing
LOG, $40 commercial bales, or the equal OF
I.Os,3. 694 bales OF 500 pounds each The
value OF this cotton to the farmers as sold
by them exclusive OF the seed Is S37, 400, 59S.
The cotton reported ginned by the manu-
features division for this state was l,OIs,-
5l9 bales Of 500 pounds
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- oAaINET KS AWAKENEo.
Is Now PURSUING a Strict Application
10 Business.

Us Now PURSUING oUiCt NpphSeuoH
10 Business.
London. November 16,--The cabinet ap-
pears 10 have awakened from Its lethargy
with such unexpected energy as 20 elicit
from the Gazette the following comment:
"This strict aonlcatlon to business Is
highly 10 he commended aud will be ap
prec'ated."
This unintentional admission Of the cab
lnet's previous laziness has caused tho
statement that the various committees Of
the cabinet sitting this week will formulate
nroposals for the reform % procedure IN
the house u commons These proposals
VIII be considered bv the full cabinet next
week. Parilament. II Is expected, win re-
assemble January %.
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UNUSUAL WEATHER IN ENGLAND.
Dense Fous bccomparied by unseason-
ably Cold Temperature.

apiY Cold emperature.
London, November 18--Brom L. to "a
degreea OF frost, unprecedented at this
time 9f the year, and n dense fog in most
parts OF the country are winding up a week
notable for its abnormal weather, and ara
adding TO the long list OF casualties occa-
stoned boy the recent gales Railroad TRAFFIC
In and around London is seriously delayed.
while train collisions are reported from
yarions points.
The most serio is of these was on tho
London, Chatham and Dover line. when
seventeen persons were injured.
All traffic on the Riser Thames is at VI
standstill and several accidents preceded
tho stopnage.
The fog In South London is 80 dense that
road trJfnc Is almost impracticable 0mnl-
bus passengers have been forced to leave
the vehicles and walk
Notwithstanding the density of the fog,
the automobile club turned out in force
for its annual spin today. Hundreds OF
cars proceeded In the display and gingerly
felt their way through the darkness. The
channel steamers are greatly delayed by
the fog There was skating today In parts
of the kingdom
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-17
MRS. S. F. B. MORSE DEAD.

Was the Second Wife Of the Famous
Inventor.
New York, November 1G.-Mrs Sarah Eli
zabeth Grlswold Morse, widow of Prof.
S. F. b. Morse, inventor of the telegraph,
died in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday.
she was Prof. Morse's second wife and
was married to him in 1916. She was
born in 1872 Four chldr6n one daurh er
and three sons, were horn TO her, and II
was at the home Of her daughter In Ber-
lin IT-It She died.
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rendered New York coIleotornhip.

Washington, November 16 State Senator
N. NJ. Stranahan OF oswego, N, Y, after
his call upon President Roosevelt today
made the following statement; president
Roosevelt this morning rendered nc the
off &c OF collector OF New York with the
understanding that | shall assume It's du-
ties on April / next"
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win Complete the Sale.

kansas city, November 16-Luke F. VII
son. formerly Of Kansas city, left today
FOR indianapolis to conclude the sale Of
his 80 600 acres near Wichita Falls. Texas.
"' VI, +. seId mat Mr.. Wilson has practical
l., said the ranch TO indianapolis people
InF k30o.0o0-
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AN INDEX TO THE SUNDAY posi-

FIRST PAGE.
Telegraphic news
SECOND.
Sporting news.
THIRD.
Important local suit nled
FOURTH.
relegraphie news
FIFTH.
Budgets from Beaumont and BRENNAN.
Texas news
SIXTH.
The National W. c. T. .. proceedings
Oil news,
SEVENTH.
V. W. Grubbs' announcement FOR gov
ernor.
Austin budget
EIGHTH.
Local courts.
Local news.
NINTH.
Railroad news.
Texas news.
TENTH.
The Stephenson hearing
TWELFTH.
A carnival attraction.
Local news.
THIRTEENTH.
City brevitles.
Personal mention.
FOURTEENTH.
Editorials
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NORTH CARoLINA's COTTON CROP.

Raleigh. ~ C., November l6-The News
and Observer tomorrow VIII publish statls-
ties showing chat the cotton crop OF North
Carolina this year Will give 32s,04O bales
against 90, 600 bales last year. There is
yet remaining In the field. according to the
correspondents 10 lille per cent OF the
crop.
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COMING TO TEXAS.

Rev. Ira -andredth Of Tennessee to Be
President of Trinity University,
Nashville, Tenn, November 16.-Rev Ira
Landredth. editor Of the cRlherIand Pres
byterian. leaves Monday for Texas to con-
Yer with the trustees OF Trinity university,
10 the presidency Of which he has been
practically called,
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!. wouLp pgsrRoY cAINArowN.
San Francisco Board of Health Comes
TO Or. BIunt's View.

special TO The Post)
San Francisco, November 10.-pr. ]. It.
Williamson, president Of the San Francisco
board OF health, has Just hled a report
with Mayor Phelan, ana the most impor-
tant Recommendation made In 1t is for the
destruction OF the Chinese quarter.
chinatown as II is at present" says the
report "can not be rendered sanitary ex.
cept By total obllteratton. 1t should be Do
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cid h North Teraa.

Denton, pentol County, Texas, November
IA killing frost this morning. the hrst
Of the winter. Wheat h looking 100 per
cent better since the rain.
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Texans in New York.
lSneolal 70 The Post.l

New York, Novembel 16.-The following
Texans are reglsted In New York;
Houston.--T. Madden Broadway.
Galveston.-J. NJ. w. Jones J. Mailni, AS
tor j. Young Stnrteyant.
DalIas-Sylyester Lambert, Misses lam
bert Normandle; j. Hughes, Navarro.
Austfn.-D. Il. Ray, Cadillac,
Texss.-J. H. Johnson sturteYanti MIS-
j. r. Gordon, MarlhorouGh.
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I SIXTEENTH.
Want ads.
SEVENTEENTH.
| Want ads.
! EIGHTEENTH.
Want ads.
Commercial news.
NINETEENTH.
Commercial news.
TWENTY-SEcoND.
A Tete-a.Tete with the musicians.
TWeNTY-THlRp.
Daughters OF the Confederacy.
TWENTY-FouRTR.
Suits for beaumont oil land compromised.
Local news.
TWENTY-FiFTH.
George AIDES Modern Fables.
Forecasts BY Foster.
Cotton manufactures.
TWENTY-SlXTH.
Local society news.
TWENTY-SEVENTH.
Texas society news.
TWeNTY-EleHTH.
Frank Carpenters letter from Java
| TWENTY-NlNTH.
The fashions.
THlRTlETH.
Theatrical news and gossip.
THlRTY-FlRST.
Happyhammer letters
THlRTY+SECONp.
The Literary Clubs and Patriotic socie
ties.
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populated Its buildings leveled by nre.
and its tunnels and cellars laid bare. la
occupants should be colonized on some
distant portion Of the peninsula, where
every violation Of sanitary laws could be
Mt once detected. In this and no other
way will there be safety from the In
vasion and propagation OF Oriental diseases.
THE day has passed when a progressive
city IKE San Francisco should feel com
PEELED to tolerate Ia rs midst n foreign
community perpctuated in NTH, for the
curiosity OF tourists, the cupidity Of law
yers and the alteration OF artists"
~
(More than a year ago State Health ora
Ger Blunt OF Texas advocated the obntera-
tlon OF Chinatown as tho only method bS
which the plague could he driven 'front.'
San Francisco and his suggestion was re-
celyed with much scorn at that place
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-14
The Cancer Microbe.

Cancer is caused by an animal microbe
known to science as an amaba. The
germ is not the same as that of consump.
ton and cholera. the latter being vegeta
ble growths, while the cancer germ is an
animal growth, coming under the same
head as those Of malaria, yellow fever
and smallpox. Il is one Of the lowest
forms of animal life Of which any trace
has been found.
In shape the cancer microbe might be
lihened to an ideal money bag. slightly
elongated. The upper portion. where the
strings would be tied around the bag. con.
tainS the mouth. Under the microscope
the germs are shown to possess an inter.
nal organism. embracing a digestive ap.
paratuS.
The microhe, entering the human body
hy what process we do not know. fasten,
upon the first cell which it encounters and
begins to feed upon ana destroy the cell
tissue. Having empticd one cell, it cuts
its way ont and attacks another. During
is life the microbe duplicates itself thou
sands Of times, and the home tcnanted
by the colony it thus POUNDS constitutes
cancer
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-14
Frenchwomen Talk ia Advopto~a

The Frenchwoman is an excellent
housewife. She makes the most Of ev.
erythng and obtains much from small
resources. She manages her household
most economically. She is sober. she is
ingenious, she is devoted to her husband
md to her children. In the home Of
FARMERS and workingmen she represents
the intellectual element When farmer
comes to speak on business with his
landlord, it is always the wife who talks
and enters into discussions. The man
looks at her and gives his opinion by
nodding or shaking his head. without
saying a single word. If workingman
has lawsuit on hand, he goes with his
wife to the lawyers Office 1t is the
woman who does the talking and explains
the case. She is evidently the intelligent
one, and her husband recognizes this
fact and is forced to acknowledge it
It"Wnuitn: i'm
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-14
AN ARTISTIC UNDERTAKEN.
The Element of Uncannincss Elimi-
mated In His Pretty shop.

The most artistic undertakcr's shop in
New York is on Eighth avenue Most
undertakers are content with one fine
casEet under a glass case for their show
window display, with perhaps an i'm
pressiye velvet curtain as a background
But this Eighth avenue man has what
might be called a ''dressy" window. He
has all the newest ideas for making I'M
dertaking and its trappings less uncanny
in their aspects than formerly.
For this purpose he has filed his i'm
mense corner show windows with a guam
tity of palm trcos-not the real but the
artificial sort-hish and imposing, with
dropping spiked leaves and all the mel
ancholy of the willow, with a certain
modern style of their own as well as a
suggestion of tropical warmth. Beneath
these palms he has careessly scattered
a number of baskets of different colors,
sizes and finish.
For the frivolous there are shades of
violet velvet from faint lilac to deepest
purple and the very latest things in en-
bossed cloths and fluffy interior decora-
tons. Then there are odd complicated
arrangements opening with springs like
folding beds and metal caskets with locks
and keys of heavy and substantial make
Beneath the palms these are displayed
with as much careful grace of arrange
ment as regards shade as though they
We're park benches.
But the daintiest touch is given by the
tombstone models, miniature replcas of
beautiful designs in monuments. Time
was when one selected tombstone from
book of cold black and white designs,
but here you can see the styles. gay lit
tie arched effects and tiny angels show
ing the color and general effect of the
tombstone when finished. They are
small for the tall, sky piercing shafts in
the samples measure no more than two
feet. Little girls wander in now and
then to try and buy them for their dolls,
but they are intended solely for under,
takers bric-a -brac.-New York Sun
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-14
CHINOOK WINDS.
Fiery Gales Of the Dnkotas and the
Causes Phnt Produce Them.

As tL" pakotas aro moro or less sub
ject 90 the influences If what are usu.
aly termed 'ehiao9k' Winds" says a
North Dakota meteor5loeist. III may he
Interesting TO many 70 have a general un.
Outstanding Of the character as we'll a.
the causes that produce them. 1t is well
known that they are particularly noted
for their remarkable heat and extreme
dryness. Mountain ranges are necessary
For their formation. hence only those 10.
calities adjacent 70 such elevations ex.
perience their effects. The principal CHI.
nook winds in this section of the country
reach us from a westerly direction.
will explain as clearly as | can the for.
nation Of these winds
I'VE all know that If we pour alcohol
in the palm Of our hand a cooling sensa
ton is experienced. Heat is required in
evaporation, and the cooling sensation is
due to loss OF heat from our hand re.
luired in the evaporation Of the alcohol.
According TO the law of conservation OF
energy, no energy is ever wasted and the
heat that is required in evaporation will
again become liberated through the proc.
cS@ ~ nreciri'ation This = ~ essential
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-14
A JUNE LUNCHEON.
Some Hints For the Woman With q
Country Home.

This IS the time Of the year when the
woman who lives out of town rejoiceS.
Her broad yerandas and we'll kept
lawn are a source Of envy to her city
friends, who have to put up with roof
gardens, front door stoops and such
poor substitutes. If she is wise wom-
an, she will repay her social obliga-
lions and make friends for the coming
winter by giving lunch or two served
in dainty manner
She will not make the mistake Of
having this little feast indoors, but it
will be spread in a cool corner Of the
veranda where the sunlight fiickers
through a screen of vines or a gayly
striped awning. Instead of one large
table several small round ones should
be used. In the center of each there
should be big bowl of roses dropping
gracefully over a mat of ferns. Highly
polished tables should be left bare,
with the exception of individual doilies
under each plate. \ dainty touch
would be to have these embroidered in
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-14

who has pair Of feet that would be the
delight Of a Chinese belle.
But had in mind the story Of q white
fellow who IS now doing police duty in
southern city, and he Is a rattliu. good
fellow and an efficient officer He is n
man known from one end Of the country
to the other as Eat En- Up Jake and
there Is story behind the name The
story developed many years ago in one Of
the western cities. Money was plentiful
and gambling was easy enough. but the
stranger had 70 be on the square Crook
edne~S in n game Of cards simply meant
death u the man who practccd it, ana
the average stranger was not willing to
take Tie chance
"But Ear En- Up Jake suddenly
found himself in hole at a big game Of
poker. and he had stakcl his last cent
The pot was 4 four figure pot. lie had
in some way secured an extra card in the
deal. He had hand that it would take
royal TO beat, but he had one extra card
and he was in a fearful dilemma. He
knew If he slipped the card up his sleeve
or hid it about his person in any way he
would ret caught, and if caught he would
~ smut l1ul III w a. utltIullIltl 10 w II
the pot. He knew he was safe if he
could dispose Of his extra card without
detection.
The players had just ordered round
Of sandwiches. His sandwich was before
him on the table. aud he picked it up,
and catching the attention Of the other
players diverted somewhat. he slipped his
extra card in between the slices Of bread
and began to eat it with the hurry and
relish of a starving hescar He got rid
Of it. then threw his hand down and
caught everything in sight and quit the
game. The men never suspected him at
all. and he never told the story until he
had left the western section II The coun-
try. lie las told the story frequently on
himscl. and has always claimed that it
was the hest sandwich he ever ate in his
life. since that time he has been known
as Eat En- Up Jake and seems To de-
light in the name. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-14

Every actor can tell dozens of stories
showing how valuable a teacher his audi
ence has been to him. Mr. Vein tells an
instructive story of Hendricks. The great
German Hamlet came off the stage one
day and said to his fellow actor, Il have
learned the effect at last which | have
been attempting for years" "Wcll,"
said his friend, "but they laughed at
you" Yes" replied Hendricks. "but
that laugh has taught me how | will to-
morrow make them weep" Nearly all
Of us have been cured of some trick or
taught some truth in a similar way. mad
the silent education is always being car
ried on by the bond which connects us in
some mysterious way with the awe in
spring aggregate of human souls that
make up an audience.-Nineteenth Cen
hurry,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-14
LAUNDERING PRICE FOR BEANS.
The Sequel TO Modest Repast at n
CnStIN Eignre.

~ good many years ago. says a well
known writer. Il was connected with a
morning newspaper in an Illinois city.
and our custom was 70 20 To the reStau.
rant III the railroad station for our mid.
night lunch that being the only place
open at that time of the night.
There were three morning papers. so
quite a number OF the newspaper boys
made the place a rendezvous and We
used 10 sit and talk over all the things
that had happened and a good many that
had not.
This restaurant was run by a man
named Gull. and he had held up enough
trains with his lunch counter to make
himself pretty well fixed in this world
goods
one night when we We're all gathered
there the 1907 train pulled in. and among
others was a passenger who RECALLED him
self with plate Of beans.
The lunch counter in Cull's absence
was in charge of a young man who had
his eye distinctly on the main chance
The conductor called, All aboard"
and the man in great haste asked what
he owed
Fifty cents
What! Fifty cents for a plate Of
beans"
"'That's the price
Your joking. How much"
Fifty cents goes
"'Well. said the man as he paid the
money in with little evidence of temper.
that's a laundering price for beans
And again as he went through the door
he turned and said impressvely, A thun-
derinG price for beans
"Culrs troubles began with that mo-
ment.
While we were still sitting there the
railroad operator brought in a telegram
to Gull, who had come in in the mean
time and was chuckling over the profit
on those beans.
Gull read the telegram All it said
was: a laundering price for beans.
John Q. Smith But on the envelope was
the significant inscription. Collect %
cents
This was the opening shot. From ev-
cry station between that town and St
Louis came that wall to Gull 4 thun-
derin- price for beans" and each time
Gull got madden and madden over the
Collect - cents In the morning Gull
notified his boy not to receive or pay for
any more kilograms and also read the
not act 10 the telegraph company.
The next day our friend John Q.
Smith started in On new game. He
would pack dozen choice bricks in a
box, with the same I'D message iucloSed,
ana Ship them to CuiI. This he did by
both freight and express. charges col
!,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-14
HOW HE GOT THE NAME.
Ate nm Extrn Card, Won the Pot and
Hence the Sobriquet

There is generally a history behind
nicknames," remarked rounder at one
Of the hotels recently. "and you will gen.
orally find that the name is either com.
memorative of some event or it is de-
seriptive Of some striking popularity.
have been very much amused at the
names worn by many negroes. Snow.
ball for instance, is a name almost uni.
versally applied to negroes of the black
est cast. and other negroes have taken on
names that are equally striking. Big
I.-t ~. - ) Ne ilA..n a Il ~ IN 49,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-14

The largest cathedral in the world is
st. Peters at Rome on the site where it
is said st. Peter was inferred. The total
length Of the interior is G1215 English
feet; transcpt, 4IGia feet; diameter Gu
pola, 1913 feet; height of dome from pave
ment to top of the cross, HIS feet. 1t
was begun in \. y. 1850, dedicated in
1926, but not finished until 1850. Forty
three popes lived and died during the
process of building. The cost is set down
a. $70000,00O
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-14

much more outdoor exercise and 90 in
SO largely for physical training. That,
at any rate, is a very gratifying sup
position and probably the true one,
though certain prosaic people declare
that the physical superiority of modern
maids over those who went before is
simply because they eat more.
Formerly a gently nurtured damsel
was ashamed of acknowledging that
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-14

who maintain that the "divinely tall"
maidens of today owe their superiority
in height to physical exercise, for,
though large amount of food has gone
to build up those inches. still it is
mainly thanks to outdoor sports that
girls have acquired such healthy appe.
tites-and satisfy them they must.
HELEN CLIFTON.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-14
Business Is Bus;,oss

The Millionaire-Ycs. your highness. 1
intend to settle ten millions on my daurh-
ter the day she is married.
The Duke-Just give me a months op-
ton on that and I'll consider it.-Brook-
lyn Life.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-14
A Cause For Grievance

Mrs. Quin-Yis, Mrs. Shea, an. as I
was sayin. it's arristed he is for b'atin his
own mother, moind you.
Mrs Shca-Shure an things is come TO
foine shtate whn man can't do as he
!oikes wild his own.-Harlem Life.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-14

she was really
h u n CRY and
reckoned a small
appetite a gen
teel' possession.
Nowadays a girl
no more pre-
tends to be able
TO live upon air
I b a n a IN a Il
does, and she
frankly $ how S
her appreciation
OF a good din
ner. That she
is the better for
a sutiiciency of
f o o d no one
doubts or that
it is a very i'm
portant factor
III ucl SpIcUulu
d e V elop ent.
n g vertheless |
think those peo-
Mo 1rn riuht